The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1859-12-01

CAvsE oy SUppxs DEArir--D Dir. HaIl, in his
Journal of Health, says that ser, few OF the sud.
j den deaths which are said to drisc ffom diseases
OF the hearts do really arise from tl.at cause To
/ ascertain the real origin of sudden deaths the
Doetor says, the experiment. has been tried in
europe, apd reported TO nscieniii.c congress held
/ sat at;Strasburgh Sixtysix eases Of sudden death
were made the stbjects Of thorough post NOR.
1 ten examination. In these ca-es, only two were
found who died from diseases Of che heart. Nine
out Of the sisiy-six died from appopleSy, while.
there were forty-slx cases Of congestion of the
| lubgs--that is,the lungs were 80 full of blood
they could not work. aud there not being room
enough for sniicient quantity of air to support
life y s = 4. :
/ The Doctor goes on to enumerate the causes
that may produce congestion of thsl6nss. They
are cold feet, tight shoes, tight clothing eostiye
bowels, sitting still until chilled through after
being warmed by labor or rapid walk aoinq
too suddenly from close, heated room. into the
cold air, especially after speaking and sudden
depressiye news operating on the blood These
ca,'ses OF sudden death being known, nm avoid
anee oil them may serve 10 iongti.vn p,.s T:=!,s&,
lives, which would otherwise be lost under tho
yerdictrof a heart complaint That disease is
| supposed to, be Inevitable and iacurable, and
hence men may not take the pains they would to
avoid sudden death, If they knew that it lay
within theirpower.
NEVER Cory A Bto~.- -. Mother who of all the
big boys should you like for me to pattern p
asked little boy, who was looking around for n
good example.
"Who shonld you think 2. asked his n,other.--
| You know the big boys better than do"
! The little boy Thoughts Then he said:
"There's Dan Parker, he smokes; there's Bill
Parker, he swears, Tom Jones, he's got horrid
temper Sam Jay. he sprees it I; Jim Wood, he
hates study Gus Tying he tells whoppera.---
Mother, there isn't one that if l copy shouldn't
copy a blot from - =,
Oh, how the ugly blota in our character stand
ont IS s-
Well, Z said his mother. g there is one perfect
pattern
I" whe2' asked the boy, eagerly. al should
loseto know Iinl.' ~
The Son of Cod" answered she, ~who did
sin, neither was guile found in.hismo who
left rs on example that we should follow his
steps"
Oh, children, God knew you would need a
perfect pattern to copy from. You could not
| copy God because he Is spirit therefore he
| sent His Son TO become n child in this world. TO
show yon the pattern Of a Heavenly hoy. ana
he wished you to begin when child TO grow In.
TO his likeness. In Ills character there was no
blot to copy. He Is pure.
| Why SHOULD ANY NAN SwEARi--f can conceive
| no, reason why be should, but ten thousand rea
sons why he should not. !.
i. 1t isFedf. man Of high moral standing
would almost as soon steal sheep as swear.
2. 1t is vulgar; altogether too mean for dc
cent man
D. 1t is coeeard,yS Implying fear either Of not
being believed or obeyed
| 4. Iii sssgentlaaGni& a gentlemnn accord.
ingtp Webster, Is n gentcel man. Well bred
refined. sucha one viii no more swear, than
| go into the streets to throw, mud with n clod.
hopper
8. II is indecent; offensive to delieacy, and ex.
! tremely unfit for human ears.
| 9. 1t Is foolish. Want of deceney IL want Of
Rense."-Pope.
2. lis a5ssire To the mind which coneeives
The oath, to the tongue which utters it, and to
the person Ut whom it is aimed.
SIT seaonous ! showing mans heart to be
anest Of yipera; and every time he swears, one
Of them sticks out his head. 81
O. ltis contemplate; forfeiiing the respects Of
all the wise aud good,
10. IL is wteS<dj violating the divine law, and
prcyokng,the disploasure of HiuiSwio with not
hold him, gaiitless who takes his name in vain.
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