The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1893-04-08

cold, Or that the recovery of it lay con
coaled in few drops, or pill Did
they understand the nature of chrnnic
diseases, and the causes of which pro
auce them. they could not bc so un,
reasonable IN to think that they might
live as they choose, with impunity
OF did they know anything of medicine,
they would soon he cOnyinced that
though fits of pain have been relieved,
and sickness baftied or, cured for a
time, the re- establishment of health, de-
pcnds on very different powers and
principles. All that medicine can do
is To aIlay the rigor of malady, and en-
able nature to rectify itself. If there
fore our habits are at war with the
laws of health, as established by ma
ture; whatever medical remedies may
be administered, pain and suffering
must ensue. Hence it is that habit
of intemperance persisted in, leads by
the shortest read to death. Why then,
if men find life sweet and desirable,
will they persist in the constant use of
alcoholic beverages? They are COM
mitting suicide.
March 3lSt +
Honor is unstable, and seldom the
same for she feeds upon opinion, and
is ficklo as her food. She builds q
lofty structure on the sandy foundation
of the esteem of those who are of all
beings the most subject to change.
But rirtue is uniform and fixed, because
she looks for appreciation, only from
Him, who is the same, yesterday, to-
day, and forever. Honor isrlhe most.
caprcions in her rewards She feeds
us with air, and often pulls down our
house tn build our monument. She is
contracted in her views, inasmuch as
her hopes are rooted in earth, bounded
by time and terminated by death But
virtue is enhanced and infinite in her
hopes, nasmutt as they extend beyond
present things, even to eternal: this is
their proper sphere, and they will cease
only in the realty of deathless enjoy
nent In the ]torms and 10 the temp
ests of life, honor is not to be depend
1d on, because she, herself, partakes of
the tumult: she ia buffeted by the
wave, and borne along by the whirl
wind Bat virtue is above the storm,
and has al anchor sure and steadfast,
because it is cast in heaven. The
noble Brutus acorshipped honor, and in
his zeal mstoOk her for virtue. In the
day of trial, he found her shadow and
name. But no mau can purchase his
Uirtue too dear for it is the only thing
whose value must ever increase with
the price it has cost us. Our integrity
is urvrr worth No much as when we
have parted with our all to keep it,
April lst.
The following is taken from the
writings of Addison:
Among various excellent arguments,
for the Immortality of the soul, there is
ono drawn from the perpetual progress
of the soul to its perfection without
possibility of it's ever arriving at it.
How can it enter into the thoughts
of man, that the soul, which is capable
of such immense perfections. and of re-
ceiving new improvements to all
eternity, shall fall away into nothing,
almost as soon as it is created? Are
such abilities made for no purpose9 A
brute arrives at u point of perfection
that lie can never pass !; in few years
lie mas all tllS tuuO"tl4SAtS AU iS Chpd-
bic of; and were he to live ten thous
and more, would be the same thing he
is at present.
Man does not seem born to enjoy
life, but to deliver 1t down to others.
This A not surprising to consider in AMI
mails, which are formed for our usv,
and can finish their business in IL short
life. The silk worm, often having
spun her task, lays her eggs and dies.
But man can never have taken in his
full measure of knowledge, has not time
to subdne his passions, establish his
sonl in virtue, and come up to the per-
fection of his nature, before he is hur
ried off the stage.
Would an infinitely wise being max.
such glorious creatures for go mean "a
purpose Can he delight 10 the pro-
duction of such abortive intelligences,
such short lived reasonable beings z
| Capacities that are never to be gratifi
ed? How can we find wisdom, which
shines through all his works, in the
formation of man, without looking on
this world. as Only nursery for the
next, and believing that the several
generations of rational creatures, which
rise up aud disappear, in such quick
succeS sinns. ale only TO receive their
frst lnainpnts nf existence here aud
afterv ADDS to he translated into a moIe
friendly climate, whele they may
spread, and flourish to nIl eterniuy
The worthy editor of the Baton Rouge
Advocate still hangs on to his old
chestnut for stock in trade the Louisi
ana Lottery. Although this question
has been so long dead that the corpse
has got beyond the stage of putres
cence, our confete of the Advocate,
keeps poking at it with his little quill
as viciously as ever Don Qnixote eve,
charged "a Wind mill. The Advocate
man is IL great Advocate of harmony,
and declares on every occasion that he
is anxious to see the Federal patronage,
in this State, equally divided between
the late factions of the party yet as
soon as the name of one of those who
was prominent in the ranks of the sup
porters of Gov. McEnery in The late
contest is mentioned, in connection
with good Office, this gallant knight
mounts his Rosenante, rases his bat
tie cry of Lottery and charges full tilt
against his old foe, and beats the wind
Specially has this been the case when
he ascertained that Col. Crandall was
being recommended for appointment
to the position of Postmaster at New
Orleans. Our neighbor should learn
tn contain himself when such an emf