New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-13
WiTERJNG-PLAOE EXrLOpA A TJVNSL
NIAGARA.
From oar Special Corresponds art


first lime or after s1bquen. visits, techs certain
| rrsret in the kno~iedge that all Ot1er domestic
| sccI cry IS ON a less suoine scae Co whore no
WILL he feel, that there Is no such grand o)liOca-
| pop OF tbe elements OF the wondrous in nS:uro SO
| diferen, from the componens Of landscapes eson
| the moot celebrated. There is protector VII has
| q scheme for building city on tacn side Of the
| rrcr, the source Of pro-perty to lie in d1muing
TIE waters 30 that t shall turn an ndeiatc almper
Of mills re.erving Its poetic faness its entire vol
ume, u be turned desircd. As DC maps cut
hs pan it would far less than several achieve-
mep's already IN tho State of New-York. As
water power there is certainly enough in Niagara
to turn any quantity of mills, and work up Any
onantity Of woolens and cOttons What a droll
o,a. the conjunction OF su.h Immense utilities
with strict reservation of the rights of nature,
of the MT abs to turn the waters over the fall
left niagara on Friday afternoon. farmer
of the peghborhood, going home some ten miles
of, took his seat beside NE. There is something
to me- a cit, man, extremely charming in the naive
mapner in which country folks tell of their affairs.
1t sits gracefully them, and ls such natural
cen rast to the heavy, suspicious reserve which
people in the clutch of many walls get. My no~
ncduhih tai ce had been from home 10 get piano
for Lis daughter | suggested to him tGLt 1t Vas
a cabial thing to have III the country al the ac
CON pllsbnebts for girls that they had 10 cities
suC + at the advantages which the lrttcr possessed
i'll TIE health giving qualities OF their work on the
fai milking cows aud all that sort of thing would
Otter things equal give them the bodily strength
redu red f close study hich dellcstcly reared
cItt children often want He informed tnen that
that hind of work was done by "helps on the
taIms in his part Of the country, unless the helps
could not be had as was the case Just nOW-they
we're 80 scarce. Well, if SOL the primitive
habits of fol ming population are TO be reformed
away after that fashion, we shall see the differ
epce in the strength Of the yeonanry. The Spar
tans held that the strength Of women Was neces
sary t. race, and all women OF whatever degree
were 1; reed 10 exercise accordingly. 80 through
cut Europe women per Orm ield-labors. True, it
is hard uoik aid the habit is abused; but here
tie custom is Just too much tue other way. In
the cities our women are over dcllcate, and the
standard Of health and streI 9Th has lowered; in
the country it has been different, owing to the
partial ft -lsbOrs 10 which they have been sub
i.cted I be Tendencies now TO r, cye women
0. all field labors. The original German settlers,
working in the clayey soils, have their wives work
in he field The second or third generation has
noting of the kind. The result is, women less
strong, and their children TOO. yron, speaking of
,le death of the Princess Charlotte who died in
childbirth, says: "Peasanfs bring for b in safety
True as regards women who work in the tieds.
Ny farm ing friend as went along in the ear,
pOlted out Prussi1n " settlement" The labds,
a rortion of then, be had sod; be did not like
item too clayey-bus the PrusslaDs work a great
deal with the spade, and can prosper where Amerl'
c.ns caulot They have been there twelve Years.
and Le ildceted a beautiful little church which
their pitty and industry had erected Hapqy
people with firm nerves and stomachs few
waits. ard an Inspiring place of worship My
hitnd cot out and then a wild doOhing character
stO, b, hs place, not sitting down. This gentle
man l took lor q Border Ruiiian NJ. having met
with tie Il pc before. What language he spoke il
WIS impossible to say for he uttered not word
THIN le Looked wilder from under hunsman's
cap, apd convusiyely opeDeG the door Of the car
81 atien pied TO stand on the platform. But the
conductor ordered him back. Then our wild
friend Wriggltd up and down and then the conduct
or sski for tickets, asked him for his; but he
cruIO not speak and give an account Of hmself
In aOId, his Wildness was caused by the want OF
ticket Which for certain reasons he had failed to
bu trusting per hals to picking pockets, OF the pro-
l,sttTe If which art there is always crop ready
! J lerpateic action The wild maD was accord
ingIy ltf' b, the rood side having achieved pOr
ton of lis object, and reduced travelling to the
low st point Of cheapness. The conductor heartily
cursed him. and there an end. In Europe
tie laws would be quite yiIdictiye such an
occasion, but the Americans are very good
ratured on being dddled after such fashions So,
il ca,es OF bar kruptcy the laws oh tue Continent
OF l. Europe are trightiuy severe Here the cred
tOr signs q release, gets five cents in the dollar,
AID Gays nothing. Bankruptcies III some States n
Europe must show ~ or 90 per cent assets, or the
bankrupt be treated as fraudulent. Well our
s. stem is the best because the infiyidual man is
uLit ittteItd AID there Is more business transacted
in Hal ip he,k.I Ior ha
stances, there could be in week in Europe. The
lethlone principle nlanests itself in thousands OF
eoCd-natur,d ways that never thought OF by
AmeIic0Is until they see the reverse in Europe.
Harsh is the European system, it Is an advance
IN hat Of ancient times where the debtor could
&c sold into slavery to satisfy the claim OF tho
credit r.
-shsroD Spripgsare an invention Ofcompsrative-
ly recent date. I hey be twelve miles south
vast Of PaIatEe Bridge, where the railroad goes,
eio are reached by stage. The ride thitter from
tLat p-lIt is through beautiful country, and the !
sPriI2s themselves are charmIr gig situated, with |
eNeIy variety OF landscape, except water The |
drives Ind walks are equally good. The principal |
hotel, the Puvi!ion has been nearly doubled by the
additions made 10 il this year, and there were |
never 20 many persons assembled III it as were |
tlis ey' ming Sunday 10 the principal room. |
hlladel Pbla at tins moment numbers more yls- !
tors here than any other town. There are OF the n |
atteuGants included, about a hundred Beside the !
PbyiIiOn there are several other hotels and the |
village is Oyercro"ded. Among the novelties here |
IL Sn Epit c0pal churcha pretty little ata'r- the
auditorium portion Of the decorations remaining |
yel 10 be completed. The Rev. Mr.. Odcn-
leDer Of Fhsdeiphia preached this morning |
tcIpon the text on Lazarus aud the rich man.
lie hbs particularly elegant dt livery, AID is oDe
Of the best OF purIsts in regard TO pronunciation.
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