As a business nation we occasionally make very grave mistakes, not in the matter of mere dollars and cents, though a good deal may even be said on that subject; but in our endeavors to stand in the front rank as merchants and politicians, we draw too heavily on the bank of nature, and, in consequence, become bankrupt. An honest business man will hesitate before expending more than he earns; in fact his prosperity is based on the maxim that receipts should greatly overbalance outlays; but in everything concerning health this judicious axiom is forgotten, and, as a result, we die of the American disease—nervous prostration. Man, in struggling against nature, has an opponent who makes no allowances for mistakes, an antagonist without spite, but also without pity. If moderation be observed, the antagonism is healthful, is productive of decent ambition; but the moment humanity rushes into excesses it finds itself opposed by a power against which it is vain to struggle, over which it is impossible to triumph.
We boast of our energy, and with some reason, for we have no medium even in trifles. As we destroy sleep by brooding over vast financial schemes, so we destroy health in the interest of real estate. We cannot eat a sandwich like the rest of the world, but gulp it down without mastication for fear of losing a minute or two of valuable time. When an overworked stomach protests, when a weary brain gives unmistakable signs of exhaustion, the lesson is not read aright; the overburdened animal is not rested, but is forced into fresh activity by means of alcoholic poisons. Another law of our existence is, that we must never be seen without a cigar or drugged “fine cut” tobacco in our mouths. Moderation even in this luxury is discarded, and our blood, like our clothes, is tainted with nicotine. Perhaps it is impolite to refer to the quantity of saliva daily lost by a shrewd business man; but what society ignores nature takes a strict account of as evidenced in sunken cheeks, dry lips, and lack-luster eyes.
A feverish nervousness, begotten of our routine labors, makes us fretful, ill-natured, and dyspeptic. Everything is regarded from a business point of view; everything which has no direct bearing upon business is looked upon as of trifling value. We marry as a speculation, live for money, and die that our names may be used as synonims of remarkable business tact. All is sacrificed for business; life itself is only another name for rise and fall in stocks; and so we go on day by day accumulating money, day by day burning away our physical energy, day by day deadening our nervous sensibility, until exhaustion and a tombstone complete the unity of the tragedy. We have already lost many of our distinguished citizens through the American disease, and unless we are content to live more moderately we shall lose many more. As it is, life is short enough, and pleasures few and far between. If we cannot all be great we can at least be indifferently sensible, and not willfully burn out the candle of life by lighting it at both ends.—Boston Globe.
Health Department.
By M. Wood
"Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth." 3 John 2.
Sunshine.
Several years ago, while canvassing for the Health Reformer, I called upon the proprietor of one of the principal hotels in Boston to solicit his subscription for the journal. After making known my business I presented him with a copy of the Reformer which he examined with apparent interest, until his eyes rested upon an article entitled, Sunlight which was sufficient of itself to close the hotel doors against a health journal second to none. "Take it away," said the now offended Landlord. To place such a book as that before his patrons would be equivalent to a request to vacate his rooms, where the light of day, or the sun's healing rays, never penetrate; where women and children remain month after month, being too delicate to venture forth in the open air. Our friend had wisdom enough to see that the principles inculcated in the Health Reformer were of the right stamp, but was too selfish to allow it a place on his parlor tables, where thousands might read and be benefitted by its teachings. Science, as well as common sense, teaches us that sick and delicate people—and there are many in America—should court the sun. The worst specific is laudanum, and the very best is sunshine. Therefore, it is very plain that all poor, pale, puny looking women and children, who are caged up in hotels, like so many birds, should pass as many hours as possible in the sunshine, and as few as possible in the shade.
Many women are martyrs, and yet they do not know it. They shut the sunshine out from their houses and their hearts. They wear veils, they carry parasols and do all possible to keep off the most subtle, and yet most potent, influence which will give them strength, and beauty, and cheerfulness.
Dear reader, is it not time to change all this, and get color and roses in your pale cheeks, strength in your weak backs, and courage in your timid souls? Those who, from false pride and modesty, hide themselves from the sunshine, are pale and delicate. They may be blooming and strong; and the sun's healing rays will be a potent influence in their transformation. Ladies try it, and you will never regret it. M. Wood.
Tobacco and Ill Manners.
