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The action of tobacco-smoking on the heart is depressing; and some individuals who feel it in this organ more than others complain of an uneasy sensation about the left nipple—a distressing feeling, not amounting to faintness, but allied to it. The action of the heart is observed to be feeble and irregular. An uneasy feeling is also experienced in or beneath the pectoral muscles, and oftener on the right side than on the left.

a mile he gave the journey up, as being beyond his strength, and returned on foot, leaving me, to my great regret, to proceed alone to Mahadia. I was so much hurt, that had there been another opportunity of visiting the place I should have returned with him. On going up the river D nube, he took the greatest interest in two Armenian boys, who were going, under the care of an amiable and unprejudiced monk, to an Austrian Academy. It was evident that any, however remove, a prospect of civilizing the East was like a gleam of sun-minish the rapidity of cerebral action, and check shine to him. At Pe-th I began to lose sight of him, for he had provided hims. If with introductions, where I was a mere bird of passage.

W. FRANCIS AINSWORTH,

THE CONSEQUENCES OF SMOKING.-The widespread habit of smoking has not yet had due medical attention paid to it and its consequences It is only by two or three years' observations that Dr. Laycock had become fully aware of the great changes induced in the system by the abuse of tobacco, and of the varied and obscure forms of disease to which especially excessive smoking gave origin. He proceeded to state some of them as they were met with in the pharyngical mucous membrane, the stomach, the lungs, the heart, the brain, and the nervous system The tobacco consumed by habitual smokers varied from half an ounce to twelve ounces per week, the usual quantity from two to three ounces. Inveterate cigar smokers will consume from four to five dozen per

week.

The first morbid result is an inflammatory condition of the mucous membrane of the lips and tongue; then the tonsils and pharynx suffer,-the mucous membrane becoming dry and congested. If the thorax be examined well, it will be found slightly swollen, with congested veins meandering over the suface, and here and there a streak of mucus. Action ascends upwards into the posterior nars, and there is a discharg from the upper part of the pharynx, and irritation is felt within the anterior nares. The eye becomes affected with heat, slight redness, lachrymation, and a peculiar spasmodic action of the orbicularis muscle, experienced together with intolerance of light on awaking from sleep in the morning. The frontal sinuses do not escape, but there is a heavy dull ache in their region.

On the brain the use of tobacco appears to di

the flow of ideas through the mind. It differs from opium and henbane, and rather excites to wakefulness, like green tea, than composes to sleep-induces a dreaminess which leaves no impression on the memory, leaving a great susceptibility, indicated by a trembling of the hands and irritability of temper. Such are secondary results of smoking. So are blackness of the teeth and gum-boils; there is also a sallow paleness of the complex on, an irresoluteness of disposition, a want of life and energy, and, in constant smokers who do not drink, a tendency to pulmonary phthisis.

Dr. Wright of Birmingham, in a communication to the author, fully corroborates his opinions; and both agree that smoking produces gastric disorders, coughs, and inflammatory affections of the larynx and pharynx, diseases of the heart, and lowness of spirits; and, in short, is very injurious to the respiratory, circulaing, alimentary, and nervous systems.-Literary Gazette.

VARIETIES OF JEALOUSY.-Men are prouder of what others admire, though they themselves cannot see its beauty, than of that they the most fervently admire, if it be not appreciated by Descending down the alimentary canal we of the wife to whose charms he has been long inothers. Many a husband, for instance, is proud come to the stomach, where the results, in ex-different. Hence the existence of jealousy where treme cases, are symptoms of gas ritis. Pain, tenderness, and a constant sensation of sickline-s and desire to expectorate, belong to this affection.

The action of the heart and lungs is impaired by the influence of the narcotic on the nervous system; but a morbid state of the larynx, trachea and lungs results from the direct action of the smoke. The voice is observed to be rendered hoarser, and with a deeper tone. Sometimes a short cough results; and a case of ulceration of the cartilages of the larynx came under the doctor's notice. The patient was such a slave to the habit, that he hardly ever had the pipe out of his mouth Similar sufferings have been caused by similar practices in other instances.

