Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-25
0Qlortrster Daily Spp.

INSTINCT OR PREsENTIMENT-In Schu
berts Spiegel der Natur Mirror of Naturel
the author relates, in his chapter on instinct.
the following facts as proofs of certain divine
impulse in men =
A gentleman, an acquaintance of the cele
DRAFTED French authoress, Mime. Boaumond,
was about making pleasure trip on the river
with a party of friends. Every thing was
ready and he was just entering the boat, when
mis- sister, deaf mute, came suddenly and
most anXiously running along, and Selling her
prolhers arm and coat, tried to keep him
back; but finding this unavailable she threw
herself at his feet, ald taking hold Of his knees
expressed by the most imploring gestures her
wish that he should desist from going on the
water. Touched by the painful, entreating
expression in the face and posture of the deaf
mute, several persons joined in the prayers of
the poor unfortunate girl, and her brother fl
nally yielded to their wishes. 1t was fortunate
he did SO, for the boat had gone but short
distance on the water, when sudden gust of
wind made it capsize Several of the company
found watery grave, and he, who could not
even swim, would no doubt have met with the
same fate, if his sister, by some divine presen-
tment, had not prevented his going.
Once, on an evening, rich and benign far
mer felt, by some secret impulse, impelled to
Sond, at a l4ete hour, sUITo ARTICLES OF Iood 10
poor family in the neighborhood. "Where-
fore so late; cannot this be done as well to-
morrow 2" said those around him. NO." re-
piled he, cit must be done now" While in
sisting the worthy farmer did not know what
blessing his benevolent action was just then
to the tenants of the poor hut, for there the
father-he who had to nourish and sustain the
family--had fallen sick the mother was in
firm already, and the children had been cry
ing for bread for more than two days-the
youngest of which was nearly dead from hun
ger. Thus their most pressing wants were at
once removed, and perhaps some lives saved.
Another gentleman, living near some coal
mines i'll Silesia, awolSe one night from his
sleep with an irresistible impulse to go down
in his garden. He rose, went down the same
impulse led him out of the back gate of his
garden into the fields, where he arrived lust
in time to save the life of a miner, who, in
climbing up ladder, missed his footing and
fell down the shaft into a coal-tub, which his
son was at that time winding up, but by the
increased weight was unable to do so now
alone.
A venerable clergyman in England once felt,
likewise, an unexpected desire to pay, late at
night, visit to a friend of his, whom he knew
to be of a very melancholy turn of mind
Though extremely tired by the cares and labor
of the day, and though the distance to his
friends house was very great, the venerable
gentleman could not resist his secret impulse.
SO he went, and, strange to say, arrived just
i'll time to prevent his friend from taking his
own life. The nightly visit and friendly ex-
hortadons had such a wholesome effect on the
depressed spirits of his friend, that he never
again attempted to commit suicide.
Prot. Buchner, at Marburgh, being once in
very pleasant company, felt strong desire to
go home and remove his bed from its old place
to another corner of his bedroom He yielded
to the impulse. Having done so, he felt again
at ease and went back to his friends. During
the night large portion of the ceiling in the
room, just where the bed formerly Stood
crumbled down, and would no doubt have
crushed him to death, had it not been removed
from there.
WHAT LADY THINKS OF HAIRY FACES
A Disguised female up at Xenia, Ohio, is MAX
ing terrific crusade against hairy faced men.
Hear her:
What expression of kindness and mild hui
mainly can be observed in a face covered with
hair from the nose down? Not any. AS well
might poor rat look in the grizzly muzzle of
Scotch terrier for mercy, when about to be
caught in his crushing jaws, as look for an ex-
preston of human kindness and sympathy in
the face of hirsute man. Who can appreci-
ate the value of a smile 1t lightens up the
countenance with adjoining sweetness, indi-
Gates kind heart, and radiates gladness to the
hearts of others, encourages the Responding,
soothes the afflicted, cheers the Borrowing, dis
arms wrath, and kindles up genial sympathy
and reciprocal regard.
But smile cannot crop out from the face of
a man "bearded" and mustached "lke the
pard." You suppose, from the agitation Of
tall grass, that some animal was crawling
Thought So you may infer from the whisk-
ing of hair that smile was burrowing along
there somewhere out of sight. The smile of
such man cannot be distinguished from the
grin of a ribbed-nosed balloon, which has burn
ed its mouth with hot chestnut.
The lips are capable Of indicating variety
of passions and emotions. They can express
kindness, good humor, sweetness Of DISPOSE
ton, sorrow, firmness and decision of charac-
ter, or they manifest scorn, contempt, dlsdaln,
loathing, anger, and threaten like loaded re-
volvers. The chief expression of the best
traits of Napoleon's nature were in his mouth
and chin, which he could clothe with so much
sweet, winning, mute, persuasive eloquence,
as to render his look irresistible. But when
lip and chin are covered with hair, you might
as well look for expression in the hole of a
bank swallow in the side Of gully, overhung
with tuft of grass
The passions and affections have their poles
in the face, firmness in the upper lip mirthful-
ness near the outer corners of the mouth, and
the affections in the edges of the lips, &C.,
hence the philosophy of kissing. Behold the
lovely woman, with form shaped by the
hand of harmony, regular features under clus
tering ringets, bright eyes beaming with in
telligence, well arranged pearly teeth, soft
and delicate skin, a mouth like Cupid's bow,
neck like ivory, breast like alabaster, and
the swelling fluctuations of love like snow,
her lips like two rose-buds moist with the
morning dew, and her cheeks,