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* ir'ouu iRsr. THE CHILD’S DREAM. (From “The New Year’s Gift.”) “0 mother! mother! such a dream as I have had to-night, Such fields, such flowers, such bright array, and $uch a heavenly light; Methought, as slumbering on my bed, a mi<rhtv angel came, His oy 09- w 'rc star?, Ins vest was gold, nis wings were tipped with flame. H' hung above me, mothov—yes, as erst my father did, B lore they bore him far away, beneath the coffin lid;— , An 1 tender were the words he spoke, and beauteous every flower He bound around my burning brow, in that enraptured hour. 0 mother! once methought his face look’d like father dear,— But then th" tears crept to my eyes that were before so clear,— *U;>, Lilias! up,’ he softly said; and far away we flew, By clouds, an 1 stars, and rosy bowers, all silvered o’er with dew. And up,and up, we went: and still the Stars were every where And mild and murmuring music roll’d a- l.ong the balmv air: And 01 I wist not of the change, so sudden and so bright; i . But moth 'r dear, I stood before a throne ol burning light! And angel forms, in thousands, stood in robes of brilliant sheen,— Sweet hvmns and songs ofioy they sung, and struck their harps between: And then me thought, that angel bright lid beckon me away To where there sat a little child, as lovely as the day! And moth»r—’! was our little one, for whom you wept so murh! 1 ran to clasp him in my not feel his touch: H s cheeks were like the blooming rose, his hair was silver bright; His lips were rubies set in pearl, magni ficently white! H" said, ‘Why does my mother stay so long away from m"?— Here is my sire, and thou art here, but where, oh 1 where is she?’ I turn’d to see my .father’s face: but he had soar’d awa/: My brother, too, was gone, and I—upon my pillow lav. Now, moth<»r, ponder well my dream—the meaning tell to me; And I will be a loving child, and tender unto thee.” *‘Alas,” the weeping mother said, “thy dream I w-11 may know,— All, all are gone, save thee alone; and now thou too must go!” And so it was! That gentle_ child pined, sicken’d, droop’d, and died. They laid her in her brother’s grave, her lonely mother’s pride; And oft the matron’s waking hours renew that solemn theme, 1 And prayers are sigh’d, and tears are shea, upon her infant’s dream, arms, but could WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR! Thv neighbor? It is he whom thou Hast power to aid and bless; Wiiosc aching heart or burning brow, Thy soothing hand may press. Thv neighbor? ’tisthe fainting poor ' Whose eve with want is dim, Whom hunger sends from door to door,— Go thou, and succor him. it is commonly thought: it is a duty iVd o.ve to oiueis us well as to our* selves; for bow unjust is it to distress a person who merits no punish ment! vVithout good-breeding a court would be the seat of violence and desolation, i'here all Hie passions are in fermentation, because all pur sue wlial oat tew can obtain: there, if enemies did not embrace, they would stab; there smiles are often pul on to conceal tears; there, mu tual services are professed while mu tual injuries are intended: and there, the guile of the serpent simulates the geulleuess of the dove. To what a degree must good-breeding adorn the beauty of truth, when it can thus sof* teu the deformity of falsehood? There are three stages of life; the present, the past, and the future. The present is momentary, the fu ture dubious, the past certain. It is lost to the busy, who have no time to look back; and to the wicked, who have no inclination. That man must keep a strict watch over his actions who proposes pleasure in reflection. He who indulges the thrist of am bition, the stubbornness of pride, the savageness of conquest, the shame of deceit, the misery of avari. e, and the bitterness of prodigality; must forever be an enemy to memory. The past, no longer in the power of fortune, is, to the virtuous only, a constant source or enjoyment. What satisfaction in looking back with approbation! what uneasiness,in looking back with shame and remorse! This, above every con sideration, establishes tfye preference of virtue, and sets it at an infinite dis tance from vice. Let us consider every good action as adding to a stock that will support us for a life time, in cheerfulness and good humor; a stock that may be liberally used, without diminution. Let us consider every vicious action, as contracting a debt beyond our power of paying, and which, therefore, will distress us for ever. To place religion entirely on the observance of rites and ceremonies, is the very essence of superstition. A wicked man cannot have any true love or esteem for himself. The sense of his depravity must disgust him. Light is not less favorable to merit, than unfavorable to imposture. None but the virtuous dare hope in bad circumstances. You have obliged a man: very well! what would you have more! Is not the consciousness of doing good a sufficient reward? Pleasures, unless wholly innocent, never continue so long as the sting they leave behind