New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-06-06
AMUsEMENTs Oh THx IrAEEYT.

AMUsEMENTs 0F YEx INAENrD.
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Many persons are of belief tllas as,txorv a.. v.v
grave and reserved in their msnners-tiaf fSeyy
sss ssenssantly engaged In study NO rslisk
gssssser 10y relaxatioH and A. caFeIesa VI the
sesunafy pleasures of society. TaIs il FijepgsuS
,sssssJ authors just think and aet Hko otter nan
snd N. nv engaged ii their literary ayocssloDs
they are generally very merrv feliaws and H. -
lnanlge n ilreiouz amasenasnts a. Well a. fts;r
ssss. s rse who bAs taken ttsc paias 70
srbieets recites of many literary
men indnigng In different alass 4 h - ~
to their mind =S'''r - = sS =,
among the Jesnits z ss5s q, & III cusio.;s;es
Of Cnr readers, IT WAS STANDING xu]S N xks 1sss.
that sitter an application to sssdy 3SF xs~ ksg.ss
the mind Of the student should be un64af 81 sssss
relaxation, however trifing. When Pszz 5fas ~
employed in his "Dogmata Theologica- IS WSaE a.
the most profound and extensive erudj1iori-s3fSs
great recreation oil the learned father was III ia
end Of every second hour TO fwri hts chair foF ye
81 fer protracfsd studjes. spinosa would mix
with the family party where be lodged, and Join n
the most trivial conversations, or unbend his mind
by setting spiders to fight each 0ther he observed
their combats with 90 much INTEREST that he was
often seized with fmnaoderate hts cf laughter. Al
continuity Of labor deadens the soul, observes Be-
neca IN closing His treatise on he TFanQniIstY cf
the Soul and the mind must unbend itself b7 cor
s-sss 60cfate3 df4 H0f UIud8 UiXH
WITH children Cato, over hin bottle, found ID III
ievIatson rom fhe fatsgnes 0f government e5r-
cuIhstahce, ne says IN his manner, which r6<Eer
honor 70 th defects than The dish0nor defeets
day between repose and labor ixsjnius apcijjo
monsu .4 nes sunef any business e occuPy him be-
yond stated hour and after that tine h6 W86Id
~ " wy ss.es ss e ns opened ssfp
" 1ssaAation, Lass smey mlguf not be intSYrut1e9
by unforeseen iaeors- ~ ske 8ssase, afeex a.
.en.n nour- " was NOT aiioWed % mAke - n1W
motloh. Ss& fssS
IyclI0 nssle 4, ~! aivertcd nl1ls11 -
gIssses Iof ~ hinas q specf&cies 80 utNkd -
tnematlcaI nstflments--an amHsement 10 e4a9e3T
connected Win ns studies 70 De deemed - 0lcs
sAndiiiy, the translator Of Josephud, atssx
seven Or eight hours Of study every Day; amused
nimseif ~ cuitvahng uees; Barclay, the auttck Of
tne Argenis ~ ns leisure hourss Was Horst Hax
zac amused himseif with eollection Of esay0n
pofsfais; relfe.e ioand n1s amusement am6nK m
medals and antiquarian curiosities the Abbe de
MARCHES with his prints and Politiau in singing
airs 70 ns nie. Descartes passed his afternoons e
tne conversation Oh 1ew frienas, and n eulflsek-
ing li.le garoen q the Mofmng 0ccupnd hE
w sysasm Y " Mofld, Is Ie'axsd ns FFdtound
speGuiatlons Dy feannG denc&fe MOWERS. ss
hohaalt wandered from s1op 70 shop 70 OBJ
serve tne Meenahics ispor Count Csylus pasped
ms mefnlngs n me stnoos q ana rs exe1
ngs X, X wr,,ng tra a n,s !, nnnerons works on
8 Granvilie sharp. amidst the severity 6f bin
studles. found social relaxation ~ the aEas1se-
ment oi parge on me Thamess which was Men
known 70 the circle of ms irienos there Nas les
tive hospitality with musical delight. u wzs 10
sorted t0 py men q tne most enlnenk saAeA34 M
RANK. m His listie voyages " Pusney AeMs nHA ~
hlcnmonu, ana tne Ilerary lnIefeourss meg Psg-
duceo, were slngularly nappy ones Ihe history
Of ms amuse ments cannot be told without adding
so tne llghity 81 MS scharactef, observes EMr
frnce Hoare 10 tne very curious iife o. TINS 9reak
philaan.nropat. .s.
