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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-09-27
PROFESSOR.

Never was there such Dragging down of
lofty tides as in this country. Every little
paltry school, disniied with a college char
ter, by the Legislature of the State-and such
colleges spring up like weeds in the West
showers its titles annually upon men who
don't know the Latin words thew represent
Crops of d. d., l.. L. d., come with every
annual Commencement, until the whole thino
has become ridiculous, and but few worthy
men accept the prOfered distinction. This
whole matter Of comforting degrees has been
"run into the ground" so tar-if the express
sion is a pardonablc one-that it is more a
mark of distinction not to be written d. d.,
or l.. l.. d.. than TO have the handle follow
the name. Bungtown College, and Snug
gleton University, out in Iowa or near Ore
con, make Rev. Mr. Pucqins, or Rev. Mr..
Whancer. in IIartlscrab, ID. D's and old
Givemfts, the member of Assembly. and Put
emthrOugh. the inventor of new cider mill.
becomes suddenly wiser and greater with an
l.. l.. ID. A man will have to he very ob-
cure to avoid these degrees, for they come.
thick as leaves in Nallamhrosa. The most
abused term is that of Professor. once honor
ed in academic halls, and meaning an instruc-
tor occupying professional chair in a COL
lege university. Nowadays the public
are informed that Professor this or Professor
that, is ready to give lessons in W.. 9, phre-
noIogv. or of hand tricks, in necromancv, or
cards The whold rabbe of travelling show
men, vagrant venders of universal panaceas.
lecturers on phrenolo"v, spiritual
ism. biology. and m"ndicants generally, arc
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-09-27

all Professors an illustrious crew cort,;rIr
ana though protesting mach, poor specimens
OF mankind. taken in the aggregate. As for
Generals, Colonies, and the lower military
dIgnItarnes. the militia furnishes an abund-
ance OF such titles, and YOU NAV find Gener
ais IN men Of most unmilitarv occupations
and perhaps Colonel. certainly a Major or
oap'a'"' TO mix cobb'er or make .julep at
'he next restaurant. Republicans as we are.
proud OF talking of our Democracy, titles
don come am'ss. and it we don't saw "vour
'ordsh'p and "your grace" Bishop Hughes
being the only man in our State so called. we
show our innate love of titles in the more
republican form OF Rev, IT. Rev, Dr.. Gen.
aral' Captain and Squire. -Eud,lo Con.mer-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-09-27
Col. Fremont.

The w York WJnil. speaking of Pres-
Dental ldidateS. saws this Of Col. fremont :
Fremont still remains. with a history more
ab0undin" IN romantic deeds oi hcroi>'n, pat
rlotl>tn. bravery, l"r>cterincc and uniiinch-
IuG tortituie than belong - the career OF any
man OF his are on TIN, continent lie was
III" first TO raise the American liau IN Caliior-
ma and the first successfully to deicn,! 1t with
handful Ot hi> mOuntalneer> and desert ran
yer>-men accustomed 10 dog meat, mule
~#up. and cakes made OF grd>>hopper>. 1t Is
80 Fremont that the people ot the great W est
look as to \ sort oil Christopher Columbus OF
The vast rrrions beyond the Eocsy Mountains,
that were as much a mystery a> tie heart Oi
ifrica until he explored them. Here, hen,
Is The man with the history, the marvellous
adventures, the stirring fights, the forced
marches, the hair -5readth escapes. and the
active. practical services TO the country, %
science and TO mankind. tor tine Presidential
candidate for the present Crisis. 1 his Is the
man. the same who. after his distinguished
scientific. military and civil services III CalI-
iornia. was brought home n prisoner under
PolkS administration, and tired Tor his lIie
upon CHARGES OF mutIny and other crimes as a
-oldier. because he refused Obedience t" Two
Generals at the same ti!ue-tel.ctai Stock
ton and General kearnet.
For all these pioneering >crvlges OF his IN
hanSa>. Nebraska. Oregon. New McA!co.
ah and California. about all that Fremont
hi- secured is that Marro>a purchase; secur-
't. however. bv his own money. and by the
rood offices and friendly advice OF a former
California correspondent OF the New York
Herald. Mr.. Thomas ID. larkn. He was
our correspondent there for years before the
NeXcan war. and it Is To him iha; We are III
''"h'ei fer the first sample Of California gold
dust sent to New York. Little did W. think
"hen we first opened that small sample Of
fltorna gold. that We had before US the
Il sesame 10 the most wonderful. financial
A"' connercial epoch in all the hi>,ory of
@' world. And the development Of this rev
'. Non. too, may be traced 20 the da>hinr en-.
ri!l-e an! activity OF Fremont our iEde-
-tole pioneer in the crea, work Of the an
''Ira "a Cd.4:p.I.Ia
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-09-27

