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Pey,o1 of the Growth OF Man.

Prof. B. a. Gould, from statistics
derived from the register of 81 1000, 900
men in the United States army, has
brought out the fact that men attain
their maximum stature much later
than is generally supposed. This takes
place at twenty-nine or thirty years Of
age; but there are frequent instances OF
growth until thirtY-fve, not very no.
ticeable-a yearly gain OF tenth OF an
inch, perhaps, still a growth. After
thirty-five, the stature subsidies in SIM
liar proportions, partly, perhaps, from
the condensation of the cartilagesi
partly. because of the change in the
angle of the hip bone. The age for
maximum stature comes earliest to the
tallest men, as If it were the necessity
of unusual development. Foreigners
The nights of men seem to depend on
the place of enlistment. A Massachu.
sets man enlisting in Iowa was an
home. AS we go West, men grow taller.
ten inches. Ont of one million there
than six feet four inches; but men of
such Stature do not wear well. In
Maine, men reach their greatest hight
at twenty-seyen; in New Hampshire.
at thirty-fiye; in Massachusetts, at
thirty-one. The tRllest men, OF sixty
nine inches, come from Iowa. Maine,
Vermont, Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota
and Missouri give us men of a little
over siXty.eight; and the average of all
shows the Americans to be very tall
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To have muscle is not to be a GYM
mast, and to be muscular and enjoy ro-
bust health it is notnecessary to be able
to leap I'VE feet four inches clear, to put
up a 112 pound dumb. bell, to perform
the giant swing, or 10 go through dan
gerous looking gyrations on the trep-
exc. These are only the performances
OF gymnasts, who having attended to
preliminary exercises feel CONSCIOUS
of theft strength, and have the natural
desire TO accomplish what is difficult.
Muscle is the concomItant Of regular
exercise and that Of bodily health. a
man whose business is to walk much,
to climb sundry stairs, finds that his
limbs adapt themselves to the task, and
while ne akps two at q time up any
number of flights, his friend the black.
smith, who can WELD a sIedge all day
without firing, pugs and blows like a
porpoise. The points evident, all the
muscles should be developed equally,
and this can only be done by regular
course of gymnastics. The gymnas-
ium is as necessary, aye more, to the
youth than the college, for while a man
can "pick upn ideas, with all the learn
ing to be had he cannot htpick up"
health without gymnastics; II is better
to fortify against III health than to re-
cover lost health. Twenty minutes a
day, or forty minutes each other day, at
the chest bars, parallel bars, high bars,
weight ralBers and clubs, VIII give any
man muscle, q graceful carriage,
good Appsdtei health and life. -r
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FTom the Philadelphia Ledger.
The PresbyteFIau Church.

AS has already been briefly stated in
the Ledger, that the Old School Assem-
bly, had passed a resolution proposing
to omit from the first article of the ac-
Cepted "Basis of Reunion" the follow
ing words: ut being understood that
this Confession is received in its pro-
per, historical-that is, the Calviuistic
or Reconnaissance; it is also under
stood that various methods ofylewing,
stating, explaining, and illustrating
the doctrine of the Confession, which
do not impair the integrity of the Re.
formed or CalVanistio system, are to be
freely allowed in the United church, as
they have hitherto been allowed in the
separate churches.
The first article would thenread "The
reunion shall be effected on the doctri-
nal and ecclesiastical basis of our COM
mon standard; the Scriptures of the
Old and New Testaments shall be ao-
knowledged 10 be the inspired word OF
God, and the only infallible rule OF
faith and practice; the Confession OF
Faith shall continue to be sincerely re-
ceived and adopted 'as containing the
system of doctrine taught in the Holy
Scriptures and the government and
discipline of the Presbyterian Church
in the United States shall be approved
as containing the principles and rule
of our polity."
It now remains to describe the action
taken upon this proposition in the New
School Assembly. In this body, after
failure to obtain the two.thirds vote
necessary to secure a reconsideration OF
the resolution adopting 1.-the basis OF
reunion,n COMMITTEES of five was APP
pointed to confer with the committee
sent by the Old School Assembly in re-
gard to the matter, and to recommend
such action as might be suitable in the
premises.
This committee (ReY. DIR. II. B.
Smith, Chafrman) presented the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions
which were adopted "This Assembly
and reciprocates, with cordial fellow
ship, the statement of the delega-
ton from the General Assembly
at Albany about the plan of re-
union. In respect, however, to
the proposition for a change in article
first, as our Assembly is on the eve of
adjournment and greatly reduced in
numbers; Resolved, That we regret
that no action can now be had upon
this subject, as it cannot, according to
onr rules, be reconsidered and amended
at the present session of the Assembly;
nor can the proposed amendment be
now sent down to our Presbyteries in
such form as that its adoption would
be of any legal effect"
The "Basis of Reunion with the ac-
companying explanatory report now
goes down to the Presbyteries for ac-
ton, and according as a majority OF
them, both Old and New School PREF
byteries shall vote, the final question
shall be decided. 1t Is asserted by the
friends of Reunion that the great body
of the laity is in favor of the measure,
and that an appeal to the commune
cants will bring out a strong expression
OF public sentiment in approval.
Meetings Of the laity are, therefore, TO
be called in all parts of the country
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GheGntetIiQeuter
JUNE.

