The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-12-15
EUriy Breakfast.

ing, before leaving the house for exercise,
or labor OF any description those who do
1t will be able to perform more work. and
with greater comfort and alacrity, than
those who work an hour or two before
breakfast. Besides this, the average du-
ration Of the life Of those who take break
fast before exercise or work, win be a
number Of years greater than those who
do otherwise. Most persons begin to feel
weak after having been engaged five or
| STA hours in Their ordinary avocations; a
good meal re-invigorates. but from the last
meal Of the day until next morning, there
IS an interval ofsome twelve hours hence
the body in a sense is weak, and in propo-
tion can not resist deleterious agencies,
whether Of the frerce cold of mid winter,
| NJ Of the poisonous miasm which rests up
! "a the surface of the earth, wherever the
sun shines on blath Of vegetation or q
heap oI Oilal. This mias1n is more solid,
more concentrated, amp hence more malig-
narlt, about sunrise and sun: set, than at
any other hour Of the twenty four, becaust
the cold OF the night condenses it, and 10
is on the first few inches above the soil in
MS most solid form; but as the sun rises,
it expands, and ascends to point high
enough to be breathed; and being taken
into the lungs with the air, and swallowed
with the saliva into the stomach, all weak
and empty as it is, it is greedily drank in,
thrown Immediately into the circulation OF
the blood, and carried directly to every
part OF the body, depositing It's poisonous
influences at the very fountain-head of life.
When IN Cuba many years ago, we OBJ
served that the tayorite time for travel
was midnight and the old merchants of
Charleston may remember that when dead
ly tevcrs prevailed in hot weather, they
dared not ride into town i'll the cool of the
evening, but midday was accounted the
safest. We know, from many years liv-
Ing in New Orleans, that it was when the
evenings and mornings were UNUSUAL Y
cool, balmy, and delightful, the citizens
prePa,cd themselves fox still greater rava-
gcs Of the deadly epidemic for the first few
days following.
II early breakfast were taken in regions
whore chill and fever, and fever and aguc
prevail, and if in addition brisk fire were
kindlcl tn';he family room, for the hours
including sunset and sunrise, these trouble.
some malades would diminish in any one
year. not tcn-fold, but a thousand-fold, be-
cause the heat of the fire would rarely the
Iniasmatic air Instantly, and send it above
The breathing point. But it is Troublesome
to be building fires night and morning all
| summer, and not one III u thousand who
reads this will put the suggestion into
practice. 1t being so "troablcsome," requi-
llrg 10 effort 20 silver and shake BY the
hour, dIily, for weeks and months toeeth-
er; sorh is The stupidity Of the animal
man.-fidFs .Iog,na IF UcalM.
WHAT TIE STATES WERE BEFORE
UNIoN.----Judgc Story gives graphic
picture of what the states were before the
adoption Of the present Union, and what
they would likely be again, if it should be
dissolved
The most opposite commercial regala-
lions existed i'll tia different states; and,
in many cases, and especially between
nCighhoring states, there was perpetual
course of rctaliatory legislation, from their
jcalouse7 and rival.ies in commerce. in
agriculture, OF ia manufactures. FOREIGN
nations did not fail to avail themselves of
al! thu advantages Gccruing to themselves
from this suicidal policy, tending to the
common ruin. AND as The evils grew more
pressing, tie rescn:mpn.s Of the states
against car. cher, wern daily increasing
tn" mass ct diaoirc;io1, until it became
obvious that tn Dangers Of immediate
warfare between some Of the states weY,
imminent.
But the evil did nos rest here. Our for
e,gn commecce was not only crippled, bit
almost destroyed. Foreign nations i'm
posed upon cur navigation and trade just
such restrictions as they deemed best to
to their own interest and policy. All OF
them had II conmon interest TO steal our
trade and 10 enlarge their own. They did
not fail to avail themselves, to the utmost,
Of their Advantages. lhcy pursued a sys-
! ten a. the mo-t rigorous exclusion Of our
/ Shipping from all tue b, ncfts Of tieir own
commerce; and endeavored to secure, with
bold and Unhcsitating confidence, a
monopoly cf ruls. The effects Of this sys.
tcm Of operi. ions, combined with our po,
litic9l weakness, We're soon visible. OuI
nav eaton vs. ruined: our mechanics
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