Camden gazette and mercantile advertiser. (Camden, S.C.) 1818-1822, September 23, 1819, Image 4
POETRY.
PROM THE ABERDEEN JOURNAL.
HE A VEJY.
There is a land of calm delight
To sorrowing mortals given ;
There rapturous scenes enchant the sight,
And all to soothe their souls unite ;
Sweet is their rest? in Heaven.
?There glory beams on all the plains,
And Joy, for Hope, ifc given -f
There mubic swells in'sweetest strains,
Andspotless beauty ever reigns,
And all is Love*? in Heaven.
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There cloudless ikies are ever bright,
Thence gloomy scenes are driven ;
There fans dispense unsullied light,
And planets, beaming on the sight.
Illume the fields? -of Heaven. 1
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There is & stream that ever flows,
v ... To passing pilgrims given i
\ There fairest fruit immortal grows^
t Th<6 verdarjt flower eternal blows
Avoid the fields of? Heaven. '
Thert Is ? great, a glorious. Prise,
For those with sin who've striven t
'Tis bright as star of evening skies,
And, far above it glittering lies ;
A golden Crown-4? in Heat**.
A MORAL tALE;
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\4n etttellent and timely moral may be flick
ed out the following homily article .
& iOHS TiiMKINS. !
How*rr John Tom kins, a hedger and
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Although he wis poor* didn't wish to be
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All iucb tain Wishes in him Were prevented
? By i fortunate habit of being contented.
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Though cold wan th? Weather, and dear
was the food,
John never wa? found in % murmuring
^ ,V mood ; r>
F or this he was constantly heard to declare,
What he could not prevent he would cheer*
fully bear.
JFor why should | murmur and grumble, be
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Iff cannot get chceae, I can surely get
bread * # v ^
? hough fcnitfnblmg may make my ealam
l' ities deeper,
It will never cause bffcad and chesae tto be
cheapen
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If John *as afflicted by s'ifckntss or ]pdi* I
' lie wbb'd himself better, but did not com
plain, i
Nor net down to fret in despondent* end]
But Midthat he "hoped to be better to|
mon-ow."
If any one injured or treated him ill,
Why John Svaa fcood natoTed and sociable
for he ??<! tUtt ?? twenRlt kg an injury done J
Wat mlitog two bad whefe there need be
- but one."
honest John, though hh station
aad world without eren
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well If folka that Wire tviscr and]
MisceUt
frFOM TWB rouMicncuT 06URANT.]
THE L AY PREACHER.
Ecclfcthtticue, Mth Ch?p. Ma end SSd
very**.
l\ike not pknevre in mtich good
chtPTi wither be tied to ike ttopenm
thereof. *
Be not made a beggar by hanqim.
ing upon borwwlng , when thou html
nothing in ihy puree. |
,Yhie text was mnde for thepre
sent thou*; and bad the soli oPhi-|
rach lived in our days* he never
would have diami?*ed thin mbjed
with two short teraet. A long aitd
full tha^ei would liave been ilia
|ea*t he could Imve done far ufk-?
Let 119 improve what he liaa left us.
" r ike not pleasure in much jrood
cheer."?' This, von will say, Ta * h
hard precept. TImj other part of
the vem " neither he tied to the ejr
wn*e thereof*" it weMT enmi^h? give
ne the fcoo<| cheer, ami we f?*T in
different as to tttoae upou whom tin
expedie falj*. Agaiu, AU. Preach
1 er, (ioe9 not Solomon somewhere
say, that then? is nothing better, than
that a man should eat and drink anil
enjoy the good of his lal>or?. Yes.
of his labor, hut not Of the lahor of
others. Mark the dUtiction !
Your good theer gentry are not
the most remarkable for their labor:
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and tbey are not always so u tied to
rtie expense << of good cheer, , but
tliat they sometiites break away and
leave others " tied to the expeuse
t hereof."
All the good things we enjoy in
eating, drinking and clothing, art*
the fruits of labor, with the blessing
of God upon them. Tbey come
from the earth ? che earth to be made
productive must be cultiy/ited. This
requires labor.
.Wto pass to the remaining part of
out subject
" He not made a heggar by ban
queting upon borrowing, when thou
hast nothing In thy purse."
v This comes home to our purpose,
ijtot why are we in greater danger of
becoming beggars " by banqueting
upon borrowing P' Ads. Because in
that case we realise and expeud what
we havo not earned. It comes easi
ly ? it goes easily. The man who
acquires good cheer or any other
good thine by his own industry, and
labor, makes a more correct estimate
of the value of U^thd enjoysHiure
in the use of it.
