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Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-08-26
For the Joarna
SyCophancy. Servility.

Mr.. EDITOR: 1t is somewhat remarkable
with what ease vice and immortality can fine
champions. Men who will "steal the livery
of heaven to serve the devil in," quote
Scripture as fuently as Mormon, and rea.
son as convincingly as the devil did to Eve,
are perfectly Mortified when sin is called by
its proper name.
A correspondent Of the "Journal" sign
ing himself ''Maine Law" has his feelings
much injured by the hard names we called
the doggery-keeper, and refers us to Christ
and Paul. Well, that is good authority
But let him take down his dusty Bible and
turn to the 23d chapter of Matthew and
carefully read it. Christ, after charging
the Scribes and Pharisees with almost every
crime upon the calendar, in the 33d verse
says, "Ye serpents, ye generation OF vi
pers, how can ye escape the damnation OF
help" In another place, he says they are
'sliars like their father, the devil" Paul
said to Elymas, go, full Of all subtety and
mischief! thou child of the devil! thou ene-
my of all righteousness, &c. Tolerably
plain language, at least.
Like sMaine Law,"I would deal justly
with the erring, but when kindness fails,
would use harsher names. We used those
epithets with direct reference to certain
characteristics of the creature We were
speaking of.
ssMaine Law" does some whining about
, the means of obtaining evidence. That is
what hurts. Wonder what use the "Maine
Law" would be to the world if all men
had just the same kind of honor hc has
Vi it is breach of honor to ferret out and
testify against the law, tell us what is the
use of law. How wonderfully honorable men
are at times!
/ envy not that mans position who
stoops so low as to defend that ssthing in
human shape" and call him brother whose
ears are deaf to the appeals of humanity,
the walls of the injured wife and the star
wing children, whose occupation has immo-
lated more victims than war, pestilence and
famine, and is now, amidst the blaze of
light and truth. pursued with an energy
worth n better cause. | ask one favor Of
ssMaine Law" when you write again hoist
your proper colors; do not use temperance
as cloak; and if you can find any evil
cinging to my skirts as mean as retailing
whisky or apolOgising for the man that does,
then speak ont, and promise amendment
and repentance before God and man.
''Truth'' thinks he has been misrepresen-
ted. know not how it could be done ex-
cept by calling his article the truth.
VINDEx.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-08-26
ORIGINAL.
For the Journal.
Heart History.


The summer flowers had bloomed end ia
ded over her grave-the chilling winds O
winter had.howled over the spot--the snow
had wrapped it in pure white windin,
sheet, and the genial spring had swept then
AWAY to deck it with her own vernal cover
ing, and l stood beside her tomb once more
Ono brief year ago, thought /, all wa.
bright and beautiful, and she that lies be.
fore, stark and cold, was smiling and happy
the warm blood tingled in her veins--hel
heart beat high with hope, and many merry
years gilded the imagined future, spread
out before her rich and teeming fancy
Since then what tide of sorrow has swep,
over my soul, desolating and blighting every
joy that once owned resting place in my
bosom! All! it is a sad tale, and here is a
fitting spot to tell it-here beside her last
resting place, where moulders all that is
mortal and earthly Of Ellen Hampden.
When first met Ellen, what a wealth OF
gaiety and dlightheartedness were hers! She
seemed formed for happiness and love-no
sorrow had ever chilled her young heart
no carking care had wrinkled her polished
5row-no tears but those of joy had eyer
trembled in her soft black eye. Her voice.
musical and sweet, rang out in merry tones
as with elastic step she bounded over the
green meadow that skirted her humble
dwelling, to gather the wild flowers that
bloomed in rich profusion on every hand.
But all. the morn had only dawned,
The sunbeam just begun to play,
When in the distance rose cloud
TO chase that pure bright beam away.
The rose on her cheek ASSUMED deeper
tinge, and fingered there ''from early morn
till dewy eve.' She became more sedate
and reflective, talked sadly and seriously
of death and the eternal world; still she
preserved her equanimity of mind, and was
gentle and atfectionate to all. Hers was
not that lingering disease which eats away
life slowly and almost imperceptibly, fat
tering and d. ceving its victims on the con-
trary it attacked her with fearful rapidity;
its rayages were seen in her attenuated
form and hollow cheek, her painful respi-
ration ana Ialling voice. soon the struggle
came, and she passed away to the spirit
land, surrounded by weeping frie Ids and
relatives.
And here thy laid her, and these are the
flowers | planted few brief months ago
upon her tomb. Sleep on, beloved one, in
thy calm unbroken rest-far, far happier
art thou now than he who is now gazing on
thy quiet grave with broken heart! Wind
Of evening, breathe melancholy requiem
over the spot! Wanlarer by this lovely
mound, pause and drop a tear to the mem
cry of one who died in lifc's young morn
when all was glowing and beautiful around
her-when, if ever, pure and unsullied hap
piness twines itself among the fbres of the
human heart. ANSELMo.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-08-26

