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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-10-02
The Simeon.

The effects Of the Simeon arc Instant sut-
location 10 every living creature that hnp-
peus TO be Wiuin the sphere Of lis activity,
and immediate puirtiitaion of the carcases
of the dead. The Arabians discern its ap-
proach by an unusual redness IN the AR,
aud they say they feel aud smell Of sulphur
as it passes The only means by which a.
NY person can preserve himself from suffer-
ing by these noAiou, blasts, is by throwing
himself down, with his face upon the earth,
ALI this whrlWind of poisonous eXhaldl:ons
has passed over, which always moves at Il
certain height ia the atmosphere Instinct
oven teaches the bruics 10 reclluo their
heads TO the ground on these occasions.
The Arabs of the desert called these
winds .slm0an or poisoa, and the Turks
.ShgmViup, or winds of syria, from Wmchis
formed SawifL Their heat Is sometimes
SO excessive that IL IS dIthcllt ia form any
idea of its violence, wilholt having expert
euccl IT; but i may be compared 10 the
heat of large oven az The moment of draw
ing out the bread. When these winds be-
gn to blow, the atmosphere assumes an
alarming aspect The sky, at other times
so clear ~ THIS cltnlte, becomes dark and
heavy; and the sun loses his pleudor, and
appears of violet color. The AR is not
cloudy, but grey and !hick, ANA is Ia fact III
led with au extremely subtle dust which PEN
etraies every where This wind always
liaht and rapid, is not at first remarkably
hot. but increases in heat ma proportion as
It continues All iaanimale bodies soon
discover IL by tie change It produces IN
them. The lungs, which too rehued air
no longer expands, are contracted, and be-
come painful Respiration IS shor and DIFF
Gcult, the skin parched aud dry and the
/ body consumed by an eternal blast
/ Ia VAN Is Recourse had to large draughts
of water, nothing can restore persplrauon.
] Ia yain is GOODNESS sought fori all bodies M
which IT IS usual to fad 1t, deceive the hand
that touches them Marble, iron, wafer,
Notwithstanding the sun no longer appears
are hot The streets are deserted, aud the
dead silence OF night reigns e'ery whe'e
The inhabitants OF houses aud villages shu'
themselves up IN their houses, aud those o.
the desert in their tents. or m pits they dig
= where they wait the termination OF the de
, sIuc,iye heat. II usually lasts three days
but if it exceeds that time II becomes insup
h portable. Wo TO the traveller whom tn
wind surprises remote from shelter he mus
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-10-02
A Pre- dicament.

Major Rogers once accepted the in
vliation Of brother officer, in a differ
ent part Of the island, to try few days'
hostility against the elephants of that
neighborhood and had arrived. after
few days sport, to within II nile or two
of the bungalow, where his host and hos
tess were awaiting his arrival, when pass
ing by delightful cool-looking river, he
thought a plunge would be the most
rcnovatiug luxury in existence so a
plunge he determined to take, sending
on his servants with his guns, and an in
tlmation that in ten minutes he would
be home to dinner So stripping and
placing his things very carefully on a
stone, he began To luxuriate in the water
He was capital swimmer, and had swan
some distance when, to his horror and
dIsmay, on looking to the place where
he had left his habllments, he perceived
dozen monkeys oyerhauling his entire
wardrobe. One was putting his leg
through the sleeves of his shirt another
was examining lis head into his trow-
scrs third trying to find if any trea-
sure was concealed in his boot; whilst
The hat formed a scource of wonderment
and amusement To some two or three
others. who were endeayorng to unravel
lis mystery by ripping the Innings and
taking half u dozen bites out of the brim.
As seea re he regained his mental enu,-
lbrlum, Oor the thing was SO ridiculous
that tmade him laugh heartily he made
with all haste towards the shore but
Judge of his horror when he saw these
precious rascals each catch up what he
could lay hold Of, and rattle off full speed
into the Jungle, not leaving poor Rogers
even the yesilge of an article of ralment
to cover himself AL he heard was a
glorious chatterng as they, one by one
disappeared, the last one Juggling off his
shirt, which. being rather awkward to
carry, was continually tripping it up by
getting between its legs.-Elere was a
pretty pickle for a Christian, under a
broiling sun And here he stayed ill
the inmates Of The bungalow, beginning
to suspect some accident, came out in
search, and found poor Rogers sitting up
TO his neck in wafer, in a frame of body
aud mind which we may conclude to be
more easily imagined than described
"reminiscences Of Major Rogers.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-10-02

