Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1835-11-12
EoR tue sMQUIREA.
The ipay HEY did business IN old times.

~SN~ss
and birds were FAR more iuslIecival Than men are q,
the present time. On particular occasion. an The
animals 10 large forest ia Tartay, collected them
selves together TO lake into consideration the prOpre
~ s establishing school for she instruction and meH.
tai improvement Of their young. Az the frost OG,her
winter had always produced scarcity Of food, and ne
the arrow OF the huntsmaO had slain many Il became
necessary teach the rising generation how 10 escape
the dangers Of the one, and provide for the wants
occasiouedyby the other. Butthere WIS adificul,y-
Who should be the INSTRUCTOR One Of talent would
! he preferred. The Fox was frs. proposed. Many
feared he would corrupt the morals Of the young; for
report said he sometimes made free 10 take now and
then fowl aud convert il to his own USE The Bea-
ver whose sagacy has always been the admiration Of
the world, was next proposed but his terms were
quite too high to sut the generality. Mex: the Squr.
rel was talked Of: All admitted HE competency aud
! some remarked that there was not an animal in uhe
forest which provided we'll against the ncIemenci
OF winter. But objection soon raised by some
Of the larger animals, the ground that the Squirrel
was neither big strong en"ugh &c manage their
great over-grOwn young At length the Horse,
full Of his good humor, extending hs head and turn.
ing back his ears proposed his old friend and relative
the Ass, as suitable candidate; aud said "he COZ
sides ed him, in every way well qualified to instruct
common district school," The Ok, tina, good na,ured,
meek-eyed soul, with very honest intention, secon.
ded the proposition made by the Horse: aad srenu-
o"''y advocated tho proprie,y Of employing him; ad-
ding " he had long been acquainted with the gentle
man; knew him I" be u peaceabe, good-natured citi-
Gen. we'll worthy Of the patronage Of the public; and
more than all, he believed him TO be in everyw way we'll
qualified and competent teach first rate school
Moreover, he knew his would DO reasonable
Wherenpon large Bull, which had acted az moder-
"'or, called on the Ass TO his TERMS which re.
Pl'ed: $50 much bog-hay would we'll keep him
through the winter" II is needless 10 say the bar
gain was concluded Immediately. '' f''' d. " 'i
The method in which the Ass taught; how he
pleased his employers; and description Of the book.
and apparatus used, will be reserved Tor the mex,
| chapter. .... ..... ....-. r.
| Mr.. Adams-In addition to the account which Won
published last week Of the officers Of the Li,ch6elJ
County Temperance Society elected y, their meeting
Of the 9Th uh a, WOcotvle, will you please TO iu-
in your paper Of this week the following addition
! al items7 z. .-r.a
On a staemen, being made to the meeting thar E.
C. Delevan. Esq. publisher Of the Temperance Io,e.
eighth annual report Of the American Temperance
Society, published in haifsheei Of the TEN.
Io,elgencer Of October at the rate Of seven
dollars the thousand copies, IL was
| Resoired. That II he recommended 10 the several
auxiliary socictieRsin the county 10 procure sufficient
"nnber Of copies Of said report supply all within
their respective limits who will be willing to receive
and read the same.
hare oil
made the meeting Oh The suffice. Of feeding cattle
| horses and swine on apples Several Intelligent. and
very respectable farmers stated the result Of careful
| experiment and observations, that cattle would i'm
,rove in flesh and would increase in their milk
whea prutent!y fed on apples, whether or sour;
aud pork might advan,ngeously he made from
apples that swine wonl faiten rapidly ON apples
as on any other feed. 1t also appeared in evidence
that animals might be injured by being suddenly ad-
mled to the free aud unlimited use Of appes; that in
| that way the secretion Of milk in COWS was liable 10
become suspended, and that mischief in all respecis
similar 10 that which results from excess in the use Of
graf" and other nutritious aiienis would follow the
excessive ofapples. 1t appearea to be the gener.
al opinion OF those who had carefully attended 10 the
subject. that il was profitable in a pecuniary
view to feed apples TO cattle a0d swine than 70 conver,
them into cider Lha, the practice Of 30 doing had OH
tanned to considerable extent 10 the county; and
that many who had apples in large quantities had the
present season, both from moral and pecuniary con-
sidera,ions, entirely RETAINED from manufacturing
1 them into cider. EsE =
1 Alhcugb ahere exists mach cause Cor grief that in
view Of the lisessness and apathy which presa-
in reference to the evils Of intempersnce yet the
interest manifested ,ihe late meeting by delegation
Of nearly Fifty persons from different parts Of the coan
~, men Of intelligence. high moral worth, and iofu-
ence in society, was event well adapted 10 cheer
and encourage the friends Of the temperance cause,
and to give impulse snd energy enterprise ,av-
ing Cor iis object the best interests u man for time and
! fos eternity.
itis'o be regretted that there are still those who
co"nive 81 and encourage the use Of ,has "poison'
which, in the language Of Judge Williams in his late
sentence Of death one who 10 10 add smother TO it's
victims at the gaIlOws destroys the peace and oeca-
sons The death Of SO many 81 citizens, which has
within the Inst half ceniay brought more desoalion
and 40 sro" our land than war, pes,leace and fam
i"e." II - srdeny be hoped that light will con.
tinue 10 extend the subject ussii Judge Williams
correct sentiments shalt become those Of the whole
human race. 5}H So "a NaE 1sgTrJ n
JosEsHM CHAPiE, Assistaus Seey.
| Vermont TIE Ceaeea Eaded.--Al the 63d ballo,
for goveraor 10 the joint COMMITTEES Of the Vermoai IL.
gisaiute Monday, the vote stood for Palmer lO2
EkRaF . fAna it, A.