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1 | . ^-assssssammamm^mamasasaam ) [ -s^-as?mss i mm - . ... -J J telW 1 at-1 m J ftm I I an THE GREENVILLE ENTERPRISE. t ^ ?-???_ ^r^riE3C3rrji^r^^aag"iP'ri^^rittr^F!C^ar!MP^ J- - ? Dnrotcfc Jo lino*,, politics, 3tttclUgmcc, mtir tljc 3mpxroi>nnful of Jl)t Stale onb Country. JOHN C. BAILEY, PRO'8. GREENVILLE, SOOTH CAROLINA, JULY 12, 1871. VOLUME XVIII-NO. 10. HmiORirrioi' Two DolUri p?r miub. _ I the month!v MM* ??< ? ni>M< t?<i ' ' - -' ADTinriMVBiiTi inwrieu as lot rtUI 01 on* dollar per iqiurt of twelve Minion lines (Ibis sis* I type) or loss for tbo first insertion, fifty coots each for tbo sooond and third insertions, nnl twenty-five cents for subsequent Insertions. Yearly oontnets will bo made. AH sdvcrtlsomonts must barn tbo nombor of Insertions marked on tbom, or tbey will bo luscrtcd till ordored out, and charged for. Unless ordored otherwise, Advertisements will invariably be " displayed." Obituary notice*, and all matters Inuring to to the benefit of any one, are regarded as Advertisements. OUT OF THE WRONG FUCKKT. Mr. Taggard frowned aa lie observed the pile of bills by his plate, placed there by his prudent, economical wife notwithstanding an mixious flutter of the heart, in anticipation of the scene that invariably followed. lie actually groaned as he read tho sum total. 44 There must be some uiistnke, Mary,"- he said, pushing back his iplutc with a desperate air; 44 it is utterly impossible for us to have used nil these things in one month I" 44 Tho bills are correct, John," was the respon -e ; 441 looked them over myself." 44 Then, ono tiling is certain, provisions arc wasted?thrown out of the window as it were?or stolon 1 .Jane has relatives in the place, and *1 have not the least doubt that she supports them entirely out of what sho steals!" Mr6. Taggard's temper was evidently rising; there were two round ^crimson spots upon her cheeks, and sho tapped her foot noiselessly upon the floor. 141 am neither wasteful nor extravagant, John ; and as for Jane, I know hor to bo perfectly honest .and trustworthy." 41 It is evident that there is a leak somewhere, Mary; and it is your duty, as a wife, to find out where it is and stop it. Our bills are perfectly onormous, and if this sort ?.t thing goes on much longer. I shall be a bankrupt." Mrs. 'laggard remained silent, trying to choko down the indignant feeling that struggled lor utterance. "You will have to order some coal," 6hc said at last; 44 we have hardly sufficient for the d.\y." 4'ls there any more, Mrs. Taggard r inquired Mr.laggard ironically. 44 Yes: neither myself nor the children are decently or comforta L>ly clothed ; all need an entirely new out tit." "Go on, inadam. As I am a man of unlimited means, if you have any other wants, I hope you won't be at all backward about mentioning thctn." " I don't intend to be," was the quit; but spirited reply. " I wouldn't do tor another what I do for you, for double my board and clothing. Doth tho parlor and sitting room noed refurnishing ; cvo-1 rytliing looks so faded and shabby ihnt I am ashamed to have any one call. And tho stairs need rocarpeting, tho blinds and gate repaired, and tbe fences painted." "That can't bo all, Mrs. Taggard ; are you sure that there isn't something else?" 441 doivt think of anything just now, Mr. Taggard, though if there Bltould bo ft few dollars over And ubove what there will cost, they won't conic amiss. 1 should like to have a little change in my pocket, if only for the novelty of the tiling; you ncedu't fear its being wasted-" Mr. Taggard was evidently not n little astouisliod at this sudden outbreak in his usually quiet and patient wife, but who, liko most women of that stamp, had considerable spirit when it was aroused. " Now that you are through, Mrs. laggard, porhans you will let mo say n word. Ilere is all tho ,money 1 can sparo you this month, ,s'j you can make tho most of it." Laving ft roll of bills on the table, Mr. laggard walked to tho ,<loor; rou.arking just before lie! .closed it. that lie ulimilrl Ipawa ?nu-n ,f?n the next train, to by absent j ;about a week. The rovery into which Mrs. Tag ' gnrd fell, as she listened to the sound of his rotrcating step, was far from being a pleasant one.? Aside from her natural vexation, she felt grieved and saddened by the change that had coino over her once kind, indulgent husband.? JI its inind seemed to bo entirely tilled with the greed of gain, to