Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-07-08

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meat without serious accidents Boyle tainted
when he heard the splashng of water; Scager
turned pale at the sight of water crosses; Eras-
mus experienced febrile symptoms when smelling
fish; the Duke d'Eperon swooned on behodng
a leveret, although a fpre did not produce the
fsame effect Tscobrahie- tainted at the sight
of a fox, Henry the Thirdsof France at that of
a cat, and Marshal d'Albert alta pig, Tie bor-
ror that whole families entertain Of cheese is
generally known. Many individuals cannot d.
gest, or even retain, certain substances, such as
rice, wine, various fruits, and vegetables.
| There are also antipathies that border upon
mental alteration Such was the case with
clergyman who tainted whenever certain verse
in Jeremiah was read. lately dined in COM
pany with a gentleman who was seized with
symptoms of syncope whenever a surgical op
GRAFTON or an accident was spoken Of st. John
Longs name happened TO be mentioned, and he
was carried out OF the room. | have also known
a persons who experienced an alarming vertigo
and dizziness whenever great height or a dIz-
zy preciplce was described. A similar accident
has been occasioned by Edgar's description of
Dover Cliff in King Lear. All these sympathies
may be looked upon as morbid affections, or
rather peculiar idiosyncrasies beyond the con-
troll Of our reason or our voliton, although it is
not impossible that they might be gradually
checked by habit.
The singular sympathies that forewarn fu'
ture union between the sexes have in some
instances been most surprising The following
example, that came within my knowledge, is
perhaps one Of the most singular: Mr.. --
a brother ofic er of mine, was a man Of taciturn
and retired habits, seldom fequented public
places Of amusement, and, when there, felt any
thing but qualification. One evening after din.
ner he was, however, prevailed upon to go to a
ball. We had not been long in the room, when
to my surprise, he expressed great admiration o
young lady who was dancing, and what still
more amazed us all, he engaged her to dance.
Such an act of apparent levi'y on his part struck
us as a singularty which might have been attrb
uted to an unusual indulgence at table, had moi
the contrary been the case, for he was remarka
bly absteminous. The dance was scarcely ove
when he came to me, and told me with look o
dependency, that his lovely partner was mar
red woman. The tone of sadness in which HI
addressed me was truly ludicrous. few min
e. k, I,G ,ho hon Tho etranUn
ness of his conduct led me to fear that his mlnt
was not altogether in a sound state; but wal
rontfrnicu IN my aspF4tsesrsen 'shen ha lsl1 nt
the following morning that he was convinced he
should be married to the object Of his admiration
whose husband was young and healthy clergy
man in the neghborhood. Here matters rested
aud we both went abroad We did not meet
until three years after, when to my utter surprise
found his prediction had been verified. The
ladys husband had died from a fall from his
horse, and the parties were married. But what
rendered this circumstance still more strange is,
that a similar presontinenl was experienced by
the young lady, who, on returning from the ball,
mentioned to her sister with much emotion, that
she had danced with a stranger, to whom she fell
convinced that she was destined to be married
This conviction embittered every moment oil her
life, as, despite her most strenuous endeavors
she could not dismiss the stranger from her con-
slant thoughts, reluctantly yielding to the hope
of seeing him again.
We have copied the preceding paragraphs
from Mlingen's Curiosues of Medical Expe
rience and may appropriately add to them ar
article which we sometime ago cut from the
Green Mountain Freeman.
One of the most curious things appertanine
to humanity is the natural anlpathcs whicI
some persons entertain towards certain objects
such as animals, articles of food, and other inan
innate substances. We once had relative wht
could eat nolhingtha grew under feathers mel
ther fowls ofany kind nor the eggs they laid, no
even cake, or puddings of which eggs had formed
an Ingredient. And the writer of this, himself
could 10 more eat an ounce of cheese than it'
weight of ipecac. This antipathy in him, in
deed, would seem to be mol only natural, bu
hereditary. lie can eat no cheese, his fathe
could cat none and how much further back the
pecularity goes, we know not, but as it is
enough has been said to show, in this Instance
at least, that the inirmity, as the man said OF hi
wooden leg, runs in the blood. But the mos
singular and inconvenient instance OF the kind
that ever came to our personal knowledge was
that of man who not long since resided il
Western New York. He had an antipathy tC
all metallic substances, from child upward
which nothing could overcome. He could han
die no ilon and steel tools Or other mpements
nor eat with common knife and fork, or spoon
but had TO use wooden ones. A pin stuck in BIZ
clothes by way of experiment, when boy a
school, would always disturb his nervous system
and throw him into fdgets while the touch o
metals of any kind, purposely or accidentally
brought in contact with his flesh, would MAKE
him leap as from the touch of viper WheI
specie was 10 be paid out Or received in any o
his trades he always employed purser-anC
when he had been TO market with load of pro
duce, and Unexpectedly received hard money il
payment, he was known, instead of letting tn,
money be deposited in Il bag in the corner ofth,
sleigh or wagon, to hire man to carry it in
separate vehicle, or on horseback, who thougl
required to be in sight, was always made to keel
at respectful distance.
PAPER CUTTING MACHINE.--Thomas II
Dodge, of n. H., has invented very excellen
machine for cutting paper forPrinting. A bad
. is made to receive eclprocating side, slantinl
and downward motion by bevel gearing, whcl