Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-05-07


EXCELLENT RuLEs.-Ths following excellent
rules are extracted from Washington's code of
manners, written in his early youth
Every action in company ought to be
with some sign of respect to those present.
Be no flattcrer, neither play with any one
that delights not to be played with.
Read no papers, letters, nor books in com
pany. Come not near the papers or books of
another so as to read them. Look not over
another when he is writing.
Let your countGnance be cheerful but in
serious matters be grave.
Show not yourself glad at anothers mistor-
| tunes.
Let your discourse with others on matters of
| business be short.
1t is good manners to let others speak first.
Strive not with your superior in argument,
but be modest.
When a man does all he can do not blame
| him, though he succeeds not well.
Take admonition kindly.
Be not hasty to believe flying reports to the
| injury OF another.
In your dress be modest, and consult your
condition. Play not the peacock, looking
vainly at yourself.
II is better to be alone than in bad COM
pany.
Let your conversation be without malice or
envy.
Urge not yonr friend to discover q secret.
Break not jest where none take pleasure III
| mirth.
Speak not injurious words either in jest Or
| earnest.
Gaze not on the hlemishes Of others.
When another speaks, be attentive.
Be not apt to relate gossip
Be not curious to know the affairs of others.
Speak not evil of the absent.
When You speak fGod, let it be with rev.
| erence.
Labor to keep alive that spark of heavenly
fire called conscience.
GET ENouGu SLEEp.-We have often heard
| young men remark that four or five hours
sleep was all they wanted, and all that the hui
man system required. Tho habit of gOinl
without sufficient sleep is very injurious
Thousands, no donbt, permanently iniure ihei
health in this way. We live in u fast age, wheI
everybody seems to bo trying to invert the OF
der ofnatprc. Iflolkswiil persist in turning nigh
into day, it is not to be wondered at that few
last out the allotted term OF life. No matter
what may be a man's cupation--physical OF
mental, or, like OthelIo's, 'sgone" and living il
idleness-ths constitution cannot last, depent
upon it, without Il sutliciency of regular ant
refreshing sleep. John Hunter, the great sur
geon, died suddenly Of spasmodic affection O
the heart, disease greatly encouraged b
want of sleep. In just published volume b
a m9dcal man, there is one great lesson tha
naru sluuentS stnti literary luen illly teaTH, un
that is, that Hunter probably killed himself b
taking too littIo sleep. s'Four hours rest I
night, and one after dinner, cannot be suff
cent to recruit the exhausted powers of bod
and mind" Certainly not; and the cons'
quence was, that Hunter died early. If me
will insist on cheating Sleep, her Sc twin siste
DEATH" will avengo the insult.
Music IN TuRKEY.-The recent war in FL
rope has been OF service to Turkey in mol
than one way. The European tastes for mus
has of late made immense progress there. III
sultan has at present, for the amusement of h
harem, an excellent orchestra, composed
women alone. Sc One in Particular says
letter from Constantinople, Sc is remarkable f
her performance Oh the violin, her style of e
ecutiOn resembling that of Theresa Milanau.
Very few harems are now without plan
forte, and many of the Turkish ladies are c
cellent performers