Bloomington Post, Volume 2, Number 20, Bloomington, Monroe County, 31 March 1837 — Page 4

Profitable Exercises fir Schools, ' . . . "Subjectf, might occasionally be prescribed in schools, for the purpoieof exercising the reasoning powers of the young, and proving tht truth of certain posi-

tions. Suppose it were proposed ti10nglu and reasoning Indeasan exercise, to prove that air pendently of the positive comcxists, although it cannot be seen,- m3nd of God in relation to this a certain time might be allowed jllty sucj1 considerations and ar-

lor every one to tmriK anu io converse on the subject, when other of the followr , . . j ;., ing proofs, tought n fliiterent words, would probably be state, 1 .Take a rod, and make it phss rapidly through what appears empty space, and you will hear a souna anu teei a sugiu resistance. il. xKc a large lull ur umorcui, . rri- ! e i 1 1 and push it lorctbly Irom you, and you will feel a considerable resistance , and hear a sound, and a person opposite will feel a certain impression made en his face. 3. Take a very large umbrella, and stand on the top of a stair or building 15 or 20 feet high, and you may jump from such a posi- ,; ...k'.L 1,1.1 i.ifr ir sirptrhpi tion while Holding it streicneu, and gradually descend i , tO lUC ETOtind without injury. 4. Plunge a glass jar into a vrsscl of water, i with its mouth downwards, and only a very small quantity of water will enter the glass, which shovvs that there is something in the glass which excludes the water; and this is tha reason why wc cannot fill a vessel with water by plunging its orifice downwards. 5. Take a smooth cylindrical tube, shut at one end, and fit a plug exactly to its open end, and no force whatever can push it to the bottom of the ',lJtJ v llltll Sliuwa lllrtl IIIUIU 13 vjiih- : :.,:,:t.t v.,. .!,... -it. i n mull MiusiMin.c uiiii iicnuu r e ... i . t .i i ncllMlVC 1111:1 Ell lit Jllll tllP lin'7il and valve hole, and it will be i:n- j possible t bring t lie boards to-i gether.in couserpience of the re-1 nioiutiwi, wi mi in i?Luig u wo i ii i v. xJ i- . rp , . , , withm. 4. 1 ake a telescotie, of x x -r 1 u high magnifying power, and t .... 1 - ll,.....Ali ..... .1!... ... Willi III I 11 U 11 II l U II I 3 I ll 11 1 Uljrl.lS, j in the forenoon of a hot summerday, and you will seethe nir undulating about the objects like the waves of the sea. All which circumstances show that there is a material, though invisible subst nice around us, which resists a force, products a sound, excludes other Codies from occupying the same space, and whose undulations, in certain circumstunces, tuny be rendered visible. Again, suppose it were required to prove the following position, that "it is highly expedient that the whole community should enjoy the benefits of nil intellectual and religious education," such arguments as the following might be brought forward. 1. Httcii un education invigorates the faculties and enlarges the capacity of the mind. 2. It presents to the view objects of delightful contemplation, which exercise the rational powers, and contribute to the happiness of the individual. 3. It prepares the young for acting an honorable nnd upright part in society. 4. It qualifies them of the several j professions in wbir.li thv mnv! afterwards be employed. 5. , - - - - j I T lt tends to undermine foolish and superstitious notions, and to prevent diseases and fatal accidents. G. It prepares the miad for a rational contemplation of the works of God, and of his perfectioas as therein displayed. 7. It fits them for taking a part in the elective i

franchise of their country. 8. It Tc ,t1,llu ,lue OI u,ain was on prepares them for understanding;1"45 countenance. One young the Scriptures, nnd for receiving ran WR on weakened by theefprofit by their attendance on the fect& .( hls sufferig l'at on atordinances of religion. 9. It ' lemPnS to converse with him, qualifies th?m for advancing" the i ,ie nacnot strenght to make his cause of useful knowledge, and answer audible, for promoting the reformation & The following particulars were improvement of their species, related by an intelligent passen10. It tends to the prevention of ger. intemperance, tumults, crimes, The Diamond sailed from Livand all those vices and evils erpool dock on the 1st Novemwhich result from ignorance; and ber, and about the 6th from the leads to the practice of the Chris- river. She arrived here on the