Another form is a slight tickling low down in the pharynx or trachea; and the patient coughs, or rather hawks up, a grumous-looking blood. It is so alarming as to be mistakable for pulmonary hæmoptysis.

there is no love. Pride, self-love, and even hatred, have each their respective jealousy; for the ourselves. Many dissent from Rochefoucauld's success of others is often resented as an injury to of our friends not altogether unpleasing to us; maxim, that there is some hing in the misfortunes but few will deny that they feel a certain pain in witnessing the pleasures of their enemies. These feelings are but so many varieties of jealousy.

RECREATION FOR THE PEOPLE ---The King of Prussia has, it is stated from Berlin, devoted no less a sum than £120,000 to the formation of a covered garden in the centre of that city, to be used as a winter promenade by its inhabitants. A regulated temperature is to be maintained, and rare exotics of warmer climes cultivated in this truly royal design.

TALES FOR THE MARINES.-You must know that M. Guizot engaged with the Earl of Aberdeen that, at this time of the year, noblemen and coun- to put off the marriage of the Duke de Monttry gentlemen, unoccupied with their parliament-pensier with the infanta until the Queen of Spain ary duties, devote themselves to those of their sta-should be possessed of direct heirs; nor is it detion. A few still employ their time in shooting; nied that he has broken that engagement: but but the majority have given up that amusement, there is an attempt to justify his breach of faith together, as you were informed the other day, by charging Lord Palmerston with having been with the preservation of game. The great the first to depart from the arrangement made with body of landowners either remain on their es- his predecessor in office. Lord Palmerston, it is tates, or go about doing good; and among the affirmed, commenced by bringing forward Prince various labors of benevolence, is that of attending Leopold of Saxe Coburg, under the auspices of meetings of agricultural societies, which they England, as candidate for the hand of Queen have established in different counties, for the pro- Isabella; whereas it had been previously agreed motion of husbandry. One of the chief objects of on both sides, that the candidates for that honor these societies is the reward and encouragement should be limited to the descendants of Philip V. of industrious and well-conducted laborers. Now, But it is denied, on the other side, that Lord Palthe newspapers, almost daily, publish reports of merston ever made any proposal of the kind agricultural meetings; but these reports are so alleged; and it is maintained that he expressly shamefully falsified, that one blushes even to re- refused to patronize the claim of Prince Leopold, peat them. What do you think are the rewards openly declaring his opinion to be, that the most and encouragements which they represent our eligible husband for the Queen would be one of munificent landlords and generous farmers as be- her cousins, the two sons of Don Francisco de stowing on their meritorious servants? A pair of Paula. He assigned reasons for giving the preboots to an old man who has lived all his life on ference to Don Henry, a Prince of higher qualities 7s. a week, and never cost his parish a sixpence and firmer character than his brother. But for A suit of clothes to the father of the largest family, the very same reasons it is alleged that it better who has maintained his wife and children on the suited the views of Louis Philippe and M. Guizot smallest earnings! A flitch of bacon-(gammon to give the preference to the imbecile Don Franyou will say)-to a carter or a ploughman, for 15 cisco de Assis. or 20 years' good behaviour! And these stories the newspapers tell us as gravely and coolly as any misstatement was ever made in the House of Commons! As if noblemen, and gentlemen, and opulent yeomen would think of recompensTHE SLAVISHNESS OF FREEMEN.-In no couning a life of toil and honesty, or a quarter of a try has there been such an incessant struggle for century of heroic endurance, on the scale on the achievement of political and social independwhich they would reward a good boy at school, or ence as in England, and what is the result? Our tip a footman or a waiter at an inn. Oh, pooh! minds are slaves to opinion, and our bodies and stuff and nonsense! the obsurdity is too glaring habits to fashion. Not to opinion only, but to the even for a joke. The fact is this: the agricultu-law of the land, enforced by pains and penalties, ral societies throughout England have provided are we mental bondsmen; for, instead of saying in their respective d stricts-not an almshouse, or writing what we think, we are obliged to think no-but a set of comfortable cottages for the re- what we may say or write. Our orthodox faith, ception of all wornout laborers whose wages for instance, has been repeatedly altered by Act have been insufficient to enable them to put any of Parliament, and if we impugn the last enactthing by. The prizes for industry, economy, and ment, we do it at our peril. No habeas corpus steadiness consist in nominations to these cottages, have we for the mind, enabling it to come into in which board, as well as lodging, is gratuitous-court, and demand why it has been placed under ly supplied to the inmates. Prizemen, less ne- restraint. The earthly part of God's image may cessitous, are presented with a good round sum of walk erect and unshackled, but its divine portion money; and as for boots and smock-frocks, and must wear chains, and hide itself, if it would sides of bacon, such smail quantities are awarded avoid persecution. Homicide is punishable, but to hard-working fellows who have distinguished thought-icide, or the strangling of the reasonable themselves at some particular hay making or har-faculty, is legal Burkeing, specially protected by vest. A good fat porker is frequently one of church and state. How fortunate for individuals, those rewards of merit; for in point of generosity and how favorable to general morality, that we the agricultural societies go the whole hog. may all become hypocrites, and make use of They not uncommonly present a stock of baby-speech to conceal, not to disclose our sentiments! linen to an exemplary mother, or even find a wedding dress for an active milkmaid. In short, their object is the creation of a happy peasantry"their country's pride;" and they have succeeded in it to an extent which is absolutely notorious. And this the fifth story that " Punch" has related -to the Marines.-Punch.

