The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-01-25
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81 Tbss Ga ussg ofI spsfs dssssto asS,are
nutritious food may bring :ppjsope cor:
pulence !. i: essiiinesd Sin Sit aneedoto Of
Cooley Cibber, who relates that q poor,
h.lEasiysd .ctss 1EessSa e. Day ahs
spothecary, 10 Romeo and j uliet. to the
iife, .Sd siih1 gfeat Applause, Received an
augmentation of:sAlafys in@ cobseduenee
Of bis popularity. Unfortunately, 10
crease Of wealth led him tofincrease his
fare, until be gradually assumed e
plumpness which united him for the
worn ont phirmacopolist'; and, not being
able 10 petform,insany other lihe, the
poor mar: was discharged: However,
poverty once mora brought him down to
bis original condition. when he reap
peared upon theFboard as:triu1pbantly
as ever. -, - - :, 80.
Ifieni1onpoint Is generally sign Of
good .humor and aycheerful disposttiouI
lean 1css frequently ,sbe,okens a. sour,
grabbed and ill-naturcd character. So:-
ONION has; said, &" a merry EEhesrt. doeth
good like medicine but q broken spirit
Fdrieth the boues.pt This observation,
however, cannot be considered; o rule ip
forming judgment of'various tcmperS.
This 10 by no inca as. AM ensy' attempt in
our intercourse With the world, when
physiosoouy,is not; aluaysu sure guide
in the selection of our companions. Or:
Franklin tells Singular story on this
An OLD philosophical gentleman had
grown, from experience, verytcnutious
in avoiding ill.naturcd people. To: en-.
deavor to ascertain their disposition he
made uuso of his-legs, one Of which was
Remarkably handsome the other, by
some means, crooked and dcformed. II
the stranger at the 6rst interview regard.
ed his ugly leg more than his handsome
lee, that was sufficient to determine the
philosopher to have no further acquuiut.
auce with him. ( Everybody has not this
o.lcgged instrument but every, one,
with little attention, may observe signs
of this carping, fault.6ndins disposition,
and mako tho same resolution Of avoid
ing the acquaintance Of those infected
by it. l therefore advise those qucru.
lous, disseminated, unhappy, people. If
they wish 70 be respected and beloved
BY others, and happyiu themselves, to
leave of looking at the ugly leg"
Various czpcdieuts, in addition to q
better diet, have been rcsorted to, to re.
store lear. persons toja&better. case; but
amongst the most singular that we have
on record is that Of aagella,ion. Gallon
says that horse dealers, having been OBJ
served to fatten horses for sale BY fog
giug them, nm analogous method might
be useful with spare persons who'wish
to become stouter. lie also mentions
slave dealers who employ similar means.
Suetonious informs US that Muse, the
famous physician Of Augustus, used to
fustigate him, not only to cure him of q
sciatica, but to keep him plump. Mel
bomius pretends that nurses whip little
children to tatten them. that they may
appear healthy and chubby to their
mothers. No doubt but fagellatiou dc.
,ermines a greater influx Of blood to the
surface, and may thus lead to increase
the circulation and give tone to parts
which would otherwise DO languid.
A remarkable case ofleuuness is men
toned by Lorry, in a pricst>who became
so thin and dry in all his articulations,
that at lusthe wassunable to 80; through
the celebration of the mass, as his joints
oud spine would crack in so, >loudrand
strange: q man ner at every gehuaexion
that the faithful were terrified, and the
faitbless laughed. One Of those miser'
able latbssonce undertook o long jour.
uey to consult learned physician OF
his sad condition, and hdQtpg begged to
know, in most pitcous tonc the cause
Of his dcsiccation, was favored with the
following luminous answer: "Sir, there
is pred;sposition in your constitution
to mako you lean, and disposition in
your constitution to keep you So"
Another meoger patient boing told that
tho celebrated Hunter had. fattencd u
dog By removing his spleen, exclaimed
with deep sigh: "Oh, sir | I wish Mr
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