Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-13
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ian meekness, so deep . feeling for
the beauties of earth and sky, such ra-
tional loyalty to womanhood, and such
simple, child-Iike love of song, the
song Of bird, Of milk maid, and of
that this little book on fishing
has earned its life of quite two hundred
years. already, OUTLYING many a more
book, and Izaak Walton has
a place of honor amid British authors,
and has the love even Of those who have
learned the poet-moralist's truer wis
dom,
"Nevcr to blend our pleasure or our prido
With sorrow Of the meanest thing that feels.'
The culture that is put on like
coat, soon ,cears through to the wear
or, and is hardly worth making up.
''He can be gentleman if he please"
said one. "Then he will never please
to be anything clse," was the true and
pointed reply remark as true of the
higher and truer use Of knowledge, as
it is Of manners.
1t will be found Mt last, that the
gentle word is better than the learned
word, true courtesy superior to keen
criticism, and that he who should find
the lost Plead achieves not half the
triumph that he wins, who finds the
right place for his heart, and the heart
in it. The best Educator is by no
manner of. means the best scholar as
the term goes, and no scientific acqui-
sitions can atone fer slovenly habits Of
thought and utterance, Or for harsh,
illiberal spirit, that looks upon knowl-
edge as so much broken China, to bel
wisely kept for show instead of an
atmosphere to be breathed, and thus
to enter into heart and life. -
ISY,lpA7HY OF THE NERVES When
the nerves, from long habit, have been
accustomed to transmit their. messages
from distinct parts, and are suddenly
cut off from them, they still retain
along their trunks the sympathetic or
sensational actions. Thus, man who
has had a leg amputated will feel dis
tinctly along the course of the trunk
the nerve sensation from toes which no
longer exist. The mind also is inau-
enced by this and frequently this Pc
culiar direct nervous action can only
be allayed by that which is negative
and reflex. A curious instance occur
red within my own experience. An old
sailor suffered much from this he re-
tanned his diseased foot too long, but
at last consented to amputation. l
knew him only with a wooden leg.
When he had his nervous pains, he al
ways called for hot water, into which
he put his wooden stump. If told Of
his folly in supposing that such a pro-
ceeding could do any good, he would
become enraged, and his paroxysm of
pain would increase; but if grati6ed,
he took things easy, and the process
actually appeared to do him good,
though all must know there could be
no real benefit. Still, here is the ef-
feet Of mind over master.-Ridse on
Health and Disease.
,AMERIcAN1sMs.- -Mr. Emerson, in
his last lecture, took occasion to men,
ton several vicious Americanisms,
which he hoped to see banished from
our current literature. We shall be
happy to aid the reform, by putting the
evils on record, 50 far as we can now
recollect them. The word "graphic"
is misused in such phrase as
"graphic debate," as the epithet ap-
plies only to what is written. "Quite
a number" is a solecism, "quite" be-
ing only an adverb. "Slim'' is not
synonymous with "bad"-that being,
said Mr.. Emerson, "a detestable use"
of the word, although We find that
Webster places "worthless'' among its
definitions. Such phrase as che went
there some," is improper, as "some"
is never an adverb. 10 say we have
"perused the papers, is generally
misstatement, that verb implying the
utmost thoroughness. To peruse the
Bible would be highly commendable.
"Balance'' does not mean "remain-
der,'' and no one, therefore, has any
right to. talk about the balance Of ones
life, or the balance Of the week.-Bos-
ton Journal. - '-'
The DYING NEVER WEEP.-It is a
striking fact-the dying never weep.
The circle Of sobbing, agonized hearts
around, produces not tear. Is it that
he is insensible and stiff already in the
chill Of dissolution That cannot be;
for he asks for his fathers hand, as if
to gain strength in the mortal struggle,
and leans on the breast of mother,
brother or sister, with still conscious
affection and just before expiring, at
eve, after long days converse with
the Angel Of Summons, he says to his
oldest brother-the last audible good
night Of earth-"Kiss me, kiss me "
1t must be because the dying have
reached point too deep for our earth
ly crying and weeping. They are face
to face with higher and heller beings,
with the Father in Heaven, and his
angel throng, led on by the Son him
self !; and what are griefs Of mourn
ing, tears of dying farewell-be it
that they are shed by the dearest on
earth-in that vision bright Of immor-
tai life and everlasting reunion!
THE DEATH WAfcH.-This name
evidently had its origin from dark and
superstitious times. 1t is nothing more
or less than diminutive beetle, he lit
tie creature that perforates the round
holes in the worm eaten furniture and