Tie LOVE OF OFFSPRING In the church
Of st. Nicholas at Ghen!. there is a tablet 10
the memory Of Oliver Mir jan and Amalberya
sIanSen, his wife, who We're the parents of 81
children. ~ boys and 10 girls. Oll Oliver
aprea,cd Il. -. lca.l ot b. y ,or.> a., II rit.i
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-09-27

1t may finally be effected and its progress has
tened. will I've the last aud fn.!t!..,t PRAYER of
Inn VIII" now salu!es ,on with respect and
consideration
In -. writing from Paris 20 DIR P,i,r
# London ~llo had $, n, HIM an ,i.ol,,ior
raml'hl"t. he gives the following opinion a.
10 'f> reception IN Anrilra:-
"S"nfhward OF the Chc>ap~ Ak. i; vii! find
mt few readers roncurrins with ii in .rnfi-
m"nf on IN" sui .ir''t Of slavery. From the
mouth to the h. ,'i 81 ~ Clr>arcst~ 4 h, bull,
OF the people will ap;rc.r ii il. ,l.o.,. .nd i:
VIII hnd Respectable majority whirh. tor
wcight ar! worth Of rh -.....n'r- -:
against the crra.est nn,, - ..4f.
not the conr" I"io d'yrSt th": f,.,....s
OF property winch u. .-..., ;,rlr
consc,rnrcs nn1nipt No-'h~ =, 49,. ,'i,..-
"p"ak". Won NAV find here an! there. i, ,,' .-.-
or murderer. In MarvIarl. do moi =. p
the same Disposition, 10 l~gin the redress /.
'h'S enormi'v As in Virginia This is the mex,
i!,;f,ro With we ma, turn our eyes for iL-
av'r"' a'''' "n..t">~ionar ronili,. whi,.i, y with
sacred >'''c = i.,iv gaming r,rrnit,.'
Ia l.'l h. writ..S +" r. i.i,,in ;,anneker
~" one w'>i a. NOR. u. "a doto .,., sn.h
PROOFS IL YOU rNl,'ii' ri.it nature has oi,r,
our black hrrfh;.n fai' ms equal 10 those of
the other ""!"r> NJ m.',. an.l that the appear
anr" "' thr want "t them Is owing merely ~
the degraded cO'r!iiic' ii their existence
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-09-27
iEbi ECIIoN oT TRIES.

WIZ " - , "''' "r p, -.......,. y.
root action OF the tree UGcS on til late IN au-
ed, 1t VIII be seen that Ivy means of the foliage
she more or less protects almost every tree :
even the slightest protection is of value, aud
three or four inches OF leaves will c,Irrtuallv
keep ont the most severe .I0St Even weeds
anu grass serve as protection. and where. In
neatly kept gardens. none of these are to be
found. but the soil smooth ard clean. the frost
quickly penetratcs to grcat depth every
kind Of protection being removed, such arti-
iiciai culture will be carried ont as nay he
deemed best, ana protection is Of much lmpor-
tauGc.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-09-27
AGRICULTURAL.
IUE IIE\II EDnn

