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FOR  THE  YEAR  OF  OUR  LORD,      jj  •  ^ 

BEING  BISSE^jr5ET'OR  1 EAP  YBAJlr        /^"5;  [j 
OF  AMERICAN  INC^.PENDENCE36th^.3nb.      I 

CALCULATED    FOR    THE   STATE  Oi*  NOl    ■  V   C  APOLlNA,  (b"V 
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DEG,  36  M    N.  LAT. 


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Notes  to  the  Reader. 

1st.  The  Calculations  of  this  Almanack  are  made  to  Solar 
or  Apparent  time  ;  to  which  add  the .  equations  in  the 
Table  on  Page  three,  when  fejie  clock  is  fast,  and  subtract 
it  when  slow,  for  the  mean  or  clocl^tinie. 

2d.  As  the  day  ends  at  "mfclqight,  the  rising,  setting  and 
southing  of  the  Mpon,  when  after  that  time  is  found  a- 
gainst  tjie  su'ccee'ding  day  :  So  on  the  night  of  or  (follow- 
ing) the  8th  of  January,  the  Moon  rises  at  2  h.  15  min. 
afte'r  midnight,  viz.  in  the  morning  of  the  9th,  not  at 
1  hour  19  minutes,  the  time  opposite  the  8th,  which  is 
that  of  its  rising  the  preceding  morning. 
3d.  The  risings,  settings  or  southing  of  a  Star  may  be 
carried  several  days  backwards  by  adding,  or  forward  by 
subtracting  4  minutes  per  day.  For  instance,  on  the  1 2th 
day  of  January  Sirius  is  south  at  1 1  hours  3  minutes, 
adding  12  minutes  for  three  days  sooner  we  have  11  h. 
15  minutes  for  the  southing  on  the  9th,  and  by  deducting 
8  m.  for  two  days  later  we  have  10  h.  55  m.  for  that  of 

,    the  1 4th  of  the  same  month. 


Chronological  Cycles. 

Dominical  Letters  E.  D.  |j  Solar  Cycle 
Epact         -  -  1 7  ||  Lunar  Cycle 

Moveable  Feasts. 


SepCuagesima,  January  26  J 
Quinquagesima,  Feh'ry     9  j 
Ash  Wednesday,  Feb'ry  12 
twiddle  Lent,  March  8 

Palm  Sunday,  March      22 
Easter,  March         -        29 


Low  Sunday,  April 
Rogation,  May* 
Ascension,  May 
Whitsunday,  May 
Trinity,  May 
Advent,  November 


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Astronomical  Characters  Explained, 


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A  TABLE  OF  THE  EQUATION  OF  TIME, 

For  regulating    Clocks  and    Watches  for    1812. 
Note,  fa-  Clock  too  fast,  that  is,  )<our  Clock,  to  be  set  right,  must 
be  so  much  faster  than  the  Sun  Dial.     Slo.  Cloek  too  slow,  that  j 
is,  your  Clock  must  be  so  much  slower  than  the  Sun  Dial. 


Days. 
1 

3 
5 
7 
9 

11 
13 
15 

17 
•  19 
21 
23 
25 
27 
29 
31 


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35 
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How  to  set  a  Clock  or  Watch  by  this  Table.  Tor  example,  Ja- 
nuary 1st.  I  find  by  looking  into  the  Table,  that  the  Clock  to  be 
right  must  be  3  minutes  39  seconds  faster  than  a  Sun  Dial ;  there- 
fore, 1  set  it  sq  much  faster.  And  so  of  the  rest.  Tv.'elve  o'clock 
is  the  best  time  to  set  a  Clock  or  Watch  by  a  sun  dial. 

Note.  A  Sun  Dial  strews  Solar  6?  apparent  time,  but  a  Clock, 
he.  should  be  set  to  eqnal  or  mean  time,  as  the  Table  directs. 


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Solar  and  Lunar  Eclipses  in  1812, 

first  of  the  Sun,  on  the  twelfth  day  of  February  at  2  h.  45  m.  in 
the  afternoon,  invisible,  by  reason  of  the  moon's  great  North 
Latitude. 

Second  of  the  Moon,  on  the  26th  and  2rth  dava  of  February, 
visible  as  follows,  viz. 

of  the  Eclipse  at  10 
of  total  darkness  at  1 1 
filtptical  8  at    0 

Middle  at    0 

Oof  total  d  aa'kness  at    1 
£of  the    Eclipse  at    2 


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Beginning' 


End 


39         J 
44  1-23 

36  Ik 


Afternoon. 


36  U&\ 

37  \    ..       • 

crj  1-2  >•  morning. 


25 


Digets  Eclipsed  20  1-2  ¥>  om  the  South  side  of  the-  Earth  shadow. 


mg,  mvjsiwe. 

Fourth  of  the  Sun,  on  the  6di  day  of   August,  at  11  h.  43m.  in 

the  afternoon,  invisible:. 
Fifth  of  the  Moon,,  on  the  22d  day  of  August,  at  9h.  43  m.  in  the 

morning,  invisible. 
Sixth,  of  the  Sun,  on  the  5th  day  of  September,  at  2h.  7  m.  in  the 
afternoon,  invisible,  by  reason  of  the  moon's  gre  *  North  Lati- 
tude. 

Varus  -until  be  evening  Star  until  the  first  day  of August tihen  morn- 
ing titui1  to  ilie  end  oj  the  yeui\ 


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ORTGIN  OF  THE  NAMES  OF  THE  SEtERAL  MONTHS. 


January,  so  called  from  the  Roman  Idol  Janus. 
February,  from   a  feast  held    by  the  Romans,  in  behalf  of  the 
Shades  of  the  Dead,  called  Ftbrua. 

*\larck. — Nuvna,  King- of  Rome,  is  said  to  have  given  this  month 
}  the  name  of  his  supposed  Father  Mars. 

April,  derived  i\-i>m  the  Latin  Jprilis-  or ^pjerioi,  to  open,  because 
tY    Earth'  then  begins  to  open  hej  bosom 
I      ^M«#,  cailed  by  Romu  us  Minus,  in  honour  of  his  Senators  and 
|  Nobles,  who  were  named  Mujotes — Others  derive  the  name  from 
Jd^ja,  the  mother  of  Mercury. 

June,  called  by  Romulus,  jftbtriiis,  in  honour  of  the  youth  of  Rome, 
who  served  him  in  war.— Ovid  says,  it  took  its  name  from  Juno- 

July,  antientiy  called  Qpintilfo,  the  fifth  of  Romulus*  his  year 
began  at, March.  Mark  Anthony  gave  it  its  present  name  m  ho- 
nour of  Julius  C<?sar,\v\\c  was  born  in  it- 

,'bigust,  formerly  Sextiii*,  but  .changed  in  honour  of  Augustus. 
September,  still  retains  its  old  name,  derived  from  Septimus,  the 
r  seventh  from  Mu'cki 

October,  has  also  retained  its  old  name,  from  its  being  the 
eigiuh  month  in  ilonuilus's  Calendar. 

.Yovember,  from  JS'owm,  the  ninth  month  in  the  year  of  Romulus. 
December,  from  Decern,  ten,  being  the  tenth  month,  as  above. 
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THE  WAY  TO  WEALTH, 

Written  by  Dr.  Franklin. 
?!  Being  a  Preface  to  an  old  Pennsylvania  Almanack,   called 
Poor  Richard  imfiroved. 

Courteous  Reader !,— -I  have  heard,  that  nothing  gives  an 

fj  authour  so  great  a  pleasure,  as  to  find  his  works  respect- 

li  !  ul ly  quoted  by  others.     Judge,  then,  how   much  I   must 

I     |[  have  been  gratified  by  an  Incident  I  am  going  to  relate  you. 

t+m     ii  I  stopped  my  horse  lately,  where  a  great  number  of  people 

!'  v  ere  collected   at  an  auction   of  merchants-  goods.     The 

Ii  hour  of  sale  not  being  come,  they  were  conversing  on  the 

||  badness  of  the  times,  and  one  of  the  company  called  to   a 

r  '     Ii  plain  clean  old  man,  with  white  locks—4  Pray,  Father  Abra- 

il  ham,  what  think  you  of  the  times  ?  Will  not  these   heavy 

J         j|  taxes  quite  ruin  the  country?  How  shall  we  ever  be   able 

•|  to  pay  them  ?  What  would  you  advise  us  to-?* — Father    A- 

?:  ...(ham  stood  up  and  replied,  i  If  you  would  have  my  ad-    ; 

||  vice,  I  will  give  it  you  in  short,  "for  a  word  to  the  wise  is 

(I  ■r.ough,"  as  Poor  Richard,  says**     They  joined  in  desiring 

j  !j|m  to  speak  his  mind,  and  gatheiing  around  him  he  pro- 

•  fi  cceded  as  follows :  <  Friends,  says  he,  the  taxes  are  indeed 

|j  vjry  heavy:  and  if  those  laid  on  by  the  government  were 

J  i he  only  ones  we  had  to  pay,  we  might  more  easily  dis- 
charge them  ;  but  we  have  many  others,  and  much  mure 
,11  grievous  to  some  of  us.  We  ate  taxed  twice  as  much  by 
f  our  idleness,  three  times  as  much  by  our  pride,  and  four. 
fj  timeias  much  by  our  folly  ;  and  from  these  taxes  the  com- 
|j  inissioners .cannot  ease  or  deliver  us,  by  allowing  an  abate- 
jj  merit,  however,  Ictus  hearken  to  good  advice,  and  soroe- 
i-j  thing  may  be  done  for  us;  {t-God  helps  them  that  help 
f]  .   ^mseives,"  as  Poor  Richard,  says. 

'I.     '  It  would  be  thought  a  hard  government  that  shoul  J 
jj  *x  its  people  one  tenth  part  of  their  time,  to  be  employed 
|  in  if  s  service  :  but  idleness  taxes  many  of  us  much  rnoie  ; 
6|  sloth,  by  bringing  on  diseases,  absolutely-  shortens  life. — 
*  fj •'-'  Sloth  like  rust,  consumes  faster  than  labour  wears,  while 

jj  the  key  used  is. always  bright,"  as  Poor  Richard  says.— 
|j  But  dost  thou  love  life,  then  do  not  squander  time,  for  that 
|[  is  the  stuff  life  is  made  of,"  as  Poor  Richard  says.— How 
|j  much  more  than  is  necessary  do  we  spend  in  sleep;  for- 
jfj  getting  that  g  The  sleeping  fox  catches  no  poultry,  and 
j|  that  there  will  be  sleeping  enough  in  the  grave,"  -^  Poor 
}\  Richard  says. 


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*  If  lime  be  of  all  things  the  most  precious,  wasting  time 
must  be,'  as  Poor  Richard, *.'  the  greatest  prodigality  ;"  since 
as  he  elsewhere  tells  us,  "  Lost  time  is  never  found  again ; 
Sc  wnat  we  call  time  enough,  always  proves  little  enough  :" 
Let  us  then  up  and  be  doing,  and  doing,  to  the  purpose ; 
for  by  diligence  we  shall  do  more  with  less   perplexity. — 
"  Sloth  makes  ail  things  difficult,  but  industry  all  easy  ;  and 
he  that  riseth  late,  must  trot  all  day,  and  shall  scaite  over- 
take his  business  at  night ;  whilst  laziness  travels  so  slowly, 
that  poverty  soon  overtakes  him.     Drive  thy  business,  let 
not  that  drive  thee ;  and  early   to  bed,  and   early  t<|>  rise, 
makes  a  man-healthy,  wealthy  and  wise," .  as  Poor  Hichard 
says. 
j      'So  what  signifies  wishing  and  hoping  for  better  times  ? 
We  may  make  these  times  better,  if  we  bestir  ourselves. 
Industry  need  not  wish,  and  he  that  lives  upon  hope  will 
j  die  fasting.     "  There  are  no  gains  without  pains  ;  then  help 
j  hands,  for  I  have  no  lands,"  or  if  I  have,  they  are   smartly 
1  taxed.     "  He  that  hath  a  trade,  hath  an  estate  ;  and  he  that 
hatha    calling,  hath  an  office  of   profit  and    honour,-'    as 
Poor  Richard  says  ;  but  then  the  trade  must  be  worked  at, 
j  and  the  calling  well  followed,  or  neithei  the  estate  nor  the 
office  will  enable \is  to  pay  our  taxes.     If  we  are  industri- 
ous, we  shall  never  starve;  for,-" at  the  working  man's 
I  house  hunger  looks  in,  but  dares  not  enter."     Nor  will  the 
j  bailifFor  the  constable  enter,  for  "  Industry  pays  debts,  while 
despair  encreaseth-them."     What  though  you  have  found 
no  treasure,  nor  has  any  rich  relation  left  you  a  legacy,  "  di- 
ligence is  the  mother  of  good  luck,  and  God  gives  ail  things 
co  industry.     Then  plough  deep  while  the  sluggards  sleep, 
and  you  shall  have  corn  to  sell  and  to  keep."  .  Work  while 
it  is  called  to-day,  for  you  know  not  how  much  you  may 
be  hindered  to-morrow.     "  One  to    day   is    wouh   two  to- 
morrows," as  Poor  Richard 'says;  and  farther,  "never  leave 
that  till  to-morrow  which  you  can  do  to  day."     If  you  were 
a  servant,    would  you  not  be  ashamed    that  a  good- master 
j  should  catch  you  idle  ?  Are  you  then  your  own  master  ?— 
Be  ashamed  to  catch  yourself  idle,when  there  is  so  much 
to  be  £one  for  yourself,  your  family  and  your  country. -r- 
j  Handle  your  tools  without  mittens  ;  remember,  that  "  The 
cat  in  gloves  catch.es  no  mice,"  as  Poor  Richard  says.     It 
is  true,  there  is    much    to  be  done,   and  perhaps,  you  are 
weak  handed  ;  but  stick  to  it  steadily,and  you  will  see  great 
e fleets ;  for,  "Constant  dropping    wears  away  stones ;  and  j 


