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The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-12
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FREQUENCY AND TIMES OF
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SYsrEMAric recurrence is the order Of
nature, observed everywhere, alike In the
timing of melodious sounds, the rhythmic
heats Of the heart, the measured respira-
tons, the coming and going Of light, the
oceans ebb and flow, seasonal revolutions
and planetary periodicities, The arrange,
ment Of regular times for meals, harmon.
ICES, therefore, with the universal policy Of
nature, and is, moreover, Of the highest
social convenience. Yet ii is impossible
to subject all to the same regulations of
time. 80. =. II. IL.
DR.. Combe remarks: "Thc grand rule
In fixing the number and periods Of our
meals is. to proportion them to the real
wants Of the system, as modified by age,
sex, health, and manner of life, and as in-
dicated by the true returns of appetite"
As the blood is usually most Empower
Ished after the eight or ten hours, fast Of
the night breakfast should be carly. The
stomach is usually vacated of its nltritive
contents in about four hours after eating,
but il may be an hour or two later before
the blood begins to call upon il for re-
newed supply. Persons engaged in active
labor in which bodily expenditure is
rapid, OF course require to eat more often
than the indolent and the sedentary; and
children need nourishment oftener than
adults. But too long abstinence, especi-
ally II the digestive power be not strong,
sharpens the appetite, so that there arises
danger Of excessive eating, Some avoid
luncheon for fear Of spelling the dinner, .
whereas the thing they most need is TO
have It spoiled. Where the intervals be-
tween the meals are 50 long as to produce
pressing hunger, something should be
taken between them to stay the appetite
and prevent oyer-eating. Late and hearty
suppeFs are to be reprobated. Active di,
gestion and sleep mutually disturb each
other, as At night the exhaiatiou of car
bouic gas is slowest, and tissue changes
most retarded, the overloaded blood is
not relieved, and inTades the repose Of
the brain, producing heavy, disordered
dreams, and nightmare, followed by head
ache and ilEhumor in the morning. Still
there is the opposite extreme, of sitting
up late, and going TO bed wearied, hungry
and with an ''indefiuable sense Of sink
ing, followed by restless, unrefreshing
sleep. A little light nourishmeRt in such
cases may prevent these unpleasant effects.
Custom has fixed the daily number Of
meals at from three TO Eve; probably
three Is the smaller number that consists
with weIl-Sustained vigor Of the system
Tour or five may be Guobjectionahle. the
amount OF nourishment taken each time
being less. The essential thing is, rsgn'
Iarlty in each case, in order that the d.
geatlse glands may hare time to prepare
The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-12
. GREAT SALT LAKE CITY, SATURDAY. JANUARY 10 1861

We should not take our meals when
tired out, or much fatigaed The stomach
participates with the other parts Of the
system ia the exhaustion, and is thus nm
lifted for the performance Of its proper
and active duties III there has been severe
exercise, either OF body or mind. q short
interval should be allowed for repose. Or
bali an hour may be appropriated TO any
light occupation, such us dressing before
sitting down 70 dinner. Its questionable
Il much exercise before breakfast be gene
rally proper. When We rise il the morn
ing the system has passed the longest in.
-teryal without food, and Is at The lowest
diurnal point Of weakness from want Of
.nourishmeBt. II Is well understood that
the body IS more susceptible TO the morbid
influence Of colds, miasn and all noxious
agencies, ii the morning before eating,
than at any other time, and those exposed
to the open air before getting anything to
cat, ia agnish regions, are infinitely more
liable to be affected than those who have
been fortified by a comfortable breakfast.
Cases may be quoted, undoubtedly, III
which early exercise has produced no in
furious results perhaps seven the contrary.
het, in most instances, especially if the
constitution be not strong, breakfast should
follow shortly after rising and dressing,
before serious tasks are attempted.
i DR., Combe justly observes, that in
"'boarding.s chools for the Young and grow.
ing, who require plenty Of substance, and
The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-12
Histrlla nfultg.

