Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-11-20
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his scythe and jug, the hogs having de-
voured all his provisions, except the whis- I
XIV, which was qnite too Disgusting for |
them to NEEDLE with. No hay had been
gathered, aud nothing done towards it, !
except thata little grass had heen hacked
around where the drunken man lay.-NL
r. Herald
A fellow fell in company where they
had been drinking brandy and cider. Till
it tripped up most of their heels. What
90 you call this kind of sluf'?'' said he.
Sampson" replied one. You might
as we'll call it Pharaoh" said he, "for it
will not let the people CO.
DR.. CHEyNE.-" Water was the prim-
tive and original beverage, as it is the
only liquid fitted for diutng, moislening,
and cooing-the ends of drink appointed
by Nature; and happy had it been for
mankind if other artificial liquors had
never been invented. | have observed,
that those who have drunk nothing but
water have lived in health and cheerful
ness to great age. Wine is now be-
come common drink with the upper
classes of society; and we see by daily
experience that it inAames their blood,
produces disease, and incites to quarrels
and MURDER
DR.. HUFELAND-"The best drink is
water; liquor commonly despised, and
I even by some persons considered preiudi-
cial. will not hesitate, however, 10 de-
| clare it 10 be one of the greatest means of
prolonging life. The element of water
IS the greatest promoter of digestion. By
| Its GOODNESS and fixed air it is an excellent
strengthened and reviver of the stomach
and nerves. !"
DR.. BUcHAN says, Malt liquors rem
der the blood shy and unfit for circula-
ton: hence proceed distractions and in
fiamotion Of the lungs There are few
great beer drinkers who are not phtbisic-
drought on by the glutinous and in
digestlbIe nature OF strong ale Those
who drink ardent spirits, or wine, run
still greater hazard: these liquors infame
the blood, and tear the tender vessels o!
the lungs to pieces DIR. Beddoes.--
"Vlnous liquor acts as a lwo-edged sword.
BY lis first operation it promotes indiges-
ton; lis second depends upon the change
into vinegar, which wine, however genu-
inc, always undergoeS in the stomach.'
A wit remarks. that "no dust affects
the eye SO much as gold dust" We
might also add, that no glasses affect the
eyes more unfavorably than glasses OF
brandy
DR.. GARRETT The idea that wine
and other spirituous liquors assist diees.
ton is false. Those who are acquainted
with chemistry know that food is harden
ed and rendered less digestble by this
means. Water is the only liquor that ma
ture has provided for animals and what
ever she gives is hest. We ought to
distinguish the real wants of nature from
the artificial calls of habn; and when we
find the latter being TO injure US. we
ought to use the most persevering efforts
TO break the enchantment of bad customs. y
SWALLOWING A FARM-A farmer In
Connecticut, who has occupied the same
farm on lease for about thirty years past
was complaining that he had been able TO
lay up nothing from his thirty years la
Dor. A neighboring storekeeper offered
to explain to him the reason, and pro-
ceeded as follows =" During the last
thlrty years that you have been on that
farm, | have been trading in this store
and the distilled spirits / have sold YOU.
with the interest Of the money, would
have made you the orcner of that farm
you Aire."-Journai Of Humanity.
DR.. DARWIN" When a man who
has not been accustomed TO strong liquors
drinks quart Of wine or ale, he loses
the use OF his limbs and understanding ;
he becomes temporary IDIOT; and tho
he slowly RECEIVERS, it is not reasonable TO
conclude that the perpetual repetition of
so powerful poison must at length per-
mahently affect him! Under the names
OF brandy, rom, gin, whisky wine, cider,
ale and porter, alcohol is become the bine
OF the Christian world. Ii was observed
III the House of Commons, many wears
ago, that the dIsllers take the bread from
the people and convert it into poison.n
A GOOD CAUTIoN-A druggist in
Boston has lately had some labels printed
for his use, which read as follows
| RUM. PREPARED FOR EXTERNAL
UsE.-lf by accident any should oe
swallowed, administer an emetic immedI
ately.
THE TWO APPLE TREES.
A rich husbanGman had two sons. the
| one exactly year Older than the other
The very day the second was born, he
had set in the entrance of his orchard.
two young apple trees, equal in size,