ON THE NAME OF MARY. Mary! it is a lovely name, Thrice hallow'd in the rolls of fame ; Nor honours springing from the earth, Mary, the mother of our Lord; May'st thou in pious love be all the three. Sent by L. S. R. A WORD ABOUT HEALTH. WHEN you are about to take a cottage, choose one in a healthy spot, although you pay more for it, it will be cheaper in the end than one at a less rent, in a damp situation. After you are up in the morning, throw open the bed-room window, and pull down the bed-clothes, that the fresh air may get to the bed. A house that is ever well aired and well washed, will seldom need a visit from the doctor. Remember, a dirty child can never be expected to be a healthy one: soap and water are much cheaper articles than medicine and ointments.-Wash your body thoroughly at least once a day, and rub well either with a towel or your dry hand, and you will know little of rheumatism and colds. When you know you want opening medicine, get some and take it at once; never wait to get worse, or you will have great difficulty in getting better. Don't expect to be well, if you drink much without eating if you eat more than you want-if you eat raw vegetables, or too many cooked ones, or unripe fruit-if you drink cold water when very hot, or put on a coat off the damp grass when you are in a sweat. If threshing in a barn, take a mouthful of drink now and then, and you will not leave off with that excessive thirst that makes you drink more at the public-house on your way home than is good for you, or than you can afford. Never get drunk; by so doing you weaken your bodily strength-disease your stomach-impair the powers of your mind-lose your character-injure your soul, by the blasphemy you utter and the breach of God's laws you commit-impoverish yourself and family, by wasting on your own appetite that which ought to support and clothe them, and at last, bring yourself either to an untimely end, or to pass your wretched old age in the workhouse; and all this, because you chose to indulge in a sin that has no gratification beyond that of the moment. Keep raw fruit out of the way of your children; the giving a child a raw apple to suck to keep it quiet, is buying a half-hour's ease at the price of a week or two's constant anxiety. To keep your children healthy, give them wholesome food in proper quantity; keep their feet within their shoes, their heads and bodies well washed, their hair close cut; let the room where they sleep be well aired -their clothes clean, and you won't often want the doctor to them; but if you do want him, get him at once; don't wait to see whether he may not chance to go by, or whether the child may not chance to get better,—by that way of acting, many a life is lost. Taken from "A handbill for the Cottage wall," by the Hon. and Rev. S. G. OSBORNE. A FRIENDLY ADMONITION TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. You are able, thank God, to go about your worldly business every day. Every day past brings you nearer to your last. The nearer you come to your latter end, the better you should be prepared for it: but the wilful neglect of Church and Sacrament-the wilful neglect of the public worship of God and the command of Christ', is not the Christian's way to heaven-is not the way to improve the state of the Soul, nor the way to fit you for the hour of death (very uncertain) and the day of judgment. Think of this, and mend your ways. If you do not lay on good materials-faith and good works,-the road will soon be impassable to the gates of Paradise. "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven "." C. H. 11 Cor. xi. 24. 2 Matt. vii. 21. RICHMOND PROVIDENT CLOTHING CLUB. WE are glad to hear from our valued correspondent at Richmond that this excellent Institution, the principle of which is to help the poor by teaching them to help themselves, is going on most prosperously. The amount of weekly deposits for the last year was 2211. 9s. 2 d., nearly double the sum deposited the year before; and the whole sum collected, including subscriptions, exceeded 2761. Of this, 2217. was laid out in various articles of clothing chosen by the depositors themselves, and the rest in coal, or repaid in cash for the liquidation of debts and payment of rent. The following is the list of articles. purchased by the members : £1 5s. 34d. worth of Tapes, Threads, Cottons, &c. The rules of the Society have appeared in a former Number, and may be recommended as an example for other places, where similar institutions would be found of the greatest advantage, not only to the comfort, but also the moral well-being of the poor. NEW RATES OF POSTAGE. THE scale of charges for letters in future is to be-for Such postage must be paid when the letter is sent; if not, it will be charged double on delivery. 66 EXTRACTS FROM THE PUBLIC NEWSPAPERS, &c. IMPORTANT TO ALL WHO MAKE BREAD.-We have ascertained that an ounce of carbonate of ammonia (smelling salts) put to a peck of flour will render bread perfectly sound, be the wheat ever so much grown. The way to use it is, to dissolve it in the water used for making the flour into paste, before the yeast is added.—Mark Lane Express.— [This paragraph is entitled to much more attention than is usually given to important" announcements in newspapers. As, however, to the infusion of ammonia actually making the flour sound, that is, no doubt, saying a little too much; but that it will be found of great service in lightening the dough, and consequently of aiding the baking process, will not be questioned by any person who is acquainted with its expanding properties. It may also be borne in mind, to prevent uneasy feelings of apprehension, that the exact quantity of ammonia which is to be used is not a matter of serious importance, inasmuch as it would require a great abuse of discretion to render the portion that may be thought necessary in the least degree unsafe or pernicious.]-Preston Pilot. EFFICACY OF BLEEDING PERSONS APPARENTLY DEAD.-At an inquest held on Tuesday before Mr. Carter, on the body of a man who died suddenly, a juror asked the surgeon in attendance if he had attempted to bleed the man. The surgeon said he did not, as the man was quite dead. Juror: But surely you might have tried to bleed him; if you failed the case would be no worse; you could not hurt the man if he was dead.-Witness: Certainly not; but it would have been useless, as the deceased was dead full ten minutes before I saw him.-Juror: Why, sir, I was dead, at least to all appearance, for a full hour; but the surgeon who was called in tried to bleed me, and succeeded, and here I am a living proof of the benefit of using the lancet. I wish surgeons would use it more frequently in such cases. THE WORDS OF MARTIN LUTHER. "I would not advise any one to place his child where the Holy Scriptures are not regarded as the rule of life. Every institution where God's Word is not diligently studied must become corrupt."-" Weighty words!" says D'Aubigne, " which governments, fathers, and the learned in all ages, would do well to consider."-History of the Great Reformation of the 16th Century.-Northampton Herald. It is not hazarding too much to say, that whilst hundreds and thousands have committed suicide, by the agency of hemp and steel, tens of thousands have destroyed themselves by intoxicating drinks.-Beaumont on Alcoholic Drinks. WOOLLEN RAGs for Manure.-We beg to draw the attention of agriculturists to this valuable manure which is working into general practice in different parts of the kingdom. It may not be generally known that persons guilty of torturing or maliciously killing a cat, are liable to a penalty of forty shillings. NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. We have received the communications of G.; H. S.; Y. S.; Francis M'J.; C. M. S.; A. E. S.; Y.; J. C. S.; A. F. N.; E. Y.; S. S.; and "A Constant Reader." ON THE COLLECT FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT. NEAR the village where I live stands a large mansion, the noble owner of which is often absent for some months; but never fails to return to spend the season of Christmas among his tenantry. He is not only a rich and powerful, but he is also a truly pious man, and delights in setting an example of the power of true religion in his own life and conduct, and of activity in every good work. One of his favourite occupations in the country is to visit our village school, to examine the children, and to give rewards to those whose general conduct has been attentive and orderly, and who have been obedient to their teachers. We are always very happy to see the steward, who generally comes a few days before his master, to prepare VOL. XX. F |