J 


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by  diligence  and  patience  the  mouse  ate  in  two  the   cable ; 

<  and  little  strokes  fell  great  oaks  " 

4  Methinks  I  hear  some  of  you  say, "  Must  a  man  afford 
himself  no  leisure  ?"  I  will  tell  thee,  my  friend,  what  Poor 
Richard  says;  "Employ  thy  time  well,  if  thou  meanest  to 
gain  leisure  ;  and,  since  thou  art  not  sure  of  a  minute,  throw 
not  away  an  hour.'*  Lehure  is  time  for  doing  something 
useful ;  this  leisure  the  diligent  man  wHl  obtain,  but  the  far 
zy  man  never  ;  for  «  A  life  of  leisure  and  a  life  of  laziness 
are  two  things,  .  Many  without  labour,  would  live  by  their 
wits  only,  but  they  break  for  the  want  of  stock  >"  whereas 
industry  gives  comfort,  and  plenty,  and  respect.  "  Fly 
pleasures  ai*d  they  will  follow  you,  The  diligent  spinner 
has  a  large  shift ;  and  now  I  have  a  sheep  and  a  cow,  every 

j  body  bids  me  good -morrow." 

II.  '  But  with,  our  industry,  we  must  likewise  be  steady, 

|  settled,  and  careful,  and  oversee  our  ovviv  affairs  with  our 
own;  eyes,  and  not  trust  too  much  to  others ;  for,  as  Poor 
Richard  says. 

"  I  never  saw  an  ^ft-removed  tree, 
•  Nor  j  et  an  oft  removed  family, 

That  throve  so  well  as  those  that  settledbe." 

|  And  again,  "Three  lemovcs  are  as  bad  as  a  fire ;"  &  again, 
i(i  Keep  thy  shop"  and  thy  shop  will  keep  thee;  and  again, 
"  If  you  would  have  your  business  done,  go,  if  not3  send." 
And  again,  -, 

*'  He  that  by  the  plough  would  thrive,     , 
v         Himself  niu^t, either  hold  or  drive." 

|  And  again,  "  The  eye  of  a  master  will  do  more  work' than  j 
both  his  hands ;"  and  again,  "  Want  of  care  does  us  more 
damage  than  want  of  knowledge;  and  again,  "Not  to 
oversee  workmen,  is  to  leave  them  your  purse  open  ;  trust- 
ing too  much  to  others  care-is  the^uin  of  many ;"  for  "  If 
you  would  have  a  faithful  servant,  and  one  that  you  like, 
serve  yourself.  A  little  neglect  may  breed  great  mischief ;  I 
,  for  want  of  a  nail  the  shoe  was  lost ;  for  want  of  a  shoe  the 
I  horse  was  lost ;  and  for  want  of  a  horse  the  rider  was  lost," 
(  being  overtaken  and  slain  by  the  enemy  ;  all  for  want  of  a 
little  care  about  a. .horse-shoe  nail. 

III. '  So  much  for  industry,  my  friends,  and  attention  to 
one's  own  business;  but  to  these  we  must  add  frugality,  if. 
we  would  make  our  industry  more   certainly  successful, 
I  A  man   may,  if  he  knows  not   how  to  save   as  he  gets 


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"  -keep  his  nose  all  his  life  to  the  grindstone,  and  die  not 
worth  a  groat  at  last.  A  fat  kitchen  makes  a  lean  will  ;** 
and 

"  Many  estates  are  Spent  in  the  fretting, 

Since  women  for  tea  forsook  spinning  and  knitting, 

And  men  for- punch  forsook  hewing  and  splitting.* 

« If  you  would  be  wealthy,  think  of  saving,  as  well  as  of  get- 
ting. The  Indies  have  not  made  Spain  rich,  because  her 
outgoes  are  greater  than  her  incomes.*' 

«  Away,  then,  with  your  expensive  follies,  and  you  will 
not  then  have  so  much  cause  to  complain  of  hard  times, 
heavy  taxes,  and  chargeable  families  For 
"Women  and  wine,  game  and  deceit, 
Make  the  wealth  sm:dl,  and    lie  want  great.*, 

And  farther,  "  What  maintains  one  vice,  would  bring  up 
two  children "     You  may  think,  perhaps,  that  a  little  ica 
or  a  Httle  punch  now  and  then,  diet  a  little  more  costly, 
deaths  a  little   frner,  and  a  liule  entertainment  now   and 
tl. ■:.'">.  can  be  no  great  matter;  but  remember,  "  Many  a 
little  makes   a  mickfe.'"     Beware  of  little  exptnces;"A 
small  leak  wili-sin^  a   great  ship,"  as   Poor  Richard  says  ; 
and  again,  "  Who  dainties  love,  shall  beggars  prove  ;"   and 
moreover,  "  Fools  make  feasts,  and  wise  men  eat  them." 
Her?,  you  are  all  got  together  to  this  sale  of  fineries  and 
nick-nacks.     You  'call  them  goods  :  but,  if  you  do  not  take 
care,  they  will  prove  evils  to  some  of  you.     You  expect 
they  will  be  sold   cheap,  and,  perns -ps,  they  ma>  for  less 
than  they  cost ;  but,  if  yen  have  no  occaaion  for  them,  they 
must -be  dear  to  you.     Remember  what   Poor   fiicharch 
says,  «  Buy  what  fhou  hast  no  need  of,  and  ere   long  thou 
shaft  sell  thy   necessaries  "     And  again,  "  At  a  gre  t  pen 
ny worth   pause  awhile"     He  means,  that  perhaps  the] 
cheapness  is  apparent  only,  and  not  real ;  or  the  bargain, 
by  straitening   thee   in  thy   business,  may  do  thee   more  ^ 
harir*  thSn good,     Form   anoO  er  place  he   says,  "  M  any  | 
bayi  been  ruined  by  buying  good   pennyworths."     Again,  ■ 
t.  Tt  js   foolish  toby   out  money  in  a  purchase   ofrepen-j 
tance  ;"  and  yet   this  folly  is   practised  every  day   at  auc- 
tions, for  want  of  minding  the  Almanac,     Many  a  one,  for 
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lv,  and   have  starved   their  families  ;  «  Silks  and  *;  ttins, 
scarlets  and  velvets,  put  out    the  kitchen   fire,"  as  Poor 
l  Richard  say's,      These  arc  not  the  necessaries  of  life  4  they 
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cause  they  look  pretty,  how  many  want  to  have  them  ?  By 
these,  and  other  extravagancies,  the  genteel  are  reduced 
to  poverty,  and  forced  to  borrow  of  those  whom  they  for- 
merly despised,  but,  who  through  industry  and  frugality, 
have  maintained  their  standing;  in  which  case  it  appears 
plainly,  that  "  A  ploughman  on  his  legs  is  higher  than  at 
gentleman  on  lis  knees,"  as  Poor  Richard  says.  Perhaps 
they  have  had  a  small  estate  left  them,  which  they  knew 
not  the  getting  of;  they  think,  "  It  is  day,  and  will  never 
bo  night ;"  that  a  little  to  be  spent  out  of  so  much  is  not 
worth  minding  ;  but"  Always  taking  out  of  the  meal-tub, 
and  never  putting -in,  soon  comes  to^the  bottom," as  Poor 
Richard  says  ;  and  then, "  When  the  well  is  dry,  they 
know  the  worth  of  water."  But  this  they  might  have 
known  before,  if  they  had  taken  his  advice  :  If  you  would 
know  the  value  of  money,  go  and  try  to  borrow  some; 
for  "  He  that  goes  a  borrowing  goes  a  sorrowing,"  as  Poor 
Richard  says  ;  and,  indeed,  so  does  he  that  lends  to  such 
people,  when  he  does  not  g^t  it  again.  Poor  Dick  farther 
advises  and  says, 

Ai  Fond  pride  of  dress  is  sure  a  very  curse  ;  '     ; 

Ere  fancy  you  consult,  consult  your  purse." 

And  again, li  Pride  is  as  loud  a  beggar  as  Want,  and  a 
great  deal  more  saucy."  When  you  have  bought  one 
hne  thing,  you  must  buy  ten  more,  that  your  appearance 
be  all  of  a-piece  ;  but  Poor  Dick  says,  "  It  is  easier  to  sup- 
press the  first  desire,  than  to  satisfy  all  that  follow  it  :" 
And  it  is  as  truly  folly  for  the  po«r  to  ape  the  rich,  as  for 
the  frog  to  swell,  in  order  to  equal  the  ox. 
*' Vessels larg*e may  venture. more,  - 
But  little  boats  should  keep  near  shore." 

It  is,  however,  a  folly  soon  punished  :  for,  as  Poor  Rich- 
ard says,  "Pride  that  dines  on  vanity,  sups  on  contempt: 
Pride  breakfasted  with  plenty,  dined  with  poverty,  and  sup- 
ped with  infamy."  And,  after  all,  of  what  use  is  this 
pride  of  appearance,  for  which  so  much  is  risked,  so  much 
is  suffered  ?  It  cannot  promote  health  nor  ease  pain  ;  it 
makes  no  increase  of  merit  in  a  person  ;  it  creates  envy; 
it  hastens  misfortune. 

«  But- what  madness  must  it  be  to  run  in  debt  for  these 
superfluities?  We  are  offered,  by  the  terms  of  this  sale, 
six  months  credit  ;  and  that  perhaps,  has  induced  some  of 
us  to  attend  it,  because  we  cannot  spare  the  ready  money, 
and  hope  now  to  be  fine  without  it.  But  ah  !  think  what 
you  do  when  you  run  in  debt ;  you  give  to  another  power 


%&&/  e-^S*^'^*^**^*^^ 


VI.  M6&. 


hath  30  days. 


Moon's  Phases, 

Last   ([/  2  9  55  M 

New  Q     9  2  35  M 

First  ]>•  16  3  52  A. 

Full  O  24  2  18  A. 


IjIJIO 

2(tue 
3  we 
4thu 

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6]sat 

:  7/> 

8;mc 
)  9/lut 
HO  we 

lllhu 
-12|fri 

ISjsat 

\4,D 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 


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D 
mo 
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we 
thu 
in 

Slit 

D 

mo 

tue 


Miscellaneous 
Particulars, 


$  sets  b,  29. 

Spica  sets  2  3. 
Din  Perigee. 

$  Elongation. 
1/  sets  8  56. 
Pcrhajis  Rain, 

but  if  not, 
Arc.  so.  8,  52 
$  south  9  52 
gtoi?2  blame  me. 

V  south  00  56. 
Day  14  h.  26  m 
Spica  sets  1  9 

])in  Apogee 
J  sets  8  6 

0  enter  55  the 
longest  day. 
Cloudy 

south  12  3 

<?3b 


4%  a 


- 


|I6=5 


jj  over  your  liberty.  If  you  cannot  pay  at  the  time,  you' 
(J  mil  be  ashamed  to  see  your  creditor  ;  }:gu  will  be  in  fear 
|;  w  hen  you  speak  to  mm  ;  you  will  make  poor,  pitiful,  sneak- 
|]  ing,  excuses  ;  and,  by  degrees,  come  to  lose  your  veracity, 
jj  and  sink  into  base  downright  lying  ;  &r  "  The  &?cezd  vice 
|j  is  lying,  the</£r«t  is  running  in  debt,"  as  Poor  Richard  says ; 

!'{  and  again  to  the  ^irae  purpose,  "  Lying  rides  upon  Debt's 
|  beck  ;*'  whereas  a  free-born  American  ought  sjot  to  be 
|!  «t shamed  to  see  or  to  speak  to  any  man  living.  But  pover-' 
|  ij  often  deprives  a  man  of  all  spirit  and  virtue.     <4  It  is 

i]  hard  ior  an  empty  bag  to  sL.nd   upright.**     Wlwft  would  I 
j.you  think  of  thai  pnjek^pr  of  that  government,  w ho  should 
§  issue  aii  edict  forbidding  you  to  dress. 'ike  a  gentleman  01 
gentlewoman,  on  pain  of  imprisonment  or  servitude  ? — 
Would  you  not  say  you  were  iVee,  have  a  right  to  dress 
as  you  please,  and  that  such  an  edict  wou*d  be  a  breach  of 
your  privileges*  &&■&  such  a  government  tyrannical  ?    .And. 
yet  you  are  about  to  put  youiself  under  that  tyranny,  when  j 
i  you  run  in  dent  for  such  dress !  Your  creditor  has  authori-' 
|  ty,  H  his   pleasure,  to  deprive  you  of  your  liberty,  by  con- 
j  fining  you  in  goal  for  Hfe,  or  by  selling  you  for  a  servant, 
i  if  yoQ  should  not  be  able  to  pay  him.     When  you  have  got 
perhaps,  think  little  of  payment ; 
>,  *<■  Creditors  have  better  memo- 
ries than  debtors  ;  creditors  are  a  superstitious  sect,  great 
observers  of  set  days  and  times."     The  day  comes  round  !j 
before  you  are  aware,  and  the  demand  is  made  before  you , 
are  prepared  to  satisfy  it :  or,  If  you  bear  your  debt   in 
I  mind,  the  term  which*  at  fet  seemed  so  long,  will?  as  it 
Ij  lessens,  appear  extremely  short.     Time  will  seem  to  have  j 
I!  added  wings  to  his  heeisus  well  as  his  shoulders.     "  Those 
fj  have  a  short  Lent  who  owe  money  to  be  paid  at  Easter.'" 
ij  At  present,  perhaps-,  you  may  think  y em  selves  in  thriving 
fj  circumstances,  and  that  you  can  bear  a  little  extravagance 
|j  without  injury .  but 


N  )  our  bargain,  you  may 
'  but  as  Poor  Richard  s. 


