1857.] " A 3f ail's a Man.'' 321 



case we ouglit instead of burning out, to remove the cause by lacerat- 

 ine the o'ums, and this is seldom called for. I iind that in the 

 tumefaction of the mouth, arising from whatever cause it may indi- 

 cate, cooling and astringent washes— a weak solution of alum is 

 very good, or an infusion of witch-hazel or bajbeiry bark, will an- 

 swer the same purpose. 



The practice of burning out lampas has received the seal of the 

 ancients, but, I trust, in this age of progression, such ancient bar- 

 barities will be superseded by practical science.— T. Webb, Y. S., 

 ill Zanesville Times. 



"A MAN'S A MAN." 



The young man who is struggling with every capability of his to 

 raise himself from obscurity to an honorable position in the world, 

 is a moral hero ; for he is fighting the battle of life with a martyr's 

 zeal and a warrior's bravery. His eyes glow with the light of 

 thought, his brow bears the GoD-given seal of intellect ; there is 

 power, will, purpose, in all he does. He has never yet learned the 

 lessons of deceit and falsehood, which too many think requisite to 

 success in every undertaking. He would scorn the base and petty 

 opposition of those who rate themselves as his superiors. But he 

 is the son of poor and humble parents, he his a mechanic. His 

 arms are brawny with constant exercise, his hands hardened by hon- 

 est labor. He has none of the graces of manner, which character- 

 ize yonder mincing dandy. 



" A man's a man for a' that," you would perhaps think, but not 

 so the upper classes. " This fellow must not rise," they say ; put 

 him down. His athletic form was never made to recline on silken 

 lounges ; his strong fingers are not fit to come in contact with the 

 dainty palms or white kid gloves of belledom ; his deep voice is not 

 low and sweet enough to murmur the soft nothings of drawing room 

 conversation. ' Let him keep his place. Let him work." 



Yes, let him hope on, toil on. Let his strong original mind be 

 developed and cultivated, till it lifts him far, far above those who 

 have scorned him. Hundreds like him " have walked steadily up 

 ward in the eye of fame," and stood on dizzy bights looking down 



