The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-07-09

ing face, In the intervals OF many OF thc
pieces.
elbow is Mrs. Wilkins 2" I asked my
friend as entered his place of business
on the next day.
"Better than for many months, am
pleased to say" was his answer. "She
seemed this morning like another woman.
That music was like an elixir to her soul"
81 had faith in it" said I. Depend
upon it, Wilkins, you have been consent
ing to your wife's death by murder and
suicide-murder on your part and suicide
on hers. My next recommendation is
Cape May. Give up your business for a
week, and borrow the money to pay the
expenses yeu haven't the ready cash
on hand but take your wife to Cape May
Immediately. Sea air, bathing, and
sight of old ocean will put new life into
her veins.
"She can't possibly leave home. We
have too many young children"
She'll have to leave home and young
children, too, forever, if you don't do
something to save her." spoke with
some feeling, for was little provoked
at my friends inclination to throw diff
culties in the way. "Just make up your
mind that the thing has to be done, and
I'll answer for your wife. The fact is it's
my opinion that she'll say Yes on the
first proposition"
And so she did. A little management
was practiced, accepted another invita-
ton to tea, aud during the evening gave
as graphic description as was in my
power, of the novelty, excitement and
wonderfully beneficial effects of week at
the sea shore. My own experience was
to the point, having gained strength al
most by magic, after long period of ex-
treme nervous exhaustion.
"You must take your wife to the sea-
shore. 1t is just what she wants." said /,
after the way had been fully prepared.
Wilkins followed up with such q hearty
acquiescence that the point was carried
under scarcely an appearance of objec'
ton. Difficulties of course were suggest
ed, but these were waived almost as soor
as presented. Two days afterwards
had the pleasure of seeing them off in th'
steamboat AS I shook hands with then
at parting, could see in the countenanc.
|, of Mrs. Wilkins, some reviving traces o
, her old girlish beauty; and rekindling
in her eyes of the light of other days.
, A year afterwards, in passing through
, the city, made it my business to visi
my old acquaintance. He received m'
, with a warmth of manner and cheerful
) ness of spirit which satisfied me that hi
, state of mind had considerably improved
A broad smile went over my face as ht
, he replied: " A thousand per cent. better
than when you saw her year ago."
"I am delighted to hear you say SO
, How did the Cape May prescription an
: swer."
r Admirably. It worked like O charm
Mary came back another woman. It wa
to her almost like discovering the foun
!, tain of eternal youth. Ineyer saw sucl
, a change in any one."
s didn't she fall back into old habits Q
body and mind after her return to th
Q city"
I "No."
= "How did you prevent this" en-
quired.
: "By acting on the hint you gave,
) hired a wagon for an afternoon. once
o week, while the pleasant weather lasted
! and showed her all the fine scenery with
ten miles of the city. It cost me two dol
e lars each time, but it was cheaper tha
paying the doctor, and the medicine cure
1t more radically. You can't imagine wha
e change in her feelings took place.
Nothing outside of the narrow circle {
is home interested her before, though
seemed asleep or palsied but now sh
takes an interest in everything. Her so,
o has awakened from its deep torpor.
!; "Was it not starved into more tha
3 infantile Weakness" [ remarked.
l. "Perhaps so," he said, thoughtfnlly
,e The mind must have its appropriate foo
as well as the body"
10 "Nothing is truer than that l replies
It And like the body it must have. the alte
% nations of shade and sunshine, fresh a
)" and exercise. It must have change ar
n. recreation, as well as seasons of labo
,u Without these, mental health is imposs
BILE; and without mental health, there CT
n. be no true bodily health
a Husbands, / fear are not thought
nd enough about their wives in this partic
be lar. lam very certain. if every toilil
le housekeeper, and worn down, neryot
ce exhausted mother, whose pale face
1T hardly ever seen beyond the portals
en- her own door, were forced abroad, occ
! a sionally, into the social world, if til
lot would not go willingly and TAX en- yea,