The Massachusetts Spy, and Worcester County Advertiser, 1825-08-10

the kingdom of Heaven. If an impar impartial - tial impartial review of our conduct then takes place, and if the sincere and secret pe petition - tition petition is raised for Almighty help, we are led from an undue attachment to (bo Umgs es this life, and our hopes and dependence are increasingly placed up-i on our Holy Redeemer. The sacred truths nt the Bible are often at such times brought to remembrance with con consolation - solation consolation and strength. It is one among the many evidences of the divine au authority - thority authority cf Holy Scripture, that, in the varhus ages oi the Christian Church, its invaluable contents have produced in true believers an harmonizing sense of tlrir blessed effects. If, in humility, and in reliance upon the spirit which gave them forth, we arc diligent in read'ng these sacred writings, we be become - come become increasingly sensible of their val value. - ue. value. IVe are then prepared from our own experience to say that they are able to make ns wise unto salvation throigh faith in Christ Jesus ; we readi readily - ly readily subscribe to the truth of the position, that in order to (he accomplishment of this great end, they need no human comment; and we are anxious that our fellow men, in every region of the globe, inay possess and may be able to read the volume of inspiration. As it is the natural effect of obedience to the love of Christ revealed in the heart, to enlarge our love to others, the more we are brought under the influ influence - ence influence of this principle, the more we shall f<e prepared to employ a portion of our time and of our substance, in pro promoting - moting promoting the temporal and spiritual wel welfare - fare welfare of mankind. We therefore desire that a disposition for active benevolence may he cherished in every heart: each being concerned to know for himself in what way, consistently with his private and social duties, he may employ his talents for (he good' of others, and steadily to persevere in what he may have rigidly undertaken - with a con constant - stant constant reference to the divine blessing: - not with a view to popularity or osten ostentation, - tation, ostentation, but simply as acting ihe part of an all wise and faithful servant, who must give an recount to his Lord at his com coming. - ing. coming. No subject of this description has more interested onr feelings, from year to year, than the continuance of the Slave Trade and the degraded condition of those who are kept in bondage. In I the course of our present deliberations, the cruelties of this horrid system of injustice have afresh called forlh our deep commisseration r and we earnestly desire, notwithstanding (he slow pro progress - gress progress that is made in this great cause, that no discouragement may prevail, but rather that all may be inched to labor with greater zeal for (lie utter abolition of (he Slave Trade, and of slavery. The importance of rightly training ihe youthful mind in very early life has again claimed our serious attention, and we cannot better convey our present con concern - cern concern than by revolving the following per perlinent - linent perlinent counsel: "We tenderly, affection affectionately, - ately, affectionately, yet earnestly, entreat such as are parents or have the care of children, that they be very early and firm in en endeavoring - deavoring endeavoring to habituate them to a due subjection of their will; that having maturely weighed the injunctions which they find necessary to impose, they suP fer them not to be disregarded and dis disobeyed. - obeyed. disobeyed. The habit of obedience, which may thus be induced, will render the relation of parent and child additionally endearing, and, as it will prepare the infant mind for a more ready reception of the necessary restraints of the cross, it may be considered, in part, as pre preparing - paring preparing the way of the Lord; whilst those who neglect to bend the lender minds of (heir children to parental au authority, - thority, authority, and connive at their early ten tendencies - dencies tendencies to hurtful gratifications, are, more or less, making way for (he enemy and destroyer."* In connexion with the usual proceed proceedings - ings proceedings of this Meeting, it has been report reported - ed reported that the sufferings of our members, including the charges of distraint, have amounted to upwards of twelve thou thousand - sand thousand nine hundred pounds. With a ve very - ry very few exceptions, (hey have been in incurred - curred incurred in support of our Christian testi testimony - mony testimony against tithes and other ecclesias ecclesiaslical - lical ecclesiaslical claims. We have received Epis Epistles - tles Epistles from all the American Yearly Meet Meetings, - ings, Meetings, and one from Ireland, and can again observe that this mode of inter intercourse - course intercourse strengthens the bond of fellow fellowship - ship fellowship with our beloved and distant breth brethren. - ren. brethren. We may thankfully acknowledge, that after carefully reviewing the situation of our Society, we have no ground for increased discouragement in regard to the state of things amongst us. - We have, bad abundant cause to speak well of the goodness and power of our Heav Heavenly - enly Heavenly Father, whose banner over us has been love, and. in conclusion, we desire reverently to " comtnend you to God, ant! to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are 'anctified." Signed on behalf of the Meeting, hy JOSIAH FORSTER, Clerk to the Meeting this year. *See supplements to extracts from the meetings of the yearly mealing, page 276.

