The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-04-22

RAILWAY AccmENrs.-The Journal Of the
franklin Institute, in an article on railway
accidents, calls attention TO the large number
of persons who lose life by their own care
lessress. OF thirty.six persons killed in 1851,
it appears, for example, that seventeen perish.
ed from this cause, or nearly 0ne.half Of the
whole number. In addition to these, there
were eight killed who were servants of rail.
way companies, and consequently in the habit
of moving about on the engines or trains,
from which it may be presumed, their tragi.
cal end occurred. Thus it appears that q
large proportion of those killed on railways
are killed when not in their seats. No trav.
cler should forget this. Yet it is common
occurrence to see persons standing on the
platform outside of the car, and this notwith.
standing the notice usually put up conspicu.
ously warning passengers against the practice.
In England it is the custom to lock the doors,
and thus prevent the possibility Of this folly.
But in this country such practice would be
unpopular. It remains, therefore, that the
only way to cure this evil, is for the press to
impress on the public the danger of a travel
or leaving his seat. Usually the person who
thus imperils his life, does it thou gtlessly, or
with but vague idea of the risk he runs
Could every passenger realize that he increas-
cs, hundred fold, tho chances of death, by
standing on the platform, this fatal habit
would, we are sure, be almost universally
Observation-Disclosures Bulletin.
TIE SOCIAL LAw.-No organ of the body,
no cell which adds its almost infnitesimal
life to the structure of an organ, can be iso.
lated from all the other organs and cells
Complete in its individuality, it is yet held in
the bonds of closest sympathy. One life
pervades all-one spirit governs all. If one
is happy, all rejoice; if one is diseased, all
suffer- So it is with the individual man and
the race. Each man has his own individual
life, his rights, his happiness; but bond Of
social sympathy, and great soul Of humani.
ty, pervades the race. All humanity suffers
for the disease or wickedness of any individ.
ual; all humanity is ennobled by every great
deed. These are mysteries; but life, and
death, and Immortality are mysteries.
LEARNING TO SPELL.-Bad spelling is dis.
creditable. Every young man sould be mas.
tor of his native tongue. lie that will moi
learn to spell the language that is on his
tongue and before his eyes every hour, shows
no great aptitude for the duties of an intel.
ligent, observing man. Bad spelling, there.
fore, is u discrcdtable indication. 1t indi.
Gates laundering man-a man that cannot
see with his eyes open. According wo have
known the application of more than one
young man, made with great display of pen.
manship and parade of references, rejected
for bad spelling.
Bad spelling is very bad indication. lie
who runs may read it. A bright schoolboy
utterly incapable of appreciating your stores
of science, art and literature, can see your
bad spelling ut glance. and crow over It
You will find it hard to inspire that boy
with any great respect for your attanmcnts
Bad spelling is therefore = very mOrtifyina
and inconvcnient defect. We have known
men, thrown into prominent positions, so n
sfamed of their deficiency in this respect
| that they never venturcd to send letter til
it had been revised by a friend. This was
to say no more, sufficiently inconvenient
l say again, learn to spell. Keep your
eyes open when YOU read, and if any wore
is spelt different from your mode, ascertain
which is right Keep your dictionary by
you; and in writing, whenever you have the
least misgivings about the spelling Of I
word, look il out at once, and remember it
DO not let your lazincss get the better o
you.