do sire to amou money not for the wake ot the* good that it might enable him to onjoy, or confer, but for the incre pleasure of hoarding ,it. And this miserly feeling grew upon him -daily, until he seemed to grudge his family the common .comforts of life. And yet Mis. Taprgard know that he was not on|)y in receipt of a coinfortablo income from his business, hut ho laid ,by a surplus, yearly, over since their marriage. Ul.. - ?.?? iHxuu uer ingenuity to envo I in everjr powiblo way, but when 1 J ^...w VI V |^t VOVIII UU ) tho same scene was enacted, only ir grew worse and worse. And this penuriousness extendcd to himself. He grudged himself, as well as his wife and children, clothing suitable to his means and station, and weut about looking so rnsty and shaggy that Mrs. Tag?ard often ielt ashamed of him, inwardly wondering if he could be tho same man who lmd wooed and won her. With a heavy sigh, Mrs. Tag-( gard took up the roll of bills upon j tllO IhMa linnini. ?a A"'' ?? L ' , ..vr.nB ?v mm VUUU|rn ta pay what was already duQ~-she diu look for inoro. An ejaculation of astonishment burst from her lips as she unrolled tho paper in which it was tolded. It contained $500 in bills and a check for $500 more. With a look of quiet determination in her eye, Mrs. 'laggard aroso to her feet. uTI?a family should now have some of the comforts to which they were entitled, if they never did again." First, she settled every bill: a heavy weight being lifted from her heart as she did go ; besides getting a fresh supply of fuel and other comforts, llor next move was to order new furniture for tho sitting-room and parlor, have the linll reenrpetod and prepared, tho broken doorstep mended and the fence and blinds painted and repaired. She then took the children out and got them new garments from bats to shoed. She bought herself three new dresses; a neat gingham for morning wear, a delaine for afternoons. iinrt oftinftfliinw ?!/?? ' >? J ...... IIIVV1 iU I , beat. And before going homo she took the children into a shop do lighting the bov with the skates ho had so often asked for, and giving the girl the chief wish of her heart, n doll and doll's wardrobe, not forgetting some blocks for tho baby. For, like a wise as well as a kind mother, Mrs. Taggard wished to make their childhood a happy ono ?something to look back upon with pleasure through their whole after life. Neither was her bus band forgotten ; by the aid of some old garments, for a pattern, she "ot him an entire now suit, together with tuff for dressing gown and slippers. flic day on which Mrs. Taggard expected her husband's return wn? a very busy one, but at last the carpets were clown, tlie paper liung and everything in " apple pie order." lie was expected on tbo 5 o'clock train, and Mrs. Taggard set the children attired in their pretty new dresses at the window to " watch for pa," wbilo she went down to assist Jane in preparing something extra for supper. She had but just returned when Mr. Taggard was seen approaching the house. It looked so difforcrent from what it did when ho left that he stared at it with amazement, and would hare hesitated about entering, hai it not been for the name on the newly-burnished door plate. But he was still more astouisjed when he entered. "Am I in my own house, or somebody's else ?" he ejaculated, as he looked around the bright and pleasant room. " It is the new furniture I have been buying," ?aid his wife smiling. " How do you like it!" " Have yon been running me in debt, Mary ?" .1 XT. . it - ? - xiui in mo icasr, juiin, it was all bouglit with tho money you so generously left me when you went away." Mr. Taggard clapped his hand into one pocket. 44 Gooa heavens 1" ho exclaimed, in an agitated tone.oi manner. "I gave it to you out of the wrong pocket." Mrs. Taggard did not look at all astonished or disturbed at this an nonncornpnt ; on the contrary, her countenance woro a very smiling and tranquil aspcc'. 44 Yon don't mean to say that you havo spent it F inquired Mr. Taggard, desperately. 44 Why, what else should J do with it, John? You told ine to make the most of it, and I rather think 1 have." * 44 I am a ruined man," croancd Mr. Taggard. 44 Nut a bit of it," said bis wife cheorfully. 