Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-01-22

color came warmer into her cheeks; her
eyes gained in brightness. She was
growing in fact more beautiful, for her
mind cheerfully conscious of duty was
moulding every lineament Of her counte-
nance into new expression.
Did self-improvement stop? O, no.
From one to two hours were given to
close practice at the piano each day.
Her mind, becoming vigorous in tone,
instead of enervated by idleness, chose a
better order Of reading than had been in
dulged before, and she was growing to-
wards a thoughtful, cultivated, intelli-
gent womanhopd She also found time,
amid her home duties, for an hour twice
a week with German teacher; and she
began, also, to cultivate natural taste
for drawing. Now that she was employ.
ing her hours usefully, it seemed wonder
full how much time she found at her dis
posal for useful work.
FRANKLIN AND THE GOUT.
Franklin. Eh @! eh. What have
[ done to merit these cruel suferings
Goat. Many things; you have ate
and drunk too freely, and too much in
dulged those legs of yours in their indo-
lence.
FrtnkAn. What is it that accuses
me?
Goaa. tbs |, even I, the gout.
Franklin. What! my enemy in per-
son?
Gout. No, not your enemy.
Franklin repeat it,-my enemy ::
for you would not only torment my body
to death, but ruin my good name. You
reproach ne as a glutton and tippler !;
now, all the world that knows me will
allow that L am neither the one nor the
other
Gom. The world may think as it
pleases: it is always very complaisant to
itself, and sometimes to its friends: but
[ very well know that the quantity of
meat and drink proper for man who
takes a reasonable degree of exercise
would be too much for another who new
er takes any.
Franklin | take-Eh 0. las much
exercise-Eh las | can, Madam Gout
You know my sedentary state, and on
that account it would seem, Madam
Gout, as if you might spare me little
seeing it is not altogether my own fault
Govt Not jot your rhetoric and
your politeness are thrown away; your
apology avails nothing If your situa
tion in life is a sedentary one, you
amusements, your recreations, at least
should be active. But let us examine
your course of life. While the mornings
are long, and you have leisure to g
abroad, what do you? Why, instead o
gaining an appetite for breakfast by sal
utary exercise, you amuse yourself will
books. pamphlets, or newspapers yol
eat an inordinate breakfast; immediate
ly afterwards you sit down to write a
your desk, or converse on business
Thus the time passes till one, withou
any kind of bodily exercise. What i
your practice after dinner? To be fxet
down to chess. for two or three hours
What can be expected from such cours
of living, but body replete with stag
nant humors, ready to fall a prey to al
kinds of dangerous maladies, if ], tn
gout, did not occasionally bring you re
lief by agitating these humors, and S
purifying or dissipating them? Fie
then, Mr.. franklin But amidst my in
structions l had almost forgot to admin
lister my wholesome corrections: so tax
that twinge,-and that
Ermaklin. O! Ell! O.-O-o-o-o A
much instruction as you please, Madar
Gout, and as many reproaches but pray
madam, truce with your corrections!
Gout No sir, no; l will not abat
particle of what is so much for you
good, d,-therefore-
Franklin. O! eh-h-h 1T is nc
fair to say l take no exercise, when d
very often, going out to dine, and re
turning in my carriage.
Cont That, of all imaginary exel
else. is the most slight and insignificant
if you allude to the motion of a carriag
suspended on springs. By observing th
degree Of heat obtained by different kind
of motion, we may form an estimate
the quantity of exercise given by eacl
Thus, for example, if you turn out t
walk in winter with cold feet, in a
hours time you will be in glow a
over; ride on horseback, the same efet
will scarcely be perceived by four hours
round trotting; but if you loll in ca
riage, such as you have mentioned, 70
may travel all day, and gladly enter tf
2 last inn to warm your feet by fir
Flatter yourself, then, no longer, th;
l half an hours airing in your carriage d
serves the name Of exercise Providenc
has appointed few to roll in carriage
: while he has given to all a pair of leg