Camden gazette and mercantile advertiser. (Camden, S.C.) 1818-1822, October 28, 1819, Image 4
V O E T R Y.
FKOM THft CHRISTIAN SPECTATOR.
The following lines were written on part
ing with a gentleman a; the door of one
of the Protestant churches in Paris, irn
mediately after divine service,
Stranoii ! I know thee notify name^
And yet tay heart is knit to thine ;
Our Heavenly Father is the same,
And thy Redemer, too, is mine*
Stranger 1 I read it in thine eye.
And in thy accents meek and mild,
And in thy words of charity,
That God has chosen thee his child.
The moment was a fleeting one,
In which we felt the Christian tie, 1
But whil? these eyes behold the sun*
bacrcd sUsll be its memory.
i". ?>. ? ? J # .. V ,|
Perchance beyond thii world of care,
God may permit our souU to nieett
Ami in the relmt of bliss to share
Remembrance of an hour so sweet. I
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Meanwhile his guardian care attend ,
The blessing of his grace descend
Into thy bosom constantly. T. H.
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Miscellaneous.
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ritOM THE NATIONAL AOVOfcATF.. I
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
There hi no subject or special dta-j
ty, which is so much vital interest
and little understood as the man
agement of children* I am con 'arm
ed in the Opinion, from attentive ob
- aervation, that this branch of domes
tic economy Js very much neglected,
And thai children were better govern
ed, some twenty-five years ago, than
tney are at preaent* Patents* as
well as society at ljjurge ; the interest
of couiltiy, and the welfare erf man
kind, /depend, in a great measure*
on early impressions ? on a proper
iiptyulse And direction given to chil
dren*' nnind; aqd this cannot be
neglected without violating those
gpfoat obligations which morality im
poses* I am etcesaively fond dl
children when. .they are not vude or
uoity, and fy\i possibly have lio
higher gratification than in mixing in
their innocent amusements and par*
ticipat iivj; in tfieir joyful symbols?
I take great delight in converging
w{th a sensible, modjest boy, and
Qkii nurse a may cheekM infant for
hours, ir*he urchin rffte* iiot cry*
With such feteliHg*, I accepted an
invltatioW> from a ftle'udf % dinnejy
who had a large family of young
, children, and yfho seasoned his in
vitfttiofi by assurances that I should
meet some gentlemen of intelligence,
K a well is ? bedng gratified with the
si?ht of a ^romtsmg^axnily. These
Were sufficient inducements; and at
the afttointed hour I was there, for
nothing 1s more rude than to kbep it
family waiting dinner beyond the1
hour of uiyitatiob. 1 met \Viflr a
friendly welcome; and the y?fin?;
ones, consisting of three bovs a^d a
m ^reW severally ordered to
shake hands with me, and \ik exhi
bited. They, each made feome re
sidence, shuffled off a tfttle, and
came very reh&tarttly. I didtmof
Kugur well frotti thi* sjM'chnirn of
hrefrdSbg i ? cl^lld shield be "instruct
ed to approkd) a #tr<p*er w ith a ie
*)>ectful ttDnflilencf) divested, alike
of afiKfriitKSi or timidity. 1 wbuM
foot/jfoffge linst'd, , mnl dtoncr wa*
v*hoitl$ *niioync*d* Tlie child ren
VeiV alnioat (he, fu*t aeftfed, ntidl
thfrtr wat mime iodecrrtt ttttffifng for
required the interfer
ence of (he father to stop, and w hich
w as done not without some difficulty,
a? mama lieggetf him not to mate a
riut. Order being restored, 1 be*
J?;a<i to iat my sou;>, Imt with little
Comfort : (lie yotiug one* w ere ngaiit
noisy avid clamoron*: ?me did not
)?k? ii*tiMot?? tile other f oeiferontdy
demanded the -*hlp of atnrKey ? a
thM cfllM for U er, With an r.'tr of
*totburity? and p^ia wki^xacd thi
