Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-08-28

feet in length by about 80 feet in width, and
three stories in height from the basement
Ito the plates on one end say thirty ieet
beam, and at the other end from eighteen to
twenty feet. The entrance to the barn
with loaded teams of hay or grain IS on the
third or upper story. Asthe building stands
on side hill reaching up and down length
wise, the entrance is OF no very steep ascent
on the upper end Of the barn. The load
of hay is pitched down either upon the scafi-
oldnr over the cattle stalls, or where
there is no stall, to the double depth Of the
bays below. The quantity Of hay Or other
barn material that this building will contain
after leaving ample space for the catlle,is inn
mensc and instead Of disposng ofthe hay
by lifting and pitching overhead, the great
er portion is merely thrown over. The am
pie barn floor extending the whole length
Of the building, is constructed on the prin-
ciple ola moderately inclined plane, SO that
the empty cart or other vehicle, separated
from the oxen or horses, runs back of itself
to the entrance without backing the whole
together as is ordinarily done in common
barns wherethere cannot be passage throu-
| gh. This upper entrance is at no time an
| interference with the floor below fronting
1.-The cattle stalls, from which they are sup
piled with their daily food. On this story,
as an unusual convenience in common
barn, were apartments for keeping COWS
expected soon 10 calve, and for keeping
. the nursing calves. In the basement, be-
meath the cattle stalls, on the one side, the
manure is dropped down to be kept under
cover, and on the ether side a capacious
cellar, in which root crops are kept free
from frost during the winter. In the rear
of the catte-stall side of the barn, is a large
barn yard, followed out from the centre
to the sides, so as to catch andsrelain the
strength Of every thing running into it,
Into this yard, which had been cleared Of
every thing the past spring, loads Of black
muck or mud from the swamp OF no very
great distance, had been recently cared--
The cattle kept here, or hogs running upon
and working it over in the course Of the SUM
mer, convert every material deposited in a
yard thus constructed into an extra guam
tity of the very best manure.
\
General marims for Heahh.-"Risc
early---Eat simple food--Take sufficient
exercisc--Never fear little fatigue. Let
no children be dressed in tight clothes /; il
is necessary that their limbs and muscles
should have full play, il you wish for either
their health or their beauty. Avoid the
necessity ofa physician, if you can, by a
cariul attention TO your diet. Fat what
best agrees with your system, and rcsolute-
/ ly abstain from what hurts you lruwcver
well you may Ike it. A few days absti-
ncnce, and cold water fer a beverage, has
! driven oHmony an approaching disease
Wear Shoes or boots tIat ar. lr-. D.0n h.
.' a..a % cnup them. Wash or
.. ..} often, aud rub tie skin thoro-
us..y with cloth or a brush. As far as
possible, cat, and sleep at regular homs.--
Wash The eyes thoroughly IN cold water
every morning. Do net read or sew at twi-
light, or by too dazzling light. Clean
the teeth in pure water two or three times
a day;-but above all be sure to have them
clean before going to bed Have your bed
; chamber well aired, and have fresh bed
linen every week. II is net healthy to
sleep in heated rooms. Let children have
: their bread and milk before they have been
long up. Cold water, and run in the
fresh air before breakfast.
LIFE BEYOND THE GRAVE. Among all
the fine and beautiful figures and modes of
: reasoning that the universe in which we
: dwell has offered for the illustration of the
bright hope that is within us Of life be-
yond the tomb, there is none more ex-
: quisitc, that know Of, than that which IS
derived from the change Of the seasons
from the second life that bursts forth in
spring in objects apparently dead ;and from
the shadowing forth, in the renovation Of
every thing around us, of that destiny
which divine revelation calls upon our faith
TO believe shall yet be ours. The trees that
have faded, and remained dark and grey
! through the long and drcary laps of winter,
clothe themselves again green in the spring
sunshine, and every Lue speaks Of life.
The birds that were mute sing again as
cheerful as ever the flowers that were tram
pied down and faded burst forth once more
in freshness and in beauty, the streams
} break from the icy chains that hold them,
and the glorious sun himselfcolncs wander
ing from his far journey, giving summer and
warmth, and fertility and magniticence, 10 ev-