Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-14
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those pleasaa. surprises With which Winter. sometimes
in froc mood half eonpsnsa,es for his inhoso"aoie
dealings with our race So rsdolsnt OF the coming OF
the lsen Of the Seasons" it. that in spite OF the
Stormy aspect Of the political horizon, VIC nssnsioy
fell TO uung on the fsvori,e theme of poets and lovers
the Spring but las belong to neithercAfa win con-
elsioas TIA. nay perhaps shock their tender sensoh-
ties. What thea OF the Spring
Making every allowance for tho activity OF the poeh-
cal ,pazuAton 1. world be interesting, In meteoEoo'
,i,l poip OF view to know whether the Spring OF the
wear ever was quite the dssldlI season it has been
.s,,essd up" TO be. II Flea before the fall of man,
n Arcadia and Uopii in the Nsw Atlantis and possibly
IA some of she Happy Isles OF he South Pacific Ocean,
We viii eouscrt to bcsve that Spring conducts itself In
the becoming Icaru5r which applaud 50 highly when
We read tho books containing the descriptions Of her
behavior Bu apart fom hess lands of fable, it would
APPEAR that in the flesh morning and Joyous prime Of
the world Spring really the most delicious period Of
he year Ia that happy realm Of w. wherever 1t may
have been, Spring seems to have charmed the good man
job in spite ofhis bos bis badieuds wOrse wife, and
general oss of property. Solomon, stated as he was
With excuses Of vicious pleasure not insensble to
the beauties Of Spring. And So IAiAh rapt as he was
with prophetic visions had still eye for the debgds
Of the opening year. If We come down to "bsrrie
R1gAnd aud trust to Chaucer Cover Spenser and the
earlier bards, Spring vas long holiday reve Of deli
cous sighs Sounds and doors Later poets have fol-
loved the earlier ones, and it IS sd the fashion in
rhyme to attribute al manner Of Joyous and reviVng
| graees to the months" of April and May.
We who live in the year 1862 know better than this
We know that Spring is beyond comparison the most
cspIicous Of The coolest rosts of Winter the
most oppressive heat Of Summer The sadness and desc
la,on Of Autumn, all combined, 90 not make up sum
of ctons half grsvOus to be borne as the miser-
able mean peevisb 6,ke airs and graces Of that bad
tempered hoyden and coquette, Spring. She brings
vOsts hyacinbs and the Intoxicating perfume Of the
parole lilac thousand birds attend her With their art
les songs The skies grow softer the sunght brighter
the waterfalls merrisr at her coming but for all that
she is sneaklng, iDsidious vixen and dirt Nay worse
she is murdsrsss. All manner Of aches and pains are
a. her command and she spares not to use them. Her
dewy hogers cold" which Mr.. Collins so bepraes, are
oli,k to work affection especially upon the aged and
the feeble. Tho hale eli man, who encountered the
shocks Of Winter without blAnching, succuubs TO the
reaehsry of Spring The invalid whose friends beheld
wish delight the approach Of milder season. so called
turns to the vail when the Spring arrives for his hour
has then come l. is the most fatal season of the year.
Tasre more Sickness ard more death, as the terrible
columns OF the gistrar General in England and the
lees carefully compiled statistics Of our own country
shou There is more uneasness Of body and veIAtion
OF spirit TO those VITO are not actually sick. There is
les satisfaction in existing than asy other time. The
fever called living is exacerbstsd and the heal
ths., are tempted in their fretiul impotence OF
son 30 trying to seek Of sorrow in the quest
o. tha: rest uAiSh shall never be broken. Il lie time
to be dreaded alike by the strong aud the weak by the
man whose nerves are Of iron almost much by him
Nose pulses Wavsr 70 and fro in the doubtful struggle
between life and death.
In the cid days when the pathology Of BrorsSas vas
H. Avor and when the constitutions of had not
57gone that great change which is ssi TO bs the cOnse-
cnt Of high state OF civilization and which is marked
5v poverty both as TO the quantity and quality Of the
,cd il was the fashion for everybody to get bled in
,t Spring Veossection is out Of the question:
cot in cases Of positive and very high ILLUMINATION in
p rsons OF p.shorc habit and sangune temperament
Luz the Der ,,on which proved benofal in former
ysrs may sill be OF great service ii etc ed il df,r.
cot and u Ter way Il should be rCcol ced that Go
ir- the viaier months there Is natural demand TO-
large Quautites Of stimrlny food and thA: the habit
iucgl7cg ;Ais demali does not promply cease with
oce sion that CALI Il i,'o pl y. Il o.her orls she
idea slveu. II M weather which c'ar3eerises our
t1ier1 S5yilr, does suspend tas Winter apostle
al even Il /. di the Qii,k return Of ell weather h
ly to rJcyesteit Herein les he 5C-3r sal here vii
De- lsccd tas secret o. - mach bal he'll IN tic Spring.
.n,. We cat more than he system requires II Z
10 vii rsslI.ly IcrSi,t il mild distif at tho DC
-aicg o! N-rch CT 10 FsbruIry be VII dispsn,c
vlL half The neat ard al the rich grlvies Ia whea hs
iud'ged sih comparative mpuaity up to TIA. dine,
aal vi I've as nusH p15si5, upon emily, tender
r.-5'ss val .oks5-i he wi 10 this ~ venture TO
-'g.1 t5lt the colds, he coughs. the rheumatic aud
r-arl-c anges vG..h sc thinks be cl1ao: ,sc,pe in
81 e Syrinr, 4 disappear catrs'y aad plague lin 10
more. Tee system syupl.hises quickly with the al
rliioas Of ght and heat that l. may be impossible iot
u TO escape ths uaessnss Wti;h Spring provokes, but
b. promptly consulting the nymph Hysea and faithfully
lo~irg her eouDssls We may bid def .Hco to the real
CANCERS Of the tickle season.