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About Columbian centinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 18??-???? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1809)
FOR THE CENTIMEL, DRUNKENNESS. Messrs. Printers, HIGHLY gratified with your at tention to that imperative hint of Doc tor Johnson’s, “ that it in the duly of every individual to use all ftossiblc exer tion for the imfit ovemrnt of the rising generation ,” I offer you the cure for this tremendous disease, dciineattd in your last weeks paper. Those who have depraved their palate to the use of li-1 rjuor must put a. small quantity into the ! glass and only double the quantity of, water; this will diffuse the flavor, with-! out the danger of inebriation; and they ■ will soon leave off the practice of 11 pul- [ ting an enemy into their mouths to j steal away their brains.” The raptures of piety, and dignity of j our sjli.s, may aid their exertions to! attempt a cure from the burning poi lOll. MENTOR. RAPTURES OF PIETY ! A Dll n believ’d, is joy begin; A deity c'lpr’tl it j >y advanc'd; A Deity bcloi ’ll, i joy matur'd. F.ach branch of tie rv delight inspires; Faith builds a bridge from this world to tbe next, U’cr death’s tlsrk gulpli, and ail it horror • hides ; P etite, th>*. svrest eihrlation of our joy, That joy e,val:s, and makes it sweeter still; Pray'r, ardent opens Heav’n, and leu down s { stream Os glory, on the eon ,ecr»:ed hours Os man in audience with the diet v ! Thus the men Whom nature’* works instruct, with sue ! UIMSELF Hold converse ; grow familiar, (lty by day, With hti conceptions; act upon his plan; And form to im, the relish of their souls!! DIGNITY or THE lII'ESN toul! f The Soul of Man ! L«t mat; in homage bow who names his soul High born, immortal native of ths skies!! 'l’he Soul that informs our cloy, that tenches us to think, and enables us to choose; that qualifies us to relish ration al pleasure, and to breathe sublime de sire; the ton! that is endowed with such noble faculties, and, above all is distin guished with the dreadful, the glorious j capacity, of being pained or blessed for-. this soul surpasses in worth, what ever the eye C.«n see ; whatever of ma terial the fancy am imagine. Before one such Immortal Being, all the tree-, sure, and all the magnificence of unin- 1 tflligent creation, becomes poor and i contemptible. For this soul omkito- ! Tt.icK itsxlf lias waked, end worked j through tvary age. To convince this j soul, the fundamental laws of nature ; have been controlled, and the most amazing miracles have alarmed all tire ends of the earth. To instruct this soul, the wisdom of Heaven lies been trans fused into the tacrcd page ; and mis sionaries have been sent from the great king, who resides in light unapproach able. To sanctify this soul, the al mighty coaiFonTEu t.kcs the wings of a dove, and, with a sweet transform ing influence, broods on the human heart. And O! to redeem this soul from guilt; to rescue it from hell, the heaven of heavens was bowed, and god uimself came down to dwell in dust. “Oh ye proud imperious kings and potentates, how arc all your ivory thrones, enamelled crowns, ermine robes, and glittering treasures, ediftsed by the infinitely superior portion of eve ry sincere Christian.” Wlvat vigilence can be too much ; or rather wi.at holy solicitude can be suf ficient for the overseers of the savior’s flock, and the guardians of this great, this venerable, this invaluable charge? Since then sucli is the value of the soul, wilt thou not, O man, be watchful for the preservation of thy own ? HKHYKY. From the ( Loiuloh) Gentleman's Magazine. Mr. Urban, THE following is copied from the original letter of Dr. Young to me, which is deposited among the paper* j belonging to the Society for promoting ! Natural History, of which I was then • one of the four Presidents. Dr. Young,j when he gave me this written account, referred me bv word of mouth to Lieu tenant-General Robert ISiclville, for fur ther in!b;'in.itimi with respect to the person wii > was frozen stiff, and recov ered after life was extinct; and I took the earliest opportunity to talk with the General on the subject. He remem bered, he said, to have heard cf the thing ; but it did not consist with his own personal knowledge, though he always believed that the relation was true. Yours, kc. J. C. Jjiril 10, 1786. Sir, “ While in North America, I