LEWI
BURG
CHRO
CLE
II. C 1IICKOK, Editor.
VOLUME X.NO.S2.
Whole Number, &f:0.
LEWISBURG, UNION COUNTY, PENN., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1853.
O. N. WORDEX, Printer.
LEWISBURG CHRONICLE
macbine-sbop of biup.MAX are sent to slept last night, after what I beard, without I claimed Mr. Jonas. "I've just found
ooutbern and v, cstern States. I be A ortb just sending them a bushel of coal and a them out. They're a lazy vagabond set
Branch Canal is now pronounced comple
ted to this place, and a Junction Canal to
E!wira is under contract, to be made in
part by slack-water navigation of the
Chemung River, (and when completed
will make a complete water COmmUnica-
Ht IDIflClinilT nviLY JOCIIll,
liatd on FHIDA Y morningi at Leieisburg.
Union county, Vtnntylvania.
TEK VS. 11.0 per jear, for cash nrtualljr in adranee
tt.TJ, if paid within three months; $2 00 if paid vithin a
Tsar; if not paid b -fore the year expires ; 4 crati for
mla number. Subeeriptifma fir six months or less, to
bt paH ia alranee. IlisCTntinaanees optional with the
Publisher, except when the year is paid up.
AnvcarissarvTS bin Isomelr iuserted at 60 rents per
aaare,oae week, $1 fmir weeks. $5 a year; two squares.
4 for sig as-tatht, $7 for a year. Mercantile advertise
mu, n-it 'x-wedinK one fourth of a column. $10 a year.
J )U WVtK anl casual svlrertisementa to be naid fur
o.,",rlW;.n subject, of eener into- f th! NrtU BranC' A iU Wat.m , 8t0Wal f 'm8- in m0st MSM 4j"47
Bt within the rans of party or sectarian contest, i have been let into the Canal, but being ' either encouraging idleness and vice, or
Al letters must cime post-paid, accompanied by the real ! , . . ijiirili .?
ad iresa of the writer, to rereiye attention. w-Thoae . built of coarse gravel and sand, the Canal ; weakening self-respect and virtuous self-
relatinzeiclusie-lr to the K litorial leartmrnt.to bedi-! . . . t Is i em . . ..
ret to iuxrt c. iiinoK. Ksq.. Editor and thoM on ' proves to tie not water-tight, and will have dependence. 1 here is in u ate strength in
basket of provisions." " You are certain of that V
" For which I honor jour kindness of I " Morally certain. Mr. Caddy says be
beart, Nr. Jonas. So far you have acted knows them like a book, and that they'd
right. But, I am by no means so well : rather want than work. With him, I
assured of the wisdom and humanity of think a little wholesome starvation will do
your present action in the case. The true ' them good."
OFFICE in BeaverU nr7block on Market to P"'"!" clay to make it fit for
jusc. j his can hardly be done this fall,
and "an appropriation to fiuish the North
j Branch" will probably be asked for, next
session, again. Wood is $1,50 to $2,00
' per cord, here ; Lackawanna Coal,brought
from Scran ton, via. Bingbaniton, Owego,
I and Waverly, is $4,50 to $5. The people
Square, north side. 2d atnrv. left hand door.
O. Ti. WORIEX. Proprietor.
lBDg3l.il
CorreapoBdenre of the LewislmrK Chronicle, j
Wavkrlv, N. Y., Nov. 8.
A very snowy, drizzling day is provided
tion between Chesapeake Bay and Lakes ' way to help the poor, is to put it into their I Notwithstanding this rather discourag
kne and Uotario. J 1 be Lbemung is the , power to help themselves. The mere be-; ing testimony, Mr. Prescott made a memo
randum of the street and number of the
house in which the family lived, remark
ing as be did so :
" I have just beard where the services
of an able-bodied man were wanted. Per
haps Gardiner, as you call him, may be
every one; let us seek to develop this
strength in the prostrate rather than hold
them up by a temporary applicatiou of our ' glad to obtain the situation."
for the "sovereigns" of the Empire State j nticipate getting Wilkcs-Barre Coal at
to decide their triangular contest. I was
at a poll in the town of Barton, Tioga Co.
