w f &gz(fU ffifi , PUBLISHED WE DM KS DA YS AND SATURDAYS PY JOHN FENNO. No. fig, HIGH-STRFKT, BETWEEN SECOND AND TIURD [No. 4, of Vol. lII.] TRANSLATED , For the the JL'XITBQ STATES. A DISCOURSE OF STEPHEN BOETIUS, Concerning voluntary Servitude : Or the Anti-On*. (ContivueJ from No. 2, of this Gazette.) MOREOVEk, this fame /ingle tyrant, there is no need of fighting him. It is not ne ceflary to defend yonr felf igainft hiir, ; he is de feated of himfelf, if the country consents not to servitude. There is nothing to be taken from hiin : You have only to give him nothing. The country need not take the pains to do any thing foritfelf; it need only avoid to take pains against itfelf. The people fuffer themselves, or rather cause themselves to be devoured, since by ceasing to serve, they would be excnfed from it. It is the people who enslave themselves—who cut their own throats—who, having the choice to be subjeCt or to be free, abandon their liberty and put on the yoke—who conlent to their own ruin, or ra ther purchase it. If it would cost him any thing to recover his liberty, I should not urge him to it, fmce there are so many things dearer to him, than to recover his natural right ; or, so to speak, from a Beajl to become a Alan. Again, I (ay, I don't desire in him so much boldness. What !if to have liberty, it is only neceflary to desire it— jf nothing is wanting but a liinple volition, is there a nation on earth who would think it too dear to acquire it by a single wifli—and who would spare a volition to recover a blessing, which it ought to purchase at the price of iis blood ? and which, being loft, all men of honour ought 'to esteem life a burthen, and death salutary ' As the fire from a single spark becomes a flame, con tinually increasing, and the more fuel you throw in, the more capable it is po burn ; and, without throwing on water to quench it, when you cease to lay on wood, having nothing more to consume, ir wastes itfelf, looses its form, and no ledger fire : In the fame manner tyrants, the more they plunder, the more they require, the more they ruin and destroy ; the more you commit to them, the more you serve them ; so much the more they fortify themselves, become continually more flrong and fiefh to annihilate and deflroy every thing. And if you confide nothing to them—if you do not obey thein—without contending, without striking, they remain naked and defeat ed, and are no longer any thing—like a root, having no longer juice or nourishment, they be come a dry and dead branch. The brave, to acquire the good they demand, dread not the danger—the wife flu ink not at the trouble—the timid and the dull know not how to endure the evil iv>r to recover the good : They V'iih, and there they flop : They are deprived by their cowardice of the virtue of an attempt: The desire of the blessing remains in them from na ture. This desire, this will, is common to the wife and the foolifh, to heroes and cowards, to villi for all things, which being acquired, would render them happy and contented. One lingle exception, in which I know not how naturefeems to have been wanting to men, in not inspiring the desire of it : It is liberty, which is always a good so great and so pleasant, that when it is loft, all forts of evil come upon us in a train, and even the good which remains behind her lose emirely their relish and flavor, corrupted by servitude. Liberty is the only thing which mankind lias no desire for. If they desired it, they certainly would have it. They refufe to make this fair acquisition because it is too easy. Poor creatures ! Miserable wretches! People insensible ! Nations obltinately bent on your own ill ! Blind to your own good ! You fuffer to be (aken away before your eves, the faireft and clearest of your reve nue i \«u allow your fields, forefls and meadows, to be pillaged, your houses to be plundered, and robbed of your ancient furniture, your paternal moveables! You live in such a manner thatyou may lay nothing is your's. It seems as if you would think it a great happiness to hold, by ihe halves, your own property, your families and your lives; and all this havock.this misfortune, this ruin, conies upon you, not from enemies, but nioft certainly from the enemy, and from him whom voti make so grand as he is, for whom you go so consequently to war, for whose grandeur you refufe not to offer your persons to death. He who lords and masters it over you in this manner, has but two eyes, two hands, but one body, and has nothing about him but v.-hat is common to him with the fmallefl mortal, of the f iT adore, To sigh in secret, and concezi'd to weep, To the cold walls the fond corf)plaints to pour, With nightly tears the wakc'al pillow steep.