Litchfield enquirer., 1832-01-19

Sian0ere0 most fOully. CNn9 class of the
 human family has been allowed to usurp the sovereignty of his name.
 The miserable drnnkard has .by common consent, been digni6ed with the name of hog, and the scene of his disgusting orgies has most nnaptly been called sty! This 1 is wrong and oppressive, all must allow; but your committee have found themselves unable to devise any plan which is likely to furnish a remedy for the evil. Several were suggested, bus none could be hit up- on which seemed likely to effect their ob- ject but convention of swine, to be assom- bled at some suitable time and place .where, the whole matter could be fully discussed and considered.
 We extract the following amusing an- ocdote, which, if not true, deserves to be so, from the Juvenile Forget-ms-nct.
 There is story, and which I believe is fact, of two boys going to tako jack daw's nest from hole under the belfry- window in the tower of All Saints church, Derby. As it was impossible to roach it standing within the building, and equally impossible to ascend to that height from without, they resolved to put plank through the window; and while the heay- fer boy secured it's balance by sitting on the end within. the lighter boy was to fix himself on the opposite end, ,and from that perilous situation to reach the object of their desire. So far the scheme answcr- ed. The little fellow took the nest, and, finding in it five fledged young birds, an nounced the news to his companion.-- Five, are there 2 replied he; then I'll have three.' Nay exclaimed the other indignantly, run all the danger, and T'fl have tho three.' You shall not still maintained the boy in the inside; you shall not. Promise me three or I'll drop you!' Drop me, if you please replied the little hero; but I'll promise you no more than two;' upon which the compan- ion slipped off the plank. Up tilted the end, and down went the boy, upwards ofa hundred feet, to the ground. The little fellow, at the moment of his fall, was hold- ing his prize by their legs, three in one hand, and two in the other; and they, finding themselves descending, hu.tered out their pinions instinctively. Theb boy. too, had on a stout carter's frock, secured round the neck, which, filling with air from beneath, buoycd him up like a bal- loon, and he descended smoothly to tle ground; when, looking up, he exclaimed to his companion, 'now you shall have none y and ran away, sound in every limb, to the astonishment ofthe inhabitants, who. with inconceivable horror, had witnessed his descent.'
 More than one very pretty moral con. cerning grasping politicians might be ap- noudnh fO n frrar0sun AnI1
 1'aking Cold.-There arc several metf- ods used by careful people, to enable them- selves to "take colds" readily. One is to put on over boots or shoes, huge boxes of over shoes during muddy roads, and on the appearance of fair weather and good roads, throw them oG-then comes cold. An other is, wear India rubber shoes, during the day, and at evening, when tho feet have arrived at perspirable state, ex- change them for slippers; a cold follows their track.
 Ladies too, who use hot brick or sad iron. at their feet, nightly, are in danger of taking colds.
 A snappish old gentleman once commu- nicaied to the writer, receipt for cold feet, which as near as can be rccollected, is as follows:
 wear, (said he) good thick soled we'll tallowed COW hido ,ight-sewed shoes :; when out in the cold I move quickly; bathe my feet in cold water twice week, and before going to bed, walk the floor with bare fect. never have cold feet. and was never sensible of taking cold by reason of cold feet.-ROchcsser D. Ado.
 Cop. Palmer of Vermont. t.-Many wears ago, the present Governor of Vermont mes one of our oldest and most respectable cit- izens. in another part fthe state, and said to him, Sir, am desirous of obtaining an education. My parents are poor-ow- ing to deficiency in one of my hands. | am incompetent to do any work upon the farm. and my father is unable to do any thing for me. Ifyou will allow me to come and study with you, will serve you faitla-~ fully, and do your menial ofices.' Tho boys offer was accepted. He applied himself faithfully to the acquisition of knowledge. and in six or seven years, had acquired an education, and fund of i'm portant information. His patron then gave him S20, horse and wagon, and 6ads him God speed. A few years afterwards, he learned that a right application of his