tian virtues. 1 1. It prepares the soul for the employments and the fe,.icUy of the heaveniy worid. &c Again , suppose the question, "Is it the duty and interest 0f all men to love one another?" tn be mvtn at an exercise of

gumenls as lrie following might be brought forward. Men ought ,t , R.., nother-1. Because I wiuvemie - uuuci - i. .auac , ti,cy are all brethren of the same family, descended from the same j orirjnai Da;r4 an( formed br the ! same Almighty Parent. 2. They are possesseci 0f thesame bodily nrrri niatifin. ami thr snmp. mnr. aj , , jnleect t powers. 3. powers. Tluv are subject to the same v;i!its and altlict i .mis, anil susceptible of the sumo pleasures and enj yments. -1. They inhabit the same world, and breathe the same atmosphere. .0. Tiiey are f I ii nr n rt o n t ntwiti oapli nllmr rr,r iUe;r co,foriq nnd connected bv s ,ie5 d reUtion5. G. , 1 . , 1 ,v f n m.nc niv-in vjivjvj -ij'ii""i ! i, -...... r his bounty, without respect of , persons, causing his sun to cheer and enlighle!1 tm amI ,us rains to descend atid fructify their fields. 7. They are all animated with immortal spirks, am! destined to an eternal existence. . I he exercise ofkinuncss and affection would unite, in one htrmnnious society, men of all nations, and diffuse. hnnniuess til rough the heart of ererv human lettw 9. It would promote the ' , ' 'J''IL I t L 111 I11.4U Mill! Ill Ct 11 , .r,.l n r . t'n n I ll I 1 I . c;. mentions, it un ;t tntnositics, I.: i. i i- . t i i which have so lung disturbed and I demoralized the I - - world.1 10. It AOtild "turn wars into peace, to the ends of the earth,'' find promote a delightful intercourse be tween all the kindreds and tribes I r i i i mm ii ii ;u h u ueie.iis, wnrevcr tus- , . r , 1 prrscil over the sur ueeofi ic j ' b . In prescribing such exrrei-e?; a? the above, the teacher would require, m the first instance, to suggest some f the leading arguments, in order (hat the pupils may perceive the nature of the mental process in which they are called to engage; and when they had leisure to ihir.k on the sub ject, some o! tlieat wottla doubt. I ,M wuiun iiuiiiJi - less bring forward some proofs or

. - , 'lUUU.V, HIIIVll lIll IJL 31UIHU coiuiderations of their own't . v ,t Ji . n ,i,n, e , . ' to mc durm the lust turce though perhaps cxprrssed in P , . ... , i i Uv.ws. ainn- FcAttoA vu-;e

nur.'.eiv latiEUare. AlUUV rate.' an exereise of this kind, nrescrib - mhI imce. or tu ice. every werk . couUI scarcely fail to sharpen the faculties of the young, to induce hnbits of rational thinking, and to promote both their moral and intellectual improvement.' I) r Dick. THE DIAMOND. We availed ourselves, says the New York Commercial Advertiser, on Saturday morning, of an opportunity of convening with some of the patsengers by this unfortunate ship. Wc have often read and heard of the effects of famine on the human frame. ... ' but had never till to-day the op porttinity to speak from personal observation. The appearanceof those we saw was cadaverous in the extreme-the eyes were without expression, and swelled out in the most unnatural degree the flesh had disappeared the 5.Km n R 0088 0" ne nes and

