Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-06-17
VOLUME 20
Meat or Vegetables.

Meat or Vegetables.
Good health and a robust constitution
never yet we're the result of a resort 10
extremes Of any kind II a man who has
no relish for meat choses to live upon veg.
tables, let him do so as a matter of taste
but ii he assures us that he does IL because
1t strengthens his body, affords him purer
blood, better tissues, and strong consti.
tuticn generally, we beg leave 70 doth,
bis statement Human beings were never
intended to live, like cattle, upon veeta.
bic food exclusively; or else they would
have been organized, as such animals are.
for the mastication aud digestion Of nothing
else. Our whole organism shows that we
were designed to ca. variety of food-.o
luxurate iB "fsh, aesh and fowl" az
well MS asparagus and potatoes aud if
we have been blessed by Inheritance with
q good appetite and reasonable stomach,
we flourish, like young bay tree with
that variety, and fall away without it.
Vegetarians are very nice people. doubt.
less, but they would make rather indiG.
erent soldiers. They cannot have with
out mea, much "fght' in their oonstitu.
ton. TIE pugilst IN "trainipg," is fed
on beef. 1t makes him hardy, tough, &C.
tive, solid, capable of enduring "punish,
ment' without great suffering, and of sus-
tanning fatigue without groat exhaustion.
But there are qualities We all need out OF
the ''ring," as well as in il, Can they
expect to win them who avoid meat alto.
gether, and look for that in Vegetable die,
more Substantial I whilst we live,le us
live.' Use all things in moderation; but
but use them. That's the idea. Avoid
nothing good that you can honestly get,
and will produce you even moments
satisfaction. Literary Companion.
THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS AND THE Ao.
ToR.-The following anecdote is new, and
exhibits the late Emperor of Russia in q
new character, as well as records one OF
the most happy escapes from an awkward
position that wit and presence Of mind
might afford. Some yars ago there Z was
very celebrated comic actor at St.
Petersburg named Marriott. He had most
extraordinary powers Of imitation and was
great favorte with the public as some
times to venture interpretations Of bis own
instead Of following the advice Of Hamlet
to players to speak no more than is set
down for them" The Emperor es the
Same time had a high chamberlain, OF
parsonage filling similar Office, named
poloG,ky.
Whether Tor fun OF malice Martioff,
while performing, contrived to let fly some
puns agains. this great msu, which wers
warmly received b. he audience. The
consequence was, as soon as1he pay wEs
over, the actor found himself in the GUS
tody Of guard Of soldiers, who took him
to prison, where he vas tcld be was to
be confined for fortnight. No. coutcn--
ted with this, Polofsky either told the
Emperor himself,or contrived tha. it ,ho'd
come TO his ears, ,has the player had &C
tually had the presumption to indulge 10
limitations of His Imperial Majesty.
On his liberation, Martiof, went TO
Court to pay his respects as usual and the
Emperor told him of his accusation ,whicb
he denied. "Well," said the Emperor
"if you never did 80, let nc have an i'm
, itation of myself no,0. We know you
can do so if you choose" This was an
awkward and dangerous position for the
: poor actor, who felt he should get into
| trouble for either falling short Of or over
doing the character. Still the au,ocrat
Q was determined there was no eScspe.--
r Suddenly bright thought struck the
4 player, and drawing himself up, he as
{ sumed the exact bearing and manner ol
{ the Emperor, and in voice so like tha,
/ it made every one present start,said, "Po'
e lofTsky, give Msrtoff (himselO Ihousand
t silver roubles - "Stop,' said the Empe'
c ror, 81 have heard quite enough. 1ht
n mi tation is admirable but the entertain
If mout promises to be too expensive. Give
n him the roubles, Poloffsky and now
d mind, sir, let this be the last time you eve
d dare to mimic me here or elsewhere" l
a is Of course, unnecessary Sc say Martiot
y was too glad to pocket tbs money ant
escape so well, .
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a "Hen has 30 fury like a woman scoy,,
IT ed" by some over sight left out the s, an
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