In this State, the towns, (townships, in
Pennsylvania) are sub-divided into election
districts, so that none shall have but 300
or 400 voters. Under this arrangement,
some towns have two, three, or more dist-
$3, upon the comiug into use of the long'
looLed-for Canal There is also a prop
osition to slack-water the Susquehanna
between Athens and Binghamton, for
6tcam-boat navigation. And as the Sus
quehanna is several feet higher than the
Chemung, a water-power of immense mag-
own powers, to fall again inevitably, when
the sustaining hand is removed. This,
depend upon it, ia not true benevolence.
Every one has ability to serve the common
good, and society renders back sustenance
for bodily life aa the reward of this ser
vice." " But suppose a man cannot get work,"
said Mr. Jonas. " How is be to serve so
ciety, for sake of a reward ? "
" True charity will find employment for
him, rather than bestow alms."
" But if there is no employment to be
- - . . 1.11 1 - . t I. . . . . ut.
nets. The storm kept back nearly half of , u,lulu- ,s couw.uiPiaieu, Dy taking me wa- bad, Mr. rrescott r '
the voters, and those who attended were j lcM of the Susquehanna over to the Che- " You make a very extreme case. For
in the best pos?ille humor. " Hards," ! "ung the distance between the rivers, all who are willing to work, in this country,
44 Softs," and "Maine Law," were the ifor two or lnree ta,t being from a quar- there is employment."
. .... ... . ... ,.t . ... : T .. a. . .: 1 . 1 m I itt i i . .
issues, and 44 lug and 41 Democrat i " 44 ""c lu l"u "' .mere - i am Dy no means reauy to aamit ibis
were merely incidentals. " Hunkerisni" 'gnt ea a large number of mill-races assertion
was rampant here in '48, bi t now "Sofia" across this neck by a dam on the Susque- Well, we'll not deal in general pro-
or the Free-Soilcrs have it their own way j n!,nna ana the "'crs tnos discharged ' positions, because anything can be assumed
anion" the Democracy. " Loose Dirt " i W0U,J scrvieeablo as a feeder to the or denied. Let us come direct to the case
and "AdJcrniautine" are the nicknames i0"" Branch. Should these anticipa
giveu by each section of the party to the j ,ions bc ralicd, Athens will become a
other; and the fmd was uetcr so wide, Lowell f.r that region. It is now their
or the hatred so bitter consequence is, j Kuffaloe Valley as regards fertility and
the Whigs are "jest nat' rally" getting i taxable property, paying about one-seventh
the best offices throughout the State. Two jof tue tax of tue county, and getting just
or three of the candidates for Legislature, j "bout as many offices as Lewisburg does.
District Attorney, and Judge, were urged ! (rr further particulars of this most
by their friends as the Simon Pure Maine interesting region, take ' The Athenian ' a 1 feel considerably worried, " is, that they
Iaw man ; and it would have sorely puz- and fair-looking journal conducted :are suffering for the common necessaries
de between them. . bJ Uiarles 1. Huston, late in the office ; of life. It is all very well to tell a man
to help himself, but, if hi3 arm is paraly-
m-A l. 1 v ,1., ;
shop, he will soon starve under that system
in point, and thus determine our duty to
wards the family whose needs we are con
sidering. Which will be the best for
them ? To help them in the way you pro
pose, or to encourage them to help them
selves ?"
"All I know about them at present,"
replied Mr. Jonas, who was beginning to
aled a stranger to deer
It is a foregone conclusion," however, I of the Chronicle, and in the University, at
tbattbe next ew Yuik Irfglli-.w :ti j lwihnra 1
It wouiu LH3 uaru worK to uuu mnu
pass a Prohibitory Liquor Law similar to
within twenty miles of the New York &
that of Maine
Tl.: an'iAn wia frirmprlv rpmnrkabli
but not remarkably blessed-for drinking ,';iu"ous n? 1?eilimate Lu8iness-
and horse-racing; but religious influences contrary (to use a common phrase)
i KanUhpJ t-n latter, and the I ta8 matie whole village-, and doubled
... i i.j TnJe the prosperity of whole townships.
fnrnin SCI IS ITUICD (1 1 111 1 D ISU 0(1. 1 O-tlaV , ' t J I
i Erie BaiKay, who would object to it as
But
of benevolence. Feed and clothe a man
first, and then set him to work to help
himself. He will have life in bis beart
and strength in bis hand."
