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Fro in the New-York Mirror.
A BALLAD.
La rose cuteillie ct It tocur gagne ne plaisant qun'u
jour.
The maiden sate at her busy wheel,
Her heart was liffht and tree,
And ever in cheerful song broke forth
Her bosom’s harmless glee.
Her song was in mockery of love,
And,oft I heard her say.
“ The gathered rose and the stolen heart
Can but charm hut for a day.”
1 looked on the maiden’s rosy check
And her lip so full and bright,
And I sighed to think that the traitor love
Shorn! conquer a heart so light j
Hut she thought not of the future days of wo,
While she carolled in tones so gay,
“ The gathered rose and the stolen heart
Can charm but for a day.”
A year passed on and again I stood
ily the humble cottage door j
The maiden sat at her busy wheel,
Hut her heart was blylhc no more ;
The big tear stood in her downcast eye,
And with sighs I heard her say,
“ The gathered rose and the stolen heart
Cun charm but for a day ”
Oh ! well I knew what had dimmed her eye.
And made her c, eek i.o pale—
The maid had forgotten her early song,
While she listened to love’s soft talc.
She had tasted tin; sweets of his poisoned cup,
It hail wasted her life away.
And the stolen heart like tile gathered rose.
Had charmed but for a day. LANTHE.
From the JValion'il Gazette-
TARTAR OF THE TEETH.
Under this title a singular article ap
peared in the Aurora of Monday, the 7ih
instant, taken from the Gazette of Health.
Theories, however absurd, are usually harm-'
less, unless applied to practice ; but when
incorrect themies lend to dangerous and
pernicious practices, it becomes a duty to!
refute their false positions and expose their
evil tendency. Peculiarly of this descrip
tion are this writer’s views—not only in
correct in theory, but ruinous in practice.
The theory is simply this : “ that the tar
tar upon the teeth is produced hy animalcu
>hj, in the same manner as coral, and that,)
after a variety of experiments made hy M.l
Li Ueaume, it was found that the true vin
egar aciil (acidum acctum verum), to use
the author’s words, almost instantaneously
kills the uninialcu st, and acts powerfully
to deouir.puge the cuncre ions, so that they
are easily removed by a brush.” We arc
likewise told, " that the strongei acids and
alcohol seemed to have little e fleet on the
ammalculiE.” I will pass over the theory
of the aimnalcula*, and merely remark that,
from a grout number of tacts, which the
limits ol this communication will nut allow
me to mention, an almost undeniable cou-i
elusion is formed that the tartar of the teeth!
is deposited upon them from the liquor* of
the mouth, in which it is nearly always pie-'
sent in a greater or less degree, in many in
stances accumulating to a great extent a
round the bodies and Tings of the teeth,
often producing diseases of the gums,. viti
ating the secretions of the mouth, contam
inating the breath, and occasionally leading
to extensive ulcerations of the gums, end
soft parts near the teeth. It is in these se
cretions that anim.dcu'nr no doubt may be
observed, as they are said to be found in
nearly all the healthy secretions of the bo
dy—also, 1 believe, in all the diseased ones
—and if alt (he animalcule labor as these
tellows are said to do in producing the tar
tar, we should soon realize the fable of men
tui ned to stone.
We will now consider (he practice pre
dicated upon this theory. It is recommend
ed to brush tlie teeth every morning with
vinegar acid, diluted with rose water, &c.
The writer further remarks, that Demists
in general oppose the use of an aci I upon
?he supposition that it is capable of decom
posing the enamel, and quotes a remark
from Dr. Good, " that this opposition ari
ses from an ignorance of the gradations of,
chemical affinities.” A very few words
will demonstrate to us the extreme ignor- 1
aocc of this writer, and Dr. Good himself,
upon this subject. The first, and ony that
is conclusive, is, that the enamel of the
teeth and the tartar are almost exactly alike
in the composition of their earthy parts ;
consequently, almoet any acid that will dis
solve the one, will dissolve the other. To
prove our assertions, wc will present the
reader with an analysis of the Enamel and
the Tartar.
lUO grains of Enamel contain—
Phosphate ot Lime, 78 grains.
Carbonate do. 6
Water of composition Moss, 16
Total, - - . ioo
100 grains of Tartar contain—
Phosphate of Lime, 70 grains.
