smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

To say that smoking in moderation, like
drinking wine in moderation, tends to destroy
mind and body, would be to assert what the
experience of three tourths of the civilized
world is opposed to. But no one who is
conversant with disease can doubt for mo-
ment that smoking to excess, or immoder
ately, ends in destruction of mind or body.
Some of the revelations on this subject are
startling. Some young men still in their
teens smoke forty or fifty cigars daily Some
Young gentlemen Of rank have assured me
that at college they have smoked from five
in the afternoon until three or four in the
morning, for weeks together. The effect Of
excessive smoking is to depress the circula
ton, the heart becomes weak, irregular in
its action, and the pulse is scarcely to be
felt The ati:nt becomes frightened, and
looses resolution; once bold rider, he can


not mount his horse; a carriage passing him
rapidly in the street alarms him; his appetite
fails him; his mind fills with horrors-imag


mary crimes and imaginary punishments.
This state of things sometimes continues for
wears. At length the patient dies-often,
very often, suddenly. The case is explained.
The muscular structure of the heart-of that
organ which is to distribute strength and
power to every part of the system--is i'm.
perfect in its action: the left side is thin, and
in some cases in which sudden death has oc-
Cured, there is little more than a str of
muscular fibre left on that side. Excessive
smoking is new vice. How many young
men at school and college used to smoke
fifty years ago? Some half:a-dozen. How
many do now? The answer is-legion. Boys
of twelve years old are seen early in the
morning walking the streets with cigars in
their mouths. Youths have consulted me
who have just come from the new schools,
now called colleges, confessing that they
have been in the habit of smoking constant
ly, and these are lads just hoping to begin
the business Of ife.-Letter By Dr. Sey-
mour upon "Prioate Lonotic Asylunas.
Year: 1859

PLACING THE Pen BEHIND THE EAR.-Tho
practice of thus resting the pen when not in
actual use is ancient. According to Wikin-
son, the scribe of ancient Egypt would clap
his reed pencil behind his ear when listening
to any person on business, as the painter
was also in the habit of doing when ,,aasing
to examine the effects Of his painting. In
the Middle Ages, also, public clerks and
registrars carried pen in the ear
Year: 1859

When any one complains, as Diogenes
did. that he has to hunt the streets with
candles at noon day to find an honest man,
we are apt to think that his nearest neghbor
would have quite as much difficulty as him
self in making the discovery,
Year: 1859

was chance of escaping unscathed.-
Most OF US had walked upon batter
les a hundred times more destructive
without quailing; but TO know that every
line the rifle was leveled towards US, and
It's bullet sprang from the barrel, one of
us must as surely fall To see the gleam-
ing sun-fiash as the deadly iron came
down, and see it rest motionless, as if
poised upon rock. and know, when the
hammer struck and the sparks flew to the
full primed pan, and the messenger of
death drove unerringly to lis goal = TO
know this, and still march on, was awful
could see nothing bat the tall figure
standing on the breastwork. He seemed
to grow, phantom like, taller and taller,
assuming through the smoke the super
natural appearance of some great spirit
gain did he reload and discharge his rifle
with the same unfallIng aim; and ii was
with lndesCribable pleasure that beheld,
as we neared the American lines, the sui
phurous smoke gather around US, and
shut that spectral hunter from my gaze.


We lost the battle, and to my mind, the
Kentucky rifleman contributed more to
our defeat than anything else for while
AAC AtAAiaAiLIcO ~ Oul our dtleIlIOD
was drawn from our duties; and when at
last he became enshrouded in the smoke,
the work was complete; we were in utter
confusion, and unable IN the extremity, to
restore order sufficient to make any sue
ceSsful attack.


So long as thousands and thousands of
rifles remain IN the hands of the people,
so long as men come up from their child
hood, able, ere the down is on their chin,
to hit the centre of mark, or strike the
deer at one hundred and fifty yards, in a
most vital part, so long as there is a great
proportion of the Republic who live as
free as the wild Indian, knowing no lead
er but their own choosing, knowing no law
but that of right and the honorable obser-
vance Of friendly intercourse, America is
unconquerable; and all the armies of the
combined world, though they may drive
them from the sea coast, and across the
Allegany mountains, would not be able 10
subdue the free-souled hunter among the
mountains and great prairies and mighty
rivers of the West"
Year: 1859

fS If you are we'll let yourself alone.
This is our favorite motto. But TO those
whose feet are inclined to be cold we
suggest:


As soon as you get up IN the morning
ut both feet at once in basin of cold
water, so as to come half way up to the
ankles keep them IN half a minute IN
winter. or two IN summer. rubbing them
both vigorously, wipe dry and hold to the
fire, if convenient, IN cold weather, until
every part of the foot feels dry as your
hand, then put on your socks or stock
ings.


