The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-05-14
Cold Water for curing scaldsI

Cold water Tor curing Scaidst
Rational as is the thought, and real as
are the facts, 10 favor of the immediate use
OF cold wa.er as a remedy in cases Of
scalding, the popular current is still con-
lInued against it, by the authorities which
books bring from PAST ignorance. This
is not 10 be taken as wholesale denuncias
lion of the past; or of all that comes 10 US
10 books. 1t is only a remonstrance a.
gainst the folly of refusing to know what
has not been known before, merely be-
cause venera,ed ones have failed TO know
1t and 10 teach it to u.s."
But vas about TO relate a fact recently
pot in my possession. Ii will be given in
general terms. have it from brother An.
gustus Wa,tles, Of Mercer County, ia this
State. He visited Fruit Hills, a few days
since. and related the tict to me, just as he
was abou! TO leave. to take the cars. He
gave me permission to publish it. saying
the state men could be verified if necessa-
ry. 10 the neigbborhood Of Piqua. Mi
a mi County, a year or two since, a man
was at work in some process Of the tan
ming business, involving the use of steam,
or boiling water. A bursting OF the ap,
paratus took place, and the man and two
others with him were severely scalded-
the man the worst of the three. the injury
extending over a great portion of his sur
face. As soon as possible he plunged in
10 a reservoir of water at hand, where he
remained for some length of time. On
coming out he felt a smartiog, and return.
ed, being in the water, from fire. TO last,
half an hour or more. He advised the
others to pursue the same course and go
into the water. But they were fearful, &
chose rather TO wait and place themselves
in the hands of the physicians. who had
not counienanced such a common-senss
practice, and did not with them, but treat
ed them after more approved ways. The
result was, the mans suffering was slight
compared with theirs. aud his recovery,
much more rapid.-Rsgsnerator.
The LEARNED BLACKsMITH.-We
are happy to hear that this strong and
whole hearted cosmopolitan proposes to
take a trip TO England. The manner Of
it is just the thing, and shows the black.
smith TO be wise. He says:-"About the
first of June, we propose, under certain
conditions, 10 take steamer or packet for
England. On our arrival we propose,
to take a private hickory staff and travel
on, like Bunyan's pilgrim, through The
country, at the rate Of about ten miles a
dav.
"With a pocket for my wheat, and a pocket for
my rye,
And a jug of water by my side, to drink when l
am dry"
"Passing thus IeisureIy OF foot through
the agricultural districts, We anticipate the
opportunity OF looking through the hedg-
es and into barn-yards; sometimes mo the
Kitchens OF the common people, once in a
while into a blacksnith's shop 10 smite at
the anvil. la fact. we intend to pull at
every latch string that we ind outside the
door or gate. and study the physiology oil
tnrnips, hay ricks, cabbages, hops. ruta
saga. Sc, and of all kinds OF cattle, sheep
and swine. We propose to avoid The lions
of he country, and confine our Weiks TO
The low lands of common life; and 10 have
. oar conversation and communion chiefly
with the IaborIng classes. Perhaps we
might get together a knot of them some
moonshiny night and talk 10 them a little
on Temperance, Peace, and Universal
Brotherhood. Daring such a pedestrian
tour, we think We might see and hear
some things which a person could not do
while ~whizzing through the country
on the railroad at the rate of thir-
I " miles an hour"
The blacksmith is right. We would
rather travel through Grea! Britain as an
itineran, musician, than as a fashionable
swell Of a tourisl.-Sci. American.
"GREAr MEN.'-The world is radical.
ly wrong on the subject Of great men,
No bad man, however superior his talents
or wonderful his achievements can be a
truly Grtar man, in our humble opinion.
And why? Because his character lacks
the basis and main ingredients of true
greatness VIZ; Mora goodness. And by
moral goodness we merely mean love TO
God and man. We all admit that the So
preme Being is the Greatest OF Beings;
and therefore the man that approaches the
nearest unto Him. must be the greatest
man. Now wha. are the main attributes
of God2 Love, Justice and Mercy. A
bad man is utterly destitute of these.
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