" This sounds all very fair, Mr. Jonas;
and yet there is not so much true charity
I saw
but one drunken man, aud he was
no class are as much benefitted as the . involved there, as appears on the surface.
' Farmers, for it makes nearer and at higher j It will avail little, however, for us to de-
ened their dry-goods, groceries, and hard
ware. Incoq.
enjoying himself and occasionally amusing
the voting crowd by broken snatches ot
antiquated songs, the "burden" of which
was that
the free-born sons
Of North nerafcujr
must guard well their liberties, put down
all fanaticism, vote for the Republican
cause, and sustain the
of North ion-rei-a "I'm on a begging expedition,'
This "refrain" he was at last assured he Mr. Jonas, as he came bustling into the I
must "refram from "sustaining tiiu, ; counting-house or a fellow-merchant named
44 He won't work ; that's the character
I have received of him," replied Mr. Jo
nas, whose miud was very much roused
against the man. The pendulum of his
impulses had swung, from a slight touch,
to the other extreme.
"A dollar earned is worth two received
in charity," said Mr. Prescott ; 44 because
the dollar earned corresponds to services
rendered, and the man feels that it is his
own that he has an undoubted right to
its possession. It elevates his moral char
acter, inspires self-respect, and prompts to
new efforts. Mere alms-giving is demor
alizing for the opposite reason. It blunts
the moral feelings, lowers the self-respect,
aud fosters inactivity and idleness, opening
the way for vice to come in and sweep
away all the foundations of integrity.
Now, true charity to the poor is for us to
help them to help themselves. Since you
left me a short time ago, I have been
thinking, rather hastily over the matter,
and the fact of hearing about a place for
an able bodied man, as I just mentioned,
has led me to call around and suggest your
making interest thereof in behalf of Gar
diner. Helping him in this way will be
true benevolence."
44 It's no use," replied Mr. Jonas, in a
positive tone of voice. "lie's an idle,
good-for-nothing fellow, and I'll have no
thing to do with him."
Mr. Prescott urged this matter no fur-
useless. On his way home, on leaving bis
store, he called to see Gardiner. He found.
I in torn amolt mosiotirTi. fnrnwKi.il mnma A
man, his wife and three children. Every
thing about them indicated extreme pover
ty : and worse than this, lack of cleanliness
aud industry. The woman and children,
had a look of health, but the man was evi
dently the subject of some wasting disease.
see a poor widow, in such a state of low
health, that she had to lie in bed neary half
of every day. She had two small chil
dren, and supported herself and them by
fine embroidery, at which, she worked
nearly all the time. I lever saw a neater
room in my life tl an her's, and her chil
dren, though in very plain and patched
clothing, were perfectly clean. How dif
ferent is all here; and yet, when I entered,
you all sat illy amid this disorder, and .
shall I speak plainly filth
falls, or other causes, and the lens, which
is naturally clear as crystal, becomes white
and opaque. Opacity of the lens, or what
is called cataract, may be produced without
laceration of the membranes, by merely
gazed around the room, which scarcely , interfering with the circulation of the
seemed like the one he bad visited a little vessels which supply it The writer waa
while before. All was clean, and every-! lately called to visit an aged female who
thing in order; and, what was better still, j hl been suffering acutely for months, af
the persons of all, though poorly clad, tor submitting, while in health, to the ma
were clean and tidy. Mrs. Gardiner sati uipulating itinerant The lens was dislo-
by a table mending a garment ; her daugh-S cted and pressed on the sensitive nervca
On the evening of the third day, Mr.
Prescott thought it time to call upon the
Gardiners.
