Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-09-13
:. ABBEvIILRs g. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 49, 1867.

TWELVE wAYs5oF COMMITTING SUICIDE.
"a med,cat coteinporary' thug ehu-
msratss the xasAiaaa6te modssof do
ing it: -. .;s.* ': :. g., ~.
L. Nearing OF thin shoes ,and- cot
ton stockings on;;damp nights and in
coul, Rainy weather.. Wearing insnf-
.fcient clothing, and especially upon
the limbs and extremities.. :. -, =
&. Leading q life of enfscbling,
stupid Iaziuess, and'lkeephg the mind
in an unnatural stato of excitement |,
by reading trashy novels. Going to
theaters, parties, and balls in all sorts /
Of weather, in the thinnest possible
dress. Dancing till in complete
,perspiratiop, and then going home
without sufficient oyer-garmoits,
through the. cool, damp nj ght air.
8. Sleeping on feather beds in sew
en-by>niue bed-r ooms, without ven
tildion at the top Of tho windows,
and especially with two or more per.
sons in the same small Bedroom. l
, 4: Surfeiling on hot apd very slim.
;ulating dinners: Eating in a hurry,
without half mastieating tho food,
and catirg heartily before going to
bed, when the mind ,and body pre- ex-,
hdaeted by the tolls Of tho day and
tho excitement of. the evening. 49,.
:.5: Beginning in childhood on tea
and coffee, and going: from one step
to a:other, through chewing and
am moking tobacco and drinking intoxi-
eating Liquors by personal abuse,
and, physical and mental exeesscs of
other descriptions. :.
:, 6. Marrying in haste :aud getting. an
uucoogenial companion, and. living,
the remainder Of life in mental dts
satitfactior; cnltivating jeafousies
and domestic b. pills, and being always
in a mental fernent. ,..-...
z: Keeping cbildron quiet by giv-
ing parsgoric; and coEdiqls, BY teach
ing them to snck odndy, and by, sup
plying them with raisins, nuts, and
rich eake;. .Hhen they arc sick by giy.
ing them ineto,srg,. tartar eatetie, and
! arsenic, under. the mistaken notion
thai: they are medicines and not irri-
tant poisens. :. -
8. Allowing the>tove of gain to alb
sorb> onr minds, 80, asto .lcage no time
to attend to our health; following on
unhealthy occupation because money
can be made by it. 3.
| attempting the erapPstlte With bit
tors aud niceties when the stomach
! says No, and by forciug food into il
when nature does net demapd, and
:: even rejects it;gormandiEziug between
meals. 4 ~ -, =: - ~ 3e !.
10. Centriving. to keep in eeptin-
ual -worry.about something or nothing
i giving way to- fits Of anger.
!; : H.. Being irregular. in all, our habit
Of slespfaeana eating; goingsto 5bee
8 ct midpight and .gelting up at ngon
. eating loe much, too many kinds o
food, and thnt which. is Toe. .highl..
:; seasoned. -.;s:: -, =;
q l3 Neglecting to take proper ear
2 of ourselves, apd not apply early 70
II >medIsai sdMise when disease first ap
; pears taking celebrated quack med
e pines to a. degree, Of making q drug
9 shop of the body < -. !. s:s.sS.S - s
-. ;:sEha above. psusea daoa mnol
g: Sickness, suffering, aud death than a
8 epidemics, uhalaria ahd r-con4agio1
se combined with war; pestiience; au
y h.u,ineS Nearly al1 who E ave attain.
'g11to ofdags baye been remarkable" f
ga ;equanimpity'o1 temper, correct hal
,,e }ts of dies, drink, and 'rest-tor ten
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n: ity, PkybiasE pdniah hmsut isg apras;
y. visN, I6es tsRy egsop a batess! /!
Y, laws EiIsDjhsaafs afs .sslcids sssad seasa
a's many years of. their natural life "
'aa do-not Observe th6 means Of prese
ng tisg .llsaase aadsoG preserving hast
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eef DR.. -Hebbard delivered alectuss
les ,coepss ge:lttys
' The influence pf diet akhea aJtb,asTent
fof lana hong lifee: AtSr coadsnfng
Ok streag-,.serpat the use d --Iqaor q
ep: to.9cep. sbsaasd tsptks .6fs.. J.
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