Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-11-18
From the Morning Star.

\ 4AuGE1DdA 4nckOc1ANS
All men would be christians and philan-
|thropists, but for self-denial. Hence the
many. who enlist in good enterprises, bat
fly off from the benevolent centre, the mo-
ment they come to this point, like comets
into frozen regions, though not like them
so sure to return. This is already seen,
in the Temperance reform. Thousands
who readily subscribed to the old pledge,
the pledge not excluding wine, cider,
&c.--and who seemed Jealous for the re-
form, deserted the temperance ranks the
moment the pledge embracing wine, cider.
&c. was substituted. The truth is, they
had made no calculation on self denial.
They could join the old society without
it. & when they found that they must
deny themselves or forsake the cause. they
| abandoned it-drunkard-w
altogether TO their hopeless fate. From
them we learn that all is Lot gold that
shines--that only is god which endures
the Are
The following little incident may fur
nish an agreeable, profitable hint to those
all but temperance men who are crying
after the temperance man of principle,
hold, hold, sir, the end of the race is here,
Don't out-run reason-"too fast too far
Overtaking a footman the other day, I,
according to my custom when in a
carriage alone, invited him TO ride. He
readily complied but had hardly got in,
when | discovered him to be quite drunk.
He said he was quite i'll. He thought,
however, his illness might be owing to
his having had nothing to drink e. e. rum,
&c. in few days, as previously he had
drank Moderately. Thinking it rather
strange that man should get drunk on
abstinence, and be sick for the want OF
strong drink, when beastly intoxicated, |
asked him if he had actually drank no
strong dring in some DAYS. He replied
promptly, s'Nol" On reflection, | con-
Guided that he told the truth. He had
been visiting, as he informed me, among
his friends, whom | knew to have plenty
of cider His misery was that he had
tarried too long, not at the " sbebeen," or
wine.press, but at the cider barrel. He
had drank only what many good men
many Christians and too many Christian
ministers refuse TO let alone. [ was too
wise to open a temperance argument with
him. We'll / knew, th at he could quote
more Christians and Ministers in favor
lof his practice Of cider drinking, than |
could quote Scriptures against lt--and so
let him go. MIS-,
INSANE Hosp1TAL-This institution
has gone into operation, and eight patients
have been received In addition 10 the
noble provision that has been made by the
State, combined with private munlfcence,
for the accommodation of the patients. the
whole community should feel an interest
/ in adding to their comfort and happiness.
1t has been suggested that publishers of
newspapers, and other useful periodicals,
would render a valuable service by send
/ ing their respective publications to this
institution We. are authorized by the
Superintendent to say that such favor
would be very acceptable.-Maiae Tenn
perance Gazette
| New ALLOY OF METALs.-Iti is stat
ed in the Mining Journal that a curious
and valuable discovery has just been made
in the alloy of metals. A manufacturer,
of Paris, has invented composition,
much less oxidable than silver, and which
/ will not melt at less than heat treble that
which silver will bear; the cost of it is
less than 4dan ounce. Another improve.
ment is in steel an Englishman at Brus.
sells has discoveries mode of casting iron
so that it flows from the furnace pnre steel,
and better than the bes, cast-steel in Eng
land, and almost equal to that which has
undergone the process of beating. The
cost Of this STEEL is only farthing per
pound greater than that of cast IRON
Boston Press and Post.
ExTRAoRDINARY DESPATCH. The
steamship Britannia left Boston on the
afternoon of the 1st October, touched al
Halifax, landed and took in her mails, and
started on the 4th, arriving at Liverpool
on the 18th Left Liverpool on the Goth,
and arrived at Halifax at noon on the Isl
of Nov. Left Halifax at 8 o'clock the
same evening, and was at her berth in
Boston at o'clock on the morning of the
Sd. Having been absent only thlrty-tut
days.-N I. Spectator.