Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1858-06-03

"How is Mrs Wilkins 2" I asked of my
friend, as entered his place of business OF
the next day.
Better than for many months, am pleas
ed to say" was his answer "She seemed, this
morning, almost another woman That music
was like an elixer to her SOUL"
had faith in it," said l. depend up
on it, Wilkins, you have been conserving tc
your wife's death by murder and suicide-mur
Ger Oh your part and suicide on hers My next
recommendation is the seaside. Give up your
business for week ; take your wife to some
watering place Immediately. Sea air, sea
bathing and sight of old ocean will put new
light into her VEINS"
"She can't possibly leave home We have
too many young children"
She'll have to leave home, and her young
children, too, for ever if you don't do some
thing to save her." spoke with some feeling
for l was little provoked at my friends in
clination to throw difficulties 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
practised. accepted another invitation to
tea, and, during the evening, gave as graphic
description as Was in my power, of the nov
city, excitement and wonderfully beneficial ef-
| fects of Il week at the seashore My own ex-
perience was quite to the point, having regain
ed strength almost by magic after long peri.
cd OF extreme nervous exhaustion.
You must take your wife to the seaside
1t is just what she wants." said l, after the
way had been fully prepared.
| Wilkins followed up with such hearty &C
quiescence that the point was carried under
scarcely an appearance of objection. Difficult
ties were, of course suggested but these
were pronounced of such slender Importance
that they were waived almost as soon as pre-
sented Two days afterwards had the salts
faction Of seeing them off, As l shook hands
with them at parting, could see in the coun-
tenance of Mrs. Wilkins, some reviving traces
of her old girsh beauty and reminding in
her eyes of the light Of other days.
year afterwards, made it my business to
visit my old acquaintance. He received me
with warmth of manner and cheerfulness of
spirit which satisfied me that bis state of mind
had considerably. improved.
How is Mrs. Wilkins ?" I Immediately in
quired. A broad smile went over his face as he
replied
"A thousand times better than when you
saw her year ago"
" l am delighted to hear you say so. How
did the seaside prescription answer?"
Z" Admirably. 1t-worked like charm
Mary came back another woman. 1t was to
her almost like discovering the fountain of eternal
youth. Inever saw snch change in any one."
Didn't she fall back into ole habits of
mind and body after her return to the city ?"
"No."
How did you prevent this ?" inquired,
BY acting on the hint you gave, / hired a
carringe for all excursion, once a week, while
the pleasant weather lasted, and it cost me a
few shings each time but it was cheaper
than paying the doctor, and the medicine cur
ed more radically You can't imagine what a
change in her feelings took place. Nothing
outside of the narrow circle Of home interested
her before thought seemed asleep, or palsied;
but now she takes an interest in everything"
"Was it not starved into more than infantile
weakness :" inquired.
Perhaps So" he said, thoughtfulIy. "The
uind must have its appropriate food as well as
the body"
Nothing is truer than that" ! replied.
"And, like the body it must have the alter
ations of shade and sunshine, fresh air and ex-
ercise. 1t must have change and recreation,
as well as seasons Of labor. Without these,
mental health is impossible; and, without
mental health, there can be no true bodily
health" r
Husbands, I fear, are not thoughtful enough
about their wives in this particular. l am
very certain if every toiling heusekeeper, and
worn down. exhausted mother, whose pale
face is hardly ever seen beyond the portals Of
her own door, were forced abroad occasionally
into the social world, ifsthey would not 60
willingly, and taken yearly to the seaside for
few weeks, that hundreds and thousands of
wives and mothers, who are now sickly, ner-
vous aud unhappy, would be in tn enjoyment
| Of good health and cheerful spirits, giving
light to their homes and happiness to the hearts
of their husbands p
Try the prescription, ye men with sickly,
toiling, exhausted wives, whose pale faces
haunt your homes like ghosts of former bles-
sings. Pity them wisely, and hold them back,
while you may, from the low resting places un-
der the green turf towards which they are de-
scending with rapid feet.
There is practice amaag the Swiss and
Germans Of boring into the sasi1Il asspng the
roots of fruit trees, with aq nstful1ent made
for the purpose, and pouri 10 liquid manure
to force the tree forward, and also enable it to
resist the drought in dry weather, have prac-
ticed this for four years witt aome cue Seckel