THE YOUTH’S CABINET. 25

Srnec re

it should be eaten in proper quantities, |he did in nearly the following words.
and at proper times. The excessive in- | Whether his statements contain anything
dulgence of appetite is injurious to|new, I am not certain; they were at
health and comfort, and an abuse of the | least new to me. WM. A. ALOOTT.
gifts of Providence.

Solomon speaks of the effect of taking
too freely of delicious fare: ‘‘ Hast thou
found honey ?” he says; “eat so much
as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled
therewith, and vomit it.”—Prov. xxy.
16. And in another place, he uses this
language: ‘When thou sittest to. eat
with a ruler, consider diligently what is
before thee; and put a knife to thy
throat, if thou be a man given to appe-
tite. Be not desirous of his dainties ;
for they are deceitful meat.” I suppose
he means—not that we should cut our
throats, when our palates feel the
strength of temptation—but that we
should do violence to our unreasonable
appetites; that when rich dainties are
before us, we should deny ourselves,
though it be as painful as drawing a
knife across our throats. There are
other places in the Bible which show
that temperance in food, drink, and
everything else, is placed by the wisest
of men among the most excellent vir-
tues.

   
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
  
  

 

The spider, when about to cross a
pond or stream of water, will run a little
way, and then give a spring or leap from
the bank, upon its surface. I suppose
that they prepare themselves for their
voyage while in the act of leaping; for
I always find that when they strike the
water, they are ready to sail,

They use some of their legs for sails,
others for oars, and one for a rudder.
By holding up different legs, and in
greater or less number, they will sail
faster or slower, as well as vary their
direction.. They tack, as ships do, when
necessary. I have watched them onthe
New Haven and Northampton canal, in
Connecticut, and seen them cross it when
there was quite a heavy wind blowing in
the opposite direction. When all is fa-
vorable, they sometimes sail so fast as to
leave a considerable ripple behind them.

The kind of spider referred to is that
whose nests are often seen hung upon
the grass in the morning. It is of a
brown color,

e- ame

The Spider a Sailor.
Seandal.

Dr. Jounson, being once in company
with some seandal-mongers, one of them
having accused an absent friend of re-
sorting to rouge, he abserved, “It is
perhaps, after all, much better for a
lady to redden her own cheeks, than to
blacken other people’s characters.”

r. Eprror,—My son, now eleven
years old, who is something
of an observer, has often told
me many curious things about

the spider; and, among other things,
about his skill as a sailor, The other
day I asked him to dictate to me, that I
might write you on the subject, which