The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-02-23
The Origin and Ca use Of
YaWning.
BY yrNco $ co-LABoRER ON NosoLocY.

| BY JINGO CO.LAbOhEN On NOsoi.oOI
Editor Of tie Comet observing
in your paper Of Sunday last, that a
scientific con/rerc, under the annony-
nous name Of "Jingo," has dedicated
an article to myself, in his notice Of
NoSeology, and is willing to put his
nose into it for further Investigation,
most cl'ccrtally withdraw my nesc,
to let him earn the laurel wreath Of
immortality, which the men Of acienti-
fic noses may bestow upon him, and
hope that his real name will he given
to future generations, to rank by the
side of Newton, Bcrxelius, Humbolt
and Morse, while | will direct any at
tention to q minor branch 0f another
science, &c.
Yawning.
In human society of either sex, there
are many who have not had the oppor.
tunity us the old saying is, to be born
with the golden spoon in their mouths
and who die without having ever tasted
the luxurics Of life There are many
creatures who never drove four horse
carriage, others again who never tas-
ted ice cream, while great majority
never took a sleigh ride on a moonlight
night. Some again we're never envel-
opcd in the smoke of Havana cigar,
while others never saw, or never will
see the Niagara falls. But there is
not one among the million who can
say that they have never "yawncd.
'Yawning,' this unpleasant expanding
exercise Of the upper and lower jaws,
was introduced by our great, great
grandfather Adam, for as it is reported,
Adam being lonesome on his planta-
ton, felt an inclination to sleep, tired
as he was Of his own company, he ex-
perienced an unpleasant feeling in the
muscles ofhis jaws, and as if forced to
open his mouth, sigh stole through
his lips which never touched anything
except the ambrocial breeze of Eden
he yawned the first yawn of yawnings,
and fell asleep.
Dreaming Of nothing else except his
solitude, he was soon awakened and
behold. at his side stood a, to him un-
known bcing-in beauty an angel
and yeta being like himself with
slight variation) lie looked and look.
ed again, while she looked also, until
they both were looking; but soon tired
of thu monotoneus observation, he the
sublimity of nature. first sighed, then
yawned, while she (givcn to him as
companion) in obedience to his superb
DIRTY, followed his cxample-sighcd
also, then yawncd, until both of them
fell asleep and then it was, that yawn-
ing was first introduced, AMI became
the heritage of future generations.
Where is the man or woman that
has not yawned? Caesar in in his
palace, Solomon in the presence of
Bat Shcba, Esther at the side of Al,as-
vcros, Alcibiadcs amid his favoritcs,
the Pasha in his harcm, Napoleon was
seen yawning, Queen Victoria at the
opening of Parliament, Members in
Congress, Vice Presidents in the Sen
ate, Barnum at a temperance speech -
all has yawned-all yawn and all will
continue to yawn.
But yawning by different people,
assumes different character, at differ
ent occasions, and for variety Of rea-
sons.
Young boys yawn when they arc
tired of their tedious lessons.
The poor village schoolmaster yawns
when weary Of teaching; but his
yawning, how different is it from the
common yawning-his is a scientific
one, and he often expands his jaws to
such an cxtent-and shows you row
of black, with tobacco juice enamclcd
teeth 10, how sublime that looks -
and yet how horrid to the ignorant who
are not acquainted with the scientific
yawning Of the village sage.
Invite parents to school of exam
ination, where their boys and girls are,
what is called "cdxcated ;" there they
sit in the attire of their Sunday dress,
listening to the Rotations of mental