them In a just account of profit and loss an unlawful gain is a greater misfor- tune than a real loss. This is but once felt; that scarce evor wears out, but is the source of continual afflic tion. Usurpers and tyrants generally do justice upon themselves for the inju ries they do others ity in children. To whip at one min ute, and caress, or let the culprit go unpunished for the same crime at a- nother, cannot fail to injure the force of parental authority. Consider be fore you threaten; and then be as good as your word. “I will whip you, if you don't mind me,” says the parent m a passion. ’*1 am not afraid of it,” says the child. The'parent flies to wards it in a paroxism ol rage: the child prefers flight to bioken bones. ’You may go now, but you shall have your punishment with interest, next time you do so.” “I don’t believe that,” thinks the child. It is experi ence that gives the parent the lie. But,” says y^nR “whips and' rods were the scourges *f the dark ages; the present age is more enlighened: I dismissed, and the captain is about to MILITIA SYSTEM* From the Salem Courier. Right about face! Cau this be the way to mane soldiers? Right back ward wneel! Where are the sol diers (?) going? O, there they are. What do do you call their position?— In line. What? do you call that in line? It wants untwisting. Shut pan! What is that fellow about? he has not any |)an to his gun. lie is go ing through the motions: just as well fire by company! (Pop! Phcuse! Bang! Psuseece!) What a noise! why! do you call that a good tire? Very good—four guns went oiF—more than has gone off at once for thiee years. What is that officer looking so grave for! the company is about to be in it law is reason and authority is mildness.”—Beware of that reason which makes your child dogmatical, and that mildness which makes him obstinate. There is such a thing as the rod of reproof, and it is certain, that, in numberless cases, arguments produce a better effect than coporeal punish ment. Let those be properly admon ished, in case of disobedience: if in effectual, try the harsher method. Never begimto correct til! your anger has subsided. Cease not till you have subdued the will of the offender: if ymi do, your authority is at an end. Let your commands be reasonable. Never deliver them in a passion, as if they were already disobeyed; nor with a timid distrustful one, as if you suspected your own authority. Re member that scolding is directly the reverse of weighty reasoning. It is the dying groans of good government. Neither let it be heard under your roof, unless you intend your house shnuld be a nursery of faction, which may at some future time, rear its hy dra head, not only against you, but in opposition to the parents and guardians of our country. Patriotism as well as charity, begings at home. Let the voice ol concord be heard in your family: it will charm your domestic to love of order—British Mag. GRUMBLING. We are strongly tempted to begin now, and read our subscribers a homi ly once a month regularly, on the na ture, cause, and effect of grumbling; and continue our discourse until we fairly choke them off—until we per suade them to stop grumbling, or the paper. What with our otvn exper ience and that of numbers on the na ture—we should perhaps be compell ed to delve a little in philosophy to search out the cause—the effect, if edi tors possessed feelings in common with the rest of the species, would be a total banishment of all composure, contentment, and complacency. The truth is, an editor cannot step without treading on somebody’s toes. If he expresses his opinions fearlessly and frankly, he is arrogant and pre- If he states facts without which before Rad continued bald, not* withstanding the solution, became f covered in common with the other part of the head. This growth had a in n-h more natural appearance then the for mer one.” CHINESE GASTRONOMY. The French are far outdone by the Chinese in the science of good eating. With nothing more than a few beans, the meal of rice and corn, and some spices and herbs, the latter prepare a variety of savoury dishes. Horse flesh, rats and mice, are standard ar ticles of food, and sold publicly at the butchers’, a fact which reflects credit on the taste and good sense of the Chinese; for there are not more clean ly animals than thftse existing. The love of hog’s flesh, which they share in common with the refined inhabitants of Europe, we h^ve less to say for; neither do we altogether approve of dog eating, at least affor the animal* has arrived at the age of foraging for himself. Birds, nests are another nr-- tit le of food, hut neither mud sticks enter into their composition. The nests are found in'the rocks along the coast of Tonquin, &c. and are built by birds resembling the swallow. They are constructed, as is supposed^ of a small species of sea fiisli, cement-\ ed by a glutinous matter exuding from the bird itself, and when fully formed resemble the rind of a large candied citron. Bear’s paws form another favorite dish. They are rolled in pep per and nutmeg, and dried in the FEMALE EDUCATION. 