Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-10-24

IMPORTANT DECISION. The Supreme
Court of Rhode Island have given their !
decision in relation to the constitutional |
tv of the license law of that state. This |
law provides that no person shall sell |
wines, or stroug liquors, without license,
in quantities less than ten gallons. Sub !
sequently to the passage of this law, the
citizens Of Providence, by vote in town
meeting, instructed the municipal authori-
ties to grant no licenses for selling rum,
wine, or strong liquors, for the current
year. An action was brought against
Amer Peckham, for selling an unbroken
basket Of champagne, of twelve bottles. in
the same form and package as first put up
in France, TO Richard Smith, innkeeper
| in Providence, for the use Of his inn. A
! special verdict having been found against
Peckham, the defendant moved for his
discharge, on the ground that the law was
unconstitutional and void. The constilu-
tionalIty of the law is fully sustained by
the court. Il is understood that an appeal
will be made 10 the Supreme Court of the
United States.-Bcston Mercantile Jour.
For TEA Poisoned Tea.
In work called "A General description
of the Empire of China and Its inhabit-
ants" recently published, il is stated that
the Chinese manufacture green tea very
extensively from damaged black leGres
Large Quantities of black tea, which had
been damaged by the floods, are convert
ed into green teas, Hyson-skin and Young
Hyson. The leaves are first dried in
sieve-bottomed baskets over pans Of char
coal; then powdered tumeric is added,
which gives them yellowish tinge; af-
ter that gypsum and Prussian blue are
added. by which they take the fine bloom
color of Hyson, with very much the same
scent. This Pfussian blue is a combina-
lion of Prussic acid Zone of the most ac-
tive poisons) and iron. This tea, the au-
thor of the book saw preparing in 1888,
for American vessels, then waiting for
cargoes. He states also that the Chinese
themselves DO not consume those kinds
of green tea generally prepared for ex-
porlation. These facts, if true, should be
known by our extensive tea-drinking COM
munity.-Zioms Advocate.
A CANCER. Mr.. Thomas Tyrell OF
Missouri advertises, says the New York
Commercial Advertiser. that the cancer
upon his nose, which had been treated
without success by Dr.. Smith of New
Haven, and the ablest surgeons in the
western country, had been cured in the
following manner: He was recommend
ed to use strong potash. made of the ashes
of red oak bark, boiled down TO the con-
siStence of molasses, ID cover 1t with II,
and in about an hour afterwards to cover
it with plaster of tar. which must be re-
moved after few days. and if any protu.
berances remain in the wound, apply more
potash 10 them, and then again, until they
shall disappear, after which heal the
wound with common salve. Cautery and
the knife had been previously used in
vain. This treatment effected a speedy
and perfect cure.
GOLD COINAGE. The amount ofgold
remaining at the mint, on the Slst of Ang.
last, was Sl03,032
Deposited in Sept.
Foreign coins, 5l6,693
Do. bullion, 32,lS7
United States do 27,lS6
Do. coins fold standard) 1922
ST., 043