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THE
COUNTRYMAN.
BY J. A. TURNER.
—“brevity is the soul of wit
A YEAR.
YOL. IV.
TURNWOLD (NEAR EATONTON) GA„ TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1863.
NO. 13.
Beaut}'.
“That is not the most perfect beauty
which, in public, would attract the greatest
observation ; nor even that which the sta
tuary would admit to be a faultless piece
of clay, kneaded up with blood. But that
is true beauty which has not only a sub
stance, but a spirit—a beauty that we must
intimately know to be appreciated—a beau
ty lighted up in conversation, where the
mind shines, as it were, through its casket;
where, in the language of the poet, ‘the
eloquent blood spoke in her cheeks, and so
distinctly wrought, that we might almost
say her body thought*—an order and a
mode of beauty, which, the more we know,
the more we accuse ourselves h r not hav
ing before discovered those thousand graces
which bespeak that their owner has a soul.
This is that beauty which never cloys, pos
sessiog charms as resistless as the fascina
ting Egyptian, for which Antony wisely
paid the bauble of the world—a beauty
like the rising of his own Italian suns, al
ways enchanting, never the same.”
Regulations for Lent.
The following capital burlesque was pub
lished in the Constitutionalist of Feb. 18th,
last:
“Lent begins today. This being Ash-
Wed nesilay, the following are the regula
tions for the Catholic Diocese of Savannah,
and the Vicariate Apostolic of Florida, to
be observed during the present Lent, which
is taken from the Pastoral Letter of Bishop
Verot, and which we publish tor the infor
mation of our Catholic readers :
1. The holy season of Lent begins this
year on the 18th of February, which will
be Ash Wednesday.
2 Although flesh meat is forbidden, du
ring the. whole season of Lent, according to
the general law of the Church, still, in vir
tue of powers received from the Apostolic
See, we give permission to the faithful un
der our jurisdiction to eat meat at any time
on Sunday, aud once a day at the chief
meal, on all day's, except friday. We think
we have a sufficient warrant for this great
indu.gence, and apparent laxity, in the
scarcity 7 and exorbitant prices of Lenten
provisions in consequence of the war. If
circumstances be such, in some localities,
that even abstinence on friday be attended
with serious difficulty, we authorize local
pastors to extend the permission of eating
meat, even to friday. The above mention
ed dispensation does not, however, extend
to St. Augustine, where the old rule will |
bb observed of abstaining from flesh on
Wednesdays,fri&ays,and Saturdays, through
out Lent.
3. All persons not lawfully exempted
are bound to fast, that is, to make but one
meal every day in Lent, except Sundays.
All'are, therefore, to understand that the
permission given in the preceding article
relate* only to the abstinence from meat.
The obligation of fasting, therefore, is the
same as before.
4. The following persons are exempt
fr un fasting : Mothers during pregnancy,
or when giving suck ; persons in bard la
bor ; the poor, and others who cannot in
one meal procure sufficient food to support
nature ; the sick, and, generally, those who
cannot fast wii bout notable detriment to
their health. In cases of real necessity,
even the law of abstinence does not bind.
5. B sides the regular meal, which it is
allowed to take on fasting days, at about
noon, the Church allows a collation in the
evening, the amount of which is not con
sidered excessive, if it does not exceed 8
ounces of food, according to many divines;
or, according to other divines, if it does
not exceed the 4th part of the chief meal.
General custom allows, also, a much small
er refreshment in the morning, viz : some
warm liquid, as tea, coffee, and thin choco
late, with a mouthful of bread.
6. During Lent, and on fridays during
the year, it is allowed to use hog’s lard for
the purpose of cooking.
7. Eggs and milk are allowed bv.dis
pensation on fasting days, and during Lent.
They are not allowed at the collation to I
persons bound to fast., but they are allowed
to others.
8. When meat is allowed by dispensa
tion, both fish and meat cannot be eaten at
the same meal. Fish includes oysters,
clams, aud other shell fish.
9. On 'he days in which flesh is allowed
during Lent, persons dispensed from fast
ing on account of hard labor, or on account
of their age, because they are too young
or too old, can eat meat at all their meals,
if they choose. Persons dispensed from
other causes can eat it only once a day.
10. Persons who, on account of their oc
cupations, employments, and dependence
on others, can take their meal only after 2
o’clock in the afternoon, we allow to
take their collation in the morning, at which
they may eat the amount mentioned above,
but not flesh meat, or eggs. In that case,
no other collation is allov'ed them in the
evening, save a cup of tea, ete., with one
mouthful of bread.
11. Soldiers are dispensed from the law
of fasting, and abstinence, even on fndays,
their mode of life being a legitimate ex
emption. May they, as a compensation,
bear their privations and hardships m the
spirit of penance. We apply the same
dispensation to laborers on railroads, in the
woods, etc., who cannot procure from their
employers Lenten food, and, generally, to
all persons who would be in a similar dif
ficulty.
12. Those who cannot keep the peni
tential laws of this season, we exhort earn
estly to abstain from eating between their
regular meals, through mere fancy, and to
recite daily some prayers, as the Peniten
tial Psalms, the Litany of the Saints, or
the beads of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We
also invite the clergy to hold more frequent
devotional exercises, with suitable instruc
tions, on week days, during Lent, as a
compensation for the removal of the absti
nence during the penitential season of the
Church.”
Capture of Paris.
“ When Paris was attacked in 1S14 by
the allied armies, the Parisian artillery,
placed on the heights of Montmarte, was
served by the pupils of the Polytechnic
school, who were principally from 12 to 15
years old. They, of course, were inexne-
rienced in war; yet they rivalled in ardor
the veterans with whom they associated;
and their w-ell-directed fire filled the ap
proaches to the positions with the dead bod
ies of the enemy.
Thus transformed into disciples of war,
they served the batteries with all the en
thusiasm of valor, and never shrank from
their post whilst it could be retained. Sev
eral hundred of these brave youths fell ill
the dreadful conflict.”
Mu. Countryman ;—I noticed some le-
marks in your last, respecting the weather.
On Saturday, 7th Feb., 1835, the ther
mometer, at sun set, stood at 5° above ze
ro ; and at sun-rise, on Sunday, 8th Feb.,
at 5° below zero, at Decatur, which is the
the coldest day put on record in this village
by the Clerk of the Weather.—De'
catur. Ga., March, 11th, 1863.
“My Childhood’s Home” is respect
fully declined.