Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 17, Number 42, Vincennes, Knox County, 25 November 1826 — Page 4

Poetical.

In a hot summer's clay, in tbc I " who shall I haver" replied she. j qually interesting tti trte com-.

-uVhall ve bar' replied the merce, and to the military opeia

THE LOSS OF FRIENDS. Friend after friend departs : Who hath not lost a friend ? There is no union here of hearts . That finds not here an end ; Were this frail world our final rest Living or dying none were blest! Beyond the flight of time U'.yond the reign of death Tht-ie surely is gome blessed clime Where life is net a breath ; Ncr life's affections transient tire. Whose sparks fly upwards aud expire! There is a world above Where parting is unknown ?

A leilg eternity of love , Formed for the good alone ; And faitli beholds the dying here Translated to that glorious sphere: Thus st-r by star declines. Till all are passed away ; As morning high and higher shines VTo pure and perfect day : Nor sink those stars in empty night i3ut hide themselves in heaven's own light. From the New Harmony Gazette.

month of July, or August, those

who are forced to walk or work in

tionsof the country It i3 akesus ask, ivhere is the end ofth e iVei0York Canal? and, lookup c upoti a map of the valley ol tha Mississippi, we answer, he re are its prolongations in fast aid numerous river and here are it s ends alonsr

Scotchman Yha but Jamie

the sun at a temperature of 130 or ' Jimmeson ? , 1 Do you think " 110 of Fahrenheit, are almost said she, k Vll many the old wiwithout clothespin the cool of ! dower, when I've had Jive offers the evening they enjoy themselves ! before, and ae from a minister ?" under the same dress at a tempera ; Whew 1" rejoined the Seotchture of less than 80. The alterna man, YeVe worse nor Peter ; ho

tion is greater in the neighbor- i only denied his master three times. the base of the Uoeky Mountains,

nonet oi marshes than on dry situ- ana von denied yours jivr. times i ana upon me routine oi ie.ico,

hoot awa ! woman, ye're woise at the betels of the issoitn, the nor an infidel!" : Yellow-stone, the Pktfte, the Arkansas, and the lied liver. In a The following exti act is from a ; military point of view, it shows gentleman formerly a resident uiat $m Jnis is the pi oper statiof Philadelphia, to his friend ; on for tU force which i s to cover

now in this city, dated "Alexandria. ( Egypt.) Ja!r I. You have no doubt heard with sonif little surprise, of my visiting t liis once classic, eh y, of f ' i e auei eta house of bondage; from ihe

New Oilcans, or to mei tice Canana. When the French held Canada and Louisiana, and fetched a v;ordon ol "po-ts from Qutrbct to New Orleans the great central

Hints on some of tiic probable causes of the AGUii and fever, as well as some others of oar Fall Fevers.

. Mankind, in almost all states of

civilization, have been taught to

believe in miracles and wonder.

contrary to the order of nature ;

and, in a more advanced state.

they are taught the subtleties of

dogmas and mataphysics, chained together by words, mere sounds.

until they have established a first

cause. Confined in this mysteri

ous, intricate path, from the cradle

to the grave, they endeavor to ac

count for every phenomenon of nature, by ascribing it to the most

hidden and invisible agents ; and seldom attribute the origin of any thing to more than one cause, though it ispropable. the junction of a number of circumstances are necessary to the production of any change. This judging without accurately making use of the senses to in vestigate and examine, has often deceived us on the causes of our diseases and the fall fevers of this and other warm countries, have been attributed to miasma, or mephitic air. an invisible agent, engendered by we scarce know what, and affecting our orgauiza tion we scarce know how. Pass ing over that mortifying as well as humiliating truth, that, for the momentary gratification of a hog gish appetite, we stuff into the Stomach the seeds of nine tenths of our diseases. I shall only here take notice of some of the probable effects upon our system, from the rapid alternation from heat to cold moisture to dryness, which this climate a well as all continental situations is so subject to. The experiment has been, I believe, made, by putting a person with a wet shirt in a draft of air, at the same hour for a few successive days, producing an ague 5c fever; and by coasting in an open boat along the south shore of hike E rie. sleeping in the woods for four or five nights under the heavy dews and chilly nights and mornings. all those in the boat had the as'ie and fever before they got to Detroit, though the season was not sufficiently advanced, to pro duce the fever in any place we pa ;.-e through. feUtnrc without heat, as in the

ations, and may be one of the reas

ons of the unhealthihess of marches in hot countries ; alternating

once every twenty four hours, at nearly the same period, produces the effect of the wet shirt. Those.

