Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-12-10
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iiIsTs on EDuCATloN..-NO. 5.

Mr.. E,titur.--
Nearly related, in i'm.
pnrtauce to health, with exercise aud
slrrrfi,inrs>, Is goodair. ltis gencrai-
" admitted that impure hl"ul isthe
source ut most Of the. diseases which
man is heir To. hence the immense nun.
brruf pills which are annual y swallow
r.l by the American people in order u
purify their hluni! But i, is NOT gen.
orally known that pure ait p"rihes the
hipd, Let u see what effect the air
has on the dark Ali,l which is constant.
ly c"ursing through the veins. Every
one knows that there are two sets "t
hlnnd vessels in the human system, one
80, containing bright, red blood; and
the other flied with blond Of q darker
hue. Let Us pry iu'o the matter, and
see what we can learn by tracing the
hl,,nd from place /" place in the system.
We will commences at the heart. This
is divided into two divisions, and the
hnrd in me side is dark, and in the
other bright red. The pure. bright
blood is constantly passing from the
left side of the heal, into large artery
which copveys it iDto branches that be.
come smaller and smalle, US they ap.
prnech the surface of the akin, till they
grow too small for the naked eye 10
sec. As this pure blond flows al"ng
from place toplacs in the system it de.
pusi.es particles Of matter wherever
they are needed and Thus supplies the
place of wuin out atoms, aud also
strengthens and rnlargss the various
parts nf the human fame, BY the Tins
il rearhos the eN,rrmities uf the arier
les, i, has lost its bright red color. and
here by some wise arrangement it is
cnnyryei iitu the tiny branches nf the
veins tn he started hack towards the
aea'. As proceeds on its course, the
numerous veins unite. forming larger
and larger ms+; until me large stem
takes it to the right side of the heart.
Frum the right side of the heart it is
conveyed /" the lungs or lights, and
here, by means Of thousands Of little
winding branches, it is brought very
near the air we draw into the lungs by
breathing, nothing separating the blood
from the air hut very thin film. lfthe
air We are breathing il pure. ih:t is if
i, has mt been hrea;had hsfurs, and is
no. tainted with anything un~huirs"me;
and If there he nothing ccmPressing the
waist thai will prevent . sutfcien, quan.
,i,y being drawn in, tho blood is Instant
" charged in cnlnr from tho dark vein.
o,,s tn the bright arteriul hue; aud re.
,urus Ia the left side of the heart every
way qualified I" carry flush Of health
and hrauiy Ia the skin IN its next visit
there. FROM this imperfect glance at
the circu,atinu Of the hluod, may he
learned the vast Importance of well de.
veInred lungs 10 the health and hnppi'
,.s, .f individuals. The Inngs are The
natural a.ems by which the i'l"od is
purified, aud the larger they s'e. the su.
rrr is the po.prr, "t' life aud health to
,heir posse.s"'. tlmhr's, will y"u not
remember this when hLling dresses l"r
ynur lirle gi,ls, and rpfiain from the
nuracrous practice Of trying /" cnn.
,rsc, ar lessen lhG sizes Of their waists.
If their clothes fit sn that they cannot
take IN good, long breath. why then
The blmd, after passing inin the lungs
aud seeking It's purifier in vain, returns
dark cnIured aud unhealthy TO all parts
of the system. and lays tho foundation
far wears a! Suffering. There is much
complaint about consumption; but when
Ilunk around wander that 10 many es-
cape i, as 20. Many females are never
allnwed from The cradle to the grave,
,osakc in one long breath Of coed iosh
air, An3 "Lat 10 The ccaseqpcaee2 z