Fibrina or Cartilage, 18°
Animal fat or oil, 6
Loss, 6
Total, - 100
above analysis were made by Mr.
Ppys, at the request of Mr, Fox, in 1805.,
i hey can he seen by reference to Mr. Fox’sj
wmk, page 06, first part, and 111, second!
part. I hey are also contained in a late
hignly valuable work upon the teeth, from
the pen of Dr. 8. S. Fitch; Dentist, of this
cny. at
I with great pleasure refer any person who
wishes information on this subject. It is,
probably, the best publication on Dental
ourtrery extant iu the English language.
Thus we lind that the enamel ot the teeth
and the tarta-r are nearly the same in their
composition, and, as we have before said,
i any acid which will dissolve the one will
dissolve the other. Had this writer taken
■ the trouble to examine the researches of
others on this subject, he would have learn
ed that nearly all the weaker acids exert a
pernicious influence upon the teeth. Mr.
Pepy’s remarks, that the great solubility of
the phosphate of lime, in even the weakest
acids, is very extraordinary.! The cele
brated Dr. Ulack, ot Edinburgh, asserts,
positively, that he has seen the enamel en
tirely removed hy the use of Cream of Tar
tar, which is so often made an ingredient in
dentifrices. Mr. Woffendale, many years
since an eminent dentist of London, ascer
tained by direct and repeated experiments
that common vinegar would dissolve the
enamel of (he teeth, and that in a very
short time.J
There is one fact mentioned by this wri
ter which, in a vast many cases, is most de
plorably true it is, that the Dentists ve
ry Ireely use the most potent mineral acids
to facilitate the removal of the tartar in the|
operation termed scaling. Whenever aci«ls,
are used to cleanse the teeth they do it at
the expense of the teeth themselves. Two!
or three applications of an acid are suffici- 1
ent to ruin the finest set of teeth. They
are white at first, but soon become perma
nently dark. No person should ever apply
any acid, however weak, to their teeth, nr
allow it to he done hy others.. They should
never use an acid tooth powder, or in fact
any substance that sets the teeth on edge.
The teeth are far heller cleansed by the use
of instruments and some den ifrice having
jin its composition, a little fine chalk, or
something of that kind, applied with a sui
table brush, a piece ot soft leather, or even
a piece of linen cloth, the use of which.
I whilst it does the teeth no injury whatever,
will render them white and beautiful.
MEDICUS.
j See Fox, page 94 to 96—Fitch, page 519.
t Practical Observations on the Teeth, London
1783,
U e have received the first number of a new
periodical just commenced hy an associa
tion of Physicians in Philadelphia, called
” The Journal of Health.” It will be pub
lish'd twice a month in numbers of 16
pages, Octavo at SI 25 per annum, form
ing at the end of the year a volume of 400
pages.— Judah Dobson No. 10b Cheanut
street, Ag’t. [Ann. Geo.
The following is an extract :---
Intemperance---Insanity. --The bloated
luce, and trembling hand—indigestion and
dropsy- diseased liver, and kidneys-—are
'common and acknowledged effects of intern
! perance. Hy this word Intemperance, we
do not mean merely drunkenness, but the
practice of daily stimulating beyond (heir
health and regular beats, the heart and blood
’ vessels, by potations of vinous, malt, or dis
’ tilled liquors. It is not, perhaps, so gene
rally known that the man of intemperate
■; habits is prone to madness, and of course
? liable to become the inmate of an hospital, or
lunatic asylum. 'The instances of tempora
ry madness in drunkards are very common.
Alter some days they may recover by suita
-1 ble medical treatment, but if they return to
their evil habits, they are exposed to fresh
| attacks which finally prove fatal. A wound
or a fractured limb which, in common
' healthy constitutions, would soon heal, will
1 often excite to frenzy the habitual drunkard,
ami be the immediate cause of his death.
The chances of recovery from any disease
whatever, are infinately less for the drunk
ard than the sober man. When the small
• pox prevailed so extensively in this city, in
*| 1623-4, we never knew of a drunkard
1 who recovered from an attack of the natur
‘ al disease, that is, where neither vacilla
tion nor inoculation had been practised.
Ho tor the most part died delirious.