8,,n - When about to be dressed, thejr Vocal music should never be neg- ar J; soaked in rice-water to make them lected in the education of a young lady. and then boded | n tbe . ^ovyof a Besides preparing her to join in that k,d > and seasoned wit^various spices, part of public worship which consists ii^ psalmody, it will enable her to soothe the cares of domestic life: and even the sorrows that will sometimes intrude into her own bosom may all be relieved by a song, where sound and sentiment unite to act upon the mind. 1 here introduce a fact which has been suggested to me by my pro fession, and that is, that the exercise of the organs of the breast by .‘inging contributes very much to defend them from those diseases to which the climate and other causes expose them. The Germans are seldom afflicted with consumptions, nor have I ever known but one instance of spitting blood among them. This, I believe, is in part occasioned by the strength which their lungs acquire by exerci sing them frequently in vocal music, for this constitutes an essential branch of fheir education. The music mas ter of our Academy has furnished me with an observation still more in favor of this opinion. He informed me that he had known several instances of persons who were strongly disposed to the consumption, who were re stored to health by the exercise of their lungs in singing.—Dr. Rush. address the soldiers. Ah/ “Fellow soldiers! Accept my thanks for the discipline you have evinced, the sub ordination you have exhibited, and for the zeal you have shown. I have no doubt but when your country calls for your services, that you will acquit yourselves as well on the field of bat tle as you have on this beautiful parade ground. You are dismissed!” What a running! Pop! Pheuse! Bang! and Psuseece again. Here is training! How much more military the soldiers walk. Yes! they have been training. Such-are the effects of our Militia System. It is as easy to distil water from Areas to make the militia, under the present regulations, good, well disciplined, and effective soldiers GROWTH OF HAIR. The following important physilo- Thv neighbor? *tis that weary man Whose years are at their brim, ID,it low with sickness, cares and pain,— Go thou, and comfort him. Thv neighbor? ’tisthe heart bereft. Of every earthly gem; W*. tow and orphan, helpless left,— Go thou ana shelter them. Thv neighbor?.yonder toiling slave, Fettered in thought and limb, Whose hopes are all beyond the grave,— Go thou and ransom him; Whene’er thou meet’st a human form Less favored than thine own, Remember *ti* thy neighbor worm, Thy brother, or thy son. Oh, pass not, pass not heedless by; Perhaps thou canst redeem Th" breaking heart from misery,— Go, share tnv lot with him. MISCELLANEOUS. From K&im’s Art of Thinking. EXHORTATIONS TO VIRTUE AND DISSUASIVES FROM VICE. The pleasure of parental fondness make large amends for its anxie ties. A good-natured man lias the whole world to be happy in. Whatever good befalls his species, a worthy man ad vanced, a modest man encouraged, the indigent relieved, all those he looks upon as remoter blessings to himself. Providence makes him amends for the narrowness of his fortune, by do ing for him what he himself would do in power and riches. Civility is' not so slight a matter as , sumptuous _____ „ Conscience per- comments, he dares not avow his sen- gical fact is furnished in the last vol- he executioner timents. If he conscientiously refu- ume of the Medical Journal. “A man nunishing their public crimes by pri-1 8 ® 8 1° advocate the.claims of an indi* | between twenty and thirty years of vate*remorse, and by-tormenting them vidual to office, he is accused of per- tvith never-ceasing fears and jealous- s°nal hostility. A jackanapes, who measures off, words into verse as a clerk does tape—by the yard—hand* him a parcel of stuff that jingles like The ungreateful rejoice but once in the favors they receive; the grate ful always. Compare their lives: the one is tadi as a deceiver, and break er of faith; the other cheerful and open, pleased with the favor, more pleased when he makes the return. Though ingratitude may escape courts of law, don’t think it escapes punishment. What punishment cap be more severe than public hatred, and private? Stung with the consci ousness of the sneaking vice, he dares accept a benefit from none, dares be stow it upon none, is pointed at by all, or believes himself to be. On Family Government.