health, therefore, should be one of our chief concerns. Without it, life is at best burthensome, and old age intolerable. And to accomplish this, we must avoid all excesses in our early years. But in relation to this we can offer no definite rules. The occupations of men are different, and what would be adapted to the temperament of one, might be highly injurious to onother. What, for one, is too little, would probably be for the other too much. Then we should not blindly pursue the same beaten track of others, under the belief that what is not hurtful to them cannot be injurious to us. We should examine ourselves with scrupulous attention. Every thing that produces uneasiness, or debilitation, is pernicious to our health, and should be immediately discarded.

We do not always feel the evil effects of our excesses upon the instant. Years will sometimes elapse before they are fully developed; and, perhaps, long after we have entirely forgotten the causes from which they proceed. The only means of escaping them, is, in all cases, to contribute only to our natural wants. Every one, therefore, should form a correct estimate of his constitutional powers, and whatever he may find defective, he should apply himself sedulously to remedy. A disease, though trivial in its nature, should not be neglected because it does not prove troublesome at the present moment. The merest trifle, if unattended to, may finally terminate in a destructive malady.

Our habits of life must be simple and uniform. This is indispensibly requisite to health and longevity. Excessive

eating and drinking will always be found an infalli to shorten existence. Nothing further is required the body, than the epicurean's feast. He, alas! ca boast, even of good health; much less, of long lif men blindly and wilfully rush upon their own des Idlers, and those accustomed to luxury, never great age. Too much labor without a proportiona of rest, is equally pernicious. Those of sedent ployments should exercise daily in the open ai atmosphere of a room will soon become impure b ration, and consequently very unwholesome, unless ly ventilated.

Cleanliness too, is not only a great ornament, b lutely essential to our health. Therefore did Mc other wise men of old, enjoin and recommend f ablutions of the body. Occasional bathing-temper eating and drinking-enjoyment of pure air-and proportion of activity and rest; these are the sures iaries to long life.

If we would enjoy a cheerful mind, we must be c ed, and learn to accumulate enough in manhood, to us in after years. The fear of falling a burthen to in old age, is ruinous to our peace and tranquility there be no cause for such a disaster. Then we sł be disturbed by a bitter anticipation of it. Sorr early life, produce premature exhaustion both of mi body.

On every side I behold men conspiring against the lives, by indulging in dissolute habits. Here is a

infallible mode quired to poison las! can seldom ong life. Such own destruction.

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offering up his health, a willing sacrifice, upon the altar of sensuality; there another, whose energies are unconsciously blasted by the destroying banquet, or whose nerves are shattered by the effects of ardent and corroding drinks. What a multitude of persons are anxious for long life, and yet, cut it short by their own imprudence. How few of such who ever realize their wishes; and if so, what infirmities are they obliged to endure.

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THE ART OF REACHING AN OLD A

We may preserve our health, and accumulate but these alone, will not insure us happiness, no age. A still more difficult task, is to control or our evil passions, which consumes unobserved, our s and vigor. "A merry heart," exclaims Solomon, good like a medicine: but a broken spirit dri bones."

If you would enjoy a smooth and tranquil ex you must avoid all violent outbreakings of your Nothing is more injurious. Grief, sorrow, fear, or excess of joy, are all alike destructive to health. sequently, persons of a cold, phlegmatic temperame the most likely to be long lived. Let nothing, the in any circumstance whatever, disturb the serenity mind. Give not way to violent or contending em Can your misfortunes be amended by immoderate g anger? It may be difficult to restrain your feelings; resolute determination will enable you to remov which may have appeared impossible.

This self-dominion we must commence at an earl Each neglected day makes the struggle more difficul can begin the exercise in the pursuance of our dail

OLD AGE.

cumulate riches; iness, nor an old control or subdue rved, our strength Solomon, "doeth spirit drieth the

ranquil existence,

; of your temper. ow, fear, terror, to health. Conemperament, are hing, therefore, serenity of your ading emotions. derate grief or eelings; but a > remove that

t an early age. re difficult. We

cations. We should not forget that there is a possibility of loosing every thing upon which we may place our affections here below. By such a preparation, the loss does not appear so intolerable. An unexpected misfortune is always the greatest. If any unpleasant occurrence should excite our petulance, let us consider whether it would be prudent or necessary to sacrifice our good humour, even for a moment. If we are called upon to express our disapprobation of the conduct of an individual who may in some way or other be connected with us, we should do it without too much irritability. There are many, who, from a singular ambition of giving themselves an air of importance in the eyes of the world, are loud, boisterous and vehement, upon every occasion. What in the beginning was only artificial, becomes at length, a permanent custom. There are others, who suffer their minds to become effèminate; who indulge every idle humor; who affect to be more unhappy than they really are; who constantly complain with the hope of enlisting the sympathy of their friends; who in short, seem to avoid every thing that would in the remotest degree increase their happiness. Such persons thereby prepare for themselves an early grave; or if they should approach the verge of old age, they experience little else than bitterness and sorrow.

If we would appear otherwise than we are, it should be more serene and cheerful. Show yourself at least artificially gay. In course of time, this assumed gladness will become habitually natural. Then you have triumphed over your melancholy disposition. While others in their oMini.