Hut, independent of these instances of
temporary and accidental madness, there is
a tormiahle list ot the permanent and in
’ curable kind, caused hy drunkenness. In a
table ot 1370 lunatics admitted into the
asylum at Cork, Dr. llalloran says that 160,
ncaily an eighth ot the whole number, were l
’ insane from this unhappy indulgence. Tho’i
the French are comparatively sober people,!
| it appears that out of 2507 lunatics admit-j
j ted into their hospitals, 185 were insane 1
I from the same cause. Men are often dri-1
|vcn to self destruction by a habit of drunk-1
lenness.—Out of 218 cases of suicide, pub -
• lished by I’rofessor Casper of Berlin, (in a
) list of 500) the causes ot which were known,
54 wi re the effects of drunkenness and dis
sipation.
| INFANT SCHOOL AT SAVANNAH.
I “Our Intant Scliool”---says a gentlemam
in a letter to the Editor, “has flourished ex
ceedingly. It was opened fur the children
Jof all who could afford to pay £lO a year
.semi annually in advance, and designed to
1 pave the way for another School for children I
jof the poorer class. We have succeeded to
admiration. At first there vas strong uppo-'
, j sition. We opened with only 24 Scholars -J
~31 have since been added, making the whole*
up to date (Bth Sept) 55. Os these*
some are the children of parents ofthe high I
, standing in the city, On visiting days
■he room (which ia a large one) is crowded
, excess. Indeed the Institution is now
I one of the most popular in the city. Some
of those who were most opposed afe now!
numbered amongst its wannest advocates.
- winter, we anticipate a large acces
sion---an overflowing school.”
i From all accounts, we led la'record
r the establishment of Infant Schools r.s a sub
’ J ec ‘ vas t importance. When they are
I judiciously managed, they cannot fail to pro-
I duce the happiest results- For it is well
known that early Impressions are the most
durable. Children between the ages of two
i|Und sis years, are capable of learning as
■jiast, taking all circumstances into conside
f;ration, as at any other period of their lives,
t j A.nd could the experiment be made, we can
- scarcely doubt that if a child were to be ex
, eluded from human society until it was six
■ years old, it would be a difficulty to teach
■ it in four years all that ordinary children ac
i quire from the ages of two to six. For it is
i during that period that they learn to speak
- with tolerable correctness and fluency, their
i mother tongue, and acquire much other in
* formation which forms the ground work of
r their future character. It would hence ap
pear to he a matter of primary moment to
■ place children, at that age, under circurn
• stances best adapted to develope those pow
ers which are given them by the God of na
i ture. In an Infant School they have all the
|excitements necessary to produce this ef
fect. And if the instructor is qualified for
j the task, they will learn to speak correctly
(- their habhs and manners will receive pro
per attention. Their minds will be imbued
(with many of the choicest maxims of human
prudence. And above ail, they will be
(taught the greatest duties which ihey owe to
God—-to their parents—to their relatives--
I their associates, and the world---At the ex
amination of Infant Schools, the answers
and the demeanour ol the children, have un-i
itorrnly astonished and delighted every spec
tator. And where these schools have been
tried,they have, in every instance exceed
ed the most sanguine expectations of their
ftietuls and promoters. For cities they are
peculiarly important. In many of our towns,
there are children enough to form a school.!
And such an instruction is not impracticable
in those portions of the country where the
population is dense.
[U/ias. Observer.
EDUCATION.
The Editor of the Albany Argus has re-1
ceived a pamphlet upon the establishments
ol Public Education in Bavaria, Wirt m-;
burg and Baden, from which the annexed
abstract is taken ; it furnishes some hints
that may be useful. I
The kingdom of Wirtemburg appeared to
the author as one of the most gent rally civil-;
ixed in Europe. Elementary education is
universally diffused. Ad can read and write.
The political condition of the inhabitants is
also highly favourable, as almost every father!
of a family is a landed proprietor. I
The following are some of the existing re-'
gulations concerning education in Wirtem
’ bui 'S : .T
I. There is an institution cr college, in
the vicinity of Siuttgard, for the instru tiou
of school teachers. Here they are examined
after passing through the required studies,
and no one is permuted to take charge even
ol the most common school unless he has a
proper certificate. There is also an institu
tion fur instructing female teachers, in
which are taught the ordinary branches of
science, with needle-work and the art of
cooking.
