The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-09-29
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HaHclfingcr, Of Philadelphia, for a copy OF
"WoRKDAY CHRIsrIANITY; or, Me Cos
| pttm the 1Iq4~3jb BY Rev, Alexander
6lark. The volume is introduced with a
note from William Cullen Bryant, who
writes3 1. gEoa7
II have been pleased with the ingenuity
with which the author illustrates reli-
giOuss trpths by things which correspond
with them in tic material World ~Ipar:
ticularly. like the catholic spirit which
pcrvadcs thesepagcs, and the superiority
TO mere dogmaIiCal distinctions which
they show"
The following extract will illustrate the
spirit OF tho work:
THE RELIGION OF LABOR.
Religion docs not altogether consist Of
devotional exercises, but, as, well sQfy daily
work. AWeEet pwTong idea Of Christianity
| when We reduce Il all to songs and ser:
mons; to prayers, solemn fnccs, and &C.
clcsiastical paraphcrnalia. 1t is not espe.
cialIy for the Subbaths and sanctuaries,
but also fpr week days, for Shops, for
| homes, for mills, for stores; for streets and
fields. Religion is largely an outdoor in
stitutiOn. It's Author was born, baptized,
transfigured, and cruciicd under no root,
but the sky. 1t means diligence in bust
ness, serving the Lord in common vOca-
tions and everyday. relations, rs well us
lin consccrateds Sllables onset occasions.
lJesiis was mora ublinelyl great Standing
unknown ut the carpenters bench IN
Nazareth, with apron on, than if he had
been surpliccd Us priest in the temple,
or arrayGd inrobes Of royalty on Pilates
throne. He was greater with IN
adze in his hand than with a
crown on his head, Christi
1 anity allows no aversion toward the me-
chanic. 1t gives him honorable position.
1t invites him 10 its home, and visits him
in his. Yet how many rich young ladies
would scorn TO associate with the sons
and daughters OF our wOrkingmcn! The
matrimonial problems that busy their
brains involve such fractions as lawyers,
Ephysicians, large salaried preachers, whole
sale merchants, millionaircs, and gentle
men, Of leisure. 1t would be ridiculous,
they think, I'd throw themselves away on
mechanics or course, society has It's
aflinitics, and that is we'll Education
grants 1t. Refinement and culture always
seek their level. But we dig d00n for
gold. Too often, ,dissipated dandyisln is
\ petted and honored while intelligent in;
dustEg s. denied q, place The difference
between building houses and selling houses
is not so great that one should be conSid-
cred contemplate and the other illustri-
-OyA Really, asn business, 1t makes but
little difference whether a man mcnls
clothes, bones, pens, houses, laws, or inor-
ais. Work Is work and nothing less nun
is'man and nothing more. : c o91 S>Na,
C8 3V511T5TT1s -! ! STrS0l Z ca
"BEAUTIFYEG" CoM0UNDs,-A iew,
weeks ago the Metropolitan Board Of
Health! Of New York: city directed tllt;
chemist attached to that organization, 10
examine the various hair tonics, washes,
cosmetic and 6tReritoiletsp preparations in
general usen and TO, report what iugreS
dients, if any, they contain Of character
injurious or. dangerous 10. those who use
them" aIn1 response tori4isi the. chemist
examined nearly all the articles Of this
description Which, verb 2 Offered FOR sale
and in popular use, and his report is of
great interest to those, who regard tn;
health 81 tho community. I AS the, vegetd.
bic constituents may be presumed to be
comparatively innocent when applied OK
tcrnally, the analyses were conducted
chiefly, with the yiewYOE asccrtaining the
mineral poisons contained in these nos
tfuLns.
One oithe lotions for identifying the
complexion md restoring The bloom and
f@6leeas oEsyouth. contained n large quGli-
tlty-of Corrosive .suBlimatc, "a solublciorh
of mercury which certainly would pro-
duce disastrous results lifts use were long
continued, The white, powders for con-
cealing tic defects Of the skin were almost
entirely. composed Of white Clay which
could hayc no more harmful effect than
to destroy tho healthy action and natural
| color bflheSkinto %hiSl3itAis applied
Several Of the cnamels, however, and all
of tho hair dyes, with one EXCEPTION, had
lin their composition large quantities 2Sf
lead in some form. The dye Which did
not contain lead, but which ,Eas designed
40 restore the natural hair in all It's luXu.
rance and beauty lhaa0 an ipgrediehE
that Is scarcely less injurious to the health
namely, nitrate of silver.
N The cases of lead-NoIsoning which
have been traced 10 the continued applt.
cation Of these dcleteriousl compounds
have become frightlully numerous within
tho Inst few years. The victim Of the in!
sidious effects Of lead upon the system be-.
comes wan, pallid, feeble, nervous, and
+, suffers from the indesTi6abI6 'tdTtures Of
neuralgia in various parts Of the body.
II appears to exert some peculiar nOXtOUS
power over the nerves and hand and
forearm. SO that when the arms arc
stretched out, tho hands hang down by
their own wclght-thG wrists DROP
rs Il Is popularity md very accurately cX.
pressed. Around theIedgGS Of the gums,
| Just where they join the teeth, charac-
teristic blue iline- makes ilsJqppearancc,
caused by the deposit Of sulphuret Of
lead. A horribly painful ColicB0metimcs
4 ensues. More than ono instance Is re-
corded in witch decided and ihcut6ble In,
sanity has been; att I'd 10 IS b4uei1l
influence odd, lastly, eybQ D fatsl result
has followed the use 81 these f." restorsrs
Of youthful beauty" Thesimple reCital'oi
such fearful array:of consequence land
4 the list might be- greatly extended b.
T ought to be Sufficient 70 limit the use Of
tsuch poisonous applications, ora