think it was about the year 1757 or ’SB, I came to the knowledge cf a very odd phenomenon, which I am not sure is generally known tD naturalists. The fact is as follows, viz: If fishe* are ! taken alive out from below the ice, in ! lakes or river*, during in intense frost, I and thrown upon the ice, or among the ! snow', so as to freeze immediately, al | though they are seemingly dead, and I so stiff a* to break short over upon try | ing to bend them, yet yau may bring | them alive again, or ralhtrinto a state i in which they will perform all their ani mal motions, kc. as perfectly as before they were frozen. The supposition is, that they are aotdcad, hut the functions of life are only susp«ndcd. And this is done.by putting them into cold wa ter. When I was told the fact at Al bany, originally a Dutch settlement, I was rather incredulous, anti enquired among the Dutch people separately, and found they all agreed in the same story; alter which I could no longer doubt pi its truth. However, it was not long Wefofe 1 hail ocular demonstration of it. Some of the Mohawk Indians brought Mime fish to Albany to sell, that were caught in the Oneida lake, (I think they were trout) —the woman of the house where i was quartered, baught a bunch of them, and hung them up in the in side of the chimney; the chimneys be ing very wide in that country, ns they burn wood. Bye and bye I observed those fishes that were next the fire be gan to move first, then those in the middle of the hunch, and those on the outside last of nil. The Indians were three or four days on their journey, be fore they arrived at Albany. The Dutch people say, you may keep fish frozen and seemingly dead, not only days, but even weeks ; nay, some nave gone so far as to say months—and when you want to bring them alive, pul thcßi into cold water, or into an air where it barely thaws ; for if they are put into warm water, or brought in too hot an air, they will putrily. In North-Ame rica, where I was during the war before last, the farmers very often got what they called frost bit; our method was, to prevent the bad consequences of it, to rub them over with snow, or to put ths part into cold water, and bring the patient into a warm air by slow degrees. This is likewise practised in Russia and other Northern European countries.— I have heard of a person tv ho was fro zen stiff, that by the above treatment was recovered alter life was seemingly extinct. This Ido not relate as having Been, but I have been long of opinion, that some of the people who perish an nually in the snow in this country, might be recovered again, if proper measures were taken for the purpose. The ex periment with respect to the fish, might be tried in this country during severe j frost. Let it be observed, that il any p«rs«n has a mind to try it, the fish ought to be immediately irozen, either by laying it.on the ice in the shade, or putting it into snow ; for if the air be temperate, and the fish absolutely dies before it freezes, the experiment will not succeed. —I have been told by a gentleman from Switzerland, that it is a custom in that country, in carrying fish from one pond or lake, to another, to put them into a tub of water, and when the water is all frozen, then they transport them with the greatest safety without being beaten or bruised against one another, or against the sides ol the vessel. Sir, I am your Obedient humble servant, (Signed). GEORGE YOUNG. jiddressed to the Rev, Dr. Colder The following article from the post man, December 23—24—1715, is a proper addition on the subject: “ Whereas many people have been hurt in their limbs, by excessive cold weather, especially in the country ; some having lost their feet, kc. and that by ill management; for it is cus tomary to get near the fire, and bathe \ in warm water, either of which may oc ! casion u mortification oi the parts — ■ therefore, this advertisement is given i in charity to any one who may be in danger of the like misfortune, which may he prevented by the following method, viz.