Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-09-28

found, except those which owe their orr.
gin to tea and coffee. tonly affirm thai.
have never known of any such cases.
Whatever may be said of the violations of
physical law in other respects, tea and cof.
fee may claim sick headache as their high
y.tavofed representative"
without Armcs the best Defence, an Ance-
dote.
Fhe writer was once favored TO sit with
that we'll known and much esteemed mia
lister of the gospel. George Dliwyn, at his
flre-side. 10 Burlington city, where he re-
lated the following
"A little before the revolutionary war,
there were few families of Friends. who
had removed from Duchess county and
settled at EaS.on, then in Saratoga county
and state of New Y ork These request
ed the favor of holding a religious meet
ing. which was granted. The section of
country proved to be one which was so
much distressed BY scouting parties from
both the British and American armies.
that the American governments, unabIed
to protect the inha bltants, issued procla-,
nation directing them 10 leave their coun-
TRY; AID they did generally go. Friends
requested to be permitted to exercise their
own Judgment-saving, You are clear Of
US 10 that you have warned us-remained
at their homes, and kept up their meetings.
Robert Nisbet, who lived at that time a..
last Hoosack, about thirtysmies distant,
telt concern 10 walk through the then
wilderness country, and sit with Friends
at their week day meeting. As they
We're sitting in meeting with their door
open, they discovered an Indian peepno
round the door post When he saw
, Friends sitting without word or deed. he
stepped forward and tuok full view of alb
that was in the house ;..then be and his
. company, placing their arms in corner
OF the room, took seals with Friends, and
SO remained till the meeting closed
Aebulon Hoxie, one ofthe Friends pres
ent. then inviting them TO his house, put a
cheese and what bread he had on the Ia
bic, and invited them to help themselves =
they did SO. and went quietly and harm
f lessly away. Before their departure.
however, Robert Nisbet, who could speak
and understand the French tongue, had
conversation with their leader In French.
tie told Robert that they surrounded the
house intending to destroy all that were in
1t; but said be, when we saw you SIT.
ting with your door open, and without
weapons of defence, we had no dispositions
to hurt you've would have fought for
you. This party had human scalps
with them
H The writer, when rejecting upon this
extraordinary circumstance, concluded to.
Ecal on Zebulon Hoxie, who said the oc-
curenee had been clearly stated bv our
dear aged friend, George Dilwyn '-Es.
tracted from The Friend, Literary JourDv
| al Philadelphia.
VENTILATION IN PUBLIC Bu1LDINos..
A correspondent complains bitterly of the
want OF ventilation in our churches and
lecture rooms. He finds the air close and
notwithstanding feeling OF dulness,
stupidity and sleepiness in The congrega-
lion.
We fear that there is but too much lust
ice IN his remarks; and are quite willing
endorse the sentiments contained in ths
following article from the Philadelphia
Gazette
: The want of ventilation in our public
buildings and private dwellings in this
country, is, no doubt fruitful source of
g the many diseases OF the lungs which
!. prevail. In Europe, no architect is con.
! sldered good. who has not paid great at
. tention TO this part of bis art We often,
; for the sake of economizing space of ma
!, terlals, or sometimes in order to make a
better appearance. neglect this essential in
2 the construction of buildings A dislike
TO fresh air is in some sort characteristic
OF Americans. Perhaps this is one cause
OF their learn and sallow aspect. In
: steamboats,, coaches or railroad cars. the
traveller who has some respect for the
kind OF air be inhales, finds much difficult.
5 ty in inducing his neighbors, ifthe weath-
Q er be at all cold, to allow him TO lower a
window. The fear of catching cold over
J. comes all other considerations. We are
disposed to think that this ever present
fear of taking colds. predisposes to them,
! else those people whose whole thoughts
are directed TO precautionary measures
: against thelp, who swathe themselves In
flannels end overcoats, and trelnbIe at a
blast Of air as they would at demon.
would not be 50 continually subject to
: them" b.
TENDENCY OF ANIMAL FooD.-h IA
contrary to a law of our nature and con-
tray to the laws of creation around US, 10