Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-04-21
PATENT PILL MAKING.

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"Mother," didn't you never hear Of Solo
mon-the one that used to make Balm of Gil
cad, and had twenty-nine wives and conquer
ors, and rid in his carriage all about London
and had temple out TO town; "La, yes,' re.
piled the wandering lady.-''I've read good
deal about him in the Eeclesiastcus." "Ah
that amt the one," said Benhadad-"Doctol
Solomon was the fellow. He made most al
consuming sight of money, out of nothin under
the sun OF man, but moasses and water tincter-
he'd with little hydroxigin of gumption, Just
to regulate the smell. Then there was Dr. w.
L. Conway of Boston, he knew the hull art
and congIoberaton of the human intestinums,
and Just what sort of work they'd make when a
body catches colds and roomaiizYes and vallar
lever; and he fixt out the right kind of pills to
cure every thing and got as rich as Greasus.
And then there was Doctor Swain of Philadel-
phia; he was nothin but a skulvarn in stable
when he begun 10 think about his universal
pancake; he makes it out of ginger and oatmeal
boiled down to subsistency and then drops in
little ragladoon and saxterlax and its aston
ishin how 1t cures every body accordin to the
advertlsements-He's got more money than
any lootstool. Then thare's the Higiun pills.
what run they had! They secured all crea-
lion as clean as a whistle-and them fellows
That made 'em are as full Of cash as YOU can
think, And then comes Morrson's pills on the
Top OF the Higlun they streak it Jest the same
ana that are Morrison's got chink enough not
10 care for nobody. And the latest fashion of
All Is brandreth's pills; they got to kill there's
no KIND OF disorder or complaint, in all its rami-
hcatlons, that ant done up in a twinkling of n
pItchiork by them are things. Its no use for
people to die: them folks that goes for to kick
the bucket, in this ere age of Representation
can't be no great shakes of ool-oficers-that's
alL."-Nantucket In.
bosToN PIGGERy.-About six miles frnm the
CITY, IN West Cambridge, is the Boston Pigge-
ry. At least 100 hogs are here constantly Kent
IN pork condition, entirely on the ofia from the
dwelling houses in Boston, every one of which
Is visited in turn by the city carts. The otIal
increases, and the contractor calculates that il
Will be sufficient hereafter to fatten 1000 hogs
lie now receives four cart loads a dav. and
pays the city $500 year, or about So,75
ioad. lie receives rs day for what the hogs
leave. The city Treasury loses $1,000 a wear
ny lhe operation, and It is said the man makes
tiree tlnes that sum. The pig pen is an en-
closure OF hiteen acres, with places of shelter
from the storm. As the hogs attain their Size.
they are slaughtered on the spot-the fat bar.
relied up, and the lean sold in the city. Accor-
ding to the rule in the country, the contractor
should furnish each family in the city, once a
year with spare-rib, for the food furnished the
piggery.-Springfeld RepuJ.
Outrageous Siander.-A contemporary saws
that in former times the Connecticut girls tied
up their hair so tight that it drew their lips
apart, and prevented them from kissing their
lovers IN. Y. Express.
This is as bad as w Washington Irving's little
French dog, whose tail was curled up so tightly
that his hind feet never toncbed tba oronnJ1
.alb. Dai. .4dp.
6, NO Doubt.--A Maine paper, speaking of a
Singing School Exhibition, says il was a
sereanler.