Borrowing is realty in itself a
species of beging; but at the present
day very fashionable.-*- We. borrow
of the banks ? we borrow of other
public institutions? -we borrow of in*
djviduals, and indeedv wherever wfe
can, we borrow. First, we bor
row money? when that's out, we
borrow credit ; find when that ftilsJ
We? we ? what? why We bee in
good *arnest> if not too nrtich ashatoi
erf.? Hard titaes ! hard tinfes ( alas,
what shall we do?
IMPROVEMENT.
labor more. The fault in nut in
hut in ourselves. Who jkft
mong flu remembers abetter season
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A writer in th<e London Methodist
Magazine of June last, quotes the*
following facta in illustration of
the manner hi Which Providence
haa contrived a supply for the
thirst of man in sultry places :
^Nature has placed, amidst the
burning sand of Africa, a plant,
Whose leaf twisted roitiul like a
cruet, is always tiled with a large
glass filll of Scab watej; the gullet
of thia duet ts shutt by the extremi
ty of the ieaf itself, so as to prevent
thfc water evaporating. She has
planted on tome parched districts
of the frame country a great tree call
ed by the negroes Ban, the trunk of
Whfali, of a ^rodtgiou* bolk* is na
turally hollowed like a ualern. lu
the rainy season it received it* fill ot
water* Which continues fresh and
cool in the greatest ffents, by mean*
of the tnfied foliage which crown*
ita tnralnit. Jgtnnally, she has plac*
ed vege tablaJSuntaius on thejiarch
ed r<x k* of Vie Antilles. There is
commonly found there* a tree called
I the Water Lianne, so fbll of sap,
that if yon cut a single branch of it,
as much water is immediately dis
charged ai? a man can drink at a
draught:* it is perfectly, pure aud
limpid.
* In the swamps of the Bay of
Cantpeachy, travellers find relief of
another kind. Those stamps, on
?he -level with the sea, are almust en
tirely inundated in the rainy aeason,
and become so parched on the return
of dry weather, that many huntsmen,
I* bo bad missed their way In the for
ests, with which they are covered,
actually |>erisl?ed with (hirtt. ?Tp!
celebrated traveller Bamplfcl , relates,
that he several times eacaped this ca
lamity by means of a very extraordi
nary species of vegetation, wbicb had
beeu pointed out to him on the trunk
of a kind of pine tree, very common
there ; it resembles a pedtet of leaves
piled one ovetttbe other in tiers ; and,
on account of its form, and tke tree
on which it grows, be calls it the pine
apple. This apple ? full of water,
so that, on piercing it at the ba&is
with a knife, there immediately flows
from it a good pint of very clear and
wholesome water. bather du
Tertre informs us, that be has several
times found a similar refreshment
in the leaves rounded like A contol,
of a species of plant, .which grows
on the sAndy plains of Guadalou|?f .
1 have been assured tbat nothing was
more proper -for the quenching of
thirst, tban the leaves of the mfcle-l
toe that grow* on mfcny trees."
Uuch are the precautions employ
ed by Provideuce, for compensating,
in favor of man, the inconveniences
of such climates, i ? ?
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ALEXANDER SELKIRK.
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i THE ORlOIKlli ROBINBON CRUSOE.
'He wo bom at Largo, in the
north of Scotland, in I67O. llay
liue gone to sea in his yodth, au<l hi
1703, being tailing master of the
ship Cinque Ports, Capt. Stradling,
bound for the South Seas, he was
put on shore on the IslaYul of Juan
fVtnantles, ** * punishment for mu
tiny. In that Solitude he remained
for (out years and four months, from j
ErUcb liewas at last relieved, and j
In ought to England, by r^ptaiu;
Woods Rogers,? He had with him
in the Island* his cloths and bed Jing,
with a firelock, some powder, bul
lets and Tobacco; a hatchet, knife,
kettle, his mathematical instruments,!
and a bible. He built two huts of
pimento trees, and covered theta
with long grass, and in a short time!
linfd them witlr skint of goats,
which he kilted with hi* musket, foj
ilonjg as his powder lasted (which!