ftmrih <o asft ue to driuk a glass o I
wine with htm, an honor which 1
mtiu litve declined, hut was fear
I of hurting the feelings of the
the*, who was thus ruining his
itilri, hy teaching him maxims of
igh life, awl customs of mature age,
? hile >et an infant. ? We go(
urough the dinner alter some wrang
ing: a few tears, expostulations
'hurt the father, and opposition from
the mother. The desert was intro
duced ; and the young ones made a
dash at the finest of the fruit-? help
ed themselves plentifully ? and, w hile
<wo were fighting for a peach, they
knocked over a butter hoat with saucc
for the pudding, which they safe U
lodged, partly in mama's lap, and
partly on my black small clothes. 1
*vas very near losing my temper on
the , occasion ; it fretted me to 6ee
children so much neglected. How
ever, w hile the urchins were busily
engaged in destroying whatever tliej
fancied, 1 was conversing, with a
gentleman who sat opposite to me,
on the subject of manufactures, and
'he means of decreasing pauperism,
an<t giving employment to our poor ;
bat this deeply interesting topic was
interrupted hy the nurse entering,
with an infant in her arms, and a
hoy, of two years old, leading by
the hand. A new scene of uproar
commenced : the childred seized the
baby? the baby squalled for fruit ?
the young one grasped at evety thing
in his way ? a perfect riot ensued?
and it was with great difficulty that the
Broom was cleared, after bribing each
Jof litem with something eatable* 1
Itouk my departure with pleasure,
I happy in terminating this unpleasant
[interview, . . 1 ^ i
I Times are strangely altered, or
I wholesome doctrines have* become
unfashionable. When 1 was a boy,
I m> breakfast, with: several others,:
[consisted of milk aod water, or very!
\* eak coffee, which wa? placed in a
liar ge earthen pan, and each of u*
[had a tin cup, and two good slices of
[bread and butter : all of onr meals
[were s?fV<*d up, in this manner nn-i
del- this supertntendance of one of
[the family, autl we Were despatched
[to gchool at the proper hour ; we had
la reasonable proportion of delicacies
[reserved for us, and at night we join
led the family party, who were all
[pleased to see us, and that was tbe
[season Tor mirth and jud"Hous hilar*
lity : onr education w as not neglected
U^our appetites were not para|ierfttf
?our minds werejliot hiined by e5c
[tiavagance/ arid our pnnciples were
no( vitiated by bad examples.
[Nothing can have a better effect than
[adopting a system with children, and
[n&Ver departing froiu it, if the prin
It iplM Ah* sound. A very sacred and
[solemn duty is impbse.d upon parent*,
not only to feed and clothe their chi
ldren, (for that seems to be tbe bouij
[<fary attention Willi many persons)
Ibut to gresMM^e t[ieir mlud and moral*
[pure-7-lo inculcate by yreajti and
tararilpl*, lessons of prudence, econo
my and industry. This can only bf
rilVcted in one way ; by decision and
hnrilcions severity. Unless "a child
Wears his parent, lie w ill never oW\
lor respect him. This severity doe*
[opt consist Jin besting a child ? biut
(keeping him a^a respectful distance ;
[admitting him only at stateo period*
[into Kin presence, and at those peri
[ods conversing rationattv am! ntfcr
] i innately with him ; crushing in the
imd fhreryatjcnijit lit fill, or* uhat i*
< rftTfril. smart sayi'ti^a, the pemirsor*
only insolence, Jtidrteds ami ill
manners t but, on tit# contrary im*
priming ujmii their Waxen. mind*,
lesson* of mildness, temperance fend
industry. Home w ill say, that by
this colli noil repulsive course, you
tenth children to hate yon ; hut if
should l?6 remembered, that famil
iarity destroys respect ; and where
tliei r i * no res pen., Ifaere i* no fear ?