GE6wrn % sPlRrfUGLisM.--- Tho spirituallsts
Of The United States are said 10 number 1 GEO..
o9s, Of whom but 20, 600 are accredited to tho
South, II we may Lolieye the statements Of
tho SldrRpai Rsastsr, there are a50, 600 In the
single State Of Ssw York; 20 900 in Ohio;
10000 in New England. 90. OGQ in illinois,;
7oi QQom Michigan 70 600 IN WISCONSIN; So.
600 10 Indiana, and ~, CBo in Maine.
HgUn,piE.=~gbe Fort Wayne tIBdiana) Tmts
says that a most Terrible tragedy occurred liz
that State few days previous. A woman
about to Ghurn butter, threw some boiling VS..
term the ehurn, into which hcrlittte gin had,
nnnotieed by the mother, placed an infapi,
and Il WAS instantly .gaIded u death In her
,irenEy tile nottrF seized a chair and inflicted
death blow aTon the little girl, After realtz:
iDs what she had done, she threw herself into
the well, and was drowned. - - .:rr.-
THE PLiSsfse o. cirfEs::-Fhe London B;tiI
der says that spiders web fnrnistesa better
plan for tho laying out Of new cities than aily
which has yet been devised by surveyors and
o. gineers. Aty one who can hld 3 distinct and
conpi.ts web uabroken will ace how bealitf.
fully regular Il Is. aud how perfectly adapted
for the quickest passage from am one point 10
smother. The esneeutrie rings are net circlrs.
but p6llgosSt tlie radlating exluisitely regular
aud straight. n.
HSEb Tmfs Several large manufacturing
establishments in .Iiitlilnoni have discharged
the eteater portion Vi their wdI knlan, aud
others may ghRSs occasion to DO so, in yivw Of
the sqaally ithaca ahead. :, ::--' .-E
1 AsoTuKE KELIGEoUs, Seer. "A new religious
sect has hogan to develops itself in tho north.
erh part Of Denmark; It's believers claiming
that there. are FIVE gods ia one, and calling
themselves Pentafians. ~. .:a J.. 90.
BAD slsS III costs the citizens Of Philaaet-
ptia quarter Of million If dollars Annually
TO support tho poor in tbs almsilouse. =. T..
! So great Is the terror inspirgd by the rebels
ia ClIpt, that not less than one bundled thou
sand Ct'inameh have committed suicide ON
he"rins Of tL.iF approach 10 their cities;
+ nr. Beck Of ba,itzis, has discovered an al
. dote ipr aicolrA, Ii 10 a flinersi paste, which,
rs Soon as absorbed. destroys almost entirely
/ the consequence Of alcohol: - =
! 1t is said There Is row growing 10 the gardens
/ Of MOortend, tear Cheltenhaln, England, al,
extraordinary white rose tree, thirty feet 10
height. IL is perfect picture, aud is eStilnat-
oil to have between $4,000 and 10. Ouu blos
SOFAS upon it, being literally smetLeTel il
bloom
The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-12
AMERICAN HUMoR.

H The most obvious characteristic Of
American humor Is its power OF pitching
il strong, and drawing the long bow. 1t
is the humor Of e1uggeration This con-
sists Of fatteniug up a joke until it is ro-
tund and rubicuna, unCtnotis, and irresis-
tible as FalStaff himself, who was created
by Shakespeare, and fed fat, so as 10 be-
come for all time the very imnefsonatiua
Of humor 10 a state Of eorpulenee. That
place in; the geography Of the United
States called = Down East has been most
prolific in the monStrosities of mirth Only
there would u freed coon have cried to
the naFksman with his gun. pointed
Don't fire, Colonel, III como down. .
Only in that region do they travel at such
speed that the iron rails get hot enough
to serve the carriages with heat instead of
hot-water bottles, and sometimes so hot,
that on looking back you see the irons
writing about like live snakes trying to
wriggle off to the water to cool them
selves Gully there do they travel so fast
that the signal whistle is of no use for
their engines, because, ON one occasion at
least, the train was in, and smashed in
q collision, long before the sound of the
whistle got there. Only there can a blow
be struck SO Slick as to take an animals
car of with such ease that the animal
does not know hs is one car short until
he puts his fore foot up to scratch it.
Gully there, surely, are the thieves so cute
that they drew a walnu: log right out Of
its bark, and left FIVE sleepy watchers all
nodding as they sat astride a tunnel of
waInut-wood rind--North BraisA Re
rietp. H.. - -
The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-12
STREET SCENES AT TEN TsIN