well as they might be ; and if (hey were well, were affectionately desired to keep out of the wet, not to do errands after night, and not by any means to overdo themselves. All (his I thought must be very humane and neighbourly, coming from the quarter il did ; though I doubt doubted - ed doubted the necessity of it; and was quite sure it did not produce any exlraordina- ' ly good effects. The last prevailing trait my neigh neighbour - bour neighbour was distinguished for, was in per perfect - fect perfect consistency with the rest. He pro professed - fessed professed to every one the most unbounded compassion towards myself. He pitied me for this, and that, and the other; hoped 1 would (urn out in the world well; and (hough he much'doubted whether I would live many years, yet I had his best wishes for it. - From my heart I believed him. He certainly had no occasion to wish otherwise. Bui singular notions .sometimes get in into - to into people's hiad». At the close of my first years residence, I gave up my lease - purchased and anchored myself at ihe lower end of the village, exactly be between - tween between a most notorious drunkard and an. intolerable scold, and have, strange as it o>ay appear, lived comparatively peace peaceably - ably peaceably and happily ever since. In the fust place, 1 bad now the privilege of being just as intimate with my neighbours as I pleased ; and io the secct.d place enjoy enjoyed - ed enjoyed the blessed privilege of being allow allowed - ed allowed io complain of their conduct w hen I thought it deserved complaint. [From the Boston Daily Advertiser.] GENERAL BOLIVAR, Or, as he is always called, the Liber Libertador, - tador, Libertador, is 42, nbout 5 feel 7, ;n.d slender in his person, and, as the " hero of the equator." which the Americansxall him, might be supposed Io be rather datk in his complexion. His al always - ways always of a serious cast, yet, noiwith noiwithstanding - standing noiwithstanding the mustachio on his upper lip, not ferocious, as many represent him. - lbs eyes, dark hazle, art* expressive and penetrating. Io early life he trav travelled - elled travelled through Europe for bis pleasure. He reads English, but does not speak more than a few words. French he speaks fluently, though not correctly. - Apologizing on** day for my imperfect knowledge of French and Spanish, be said, - 0. no mutter, never regret it - - your oixnfine idiots is the only one tAcrtH speaking - ell that is liberal all shat it noble, is to be found in that. It is the lan language - guage language hf He talks a great deal, and with apparent frankness, and with without - out without premeditation He. seems fond of social life, and never baulks a party by going away prematurely. On two «cJ casions I have been with him in large parties - one at a ball and supper, where he staid from eight in ihe evening till five in the morning, talked the. whole time, at supper gave toasts and made speeches, and after supper danced a waltze with a handsome girl. At a breakfast on Washington's birth day, the day |<e selected for his visit to the frig frigate - ate frigate I nited States, which lasted from eleven to three, he gave several toasts and speeches, in one of which ht exalt exalted - ed exalted the United States as infinitely sur surpassing - passing surpassing every nation of ancient and mod modern - ern modern limes, in knowing how to unite the most entire liberty with the most per perfect - fect perfect order, intelligence, liberality, &c. His ambition appears to be of a lefty and tine description. He wishes to go down as the asserter and founder cf South American Independence, and satis satisfied - fied satisfied with an ample private fortune, dis disdains - dains disdains all accession of wealth. He re refused - fused refused with some contempt the vote of the Peruvian Congress, granting him a million of dollars, having made it his pride from the beginning that he would not carry away even a grain of sand from Peru. His favorite projects are a canal across the isthmus, and the estab establishment - lishment establishment of a Congressat Panama, to con consist - sist consist of a grand federative council, to de decide - cide decide on all disputes between the differ different - ent different States ; to have an army which they shall call out when either of the Slates or any foreign power commits an ag aggreasion. - greasion. aggreasion. The idea, however, seems visionary, but it is bis favorite scheme. Alter settling the affairs of these coun countries, - tries, countries, and establishing their peace and independence, it is his wish to travel through the United States and England,* for both which countries he has a high admiration. His enmity against the Spaniards, nourished in ihe bloody war of Venezuela is irreconcileable. AH his connexions wore murdered by them, except an uncle whom he has in Spain. Though every thing has depended on hi« energy and talent, yet many able men have been formed under him. Sucre, who gained the memorable bat battle - tle battle oi Ayacucho, one of the most conclu conclusive - sive conclusive that ever was fought, discovered, as ihe Spanish officers admit, nnd as Gen. Mounet told me, the highest de degree - gree degree of skill and promptitude. His previous dispositions were admirable. The enemy were double, but he seized the critical moment for attack ; and, said Mounet to me, we lost Peru in half an hour: Gen. Salom, who commands the besieging army before Callao, about 3,500 men, is a man of great merit I have seen none whose manners please me more. A little over 30, he looks 60

