The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-10
LIFE AND HEALTH.
THE OBSERVANCE OF THE LAWS OF
HEALTH RELIGIOUS DUTY.

The Injustice Of Blaming the Lord
Our Own Misconduct --- WOman's
Beauty and Woman's Attractive
ness..ExpIodcd Theories as to Diet
The Importance OF Sanitary
Measures-The Great Boon of Med
ical Science--The Curse Indicted
by Quacks and CharIatans--E'atent
Poison and the Press Evils Re-
suatinS From a Reckless Swallow
ing of Medicine.
Health being our richest estate, its creation
and preservation would seem to nc the first
and great drty Of man. But as the wayward
youth is reckless OF his patrimony, SO IS
The great mass of the human family prod
igal of this priceless treasure, which is
second only in Importance to that OF the
immortal SOUL DelinQueucieS of duty TO
our neighbor may be concealed; we roay
secure mantle of charity for our moral
transgrcssions; for violations OF the diHlne
law we may appeal for mercy at the Throne
of Grace, and our sins. though they be like
crimson shall be as WOOL we may evade
Just punishment for breaking the laws OF
the land, and stand justified before the world,
but for violations OF the laws of health
the individual will be held toa strict account
ability, and the just penalty will be awarded
SIS surely as the night follows the day. The
laws of nature are immutable, and can
not be violated with impunty. knowing
these facts IT, Is indeed strange that the
youth in the full vigor of health and in
tho strength of his manhood, should IN
will certainly bring evil to hlm. 1t is even
more strange that man in the maturity of his
years does not husband his vitality as the
miser boards his heaps Of gold.
MAN SHOULD LIVE EIGHTY YEARS.
The beasts of the field have lived only one.
fourth of their lives when they have reached
maturity, but man with all his bnaSted su-
periorily has SO far YET aside TIE laws S, % OF
Applying the same test to him that Is ap-
piled to the lower animals, man should
ave eShS ygaS but to he s ned me
and then dies of old age, are rare indeed. The
vast majority of men, because OF viola
tions OF the laws of health are cut down and
go hence long before their rappointed time.
DON'T BLAME THE LORD FOR PREMATURE
If the young are cut down in the buoyancy
of early manhood piouS friends remark upon
the inScrutable ways Of a mysterious Provi-
'dence, which are past finding out: but PrOfl-
dence in reality was in no wise rcSpon-
sibe for their death. The preachers too
often on these occasions take opportunity TO
deliver houillcs, on the uncertainty OF HE
and men often believe that the Issues of life
and death we're the manifestations or the
pleasure or diSpleaSurc OF the A lm1ghty. But
it is not less important for us to learn Il lesson
from the death Of the young, than 1t would he
tor the mariner to regard the bnoys and light
houses which teach him to shun the shoals
and shadows upon which vessels as gal
liant as his own have been wrecked. 1t is not
less foolish TO charge the Almighty with the
death of the young and robust than it would
he to charge to him the evils resulting from
the mariners disregard of those well known
rules which enable him to ride upon the sea
and to enter a haven of rest in safety.
The tact is, ,he death Of the young should
be used as q wholesome lesson to i'm
press upon the minis Of the living the GER
lain penalty. and terrible punishment,
laws, and we should he taught to under
stand that early death is penalty tor
divine edct to crafty His own will or to pun
ish for religious dereliction. "AS live, saith
the Lord God. L have no pleasure in the
death OF the wicked: but that they the wicked
from his way and live" Providence u0es
not willingly atllict the sons of men, ana If
they suffer ard die prematurely 1T Is because
of violations of those laws which are ineXora-
Honor thy father and thy mother: that
thy days may be long in the land which the
Lord thy God siveth thee" This injunction
and this promise was certainly given to teach
children to regard the wise aum0niti0n OF
their parents. and to restrain them from
violations of those wholesome rules OF health
which were known TO be pr0moive OF long
life. The command certainly implies that
disregard of those rules of health will bring
premature death. 1t is therefore wrong to
charge an early death as the work OF the AL.
mighty. , ,
"Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy
work, hut on the seventh thou shalt not do
any work" isa law of health. Mans phys
cal nature requires the rest. and the COM
snand was given to teach lesson OF obedl-
ence and to preserve the life Of His creatures.
WHOM WE MAY MARRY.
AS it is important that man should start
right in life, it might not be amiss to say
something of marriage.
A sound mind in a sound body is more de-
sirable than great riches and more tn be priced
than elegant accomplishments. but Whcn all
.E these are combined in one couple the law