Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

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If person feels himself happy in the
enjoyments and elegance of private life,
or in the excitation of affairs, he will
take small pains to acquire happiness
from other sources, when it has to be
purchased at no less costly sacrifice than
labor of the brain, employed in the
walks of solitary contemplation. Swift
acknowledged that his efforts at intel
lectual eminence from boyhood, were
but to supply the want of wealth and
title, or to secure such distinction as
is usually awarded to the possession of
coach and six. The world, it is
probable, would never have been en-
riched with "Paradise Lost" or Gre
gained" if the author had not been
dlspoiled of his Office and comforts of
his Restoration ; nor Defoe have pro-
duced his Robinson Crusoe," and
other works of permanent attraction
had he not encountered q similar fate.
Even when q prosperous career has not
impaired activity Of intellect, adversely
has commonly rendered it more prolific
in lettered results. Lord Bacon wrote
q considerable part of his works during
the few years that followed his exclu
sion from public employments and
Machiavel composed his celebrated
political treatises, "The Prince" and
the "Discourses on Livy,' under cir
cumstances of the like description. In
countries where plenty is most widely
diffused, and a general equality of
social condition prevails, few writer's
Of eminence ever arise as neither the
pressure Of want, nor the stimulus
arising from hope Of recreation or ad-
vancement, incites to exertlon.
The JEWISH SABBATH.-It is un-
lawful to ride on hoseback or in car
riage-to walk more than q mile from
their own dwelling-to tranact business
of any kind-to NEEDLE with any tool
TO write-to play with any musical
instrumental Battle-Ground the hair
and even to carry a pin in their
clothes which is unnecessary. These,
and a great many others, are complied
with by the most rigid. There is one
command in the law of Moses, to which
all Jews most scrupulously adhere ::
eye shall kindle no fire throughout
your habitations upon the Sabbath
day" (Exod. xxxv., 3.) Conse-
quently, they never light fire, or a
lamp, or a candle on the Sabbath day,
nor eat food prepared on that day all
must be done on Friday. As it is i'm
possible to spend the Sabbath in cold
climates without fire or light, the Jew
ish families who keep servants make
it point to have Gentle in their
service to do these things and among
their humber classes number Of FAM
lilies generally unite in securing the
services of Gentle neighbor for a
day. Nothing could wound the con-
science Of Jew more than to be under
the necessity of putting fuel on the
fire, or to snuff his candles on the Sab
bath.-Ihe British Jevs.
The ORIGIN OF THE NAME OF Iowa.
The St. Louis Democrat finds in an
old newspaper the following explana-
ton Of the origin Of the name of our
STATE:
"Toolesborough is situated just above
the mouth Of the Iowa river. By the
way, do you know the Specification of
the word Iowa? Presuuing that at
least some of your readers do not, I
will tell you. Many years ago, per-
haps, before you or were born, and
and before the pale faces had taken
possession of the fertile lands west of
the Mississippi, and converted them to
his comfort and profit, tribe of Indi-
ans encamped on the bluffs overhang-
ing the Iowa river. where now stands
the town of Toolesborough. The chief
Of the tribe. coming in view of the
river unexpectedly, was struck with
rapture at the surrounding grand and
picturesque beauty, and in his native
dialect, exclaimed Iowa-Iowa'-
beautiful, beautifully Hence the
name to the river. and afterwards to
all that portion Of the Louisiana pur-
chase now forming the State Of Iowa"
LIKED FOR ITS USES THE Philadel-
phia North American speaks sensibly
and truly when it says "the money
getting habits Of the Americans are
part Of the system of life which we fol-
low. Few scrape money together for
the mere pleasure Of accumulation.
We confess to the fact that Americans
do like money. But they like it not
for itself, but for what it will bring
them. They do not want barren pos
session, but fruitful. They like to
earn money-nobody better. But they
like to spend it, too and they do so
literally. Indeed, if they were content
with less luxury, and without the graf
ifcation of the tastes which civilization
lmparts, and general education hts them
for, the Americans would not seem, to
superficial observers, such inveterate
money getters. The almighty dollar,
is an object Of desire, but it is not the
round disk Of the stupid coin which
they worship, but the covetable things
which the money will procure
How THEY PREDICT THE WEATHER AT
THE SMITHS OMAN INsTITUrE.-Prof.
Henry, at the Scientific Association,
gave an account of the method pursued
each day at the Smithsonian Institute
to record and predict the weather.
They have map Of the United States
hung upon board, with the pins stuck
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