GUIZOT AND THE SPANISH MARRIAGES.-The Revue Des Deux Mondes contains an article on the Spanish marriage, supposed to be from M. Guizot's own pen. In this article the writer admits

DROLL TYPOGRAPHIC ACCIDENT.-The Cambridge Chronicle advertises a fine-arts subscription fund, which thus concludes, in consequence of a paragraph from another part of the paper having been accidently transferred to the tail of the announcement:-"A haddock was captured off Whitehaven last week, in the belly of which was found a considerable part of a joiner's twofoot rule."

ILLUSIONS OFTEN THE SEED OF REALITIES,— Chivalry,' says Madame de Stael, 'is to modern what the heroic age was to ancient times: all the noble recollections of the nations of Europe are attached to it. At all the great periods of history, men have embraced some sort of enthusiastic sentiment as an universal principal of action.' Enthusiasm, the presumed prompting of the God within us or above us, may be often mistaken in its object; but it is generally elevating in its result. Even the Crusades were productive of many beneficial consequences. The past golden age is a future one to moralists, as that of chivalry is to warriors and lovers. What signifies the question of fact? To believe in an ennobling illusion goes far towards converting it into reality, for all lofty retrospections are fore-shadowing. ever-existing tradition of a former Paradise on earth, is a presumption, if not a foundation, for its future existence. All ideal beauty, whether physical or moral, may be only a dim reminiscence of the native land of our first parents. The sculptures of Phidias, the tragedies of Sophocles, the doctrines of Plato, all the great works of Art, have derived their inspirations from the same source. To believe in a future Golden Age is to sculpture a moral Venus de Medici with the mind; and who shall deny that Time, becoming its Pygmalion, may animate the beautiful image by the aid of Minerva ?

The

REMARKABLE PHENOMENON.-The sea, at a short distance from the coast here, has presented some remarkable appearances during the present week. On Tuesday last, about four o'clock in the afternoon, about low water, the sea, for about thirty yards from the shore, and along the coast from the Cove to the bay of Nigg, appeared of a purple color, and continued to darken as the af. ternoon advanced. Our informant, who, with a large number of fishermen, observed the appearance, thinking it might arise from a reflection of the sky, went out in a boat and examined the water. To his astonishment, he found the boat actually in a sea of purple, and the water of a glutinous nature, containing so much coloring matter that it actually dyed red whatever object it touched. No effluvia could be perceived arising from the water. As the tide rose, the colored water packed closer in shore, and continued to become darker and darker. Next afternoon, the same appearances were observed to occur, but not to such an extent. We wish some of our scientific friends would afford us a clue to the cause of this phenomenon. Nothing of the kind seems ever to have been observed in this quarter before, although, perhaps, in other places such appearances may have been witnessed. We may state that, on Monday, the fishermen between this and the Cove observed the sea, at about 70

or 80 yards from the shore, breaking out in dark spots, which may be supposed to be multiplied and magnified till they presented the appearance above-mentioned -Aberdeen Herald,

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