44 You would not bo ruined if you bad given me twice that amount. Besides, I have saved enough for bouse keeping expenses for tho next three months at least. I think yon bad better give ine an allowance for that purpose in future, it will save us both much annnoyence."' TI.a p.hilitrAn ipIia liod UJ _ W ?? i?v u n\4 UUVU 1CU wbal their mother bad bought them ns "presents from their papa,** now crowded eagerly about him. Mr. Tagsard loved his children, aud it would bo difficult for any one having the kind hoart that be really possessed to turn away from ~ - V, *' inn innocent smile* apd caresses tbat were lariflied npon him. And when hit wire approached with tho dressing gown and slip pers, be not only allowed her to induct him in'o them bul roturned the loving caress with which she assured him " tbat be looked as young and handsome as ever." It was a smiling group that gathered round the cneerful supper table. And as Mr. Taggerd glanced from the gleeful children to the smiling face of his wife, who cortainly looked ten years vonngor, attired in her new and becoming dress, be came to the conclusion that though it might coat something to make his family comfortable, " on the whole," to use a common bnt entensive phrase, " it paid." We do not mean to say that Mr. Tag?ard was entirely cured; a passion so strong is not so easily eradicated. But when the old miserly feelings came over him, and ho began to dole out grudgingly the means with which to make his family oomtortable, his wifo would laughingly say ; "You are taking it out ot the wrong pocket, John 1" words which seemed to have a magical effect upon both heart and purse 6trings. 44 Let us take comfort as we go along," she wonld often say, as sho laid her cheek lovingly to his; 41 not grudge our children the innocent pleasure natural to youth, for the purpose of laying up tor them the wealth that is too often a curse rather than a blessing."? Hours at Home. Tiie Persuasion or Sono.?Thus uleasantlv dooa J ? ^WVMVt VI -it : The mother singing over the cradle?is there any saiutlincss more beautiful to be thought of than that! Tho old bird sits on tho tree, and coaxes the young bird to fly to her. Sho sing to it, and teaches it to 6ing. And the mother sits at the cradle, as it were to call the little children up to the j Christian life. Tho children sing iu the family, and in tho utterance of song they are all one. There is but one sound, but ono hymn, and to a largo extent, so far as there is feeling at all, it is one feeling.? A"d persons arc never brought into such communion as when they are gathered together, and their feelings express themselves in song. It is the hymns that persons sing together that unite them. I think that I love those that I have sung with better than any others. And when we come into heavenly places iu Christ Jesus? into tho lecture room, and tho church proper?nnd all join in singing, n there any other ministration in tho sanctuary that opens tho gate of heavenly light and makes the battlemouts shine so brightly 1 Wk Mi-?T Wniiic?? .. ? vi?iM ju?v;i j Ilinil builds bis own house; buildB it many-chambered, fresh-ventilated, pictnre-liung, vine-wrenthed, guestfull ; or, low pent, bare-wall, flowerlcKS, inhospitable?just in accordance with his inner nature. Pre* cisely as the internal force of affinity in the Mollusk lays hold of and aggregates round itself tho fine lime particles in tho sea water, so does the internul force in tho bus man soul lay hold of and nggregato around itself what it wants. The surrounding ocean holds in solution knowledge, pleasure, meat, drink, wit, wisdom, friends, flowera, Ood ; and out of this wealth wo secrete onr shells?clam shells or nautilus-shells, as we are clams or nautili. Wo find whatwccravo ? fun, if we have a zest for the funny; friends, if we long for frinds ; beauty, if wo iove beauty ; thought, if we tend to thought.? Slowly we build up our house, small or large; if we are refined, it is refinod ; if wo are roomy, it is roomy. TitK sweet potato has a great future. It has been discovered that fiotn it cau bo extracted a syrup that far surpasses that of the beet, atld even tlm anr m .l~i:? ill UUIICU' cJ ot flavor, while the yield is also more abundant. The average product of a bushel of sweot potatoes of the yam variety is alleged to be over two galbns, which wronld give from 800 -to 980 gallons ot syrup to the acre, as the average production on poor and sandy soil, is from 180 to 180 bushels per acre. And even after the syrup has been extracted the residue is pronounoedaaa valuable edible for hoth man and beast, ft thus seems that the sweet potato is to play the same roU in certain parts of our country, where it is raised