where there id no fear niere is no
olwdiente. A child may fear his
parent; hot in time he will discover
the good qualities of his father, ar
{count for Ins severity and love him ;
jund ttat very severity w ill induce a
tchttd to do nothing that uiay offend
:l$m. . Let him live hardy A lien
partake of bat whole-*
Isowe tare; abstain from luxuries ^
dress plainly; give them little or no
money ; teach tbem to earu it ; give
them a trade wheti they are able to
work, or a suitable piofession ; see
(hat their time is employed, and com -
jyel tbem, whity^ under your care, to
obey your comJbauds, and they w ill
turn out good citizens. It is a fact,
wlijch is undeuiable, that seven
cijshtsoTthe bad characters, w ho dis
figure the world ? who are useless
U? themselves ? -of no credit or ser
vice to their families, have been thus
reduced to extremities from the cul
pable neglect and unpardonable in
dijTereuce of parettu.
I HOWARD.
THE POOR.
From the +\ational Intelligencer.
I In all civilised countries the ame
lioration of the condition of the pot j ,
and the best means of extending tiiem
relief, have uniformly furnished tc
the statesman and philanthropist top
ics of great and importance.
There is no uH thai the most per
luaoeut aud effectual remedy for the
evils of pauperism, will he found in
a system of education which shalj
bring home its advantages to every
child of poverty, anil at the snnu
time introduce and es t a btTsli hub! . t?
of industry and ecoYioqiv. ouch a
system, however worthy the early
aud earnest attention of men who are
desirous < f realizing a sound state ot
sccir.y, and, by a necessary conse
quence, to promote the happiuess of
tiie people, will not meet the urgent
wants of thosMttho stand in ueyd ot
utinudhite assistance, W inter, the
most inclement season of the year, is
rapidly tolling forward on the wheels
ot time, by the combination oi va
rious causes, which it is deemed un
necessary to detail, the Dumber of
hose whose situation will demand
the sympathy and assistance of tneu
fellow citizens, Will, it is apprehend*
ed, be greater than lias heretofore
ever been known. Vi e are, by tin
bounties ot Providence, supplied w iili
*u abundance ot Hie promrcts jri Mhe
earth, to enable to ttiii the cries of
i>?ingt r ; and this is a uuiy most an
Miittvf in its nature? it shouiu seri
ously arrest the attention of ail. Uut
Scummy > considering tne w ay w airi
ness of ihe times, in a general point
of view, is bi^tily necessary, and, in
tact, indispensible, iu the distribution
of alms* /
ft be following plan for HUppl^in^;
tin* unfor unate clem nation ot our cit
iz* iia w itli cheap, liutncioun, and sal
utary sustenance, was kmdiy fur
nished bj a hi?hU respectable Jbt>?
Aibb gentleman, ve ry recently arrived
tram hi* native country* it hat just
of en adopted in Lit ei pool, with com
plete success. li* author i? thai em
inent merchant and public spirited,
nene\olent man, ho ttd\aiitHgeousiy
k now u to out country mrii \v4io trade
*> that place ? J a mew C'ooptr.
It i? i? a 1 ly 'surprising to find at how
*aih1I an exp? r>*e our positive wants
can he supplied.
u ( 'heap, wholesome, and ma wry food.
" Take on*' pound of Hast-lndis
} ire, steep it Hi ' old water for at leant
one hour, [lougt r would be belter;!
then put it ni'o i Killing water, and, if
previously afeepe*1 enough, it will be
sufficiently boiled in -vijout five mi
nutes ; then p??ui oft r water, and
dry it on the fire, an in cooking po
gatoea*
?? Use it with the follow ing ^ravy,
or sauce ; two or three ounces of mut
ton suet fried w ith onions until done
enough ; then add some flour and
water, [ah in making gravy,! with
salt, and about as much. Cayenne
pepper as will liecna six*j>ence, [or
a twelve and half cent piece,] the
JdtfFrrent Mgnwlicnts. however, may
be vnrieniWie taste*
! ?? At the [?vsent wholesale prices
of East-India rice, the aliove would
only coast about three pence, [a frac
tion more thanjfae a ita a half' writs,']
and would lie a sufficient meal for a
family of fix persons"
j The Bast India rice, * in conse
quence of paying in England a much
lower duty than from this country,!
