Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1850-06-05
cultural.


resitural.
.aEzez.-ezzszzr=zzzsza
he American Farmer.
e an Agricultural Life. /
;ure possesses distinguished
desire no other evidenceE
ed by the fact, that immenseE
IL classes, spend the spring.
Of their lives, in providings
IS the autumn and winter of;
e in the country.
no matter how elevated, ori
e-no matter how Brilliant
ton for genius, or how un-s
.ao ir affiaencc-no matter hows
nd profitable their avocations,E
guine their hopes, have ever ex.i
ity, withouta a secret or avowedE
hst when they shall have at
highest point Of greatness, orr
cd wealth sufficient for comfor-i
,endence-when they shall have
,orld with their names, or have
ountless thousands-when they|
=. reaped the last harvest, that
gloyments can create, or event
est hopes realized, of abandoning;
and turmoil, the cares, ankle !
responsibilities, incident to their
stations III the .cisy.andarAtirir','c 'cI
ide 81 the country, there to pass
inc oflife, amidst the pleasures of
leisure and the comforts Of domes-|
e.aace.
statesman in the full meridian of
ry, turns with delight from the vex-
Of office, to contemplate the tranquil
ions of rural life, where all the beau
rural nature solicit his admiration,
Il the exquisite enjoyments Of placid
mt and sweet retirement court his ac-
nee.
ehumblc tradesman, toiling night and
Tor a scanty subsistence, compelled
limit to the "proud mans contume-
and the "oppressor's wrong" while
cards his little treasure, offspring of
onstant labor, is consoled by the hope
it will one day or other, enable him
,ad life of comparative freedom I'M
country.
uthors, the fabric of whose fame isl
ted on a basis impervioust to the course
iine, withdraw to the country, where
are less exposed to the venomous!
IS Of malice, and the barbed arrows
IVY, and where they can pursue their
les, more comfortably and more ad.
;ageously.
he man Of wealth, with unnumbered|
ions,at his disposal, kindles at the ideal
separating himself from the laches|
ch surround him, and anticipates the
lest perfection of human felicity I'M
owing from the busy world, to some
luded spot, where he can pursue the
il tenor of his way, unexposed to cease.
/. applications for loaas of money, per-
aal pcrsuasions. to embark in hazardous
emes OF speculation, and the heartless
,ntions Of those, who hope to divide
aRiuence among themselves, and
andeait, perhaps in incidence and dis.
The professional man, exhausted by|
rs OF .acessant toll, fondly eherishes
hope, that he will be able, finally to;
,hapge his lie Of labor in the city, for1
, Of ease in the country. There the
e cir vii! restore his shattared consti- \
.on, wholesome exercise renovate his
ecblcd frame, and domestic cheerful ]
IS revive the dropping spirit.
The g.e:;3 object OF mans hopes andl
2rtions, is happiness. The great secret
terrestrial happiness is health. A resi-
Ice in the country facilitates the acqui-;
On ofthe requisites conducting to the es-
ofhealtl. Exercise and tenn
ance are the two best physicians in theE
rId-the one whcts the appetite, the|
er prevents the abuse Of it. Upon al
II it becomes indispensable that the
ner should be always actively engaged,E
crwisc he cannot hope to render hisE
perty valuable. If, therefore, he dis
rges his duty, he will find it necessarys
AXE regular and abundant exercises
G man most constantly employed, isl
st likely to lead temperate life. Those:
y who lead a lie of Incidence, and are
:ured by its attendant train, of fears,
rows, chimeras and passions, areE
aged into the horrid gulf of intemper-E
9. inhabitants Of 4 city, almost inva.S
,ly lead Il sedantary life, and ifthere areE
Sc who take exercise, they are compcl-s
. it, in air polluted; they breathe thcs
tilerous miasmita, generated by thes
OF the city. Inhabitants of the coun-E
who go where they will, breathe purc,E
'dulterated air. | aIlude of course tos
sc dwelling in salubrious regions
alth then is one great, incalculable ad-
tagc, resulting from 4 residence in the
at:y. Omnipotent Heaven can conferss
higher blessing upon man-this rendersE
both the rough paths of liEe-this fur
les man more trua JOY. than he lco=lA!!
i've from the combined treasures of Col;
da and Potosi. Without it, the pleas
resulting from gratifcd ambition, suc-|
sful love, or brilliant fame, is vain andl
low. Without it every other power,|
'sical or mental, IS as torpid and lifeless,I
V6rhd he the vegetating powers without
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