Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-08-29

rather follow their pain OF eXpeQlcncy, tnan
remain true to their principles. Have
little patience and all will be right.-Norris-
io,cn Register.
SYMBOLIC MEANING OF CoLoRs.-White
was the emblem of light, religious purity,
innocence, faith, joy and life. In the Judge
it indicates integrity; in the sick man, hu-
mility in women, chastity.
Red, the ruby, signifed fire, divine love,
the Holy Spirit, heart of the Creative pow
er and royalty White and red roses ex-
press love and wisdom, as IN the garland,
with which the ancients crowned St Ceci-
LA. In another sense, rod signifies blood,
war, hatred and punishment. Red and
black combined were the colors of purga-
tory.
Blue, or the sapphire, expressed heaven
and the armament, truth, constancy and 6del-
ity,
Yellow, or gold, was the symbol of the
sun, of the goodness of God, of imitation or
marriage, faith or faithfulness. In the pic
ture of the Apostles, st. Peter wears a
also signifies Inconsistency, jealousy, deceit
in this sense it was given to Judas, who is
generally habited in yellow.
Green, the emerald, is the color of spring,
hope, particularly hope Of Immortality,
and of victory, as the color of palm and
laurel.
Violet, the amethyst, signi6ed love and
truth, or passion and suffering Hence, it
is the color often worn by the martyrs.
Black expressed the earth, darkness,
mourning, wickednoss, negation, death
and it was appropriate to the Prince of
Darkness. Ia some old Illuminated manu-
script; Jesus, in the temptation wore a
black robe. White and black together sig
nj of lifo opH r,oo,lruipp mr. huO1i-
liation.
SLEEP WALKING.-A case is related of
an English clergyman who used to get up in
the night, light his candle, write sermons,
correct them with interineations, and retire
to bed again, being oil the time asleep.
The Archbishop of Bordeaux mentions a
similar case of a student, who got up to COM
pose a sermon while asleep wrote it correctly,
| read it over from one end to the other, or at
least appeared to read it, made corrections
on it, scratched out lines and substituted
| others, put In its place a word which had
| been omitted, composed music, wrote it &C
curately down, and performed other things
| equally surprising
DR.. Gall notices q miller who was in the
habit Of getting up every night and attend
ing to his usual ayocations at the mill, then
returning to bed on awakening in the morn
4iS ilC ItCpllSClNu VI Hudl Edc5-
ed during the night
Martinez speaks Of saddler who was ae-
customed to rise in his sleep and work at his
trade; and DR.. Pritchard, Of farmer who
got out Of bed, dressed himself, saddled his
horse, and rode to the market, being all the
while asleep.
Dr. Blackjack, on one occasion, rose from
bed, to which he had retired at an early
hour, came into the room where his family
were assembled, conversed with them. and
afterwards entertained them with pleasant
| song, without any of them suspecting he was
asleep, and without his retaining, after he
awoke, the least recollection Of what be had
done.
1t is a singular, yet well authenticated fact
| that in the disastrous retreat of Sir John
Moore, many of the soldiers fell asleep, yet
continued to march along vith their COM
rades