TIE correspondent of the Times, who
accompanies the allied forces, thus de-
scribes some of the aspects Of Chinese
town. ...
Forcing our way through unsayOury
ceIeStiaIs, We End ourselves in small
square occupied by the 'eel.pie' and baked
potato men Of the place. Your working
man dimes in the street, and this square is
q faEOrite al ffsscO restaurant. Ii, on our
right, deals in meat pies. He has . small
charcoal Gre below his oven. and in tricc
bis pate is compounded aud cooked before
the public Ho, by his side, supplies veg
etabls diet, tnrnips. onions, pumpkins,
yams, cut into small slices and served il
The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-12
SOMETHING ABOUT ADAMS
y FALL. > .a ,.: !. u:

Al FAyoRITE temperance lecturer down
South used 10 relate the following anecl
dote TO illustrate the influence Of d bad
example 20 the formation Of habits, ruin.
Gus in their effect: .:iss = :s.= !.
Adam, and Mary bis wife, who lived
ID the States, were very good members Of
the church, good sort Of folks anyway.
quite industrious andthriying ia the world,
and Mary thought a good deal Of a glass.
Of good toddy 7" =.. ... =. !" = :" +.
Whenever tie minister called TO make
Mary a visit, which was pretty often, Sire
+contriyed To- have a glass Of teddy made,
and tue minister never. refused to inbibe.
After awhile Adam got TO following the
example Of the minister to such an extent
that he became dTumkard-=drank IN
everything he had, and gll he could get.
Mary aud Adam BECAME very poor iii
consequence of his following the minis.
ter's example so closely :; bnt the good
minister continued bis visits, and poor
Mary continued still TO give him the glass
of toddy One day he called III and told
Mary be was going away for q week.
should return on Friday and handed her
a book containing the catecbisln, and told
her when he returned he should expect
her to answer the questions. Mary said
Yes. /" and laid away the book carefully,
But Mary, like good many otherchurch
members, thought no more Of the book
until the very Friday the good minister
was TO return. -; " : +. RI ~.
"What shall / dor said she; &ttthe
minister is to be here to-day, and haven't
looked in the book he gave mel How can
i answer the questionsa" i5: - -. +. !,
. Il can tell you" said Adam. "Giye me
. quarter. and let me go over to Smiths
and get some good rum, and you caIlc an
swer him with a glass of toddy." FL
Mary took the advice, gave Adam a
quarter and q jug. and Oh he started.
After getting his jug filed, aud on bis
way back, Adam concluded to taste the
rum. One taste followed the other, until
he stumbled over pile of rocks, and
broke the jug, and lost all the rum. But
Adam managed to stagger home, -.
Il Soon as he got into the house, Mary
inquired very anxiously for the bottle
Of rum where is the bottle of rum,
Adam" @'..,-. .. HI -.
Poor Adam managed TO sfammer out,
t'that he stumbled over a pile OF rocks,
and broke the bottle and split the rum"
Mary was in d fx--Adam drank--the
minister eoming-the rum gone-and
questions unlearned. But here comes the
minister! IL won't do for the man Of
The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-12
+ PHILOSOPHY OF RAIN.

To understand the philosophy. Of the
beautiful aud eflrn sublime Phenomenon
30 often witnessed siticc the creation, and
essential to the very existepce Of animals,
a few facts derived from observation, aud
u long train Of experiments, must be re-
membered. -.
/. We're the atmospheric everywhere.
at all times, at uniform temperature, We
should Dever have rain. or hail OF sAow,
The water absorbed by it in evaporation
from the sea aud the earth surface would
The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-12
d,riisiillaI l'rIr''rg,
In Us PLEASE Dun GUARDIAN n, /
u EMlLr q. ,tlLLs.