—When the feet, kc. are extremely numbed with cold, not to : come nigh the lire, or bathe in warm water, but bathe in cold water, rubbing the pails well with snow, either of which will preserve them. This is I spoken from experience, and may be depended upon ; and, because poor people seldom converse with newspa pers, it is desired that those who read this will make it known.” A performer having made his first appearance on the atage, as the Ghost in Hamlet, but little to the satisfaction of the audience, advanced to the front of the stage, and add rested them— “ Ladies and Gentlemen, I am sorry to perceive that my exertions are displeas ing to you, I shall, therefore, with your leave, give up the Ghost.” Valuable Medicines . WHICH are in high esteem and general use, throughout the United Stares, ma ny cf them (independent of their superior ef ficacy) being sold for less than the Drugs, of which they are compounded, could be purchas ed at a retail store. For several years past, they have been celebrated for the cure of most disease , to which the human body is liable, PARTICULARLY, Harms, * Corns, Coughs dT Colds, * Itch, Asthma, * Diseases of the Consumption, Eyes, Gout, Ringworms, Tet hheun atism, + ter* , \gc. <s 'prams, 4 Inward Weaknesses Palsy , ♦ Nervous Disorders , Iliad Ache, * Female Complaints, Tooth-Ache, Hooping Cough,\Fc. Among the nnmerous respectable recom mendations, (which may be seen at the place •f sale) the following are selected. Hamilton’s Elixir, For Coughs , iSfc. isfe. From. Luther Martin late attorney general of the state of Maryland. I comply "With your request in stating my opinion of Hamilton’s Elixir. It has been used in my family for two or three years past,- with uniform success, whenever colds, tougns, or similar complaints have renuered medicine necessary . 1 have myself found it an excel lent and agreeable remedy for a very painful and troublesome affection of the breast, accom danied with soreness, and with obstructed and difficult breathing. On these accounts I do not hesitate to re commend Hamilton’s Elixir as a valuable me dicine, and deserving public attention. LUTHER MARTIN. Hamilton’s Worm Lozenges. Litter from the Honorable A. C. Hanson, Esq. Chancellor of the state if Maryland, to the Editor if the Maryland Gazette. Sir....For the good of the public, as well as from a desire to do justice to a man of merit and genius, 1 request you to publish the fol lowing cases-: A young man in my family, who had read Dr. Hamilton’s advertisement, and who had, for some time, as he says, experienced the symptoms described by the doctor, as indicat ing the presence of worms in the human sto mach or intestines, resolved, without consult ing any person whatever, to try the doctor’s remedy. He accordingly procured a box of the Lo zenges. Last evening he took four of the yellow, and this morning he took an equal number of the brown kind. They did not, as he says, operate harshly, except one stool, when there came from him a worm, perfectly white, about a yard in length, as broad as his little finger, and having a number of joints, about an inch or an inch and a quarter distance from each other. Besides this worm, he says there came from ; him a considerable numb-r of small flat worms, I about three quarters of an inch in length, and nearly the same in breadth. He did not think of counting them, but he says there were more than twentya I regret extremely that 1 had not an oppor tunity of seeing the tape-worm; the young man not having, as he ought to have done, taken measures for preserving it, and the sini tle servant girl, who attended his chamber, having, before I had heard of his taking the medicine, thrown it and the oilier worms into the necessary, not thinking it of consequence po take care of them. The girl, however, and another sere-ant, concurs with him respecting the w orms which appeared in the vessel; and the tape-worm, they say, was aliv®, so far as. to have motion, after it came from him. It is needless to describe his symptoms, as he says they were exactly such a« aie describ ed by the doctor. Another young man of my family also with out any consultation or advice, one evening and morning, about three months ago, took seven lozenges, which operated powerfully. No worm came from him; but in the course i of two or three days he was quite well; and j has since had a considerable accession of flesh and strength. In short, although 1, l : ke many others, have been incredulous with respect to the virtue of j Hamilton’s Lozenges, 1 am at length perfect-! ly convinced of their great efficacy and utility, j As 1 cannot reasonably be supposed to have 1 any motive, except a consideration for the pub lic good, in publishing these cases, I flatter • myself that 1 shall not incur