*-  For  a?re  and 
Kg  mar,-.\m:  si 


save  while  youraay*. 
its  a  w  iioie  day, ' 


I  din  may  be  temporary  and  uncertain,  but  ever,  while  you 
|  live,  ex pence  is  constant  and  certain  ;  and, "  It  is  easier 
■lj  to  build  two  chimnies,  than  to  keep  one  inTuei,"  as  Poor 
jj  Richard  says  :  So,  «  Rather  go  to  bed  supperless  than  rise 
|  in  debt." 

*(  Oct  ulia*  you  can,  and  what  yon  get  hold,. 

'Tis  the  stone  thai  wiil  turn  ail  your  lead  into  geld." 


L 


i 


"TH — k"<1""  '  ""T;miM  hi ii  u„ 


AS: 


And  when  you  have  got  the  philosopher's  stone,  sure  you 
will  no  longer  complain  of  bad  times  or  the  difficulty  of 
paying  taxes. 

IV.  4  This  doctrine>  my  friends,  is  reason  and  wisdom  ; 
but,  after  all,  do  not  depend  too  much  upon  your  own  in- 
dustry and  frugality,  8c  prudence,  thuugh  excellent  things ; 
for  they  may  all  be  blasted  without  the  blessing  of  Heaven ; 
and  thereiore,  ask  that  blessing  humbly,  and  be  not  uncha- 
f  ritable  to  these  that  at  present  seem  to  want  it,  but  com- 
J  fort  and  help  them.  Remember  Job  suffered,  and  was 
afterwards  prosperous. 

'And  now,  to  conclude,  "Experience  keeps  a  dear 
school,  but  fools  will  learn  in  no  other,"  as  IJoer  Richard 
says,  wd  scarce  in  that  ;  for,  it  is  true,  «  We  may  give 
advice,  but  we  cannot  give  conduct ;"  however,  remem- 
ber this,  "  They  that  will  not  be  counselled,  cannot  be  help 
ed  ;"  ancl  further,  that,  "  If  you  will  not  hear  Reason,  she 
will  surely  rap  your  knuckles,"  as  Poor  Richard  says. 
Thus  the  old  gentleman  ended  his  harangue.  The 
*  people  heard  it,  and  approved  the  doctrine,  and  immedi- 
ately practised  the  contrary,  just  as  if  it  had  been  a  com- 
mon sermon  ;  for  the  auction  opened,  and  they  began  to 
buy  extravagantly. — I  found  the  good  man  had  thoroughly 
studied  my  Almanacs,  and  digested  all  I  had  dropt  on 
these  topics  during  the  course  of  twenty-five  years.  The 
frequent  mention  he  made  of  me  must  have  tired  any   one 


else  ;  but  my  vanity 


was  wonderfully  delighted  with   it, 


ough  I  was  conscious  that  not  a  tenth  part  ot  the  wisdom 
was  my  own,  which  he  ascribed  to  me  ;  but  rather  the 
gleanings  that  I  had  made  of  the  sense  of  all  ages  and  na- 
tions. However,  I  resolved  to  be  the  better  for  the  echo 
of  it  ;  and,  though  I  had  at  first  determined  to  buy  stuff  for 
a  new  coat,  I  went  away,  resolved  to  wear  my  old  one  a 
little  longer.  Reader,  if  thou  wilt  do  the  same,  thy  profit 
will  be  as  great  as  mine. 

I  am,  as  ever,  thine  to  serve  thee, 

RICHARD  SAUNDERS. 

A  REMARKABLE  ACCOUNT 

Of  the  Resuscitation  of  Life>  in  the  Case  of  the  Rev.  Wil- 
liam T&twpnt,  of  Freehold,  News  Jersey. 
The  late  Rev.  William   Tennent,   of  Freehold,  in  the 
county  of  Monmouth,  in  the  state  of  New  Jersey,  of  whom 
is  the  'following  .■< count,  was  tin  second  son  of  the   Rev. 


u 


VIII  Month  AUGUSI,  hath  31  Days, 
l     P 
Moon's  Phases,.  m u%  j 


D. 

New®  6 
First])  15 
Full  Ql22 
Last  <[  29 


II. 

11 

2 

9 
0 


M. 
SO  A. 
13  M. 
44  M. 
46  M. 


l.sar 
22} 

3  mo 

4  tur 

5  'we 
6jthu 
7jfri 
8'sat 
9\D 

10  mo 


Miscdlaneoi 
Particulars 
d0?  inT~" 

7  *s  rises  1  1- 
.Raia 

Q  eclipsed  in- 
visible. 

%  rises- 3  23 
Sultry, 


Su, 

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[11.  M 


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%  vises  2  56 

<[  eclipsed  in  v. 
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h  south  7  49 
<  in  perigee 
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Rain 

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« 


William  Tennent,,  minister  of  the  gospel  at  Ncshaminy, 
:  in  Buck's  county,  Pennsylvania.  After  a  regular  course 
of  study  in  theology,  Mr  Tennent  was  preparing  for  his 
examination  by  the  presbytery,  as  a  candidate  for  the  gos- 
pel ministry.  His  intense  application  affected  his  health, 
i  and  brought  on  a  pain  in  his  bieast,  and  a  slight  hectic. 
He  soon  became  emaciated,  and  at  length  was  like  a  liv- 
ing: .sk el eton.  His  life  was  now  threatened.  He  was  at- 
tended by  a  physician,  a  young  gentleman,  who  was  attach- 
ed to  him  by  the  strictest  and  warmest  friendship.  He 
grew  worse  and  worse,  till  little  hope  of  life  was  left.  In 
this  situation,  his  spirits  failed)  and  he  began  to  entertain 
doubts  of  his  final  happiness.  He  was  -conversing  one 
morning  with  his  brother,  in  Latin,  on  the  state  of  his 
soul,  when  he  fainted  and  died  away.  After  the  usual 
time,  he  was  laid  out  on  a  board,  according  to  the  common 
practice  of  the  country  ;  and  the  neighbourhood  were  in- 
vited to  attend  bis-  funeral  on  the  next  day. 

In  the  evening  his  physician  and  friend  returned  from  a 
ride  into  the  country,  and  was  afflicted  beyond  measure  at 
the  news  of  his  death.  He  could  not  be  persuaded  it  was 
certain  ;■  and  on  being  told  that  one  of  the  persons  who 
had  assisted  in  laying  out  the  body  thought  he  had  observ- 
ed a  lktle  tremor  of  the  flesh,  under  the  arm,  although  the 
body  was  cold  and  stiff,  he  endeavoured  to  ascertain  the 
fact.  He  first  put  his  hand  into  warm  water,  to  make  it 
as  sensible  as  possible,  and  then  felt  under  the  arm,  and  at 
the  heart,  and  affirmed  he  felt  an  unusual  warmth,  though 
no  one  else  could.  He  bad  the  body  restored  to  a  warm 
bed  ;  and  insisted  that  the  people,  who  had  been  invited  to 
the  funeral,  should  be  requested  not  to  attend.  To  this  the 
brother  in  whose  house  he  then  Was)  objected,. the  eyes 
being  sunk,  the  lips  discoloured,  and  the  whole  body  cold 
and  stiff  :  however,  the  doctor  finally  prevailed;  and  all 
probable  means  were  used,  to -discover  symptoms  of  re- 
turning life.  But  the  third .  day  arrived,  and  no  hopes 
were  entertained  of  success,  but  by  the  doctor,  who  never 
left  him  night  nor  day.  The  people  were  again  invited,  8c 
assembled  to  attend  the  funeral.  The  doctor  still  objected  ; 
and  at  last  confined  his  request  for  delay"  to  one  hour,  then 
to  half  an  hour,  and  finally  to  a  quarter  of  an  hour.  He 
had  discovered  that  the  tongue  was  much  swoln,  and 
threatened  to  crack  :  he  was  endeavouring  to  soften  it 
by  some  emollient  ointment,  put  upon  it  with  a  leather, 


IMJMIBi'lIJi 


p 


IX  Month,  SEPTEMBER,  hath  30  days. 
"Planet's  Places,.  &c. 


Moon's  Phases, 


New 

First  $  i  3 

Full  O  20 

Last  a  27 


Miscellaneous 
Particulars. 


Siixi  \  Stifis  \J>To&n's\  Jtscii    Jfoan 


lithe] 

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3;lhu| 

mi  ib  Stationary. 
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6JD 
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when  the  brother  came  in*  about  the  expiration  of  tfre  last 
period,  and  mistaking  what  the  doctor  was  doing,  for  an 
attempt  to  feed  him,  manifested  some  resentment*  and  in 
a  spirited  tone  said,  >lt  is  shameful  to  be  feeding  a  life- 
(efi  corpse  j*  and  insisted  with  earnestness,  that  the  fune- 
ral should  immediately  proceed.  At  this  critical  and  im- 
portant moment*  the  body,  to  the  great  alarm  and  aston- 
ishment .of  ail  present,  opened  its  eyes,  gave  a  dreadful 
groan,  and  sunk  again  into  apparent  death.  This  put  an 
end  to  all  thoughts  of  burying  him,  and  every  effort  was 
'again  employed,  in  hopes  of  bringing  about  a  speedy  re- 
suscitation- In  about  an  hour  the  eyes  again  opened,  a 
jieavy  groan  procceeded  from  the  6ody,  and  again  all  ap- 
pearance >o$  animation  vanished.  In  another  hour,  liie  j 
seemed  to  retain  with  more  power,  and  a  complete  revival  j 
took  place,  to  the  great  joy  of  the  family  and  friends,  and 
to  the  no  small  astonishment  and  conviction  of  very  many 
who  had  been  ridiculing  the  idea  of  restoring  to  life  a 
dead  body* 

Mr,  Tennent  continued  in  so  weak  and  low  a  state  for 
six  weeks,  that  great  doubts  were  entertained  of  his  final 
recovery  ;  however,  after  that  period  he  recovered  much 
Dster,  but  it  was  about  twelve  weeks  before  he  was  com- 
pletely restored..  Alter  he  -was  able  to  walk  the  rpom, 
f:  ind  to  take  notice  of  what  passed  around  him,  on  a  Sunday 
-afternoon,  his  sister,  who  had  staid  from  church  to  attend 
him,  was  reading  in  the  Bible,  when  he  took  notice  of  it, 
and  asked  her  what  she  had  in  her  hand.  She  answered, 
that  slie  was  reading  the  Bible.  He  replied4  'What  is 
the  Bible  ?  I  know  not  what  you  mean.'  This  affected 
the  sister  so  much  that  she  burst  into  tears,  and  informed 

i'Ti  that  he  was  once  well  acquainted  with  it.  On  her 
reporting  this  to  her  brother,  when  he  returned,  Mr.  Ten- 
nent  was  found,  upon  examination,  to  be  totally  ignorant  of 
(very  transaction  of  his. life  previous  to  his  sickness.     He 

ould  not  read  a  single  word,  neither  did  he  seem  to  have  i 
..  :<y  idea  of  what  it  meant.  As  soon  as  ne  became  capable  f 
of  attention,  he  was  taught  to  read  and  write,  as  children  are 
usually  taught,  and  afterwards  began  to  learn  the  Latin 
language  under  the  tuition  of  his  brother.  One  day  as  he 
was  reciting  a  lesson  in  Cornelius  Nepos,  he  suddenly 
started,  clapped  his  hand  to  his  head,  as  if  something  had 
hurt  him,  and  made  a  pause.  His  brother  asked  him 
what  was  the  matter  :  he  said  that  he  felt  a  sudden,  shock 

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in  his  head,  and  it  now  seemed  to  him  as  if  he  had  read 
that  book  before.  By  degrees  his  recollection  was  restor- 
ed, and  he  could  speak  the  Latin  as  fluently  as  before  his 
sickness.  His  memory  so  completely  revived,  that  he 
gained  a  perfect  knowledge  of  the  past  transactions  of  his 
life,  as  if  no  difficulty  had  previously  occurred.*  This 
event,  at  the  time,  made  considerable  noise,  and  furnished 
a  subject  of  deep  investigation  and  learned  inquiry  to  the 
real  philosopher  and  curious  anatomist. 

