Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-05-01

aHERE good many useful and comfortable things
Of which the war AID fne Blockade have for the time
being deprived the people of the South, and he want OF
which is felt is reasonable that it should be felt, but
not so u8reasonably that for their sake any thought
of submission should be entertained There other
things upon which the bICcka6@ is put, ard trust
may stay put we specially patent medicines and
intoxicating beverages and We don't know which has
done the greater amount Of harm. They about
equal but there is a. least some fun and sociabity in
the sperits" but none at all il he abomnabe decoc-
tions out OF which sundry quacks build up colossal
fortunes and out OF the fortunes build up palatial
residences among the srisocacy OF the codfsbbarrel
and the pilbox We have 90 doubt Of the fact that
the effect upon the health of tie Southern people from
he soppage of these abomidable decoctions and
pounds is already very cheering and beneficial.
AS for the blockade on The sperits" that is selm
posed at any rate, it has been brought about very
remotely if at ALL by the blockade maintained by the
foe for it must be conftssd that every country neigh
borh0od South Was beginning to Go its part towards
illustrating the capacity of the Colfedercy to rival
Cincinnati ST Louis in the production Of as much
and as mean liquor The world could afford, but in
price the effects Of the outside blockade in
getting the domestic fotgut Of day old up to dollar
and half gallon while just as certain death could be
got cut West for fifteen or twenty cents
The world is becoming hon Upathc, for who could
afford to cure sick negroes Of the cbils with qunne at
ten dollars an ounce? We know one gnaried old
pusson that could swallow his head fl at that rate
before his first shake was brucI" Likewise coffee
whereof ore grain is ground up with two bushels Of
parched rye to make the pure article sent fresh from
Richmond mills, is beginning to be used very houoe
pathicaly also. The spring fashions also somewhat
blockaded and Flora McFlimseys last bulletin has not
reached these benghtd regions, where the only hoops
shortly will be war,whoops. This IS pa;aful, but it VIII
be some consolation to those who have nothing to
wear" to find that there others in the sua-
tiCn.
Cobbers aid Sings those refreshing pQtations, viii
be unknown this Summer and unmssed II there be ice
anywhere let be kept for the sick and Wouuded Yet
mint looks green and olers haze been swallowed with
out producing much pain. But pshaw cob0lers, sings
and 50 forth What cobbers good for but to save
our sces, or sings except to throw pebbles at the
Northern Goahs. And mint What is any sort Of
mint good for when there is nothing TO coin
And the govt, there is great cure for the govt al
around, a homeopathic cure for the gout. 4 cure BY
very small doses. Sinpui simibus curontur. Every
man with sore toes treads every other mans sore
toes aud between this curative process and the enforced
virtue Of abstinence, the thing works all right.
Corns Who would have corns? Corns are the re-
suit of tight shoeshigh Eeeled French boots and Other
fashionable denominations. We shall soon get clear Q
the effects now that We pretty near through with
the cause We shall wear moccasins, perhaps VIVA
has been felicously and phiosophicay described as
l. footless stockiug without leg" Some obtue persons
might think we meant by that last remark to go bare
It footed We can't keep people from thinking. w
want them to thak with u.s. that it is better TO bear al
It triAng privatons goodhumoredIy as though bearing
It them not It is only the best plan, but even in
'e selfish point OF view it is much the wisest