Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-07-08

vented by his MASTER and this gave him a patent
and brought him in City thousand francs year
. At the death Of the father he associated himself
with the son, aud both realized one hundred thou
sand crowns. Do you envy already the chimney
sweeper, my friends 7 . Well the bankruptcy of an
associate ruined him, and he became again Sans.
teu-ni-ien. Do you know what he did then He
went back TO the source Of his fortune be was not
ashamed to be once more journeyman machinist
and by his good workmanship he became again
master, and instead Of ivc hundred thousand francs
he gained million. II was with that sum that he
came to Paris and passed from machines to finance
lie had reflected that machines ruined good
many workmen, and he had resolved not TO make
any more, remembering his condition at first. God
has recompensed this honorable scrupIe.
"To-day he has increased ten fold his million
he IS one of the first bankers Of Paris but he has
forgotten neither his origin nor his misorunes and
10 prove this my children he has invited you to his
wedding, in order to relate you his own history
for Sans: eu-ni-ieu calls himself to day, NJ Andrew
J. He has crowned his happiness by marrying the
daughter Of the Marquis de ""
And this happiness he owes to himself" cried
Mile. de ", holding out both hands 10 her hus-
band
This narrative, which contained nothing new TO
his wife nor to the intimate friends Of NJ Andrew
was told by him with so much dignity. that his
guests were proud TO embrace the former chimney
sweeper, and the voices Of the peers Of France
were mingled with those of the Savoyards, in one
common reclamation.
And now, my friends" resumed the banker,
sit is necessary for me show you, before dismiss
ing you, the instruments Of my fortune you can
Judge with your own eyes if they are in the reach
of all Of YOU"
Every body followed NJ. j. into his cabinet He
opened his large strong brass chest, arranged with
two divisions.
'See my millions, aud behold what has produced
them!"
They saw in the top thirty portfolios crowded
with bank notes-and in the bottom the mean
tune Of a chimney sweeper, stuffed hawk. hur-
dy.gurdy, and pair Of wooden shoes then some
mechanics tools-iles, hammers compasses and
instruments Of measurement. all ranged and care
fully kept by NJ. Andrew himself
Join to that, my friends" said he. ''two other
admirable tools-perseverance and economy, and
you will raise, like me, your fortune, of which be.
hold here the first stone"
He gave to each child louis aud little book OF
five hundred francs in the Savings Bank and after
a new performance Of the dances Of their country,
our Sayoyards retired. crying, Long live NJ An
drew IT,
Since this day. they have all shown themselves
worthy Of their good fortune. Some have become
merchants Others learned trade, many entered as
Office boys at the bankers to learn there better
how the chlmney.sweeper became a millionaire
The most active earned FIVE thousand francs in me-
gociating The shares of the Northern Railroad
o. The following is extracted from private
letter, written by sojourner at the Cold Water
Establishment in this village. and published in the
Boston Courier:
Here we are, with the waters overlooking
u.s. and before we fulfil your prediction, s are quite
drowned, suppose you will expect some account
of our proceedings. will give you, then des-
cription of day al Bratteboro, though You will
Ind II, alter all, hardly necessary, your precon-
ceiyed notions of the treatment were very cor
rect. OF course account Of my day is an ac-
count OF every body's II strue that | am pretty
vigorous man, and some Of the patients feeble
women and delicate nvads but then is not the
water cure the Dater curel And isn't it dousing,
and souslng. and dragging through mill-ponds, and
standing under waterfalls, and sweating in feather
beds and blanketsl And there is not much yaria-
ton in that, is there 7 Certainly not o most pro-
found Soornonl Your ideas are those of the ma
Jorlty, and is not the majority always rghtl
To begin, then, with C., whose required
little variation from the common treatment. His
bed is made directly under a small mountain cas-
cade, only tweniy-four feet high, which falls fully
on him during the night. and is considered highly
conducive to health. AT three o'clock, A. NJ, he
is placed between two large cotton bales, aud after
remaining a sufficient time, jumps into the WE'LL
Alter dressing and walking as far as the lower end
Of Lake Champlan, and back, he takes his break
fast.
| sleep at the bottom of the large plunge bath
The water is only five feet Deep so it is Just com
fonaby heavy. Patients who have been longer in
the treatment sleep in the bed of the river, which
they say is very sot. Ia the morning an attendant
wraps me in thick blanket, and puts me in ba-
ksr's ovcn, (here is very large one belonging TO
the establishment This is a late improvement on
the old method with the feather-bed Alter per-
spring sufficiently, they take out and after rub
bling of crisp parts put US on their backs and car
ry TO the top Of Chesterfield mountain, and pitch
US into the Connecticut. The current generally
takes us down as far as Springfield, when we gel
out, shake ourselves, and walk back TO breakfast
have been as far as the Sound, but il is rather
long walk back TO breakfast.
For breakfast we have strong boiled water, cold;
for weak patients il is somewhat diluted. For din
ner we have water Cruel cold; more robust patients
who can bear strong diet, take the water without
the Cruel.
We are directed to walk great deal. The reg
uar walks are called the small and large circles
The former passes through the Southern part Of
New Hampshire, the middle Of Massachusetts, and
SO back over the Berkshire mountains. The latter
embraces, in addition, the State of New York aud
Niagara Falls. where we take douche One Of
these walks we take after every bath. Ia the even
ing we dance in large wash-tubs, arranged circular
IN the saloon. We drink twelve gallons Of water
per day; some go as high twenty -four and one
iRdu duals allowance is sixty-three, but that is
peculiar case.
You see how correct your notions were. Wei
are drowned almost every day, but we come TO again
and the "reaciion" is tremendous.