Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-08-07
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HEALTH.

Take for example. a young girl bred del
icately in town, shut up in nursery in her
cb;Idhood-in boarding-school through
her youth-never accustomed either to ar
or exercise, two things that the law OF
God makes essential to health. She mar
ries: her strength is inadequate 10 the de-
mands upon il. Her beauty fades carry :
She languishes through the hard oihces 0,
giving birth TO children, sucking. ana
watching over them, and dies early ana
her acauaintances lamentingy eXclaim'
"What a strange Providence. that moth
or should be taken in the midst OF life from
her children Was it Providence? No.
Providence has assigned her three score
wears and ten-a term long enough to rear
her children and to see her children's child
ren; but she did not obey the laws on
which life depends, and of course she lost
it. A father too, is cut off in the midst OF
his davs. He is useful and distinguish
ed citizen, and eminent in his profession: ::
A general buzz rises OH every slde OF
what striking Providence !" This man
has been in the habit of studying hall the
night. of passing his days in his Office ana
in the courts, of eating luxurious dinners
and drinking various wines. lie has ev-
erv day violated the laws on which health
depends. Did Providence cut him ofi? :?
The evil rarely ends here. The diseases
of the father are often transmitted. and
feeble mother rarely leaves behind her
vigorous children. II has been customary
in some cities for young ladies to walk IN
thin shoes and delicate stockings in md
winter healthy, blooming young glrl,
thus dressed, in violation OF Heavens laws
paws the penalty; checked circulation,
cold. fever, and death. s'What sad
Providence!" exciaim her friends. Was
il providence, or her own FOLLY? A beau
tful young blide goes, night after night,
to parties made in honor OF her marriage.
She has slightly sore throat, perhaps,
and the weather is inclement; for whoever
saw bride in close evening dressP She
is seized with Inflammation cfthe lungs ani
dies before her bridal days are over.
..What Providence y exclams the world
..cut off in the midst of happiness and
hope P'' Alas did she not cut the thread
of her life herselfp A girl in the county,
exposed 10 our changefu climate, gets
new bonnet, instead of getting flannel
garment. A rheumatism is the conse-
qnence. Should the girl sit down tran
GULLY with the idea that Providence had
sent the rheumatism upon her, or should
she charge it on her vanity, and avoid the
future Look, my own friends. at the
mass of diseases that are incurred by in
temperance in eating or drinking, or in
business; by neglect of exercise. cleanli-
ness, pure air; by indiscreet dressing,
ght lacing, &c. ; and all is quietly imput-
ed to Providence Is there not impiety
as well as ignorance in this Were the
physical laws strictly observed from gen
Grafton, there would be an end to the
frightful diseases that cut short life, and
of the long maladies that make life tor
ment or trial. 1t is the opinion of those
who best understand the physical system.
that this wonderful machine. the body,
this "goodly temple" would gradually
decay and men would die, as few now
die, as if falling to sleep.-Mrs. Sedgwich.