The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-12-28


This question is asked in Al the lea,
Hoaad, in an article from which We make
few extracts:
What shall We say of the kid. lfit be
ii matter Of wonder where all the seals
come from, how much more wonderful
how stupefying and stunning, is the
thought Of the myriads of young goats,
whose existence is absolutely necessary
to furnish the gloves Of the whole civilized
world ? Kids How is it that there exist
SIX yards of ground anywhere, without
Ids browsing thereon2 One would ex.
pect that the earth would be teeming and
swarming with kids. In every town in
England, in France, in Europe, gloves
made Of what at least processes to be the
skin Of the kid are exposed for sale ;
while in the large capitals the number of
shops devoted exclusively to the diffusion
Of kid gloves is almost incredible. Taking
Paris and London alone. and occupying
ourselves only with a few Of the principal
thorough fares, We should find enough Of
such shops to suggest they would oyerrun at
last all the pasture lands of the civilized
earth
speak oi the supply Of the raw ma.
terial and not the enormous multiplication
and sale Of the gloves themselves When
one remembers how many are the occa.
sions Of show aud ceremony where gloves
of the palest and most delicate tints are
alone admissible, and how soon covering
as they do part Of the human frame
which comes in continual contact with all
sorts of objects) they become soiled and
unfit for use, there is no difficulty in un.
derstanding the sale Of almost any mum.
Der Of gloves that can be manufactured.
1t is the multiplication of the kids Of
whose skins the gloves are made that is
the staggering subject of reflection, and it
is in connection with this, and remember
ing how comparatively rare, even in
France, Italy; and Switzerland, and other
goat-producing countries, are the occasions
when the traveller encounter. kids in any
number that find myself again and
again constrained to ask, o where and o
where are your gloye.producing kids ?
There was a taste the other day for
pug-dogs. Fashion had no sooner issued
her mandate on the subject, than behold
in all directions there were pugs The
earth appeared to TEEN with short noses
and black muzlles and any one who
wanted pug (and chose to pay for it) was
straightway provided with one Of those
fascinating animals. Is there any room
for doubt that if ph@nixes or unicorni
were to become the fashion, they woulC
turn up by the score as soon as wanted
The consumption of champagne is con
fined to no particular place, nor to any
especial season of the year. Away
everywshre, by everybody, this iayorit,
drink is appreciated One would thinl
that the supply required for this countr,
alone, aud during that one period Of thu
year which we call "the season." woulC
exhaust the produce Of all the vineyards
the champagne districts can furnish Lee
the reader consider the Derby Day, ol
merely take it in conjunction with tn,
Cup Day at Ascot, and then endeayor tC
-Si"' "SiiN N"il 'PIiHAlhlaAt HOllou U
the quantity of champagne required
There are those who have seen the cham
paguo dripping through the floors of car
riages on Epson Downs and even thos,
who have not been favored with that ricl
experience, but have merely witnessed
the ordinary performances during til,
luncheon hours there, are able to form {
tolerably accurate idea Of the rate a
which champagne disappears on the oe
casiou Of those wonderous orgies
At the Ascot Meeting ii is the sam,
story. The same at Goodwood, Doncaster
Newmarket. At all the minor races, Al
Henley,at every regatta held at Cowes OIL
! Ride, or anywhere, and on all those oc
casions Of a more private nature at which
we have just seen the dish of plovers
/ eggs making gOodly appearance, it il
again the same. The thought of all thu
champagne required for England, not t
speak Of the still greater quantities need
ed for the supply Of Continental capitals