1 2, In every village or hamlet there is a
school, and the master who directs it, has, as
a part of his salary, a house with a smalli
‘ garden annexed to it. Government fixes the j
amount of his salary, which is paid, if neces-j
’ sary, by a tax on the district. In large
towns or cities, the number of schools i» of
1 course increased, according to the wants of
the population.
3. A law is in force requiring every child
to be sent to these schools—females from
j the age of six to that of thirteen, and males 1
from six to fifteen. If the parents can as- t
I ford to pay the whole part of the tuition,
| they are required to do so, otherwise the dis- 1
■ trict.
4. The branches required by law to be
taught, are reading and writing, grammar, 1
arithmetic and geography. Biography and
!history arc also read.
5. In every district the clergy of all de
nominations act as superintendents or trus
tees over these schools. Religious instruc
tion forms no part of (he school education.!
i This Is intrusted to the respective clergy
men, in consequence of tiie variety of sects
to which the children belong. !
I 6. All the children are annually examined,
before the above trustees, and whoever have
remained the required time, and are found
qualified, receive a certificate of the same.
I fit haul this certificate, no person under the •
age of 21, is allowed to be employed
throughout the kingdom
In Bavaria, a system of education greatly 1
resembling that of Wirtemberg, is pursued.
Mr. Hazzt, an enlightened patriot, has com
posed a catechism of Agriculture, and has
j had influence enough with the government
( to induce them to order its introduction in
}to all the schools. The science is also
practically cultivated.
( Every'school has some two or three acres!
lof land annexed to it, in which the scholars ;
act as labourers—sowing various kinds of
[seeds —noticing the varieties of culture — 1
land the phenomenon of vegetable physiolo
gy. A small garden spot is reserved for !
the female children to raise flowers.
Baden is no less favoured than the other 1
■ countries in the general diffusion of e!e
|inentary schools. Female instruction is par
ticularly attended to. 'Tire elder scholars!
in the Female Academy at Carlsruhe study!
natural history, (and; in particular ho tan v
:’l astronomy, geography, the French and Ger
-(man languages, music and dancing.
e ! Every traveller in Germany notices th<
- jprevailing passion in that country for music
land the high perfection attained in it bj
1 1 multitudes of the population.
0 it will probably be a matter of surprist
s to some that education is so generally at
-|tencied to by these German governments
. If we reflect, however, on the number o
njlearned men produced in those countries
- and above all, if the state of national pros
x perity and happiness enjoyed by them bi
1 1understood, we cannot fail to avoid be
- lieving that such results must have flotvei
s from such sources, their only eomrnensurati
1 cause,
r
j.On the supposed changes in the Climate o
the different parts of the Earth, during thi
, period of Human History.
Professor Schouw, of Copenhagen, hai
- lately read a paper on this interesting sub
- ject, from which, as far as it has appeared ir
Ji our language, it seems to be his opinion, thai
-jon a general view, climates are the same now
’ as In ancient times. The identity of the cli
mate of Palestine, now and daring antiqui
ty, is thus beautifully made oat : “ It will
1 [be convenient to begin with Palestine, the
i Bible being the oldest, or one of the oldest
of books ; and, al though great uncertainty
i exists about the determination of the plants
(which are mentioned in it, yet two of them
do not admit of any doubt, (and these are
i(sufficient for the determination of the cli
I mate of Palestine, in former time,) viz. the
date tree and the vine; The date tree was
frequent, and principally in the southern
jmost part of the country. Jericho was call
ed Palmtown. The people had palm branch
es in their hands. Deborah's'palm tree is
mentioned between Rama and Bathe. Plinv
mentions the palm tree as being frequent in
Judea, and principally, about Jericho. Ta
citus and Josephus speak likewise of woods
of palm-trees, as well as strabo Diodorus
Sicculus, and Theophrastus.
Among the Hebrew coins, those with date
trees are by no means rare, and the tree is
easily recognized as it figured with its fruit.
