Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-06-05
jane 5, 1889.
From the Albany Evening Journal.

We heartily rejoice in the passage of
the bill which enables the Editor of the
RADI1 to send bis paper to fifty kindred
MUrEs, at the expense Of the State. The
massage OF this law is thus acknowledg.
ed by the Editor of the RADIf:
RELIEF FOR THE DEAF MUTEs.-The
hill which we have taken so much tfoub-
Il to get through the legislature, for the
deaf mutes; passed the Senate on vote of
16 in favor and Is against it. In the
Assembly it passed 81 in favor and 4
AGAINST. The bill makes provision for us
20 draw SlO0 from the treasury, semi-an-
nually, providing we prove that we send
;hv comics of the Radii to like number
Of educated and INDECENT deaf mutes.
We have made out list and shall
soon forward them to our mite compan-
i ions and hope they will strive to obtain
information through our efforts to accom-
modate, which is allthe recompense we
ask
Plain Living. Tr
The following is an extract from the
WAYS of Living on Small Means which
was noticed in No. "a YOUTHS Cabinet.
have been sometimes amused-n to
s,v instructed-by the simple, but rational
management of a German family in one
Of our large Giles. s5
/ will give you specimen Of their
management for one day: and it may
serve as fair specimen of their general
mode Of living. They rise at four. De-
votional exercises take up the time till
FIVE. Then Mrs. A. puts things to rights,
and afterwards prepares. breakfast: MIR.
A., in the mean time, being engaged in
some Of; his profounder studies. They
breakfast exactly al six. Their breakfast
consists, 10 winter, of loaf of bread and
some apples,or o newly baked Indian cake,
or a bowl Of beans or peas, or pea
soup, or platter Of rice; seldom but one
at time. They have water on the table,
but rarely use or need any; and they new
er use any other drink, except occasional
ly little milk. They spend in eating
their simple breakfast about fifteen min
utes. This is not long time enough, TO be
sure; bat is all they seem willing to afford.
Ashley use but one sort of food at meal,
and require but one set of plates, the wash.
ing and clearing Of dishes is disposed of,
and the house clean at seven.
Then comes long forenoon for study
and labor; though, when the weather Is
lolerable, it is frequently broken, about in
he middle, BY walk or ride-usually
ahe former. Sometimes, toe, they are in
lerrupted more or less by calls.
At eleven, Mrs A. puts on some pota
Ioes to boil, and then resumes her work
Al twelve, or whenever the potatoes ar,
boiled, Mary, her adopted daughter, spread
neat cloth over the table, sets on a dish o
potatoes, and pitcher of water, with some
Iumblers. and says, another, dinner il
ready" Come says the mother, lie
US sit by Here with their dinner of pc
tatoes, aud pleasant conversation, the,
pass half an hour, and even more; some
times sitting till one o'clock, especially
they have company. If the most illustri
Gus visitors are present, they add NOTHING
TO the bread and potatoes, or whateve
plain dishes they happen to have on til
table, except perhaps some one'kind of tn
best fruit Of the season; and they nevs
make any apologies.
The afternoon is spent partly in stud,
partly in visiting and in receiving visit
and partly in free conversation, in ANUS
ment OF some sort, and in light reading
Supper consists usually, of soup of som
sort or other. as pea soup, bier soup
foreign dish, &c. 1t is simple as the bfea
fast or the dinner, but not as often varie
They always retire at or before 9 o'clocl
frequently at eight.
You would be delighted with this 81;
plicity, although you might not like to in
itate it. And yet many afamilylwholi,
on the more "costly viands," would
gamers, infinitely so. even in gustatol
enjoyment could they exchange both t
bles and appetites with Mr. A. and h
family. They have business enough. st
dy enough, recreation enough, socie
enough-and OF the most refined societ
too, Notwithstanding their known plain
ness-leisure enough, rooms, furniture
equipage enough--seivaEts, they wa
none-and food and clothing enough.
What would they have more2 WI
more would you have2
Habits and Health at OberIin Institut
"Oberlin was six years ago, an emit
wilderness: and when it was chosen as
location for the Institution it was gener
ly said by the people of neighboring s
Elements to be unhealthy. Whether 4
opinion was correct or not, there is no r
son to suppose the place to be more II
ordinarily healthy; the land is very lie,
"The population of Oberlin, includ
the students, averages about one thousa
Tea and coffee are excluded from aim
every family in the place; fesh-mea
seldom eaten, and when used at all
small quantities and plainly prepared