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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-07-24


BLACK pepper IL much vorse ior lhc stem
acl, naau red or Cayenne pepper il iuaamcs
the c1llnRs nf thc stomach.
a piece Of meat, tied 70 string hw been
introduced into ihn stomach through this or
iGee, aud, after tho lapse of certain time, IL
bas been pulled out again, aud lhe prcgrc's
Of the digestive organs accurately noted ln
lhi' way, corued bcrf for instance, bas been
reduced 10 q mass Of fnc, delicate nul t,cu
1breals, after having been for SONG time
Subjected 20 thc acton Of gastric juice.
Another queH disclosure is lhr tel,n NJ
,ho stomach in ease Of hunger when the
whole sack or bag known % the slomal4-fs
seen ~ rIil and work about II kcpl too
long In rhis empty and restless condition. the
action of the organ is Volkrrd-lhc stom-
ach loses portion Of ils vital eduPy, md
tho digestion of food taken ~ lhaI timc -
performed more slowly in consequence,
The stomach evidently requires rcsl, like
lhc body and receives injury II this is not al-
lowed IL bat It rhduld not re long without
food.
Anger haslN eGectro cause The bile to
rush into the stomach iu stream, This
ho' been observed with certainty In the case
~ 80 Martin. When be- hus been suddenly
cumsri, while lying upon table, the hlc q.
has been seen 20 rush into tho stomach,
which was perfectly clear the moment before,
and such quantity %, TO admit ~ IL, being
cmpHed out freely into cup, simply hy
turning him over,
Dr. Bunting has taken ,olumiuous notes,
aud will publish q hook, setting forth there
.lita MrlNld nL MLile ~, Martin hns BEEN
under his charge, II will bc valuable ode
diIion to the cSi,liug works ON mclc,hc and
surgery,
ST. Martin, since ho was wounded, has
married. aud become the father Of seventeen
children, five Of whom, with hi, vile, are now
living, At iirst, the only voS hy which his
food, allcr entering the usophagu,. could be-
prevented from passing out through the
wound was 10 use eamprc,,c, and adhesive
straps The necessity has since been over
como 10y the growth Of small fold of the
coats Of the stomach which nov extends a..
most over the orfcc, but can rcadily\bc re-.
pressed with the finger 80 as to allow an eS-
animation Of the interior Of the stomach,
when II is empty, To the depth Of five or six
iJchcs. ST. Martin is of medium height
dark complexion, peculiar, gliu,ring gray
eye, and is remarkable flr IA, wiry tough
ness Of hi, constitution.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-07-24

PAY THAT DIur 1t is small one to be
sure, and apparently not worth a serious
Thought Whynot then pay it? Why not
take tIr-v ttt-rT 'rhtru out Of your finger at
once 1t will tester if allowed TO remain,
and cause ten times the trouble. Why not
relieve lhc conscience of that little load
You will feel the better for it 10y SO doing.
lou contracted the debt huoA iugly and viii
lmgly. Did YOU not mean 10 pay it? Ger
tujuiy you did. Then why not do it at
once
Every days delay increases morally the
amount of the obligation Rcmembcr, too,
that your little debt, and another mans little
debt, and a Thousand other mems Etilc debts
make "a li,tlr- fortune for your creditor; or
they cuabIc him to pa! his larger debts, or
tctd his worlmcu and keep his machinery
FGN>S in times Ike ;hc,c. Don't you. sec
how L is? Nou do2 Wei, then, remit the
amouutat "tee ettd te-Highethr Fhoyt OF
that debt will not trouble your dreams.--.lH-
hslS' Erpre,.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-07-24
Ticks OF n Yankee Sharper.