JARVES, the art writer, pronounces tobacco the active agent in the decline of the fine manners in Europe. Whatever the benefit or the harm the use of tobacco may do the consumer's body, its common tendency is to render the mind indifferent to the well being of his neighbors. The supreme test of the virtue of the knight in the days of chivalry, which was the highest ideal of fine manners, was his self-denial and desire to succor the oppressed. The severest tests of the modern gentleman is his willingness to forego his pipe for the comfort and health of another. It takes a thoroughly well-bred man to withstand this form of self-indulgence when it can only be practiced at the expense of another.
Germans are the worst examples of bad manners in this respect, for it never seems to enter their comprehension, however courteous and willing to oblige in other matters, that what is a sensual happiness to them may be absolute misery to another. Frenchmen are rapidly losing their proverbial politeness also, by this species of self-indulgence. Englishmen and Americans, to a certain extent, invoke the law to protect them, and with both peoples there is more consideration for the rights and welfare of others than obtains in general among civilized nations.
But selfishness of this sort has taken less firm root in Italy than elsewhere, precisely because amenity of manners and consideration for others in public are still the social rule. Not only do Italians refrain from smoking where it is prohibited, but I have seen them voluntarily give it up, when they noticed others were incommoded, where by regulation they were entitled to smoke, and this not only by gentlemen but peasants. On the other hand, I have known a German of rank with his daughter to get into a ladies' compartment in a railway carriage, and insist on using his pipe, despite the expostulations of the lady occupants, who were compelled to apply the guard for protection, when he was made to go into the smoking carriage, the scene occurring in Italy. As he reluctantly went, his daughter angrily turned to the ladies, exclaiming; "See what you have done to my poor papa; you make him leave his place to smoke away from me." The tendency of an inordinate use of tobacco to develop boorish manners requires no better illustration, for it is one which is now-a-days too common not to have been experienced by most persons who travel.—Sel.
News and Miscellany.
—Mr. Hammond's first meeting at Portland (Or.) on the 10th, was very largely attended.
PORTLAND, June 12.—The bark Forward arrived yesterday from Hongkong with 302 Chinese passengers.
—The fires which last week were raging in the woods, a few miles west of Healdsburg (Cal.), were supposed on Saturday last to be under control; but the high winds started them afresh, and for three or four days they have swept over the country more fiercely than ever. The people living along lower Dry Creek and across the country to Norton's mill turned out en masse and fought the flames day and night. The course of the fire has been southwest. At the present writing, June 18, the district burned over is about ten miles long and two miles wide.
WILKESBARRE, June 15.—The miners who have been working at Paine's shaft were met by a large gang this morning and ordered to stay out. A posse was raised and they opened a way through the mob, and those who wished entered the shaft. There was great excitement.
—The long strike is ended. The miners of Lehigh and Wilkesbarre made unconditional surrender through their delegates.
—The Captain of a ship which arrived from Manila reports that on June 4, in latitude 19.16 north, longitude 72.52, he felt the shock and heard the noise of an earthquake, which lasted about ten minutes. It began in smooth water and the ship pitched bows under during the disturbances.
PANAMA, June 12.—The following particulars of the recent terrible earthquake are received by letter from Salazar, dated May 19: “Yesterday a severe earthquake visited this city and region. In this city a large part of the church, public hall, and several houses were destroyed and some people were killed. The city of Cercuita is entirely destroyed, only a few families being saved. The Botica Allemania, a German drug store, was set on fire by a ball of fire which was thrown out of a volcano, which is constantly throwing out lava. This volcano has opened itself in front of Santiago. San Cayetana was destroyed and also Santiago: In the larger part of Gramlatia there was great destruction. Arboletes, Cucutilla and San Cristobal are nearly destroyed. Although the movement lasted less than a minute, from sixteen to twenty thousand lives were lost.
OMAHA, June 15.—Probably not another such an immense army of grasshoppers, covering an area extending in breadth from one end of this State to the other, and crossing the Union Pacific in a northerly direction, has ever before been seen. A large number came to the ground all along from Omaha to Columbus, bringing destruction to many beautiful fields of grain. Between Millard and Elkhorn great damage has been done to wheat and barley. Near Valley many farmers lost their entire crop in half an hour's time, while others in the same vicinity suffered little. Just north of Fremont great damage was done to the barley. None of this immense swarm lit west of Columbus, and farmers in central Nebraska are to-day jubilant over their escape. The “hoppers” stopped flying during the latter part of the afternoon, and those which lit along the Union Pacific Railroad have taken wing and gone, north, today. It is a peculiar fact that the migratory “hoppers” have drawn away with them nearly all of the homebred ones, which are reported as being scarce to-day. Reports from various parts of Douglas county show considerable damage done yesterday. Farms near Florence are stripped of everything, and farmers from there were in Omaha to-day procuring seed fall wheat with which to renew their wasted fields. Great damage is also reportd in Sarpy county, south of here. In Washington county the hoppers are reported having lit in a body and are devouring everything green.