suffer all lis dreadful consequences, which
sometimes are mortal.
The danger IS most imminent when IT
blows in squalls, for the rapidty Of the wind
increases the heat to such degree as to
cause sudden death This death is real suf-
location the lungs being empty, are con-
vused the circulation disardered aud the
whole mass of the blood driven by the heat
towards the head and breast whence that
hUmorrage at the nose aud mouth which ap-
pears after death. The wind is especially
fltal to persons Of pethoric habit, aud
those IN whom latlgue has destroyed the
muscles aud the vessels
The corpse remains a long time warm,
swells, turns blue. aud is easily separated,
all of which are Signs Of tina, putrid fermen-
tation which takes place IN animal bodies
when the humors become staguant. These
accidents are to be avoided by stopping the
nose and mouth with handkercmefs an ef-
hcacious method is that likewise practised
by the camels, who bury their noses IN the
sand and keep them there till tae storm is
over
Another quality Of this wind is extreme
aridIty; which is such, that water sprinked
on the floor cyaporates IN a few Minutes
BY this extreme dryness it wlthers aud strips
all the plants; aud by exhaIIng too sudden
ly the emauailons from animal bodies, crisps
the skin, closes the pores, and causes that
leverish heat which Is the inyarlable effect
OF suppressed pefsplration
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-10-02
Our Mother.

James, the novelist, utters the follow
beautiful sentiment in one OF MS books:
Round the idea of ones mother. the
mind OF man cngs with fond affection.
II is the first deep thought stamped up
on our infant hearts, when yet soft, and
capable of receiving the profound i'm
presslons, and feelings of the world are
more or less light in comparison. do
not know that in our old age we do not
look back to that feeling as the sweetest
we have the through life. Our passions
and our willulncss may lead US far from
the object of our fiial love we learn
even TO pain her heart, 10 oppose her
wishes, 10 violate her commands we
may become wild, headstrong, and an
cry at her counsels or opposition but
when death has stiled he. monitoFy
voice, and nothing but calm memory re-
mains to recapituate her virtues and good
deeds, affection, like a flower beaten TO
the ground by past storm, raises up her
head and smiles among her tears. Round
that idea, as we have said, the mind
clngs with fond affection; and even
when the earlier period of our loss forces
memory 10 be silent, fancy takes the
place of remembrance, and twines the
image Of our dead parent with garland
of graces, and beauties, and virtues,
which we doubt not she possessed
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-10-02
knfns Choafe.

Jack IIumphries, The .dashing Boston
Correspondent Of the Albany Duchman,
thus amusugly sketches the pecuiaritles OF
this eminent lawyer
Rufus Choaie is picture to look at, and
a crowder to spout. tie about seven feet
SIX, or six feet seven, IN his socks; supple
as an eel aud wiry as cork-scrcw. HIS
face is compound of wrinkles, 'yallar
Jauders and Jurisprudence. lie has small,
keen, piercing black eyes and head shap-
cd like mammoth guosc-egg, big end up;
his hair, black aud curly, much resembles
a bag of wool IN admirable disorder, or d
brush heap ia a yale of wind. His body
has no particular shape; and his wit and
legal lodges have set many a Judge in a
smoker, and SO cunlounded jurors, as to
make It almost Impossible G5 them to speak
PLAN English, or tell the truth, for the rest
of their natural lives Rufus is grea; on
twisting and collng himself up, squirting
around and pranclnE, iamp,'. go siCaing
up tie dust. ~aen slean's up. His oratory
Is first rate, and his arguments ingenious
and ioycible. He generally makes len
suike-Judgc and jury down at the end OF
every sentence. He is great on lowery ex-
pressions, and high idlootin lub-dubs. -
Strangers mostly think he's crazy, and the
rest scarcely understand what MS all about.
He invoices his lime aud elocuuon 1000
per cent. over ordinary charges, for having
ones self put through course of law
Rufus Choate is about fifty years Of age
perhaps over lie is considered the ablest
lawyer in New England, or perhaps--lhe
United States. liis hand writing can't be
deciphered without the ala Of compasses
aud quadrant lis autograph somewhat
resembles the map of ONO, aud looks like
piece of crayon sketchlnE, done in the
dark, with three pronged fork. He has
been in the Senate aud may be, If he has
time fish for it-Presldenl Of the United
States
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-10-02
The Progress of our Race.