Under this head the Cuhmg C. W. SIM
fiyorS as with an interesting account of ~.
Maxwell" operations among Her Majcstys
most tNdaut aud dutrul subjects Mr. MaN-
well, Who is probably friend of Lieut.. Car
ter Of West Point If not that individual
himself first landed in Toronto. lie select
ed apartments at a ,ip-top boarding house
and comphecntly advised the lady Of the
house that she was favored With a visit from
one Of the elite Of the great metropolis ofthc
new world, the centre Of light heat aud civil.
zaiion-Ncw York. lie engaged the best
apartments. informing the cnrapturcd hostess
that his family would arrive in-a few days,
that he would Immediately purchase a piano,
harp, mclodcon, &C., for their convenience
Somebody about the house, however,
" smclt a MICE and Mr.. Maxwell suddenly
lel Toronto for Yorkyilc. There he made
the acquaintance ofa gcntemln of hrGr-
i'''EEes7ioh', aud offered to lay out EJJo
in town lots. The bargain was soon
struck, and they repaired to a learned
limb Of the law to ralGthe contract. Moved
by the magnitude of the operation, the Young
barri>tcr being anxious to secure the custom
Of such an influential gentry, was most happy
TO make the triAing loan of Gl00 to the
American Millionaire, who expected remit
tancc Of several thousand in few days
The new conner was now the hero of the
village. lie was invited to dine with NIr.
\. and sup with Mr.. B. lie boarded ota
flash hotel, and when he condcsccndcd to ask
"minc host" TO accompany him to the theatre,
Bonitacc was most happy to accept his com.
pany, and as q matter of course to furnish
the trting supply of the needy. The Sm,
gives the Winding up Of Mr.. Maxwcll's
operations us follows;
Among the many fashionable acquaintance
Of cur hero was a Mr. c. Twas thefs-s spruce
Iakccdom delighted to while away the
evening hour. Mr.. c. had buggy and
fact horse, and Mr.. C.'s lady had a sister, fast,
fair, and orer Mirty. Need we say who was
the companion of our hcro's driycs2 Don't
Isigh, reader. 'rs human to err, and our
hero Snew it. But now we approach the
crisis. Sharper and Mr.. a. enter clorhng
store The man Of dry goods knew Mr.. A.,
and of course it's all right Next they enter
jewcry store. Yankee purchases, but leaves
the watch, will call again. suddenly a light
dawrs upon Mr.. \. lie writes the icwelcr
that he would not be responsible. Soon as
Yankee learns this he knows the gamr is up.
and orders cobman to drive to the boat;
assures Cabbdt, who knows the elephant, that
he is going to meet his family i~nsks Cabbcc
to lend him SO to pay his friend. Cabboo
does SO, and drives -ta the-boat. Our hrru
enters the curtain falls, but the moral re.
mains.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-07-24

~. Are those pure cauorics ~ asked a
gentleman Of bird lucicr, with whom he
v,s negotiating for rair "lc, str.' said
tac dcaI,r coudd.uuaiy 81 raised them enc
Iigd, from this NggN canary seed
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-07-24

f,JT '5S6TIr TuSiCIT publisher or
teacher once wrote or said "The art Of play
ing on the violin requires the incest perccp
ton and the most delicate sensihility of any
art in the known world Some conutry cd
itor, in commenting on the above, says, "rhr
art of publishing country newspaper, and
making it pay, knocks the art Of fddhng
higher than kite,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-07-24

NALUAnlE BEcErTS.-lo destroy bed bugs
tread on them.
10 destroy rats-catch them ono by ono
and Aattcn their heads properly in the lemon
squcczcr
To drive flies out of the housc-put Your
molasScs barrel out of the house, in the back
yard in the sun.
To kill cockroaches-gct pair of boots,
then catch the cockroachcs, put them in a
barrel get in aftcu them and dance.
- II a fee Of fifty cents we're charged to
see the sun rise. nine tenth, of the world
would be up in the morning.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-07-24