The  candid  reader  is  left  to  his  own  reflections  oh  this 
interesting  ^subject.  The  facts  have  been  stated,  and  they 
are  unquestionable. 

As  soon  as  circumstances  would  permit,  Mr.   Tennent 
was  licensed,  and  began  to  preach  the   everlasting  gospel 
with  great  zeal  and  success.     The   death   of  his  brother, 
who^had  been  some  time 'settled  as  minister  of  the   Pres- 
byterian church  at  Freehold,  in  the  county  of  Monmouth, 
New  Jersey,  left  that  congregation  in  a  destitute   state. 
They  had  experienced  so  much  spiritual  benefit  from   the 
indefatigable  labours  and  pious  zeal  of  this   able   minister 
!  of  Jesus  Christ,  that  they  soon   turned  their   attention   to 
I  ins  brother,  who  was  received  on  trial,  and  after  one  year 
j  was  found  to  be  no  unworthy  successor  of  so  excellent  a 
I  predecessor.     In  October,  i?3S,  Mr-  Tennent  was  regu- 
i  larly  ordained  their  pastor,  and  continued  so  through   the 
j  whole  of  a  pretty  long  life,  one  of  the  best  proofs  of  minis- 
i  terial  fidelity." 


a 


In  a  letter  from  the  successor  of  Mr.  Tennent,  in  the  pastoral 
j  euarge  of  his  church,  to  the  author  ol  this  account,  elated   Mon- 
mouth, New  Jersey,  December  10,  1805,  we  find  the  folio  wing 
paragraph. 

"  Mr  Tennent  informed  me,  that  lie  had  so  entirely  lost  the  re- 
collection of  his  past  life,  and  the  benefit  of  his  former  studies^ 
that  he  could  neither  understand  what  was  spoken  to  him,  nor 
write  nor  read  Ins  own  name.  That  he  had  to  begin  all  anew,  a«J. 
did  not  recollect  that  he  had  ever  read  before,  until  he  had  agatu 
learned  his  letters,  and  was  able  fopronounee  the  monosyllables, 
duch  as  thee  and  thou  -;  butfhat  asj'iis  strength  returned^  which 
was  very  slowly,  his  memory  alsoTeturncd." 

A  person  about  to  open  a  Dram  Shop,  "asked  another 
what  he  should  -put  on  his  sign  ?— «  JJcggxirs  made  litre  ;" 
was  the  it  ply. 

Two  men  happening  to  jostle  each  other  in  the  streets, 
says  one  "  I  never  permit  a  bhr.kguard  to  tt-ke  the 


I  do,"  said  the  other,  and  instantly  made  way- 


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XI  Month,  NOVEMBER,  hath  30  days. 


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Moon's  Phases. 

D.  H.  M. 

New  ©     4  0  59  M 

.First  J)    1 1  10  00  A 

Full  O   18  1  15  A 

Last  ((    25  2  5  A 


Planet's  Places,  &c. 


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Miscellaneous 
Particulars. 


30  mo 


cf  rises  3,  59 
j)iii  Apogee. 

C/ear  and  cool. 


^  south  9,  52 
Cold  Rain. 

Tj  sets  7  55. 

d0T# 

Sinus  so.  3  11 
D  in  Perigee 
Pleasant. 
Day  10  h.  long. 

#  rises  6  32 
©  Enters  £ 

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<J  rises  3  34 
Perhafis  snow 
7*s  south  U  17 
Advent 


Sun 

rises. 

H.  St: 


i.  M 


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45 

46  5 

47;5 

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565 
575 
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place 
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8  50 


19 
19 

19 
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20 
20 


20  26 
20  38 
20  50 


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rises 

K.M. 

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5     2 

5  56 
sets 

6  33 

7  13 

7  58 

8  47 

9  40 


12 
23 

5 
17 
29 
11 
23 

6 
18 

ljlO  40 
14*11  39 
27  morn 
11  0  43 
25  '  1  49 


2t 
13j 
23 
33 
43 m      2}  3  46 


2  57 

4  6 

5  18 
rises 

6  23 

7  17 

8  12 

9  11 

10  11 

11  8 
morn 

0  6 

1  2 

1  59 

2  51 


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RURAL  (ECONOMY. 

I.  Of  the  Situation  and  Plan  of  Dwelling  Houses. 

The  Island  of  Great  Britain  is  of  great  extent  from 
North  to  South,  but  narrow  from  East  to  West.  Hence 
the  raw  piercing  winds  of  one  season  and  the  refreshing 
breezes  of  the  other  come  across  the  Island  from  the  oce- 
an either  from  East  or  West.  Hence  also  to  have  a  pro- 
tection at  one  time,  and  to  be  sufficiently  exposed  at  ano- 
ther, the  best  situation  of  houses  in  that  Island  is  a  west  or 
east  front— doors  that  open  to  the  east  and  west.— In  the 
cold  season  the  doors  and  windows  next  to  the  wind  are 
closed  while  the  other  side  has  a  comfortable  front  &  in  the 
warm  season  are  favourable  to  the  reception  of  breezes 
accordingly  that  is  the  fashionable   situation   of  houses,  a 

\fashion  which  has  grown  out  of  long   continued   observa- 
tion and  which  is  governed  by  utility. 

The  United  States  were  settled  originally  from  Eng- 
land ;  all  their  habits  and  fas hions  have  been  transcribed 

|  into  our  manners,  and  transplanted  into  our  soil — among 
the  rest  the  position  of  a  house.  It  is  difficult  to  eradicate  j 
old  habits  in  common  minds  :  Men  who  do  not  think  and 
enquire  for  themselves  resist  all  improvements  and  con- 
sider them  as  deviations  from  the  standard  ot  correctness. 
They  refuse  to  be  wiser  than  their  fathers.  A  planter 
will  not  use  a  plough  of  a  different  construction  from  that 
which  he  was  first  taught  to  use — a  mechanic  does  not 
enquire  whether  a  proposed  alteration  will  be  an  improve- 
ment, but  he  instantly  rejects  it  because  he  was  taught  j 
differently,  because  it  is  against  rule  ;  and  cannot  be 
right. 

Look  to  the  history  of  the  arts  and  jou  will  find  that 
most  of  the  great  mechanical  improvements  which  have 
been  made,  did  not  originate  with   the   professors  of  the 

«,  trades  themselves  ; — A  penny  barber  (now  Sir  Richard 

]  Arkwright)  invented   the  Spinning  Machine,  which  has 


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X 1 1  MoNiH  DECEMBER,  hath  3  i  Days.  ^ 
Palace's  Places,  &c. 


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f  enriched  England  ;  and  a  School-master  (Mr.  Whitney) 
invented  the  Cotton  Gin  which  has  enriched  America. 
This  indisposition  m  the  mind  to  receive  ruvv  truths, 
i  winch  makes  all  raen  act  as  tho'  they  believer  wh&t  a 
|  Polemic  Divine  once  declared?  that  "an  ok!  en  our  was 
j  better  than  a  new  truth  ;■"  has  made  too  many  in  this 
!  country  still  cling  to  the  £ood  old  customs  of  o^r  forc- 
j  fathers,  to  still  front  oar  houses  to  the  east  when  our  cli- 
||  mate  and  prevailing-  winds  declare  so  strongly  against 
fl.iis  propriety. 

In  this  country  our  cold  winter  winds  are  commonly 
||  from  the  north  and  north-west  'T  a  south  front  is  therefore 
1  the  most  agreeable  in  winter. —  In  summer  cur  cooling 
fj  breezes  are  generally  from  the  south  ;  befrce  a  south 
fj  front  is  the  most  agreeable  also  in  summer..  It  is*  that  which 
|!  is  suited  to  all  seasons.  Men  of  observation  have  long 
known  this/,  but  the  million  have  it  yet  to  learn. 

Also  there  is  another  consideration  »  hicb  should  deter- 
mine the  cardinal  points  of  exposure  in    a  house   in   ii.is 
|  country  which  has  little  relative  consequence  to  influence 
$uch    a  determination  in  the  "  fog  wrapt  isle"  of  Britain. 
It  is  the  exposure  to   the    sun, 

A  h' ->usg  which  has  an  east  and  west  front  has  at  all 
hours  the  sun's  rays  pouring  with  full  force  into  the  doors 
and  windows,  and  upon  the  body  of  the  house  on  one  side 
or  the  other  during  the  whole  day.     The  afternoon's   sun 
in  such  houses  shoots  his  long  beams   with   burning  in-  j 
I  tettseaess  through  their  doors  and  windows  and  upon  the 
jj  whole  side  of  the  house.     This  might   make   a  tolerable 
|;  residence  for  a  Salamander*  but  is  an  intolerable  one  for 
l"  the  human  species.     It  is  the   nmsery  of  iever  and  de- 
)j  piives  even  the  healthy  of  comfort.—  But  a  house  that  has 
[j  a  southern  aspect  with  few  or  no  inlets  to  the  sun's  rays 
|  on  the  east,  or  west, receives  so  few  directly  within  it   that 
j  it  seems  to  be  situ/.te  in  another  climate.-— Will  not  these  . 
[j  remarks  occasion  those  who  read  them  to  observe  the  ad-  J 
fj  vantages  and  disadvantages  of  a  house  having  a  paiticular 
|j  direction  of  front?     If  U  does,  a  greater  innovation    than 
||  ever  will  be  made  upon  tliu-iini^lish  Law  of  Custom,  and 
i  Tyrant  II -hit  witi  loose  some  of  ins  blinded  votaries, 
■i  II.   fyfafizding  Jiou^cs  unci  the  ground  in    their  vicinity   by 
j  trtrx, 

j      Some  modern  traveller  speaks,  in  terms  of  high   satis- 
{  faction  of  the  comforts  he  enjoyed  in  a  summer  house   by  j 
j  its  being  enclosed  with  canvas,  upon  which  servants  were  |j 


i 


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-^ 


constanlly  throwing  water,  This" must  have  been  grate- 
ful and  healthful  m  a  hot  climate  and  season,  but  a  man 
who  has  sense  enough  to  let  the  natural  forest  trees  re- 
main when  he  builds  a  new  house,  or  ingenuity  enough 
to  plant  same  where  none  at  present  exists,  will  derive 
from  their  shade  and  balmy  persphation,  all  the  advanta- 
ges which  the  nabob  derives  from  his  cloth  summer 
house,  water,  engines  and  servants  ;  and  at  no  expei.ce  at 
all.  Tire  health  will  be  benefitted  in  the  same  degree 
that  comfoit  is  promoted.  Heat,  often  times  alone,  but 
sometimes  m  conjunction  with  other  agents,  is  the  com- 
mon cause  of  fever.  The  inhabitants  of  houses  exposed 
by  position  and  by  want  of  shades,  and  particularly  the  un- 
happy tenants  of  lodging  rooms  annexed,  as  is  often  times 
the  case  here*  to  the  west  side  of  a  house,  or  of  a  second 
story  that  has  small  or  high  Windows,  are  usually  its  vic- 
tims, while  those  better  exposed  to  the  summer  breezes 
and  better  protected  from  the  sun,  usually  escape.  The 
town  of  Edenton  has  been  rendered  much  healthier  than 
formerly  by  having  its  streets  Kind  houses  shaded  by  trees. 
The  vicinity  of  trees  to  buildings  have  been  objected  to, 
because  it  is  said  they  will  occasion  the  latter  to  rot.  In- 
deed !  1  Then  are  ru.t  health  and  comfort  objects  for  which 
nouses  are  uuilt  ?  md  it  is  not  the  fact  that  they  occasion 
houses  to  rot  unless  they  confine  the  dampness  to  the 
north  side  of  a -house  where  they  are  never  wanted  ;  on 
every  other  side,  if  they  are  not  too  close  to  prevent  the 


circulation  of  the  air,  if  their  branches  do  not   rest 


upon 


the  houses  they  have  a  contrary  effect.  Those  then  who 
sacrifice  their  health  and  comfort  to  prolong  the  existence 
of  a  few  shingles,  manifest  a  folly  and  receive  a  punish- 
ment that  commonly  awaits  the  narrow  principles  of  ava- 
rice. 