44 Well, this is encouraging '." said he,
with an expression of real pleasure, as he
The woman, on whose face the color had ( ter was putting away the supper dishes ; i 'he margin of the pupil. The pain oc-
dcepened while Mr. Prescott spoke, now while the man sat teaching a lesson in I casioued by pressure of this kind may be
rose np quickly, and commenced bustling spelling to their youngest child. j compared to that pioduced by pressing the
about the room, which in a few momenta
looked far less in disorder. That she felt
his rebuke, the visitor regarded as a good
sign.
"Now," said he, aa the woman resumed
her seat, "let me give you the best maxim
for the poor in the English language; one
that, if lived by, will soon extinguish pov
erty, or make it a very light thing 4God
helps those who help themselves.' To be .
very plain with you, it is clear to my eyes
that you do not try to help yourselves; such
being the ease, you need not expect gratu
itous help from God. Last evening you
were aided by Mr. Jonas, who promised
more efficient aid to-day.
The glow of satisfaction that pervaded : exposed nerve of a tooth with a tooth-pick,
the bosom of each member of that family, 'ut ia tuc former case the pain u continu
aa Mr. Prescott uttered those approving! ousi antl d easily removed as in the
words, was a new and higher pleasure than lttKt- Other cases of injury attributed
had for a long time been experienced, I t0 manipulation, such as cross-eyes, double
causing the flame of self respect and self-j 'sion, &c., have come under the writer1!
dependence, re-kindled once more, to raise i notice. Last month, in presence of tha
upward in a steady flame. editor, he operated for cabinet in the case
"I like to see this," continued Mr. of the ladJ wlose vioion, with the aid of
Prescott " It does me good. You have spectacles, was perfect until she was in-
fairly entered the right road. Walk on ' duccd hJ plausible advertisements to pay
steadily. courageously, unwcariedly. There! for a course of lemons. After the third
is worldly comfort and happiness for you ) lesson vis!on became indistinct, and blind
at the end. I think I have found a very i ness ultimately followed. Beer waa called
good place for your son, where he will re- i 10 ex""'ne a gentleman who had alwayi
You have not 'ceive a dollar and a half a week to begin . enjoyed
-nt near. frntn liim nrul mho, ia mnrs with Tn n fpm mnfltllQ- if &1I thintrfl flllit- ! J:it m
will not hear from him. Some one to he will get two dollars. The work is easy, ! been at a party of friends, when person
whom he applied for a contribution hap- and the opportunities for improvement j stopped suddenly behind bun, and covering
pened to know more about you than he 'good. I think there is a chance for you both eyes with the hands, wished him to
did, and broadly pronounced you a set of J also, Mr. Gardiner. I have something in, gu wh, ' was- The former, without
idle vagabonds. Just think of Uaring my mind that will just meet your case, j speaking a word, endeavored to escape
such a character ! He dropped the matter : Light work, and not over five or six hours j from be pressure, and when the eyelid
at once, and you will get nothing more ' application each day the wages four dol- j ere opened, he was entirely bereft of
signi. Aiiuougu mere was not tne least
excellent sight, until it was
a moment: The patient had
frnm him f am r.no nf tlinao nn mfinm lars a week to Ix-CIII With. With a Crosnect
he called. Now if you are all disposed to ' of soon having them raised to six or seven ; apFarance of utj, the sufferer remained
help yourselves, I will try to stand your ' dollars. What do you think of that V j bopeleasly blind. From thia melancholy
friend ; if not, I shall have nothing to do I " O, sir !" exclaimed the poor man, in ; example, Beer concludes that the eyes are
with you. I speak plainly ; it is better ; whom personal pride and a native love of, liable to injury even from moderate prea
there will bc less danger of misapprehen- independence were again awakening, " if: sure- -sion.
That oldest boy of yours must go ' you can do this tor me, you will indeed j Therc is a popular notion, sanctioned
to work and earn something And vour I be a benefactor." ! evcn l,y medical men who ought to kuow
daughter can work about the house very " It shall be done," said Mr. Prescott, j lter, that the eyes are preserved by ope
well while you go out to wash, or scrub, ' positively. "Did I not say to you thatj n5n3 bem every morning in a basin of
and thus earn a dollar or two, or three God helps those who help themselves ? It ' colJ water. Some of the worst cases of
every week. There will be no danger of is even thus. No one in our happy country, pctergium of film on be surface of tha
.ftrftiiu?o b,fn.;wboi.wi have been witnessed in those who
Gardiner can help some, I do not in the j the sweetest bread." wa,er Sct4 nt0 tbe windpipe, the nostril,
least doubt" It required a little watching, and nrg-, or t,ie irritation is produced, and when
And Mr. Prescott looked enquiringly at ing, nd admonition, on the part of Mr. j tbe cycf are opened under water, the sen-
tbe man.