distinctly seen, The theory Of the cAislcuce
Of lAls curious digestive agent had long been
bcId by the faculty, and was indeed 10
strongly sustained by reason aud by cirum-
sAuial evidence, that Il was regarded less as
20 thpory than as au asccraincd fact Il was
net, howcycrTmul This case Of ST. Manln's
occurred, that the doctors were enabled 10
know, from lho positive evidence Of their
scusrs, thar ihc to called gastric Juice MAS
precisely what had been supposed to be-
II vas never before actually seen, as Il Is
never produced except or food taken into the
stumuch, requires 10, pr@cnco'to perform The
work Of digestion and It r. produced In The
quantity requisite ior the work to be- dome
Thus, ir % small amount Of food hc eaten, thir
gusu.r sccrciio1 H. ooucspoudingy small 3
and Il the quantity Of food is increased, the
gastric juice II also increased in quantity, It
oAudos from lhe coats Of the stomach, as
sweat from the surface Of the body, and h Of
"a limpd cleamcss, like water, /, could be
seen triotling down the inner ogling Of th'
stomach and has, II Is said, O slightly sweet
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-29
Fearful scene.

The following extract from most decid-
edly popular work, Eby Korn Kob, Jr.) called
"Tke Rover; or, the Bootblack's Wife's
Sisters Niece p is awful thrilling. We will
not insure any young lady against fsihting
right away OF the close Of this terrible and
terrific extract:-
A dark frown o'srspread the handsome
features of Fernando, the Rover.
"Why, Why's" he asked, brandishing bis
silver handled sword furiously around, "wilt
thou not believe me, my beauteous Maria de
Argyle! By this good sword swear ] lovs
thee! Then why stand so coldly aloof from
this bosom which is bursting with love for
thee!" -a g. ..g @aHt !.
The beautiful girl essayed to speak. but
could not. a es.
"H i" exclaimed Fernando the Rover, snd
sardonic smile lit up his face, "thou iov'st
another I" .H+. .5t's4eB
"No!" she trembling, yel with dtgnitysrs.
piled. 81. a s.~ t w aif i
"ftef WHY iiOi coGie to this bosom!" wild.
ly fepsuted the Rover. ,sa :.
"Bscddse sir," she replied, drawing her
self up to her full height, Elm afraid yer
gassin - g2 # 1a,8
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The Stub TOed Boots.


A cettdin patty whose names It is unnec.
essary to mention were camped out west.
near the Des Moines improvement. They
hid large tent fitted DIP very comfortably
and the hoosiers about there were in the
habit Of frequently droppiHg in, and making
themselves perfectly at home. One after.
nooh, one of The party-C--, was sitting
struddle of tttnk; with glass before him
shaving, and pair Of Stub toed shoes sit.
ting on the trunk beside him-not such
stubs as the fancy generally wear, but differ
ent III eaety &oy. You mny form somt
idea Of their shape, By the Doctor saying
that "the shoetaket who made them wal
too poor to buy last, and therefore, mus
have maids them over his laPstone." G. hat
not been engaged over Eve minutes, wheI
in comes one Of the hoosiers, very leisurelI
taking a seat, and comMeHsss taking goo
survey After endesvoring to draw out on'
or two Of the party, and finding it "ne co.
his gaze At length rested on our friend G.
shoes. Thinking he had q good subject 10
discoursing on, he said: 1es SO
4 II sy,utranger. how did them ar boot
ever git drawed up so?"
c. got up and look6d u BIN minute
and then, in a rather unpleasant TINS
lvoice. said:
a"SrS I drove the toes Of those boots. .
| You. nee. By kicking l.en out 81 THE tent g
asking impudept apestions.
Iui The fellow did not slsy 4 great vhile 2
ltsiahss, batgmsvei oui, with HE faes
,lfC.;'.sh With I'LL syss 61sa frnly on n
4 sssb,sss Sssts, ass ~ q Y g,ss N! n
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The Bamed Lawyer;

