The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-07-21
NUMBER 38.
Infuonce of the Mind Upon the Body.

"a large body of sailors resorted 20 Sadler's
Wells theatre one night. and among them a man
who was deaf and dumb, aud bad been 50 for
m NJ wears. This man plac, q by his ship
IA lIes in the froat row in the gallery. Grimsidi
was in great force that night. and although the
audience were ia roar of laughter. nobody
ap Jeared 20 enjoy the fun and humOr more tban
this poor fellow. As the scene progressed.
CIR IN AIDS tricks and jokes became stili more ir
restibie, end az length after q violent peal 0f
laughter and applauss, which shook the theatre.
IN which the dumb man joined most heartily, hs
suddenly turned o. his mate sho sat Bext q him
and cried oot with much Eiee-sWh.t . damnsd
funny fellow .'-sNhy Jsck. shouted the other
starting back With surprise. can 700 SPEAK .
Speak. retained The other. ~. thst can.
and hear. too.' The man, who appeared 40 In
telligent and veil-bebAved felloS, said. that IN
the earlier part Of bis life be could both spsak
and her very vel and that he ibated
his deprivation Of ths tw0 senses ~ the intsnso
heat u the sun la the quarter q the world from
which he bad recently rsturusd. lie added. that
be bad for long time fslt powerful aHxiety
70 express his delight NJ what was passing on
the stage. and that After some feat Of Fimsidis.
which struck him as particularly amusing he
bad made strong effort to deliver his thoughts
IN which. 20 his great astonishment no less than
that Of his comrades. he succeeded"
When GrimalJ. worn our by premature old,
age. was almost deprived OF the use of his limbs
so as 10 be scarcely able 10 stand or vail, he
was vlsl ted by TREND, and when, with much
difficulty. he had descended from his bedroom to
the parlor, his friend informed him, with great
care and delicacy, that his son was dead.
In an instant, every feeling of decrepituds
and bodily weakness left him. his limbs recover
their original vgor. all his lassitude and debil-
ity vanished difficulty of breathing, under
which he had long labored, disappeared, and
starting from his seat he rushed to his wife's
eh amber. tearing. without the smallest difficulty,
up flight Of stairs, which, quarter of an hour
before it had taken him ten minutes to climb
He hurried TO her bedside, told her that aer son
was dead, heard her first exclamation of grief,
and falling into a chair, was once again an en-
feebled and crippled old man."
''At the siege of Buds, that city had suffered
from the effects of a long conflict. and the inhab.
itants had experienced the mseries Of fatigue,
bad provisions, and anxiety Of mind. The sour
Wy had also made great progress among the be-
sieged the place was on the eve of being sur
rendered to the enemy, when the Prince of Or
ange introduced letters TO. the me., promising
them speedy assistance, a medicine which was
represented to possess wonderful efiacy, and 70
be almost beyond price. was forwarded for the
use of the garrison. Three small Walls containi
ed this precious panacea were given TO each
cessful. 1t was stated that three or four drops
were sufficient 10 impart healing virtue 10 q
gallon of liquor. Invalids focked in crowds 20
the physicians many who had not moved their
limbs for q month before, seen walking the
streets perfectly we'll ell"-Eyaropdthy and Ho~n-
op0lty, 6y Isac Lee. Egg,