by wrLLIAM c. bryant.
gazed upon the glorious sky ..-.#.-
And the green mountains round;
And thought, that when came TO lie
Within the silent ground,
'TTere pleasant that, In tioWery June,
When brooks sent up cheerful tune,
And groves Joyous sound,
The sections hand, my grave to make
TheTich, green mountain turf shOuld break
A cell within the frozen mold,
A coffin borne through sleet,
And icy clods above 1t roll'd,
While fierce the tempeStS beat
Away IL viii not think of these
Blue be the sky and soft the breeze,
Earth green beneath the feet,
And be the damp mold gently preSS'u
Into my narrow place OF rest.
There, through the long, long summer hours
The golden light should lie,
Aud thick, young herbs and groups Of now
stand in their beauty by,
The orioIe should build and tell
HIS love-tale, close beside my cell:
The idle butterfly
should rest him there, and there be heard
The house wife and the humming-blrd.
And what II cheerful shouts at noon,
Come, from the village Gent,
Or songs of maids, beneath the moon,
With fairy laughter blent?
And what Ii, in the evening light,
Retrothed lovers walk in sight
OF my low monuments
! would the lovely scene around
Mig hi know no sadder sight nor sound.
1 know, 1 know should not see
The seasons glorious show,
Nor would Its brightness shine for me-
Nor Its wild music flow;
But II, around my place of sleep,
The friends OF love should come 10 weep.
They might not haste to go.
Soft airs, and song, and light, and bloom
Should keep them lingering by my tomb.
These to their soften d hearts should bear
The thought of what has been,
And speak OF one who cannot share
The gladness OF the scene;
Whose part, In all the pomp that nils
The circuit of The summer hills,
Is-that his grave Is green;
And deeply would their hearts rejoice
10 hear, again. his living voice.
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ADVICE to n DrspeptIc.

When we speak of dyspepsia every
one knows that the stomach is out OF
order and failing in its functions. You
want a prescription in the vain hope
that it will cure you. Medicine will
do great deal, but 1t won't do every
thing. The most that ought to be ex-
pected of it is to lend aid to nature
until she can take care of herself; this
she always would do if you didn't
bother her by rude and unbecoming
interferances. know very well that
whisky and tonics, SO called, are all in
the fashion now for the chronic dis
eases to many people. They are easily
taken, and swallowed without hoggle-
ing. Ifyou have taken much of these
the lining of your stomach Is already
coBgested-that is. it has TOO much
blood in 1t, that ought to be somewhere
else supplying the powers of life. II
your stomach has too much work you
must give it rest, and, shall 1 say it,,
you must part with some of your table
luxuries. VIII you do it? L very
much fear not; but If you are seriously
in earnest, this is my prescription:
1. Rise early; eat a slice of bread and
walk outfit strong, walk; if weak,
loiter. You may take tumbler full of
cold water with a teaspoonIuI OF com
mon table salt Immediately on getting
out of bed; sufficient moving; come TO
breakfast.
2. For breakfast eat n piece of good
steak rs large as your hand, piece OF
coarse bread and Il saucer OF strawbPr-
ries or baked apple, II you can get
them; eat slowly and chew every par
ticle OF food well before it is swallowed,
for the gastric juice will not be able to
do its own work and that which should
have been done by the teeth. Drink
little or nothing. If you must have
something, n cup OF black tea or
chocolate will do no harm.
3. Digest for an hour. and then to
your work; I trust ii is in tine open air.
Work hard till noon, and then rest
body and mind till dinner; sleep, IL
sleepy; drink water.
i. For dinner-twO o'clocK-ent u
slice of beef, mutton or fish as large AS
your hand, two or three spOOnsfull OF
vegetables, and slice OF coarse bread;
giving more than half an hour to this
meal; use no drink.
5. After dinner, play anaconda for an
hour; now for the social, for pleasant
games-a good time.
G. a light supper of toast and tea.
z. In warm room, sponge your skin
with water; hastily use friction after,
and go to bed in well ventilated room
AT O'CLOCK IN Inc winter and III IN the
summer.
Try this advice for three months and
your stomach will recover tone enough
TO allow you for some time To come to
indulge in all sorts OF high eating. But
il you want it to preserve its tone to a
green old age with the other functions
OF the body in like force and Yigor-
you will observe these rules long after
the necessity for Them has passed away.
DR. KEYSFR
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A CLERGYMAN happening to get wet
was standing over the IRE to dry his
clothes, and when his colleague came
in he asked him to preach for him, as
he was wet. mo, Sir, i thank you,"
WAS the prompt replyi npreach your
self; you will be dry enough In the
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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1868-02-15