"If I waa only able-bodied," said Gar
diner in a half reluctant tone and manner.
"But you are not. Still, there are ma
ny things you may do. If, by a little ex-
,ul m.,vf .iKl.M,,in .'ksisilismainn.. Vn.ir timn nml min. His form was liffht. his face thin and ertion you can earn the small sum of two or and want would again have entered the
fa i ,......! .1 j . i, i. : -it i. l ..i.- . ,Aa ... JMr1i;nrt
ucts, at the same time that it has cheap- are both of two much value during busi-j rather pale, and bis languid cpes deeply ree uonara a wech, w... ue .ar uener j. u.. u - """-B;
and Mrs. Prescott, to keep the Gardiners j 8ation is J thing but agreeable. The
moving on steadily in the right way. Old j eJe is M'ricated by a secretion admirably
habits and inclinations had gained too much J:'P'e'l to facilitate the motions of the lid
power easilv to be broken : and. but for over its orfaee, and as thia secretion ia
jthis watchfulness on their part, idleness ! Partiai' soluble in water, it is as incon
sistent witn common sense to wasb it
HELPING THE POOR.
BT T. 8. ARTHUR.
ness hours for useless discussion. I can- j sunken. He was very far from being the j even fur your health than idleness.
not give understanding, in the present j
case, and so must disappoint your expecta
tions in this quarter."
" Good morning then," 6aid Mr. Jonas,
bowing rather coldly.
t -1.1- I S.C- it . . . . J a Tas Nullum onrnoi srcrir weplr hv Tour
find. As the latter atept into the miscra- J wife, two by your boy, and three by your-
away, as it is to remove the oil from tho
The reader will hardly feci surprised,! wace,a 01 naehinery. It is unquestion-
when told, that in three or four years from! MJ ,mPrtant that the cleanliness of tha
the time Mr. Prescott s wisely met the! """g811 maintained ; yet this may be ac-
v.v i-...-:.t,.4 a " .,. I .nnld m-ke evp Jullar a week, and c ise of the indigent Gardiners, they were compiisoea in tne usual manner, without
uic iui iiijub i wau w ubii. mil mil. Ktsiu- 1 1 -
J . . . . . I i r e .1
i uvinz in a snuz time nousc oi ineir own.
I , ' s e e .1 5 . . ( tho. secretion 5s Tttiatml Vir r-nlii nr- ntnr
nearly paiu ior out. oi me unueu luuusiry i J -
ered, the light of expectation, mingled with
the shadows of mute suffering, came into
I :r r . w ,:.(.la a. A.' v ne in a snu little house of their own. l"'"g luoncaung sunaces. nen
14 Good morning, pleasantly responded ' their countenances. Nr. rrescott waa a
Mr. Prescott, as his visitor turned and left I close observer, and saw at a glance, the as-
or he should lose his "liberty"
assemblage of his respected
in
that
" repnbl'B'a seller rliVn
Of North iiuares-n Jr."
I left this vigilant defeuder of the rights
of the
faction
that the Maine Lsw was untonchichusAonf,
Prescott. "And as you are a benevolent
man, I hope to get at least five dollars
here in aid of a family in extreme indigent
circumstances. My wife heard of them
yesterday ; and tbe little that was learned.
his store.
"All a mean excuse for not giving.
said Mr. Jonas, to himself, as he walked
sumed sympathy-exciting face of the men
dicant in each.
44 You look rather poor, here," said he,
people, demonstrating to the satis- ! Bt We
of three boys and the sign-post, T ,. . . . ,
. 3 , . f f , ,1 am out this morning on a mission for
xtt rtr.1 Ira T Vint in Mien AtiAiinti wt
and bed fight ag'in't till the last drop of l rf Wre, of flur , baJ
liquor, pru.Mu.jj - rf sotatoes. and a small lot of series."
