ICO the defortiied and handsome Itg. jf^fy S'^- 



the understanding of man was in former times equally vi- 

 gorous as at present. 



Let us not, then, despise those who have written what 

 we cannot understand ; or think, that because their fables 

 appear to us extravagantly absurd, that the persons who 

 believed in these things were by nature inferior to our- 

 selves. Let us rather, when we feel in ourselves a dispo- 

 sition to afsume a dictato,rial authority above others, be 

 convinced, that we also, may in our turn, be found to have 

 been under the influence of some fascinating power that 

 has led our understandings astray j and let us at all times 

 with becoming humility of mind, instead of arrogantly 

 afsuming to ourselves a superiority above all others, rather 

 lay our hands on our mouths, and our mouths in the dust, 

 humbly beseeching the Supreme Being to banifh from our 

 hearts all vanity and pride, that we may be thus enabled 

 to act our part in this life with kindnefs to others, and 

 mutual forbearance ^ as knowing that a time will soon ar- 

 rive, when all these boasted attainments, on which we are 

 apt to plume ourselves so much, (hall appear at best to be 

 but weak and foolifh reveries like the fables of ancient 

 times. 



TriE DEFORMED AND HANDS0M£ LeG. 



By Dr Franklin. 

 There are two sorts of people in the world, who, with 

 equal degrees of health and wealth , and the other com- 

 forts of life, become, the one happy, and the other mi- 

 serable. This arises very much from the diiferent views 

 in which they consider things,, persons and events — • 

 and the eifect of those different views upon their owii 

 minds. 



In whatever situation men can be placed, they may 

 find conveniencies and inconyeniencies : in whatever com- 