The following is a dispatch just received from Elm Creek, 200 miles west from here: “The small worm in the body of the grasshopper is killing them off very fast in this locality they appear to be too sickly and weak to go east, and some that are half eaten up by the worm attempt to fly but fall to the ground and die immediately. Farmers are in good spirits—and anticipate large crops.”
As an illustration of the speed at which the electric current travels, a message sent from the observatory of Harvard College direct to San Francisco and back by way of Canada, over thirteen railways, occupied only two-thirds of a second.
Woodland, Cal.
By John Norton Loughborough
Our quarterly meeting in Woodland which has just closed has been an occasion of interest, although attended with some trial. The good Spirit of the Lord was with us during the entire meeting, especially was this the case on Sabbath afternoon as we met to attend to the ordinances of the Lord's house. I spoke to the people four times with an increase of freedom each time. Two meetings were held in which there was a full examination and explanation of some personal trials that had arisen among some of the members. These were all settled, confessions and satisfactory explanations being made. Even in these meetings all was calm and dispassionate, and free from a spirit of wrangling which is very liable to come in where personal difficulties are examined.
The business of the Missionary Society showed that a few of the members had been active during the quarter. Only a small portion of the missionary membership reported. We hope there will be an improvement in this respect next time, and that each member will keep a minute of their T. and M. work on their pass books, so as to be prepared to make their reports on receiving their blanks at the end of the quarter.
There is a matter which I mentioned in the report of my last visit here of which I should say more now. Several of our members and prominent brethren, seeing a deficiency in the singing in the Woodland church, and knowing that there were several sisters here fully competent to play on an instrument, and thus provide a leader and regulator in their singing, advised the church to purchase a plain organ in order that the difficulty might be remedied, and that harmony and melody might exist in this important part of the worship of God—singing.
Three brethren took the position that to use an organ—ever so plain—in the worship of God, was a species of idolatry. They contended that it was no harm to have an organ at home, or to play on it, and even to play church music upon it, but to use the organ in playing the same tunes in the worship of God was a sin. All could not see it in that light.
We contended that expensive organs got up simply for show and strife, and the popular choir, opera style of singing, was a sin, but we could see no wrong in a plain organ, introduced for the sole object of being a help in the worship of God. If we did not find a text that said, put an organ in your churches, we know that Paul said to Timothy "set in order the things that are wanting." And if the circumstances are such that an organ can be introduced, as in this case, to supply a deficiency, we thought it "in order" to get it. The circumstances in many of our churches are such that they have competent leaders, and good singing without an organ, or they have no competent member to play the organ if they had one. Not so here.
In the Woodland church I see no desire to trample on the feelings or consciences of any who might be conscientiously opposed to the organ. A vote was accordingly passed requesting all such to attend the meetings and enjoy their privileges with the church, which we hope they may be free to do. I go from this place free in the Lord, praying God to bless all the members of the Woodland church, and to bring them out of this their first great trial nearer to him, and better prepared for the Master's service.
J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.
A Curious Scrap of History.
By John Harvey Waggoner
POLITICAL partizanship leads men to strange lengths. It is hard to realize that Washington and his administration were subject of bitter invectives by political opponents, the same as every administration within our memory. But somebody has unearthed the following, being an editorial in the Philadelphia Aurora, written on the occasion of Washington leaving the Presidency. It sounds strange in this day. It is worth preserving as a specimen of political literature :— J. H. W.
" 'Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, for mine eyes have seen thy salvation,' was the pious ejaculation of a man who beheld a flood of happiness rushing in upon mankind. If ever there was a time which would license the reiteration of this exclamation, that time is now arrived; for the man who is the source of all the misfortunes of our country is this day reduced to a level with his fellow-citizens, and is no longer possessed of power to multiply evils upon the United States. If ever there was a period for rejoicing this is the moment. Every heart in unison with the freedom and happiness of the people, ought to beat high with exultation that the name of Washington from this day ceases to give currency to political iniquity and to legalized corruption. A new era is now opening upon us—an era which promises much to the people; for public measures must now stand upon their own merits, and nefarious projects can no longer be supported by a name. It is a subject of the greatest astonishment, that a single individual should have carried his design against the public liberty so far as to have put in jeopardy its very existence. Such, however are the facts; and with these staring us in the face, this day ought to be a jubilee in the United States!"
