Effect Of One's Occupation

Down to the minutest división of human occupation it will be found that the men whose pursuits bring them in contact with inaniniate nature, enjoy thcir avocations much more than those who are conversant with humanity, and all modifications of the social and moral system. - Champort observes that the writers on physics, natural history, physiology, and chemistry, have been geuerally nieu of a mild, even, nnd happy temperament; while on the contrary, the writers on poiltics, legislation, and oven moráis, commonly exhibited a melaucholy and fretful spirit. Nothing more simple; the former studied nature, the other f-oeiety. One class contemplates the work cf the great 13eing, the other fixes its observation upon the work of man - the results must be different. The nymphs of Calypso, as they cnvcBsed and fondled the infant Cupid, became unconsciously penetrated with h is flame, and if the power of love be thus subtle, that of hatred is, unfortunately not less pervading - We cannot handle human passions, eveu to play with them, without imbibing some portion of thcir acrimony, any more than we can gather flowers amid nettles without being stung. Into everything human a spirit of party beeomes insinuated, and self-love is perpeually forcing us to taste of its bitternes; but there is no rivalry with nature ; our pridc does not revolt at lier superiority, nay, we find a pure and holy calm in contemplating hor majesty, before whieh we bow down with mingled feeliogs of delight and reverence. Contrast tliis with the effects produced upon us by human grandeur and elevation. Henee the cliartn of solitude ; it places us in corauninion with things, whereas society fixes our regards upon man. SyÜET 'Tis little wonder that men so often lie, when they fiüd how niany enemies they uiake by telÜDg the trutii.