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The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-06-03

THE BIG TREES OF CALrFoRNIA-In
your issue of April 81, you publish an
article from the pen of your readable
correspondent, l.. Bartlett, on the
age of Big Trees in California" 1
send you a few extracts from Scenes
of Wonder and Curiosity in Califor-
MIA, by Hutchings:
'Let us first walk upon the big
tree stump, You see it perfectly
smooth, sound and level Upon this
stump, however incredible it may seem,
on the 4th of July, thirty-two persons
were engaged in dancing four sets of
cotillions at one time, without suffer
ing any inconvenience whatever, and
besides these there were musicians and
lockers on.
"Across the solid wood of this stump,
five feet and half from the ground,
NOW the bark is removed, which was
from fifteen to eighteen inches III
thickness measured twenty-five feet,
and with the bark twenty-eight feet.
Think for a moment; the stump of a
tree exceeding nine yards in diameter,
and sound to the very centre. This
tree employed five men for twenty-five
days in telling it-not by chopping it
down, but by boring it off with pump
augers. After the stem was fairly sew
cred from the stump, the uprightness
of the tree, and breadth of its base
sustained it in its position. To accom-
6lish the feat of throwing if over,
about two and half days were spent
in inserting wedges and driving them
in by the butts of trees, until Mt last,
the noble monarch of the forest was
forced to tremble and then to fall, af-
ter Drawing the battle and the breeze
of nearly three thousand years. This
noble tree was three hundred and two
feet in height, and ninety-six in cir
conference at the ground.
Again he says-"A short distance
from the above lies the PROSTATE and
majestic body of the Father of the
Forest, the largest tree of the whole
group, half buried in the soil. This
tree measured in circumference at the
roots, one hundred and ten feet 1t
is two hundred feet to the first branch.
BY the trees that were broken of
when this tree bowed its proud head
in its fall, it is estimated when stand
ing it could not be less than four hun
dred and thirty-fve feet in height.
Three hundred feet from the root, and
where it was broken off by striking
against another large tree, it is eigh-
teen feet in diameter"
Now taking Mr.. Bartlett's figures,
which agree with Hutchings, let us
figure the age of the Father of the
Forest" Its diameter must be thirty
feet at its roots, and twenty grains to
the inch would make it 1000 two
hundred years old, if | figure correctly.
- country Gentleman.
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THE BENEFITS OF EXERCISE. Exer-
else is health-producing, because it
works off and out of the system its
waste, dead, and effete matters; these
are all converted into liquid form,
called by some 'humors' which have
exit from the body through the pores
of the skin, in the shape of perspira-
ton, which all have and which all
know is the result of exercise, when
the body is in a state of health. Thus
it is that persons who do not perspire.
who have dry skin, are always either
feverish or chilly, and are never well
and never can be as long rs that con-
dition exists. So exercise, by working
out of the system its waste, decayed,
and useless matters, keeps the human
machine "free" it would
soon clog up and the wheels of life
would stop forever Exercise i'm
proves the health, because every STEP
man takes tends 10 impart motion to
the bowels; the proper amount Of ex-
ercise keeps them acting once in every
twenty-four hours If they have not
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-06-03