Lists and Credits.
By John Norton Loughborough
It is no small job to get up a list of subscribers to a newspaper, and in any Office mistakes are liable to occur, especially if different clerks have to do with the account. It is our desire to do our business acurately, and with our present competent Secretary, we shall be enabled, we think, to give satisfaction to all.
Whatever mistakes have occured we shall be most happy to correct. We are now engaged in getting up printed lists of our subscribers in all the States. These lists will be used with our new machine in mailing papers. Let all examine the paster on their paper, and if there is any mistake in your credits please notify. We wish to have our printed lists right. If any of your names are spelled wrong, write and all these things shall be corrected.
J. N. L.
State Quarterly Meeting.
By John Norton Loughborough
We hope to see all the directors at the State Quarterly Meeting, at Oakland, July 3 and 4, and would be glad to see also all the district secretaries, as important T. and M. business is to come up; but in case the district secretaries cannot attend, let the directors bring the secretaries' books. The directors can bring the S. B. funds from the churches in their respective districts to the State Conf. Treasurer, as he will be at the meeting, and thus they can save expressage on the money.
We shall expect the directors to come prepared to close up all credit accounts on periodicals, whether with SIGNS or Review Office, to the date of the meeting.
J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH,
Pres. Cal. T. and M. Society.
Toledo, Ohio.
By John Norton Loughborough
SUBSCRIBERS to the SIGNS OF THE TIMES in Toledo, Ohio, are requested to report to A. Gleason, 43 Summit St., Room 21, whether they wish their papers continued or stopped.
J. N. L.
Lovington, Illinois.
By James White
[The following report of the meeting in Lovington, Ill., also the report of the Iowa Camp-meeting, though written in time, were miscarried, and reached us one day too late for last week's paper.]
This meeting was held at Lovington, Moultrie Co., Ill., June 1 and 2. The brethren have a commodious house of worship at this point, which was well filled at half past ten the first day. We arrived at the depot near eleven, and went directly to the house of worship, where the people were waiting. Mrs. W. in a few minutes was addressing the people. We spoke in the afternoon, and Mrs. W. addressed a house litterally packed, while many stood outside and in the doorways.
The meetings of the second day were larger and the interest deeper. We were very happy to meet Elders Colcord and Bliss at this meeting, and to enjoy its several exercises with the brethren and sisters the successful fruits of their untiring labors. Thursday morning we left for the Iowa Camp-meeting. J. W.
Gilroy, Cal.
By J. H. Waggoner
Our meetings continue with good interest. Last Sabbath nine arose as Sabbath-keepers, and others have told us that they will keep it. We have just fairly got the message before the people, and it is too early to form any definite opinion of the result. Last night we had the largest number that have been out since I have been here. So we think the interest is not abating.
The truth is working strongly on the minds of quite a number who have not heretofore had any interest in the Bible. We shall earnestly pray that they may have grace and wisdom to make a right decision.
We have good order, and I have never been in a place where there was more respect paid to our rights. Nothing thus far has been molested by night or by day. Though California has a hard name, I am inclined to think that tent meetings can be held here with as great security and quietness as in any State in which I ever labored.
We earnestly desire the prayers of all friends of the cause that the truth may have free course and be glorified.
J. H. WAGGONER.
June 21, 1875.
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Appointments.
San Francisco.—Sabbath, June 26, at 11 A. M., and First-day, the 27th. First-day, at 10 A. M., will meet the church, where the President and Secretary of the Society shall arrange, to take into consideration the size, plan, and erection of the house of worship for the Seventh-day Adventists of San Francisco.
J. N. Loughborough.
The next quarterly meeting of the S. D. Adventists of the Walla Walla Valley and vicinity, will be held at Walla Walla City, on Sabbath and first-day, July 3 and 4. Friends from Pendleton, Weston, Milton, Dayton, and Mill Creek, are especially invited to attend. The house of worship will be dedicated at this meeting. We shall hope to organize a Tract and Missionary Society, and it is hoped that all will be prepared to pay their s. b. pledges as far as possible. Come brethren and sisters all make preparations to be at the meeting.
I. D. Van Horn.
Business Department.
By Editor
"Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully," (margin, negligently). Jer. 48:10.
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Lists.
By John Norton Loughborough
We hope to have full returns in the lists sent out in the State by the time of our State quarterly meeting, July 3, 4.