You are aware that in this btatc, colo- n , , T. , -,
rather hurriedly away. 44 1 don't believe as he took a chair, which ihe woman dust-
red men of proper age, owning a eertain
amount of taxable property, may vote
and a gray-headed man of that qualifica
tion quietly voted here to-day, thus dem
onstrating that a colored man of property
is equal to a white man of none. "Unele
Rcub." voted with the "Softs" or "Free
Soilers" too sensible a man to throw
away bis vote on the impracticable "Lib
erty" party. Indeed, "Uncle Reub." I
don't know hia last name is a stand-by,
and could not be persuaded to vote any
thing but the "Soft" ticket. (Very diffe
rent from the colored coachman, noticed
by John Van Buren, who was employed
by his father Ex-President Martin for
15 or 20 years, but could never be induced
to vote for one of the family ! Knowing
the Vac Bnrcns as well aa he did, he was
an unswerving Whig )
Waverly is a town (or "village" as
they say here) of about 1000 inhabitants,
sprung up since the location here of the
New York k Erie Railroad. It is the
for which you propose this charity ?" en-
auircd Mr. Prescott. with a slieht coldness
s '
of manner.
44 1 only know that they are in want,
and that it is the first duty of humanity
to relieve them," said Mr. Jonas, quite
j warmly.
" I will not question ycur inference,"
said Mr. Prescott. " To relieve the wants
! of our suffering fellow-creatures ia an nn
j questionable duty. But there is another
i important consideration connected with
poverty and its demands upon us."
44 What is that pray ?" inquired Mr. Jo
nas, who felt considerably fretted by so
: unexpected a damper to his benevolent en
! thusiasni.
44 How it shall be done," answered Mr.
Prescott, calmly.
44 If a man is hungry, give him bread ;
if he is naked, clothe him," said Mr. Jonas.
" There is no room for doubt or question
here. This family, I learn, are suffering
for all the necessaries of life, and I can
depot for freight and passengers for all clearly see the duty of supplying their
tbe Susquehanna country, below, having j wants.
businew on thia Railway. " Of how many do the family consist ?"
But Athess Cor Tioga Point) three inquired Mr. Prescott.
miles below Waverly, is in Pennsylvania, " There is a man, and hia wife, and three
and has by nature the best location of any
town in that region, yet for want of energy
and enlarged liberality has never flourish
ed, and hardly grew until the last 10 or 12
or four children."
" Is the man sober and industrious ?"
"I don't know anything about him, I've
had no time to make inquiries. I only
years, during which it has increased from ' know that hunger and cold are in his
about 500 to 1000 inhabitants, and now j dwelling, or, at least, were in hia dwelling
bids fair to become one of the largest ! yesterday."
towns in Northern Pennsylvania. The I " Then yon have already furnished re
amount of Merchandise bold has trebled in Kef?"
tm ye, in4 lne Engin?! made at tho " Temporary relief. I ihonld'nt haw
much in the benevolence of your men who
arc so particular about the why's and
wherefore's so afraid to give a dollar to
a poor, starving fellow-creature, lest the
act encourages vice or idleness."
Tbe next person upon whom Mr. Jonas
called, happened to be very much of Mr.
Prescott's way of thinking ; and the next
happened to know something about the
family for whom he waa soliciting aid.
"A lazy, vagabond set!" exclaimed the
individual, when Mr. Jonas mentioned his
errand, 44 who would rather want than
work. They may starve before I give them
a shilling."
"Is thia true?" asked Mr. Jonas, in
surprise.
44 Certainly it ia. I have had their case
stated before. In fact, I went through
the sleet and rain one bitter cold night to
take them provisions, so strongly had my
sympathies in regard to them been excited.
Let them go to work."
" But can the man get work ?" inquired
Mr. Jonaa.
"Other poor men, who have families
dependent on them, can get work. Where
there's a will there's a way. Downright
laziness is tbe disease in this case, and the
best cure for which is little wholesome
starvation. So, take my advice, and leave
this excellent remedy to work out a cure."
