National Republican., 1882-01-14
UNCLE MIDAS ON HEALrn.


rlia Litic Lcctnre Rrforc uic Young col
orcd Mems select Scientific society.
Is'e bcon r now dis good While acogitatin in my
min
Bout how preslus little intrcs' you young people
seems to fin
In dat great vital qucschin bout how yous goin'
lib,
An fer to git de iOnses lease bout what yOu's gor
On dc sciences in ginerai you's flyln pooty high;
Yous payin' lots o. 'tenton to dc 'rangmcnis Oh do
skyi
You's :OAudyIn' very 'dustrious into mountains.
hills, an stoncs
An'you's deeply Interested into nlligators' bones
| You agates de qucschn bout how we riv upon tho
yearth,
Some oh you thinks yous monkeys, an dat doan
dispute;
You does a heap o chattcrin' and shows your tails
ter boot
You keeps a medlin' wild de stars an iooln' arier
komits
witch Amt de kind o blzn csdat buys you boots an
bonnets.
You say y'r searchn' nrter fac's an llght'n up do
wurl'
But you amt apiown' up fell mr. maxim shavin's
Your beneGtin' udder folks, an p'nn' out de way,
But you amt plowln vb de mr. a-mowin' OBJ do
hay.
You alnt bulldn upno cept castles In dc air.
is bare.
No reckin dis amt scIcncei 1t am dc soundcs
| kind o. scnsel
Amt roch up In de clouds yet Use only de fence
promised fer 10 glib you some good advice on
| health
AM show you how you'se losln' dat what's better
| still dan wealth.
I got n little out de way in openin up de furrer,
But den de houns is np' TO stray when nigh ontod
| burrer;
An den agln IT'S Jes' as well in walkin down dc lane,
1r keep afore you cherry COW what helps & I'LL de
As started out to tell you, y'r health is what I'm
| mndin',
An dat's de thing I'm mighty 'feard yr gwine run
| benin in.
Use been trabIn' obcr hlstry oh our cullud genera
| shuns,
An rso hunted up the 'sperience oh oldes' Ibis
'atlons;
Use gaddered up de 'ststlcs clean to coton-hc an
corn,
An fin more ob dyin' dan dey is a-gittn' born
Prapsy say dat dis ain aclence but, chlliun doan'
you cry;
Use gotfac's IN iggers what wohn' lie;
Use got devery zeases what's acarryln' you away
An fin dcy ain de almeps what used to make us
pray.
ow, In de ststics TO- de walI zamined ebery hgger,
An not blessed case arlz whar "spepsy' lacked
Niger.
De little sickness what we had was mostly wild our
stummicks,
witch little dose o. castor lie would alters knock
|
De kidneys nebber troubled us, hearts dey didn't
An we nebber kicked de bucket rom congeshun oh
de brain.
We nebber took cunsumsh shun not until we's gittin'
old,
An wedidn't paid 'tenshun to little bit o. cold.
, We nebber knowed new-moany, we was strangers TO
degout
, An was always wnxnated wen do smallpox wan
. about.
De reason why we joyed health was kase We didn't
buse it,
,, We knowed we had our work do an headache
wouldn't scuse II.
De little vice I'm gwine to glib hope you'll kindly
take It;
4 hick'ry limb will BEN long ways, but too much
weightl break It:
Drivln too ,s down de hill Is boun TO stave do hoss
up;
It's better to hole in de fus an arter make de loss
up.
De cutworm works beneaf dc corn and fus' his worl;
e dOan' show,
. But arter while you sec dat stalk a-droppln' out dc
S
d Now you's a-stayn up too late and spollIn oh y'r
diet:
Early hours is bes rr res an cornbread heps to buy
Dc Lord he ranged de wukln' hours, an he's de one
: what knows;
So follow chickens rsn vice. an T. bedtime take dc
Z crows
Doan' stay in de house much desunshIne hit won
tanye
Il kn rheumatic woan com quick you let de bree2e
y ianye
It's cxercIzn OBJ de limbs dat keeps dc blood Iumpn'
= VILE stckIn too close to de house jes SETS de head "
;, thumpn'.
- De rabbit what sticks In his hole is not so ap' tc
"A fltten
As him chances wild de dogs an learns his nath
u. Latin.
,r Now Jes you all consderate upon desc libn' facs.
y An mark hit dat sabin' grain 'pends much OF
" him dat stacks
ReGec' upon de good ole time when ole age was GU
boas'
An chillun growcd aroun' de house like knots OF
cedar posts.
"A --EOr The Republican, by j. c. McGim.
COnhpIimcnting ComnissIoncr Dudley.
lLn-.I -.lIL-.. Il.