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WRoNe, TO BE sIcK.-"I take the ground that a person has ho right to be sck,' said an eminent physician of this city the other day. '"''''"' But you have a cold yourself; we observed.

 "les," said he; "but ought not to have one. \ caught it foolishly. While in precipitation last evening, took off my coat, and though at length began to feel chilly, neglected for some time to put it on. Now common sense ought to have taught me-or. any other person7that should not be- like y to get rid of my chill by remaining with my coat off. But neglected to attend to myself, and now am sutit Ing the just consequences. And thus it is with most of our diseases. We bring them upon ourselves by breaking the organic laws in one way or other, and then we must suffer the penalty,"

 How just are these sentiments! And yet we fear another century will pass, and thousand millions of human beings only live out half their days before such sentiments will be generally received and ac- ted upon. .' = "~>

 If the public should ever get their eyes open on this subject, we shall not find them on the one hand worshpping ther physicians, or like Baaa1n, turn ing aside toseek enchanments," or lncantations nor on the other despsing them 'Physicians=-if w.Je-are class of citizens whose influence is too valuable to Ee lost if it could only be properly d rected. We want them to teach us how. to prevent disease; and it is very much to be regretted that their talents and their skill should be forever mis- placed by being expended in patching up" when 1t would be far better to prevent the necessity of It.

 r'' Boston Reformer.'