" some nave .iound amusement ~ composing
Meatises on odd subjects. Seneca wrote b bur
Iesque narrative oi Claudizn's DEATH Pieffus
Aaleilanus mas MIauen anseaiog1um on beard,
ana Me nag learned one fscentys With dl,e
grasitY ana pleasAnIy, entsAeu kaoge ae kexfe-
ques,-an Eniogium on Wigs.s
Erasmus composed, to anuse hiMseM MAem
.rarsmng = pos.chalse, nls panagyrle on Mssss,
OF oy az; Mn,ca aa.eor'.ed py tne pun re usaa-
caeeu to or 1IoMds moore. ~. zss.l g.
!, ~ seems, Johnson observes 70 ms me of ear
Inomas browne. g nave been N ~ ages 1ha
prlas q Msl " snoW hoM oenla eAas s1s aoM
Ana anp,.iy ene I'tsg. ~ ths slA1uoA, perlaRSs
We eve we Irogs ol homer. tne gnat and tne eees
0I Oh ffgli, tne patIerny OF openssr, tne shaaoW o.
Wowefns. ana Ihs qnincunx q browne:
0alalhal ee nlchelleu, aMonest ~ ha 8FeAe
occnpauons, ionnd recreanon u yiolent exsg-
sises ano he vs. once aiscnssEea luMpin8 49,
nls servant, 20 Hy VINO couio reacn5 thdj Aa3nass
soe oI wall. ue1fammonts enseryinG the eaf-
dinai % pe Jealous oi ms powers. onered e jump
WIN n,l anu Y @ sas .ras spsls 9. nSy
ing maSe some en9Isa WnlSn ,E. neaAy reegne4y sne
Garainal suIpassea n nim. Inas Maa jumping iske Z
politician and by TINS means u iSaid W have in
graMated himseM Watn tne Minister u y
Ing great samuel Carke vas Iona OF Fopuas
EXERCISE; ana TINS proiound logician mas peen
ionnd leaping over tanles ana cnairs once per.
eeiglng peaanHe leliow, ne saaass NOW W. mnal
aeslst, LOT q 1901 q coming M IL
An eminen. French lawyer. copnned 1y az
business 10 PaTlsian liie, amused himself Hifh
conecung from me c CLASSICS e. ah tne passages Hhicn
reiate 10 country me. Inc coliecuon WAS pun'
| lisnea aiter 6is deatn.
GontemplatlVe men seem % pc fond 0f amna6-
menls which accord WIZ tner hanlts. The fhcughf-
ia game OF chess, ana tne tranqn aeiignts g ang-
ling, have been fayorite recreations with the
stud,ous: Paley had himself painted With rod
aha ilhe ia ms enafaeteflauc ~ tAe
author 81 Natural Iheoi0gy nT henry W0tson
called angling, IDLE time not IDLY spent !; Ee may
suppose that ms meaitat'eha ma aMusemehfa #ere
carried on AZ lh6 same lhOmeH4s
saneca s e!, mas ooseisea % On .ae ~ alnnsemehs PFC
pr psl lul sn IL lsea1a y Ioouse uaeasnss
.sas snese aIs lony' ~ 70 80 - IL !
" M a. I, sG y. ~ 49, " :us
" - ais 1aoA SuoiI 49, naaasS
sae acuysy 9. ane mInu. Ioo mucn % 3aa9Is hs ~
naases sne ana - W .aG ioua . n.ssh;. ~
.as INIT nas sseM IL ~
pai.osopneI sa.sas
amuseMens Wnlch was very plesaisnl aE3ng Aa ~.
pue III H. aa. a.y
M ~ ny ~ A ~ s cuunSs, M WI,
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