all party men of whatever stripe—bear in mind 
that you aro citizens of the nation and not of a 
party, and that it is your bounden duty to ignore 
all party, all tenets but one—and that one the 
desire to help the country in this her time of 
greatest need and peril. What better time to 
resolve to do your whole duty than the eighty- 
eighth Birthday of the “Land of the Free?" 
We have not only the spiritual enemy to con¬ 
tend with as do Christians, but spiritual aiul mate¬ 
rial enemies, dovils-incarnate,men whoso charac¬ 
ters for darkness would have cast into the shade 
thatdarkness Phakoah's wickedness called down 
from heaven. United in one solid compact- 
all having in view one great object—and the 
minions of those kings of traitors would be 
stayed in their career of desolation, while their 
masters would either have to flee the country or 
receive the punishment they so richly deserve. 
“One Country, One Constitution, One Des¬ 
tiny,” was tho language and sentiment of 
Daniel Webster. Would that, this might be 
the expression and feeling of every one of the 
twenty millions of those who are permitted by a 
wise Providence to commemorate the Fourth 
Day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-three.. 
Rochester, N. Y., Juno 30, 1803 . w . 
in - mm 
The Gentle Skfftic; or, Essays and Conversations of a 
Country Justice on the Authenticity and Truthfulness 
of the old Testament Records. Edited by the Rev. C. 
Walavoiith. Op 30*.] Now York D. Appleton & 
Co.—1803. 
Attacks upon the Bible and Christianity have of late 
years been neither fen- nor insignificant. Many occupy¬ 
ing high positions in the world of letters, have been found 
willing to prostitute their fine talent# and great attain- 
ments to the base, ungrateful task of undermining faith 
in Him who favored them with such endowments- Their 
efforts, a* a genera] thing, however, have been successful¬ 
ly counteracted, by men of greater ability and authority, 
and have only caused the eternal principles of the Chris¬ 
tian Religion to strike roof more deeply and more firmly. 
The boob before us i« calculated to help on this good 
work. It is well adapted to “Gentle Skeptics,” those 
who desire to belie-, ■, but arc beset with many painful 
doubts, and is prepared especially for “young men—the 
fresh, buoyant, intelligent, live young men of the coun¬ 
try.” The author is a Roman Catholic Priest, but the 
work contains very few things that the strictest Protestant 
cannot thoroughly endorse and rejoice to see 90 ably pre¬ 
sented and discussed. For sale by Steele & Avert. 
The Invasion Of THE Crimea:— Its Origin, and'an Ac¬ 
count of its Progress down to the death of Lord Raglan. 
By At.vxA.vnKR William Kinglake. Vol. 1. [pp. 650.] 
New York: Harper & Brothers—1863. 
Many books have been published within a few years in 
reference to the war in the Crimea. They havo all been 
more or less incomplete and unsatisfactory, however, and 
the need of a more fnll and reliable account has been 
universally felt. In Me. Kinolakk’s work this want is 
supplied. It gives us the whole history of this great war, 
which cost so much and accomplished so little, together 
with much collateral information and speculation, which 
is important as it serves to throw light upon the general 
subject. The author had access to tho most valuable 
materials that could be obtained, and used them with 
great success. He inspires an agreeable fegling^f confi¬ 
dence in the reader, as he seems to have thoroughly mas¬ 
tered his subject, and presents it in a sty le utonee pleasing, 
graphic and powerful. We eommeud the book to all, 
feeling assured that it is what it professes to be, a full and 
accurate history of the great struggle iu the Crimea. For 
sale by Steele & Avert. 
GET ENOUGH SLEEP. 
We have often heard young men remark that 
four or five hours' sleep was ail they wanted, ami 
all that the human system required. The habit 
of going without sufficient, sleep is injurious. 
Thousands, no doubt, permanently injure their 
health in this way. We live iu a fast age, when 
everybody seems to be trying to pervert the 
order of nature. If folks will persist in turning 
night into day, it is not to be wondered that few 
last out the allotted term of life. No matter 
what be a man’s occupation physical or mental, 
or, like Othello’s “gone,” and living in idleness— 
the constitution cannot last, depend upon it,, 
without a sufficiency of regular and refreshing 
sleep. Joe. Hunter, the great surgeon, died sud¬ 
denly of spasmodic affection of the heart, a dis¬ 
ease greatly encouraged by want, of sleep. In a 
volume just, published by a medical man, there 
is one great lesson that hard students and lite¬ 
rary men may learn, and that is, that, Hunter 
probably killed himself by taking too little 
sleep. “Four hours' rest at night, aud one after 
dinner, cannot, be deemed sufficient to recruit 
the exhausted powers of the body and mind.” 