In the enjoyment of almost every physi-
cal comfort, as we Americans are, it is al.
most impossible to realize the day when the
ordinary conveniences OF life we're unknown
to our British ancestors Yet we do not
have to 60 back ia order to ind a period
when baths were almost unknown, forks a
novelty. and when chimneys were used IN
the houses of the rich only curious
book on this subject has lately appeared IA
London. entitled the " Domestic Architec-
tute Of England, from the Conquest to the
end Of the thirteenth Century" from which
We learn how little civilized our lorefathers
were, notwithstanding their proximity to the ,
continent
1t appears from this work, that it was
not I'LL the sixteenth century that chlmneys
came into ordinary use Before that peri
cd the fire was kiudled against the wall, aud
the smoke, as in an Indian wigwam, allow
ed to escape through the root Only the
mansions Of the NOBILITY and gentry had
chinneys The common people, mean
Time, lived M huts Of watlcs and mud, not
at all superior 10 construction to the cabins
OF the beaver. Few even OF the better sort
Of dwellings were built of brlck--wood be-
ing the usual material employed and 1t
was not until the thirteenth century that the
present kind of brick was brought INTO use
even for manor-houses aud all this too at
time when magnificent palaces OF marble
were being erected in Italy, at but few
days journey from Great Britain
In the indoor conyenlences Of life our
forellihers were equally deficient 1t was
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-10-02

lone go out doors entire families shut
themselves up; and not single sledge
OF any appearance OF fashion is seen. in
the streets. Yet even the military re-
views are uninterrupted, and the highest
dignltares, up TO the emperor himself,
repair to them without cloak Unjust
be evident that, with cold of such inten-
sity, the sufierings of the poor must be
dreadful yet 1t may be affirmed with
out exaggeratlon, that the lower classes,
i'm winter, suffer less in Russia than in
England. There are placed in various
quarters of every large town Of the en-
pirc public establishments, heated by
large stoves, where every person that
plcases may take refuge TraUeis IN
Russia.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-10-02
4ui5lCltaut0u5.
Statement of an Escaped
Liberator.