PRESERVATION OF Gun AND STARCH
PASTE The paste made by gum trag-
acanth and gumarabic, which is SO
extensively used by the apothecaries
of this country, acquires, particularly
during the warm seasons, a very I'M
pleasant and even offensive odor III
consequence of fermentation, which
soon commences on exposure to the
air. Oil of cloves, alum, and other es-
sentim oils and salts are frequently
added TO counteract this tendency
with but partial success, the volatile
oils merely hiding to certain degree
the offensive odor developed, and re-
tarding the fermentation incompletely.
For some time past have availed my
self OF the antiseptic property of creo-
sote, which may be added to these
pastes recently made, until its odor is
family apparent. The result is their
preservation, no offensive odor being
disengaged, and their adhesiyeness is
not impaired by keeping for months.
american Journal Of Pharmacy.
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RESPECT THE transcription, at
st. Helena, was once walking with n
lady, when a man came up with Il load
on his back The lady kept her side
of the path, and was ready to assert
her precedence of sex; but Napoleon
gently waved her on one side saying
respect the burden, madam" You
constantly see men and women behave
to each other in way which shows
that they do not respect the burden
whatever the burden is. Sometimes
the burden is an actual visible load,
sometimes it is cold and raggedness,
sometimes it is hunger, sometimes it
is grief or illness If 1 get into a lit
tie conflict (suppose | jostle on am JOS
tled) with a half-clad, hungry looking
fellow in the street on winter morn
ing, am surely bound to be lenient
in my constructions, expect him to
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Lone AND Short HNR.-Many Gus
toms have prevailed among the fair
sex respecting the mode of arranging
the hair, and they have II right to
adopt variety of changes; but cutting
the hair short and wearing it like boys
is not commendable. This has ever
been condemned as an unscriptliral
custom. In the days OF Charles the
First of England, the Cavaliers who
despised close religious forms, wore
long hair, while the Puritans cut theirs
short, and were called "round heads. ="
1t has been calculated that by contin-
ual cutting and shaving of the hair
about seven feet in length is removed
from a man in twenty-five years.
Some writer's assert, that the practice
of close cutting and shaving tends to
weaken the body. Such writers draw
arguments from Samson, who when all
unshorn, slew several thousand Phil
istines with the jawbone of an ass.
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be harsh, rude, loud, unforgiving; and
his burden (of privation) entities him
to my indulgence. Again, a man with
a bad headache is almost an irrespon-
sihle agent, so far as common ameni-
ties go; / am brute il quarrel with
him for wry word, or gu ungracious
act, And how far, pray, are We to
push the kind of chivalry which re-
spects the burden?' As far as the love
of God will go with us. A great dis
lancet is long way to the foot OF
the rainbow. GOOD Words.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-06-03

How TO STOP BLooD. Take the fine
dust of tea, or the scrapings of the in
side of tanned leather, and bind it
close upon the wound and blood will
soon cease to flow. These articles are
at all times accessible, and easy to be
obtained After the blood has ceased to
flow, laudanum may be advantageous
ly applied to the wound, Due regard
to these instructions will save agitation
of mind and running for the surgeon,
who would probably make no better
prescription if present
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-06-03

CEMENT FOR Rooms. "A recent inven-
ton by Nj. Sorel of Paris, is described
to consist IN the discovery of proper
ty possessed by oxychloride of zinc,
which renders it superior to the plas-
ter OF Paris for coating the walls of
rooms. 1t is applied in the following
manner: A coat of oxide of zinc mixed
with size, made up ike wash, is first
laid ON the wall ceiling, or wainscot,
and over that coat Of chloride of zinc
applied, being prepared in the same
way as the first wash. The oxide and
chloride effect an immediate combina-
ton, and form a kind of cement,
smooth and polished as glass, and pos
sessing the advantages of oil paint,
without its disadvantages of smell.
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INTERFERING" OF HoRsEs.--A cores
pondcnt of the Scientific american says:
'If any reader has n cutting horse
and wishes him cured, (Which doubt
less he does), permit me to say that if
he will add twenty-five per cent. to the
quantity of his food-supposing it to be
good food, such as oats or corn-meal,
hay, &c.-he will most probably cor
rect the evil. This is very simple; it
may be expensive, but yet economical
Symptoms of fatigue i'll either man or
beast are nearly always first visible i'll
the raising of the feet; and horse of
a certain formation about the Shout
ders and launches will first exhibit
this weakness in striking the inner for
ward portion of the hoof against the
neighboring fetlock joint, which action
is termed cutting" or interfering"
| have tried the correction frequently,
and it has never failed me; but the
owner must not be content with the
theory; he must see that his horse ac-
tually gets feed. A cutting horse is
frequently cured by taking him away
from livery stable and feeding him
at home. This experiment is easily
tried"
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Srlrrttd sMlsttllanu.
HEART OF CONVERSATION