8th February, consequently was

inndavs irnm r.itv to C tV. the supplies laid in by the steerage passengers, were such ar would have been abundant for a voyage of any ordinary length-Some of those on board had a stock even more than sufficient to last WW J - - - ""'J ' till their arrival at New York.1 These, as food became scarce, . ' i i . began to sell to their less provident fellow passengers, first at moderate retes. but as the scarcity more fully developed it-1 , j self at enhanced prices, until ; finally half a sovereign was ask-; ed for a pint of meal. Before ; the arrival of the vessel a SOVerA. j , f , c eign was ottered and refused for a pOtatoe, as it was roasting before the fire. Fnmine UOW Stared them in , r rn, ... the face, i heir provisions were either exhausted or nearly so. The r( later lived nine (lays Oil

potatoe peelings, soaked in Insensibility to impressions must be ... e n : inf'poi iiiinai'lv increased ; use v arc rrnscanty allowance of water. One J,, rr,;:i,ro,c;1 !o ,,'e nK;re rcaiUIy

fine heartv vouth. about six feet height, waB among those who died; he offered all he had his i t . c r othes . his monev. for one cuo of water to moisten hi? parched lv;ps but he ofl'cred in vain the commodity was too precious to be sold. The whole number of passengers was about one hundred and ; righty of those seventeen died, not from any disorder, but from ' ---j j nf iv a l nr tn mnittpn liio narr r( mere starvation. The principal suffetitig was among the steerage passengers, the crew having been put upon allowance and supplied to the last wilh food, though in small quantities. A diiy or two before the ariival of the Diamond, she spoke a vessel and received a small supply of buitcuit and pork; upon reaching this port she had but one pint of water remaining. A p t ii c c a i' 11 SHOP. I now receiving aavy;e amV sAeiuYn assortment ot "Me Memos, l)ry;s, Uf. SUuas Vi'vnta, Oils, Wares r;c : i'rcsAi at war rant ev to be, sjcnmne, la remo -ct nj stock from IMoonunton to this acc, I to vutknocdc many Uvanks to i tc et7.c3 t litxwrcwcc

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.Pflimnpe. nr tlio liUppM iv.'.t. 1 ., .U t., .iwo.A ' I rs - j ; ouc ttml a UaU mUcs cnsl oV i 1 atrtux, rc3tag:nant, 1 w'lU rc5octy continwo UC nactiec of medicine. I wish to Jiop a few hints on your must eoininan diseases of this connlrv, uii'l particularly on fever, as it has beti tlic stti'Jy of most Physicians for the space of 'JO 72 years at which timo it appears to havi; been tirst spoken of by Doctor IIi;-pocrat'.-, who h to ths day believed to h ive given (he best pathology. Hence the physicians of modern times, or of the dogmatic fcect have at r.ll times achr.on I-Kil-jd him their leader. His opinions have been respected as oracles not only in the schools of medicine, but even in the courts of law,- indeed the qualifications unl duties of a physician was never mors fully exemplified than by his pen. lie admitted no onu to his instruction without the solemnity of an oath that they would give the most religious attention to tlio advantages of the sick, and that they w-'.uM not divulge any matter of a secret nature, neither directly or indirectly. I dis.-Mi-cr that !.ictor Ilippocrate, has mad:; mori;-t )'i of most discuses and nearly all .iK'di'. i.i-s that Ins since been found although this was '100 years before Christ and he was the inventor of medicines yet it appears as though it was handed to him from the Almighty heavenly Father; he also makes some remarks which have been comparatively, but very little improved 6inee founded upon various appearances in the state of the patient, but especially upon the secretions and executions circulating fluids &x. 1 am aware that I am addressing a much enlightened people who is too well acquainted with the particular diseases which I am making mention of, but if I err it shall be an error of the head and not of the heart and founded on many years practice say o, ana l nave never lost the first patient with fever in the r0r of mv practice. In the year of 1834 I .ii..t'M i-js. " attended ia Lawrence county Indiana. oiz cases oi lever, among them I lost two

