Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-14

the facts with reference to tho projected
railroad through Mexico from the Atlantic
to the pacific Oceans.
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TAKE CARE OF YOUR THOUGHTS.
Sin Lcgns in the heart. Ii you keep
your thoughts pure, your life will be bless
edness. The indulgence of sinful thoughts
anu desires produces sinful actions. When
lust hath conceived it bringetll forth sin.
The pleasurable thought Of a sinful deed
is usually followed by its commission.
Never allow yourselfto pause and consid
or the pleasures or profit yoa might dorive
from this or that sin. Close your miud
against tho suggestion at once, as you
would lock and bar your doors against
4 roddcr II Eve had not stood parleving
will, the devil, and ndnirin:, tho beautiful
fruit, the earth might yet have been par
a1isc. No one becomes thief, or mur-
dcrer, at once. The mind must La cor
r!iicd. The wicked sugse ton must be
indn'scd and reyoiv ed in the thoughts, un
! til, it loses its hdcous dcformi:y, and the
anticipated gain or pleasure COMES to out
weigh the evil transsrcsson.
Your imagination is apt 10 paint for
hidden pleasure in gay "n>l dazzling colors.
1t is the scrpcn.'s charm. GAIA not upon
the picture. Suffer not the intruder TO ret
lodgmcn.. Meet tho enemy at tho
Threshold and drive it from your heart.
AS rule, the moro familiar you become
with sin, the less hateful it appears SO
that the moro completely you preserve year
mind from umholy thoughts the better.
Avoid the society where obscenily or bias
rhemy is heard Cultivate lie society OF
the yirtuous. Read nothing The! is un-
chaslc or immoral. Make 4 covenant with
your eyes. Famii;a,iso not your mind
with the loa,hsomc details OF crime New.
CT lisroor malicious or envious thoughts.
Direct jour thoughts towards pure and ho.
ly subjects. Contemplate tho character Of
tho snctless and pc'tcc. Sor Of God.
Keep your spir;t ur,a;'tcd and your
thoughts unco,.taminatcd, SO shall your
lif be virtuous. As man .hinkrth 50 is
he. Take care Of tho thoughts, and the
actions will take care Of themselves.
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, NosEs.-Thc handles to mems faces
may be divided into four classes, titus
Grecian, denoting amiabiIty of disposition
} cquanimity Of temper, imagination, pa
. tience in labor, and resignation in tribula-
| ton. Romun: imperiousncss, courage
presence Of mind, nobiencss OF heat
Cat or Tiger cunning. deceit, revenge
obslnacy, and selfshness. Pug imbc-
ciity Of mind, and indccsion Of charac-
ter. OF these there are inrumcrable
grades-the Grccian descends to The pug
/ the Roman to the acquiline-but the cu
or tiger is sui yeneris. The Grecian nose
/ is most conspicuous in quiet scenes of lite
in the study. The Roman. in spirit stir
s ring scenes-in war. Men Of sciencs Of
ten, and Of imag gination always, have the
5 Grecian nose. Daring soldiers and fear.
less adventurers generally have the Ro
man. Every one knows what a pug is
: We do not enter into any particulars of it
I nature forms her thousands of them, AM
we regard them not. Tile Cut or TTgc,
, nose: Whoever has the least Imagination
will readily conceive what we mean by thi.
definition; it is long, fattish nose, moi
, unlike that Of the animals from whom we
;. have borrowed the name. Avoid mef
with such noses-they are deceitful friend:
and dangerous enemies, whether it suits
whim or interest
TENAcIrY OF PURrosE.-The influence
OF powerful will in arresting or retardine
the progress of n disease apparently fatal,
is ono Of tho most powerful Of all mental
phenamena. A person Of feeble frame
but of determined and hopeful spirit
sometimes keeps death at by for weeks
months, even years, and finally, in defiance
of the physicians who have sat in judg-
ment on his case, and pronounced it utter.
ly hopeless, RECEIVERS, and returns to his
customary avocations. On the other
hand, a ,nan Of strong physique not unfrc-
quently willis down and dies under COM
paratively controlIabIo ailment, simply
from a lack Of tho mental energy which
enables the strong -willed wcakling to repel