— This is my constant and my lor r employ, Lofl -.1.. buff p'icafujtj ortfte c .ft:i; Unknown is friendfhip's confidential joy ; And fled the days of revelry and mirth. Whose years of Itfelefs being pass away; A drear existence lengthens oui my life Hope faintly glimmers an uncertain day* That wakes to agony new mental ft rife.— Why to the world (hould Misery lift the cry ? What sympathetic heart will yearn to know The griefs which look new anguifli thro' the eye, And give the aching bosom keener woe ?— She who hath torn contentment from my brcaft, Shines the defccndant of illuflrious names ; Her Sire, a father of the land confeft, The tear of gratitude from nature claims. Nor hath descent alone her mind inform'd, Arm'd with the aid of wealth hath genius (hone ; Rich in ability—with virtue warm'd — Science, and beauty—every charm her own, With the mild look of modesty divine She reads the book of nature and mankind ; Alone unconscious how her beauties shine, Herfelf alone to her perfections blind. Her fair discretion charms the eye of age, Who weeps, in joy, that piety and truth, And heavenly meekness, that doth Heaven engage, Are her's—the lustrous ornaments of youth. The speech witli unassuming science blest. Fills with delight the bosom of the wife ; The ast which tende r cft sympathy contest, Lives in rich radiance to the Poet's eyes. These are the* powers which tear her from my fouT; And these the charms which agonize my mind, Love lifts my hopes o'er reasons frail controul— To paflion,and despair, by turns confign'd, Sued by the wealthy, by the great adored, Alike to wisdom, and to worth endear'd ; Where shall Sincerity's frank vow be poui'd ? And how affection's still small voice be heaid ? The child of educated want, nnblefs'd — What can I hope for, quite to her unknown ? No air-built castles lead to real reft— Nor yet can fancy's felf suppress the groan For what unheard of, and unseen, is worth ; What the fine glow of mental beauty's charms ; Undeck'd with title, tinenrich'd with birth, Unprefs'd by yellow wealth's encircling arms ? Each loved acquirement of the heart refined But gives to poverty fevercr flings ; And every bright perfe&ion of the mind Exalts the torture that the bosom wrings. But foft ? the Morn in vermeil beauty gay, With rosy hand throws blushes o'er the east. O'er all my sorrows yet a smile may ffray, And anfweiing love may charm with joy increas'd. Or vet—when cold, and colourless, my cheek On the wan bosom of the grave reclines, By chance diretled, flie the tomb may seek, Where the wild ivy with the yew entwines. Then, while the fad infcriplion fpeaksoflove That liv'd unnoticed, and that died unblefs'd, A tear«may fall, the lip in anguish move, 13 [Whole No. 2 i 2.] A true and genuine Discovery of ANIMAL ELEC TRICITY and MAGNETISM: calculated to deteel and overthrow all counterfeit defcrip tious of the fame. [CONCLUDES.] HAVING explained briefly the principles of this wonderful science, I (hall next consider the modes of treatment. Dif ferent people have different modes; but I need only mention two, as they are enough for our purpofc. One is by the Tcicnce ltlelf without any motion of the hands ; this is an a£t of the mind, and the flronger the mental powers are in any operator, and the more they are exerted, the more effe&ual the treatment will be. In this method you mull be quite abftrafted, be absent from all other things ; place your thoughts intenfelv upon the fubjeft on which you would operate. Let the intention of your mind Be kept to the work as closely as poflible, accompanied with the ut most exertions of volition, or the strongest powers of your will and affe£tions. Put forth all your internal powers in the moil energetic manner. It is aftoni'lhing what sensible effe&s will re sult from this exertion, even lo as lometimes to raifc a hand from a table. But the lubjedt upon whom you would make trial should be one who will make no refinance, nor ltrive against volt.' In whatever cafe you arc called to operate have a proper confi dence ; ancj do not be discouraged if your expettations fbould not be fully answered at firft, but perievere, and make frequent trials 5 for in this, as in every thing else, it is a good rule that prac tice makes perfefl, and the more you enter into the spirit of the sci ence, and the more frequently and earnestly you pra&ice it, the more likely you will be to have both confidence and success. The other method of treating is by using the hands with the fcicnce ; for both must concur together. The motion of the hands may be ufeful to keep up the attention of the operator, and give a kind of force to the mirid, besides the fingers are a kind of natural conductors, by which the effluvia is conveycd from one bo dy to another ; and you will perceive the complaints of the pa tients by your fingers, sooner than b) any other means. When you move your hands properly, with full intention, and fervent wishes to do good to the patient, exerting all your f2cul-< tics