The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-18
COLUMBIA.
Friday Morning, Aug. iS> 1866.
The Seat of the Affections md DR..
Schwartz.

The day begins '1onstlous hotly.
The steam bath could not be more FRO
life OF caloric. The da; sta. smokes
again. The dog star is raging. -tu-
gust is usually, our hottest month OF
GUNNER. 1t seems as if, going out,
summer is resolved to make herse1:
Telt in fiery remeinbrances. Si"';lcr-
ing AT the prospect of the day -b"torc
us, We are reminded that VIC have to
make 4 grateful acknowledgement tlAnt
should have been made several days
ago. We have had Il rare gift of ice
It was Sunday last, we think, when
8 dappcr Gan ymcdc came to our wig
wan, bringing neat little basket with
q neat little napkin over it, and say.
ing, with pleasant Ethiopian smile,
be,raying double row OF teeth, white
..s shark 5, and al immense territory
of white Of eye, ''Col. Shivcr', COM
plimcnts, sir 30 What was in the bus
Aet? Could it be Il baby? What do
we want with babies in hot weather.
in any weather? We wore relieved, us
the 1rcl..n added, ''Anf sends YOU
some ice Blessings upon Colonel
Sniver! Say we thank him from Tie
bottom OF oar souis.' Thinks for III
blessings that come in a lump. We
divided the lump in many p:li Is. We
pat it into various recertacles Of food
OF drink. Welnade it endure thro,i gi-
6ni the day. WeSnappcd olm fingers
1T tie sun. and kept rcireshinyly cool
in spitc oi the dog star We made
appeal to the Northern Thor. from the
verdic+S cf Sirius We overthrow the.
:lltars of Capricorn and C,noler We
from the cab. Of the former. VIZ
demolished the goat, we took the claw,
made n.!:;on, O.: u latter Il rare
s;li..,.", :;I., ny W.,.\ ol cDnrpletlnG our
victory, We cc:lcoc, Il. NiFsl che Lust OF
our ice in nps. y delicious t;lmbler OF
punr!:- Conen furnishing the lemons
Bedcll the :;cH"Don, and Zealy. Scot
Il Bruins the loaf sugar. We tini>i I'll
our day by moonlight, and Il c.l,i;r mi
cclcen, slept III sea OF delicious
fancies, untroubled by Il musu.ito.
Ice is a warmer; ice is a charnler; Ice
is, doubtless, Of all care disarmar.
Pcrcival, the moody poet, who wrote
a thousand lo:c verses, yet never
vpntureG to say love to amy woman,
sings .l:sconsolatcly OF a lump of
ice in the clear cold moon w
prefer a lump OF ice i'll Il good
large spoon He compares tno aior,
said limp of ic, in the moon 20
ga smiling eye and broken heart
What. nonsense! Ice the sinilituuc
OF a broken heart. ,FiduleaticiS! Ice
is significant of 4 healthy stomach.
and a healthy stomach is the best SIGN
of Il sound heart and an honest con-
science. The TRUE scat OF the alice
tions is in The stomach. not the heart
Whoever takes cures OK the former
may be always sur,' OF the integrity @.
the latter. II deals III the solids. II
mas faith i'll oysters and champagne.
II swears perpetual devotion over Il
bowl Of punch; and so far from being
chilled by a lump OF ice. OF even IN
iceberg, ii derives n,w life from its
grateful adYixture with s"ndry OF our
creature comforts Once ,nurc-our
thanks TO Col Glljvcr: and When he
Il
still to share. Bat talking of ice rc
minds us of IL secret Tor keeping it
from wastc-a most important secret
when the quantity is small and the
weather hot as the inncrno,t c:tvi-
ties o; VesuviUs and Stromloli.
\ brother editor tells us that to
keep lee i,o.n melting yon have
ONLY to oluce your lump, big or little,
~ 'iecp vasSel-jag or j;r--arSc
enough to mold it. You than place