(such as women in some coun

tries,) who are not exnoscd to the same alternation, though breathing

the same air for example, the

Ponpon widows in South Caroli

na, and the Lincolnshire widows

in Kngland, outlive three or four

husbands

We have no means vet of total- ! b: speene- to my im::gina:on. ly changing the air we hi eat he ; : h on- t! ;c impression that thebe afbut it isin our power to clothe our ' iXU '.nrruiiy over lated, and selves according to the trmpn a-; l.'u lv victims goo'T,a:!y the. subture, and to put on warmer o.ovei . jrels of imempf -ranee or intuition, ing in the evening t'nan wh.at we l;m enli;icd on the proof, and

wore in the heat of the day : and j fJi"d m vi nut widely in en or, IKiqiit-ne. At length the force of to put into our mouths only what j vv,h ')c pleasm:r p!ea-i:Meono- r;u. S..T5K. . : ; : li-ijito prevails . again v

experience has taught us will con j 'anon oi inc apseuce oi ims gene- i; sU.-ic ctahli,h thecorduce to our health and constunt rd' Uu) l-'Ual -c.-n;gc A desire it,n of po-u fnun the lakes to the happiness. The modest, voice Vi I lo see the w n id in all is vai ictirs. O i t of Mexico, and thev find

position wa found upon the A-

charactcr it hears from pestilence, j meriean bottom & fort Chart res, plague aud disuse -hot these not ; with its nuu erous "arrison its

an:p!e -to:' of ann.s and muuitloi o! v. -ui ivas rt'aoly to mm id profeclion vi'j.t to ihe Lakes, or to lieaouth oi'iiic Mi'n-pi. or to advaiice a e.i ps for ti:c (iestructira

ti Ilraddock on his inatfli to ioi't

common sense would wiTpcr (! it could penetrate the long eats thoughtless moi tals. ) try every experiment on things ' it n'm your control register the results of all proportions and s arieiies of food

and raiment, and if it i- found, that

added tn a peeies of n.nr.uuv hr herein tiv m lihbo liood of f.)rt

visiting tue vojvitoth hrM!izn;g Charnv the commanding positiNi!e, pv ramid.s, auhpiii"n -s of the (n whici; .vdiles t:.rm l;observe eatiiest people, kioiy Land, and the wh.:r r ,o;d to niovr at bitihplat-e. of our Saviour, have pleasure upon ciiher extiwnitv - been among I he inducements that Accord':: :;ly about 14 companies have led me to this quarter, bear of iufaou y "have concentrated on

practising thesirnniieity of iusiort l !i:p 'in mnu'1 liso. not to return the right bank of the Mississippi ive tastes, is the shorten.! nad to j ithout some .f ihe filthy ?uer ' about len miles below Sr Louis, both moial and p'oys:cal gratifica ! 'his cit y does not possess many and as e co; iu ing ruem-e! s in a tions and cmnfor-s, (a.s h,i:- b -co ! attractions it is dirty of rude way that nromi-es a peimanent

expfrienced by many prudent. ! architecture, and surrounded by arrangement Other troops are

moderate livers) in that case, fol

low tiic regimen as nearly as tiedepraved appetites and spoiled pa lates of the old will permit; and educate the children so as to avoid the acouiring of any artifiei d tastes, (for by the old system nine tenths of our wants and desires are acquired by habit and great labor.

to the great detriment of all oui

real enjoyments.) by never offer- i r intelligent With it I mix ing to a child a second time what i hul mt lhe want of a linen!

nuns oi us ancient greatness, lite . expected An ar is i r.evidrrl

rally veiifying the prophecy of j,M by law ; and if O vtr operatinot one stone remaining upon : ons aie not discontinued the dea.iolh.er.' The mi.tui e of the pe-.. fei.ee of the north unci the. south, pie and languages make it a per- of Detroit and New-Orleans, or teet liahel -and as toe majority nV; 3isoori, Illinois and Arkansas the Franc or Luropeau populati- j will he, in the event of fuiuie aton, cannot trace their origin to ve j tack or i:u asior. no less prompt. ' ry noble ancestors, von must not I th:i; ftljr-l.w.r v. .. u..,

v . . v. i v i . . i in' tl'bl IIUU5 Hit i . . . I . . . . f

cam:;u-r at ?e.v Orleans that

confide? it

luL'iuv chaste, rcfin

it makes wry fares at the fust perhaps pby.sie may he an excep tion, but even in th:U. th.e 'reatesi

due not wtmiler a id regret that

I such a roea .ine ha been so Ion""

part oi erv Of-.:.',! e. :n e nieui

eines, perhaps, -dues more harm than ?ood.

