Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-11-15

all the dairy apparatus. were the same; and
how was the RESULT One obtained seventeen
pounds OF butter per week, the second iwen-
fy-three, and the third twen:y-seven. Such
acts should induce many OF YOU 10 vary your
process, and note the results.
PhiianthropS. locking forward. sight a,
consequences which must follow from chan.
ges shat are taking place in the habits and EN-
pIovments OF your daughters. Circumstances
beyond vour coniro! have thrown the health
full spinning whee and loom upon the pile of
fub bish il the garrett. Il ouse-work and the
dairy do no, furnish sufficient EN- p!oyment for
, the females. Either mothers or daughters
must resort TO something else by which 10
contribute a share In the support of the fami
ly. II is too commonly the case that the
dau yhters resort ,e some occupation that is
not sufficiently active and invigoratlng. The
needle is taking the bloom from many OF their
cheeks, and vIgor from their frames. The
evil IS augmented by tina. mode of dress. q
cugh, to use harsher term) which obsiruc,s
the natural and healthy Developments of
lungs and chests; also by avoiding exposure
TO the weather; and a too etfeminaie reliance
upon the horse for services which Heaven
intended for their own limbs. The lsmedta.
bic consequences will not be confined 10 them
Children VIII inherit the feebleness Of their
mothers, and a sicklv race will come after
use.
Useful as the needle is. and beautiful as are
ITS contributions TO our show, | appeal to the
mothers. to forbid its excessive, KS constant
use by their daughters. ! en,reat them
they value The well being of their children, TO
give daughters daily and thorough training in
the cares and labors of the dairy and OF all
household affairs. 1t were well-weli for
them and a future race, that they should re
vive the acquaintance which their mothers
had with the milking stool, the garden. and
TO some extent the field; for then blood would
flow i'll fuller tides through all their VEINS,
they would acquire vigor of body and sound
ness Of mind. that will contribute To their use
iuness and enJoymenis when time shall bring
them TO the places which you now hold, shall
have made them the wives Of farmers, and
mothers OF the rising generation.-Z. rtrct
from Allen Putnam's address,
OUTRAGEOUS HiGHwAY RoBBERY.-Mr. C..
II. Rgdon, Of Cincinnati, one evening lately
received letter containing money, which he
imprudently displayed in the presence of
number OF persons present. On the way to
his shop soon afterwards. he was assaulted but
knocked down his assaan, and passed on
After looking 10 things he started tor his
dwelling, and when he arrived at the corner OF
Seventh and Vine, about 9 O'Clock, he was
again attacked by the same villain, who stab
bed him with Bowie knife, aiming the blow
a, his heart. Fortunately the point Of the
knife struck on his pocket book, which was
over the middle Of his lett breast, cutting a
hole IN his walstcoai about two inches long
This pocket-book was full Of papers and bank
notes, and no doubt saved the life Of the own
err, as the tobacco box did the old continental
soldier in battle. The villain seeing that his
first well aimed blow had missed IN the at
tempt on the mans life, aimed a second Il,
the same spot with great fury, which Mr.. r.
with great presence of mind warded off
knocked his assaiIant down The second time
and would have killed him had not three ac-
completes of the robber came up, one OF
whom with club laid Rigdon, speechless
and senseless on the street. IN which condl-
ton they robbed him of $50 in paper mon
ey. When Mr.. Rigdon recovered he wen,
home. Mr.. Il. was able To attend TO his shop
next dav. but nothing was known Of the rob-
bers.-BuH. Sun.