The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-08-24
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ting liquors, and as he requires q large
quantity Of liquid ofsome kind to sup
ply the waste that is continually going
on, it may be asked--W hat beverage
is most consistent and most conductive
to preserve health} If we observe
those animals that follow the guidance
of an unerring instinct instead OF vi!
tinted palate, they invariably prefer
the limpid streams Of pure water to
any other element for allaying thirst,
There is little doubt but that water IS
the beverage our Maker intended also
for the use of man, but, owing to its
cheapness, We are perhaps too apt to
disregard this natural and healthy ele-;
mcnt. As medical authority is desira.
bic on these points, We shall here
! quote from the work Of Edward Johli1
son, M. d.. :-' To q man labouring
under the very last degree of thirst,
even foul ditch water would be q most
delicious draught; but, his thirst hav,
ing been quenched, he would turn
from it with disgust.
In this instance of water drinking,
then, it is clear that the relish depends
not on any flavor residing ia. The arater,,
but on certain condition of the body,
If, therefore, we only took drink when
drink was required, pure water would
be sufficiently delicious; but we seek
to give to our drinks certain exciting
favors as substitute for that relish,
which should of right reside in our.
selves, and We do this i'll order to cna.
BILE ourselves to drink when drink is
not required. 1t is absurd, therefore,
to say that you cannot drink water be.
cause you do uot like it, for this only
proves that you do not want it,
Since the relish with which you enjoy
drink depends upon the fact of your
requiring drink, and not at all upon
the nature Of the drink ITSELF"
ECONOMY OF MEANS.
Next to the right application Of time
is required the proper management of
means. Something has already been
said of this virtue its objects are to
better every mans condition in life
through his own industry and selfde,
isnial or ut least to lnnke sorno prapai
IFation for q ''rainy day." without troubs
ling either friends or parish Office; 1t
is the bounden duty Of every man to
make, if he possibly can, some proyis,
ion for those contingencies that are tho
common lot Of mankind, such rs dull.
ness of trade, sickness, and old age
To accomplish this, in most cases, it is
not requisite that the working man
should deny himself Of any Of the
common neccssaries of life, but only
of those articles that are not only I'm.
necessary to h"alth and comfort, but,
according to the authorities already re.
terred to, are highly injurious to the
system. Let every man ascertain
how his little income is disposed Of,
whether he pays most to the banker
or to the publican, to the clothier or to
the pawnbroker, to the butcher or to
the tobacconist, and he will soon SEQ If
he cannot spare triflc for the dark
and dreary future.
In the hour of sickness, for instance,
what boon q few pounds laid BY
would be to the posscssor. With this
he can command the Immediate attend
ance of respectable medical man,
and, owsng to his prompt and timely
aid, the progress of the disease will
| perhaps he arrested, and its cause re,
moved; consequently, much suffering,
if not death itself, prevented. 1t will
also avert the gloomy anxicties con.
corning the means of subsistence dur.
ing this calamity, and enable himaclf
and family to reposc cheerfully on ths
strength of their own industry. In
this country, trade is subject to fluctua.
tions, from causes that we have no
control overj and when at low ebb.
great has been the suifcrings and pris
vations among the working classes-at
least, those of them who were un.
thoughtful of the morrow,
For this reason it bchooves every
man to exercise such economy when
trade is good as may enable himself
and family to weather the commercial
storm, without being under the neces.
sity of borrowing from his friends, or
committing every portable article to
the care of the pawnhroker. A work.
ing man free of debt, with el0 note
in his pocket, is in position to be
envicd by one half of our titled nobil,
ty. With this he and his family could
remove to another part of the country,
he could emigrate to America, where
the highest wages are paid for labor;
or he could shelter snugly in his cabin
while tho storm is passing over, with.
out endangcring'thc good ofhs friends,
for as the old adage says-'lf we help
ourselves our friends will like US ak
tho bettor,
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