Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-06-06
NOTES OF SUMMER TRAVEL
Correspondence ofthe Rutland Hereld.l
pRnspRCr HoIrsE
Mt. Holyoke, Mass, Juue 4, 1861. :

PROSPECT House,
Mt Holyoke, Mass, Juue 4, 1861.
Wishing to renew my boyhood acquaInt-
ance with the Herald / write from this gem
of the mountains of Massachusetts,. The
Prospect House is about one thousand feet
above the Connecticut River and almost
overhangs it. Mountains in four States can
be seen, prominently among which are the
Green Mountains of my native State. The
view from Holyoke in point of cultivated
beauty is probably the finest in America,
as the meadows OF the valley are very extern
sive and rich, in this vicinity. | am passing
night and a day at the hotel here, and find
good accommodations. There has been
great variety of weather within the past 48
hours. 1t is highly interesting to watch the
changes from sun to shade and see through
parting clouds, panoramic views far surpass-
ing any workr of art.
4 severe rain storm is now prevailing, and
have been improving the occasion in look
ing over the register Of visitors back to 1928.
There are many rare literary curosities and
illustrious autographs in these books Near
the bott tom Of page for July :, 1851, was
written Jenny Lind" and then on the top of
the following page were written the names OF
her suite; but Anna E. Rogers Of Coopers-
town n. Y, afterwards crowded her name
in Immediately following Jenny'S as one of
the illustrious company. Aals Anna, you
won Immortality not very creditably.
Saturday passed the day at Northamp-
ton, three miles distant, in exploring that
old town and its surroundings. The State
Lunatic Asylum is place Of much interest.
There are now 800 patients in the institu-
ton. Everything is kept in perfect order
and the grounds are ample and well shaded
Those who are able and whose health re
quire exercise are seen IN fair weather at
work on the farm. while others are walking
or reclining in the groves but a large num-
Der are kept confined in their rooms. Among
the latter noticed a sad looking middle
aged man who was a class mate of Prof.
SeeIye. OF Amherst College. He has a fine
head. but his eve IS wild and downcast.-
While was at the institution young man Of
Is or 20 arrived from Albany, y. Y, who
had enlisted and expected TO sail for the seat
of war last week, but was sent to the hospi-
tai for three months instead The institution
was built by the State Tor its insane poor
but the bestof accommodations for those who
are able to pay are afforded.
In visiting the Cemetery. the grave Of DR..
Graham. author of the Science of Human
Life" and the founder OF the vegetarian
system of diet, who died in 1852, aged 81,
worn out with the cares and perplexities Of
life, was pointed out to ne. He left $4,000
or S3dOD0 10 wife, daughter and a son
Owing ID his pecUliantes. his family were
somewhat estranged from him, and no stone
marks his resting place. His few followers
in this vicinity say if they were to erect
stone to his memory. they would sarcastlcally
inscriHe upon il FANNY too poor to erect
a monument &" When the Doctor al first
realized $1,000 or $1,000, partly by the sale
of him books and partly by purse made up by
his admirers, some Of his financial friends,
as he knew nothing about the value OF mon
ev, invested it in Delaware and Hudson
Canal. Stocks. and thus in a few years he
became worth handsome property. Every
body's friends do not fnancier as sharply and
disnterestediv for their neighbors.
The Northampton Cemetery also contains
the remains OF Gov. Caleb Strong, Eli Z. Ash
mum. and Isaac c. Bates. all L. ). Senators.
and Rev Daniel Brainard, Missionary a
mong THE Stockbridge Indians On plain
monument, read HARRISON Holland, died
1873, aged s.. He was the father Of DR..
Holland the author and lecturer OF SprIEg-
field. The fine poem published in the At
lantic Monthly sometime in the summer Of
1859 on Old Daniel GRAY. was written by
the Doc tor in honor his father.
But enough must close and Civ you
room for war and Tumors Of war
EERD MoNT.