Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-25

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American than the knowledge Of this fac And does i,
not argue very corrupt state of society, when persons
retain the and of their eowcizens while they
are committing acts which, if committed in moral and we'll
regulated community would justly entle them the ndis
nation and contempt of all honest having the fear of God
before their eyes,
In the of his remarks English cleanliness in
his work European Cities Mr.. WARE notices disgust
ing habit prevalent among great many people in this
ty but quite the national sin he disposed make
il out. We wish be had omitted the pages entirely they
excite the disgust among the beautiful and elevated topics
Of his book saliva spot left rich carpet the feet
bis lady love by Western swain tender Of his
visit Mr. Ware however, says he is disgusting, and means
be. He sacrifices his what he be his
duty.-Literary World.
AN AMERICAN HABIT.
"One trait more though with the risk Of disgusting some
and offending more-though will hope An English
man. believe rarely chews, and, compared with the Anne
can rarely smokes but whether he does secretly
tice both these denominations not prepared to ssy Bun
with both these provocaves il be SO, thing he neve
does 10 to spit That fact draws line of demarcaon be-
tween the Enghman and the American broader and deeper
housandfod than any other in politics, government laws,
language, religion. TIE Engshman spits. Or he
Does be first goes home, shuts himself in his room locks
his door, the necessity of the necessary per-
clear conscience The American spts always, and every
where; sometimes when it is necessary always when it is
not 1t is his occupation, his pasme, his business Many
do nothing else all their lives and always indulge in that
suar recreation when they haze nothing else do Some
times, in state of momen'ay fogeulness, he inermts
but then, be had neglected duty returns to it
again with conscience stten vigor. He spts home and
abroad by night and by day. awake and asleep company
and in solitude, for his amusement and the edcaon
splitting community On the freshy.pained secured
floor, on the clean deck of ship steamboat parlo
foo, covered whether with ingraned, Brosse, Wilton,
Turkey there he vods his rheum upon the unabsor
ent canvass that where numbers congregae
the railroad to run IN than The pew
Of churches sae The foot pavement of the Streets
the floors Of all public places of exchanges hotels of Con
gess halls foul with and in railroad cars it must al
ways be necessary for lady shorten her garments
about walk in the deep mud of the street. and
Of spring. if she would escape de6ement either her
dress her slippers As the power Of direction Of these hu
man missiles is by unerring, Notwithstanding
much practice, ones person. and all parts Of his person.
exposed the random shots of this universal foe Anne
can civilized life and often he finds different parts Of bis
dress proofs abundant Of the company he haskept Theony
single spot absolutely 10 mans face and that would
not be were it not for the fear of duel
That there is not the shadow Of exaggeraon in this de-
scrpton s and il has been my inen
ton to make it, all Americans and all travellers who have
been within an American hotel steamboat rail car
all will testify And the result of it all is, suppose, that
we are the eest and most enlightened people the face Of
the earth But for one, republican am in principle,
would prefer the deSPOilsm OF
Russia, Rome, the freedom if must take with ii the
spit Of America. 1t is vice enough to tempt to forswear
home ample cause for breaking acquaintance friend
ship, for divorce IN word, it is grand national dis
ncton if we did but know It, There certainly parts
of the country comparatively, but only comparatively, free
from this vice. Here the North there much less than
the West and the South, though here enough Of disgust
with bis 10 proportion general refinement pre-
vais the custom abates At the South carpets, no
rooms presence affords projections Here in the best
rooms the best society there is partial exemption; though
not often enough from the presence Of that Ingenious fearful
patent, the brazep, china earthen boz.
"Piiy public effort could not be made by way Of
convepon otherwise for the abatement Of this
national mischef-cerainy worthy Of attention very
many Of political and moral reforms The advice Of the
London surgeon, Abernethy American captain,
any rate useful ALL and pegnan, with good medical
philosophy. Keepy saliva in your mouth help digest
food wi'h said he, and spit all my carpet
Very wholesome counsel And, seriously, who say how
much the pad face the proverba indigestion Of
try, dyspepsia consumption ITSELF may not be owing to
this drain which eepves the stomach Of secretion
which provided for the most mpor purposes in the
manufacture Of the blood and which she certainly did
provide be wasted and thrown about in the of the
Anglo American"
TT TO be quite within the power Of railroad directors
captains of steamboats, keepers Of avens hotels boarding
and eating houses &c. do something check least
the vile practice The difficulty, however, must sup
pose would be that they themselves often in the
condemnation. But it must be worth considering
cal grounds whether it deserving of seou,
effort break up habit that the labor and wages
many dsy, in any considerable establishment,
make apartments decent hababe after the passage Of
single day, owing this single filthy practice They may
well consider too whether their guests have any rgh
spit about apartments and floors than they have to throw
upon them shovel full barrow load of any other kind
ordure. II Is certainly advsnage to three of cities tina
the Cochuse the Co,op, and the Schuykl run through
them II branches Of them could in aLy way be tunes
through railroad daily, would be pdescrbsbl
eereh, to the companies concerned and the commun,
generally.
Let six such Americans round stove, bsr-room
or Pror or hotel drawing ROOM morning. of the SIX fou
van spt before speaking word, win bid good mornin
hrst and spit afterwards the sixth will make remark
what at length npon the weather. and wsyof sompensa
uoa Tor extraordinary retention spt twice or thrice.