M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-04-03
Twelve fWnEs OF COmlnIttIng

Twelve Why's OF Committing I
d, liis q csc 9lIieide.9 % iu50 sfr \
/. Wearing of thin shoes and eot'l
ton stockings on damp nights, and in
cool, rainy weather. Wearing in;
sufficient clothing, and especially upon
the limbs and extremities. "a sa s,I
Q. Leading a life Of enfeebling,
stupid lazimess, and keeping the mind
in an unnatural state Of excitement by
reading trashy novels. Going to thea.
tiers, parties, and balls in all sorts Of
weather, in the thinnest possible dress.
Dancingtill in a complete pespirahon,
and then going home, without sufficient
overgarments, through the cool, damp,
air. a
8. Sleeping on feather beds in seven.
by.nine bedrooms, without yentila.
tion at the top OF the windows, and
especially with two or more persons
in the same small, unventilated bed
room. AH
4. Surfeiting on hot and very stim'
ulating dinners. Eating in a hurry,
without half mastieating tho food
and eating heartily before going to
bed every night, when the mind and
body are exhausted by the tolls of the
day and the excitement of the even
ing.
5. Beginning in childhood on tea
and coffee, and going from one step
to another through chewing and smok-
ing tobacco, and drinking Intoxicating
liquors. BY personal abuse, and physi.
cal and mental excesses of every des-
cription. ,s .ssa.a 81 n
6. Marrying in haste and getting
an uncongenial companion, and living
the remainder Of life in mental dis
satisfaction. Cultivating jealousies
and domestic broils, and being always
IN q mental ferment. ,-f ls.no
7. Keeping childVen quietly Civ,
ing paregoric and cordials, by teach
ing them to suck candy, and by sup
plying them with raisins, nuts, and
rich cake. When they are sick by
giving them mercury, tartar emetic,
and arsenic, under the mistaken no.
tion that they are medicines and not
iI9itant poisms. $3.50 aaii sfr~J)
s. Allowing the love of gain to
absorb oar minds, so as to leave no
time to attend to our health. Fol,
lowing an unhealthy occupation be-
cause money can he made byit.
Q. Tempting the appetite with Bit
ters and niceties when the stomach
says No, and by forcing food into it
when nature does not demand, and
even rejects it. Commanding be-
tween meals ,f .e'
10. Contriying to keep in a con-
tinual worry about something or moth
ing. Giving way to fits of anger. d.
II. Being irregular in all our habits
Of sleeping and eating. Going to
bed at midnight and getting up at
noon. Eating too much, too many
kinds Of food, and that which is too
highly seasoned. 3v. u lag..a
-. Neglecting to- take proper care
of ourselves, and not apply early for
medical advice when disease first ap-
pears, Taking celebrated quack
medicines to a degree Of making a
drug shop of the body. ltrs 1o
The above causes produce more
sickness, suffering, and death than all
epidemics, malaria, and contagion
with war, pestilence, and famine
Nearly all who have attained to old
age have been remarkable for equan-
unity Of temper, correct habits of diet,
drink, and rest-for temperance, cheer
fnlness, and morality. PHYSICAL pun
ishment is sure to visit the transgres.
sor of natures laws. All commit
suicide and cut off many years of their
natural life who do not observe the
means of preventing diseases and o.
preserving health, II American medi,
cal and Surgical Journal. NY,
| ASS~-NO~-oO~-~DoOOC~Oo-~~o
SINGULAR LIFE RESTORING. "A re-
cent and highly respectable English
paper relates circumstance Of an ex-
traordinary character, which occurred
a short time since in one of the flour
ishing towns of the midland counties.
A clergyman died, and his daugh-
tere, on the third day after his decease
recollecting that no likeness remain
cd Of the once cherished son and
brother, 1t was agreed, ere the grave
closed over him, that the body should
be unshrouded and a portrait taken.
A young lady of some professional
celebrity was engaged for the task
She, with the assistance of the atten-
dant, took off the shroud, and placed
the body in the requisite posture; but
other duties requiring the artists at
tention, the sketch was deferred till
noon. About 12 o'clock, at the foot
of the bed, the lady commenced and
went through an hours work on this
image of death. GIoL gs;7g
Atthis stage of the proceedings, by
some unaccountable motion, the head
of the death-like figure fell on one
side Nothing daunted, the artist
carefully took hold the head to replace
II rhan loI tho avoo onapad ond otor