On going to bed at night, draw off your
stockings and hold the feet to the fire un.
til perfectly dry, and get right into bed.
This Is a most pleasant operation, and
fully repays for the trouble of it. No one
can sleep well or refreshingly with cold
feet. Al Indians and hunters sleep with
their feet to the fire.


Never step from your bed with the ma
ked feet on an uncarpeted floor. | have
months of illness.


Wear woolen, cotton or silk stockings
whichever keeps your feet most comfort
/ able; do not let The experience OF anoth-
er be your guide for different ARTICLES
what IS good for a person whose feet are
naturally damp, can not be good for one
whose feet are always dry The donkey
who had his bag of salt lightened by
swimming a river, advised his companion
who was loaded down with sack of WOO
TO do The same, and having no more sens'
than a man or woman, he plunged IN, ant
In a moment the wool absorbed the water
/ increased the burden many field and bor
him to the bottom Halls Jour, Health
Year: 1859

burial or inquest arecor1 of the same accord


ing to the following form Entries of the date OF the
decease sex age and color Of the deceased; whether
single or married. with the nativity disease, cause
of death place nterment and date when the record
was made with any additional facts that may be OF e
fcercy or value in suchcases And it shall further be
the duty of the clerk every court of probate, III
which letters testamentary of administration may
be granted to file in the office of the recorder of the
county wherein such court may be held, the il'mes
and residence of all executors and administrators upon
the estates of deceased parties with the title of the
court and the date when such letters testamentary or
of admnstrati II issued and he shall be entitled
to tax with the cost issuing said letters and receive
from said estates the oft dollars for performing
such service.


Section third provides: that,


EVERY person. in filing record of marriage birth,
mon estates of deceased parties in accordance with
the provisions of this act shall pay to the recorder OF
the countv wherever such record is made the sum OF
one dollar: and every person aineiable to the silie
who shall neglect comply with the provisions otths
act recurring such record, within month from the
time OF slch marriage BIRTH divorce, DEATH or grant
ing of letters testamentary or of administrations as
aforesaid shall on conviction Thereof be subjert to


inc of not less than ten nor more than one hundred
dollars onehaf of which shall be paid into the treasu
ry of the county wherein such conviction occurs for
the use of said county and other hal to the person
giving information of such neglect And it shall be the
duty of the District Attorney OF the county wherein
such case occurs upon information Of such neglect to
prosecute the same to conviction
Year: 1859

LOGICAL EFsEcT OF An ILLOGICAL DECISION
The Gotdn Era referring to Justice Hud-
sons decision in the case of the Bulletin,
whose publishers were found guilty Of vio-
lating the obscene publication act, speaks
as follows:


"By this wanton violation Of the spirit of
the law to uphold its loose -jointed letter,
every bookseller who disposes Of Bible is
liable to criminal prosecution, as there
are numerous passages in that holy book
which no respectable parent dare read to his
family, and which, if here literally copied
would jeopardize the pockets of the extreme
ly modest, highly virtuous and very respect
able proprietors of the Era Let the first
man detected in selling Bible be present.
ed--not through malice, but merely to test
the matter, and ascertain which is fish and
which is flesh. The statute requires re-
modelling"


fit is interpreted by the higher courts as
by Justice Hudson, some one will have to
do for the good book what an English cler-
gyman did for ShakeSpeare-pre a fami-
ly editioni
Year: 1859

AN ERROR CoRREcTED.-The subjoined is
an extract from Hittel's "Varations of the
English Language" now being published in
the .4Hd:


