The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-01-08
Tie Confirmed valotudina-iaa
Br sIr Z. DCLvLR L1TroE.


Certainly there is truth in the French say-
ing thsi .here is no i'll without something Of
eood. What state more pi;iab'o to tie eye
Of nsn of robust health than tha, Of the
confirmed vaeiulnarisn Indeed, there
is 70 one Who has more profound pity foi
himself than your vs.etud;narian; And yet
be enjoys two of tic nlest essential requisites
for harpy lie: lie is never without an cb-
ject OF interest, aud lie is perpciusliy in
pursuit OF hops.
Our friend Sir George Ma,sain is q no,a.
bic case in point. young well,Lorn, rich, no;
iIl-cducated, and with some ability, they
WHO anew him formerly, in what were cal.
ed bis "gay days" were accustomed to call
him lucky dog" and "envisble fellow
How shallow is tho judgment Of mortas
Never was poor MN so bored -Do,hing
interested him. His constitution seemed so
formed for longevity, and his condition so
.ree from care, that he was likely 10
have long iime before him it is impossi.
bic 10 say how long the time seemed to him.
Fortunately, from some accidental cause or
other, be woke one morning and found him
self ii ; and, vhethor it WAS the fault OF the
doctor or himself cannot pre- end to say,
but Lc never got wei again. His si!ucnt,
became chronic he fell in to Il poor way.
From that tme life has assumed to him a
new aspect. Always occupied with himself,
he is never bored. lie may be 81 <, sad
suffering, but he has found his object in ex-
is'cncs-he lives 10 be cured. His nind /.
fully occupied, his faucy c,ernaIly on tie
wing.
Formerly he had travelled much, bul
without any pleasure in movement; he might
as vel have stayed AT home. Now, VIXEN hs
travels, it is for IN end it is delightful 10
witness he cheerful s,cr,ncss with which BE-
sets about it, lie is going down TIE Rhine
for its scenery? Pshaw he never cared
baicn about scenery; but hc has grca
hopes Of the waters at Krcuznarh. He il
going into Egypt; to sec the Pyramids
Stuff the climate on the Nile is 50 good fo
the mucous membrane SIT HIM down rt
the dulest of dull places, and he himself i
never dull. The du!iei tie ac- iLe better
his physician has the more limo to at,cnt
to him.
When you meet him lie smiles on you
and says, poor fellow, " The doctor pasurct
me that in two years l shall be quite set up.
He has said the same thing the last tvcnl,
yeas, and will say it the day before hi
death
What q variety Of resources opens to IL
man in search OF his cure Modern scenc
is so aluring 10 the invalid My o.
schoollelow, Dick Dundrill, was the mo:
ignorant Of young men when he entered Ii
world Except the Caesar and Euut
Plus" that he dogs'-earcd at school, it
questionable if he had ever opened book
But what talents lay dormant in that IN
comprehended mind what power of indus
try what acumen in research what quicl
ness 10 combination what energy in I'll
| pursuit of truth ALL say, lay dorman
until he was seized With a mysterious atl,C
ton of the liyor The ordinary course
4 medicine did no good nay, all the doctor
2 differed as to the cause and na'uie Of III
$ complaint Dick Dundrill resolved to tax
/ his own case in hand. lie read for It'll
5 studied for it he visited the remote ends {
: the civilized world, ior the sake Of tha, q
r ficted liver. He has learned by heart Il
i. that has been written on the human live
1 He has consulted, argued with, puzzled, an
4 tiiumphed over the fret medical authorlIi
i Of Europe. lie has walked the hospital
y and made himself profound anatomist Il
# has toiled in laboratories, and mastered Il
n secrets Of chemistry. lie hes conlefrC
with the disciples of Ilahuemann, from Il
q Klemlin TO the Regents Park and kno'
g all the pros and cons Of homeopathy. |
d has spent year at Gr@!enberg with Prlc
c nilz; and no man will give you SO sound I
d advice upon the properties Of the wate
S. cure. All the mineral baths that exist a
g familiar to him; so arc all climates fro
+ Norway to Madeira. A better informed.
,. more accomplished intellect, you will rare
d meet with. True, he has done no good
.. the liver-but what good The liver has do
y b him