Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-10-16
Night Air.

DNrlnS tnc months OF september and De-
tober, throughout the United States, whercy-
or there arc chills, and fever and nguc, inter
mittcnts, or the more deadly forms of fever,
it is pcrnicious, and even dangerous prac-
tcc. to sleep with the outer doors or windows
open; because miaSna, marsh cmanations.
the product of decaying vegctation-all of
which are different terms, expressing the
/ same thingis made So light bv heat. that
'tasccnds ut once towards the upper portion
OF atmospheric space, aud is not breathcd
during the hcatof tue day, but the cool nights
OF the Fall of the year condcnsC it, make it
heavy, and it settles on the ground, is breath
| cd into the lungs, incorporated into the
blood and if in its concentrated form, rs in
certain localities near Rome, it causes sick
moss ant! death in a few hours. The plaques
which devastated Eastern countries in car
licr ages, were caused by the concentrated
cmanatons from marShy localities, or dis
tricts of decaying vegetation, and the
common observation of the higher class
people was, that those who occupied tho
upper stories, not even coming down stairs
for market supplies, but drew them up by
ropes attached to baskets, had entire immu-
nlty from disease, for two reasons; the high
or the abode the less compact is tho deadly
atmosphere +; besides. the higher rooms in u
house, in Summer, arc the warmer ones, and
the mlasma less concentrated The lower
rooms arc colder, making the air moro dense.
80, by keeping all outer doors and windows
closed, especially the lower ones, the build
ing is less cool and comfortable, but it ex-
cludcs the infectious air, while it's warmth
sends what enters through the crcyccs inn
mcdiatclN to the ceilings of the rooms, where
it cOngrcgatcs and is not brcathcd; hence it is
that men who entered the bar-room and din
ing-saloons of the National Hotel, remain
ing but a few brief cfhours, were attacked with
the National Hotel disease; while ladies who
occupied upper rooms, where constant fires
were burning escaped attack, although re-
naming in the house for weeks at timc.-
1t was for the same reason that DIR. Rush was
accustomed to advise families in Summer
time, not being able to leave the city, to
cause their Younger children especially, to
spend their time above stairs We have spent
Il lifetime ourselves in the West and extreme
South, and know iii our own person, and us
to those who had frmncss to follow our re-
commcndaton, that whole families will cs-
cape all the forms of Fall fcvcrs, who will
havo bright fires kimdlcl at SUNRISE and sun
set III The family room. But it is too plain
n prescription to secure observance in more
! than one family in ten thousand After the
third frost, and until the Fall of the next
! year, it is an important means of health for
| persons to sleep with an outer door or win
dow partly open, having the bed in such u
| position, as TO Lc protected from draught of
|
work or take exercise in the morning on an
empty stomach; but if it is stimulated to ac-
ton by cupof coffee, or u crust of bread,
or apple, or orange exercise can be taken,
not only with impunity. but to high advan-
/ tagc, in all chill and fever localities. HuW&
'Io"r''ai Of HeaW.
MAHoMET.-Slightly above the middle
size, his figure, though spare, was hand
some and commanding, the chest broad and
open, the bones and framework large, the
joints well knit together. His neck was
long ana finely moulded. The head-un-
usually large--gavc space for broad and
noble brow. The hair thick, yet black,
and slightly curling, fell down over his ears.
The eyebrows were arched and Joined
the countenance thin, but rrddy. His
large eyes, intensely black aud piercing.
received additional mstre from their long
dark eyclashcs. The nose was high and
slightly aquilnc, but fine, and at the end
attenuated. The teeth were far apart
\ long, black, bushy beard, reaching to the
breast, added manlncss and presence
His expression was pcnsive and contempla-
tive The face beamcd with intelligence,
though something of the scnsuous might
also be there discerncd. Ills broad black
hat leaned slightly forward as he walked;
and his step was hasty, yet sharp and dcci-
dcd, like that of one rapidly descending n
dcclivity. There was something unsettled
in his blood-shot eye, which refused to rest
upon its object. When he turned towards
you, 1T was never partially, but with the
whole body--lair's LJs Of AGahomet.
A FnENcH BELLE 4 HuXDREn YEARS
AGo.-Nladamc dc Genlis, inhermemoirs,
describes the tanning she underwent to fit
her for Partisan society in the last century:
81 had two teeth pulled out; i had whale
bone stays that pinchcd me terribly; nv
feet were imprisoned in tight shoes, with
which it was impossible for me to walk;
had two or three thousand curl papers put
around my head, and wore, for the first
time in my life, hoop. In order to get
rid of my country attitudes, had an iron
collar on my neck; and, as / sguintcd Is
little at times, was obliged to put on gog-
giles as soon as Iawokc III the morning, and
these wore four hours / was, moreover,
not a little surprised when they talked of
giving me master to teach me what
thought knew well enough alrcady--to
walk. Besides all this, i was forbidden to
run, to leap, or to ask questions"
On Mrs. Chickcfberry says, she thinks
it very drol, thatthc 4th of July should
SO often come on Sunday, or Sundays come
so often on the 4th of July she ISM surc
which+-antl she says that Mr.. Tuck Can
,oo on the Ion0rss slofuYn ,ntL. a., IL.