...'.S - =. s... 81.
10! psrchsnce, our dear departed, f
Waited on by death before, I 81, III
4 Are com nlissioned 70 attend Us z,.5.. g.
- -. : -, h.
And their tones vibrate with gladness
At our smallest upward Itritle, I. .,:..:. 4:
A their joy Il turned 70 sadness ri. !, 4:
= ...:' - i !, n: Il - ! 9 -
Letus please these guardian angels.
Give them good reports TO tell,
That Of us, their joyful tidings &,
- '1t'a' \ s'ie '. s ~ !:
I when they stand before our Father,
Let them tell Of deeds Of worth, 5
That we're steadfastiy preparing +;
For . pure, celestial BIRTH. Z: 81.
The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-12

MIR. Buchanan! Mr.. Buchanan is This,
the best finale that you can make 10 the
term Of office on which you entered with
snch spendid opportunity to give the
country the benefit Of patriotic statesman
ship Have you indeed encouraged the
secessionists to stand up for false notious
Of their rights, only TO tell them that they
must cover at last, on pain of deatIty
Obey the laws they must in such a case !;
but at whose door lies the humiliation,
the bloodshed, and he haEoc?-PrOriGeHee
Press (Rep. }. -, -. =: j.. ..
The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-12
THE sttBTlLTY or roIsoSs.

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s.s slaYlilh iyr, le 1. lIase
s.,s w y, Lessateit
I'm ~ Wy TIN " l,oSaiu, y Is g, w ~
ny l'tssss.s ), s,'lie. llttle While peiofe
t'a.ss os''st 'e.i gfelhs vt arsenic wsro
sass's - ai,,Ae y e1''il., .ess sa1'se
t ~ ~ e = eohIt o. Jaw: Aitefwafdi Dre,
The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-12

FoiLewISG MS DEsFlNY.A slave IN
Charleston, 5, c., has earned, by over.
work, in The last FIVE years, S2500, but
refuses 70 hiy his liberty, prefcrring to-
live III bondage. .!... ... a. s.;
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-08
Newspaper Payment.

Halls Journal of Health has the foIIou,
ing hints upon this subject, which are NOR.
thy of consideration:
Not solitary subscriber owes MS n dol
TAR On the contrary, we owe them four
more journals; but we are urging a nlea
Tor our exchanges, some Of whom have
stopped, others ere IN a deadly drag ana
many more must fall into the same con.
domination, some Of them loosing the prod
uct Of the labor of lifetime; aud ali this
because the men whom they done SO much
10 arnnse. instruct, aud crafty, withhold
the pittance OF dollar or two. O. three
which they could certainly paw, IL thew
had but the will. Shame, burning shame
to all such The order Of payuent i ~
great practical importance. Its a tenfal6
economy Ut happiness Of health TO nav len
debts averaging 81 each, than 10 nav one Of
SIO Tor ten persons are gratihed. ten hole.
are stopped, ten chances Of being dunped
ale removed instead Of one; for what an-
noyance IS greater jar on a sensitive mind
than to lie dunnec for dollar when there
Is not Jenny IN the posketi You feel
mean because you are 50 poor, and meaner
stiil the eoncicosness that your neighbor
has found out that you cannot pay a con-
tep,ptible dollar, while if you know that he
really needs it, modification and regret are
added to the catalogue. The smallest
debts should be paid first, on the presump.
ton that the smaller the debt. the poorer Is
your CREDITOR, the less his ability 70 borrow
IN case be Is disappointed in getting what
yuu owe him, and the les can be afford the
une required IN calling on you.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-08
Oiling the Machinery.