I was at first but a pound ;) when that]
'was spent, be caught thews by speed]
of foot* Having learned to J*rodnce|
I fire by rubbing two |<eicw of yvoodl
together, he dressed hifjjictuals in]
one of his huts, and slept In the other,!
whkh was at some distance from the
kitchen. A multitude of ra|s often
disturbed his repose,' by gnawing]
his feet and various piarts of his bony,
which induced him to feed a number
of cats for his protection. / I n a short 1
time, these !>ecame so lame that they I
would li<? abont him in hundreds,
and soort delivered him from bisj
enemies, the rats. Upon liis return
he declared to bis friends, ^tliafl
nothing gavf. him so much uneasiness!
as the thoughts, tint when be died,]
his body would be devoured \m those
very cAts be had With so much care
tamed and fed. To divert bis mind!
from such melancholy thoughts, lie
would sometimes dance and sing
amongst hb kids and goats, at other
times retire to devotion. Hia clothes
*nd alidea were soon worn out by
runtting through the woods ; iu the
want of shoes he foond little Incon
venience, as the soles of his fee t be*
c.ime 4o hard that he could ran every
where without difficulty ; as to his
clothe*; he msde for himself a coat
and cap of goat?*kins, sewed with
little thongs of ihe same, cut in pro
per fovm with his kpife ; his only
needle was a nail. When his knife
was worn to the back* he made
others as well as he could, of some
iron hoop* that had been left on whore,
by beating tlieia thin ami grinding
them on stones. By his loAg seclu
mm from intercourse with men, he
jpN I ?i fkr forgot the use of speech,
thai the people on board of captain
Rogjmi'a dkcp could scarcely under
4atvd liin, for he seemed to speak
hia words by halves. The chest
and musket which Selkirk bad with
htm on the Island, are now in the
?loasessioti of his nephew# J obi
Selkirk, weaver at JUr^
RRM AttKS ON PRIDE.
When ue look?at a field of cor'
trti find those stalks which raUe the
heads highest, are the emptiest. -
The same is the case *itb m
those who assume- the greatest con
sequence, have generally the least
share of judgraeut and ability.
^ There is no vice more insupporta
ble ami more Universally hated than
pride ; it is a kind of poison, which
corrupts all the , good qualities of a
man, and whatever other merits he
may possess, this single fault is suf
ficient to render him odious and con
temptible; so that pleasing himsell
too much, b displeases every ont
else. Pride is the first vice thai
takes possession of the heart, be
cause it derives its source from sell
love; and it jp ttft last that remains,
whatever efforts may be made to ex
pel it.
AGAINST DR 0 1VMJYG.
It has been ascertained by num
berless experiments, that the face
can l>e kept sufficiently above thto
surface of the water to breathe freely
for any length of time. In salt wa
ter, a person lying on his back, will
have his Whole face, part of iiis
breast, and at times even his knees
above the surface. In fresh water,
he cAunot remain in this position w ith
out effort; but from the, superior
lightness of the water his lower ex
tremities will gradually feihk, till he
'attains a verticle or standing position*
Now here is the danger. A person
findiug himself in this sinking state
and fancy himself drowning, raises
his arms, and begins to slap the wa*
TVt to keep himself from going down*
He accordingly sinks in earnest;
for his arms raised fcbove his head,
add to the specific gravity of the'
mass of his body, and thia causes
his head to iinmerge immediately.?
{Whereas, if he had the presehce of
mind to keep his hands and arms
under water, and his face lupine ,
u??4rds, be would find that as soon
ashisWly had attained A verticle
position, he would sink no farther;
and provided he was in health, and
the water smooth, lie might float in
this manner for hours. j
The unexperienced may depend
upon this as a fact, the truth of
Which a thousand experiments would
coufiTW>~~[ Montreal Herald .
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roads ?Jin Extract .
u Trtie best roail 1 ever saw is from
Fort 8L George to /St. Thomas'
Mount* in the East-Indies ? a dis
tance of about f miles, over a sandy
flat country It is made of bricks,
pounded very fine, and mixed with
Hater to the consistency of very soft
?-ortar and spread in a similar man*
ner; the beat of the sun very soon
renders it so bard thfifbeavy car*4
rtages passover it, .without making
the least impression ; the road being
well raised in the centre, and a*free
passage obtained for the water oil
l?oth sides.*
Prvm the Albany Daily AdroertltAr.
Whooping (lough. ? The North
am|>tun Gazette states, that vaccina
tion, or inocculatioa for the cow-pox,
will arrest whooping cough.