THE ART OF CONVERSATION.
There is no social art in which it is
so generally desirable TO excel, as in
conversation. The man or woman who
can fulfil all the conditions of talking
we'll has at command a means of sue
cess which when directed by common
sense, is fully equal to all the adyanta-
yes afforded by birth and fortune COM
bmed. With it the woman of moder-
ate personal attractions can draw
around her admirers, while the mere
beauty remains wall-tiower.
ATTENTION IN CONVERSATION.
The best takers arc the best listen
ers, is an axiom which has been re-
peated, in one form or the other, in
every cultivated language. The duty
OF paying attention to what other peo-
pie say is a fundamental law of the So
clal code" You may be able to star
Tie with your eloquence-but all this
VIII not save You from being frequent
y positive annoyance, unless you
have occasionally what Sydney Smith
desired IN loquacious gentleman-a
Jep flashes Of silence
N AS TO PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
In well-known French work on
conversation, the first three chapters
are devoted to the teeth, the mouth,
ana the tongue. To those who would
eAcei IN the art the suggestion NAV
not, however, be amiss that nc records
personal appearance, there should be
Hei.her striking defects nor effects,
NOT only should the teeth, as the French
writer suggests, be scrupulously neat
ana with them the minntest details -,
.ne ehtlre person, but the hair and
mess should be within the average
UNITS OF the fashion of the day The
ie"son Tor this is manifest-tbere
s a be nothing to distract the eve
y. utet the attention from the ex.
4 H. 'ooSioh OF the countenance, or from
i ~ ~ " 'S,, OF the person conversing
a aue slightest neglect of cleanliness Is
Il fr "'S enough, with the majority of re.
n rmst r., people to mingle feeling of dis.
Gov @' WIN the most favorable impress
, u,ons' even though they may be quit,
, ,nuoHSclous of the source of the disa.
o o,e,aole Lexington such defects Otter
tr ptn 70 us. we know not why, a LONG
I'LL Vi offensive associations. Neai
~ oleS and good clothes are to be com
sa .nueo' since they are in a certain
y YonSe a compliment to all with whom
sn oS associate But for man, jewelr,
4 all ,S S'rlRing ornaments, gay colors, anc
d ~ 'hat attracts the eye, form serious
tha"Dacks. People of experience il
sbso world especially intelligent ant
con oMu women, are prompt to form
~ nSIiusions from foppish eccentricitie,
aress' which are seldom to the cred
NO.. o. 'ne wearer; and, though they ma,
nay tribute of admiration to the or
b l'a' s.ts IN themselves, it will AWAY,
tb r. discounted from the respect due I,
'"' 'nind OF the one who wears them
GAUDY DRESS.
No. am perfectly aware that with man,
d; sn the tendency to gaudy color am;
s nShPiay is irrepressible. PERHAPS II |;
WI mat such is the case, since il is
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-06-03

motion enough, there is constipation,
which brings on very fatal disease
hence exercise-especially that " walk
ing-wards off innumerable diseases,
when it is kept up to an extent equal
in inducing one action of the bowels
daily. Exercise is hcathful, because
the more we exercise the faster, we
breathe faster, we take Tint much
more air into the lungs; but it is the
air web reathe which purifies the blood,
and the more air we take in the more
perfectly is that process performed.
The purer the blood is, the better the
health must be. Hence the more the
consumptiye stays in the house, the
more certain and speedy is his death.
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stltftttl 2pctry.
CHOICE POETRY.
,nnnrssrD 10 4 DISTANT FRiEND.

