Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-04-14
Che Nous GIeanrr.
Notes and Comments.

DEMENT'S New RAZOR SrRop AGAIN.-We
find the following in the last Boston Literarys
Museum, the editor Of which, we know speaks
as he thinks
"a Sharp .4far Mr.. ]. Dement,, of Mont
pel!er, VT, has Invented 'RevevIng Strop,
for razors and surgical INSTRUMENTS, which ex.
ceeds any thing for producing sharpness that we
have ever seen. We hive tested the article
thoroughly, and we do not hesitate to pronounce
1t great Yankee invention! The strop is con.
venlent one, but we think the chief merit be-
longs to the paste which Mr. Denert has dis
covered IN his experiments with surgical instru-
ments, Of which he is noted manufacturer
This paste will bring the duIlest razor rapidly
to fine edge, and if it could be universally
used, there would he far less boodshed IN the
operation of shaving"
Though the paste of the Srop in question il
just The thing. it yet possesses other advantages
over all other Implements of the kind. Ii il 40
co struc'ed that the paste is kept 10 place, and
prevented fion becoming mixed with dirt and
grit by c0nta with other bodies. az Is the case
with other Strops; winch by being land down, or
dropped on the for, &c., socn get to be uneven
and covered with substances that often iniure
The edge of razor more than they help it. In
DemeIit's strop. all the desired advantages are
combined, and therefore it is that il Is az much
superior to all others now in use.
+ Lion CoUcHANr, The Crouchfng Lion, WAS
the name given, by the early French vuysgers
through Lake Champaign to the second highest
and most remarkably defined mountain in YER
mont, from its resemblance in the distance. to
that animal when croucblug for his prey. Our
first settlers, however, thought to improve On the
original name Of the Eoed mountain, and, with
no greater resemblance to Justify the change,
had the taste to cali 1t Camefs Rump, which
succeeding refinement by common consent, soon
converted into Cafheis Hump. Now which
name Is in better taste more poe ica, and more
suitable to be associated with the grandeur of
such mounain, the Frenchnens or the Yam
KEGS? The former, to our mind the former
decidedly and we move that the original appel
latlon he revived. Who seconds the motion?
FILTRA ION OF MAPLE SAp-An intelligent
farnrr In Mansfield. mf,rms u.s. That he has
discovered an effeclua method of removing the
coorng matter from maple sap so that II will
make sugar nearly a, white as common crshel
sugar HIS method Is TO eIttate all his sap be-
fore boiling, through hopper, or box Of sand,
which he says takes ont, not only ell the dit, hut
all the stains derived from leaves, tubs. crumbs
OF bark and all other cooring matter that can
prevent The sugar from being pure and white
If this be SO, it Is a valuable discovery, aud
should Immediately be made public.
A Scene OF THE OLDEN TIME.-Among the
many great changes which have occurred, within
the last forty years, none 10 more striking, per-
haps than that which has been effected in the
!, condition of our places Of public worship. We
can remember the time when no meeting hous,
in the country had ever received stove within
its walls Or was, in any other way, made warm
er than the farmers barns, or even the lee side
OF hill; and the audiences, after having travelled
miles to reach their meeting houses, which were
generally as large az all out doors, half as high
81 as the sIoud.. -n,I, iu wtnd-ns. erected on rne
highest grounds, SO as 10 catch every breeze were
compelled to sit shlverinS through the two NOR.
tai long houra then often occupied ny the exer-
cises, without the smell of fire coming within
quarter of mile of them. In the milder win
ter weather we could generally contrive, by hud
cling close together, like sheep, to keep tolera-
bly, comfortable But in severe weather, it was
often indispensable. One of these occasions,
on which we we're present, when a small boy.
we shall never forget. 1t was one of the cold
est days we ever experienced. The seemde
intermnable and the despairing audience, hav.
ing weahered the .Mnthy, without knowing
but these mile-stones of the discourse, which
served to mark their path of suffering, might DO
extended to Nlaeteenthy, became dreadfuly
impatient and fdgetty; when tall, gawky fell
low, sitting IN the gallery Just above the preach
er still lndusrlously poddlng on, encased in his
great coat aud weolen mttons, slyy rose, and
after peerng down ruefuy an instant on the
,oriiten cause of the common trlbuaton, sud
denly Strengthened up with the grin OF good
news on his relaxing countenance, gleefully
fiourished his long finger towards the audience,
and, liz sort of sharp, hoarse whisper that was
heard all over the house, exclaimed:
Scot to the last leaf!"
The cry OF land land did not mora thrill
the responding crew of Columbus than this lu-
d'crous but joyful announcement to the chatter
ing and chuckng sufferers below. The non
pusssd preacher hurrledy brought his sermon
, to close, and gave ont hymn OF only two
verses, which were sung by the excited male
: singers in perfect roir If bass. And tts next
moment we were all rushing from the house,
tumblirg into our sleighs, aud putting our no
less lmpatent horses into a n1shing galoa tor
home.
, RESULT OF THE LlQUoR LAW CASE IN MONT
PEiLER.--The case mentioned in our last, in
which about ten barrels of liquor were seized
and removed, under our new liquor law, resulted
in verdict of acquitaI. by the jury which the
Justice decided 10 grant, and to which he sub
United the whole case they believing that the
8 allegation that the liquor was kept for sale was
t not sufficiently made out. But whether thi.
movement resulted as in strict justice il shoul
. have done or not, it has evced determination
!, t" have the law as promptly executed in Mont.
y peier as 1t has been in other parts Of the State
. The act has now become as much law OF the
a land as an, other; and now we know of buI
IT one way to do, and that is to execute it-iudi
. ciously to be sure, but faithfully and thoroughly
And we do not see how, as good citizens, any Of
us can counsel a different course