Iurnips, beth Of .he Swedish and comm IN
varieties. are cultivated to much greater
extent IN England than in this country. Az.
cordng to official data. the annual value of
the turnip crop of England is somewhere j.,
the vicinItv OF so" 900. which not ONLY
exceeds UNNECESSARILY the turnip cror of the
| nIied States. but is fully equal to the lar
"eSf crop which We raise The wheat cron
CT tHe nIftd States. in 1870, was a little
over 100 o"oo,ooO bushels. which at 81 Ger
bu>hel would make The value Of ii lust crnal
to the estimated value OF the English turnip
crop. The hay crop o. tie | United States. a,
'hc same period, was l2.S3S.6i2 tuns and
tins at IS per TIM would also be OF the same
. sndss 18th" ,t"rtsio.: :ron.. ct England. This
cTs hold the turnir crop for cattle feeding.
FATTENING TURKEYS.
The a'lmentarv properties of charcoal are
very great indeed. it has been asserted III II
domestic fowls may br tatted or it without
any other iood,ant that. too. in a shorter time
th'n on tie most nutritious Grams. I'm an
experiment made to test the yalue Of th.
article. four turkeys were taken ard confined
IN pen. and fed on meal boiled nota;oes
and oats. Four others Of The same brood
were also confined at the same time. in an
other pen and !c'i daily on :he same articles
'''' WIN on" Fint OF very finely pulverlz"d
charroal mXcd with their mixed meals am!
potatoes; they had also plentiful supply o..
broken charcoal III their pen. The cioht
were Killed on the same day. and there was
a difference OF one and a halt pounds each in
favor OF The fowls which had been supplied
with the charcoal, they bcin. much the tatter
and the meat greatly superior in poi:.t of ten
derness and flavor. This would appear to
establish. beyond a doubt the benefit of char
coal Tor lattcnlnI purposes.
NEENIN on rotLTEY
\ermn. or hen Ice, which intr>t poultry
rooStS, are very damaging to fowls. To oct
rid OF them smear the roo>ts over once or
twice week with a MIXTURE of poor oil and
spirits of tnrpentine. The nests also should
bc cleared ont quite often and kept clean.
and box OF ashes or dry sand KEEP: where
the hens can roll IN it,
FOOD rUE SHFFr.
sheep of different breed. con>nmc uuanti
ties OF TODD IN prOt tor,ion to their rc>prctivt.
wcI.hts when at an equal are. stage OF feed
n.N'. that Is to say, three sheep weighing
one hundred mounds each, will consume. the
sam" quantity Of food a> two sheep OF one
hunir"ian and fifty pounds each Sheep on
.ood t,ttcnlng toNi i-Such As cake or corn.
with c!ial and roots viii consume weekly
tbout t"ur an1 three -tonr'hS pounds o. cake,
the same Of hay. and about seventy pound, of
roots, tor every one hundred round> Of their
i've weight When thu> fed they vii! con-
>uine. every week. On"->"venth OF their own
weight OF the dry substance OF the food riven
them that Is, after dcduc'ing the moisture it
contains.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-09-27

English breeders by SkiIfuI and iulicious
crossings. havr made aud fixed the n,ra,ter-
l>tir features OF the present Suffolk breed.
winch are longer IN the body and broader in
the back than the oil! breed. thereby work
ING ont their defects and working in the good
points OF others. This breed are very easily
kept. In summer they will live and do we'll
almost entirely on grass and when confined
and fed regularly. they lay on fat very easily.
and this fat is placed in the most valuable
parts of the animal. Like other breeds of do
nestle animals, they have their variations of
characteristics. and while some families of
>uiioIks. and indeed some pigs in the same
litter. are comparatively small and delicate.
others are large and more robust
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-09-27
E:'..,v sn Ean, Children DE.