AT The last sitting OF Cork Assizes, a cause
was brought before the Court, in which the
erInripal witness for the defence wns tan.
ner, we'll known IN the surrounding country
by tbs eoSriquet of "Cruzy Pat" w'' '.
Upon "Craay Pat" being called upon for
his eyidehGe; the attorney for the prosecu
ton exerted to the utmost extent his know.
ledge Of ltgol chihcanery, in the endeavor to
force the witness ihtt s6he slight inconsist.
eucy, upon which he nigh, build "point;"
but he was excessively annoyed to find that
"Craxy Pats evidence %as consistent thro'-
out.
PerceivI'g that acute dnesti6ning tailed
to answer his purpose, the disciple of Coke
ahd Blackstone betook himself to that Or.
tentim successful resource Of lawyers
fidicule. ..
"What did you say your name vast" he
inquired, AiPPantly. .a.
"FoIks cali the Crazy Pat but,'-
"Crazy Put, eh! A very euphoniols title;
quite romdntit; ch!'
"Romantic or not, eur, it wouldn't be d
bad idea if the parliament wud give it to
yourself, an l.ve me to choose another"
This c'used slight laugh in the court
room, and the presiding judge pceped ovef
his spectacles at the attorney, 40 Hitch as
to sly, "You have your match pow.' r
"And what did you say your trade vast"
continued the Disconnected barrister with an
angry looh at the %itAtss.
"I'm lahnet, SUR .f..ste
"A tanner, eli! And HOW long do YOU
think it would take you to tan all OK lide?"
"Well, suf. since it seems to be very i'm
pof.ant fur you to knoSI its neself that will
iHst tell ye-that's entirely owing to cir.
cumsiances.'' ''5t
"Did you stet tan Ike hide d al asst"
IA asst No, sur, but if you'll jist step
down ths lane, utthet the Court, be jnbers
I'll give ye physical demonstration tAat |
cud tan the hide of an ass in :he shortest
end Of three Hinutes." ;" - .... ..
This unexpected repIS Of the witness,
brought forth roars of latighter, III which the
Bench heartily jpined; while tie bafled at
torney. bIushing to the. eyes, hastily inforh i
ed "Crozy Pat" that he was h5 longet
required. # ga.a |"#"1 El"af1
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A Plea for Snakes.


There is = vulgar prejudice: against these
reptiles, which, however easily. accounted
'or, is both -unwse and improbable. The
common belief th1t The. first tempter sssum.
ed the form OF serpent is, doubtless. the
original source nf THE almost universal dread
of snakes. Every son and daughter Of Eve
seems to have special license to bruise the
head Of all the serpent kind. All fear them
and delight in their destruction, whether
harmless or not. The venomous serpeDts
are few. and the attacks Of these are rarely
fatal. Thecopperhead. the rattlesnake, and
the moccasin are troublesome animals, End
we do not include them in our plea. The
large majority Of the varieties found in our
country are not only harmless, but positive
helps to man in hi, cultivation OF the earth.
They are all insect eaters, and fairly earn
their rights to I've by the good they do -
The black snake, the adder, and the striped
snake are commonly found about our fields.
Open the stomach Of one of these fellows,
and you will find it as we'll stuffed with in.
sects as that OF the Bird; whom our legisla.
tors are careful to protect with the arm Of
the law. While the birds are laboring for
man IN tie tree.tops, and devouring moths
and slugs that prey upon the leaves Of plans.
the snakes are busy with the grubs that in.
fest the roots. Their favorite shelters are
old walls, stone heaps, ledges, and neglect.
ed hedges, where insects resort in greatest
numbers to deposit their eggs. Here also
the serpents breed and cherish their young.
using only neglected portions Of the field
The dread which man has OF them is heartily
reciprocated, and even the vcnomous, it b
believed, only use their fangs in self. defense.
They never attack msn, and are certain to
be out Of the way whenever you want the
ground for anything else. Ought not such
unobtrusive helpers in the cultivation Of the
earth to have protection They are part
Of that army OF laborers which Providence
has raised up to keep in check the insect
tribes. 1t is bsc1use this army of helpers
is so warred against and exterminated BY
mar; that the lnsects ate multiplying 50
fast, and the fruit crop In the older states is
endangered almost every seastx. In the
new settlefichts the birds, snakes, and toads,
and all the ttiBes that live upon insects, are
found in largest numbers. Here orchards
always produce the finest fruits. But d
settlers come in, and clear up the country,
they begin war of determination upon
their best friends, and the insects multiply
SO that every fruit that sets in orchard or
garden has score of enemies waiting TO
puncture and destroy it. The balances
which nature designed to be kept up boz
tween her several tribes of creatures 10 de-
stroyed. 1t Is evident, then that the de-
struction Of snakes, 30 common, is not only
foolish practices but injurious to the beet
interest Or the ta.inet:: Why not let them
shire tia protection, with the blue.bird and
the robin, the sparrow and the wren. and, It
necessary, have laws enacted to shield them
from harm!-Amsricaa A9riculturalist.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-29
"Certainly she did,
"Did you see her sisnl"

