Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-03-25

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SANDER. Beware Of Islander IN every form /
There - much OF stern and wholesome re-
proof as well as keen sarcasm IN the remark, 4
" A ,lsnderct felt serpent bite w.. .,de
What followed tom The biie' 1he serpent died
Tie THEE GtnSst sound bead, an hon. /,
est heart. aud an humble spiri--ihese ate the |
three hes, guides They will ever suffice TO /
conduct Us IA safety IN every variety OF cit.
A man who puts aside his religion because
he Is going into soclcty, resembles the man
who takes of his shoes, because he is about
to walk upon thorns.
ETp,asire. IT. speaking Of police subject,
the Baltimore Sun SAYS, Henry Green was
perfect tH-color lie was 4dck by nature,
green 10y name, and blue by habit.
How absurd!y we spend our time in con
tending about the mere irncs of DAY, while
we ought TO be preparing for higher state Of
existence ia another world, to which we are
rapidly Fastening.
A lady in one Of the towns Of Massachn-
sets, who was ambitious for the political dis
tincton OF her husband. and who was mort.
fed when lac was elected TO the House Of
Representatives, that he never rose To make a
speech-mlxed gill OF yeast with his gin bit.
tiers IN the morning in order to make him RisE
when he went into the hall.
Absence Of mind appears 10 he gaining
ground all over the country A Young mar
ried woman the other day threw her infant in
TO a cooking stove, while she very affection
ately nursed a leg Of mutton.
A fire fly is gio,c-iious insect.
pig is very penetrating animal
Honey makers are always benevolent.
Poultry rasers are generally egg-otis,ical.
Aneedote. We mus, be unanimous OBJ
serves Hancock, on the occasion OF signing
the Declaration Of Independence, there must
be no pulling differen, ways; we must all
hang together
Yes, added Franklin, we must all hang
together, or mos, assuredy we shall hang sep
drafeiy.'
Among the numerous puns in Matthew'S
present entertainment, he is quite at home in
the following A person speaking to a very
deaf man, and getting angry at no, catching
his meaning, says; why it IS as plain as A
b c. Aye sir, bu, am ID + F.
Too big for utterance,' as the man said
with his mouth full of pudding.
We recommend the mammoth newspapers
--leviathan sheets-wonder Of wonders-&c.
&c. &c. as decidedly the best publications in
the world for-,erapping paper.
STEAMSHIPS OR SQUIRTING About two
years since, German surgeon discovered that
by cutting one or more of the muscles Of the
eye, that this disagreeable deformity could be
radically cured, and perfect vision acquired
the operation was introduced into this country
some twelve months ago, and has since been
performed by many surgeons successfully
but until this morning monday l7lh) il has
not been done in this state. DR.. F. H. Ham
ilton, Professor Of Surgery in the Vermont
Academy of Medicine, has the honor of being
the first surgeon to perform this operation in
Vermont. The patient, William Smith, aged
about II years, has been troubled with ohli-
guilty Of vision in the left eye since birth. The
deformitv was entirely removed by an opera
ton causing very slight pain and requiring
about half minute for its performance. The
operation was done in the anatomical theatre
OF the Vermont Academy of Medicine, in pres
ence OF the Glass; and a number Of physicians
and citizens Immediately after the muscle
was cut, the patient was enabled to straiphten
the eye perfectly.
We are informed that operations will be
performed gra,ui,ously by, the Professors OF
Surgery and Anatomy, if done before the class.
Our citizens laboring under deformties or dis
eases requiring surgical relief, may thus avail
themselves without cost, of the assistance OF
those gentlemen Vermont Statesman.
VERMONT ACADEMY OF MEDICINE. Lectures
commenced at this Institution some ten DAYS
ago, but in the multitude of things that pc,
possession Of an editors thoughts. the crcum-
stance was overlooked by US. Ii gives us
pleasure to speak of the school in its removal
ed character. Dr. James McClintock, Of Phil
adelphia, an admirable anatomisi, is now il
the anatomical chair. A better selection could
not have been made. Strange he has no, be
fore this been placed in some Of the colleges
in Philadelp ha-even if he does not happen
to have strong family connections DR.. Ham
ilton, Of Geneva College, teaches surgery -
and he, too is a special favoriie with the med
( ical public. We like TO hear that his rare
qualifications are appreciated, notwithstanding
his pugnacty in all matters touching phrenol-
ogy. With such discrimination as now espe,
cially characterizes the efforts Of the new fac.
ulty at Castlelou, the Vermont Academy may
rest assured of the good wishes and coun,e
nance Of the profession generally in New
England. Boston Medical q Surgical Jour.
There is a gentleman in New York, one y
a family composed Of father and eleven chill
dren, all OF whom are now living. The fathel
is 50 years ofage, the eldest son G., the young
est 10, and the aggregate ages Of the whole u
72s years.- Boston Dally Times.
MONUMENT To WAsHIsGToS. The Phadol
phia North American says that the erection y
the long contemplated monument IN Phiadel
phia Is about to be commenced. Contract,
have been made with Mr. Pettfich TO comploi,