III" :aci that vcrv f.w people
are fi' - t~ parents. Every summer we are
rendered m.lanrl-,'r b. rli t+rr;.l,. record
n TN. sal ii,tu,- Death makes anon ,ur little
ones These deaths are IN .inlr attributed fo
III" heat. This is only an indirect rau>e q.
~" Gr.af mortalitv among oar children
They dn not oct on -o' door .x-rci-.. enough,
particularly IN thu winter time Ia. system
ot ka":nn- t!.t, ;rr.'l.d ~, hesid,. r.rd hot
stoves. IN apartments ilirnu.h which 4 hre 9Th
OF fresh Air ,ra-''-iv ever passes. durin. the
cold season p,clisjosss them 10 disease,
and the nio,npHf the wra'!,.- "harccs and be-
comes oppressive they >irkrn ani lie. Chill
drer Ar. also permitted f" caf an abundant.
of ranIrs. cakes. sand oi!,rr trash. w., r
should n"vrr tirl ""..ss to ii.ir >f0rra.-tfS
and WAY parents allow ,lIs.', very ,rt.l-- 4
srr'ny the use ot tea anl coffee. The. ;n.l :
Gerr"s Great" 4 ,n'.r'ri stat" ,,t III. y>fel.a.
viii II cv-'''riilv produces >er-rr - n..>>.
ani unless ;ht constitution w.. prr.;,lar u
hu>. aHi ~" medical IrrafGpn, ,.<rr..r.' Y
,kilfIi T.. ,il wi,.h- ~, the affair e. IN ~
L. A,ain. children are nor tau,hr -. va
No 81 frequent ahlnti"n. There. ,..l.
rhillrnn who selin:ii never fee NJ: 49,
rr.,'inr rpon their hands faces. and 60. -
With cnrrva'cd nerves toni - mails. ard
po-r> stopped no bv ,mpnrr "xhala'rn,,>. our
children cannot he expected to thrive when
the dnr->;ar races.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-09-27
PR SERVING ETTTFE.

Some OF the farmers o: Scotland practice =
peculiar method ofcUring their batter. VIII, !,
is SAID to give it great superiority ir point
of quality, They take two quarts OF the best
common salt, one ounce OF sugar. and one
ounce OF common saltprtre. One ounce of
this composition is taken for one pound of but-
ter. working it well into the mass, and it i.
then closed up for use The butter cured of
this mixture appears of a r:rh. marrowv con
sI,tenry, AMI never acquires brittle harness
nor tastes ~tlfr. nvt..r ;,ii> cured. H. we've,
requires to stand three weeks o~ a m1ntl, be
tore 1t Is used; 1t sooner opened. The salt i:
not Sui ienrv blended with it. ana sometime.
the coolnrSS Of nitre viii br perceived. which
totally disappears Afterwards We recon-
mend this simple mode for trial.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-09-27