in groat abundanoe, as the bread-fro it 'in the South Sea Is* i lands, as it can be used in its vari ous forms as an esculont, in making i bread, in the brewing ot beer, as a 1 substitute for coffee, for tho pro- I duction of syrup, and for fattening < pigs and other farm aniinadf. j< n [From the New York Herald.] Murder and Suicide. Well Knovm Physician Outs -Mis Children's Throats and then Cuts His Own?Particulars of the Occurrence?A Shocking Sight?Ruin Supposed to be the Cause. The Ninth ward of this city was yesterday afternoon the scene of one of the most revolting, heartrendering cases of child murder and subsequent enicideevor known in this city, for by it a wbolo family, save the wite and mother, of very respectable people are swept into eternity. T-V- T t rt ? ju/r. g. ?i. vxmnoiiy, a woll to do and very respectable physician, together with Lis wife and two beautiful children?one, Mary Anges, two years and seven months old, and the other, Clara Regioa, a babe seven months old?have for some time past been living at 143 West Eleventh street. Of lato the doctor has, unfortunately, been greatly addicted to strong drink, aud was in the habit of returning to his home very much UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LIQUOIt; Rut, bo far as can bo ascertained, was always kind and affable to his family, notwithstanding his condi tion. Yesterday ho was not observed by any of the neighbors to go out, as was his custom ; a fact .which they took no heed of at the time, or if they chanced to think of it at all, attributed it to the dreadfully stormy condition of the weather. It now seems that some time during the afternoon ho took the two children and went upstairs to the second story and there, in the back chamber, locked himself and the little ones in. About tour o'clock the people living next door heard Mrs. Connolly crying and calling out to her husband to give her the children. So frantic and persistent were her appeals and so bitter were her sobs, that those who heard her were persuaded something serious was transpiring there among the little family, but yet never once dreaming of the terrible character of what that something eventually proved to be. Ouo ot the neighbors, who could no longer withstand tho pitying appeals of the poor mother tor her babos, Lurried through tlie pelt:."? storm to the Ninth precinct station house, where ho informed the sergeant on duty of the condition of affairs and urged him to scud an officer to tho house. According ly two patrolmen wero dispatched to the doctor's residence, but upon their arrival there they wero ltETUSKD ADMITTANCE . By Mrs. Connolly herself, who came to tho door in answer to their call. She, in a very excited and determined manner, ordered tho ofllcors to leave bcr door, at tho same time assuring them that there was nothing wrong within. They knew from all indications that somothUig unusual had taken place, Uespito the lady's assurances to the contrary, and therefore urged hor by all the means in their power to admit them or tell them where the doctor was. To neither of those requests would she consent, but stoutly rofused to tell them anything at all. They hurriedly returned to the station house and reported to Captain Washburn the state of affairs and their conviction thnt something of a scr'uuis character had transpired at the house. The captain at once st' out fur the place, accompanied by two officers, and on their arrival were, as at first, summarily refused admittance. Mrs. Connolly appeared in great grief, but still refused to admit that anything was wrong. In answer to the Captain's interrogatories sho said her husband and children were upstairs; 1 A + * * dui so mr irom allowing either Captain Washburn or the officers to go up to them sho again poromptonly ordered them to quit the house. Notwithstanding this Captain Washburn ascended the stairs and tried the door leading into the hack chamber, but it was lucked. He called to the doctor repeatedly, but no answer came. Not know* ing exactly what to do under the circumstances he returned to the street and saw several of the neigh- ( bors, who. livo next door on each side of the doctor's residonoo and, after consulting with them and heariug their statements, determin ed to go back and break into the roorq. f'hie he did, ar|d the sight whiph there tnet his gajc beggars all description. . Policemen long In tho servico, i like the veterans of a hundred bat- < t|e fields, become