A MAN, six feet high, standing in the
middle of an extensive plain, can see
the surface Of the earth around him to
the distance Of three miles on every side
that is, he stands in a circle whose di-
ame,er is six miles A man of equal
size standing outside OF this circle,
could not be seen by the man stationed
in the centre-the convexity OF the
earth interposes to prevent one FRI. n
seeing the other.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-08-26

Nv, expression
hoBsoN oHoics.-' no bal both il
noosons onoice-is prorei' origin o.
England and America. The Hobso,
the story is as follows: Thoma. ,bridse
was celebrated carrier of Can. nt i
England, who, to his employme. /, .
that capacity, added the proiessio. 7,
supplying the students with horses.
doing this, he made it an unalterable
rule that every horse should have an
equal portion of time in which to rest,
as we'll as Dor; and he refused TO let d
horse out Of his turn. Hence the saying
'Hobson's choice--this or none. .-Cy-
cl0pedia.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-08-26

SIoKNEss.-In sickness the soul be-
gins to dress herself for immortality
First she unties the string Of vanity
that made hersupper garments cleave to
the world, and sit uneasy. She puts of
the light and fantastic robe Of lust
and wahton appetite. Next to this,
the soul. by the help of sickness, knocks
off the fetters of pride and .yainer compla-
cencies. Then she draws the curtains,
stops the light from coming in, and
takes the pictures down-those fantas.
tic images of self-love and gay remem-
brances of vain opinion and popular
noises. Then the spirit stoops into
sobrieties of humble thoughts, and feels
corruption chiding the forw hardness of
fancy, allaying the vapor of conceit and
factious opinions. Next to these, as
the soul is still undressing, she takes off
the rougbness of her great and little
angers and animosities, and receives
the oil Of mercies and smooth forgiye-
ness, fair interpretations and gentle
answers, designs Of reconciliation and
Christian atonement, in their places
Jeremy Taylor.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-08-26

A PILL FOR THE DocroRs.-The cele>
brated DR.. James Johnson, editor OF the
London Medico- Chirurgical Review,
thus unbosoms himself: 81 declare, as
my conscientious opinion, founded on
long experience and reflection, that II
there was not single physician, sur
geon. apothecary, man-midwiie, chemist
druggist, nor drug on the lace OF the
earth, there would be less sickness and
less mortality than now prevail.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-08-26

SCIENCE FOR EVERYDAY LIFE.-A
variety Of interesting and important pa
pers were read before the American
Scientific Associate ton, during its late
session at Cleveland. VIM. Il. Thomas,
Esq, Of Cincinnati, read an essay, which
| discussed the indications Of weather, as
shown by animals, insects and plants;
and was full Of facts, many Of them new
and Of scientific explanations of them.
Birds. it asserts, invariably show. by
the way they build thsir nests, whether
season is to be windy or otherwise.
If the former, they thatch the nest, be-
tween the twigs and lining. If the lat
ter, they omit the Sc precautions. If a
dry season is in prospect they build in
open places. If awet one, they choose
sheltered spots. A careful observation
Of these peculiarities will afford. Mr.
Thomas says,a certain criterion, early in
spring, of the coming weather. Snails
also reveal by their ha bits. whether rain
may be expected or not. Several species
of these animals invariably ascend the
stems Of plants two days before rain
in order to place themselves on leaf
there TO imbibe the water, for they
never drink. Other species have tuber
cles that rise flom their bodies general.
lyI ten days before rain. there being a
orys at the end Of each tubercle to i'm
p, .he water. Others grow yellowish
~ te Just before rain, returning TO g
shi, coior after rain. Locusts also
an, an rain By sheltering themselves uh
.o'e.ol leaves cf trees. and in hollows
iet .no 5, as soo.. as, by the change:
anu ! ~ .,uan nm ,sphere. t,sey discover sha
~ -; ,na ;a ar'n. ding. Most leaves OF trees
are also baron eters. for. if a ram IS 70
ba ,;abt ,hev q 'rn up SO as to seceiv'
their fill of water, Ao .o' ,o"S :,
they double SO as o conduct the water
awav Another 'ember, Professor
Brooklesby, of HART. 'rd. read paper
describing a spring, nea = , n.s i's.uenoe' s
whose waters rose invar. aDiy oeo
rain. He suggested that the uA..inis susu
atmospheric pressure which pAeeeues
rain was the cause of the pheh oinenon'
and recommended that obsef, a'tono
should be made over the whole cou. = ,
TO ascertain whether the phenomen
was general or only exceptional. l.
would be curious if the former could
be established, and not less useful than
curious for. if nature has made every
spring natural barometer, the fact Will
be of vast benefit to know.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-08-26

KNOWLEDGE may slumbe r in the mem
ory, but il never dies. 1t is like the
dormouse in the ivied tower, that sleeps
while winter lasts, but wakes with the
warm breath OF spring but it is like
the life gem in the seed /; it is like the
sweet music Of the harp-strings, that
waits the masters touch to wake it into
utteEance. gsA
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-08-26
CURIOUS and SCIENTIFIC.
How Much Sleep I!