Certainly not; and the consequence was, that 
Hunter died early. If men will insist in cheat¬ 
ing sleep, her “ twin sister Death ” will avenge 
the Insult. 
In commemoration of the Discovery of Amer¬ 
ica, and the Declaration of American Independ¬ 
ence, we give ou this page illustrations of the 
Landing of Columbus, and the Signing of 
the Declaration ok Independence. The 
history of these important events is so familiar to 
all that no description is necessary. The pictures 
at once recall the most important scenes con¬ 
nected with the early settlement, and subsequent 
independence of the American Colonies. 
title to everything within the State of South Car¬ 
olina. The Day all true Americans so delight to 
honor and celebrate as the Nation’s Birthday, 
was decreed to be odious, and stricken from the 
list of holidays on the statute. Robbery followed, 
and the Flag, which had so long upheld them as 
an integral part of one of the mightiest nations 
of the earth, was assaulted aud trampled in the 
dust. While the flames ascended from Sumter, 
tho citizens of South Carolina, from the pinnacles 
of the city, gloated their eyes upon the spectacle 
as did Nero while Home was burning. With 
music and joyous demonstrations did they wit¬ 
ness the discomfiture of Anderson, aud the 
Stars and Stripes disappear from Charleston Har¬ 
bor, while In its place arose a “Jl«</,” the insignia 
of which truthfully portrayed tho character of 
the usurpers—a serpent—tho beguiler, the be¬ 
trayer of our first parents- the disturber of the 
peace of mankind—an animal in which all the 
characteristics of abomination found a dwelling 
place. 
Had South Carolina been content with the 
trouble she had brought, upon herself and the 
nation, she might have boon, in duo time, as 
anxious to return to the home of her childhood 
as that Son, whoso father received him with out¬ 
stretched arms, and ordered that the futtod calf 
should be killed to commemorate the joyous 
occasion. But she was possessed of a deadly 
virus, which she ejected upon her neighbors, 
aud they, in turn, became polluted, and sloughed 
off from tho sound and healthy portion of the 
body politic. 
Lafitte. tho Pirate of the Gulf, Morrill, the 
Land Pirate, and Burr, the Hero of Blonner- 
hassett Island, established governments to legalise 
murder and rapine—to wage war upon their own 
species—upon the “Flag of our Union”—the 
“Star-Spangled Banner.” Mon, carried away 
with a blind hullueination, were prevailed upon, 
and often forced, to join those governments, and, 
for a time, be led, In undertakings against the 
peace of society, their lawful Government, and 
the well-being of mankind. 
Prosperous as were the many, a few of the 
Southern autocrats at, the commencement of the 
national troubles, appeared to possess the fas¬ 
cinating powers of reptiles—the Old Serpent 
himself—to charm the unwary into acts of rebel¬ 
lion, while a government to legalize their actions 
among their own dupes, was pompously instituted. 
Monet By Charles Moran, [pp. 228.] New York 
I). Appleton & Co.—1863. 
There are men who havo labored diligently in the 
pursuit of riches, and accumulated immense stores of 
wealth, and yet whose knowledge in regard to the teal 
nature of money has always been extremely limited To 
such, and to all who are Interested in a commodity which 
in itself U a verv good thing, though the love of )t may be 
“the root of all evil,' 1 our advice is—read this hook The 
subjects of the relative value of gold aud silver, of paper 
currency, and indeed many interesting questions in Polit¬ 
ical Economy, Trade and Finance, arc here fully and ably 
discussed. It is a hook that business men especially can 
read with both pleasure and profit. For sale by Steele 
& Avert. Price $1.25. 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
OUR COUNTRY’S BIRTHDAY. 
Two years ago tho 20th of last December the 
State of South Carolina committed an act of 
perfldy second only to the betrayal of the 
Prince of Peace into the hands of tho Jewish 
oligarchy. Reason seems to have departed from 
the human soul in both instances, and a spirit 
of ingratitude and wickedness the most intense, 
must have entered to fill the vacuum. In sight of 
that fortress which defended the city of Charles¬ 
ton and the State from the British in 1776, and 
while some few yet remained who witnessed, in 
their childhood, the heroic deeds of their de¬ 
fenders, base, selfish, bigoted men, resolved that 
South Carolina was free! - free from the United 
States of America! —free from that Great Char¬ 
ter their fathers helped construct! — free from 
the appeal of the blood of patriots to appreciate 
and cherish their dear-bought privileges! — and 
free to rush headlong into anarchy, degradation 
and ruin! Like the Prodigal Son, they left the 
paternal circle—left thehomeol tLeir childhood— 
the protection of an arm powerful to shield from 
all danger—a home where, want was never known 
—gave up their rights and equal privileges in 
the family, and declared themselves outcasts! 
