Year: 1878

Envy, hatred, and all unoharltaole
ness exercise almost as destructive an
influence on u mans physical nature
and particularly upon his heart, as
they do upon his moral character. Tc
say that sorrows "grieve the heart" i
more than n metaphor Cromwell
hears his son is dead and at went
clean to my heart, that did" is bis
physiologically correct description ol
his experience. When Hamlet thinks
of the "wicked speed" with which his
mother married his fathers murderer
indignation forces from him the words
"But break my heart, for | must hold
my tongue" Permanent intermitten,
cy of the heart is often induced by 0
single sudden terror. Whenever, from
undue excitement of any kind, tho pas
sions are permitted to overrule the
reason, the result is disease; the heart
empties itself into the brain the brain
Is stricken, and both are ruined.


Wine is commonly said to "makc
glad the heart; !" but such hilarity is
short.lived and it would seem from
the latest discoveries of science, that
the drunkard is even physically heart
broken man. The heart is nothing
more than force-pump to keep up
the circulation of the blood. The pulse
indicates the beats or strokes of the
pump. II the beats be more than sew
enty por minute in middle.aged per
son, something is wrong; there has
been some kind Of overstimulus. The
use of alcohol increases the number OF
beats, Just as a violent fire makes a ket-
tie boil over. This over. action of the
heart is terrible enemy to good health.
1t is killing by inches. The fact how
ever, only breaks on people when the
mischief is far advanced, and past rom.
edy. Our counsel TO habitual imblbcrs
OF alchohol is "Look to your pulse, .
for on the proper working of the heart
length OF days in great measure de-
pends. The throbbing of the heart is
criterion and guide which all can un-
derstand.


These few illustratinos show us that
if we would keep our hearts whole we
must cultivate that selfknowledge,
self.reverence, selfcontrol that "alone
lead life to sovereign power" Did we
know ourselves and our real capacities,
we would not break our hearts working
and worrying TO attain objects which
have been placed beyond our reach.
Rather we would be wisely ambitious
of serving our generation IN that way
and in that place to which our powers
and circumstances point The fretful
stir--unprofitable that wears out life
generally arises from false ambition
striving after impossibilities, which by
reason of sclf-ignorance are not perciv-
cd TO be such. And surely if man
will rightly value and reverence him.
self, he will be content to well use the
one talent that has been intrusted TO
him, rather than make himself misera-
bic and ruin his health in competing
with those who have received five or
ten talents. 1t is well to "scorn de-
lights and live laborous days" but
the energy Of which we In these islands
are rightly proud is too much develop
ed when competition breaks our hearts,
and when for the sake of getting on
we throw away life ITSELF Speaking Of
the Arabs, in his book on "Mohammed
and Mohammedanism," Mr.. II. Bos.
worth Smith makes the following not
unnatural reflection at is surely a
relief TO turn, il only tor moment, 10
the supreme contentment Of an Arab
with his lot, to his carelessness OF the
future, to his inefiable dignity of repose
from the feverish activity, the constant
straining after an ideal which can new.
or be satisfied, tho life at high pres
sure, which is the characteristic OF the
more active but hardly the more high.
ly gifted races Of the West. 1t is not
that the Arab lacks the intelligence or
the power to change his condtion-be
does not wish, or rather be wishes not,
TO do So" Knowing well that the
"pains and penalties OF idleness" are
even greater than those of overwork
and anxiety, we warn the indolent not
to lay the fattering JUNCTION contained
in the foregoing words to their souls.
They are quoted for the sake Of those
whose danger lies in an opposite dircc-
ton