phf. - w. Nt,f. , ~ .,...,f.
,o.. ,,i,, ,,.,. ,.fo,..d b., H., cauci, -,
do s,f,,,t.,,., ~ 80, ~, ,,5 arrived
"A New Yo,kop Frd,, nYbl,sb,4 ii lou-
history of M. share m H.. e,osd,,.p ~
beonTs to a re.oect,Uls nm,, IN Al.su,
aud .,,s, l,c.,,....., b., ,.,,,,,,t,, ID 10, ON.
tendeu', r,4iiucut The following !, al ex.
,-sot:
we reached Kew Westinihe Pampero.
and anchored some distance from the clt,
at about tire nm. of sunday. the l0h VT
Aulu~t. wheat ke, We.i ogautt,. ol
brandy and c08mu,rue was received On
board. winch MA. ,mbtbrd to.crabl, tfeel,
by Loptz and lu..t4N About dark OF t6at
div. no pilot aoncafinr IDa.z called
council conpo,cd eutireI, ot tbe Cuban.
and Iuurar .us attached t1.lns staff Ono
Americans being calleD who derided 10
give ua r6iur Co the ST. Johns River. and
run immediately for the cosst OF Cuba.
WhcA was doue al about 10 pm. The
next morning owing TO the variation. Tic
compass from uiuskeis beng slacAeanear 81.
we found .,lrsel,e, iu nlan strh of lGr
Moro Castle. and about Twelve miles dist
ant, the vessel vas immediately headed 90
the northWard and westward and run out
,laht Of land About nm. OF that dar.
Lopez took the capiaiu and mate out of
Spanish schooner. 10 act as pilots, giving
tle.n To understand that they would be shot
If ihey showed amy disposition to escape or
deceive
.AtIp.m we AGAIN stood In for the
land. and snnn .alie, do.k sent a boat TO re-.
counoltre which ,cas hailed by a sentry on
the wallis of the fort. situated near Bahia
Honda. the shlp not BENZ more than mile
from ii. As soon rs the boat reported. hghts
we're eNtlnrui.beJ. and a press of steam, put
on. the sh,n ruuu,n1 to the westward alonr
the land. About 10 o'clock. while running
under tbe charse Of pilot. under press
of steam. The ship suddenly struck. and be-
fore the enrines could be STONED. and ran
more than her lenrtb uuon a coral reef
After EXAMINING her situation il Uas found
that She was Sin, IN about eirht feet of
water nhils her dram was over nine feel :
and thar II Was necessary that the force
should be Immediately landed. hich was
done about two O'clock On the morning of
the l2th of Aurust The first boats winch
landed were fired u,on by a p1rt, ortwcnt,
men. who fled on their ire beius returned
from the boat which couta,n,d Capt. Gouu,
Ca Cuban canmandng am American coa-
panyl Ljeut I.sninsbam and about thirty
pryates of HI, company. one OF Gouu',
men ,y.s ,,.,.,,,..t,l a. ,bs arm, and returned
Ia tb,. SHIN and the can of the Eeutenau,
was cn, M. lalyes an ms head,
mir Van Vc,cben saws Gen. Lopez sent
proclamst,,n 4, L., p,,as int,rni.,l tu.
nb,.i,an,s he would ,,,ye mo- quarter T.
th,..s ',,,o ,ef,sel +, i5,, INN ion.z or.
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Lord Chlef Jugtice IIolt.


