Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-07-23
Editorial Gossip.


In these swetering days of summer, there is no
greater or purer luxury which man can enjoy, than
to breathe the pure air Of heaven, cooled by the rest
less, ever changing tides of the Atlantic, as
they dash the pillows upon our rock-bound coast, or
roll their long surges upon the sandy shore. There
is heath-giving power in every respiration oftbe
atmosphere, and the salt sea breeze sharpens the APP
petite like famine. And then plunge into the |
surt-how ii exhiarates the frame, and sets the blood
In motlon-there IS no panacea like that, for great
portion Of the many evils that flesh is heir to- No
Sands Sarsaparila that was ever put up in bottles
and sold at the apothecaries, can compare with this
universal panacea which the Creator has poured out
50 literally upon the sands which lave the shores of
continents and islands, SO freely for all. And we
very much doubt If the excellent Cherry Pecoral of
our friend DR.. Aver of Lowell, must not in most re-
spects yield the palm of its curative properties to
the older DR.. dir, when obtained in such purity as
grandfather Adam inhaled it in the garden Of Para
Disc as it can be obtained by his descendants
upon ''the shores Of the bay where the Mayfower
lay.n
We speak from experience; we know whereof we
do affirm, for we have been there; and though we
do not wish to say word in disparagement of such
popular remedies as we have named above still we
must think, that when she tries her hand and her
remedies upon the human frame, enfeebIed by over
tasking its powers or by disease, that Dame Nature
"beats the Dutch andthe doctors all hollow For
the last two weeks, Of the fine, coy old farm.
houses 10 the sold Colony" has been our home
whence few minutes ride would take us 10 The
beach, or to the wharf, from whence the safe and
commodious little steamboat s'AIayhower'' takes hel
departure three times each day, for the metropolis
touching always at Hull, and sometimes at the
islands in the harbor. GAS goes Hull SO goes the
State, has passed into proverb; and it was pleas
ant to see, in the growing prosperity of this ancien,
and far-amed town, index Of the growth and pros
perity of the State. OF the politics Of Hull, howey-
err we can say little; the major part Gifts voting pop
ulatiOn being at the present time engaged the very
laudabie and adventurous occupation OF ssdrawins
the line,' amid "schools'' Of mackere cupners. and
goldfish, all the way from PassamaquOddy TO Mon
tauk point; but perhaps Brother Reyes, Of the Ded
ham Gazette, who was there just before us, may en-
tighten the public soon this particular We were
glad to ind however, that the aquatic propenses o
the halonians had not made Of all its people float
ing population, and that among those left behns
to look after the interests Of the town, and the com
fort Of visitors which the steamboat lands daily b,
scores, was our old friend, Captain Tower, keeper
the well known hotel shat bears his name. Tn,
Captain i ene Of those sort of commanders, who
shether on ship or on shOre always the same good
tempered, obliging gentleman, seeming always IL
have before him the old adage @ret not thy gzzard.
In calm or in squat, at the head Of the Dime,
tzbe or at the helm Of either of his beautiful and Gas
sailing pleasure boats, experimenting chowder "a
his own kitchen or pulling the weather oar of the
fe-boai in northeaster 10 save the lives Of his eel.
lows, as be has often done at the risk Of his own.
The Captain i always aa fat. and it is gratifying "a
know that his fellow citizens have so Car appreciated
his worth, to call him, at different times 10 Il ,e
highest ststions Of honor within their power to be.
stow, from Representative to the General Cour
down to fence-viewer.
In the earlier daysof rs history, it was not IN.
usual for the gallant Captain TO carry ofrom Marcl
meeting nearly al the honors Of all tin Offices in The
town, from moderator and Seleciman, down; but a,
we said before, Che POpuiason offIaIl i increasing