! CA>pr.-Thc Eli.or rf IA" .>jl4,qfcH
IL; .s}'irGn goes of IN the iu'owin-:-
"(an'!y is one of the principal fountains
OF rl,i,!hool's harrine>s-i,- pabulnm al de-
light. The wealth OF a':rr davs h-iras no
such ov as the sugar rooster conferred. tho
the rooster was hv no means a thing 10 crow
over AS 4 work OF art: ..E5 The lun'v li,-ie
rabbit, with ears Of rre'erna,urai fhikness.
is more reioircd over than , .,;i ~ '',r-
hams will ever be- Those >~-. '...,- -,i;h
a hole through the mil,!i. :, AMI
the ed re. are male Of poor mae. ..-,-,
fail 10 confer happiness as swee: As that
which. in msnonod and womanhood. attends
The winning OF the article it 20 unarrounsahlv
fyIife>; while the motto pasted upon it. re-
vrll> poetry ;.''oc. ti.sr rasi>hins. Those
kisses are >w,"'..1 tl,n ever will he cather-
ed from gentle i'ps in t-..- wars, aud the
crark the, .i,e rrca. deal l"idrr.
Then blessings on the ran!, akers' -
They are a careless look ',g set ot fellows.
and handle their wares a. if they were 50
much putty or so manv poi"to-s. hn' they
mus, le good men at hea : L. -s- were lov,
We should /. arn = trad ! tp ing an Ed
itor Al car , =. what bov
ever lived 49, -.... .,,-n he WAS one.
Tl.r"" .i.-ll, cart. :. long whip with
tn. nam.- ufaid 4 INTO the handle. riding A.
round all the tm.. u>f as much cani, As he
wants TO eat and si"rpin. at the tavern eve
r, night Our anlltion as a hov, did not
stop at the presidency: we looked higher
we were bound TO be CANDY rellrr. hut
how few Of us reach the goal SET up ~ vonng
ambition. Other men hold the r.,n.. Who
family appreciate their Iri,;'' es. iUr their
teeth are better than ours Il. ,:ay.
EARLY PIItE>-Ahraham hou.ht piece
%. land for a bnr,irs pare. lie Ia', 500
>'i.l rs o. silver I'll, s. & sn,r :. .i-,'
\ >h.kei j. cs,imat. Il l. two -. ~
'hr"e ren,r. This wtu'.i n.-- t.n <2,"
tor ~" iur, nc T'a~" r. S'.lpnr.'. time
= r.'ntio,.i that ~" ,r's, - t}.a-i,. f,nra
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! Fox Tur ilIcrrr> Travelling some. time
since bv railroad from Co!ur,in- I" Baltimore,
| took my sea: Immediately in front ID. gen
t'man who was suii, ring under A ,aroxvSn,
of hirruJr>. 10 degree that | had revrr before
witnessed. In "A tew minrlirs y person ay,-
. im1r.ri from tfie end OF TIE car ami i,rk =
seat beside hIm. when he said :---s,.r .,... 49,,
tell me what is good for the hircups? have
! been afflicted IN the way Won see me since
Yesterday noon. and have had no rest or relief
from any physician I" whom applied for
assistance; | am ~orn ont with snffrrin.'-
To whom the person replied: "S,r. will
cure YOU in less than two mnu:es by the
watch. Have confidence. for am sur" rau
'',it. N,'h m HIGH above ,r"r h-a' va
fingers ot vour hand lean t..rk in -, sea-,
open your ncu!h and ;'rcat 50 4 Y. a
!r,'. ta>>ac' Ia scar iunc> m.~ trf, i.nr
aud >offi az! look -e' steadily ~ '-: In
gers. Ia less than lie tine >j,ec;ic. NJ
cure WAS pc.tn,ln,.i ore h,,ru; ",lv occur
ring durir. 'h, trial. The patient could ..ot
express H. .ra'iiuhr Will. the prar,ii. =. r.
only exa,t,h from him A. a fee thr rrnnise
that he won ID cxtcn! the knowledge viii. h
he had impaired. as freely As hc had received
IT. as>urin. him that he would never h- dis
appointed in the result: We were ~ sfrn,k
with the fat Since then hav" c'trn had
accession 10 practice upon patients in the same
disorder. and never wihout the most >irilal
Succc>S.- lIa;,r CIR, .I,suanl.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-01-18

this whilcy He still lived upon his
farm, seven miles up the river. and he
had grown poor in aesh. almost to n
skeleton. His power OF pinching bis
neighbors was gone. for no one was
obliged 10 business with him. lie
saw tnat village grow up. and he saw
poor, honest Mr.. Winthrop become
wealthy and respected-and he knew
that all this might have been on his
own land II he had been an honest,
honorable man. But twas too late.--
He could only look upon his own will
dernesa, and then upon the smiling
lands OF his ncighbor. and the canker
ale into his soul and made him miser.
able. Ills chagrin and envy bad
killed him; and he who had made Il n
rule OF pratice 10 oyerreach all with
whom he had any dealings, was him
self Mt last ovcrreached by that power
against whom no ari on earth can pre-.
vail.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-01-18

