Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1850-06-05
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lie American Farmer.
u, ,&<l of an Asricul tlral Life.
'hhs hh!s nre possesses distingu guishedss
desire no other videncesS
Gl.s ed by the fact, that iianlenseE
il classes, spend the spring.
W.@ of their lives, IN 10 proyidngs
sssthe autumn and wmterofs
:e the country.
= as.;, no matter how elevated sorf
!. ~ e-no matter how briiiiantss.'
ss.tion for genius, or how ,ln-E IN 1
Geo 81 ir afHuene no; matter he@s
nd profitable their avocations,ss
suine their hopes, have ever ext
ity, withouta a secret or ayowede
kssss when they shall have atEE
80 highest point Of gteatnes ors
ed wealth. sufficient for eon1fcr-ss
81 ,endence when they shall have;
gorid with their names, or ilase|
e. ounaess thousands when they
reaped the last harvest, that
!. h.ployments can create, or eyenl
t. IA est hspes realized, of ABANDONING
and fnrnoig the cares, an3ie,E
resp9nsi les, incident to their
~ statieas t!,s aaaearaAii. isssss,I
!5asds eef the country, there to pass
inc Of life, amidst the pleasures of
~; leisure and the comforts of ofdomes:I
R.aace. ~
E statesman in the full meridian of
zry, turnswith delight from the yex:
50 ofofce, to contemplate the tranquil;
. ionsofrural life, where all the beausl
rural nature solicit his admiration
IL the exquisite EMO yments of placid
Mt and SUPERINTENDENT court his ac-l
nee. s
ehumble tradesman, toiling night and
for a scanty subsistence, compelled
rbn1it totthe aproud mans contumes
and the "oppressoTs wrong, whiie|
cards his little treasure, offspring of
onstant labor, is. consoled by theshepe|
twill one day.or other, enable HIM
.ad &, life of comparative freedom I'M
country. .J
uthors, the fabric of whose famesis!
ted on abasis imperyious to the eeursel
'ime, Withdraw to the: country, where!
s are less exposed to- the yenomons|
It's of malice, and the barbed arrows!|
!. IVY, and where they can pursue their
les, more comic ortably and more adj
agsousIy
j he man ofwealth, with unnumbered|
;;ionsat his disposal, Endles at the ideal
Separating himself from the laches!
ch surround him, and antieiipate tes theII
lest perfection of human felicity in!
owing from the busy worM, to someI
luded spot where he can pursue theI
ntenor ofhis way, mexposed to ceased
/ apple atoms for loaas of money, peri
aal persuasions to embark in hazardous!
.emes Of Speculation and the hearaessl
sntions Of those, who hope to sdiMde|
afRsIe esce ,aneng tlhenlseHy Ives; artd|
aadsnis, psi i i 4 lid doaisaee sand lis tlis:l
the pFaEe aEesaoaa man, exhausted b5I
rs of ,hcessant toll, fondly eherishes,
hope, that. he will. be able, ffnallY toa
change his life slabor in the city fforl fforll
ssofs ease in the country. There theE
re air will restore his shattared consi=E
ion, wholesome exercise renovate hiss
Eeebled frame, and domestic cheerfu:f
IS revive the drooping spirit
Tho great object of mans hopes ands
,rtions, is happiness. The great secret
terrestrial happiness is health. A resi- !
Ice in the country facilitates the acqui-s |
on oftherequisites conducting to the es,E |
oishment of health. Exercise and tem7s
:ance are the two best physicians inthes
rld-the one whets the appetite, thes
Ter prevents the abuse Of it Upon al
m it becomes indispensable that theS
ner should be always actively engaged,s
lerwise he cannot hope to render hiss
,perty valuable. If, therefore, he dis-E
lrges his duty, he viii find it necessary
take regular and abundant exercises
!e man most constantly employed, isl
to lead a temperate life. ThoseE
ly whoslead a life of Incidence, and areb
tured by its attendant train, of fears,E
rows, chimeras and passions, ares
nged into the horrid gulf of intemper.s
,e. Inhabitants of a city, almost inva.S /
bly lead a sedantary Life, and ifthere areE
se who take exercise, they are compel-S -S
to it, in air polluted; they breathe thes
'tiferous miasmita, generated by thes
h of the city. Inhabitants of the coun-E I
,who go where they will, breathe pure,s
adulterated air. aIfude of course tos
'se dwelling in salubrious regions.-E
'alth then is one great, incalculable lead /
,tage, resulting from residence in thes
ntry. Omnipotent Heaven carlconfers
higher blessing uponman-this rendersH
Doth the roughpaths of life-tiiis fur.E
hes man more -tllla JOY, than heeezlass
i've from the combined treasures of Col!
lda and Potosi Without it, the pleas-E
resulting from gratifed ambition, sue-E
;sful love, or brilliant fame, is vain ands
low. Without it every other power,E
ysical or mental, is as torpid and lifeless,E
Noad be the yegetatipg powers without