Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-11-18


Singular and crcifing occnrrence.-On
Saturday night last about IL o'clock one OF
the city guard who was stationed in the Vi
cinity of the Medical College, lin Charles
TONI came to the guard house in great
haste, and much excited, stated TO the Ser
eant that, while passing the College bull
ding, he had heard grooming in the yard, |
near the railing, and on examining as to
whence it proceeded, had discovered coi-
fin aud heard noise which appeared TO pro-
coed from some one enclosed therein. He
stated that there was a scratching against
the sides of the coffin, and grooming, rs II
of human being struggling for relief and
catching for breath. The Sergeant imme-
diateIy called assistance and promptly re-
pal! ed to the spot to ascertain the cause of
the alarm and if found necessary to extend
relief On reaching the place and opening
lantern with which the party had provided
themselves, a long box was discovered, from
one end of which something was observed
to protrude, which, in the Imagination Of
those present, appeared to be the foot of
negro and the struggling and hard beating
still continued. The box was of course at
once, forced, and to the establishment as
well as amusement of those engaged in the
humane act, live alligator of some nine
feet in length and appropriate breadth,
jOyously crawled out of his Imprisonment,
and his liberators made hasty escape from
the scene of action, not liking the compan-
ionship of the formidable reptile who had
avaied himself of their benevolent exertIons
to obtain his liberty. We learn that the al
ligator had been safely and carefully boxed
up the day before blythe janitor OF the Col
Iege, for the purpose of being transported to
Philadelphia, but TO his perfect establishment
in the morning found his aligatorship bask-
ing in the sun, apparently highly delighted
at being thus liberated from solitary conhne-
ment.-CharicStOn COur.
SMOKY CHIMNEYs.- IIousekeepers male
and female, are interested in the subject of
smoky chimneys. A smoky house is great
, pest. Half the ills of life to some folks
, come from smoke beating down chimney
I Light as air" those same currents of smoke
but no "trifes' either. Why will not
builders learn how TO put up chimneys that
do not smokel The following are some oil
n the rules laid down by Count Rumiord years
4 ago, but need republication now:
"The throat of the chimney should be
perpendicularly over the fire; as the smoke
and hot vapor which rise from fire natu
. rally tend uppards. BY the Mrodt of 1
: chimney is meant the lower extremity of il:
canal, where it unites with the upper part o
o its open fireplace ,. The nearer tho
= throat of chimney is to the fire thu
/ stronger will be the drdUght, and III,
: less danger of its smoking since smoke
u rises in consequence of its rarefaction b.
y heat, and the heat is greater nearer the fir'
: than at greater distance from it, But TN
:, draught OF a chimney may be too strong, 81
Ut as to consume the fuel too rapidly and
10 therefore, due medium must he fixed upon
!" according to circumstances. 3. That fou
y inches is the proper width to be given TO tn
!" throat of chimney reckoning across iror
nc the top of the breast of the chimney or tn
IL inside of the mantle To the back of oh
!" chimney; and even in large halls, wher
great fires are kept up, this width shoul
never be increased beyond ID or 5 inche
~ 4. The width given to the back OF III
~ chimney should be about one third of I'll
~ width of the opening Of the fire place
az front In a room OF middling size, TIN
ne teen inches is a good size for the width
&c. the back, and 3 times l3 or 81 inches e
ia' the width of the opening of the fireplace
IT. front 3. The angle made by the back
ITS the Fireplace and the sides of it, or GOWN!
ny should be 1876 degrees, which is the best p
II sition they can have for throwing heat in
MS the room g. The back of the chime
'es should always be built perfectly upright
use Where the throat of the chimney has an en-
nc that is to say, where it enters into the low
part of the open canal OF the chimney, the
'y the three walls which form the two GOWN
., and the back of the fireplace should all c,
ie' abruptly, without any slope, which will re
der it more difficult for any wind from abo
ny to force its way through the narrow passa
ICE of the throat of the chimney. The BAT
10 and covings should rise five or six inch
II higher than the breast of the chimney.
'rN The current of air which, passing under t
-, IS mantle, gets into the chimney, should
'ne made gradually to bend its course upward
IN by which means it will unite quietly wi
me the ascending current of smoke. This
,. d effected with the greatest ease and certain
III merely by rounding off the breast of I
vas chimney, or back part of the mantel, inste
as, as' of leaving it fiat and full of holes and c.
We ,n ners."
Is IpLE DAuGuTERs. is, says Mrs. Ell