Mr. Jonas went back to hia store in ra
ther a vexed state of mind AH his fine
feelings of benevolence were stifled. lie
was angry with the indigent family, angry
with himself for being 44 the fool to meddle
with any business but hia own."
" Catch me on such an errand again,"
said he, indignantly. " I'll never seek to
do a good turn again aa long aa I live."
Just as he was saying this, his neighbor
Prescott came into his store.
" Where does tha poor family live, of
whom yon were speaking to me 1" ho in
quired.
"O, don't ii me about them! ex-
ed with her dirty apron before handing it
to him.
"Indeed, sir, we are miserably off," re
plied the woman, in a half-wbining tone.
"John, there, hasn t done a stroke of work
now for three months; and "
"Why not ?" interrupted Mr. Prescott
"My health is very poor" said the man.
"I suffer much pain in my side and back,
and am so weak most of the time, that I
can hardly creep about."
"That ia bad, certainly," replied Mr.
Prescott, "very bad." And as he spoke
he turned his eyes to the woman's face, and
then scanned the children very closely.
"Is that boy of yonra doing anything?"
he enquired.
"No, sir," replied the mother. "He's
too young to be of any account'
"He's thirteen, if my eyes do not de-
cieve me."
"Just a little over thirteen
"Docs be go to school ?"
"No sir. He has no clothea fit to be
seen at school."
"Bad bad," said Mr. Prescott, "very
bad. Tbe boy might be earning two dol
lars a week,instead of which he is growing
up in idleness, which surely leads to vice.
Gardiner looked slightly confused at this
remark, and his wife did not feel very
comfortable under the steady, observant
eyes that were upon her.
"You seem to be in good health," said
Mr. Prescott, looking at the woman.
"Yes sir, thank God! And if it wasn't
for that, IJdon't know what we should all
have done. Everything has fallen upon
me since John there has been ailing."
Mr. Prescott glanced around the room,
and then remarked a little pleasantly,
"I don't see that yon make the best use
of your health and strength."
The woman understood him, for tbe
color cams instantly to her face.
'There is no excuse for dirt and disor
der," said tbo visitor. " I ones called to
see half that sum in a week now."
"Indeed, sir, and you speak tbe truth
there," said the woman.
44 Very well It's plain,then, that work
is better than idleness."
"But we can't get work." The woman
full back upon this strong assertion.
"Don't believe a word of it I can tell
you bow to earn half a dollar a day for
of the family, every one of which was now
well clad, cheerful, and in active employ
ment. As for Mr. Gardiner, his health
was improved, instead of being injured by
light employment, cheerful, nelf-approvii-g
causes, quinceseed tea, or milk aud water
are preferable, for ablution, to water alone.
Avoid eye-waters, many of which contain
lead, or there arc ten chances to one they
will produce an incurable film. To mak
thoughts, and useful labor have tempera- j this c,ear Kttle augar of lead
rilv renovated a fast siukinc constitution, i iu all'r' anJ r"-the transparent solution
Mr. Prescott's way
benevolence.
the next four or five days at least. So iis ,be rigbl way. They
- I.ts.i i as
there's a beginning for you. Put yourself
in tbe way of useful employment, and you
will have no difficulty beyond."
"What kind of work, sir?" inquired she.
"We're about moving iuto a new honse,
and my wife commences the work of hav
ing it cleaned to-morrow morning. Will
you come ?"
The woman asked the number of his
residence, and promised to accept the offer.
"Very well. So far, so good," said Mr.
Prescott, cheerfully, as he arose. 44 You
shall be paid at the close of each day's
work, and that will give you the pleasure
of eating your own bread a real pleasure,
you may depend upon it, for a loaf earned
is sweeter than the richest food bestowed
by charity, and far better for tbe health."
" But about the boy, air ?" said Gard
iner, whose mind was becoming active
with more independent thoughts.
"All in good time," said Mr. Prescott,
smiling. 44 Rome was not built in a day,
you know. First, let us secure a begin
ning. If your wife goes to work to-morrow,
I shall think her in earnest; as wil
ling to help herself, therefore worthy to
be holped. All the rest will come in due
order. But you may rest assured, that if
she does not come to work, it will be the
end of the matter aa far as I am concerned.