to producc the molt salutary effe£ls, you will soon perceive the consequences, both in yourfelf, and those whom you treat. Some will be much sooner affe&ed than others, and much more sensibly. The patient will frequently feel a kind of warm and glowing fenfntien, under the treatment, though sometimes the contrary fen fat ion will be perceived ; and the operator will often find his hands and fingers seized with afenfationol heat, pain, numbness or pricking, as when any part is aflcep, and frequently bv the power of sympathy, he will feel pain in the fame part of his body as the patient has it. It ik-ncc«(Taff now to jneHtioa some ofthofc uifordcrs to which ihe body is fubjeft, and which this operation is in oft likely to remove. Many difcafes at firft arise from objltuflions, and the want of a propei circulation of the blood and juices. Perspiration sud denly checked produces colds, and these often lay the foundation of incurable disorders, as consumptions, &c. This science is of prime use in removing all these objlruflions, es pecially in their beginning. When either by the complaint of the patient, or your own sympathetic feelings, you pcrccive an ob ftru&ion, and find where it lies, apply all the force and power of your mind and will to the part affected, with the utmost ener gy that you are master of : Let all your mental powers be en gaged therein, according to thefoiegoing rules. Thedifordns of the head deserve a particular place here ; for all that are affe&td with any troublesome complaint in that part of the body, mull be sensible that when the head is sick, the heart is faint, and the whole trarr*- is out of order. The had-achy is frequently, however, caused by a foul stomach ; i r i that cafe it will be proper to treat the stomach most, moving the hands up and down, bv which the bile will be agitated, and the patient sensibly relieved. When this pain is caused by ob ftru&ions in the head, that part mull be chiefly treated ; and that treatment will most commonly give immediate eaCe, and help na ture to overcome the complaint, as I have experienced. Deafr.cfs, is a very troublesome complaint ; and those who are afflitted with it, are generally very desirous of being relieved ; let not such despair ; for there have been several inftunces, where deafnefs has been cured, after some years continuance, by frequent treatments. Great care ftiould be observed left the party fhoulxi take cold soon after the treatment, and thus the disorder be made worfc instead of being radically cured. This was thr cafe of a young ladv not far from London, who had from her childhood been inclining to deafnefs, and of late years was very deaf indeed. She was cured so far as to hear the least not f e, and was quite dis turbed at the conversation, which before (he could not hear—and this continued some weeks : but by taking cold, her deafnefs ic turned as bad or worse than before. In order to treat for this complaint, let the patient be placed at a little diftauce, with the ear inclining a small degree toward* you ; th'nk intensely on the part affe&ed, as though you would have your thoughts or ideas enter into and pass through the head; move your hands backwards and forwards, pointing towaids the oartaffefted. Continue the treatment for some time, and gener ally good effffts will follow. The locked-jaw, is a most dreadful and dangerous complaint, by which many have loft their lives ; yet this has been lately remo ved from a young woman in London, by the treatment, when the physicians judged her utterly incurable. The very firft time (he was ir ated, soon after the treatment be gan flie was able to open her mouth so as to receive the handle of a tea spoon, and presently after the bowl, though before Die was not able to open her teeth in the smallest degree. She was after- ards treated till she could take in the handle, and then the bowl of a Ijrge spoon, and open her mouth wide enough for any pur poses ; the whole withtn the small space of twenty minutes. In order to treat a peifon in this terrible disorder, place the pa tient before you, and direst your attention to the mouth, as be fore directed for deafnefs. Inflammation of the t)cs, has been frequently treated with success : during the operation, engage your whole attention to the part af fetted,* and seek with all your might to draw out the inflamma tion. Always keep in memory that the mind niuft be wholly employed, as this is much mote necessary than the motion of the hands ; but I think the treatment is moil efficacious when both go together. Pain in the limbs, or in any other part of the body, may be mi tigatcd. relieved, and in many inftancrs totally cured by this me thod of treatment. Old and stubborn pains, require frequent and long treating, and the pra&itioner (hould not be discouraged, but perfeverc, still hoping sot success. tit&o