The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-09
From Chambers Edinburgh Journal"
Journalism beyond the Rocky Mountains

From i" Chambers Edinburgh Journal"
Journalism beyond the Rocky Mountains.
"TnE DEsERET News" is the title
of newspaper published by Mormon
singular people west of the Rocky Noun.
tains, to which region they betook them
selves on their expulsion from the state
of Missouri few years since. The pa
per is curiosity in its way, as much
from the peculiarly of the articles and
information conveyed, as from its dimen-
sions. 1t is about the size of our Jour
nal, and consists Of eight pages M
reader need be in any uncertainty as to
the locality of the printing office for
The editor heads his sheet with lat.
400 As 44", long. Illo 26' 81" u
closely followed by the announcement
that The "Deseret News" is pub
lished every other Saturday, at a charge
of . 10 dollars for six months, if paid
in advance, or Is cents for single copy
| The charge for advertisements of twelve
lines is ID dollars for the first inser.
tion, and so cents for each repetition
A lit of agents succeeds, among whom
is Bishop Halliday, and all the acting
bishops in the city;" and subscriber.
are informed that the paper will be "de.
livered at the post.oflice. which will be
open each Sabbath from twelve to one
o'clock, P. NJ"
Presently we come to Patriarchial
Notice. take this method to notify the
brethren Of the city and vicinity, tina,
will attend to all calls in the lue of my
office hereafter, particularly on Saiur-
days and Mondays of each week asc
on other days of the week when con,
venient.
JonN SMITH, Patriarch"
N. B.--Office near the northwest
corner of the Temple Block"
Then we have a " Proclamation to the
SAINTS" or a Il" Word Of Wisdom, par
,lcnlarly recommended "to the twelve
high priests, seventies, elders, bishop,
priests, teachers, deacons. brethren, and
sisters" Wine is only to be used for
the sacramen,s, and this should be
wIne-yea. pure wine of the grape Of the
vine, of your make. And again, strong
drinks are not for the belly, but for the
washing of your bolies. And again,
tobacco is not for the body, neither for
the belly and is not good for man bu,
is an herb for brulse, and all sick cattle,
to be used with judgment and skill. And
again. hot drinks are not for the body or
belly Declarations follow in a similar
strain concerning the uses Of flesh
fruits, grain, and vegetables and the
" Word of Wisdom concludes with
the pertinent inquiry" Why is i. not
wisdom to make common practice of
drinking tea. coffee, or hot drinks Of any
kindl Physicians, philosophers, elders
IN Israel, will you please TO answer I"
Other subjects are treated in accord
ance with the interest felt in them by
the community to whom they are aG-
dressed, A short paragraph states that
the General Assembly had met in the
Representatives Hall on a Monday in
December. and having received the gov
ernor's message. and sat for four days, ad-
journed to the first Monday in January.
From another sentence we gather that 4
mint is established, for the tithlng ofTice
is announced as removed To room 10
the con-stamping edlfice. Under date
November 30, We read that the mail
started for the United States, escorted
by several military officers, from maju
down to sergeant. They went " over
the big mountain" aud during The night
rescued a mule and man from "seven
large white shaggy wolves" The mail
inwards "passed through snow from one
To three feet in depth for seventeen days"
bearing important dispatches from Wash
ington.
Among miscellaneous matters, we are
told that " the improvements of the age
are great-such as making good cheese
of potatoes. sewing more than yard per
minute without hands, setting hurse>
shoes without nails, making many big
candles with little talow, preserving but
ter perfectly sweet Tor years without
salt, restoring and preserving sight with
out glasses aud almost every thing, ex.
cept being saved without keeping the
From this it would
appear that the Rocky Mountains are no
barrier to the march of intellect neither
is the editor without an eve to business,
'or IN another paragraph. headed RAGS
RAGS RAGS he connses his read.