National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-04-02

A good preventive for the chafing
OF horses breast by the collar is said
to he, to take piece of thick and
smooth leather, cut it out just the
size fat on the neck and shoulders
Of the horse. This will lie smooth
on the neck, while the collar itself
moves about the neck.
Gen. ID. w. G. Clark, former edi.
tor Of the Burlington Times, and for
the past number of years Executive
Clerk of the U. s. Senate, has been
rotated out of the same by J. NJ.
Morris, of Conn. The General is
said to have been most efficient
official.
A school committeeman writes
'We have school house large
enough to accommodate four hun
dred pupils four stories high
When number of foreigners were
recently presented to the Pope at
the Vatican, a little American bCy.
four or five years of age. was intro.
duccd with the rest. When the lit
tie fellow was led up, the Pope seem
ell pleased with his bright, intelli-
gent face, and kindly raised his foo,
higher than usual, so that the boy
might more easily kiss the cross up
on his toe. The youthful Pruics.
tant did not understand it to be an
evidence of favor. lie Strengthened
himself up as if his dignity had been
compromised, looked full in the eve
of the Pope, and answered sharply,
"No, Sir. / ,cOn't do it," The Amer
leans and English present, enleav
ored u reserve gra ve cOun tenai,ceS
while the Pope smiled good .humor
edly and exclaimed, "Americdmo p
FRlGHTFUL ENCOUNTER WITH A
MAD DOG.-A few days since Mrs.
EckersOn. of Rockland county, New
Jersey, while going to the barnyard.
was attacked 10y large dog and u
great portion Of her clothing was
torn from her person. Her legs
were several times between the laws
of the brute, but her clothing pre-
vented the animals teeth from, pen.
etrating tie hesn. She ran into the
barn to her husband, the dog follow.
ing, and springing at Mr.. Eckerson's
throat. MIR. Eckerson fcndpG of, and
the dog caught his hand and tore it
dreadfully. In his efforts to get
one hand out OF the dogs mouth
he had his arm torn in IL shockin.
manner, and an artery broken. Tn,
dog then caught the other hand anC
literally chewed it up, and rctainc,
his hold until Mrs. Eckerson, with
gr'at presence of mind. thrust u
broom handle down the beasts
throat when he let go of her hus.
bands hand, and was killed with an
axe. Physicians soon arrived, who
cut off the lacerated flesh, and are
attending MIR. and Mrs. Eckerson.
MIR. Il. has made his will and is pre-
pairing for death.
The NIGHT LAMP.-There are
many families who use night lamps.
and through inability to provide gas
have been IN the habit of burning
Kerosene oil, a very good thing when
properly used.
a few words on the subject of it.
uses ut night may prove interesting
to the general readers. When tn,
light OF the Kerosene lamp is turned
down low the combustion is no,
perfect, and the atmosphere of the
room becomes vi;iated by the un
consumed oil valors. by the gas pro
duced 10y combustion. and also Ic
gliInatc PARTICLES of smoke and SCOT
thrown off, to he taken INTO the lungs
the occupants. Air has poisoned
Is dradiy III its affects, am, the won.
der is that the people are not i'm
mc'iiatcly and fatally injured h\
breathing it. Its consequences ar,
the u,lac ountable and mystcriou.
headaches. iriia,ion of throat an,
lungs, dizziness and nausea.
FIRES IN New YORK.-Ther,
were POI fires in New York city il
1865, involving total loss of 81,
1854. The loss on the buildings
burned was s3y7,7l4, and the loss
on the stock was 81, ,l5l.lGO. tn,
insurance amounted to S2,7O7 ,976
Including e6S9, ,O3O on the bnilding'
and a2,0lS,0i6 on tue stock. tn,
Fire Marshal states that the mos
frequent cause of fires was careless
ness Of the Nculn Mts, and the mex
disastrous cause WAS explosions o
kerosene.