The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-12-12
TEMPERANCE IN WINE CouSTp1

Wy OpoCtSutlOio III l. IulCc, as Wcll
as in Germany and Italy (says Dur
bin, in his observations on the His
tory of Eu:opc"), satisfy nc that the
people i'll wine.growing countries are
much more temperate than in the North
Of Europe and in America. The com
mon wines which are used on the soil
that produces them DO rot intoxica,c,
bnt nourish, forming Il lrayc item in
deed in the pabul'tm of the peasant.
When he goes out to his daily toll he
carries with him loaf Of coarse black
bread and canteen of wine, and these
refresh and sustain him: he rarely
tastes meat, butter and cheese. This
en- ore7inairc makes part Of his break.
fast, Of his dinner, and of his evening
meal; and costs him, perhaps, two or
three cents a bottle, if he purchase it.
1t is the juice OF the grape, not dcri-
wing its body or taste from an infusion
ofspirit and skiltul combination of drugs
as in our country, but from the genial
soil and bcncticient sun. The truth Of
what l have here said is supported by
the general remark, that drunkenness
is but seldom seen in France; and when
it is, it docs not proceed from the use
Of the common wine which enters so
largely into the sustcnancc of the peas.
antry and common people, but from
brandy and foreign wines, particularly
the first, to the allurcments of which
the hard-workcd and closely confined
mechanics, artizans, and dense factory
populations of the capita! and large
towns are particularly exposed. | am
obliged to believe that the use on the
soil Of any native wines i'll any country
is conducive to health, checrfulncss, and
temperance; and an as equally con-
vinccd that all foreign vines are injnri-
Gus in all these respects. Hence the
bad effects oi The vines imported and
used in En- gland and America.
There is a great difference between
the power Of giving good advice and the
ability to act upon it. J'hcorclical
wisdom is, perhaps, ralciy asaJc!a,ci
with practical Wisdom; anl We often
find that mcn Of no talent whatever
contrivc to pass through life with credit
and propricty, under the guidance Of
kind OF instinct: These arc the per.
sons who seem to stumble, by mere
good luck, upon the philosophers stone.
LIN the commerce Of life every thing
they touch seems to turn into gold.
1t is not essential 20 the happy home
that there should be the luxury Of the
carpctc,l floor, the richly cushioned so.
ia, the soft Shade Of the astral lamp. :
These clcyancics gid the apartments
but they reach not the heart. 1t is
ncatncss, order, and cheerful heart
which make home that sweet paradise
it 50 often is found to be. There is
Joy, as real, rs heartfelt, by the cottage
iirc-sidc, as in the most splendid s;,,
looms of wealth and refinement
What q lovely picture has Burns given
us of ,hc return! Of the cottagcr to his
home, after the labours Of the day
".\i length hs loncly cot appears III v;rw,
Beneath The shelter nf an aged tree,
The rynrct.ut 'rv.- ihig''r tao$tsTg, s,agser
through,
To ,nc,, ,hc.r dad, with ilu'tering noise ard
Ccp.
lis clean heath s'onr. hi- ,hur,i. s. nr's smile,
Ti'r lirrng niAnr Prttt!Ing on his kn"",
d IS all his wr ry cu'kInE cares l,"gu.lc
.Ini make hln quite lrr:ot has nbour aud
i,,s l"i'
The luxurics and clcganccs of life arc
not to be lcspiscd. They arc to be re.
ccivcd with gratitude to Him who has
provided them for our en- joylncnt. But
their possessions does not insure happi-
ness. The sources Of true JOYS are not
50 shallow. Some persons, like some
reptiles, have the faculty Of extracting
poison from everything thatis beautiful
and sweet; others, like the bee, will
gather honey from sources in which we
should think no sweet could be found.
The cheerful heart, like the kaleido-
scope, causes most discordant matcri-
ais to arrange themselves into harmony
and bcanty.
OCCUrATloN FOR CMLpREN. The
habits Of children prove that occupation
is necessity with most Of them
They love to be busy even about moth
ing, still more to be usctully employed.
With some children it is a strongly de-
vclopcd physical necessity, and it not
turned to good account, will be produc-
tive Of positive evil, thus verifying the
old adagc, that ''idlcness is the mother
Of mischief" Children should he en-
couraged, or if indepcndant, diciplincd
into performing for themselves every
little office relative to their toilet, which
they are capable of performing. They
should also keep their own clothes and
other possessions, in neat order, and
fetch for themselves whatever they
want; in short they should learn to be
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