It the great duty of every one who professes the name of Christ, rightly to estimate those highly import important - ant important truths. It ought to be his frequent concern, by watchfulness unto prayer, (a duty often enjoined, but which cannot be too deeply impressed ) to imitate the example of our blessed Saviour, and to obey his sacred precepts. If thus con concerned - cerned concerned he will be anxious by an honest examination to ascertain, whether, by a daily * Course of self-denial, he is evincing his sense of the marvellous love displayed hy the coming io the flesh, and as a sacrifice fur sin, of (he Son of G< d, who is " the light of the world." - (John rm. 12.) We are persuaded, beloved friends, that if these solemn subjects have their due place in the mind, you will become tearful lest (Ie love of the world should dispossess you of the love of God. In this day of comparative outward eage, and of exemption from great suffering in the support of our views of the pure and spiritual nature of the gospel, it es pecially behoves us to be on our guard that we be not gradually drawn aside from the simplicity of truth as it is in Jesus. It is upon this principle of sim simplicity - plicity simplicity that our testimony to plainness in speech, behaviour and apparel rests. And, believing as we do, that Nothing ought to be esteemed little, that form forma - a forma part of our Christian duty, we would exhort all our members to an entire consistency on these feints. But we would remind you, dear friends, that this simplicity includes something more ; and that it is also incumbent upon us to con consider, - sider, consider, whether we are no' in danger of following the vain fashions of the world in the decoration of our houses; and whether, whilst given to hospitality, we are sufficiently careful to observe due moderation in onr manner of living. Al a period when the Christian re religion - ligion religion is advocated, and its inestimable blessings are made known, to an extent exce ding that in any former age of (he world, it becomes a people who so openly profess a belief in (he immedi immediate - ate immediate guidance of the spirit oi truth, to be particularly watchful and circum spectin their whole, lives and conversa conversation, - tion, conversation, and to keep themselves loose from the entangling snares of (he world. They will see the importance of guard guarding, - ing, guarding, on one hand, against the adoption of opinions which would weaken their faith in the guidance of this heavenly instructor; whilst on the other hand, a humbling conviction of the inestimable value of this unmerited gift of Ged will lead them to speak with reverent cau caution - tion caution of its teachings ; and to fear lest they should* ascribe the workings of their own imagination to the revelation of (he Most High. The consistent Christian will make no compromise of principle. When per. seention does not await him, il will be his earnest prayer that, whilst he thank thankfully - fully thankfully enjoys the temporal blessings dis dispensed - pensed dispensed by ihe all-bounteous Giver, lie may not so fix his heart upon these fad fading - ing fading treasures, as to be unprepared should the day of (rouble overtake him, to stand with uprightness, and (o adorn his profession by patiently enduring af affliction. - fliction. affliction. Whilst, upon a well grounded conviction, he is satisfied that he ought to be aiming at a perfect standard, tie will be solicitous (hat no part of his de demeanor, - meanor, demeanor, that none of his transactions among men. may tend to diminish the excellence of that standard in the view of those with whom he associates. He that is concerned to support the character of a follower of Christ - am! who amongst us would disclaim (his character ? - ought to be earnest in his endeavor that accessions of wealth do not in any way disqualify him for the dis discharge - charge discharge of every duly. Those who, whilst honestly -and diligently endeav endeavoring - oring endeavoring to provide for tbeir families, have to encounter many difficulties, have a strong claim on the sympathy of their friends, yet they need not fear, as they continue to place their whole trust.in our Heavenly Father, but that he will care fur (hem in such a way ns he sees meet. But if any, whether of the more affluent, or of those who cannot be ranked in this class, are deviating from safe and regular methods of business, if they are carried away by uncertain and hazardous, though plausible schemes for getting rich, if they yield to a desire rapidly to enlarge their possessions - possessionssuch such possessionssuch are in imminent danger. They can cannot - not cannot justly expect the blessing of the Most High on such pursuits; their spir spiritual - itual spiritual eye becomes dim ; and they do not perceive with clearness of light, which would enable them to perfect holiness in the fear of God. And we believe that if there were a due atten attention - tion attention to this light, there would be a larger proportion of our members qualified to liil the stations of Elders and Overseers imonjat ns When the duties of these oflic s are t uthfully discharged, it great- G 'ends to the edification of the body in love. How beautiful and how safe would our condition, if we were all endeavoring, each in his proper allot allotment, - ment, allotment, in walk in humility and devoted devotednnss - nnss devotednnss of heart before the Lnul! The practice of frequent retirement in spirit greatly assists us on our way to

