Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-03-31

ing to corruption of mind from their inter-
course with the other servants In fact
they lose all that vivaclty of manner, SO
in Irish boys, whether born in
the vast bog of Allen. or in the dry aud
rocky counties OF Mayo and Galway
He is therefore inclined to think that the
character of the people does not depend
so much upon climate and soil, as upon
food, for no part of the globe can differ
more than these parts Of that kingdom.
A potato diet is found greatly to i'm
prove the quality of the blood. Hence
roasted potatoes have been successfully
employed as a specific against the sea
scurvy. when other remedies have failed.
Sinclair.
REMARKABLE TEMPERANCE MovE-
MENT-The Pilot and Transcript Of Bal
timore, contains an account of temper
ance movement that is truly interesting.
1t appears, that about nine months since,
six habitual drunkards, and who had been
so for series of years, formed a resolu-
ton, while in dram shop, never again to
}touch, taste, or handle any intoxicating
drink. They inmediatly formed them.
selves into a - Total Abstinence Society,""
With much persuasion they succeeded in
getting a few other VIGOROUSLY hard drink
ers to join them. They then commenced
holding weekly meetings, at each of which
new applicants for membership presented
I themselves. Soon the number amount
ed TO fifty. Each member was watched
over with the greatest care. and>if one wa
vered, he was kindly and perseveringly
persuaded to return. At the end of nine
months. the society numbered above two
hundred members, most of whom had
been, for years, habitual drunkards.-
They then held an "<experience meeting"
at which many of them related the degra-
dation and misery to which they had been
reduced, and the suf1erings to which their
families had been subjected. The account
is represented as very affecting.
They intend to enlarge their operations
and form auxilaries. They are deter
mined to strike at the root of the evil
Their motto is, I'VE cannot fall"
How many wives and children have
been made glad By this movement None
can object to it except the rumsellers-
some poor slaves of their appetite, VINO
are afraid "to sign away their liberties
and those conservatives, who are so afraid
that things will be carried too far,' that
though they have fast hold of the car of
reform, they must needs hold back with
all their might. ......
EDUCATION IN VERMoNT.-Thea tten-
ton of some of the good people of the
Green Mountain State has recently been
called to the momentous importance Of a
thorough and universal Common School
system. A convention has lately been
held at BRANDON, in that State, which ad-
journed to meet again, for the purpose of
discussing this subject and the letters, ad-
dresses and speeches, all indicated the
liveliest sensibility 10 the reform proposed.
Not only primary schools, seminaries, and
academies-but geological, meteorological
and scientific explorations are strongly
urged upon the attention ofthe energetic
citizens as a means of multiplying the
wealth and developing the resources of
that state. Several institutions for such
youth as love to retire to sequestered vii.
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are opened and being established, and
among them we would mention literary
institution which has just been opened for
pupils of both sexes, in Perkinsvilie, in a
beautiful and retired situation surrounded
| with rural and picturesque scenery.
SLAVERY IN THE CHURcH.-The
great effort of most of our opponents ha;
been TO defend that kind of slavery which
exists IN the Church. Hence, Bishop
Hedding was understood to say. before
,, the Genesee Conference, that there is M
real slavery in the NJ. E. Church. Anc
he and our other anti abolitionists hav,
; assumed. opposition to US, that the staver,
tolerated in our Church was not sinful
Here is specimen - --...
A poor fugitive, lately escaped to Can
ada, says, he was member ofthe ChurcI
: at the South, while slave, and vet tina
: he never once received the sacrement @
/ the Lords Supper. On being asked tn
! reason, he said - III
Z 1.-THE church To which | belonged, ha
silver furniture for the administration {
the Lords Supper, to procure which, the
sold my brother and could not bear iii
feelings it produced, to GO forward an
receive the sacrament from the vessel
which were the purchase of my brother
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