or1 chief T,s4ico tTolt
We think our reader Will be pleased with
the following extracts from the life OF thls
eminent Jurst hey are certainly very
amusing, II they should not bevery nslruc-
tive.
Having prolonged one ct has Unlicensed
rambies round the country, ln company
with some associates as rechles' as himself,
until their purses were utterly exhausted, 1t
was determined, after divers consultations
no" to proceed that ihey should part com-
pany and my To mt@e lHeir way sngly
etch by the exercise 90 iAs Individual WITS.
Hot pursued las separate "ui, came To @
it'e un OF straEalu1 village, anu pai-
ung the best upon lne matter, commanded
bis Horse % the attention % ile b"stier,
and boldly ae=p Ike tHe he-tsnpper and bed
tAe house oiiaFd >tfoIinG auto tue
kitchen he observed there ihe daughter Of
Tue la1di ldf--a 5fl oi about thirteen years
OF a-e--Hyeung "ftn DO VI the ague
aud ou enQnrng 81 her nothor now long
she had been iii, he "aS iaiI nearly lear'
AnG ilis 10 spite oi zoo tne a,s.stahce 'Dat
cou.d Zee had i3f hef ion physicians, III an
expense by which iAt poor widow declared
She had been bali ruined SaaAlnI las
head @iih much gravity at the mention OF
the doctors, he bade her te uader no future
concern iar size migit assure herself "er
daughter should never have another it,
Aeu s1fa"ilH- ieN Gtee@ characters up-
on scrap ol pUchment ana Tol'lng ltcare-
iul'y up, Inc directed iaai Il tsauia be oouiih
upon iAe giu.s "fiei, aie3 s-i"'n rie'c N.i
s"e was wen. By good incN' o' p'--i''y
rom ne effect o! imhSi"aiion' 'Ae asAe re-
turned no "ofe-a' ictri aArin- week lor
"nio" Ii'a' reii'.He" i-'if GU. a. 'he
ena oi Tins time, having den1Hdea Nds oii
VAIN as "uch commence rs u 'i7 PosNe's
were iIneu ".i" Jt,n.N.t, Ue oe'i- I'eu
hostess. insie-n 81 asking Pil he"i De"ai'-
ed Dyer 'nao.l.i! 10 pay nin .s ,ae ought lor
tO' "'lietTlui cure 'r tlo 'o'''''eu' ana
Ie' "i-lot 'u"e D" no' ha'l"- H-D.e' ." "'u,
yen "oNI"s s0".e' ""ic.' "'''" nave s''1u
"eI d" QUAY "' 7'i"e ''''l P'l""s' lie'
guest coAu' sCeNacu' "l'.' "'uo" en-" c''! ?
Il" 'e' B." against MS "eeN e"'v' ''i''i''' =.
'"e 'ailA'.f service he had rendered ana
"e"oeA Wef"l on ihS way. "e sePue' g."
lLe story goes 'h 20 I''ale i"a'' wen pres
id'"4 some ''''! le''s AileI" '''s al '"c as
si1.' 81 -"e 0+'Hn '''ltl, ."uH W.
cnpi Ola woman was INDICTED oe'"fe ii.n
ior witchctaii' anu CHARGED WIN ue'"H III
P",Se''loh gu sPe" "l'icn gave ''' power
TO spread diseases among me ca'Ie' "r cure
lN"Se iaa' were 'ise tse'l' ! ne '"'el JUST
nee desired mat 'i,'s lof'la 'o'e iI"P'e'n '',
Ci s''ce'y hi4h' ne handed up 10 MN aH"
there en'eioped IA many iolas OF dFly m
en- he found ihe identical pitce OF Parch-
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Frcderick me great The magis-
trate of little village in the marquisate
Of Brandenburgh, committed a burgher
TO prison, who was charged with having
basphemed God, the King, and the
magistrate. The burgonaster reported
it to the King, in order 10 know what
punishment such criminal deserved
The following sentence was written by
his majesty on the margin of the report
That the Prisoner had blasphemed
God, is sure sign that he does not
know him That he has blasphemed
me, willingly forgive but for his bias
pheming the magistrate he shall be pun
ished in an exemplary manner, and COM
mitted to Spandau for half an hour!
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Neo Fashioned HogS-The Atlanta
(Ga) Republican says that there is a
hog IN that city with solid hoots like
mule. The upper portion OF the feet
are Just like those of any other hog and
seems as if two distinct toes were fitted
into one solid hoof- 1t is said that this
is no casual trick of nature, but that the
animal is one of a distinct breed, which
was brought from Arkansas.
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he murder e our countrymen, and the /
misery Of those who are sentenced for ten |
years to the mines
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-10-02

whom Col. bowman and Lieut. Labizan
were Killed, and Gen. Pragay and Captains
Brigham and Goun were mortally wound
ed. Alter the action, the Spanish wounded
were brought in, and as well taken care Of
as circumstances would admit Lopez rode
entirely unarmed over the field, through the
hottest Of ihe FIRE, occasionally applying
red raw hide with a great deal of yigor to
the shoulders Of such men rs he thought
could be hurried into firing lute faster
Ga the morning Of the llth at 2 o'clock,
Lopez marched from Los Posas into the
mountains, leaving there seventeen wound
ed Spaniards and thirteen Of our side, all
Of whom were bayoneied 10y the Spanlards,
and their bodies piled ia a heap cross ways,
at the foot of hill
Two days after, (oni the l6ih) Lopez
was again attacked by three hundred lancers
and SIX hundred infantry, while encamped
at hacienda which formerly belonged To-
himself, but was confi,cated some three
years since Here the action lasted from
| TO , ociock, on one Of the hottest DAYS
! ever experienced The enemy we're again
compelled TO retreat, WIKI loss of three
hundred aud twenty men; and at the same
moment that the retreat of the SDanards in
one direction was reported 10 Lopez, he IS
sued AN order 20 hs own force to retreat in
the opposite, and actually that day, made a
forced march OF eighteen miles in 1--we hours
over mountain roads. On the 1911, being
still on the mountains, we were oycftaken
10y a severe ram storm, which DESTROYED the
greater portion of our am munuon, add
rendered our guGs entirely useless.
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Something about Flies.


