National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-11-02

hftS NCltItuld sd a hlbl' VI WV
of the oil, placed on The tongue OF
cat, produces commissions and death :
in the space of minute.
a College of physicians has said .
that not less than twenty thousand i
in our land annually die by Use OF )
this poison. /
DR.. Show names some eighty DIS ,
eases, and says that they may be at {
tributed TO tobacco.
Governor Sullivan says: My .
brother General Sullivan, used snuff. {
and his snutfIodged him premature
IL in the grave"
Bocarme, of Belgium, was muir
dered in two minutes and a halt by
a little nicotine OF aikali of tobacco.
\ youth of sixteen fell dead, with
a cigar in his mouth, in dram shop.
What caused his death? The corO-
ner's inquest said that it was a mYs-
terous act of God" The minister.
at the funeral. consoled the friends,
by saving much the same thing.
Physicians said it was heart disease
\ sensible woman knowing the hoy'S
habits. said. - Tobacco killed him."
1t deranged the action of the heart /
it ceased to beat, and the victim
/ fell.
There is at present being exhibit
ed in Ireland boy of an enormous
size. who was born November. lSi9.
He weighs 5l2 pounds, measure"
across the shoulders ] yard and >
inches. 13inehes round the waist. 30
round the calf of the leg, % inches
round the muscle of the arm. and |
abouc yard round the thigh.
MISREPRESENTATION Rec d of
! Washington County, has introduced
bill into the Legislature, adding
habitual drunkenness to the causes
now recognized by statute as sui1i-
cient grounds of divorce.
At the Republican National Con
vention of 1864, when a proposition
was made in the Wisconsin delega
ton to unite their vote in favor OF
Andrew Johnson for Vice President,
/ Gov. Randall. now Johnson'S right
hand man and Postmaster General,
4 opposed the motion. :, No. he said,
Il know Andrew johnson better
than YOU do. He is Il bad treacher-
Ous man, and unft for the office.
Farmers in York county, Pa. are
selling apples at % cents bushel,
and cider at 81 per barrel. If a
barrel OF cider is purchased of a
farmer the buyer gets as many ap-
apples as he desires thrown iii for
making applc-butter.
:. There is no place like .home."
says the poet. Right. unless its
the home ofthe young woman you're
,, after. This of course an exception.
t GANTBLING.-Among many other
, evils that attend gambling, are
5 these Loss of time, loss Of rcputa
Y ton, loss of health, loss of fortune,
e loss of temper. ruin of families, de.
e iraudng of creditors, and what is
G very often the effect of it, loss OF
G life itself.
: SUDDENLY RICU.--One day last
: week a hard working young man re
T. ceivcd a letter from New York, an
!. nOuncing the death of an aunt who
= left large estate. q full half million
y of which will come to him. He ar
peaIs to lie very sensible man, a.
!, he is industrious oGd temperate
u and on receiving the intelligence
= completed his days work as though
{ nothing had happened, and atte
l.. having been to New York to confirm
! the facts in the case. has returned t.
! his daily labors, which he will con
{ tinue till the administration of tn
u estate is completed.-NcWbHyyp
= Herald.
4. JOHN Browns WIDow.-A let
Re ter from Red Bluff, Cal, sa, s:
Sc . As she is called. the wife of tn
'r great John Brown still resides her,
u pleasantly situated, and surroundc'
u with pleasant. comfortable inlu
oi cnces. She has won the esteem ant
u confidence Of the people. and com
mandS the admiration of al par
IT, ties irrespective of political opinion
IL Her home has been freed from debt
IL and under her own vine and fig tree
e. she lives with none to modest q
II make her afraid. She has tire
III daughters. who have been engage,
~ in teaching school. They are sal
to be very intelligent ladies. Til
~ eldest has received many calls to g
'e back South and help to educate tn
III race her father died to benefit. Sh
e; feels it somewhat her duty. and wi
vi probably go. Since living here
" Mrs. Brown has received aid froi
u England, and many letters express
TN ing high regard for her husband
Is, memory. She has made this plac
III her permanent home and intends
" spend her days among this people
ne SERVED HIM RtGIir.-A man Ii,
n. ing ut a village near Mobile on MOI
,e. day night attempted to iiightc
es some girls wrapping u white eliot
It's round his body and personating
MI ghost. All ran but one. who pullc
nj out revolver and deliberately fire
be- six balls into his head and body. \
TO the first shot the ghost fell. but sh
continued firing. She then WEI
Il. home and related the circumstance
i'll and parties returning to the SIP,
O. found life completely extinct, tw