Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1854-12-14
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The grniua that fiss. proposed the me
chanical feat Of lifting himself up by ths
seat Of his brooches must have been tbs
author nf The theory that the check sei7
held the horse Up and kept him from
falling. The mechanical aciian IN the
1.-TWO cases must be precisely the same.
nc the reatler will reflect Fcr ! moment
he will see that no suspending power can
be derived except f,om without the ami
nal. A post. tree. or beam, Is just -
indispensable to The suppo,tof horse
40 TO the support oil q man intent on sui.
eide. A horse cannot hang himself up
Lin Ike air by the terssts On hia hack any
mors than man can by pulling upwards
/ al Shis meekhantherChief. ss1 500
| The check rein should be abolished. L
\ wales nsofite power. Its Use d un.
healthy, fcr il disturbs Tie otherwise mn
turAlly and equally distributed vital fol,
! ccs. Il shortens the life Of The horse.
Il diminishes his speed and lessons The
Tree and quick action so essential 70 the
animals safety and that Of The Oliver. II
is 81 no use, and cannot confer dignity OF
grace 10 the animal that was made by
tile Lord. Had man got up the horse.
check greins and all sorts Of contrivances
would have been not only allowable. but
perhaps necessary but the work Of the
Great Artist cannot be improved upon.
Brethrensaf the Press. lei W emanci.
pate the horse from she Brush check rein
Bs.6alo Democrds. W $500
a Home. III
1--WE were 10 tell any OF our f.icnds
that they don't know what = home is, they
would grow somewhat indignant--prr>
haps use hard words And rel il may
be rema, ked that the number OF pelssns
who know .wha. . genuine home 10. BY
expeaience. Is surprisingly few. One man
in good circumstances viii Tell rs he has
fine house Of HE own. ID which eve,
comfort aud convenience are prosiIsd,
He has wife and children there also.
and they give life. 10 the place. Very
true. but does he prefer ibis fpins
ishel heuse and thus enlivened, 10 every
other place in The world !? Does he
sigtI when tho hour for leaving comes.
and Smile whom permitted 10 retdsa'?
Doss he love 10 SIC BY the cheerful 4 4
and fonsile the shildrsn. cniFrsng into ail
their disputes wi ii eu,ious intcrest ? II
not, he has no home in tile dearest senes
Of TINT word, IL his mind y altogether
absorbed III tho dus'y ways 81 business
Ii he burries from the house In the
morning. and il 10th 10 return might
If while beis atsh0me be continues to
to think Of the journal and ledger. and
refuses the advance Of the psatling chilsg
dFen, III has no home--iie only has \
place shere he lodges and takes HE meals.
All! happy Is he who knows and ap,
prcciaics tho full bliss at home; whose
heart 10 warmed and humanizsd hy i,s
cheerful influences. and who feels how
superior 10 purity Of pleasure arc AL its
eaioymen.s 70 the tu,m oil delights tfous
door life. ifiti,fA Y
Thrice happy issuch man IIehasl
discovered The only paradise this void
can afford. II 10 only such a man who
can have deep and sincere pity Cor IN
FORTUNATE creatures who sre homeless.
He. regards them NJ being cut of from
the very best inlinences Of the easth,
lanJ rxposed so tiacr assion cs MI tlne da,k-
or waves Of life. Hefeels kecnly for him
wl.o has no iisesid e---no dear ones III wel-
come him with smiles. and pFattlc over
the history Of The day mo tongue ID
sooths when heavy csrys have troubled
the mind and rendered the heart SIRE;
and the sympathy Of sHsh > man 4 NOT
slow to ovesAow in acts 81 benevolsnca.
A good home ID the source Of tile foun-
tain of charity in the heart.
Our advice to those who have no
homes. such ne We have described above.
il t. get them Is soon rs possible. They
can never be contented and substantial
citizens. nor thoroughly happy men IN,
iii they follow this counsel. Get hs mes--
iill thsm with ntjscts Of love and endear
msns. and SEEK lhersloFihs purGdsligh's
which abe woild besidss cannnt siford.
---------azu. E54 IN sa NIX
A CnfxEsE WONDER. Europeans and
Americans aFs very apl 20 consider the
Chinese as barbarians, when compared
with our own aud Other Chri. tim nations.
Yet We are constantly meeting with facts
ii relation u that Singular people, which
put to the blush I'll eur. vain glorious
boassing What are our great scanafs
when compared with tiiat extraordinary
mo,k Of aFt. the Imperial CanaIof Ohina.
which was built By siis hfongol Emper-
b.. Kublsi Khan. and extends 4 distance
ofm0rs than 600 miles Crest heights
ars ianaslIsd. lakes bsidged. and sln-
peadgous smbankmfnis ilrowp oysr