patients, both with a pulftwnallia aa it

Itagsdale and the other the wife of Adam rmmaiea; onewasiu - r - Berry. This has been my loss among some thousands; but how soon it may be my lot to lose patients with fever I cannottcll I hope never. I will further call the attention of the world to a few points of my practice as from the earliest period to the present day, the subject ot lever more than amy other disease to which the human fram ia. liable has received the attention of physicians. However ex;tensivemav be,0r knowiecge of its Predisposing a"nd exciting causes wc certain, i lv are very deflicicnt in its treatment T"r thronh medium of the fluids the climunicalioQ ordiscase from one person to another either by vcpur or contact, the Myasmetta inhaled in the lungs o very Tar to prove tome that .he long neglected natholorrv of the circulating fiuics have cen cnrencra, ca,IPC of great ravVgo 0f fCer, most practitioners relying ion Ihe proscriptions ofgrcat names &. not . examining the fluids until too late. It ' will be acknowledged tint fever cannot rct;limIC xvilhoill intulcillI? Ability , la ,lf. i,oart crili arteries in common with ! all the other parts of the fvs:rm, and that act"d uponeven l-v the natural stimuli v( i ihsyr;o;,. the beait and vessels are ac ;''y preternatural iVcp:cr.cv even cjpernird upon bv l ie b ood 1 , r., 1 .- .. ;ati'i oiuer khius oi ino svFicni in ineir i ii i.t... :".:, uaiiy iibistratcd in !ho pn-ress f t; 1 1 fevers and in conva!e':nce from f.vcr. I conleii I that fever bu;: continued ivt n1 wastes the pnv.cr l'the render i:i'T tlictii more uiarably t -tit i v !!: rancincnis iii the I'mcii- ti ard i r;ctio'.js iieilni'3 L'V tha act m i f LI-k.V, vc.-'seis tlietr vts v.; tli' ir con'ents and ospct b''y by tliL- rotrnli'-ti of thi tnutvin .3 'vim a hiioui.! have t rrn n out ot li:-- sv:--.n ;':s tv-M jU5 cr ta. s i mis' v i.: .!. :.. i.. , '' i l ii 1:1 ire c n-i- ti I f j?cted. The eiivt:!,;;i;; (i ; . i Ii in;:'' ! air! t.'i 1 ih i ; :u!iiiti'ii.,il siiirces r I' in i' heart and rt i--i '!i i's-: impi c.-.-ion a 3 I iuvf j'l t: s' I. C: ,ii ii t ;!.r p'if i!iiy ill. t!i! I'M' I t!:; tirciii a,-; i:i"r. l Ii v mcrca c,l ;f tiie tirTC irr.itullo ? ito i 1 !l nr s ?'-in i l!, I'iaU .1 !e ofthilii I i:;f r lint :;i.!v' ry pnv.tr in r;i I'V 5- I'll'" !;- i:i :! ii r- slcni iNi it' ill 'fil iy art, tiiv-j !!;' v, j an l ;.:!. -ri;-s iH I !'( ;1 i-r (! i k! 1 ii'ii I !n : y i iicsi- ; i' ': r it rat::'i!!i v :in I i s !i'.- , i i t i .i r I i-liatc - i.iv!:u iillUil:: ! if! i' i .to I v- I cx.XW I (!. 1 i::'-e c :k:-i s o f:er nn:?ii;:ilv c,".i'r:,ti:'; iifi-t ir.frc'iMj i.n I -r til it:i! l li u i:-:,l I--V . !l 'rfiasir i, , ft r i .. i i x pen :e J . i t .v, 1 1:- i;,- :! 1 . : u,:.h . i l.; i .i.:iii li vj i.".- t:i.v: i 1 ii.. .