Here II seems We are In the "new In
stauration" Of free whisky. This Is
also. Il seems NIL for which we can
hope. Only one Of two things lies
before us--cither TO so amend the
Constitution as TO ingraft the princi.
pies OF prohibition, search, seizure
and confscation upon the Organic Law
itself--a part and parcel Of it--or
elect Supreme Judges who can inter-
pret that very luminous document In
accordance with some OF the princi-
Piles Of humanity and religion.
That any Of the Judges were inllu.
cnced by the advice OF tho ''author Of
observations on the theory Of title.
bats" when he instructed Mr.. Tracy
Tupman TO shout with tho largest mob
Is not asserted by this writer. Mr..
Pckwick was a quick and powerful
reasoner and may haze some,ehsrs sta
tod the principles which would likely
govern their Honors but In the pres.
ent instance II Is my candid opinion
that ho did not have them Ia his eye.
II, therefore any perverted mind In
sists that the decision was made nc /.
cording 10 tho Constitution --inn Pick.
wickian se--as set forth In the
words above quoted, he must do 30
over my disclaimer above written. and
nj his own risk.
Meanwhile the friends Of Temper
ance must bide their time and renew
tine struggle. Every great reform has
had 10 pause In It's march long enough
TO reform the Courts" To this
grand work we must now direct our
energies. 'cf
Some Of the ablest jurists in the
Stase are honestly Of the opinion that
In all its essential features the pres.
ent Law Is constitutional. They have
carefully examined It. and the above
is their matured conviction. From
their ranks Supreme Judges must be
selected. They have all the needed
qualifications beside. and will surely
not dim the lustre OF the Court. The
temperance men must elect thcm.---
Truly II is delicate matter to sub
nit any legal question to men before
their election, but tho people arc now
responsible for the Judgeship and must
fill II with the right sort OF menl
am aware that this letter has but
one idea fearfuliy spun out. In good
sooth. I'm not very amicable. The
decision and terrible shake came on
the same day, and this is only the Gay
after, and | am not recovered fully
from either. Yours,
RONALD.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-01-18
ssIstt atlistsIIanr.


There cannot be a greater error thar
to be frequently changing ones bust,
ness. II any man will look around
and notice who got rich and who has
not out Of those he started IN life with.
he will find that the successful have
generally stuck TO some one pursuit
Two lawyers. for example begin Il
practice at the samo timo. One de-
votes his whole mind TO his profession,
lays Ia slowly stock Of legal learn
ing, and waits patiently--it may be
for years--till he gains an opporiuni'
" 10 show his superiority. The 9TH
or, tired u such slow work. dashcs in
70 politics. Generally. NJ the end o'
twenty years, the latter will not BE-
worth penny, while the former will
have handsome practice. and count
bis tens Of thousand In bark stock OF
mortgages.
Two clerks attain q majority simuI.
taneously. One remains with hi'
former employers. or at least In tia
same line Of trade. Mt 6rst on small
salary. then on larger. until finally,
| II he IL meritorious, he is taken Int
partnership. The other thinks II bo'
meath him TO I'll subordinate posi-
ton, now that he has become a man,
and accordingly starts 10 some other
business on his own account. or under
takes for new tirm In the old limo o.
trade. Where does II end 0fter
In insolvency, rarely in riches. To
this every merchant can testify.
A young man is bred mechanic
He acquires distaste for bis trade,
however, thinks IL Is a tedious way q
get ahead. and sets out for the West
or California. But. in most cases. the
same restless, discontcntcd. and spec
ulative spirit which carried him away
mt first. renders continued application
at one place irksome to him; and sc
he goes wandering about the world. q
sort Of scmi-civilized Arab, really a
vagrant In character, and sure to die
insolvent. Meantime his fellow-ap.
prentice. who has stayed at home,
practising economy, and working
steadily at his trade. has grown com
Portable in his circumstances and Il
even perhaps citizen Of mark.
There are men Of ability in every
walk OF life, who are notorious fol
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-01-18

The Brooklin Eagle thinks khawls
should be worn, for the following
rhyming reasons
If you want to be in fashion, wear a
shawl; il to ladies an attraction. wear
a shawl: il to sheep and cows terror,
or like shanghais in full feather, or
even rags upon the heather. wear a
shawl; if your hips are badly moulded.
or your shirt and vest unfolded. or un-
pleasant to behold. wear shawl; If
you're courting some fine linnct, wear
a shawl-you might wrap your lassie
in tin your shawl. It's ike charity
on pins, hides multitude of SINS
although it causes grins. does your
shawl. If you wish to be a dandy,
wear shawl; or to have a cover ham
dy. wear shawl. In a word il Is Z
most useful srticle--as you may wrap
your feet, head, body, knees, make 3
seat. blanket, bed. amuff. pillow.
a wrap-rascal or Scotch plaid Of your
shawl. ~ 1