—In spite of modern whims about liberality and equality, the government of a family must.be absolute; mild, not tyrannic al. The laws of nature, and the voice of reason have declared the de pendence of a child on the parent— The weakness of youth must be sup ported, and the violence of youth re pressed, by the hand of age and ex perience. Parental tenderness is too apt to degenerate into the parental weakness. “If you please, child,” and “will you deal,” are answered, “No; I won't.” The reins of govern ment should always be gently drawn and not twitched like a curb bridle al onetime & dangled loosely at another Uniformity in parent produces unifoim a handful of rusty nails and a gimbler, and if the editor is not fool enough to print the noncense—“stop my paper —1 won’t patronize a man tnat’s no better judge of poeiry.”, As if it was tatronage to buy a paper at about one lalf more thani so much waste paper would cost. One murmurs because his paper is too literary—another be cause it is not literary enough. One grumbles because the advertisements engross to much of the room—another complains that the paper is too large, he can’t find time to read it all. One wants a type so small that micros cope would be indispensable in every family—and another threatens to dis continue unless the letters are half an inch long—one old lady actually offered an additional price for a paper that should be printed with such types as are used for handbills. Every subscriber has a plan of his own for conducting a journal, and the labor of Sysiphus was recreation when compared with that of an editor who undertakes to please all. But we are now pretty well har dened; and what is beter, the threats of discontinuance generally end in talk; and what is still better, for every one we do lose, we gain two. Middletown Gaz. between twenty and age, of strong, and healthy constitu tion, having a short, curly and coarse hair, of a dark brown color, found himself becoming bald. Numerons and large bald spots appeared on the head, and gradually increased until it became perfectly bare, and as the eye-lashes fell out, the roan had quite a singular and disagreeable appear ance. When the bead was closely exam ined, a short, white, and scattered down, very similar to a slight degree of mouldiness, was perceptible. At first it was hoped that the hair would grow again, but the sequel proved the contrary. After two years, Dr Radimacher advised him to pour French brandy upon sulphate of copper, & when ithad remained a few days, to wash the bald part once a day with the solution In eight days the hair had began to grow, and in four months it equalled the original growth in quantity but was of a lighter color, crisp, dry and stiff, and had not a natural appearance A spot still remained bald on the back of the head. The eye-bfows and lash es grew again like the rest of the hair, A year after this, the man shed his hair again, but the eve-brows and lashes remained. Dr. ft. wished him now to wait a while, to ascertain whether the hair would or would not grow again spontaneously, but the patient would not, and had recourse to the solution, which produced anoth er growth of light hair, and the spot London Weekly Review. RAPID DISORGANIZATION OF THE HV-' MAN BODY. From the Medical Repository. On the night of the 16th of March, 1802, in one of the towns of the State of Massachuse ts, the body of on el- derly woman evaporated and disap peared, from some internal and un-; known cause, in the duration of about one hour and an'half. Part of the' family had gone to bed, and the rest were abroad. The old woman re mained awake to take care of the ’ house. By and by one of the grand children came home, and discovered the floor near the hearth to be on fire. An alarm whs made, a light brought^ and means taken to extinguish it. While these things were doing, some singular appearances were observed on the hearth and- the contiguous floor. There was a sort of greasy soot and ashes, with remains of a hu- • man body, and an unusual smell in the room. All the clothes were consum ed; and the grandmother was missing.. It was at flrst supposed she had, in attempting to light her pipe of tobac-i co, fallen into the hire, and been- burned to death. But on considering how small the Are was, and that so total a consumption could scarcely; have happened if there had been ten times as much, there is more reason to conclude that .this is another case of y that spontaneous decomposition of the human body, of which there are sev-> eral ins ances on record. It is to be regretted the particulars have not beet) more carefully noted. A BOLD RELIANCE. In Mr. Fax’s frolicsome days, i tradesman, who held his bill for two hundred pounds, called for payment. Charles said he could not then dis charge it. “How can that be,” • said the creditor; “you have just now lying before you bank notes to a large a* mount.” “Those,” replied Mr. FoX* “are for paying my debts of honor.” The tradesman immediately threw hie bill into the fire. “Now, sir,” said he, “mine is a debt of honor, which I cannot now oblige you to pay.”-— Charles, much to honor, instantly paid him his full demand. •*»*;' > & A MIRROR FOR VANITY. Queen Elizabeth, admiring the ele gance of the Marquis de Villa de Me dina, a Spanish Nobleman, compli mented him on it. begging at the same time to know who possessed the heart of so accomplished a cayilier? “Mad am,” said he, “a lover risks too much ou such an occasion, but your Majes ty’s will is a law. Excuse me, how ever, if I fear to name her, but re quest your Majesty’s Acceptance of her portrait.” Ho sent her a looking' glass* i‘