IPX.  To  preserve  buildings  from  danger  by  Fire. 
Shingles  by  being  suddenly  wetted  and  as  suddenly  dried 
by  a  hot  sun  very  soon  suffer  a  change  that  gives  them 
the  nature  of  spunk  :  A  spark  of  fire  failing  on  this  is  very 
liable  to  produce  a  flame.  To  prevent  this  rot  the  roof 
of  a  house,  in  preference  to  any  other  part,  should  be  paint- 
ed. The  common  oil  paints,  or  the  durable  lime  &  chalk 
washes  which  are  of  hit e  getting  into  use,  and  on  accomt 
of  their  chetmness  are  to  he  preferred,  will  secure  it  against 
sparks  or  even  coals  of  fire.  The  police  of  all  towns,  ;  s  a 
[measure  of  general  safety  ought  t ■>  require  that  all  roofs, 
particularly  of  old  houses,  should  he  painted 


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IV.  Of  the  colour  Jiro/ier  to  render  a  house  cool,  and  to  give 
to  an  assemblage  of  them  a  sightly  afxfiearance. 
Philosophers  tell  us  that  while  is  produced  by  the  re- 
flection  of  all  the  rays  of  light  falling   upoiia  substance 
thus  denominated,  and  black  by  the   absorption   of  all.— 
Hence  the  reason  for  what  all  experience  tells  you,  what 
every  body  who  has  worn  black  dresses  in  a  summers  sun 
can  inform  you,  that  black  is  warm  and  white  cool.     Hence 
j  houses  and  particularly  the  rooffs  ought  to  be  white.     A 
white  house  exposed  to  the  sun  makes  a  habitation  many 
degrees  cooler  than  one  of  a  dark  colour  ;  and  the  appear- 
ance, particularly  in  a  town,  is  an  object  of  some  moment. 
When  towns  are  viewed  at  a  distance  the  roofs  are  most 
conspicuous,  and  black  roofs  give  a  gloomy  arid  dismal  ap- 
pearance, that  might  suit  Monks  or  the  tenants  of  a  Peni- 
tentiary, but  are  abhorrent  to  every  person  of  taste.     The 
methods  of  painting  white  are  various  and  cheap.     The 
following  is  piactised  in  South-Carolina  : — Take  from  5 
j  to  6  quarts  of  unslackedlime,  (stone  lime  is  best,)  the  flour 
I  of  two   quarts  of  rice,   previously 
j  (wheat  or  rye  flour   may  perhaps 

1  square  of  raw  cowhide  (or    what   is  better  in  place  of  the 
|  hide,  a  pound  of  glue)  and  a  pint   or  a  little  more  of  salt, 
!  boil  the  whole  in  5  or  6  gallons  of  water  until  thoroughly 
|  dissolved  and  mixed,  and  then  to  be  laid  on  hot  and  rubbed 
smooth  with  a  brush.     A  more  smooth  and  sightly  paint 
is  purified  chalk,  commonly  called  Spanish  whiting,  with 
a  small  quantity  of  rosin  boiled   in  milk.      There  is  also 
Whipple's  Stucco  Wash,  for  which  patent  rights  are  sold 
by  Henry  Gorman  in  Raleigh,  and  which  is  recommend- 
ed by  Mr.  L  trobe.     Nothing  is  said  of  the  durability  these 
give  to  roofs  and  houses,  for  ihat,  though  not  inconsider-. 
able,  is  little  compared  to  comfortable  and  healthy  dwel- 
lings and  the  safety  of  a  town. 


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made  into  thin  paste, 
be  substituted)  a  foot 


MEDICAL. 

Directions  for  recovering  Persons  who  are  supposed  to   be  I 
dead  from.  Drowning  ;  also,  for  fireven ling  and  curing  the 


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Disorder  produced    by  driuking  cold  Liquors,  and  by  the  . 
action  of  noxious   Vafiers,  Lightning,  and  excessive  Heat  ! 
upon  the  human  Body.     Published  by  the  Humane    Socie- 
ty of  Philadelphia.*    1805- 

Directions  for  recovering  Persons  who  are  supposed  to  be 
dead, fro m  Drowning . . 

1.  As  soon  as  the  body  is  taken  out  of  the  water,  it  must 
be  conveyed  on  a  board  or  bier  if  at  hand,  to  a  house,  or 
any  other  place,  where  it  can  be  laid  dry  and  waim,  avoid- 
ing the  usual  destructive  methods  of  hanging  it  by  the  heels, 
rolling  it  on  a  bai~rel,  or  placing  it  across  a  log  on  the  belly. 

2.  The  clothes  must  be  immediately  stripped  off,  and 
the  body  wrapped  up  m  blankets,  well  warmed.  It  should 
be  laid  on  its  back,  with  the  head  a  little  raised.  If  the 
weather  be  colcl,  it  should  be  placed  near  a  lire,  and  an 
heated  warmingpan  should  be  passed  over  the  body  ;  but 
in  warm  weather  it  will  be  sufficient  to  place  it  between 
two  blankets  well  heated,  or  in  the  suns  bT^e,  taking  care 
to  prevent  the  room  from  being  crowded,  with  any  persons 
who  are  not  necessarily  employed  about  the  body. 

3.  At  the  same  time,  the  whole  body  should  be  rubbed 
with  the  hand,  or  with  hot  woollen  cloths.  The  rubbing 
should  be  moderate,  but  continued  with  industry,  and 
particularly  about  the  breast.  Apply  also  heated  bricks  to 
the  feet  belly,  and  breast.  The  immediate  application  of 
frictions  is  of  the  utmost  importance,  as  many  have  been 
recovered  by  frictions  only,  when  early  used. 

4.  As  soon  as  it  can  possibly  be  done,  a  bellows  should 
be  applied  to  one  nostril,  while  the  other  nostril  and  the 
month  are  kept  closed,  and  the  lower  end  of  the  promi- 
nent part  of  wind-pipe  (or  that  part  which  is  called  by  the 
anatomists, pomum  adami)  is  pressed  backward.  The  bel- 
lows is  to  be  worked  in  this  situation  ;  and  when  the 
breast  is  swelled  by  it,  the  bellows  should  stop  and  an  as- 
sistant should  press'  the  belly  upwards,  to  foi  ce  the  air 
out.  The  bellows  should  then  be  applied  as  before,  and 
the  belly  again  be  pressed  ;  this  process  should  be  repeat- 
ed from  tweny  to  thirty  times  ir<  a  minute,  so  as  to  imitate 
natural  breathing  as  nearly  as  possible.  Some  volatile  spi- 
rits, heated  may  be  held  under  the  Valve  of  the  bellows 
whilst  it  works.  If  a  bellows  cannot  be  procured,  seme 
person  should  blow  into  one  of  the  nostrils,  •  icugh  a  pipe 
or  a  quill,  whilst  the  other  nostril  and  mouth  are  closed  as  be- 
fore ;  or  if  a  pipe  or  quill  be  not  at  hand,  he   should   blow 


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into  the  mouth,  whilst  both  nostrirs  are  closed  ;  but  when- 
ever a  bellows  can  be  procured,  it  is  to  be  preferred,  as 
air  forced  in  by  this  means,  will  be  much  more  servicea- 
ble than  air  which  has  already  been  breathed. 

5.  During  this  time  a  large  quantity  of  ashes,  water, 
salt,  or  sand,  should  be  heated  ;  and  as  soon  as  it  is  milk- 
warm,  the  body  must  be  placed  m  it  ;  the  blowing  and 
rubbing  are  then  to  be  continued  as  before  ;  and  when  the 
water,  ashes,  or  salt  ore  cooled,  some  warmer  must  be 
added,  so  that  the  whole  may  be  kept  milk-warm. 

Loud  noises  have  sometimes  proved  successful  in  reco- 
vering'such  persons  and  restoring  to  life.  When  signs 
of  returning  life  are  apparent,  the  frictions  must  be  con- 
tinued, but  more  gently. 

These  methods  must  be  continued  three  or  four  hours, 
as  in  several  instances  they  have  proved  successful,  al- 
though no  signs  of  life  appeared  until  that  time.  When 
the  patient  is  ableto  swallow,  he  must  take  some  wine, 
brandy,  or  rum  Sc  water.  Bleeding  or  purging  ought  not  to 
be  used,  without  consulting  a  pnysician,  who  should  be 
called  in  as  soon  as  possible  :  salt  and  water  may  be  in- 
jected. 

After  life  has  returned,  if  convulsions   come   on,  blood 
should  be  taken,  by  directions  of  a  physician. 
//    To  prevent  ihe  fand  Effects  of  drinking  cold  Water,  or 
cold  Liquors  of  any  kind  in  warm  Weather. 

If  the  disorder  incident  to  drinking  cold  water  hath 
been  pro duced,  the  first,  and   in  most  instances,  the  only 
remedy  to  be  administered,  is  sixty  drops  of  liquid  iaud- 
[  num  in  spirit  and  water,  or  warm  d  ink  of  any  kind. 

If  this  should  fail  of  giving  relief,  the  same  quantity  may 
be  given  twenty  minutes  afterwards. 

When  1  mdnum  cannot  be  obtained,  mm  and  water,  or 
warm  water  should  be  given.     Vomits  and  bleeding  should 
not  be  used  without  consulting  a  physician. 
III.    Tlic  dangerous  Effects  of  noxious  Vapours  from  Wells, 
Cellar*,  f-rmeniing  Liquors,  b*r,  may  be  prevented, 

By  procuring  a  free  circulation  of  air,  either  by  ventila- 
tors, or  opening  the  doors  ;  r  windows,  where  it  is  confin- 
ed, or  by  r  hanging  the  air,  by  keeping  fires  in  the  infect- 
ed placer  or  by  throwing  in  stone-lime  recently  powdered. 

These  precautions  should  be  taken,  before  entering  in- 
fo siicli  suspected  places  ;  or  a  lighted  candle  should  be 
first  introduced,  which  will  go  out  if  the  air  is  bad.— - 
Wl!*»ii  a  person  is  let  down  into  a  well,  he  should  be  care- 


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fully  watched,  and  drawn  up  again  on  the  least  change.— 
But  when  a  person   is  apparently  dead,  from  the   abcve- 
mcntioned  cause,  the  first  thing  to  be  done   is  to  remove 
the  body  to  a  cool  place  in  a' wholesome    air  ;  then  let  the 
j  body  be  stripped,  and  let  cold  water  be  thrown  from  buck- 
ets over  it  for  some  time.     This  is  particularly  useful  in 
casesrof  aparent  death-  from    drunkenness—Lei   the  treat- 
ment now  be  the  same   as  that    ibr   drowned   persons. — 
1'he  head  should  be   raised  a  little  ;  and  continued   fric- 
j  lions,  with  blowing  into  the  nostril  with  a  bellows,  should 
j  be  practised  ibr  several   hours. 

J  IV.  In   case    cf  Suffocation  from    the   Fumts    of  burning 

Charcoal, 
The  general  treatment  recoil: mepded   for  curing  the 
sorders  brought  on  by  noxious  vapours,  is  te  be  applied  ; 


ut  the  dangerous  effects  of  this 


he  prevented,  by 


taking  cure  not  to  sjt  near  it  when  burning  ;  to  burn  it  in 

|  a  chimney  ;  and  where  there  is  no  chimney,  to  keep  the 

ooor  open,  and  to  place  a  large  tub  of  water  in  the  room. 

In  <iii  these,  as  well    as  in   cises  of  drowne*!   persons, 
moderate  purges  and  bleeding  are  only  to  be  used,  with 
J  the  advice  of  a  physician. 

V.  To  {ircrent  the  fatal  Ijfccts  cf  Lightning-. 
Let  your  house  be  provided  with  an  iron  conductor  ; 
but  when  this  cannot  be  had,  avoid  sitting  or  standing  near 
the  window,  doer,  or  walls  of  an  house,  curing  the  time 
of  a  thunder  gust.  The  nearer  ycu  are  placed  to  the 
^CJ*  middle  of  a  room,  the  better.  When  you  are  not 
in  a  house,  avoid,  flying  to  the  cover  of  the  weeds,  or  oi  a 
solitary  tree  for  safety. 

When  a  person  is  struck  by  lightning,  strip  the  body 
I  and  throw  buckets  full  of  cold  water  over  it  for  ten  or   fif- 
teen minutes  ;  let  continued  frictions  and  inflations  of  the 
j  lungs  be  also  practised  ;  Bleed  freely  at  the  arm. 
VI.   To  prevent  Danger  from    Ex/wsure  to  the  excessive 
Heat  of  the  Sun, 
Disorders  from  this  cause,  or  (as   they  are   commonly  j 
j  termed)  strokes  of  the  tun,  may  be  expected,  when  a  per-  \ 
son  who  is  exposed  to  his  rays   is  affected   with  a  violent  j 
head-ache,  attended  with    throbbing  or  wi;h    giddiness  ;  | 
where  the  disorder '.a-kes  place,  the  so  symptoms  ere  follow- 
ed by  fuintness  and  great  insensibility,  with   violent   heat 
and  dryness  of  the  skin,  redress  and  dryness  of  the  eyes, 
<  ithculty  of  breathing,  and,  according  as  the  disease  is  more 
r  less  violent,  with  a  difficulty,  or  entire  inability  of  moving,  j 


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To  guard  against  these  dangerous  effects  of  heat,  it 
will  be  proper, 

1.  To  avoici  labour*  violent  exercise,  or  exposing  your- 
self to  the  rays  of  the  sun,  immediately  after  eating  a 
hearty  meal  : 

2.  To  avoir]  drinking  spirits  of  any  kind,  when  you  are 
thus  exposed.  These  add  an  internal  fire  to  the  heat  oi 
the  sun.  Vinegar  and  water,  sweetened  with  molasses  or 
brown  sugar,  butter-milk  and  water,  small  beer,  whey,  or 
milk  and  water,  are  the  most  proper  drinks  for  people 
who  are  exposed  to  excessive  heat.  But  the  less  ap  r- 
son  drinks  of  liquors  of  any  kind  in  the  forenoon,  the  bet 
ter  will  he  endure  the  heat  of  a  warm  day. 

