The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-09-01


EFans1r 81 vital Power.
Transfarenes of vitality, which APP
pears to fake place when young persons
are habnually placed ii contact with lhe
aged. Is not a nursery fiction i is
we'll attested by competent authority
IA not uncommon case observes DR..
Copeland, fof depressed vital power, is
The Young sleeping wuh the aged
This fact, however explained, has been
long remarked. and is we'll known to
every unPreiudiced obsereer have
on several occasions, met with the coun;
depart of the following case: / was
Z few year ago consulted about a pale
sick i Thin boy, about four or Ave years
Of age. He appeared TO have no specific
aiImeBt but there was a slow and re
markable decline Of flesh and strength,
and Of. the energy Of the (onctions-
what his mother very aptly termed a
gradual blight. After inquiry into the
history Of The case, it CAM cut that
be had been a very robust aud plethorlc'
child up TO his third year when his
grandmother a very aged person, took
him TO sleep with her; that he soon af-
forwards lost his good looks, and that
he had continued 10 decline progress
siyely ever since, Notwithstanding md
zeal treatment directed him to sleep
apart from the aged parent, and pre-
scribed gentle tonics, change Of air,
&c: the recovery, was rapid But it
IS not il children only that debility is III,
duced by this mode Of vital power
Young females married 10 old men suf-
fer 10 a similar manner, although sell
dom to SO great an extent; and instan
ces have come to, my knowledge, where
they have suspected the cause Of theiT
-debilitated state. The facts are often
well known 10 the aged themselves who
consider indulgence favorable 10 Ion
geVity, and thereby illustrate the sell
fshness which in some persons increases
with their years.
Every medical practitioner il wei
aware Of the fact that parents generally
are advised not 10 allow their infant;
w sleep Win aSeu paFenlS'
IA PARTING Scene Between TWO IRISH
MEN -Irishmen, generally speaking.
are not noted for any great ~forethongh'
cor corning their temporal welfare, bul
in anything relating to the spiritual
they exhibit an unusual share Of shrewd-
ness, as is illustrated in the following
case, which occurred on the frontiers
Of the State Of Maine, between Jenny
Niece and Pat McGarlin. Pat be-
ing called TO visit his neighbor Jenny
Niece, and hear his last words Of fare
well before shutting off this mortal
coil he donhed his best sui Of clothes,
smoothing his usual cheerful ph'z into
unusual gravity, made his appeatance at
the bedside Of his cd friend. Upon
meeting him, Pat exclaimed:
" ell, Jenny, understand the doc
tors have given you up
Tm.-9 Yes Pat, IFS mos! over wild
me-
Pat.Aafler a pause. Well, Jem-
my, We havn't been a grea. sinner
yeTl go to the good place.
Jm.-'Oh yes Pat-tob be sure Istole
some government TIMBER
Pat taking Jemmy's hand and as.
saming a diplomatic air. )-'W fare
well 10 ye, whom We reaches the good
place tell them you're weH acquainted
with Pat McGarlin.'
Here Pat started for the door, but, as
if suddenly thinking Of Jemmy's dis
honesty in stealing the government tim
Der, he wheeled around to his friend
and seriously and earnestly exclaimed
But Jenny, if anything happens L
ye that ye should go to the other Plac
jist tell them ye don't knOU a divit
Dord about mel