Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-17
POIygamy's Doom.

POIygamy's Doom.
A Salt Lake correspondent writes: :-On
Sunday VIC visited the Tabernacle. ibis Is
most remarkable building, designed and built
by Brigham Young ten years ago. We ad'
mired the dome like ceiling, well scooped OUT
and held firmly in the air by Invisible hands, as
the early Mormon teachers taught their deIuded
brethren. Though it is a temple made with
hands, 10 size it might be likened to natures
TEMPLE" for 10000 people can be accom- mo-
dated within it's walls Galleries extend along
three sides of the building. leaving one end tor
the elevated tribune, on which rests the hugo
organ, forming background to the threo pull
pits, which rise one above another.
The highest pulpit was formerly occuplad "
Brigham Young, and considered by BIN the
holy of holies." The second is The apostles,
and the bishops representing tho different wards
of the city occupy the third and lower pulpit.
We heard the voco of Orson Pratt, one OF the
twelve, though we could not distinguish word
he uttered, as his monotouous voice h1ated to
as from the apostles desk, but concluded II TO
be harangue in the usual Mormon, style
Live your religion. pay yCur tlthlDs' e'c'-
The congregation was mostly compc5eu CT
elderly people, hard-handed sons ana daught
ers Of toll from the Old countries The youth
full Mormons do not attend the services 81 the
church, for they are fast losing faith 10 tho
teachings of these latter day prophets.
In the early days OF Utah, calico dress aoI
suu bonnet were the highest ex!ravsganoe CT
the Mormon women, but at the present Gay
their demands for personal adornment have SO
a. hot IN o0uI0
be expected to provide imported toilets Tor
half dczen wives, or elaborate trousseaux tor
thirty daughters. Thus the much slindered
fashions have rsally given tho death bio" to
polyeamy, aud, though the monster ls having
a hard and lingering death, the d'y goods box
will eventually prove its sarcophsgus. lhe
sacred institution of marriage 10 Gcnthe homes
has its effect upon tho young; they naturally
compare the happiness of such isml las win
the isalouses, hoartburnings aod general
wretobednes ss Of their owu bones. aud 30 many
o uote is added to the fdneral dlrge OF po'yg
amy.
A BROKEN HEART.--A man is said to be
"fed' or white" with rage. lu using these
expressions we arc physiologcally speaking OF
tho nervous condition of the minute circulation
of the mans blood. Red" rage means par
tial parslysis of minute blood veGsels; and
"white" rage means temporary suspension Of
the action of the prime mover OF the olroulatlon
itself. But such disturbances cannot otGed %
produced without the occurrence OF permanent
organic evils OF the vital organs, especially vi
tho heart and of the brain. w.
Ooe striking example is given by Dr NlcG-
ardson, 10 the case OF member OF his oWo
profession. This gentleman told me that su
original irritabiity of temper was permitted.
by want of due control, to pass lnto cooh'tion
of almost persistent or ohroulc anger. 80 that
every trihe in his way was cause OF uuWAr'
rantabe irritation. Sometimes his anger wa
| 80 vehement that all about him were alarmed
for him even moro than for themselves; and
when the attack was ovar there were hours OF
sorrow aud rogrot in private which wero as *
|! haustiug az tho previous rage. In the midst
| of one tf these outbreaks IT short. severe mad
| ness he suddenly felt, to use bis own e1pres
sion, AZ if bis heart wers lost lie reeled
under the impression, was nauseatod and falo';
then recovering, be put bis hand to bis wrist
and discovered an intermittent action OF MS
heart az the cause of his fantness lie never
completely rallied from that shock, and to tho
day of his death. ten years later. he was never
| free from the intermittancy. ! am 6roken
hearted be would say, physically broken
hearted Aod 80 be was; but the know ledge
| of tho broken heart tempered marvelousy MS
passion ard saved him many years OF really
useful life. He died ultimately from an acute
febrie disorder.
The death is announced of two eccsutrc
Scottish noblemcu, the E.rl Of Dysaro and bis
SOD, Lord Huntiogtower. The former rlVs'ed
the Duke of Portland in tho art of play'ng at
| lI..;o;hln Pima. NaariQ Lhirtq Yaar5 ago he