[From the Trenton Emporium.] MY NEIGHBOUR. Every one who knows the value cf a good neighbour, and (he evils of a bad one, knows too that his situation is a re remarkably - markably remarkably happy one, who has not two of the latter io one of the former stamp. A Among - mong Among (hose, who, upon the whole, are entitled to the first appellation, we are not to look for perfection, seeing that we live in a world where evil prepon preponderates, - derates, preponderates, and the bad passions so general generally - ly generally inn loose and unbridled. In neighbor neighborhood, - hood, neighborhood, as welbas in matrimony, perhaps, a great deal depends upon the example wo set, and aS to be a good husband is of all things (he most likely to make a good wife, so it is in the little communi community - ty community around us; a good pattern seldom fails to be copied in a greater or less de degree. - gree. degree. When I came to settle down in our village, I naturally made the matter of neighbourhood a consideration, and as what was termed (he village, covered a considerable space, and, as like all other villages, it had its own variety of char characters, - acters, characters, a tolerable opportunity for the exercise of a judicious choice in the mat matter, - ter, matter, existed. 1 fixed on a situation that every one recommended, and sat myself to business by (he side of a family r eput eputed - ed eputed for extraordinary prudence and good nature. The people all spoke in (heir favour - the old esteemed (hem, and (he young loved (hem - they were perfect paragons, at least at a distance. - But it has been written, that no man was ever without faults in the opinion of his val valet, - et, valet, and so an intimate association always discovers some weak parts in the best oi mortals. In short, 1 found myself, in due .process of time, somewhat disap disappointed; - pointed; disappointed; a Common thing, to be sure, but not less unpleasant for being com common. - mon. common. My neighbour was fond cf talking, and was equally fond of his particular opinion. In this he was like most others, and I had no great reason to complain But then to be drawn into a constant at attitude - titude attitude of defence ; to be obliged to ar argue - gue argue every inch of my way ; to be met with opposition in almost every position 1 took; and to find that once wrong il was eternally in vain to attempt to set my friend right, was no very pleasant situation for a man of few words like my myself. - self. myself. A contradictory spirit haying once fairly taken root, grew up, 1 believe, on both sides, for I was probably as often in the wrong as he was, and overshadowed all our after intercourse. 1 could no complain. For every body praised the complacency and goodness of my neigh neighbor - bor neighbor We remained, notwithstanding, en entirely - tirely entirely friendly, and as our intimacy was great, my neighbor seemed (o think that some little tokens of freedom ought to he introduced, such as the occasional borrowing of a little change, garden tools, or household articles. As to the latter, (bey were kindly retained (ill called for under the plea that mv visits were agreeable. The former seemed in (be warmth of neighbor neighborly - ly neighborly friendship wholly forgotten. I enter entertained - tained entertained personally a mortal antipathy to borrowing, and conseqeuntly seldom re returned - turned returned the numerous compliments paid me ; and when 1 did make the attempt, received an excuse for non-compliance, with a sincere expression or two of sor sorrow - row sorrow that it happened so. My neighbor had another distinguish distinguishing - ing distinguishing trait for which the.world had never to my knowledge given him any credit. - True it was said in the general that he was remarkably prudent; but I did not know precisely the meaning of this term until now. As there was no regular mar market - ket market in the village, farmers and others sup supplied - plied supplied those of the villagers who were not themselves agriculturalists with such ar articles - ticles articles as they needed at their doors. He was always on the look out, and he nev never - er never failed to cover entirely every good bargain that came in his way; always wanted the whole of a cheap and good article. I thought this a little selfish; but was assured it was perfectly consist consistent - ent consistent with good neighbourhood to look to one's own interest, steadily and singly - I demurred a little, but was overrul overruled. - ed. overruled. One day he borrowed money of me to buy a heavy lot of flour - l wanted some at the time, but it was a bargain, and went into his chest. Some months after I was induced to purchase a part of it; he charged me a third in advance of the price he gave, and placsd the amount as a set oft against the he borrow borrowed. - ed. borrowed. It was all honest - at least legal. A spirit of universal sympathy nnd kindness was ever perceptible in my neighbours conduct too ; insomuch that my servants were always asked, when opportunity offered, how they were treated, whether scolded much, obliged to work hard, had as good eating and drinkingas their master, and slept in as good chambers, and on as soft beds - bedsand and bedsand the kind ejaculation of " poor crea creature" - ture" creature" was always applied to them, when they found themselves disposed to com complain - plain complain of any matter. If any ofthem were sick, hints were sure to be thrown out that they possibly were not attended so