inured to revolt- < ing scenes of blood and crnolty, j ruitl laavn 11 1 - vw.. ivwi u ivi upuu mem lor a t moment perhaps with a pitying ' Dye and then forever forgot them ; < but CapUiu Washburn and the I two offioers who accompanied liiin i will never, never forget tho sight i of that room when they entered it i about seven o'clock last evening. *] Stretched upon ike bed, which stood with the head against the wall- to the right of the door, where' . the 1 LIFELESS BODIES OF THE DOCTOR AND ( HIS TWO INNOCENT BABK8. ( The father lay on his back at the , side of the bed farthest fy-oui the \ door, having on a shirt, a pair of , red flannel drawers, ftJP^ir of socks \ and a pair slippers. The right leg , was drawn up towards the body, ; the right hand was thrown across \ his chest, and his left hand lay by his side. Close beside him on tho < left lay his two darlings?for he loved them notwithstanding he > killed them?both on their backs, | the eldest with her Lead on the I pillow while between her little feet lay the head of the baby?her little sUter. The children had nothing on but little night slips, which hung loosely about their bodies. Between them and their father, floating in a pool of blood, was a little India rubber ball, which they had evidently been playing with bctoro the hori id deed was done. On the side of the bed nearest the door lay a lit 'e bread knife, abont fourteen incites long, two itivuto n iuu HI IDC WlUCSt pact, nild sharp almost ns a razor. This was the instrument which had so effee* tually done the work. It was with this that the father had cut the children's throats And then almost dissevered his own head from his body. The bed was ono mass of pore, which trickled down on the floor, where it settled in pools. Over on the opposite sido of the room 6tood a littlo crib, containing every requisite tor the comfort ot the children, and they?or the oldest one, at least?had occupied the night previous.. The furniture in the room was of the cottage description, painted green. When the officers entered the room the bodies were 6tark and cold, which leads to the belief that the terrible crime must have been con\miltod as early as ono o'clock at least. The distracted wife and mother followed close behind the officers, and whenshosaw the forms of all those 6he held most dear in i lifo drenched in their own blood her grief knew no bounds. She swooned away and was romoved by the kind-hearted policeman to nil ?pftrtment on the lower floor, whore sho lay to* ft lbP? tune in ft perfectly unconscious state. Vulgarity. We commend the following ex" tract to the thoughtful study of the jgroung. Nothing is so disgusting |and repugnant to the feelings of the noble and good, as to hear the rnnnr* J ? - v? lilt! OIU, US-C J)1'0filno, loMr, or vulgar language.? The young of our town arc particularly guilty of profanity. In our day, it seems the " boy" docs not feel himself a" man" unless he can excel in this great sin. " Wo would guard the young against the uso of every word that i6 not strictly proper. Use no profane expression ? allude to no sentence that will put tcf blush the moet sonsitive. Yon know not the tendency of habitually using inde- 1 cent and profane langruacc. I may never be obliterated from your heart. When you grow up you will find at your tongue's end 1 some expression which you would not U60 for any money It was 1 used when auito young, lly using 1 care yon will save yourself a great doal of mortification and sorrow. Good men have taken s ek and becomo delirious. In these moments they used the most vile and inde cent language imaginable. V/ljen informed of it after restoration to health they had no idea of the pain 1 they caused ; they had learned and < repented the expressions in child- * hood, and though j'enrs had passed 6incc, they had been indelibly stamped upon the heart. Think of ' this, you who are tempted to use 1 iiiijmujjui iiiugmise, ana never el is graco yourselves." i * 1 ? 1 One of the peculiarities of the I Government of tlio Paris Com i inuno was tho great prcponder- | anco in the real I y influential posi- | tions ot foreign adventurers. That j these men, composed of almost j every nationality, were involved t in the leadership of the movement, < is shown in recalling tho names of < many of them. The question is, i how did the majority ot theso men ' find themselves in Paris jnst at the \ juncture whon their reckless i>olit- 1 ipal sjstems might find opportuni- t tv for action ? It is not clear that they wore in the eity before the I war, and but little tirno was afford- r &d them to reach Paris during the fc interval between tbo departure of thp Germane and the flight ot the j Ihiers Government. Their pros- , D..:. ?:.L -ii ? ??