Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-04-22
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Notes and Comments.

The Snow Storm OF Thursday the 18th
was altogether the heaviest of the year, 1t not
the greatest of the last five years. In many OF
the lowest situations the snow melted SO last
tina, it did not attain to a very great depth, but
at an average altitude in the central and eastern
parts of the State. the depth, at the close of the
storm, was probably fifteen inches, though very
damp and lying compactly; while on the high
est haoitableparts Of the State, the fall was Two
feet deep. Such an amount OF sac" az no"
covers the ground, in this and all the region
North of u.s. has been rarely if ever eqaalied'
the depth in the woods averaging between three
and four feet.
MONTPELIER SHEEP RAIsISe.-Mf. b. II.
Pierce of East Montpelier mas an eve That last
wear had twins, and this year has another pair
Of twins while each Of the twins OF last year.
both of which were ewes, has lanb, mixing
flock of seven as the increase OF one sheep IN
one year! Boys, take your states and penc'is'
and ascertain what, at this ratio, will be the IN
crease of this single sheep, in twelve years, and
whether all the pasturage and mow-ands IN
Vermont will be sufficient to keep them.
TIE BEArER BEATEv-Mr. Benjamin Town
of Mon tpelier has a chinese hen, OF The chltgong
variety, that has recently LAID three eggs OF the
following dimensions two laid on two sue
cessive days, the last of March, each measuring
734 inches in the longest, and l-2 10 the
shortest circumference, and weighing ounces
and one laid on the 7th Of April measuring
l.2 inches in the longest, and "a IN the
shortest circumference, and weighing A IL
ounces! The blgges! one We saw and meas
ured, and such an egg 1t was enough to make
the hen fever one of the standing epdemics
the country. film the course Of human events,
any one should chance to out-do this, Mr.. Town
=, wishes 10 know it; for, at present, he claims to
have fairly beat our Brookfed correspondent,
who I'D to that time, had beat all creatloll
r Personal BEAUTY.-lt is quite fashionable
among many intellectual people to speak dis
paragingly of personal beauty, and, as we have
{ often feared, from some lurking feeling OF envy
!, rlthcr than from the honest dictates of taste
and judgement. Beauty, for a general rule,
DO h, in animal and vegetable life, IS but
another name for perfection. The handomest
horse or kline is usually the best-the fairest ap-
pie the most delicious and even the most
smooth and shapey potatoe is sure to be the
, most sweet and mealy Why, then, should not
the same prima fdcia tokens of superiority be
equally priced and praised in +" the human form
! and face divine ?" Because some rely on
4 beauty to the neglect of the mind and become
y vain, and arrogant, is that any reason for de-
crying il? Doctor Johnson and others have be-
!, come vain of their ntellects, and exhibited the
most insutf9rable arrogance; but do we, for
g that reason decry intellectual excellence! No!
: We have ever considered personal beauty aud
endowment, which, while it commanded will
, ling tribute of admiration from all othersshou
l. make the poSsessors grateful aud ieel an addit-
e ona obligation TO strive for the mental and
moral improvement which would render the
y whole man or woman. AL ttst Providence as in
1t dicated by their physical iornaton,had designed
e they should be-
s NATURAL ANTlPATHIEs One of the most
curious things appertalnjng to humanity is the
, natural antpathies which some persons entertain
e towards certain objects such as animals articles
l. of food, and other Illuminate slbs,auce< We
}, once had relative who could eat nothing hat
a grew under feathers, neither fowls OF any
r kind, nor the eggs they laid, nor even cake, or
) buildings, of which eggs had formed an ingred-
- lent And the writer of this, himself, could no
- more eat an ounce Of cheese than its weight of
IS Ippecac. This antipathy in him, indeed, would
10 seem 10 be not only natural, but here dltary. He
can eat no cheese, his father could eat none
= his grand mother could eat none, and how
,a much further back the peculiarly goes, we
re know not, but as it s, enough has been said to
show, in this instance at least, that the in6tmity,
- as the man SAID OF his wooden leg, runs in the
~ blood. But the most singular and lnconvenient
instance of the kind, that ever came 10 our
lie personal knowledge, was that Of man, who
10 not long since resided in Western New York.
b He had an antipathy to all metallic substances,
es from child upward, which nothing could over.
e come. He could handle no iron and steel
=, toos, or other implements, nor eat with com.
in mon knife and fork, or spoon, but had to use
re wooden ones. A pin stuck in his clothes by
way of experiment, when boy at school, would
>, always disturb his nervous system, and throw
at him into fdgets while the touch of metals Of
r any kind, purposeIy or accidentally brought in
y contact with his flesh, would make him leap as
4 from the touch Of viper. When specie was
,e to be paid out or received in any of his trades,
r he always employed a purser and when he
lie had been to market with load of produce, and
unexpectedly received hard money in payment,
he was known, instead Of letting the money be
~ deposited in bag in corner of his sleigh or
n Wagon, TO hire man to carry it in a separate
vehicle, or on horse back, who though required
y to be in sight, was always made to keep at "a
respectful distance. We had these facts from
e cass-mate who was brought up next door neigh
t. Dor of the man in question, and of their entire
:, trulhfulness, knowing intimately the character
/, OF our informant, we have no more doubt than
lie OF the facts set forth in President FAlmore's
10 ast message, no, nor half SO much
IN Demerit's letters patent for his new, and we
re feel justified in saving, unequaled Razor Strop,
y has arrlved--let every man gel one.
! The Wing State Convention of Va, was held
D last week They passed resolutions in favor
E. the Compromises, against Intervention and for
u supporting any nominee of the Wing National
COnVpniinn who il c,nnA ,r, IL. r,...rr,.,i-n,