Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1837-07-21

TRAVELLING PosT OFFGcE-A correspondent
of the N. Y. Com. Advertiser, gives the following
account of new but very useful arrangement,
namely, travelling distribution office for the
mail, between Albany and Utica.
Perhaps as great public convenience is now
to be found on the railroad between Albany and
Utica, as can be met with in any country. 1t is
the establishment of n travelling post office, on
the rail ROAD regular distribution office; and
for this great convenience, | am told, the public
are indebted to Mr. Davidson, of Saratoga Springs,
the general agent of the railroad company.
Two post masters, post office agents, Mr.
Kendall, Jr, and the junior Mr. Elliot, of Albany,
employed constantly between those cities,
and they make up mail for every office on the
route. The cars stop but for moment while
messenger, who is in attendance, receives the
mail in small bag, and gives one in return.
This mail car is about the size of the large
baggage car, painted green, with windows and
doors, and the interior fitted up with boxes for
distribution. On either side of the is painted
in large letters, "United States Mail Car" and on
both sides there are letter boxes, into which let
tiers, &c. can be deposited until the last moment
previous TO the departure of the train this gives
those who have correspondence, one hour more
than can be allowed at the post Office in this
city, and the respective towns on the route
ann persuaded that Mr. Kendall would do an
essential service TO the public, by sending
agent with the mail on every important route,
both by the cars and steamboats,. Those who
have travelled on the Hudson must have been
convinced of tho necessity of such an agent to
take charge of all the mails and attend to the dis
tribution. 1t cannot be expected that the cap
tains of steamboats, will make that primary con-
cern-hence the frequency Of mails being carried
over, or wrong ones sent ashore.
SENTRY CATs.-Robert Brooks, Esq. of Mel
ton Lodge, near Woodbridge, has four five
CATS each with a collar and light chain and swiv-
el, about yard long, with large iron ring at
the end. AS soon gooseberres currants and
raspberres begin to ripen, small stake is driven
into tho ground, bed, near the trees to be pro-
tected, leaving about yard and a half of the
stake above ground; the ring is slipped over the
f head of the stake, and the cat, thus tehered in
sight of the trees, no bird will approach them.
Cherry trees and walllruit trees are protected in
the same manner rs they successfully rpcn.-
Each cat by way of shed, has ofthe largest
sized fower-pots laid on its side, within reach of
its chain, with little hay straw in bad wealth
or, and her food and water placed near her. In
confirmation of the above statement it may be ad-
ded, that wall of vines, between two hundred
t Mr. Cirke, at Brompton, the fruit of which, in all
previous seasons, had beeu very much injured by
birds, was, ir 1881, completely protected in con-
sequence of cat having voluntarily posted himself
: sentry upon it.-Trans. Hor. Society.
4 .4ntiSeptic Property Of Honey.-The ancients
g used sometimes, to put dead bodies into honey
in order TO preserve them from putrefacton. Ac.
r cordng to Status, tho body of Alexander the
: SrSes--.5-, dapoaitod Honor sa1lkD ponrad
/. upon the Tyran purple, to keep it fresh anc
some that had been thus preserved unimpaireC
r for 200 years. was found at Susa by Alexander
= the Great. The best mode of conveying graft
of trees, cuttings of vines, sc. to distance, is t.
n place them in tin case cylinder filled witt
t honey. The honey Theoretically excludes tn
y air, and cuttings so preserved will vegetate man.
e months after they have been packed COnuerSd
y ton on Nature and Art