"Certsinly she did,"
"Did you see her sisnI" .-... ~.
"To be sure did; so did My clerk"
"1'here 10 q wSffsnt out for the arrest Of
your clerk; and have some hopes that he
will turn States evidence, and convict his
principal" s.u Ir,-.ras Id u t-.o
He started back with ustonishment and
terror. "'. .s. e' n'5G 'SH1A s'ta
all don't understand you ]" be STAN.
mered out, D. ........ ....- Il -,,.-r,s.
"Dont ttoGUle yourself about it, hr. Cor.
don, you will understand it ell in due
time" s
"For Gods sake, don't arrest my clerk.
He will be the ruin of Re,'' sfotned he.
"You should have thought Of that before" y
| said. Is sf ..' ts .'.r r.A. '-
"You do not meah 10 say that everything
isn't all right about my brothers. affairsl--
Because il it isn't, will certainly make it
all right you know" he whined In supplicat.
ing tones.
"YOu say you saw Mrs. Gordon sign the
deed!" a .alsra ..t &. r--.. saFs.
"Well-no; not exactlyi but I suppose
she signed it,"
You don't know she didn't !" ..
"How should knOw!" ,..# a....
"She can't write /! She never even wrote
her namc in her life ;
"Grucious !" .l...... s
pressed the rascal closely and made him
acknowledge that his clerk had signed the
name for q consideration. | would have
caused them both to be sent to the State
prison, il Mrs. Gordon had not begged me to
spure them. As it was, secured the entire
income OF the estlte for my client. and
charged thy bill to Peter, who was but too
glad to pay it.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-29
Black Version.


The legend concerning the color Of Adam
dnd nae's skin, and the causes OF the differ
etit varieties 6f shade and complexion now
observable among men, are more nuttetous
than the satieties themselves. The follow
ing which takes ii far granted that all the
Inhabitants Of the a8fth before the time Of
The deluge were black, tha attributes these
varieties to the sons Of Noah, is new to us.
and NAV anuse some of our readers. "Noah," "
savs the black Marabouts, "was entirely
black. His three sons we're also quite as
black as their father. One day, when Noah
knew his life would soon end, he showed his
sons pit partly filled with water, which ne
said had the wonderful property Of complete
ly transforming any one that leasped into it,
For a moment they alshesitated. but yaphe'
suddenly rose and plunged into 1t, and al
most as suddenly re.appeared from the magi'
cal water under the form Of a handsome
young Caucasian. Shen seeing this, eager
IL followed his examplei but to his astonish
ment, the water had disappeared and only
Ifsw ripe lemons were at tho bottom. Witt
1.-The iuice Of these he rubbed his skin and Is
| sued Cd from the pit, hot black. but Of an In
dian. copper color. Ham then took courage
and with one bound reached the bottoti' 9
THE pit, on his hands and feet. Frantic
!, the disappeafancs Of The watet. he sven Pr
!. his lips to the ground, 70 suck up the fs'
stremaining drops Of lemon juices thence
EhsDpens that the palms Of the hsnds, u
% soiesa " II the feet. and tAe lips " the nsgf
ra.a srs.oi shs same color e the akin ]
3 sls3Rsms''sa b rsgssa sil AalFlasss ggsafn
= a5E s9,eaa .sssf7AssSs All Ss8sEr& 49,
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afllstellautous,
a 'EVHslsp:.rcslt sHs