WaB ever infatuation more complete? Wereever 
men more dead to all that is honorable? to all 
tho ennobling qualities of true manhood? and 
even to their own interests? The Powers of 
Darkness danced with that delight, known only 
to demons, when that Convention opened their 
doors and proclaimed to the world that the deed 
was done! — that it was finished! — that they had 
betrayed their country!—that they wore traitors! 
Preparations were then made to drive, by 
force, the men in their country’s service from 
their midst, and wrest from that Government to 
whom they owed their very being, all right and 
Books Received. 
[Most of the works named below will be noticed in 
future numt>ers of the Rural —as soon as we can give 
them proper examination.—E d.] 
Principu Latina —No. ) A First Latin Course. Com 
preticndlng Grammar, Delectus, and Exercise Book. 
With \ oeabularies. By William Smith, LL Is, au¬ 
thor of •• A History of Greece,' " a Dictionary of 
Greek aud Homan Antiquities" •• A Classical Diction 
ary,' 1 etc , etc. Revised by it Dk - t it, A M , Profes¬ 
sor of Latin iu Columbia College, New York, Editor of 
“ Liddell and Scott s Greek Lexicon,' etc. Ipp. 187.J 
New York: Harper it Brothers Rochester— Steele A 
MOISTURE IN THE AIR, 
The atmosphere al ways contains water. Most 
people think its presence a misfortune. They 
say the atmosphere of California is very healthy 
because it is so dry. This is an error. The air 
of California has a great deal more moisture 
than that of New England, and that, is the prin¬ 
cipal reason for Its superior healthfulness. In 
New England, tho dry air sucks the moisture 
out of a man’s air passages, aud he has the con¬ 
sumption. if he could breathe the moist atmos¬ 
phere of the Pacific coast, he might recover. In 
their influence on consumptives, 1 do not mean 
to say that the only difference bctweou tho At¬ 
lantic and Pacific coast is found in the amount of 
atmospheric moisture. But I do say that this is 
one of the most essential sanitary ditl’erences. 
A man who, in New England, is ever suffering 
with dry and cracked skin, has iu California a 
moist and healthy skin. What is true of the 
akin, is true of the lining of the lungs, with 
which the same atmosphere is iu constant con¬ 
tact. The dry air sucks out the moisture, and 
produces disease. 
A Critical History of Fiuci: TnonuiT jn Rkekukxci: 
to iin; Christian H.ki roioif. Eight Lectures Preached 
before the University of Oxford, in the year 1 m, 2, on the 
Foundation of the late Rev. John Hampton, M. A.. 
('anon of Salisbury, By Adam Storey Farrar, M. A., 
Michel Fellow of Ctueen’s College, Oxford. [I2mo,— 
pp. <187. ’ New York: l). Appleton A: Co. Rochester— 
Steele & Avery. Trice $1.50. 
What Til Eat, and How to Cool It —Containing over 
(hie Thousand Receipts, Systematically and Practically 
Arranged, to enable the Housekeeper to prepare the 
most difficult or simpler 1 ashes in the Beet Manner. By 
Pi eh 1:1 ID.or, late Editor of the “Almanack G astro- 
nomiqutf,” of Paris, and other Gastronomiesl works. 
[16in0.—pp. 25’.* , New York. D. Appleton & Co. 
Rochester—S ti.ki. r & Atkli Price $1. 
The Nr.w and COmi'lEtk Tax Payer's Manual: Con- 
tainlng the Direct and Excise Taxes: with the Hecent 
Amendments by Congress, am! the Decisions of the 
Commissioner; also complete marginal Reference#, and 
an Analytical Index—showing all the items of Taxation, 
the Mode of Proceeding, and the Duties of the Officers. 
With an Explanatory Preface. New York D. Appleton 
& Co. Rochester—S tkklk Sc Avert. 
Science tor thk. School ami Family. Part 1.—Natural 
Philosophy. By Wokthixotoa Hourkk, Professor of 
the Theory and Practice of Medicine in Yale College, 
author of “Human Physiology,' “Childs Book of 
Nature,” “Natural History,’’&o. Illustrated by nearly 
300 Engravings. [lOino.— pp. 346. New York Harper 
& Brother#. Rochester —Steele a. A very. 
Two Pictures; or, What we think of ourselves, and 
what the world thinks, of us By M J. McIntosh, au¬ 
thor of “Two Lives; or, to Seem and to Be;” “Charms 
and Counter Chamis," etc. (Chid.— pp. 476.' New 
York D. Appleton & Co Rochester — STEELE & 
Avert. 
The Elements of Arithmetic:—D esigned for Children. 
By Elias Loomis. LL I)., ProtY-iOr of Natural Philos¬ 
ophy and Astronomy in Yale College, and author of 
“ A Course of Mathematics,” etc. pp 106. New York 
Harper & Bros. Rochester—Sn -:le A Avert. 
The Natural Laws ok Ucm:ani.kv. Bv Jcemr* von 
Liebig. Edited by John Blyiu. m D., Professor of 
Chemistry in Queen's College, Cork. [12mo—- pp 357 
New York: D. Appleton & Co. Rochester—S tm le >V 
Avert. Price $1 50. 
Lv THF. Tropics. By a Settler in Santo Domingo. With 
an Introductory Notice by Richard B. Kimball, author 
of “St. Leger,” “Undercurrents,” &c. [lffino.—pp 
306.] New York: Corleton. Rochester —Steklk & 
Avert. 
The J .t 1 ,-tv Book. The Best Popular Fairy Stories Selc-'t- 
ed and Rendered Anew. By the author of “John Hid 
ifax, Gentleman.' 1 -Ye., ,(tc ilOmo—pp. 479. New 
York Harper & Brothers. Rochester— Ste'kls Sc 
Avery. 
Dar# ;ll Markham; or, the Captain of the Vulture. By 
Mies M. E. Bra dikin', Author of “Aurora Floyd." 
“John MacUttiout's Legacy,” “ Tne Lady Lisle.” ere, 
[8vo —pp. 104. j New York Dick Fitzgerald. 
Ma.m-al ok Gymnastic Exerciser. For Schools and 
Families. By Samc.-.l L. Mason, Master of the Eliot 
School, Boston, [pp. 47.] Boston Crosby & Nichols. 
Rochester —Adams ,Y Ellis. 
A Point < r Honor. A Novel. Bv the author of “ The 
Morels of May Fair,’ “Creed,," “The World's Verdict,” 
6cc. 'vo.—pp 120.] New York: Harpers. Rochester 
—Steele & avert. 
A Dark Nicht's Work, a Novel. By Mrs. Gasicell, 
author of “Sylvia's Lovers," “North and South,” S:c„ 
iNx invo. — pp, 90.j New York: Harpers. Rochester 
—Steele & avert. 
St. QlaVKs. A Novel Irn _no 1 RO 1 Vo 001 r .f 
A RAIN GLASS 
The following may be depended upon as a 
rain glass; I. have used it for months. Get a 
common pickle bottle, such as is sold at every 
Italian ware-house; (ill it with any kind of water 
to within two or three Inches of the top; plunge 
the neck of an empty Florence oil-flask into the 
pickle bottle. Before rain the water will rise 
two or three inches in the neck of the inverted 
flask—often in three or four hours. If the 
weather is settled for fay - , the water will remain 
not more than half an inch high, for days, in the 
neck of the flask. It never fails to foretell rain; 
and to-day, July 15, rose as high as the rim of 
the pickle bottle, in the neck of the flask. It 
may stand in or out of doors, in sun or shade, 
aud the water never need9 changing so long as 
it can be seen through. Mine is now green 
through loug standing. The oil-flask must he 
cleansed before the neck is plunged in the water. 
I Soda and warm water will clear it of oil.— T'uos. 
Zuiller. 
Singing Fish.—M. de Tboron has addressed a 
i curious communication to the Paris Academy of 
I Sciences on the subject of certain singing fish that 
‘inhabit the seas as well as the rivers of South 
America, lie specially mentions the Bay of 
Pallon, situated north of the province of Eme- 
raldas, in the Republic of Ecuador, where, being 
in a boat, he was suddenly startled by a deep, 
humming noise, which he at first attributed to 
some large insect, but which, upon inquiry, 
turned out to bo a kind of fish called inusicos by 
the people of the country. On proceeding fur¬ 
ther tho sounds became so strong os to remind 
him of the strains of a church organ. These fish 
live both in salt and in fresh water, since they 
are also met with in the river Mataje. They are 
not more than ten inches long; their color is 
while, sprinkled with blue spots, and they will 
continue their music for hours without minding 
any interruption. 
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