-C .i pnnt i i .v i:;r n;;.;u: to It dirr. ifl ; i:!i'v.'.L vij ns an'.' ilu.rtV v lt'.:-tn 1 1 1 - prac 1 to I, - :::tti ' ic ... ! i t.: .i.v i hi!i:y fl'tho i.t; v. an 1 - i:- ;) t'iii;su ; t ? I !- r-i ; '.ie U-:.-.i'. :n.i ('. 1 1 1 1 ; : i'.'-.i.'i-- ? 1 am lit iti! li:l:-..S g:'. l n.i i Iv i .'i! ,ri s i... ;:.i.i;i i-t' r i'.rv ., i ; l . I f,!,,'.- il r.ril : :li-.-tho i - M'liiMi.: ; :icl, or iv.'-'i.r!t; , i i i i l I;: ;t I ..- Il u .: l.lini.i. II. i; " " (- "' ! nm-h .fi t. i. ill-: ;:. .! ; I . . a-' j i:i- ! , ;i:ii: i i t !' :!.;: 1 )..!. .r) ii l.i Mi.- ik r '-oon p ! thurc is a tni stom, that nt iy jr. ul.ift v.: i I" , i a lime and ilr.Mi f:il o i l!i:i':;w-. liver, -peeii or g- into a i g i-rj-.in's it m.iy prove iiicuiiiM.; i.r in', oui::;; io ;iu' ng ra Viition of liie ca-c :iii.l jti?;i'.i:'i. :i 1,1 l!ic patient. I vir:i; tu :::;.!. e i;.' !,:j.-.:i u; the liver an J sj.-bea ;:s :;iv s;;e ?u' jxl ... enlargement ;;n.l Ui.-.g uK-u attnuir.ed lan improper u.-e L.-f (iininc, l.;ii I think ills from the groat rpuuiiiy of I !.. d ii, n ilirown o:i l!:c:n 1:1 time ef ihu t d fi:. of iutennittei t. 1 oltv it find th.-se cnlargmcuts very hard t t t rid of aitiiou'li there is a stop put t the ll-vc r it of;, n remains. Does ihLi not all ai we f. cm tin: circuluttng Hiiids? I sii-rild ans-.vr vos nn.l if I urn right restore your iiuids l health and do i t do it by s'en medicines, for in my :piri n it will icaUe them still weaker at the end and liurry its tcr miiialion in coii.sum.Jiijn, eoiovoma. droosy or poniflhing else not much belter. I believe it is generally given up that the conclusion which has been drawn from a multitude cf pathological, us well as anatomical facts are that the spleen is an organ peculiar to red blooded aui trials; th;t it is of great importance in pre paring and mixing the ilaiJs that compose the blood and that its-iction is of a verv singular advantage lo the liver. If I am right this organ appears to bs one of the sieves that separates the good ll'ii ls from the vitiated ones well what is left for us to do? I bhould say assist nature in purify ing those fluids 'and by these means wc purify the blood ; also so soon cs this is dene the fiamo is watered out. Well, will we call in the aid ef mercurv, tarter or antimony to do this? 1 think not for the debility they produce is in my opinion no elss dangerous thau the disease of itself 1 beg leave to express my highest opinion of calomel for it 13 generally given up to be one of the best medicines belonging to the shop and the most abused. . To eradicate almost every kind ofdisease I luu ",usl Huru .l"e D,oou.1 uo De,levc a. ' f- - . i - ti t r r i i ! lor.,he Purp,oscs 1ia.vf made menU(?n n nave nan wonaenui success end mv world. I had given over the idea of prac -