Nothing. says Sir A. de Capell Brooke.
in his Travels in Norway, can be more svr'
prising and beautiful than the sineilaf clear
nes OF the water Of the Northerr SEAS
As we passed sld$'y over the surftce, The
bottom, which here was id general white
sand, was clearly visible. with its minu'est
objects, where the depth was from twenty
" twenty-five Gathoms. During the tthole
course III t!t tour made, nothing appeared
10 me so xtrrordinary as the utmo recess
rs of the deep thus unveiled to the eye
The surface OF the ocean wSs unrutti ID by
she slightest breeze, and the gentle splash
ing of the ours scarcely disturbed it. Hang.
ing over the gthnnle Of the boat, with won
dsr and delight e0z:d upon the blow'y
moving scene below. Where the bottom
VAS saiidy, the different kinds Of dSEeriG,
eShina, and even lie sfaal'est shells, appear.
ed at the great depth conspicuoas the eyej
and the water seemed, in some measure, to
have tho effect # mugnifer by enlarging
the ubietta like telescope; and bringing
them seemingly nedter. NV creepin g
along, we saw, far beneath, the rugged sides
of mountain rising towards btr btat, the
base Of which was hidden some ttiles IN
the great deep below. Though moving oh
a level surface, It seemed almost as if 1t
were ascending the height under US, aud
when we passed over its summit, which rose
in appearance to within few feet Of our
boat, and came og1in to the decent, whicn
on nthis side was suddenly perpendicular, and
.oveflooking wutery gulf; as we pushed
gently over the last point Of il, seemed aI-
mostsa though we had thrown ourselves
down this prucipce, the illusion, from the
crystal clearness Of the deep, actually pro-
ducing sudden start. Now we came again
TO plain, and passed slowly over the cub
marine forests and meadows, which appear.
edin the expsasse below, inhabited doubtless
BY ythousand Of animals. to which they afford
Moth ,fnosi and shelter--animals unknown to
',,man: and I could sometimes observe fishes
ii singular shape, gliding softly through the
! .vatefv thickets, unconscious OF what was
moving above them. As. we proceeded. the
bottom become no longer visible. Its fairy
q scenes gradGslly faded to the view, and
were lost in the dark green depths o. tue
81 ocean.ae sfE ab 9sas3 u gisa. '''-
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Cutting n Dash.

Some contemporary who had rather live
ly sense Of the ludicrous, tells the follow
ing mirth provoking story Of a traveller who
put up at tavern in Yankeedom, on Sun
day, not long since: .,,....... g
"He prepared himself to attend church.
but not possessing that very Important chat
tel, watch. and being particularly aesirous
Of cutting dash; he applied toths land
lord for tie loan Of ole. T'ho landlord.
possessing Aefy fdwetfdl alarm watch,
readily complied with The request. but pre-
vious wound up tic aiarIf and set it at the
hour which he sHppo5sa to be about the mid
die of the first prayer. The dandy repaired
10 church; he fose with all the grace of
finished exquisite. at the commencement OF
the fiFst prayer, and stood playing very
gracefully with the borrowed sealfi when
suddenly he jumped as il he had discovered
den of tattlesnakes; the whizslng OF the
alarm commenced! The people started, the
dandy made furious grab at the offending
watch with beth hands outside tho pocket
and tried to squeeze it into silence, but il
vain; il kept up the sr.r.r-a, and il scenes
as though ii never would stop. The swea
rolled of the poor fellow, he seized his hal
and making for the door, hurried Of, Wit
his watch In one hand and his hatir th
other. amid the suppressed laughtsf Of th
whols congregation.