Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-01-09

been the creduliy attending the expernep,
more singular than that leading to m ny other
transactions of the past, even in the good city of
Boston and vicinity? Should you fail, Mr.. MI
scum IN finding parallels, we will Try to assist
you IN your researches.
PAINE's LIGHT IS. Pickering up again. The
editors OF the Worcester papers, who have been
permitted to examine Paiue's apparatus, and
witness its production Of light and heat, now
confidentially avouch for the reality OF the dis
covery Believing ever since, when boy, we
lsn'ted with torch, the gaseous bubbles we
raised by punching down sticks to. the bottoms
of the frog-ponds in our fathers meadow, that
The requisite elements of light and heat were in
water, aud the questlol was only one of the dis
engagement we have had faith that Paine, or
some one ofthe thousand minds whom his attempt
would set to thinking, would ultimately effect
the great desideratum There are two sorts OF
fools in this word-those who believe every
thing, and those who believe nothing; and if
Paine, after the unmeasured Idicule that has
been heap2d upon him, the past season, shall
have succeeded, it wi show that, at this daV of
unbeef, the latter class are quite as numerous
as the former.
TAR WAx-Five days ago, we, in striking
our hand heavily on gate-caCh, to restore 1t
to Its proper place, lote the palm most cruelty;
but we have Just taken off the tar-wax patch,
VITA which We had Instantly covered the lace
rated cords, and find it sound and well while
with ordinary dressing, aud hand in constant
use in cold weather, a teanus might have been
the consequence of such a wound A curious
mechanic otour village some years slnGe called
our attention to this tar-waX. which has latterly
come into use among shoe makers for some
kinds of work, Instead of that made of rosin,-
as an adhesive and curative plaster, for GUS,
bruises and all nfamed wounds. We tried it,
have used it ever since, and found it so much su-
perlor to all other plasters and dressings, that
we want all others to know its virtues, not only
for wounds, but local rheumatism. Apply
f plaster a sixteenth Of all inch thick, spread on
wash leather or linen, and well heated and
that will generally be the last you will hear of
your trouble.
CHURCH DESTROYED BY FIRE AT FALL
RlvER.-Bostoa, Dec 26th.-The Episco-
, pal Church at Fall River was burnt on
Tuesday. A man named Sullivan was kill
ed by the falling of chimney.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN :ILADELPHIA.-
Phiiadeiphia. Dee. 30th.--A dreadful fire
broke out here this morning, at half past 6
o'clock, on the corner of Chestnut and
bird streets The Office OF the Ledger
is in ruins. Nothing was saved, and the
loss is estimated at $50 900, at least
CoLD WEATHER IN TExAs.-The ilous.
. ton Telegraph Of the 18th inst. reports that
more injury has been done III all parts Of
Texas than has resulted from frost for ten
or fifteen years past, Nearly all the win
= ter vegetable have been destroyed; orange
:, trees, though protected, were cat down to
;, the ground, and the sugar cane, guarded in
. the usual manner, was found ia many in
stances nearly ruined The sugar crop, in
is thought will be greatly diminished
The cold was so intense on Galveston Bay,
i that large shoals of frozen red fish, trout
r sheepshead and other fishes we're seen float
5 mo on the water, while the beach and bars
we're, in many places iued with them.
E CoTToN IN INDIA.-The Manchester
}. Chamber Of Commerce, which has done so
n much to stimulate inquiry into the POSSIBLE
d uy ct reviving the cotton culture III India,
= and thus shaking off the dependence 0t
e Great Britain for supplies Of this all impor
$ tant staple on the United States, has made
i many efforts TO prevail upon her Majesty's
Vt Government % send a commission TO India
h tor the purpose OF examining into the state
and prospects of the cotton cultivation there
!, Failing in their attempts. they have rts0l
). we'd upon sending Commissioner Of their
:. own, and have selected Mr.. Mackay, the
:. we'll knowR author o" work ON the United
States entitled 1.-The Western World,
which we have referred to aud quoted or
several occasions, who was formerly attach
. ed tn the British Legation at Washington
10 when Lord AShburton was embassador.-
Mr.. Mackay is judcious and sensible man
aud was one OF the first of his countrymen-
u in the book alluded Toto eXpatiate on The
y anomalous aud dangerous condi ion t.
'e viii h the in iuslry Of England was reduced
as by its dependence on the American cottOi
market NORTH Americana
" Measures are in progress TO erect
magnificent monument at Madrid to Chris
49, opher Columbus,
u The New Hampshire constitutions
convention have almost unanimously provi
~ ded Tor the election every two years by tn
people, of a state commissioner of agricu
in ture-hs duties aud pay to he fixed by tn
er, Legislature.
ng THE URN.-The total number of death
'as in Boston for the year 1851 has been abor
nc ~, 5000, falling off from last year of 1919.
led THE CARS ON THE LITTLE MIAMI Raj
ROAD, on the I'd inst, conveyed to Cincir
nd nattl, two hundred and eighteen girls frol
IT." II to 20 years Of age, who were on the
len way from New England to the new factor
nto recently started at CarroIton, KY.
10 u Mr.. Chase, of Porter, Maine. raise
ear a crop Of onions, at the rate of $40 bushe
nn- per acre
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PORCELAIN ANALYZED.-Two eminel
w chemists have closely analysed the mater
LOU ais employed by the Chinese for the man
nat tacture aud decoration of porcelain. Tn,
or are such nearly as are found in France.
try, The laboratory at Serves has been enrich,
ERE with precious specimens, and that ceebr