The vine, also, was one of the plants most
cultivated in Palestine, and not merely for
the grapes, but really for the preparation of
wine. The feast of the tabernacle of the
Jews, was a feast on account of the wine
(harvest. From a passage where the culti
vation of the vine is mentioned, in the val
ley of Engeddey, it is evident that the vine
,1)01 only grew in the northernmost moun
tainous part of the country, but also in its
'southern lower part. Besides these, there
,are other ancient testimonies in favor of the
[vine. This plant, indeed, sometimes occurs
ion the same com with the date palm. The
idate tree, in order to bring its fruit to per
fection, requires a mean temperature of 78
degrees of Farh. The vine, on the other
hand, cannot be cultivated to any extent if
the mean temperature be above 72 degrees
Farh. Such, then, must have been the tem
perature of Palestine, in former ages ; and,
by all that is known of it* present climate,
the mean temperature seems to be the samel
now. Nor lias the time of harvest under-!
gone any change. Snow and ice, which!
! were known, though rarely, in ancient times, I
are occasionally met with now at present, os
in former times The inhabitants make use,
of artificial heat to warm themselves.”
Passage of Alexander the Great oic.r the
Balkan. —He found the defiles in posses-j
sion of the mountaineers and other inde-(
pendent Thracian tribes. They had occu
pied the summit of a mountain that com
pletely commanded the pass, and rendered
advance impossible. Alexander carefully
examined the mountain range, but failed to
discover any other practical defile. He de
termined, therefore, to storm the enemy's
'position, and thus force his way. The
(mountain’s brow was clowned with a line
of wagons, intended not only to serve as a
rampart, but to be rolled down precipitous
ly upon the ascending phalanx- In order,
jto meet this danger, Alexander ordered the
soldiers to open their ranks, where the
ground would allow it, and permit the v/a
gons to pass through the intervals, where
(that was impossible, to throw themselves
upon the ground, lock their shields together
in that position, and allow the w.ngons to
(roll over them. The shields of the Mace
donian phalanx could be interlinked in ca
ses of necessity. ’This enabled them to
disperse the pressure of the wheels among
many bucklors, and when the first shock had
been withstood, the wagons glided lightly
over the brazen pavement, and quitted it
-with a bound. A few were injured by the
(crush, but not a man was killed. Encour
aged by the success of this manoeuvre, they
rose, charged up the hill, gained the sum
mit, and the victory xvas won : for the half
armed barbarians could not withstand the
charge of the serried line of pikes, and fled
over hills in every direction.
Murray's Family Lib'nj.
i There never was a wiser maxim than that
'of Franklin. ‘ Nothing ie cheap which you
[do not .vymt.’ Vet how perfectly insane
.many pmmlc are on the subject of bavins
cheap things. ‘Do tell me why vou have
(bought that cast off dour plater’ asked the
husband of one of these notable bargainers ;
* Dear me,’ replied the wife, * you know u
is always my plan to la> up things a ,r ains'
I time of need ; who knows but vou mv die,
I and I may marry a man with th?%ame
name as that on the door plate.’
. I CONSTITUTIONALIST.
:J JWGUSTJI ;
7 TUESDAY SEPTEMBER £s~TbTo.
t- M’e have said al} that it was necessary and proper
gt to say, upon the subject of the election of Governor.'
[if. At the present moment we only repeat one or two
», considerations, which are submitted to the friends
3- of good order and of Troup and Forsyth.
)e. It is as certain as fate or deatli that a schism has
been attempted in our party—whether the attempt
u will finally succeed, remains to be seen. Itispro
lS bable, should Mr. Gtlmsh succeed—those who es.
| fect that object cannot consolidate a new party un
jderhim; the materials will not be readily dove-tail
jf ed into each other—and the crazy political patch
ie work ma . v not last long. Should it turn out so—
should those who have been long our friends per
ceive their danger when they have more nearly ap
j jProached it, and profess a willingness to retrace
n their steps—we sincerely hope—they may be re-
L t ceived with cheerfulness and every injudicious act be
w permitted to slumber in a deep oblivion,
i-} If * however, of which doubtless there is great
i- f an S er > coming election shall introduce and es
|l tablish new parties, let us stiH remain firm in our po
e litical faith-resting upon the principles and exam,
it pics of Wm. H. Crawford, George M. Troup and
y JohnF ?«yth. The time will come when constancy
s and perseverance must meet their reward,
ii It is boldly asserted that Mr. Gilmer will he elec
e ted by a tremendous majority. We do not believe
d. “No one knows who is to be Governor until as.