. i

kuowielge of Italian or French, j delayed ? I lad an a. seual at tha

tornuiigone basuer, and iiinrli- j tinric cxiiK-c! at St. Louis, the vie-

nation another; tue leisuie from tory uuld p.uve been crowned hu.Mness is eoofmed to our eslab- j Uy tui complete destruction of lihment. wiuch is prin- ipally Kn w uhole invading army. Mis-g'.Mi--though a few interesting J unri Huald. dvic.nas, s.nicx hat the ciiaractvr i-;ri F!,,i,,,. nn..ri,

indicates, that they are cau?eil by j ol f ' :-di.ui nymph. nug?t tiie ibiiowin cbai acieristic story some other circumstances. j(ndj)(; elected from the Italian or j 0f an Jris'nman endeavoring to get to the effects of the air we bYvatJk' Greek belles, but the number , a seat m a box at Garrick's Farefor the air is eimstantly action- ouhl be taiher limited 1 well Benefit

The mode of t

ft dill' -l-jf

,v i n il li IVIr"

upon me system tic wuie nme that the astringen ts or stirnulanis are operating ; anal if that air was the sole caie of the fever, its c -n-tinual pre-ence would certainly obstruct, and prevent any cuie but that of living from the locality that engenders the had air. The The frequent relapses, common in our fall fevers, seldom ceTSr. but by occupying situations!! habits similar to what first produced them. These are only hints, that each one may confirm or invalidate by his own observations; as what we gain by our own expeiience is wh.at regulates our conduct Perhaps the last lesson that will be

attended to. is to benefit by the

north ; or heat without moisture, j experience of others, thoii'dieorn

as in the deserts ol Arabia ; does mon sensc aiHj ulipUv Would die not produce fever. A junction & tateit to be the first. " 31. alternation ol both are necessary j . for the disorganization or deeom- j FIVE OFFERS. " Whercposition of both animate & inani- fore dinna ye get married ?" sa'ul a inate matter. j Scotchman to au old maid

i ne opening oi trade Detween Thourrh a sid h,.v onc tn

.1.:. i it... it . .. i x-. . . " "

u.t-aot! iou tniicu siafes, is yet where we sat as eompletelv fill-

smalt, indeed nothing dirvct, vet ed. we hrheld tb. ilnor hm-st ....

capital nrght make a beuetieiarvi j and an Irish gentleman attempting sit il not too anxious for an early i to make entry vi et armis.

leiurn. or uispoeU to go i eyonU ; in-.t the door, boxkeener !lnnrt.

ly cried some d the party. Theirs room, by the powers'. cried the Irishman who prrted in advancing On this a gentleman in the second row io-e and exclaimed. 'Turn out that Idack-

guard' and is that your mode, hon-

the received limits of commercial

operations." U 6. Gaz Vic have heard ec read a great deal upon the facilities of water communication between the val

ley of the Mississippi aud the nor

them lakes, but have never had ; ey !' cnidv ictoi fed the llibei ;ian

inesuojectso strongly presented come out, my dear, and give belore us as in the arrival of 3-5v me satisfaction, or I'll pull your boats, a few weeks ago, direct nose, you cowaid. and shUtalit

nom wieeii isa , nunging ttie 3d ; you through ahe lohbv 'I'tiis

public insult left the tenant in possession no alternative ; so lie rushed out to accept the challenge, when, to the Pit's general amusement, the Iris-hman. jumped into his place, and having deliberately seated himself, he turned round 6o cried, 77 talk to you after (he j)lay is over."

regt ot lntantry. This llotilla we

are mlormed at the driest sfcasan of the year, made but 2.500 t?C of portage, namely : between' tlie Fox river of lake Michigan, and the Ouisconsin, which falls into the Mississippi. This is a fact which is woith volumes of speculation, and presents conclusions c-