The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-12-12
Pr0Uerbs.

Amos Atkins was very fond of proverbs. He
read proverbs, wrote proverbs and spoke pro-
verbs; and, meet him where you would, he had
always proverb upon his lips. When he once
began to speak there was hardly any stopping
him.
When first met Amos was on my way to
my uncle's. A long walk it was; but told
him hoped to be there before night.
Gay, ay," said he. "Hope is good break
fast, but bad supper. Put your best foot fore
most, boy, or else you will not be there. 1t is
good thing to hope; but he who does nothing
but hope is in very hopeless way.
"Have care of your temper; for a passion
ate boy rides pony that runs away with him.
Passion has done more mischief in the world
than all the poisonous plants that grow in it.
Therefore, again I say, have a care of your
temper.
Remember that the first spark burns down
the house. Quench the first spark OF passion,
and all will be we'll. No good comes of wrath /;
it puts no money in the pocket and no joy in
the heart. Anger begins with folly and ends
with repentance.
"Look to your feet and your fingers, boy, and
let both be kept in activity; for he who does
nothing is in q fair way to do mischief. An
idle lad makes needy man, and may add, a
miserable one, too.
eff you put hot coal in your pocket it will
burn it's way out. Ay, and so will bad deed
that is hidden make itself known. A fault
concealed is fault doubled and so you will
ind it all through life. Never hide your faults,
but confess them, and seek, through Gods help,
to overcome them.
"Now step forward, boy; and as you walk
along, think of the half-dozen proverbs given
you by Amos Atkins"
AN OLD Story WELL REToLD.-"Hafe you got
some of dot kind of oysters what hafe been
sphiled?"
"Spiled oysters w. We have few cans
left over from last week tnat think will fit
YOU"
"How you solt em dozen ?"
"0h, I'll sell 'em right; you may have ali
you want for a nickle.'
"Vell, den, mine goot trent, will you be SO
kind to pring me four dozen of dot damaged
lot?"
The oysters were brought, and the customer
put them quietly down into the pit of his
stomach, and, having finished the job he said
to the restaurateur
"Now my very kind trent, you-have got
some good oysters, ain'd t?"
"You're mighty right, have"
"Vell, l takes hafe dozen raw and some
pickles"
These were in turn served and quickly pue
down on top of those gone before. But the
restaurateur was troubled, and when the pa
tron came to settle the bill said to him:
"Look here, pard, don't like to be too in
quisitive, but blowed ef wouldn't like ter
know why you have took a fancy to so many
spilled oysters and so few good ones?"
"Vell," replied the man, "you have been a
goot trent to me, und 50 l told you something.
You see, it was dis way. Now, | hafe got a
tape-worm, my kint trent, you understand,
und efry time dot is the way hafe to do. You
see dot last hafe dozen vas for me mineself;
but dot damaged lot, dem was for de tape
worm. You know dot l ain'd dot kind of a
Comodore Vanderbilt what can afford it to
preak up mine whole peesness to feed tam
tape worm on goot oysters"
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BREATHING THROUGH THE MoUTH.-A fact
which cannot be too frequently impressed on
the pernicious habit of breathing through the
mouth while sleeping waking is very hurt
ful. There are many persons who sleep with
the mouth open, and do not know it, They
may 60 to sleep with it closed, and awake with
1t closed but if the mouth is dry and parched
oa waking. it is a sign that it has been open
during sleep. Snoring is another sure sign
This habit should be overcome. At all times,
except when eating, drinking, or speaking,
keep the mouth firmly closed, and breathe
through the nostrils, and retire with firm de-
termination to conquer. The nostrils are the
proper breathing apparatus-not the mouth
man may inhale poisonous gases through the
mouth without being aware of it, but not through
the nose"
The editor should, in this connection, have
directed the attention of his readers to the
patent anti snoring device illustrated in these
columns some time ago. By its use, the above
troubles are all obviated .-Scientifc Americaa.
HOLDING HIM EvEu.-A paper out in Dako ia,
Territory, the Elk Horn Cleaner, relates the fol-
lowing story of fellow who solemnly pledged
himself not to drink drop of liquor either in
side or outside of house for two years. Soon
afterward he passed saloon where three form
er boon companions were taking their drop of
comfort, and he could not help stopping and
casting one mournful look of longing within.
One of them spied him, and invited him to join
| them.
"Oh, no." said he, 81 wish I could, but I've
sworn not to take drop either inside or out
side of house for two years"
ooh" says one, "you can have one drink for
all that. we will lift you off the threshold, and
YOU can drink half inside the house and half
| out"
| One took hold of each leg, and thus they raised
him up, while the third filled and passed the
bottle. He took one long drink, and was just
drawing breath for another, when one of his
supporters shifted little, and he shouted,-
| "Oh, hold me even, boys, for my SOULS in
your hands"
EARLY INFluENcEs.-There can be no greater
blessing than to be born in the light and air of
cheerful, loving home. 1t not only insures
happy childhood if there is health and good
constitution-but it almost makes sure virtu-
GUS and happy manhood, and fresh young
heart in old age. We think it every parents
duty to try to make their children's childhood
full of love and of cbldhood's proper joyous
ness; and we never see children destitute of
them through the poverty, faulty tempers, or
wrong notions of their parents, withouta heart
ache. Not that all the appliances which wealth
can buy are necessary to the free and happy
unfolding of childhood in body, mind or heart
quite otherwise, God be thanked; but chill
dren must at least have love inside the house,
and fresh air and good play, and some good
companionship, Observation-Disclosures young lie
runs the greatest danger in the world of with
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