ridicule or censure | from unthinking men, for adding my second hand testimony to the evidence of the numer ous respectable characters who have aimed to render justice to Dr. Hamilton, (\v':?!i whom j ; 1 have not the slightest acquaintance,) and to : j give important information to Their fellow- , , ; creatures. j I think it not amiss to add, that, from the j I healthy appearance es the young man, who j 1 ! has been so greatly and quickly relieved, 1 1 should have ridiculed his symptoms and appre -1 hensions, had he communicated them to me . • before he took the lozenges. The fact, I ant I i ~ 1 persuaded, is, that most young persons, who are item time to time disordered without anv visable or apparent cause, are afflicted L>V worms. A. C- HANSON. Annapolis, Sept. 18, 1802. Itch Ointment. Warranted to cure by once using, and to be free from Mercury or any pernicious or cfensiit ingredient, &.c. may with perfect safety be ap plied to the youngest infant. Hahn's true and genuine German Corn Plaister. An infallible remedy for Corns, speedily re moving them root and’ branch, without ziviuir pein. The Genuine Persian . Che Restorative Powder, For the Teeth and Gums. Hahn’s Genuine Eye Water, A sovereign remedy for all diseases of the eyes Hahn’s Anti-Billions Pills, Celebrated for the mildness cf their opera tion, &c. for being the best known remedy for cleansing the stomach and bow ells. Hamilton’s Essence fc? Extract of Mustard, For Rheumatism, Gout, Pa’sv, Swelling, Numbness, &c. *’ V Tooth-Ache Drops, The only remedy yet discovered, which gives immediate and lasting relief in the most se vere instances. The Anodyne Elixir, For the cure of every kind of head-ache. The Damask Lip Salve. Hamilton’s Grand Restorative, For debilitated constitutions. Tht Public are respectfully informed th&r the subscriber has brought from Lee's Patent Medicine JVars-house } NEW-YORK, f a fresh Supply of tlie above Genu’mcMedi cinec. Geo: S. Houston. December 51. 75 Thomas Stokes, TAKES the liberty of informing the public in general, and bis up coun try friends in particular, that he has re moved to the City cf Augusta, and has commenced business, on Broad-street, in the store next below Messrs Ross, Brown b*Co. where he intends keeping a large assortment of GOODS, and will continue to supply his old customers on his usual moderate terms, and will sell so low to his new customers, as can hardly fail to give them perfect satisfaction. —He has now on Ha?id :— Blankets, Linsis,a Coatings, Cotuns, Clotns coarse and Hooeryj line, Hais, Calicoes, Cotton Cards, Demities, Nails, Shambrays, Loaf and Browo Sugar, AND A GENERAL SUPPLY OF GROCERIES. Tie has clso on hand, A quantity of the best Northern ‘ Cheese, which he recommends to private families, who desire to procure that article of a supcrioi quality. Wishing without loss of time to close allhisopen accounts, Mr. Stokes b: gs leave to inform such of his fiiends as have their names on his books, that lie still continues a cash st«re only in Pe tersburg, and there or in Augusta, they will find a statement of their accounts , and at either place, they can make their payments. —Those whose notes he holds can have an oppportunity of taking them up, by application to bis agent in Petersburg!), and making payments there, or should they prefer paying here, they will be furnished with a statement of the sum due, on paying which, ll.ei.' notes shall be canceled and delivered up. But is necessary to add, that as Mr. Stokes is determined to close all hi& accounts during the present season, those who do not make settlements in | conformity to this mild Sc polite request, ! will he hopes have the goodness not to | consider him out of his duty, if he sends j them an official demand, by a public offi ! cer, signed “ by the clerk of the court,’’ and “ bearing lest in the name of one of the Judges,” or authenticated by “ a jus ! tice of the peace, for the county afore | said,” as the nature of the demand, and ! amount due, may render one orthecth | er mode of proceeding, most ad vise-able-, j January 14, 78 — NOTICE. THE Parents and Guardians of Chil dren are Uilormec!, that a Writing j Muster is again appointed in the Rich- I mond Academy—and that the rates cl ! Tuition are reduced Jo four dollars per ! quarter, for classical and mathematical j students, urn! to two, and three dciiars a I quarter ior the other classes, j January 21 7?. i
