The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-11-08

between them and their destination
After consultation and advice it wa!
thought best to leave their cattle there
to winter, and proceed with them in the
spring. One of the company was to re
main with them. This plan was adopted
and accordingly pursued. The winter
proved to be the sevcrcst, and the slopes
Of the mountains and valleys covered
with more snow than had been known
for years. Consequently most of the
cattle died of starvation. A few, how.
ever, we're carried through by boiling
tie meat Of those that had died, and
feeding IL to the remainder Of the herd.
This saved them, and this only. This
instance we give. MS coroborati7e of the
rcmayk-that herbivorous and granivor
Gus domestic animals, can learn to be.
come carnivorous. 1t is said that the
horse has been taught to live and thrive
on flesh.
We encountered gale Of wind, few
nights since, that would have made an
ancient seaman trcmble for safety. We
are becoming quite familiar with these
wind storms" as they are termed here.
aud moro courageous. We have heard
of waterproof houses, made Of gutta
p.rcha slabs, and think that they would
be finely adapted to praircs and windy
sections, as the chimneys ,eoul0 bend 10
suit the gale!
There may bo general truth iu the
adage that q ploughman on his legs, is
better than a gentleman on his kuees," ,"
yet there are exceptions Last week u
young intelligent and gcutlemanly ap-
pcaring man, without hands or feet, came
to this city and exhibited to the citizens
of this place natural curiosity. lie
walked upon his knees. and managed to
make change CORRECTLY and speedily. A
moro intelligent countenance, We have
seldom seen than he carried. A dime
admitted us into his tent. to look at II
calf perfectly formed, with one body,
four legs and two heads, each Of which
was perfect, with two eyes, two cars, a
nose, mouth, &c. We received double
pay. first in contributing to the support,
of one unable to labor, and secondly in
viewing this double headed calf-tle
product of freak of nature.
Soon after our arrival here. We made
the acquaintance of one Mr.Slocum for.
merly from Vermont. Within a few
years, hc has accumulated fine proper
ty, and won the esteem Of the citizens
generally. He was universally called a
good fellow" Yet he was intemper.
ate; and for the last twelve months has
drunk to excess. Since the result of the
election was known, he fell TO drinking
and killed himself with rum, aud was
buried four days since. So rum has an
other victim, and Laporte is robbed Of
an active and entcrprizing citizen. De
lirum tremens closed tho drama Thus
has this lucklcss Vcrmontcr realized
"a hook S the end of many n line :"
Or in the moro forcible language Of in
spiration, that "the wages of sin is
DEATH" The power of evil habit is like
the grasp Of scrpent--its bite Is viper
ous-its touch is leprous. The Chinese
Opium eater forms a touching ease il.
Illustrative of the depravcd and damping
tendencies of false habit. 1t is stated
on the best authority, that the Chinese
Opium Consumers will often sell their
sons as sluves-,hcir wives and daugh-
tcrs as prostitutes, and themselves as
substitutes for condemned criminals, in
order to rrolong the. period Of enjoy
mont. ... ah;! As. s.B,R,