Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-01-28

hear) troubled occasionally with my sleep
robber of couah aud in Boston, !he other
day, on breathing that essence OF pepper iei-
cles which they call their "easl wind,'
was seized with the old hemorrhage Of the
lungs, and bcd myself weak again. Bu, |
rallied Immediately on returning TO this
Highland air, and am lwell once more-as
well, lha, is TO say, as is consistent with de-
sirable nervous susceptibility. The kiss Of
the delicious souh wind Of to-day (November
3o) would be half lost upon The cheek Of per-
feet health.
'il feat cannot sufficiently convey 10 yon
my sense Of The Importance of horse, TO
an invalid LII my well-weghed opinion,
ten miles day in the saddle would cure
more desperate cases, (par,iculary of con-
sumplion,) Than all the changes of climate
and all the medicines in the world. II is
vigorous exercise without fatigue. The Pc
culiar motion efTec,uaIly prevents all irrlla-
ton of cold air 10 the lungs, on the winlriest
day. The torpid liver aud other internal or
gans are more shaken up and yivlfied by The
,roi of mile than by week of feeble walk
! ing The horse land you should own and
love him) is company enough and not TOO
much. Your spirits are irressIaby enliven.
ed by the change of movement and The con-
troll Of the animal. Your sense of strength
and activity, lin which lies half the self-con-
fdence as 10 getting well, which the doc
tors think so importantly is plus one horse.
"With the difference from walking as TO
pulling upon the forces Of the spine and cor!
sequently upon the brain, it is recommended
by The best English physicians US much the
preferable exercise for men Of intellectual
pursuits. And last, Il think not least the
lungs of both body and soul are expanded by
the daily consciousness of inhabi,lng lar
ger space--by having an eagles rather than
a snall's-hy living "A life which occupies ten
miles square Of the earh's surface, rather than
that "half mile" which you speak Of as the
extent of your daily walk. The cost is tri-
fling. A, this particular season, when horses
are beginning, as they say al the livery sta
bles: 10 'eat their heads off," you may buy
the best you can want for fifty dollars, and
his feed costs thirty cents day. AS the
horse aud doctors are seldom necessities of
one and the same man, You may rather find
il an economy-apolhecary and all.
"ln that ina josity' | have spoken of above,
there are, (aS in all majorlies,) some voters
of not much consequence individually, bu,
still worth keeping an eye open. Briefly to
name one or two: There are so few inva-
lids who are invariably and cons ,ien,ously
untemp,abe by those deadly domestic enc
mics, sweetmeals, pastry and gravies, that
the usual cvilites al a meal are very like
being politely assisted to the grave The
care and nurture Of the skin is a matter worth
some study; for il is capable not only oI be.
ing negatively healthy, bu, positively Iuxuri-
GUS in lis action and sensations-as every
wellgroomed horse knows better than mosl
men. The American liver has a hard srnc.
gle against the greasy cookery of our happy
country. The mpovorishcd blood Of The in.
valid sometimes reqnrps that glass of WINE
for one somach's sake recommended by he
Apostle. Just sleep enough and just clothing
enough, are important adjustments requiring
more thought and care han are usually giver
10 them. For lirle philosophy in your ha
hlual posture, as you sit in your chair, you
lungs would be very much obliged TO you =
An analysis of The air we live aud sleep in
would be well worth looking into occasion
ally. And there are two things that inrl
!, sour II a man, without constant and suflicien
mesic ciTcle-lhe temper and the ambi
ton"