This fact ha* also been verified in
this city, by some of our most res
iKttabk physicians 5 and we have no1
hesitation in saying, that it is their
opinion, thatthe vaccine inocculAtion,
will in all cases relieve, if not wholly
abate the whooping oongh, and es
pecially in Infsnts and yoong chil
dren, to whomitis always dangerous,
'and often fatal.
A Correspondent requests us to
publish the following receipt. Be
stiles it a safe and effectual Cure for
ike Yellow Frr wv-?
" Take thred table spoons foil of
the Essence of Hpruce, dissolve it in
a onart of watm water, then take a,
hnlf pint tumbler full, once an hour
till it operates, which It will frequent
\y do the first or second dose, hit
wilt seldom or .never exceed tb
third. This Medicine majr be take
? n any stage of the fever w ith safer
ipd iu almost number leas instance*.
%
ia which it h?s been given, ii has
lever failed of an immediate cure ;
.il hough it has, in many instances,
?>eeu given after the patient Iras been
^iveu over by the Physicians, and to
lap|iearaiice very uear the close of
life." ? wV. f. Com. Advertiser.
A valuable Ilecei vt for prevent i ng
arms from rust . ? Tnke an ounce of
camphor to a pound of hog's lard ?
lissolve them together and take off
the scum* Mix as much black lead
as will bring them to an iron color;
rub your arms with this, and let it
remain tweuty-four hours ; then rub
them well with a linen cloth and
they will not rust for six months. ?
Dairy Secret. ? Have ready two
pans in boiling wattr; and on the
new milk's coming in the dairy, take
the hot pans out of the water, put tho
milk into one of them, aud cover it *
with the other.
This will occasion, in the usual
time greater augmentation of tho
thickness and qnal?fv of the cream.
Honest y has lied from the world,
and Sincerity is fallen aaleep : Piety
has hidden herself, and Justice can
not find the waj 5 the Helver is not
at home, and Charity lies sick;
Benevolence is uuder arrest, and
Faith is, nearly extinguished ; tho
Virtues go a begging, nnd Truth has
long since been buried; Credit is
turned ctazy, and Conscience is nail
ed on the wall; ? Freeman's Journal.
blSTRESSlJVG DISCOVER Y.
A" discovery has taken plaice which
has disappointed the fond wishes of
two Idver* in high life, and totally
deranged the hopes and expectations
of the family of otife the parties. A
young nobleman, heir apparent t6 a
Marquis, was lately on the #v* of
marriage with an interesting and ac
complished daughter of an English
Earl. Every preparation was made,
and the day fixed for the completion
of their mutual haziness, when m
fatal defect was discovered in the
pedigree of the noble suitor, which
| has cheated him of his fondest hopes.
Upon the examination of his family
papers, it was found that his mother^
the Marchioness* was not horn in
wedlock, and that at the age of 18*
she was married by license* and not
by banns-? aud consequently* that
khe marriage was illegal, end the
Cause of it illegitimate. By this fa
tal mistake the issue of the ptesent
marriage are removed from the place
which they have so long filled, and
the nephew of the is be
come the hei* presumptive to bis title*
and estates. London paper.
DECEPTION.
Sicur Boas, the alight of hand*
man, was lately accosted in Carlisle,
in the usual style, by a retailer of or*
anges. " Well my lad," nays tbo
sieur, "how do yon sell them?"
? Tuppence a piece, sir," says the
orange dealer. " High priced, in*
deed,* rejoined the deceiver, " how
ever well try them." Catting an
orange in four pieces, "behold" says
the aiear, (producing a new guinea
from the int. r'o of the orange) ** how
your fruit repays me for your extur*
tion. Come, I can afford to rtur
chase one more,? and he re|ieated the
same experiment as with the first.
u Well, to be sure/' says he, ? they
are the first fruit I ever found to pro
duce golden seeds." The sieur,
then wished to come to terms for the
whole basket ? but the astohished
tlodpole, with joying alacrity, ran
out of the house, and reaching home,
began to Quarter the contents of the
whole hasra; but, alas! the seeds
were no more than the produce of
nature? t'.ie conjurer aldne possessing ,
the golden art. ? [76.
At a late assise, a cause was tried
which originated in a dispute about
; pair of email clothes? upon this
tcCasiot) the judge observed that it
- va* the ftart time he had known c
nit made out a pair qf breecheB .
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