Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1859 — Proclamation to the Jews in New YorK. [ARTICLE]

Proclamation to the Jews in New YorK.

The following is a copy of a n.iatly printed hand bill addressed to the “Sons of Abraham,” which has been posted in various parts of New York city, and attracts considerable curiosity: “E ghteen hundred years have now nearly elapsed since our beloved land—the heritage God gave our Fathers and to us, their posterity, for an everlasting possession—has been wrested from us by cruel and bloody idolaters. During that long period we have remained scattered and captives among tbe Gentiles. We have suffered the most cruel persecution on account of our faith. We have long prayed and hoped for the coo ming of the Great Deliverer, whom the God of Israel has pr mised to send to restore us and to re-establish the Throne of David. This hope, in the minds of many, is now beginning to be shaken. Some, because the fulfillment of these promises have been so long delayed, deny the truth of God’s word altogether. Many have already forsaken us, and have enlisted under The banner of 1 1 fidelity. Hundreds of others are embracing the religion of the crucified Nazarene. Is it not the most important for every one of us to ask himself the question, Has tbe Messiah come, or do we look for another! Rabbis, answer! Teachers of Israel, to the Rescue! The faithful ones in Israel demand ill”

physician wn ing to the Springfield Rep., strongly urges the use of the swing as a preventative and cure for the consumption. He would not use the ordinary swing, but one used for gymnastic exercises—that of grasping a stick a sliort distance übove the head, with the hands some three feet apart, swinging the body moderately at first, but gradually increasing the exercise as the muscles gain strength. This practice he j insists, if general, would save thousands ! from the ravages of consumption