,nnprssrp TO 4 DISTANT FRIEND.
Ne sonl the secret image keeps,
Nv midnight dreams are all OF thee
r. patnre then in silence sleeps,
Ind silence broods DER land and sea-
M, In that still, mysterious hour,
Vi ii,.s. IN from waking dreams start
IT. and thee but fancy flower,
Thri cherished idol Of my heart;
rlnn hast each thought and dream OF mine
HsyeI in turn,ono thought OF thine
Forever thine my dreams shall be,
Wha,eer may be my fortunes herei
ask not loye-l claim rom thee
only one bo1n-a gentle tear;
Nav Ser best visions from above
PLAY gently round thy happy heart,
And tlF sweet dreams Of peace and love
NG,r from thy heart depart.
Farewell ms dreams arr still OF thee
Uss, thon one tender thought ofmei
Nv lows like summer birds may fly,
NJ homes like summer blooms depart,
But there's one flower that cannot de
The holy memory IN nay heart;
No dces NR one flowers cup may fill,
No sunlight to its leaves BE- given,
But it viii live and flourish still,
Ms -aul rrccts thine, unAsked. usht,
Hast thon for me one gentle thought
Farewell farewell my far of friend!
Between Us. broad blue rivers fow,
And forests wave and plains extend,
And mountains in the sunlight glow,
The Wind that hreathos upon thy brow,
l. not the wind that breathc- on NINE;
The star beams shining on thee now,
Are not the beams that on me shine,
But memoirs spell il with me vet
Canst thou the holy past forget
The bitter tears that thou and
MAY shed wheu,'cr by anguish bowed,
Exalted IN the noOntide sky,
May meet and mngle in the clorid;
And thus, my much loved friend. though "
Far, far apart, must live and move,
Our soul- when God shall set them free,
Can mingle in the world Of love.
This were ccstacy 20 me
Say would il be a low tO thee ?
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-06-03

How TO KEEP Crows FROM PULLING UP
CoRN.-Take half dozen eggs and
take the whites out. Put in u very
little strychnine, and set the eggs
around i'll the corn field. If they get
it before they get anything to eat in
the morning you will find them in the
field. Stick pole in the ground and
hang up the dead crows If they go
off with the eggs, they won't come
back again. Three have been found
dead beside one egg.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-06-03

VERAGTY.-The groundwork of all
manly character is verncity. That vir-
tue lies Mt the foundation of everything
solid. How common it is to hear pa
rents say, II have faith in my child SO
long as he tells the truth. He may
have many faults, but | know he will
not deceive me. | build on that con-
fidence." They are right. 1t is law
ful and just ground to build upon.
And that is beaetifal confidence.
Whatever errors temptation may betray
child into, so long as brave, open
truth remains, there is something to
depend upon, there is underground,
there is substance at the centre. Men
of the world feel so about one another.
They can be tolerant and forbearing
so long as their erring brother is true.
If We do not believe what others say
to us, we cannot act upon it; and, to
an immense extent, that is saying that
we can not act at all When you UNI
dertake to benefit lying man, it is like
putting your feet in the mire.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-06-03

SErH WAnsEh's MONUMENT The
Warner Monument in Roxbury Is now
completed and the Committee are
ready to report to the Legislature
The cost of the structure, not includ-
ing work given by individuals, is about
81, 125 $3.50 of which was appropriated
by the State the remainder subscribed
by citizens of this place and vicinity.
The Monument is situated near the
west end of the principal street, nearly
fronting the Episcopal Church. and is
surrounded by neat iron fence. 1t is
in form an obelisk; the foundation
stone, 6 feet inches square; and is
from the Minnehill quarry. The pc
destal rests on plinth of Quincy gram
lite, OF which material the monument is
composed. The whole height from the
base is about 81 feet. The inscription
is on slightly raised panels. Front or
east side-"Col. Seth Warner, of the
Army of the Revolution. Born in Rox-
bury, May 1913; resident of Ben
nington, Vt, from 1915 to 1884. Died
in his native parish Dec Goth, 1884.
West side-"His remains are deposited
under this monument, erected by order
of the General Assembly of Connect
cut, A. d. 1859" North side-"Cap-
tor of Crown Point, Commander of the
Green Mountain BOYS in the repulse
of Carleton at Long Mill and the bat
tie of Hubbardton, and the associate
of Stark in the victory at Bennington. "
South side-"Distinguished as II sue
cessful defender of the New Hamp-
shire Grants, and for Bravery, Sagaci-
ty, Energy and Humanity, as parti-
IAN leader in the war of the Revolu-
ton The remains of Col. Warner
were originally deposited in a burying
ground about one and half miles
southeast from the village. The in
scription on the tablet on his grave is
as follows:
''In memory Of Col. Seth Warner, ESD,
Who departed this life Dec Goth, A. u. 1884,
In the forty-second year Of his age
Triumphant leader at our ariny's head,
Whose martial glory struck panic dread
Thy warliko deeds cngraYcn on this stone,
Tell future ages what horos done.
Full sixteen battles he did fight,
For TO procure his country's right;
Oh thus, brave hero, he did fall
by death, who ever conqucrs all
When this You see, remember me-"
-JitcbfeH Eu0liil,ey
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REMEDY FOR HIDE-BoUNp HoRsEs.-
Hide-bound horses are soon brought
into good condition by careful groom
ing, handful of hickory ashes and salt
every third day, and yellow poplar
poles or brush placed within their
reach, so they can have access 20 the
bark at their pleasure. Cuitirator.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-06-03