Psycho1ogyand Electrical Psychologist are used
vulgarly by some Americans to mean mes
meric abnormal nervous condition, properly
styled ''partial Hypnotism" in which a per-
son, withoutlosing his normal Consciousness,
is yet subject to the control of another, who
may make him believe and do many things
which he would not do or believe but for
such control. The use of psychotogy in this
sense owes its origin to ga trick of trade" by
one who pretending to be its discoverer, gave
it new name The real discoverer was Mr.
Braid of Manchester (Cdpeater's Human
Psychologu Sections 685,694). Psychology
meahs; properly, the science of mind, and it
is a gross vulgarism to attempt to restrict its
meaning to such a class of mental phenom-
ena as appears in any branch of mesmerism.
Psychological is vulgarly usedas an adjective
relating to the condition Of partial hypnotism
and to psychdlogize means to turn person
into that state Electro biology is another
American vulgarism for partial hyph6tism
and owes its origin to the same trick OF
trade which attempted to give new mean
ing to Psychology as a quack doctor puts
up an ancient REMEDY id d new shape calling
it BY new rane, and puts it forward as a
proof that he is great discoverer and bene-
factor of mankind.
Year: 1859

The newspaper press of San Francisco is
remarkable for periodic attacks of excite
ment amounting to madness on some occa-
sons 1t seems to break out Simultaneous
ly, though once or twice it has been COM
municated like hydrophobia, from one to
single paper, when it appears to be the re-


suit of unexplainable idiosyncrasy. As an
Illustration, take the late Cole mania. This
was the hydrophoba, or communicable kind.
One rabid journal bit all the rest, and straight


there was dreadful concert of passionate
! imprecation, of wild and furious anathema.
But the fit spent itself and all was calm
again. excepting those slight spasms ofspleen
and acrimony which are always occurring
between rival papers at the Bay and may be


regarded as symptomatic of the general ten
dency. Next may be noticed the Pendleton
craze, which was of the simultaneous kind,
and universal The rawlings of our afflicted
contemporaries under this attack were most
awful and distressing. THEY lashed them
selves like the old self-torttring Saints of
Egypt, and howled and gesticulated like a


band of Dervshes. But time, that power
full bpiate, brought relief as usual; tie afflic-
ted are once more quiet An especial char
acteristic Of these attacks is the elaborate,
vet frightful, ingenuity of language which
they inspire. The most consuming, wither-
ing, diabolical invectives and epithets are
invented and hurled forth, as though the de-


mented victims had new gift of tongues
There is real virus in their adjectives, and
every word stings like cowhage. For the
poor wretch upon whom they fasten in their
fury there is no help They writhe and


hiss about him mercilessly, to crush him,
like the serpents around the Laocoon-and
only he who feels, or affects, a stony indiffe-
renee, escapes them unharmed.


The class of papers alluded to are repre-
sentative, and are to be found in every great
metropolis. They imbibe the poisonous ex-
ctement from the popular BREATH or from
Wnat tney conceive 10 De popular oplnloH,
and are worked into fame by the heat of
their own words. Though this does not ap


ply to a class of fjournals which have mono
maniacal tendencies of their own, that are
excited by being touched just as patients in
the mesineric condition are said to exhibit
when particular ''bufnp" is touched, the
passion or sentiment Of which it is the or
gan Some individuals have a chronic
craze, and are always raving, with alterna-
tions of fierceness and wildness-now roar
ing you like any lion and then as gent y as
it were sucking dove" What the cause
of this may be we cannot determine, and
only mention it as a curious phenomenon.
Year: 1859

AGRICULTURAL CoLLEGE.-In six or seven
States of the Union agricultural schools are
already in successful operation, either under
private auspices or those of the State; and
efforts are being made for their establish
ment in several other States. Why not es-
tablish one in California where the demand
for agricultural knowledge both theoretical
and practical, is rapidly increasing and is so
much stimulated by the peculiarites of our
soil and climate? The State might found
one with but little expense, by Debating
some Of her swamp and overfowed lands
for the erection Of the necessary bnfldings
and appropriating n sum of money merely
sufficient to support the institution thro' its
infancy. 1t is not improbable that an agri-
cultural school will be established in Sono-
ma county by private enterprise. A cores
pondent of the Petaluma Journal makes
some very practical suggestions to that end,
recommending the erection of an "Agricul-
tural and Mechanics College," at which pu-
pills can receive full English education
while at the same time they are inducted into
a knowledge Of farming as an art and science
Thus would not only the mind but the body
be educated and developed. A generation
thus taught and reared would not have an
active mentality predominating over weakly
bodies, nor would they be so apt to stag
nate through life as non-producers subsist-
ing on their wits or those of others.
Year: 1859

MERCANTILE DEcIsIoN-The Z. S. Supreme
Court has decided that the entire freight
upon goods carried cannot be collected un-
til all of the goods are delivered though the
owner may be required to pay pro rdta of
the freight money upon receiving portions of
the property.
Year: 1859

