. Boston Thomsonian manual and lady's companion . Employment. The use of our powers,either bodily or mental, is naturally agreeable,notwithstanding the propensity to indolencewith which moralists have taxed poor humannature. Besides the satisfaction which employ-ment affords, in itself considered, it does muchby preparing us to relish others of a less sub-stantial nature. And last, not least, are the pleasures ofFriendship. Though in possession of all oth-ers, the absence of this makes a vacuum. Thereare chords in the human soul which vibrate onlyto the voice of affection. There are materialsf
. Boston Thomsonian manual and lady's companion . Employment. The use of our powers,either bodily or mental, is naturally agreeable,notwithstanding the propensity to indolencewith which moralists have taxed poor humannature. Besides the satisfaction which employ-ment affords, in itself considered, it does muchby preparing us to relish others of a less sub-stantial nature. And last, not least, are the pleasures ofFriendship. Though in possession of all oth-ers, the absence of this makes a vacuum. Thereare chords in the human soul which vibrate onlyto the voice of affection. There are materialsfor inexpressible happiness which lie deep inthe breast, and can be drawn into exercise onlyby the magic influence of friendship.—[N. A famous schoolmaster and boxer, was obligedby his intended wifes father, to renounce theart, or his future spouse. Just at this crisis hereceived a challenge to box, for one hundredguineas. His reply was laconic. Sir, receivedyours—but decline, to conjugate. No. xiv.] AND LADYS COMPANION. 217 THE MA. Purgatves should not be used in any case whatever. Theyarc at variance with every principle of my system, as will beseen by reference to the New Guide. They irritate the bowels,and destroy the equilibrium of the circulation, which we eudeavor to avoid. The sudden deaths of which we of-ten hear as occurring among the Thomsonians, are no doubtprincipally owintr to the administration of cathartics. * * *fcince my Aeenta have discarded the use of butternut and bitter-root, they are mueh more successful in their practice. Samuel Thomson. BOSTON, JUNE 1, 1840. WILL YOU PAY? Many of our subscribers for the present volumeof the Manual are still in arrears, and it is time thattheir bills were paid. We do not wish to be foreverdunning. Two dollars is but a small sum for eachsubscriber, but in the aggregate it is a considerableamount for us to lose. Will our friends let us hearfrom them? Some of our subscribers for the lastvolume are
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