Are you afraid that little poIiteness
will irjure your business, or Undermine
your health? Then why do you not prac-
tIce 1t little ofte ner, good cir or madam |,
Don't you know that life's great, rOueb ,
c!anking machinery will work all the eas;-
er for drop IS oil here aid there, Kind
words ami pretty c0ur;esies cost peopIe
nothing, and It Is pity that they are kent
50 exclusively for state Gccasious- Sunnasa
Jour fellow mortal has done nothing mora
than his duty toward you, is that any rea-
son WY you sbuUld neglect to thank him
Tor 1t? Dong ones duty is an up hill sort
OF business sometimes, and il Is yerv easy
80 get discouraged. If there is no sunshine
along the road. The clasp of a kind hand
the beam of sympathiZing eve, the sound
OF gracious word, will often do the dispi-
rlted toIler more good than dollar bill
Because people are poor you have no right
to take 1t for granted that they are devoid
OF feeling and sensibility. TIE times are
passed when the allegiance Of man was
purchased by gold treasures; the ouIy
current coin nowadays is the look and
word, and the thoughtful courtesy that are
remembered long after, the more important
occurances sink into forgetfulness. Isn't
there enough gloom to shadow in the world
without adding to it, by wriniIed brows
and fault finding complaints? How much
better 1t Is to carry the bright little ameni-
ties with US along the walk of life, and
scatter them broadcast where they illums
the hearts Of our brother men. whose troub.
les may lie deeper far Than our ken can
penetrate. What if saying thank you',
be but trifie? We would ike to know
how many Of the joys and sorrows of thi.
world are aught else? Oil the machinery
OF your daily existence, and see how much
mure unsteady the wheels will reyolye.
good people! You are careful enough Of
great matters--let not the lesser be neglsc.
ted.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-08
How the INITIATED FeeiUunder
Fire

A newspaper writer at the Bulls Run
fight speaks of bis feelings and impression
in battle.
/" Ii is always fashionable to give first
impressions. Shall give mine? shall
assume an affirmative, without affording
time for rebuff. First, was dispeIled a
lifelong illusion that battles were the or
DERBY moves Of a game of chess. Cam
paigns may be hkened, as ! have heard
them. to the manipu,ations of that game !;
but battles are made up Of a series Of ex-
2erlments more or less protracted, Accord
ing to the ingenuity Of the commander and
the experiences of bis oficers ard men,
The game Of faro bank can be calculated
with as much accuracy as the results Of a
battle held. lt Is the verIest chance-tbe
victory, as in all games. of course, inclining
70 those who are the coolest, ard therefore
toe most ifkeiy to perceive advantages.
Second, l have overrated the dangers of
battles. Here for FIVE hours we have ex>
changed cannon balls, and Minnie bullets,
and bayonets, ard sabre strokes, and
almost literally there is nobody hurt
the loss on our side in killed and wounded
being about one in two hundred Of those
engaged. These are my impressions. Are
they not to counterpart Of all first expert
ences on the battle field? A friend asks
me the feeling of a non-combstant under
ire. Were you ever caught ir the open
held when heavy thunder storm was rag
ing? Ii you have, and had no special fear.
you have, nevertheless, entertained an
opinion that possibly lightning might strike
You where you were standing.
For three quarters IF an hour that was
under tire-and there was almost a contin.
.ous thunder of six pounders-I could rea
lie no special danger, but only an Hide
fined thought that possibly some Of those
flying missiles might come where stood in
the way. On comparing views with others
situated like myself. encountering the same
opportunities. and with similar purposes,
find they had the same sensation, so that
may fairly assume that the mass of men
under fire, have little or no thuugb BIT for Dor
sonal Consequences, and that cowardice is
nut normal characteristic of the human
race. 1t 1t Is, half d,zen editors and COR
respondents, to my certain knowledge, are
executions
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-08
Confirmed In her Habits.

A gentleman OF excellent habits and very
admirable disposition, was so unfortunate
as to have wife of a very different char.
acter IN short, one that would get beastly
drunk. Being in company with few init
mates, one evening, one of them remarked
10 him, that if she was his wife-since all
other things had failed-he would brighten
her In some way, so that she would quit
her evil habit; and proposed the following
method: that some time when dead drunk.
she should be laid into box shaped ike a
c"fhn, and left in that situation until her
tit should be over, and conciouseess restor-
ed.
A few evenings after, the dame being in
proper state, the plan was pus into exeeu
ton; ard after the box lid was rrorerIy
secure. the party before alluded To, watch
ed, each In turn. to witness tie result -
About day light hexJ morning. the watch
heard a movement. laid himself down bv
the box, when Der ladyshjp, after bumpina
her head a few times, was heard 60 say =
Bless me why, where am II" The out.
side replied. IN sepulchral tope:-
Madam, you are dead and in the other
world"
A pause ensued, after which the lady
again inquired:
Where are your"
"Oh | am dead, too" said he
dead ?"
About three weeks"
how long have you been dead ?"
Four months"
"Well, you have been here 80 much
niger than have, can't you tell me uker,
1 can get little siasS"