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"The pride Of tho eye" was ono Of the funda.
mental evils among mankind during the days OF
the Apostles. and the prevalence Of it at the pres.
ent day proves that poor human nature is the same
now ns it was then. "Tho pride Of the eye"--
the desire to shoe out'--'' to look fine and to
cut dash," il one Of the greatest evils Of the
present day. An evil which. without taking into
view the troubles that it brings upon us in NOR
al sense, produces temporal ills enough to induce
we should think, persons Of common sense. to pay
much less regard to it than is done. Mrny, too
many, among the producing classes, and indeed
among the consuming classes too, seem to think
that it is the exterior rather than tho interior
which forms the character-that it is the modi.
cum of The fine twined linen, silk, and broad cloth
upon tho body, the style Of the beaver upon the
upper. and the quantam of Day & Mattin upon
the lower exlremi,ies, that mike the man. We
orieve to say that in two many instances this is
III. case. That the mind--lhc inner man--the


intellect and the snul, which lives forever. which
PROMPTS to action here, which gives life. and
thought, and uttcrance-which raisos man above
the beasts of tho field, is shamefilly neglected.
Every ono should strive to be decent in his ap-


ma rance and in his equipage; but all, especially
farmers, should study into the fitness of things,
md make all thoir dress--their apparatus and ex-
.enses accord with TINT. This is the true stand
ard of beauty, and ought to be the true standard
md guide of fashion. The fitness Of things to
the uses and purposes for which they were design.
I'd, ought to be the rule: and not whether it will
he finer, or moro costly, or of a newer style, OF
more shining and dazzling than your neighbors'