e*m be obtained m better terror atw
on thai account its rPftMwnendi-il by
Mr. Cooper. Hut here our own,
which is ot a superior quality, cat,
generally be purchased at a prict
quite as low as the former in Greai
liritnin. All the other ingredients
required we c.n procure in any quan
tities. on lower (et uis than our traus
AUantic brethren. Benevolent indi
viduals And charitable institutions are
[invited to try the experiment. The
worthy gentleman above mentioned,
although much of his time is actively
?t-.ployed in his public capacity <Y
' re-ident of the Infirmary, spreads ;;
table twice a week, at his own ex
pense. and under his own imniedii.tr
superiiitenilancc, tor a Consitlerahh
number of the destitue. Let us iuii
tate every good example, wailed
across the Atlantic, from the smallest
matter connected with domestic or
public happiness, to the '? noble cir
ifiummvigutton of charity " performed
| by Howard. E.
Jjliiltidei jih ni, October 3.
Kditorsut newspapers through
out the United States will probably
-unserve the cause of humauitv bv
republishing the above.
EXCELLENT ADVICE.
Letter from M. Colbert, Minister at
State, to kia Son, ,4/. He h.
I am sufficiently satisfied with vour
jntudies, but it is necessary to redouble
>our application, nnd to cohsider
w ell w hat 1 have often said to you
th.ii, until you desire more gruti
ticul ion from study than from pleas
ure and amusement, 1 shall not be
persuaded that you will ever have,
merit and virtue sufficient to follow
my example. Again, in regard to
your manner, 1 am not quite satis
fied ; and wish you would pay at
tention to four essential points, con
cerning which you have so often heard
me sjM-ak : I he first is, the obedience
ind respect tVhflh you owe to your
masters, with a peipetunl applica
tion |o the tasks which they set you ;
this obedience and this respcct ought
to l?e accompanied with a great do
cility, ? nil you ought more pnrtiauhir
v to suhmiMo It, tjccaose your na
iure is disposed to resist it.
'J he second is, the friendship and
good nature which you ought to show
your brother, taking care never to
treat him ill; on the contrary, when
he commits any fault, never reprove
hitn with ill nature, nor in the pre
sence of any one but admouish him
m private, with gentleness and good
nature^ The third, that when id
gaga^ed in any sport, and on all
other occasions, you learn, when in
fault, to condemn youreetf on the
spot, without employ ing yourself in
<lj8|)uteHi? which arfc &\\\'nyn wrong
W hen you know you are in f.iult. ?
Oq, the same subject ? I must add,
that every lime you doubt whether
you Imvc done wrong or not, it will
always be better and more useful for
you to condemn y ouinolf, than to lose
time in fruitless disputes. The fourth
is, that you shall endeavour to re
ceive all your companions with civili
ty and gaud nature ; and that affabili
ty and politeness may be perceive*
iu your conduct to nil the world.?
Such are tJft qualifications that will
tender you 1*1.. ved; instead of which,
if you persevere in the roughness
and incivility that is observed in you,
tou w ill he hated by every one.?
?o not fail seriously to consider these
four |M?ints. I w inb ihi every Satur
day you would write to me au account
of how you have executed these di
rections, and how yod have corrected
your faults.
AN ENGL18H HUMMER. *
Description of an English Summer ,
in the year 176 &? extracted from
4 I tier of Horace Wat pole, dated
June 13.
