Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-01-18
Why INTERCOURSE.


FAMILY INTER 60 URSE'
This is a sore subject to touch. Ono
feels like treading on a hundred cornS
all at once, Nearly every family has It's
sore spots-its dark corner-its private
closet carefully locked up and the IN
terror hidden from the light OF day. IL
seems strange to say that most family
d;mcnlties arise from the ignorance OF
the different members Of each other
and vet it is sadly true. Many families
live together for years, and separate,
knowing less Of each others secret feel
inqs motives, and the springs Whlch
ouide action. than of others who have
lived together outside the family circle.
Small iealousies, petty selfhness creep
in and produce estrangement, whlchfre-
ouently mars the happiness OF lie
time. :.
There is little appreciation OF the dl-
vine beauty and loving graceful posi-
biIities of the family relation. 1t Is so
common a fact that we lose sight OF It's
wisdom. Just as we forget to be thank
f,l that the sun shines, or that the dew
and rain fall. The sweet name OF moth
er brother, sister, falls upon the ear
without meaning, whilewe are constant
l.. ossociated with them, and in the hab-
final endowment of their kind Offices; 1t
+. only long after, when, perhaps, some
briolt ewes have become dimmed, and
tbe merry laugh Of others hushed, and
tbe weary. tired heart seeks its rest
among strangers, that the magic OF
e household names. and the deep, tender
J meaning Of the household relationship
is really felt. -,
OF course. the fault of this lies with
e tbe parents. Precept is Of little use
r. without example. Some parents think
q If beneath their dignity to prefix re-
onest with "If you please" " or " Have
tt tbc kindness" and then wonder why
j their children cannot be mannerly
J like other people. We have known the
sons of n poor widow, who on no ac-
=" count would have permitted themselves
> to sit down to the table with their moth
il ar without first arranging their toilet II
fine hest manner their circumstances
'l would hermit, never suffered her, nc
" matter what the temptation, to attend
y church or her weekly prayer meeting
alone. This consideration extended t.
. their miuuest acts Of their daily life
and was most charming to see. Tn
mother. it is hardly necessary to say
was lady by birth and education, AM
Pc had carefully practised toward her chil
'7' dren that respect for their feelings, an
re tbonghtfnlness for their comfort, whlc
Is. she afterward received from them.
he The great want in families is iustic
nd and reciprocity and that forbearanc
I'd, which it is necessary for mortals alway
to exercise towards each other. W
od willingly accept it from others, but "
tai are not willing to give it in return. "
'ut establish a claim on some incidental cl
elr cumstances, or the bare fact of relation
ship. and impose burthens and accel
ep- kindness without thought OF oblg
the tion on our own part. Children maj
elr the life OF their parents one OF neVe
be- ending toll and anxiety, and often l
fuse even the poor reward OF their 10
red and confidence. Sisters demand al
av, protection and favors of all sorts fro
her tbeir brothers, and if asked to ma
n. their shirts. and mend their shoe,
Der even hem their handkerchief III retur
yer wonld have thousand excuses, or, p'
he'd haps. fatty refuse the needed service.
to Habitual politeness is valuable e
ment of family intercourse. A cour
the rude, speech is less excusable, addre
'keS ed to a father, mother, brother or slst
hall than if used to a stranger or SIM
ash acouaintmce and yet how common 1t
CHEMICAL TLLUMINATI0NS
on Considerable discussion is still carr
tpel on, in the scientific journals, concern
his the value of the oxhydric light as a s.
stitute for the ordinary gas now IN u
with Tn the case of this new illnmmat
ling agent, flame Of the common gas L
for in use is fed with certain quantity
ghty oxygen, by means of special burners
liyering the common gas at the clrc'
,toop ference, while the oxygen passes thro'
,r;no the axis; the two gases, passing thro'
,,;y distinct tubes, mix at the extremity
- for the burner.
1t appears that very careful exp
,,,,,, ments have lately been made by Nj.
, w., wy, Blanc of Paris, to test the qualities