"Show us man who sleeps twelve
hours" says cotemporary, ''and we
will show you blockhead." The mean
ing of the writer, cs '~e gathersfrom the
rest Of his article. is that foIr or five
hours sleep is sufficient for any man
This, however, is an error. Differences
of nstitutiop require different guam
titles of sleep. fer while one person is
healthy on five hours sleep, another re-
quires eight. Generally speaking, in.
div iduals in whom the nervou organ
zation predominates, need the largest I
amount of sleep: the wear and tear OF
brain being SO great, while they are
awake, thata proportionate excess OF
rest is demanded. Everlasting them
selves, without adequate sleep, is to
such persons premature death; for neu-
| ralgia, if not insanity, is sure to inter-
vene, followed eventually by loss OF life.
For this class Of individuals TO do with
as little sleep as these differently con-
stituted, is like expecting cistern led
by periodical rains only, to yield as
mex haustible supplies Of water as hy-
drant supplied from public aqueduct'
1t is like looking for crops. when noth-
ing is put on the land. II is exhausting
vitality, in a word and allowing no time
for recupsration.
There are some persons, fortunately
constitut ed, who, with a high nervous
organization, yet require comparatively
little sleep. Brougham is a living in
stance. Napoleon was still remark
able example. The great Emperor rare
ly slept Fl We hours. In truth, he owed
his wonderful success as much to his
capacity to endure fatigue as to his ge-
MUS, for he could outwork two ordinary
men, il not more. Yet. after periods oi
immense and protracted exertion, ne
would sleep for nearly day. Bon
rrienne, his secretary, relates that alter
Napoleon returned from Russia, he slept
eighteen hours, without waking. Very
few intellectual men, however, could
have pc rformed Napoleon's quantity OF
work, at any time with so little sleep.
Laboring with the brain is even more
exhausting than laboring with the mus
cles, and consequently demands as nucn
repose, for purposes Of recuperauon.
Nevertheless there are persons with
whom sleep has become disease. The!
rise late, doze after dinner, nod In the
evening, and, in fact, may be said never
to be more than half awake. Such peo
pie kill themselves, in the end, as surely
as il t. hey had been deprived OF needtu
sleep; for every vital function becomes
torpid, life stagnates. and death at las
carries off the victim. .-Phiia. Ledger
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-08-26

,TEwisH PRAYER.-The following con-
stitn Yes a part of the daily prayer o every
5evo, Y Jew:-"Blessed art thou, O Lord
our Go. Y, King of the universe, who hast
No, mol "a me woman" The j ess,
on the ., her hand, says:-"Blessed ar,
thou O T. N,rd, King of the universe. who
bast made ne according to thy will.
In lewis h Nnagogue the females con
slitute no mar, of the congregation.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-08-26

How TO DREss.--A friend of ours,
says the Portland Transcript. who had
long been absent, returned, recently, and
called upon two beautiful young ladies
of his acquaintance. One came to meet
him in nea, though not precise attire,
in which she was performing her house.
hold duties. The other, after a lapse
os half an hour, made her stately en-.
trance, in all the primeness of starch
and ribbons, with which, on the an
noun cement Of his entrance, she had
hastened 20 bedeck herself. Our friend
who had long been hesitating between
the two, now hesitated no longer. The
cordiality with which the first FASTENED
to greet him, and the charm ing carless
ness of her attire, entirely won hi
heart. She is now his wife.
Young ladies, take, warning from the
above and never relfuse to see frienc
because you have on wash gown. b.
assured the true en,.eman will no
think the less of you be, cause he finds
you in the performance o.F your duties
and not ashamed to let it be known
Besides. there may positively be grace
witching wildness, about a.. every-da
dress, that adds to every cha. I'm OF FAC
and feature. Old Merrick expresse
this delight in disorder" ia = bette
than we can:
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-08-26

How TO GER UP EARLY.-Place ba-
sin o! water by the side of your bed;
when you first awake in the morning
dip your hands in the water and wet
your brow; and sleep will not again sea
you in its trsacherous embrace.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-08-26

A sweet disorder in the dress,
"a happy kind of carelessness),
A lawn upon the shoulder thrown
Into fine distraction
An erring lace which here and there,
Enthralls the crimson stomacher
A cuff neglected and thereby
Rbands that flow confusedly;
A winning wave. deserving note,
In the tempestuous petticoat,
A careless shoe,string in whose tie
l see a wild civility-
Do more bewitch me than where art
Is too precise in every part
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-08-26

HAVE planls "o oeiotsnahd io' every
day. These plan Is ousnt 10 oe matufe.y
formed the eyenin. X previous, and on ris-
ing in the morning immeaia'e'y eh'eieo
unon II isas,on;s hing how much more
We accomplish in ""g'e oay oy nd,
ing the plan preyi. usly markea ou''
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-08-26

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THENWARE, direct from the anufactories andlby
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Statesmen.
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Peter Law, Danvle r H Fnney,
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Fellow-ctizens and Voters of Monroe Ward /;
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