In an age remarkable for " wars, and runlors OF
n wars" Of intrigue and blood shed for good rcas-
onng and bad conduct for sound rules and corrupt
manirrs when virtue fills our heads but wee our
hearts when those who would persuade us that
they are quite sure of heaven, appear to be IN no
greater hurry 10 go there than others, but put on
the livery of the best masters only to serve the
worst 4; in an age when modesty herself Is more
ashamed of detection than OF delinquency WheH
independent of principles on which to depend and
free thinking not in thinking freely, but In being
free from thinking in al age when patriots will
hold ANYTHING but their tongues-keep anything
but their works-lose nothing particularly except
their characters TO improve such an age must be
dificult-.o instruct such age must he danger
Gus, In an age like this We call the attention OF
he public to.
Year: 1859

How THINGS cHAxGE.-Nothing was so
much dreaded in our schoolboy DAYS, as to
be punished by sitting between two girls
Ah the force of education. In after years
we learned to submit to such things with
out shedding a tear.


@ Flowers are the terrestrial stars that
bring down heaven to earth, and carry up
poetry of the Creator, written in beauty
and fragrance.


Ev Every wooden leg that takes the
place of leg lost in battle, is stump
speech against war.


Of all the extravagant fees l ever
heard Of said crusty old bachelor the
other day, a female is the worst


~' What church do you attend, Mrs
Parting:on "Oh, any poradox church
where the gospel is dispensed with


H Why cannot deaf man be legally
convicted ? Because it is not lawful to con-
denim a man without hearing.


Cant you credit me, Mr.. Butcher
for little meat this morning p No, you
owe me for that already on your bones


My DEAR said lively married lady to
her lord the other day, My dear, hope
you have no objection to my being weigh
cd q?


Certainly not why do you ask me the
question :?


Only to see, my dear, if you would al
low me to have my aceigA once
Year: 1859

The PRESIDENT IN 19O0.-The boz is
now living who will be President of the
United States in 1900. He is about ten or
twelve years of age. His parents are in
humble circumstances, but of sterling traits
of character, and their son is not one of
those dirty, noisy boys, that spend their
days, evenings and Sabbaths in idleness
and rowdyism. On the contrary, he is of
serious cast, is very studious, and withai,
is well behaved. Teacher, weigh well your
responsibility The future President may
be in that grammar class that you think
scarcely worthy of respectful attention
What boy of all our readers will lay claim
to this distinction Recollect, the future
President is not found among the Sabbath
breakers, the. every day idlers, the evening
rowdies. the blasphemous. the vulgar, or
among those that love. and make Iie He
is not one of those who pride themselves as
being Young America. and despise the au-
thority of father or break away from the
gentle restraint of good mother.
Year: 1859

When you put cold water in pot and set it TO boil as
the water heats the hot water rises 10 the top and the
surface will be hot enough to scad your hand but stir 1t
up and will 6nd the water cold at the botom-then
put salt in to the and il is reyersedthe water will
become scsldng hot at the bottom while yet cold on the
surface. Why is II soy QrEREDA.


Nevada April Sth 1859.


The above 'question for chemists comes to
us from an unknown source. To any one who
may be disposed to puzzle his brains to solve
the question on philosophical principles, we
should recommend that he first ascertain by
practical experiment. whether or not the state
mcnt related as fact is correct We are of
the opinion that salt would have about the
same effect in reversing the hot water from the
top to the bottom Of the pot that "fresb salP'
would have in tanning bird, by throwing it
upon its tail.
Year: 1859

A CARDIFF is a well known fact among medi-
cal men, that there has long been wanted good and
reliable preparation Of sARsAPARILLA, as nearly
all that are manufactured in the East CONTAIN SPIRITS
and some Of them MERCURY, although protesting
not to do soconsequently for all cutaneous Diseases
ETC., they are Injurious instead OF beneficial Now in
the preparation offer TO the public are willing
TO show the receipt TO any one-no matter who-Doo-
TOR OR NO DooToR-as every man has a right to know
what he is taking:
Year: 1859

CTATE OF MICHIGAN-County of Cass.-ss
y at session of the Probate Court for the
County of Cass. holden at the Probate Office in
Cassapoiis, Gu Monday, the twelfth day Of Septem-
Der, in the year thousand eight hundred and
fifty-nine. Prescnt-Cli!ford Shanahaa, Judge of
Probate. In the matter of the estate of William
III. INLAY, deceased On reading and filling the
petition duly verified of George b. Turner, praying


for letters of Administration the estate of said
deceased to be granted to john Hooker with the
will annexed.