" I percfcive the deluge fell upon
yon before it reached us. It began
here on Monday last, and then rain*
e d eight and forty hour*, without in
termission. My poor hay has not
a dry thread to its hark ; 1 have had
a f.se these three days. In short,
every summer one lives in a state of
mutiny and murmur, and 1 have
ibund themavft: it is because fve
jwill affoct tohave q summer, ami w&
have no title to any such thing. Our
poets learn their trade of the Koiuau?#
and so adopted the terms of their
masters. They talk of shady gro\es,
purling stream*, and cooling Ueezes,
and we sure i^ro^ls and n^ues
with attempting to realize thess vis
ions. Mailer Damon writes a song;
anil invites Mi>s tl hl< e to enjoy the
cool of the evening and the duce v _
bit have wc of any such thing as a
cool evening. Zephyr is a north*
east wind, that makes Damon button
up to the chin, ai^f pinches Chloe's
no*e till it is red aru) blue : and then
they cry, this a bud Summer, as if we
ever had any other. The hest sun
we have is made of Newcastle coal,
and 1 am determined never to reckon
upon any other. NY c ruin ourselves
w ith inviting our foreign ueess, and
make our houses clamber up lulls to
look ? at prospects. How our an
cestors would laugh at us, w ho knew
there was no being comfortable, un
less you had a high hill before your
no*, and a thii k wartn wood at your
back. Taste is too freezing a < \\m
modity for us and depend upon it,
will go out of fashion again,
*? There is, indeed, a natural -
warmth in this country, which as you
say, 1 am gUul not to enjoy any
longer ? 1 mean the hot house in St.
Stephen's chapel. My own sagacity
makes me Very vain, though there it
verv little merit in it. 1 had seen so
much of all parties Ihat I had very
little esteem for any ; it is most in
different to tne who is in or who is
out, Or which is to set in the pillory,
Mr. Wilkes or my Lord Mansfield*
1 see the country going to ruin* and
no man with .brains enough vo *av*
it. That is hiortifyiug; but what
signifies who has the undoing it ? I
seldom suffer myself to think on this
subject ; my patriotism could do no
good, and my philosophy cau make
me be ki peace."
Ihjsenteri A correspondent
wishes us to publish that lie has been
twice cured of this complaint, the
present season, by drinking a strong
tea made of the mot of Dewberry
Vine. A pint of this ten, m?do ,
strong and sweetened with as nmcU
loaf sugar as it will dissolve, is tho
remedy he wishes to be made known.
Af. J. pufxtr,
tfr?f.?-Tbe con>|*ny of wit* it
courted ; but we prefer the intimacy
of a man of thoughtfurlnoss and re
flection*. The most we call promise
ourselves from the former, is diver*
sioti and merriment \ but we de|?end
u|khi the latter for solid substantial
services. The first is like sunsbin*
wjthout rain, pleatuint but unprofita
ble; the second lilie a moist butfer-.
tile climate, which, though cloudy
and less enlivening, yet repays the
dweller with plenty.
The JJuman Heart.*? The heart
10 a healthy man, in one hour,
3000 times ; discharge* 7&00 ounces
of blood, and conveys through k the
w hole mass of blood ill the body
not less than 25 times. In the space
of 24 hour?, the whole in the body
arculateb 600 times.
" The lightning flayed about hi *
head" ? A thunder storm which late
ly took place at Hotaen, Germany,
was attended with so we singular ef
fect#. ' The electric lltiicl entered th?
apartment of Dr. Bich'Htfacr, melt*
ed soma louis d'ors on his table,
burnsd the goose ouill he was writing
with, struck the lioctor on the head,
earned off half his wig, and thirty
three per cent of his right ear.
The Ventriloquiat, ChaHi.es, latrly
visited a woman in Albany, who
made a profession of tellfog fortunes.
While in the act of telling his, with
great mystery and circumstance, he
caused a voice as if from the dead,
to emanate from henealh her chair9
warning her of her falsehood, which
frightened lier completely out of her
prophetic faculties. She fad in dis?
may ; while the ventriloquist and hit
friend Walked leisurely away, en
joying the confusion and discomfor
lure of ait i mj>o?lin'e ? jfhifn I