The United States are likely to
have war with Bingham, on account
of the refusal of the Rtter to pay
the former +" the AIablma claims y
u. G. for damages to United States
shipping during the var, by that
famous Confederate cruiser, the,
Alabama. The Alabama was built.
armed, and. equipped b England.
by English subjects hence the al
legged co8us BezS. President John
son probably thinks That the only
way to free this country from the
tyranny Of the existing Congress
slonal faction, and from the anar-
chy which will follow the further
development OF its nais-oalIed
schemes of reconstruction, is to
lead it through the fiery ordeal of
a foreign and gigantic. war. IF
such war will recon- truct the
Union on the bass4of equal rights.
to all the States, we will not be
sorry to see the starry standard of
our fathers again cha llepging the
red cross of ST Georoa = d. ~1
Gold in New Orleans on the
10th inst, 1414 to 142. ."a...N
A sugar mill and Evaporation
which li(1 will make l 1900 LBS. Of dry
ugar, and two, bbls., Of molasses,
n twenty-four hours, can be fur
ished at New Iberia or Franklin
Or less than $3.50. III .'
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GEORGE FL. WELLS,
.@.-:H Attorney at Law.

A negro witness lately swore.
positively that he could not tell
whether a certain man WAS black
or white, although he admitted
that he had a fair lo3k at him.
This is not strange, f5r so many
white men are now behaving like
that it would reauire more
than a darkey's saga@ty to dis
them apart.
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See explanation of Geo. Fl.
Wells, Esq, in another column.

FINE GUNS, PIsToIs, &o.-If any
of our readers wish to purchase a
superior gun or pistol, or anything
whatever in the hardware line,
they can get the best article for
the least money, at the house of
Taylor a Churchill, Al Magazine
St, and 20 Bank Place, New Or
leans. This firm took the first pre-
MUM at the recent State Fair in
New Orleans for the best display
of firearms.
We had the pleasure of a trip
across the prairie lately with Felix
Bellocq, Esq, the agent of the
firm. The pleasure of his acpuain-
lance is an inducement to visit
Taylor & Churchill, scarcely, If at
II, inferior to that presented by
heir splendid assortment, and as
onishingly low prices, Of fire.
rms, Az. In these " piping times
i poace, when every negro sports
gun Or pistol, we think every
7hitc man should enjoy the same
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MARRIED

At Lefranc's Hotel on tile 18th inst
by.J, ". Moss, Esq, J. P. Mr.. GnoRan.
w RYAN, to Miss MIRGARET IT,
HUTcHNs, both of Lake Charles.
In acknowledging the receipt Of tho.
cake and wine, such felcitlus tokens of
remembrance to the printeF, we tender
our sincere congratulationsto our newly,
married friends, and our ernest wishes
Tor their permanent happiness.
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To the.Publtc..

Ny long absence from. CaIoasieu,
together with an unfouhded report
that I had left this Parish pgrma-
nently, render it necessary for me
to make this .explanati3ny
I went to Opelousas hst Julv.
to attend the. District Court there.
Severe and almost fatal Illness n
my family detained ne in. that
Parish till the last of November.
| was necessarily in attendance at
Court in Opelotsas from the frst
q q December tia nearly the last of
January. I.
I expect to remove my. family
q IN a. a few weeks, and to make
Lake Charles my permanent resi-
p, GEORGE H. WELLS
.a@~...-H Attorneys at Law
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NOTICE.

We send the first number of the
Echo to many persons, not now on
our subscription list, as we have
not had the time to pass the list,
generally. Those who do not wish
to become subscribers will please
return the paper to. the Lake
Charles Post Office, otherwise they
viii be considered as subscribers.