Thereupon it is ordered. that Saturday, the eighth
day of October next, at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon be assigned for the hearing of said petition
and that the heirs at law of said deceased and all!
other persons interested in said estate required
to appear at session of said court, then to be
holden at the Probate Office in Cassapolis, and
show cause if any there be, Why the prayer of the
petitioner should not be granted.


And it is further ordered, that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said estate
of the pendency Of said petition and the hearing
thereof by causing copy of this order to be pub
lished in the Cass County Republican, newspaper
printed and circulating in said County of Cass for
three successive weeks previous to said day OF
hearing. &. SHANAHAN
A true copy. Judge of Probate.
September II, 1889 sepl5-2lw3
Year: 1859

No night shall be In heaven-no gathering gloom
Shall Fer that glorious landscape ever come;
No tears shall ever fall in sadness O. er those flowers
That breathe their fragrance thro celestial bowers
No night shall be in heaven-no dreadful hour
OF mental darkness, or the tempter's power,
Across those skies no envious cloud shall roll,
To dim the sunlight of the enraptured soul. a
No night shall be in Heaven. Forbid to sleep
Those eyes no more their mournful virgils keep;
Their fountains dried their tears all wiped away,
They gave undazzled on eternal day


No secret anguish-no corporeal pain;


No shivering limbs-no burning fever there
No souls eclipse-no winter of despair.


No night shall be in Heaven, but endless noon
No fast declining sun, or waning moon;
But there the LAMB shall yield perpetual light,
Mid pastures green and waters ever bright.
No night shall be in Heaven, no darkened room
No bed of death nor silence of the tomb


But breezes, ever fresh with love and truth,
Shall brace the frame with an immortal youth.
No night shall be in Heaven. But night is here
The night of sorrow and the night of fear,
mourn the ills that now my steps attend,
And shrink from others that may yet impend
No night shall be in Heaven. o had faith


To rest in what the faithful witness saith


That faith should make those hedious phantoms flee
And leave no night henceforth, on earth to me.
Year: 1859

NOTICE is hereby given. that by virtue of a
IN license granted by Clifford Shanahan, Judge
of Probate for the County of Cass, in the State of
Michigan, shall offer for sale at public Auction
The west half of the north west quarter of section
twenty three in township SIX south of range thir-
teen west, in Cass County, Michigan, containing
eighty of land more or less, on Saturday
the twenty ninth day of October next, between the
hour of nine o'clock in the forenoon and the setting
of the sun the same day, on the premises above
described, for the payment of the debts of Job
Clark deceased and the costs of administering his
estate, subject to the right of dover of Esther
Clak, widow of said deceased and all other incum-
brances CHESTER b. MACUMBER,


Administrator


September ], 1859. sepS2Qw6
Year: 1859

l love this holy time. The forest leaves
Beneath the noiseless dews are bending low.
And family glowing in the starlight pale,
As if the visions that come o'er their sleep,
Were of the Spirit land. The mountain pine
Has hushed its melancholy music now,
The weary winds are slumbering in the heavens,
Or keeping sacred vigils on the cloud
Far glimmering in the sunset-all is still,
Save that the distant waves are murmuring low,
Like lost angel mourning his sad lot
Of exile from the blessed


o 80 1t is sweet
At such an hour, to wander out beneath
The eternal sky, to gaze into its depths,
To picture angel-shapes on every star,
To listen to the mystic songs that seem
To Fancy's ear to wander down to earth
From the far gates of Eden, and to feel
The deep and gentle spirit that prevades
The blessed air, sink like holy spell
Upon life's tronbled waters.


Harkl the bell
Tolls out the midnight hour! How glorious
And yet how lonely is the face of things
At this still hour of musing Vale and hill,
And plain and stream, and lake and ancient wood
Glow in the distance, and Religion rests
Upon them like mantle. o, l love,
On ewes like this, to kneel in solitude
At Natures shrine. The gentle dews that bathe
My brow, seem Gods own baptism, and each voic,
That speaks in mystic eloquence from sky,
And air, and earth, and ocean, calls the soul
To mingle with the holiness of heaven.