The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-06-19

within had responded to NV
knock without. Two bells ars
OF solid silver, and their tones Ara
exquitely soft, liquid, and pure
1t was exciting to go from one n
another and strike them with
their tongues, or with your hand
and catch the variety and rich
ness of their several melodies.
'gIhe chapel below is dedicatad
to the patron saint of all ladies
about to be married, and II NAV
be readily believed that the hail
that give expression to their prar
ers will have-at least to thc;,
ears-the sweetest tone of all tha
bells in Moscow.
81 had come down from tbA
Kremlin to my lodgings at Bilofs
and wearied with the Wanderinge
of the day, was lying on the be1.
and looking out on the city. Il
is just before sunset and the dav
has been oppressively warm. /
delicious glow from the gorgeOns
west is bathing all the domes ana
roofs with splendid colors. and
silence is stealing in with the SET.
ting sun upon the crowded citv
1t is the eve of one of the mast
holy festivals Of the Greek Church
One vast church edifice is direct.
" IN view Of my window, and but
a short way off.
GAS | lie musing, from this
church near at hand comes tha
lsoftest, sweetest tone of an even.
ing bell. Another tone responds
\ third is heard. The Ivan tow
er on the height Of the Kremlin
utters his tremendous yoice-like
the voice Of many waters. Then
all the churches and towers over
the whole city--four hundred bells
or lnOre-in concert, in harmony
"with notes almost divine,n lift IN
their voices in an anthem of praise
such as | never thought to hear
with mortal ears, waves of melody,
an ocean OF music, deep, rolling,
heaving, changing, swelling, sink.
ing, rising, sounding, overwhelm.
ing and eXaltingi
II have heard the great organs
of Europe, but they are tame and
trifing compared with this. The
anthem OF nature at Niagara is
familiar to my ear, but its thun.
der is one great monotone. The
music of MOscoW's bells is above
and beyond them all. 1t is the
voice of the people. 1t utters the
emotions of millions of loving.
beating, longing hearts, not en-.
lightened, perhaps, like yours,
but all crying out to the Great
Father in these solemn and in
spring tones, as if these tongues
had voices to cry, Holy, holy, Lord
God Almighty, heaven and earth
are full of thy gloryrn
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COFFEE AS A CIVILIZER.-Dr.
Craper makes out a very strong
case in favor Of "eoffee as a civil.
ling agent" He says: Those
who have made it a subject Of
study and examination tell rs
that when prepared as a strong
infusion without milk, coffee acts
powerfully on the sympathetic
nervous system and the organs
supplied by it, quickening their
action embarrassing their vitality.
| That it renders the contraction OF
the heart and other muscles more
powerful; enables the body to
resist cold, moisture, and the
deadly poison of miasmatie dis,
tricts; counteracts the langor 81
torrid elimes; prevents or amelief-
ates attacks of spasmodic asthma;
alleviates laxlty of the kidneys
and bladder; and it is even said
that calculus is not as common
since it has been generally used
1t also acts with energy on the
brain, removing the sensation to
fatigue and disposition to sleep,
which has always made it a favor
tie with students. Itobyiates the
excessive indulgence in the use Of
wine and spirits; is an antidote to
opium, belladonna, and the yege
table poisons that act on the
brain; and relieves the nervous
headache to which many are sub
ject. In brief, it is not merely Z
fashionable potation-it is one 0.
the great civilizing agents; for, By
decreasing his power of accom-
! plishing brain and muscle work, i
has increased the power and in
fluence of man.