- i ouw in ^ ai ip| nun hii meir nair- ^ brained theories, must always have < something of tho mysterious at- r tachcd to it : but there the mysto c ry connected with them ends. J rhe Vallandigham Tragedy?How the Fatal Shot Came to be Fired. Mr. Vallandigliam had been en* ^aged for ten days in preparing i or the dcfenco ol one McGehen, charged with the murder ol Mey- < ;re, at Hamilton, Ohio, some < weeks ago. lie had go;.e to Le- i iianon to attend the trial, and bis ] wife had been summoned to attend i he funeral at Cumberland in Maryland?the lion. John V. L. MacMahon, a distinguished lawyer of that State. A Lebanon correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer furnishes that paper with the following details of tho terrible accident which resulted in his death : Alter taking snppcr, l>c procur- \ ed from tlie landlord of the hotel a bit of white muslin cloth, porbapB a foot square, for the purposo of testing to his own satisfaction as to whether a shot tired Irom a pis tol in cloeo proximity to it would or would not leave the murk ol powder upon it. Having provided himself with this, and put his pistol in his pocket, ho and Mr. Milikon and Mr. liuine went out together to the south edge of town, beyond the residence of Governor MoBurnev. Arriving there, they wero joined by Mr. McBurncy, und the trio become X quartette. HIE l'ISIOL which he took with him for this purpose is a new revolver which he hail mirrlmeoil o 4 V/IIIJ Ik IV TV UttJO before coming to Lebanon. It is one of Smith & Wesson's manufacture, with a four inch barrel, and five chambers, and carries a ball of 32 100 of an inch calibio. now TIIK ACCIDENT CAMIC ABOUT. Two shots were fired into the cloli), and all were satisfied with the result of the experiment, and started hack to the hotel. Mr. Mi liken, over eautious and thoughtful said : 41 Val., there arc three shots in your pistol yet. You had better discharge them." 44 What for?" responded Air. Vallandigham. 44 To prevent any accident," re plied the cautious attorney. 44 You might shoot yourself." 44 No danger of that," replied Mr. Vallandigham, 441 have car* | lied and practiced with pistols too long to be afraid to have a loaded one in my pocket." 4,Yoti had better bo careful, though," said Mr. Milikett. t4 Novcr fear me," was the rcply. They then slowly walked back toward the town, and before tbcv had reached the hotel, separated. Arriving at the Lebanon House also, Mr. Vallandigham was stepped on his way up stairs by the landlord, and a "packago that had been left tor him in his absence placed in his hands. That parcel contained another revolver?a weapon that had heen exhibited at the trial in court, and was not only unloaded, but had the chambers removed. Proceeding to his loom, lie unwrapped the parcel, and at the same time taking his weapon from his pocket, laid the two murderous instruments on the table, side by side. A moment later, Mr. Scott Synimes, a young lawyer who lias been connected with the prosccu uon 01 tiie case, passed the door. "Sy mines," said lie, 4* Follctt is mistaken. A man could easily shoot himself as Meyers was shot. Come in and I will show how it is done." Thus invited, Sy mires entered the room, but a moment later, Feeing Judge Pope coming up stairs, excused himself on the ground that ho was going to Hamilton in the morning, and wished to 6co the Judge before he left. lie passed sut, and a minute or so afterward Mr. Mcllurney came into the room. Mr. Vullandighnm, still standing liy the table on Tvhich the pistols lay Ffthl: 44 I'll show yon how Tom Myers shot himself. Follett's mistaken when he says it can't he done."