So good evening to yon."
Bright and early came Mrs. Gardiner
on the next morning, far tidier in appear
ance than when Mr. Prescott saw her be
fore. She was a stout, strong woman, and
knew bow to scrub and clean paint as well
as the best When fairly in the spirit of
work, she worked aa with a sense of pleas
ure. Mrs. Prescott waa well satisfied with
her performance, and paid her the half a
dollar earned when the days toil waa done.
On tha next day, and tbe next, sha came,
of helping the poor in a "fin"-gls containing a wa
.ey must be taught I tio" of salt. When the
atery solu-
:ght i 1 common salt, vt uen tbe fluids ar
to hclo themselves. Mere a'.ms-eivinir is : ",,x -" a "U,U! Palpitate or chloride or
but a temporary aid, and takes away, in- j ,eaJ f,,ls tn ,,ie bottom of the glass,
stead of giving, that basis of self-depend-! W h n 0'e-waters containing lead are per
ence, on which we all should rest. Help ! n"ttcJ tu P3 10 thc '" of the eye.
a man up, and teach him to use his feet j ,he lears 4'u"'sh comm n salt, and
so that he can walk alone. This ia true1 tuc Ua'' 19 Precipitated. 1 he transparent
Prejerratioa of the Eyes.
We copy a portion of a well-written ar
ticle from the Scalpel, a New York medical
monthly, on the eyes. The eye is tbe most
delicate organ of tbe human body, and also
one of the most indispensable, and its
preservation is, therefore, of great interest
and importance. We submit the article
to the perusal of our readers :
There is a tradition, at least as old as! ,,,
the Talmud, that the eyes are strengthened
by drawing the fingers across the eyelids
in a horizontal direction. Ex-President
Adams, who was affected with an obstruc
tion of the tear-passage, used this method
to get rid of the accumulating fluid, and
the ancient practice was brought into
greater notice by the example of the il
lustrious statesman. The obsolete theory,
that the anterior surface of thc eye-ball
becomes flattened as age advances, was
again revived, and it became a business to
advertise instructions for kneading tbe
organ into shape with the fingers !
It can not be expected that operations
founded on a false theory can be safe in
practice. It is untrue that tbe outer sur
face of the eye becomes flatter with age ;
and therefore manipulations to restore
what is not wanting, in an organ so deli
cate in structure that a rude push may be
followed by perpetual darkness, should be
avoided.
Tbe principal lens of tbe eye is situated
behind tha pupil, and kept in proper po
sition by membranes finer than the finest
cold-baater's skin. These dolieato mam-
doing her work and receiving bar wagaa. lbranas are liable to be ruptured by blows,
portion of the eye is sometimes entirely
tatooed with this white leaden powder,
and vision becomes indistinct, or even de
stroyed. When the general health is robust, it is
astonishing what an amount of labor tha
organs of vision will endure; yet when
it is depressed, especially by mmtal dis
turbance during a periodical function, they
are easily deranged by tooclose application
business. When thev have become
weak, much of their preservation depend
on the proper management of the light to
which they are exposed. When the light
is in excess, it should be diminished ; and
when it ia deficient, labor should be dis
continued. Tbe light blue of the cky and
the verdure of the fields are thc colors to
which the organ of vision is naturally
adapted, and which it will endure with
most ease. The flume of a good oil lamp
is more regular than that of gas or candles,
and is, therefore, to be preferred. The in
termittir.g flickering of gas iit particularly
injurious, as it produces constant contrac
tions and dilations of thc pupil, and undue
exercise of the whole organ. By placing
a shade of light-blue tissue-paper over tha
lamp, the light is ameliorated ; for artificial
light contains a superabundance of tha
yellow and red rays, but is deficient in tha
violet By allowing it to past through
tbe bluish medium, it approaches Bearer
to tbe light of day, and is better adapted
for conUnvta&applioatioa of tha organs of
vision.
The gist of the whole matter is jut this i
Let your eyes alone, and thaj may ierr