3.  To  wear  a  white  hat,  or  to  cover  a  black  one  with 
white  paper,  when  you  are  necessarily  exposed  to  the  hot 
sun,  and  to  avoid  standing  still  when  in  such  a  situation. 

4.  To  retire  into  the  shade  as  soon  as  you  bee/in  to  be 
affected  with  pain  oi  throbbing  in  the  headpvith  giddiness 

jor  with  faintness* 

If  these  precautions  have  been  neglected, and  thesyrrvp 
toms,  above  described  have  come  on,  it  will  be  pivy.-er, 

1.  To  remove  the  ptisan   so  .affected  into  a  cool,  dry 
j:  place,  and  to  kx>s&#  all   wis  garments  particularly  t.»ose 

around  his  neck  and  breast- 

2.  fo  examine  wixesher  the- pulse  at  the  wrists  or 
temples  heats  forcibly.,  and  if  it  does,  to  bleed  immediate- 
ly ;  but  if  the  pulse  be  weak,  or  cannot  be  perceived, 
bleedin?  must  not  be  performed.. 

3.  To  place  nis  feet  and  iegs  (or  if  it  can  be  done)  the 
lower  half  of  his  body  in  warm  water.  But  if  this  remedy 
fails, 

4  To  apply  linen  clothes  wet  with  cold  water,  or  wkh 
cold  water  and  vinegar,  to  the  temples  and  all  over  the 
head, 

5.  To  administer  plentiful  draughts  of  vinegar  and  wa- 
ter sweetened. 

In  all  cases  of  this  kind,  a  physician  should  be  sent  for, 
unless  the  patient  recovers  speedily. 


RELIGIOUS. 

Beautiful  and  descri/itive  extract,  taken  from  Sermons  fiub- 
Linked  under  the  title,  of  the  "  Scotch  i'reacher." 

"Twice  had  the  sun  gone  down  upon  the  earth  and  all 
'  as  yet  was  quiet  at  the  sepulchre  ;  death  held   his  seeps 


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ue  over  the  Son  of  God  ;  still  and  silent  the  hours  pas- 
sed on  ;  the  guards  stood  by  their  post  ;  the  rays  of  the  . 
midnight  moon  gleamed  on  their  helmets,  and  on  their 
spears ; -the  enemies  of  Christ  exulted  in  their  success  ; 
the  hearts  of  his  friends  were  sunk  in  despondency  and 
in  sorrow  ;  the  spirits  of  glory  waited  in  anxious  suspense 
to  behold  the  event,  and  wondered  at  the  depth  of  the 
ways  of  God.  At  length  the  morning  star  arising  in  the 
east  announced  the  approach  of  light  j  the  third  day  be- 
gan to  dawn  upon  the  world,  when  on  a  sudden  the  earth 
trembled  to  its  centre,  and  the  powers  of  heaven  were 
shaken  ;  an  angel  of  God  descended,  the  guards  shrunk 
back  from  the  terror  of  his  presence,  and  fell  prostrate 
on  the  ground  ;  his  countenance  was  like  lightning,  and 
his  raiment  was  as  white  as  snow  :  He  rolled  away  the 
stone  from  the  door  of  the  sepulchre,  and  sat  upoit  it*i — 
But  who  is  this  that  cometh  forth  from  the  tomb,  with 
dyed  garments  from  the  bed  of  death  ?  He  that  is  glo- 
rious in  his  appearance,  walking  in  the  greatness  of  his 
strength  1  It  is  thy  Prince,  0  Zion  !  Christian,  it  is  your 
Lord.  He  hath  trodden  the  wine  press  alone  ;  he  hath 
stained  his  raiment  with  blood  ;  but  now,  as  the  first-born 
from  the  womb  of  nature,  he  meets  the  morning  of  his 
resurrection.  He  arises  a  conqueror  from  the  grave  ;  he 
returns  with  blessings  from  the  world  of  spirits  ;  he 
brings  salvation  to  the  sons  of  men.  Never  did  the  re- 
turning sun  usher  in  a  day  so  glorious  !  it  was  the  jubilee 
of  the  universe.  The  morning  stars  sung  together  and 
all  the  sons  of  God  shouted  aloud  for  joy  ;  the  Father  ol 
Mercies  looked  down  from  his  throne  in  the  heavens  ; 
with  complacency  he  beheld  his  world  restored  ;  he  saw 
his  work  that  it  was  good.  Then  did  the  desert  rejoice  ; 
the  face  of  nature  was  gladdened  before  him,  when  the 
blessings  of  the  Eternal  descended  as  the  dew  of  heaven 
for  the  refreshing  of  the  nations." 

Sir  John  Mason,  Dn  His  death-bed,  said,  "I  have 
lived  to  see  five  p'rinces,  and  been  privy-counsellor 
to  f  ur  of  th-  m.     I  have  seen  the  most  remarkable 
things   in   foreign  parts,   and  have  been   present  at 
most  state   transactions  for  thirty   years    together; 
I  and  I  have  learnt  this  after  so  many  years  experi- 
ence—-« That  seriousness   is    the    greatest  wisdom, 
[temperance  the  b.  st  physic,    and  a  good  conscirm- 

1«    i  iniw  "n  -  i  — nil'-  m     hiiimiii  ■iM~ii«SMimpiiwnitii<n imiii  »iiiipM«M   irlnl— nilwilwMn'nuiir  i—  n 


;36; 


the  best  estate.  And,  were  I  to  live  agaiii,  I  would 
change  the  court  for  a  cloister,  my  privy-counsellor's 
hustle  for  a  hermit's  retirement,  and  the  whole  life 
I  have  lived  in  the  palace,  for  an  hour's  enjoyment 
of  God  in  the  chapel." 


POETICAL. 
PATI&NCE. 

Twas  at  some  country  place,  a  parson  preaching", 

The  virtue  of  long-  sufferance  was  teaching: 
And  so  pathetically  did  exhort 
His  liat'ning-  congregation,  and  in  short 

Discours'd  so  much  of  Job, and  how  he  bore 
With  such  exceeding  pleasantly  his  woes, 
Faith  'twas  enough  to  make  a  man  suppose 

Job  wish  d  fore  more. 

Meaning,  perhaps,  that  since  'tis  plain, 
How  needlessly  we  grieve  at  pain  j 

How  would  it  be  if  man 

Puvsu'd  a  different  plan, 
And  were  to  laugh  and  treat  the  matter  lightly  .;• 

And  not,  when  tortur'd  with  the  gout, 

To  make  wry  faces,  roar  and  shout, 
But  look  agreeable  and  sprightly. 

'*  And  pray,  d'ye  think,  mv  dearest  life," 
Exclaim'd  the  parson's  wife, 

As  after  church  they  sat, 

In  courteous  chat, 
"  That  'tis  in  human  nature  to  endure 

"The  sad  extremity  of  woe, 

M  Thgt  Job,  you  say,  did  undergo  ? 
"  'Tis  more  than  you  or  I  couid  do,  I'm  sure.? 

"  My  dear,"  quoth  he,  "  this  diffidence, 
M  Shews,  let  me  tell  you,  great  good  sense, 

"  A  talent  in  your  sex  we  seldom  see  ; 
"  And  doubtless  the  remark  is  true, 
"  As  far  as  it  extends  to  you, 

"  Tho'  not,  I  think,  to  me. 

•»i «  .  ■■."  ,i  i.  ■'  »m\mS.Xim-\,K;<nml     II.  i,  Ym  1 1  iff '  i  »  '  ill     1 1 1 -  i  !ii  Jmm 


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**  No  woman,  since  the  world  began, 
"  Could  bear  misfortune  like  a  man — 

"  And  in  good  truth,  'twixt  you  and  me, 

"  And  that  without  much  vanity, 
"  J  do  conceive  that  I  myself  have  shewn 

"  That  patience  and  that  strengh  of  mind 

"  Were  not  entirely  confin'd 
"  To  Job  alone." 

Thus  said  the  modest  priest, &  would  have  said  much  more, 
But  for  the  sudden  opening-  of  the  door, 

When  out  of  breath,  in  slumps 

His  clownish  servant "  Numps," 
His  mouth  wide  open,  on  the  parso.t  gazing— 

Just  like  the  wight, 

Who  drew  old  Priam's  curtains  in  the  night, 
To  tell  him  Troy  was  blazing. 

"  Well,  Numps,  the  matter  ?  speak  !  why  look  so   pale! 
"  Has  any  thing  gone  wrong  ?"  quoth  Numps,  "  the  ale." 

"  What,"  ciues  the  priest,  "  the  ale  gone  sour  ?" 

(And  then  hie  phiz  began  to  lower;) 
"  Turn'd  sour  ?  no  measter,  no,"  reply'd  the  fellow  ; 

"  But  just  now,  as  I  went,  d'ye  see, 

"  f  o  tilt  the  cask — away  rolled  he, 
*  And  all  the  liquor's  spilt  about  the  cellar." 

The  fact  was,  Numps  a  cask  of  ale  had  stav'd  : 
Now,  prythee,  tell  me,  how  the  priest  behav'd  ? 

Did  he  pull  off  his  wig,  or  tear  his  hair  ? 
Or  like  that  silly  fellow  Job, 
Throw  ashes  on  his  head,  or  rend  his  robe  ? 

Say,  how  did  he  this  dire  misfortune  bear; 
Twasthus,  in  voice  of  pious  resignation, 
He  to  the  man  address'd  this  mild  oration. 

"  May  God  confound  thee,  Uigu  d — n'd  stupid  bear  ; 
(The  best  of  priests,  you  know,  will  sometimes  swear) 

"What,  you  must  meddle,  must  ye 

"  With  the  barrel,  and  be  cusrt.t'  ye  ? 
•'  I  wish  thy  paws  were  in  the  fire — -Odd  rot  'm— 

'*  Get  thee  down  stairs,  this  instant,  wretch, 

"  Or  by  the  living  G — d,  I  '11  kick  thy  breech 
"From  top  to  bottom." 

"  Nay,  now,  my  dearest,"  cried  the  dame, 
"  Is  this  your  patience  ? — Fie  for  shame  ! 

"  I  beg  you  'il  recollect  your  text, 

"  Job  whs  not  half  so  vext 
"  When  !ie"d  ids  sons  and  daughters  to  bewail." 

"D — n  all  hi*  sons  and  daughters  if  you  choose, 

"  Answer  me  this,  I  say — did  Job  e'er  lose 
««  A  barrel  of  such  ale?"  i 


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THE  DOCTOR  AND  HIS  APPRENTICE. 

A  Pupil  of  the  iEscukipian  school 
Was  just  prepar'd  to  quit  his  master's  rule  ; 
Not  that  he  knew  his  trade,  as  it  Appears, 
But  that  he  then  had  learnt  it  seven  years. 

Yet  think  not  that  in  knowledge  he  was  cheated—* 
All  that  he  had  to  study  still, 
"V\  as,  when  a  man  was  well  or  ill, 

And  how,  if  sick,  he  should  be  treated. 

One  morn  he  thus  address'd  his  master-*- 
"X>ear  sir,  my  honor'd  father  bids  me  say, 
*5  Jf  I  could  now  and  then  a  visit  pay, 
"  He  thinks,  with  you, 
"  To  notice  how  you  do, 
"  My  bus'ness  I  might  learn  a  little  faster.^* 

"  The  thought  is  happy,"   the  preceptor  cries  ; 
&  A  better  methodhe  could  scarce  devise ; 
"So  Bob,  (his  pupil's  name)  it  shall  be  so, 
"  And  when  I  next  pay  visits  you  shall  go." 

To  bring-  that  -heur,  alas  !  time  .briskly  iled- 

With  dire  intent, 

Away  they  went, 
And  now  behold  them  at  a  patient's  bed. 

The  master-doctor  solemnly  perus'd 
His  victim's  face,  and  o'er  his  symptoms  mus'd  j 
liOok'd  wise,  said  nothing — an  unerring  way, 
When  people  nothing  have  to  say  : 

Then  felt  his  pulse,  and  smelt  his  cane. 
And  paus'd  and  blink'd,  and  smelt  ag-ain, 

Andbrkfly  of  his  corps  perform  each  motion  : 
Manoeuvres  that  for  death's  platoon  are  meant, 
A  kind  of  a  "  make  ready"  and  "present?' 

Before  the  fell  discharge  of  pill  and  potion. 

At  length  the  patient's  wife  he  thus  address'd  : 
"  Madam,  your  husband's  danger's  great f 
,( And  (what  will  never  his  complaint  abate) 
*'  The  man's  been  eating  oysters  1  perceive,'* 

"  Dear  !  you're  a  witch,  T  verily  believe, 
Madam  replied,  and  to  the  truth  confess'd." 

