Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-03-08
From he Buriington tH.} Free Pres,

" OPfUA.--A singular instance OF resusci-
taiion from the effects ofthis drug occurred in
this place last week. On Tuesiay of last
week, ParmeDus Hun,oon, who was recent
=. committed 10 jailinihis town. on harge
OF porloiniDg money from the Essex pos, Of.
hce, II seems resolved to
{" Shuttle OF this mortal chill;
| To sleep-perchancc to dream"
FOR this purpose he had procured half an
ounce OF opium. and on Tuesday evening took
a pill containing 100 grains On Wednes-
day ne was lound IN state Of utter nsens-
bIIlty, so far as the external senses were con-
crrned, and presenting TO the unlcarned OBJ
server only the appearance Off man gior-
ously drunk" lnthis situation he remained
I'LL Friday evening. period of fire fill days.
In the mean time our best physicians had
been in constant attendance, and in vain ex-
haused the usual remedies. We believe il
was conceded on oil hands that he mus, die.
On Friday afternoon, DR.. Heiueberg-who,
by the way, is a bold opera,or-was persua.
ded TO make last effort We are not an.
priced OF the particulars of the operation !;
nor is il material, as the case will probably
be reported for the medical journals. We
believe, however. that by the warm bath.
aud the free use OF the scarifer and cuppino
glass, he succeeded in drawing eighteen
ounces OF blood from the region of ccrebel.
lum. which gave almost instant relief To
the no small astonishment OF the bys,anders
the patient suddenly openened his eyes, rails.
ed himself up, as il were from the grave, and
called Tor wnicr--a cup Of cool water
g All, in that sleep, what dreams may eomel''
Ifleisure permitted we might preach
sermon. But " LEI him that heareth under
stand" Hunloon is now in a fair way 10 re-
cover and. beyond all doubt, more rational
man. On being first interroeated os 10 What
he had been about. he replied that he recol.
lecied taking pill OF opium last might
The intervening five days were entirely
lost, except in the accumulation Of rather
unusual appetite.
Leached Ashes There is scarcely an
article used for substantially improving the
soil. for which more decisive testimony can
be found, than can be adduced in favor Of
rached ashes. as a manure They possess
a highly beneficial effect. particularly when
applied 10 lands deficient in calcareous mat
ter, as lime and mari They serve to free
light lands Of sorrcl, and in swampy soils
they eiectually destroy rushes and other
aquatic weeds The small quantity Of alkaline
SaltaRddEsf iHiitisr. Is top dressing. or eve
fy kind OF grass. Lime is placed in consid
cradle quantities at the bottom Of the watts OF
teaches in all asheries, to facilitate the labor
OF working. and is thrown out with the ashes
This, taken in connection with The fact that
a large portion Of alkaline MATTER must re.
main in all ashes after teaching, accounts
for the benefit they render TO wet sour soils.
by neutralizing such acid, and promoting
the decomposition Of vegetable mater, which
in such earths always proceeds slowly. while
at the same time they prevent adhesion in
the soil, and enable the roots Of plants TO
seek their sus,enance freely.
One oftbe most successful farmers in N.
Y. Mr. Stinson of Galway whose soil isyery
poor, being "a percent, OF pure slick, and
only per cent, OF the carbonate Of lime,
for the ten years previous TO 1882. raised
annually 5000 bushels OF corn averaging
over 100 bushels to the acre He allowed
five loads OF barn yard manure and three OF
Ieached ashes 10 the acre, and this was al
ways spread upon the surface, after plough
ing for the first ciop & either narrowed or
ploughed in with very light plough. He
deems leached ashes most valuable man
ure and much 10 be preferred to that which
is unleached. which he consider as having
at first atendency TO force the land. but in
the end 10 impoverish il. Next 10 leached
ashes he considers lime the best manure
for land
In no part ofihe United States has agri-
culture and horticulture reached a greater
degree of perfection than in some parts OF
plains into the most fertile Of soils, is by
those who are acquainted with the history
ofthat region. attributed mainly 10 leached
ashes, purchased at New York and the var
ious landings on the North River.
The best mode Of application appears 10
be, TO mix il with the surface OF the earth,
where il will be slightly covered by the OPP
erations of sowing and planting A Penn
lsylvania farmer says he puts small hand
fll of uneached ashes into each hill ofcorn
at the time Of planting. and thinks this bet
tier method than to put il on the hill after the
corn has come up Another writer affirms
from his own experience. that a bushel oil
ashes is worth as much TO the farmer as
bushel OF corn, and advise his brethren 10
Iapply their ashes to their corn or grass land
in preference to selling il AT ten or twelve
cents per bushel.
4 PRINTERS FEE, Erra.-The Maumee
, Express records, under the appropriate head
the union OF a couple, in that region, and
adds.