of summer when they are busy and buzz
zing around us IN the shape Of a visitation,
1t is certainly no easy matter to let them
pass by Us as the idle wind :" but 10 one re-
spect they are to most people, like the wind
too since they scarce know whence they
came or whittier they 60 Doubt the first,
as to whence they came is not difficult to
solve, though perhaps with the most presum-
ing of flies, as with the most presumug Of
folks, the more We pry into their places of
birth, the more we may be Inclined (bui
with the insect not justly to hold them In
contempt. suffice IL that is ihe domestic
fly makes himself quite at home IA our
houses so has his parent ia all likelihood,
made herself equally free Of our stables,
where she finds a hot-bed for her eggs, and
in The same provision for her infant race.
There, ga taclr first and wlugless states of
maggot or lagva, they commence thus early,
their important use of helping To rad the
earth of all things that offend and on how
grand a scale they are able to carry ON TINS
operation may be estimated from the fact,
tha, single fly will lay no less than III
eggs House flies come then Chiefly from
the stable tie road aud the grazing mcd-
dow, though some nearly resembling them
come from other places, aud exist IN their
earliest state Of vegetable, instead ol auiln-
% substances. Among these, we nave noe
uced a very common species, which finds
IDS bed and board between the upper aad
under skins Of dock leaves, burro"lng and
feeding on the PUPPY flesh. From spring
to autumn we may sec them thus Dusty em-
p.9lcd, merely by gathering and holding Do
the light Such leaves as are Co be found COM
muaiIY uo' adorned by large. discoioured
transparent H.otchcs thc outward tokens oi
lhef inward presence. These, from the
above halt, may BE- ranked among sect
Of insect lanorers ~ Feeders of more classes
than one, bence called leat mIuers, SOME Of
whose winding ways we mean by-and-ay Cd
loHoH.
Fvg query tic sec nd, ana that just no"
more pertinent lo the season, Of whittier
flies - GA The arrival oi AA,cr, It sud re-
MAINS, we 5cie'e, problem mon yet Gim-
p.eieiy solved even ny naidfd'lsts VINO nave
maintained opinions on the matter neatly as
different as ol tAe l}acgnauon of swallows.
s great portion 30 Doubt pef'sh from co.d,
or tae many accidents 90 winch Their weak
ucss and growing tarp1l render them, as, he
year declines moic aui more cAPused. --
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" between the wall and the bearded ivy
stems which embrace it, you may detect
behind them many refugee Of the revolu-
tionary year, and You may perhaps, be re-
warded for your trouble by turning on, from
the same shelter, IN lieu Of sleepy fly, a
hybernating butterfly
Stating the eye
With Unexpected beauy.'
Once more to our picture. You know,
We suppose that the ny has psir of wings;
bat a hundred to one if one &C you out of a
hundred has ever noticed that She has also
pair Of wingels, Cor liitle secondary wInrs,)
aud pair Of poisers, drum-slick-like ap-
peudages between the main wings aud the
body, empoyed for assisting and steadyng
her flight These poisers are much more
conspicuous and easily observed without q
magu.6er, in the gual aud IN the liher lone
legs, insects belonging to the same order al.
flies
Dad it ever occur to YOU 81 notice the
pfismatic painting e hy's ncrsou piaion
the iridesceni colors wherewith its aas-
sy membrane seems oyerladl II not, only
look, we pray you, In proper Light at the
next of Its kind YOU may chance to meet
WITH aud if, as Is most likely, il comes TO
tell you pleasant tale be sure that YOU Wall
see hundred rain bows teIngot approach
ing spring-time, every where painted on us
wing.