Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-02-05
SUNDAY SICKNESS.


Dr., among other valuable papers, a
few years ago published one, describing this
remarkable disease, which has not yet been
treated in books of pathology:
/. This disease is of the intermitting kind,
attacking the patient by violent paroxysms,
which return every seventh day. These par.
oxysms return only on the Lords day, and
hence it is called Sunday sickness, but by the
faculty it is technically known by no other
name than "Diei Domtni Morbus."
2. 1t partakes somewhat Of the nature OF
ague, especially as it is attended with great
degree of coldness. This coldness is first ap-
parent early in the morning of the Lords
day; in many cases seiziug the patient before
he has left the bed. But it begins in the re-
gion of the heart, and is attended with dullne>s
Of the head, followed b. yawning and leth-
argy.
3. The patient is sometimes deprived of the
use of his limbs, especially the legs and feet,
so that he is indisposed to walk to the house
of God
1. In some cases, this attack has come upon
them after they have gone, and has been at
tended with yawning and slumber.
s. In other cases, there has been great
uneasiness, and a disposition to complain OF
length of the sermon, though they have been
known to sit very contentedly in playhouse
ceveral hours at time.
6. Persons affected with this disease never
mourn on account of their confinement from
public worship, as many afflicted with other
diseases do.
I. Those persons often surprise their neigh
bors with their great activity and health on
Monday, however untavorablc the weather
may be.
S. Most of the faculty agree that there is a
low feversh heat, technically CALLED .tebrtl
n,u,di, or fever of the world, which may be
detected in these patients during the intcrve.
ming days of the week.
8. There also seems to be a loss Of appetite
for savory food, and want of relish for panis
vite, bread of life, which in this case is the
indispensable remedy for this disease.
10. This disease is also contagious; neigh
bors receive it from neighbors, and children
from parents.-Eraminer.
DO WHAT You CAS-Our Lord praised
few when on earth, but he commended one
for doing something which you and | can do
"She hath done what she could" often
think he praised her for that to encourage us
all to do our best Men-hard Pharisccs-
misunderstood and sneered at poor Mary's
broken box of alabaster; but he for whom
she broke it recognized, appreciated, and ac'
cepted the oblation and still true as ever is
the parable of the broken box for "the sacrl:
flee of God is broken spirit; q broken and
contritc heart, O, God, thou wilt not despisc!
Many hearts sweet fragrance, and capacity
for precious gifts and graccs, would never
have been known, but, like Mary's box, that
heart was broken for Christ. Then the words
came home to it with a sweeter, diviner unc.
ton. 1t had nothing else to offer, so it offered
that-the sacrifice Of God which is a broken
spirit; and that broken, contrite heart, which
man may ridicule, but thou, O, God, will not
dcspise!
How TO CULTIVATE A SPIRIT OF PRAYER
Let the mind and heart be pervaded with the
conviction of those great truths which consti'
tute the Gospel-and being filled with spirit
of truth, never to be shaken, in God as oul
tenderest friend we shall always be ready to
come boldly to the throne of grace, to find
help in time of need. We shall have that
sense of Divine presence which shall cause
us to pray without ccasing, though our pray
crs will be often only throb of gratitude, OF
a sudden aspiration Of love, or the soul falling
down in humility and bowing itself before
God. And then, too, VIC shall find place
and a use for times of prayer, and tor Ger
tain degree of method and system in prayer
THREE GREAT WoEDs.-A Christian trav'
elcr tells us that he saw the following admo
milton printed on folio sheet in an Inn IL
Savho, and it was found, he learned, in every
house in the district. understand we'll tht
force of the words-a God, a moment, al
eternity a God who sees you !; a moment which
flies from you; an eternity which awaits you
God whom you serve so i'll; a moment OF
which you so little profit; an eternity whlcl
you hazard so rashly."
szD~ Instead of asking what people will think
or say if you do thus or so, let the inquiry be-
what will be the thought or record which