Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-25
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Essay on Heath.
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p~AaTicy4Aa .sAysp OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Among. the. particular c;alti.ess, 81, dis.
.elp-IgiJd bs4eluily /: fJAlioser NJ . mea:
tai character. The body bears reAHcn"
to rmind.. It's finhed.with and-suiliec. TO
nlrinlI1;;t tic. mind Il les i :iG.wi.li an iiT,oJf IS.
ran,.y. -.k;ilheS. ihe.inielIer,, the passienss
the affections. r isI, b.as;a "tyrannous'
sway, over it.: SSQ;pct!mfs the Intellect,
thirs,.f,rsknowledgn, ambitious ,ot;scien-
tfiei grin, greedy .in.the msfsnit 'of,its'
wealth, Subjects Tie bndyr to-a!lki!ias Of
ha. d~lips, drills it, works it, wearles i,
r%l,eats lit of r~est..lslcep. and-. .mItriipenu
| thsiisan years Of 'rcaeascfff,s' study a;Asi-
ness q. t"1r,'. till lls. .bod!s IS worn, { eii III !;
cl,ied. robbed of It's Gfeeprimip:e,l aDd,
onlS,Et to die Ehis proeess-of' feeling
tile mind at the e&pense.df the ,budy is
one-of which nearly al [.schooLa aud. col
lege4e are 4.sailty,r of Which NEST "nt the
Professions" are gaftys.am1d c6ncefnir3gs =,
WHICH hsgges. cal, be laid Mt. the door. of
almost every kind eff business ,lpiS.an
evil especially ptcHir to our aye. Young
America IoIdS down the intellect, puts on
all the power and breaks down the bodily
car in the; m9gyaaMiYsst q if. Qgr country
is all strewn over with lle wrecks Of this
| eyiL.A-lt-:is "a .bothousc. culture OF, the.
minds;. a-kiHfofie electrical aPplicasihn."t
power to develop mind and secure results
before. their time. we dn.not object to
hard study; ills ttle-making-of mind. We
approve If sfrF6ng and continuous effort;
it Strengthens the nerves and harJenIs- the
museks.cf mind .We.recemnaad Higgo:
I.rous montst application it-giyes stature
and power 10 tn; inner man.. But W. OBJ:
iect to doing it at The expense of the-hody.
We. 6Djfct-lo wearing nIt hc-body before
it is, lille, IN this process. The. mind,
| should a1wnls be used with a view To- its
relations tpths b5dy; and as the body
is formed with relations Il ,inind we doubt
not that. a rich .mental culture is favora-
BILE TO the lleatth of the body If mental
culture is kepr1up near to the limit of the
| bpiiIy strength, we doubt. not that it is
favorable ito Aealrh ard ong--lae. The
| most. cultured m.1l often live TO an adj
vanced age. Scholars, philosophers, states
men, often wear the frost ottf5rrrscore
years. = -- y.
Fur Strong health, for vigorous physi
cal powers, mind should receive wise
and Vigorous culture. The nervous sys-.
tim asaujrss strength BY he ladici9uEs
culture Of the mind. Schools, study,
books, learned. professions, mental phr-
suits are. favorable 10 health uuder the. d.
rectit'n'.ef' enlightened Judgment. q But
al! mental exsfgise ! 'a!d be s., ordered
as. never 10 exhaust The physical. powers
= as never. to faIe rhe check wither the
muscles, oppresSs The YsIpiir:itls:'9r in'eTftre
with;the health operations !Qf.ths body:
Beyond uesnsI Neutrality-suspicious., there
are many mental causes Of i'll health: Dis.
quietnde, dependency, care. anxiety, at.
tec;ionate. sol ic,tude,~. wounded pride,
wcntdud affections; disappointment. sor-
row, grief, and many other states Of mind
ong.sutierrd actually durango the healthy
operations Of the body. They-'3ower:its
tone, and weaken its powers. =. +.
Mental cheerfllness-a free and easy
spirit, j; t,egre;ast ;antidota to i'll ma1adi.ess
from such canses,, one absolute. essential
10 heaItlf">rhe bnrdch;of " heavy h" &
is. VERY great: From disc: his "f
many years making, We cannot but.thiuk
that mental unrest and |sver.exertion in
all its various forms, is'one of the Hrima-
ry causes Of the present low state Of
health and shortuess of life in all civilized
communities. .ttne< fact bearing onthis
Am:uI is. worthy cf. notice. 1t is that the
aserag. %age:s,nm & the Society Of Friends,
nr Qaakers, is said to.be one third longer
than. among o$her people, The great dis.
| tinction between. them and the world at
large, is their superior intelligence and
%calmness Of mind. Though people of
thought, they are proverbially people Of
calm and cheerful spirits: