17 Letters of Aza. trust their infants to perfons, whom they would not truft with the vileft of their jewels, that they may pay their adoration to the Deity; who, as they all confefs, enjoins them nothing more ftrictly, than the education of thofe very infants. 603 "Unnatural mothers! fome of them | the arm of his vengeance; wandering inceffantly from country to country, it fills the world with fpectacles of its punishment. There were fome other men, at that time, more deferving of the wrath of the Deity, on whom his fon fo often promifed, lavished his munificence, for whom he enacted a new code of laws, which differ very little from the old one. "The others, retiring from the pleafures of this world, becaufe they can relish them no longer, here, in the prefence of the Deity, pique themfelves on account of the vices which they have remarked in others." How difficult is it, Kanhuifcap, to reconcile the contradictions of thefe nations: their religion is not lefs contradictory. The conduct of their Deity towards them, is as variable as their's towards him. They acknowledge, as we do, a Deity under the idea of Creator. He differs indeed from our's, in being a pure fubftance, or, in other words, an affemblage of all perfections. His power knows no bounds; he is free from change; wisdom, juftice, goodness, omnipotence, immutability are his effential attributes. This Deity has exifted from all eternity, and will exift to all eternity. This is the defcription 1 of one of their Cucipatas, who knew every thing that is past, even before the creation of the world. Such, my friend, is the conduct of this Deity towards mankind. How is it compatible with his effence? He is omnipotent, immutable. He created thefe people in order to render them happy, and yet no happiness fhields them from the infirmities of humanity. He is willing to render them happy; his laws forbid them the enjoyment of thofe pleasures which he has made for them; he is juft, and yet does not punih, in their pofterity, thofe crimes which he has punished fo feverely in their ancestors. He is good, and his clemency ceases almoft as foon as his feverity. Convinced as they are of the goodnefs, power, and wifdom of this Deity, you may, Kanhuifcap, imagine, that the Spaniards obferve his laws with the greatest punctuality. If you think fo, you are under a very great miftake. Abandoned, inceffantly without referve to thofe vices prohibited by thefe It was this Deity who peopled the laws, they fhew either that the justice earth with our fpecies, as the refidence of their Deity is too defective in not of delight. Nevertheless he plung-punishing thofe actions which he fored them into an abyfs of miferies and bids, or that his will is too defpotic distress, and after that destroyed them. and fevere, in forbidding thofe actions, A fingle man was, however, exempted which his goodnefs will not permit him from the general ruin, and peopled the to punish. world again with men ftill worse than thofe who were deftroyed. Yet the Deity, inftead of punishing them, felected a certain number, to whom he (To be continued.) promulged his laws, and promifed to To the EDITOR of the LADY's MA fend them his fon. But this ungrateful people, forgetting the benevolence of SIR, GAZINE. their Deity, facrificed his fon, the dear-Agreeable to the requeft of a corref eft pledge of his tendernefs, and rendered themselves, by this crime, the object of his hatred. The nation felt The reader fhould remember that these are the fentiments of a Peruvian, pondent in your Magazine for September, p. 477, I tranfmit you the undermentioned remedy for the cramp, which is faid to be an infallible cure for the worft fpecies of that disorder. V A Cure for the GRAMP, and other | Solutions to the Lift of RULES in fpafmodic Diforders. TH HE cramp is either natural, as in convulfive conftitutions, or accidental, from living in cold places, underground, &c, It is a diforder which feldom proves mortal, though its returns are often very quick, and continuance long, with great pain and diftention of the nervous parts, as appears from the knots and ganglions it occafions. If it be natural, and arifes from a redundancy of humours, or a thickness of the blood, nefection either in the foot or arm is generally efficaciu. Warm baths for the fact, prepared of river water and chamomile flowers, have alfo a fingular effect, and feldom fail of removing the complaint. If this diforder is accidental, it is cured by rubbing the part affected. ARITHMETIC. p. 548. 5. Sub. 1. Practice. 2. Divifion. 3. Addition. 4. Multiplication. traction. 6. Fractions. 7. Decimals. 8. Intereft. 9. Fellowship. 10. Barter. 11. Exchange. 12. Cube Root. Enigmatical Lift of Young Gentlemen in SHADWELL. 1. A cluster of trees, and an excel, lent difh. 2. A ftone inclosure, and a card. 4. Without end, three eighths of to beget, and part of a fwine. 5. An admiral. 6. A body of foldiers, and an inftrument to alarm. 7. Half a wooden hammer, and three fifths of spruce. 8. Part of a man's Chriftian-name, related, and a male child. 9. To meddle with, and three fe venths of a fon of Abraham. 10. To weed corn, join a vowel and a confonant. 11. A man's Chriftian-name, and a ferpentine letter. 12. A plain covered with fhrubs, a garment. CLEORA and An Enigmatical Lift of young La dies of WISBICH, CAMBRIDGE. SHIRE. 1. A feaport, changing a letter. 2. A fubftance that grows on trees, omitting a letter,and what gamesters de 3. Three fourths of a bird, and a beast, leaving out the first letter. 4. A mufical inftrument, changing s letter. 5. A cardinal point, and a spring. 6. To cut with an axe, and a cos J. K-Nfonant. ...Anfwered likewife by Polydore, ACT, Aursia, Phumus, Laurentia, Georg qua, Charlotta H-k-, Catherine A-y. No Conjurer, K. D. ·P-n, aged 14, T P. S. aged 11. & 7. A confonant, a bird, and an effpring. 8. A lake. 9. An acceptable place for grain, and half a pretty river. POETICAL STANZAS on AUTUMN.. AGAIN the vernal bloom of fpring is fown, Hence are the joyous months of fummer gene; All nature has discharg'd its grand design, HORATIO. A needle-wrought band, with large fcallops But find, at length, with pains arriv'd, all round, TH prefented. HE happiest gift you ever cou'd bestow To charm the fenfes, or to mend the heart! O'er the fair page shall speculation glow, While Spring her blushing beauties does impart. While Summer's fweet variety fhall prove The happieft leffon to the youthful mind; His blooming tints fhall Celia's pride remove, And plant new charms for happiness defign'd. Next Autumn o'er my rapt'rous fenfes steal, Like Thompson's happy fancy can inspire. E'en Winter's piercing frost relumes the ray Of warm Benevolence, tho' tempeft reigns, Its tempting glory ceas'd, By defart barrennefs convinc'd The distance only pleas'd. V. Thus our o'er-heated fancies rove VI. Oh! to be happy be content, 607 JOSEPH DOSSETTA A RÈ BU S With horrid front, to chill the beams of day, To Miss HENRIETTA NORTH, See Charity's mild empire force regains. L near OD. ONG S*k*y, Gilent, bore the cruel pain, Pity the wretch who loves, and Joves in vain ; Leyes, Pierc'd was the youth from bright Amanda's Nor fwifter thro' the void the light'ning flies & Inftant the fubtle ray pervades each part, Skims thro' his eyes, and quivers in his heart.. Sky, no more the debonair and gay, To black defpair and gloomy thoughts a preys With downcaft eyes, which ever view the ground, Penfive and fad he meditates the wound-→→→ Infpire the means to give my foul relief! |