The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-27
Facts and Fancy.

Sects block the road to Heaven they open so
many ways, each into and over and across the
others, that. instead Of leading to the true way,
they lead TO confusion. To some people sects and
insects are equally nuisance and to others they
are nonsense. Religion was made for man. bat
sects for mere wranglers whose pety consists
principally in punching each other with doc
triDel long-poles. Many men are quiet, peace.
able, Christian men until they get into the pews,
when they become pugnaclous. Sects unsex
men-in other words, neuter-ize them. In fight.
ing articles of faith, men lose it themselves.
Striking for the right means striking right on the
head Of those who differ with you.
Satan Is shrewd. lie knows his business He
tempts like one who knows how. The old chap
is posted on all the short and direct routes. He
don't 20 travelling about here and there hitting or
missing, just as II may be, but always with an OBJ
ject steadily IN view. We may learn something
good Of Satan, or rather by his example. First,
industry; second, patience; third, persistency !;
fourb, courage and confidence dfth, the abiect
weakness Of a ma jOTity of people aad sixth, to
be gtnteel, Dest and plausible.
More people are used up by doing nothing than
by hare labor. The most difficult task th al ever
fell to the lot of man to perform is to Kill time.
II almost always ends IN Killing its subjects. A
sort Of two edged sword it goes back on its pos
SCISSOR.
What a man does depends in the long run quite
az much upon the condition Of bis stomach az his
head. A disordered stomach hourly stands in the
way OF many q success. Because the stomach
has inferior locality az TO altitude 1t is no
Its importance should be underrsted. With q
stomach in its natural, healthy condition, people
are always happy, and if 30 the chances are that
they are COED. Cultivate the former II you want
TO be the latter.
Men affect to think because their brains are con
dltd within the walls of a bOny skull, that there
l. TO danger Of losing them whereas 1t is noto
rious that those who have the thrckest skulls lose
Z EN- quickest. 1t is also q physiological fact
t ougb a little parsdoxcal, that the weaker the
bans the more resistless the skull. weak braiI
will ron out when strong one couldn't so much
az walk.
Language is probably the most extraordinary
invention OF arrangement that was ever made. II
is smszing in It's extent and power. Ii can bt
mede 20 mean one thing OF another, and OF tbs
most opposite character. Even the same word,
uDder different circumstances do this. Though
cOmnC My tie channel sOd organ Of light a0C
intelligence. il Is sometimes used to concea
thoughts. II IL the plastic magic which variouslJ
dazzles, blinds, warns aud chis mankind.
1t is often said that blood tells. This is more
tLsn slsrg y ape AZ f5dsS ys5, il S.' wSs
does r. not accomplish All successful ulen an
women have vigorously stirring blood. Il ia such
that carry on aud up the worlc. Blood tes-we
reckon II does, and good story. Look at that
ycurg woman's cheeks, a mine of fresh roses and
the mix OF honey-what blood 10 tell there !!
Look ct that young man, rudy TO the eyebrows
blood tells oi an active, productive Fife OF live
men and somen taking hold OF all manner OF
esrnest end good and noble things. Blood is a
great thing. Pure and good, IL is life; bad and
sluggish, II is death. ls tells-it works-is
aceompi;shss.
Cheek may have its place. and impudence its
uses. The Old saws If Greek meeting Creek,
and being Turk when in Turkey, may be good
as far as they go but they don't go to the end OF
things. First ana last, at top and bottom, cheek
is al least vulgar, cheap and showmanish. A
gentleman reytr has anything to do with IL ex-
cept in self-ceieEse. he may be in company
for time where but one com ia in circulation, and
neeessiiy may compel him to use it. For toe
most paIt, cheek ia knsvery and assumption. The
more cheek the less brain; the more impudence,
the lees substance. On this there is no margin or
discount.