S.ay-An unpleasant development was
made in Cincinnati the other day CON
corning Catawba brandy. Responsible
winters declared that the pure article
would cost from five to eight dollars a
gallon. adding that there was nogen-
uine article of the kind in the market
the quality generally sold consisting
of pomace. whiskey and fuse oil
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TALKING ABOUT ONES SELF.

Avoid uery frequent conversation on
any subject in which you are notori-
ously interested. If you have spe-
cialty in politics, religion, or any other
direction, it will be often enough re-
ferred to by others without your intro
ducing it. If you are physically strong
or handsome, or accomplished in any
arts, do not make strength and beauty
and your favorite abilities even ipdi-
rectly, frequent subject of discussion.
Beware of peculiar form of vanity
which consists in making condolences
of your private affairs to many people,
and in binding every acquaintance to
solemn secresy as to this or that mat
ter relative to yourself or friends
Weak people often think by such con.
tidence to attract intimacy, but the
confded-in seldom fail, on reflection
to attribute it to mere vanity.
OF all follies, never seek to make
capital in general conversation by com,
municating to any mortal whatever
your misfortunes, grievances and losses
Whatever momentary sympathy you
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-09
NEVADA AND THE SANITARY
FUND

The Sanitary Commission in the East has
realized from the bricks sent from this Ter
risory the snug little sum Of $4,000, and
enough is in the hands OF the officers Of the
Fund in this Territory TO swell this sum to
S5l 800, as the total contribution Of the peo-
pie of Nevada to the Commission. We have
now or hand some 5000 and it is desired
TO raise at least two thousand dollars more.
We should not like to offer less at the great
ST. Louis Fair, and ought to send thrice that
amount-indeed can, If we determine to make
4 respectable show at the Fair.
In this connection we desire to say, that
the people of Storey county do not wish TO
be selfish in claiming honest credit-but to
give credit where credit is honestly due, Sto-
rev county has contributed ofthe above sum Of
S5l, 800, between forty-fve and fifty thousand
fit. Ofthe balance, Douglas county stands
the next highest in its li5erality; and in pro-
portion to its wealth and population, little
Silver city looms up head and shoulders
above any other town or city in the Terri
tory in its patriotic offering. The counties
of big pretensions," and the least liberality,
are Washoe, Ormsby, Esmeralda, Lander
and Humboldt. However, as an opportuni-
" is now presented to contribute few sPeci-
mems Of native resources, the Sanitary Com
mission will await their orders until the 18th
Of April. We hope these counties, includ-
ing Lyon, will avail themselves of the chance
to present to the world some evidence that
they are IN Nevada Territory-and also that
they have not forgotten the poor soldiers
who are fighting the battles Of their country.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-09

THE London Nsrs publishes narrative Of the
cruise of the Alabama, and list of her officers
and crew. furnished by one Of the latter, from
which it appears that the guns of the vessel are
of English manufacture, (Fawcett. Preston & Coz
and that Srmmes promised his men to lay the
Alabama alongside au American frigate, but not
Immediately; adding that there were only six
ships he was afraid Of in the United States Ma
W. OF the crew. the majority are Englishmen,
chiefly enlisted in Liverpool, in which city the
families OF most of them still reside. drawing half
pay through mercantile firms there. A dcserter
from the Sumter, who was rccaptured by SemmeS
on board the Philadelphia ship Manchester.
(burned by the Alabaua) was set on shore on the
desolate island of Blencoola, one Of the Western
Isles, with his legs and arms ironed; but the Ala
bama's crew made up purse Of Eli for him. un
known to Semmes, hoping that this sum might
induce some vessel to take him of. Tho poor
fellow has not since been heard Of