jnraerai. [From the Medical Intelligencer.] HEALTH OF JULY. It is truly wonderful that the general health .of all classes of people has been so good the past month, when we take into consideration the extreme heat of the atmosphere : but it demonstrates the truth ofootr prognostications in the health report of June, in which it was remark remarked - ed remarked that a high temperature is not so un unfavourable - favourable unfavourable to health, as when the weath weather - er weather is variable. - Although the sun has long been shining with intense brillian-j cy, and the fields are becoming parched ; for the want of dews ami showers, gen gentle - tle gentle breezes are now beginning to spring up - the lofty forest trees are bowiftg in the air - the clouds are rolling through the skv, and those who boast of being - * ~ weatherwise, are prophesying weather which will produce something like a sickness in the months of autumn. During the month of July there has been ho prevailing type of fever, no par particular - ticular particular affections of the digestive organs, either among children or adults, and com comparatively - paratively comparatively but very few deaths, even in the dense population of our cities - ex cities - excepii'ig - cepii'ig cities - excepii'ig from accidents, the improvident use of water, and the abuse of ar ardent - dent ardent spirits. Such periods of unmter-! rupted health, however, cannot be ex- ! peeled to continue long in a country I like this, where winds blow every way and every where, - As fruits become ' plenty, chihlr°ti become victims of dis diseases - eases diseases of the bowels - but not so fre frequently - quently frequently in consequence of using it too liberally, as from being permitted to ' indulge their appetites with it when in a j crude state : ripe fruit seldom injures any body ; it was made for man, and a kind Providence has bestowed if upon us at that peculiar season, when, in fact, it is not only necessary, hut when it is in its greatest perfection ; - and those who use it freely - if only ripened w* 11 - will generally enjoy the best health. Eastern nations have no such erroneous notions about fruit, as have crept into the pericraniums of our mothers and! nurses ; nor is there any evidence of its ! injurious effects on the health of individ- : Mals of any grade, in the W. Indies,, where the inhabitants could not subsist 1 without it. Apples, pears, peaches, melons, &c. 1 -should be served upon the table every day, while they are good, and whenev whenever, - er, whenever, in our climate, they are no longer suit suitable, - able, suitable, and would prove detrimental to health, by interrupting the ordinary func functions - tions functions of the system, nature invariably ad admonishes.us - monishes.us admonishes.us of the danger, not only by lessening the abundance, but also by the diseases which are resulting from a con continued - tinued continued use of them at improper times. - People are governed, in this enlightened age, by art and arbitrary customs, rather -han by that sage philosophy which re results - sults results from reason and experience. It is ridiculous as well as provoking, in the estimation of those physicians who have a comprehensive view of the structure, habits, and constitution of organized be beings, - ings, beings, and who have -examined the ma machinery - chinery machinery of man with a microscopic eye. and studied the diseases to which each portion of his beautiful and complicated fabric is liable, to hear those grave ob observations - servations observations on his ails and food, which have originated in ignorance, and which have been propagated from generation to generation, without truth and with without - out without judgment. Acid drinks and acid fruits, (he present nnd the ensuing months, are the realsan realsanatives - atives realsanatives of health, and no prejudice should prevent their use. These should not be dented to children, when their appe appetite - tite appetite craves and tbeir nature requires that, which nature ordained for their consumption. - Eat or be eaten is one of the first laws of animal life ; - eat those things which were designed for food - foodbut but foodbut be temperate ; and health will be promoted, strength will be accumulated, and a long and comfortable life may rea reasonably - sonably reasonably be anticipated. Pulmonary consumption, that insidious disease, which is continually sweeping from existence the fairest flowets of earth, those interesting objects of our care, those solaces of man in weal or woe - women ; and often in the very morning of their days, when youth and

