Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-11-11


one much humber but notless happy. Already
its walls are rich, with heavenly gifts, gifts
which this world cannot give; and blessed be
God, gifts which no finalcial panic can take
away.
From the New York Times
SOME PLAIN ADVICE TOAhL SORTS OF PEOPLE
SUITED TO TILE TIMES.
Will you permit an old IMAM, who has gone
through three panics, and two general bank
suspensions, to give a little advice to your nu-
merous readers
l. To Business Men Nho are in DeJt.-Reduce
as speedily as possible yonr liabilities. Enter
into no new projects; convert as rapidly as pos
sible your merchandise into cash, and pay your
debts. Fear not large discounts in prices.
Don't turn away your clerks and helpers, if
you can avoid it. Reduce their wages rather.
BE easy with weak creditors; help them along
and enable them to help ypu.
2. 10 Housekeepers Of limitm 1eaas.-By
housekeepers, mean the heads Of the family,
male and female; to thclq say, Introduce
strict system Of economy Into every department.
Buy in small quantities, and mostly from day
to day. See that nothingis wasted. Pay cash
for everything you buy. Don't turn away SER
wants unless absolutely necessary it is better to
reduce their wages.
8. To Ssrran!s.-Remenber, it is q general
time of care anxiety and loss with your en-
ployers. Many of them APE greatly reduced in
their means Of living thousands Of them, OF
liberal disposition, are really encrampcd in their
circumstances, and hardly know how to get the
meanSof living. Therefore, for your own saEcS,
aid them in every plan of rctrenchnlcnt and
economy. Take small wages, or even work for
your board, so long as the, trouble lasts, rather
than be sent away.
4. To Cfe,titofs.-Don't.bc hard with your
debtors Give them timcswhere there is a dis
position to pay, and whc,.c time may enable
them to pay. Ifyon are rich, this is your duty;
has hitherto ruled let reason now have sway.
Judge not, lest We be Judged may be thus
paraphrasctl: "Grind moi, ,,7esi ySs3sbc gros,ael"
5. To the Rich.-By rich, mean those per-
sons who, in spite loss, panic, andtle general
shrinkage of property, 1--we still a clear and
ample ii.coine There arSlnany such alaong;ss,
notwithstanding tie s.;os, t::at has dist"vbed SO
cicty Iu eylll such eht:re, r::ss'ccttn!ly: t"
your servants; don't give up Your coaches: live
wealth b!esSes society; bu! in tie a,lministra-
ton CT ynur affair; set examrlh q: care, prIi-
dcncc, wei r'frl'cSs. Remember tia! WAT
you do is Of powerful influence. iou luri,i.b
the creed OF worl;t--tc great world OF FASH
ion 1t is u good time to review Your c"nfe:-
SION of faith Have you not, heretofore, set
bad examples. which have become epidemic, and
done mucli towards the wesen! raging fever of
society? ;iaye you not inculcated foolish. vul-
gar expenses in houses, furniture. cluipagr,
dress Have yoa not set examples which have
uc-ul!rn. III our hotels our rrlrcahlncnt saloons
AMI orr stores, cIOlmoS cNtrava%aiicc and rilpl-
NOUS prices and all this, with Il general disrc-
gard Of plo2riety, comfort and good taste 3
Think OF these things, ye cnvled, wors!ir"h
law-@irers OF society, and if Our faith ard prac-
tice have become thus vicious, need not say it
is good time for yol to reform both
e. To 1ialaer<.-l speak freely ~ you, for: as
class, know not on this earth those who take
precedence of YOU. IN virtue and elevation oi
character. y mother is, AS it seems To me. tic
hottest thing on this SHINING earth. And yer.
in New York, many mothers Of SOILS and daugI!-
ters, have been led a$tiay Many Of them have
inlulged, and by indulgence have encouraged
habits of expense, display, idlencss, gossip, III
their children. Fast young mcn and last young
la,lics, arc rather the types Of Cppertem.on. in
Gotham. Shame, shame upon ye, mothers! |
pray you, let the past suffice, i'll this miserable
race Of iollY Listen to better counsel. Let
modcsty, prudence, economy, bc restored to their
true places in the family circle. To be FAST for
Il young man, is vicious, degrading; to be fast
for Il young woman, is to deprive her OF tue
chief gloricS Of her sex, modesty: discretion,
pruIlicty. 70 be fast is very expensive, I" say
nothing of the moral cost; i'll the mere rcckOn-
Ing of family expenses, it Is formidable ltem
1t implies Il complete waste Of time, the great
gilt OF life it implies rash and needless wa*te
Of opportunities for improvement and reflection;
it implies a constant, careless, ami destructive
| waste of money. And more than all, it implies,
I at least in many cases, an utter breaking away
| from parental restraint, counsel and guidance.
I \ "last young man" ora fast young wonlan,'
is in majority of instances, equivalent 10
{" lost Young man; or lost young woman
Is it not sUnl time tUr mothers, now that Our
very homes are rocking with panic, ruin and
poverty, brought upon lis, i'll part, at least, by
these errors. to consider their ways and mend
them
I. To Mc Young Ldics.--l would speak ten
dciiy to you. ior, i'll mainT oI your tolieS, you
| are encouraged by the stcrncr sex. Yet there
are some which are your own. Let me speak
of two things-eXtravaG&rcc and molstrosity
in dress. In the days Of your mothers. six ur
| cigllt yards of silk was enough for dress; now
YOU must have sixteen. This enormity does
not bcantifv YOU; it lenders You lidcc;lS.
! There are some of your fashions which are 50
disgusting Is hardly 10 be spoken oil mean
all those devices which have for their object the
swelling out Of yoar forms, so as to give promi-
ncncc to--what shall | say? AS il to initiate
the peacock, the very emblem Of folly and vani-
ty. You make your heads, tic scat Of the intel
lcct. as little and insignificant as possible, while
the hips are amplilicd into the dimensions of IL
! balloon
! This, my dear young ladies, is madness. In
: the first place. it is very inconvcnirnt. With
ypur hooIls and crnonc, YOU arc Troublesome
and annoying, especially in public places; in tic
street, in the church, the theatre, tic omnibus
and tile rail car. Your long trains, disgusting
rs they sweep up the mu'l and dust in the
streets, and wine the filth upon your pretty feet
AMI ankles arc very irritating in crowded.! places,
for they will be trod upon, and then you lool,
daggcrS
And finally, my fair readers, these things scil-
Grated and encouraged by your mantua-nlascrs,
and your fear of each other, disgust those whom
YOU should desire to please; | mean young
men. These modern cxtravagances oi yours
| have done much TO degrade your Sex in the eyes
of our SEX I am IN old man, anu to me it is