\ ter l,le election.” We have of late received cheering
accounts of Mr. Crawford’s prospects—and trust he
will be successful.
Our opponents assert that the Clark party will
g m ' me su PP° rt Mr. Gilmer. Wc know this to be
a mistake—there are several leaders of that party
i who ha ve declared for Mr. Crawford-nay more
we thmk the manner in which the recent coalition
i has been effected will bring many Clark men per
i manenlly into the Troup ranks,
j One word as to the unfounded assertion that Mr.
■ Crawiord was brought forward by Mr. Forsyth, who
3 nominated him as his successor. Our readers may
. rely upon it—there is not the smallest circumstance
t from which such an understanding between the
’ Governor and Mr. C. can be fairly inferred. The
fitet is directly otherwise. Mr. Crawford was gen
; eral, - v s P oken of as the Candidate, as soon as it was
' known that Mr. Forsyth desired to go into the Sen
ate, and at the last session of the Legislature it was
well understood at Milledgeirlle, that Mr. Crawford
would endeavour to succeed Mr. Forsyth. We
l have seen it stated that Governor Forsyth left Mil.
, ledgcville— arrived at Sparta, travelled with Major
‘ | Crawford to Augusta—and returning to the Capital
i dec,ined !1 le-election. Now had such things occur.
» ( reel they afford no reason for suspecting any ar
. rangement between these two gentlemen-but we
i believe the Governor passed through Sparta with<-<
■ out seeing Major Crawford and came to this city
t without his company, it is as certain there was no
i secret understanding between them, as it is obvious
I that both of them are incapable of adopting any
i course incompatible with correct principles and the
1 fights of the people.
j We trust that a firm and strong effort will be
; nade to place Joel Craw ford if the Executive
| Cham—it it shall prove successful—and we hope it
| will—we are well assured his magnanimity, intelli
: ff ence and patriotism, will make his administration
a blessing to the Slate of Georgia.
I or the information of those concerned, we make
, tlle following extract from the Journal:
■ j Woldd ke wed for the officiating magistrates to
I observe the law of election returns in ail its parti
.; eulars, in order that every county may be heard,
and none of them lose their voice in the elections
from negligenae, error, or mistake in observing the
l lavV3 of the State regulating the returns of the Polls
'j “The law requires of the officers superintending
■ the elections, to transmit by Mail to the Governor,
1 Iho tesult of said elections, as soon thereafter as prac
, ticable. But in those counties where no mail passes
, t 0 the seat of government, within seven clays after
' the elections are determined, the superintendent*
are to transmit the returns to the Executive by a
jSpccial messenger, who shall be remunerated for the
■, service by the Governor.
' 1 If no mail for Milledgeville leaves a county within
. seven days after the election has been held for Gov
ernor, then a special messenger is to be employed.
But if a mail for Milledgeville leaves the county
' within the seven days, then the returns are to
transmitted by mail, and not by a special tnessen
■ ger.”.
Wx had, on the evening of the 27th, for the first
time in four or five weeks, a slight fall of rain, bare
> fy sufficient however to lay the immense bodies of
r dust with which our streets have been rendered al
j most impassible. For the last month the weather
j has varjed from uncomfortably cold to oppressively
t hot, accompanied with an incessant drought, which
; has effectually destroyed the fall crops through
■ out this part of the country. However we have
C experienced less sickness with these extremities
of weather than might have been reasonably ex
" pected.
ft
) About 10 o’clock on the evening of the 25th in
stant, the summer dwelling of Thomas Cdmmiws,,
Esq. situated in the village of Summerville, on the
Sand Hills, near this City, was consumed by fire.
A great portion of the furniture was lost, and the
* absence of engines precluded the possibility of
J stopping the flames. It is supposed to be the work
e of an incendiary.
y ’ _
• A Sarnie Business.—The Treasurer of a Sav,
e ing* Bank in Cumberland, (England) has abscond
! ed with ?9000 of the deposits.
! |
,ti Misxomeis.—An association of Physicians in Pin
>,] ladelphia have commenced the publication of a pe
el rloci cal entitled the Journal of Health. It should
have been tlv Journal of Disease and Death.