floral anti iXcUntottd- THE EPISTLE from the Yearly Meeting, held in London by adjournments from the 18th of the Fifth Month, to the 26th of the same, inclusive, 1825. 7o the Quarterly and Monthly Meetings of Friends in Great Britain, Ireland, and elsewhere. Dear Friends We have sensibly fell the loss of some of our dear and honored friends, whose labors in the work of the Lord have in former years been blessed to this meeting; and who have long been examples to the flock by the humility and piety of their lives. But through the mercy of the Most High we have been strengthened in the humbling persuasion, that, in bis unfail unfailing - ing unfailing goodness, He is still continuing to bless us, and that He has condescended to he m ar u« in this our annual assem assembly. - bly. assembly. In the fellowship of the we therefore again salute you, our en endeared - deared endeared brethren and sisters, wherever situated ; desiring that amongst you. and in all tin* families of Ihe earth, the love of God, through Jesus Chris* our Lord, may increase and abound exceedingly. May our elder brethren and sisters, who have passed and are passing through many tribulations and conflicts, continue to trust in (he Lord; in the full belief that ns they persevere unto the end, their exercises for the salvation of their own souls, and for the prosperity of the Church, will, through the mediation of our Redeemer, be rewarded with a glorious immortality. And we exhort those who are in the meridian of life, whose time ami talents ought to be de devoted - voted devoted to the service of the Truth, to exercise a sound judgment in the fear of the Lord, and to be firm and stedfast in their respective allotment'. Andas we have rejoiced in the belief that many in early life have yielded to the visitations of heavenly love, we do very tender tenderly - ly tenderly entreat *hese to holdfast that where whereunto - unto whereunto they have attained ; to wait before the Lord in reverence and humility for further preparalioo for usefulness in his service, and with meekness and diffi diffidence, - dence, diffidence, yet with zeal and fidelity, to pur pursue - sue pursue the path of obedience. And O ! that we may al! be manifesting our at attachment - tachment attachment to the getuiine, unchangeable principles of the Gospel. An adher adherence - ence adherence to its doctrines ha' been the sup support - port support of onr predecessors ; both of those w4io were the instruments in gathering us to be a distinct religious Society, and of their faithful successors down to tin* present time. The principles embrace faith in that redemption which comes by Jesus Christ who over liveth as c.nr Intercessor with the Falher. and in fh* immediate teachings of tlw Holy Spirit.

beauty heighten all their innate charms, has often had an origin in some false management in diet Women of deli delicate - cate delicate constitution should habituate them themselves - selves themselves to a variety of eddiles ; they should try to live on almost every thing which has a place in cookery and suits their stomach, and its tone, however del delicate. - icate. delicate. will soon acquire new and vigo vigorous - rous vigorous powers. Pain in the side, the in invariable - variable invariable some irregulari irregularities - ties irregularities in the prims vise, will oftener yield to a generous md nutriciotis mode of liv living, - ing, living, than to boluses and powders. - T be well, eat well and almost any thing which relishes the best - hut still remem remember - ber remember temperance. THE USE OF TEA. There am as many opinions physicians in relatioij to the use of tea. as there are stars in the milky way, and we are therefore in a state of perplex perplexity - ity perplexity in the outset - because our lucubra lucubrations - tions lucubrations will Ireve but little influence where tea has many friends. Perhaps there is no one habit which has become so gene general - ral general in commercial nations, as tea-drink tea-drinking, - ing, tea-drinking, and although it has done no particu particular - lar particular good in the world, we are not pre prepared - pared prepared to say, in direct terms, that it has been strictly injurious. It is no-less strange than true that almost every poi poison, - son, poison, however peculiar the idiosyncrasy, can use tea ; and whether it is actually loved or not, everv body drinks it as a thing of course. There are many ner vous affections which are unquestionably produced by excessive tea-drinking, and many chronic diseases and even mental disorders, aggravated by it, when the in individual - dividual individual is far from suspecting the pri primary - mary primary cause. When we find such numbers of aged people, in the full enjoyment of health, who from the earliest periods of child childhood - hood childhood have drank it constantly, and still are sipping down their favourite draught, there would scarcely seem a chance to raise an objection to a custom, as ancient as (he Chinese monarchy ; - hut when, on the other hand, the mortality of young people, and parti :ularly (he untimely exit of such an astonishing number of youthful women as every changing, year presents, by an infinite variety of dis diseases - eases diseases which were wholly unknown to the fathers of the healing art before the in introduction - troduction introduction of ten intp Europe, is taken into consideration, we are led at once to suspect that tea has had, and still has, an agency in slaying thousands. - Ibid

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