Skill  so  prodigious  Bobby  too  admir'd  % 
And  home  returning,  of  the  sage  inquir'd 

How  these  same  oysters  came  into  his  head ; 
•"■Psha!  my  dear  Bob,  the  thing  was  plain-** 
■"  Sure  that  can  ne'er  distress  thy  brain: 

"  I  saw  the  shells  lie  underneath  the  bedi" 

So  wise  by  such  a  lesson  grown, 


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Next  day  Bub  ventur'd  forth  ;done, 
And  to  the  self-same  suff  'rer  paid  his  court — 
But  soon,  with  haste  and  wonder  out  of  breath, 
Return'd  the  stripping  minister  of  death, 
And  to  his  master  made  this  dread  report : 

"Why  sir,  we  ne'er  can  keep  that  patient  under- 
*'  Zounds  !  such  a  maw  I  never  came  across  1 

"The  fellow  must  Be. dying,  and  no  wonder, 
For— if  he  hasn't  eat  a  horse  1" 

"  A  horse  !"  the  elder  man  of-  physic  cried, 
As  if  he  meant  his  pupil  to  deride-— 
"How  came  so  wild  a  notion  in  your  head  V3 

"  How  !  think  not  in  my  duty  I  was  idle  5 
"Like  you,  I  took  a  peep  beneath  the  bed, 
.   "And  there  1  saw— *a  saddle  and  a  bridle  !'* 


1 


'lie  following  lines  Vere  chalked  on  the  bed  chamber  door  of  j 
witty,  insincere  and  profligate  Charles-  the    Second,  King- of  I 


the 

England". — The  two  last  lines  will  apply  to  jnany  who  are  not  kings. 

Here  lies  our- sovereign  lord  the  king, 

Whose  word  no  man  relies  on, 

Who  never  said  a  foolish  thing, 

Nor  never  did  a  wise  one, 

1.  During  the  Hkgunot  persecution,,  a  poor  French  pfo- 
testant  made  his  escape  to  London,  and  not  being  over 
buidened  with  largati,  was  soon  put  to  "his  wits  to  get  a 
living*  He,  however,  hearing  that  that  troublesome  insect 
called  tlverjleay  at  that  time  was  laying  heavy  contribulions 
on  the  blood  of  the  lower  orders  of  the  inhabitants,  princi- 
pally about  St*  Giles's,  fell  upon  the  following  cxrecicrd. 
He  pounded  tome  brick  dust  very  line,  and  made  up  some 
neat  packages  in  the  same  manner-that  physicians  put  up 
'heir  powders  ;  thus  prepared,  with  a  small  basket  on  Ids 
.  rm,  he  began  his  march,  calling  out  as  he  went,  "  Who 
buy  my  fioudre,  kite  dejiea."  An  old"  woman  who  kept  a 
ttlet  fiing  house Tor  porters,  chairmen,  &c.  and  who  was 
;very  much  annoyed  with  the  insects  in  question,  called  to 
I  rim,  and  bought  his  slock.  The  poor  Frenchman,  elate 
:vith  his  success,  the  next  day  renewed  his  tour,  and  was 
again  called  by  the  same  woman,  who  pcured  upon  him 
a  torrent  of  abuse,  complaining  that  his  power  had  no  ef- 
!ect.  "  Ah,  M 'dam,  s  ys  he,  "  how  you  use  my  pcudre  t" 
She  replied  that  she  had  strewed  it  over  the  beds  and  floors.  ]j 
u  YU,  ar  da    be  de   thing  1  Mon   Dieti,  you  no  do  rig  It  :  |J 


l 


i 


; 


I.  But  you  have  no  poudre  left ;  you  buy  sonic,  I  tell  you 
[  how  you  do."  She  bought  again,  and  he  gave  her  the  loi- 
|  lowing  instructions  r.  "  Madame,  de  first  ting,,  ycu  catche 
[{ <!e  ilee.     You  hold  him  so,  Madame,  you  tickle  him  un- 

Ider  \\\q  fi(-:ttte  rib%  till  lie  ope  him  mouth,  and  den,  begar 
you  putte  de  poudre  down  him  throat." 

2.  The  Duke  of  Bedford,  whose  name  was  R  usse  l,  falling  in  com  - 

ptoij.  with  a  poor  ragged  fellow  of  the  same  name,  saw  to  him, 

.,  "  iV;end,  is  your  coat  of  arms  the  same  as  mine  ?'r — '* 'As  to  Ctiir 

;  iwm.s,  replied  the  poor  fellow, I  believe  they  are  very  much  alike, 

but  there  is  a  deal  of  difference  between  ouv  coats." 

S.  Not  long  since,  a  slim  s|>a1  k  bespoke  a  pair  of  pantaloons  at  a 
French  tailor's  ;  "  be  sure/'  said  he  "  to  ru;»ke  them  very  full."* — 
f*  Ye.s,  Sure,  1  uuderstaud  you  veiy  well ;  tank  you,  Saie,  }our  cus- 
tom will  rm.iwo  me  too  much  homn-uv- — tendering  him  the  homage 
li  of  a  prelum. d  bow.     When  the  pantaloons  were  brought  -  In  me, 
how  was  he  disappointed  to  find  them  of  the  same  dimensions  as 
his  skin  !  lie  stamped,  he  swore,  he  raved  at  the  tailor—and  the 
whole  French  nation;  durhig  which,  the  poor  tailor  stood  in  a 
corner  with  his  hands  clasped,  uM*?rmgr  '*  JHgh  cjieu /  man  du%t  f 
m  the  utmost  consternation.     "bidlr.ot  give  \ou  particular  di- 
jj  rtcuons  to  make  them  large  ?"  "  Large  !  i«j  ge  !  no,  Sare,  you  say 
*tjuU;  ami  suppose  he  is  large,  1  believe  he  is  very  empty" 

.4  Young  "Squire  Boody,  just  come  horn  his  first  term,  at  the 
university,  was  willing  to  give  his  parents  a  specimen  oi  his  im- 
pr*'"- ment  th  re.  'Father,'". Says  he,  ']  can  chop  logic.7  'Ay,' 
ii  <*  .is  father,  'how  is  tliat  'i  cm  ?'  *  Why,'  says  Tom,  'here  d'ye 
.>i  e  iUiher  are  a  couple  of  iowh  at  table,  1  can  prove  they  are  three 
fowls.5  '  i  low's  that  V  quoth  the  father.  'Why,  there's  one,'  says 
1  oui,  '  and  there's  two,' pointing  to  one  di.-:h,  and  then  to  both, 
'and  one  and  two  male  three,  father.'  'Wfell  done,'  says  the  fa- 
ther, turning  vo  his  wife;  '  i  om'-s  a  conjurer  ;  you  take  one  fowl, 
and  i'li  eat  the  oilier,  and  let  1  om  have  the  third  for  his  logic.' 

5.  A  certain  Vicar  was  very  unwilling  to  permit  any  stranger  to 
preach  for  him,  and  did  absolutely,  on  occasion,  refuse  his  pulpit, 
lie  said  if  the  gentleman  preaches  better  than  I,  my  parishoncrs 
may  not  relish  me  so  well  afterwards,  and  if  worse,,  he  is  not  fit  to 
preach  at  all. 


Government  of  the  United  States. 

DEPARTMENTS. 

President  of  the  U.  States,  James  Madison,  (per.  ann.)  £$25,000 


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Vice  President  of  the  U.  S.George  Clinton, 
Secretary  .of  State,  James  Monroe, 
Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  Albert  Gallatin, 
Secretary  of  War,  Wiiiiatn  Eustis, 
Secretary  of  the  Navy,  Paul  Hamilton, 
Comptroller,  Gabriel  Duval,         - 
Auditor,  Richard  Harrison, 

StiiSiiiTi T-—    i  »■,....■■ i.i.  i      iiS5w..ir. iSS 


5,000 

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4,500 
4,5u0 
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Treasurer,  Tliomas  T.Tucker,           -         -        -  -  jg  3,000 

Commissioner  of  the  Revenue,  W.Miller,          -  -       3,000 

Register,  Joseph  Nourste,          -         -                  -  i  r:   2,400 

Accountant  of  War  Department,  W  Simmons,  -  \     2,000 

Acqoimtantofthe  Navy,  Thomas  Turner,           -  -        2,000 

Postmaster  General,  Gideon  Granger,         -  3;000 

Assistants  do.  Abraham  Rrad'y,  jr.  &  Setli  Pease,  -      1,700 

Purveyor  of  Public  Supplies,  Tench  Cox,           -  -          2,000 

Surveyor  General,  Jared  Mansfield,          -         -  -     -      2,000 
Paymaster  of  the  Army,  Robert  Brent. 

Members  of  the   Twelfth  Congress, 

SENATE. 

J\*e-LV-Hampshire: — Richard  Cutts,  Nicholas  Gillman. 
Massachusetts — James  Lloyd,  junr.  Joseph  B  Varnum. 
Connecticut. — Chauncy  Goodrich,  Samuel  W.  Dana. 
Rhode-Island. — C  G.  Champlin,  Jeremiah  B  Howell. 
Vermont — Stephen  R  Bradley,  Jonathan  Robinson, 
A'ew-York.— -Obadiah  German,  John  Smith. 
Js'eiv- Jersey.— -John  Lambert,  John  Condit. 
Pennsylvania.- — Andrew  Gregg*,  Michael  Leib. 
Delaware—  -James  A.  Bayard,  Outerbridge  Horsey. 
.Maryland- — Samuel  Smith,  Philip  Reed. 
Virginia.— -Richard  Brent,  Wm.  B.  Giles. 
A'oi-th- Carolina.— -James  Turner,  Jesse  Franklins 
South-Carolina.-— John  Gaillard,  John  Taylor. 
Georn-ia.— -Charles  Tail:,  Wm,  H.  Crawford. 
Kentucky  .-—J  (Am  Pope,  George  M.  Bibb. 
Tennessee  —-G  o   W  Campbell,  Joseph  Anders^. 
Ohio.—  -Thomas  Woi-thmgton,  Alexander C^ mpbell. 

HOUSE  OF  REPRESENT  A I1YL3. 
,\"exv-Hamltshire.-— Wm.  Hale,  Sam  Dins  more,  John  A.  Harper, 

rtlett. 

Reed,  Rich'd  Cutts,  Ebenez 

L.  Wheaton,  Leon  White,   I. 

A  BigeioAy,    B 


u  mange, 
,  jun. 
mraoE 


Elijah  <'?ad,  George  Sul'ivan. B 

Aliss'ichusetts. — J.  Quincy,  Wm. 
Saav^'-,  Ez.  Bacon,  C.  Turner,  junr 

T,  Ocen,    S.  TAggart,    Wm     Ely Br;ghan 

Gannett,  P  Ta-lman,  Wm.  Wid^vry,  one  vacancy 

C*mnecl''-t/t  ~~L.    B.  Stnrges,  J.  O   Mosdey,    B    T 
Champ'o  ,  V   P'.tk'm,  junr.  Lyman  Law,  J  DaWi  pbr 

Rho'le- Island.— -EiisMi  \i.  Potter,  Richard  J;  ckson 

Vermont  —  S.  Shaw.  J^mes  F-.sk,  W.  Strong,  SI  Chittenden. 

Ae-.v  -York.  --S.  L.  Miijchill,   Tbos.  Sammons.  Ebiii.  Sa^e,  Wm 

Paulding-,  jmv  P.  Van  Oortlandt,  jun    Jas.  Emo.t.   Tho.  B    (>><:k, 

Rob.  fce  Ro\  Liv'ngstonj  Asa  Fitch,   Tho    hLGold    Uriah ."jfracvj 

)n .  Avc.-y,  -\  rimmus  mi -eker,  Aruirnah  Mctcaife,    P.  B  Povter, 

William  Pond,  Si'ow  Sli.w. 

Ae-iv-Jersey  -—  Ad  B  >Vd,    Jac  Huf:.y,  Lewis  Condit,  George  Q. 
Ma.v.v  •'!,  .his.  Morgro-JThos  Nevvbold. 

Pemuy'v  niu  —  -Adam  Sey.beft,  Wm.  Anders rm,  Jas  M  lip  or, 
Robert  Brawn,  Will  R  1dm  an,  Jona.  Roberts  Will.  F'.ndlev.  Jno.  | 
SmUie,  A  Lvlo,  Rob.  Wh'u<  h.li.  Day  Bkral,  (tog  .P-m.-j  Jos  Le-j. 
■°<:vrr,  J.  M.  ifynemanJWiK.  Piper,  Abner  Lac<Vh,  Will  Craw-  II 
Poi-id,  George  Smith-  [I 


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Ridgely. 


Maryland.—  -P.  B.  Key,  Jos.  Kent,  Fhil.  Stewart,  Cha.  Goldsbb- 
rongh,  P.  Little,  Alex.  M'Kimx _S.- Ringgold,  R.  Wright,  1.  vacancy. 