tice in consequence oT the death 0f oiy f i . I nn'tn !.. U.. . . -

wiie, uui a nave gun v ""siness, if you wish to give me if cell. Y(,u wjj g-j me at t airiax, oionroe coutity, Indiana, and will attend to you honr.tly and da the best I can for you un ier the iolemnity of an oath, and I will kxep any secret which is to be kept. As w e hare no pott ofiice, letters will not be vtltnGd Jo. Patients from a distance is Tpected to stttle when service 19 rendered. Cures w ill be warranted rcstagnantl pcitnanentoo liberal torms; t ever and r ever and Agw w ill be cured without the use of Tarter, Antimony Calomel cr Quinine, and the cures warranted to be permanently established if in my judgement the vital principals will admit of cure. I will commence early in the spring preparing Cottan ic n-.cdicincs by distilatior, extract and tincturs that may be taken to all the sickly parts of the Western Territory, w arranted to be genuine and sold very low for rash in hand. If I renvoi cure you I zcill not A, J'vr zi ill I punish you vilh my bill. Since aclive medicines have been cttrboast lIvTV many pnlienls have ire lust. JACOB B. MEADOWS. Fah far, Ia. Dec, 2th 1CG. C 3roo 1 Miltun M'Phetridgc, Sih.iol Com-nMi-jtier cf the county of Moi: roe. hereby c( r'ify the follow ing to b? n correct iit ind description with the nanses of the .-tippiiscd ownets of the lands n turned lo me by the Collector of the county afore-sai-J, n the first IMonday of lecembcr 1;;:J, fn which taxes was thcr due and u;ipr.i.4. 72 ii 2 I Ml'oLL'.rta, ,.'0 'J U i X l) :;r. lot) S K Ki:i.ly,J to .1 S i E i L::v. i VniTK,.ri:0 3 Soc. j - 8 .) 7 2 ::o 7 1 ? 8 1 a." s 5 Mr. Damon, 5H)0 li S V i.au(i!!n:Nn S7 3 IS' V .NOTICE 1,-r th. t iXP", i 1 on t'Ttll ''7, n t on ::t:i!TO anil csN It" ; -- ! iv f th ? .A; i r i ; rfo.-r t!i.' I ;!. : iui i i , I ii--t::ir of 1 ii i ! 1 1' ni:n!ij fr jii'?t:ctni i-i.:. v. it S5..iic sn'.isirii-jcnt I'-vof nt. Tint :!r.v nn.l nil ?nt?i luul l : l i m u vi ii.cy h cue an l iim . -i-i misM vest in :!io S a'e vi spa :iiii- ? n;ro: wimi i:n nr, r t .. to,':,1 r si , !:; :.. is:;?. i i-1 c. 4 f-Tfl 1: L i.i:l-$! IONSKLL & DUNCAN, if itli ii'f"m ili p .b ir. I I.-t l!.c hire in. i r. tin' rrs:::f i f Wsl ii i!inf.ic urS ii li V -f (he f ii!i io fiparc, r.cir !'iO r I out t siucjtnt). in .lit- liou-e f lamiy 3. i 1 1 i ; -.i 1 r ft :.!( ('-;.! '. .. !. l.i:n t; a sime e; It 53 il.wr in-t-n-'i-n k-tj. ccfs'an !y cn Its-nils a f,.n:ial 3bjttui.'i'f f ii ik, iiiii a Fine !!;( k Beaver lints, Dra'o, l)iairr, and Otter hats, Fi:ii' and commuti Roram hats N-Col hats iVc. Tic piiV.c s:a aiticd (hat ilit-r oi!i will bl cxt ::U-! in tl.t tirl t-..ion.t.Ie and duratite mai:iir, i:-. t :;i. r:m 'o m., manirr:i'riil i.i ihe western toi::n-. 1'ir- .. rti-iii.f i0 prirct-a-c haU. tvholi:s:ilc vr liiail ure riqitsttJ Ij call cn.1 examine theim-nik fi il.ty ful corfii.-i.t ftom tbeir I0114 rrfCritncc in tuiinos,, liicr ilXt at!c lo .!cae l..ie!i;us. Ali kia!(.r;ro.lr.lrmlaLalll,J, wool P'.iicl.ascil at l!ic ( us'omaij prices. N. 3 w c a c dili i iiiiiii J 0 sell hali as to? for casli in lnuJai i!xj cm le bon-lit i Louisville. JJ.'oomi!it:ttit Jan, 20th, 1S37, 1 -lf j'g .tll,i.tH-rbcr ;-u!J te?pcciruily inform bit X CiM:..nin$ am! ihe public ircncrallr. iliat ha isi.ow i)jc:iif;a l::i.-ii!sinic atl.iinon Co ?! (o'rairr stuck of ko.-iIs, cjcM'tii z in iMit c,r iil-ick, biuc, brovVn, recnj olive, sir.' dr sb clotbp, A fi trf s'.-rlmciit f SnMnct?, Green and white ill.ican.nv bUnketS. lied, whitry green and vcllotv il to, ne'?, Bloacl.M and brown tbirtings and sHeeting, Stipfifi-ie liiail linens. French, Er-ghsh and American prinfi, Cambric?, Jaronctt?, &c. 4"C Also Cotton yarn ngst. number?, Hardware, Quccnswarc AND GROCERIES, Iron. Castings, and Nails, ALSO . Imshrls of salt to sell low tor cash. Lvery description of country produce will be taken for good". JOHN S. UARNES. Sept. Oib, 1836. 36-ff JOS ?niimfffi Xet tti, txtCHled i thU Offie cm tkt thorn notice WOOD! WOOD!! ' "TANTED tot wcfiptioiu to tb ro.t.

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