Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-08-13
Written for the Newsdealer.
THE SANITARY COMMISSION.

towns and villages for the benefit of our
sick and wounded soldiers. This inqui-
ry is very proper, and the object good
one.
l further noticed that two plans had
been adopted, and with some success.
One to have weekly contributions taken
up in the churches, and the reason there
for rendered. This method of collecting
funds for the above stated object is doubt
less the cheapest and best for this class of
contributors; here, the way is open to
give. and the right place to give it. We
are admonished to love our "neighbors as
ourselves" When we properly consider
the claims of our fellow men, and having
reference to all the circumstances under
which they may justly claim; then is our
time to prove that we have that love
50 highyrecommended, and so important
for the we'll being of mankind. The
whole world of mankind are our relatives,
and who so loveth not his brother, hath
little love for God. or the attributes of
God in truth, there is no such thing as
loving God, without just regard to our
fellow men, no matter who processes it.
If we love or regard the necessity of
maintaining our dearly purchased God
established and God blest American Gov
ernment but now assaulted, and its longer
existence threatened by the advocates of
despotism here at home and abroad we
must now manifest our love of country,
love of government, and in no ordinary
measure, the lore toDardS the thousands
who have left their peaceful and quiet
homes for the din and clash of arms tax
ing upon themselves the hazard of life,
the loss of limbs, and many other exhaus-
ting frictions upon their health, their
strength and their lives. Yes, we must
strengthen their hands and encourage
their hearts; they must be permitted to
see and enjoy our presence through the
medium of soothing provisions as tokens
of love prepared and forwarded to them
by their loving mothers, sisters, lovers
and friends, yea, and from dear wives who
love them. "'iI
Another plan suggested for the raising
of money and means, is, for the children
to form clubs and therefrom make
monthly collection. There can be no OBJ
lection to this method; it is, think.
good one; for we shall feel bound to in
struct and lead them by our own good ex-
amp'es of prudence and patriotism, and
the salvation of ourselves, to recommend
temperance, advising them to abstain from
purchase ng every hurtful and unneeded
thing-cease buying candy, and examining
too much sweet into their little stomachs,
aromatic buds Of all kinds; they vitiatc,
weaken and disease the stomach
But with what grace can We advise or force
them to that important measure. think
the task of forcing our children to pru-
dencc, temperance and health, hard one,
unless we adopt ourselves what we would
recommend to them, and lead them by
our example, and practice ourselves upon
our own preaching.
If you set aside your sugar-bowls and
say openly and decidedly-"No more su-
gar in tea while the war and so high pri-
ces for sugar continues, how many times
will your children ask for sugar, seeing
that neither father nor mother make use
of it; but on the contrary, if you eat SUI
gar yourselves, and deny them, they would
steal pound. while an ounce would be
all they would want in freedom. THE
axe has got to be laid at the root Of the
tree then each man and each head of
family, has got then to chop down each
their own tree to effect any substantial
reformation.
The children Of this whole American
community have been and are now being
born at an age Of swift progression. Def
erence once and formerly enjoyed, appre-
ciated and appreciable by the once young
er class, is now entirely needless and
worthless in this age of fast horses, uni
yersally nnisnned linnnrs and tobacco