Virginia. — J.  Randolph,  Hugh  Nelson,  Tlv  Gholson,  P;  Good- 
win, Tho.  Newton,  Dan.  Sheftey,  Jno- Hungerford,  Edwn.  Gray, 
Jos.  Lewis,  jun.  Jno.  Baker,  Jas.  Breckenridge,  Jno.  Dawson,  M. 
Clay,  Burwell  Bassett,  Tho-  Wilson,  Will.  A.Burwell,  J.  Smith, 
Aylett  Haws,  J.  Roane,  W.  M'Koy,  J<  Pleasants,' jun.  J.  Clopton. 

JKorth-Carvlina.—Wm-  Blackledge,  W.  Alston  Thos.  Blount, 
Jos.  Pearson,  Arch'd  M'Bryde,  Nat.  Macon,  Mesh.  Franklin,  R. 
Stanford,  Will.  R.  King,  Lem.  Sawyer,  Jas.  Cochran,  Is.  Pickens. 

Sotith-Carolina.^-D,  R.  Williams,  L"  Cheeves,  Will  Lowndes, 
Will.  Butler,  John  C.  Colhoun,  Eiias  Earle,  R.  Winn,  Tho.  Moore- 

Georgia.— George  M-  Troup,  Will.  W.  Bibb,  B-  Hall    H.  Cobb, 

Kentucky^- — Richard  M.  Johnson,  Joseph  Desha,  Henry  Clay. 
Anthony  New,  Samuel  M'Kee,  Stephen  B.  Ormsby- 

Tennessee. — John  Rhea,  Felix  Grundy,  John  Sevier.; 

Ohio. — Jeremiah  Morrow. 

Federal  Courts. 

The  U.  S.  Circuit  Court  is  held  in  Raleigh  for  the  District  of  N. 
Carolina,  by  Chief  Justice  Marshall  and  Judge  Potter,  on  the  12th 
of  May  and  November  in  each  year. 

The  District  Courts  of  N.  Carolina  are  held  at 

Wihningto7i,  1st  Monday  of  Feb.  8c  June,  and  3d  Monday"  in  Oct. 

Net&berh  on  the  Friday  next  after  the  1st  Monday  in  February 
and  June,  and  on  the  Friday  next  a&er  the  3d  Monday,  of  Octo. 

Edenton,  on  the  1st  Tuesday  which  shall  follow  the  Friday  next 
after  the  1st  Monday  in  Feb.  k  June,  and  m*  the  1st  Tuesday 
which  shall  follow  the  Friday  next  after  the  3d  Monday  of  Oct- 
Clerk  of  the  circuit  court,  William  H.  Haywood,  Raleigh. 

'    Ditto  of  the  district  court  at  Wilmington,  Carleton  Walker. 
Ditto  of  the  district  court  at  Newbern,  Thomas  S.  Singleton. 

,    Ditto  of  the  district  court  at  Edenton,  Edmund  Hoskins. 
District  Attorney,  Robert  H.  Jones,  Warrentoiv 
Marshal,  Beverly  Daniel,  Raleigh. 

Government- of  North-Carol  inaD 

'    Benjamin  Smith  Governor,  salary  sixteen  hundred  dollars. 

Secretary  to  the  Governor,  A.  G.  Glynn,,  sal aiy  $300  and  fees. 
Councillors  of  State,  Needham  Whitfield,  fohn  Umstead,  Gideon 

Alston,  Starkie  Armi stead,  Gabriel  Hoimes,  James  Houston 

and  James  Murphey, 

Secretary  of  State  William  White,  salary*g600  and  fees. 

Treasurer,  John  Haywood,  §1,_500— Clerk .400.  . 

Comptroller,  Samuel  Goodwin,  salary  1000;  dollars. 
Judges  of  the  Superior  Courts,  John  L.  Tajdor,  John  Hall,  Fran- 
cis Locke,  Samuel  Lov/rie,  Leonard  Heoderson,   and   Henry 

Seawell,  salary  1600  dollars. 
Attorney   General,    H.   G.  Burton,    Solicitor*  General,  Edward 

Jones,   William  Slade,   Isaac  L»  Guion,  Mathew  Troy,  and 

,_>——. twenty  do'lars  for  every  court  they  attend. 


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The  Supreme  Court 

Is  held  in.  Raleigh  twice  a  year  (on  the  1st  day  of  July,  and  1st 
day  of  January)  by  all  the  Judges  of  the  Superior  Courts,  for  the 
purpose  of  settling  all  questions  of  law  or  equity  arising  on  their 


circuits. 

Archibald  D,  Murphey,  Clerk. 


Major-Generals  of 'Militia— -Thomas  Brown*  2d  Division,  appoint- 
ed 1793.  William  Lenoir,  5th  Division,  1794.  Thomas- Blount, 
3d  Division,  1303.  Thomas  Wynn,  1st  Division,  1806.  Joseph 
T.  Rhodes,  6th  Division,  JL810.  George  Graham,  4th  Divisionrl810 

Brigadier-Generals— Jamea  Welborn,  9fn  Brigade,  1801.  Tho- 
mas. Davis,  4th  B-  18o3-  Kphraim  Davidson,  7th  B.18o3;  John 
Scott,  13th  B.  18©6.  Benjamin  Lee,  14th  B.  18o7:  Peter  Forney, 
loth  B.  18o8.  Jeremiah  Bright,  1st  B.  18o8,  Thomas  Love,  15th 
B.  18o8.  William  Arrington,5th  B.  18o8.  Abraham  Philips,  8th 
B.  18o9>-  William  Croom,  12th  B.  18o9.  William .  W.  Jones, 
3d  B.  18lOo  Hardy  Smithy  2d  B.  18lo.  Alexander  Gray,. 6th 
B.  I8I0.    David.  Hart, X lth  B.I8I0.    Azariah  Graves,  16th  B.  I8L0. 

Adjutant-General— Calvin  Jones. 

MEMBERS  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  FOR  1811. 

COUNTIES-  SENATORS.  COMMONERS.  . 

Alison,  James  Marshall,-  William  R.  Pickett,  D.  Cuthbertson 
Ashe,  Richard  Williams,  Martin  Gambill,  David  Miller 
Brunswick,  Thomas  Leonard,  Jacob. Leonard,  Thomas  Russ 
Buncombe,  R.  WiUutmson,  Philip  Brittain,  Samuel  Davidson 
Beaufort,  Frederick  Grist,  Everand  Mall,  Latham 

Burke,  David  Tate,  Charles  M'Dowell,  Isaac  T".  Avery 
Bladen,  Isaac  Wright,  James  Owen,  Thomas  Brown 
Bertie,  George  Outlaw,  David  Stone,  William  Sparkman 
Craven,  John  W.  West,  John  Sedgwich  Nelson,  Vine  Allen 
Cartaret,  Belcher  Fuller,  John  Robards,  and 
Currituck,  Jonathan  Lindsey,  Brickhouse  Bell,  Tliomas  Garrett, 
Camden,  Caleb  Perkins,  Dempsey  Sawyer,  Peter.  Mercer 
Caswell,  Azariah  Graves*  James  Yancey,  Isaac  Rainey 
Chowan,  k. chard  Hoskins,  Samuel  M'Guire,  Thomas  Coffield 
Chatham,  Roderick  Gotten,  John  Mebane,jun'r.  Andrew  Deaden 
Cumberland,  John  Dickson,  Thomas  Gilmore,  Farquahar  M'Kay 
Cabarrus,  Robert  W;  Smith,  Paul  Barringer,  John  Phifer 
Columbus,  Wynn  Nance,  Thomas  Frink,  Jonathan  Pearce 
;  Duplin,  Charles  Hooks,  David  Wright,  Joseph  Gillespie 
Edgecombe,  Henry  1.  Toole,  James  W.  Clark,  William  Balfour 
Frankhn,  Benjazain  Brickell,  Eppes  Moody,  B,  F  Hawkins 
Guilford,  Jonathan  P:ukvr,  Robert  Hannah,  John  Howell 
Gates,  Joscpii  itiddick,  John  B.  B  kev  Humphrey  Hlidgins 
Granville,  Thomas  Taylor,  W,  Hawkins,  Daniel  Jones 
Greene,  Win.  V.Speight,  Jonas  Williams,  Darden 

J/aJfax,  John  Branch,  W.  E.  Webb,  Joseoh  J.  Daniel 
Hertford,  Thomas  VVynns,  Boon  Felt  on,  William  Jones 
..Hyde,  Benjamin  SandVrson,  Thomas  Spencer,  Zachariah  Eborn 
Haywood,  John  vrFirl.nd,  Thomas  Love,  Thomas  Lenoir 
Jredeli,  Joseph  Guy,  Samuel  King,  G   L  Davidson 
iJoncs,  Benjamin  Simmo?-is,  Cihistophcr  Bryan,  Eimuud  Hatch,  jr 


3* 


; 


^Johnston,  John  Williams,  Samuel  No rsworthy,  Henry  Guy 
Llacol'i,  John  Reid,  Peter  Hoyle,  Daniel  Hoke 
Lenoir,  James  Bright,  F.  Kilpatrick,  Alexander  Mosley 

Hoove,  Archioald  Ai'Neill,  Atlas  Jones,  John  M'Lennaii 
^Montgomery,  Edmund  De berry,  Joseph  Parsons,  James  Legraud 
.Mecklenburg,  George  Graham,  Henry  Massey,  Jonathan  Harris 
ifWarthi,  Jeremiah  Siade,  Joel  Cherry,  Andrew  Joiner 
J\*e:L<~  Hanover,  William  Hill,  John  D.  Jones,  Joseph  Lamb 
JViish,  W|nfti  Arl'inff^lJ,  E.vum  Philips.   Michael  Collins 
A'orihampton,   Wm.  Edmunds,  Cornelius  Moore,  Andrew  Jones 
Onslow,  Edward  Ward,,  Edward  B  Dudley,  George  Nobles  • 
Omnge,  James  Mebahe,  John  Thompson,  John  Craig- 
Persian,  Wm.  Cunning-ham,  Robert  Vanhook,  Benjamin  Chambers 
Pasquotank,  Thaddeus  Freshwater,  Bcnj.  Baiiy,  Marm.  Scolt 
Pitt,  Wm.  May,  Hardy  Smith,  h\ Cor!) am 
Perquimans,  Willis  lliddick,  Isaac  Barber,  Jesse  Copeland 
llo-van,  Jacob  Fisher,  George  Mtunford,  Daniel  Leatherman 
Randolph,  Lewis  Spinks,  Josiah  Lyndon,  John  Long- 
^ockiug/iam,  Nathaniel  Scales,  Win-.  Doug-las,  Josepli  S.  Gen-try 
Robeson,    Alfred  Rowland,  Jolin  Gilchrist,  Duncan  M'Alpin 
Rkhmom^  Alexander  M'Millan,  Neill  Smith,  John  Blue 
Rutherford,  William  Greene,  William  Porter,  Dan  el  Gold 
Sampson,  <jim  Mobley,  James  Mathews,  Hardy  liyal 
Surry,  Thomas  Wright,  Charles  Taiiafero,  Nicholas  Horn    . 
Stokes,  Henry  B   Dobsoo,  James  Martin,  jr.  Joseph  Wilson 
Tyrrel,  Zebulon  Tarkington,  Levi  Bate  man,  Solomon  Hassell 
Washing-ton,  Levin  Boa  z  man,  William  Garrett  Samuel  Blount. 
Wilkes,  J'irnes  Welborn,  Edmund  Jones,  Ailtn 

Warren,  Phil.  Hawkins,  William  II.  Johnston,  William  Miller 
Wayne,  John  Davis,.  C alien  Blackmail,  James  Deans 
|  W'fke,  William  Hinton,  Kimbro' Jones,  Nathaniel  Jones. 

To-iun  of  Edentoii,  Matthias  E.  Sawyer      Wihuiugton,  Wm.  W. 
Jones.     FayetteviJIe,  .lohn  A.  Cameron.     Aeu-bern,  Daniel  Carthy 
Thilsborouq-h,  Henry  Thompson.     Salisbury,  John  Steele.     Halifax, 
]  JepthaDupree.  — ■ — — 

ORIGIN  OP  THE  NAMES  OF  THE  DAYS  OF  THE  WEFJC. 
The  names  of  the  days  of  the   week  were  derived  from 
the   Romans.       Sunday    was   so  called,  because  it  was 
H  dedicated  to  the  Sun  ;  Monday  was-  so   called,  Because  it 
J  was  dedicated  to  the, goddess  Diana,  .or«  the  Moon.     Tues- 
day, according  to  Johnson,  is  derived  from  Tuv,  the  Saxon 
name  of  Mars.     Wednesday  is  derived  from Wodin,  or 
Ordin,  who  was  worshipped  in  ancient  Denmark.     Tburs-  ! 


day  is  derived  irom  the 


ward  Thor,  which  was  the  Saxon 


name  of  Jupiter,   or  Jove.     Friday  is  derived   from   the 
Saxon  word  Fridgedag,  which  is  supposed    to  have  been  j 
the  Venus  of  the  ancieui rS:.»xons.-    Saturday  has  taken  its 
name  from  Saeter,  a  Saxon  idol. 

By  reason  of  the  derivation  of  the  names  of  the  Months  of  die 
year  &  days  of  the  week  from  heathen  gods  and  gooddosses,  tl  e 
Quakers  have  a  ~ansc'nmeious  objection  against  using  those. names. 


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