? Saying this, lie took lip one of the imirdcrwia instruments in his hands, put it into his pantaloons pocket, and slowly drawing it out igain, cocking it as lie drew it orth, ho attempted to place it b> lie exaet position which he belicv-1 id Mver's weanon to have anuim. , id At the moment the fatal bullet >VA8 sped on its mission of death, rho muzzle of the weapon still vithiti the lappcl of the pocket, he >rought it to an anglo of about fury-five degrees. "There, that's the way Myers leld it, only ho was getting up, tot standing erect." Saying this, te touched the trigger. A sudden fiash?the half supirosecd sound ot a shot?and CJoaenl L. Vallandighnm, with an xprcssion of agony, exclaimed : 1 My God, I've shot myself," and eelcd towards the wall, a woundd and dying man?wounded and lying by his own hand. , Influence of Climate upon Man At at a recent meeting of a New York club some interesting re* marks were made on this subject. Man, in his delusion, said aspeakBr. fonprnll v t.s- j ?,B ?j v,YvacB ma uopeuciency ujxjn nature. Being hiimolf her child, ho thinks that no iaipress ion is strong enough to leave a durable effect upon him. But experience teaches the very opposite. It shows that man, to a certain extent, was always subject to tho climate. It is not generally known, but it is nevertheless true that n pure, moderato dry air generally produces, great mental sprightliness, especially with fullblooded persons. A cloudly and moist atmosphere, on the other hand, produces montal relaxation and, with many, melancholy.? This explains why suicides so often happen when tho sky is overcast. The depressed mental stato is thus further enhanced. Villcnenvo re> ports that of every ten suicides which were committed in Paris during two vears. nin? tr?.ii- ??!.??.. _ f in tlie rainy season. Tlie influence of (lie climate is also well exemplified iu the case of mountaineers.? They are qu'.ckcr, more active and excitable. . From the unequal action upon the body, and its reaction ii]>on the mind, the character of various nations may be explained. The influence ot a moist atmos-* phcrc is strikingly illustrated in the case of individuals who li&vo been weakened by previous illness, from the great number of suicides committed at the close of the your 182S, in the Dutch places lironingen and Sncek. Most ot the unfortunates had suffered from the epidemics of 1820 and 1827. Iu the city of Sncek, with G,000 inhabitants, not less than lour suicides took place in one week, and among those was a boy of eight years. The Swiss naturalist, Desor,* in i a recent essay, describes the cliI mate of North America as very j changeable and dry. After hnv j ing explained a number of plici nomena produced by the climate in general, be depicts its influence upon the inhabitants of this country. He derives from the climate his activity, acutencss, his tall stature, his eagerness for gain, his practical talent, and his love of ! adventure. It is also known that the inbabiJants under a preponderating clear sky possesses more talent for art, while those under a gloomy sky have more propensity for speculation and thought. ? Drinking Ice Water. 1 Diink ice water sparingly11 W an important maxim to every person in summer. Experience shows that in order to quench the thrist a little cool drink accomplishes ' quite as much as a large quantity. The hotter the day the less should the stomac i be loaded either with food or di ink. A little observation will show the rule to be a good ono both in respect of comfort and health. Let any ono who doubts ibis try the following experiments, each lor the six woildng days of a week of hot weather : 1. Every other day cat large'-* and drink modciatclv. and mi 11?? alternate days eat and drink sparingly. 2. Every other day drink largely and cat moderately, and on aU tomato dayj, as before, eat and drink sparingly. 3. Every other day cat and drink largely, and on the alternate days do both sparingly. The result of the experiments will show that in each case the alternate days when the stomach is least hardened the comfort is gieatest, and tho days when the stomach is loaded with the full meal and the largest amount of drink, tho greatest discomfort is experienced. l'nt what shall be done to quench the tin ist in the hot days?*' Drink only a little at a time. If the water is cold a swallow or two will generally provo suflieient.? When tho sense of thirst returns take another swallow, and 60 on. Hits of ice kept in the mouth or chewed until tuoy melt arc much better than copious draughts of water. When the 6ensntion of thirst is felt delay quenching it as long as may be conveniently done. Try all this and te6t it for yourselves. An exchange 6ay8 that arrange* incuts have been made in Knglnnd for nn excursion to this country <>f a number of publishers and editors of London journals. They expect to leavo Liverpool 6otno time this month, and will itiaho an extended tour through th? States. ? ? T.ouklia administered in c*Ms of clok jaw is (aid to be very ?occest>ful