17 Aug 1872
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1872
Page
1
A poem recalling morning beauty and quiet prayer from the old gray house of birth. It contrasts departing night and silvery chimes with a sense of timeless home. The speaker notes how time lightly touches decay yet keeps the house unchanged.
An unnamed narrator recalls a long ago visit to Sir Hubert Dyke's restored manor where a beautiful shepherdess portrait and a cursed chamber haunt guests. The host, James Stuart Cazenove, reveals a history of a love triangle involving a French mistress and a gunpowder era masque. A spectral figure appears nocturnally, and the room within a room seals a legend of tragedy and a curse on the estate.
They who are fullest of faith and richest in works lack outward display. Their hearts and lives shine with grace like Moses’ face and they boast nothing of borrowed goods, seeing their light as a reflection from the Father of lights.
Moderation of appetite and restraint of undue desires create a calm spirit from belief in Providence and faith in God. These foundations, in their lowest relations, lead to health and sound physical condition, while gluttony and excess drain vitality and are forbidden by wise views of our condition. Beecher cites health as a grand part of worldly prosperity.
The essay argues scolding is a neural habit born from nerves and irritation. It spreads through families, thrives where idle time is abundant, and grips women more due to indoor confinement. It notes town country differences and the contagious, ruinous impact on harmony.
The Newburyport Herald argues schooling fails to prepare youths for trades since few apprenticeships are available. It notes labor specialization limits general training, citing printing as an example where many distinct tasks exist but few align with traditional “printer” roles.
Sixty four years after England's bank issued notes, Richard William Vaughn a Stafford linen draper led a counterfeit note operation in 1758. Several engravers aided, twenty notes were produced and given to a mistress as proof of wealth. His capture showed how easily notes could be forged and prompted a surge in counterfeiting until capital punishment was abolished.
A curious 19th century note explains how pressing a spiral shell to the ear makes a roaring sea like sound. It cites finger and leg muscle vibrations transferring to the shell, amplifying acoustic impressions via the ear’s nerve, with a violin analogy for propagation.
The article reflects on the fragile nature of domestic life and social conduct. It warns that small hints and reproaches can distort motives, magnify trifles, and injure family and social relations. It urges careful, kind behavior to protect delicate ties and prevent rust on polish.
A reader asked the editor how to break an ox. He jokes that hoisting by tail to a high pole then dropping a five ton pile driver would surely break him, or else start a country newspaper and rely on subscriptions. Either way would work.
A jovial Paris physician Dr Cabarus famed for humor over medicine helps a duchess troubled by a supposed swallowed frog. After an emetic, he presents a green frog, easing belief briefly until he reveals the frog is male, ending the superstition with a sharp clinical quip.
A Fourth of July tale recalls a boy firing a small cannon near a road and a frightened pony. The narrator urges boys to consider habits as hard to stop once started, warning that bad habits grow and cause harm unless checked early. The piece ends with a reflection on self-control.
The excerpt advises observing the smallest cloud to gauge upcoming weather. If it shrinks, expect fine weather. if it grows, prepare for rain. It explains cloud behavior tied to electricity in the air, with clouds merging before showers and dispersing as the fluid diffuses.
A historical note describes an unusual California lodging on the road from San Jose to Santa Cruz. Ten hollow redwood trees form the hotel structures, including a largest tree with a sitting room and a Bacchus bureau. The complex features a garden setting and a redwood drawing room, with nine hollow bed chambers cut to fit the tree openings.
An old notice cautions readers that watermelons can be injurious when eaten in damp night air and warns against trespassing in another man’s melon patch.
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