National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-04-02
CAUTION TO SPRING WATER
DRINKERs.-Ne fdd the following
ia the Free Press:

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A Troy lady recently nearly Lost
her life by drinking the water from
one OF the recently discovered YER
mont springs. She was i'll, and her
husband sen. for a quantity of wat
er, which came in large sized car
boy. The lady drank. In a short
time her mouth and throat became
frightfully blackened and she suffer
ed The most excruciating pain. A
physician was called III, who found
that the carbOy containing the wat
er had previously contained sulphur.
ic acid, and that enough of the poi
son remained i'll it to impreg,late
the water. Remedies were admin
istered, and the life of the lady say.
ed. But she was determined not to
drink any more spring water until
she witnessed for herself the opera.
ton of putting it up.
A BRIDAL Tour ON A HANDsLED.
An enterprising young man lately
took unto himself u wife at Green
Bay, and Wishing t" keep up with
the customs of the day, and as he
hoasted not of a large amount of
filthy lucre,' concluded to take a
bridal trip, on his 'own hook and
accordingly fitted up a handsled,
and placed thereon his fair bride
and his worldly goods and started
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Menasha. then crossed the lake to
Stockhridge, male a voyage to Chill
ton and thence hacl; to Stockbri,lce
again, drawing his fair burden all
the time. up hill and down. over
roads both good and bad, with com.
mehdahle spirit and perseverance,
living on what they could 'pick up.
and lodging where best they could.
When last heard from they had star
ted for Minnesota. where they pro.
r0sed to settle on a homestead
We sincerely hope they will reach
their destination in safety. and that
their bridal trip may prove a happy
and prosperous one.- Calumet Wis J
Reflector.
A good deal Of am usement is had
in Washington over the fact that
one of the gentlemen who anticipa.
ted bel lg called 10 General Grants
Cabinet, anticipated so wildly, that
he hired his house and engaged a
cook. and selected his carriage and
engaged cOachman. But alas
like the heather, he imagined vain
thing.
The varied colors which the clouds
assume at various times especially
SnDriSe and sunset, are explained
10y Mr.. Sorlcy on the principle that
the clear, transparent vapOr of water
absorbs moe of the red rays of light
than Of any other, while the lower
strata of the atmosphere offer more
resistance to the passage of the blue
rays. AT sunrise and sunset the
light of the sun has to pass through
about 200 miles of atmosphere with
III II mile OF the surface of tha earth
in order to Illuminate a clond mill,
from the ground. In passing thro'
this great thickness the blue rays
are, absorbed to a far greater extent
than the red, and much of yellow is
also removed. Hence clouds thus
Illuminated are red. When the SUI,
is higher above the horizon, the vel.
low light passes more readily, and
the clouds become orange, then yet.
low. and finally white. Clouds in
different parts of the sky, or ut dii-
terent elevations, often show these
various colOrs at the same time.
BLEACHING Wool ON TANNED
PELTs.-Put an old pot or other
iron vessel in the bottom of n hogs
head and III the vessel "a roll of brim.
st' ne. FaSten near the top Il stick
or two to place the skin on. The
wool must he wet when hung on the
sticks. Heat an old iron red hot
or take live c0als. to start the brim
stone. When il is burning briskk
cover the hogshead tight 10 krel
the smoke in. In bleaching blank
cts put them in after dinner aud
take them out next morning II
not white enough repeat the pro
cess.
A card in the shop window Of {;
corsct.maker exhibits the tuk0winl
singular instance OF illitcrate diction
"All kinds ofladies stays here"
Why is railroad train like Wis
ion OF nightf because it goes ovrl
the slcepers.
a confident Millcrite, meeting
Parker just as he was leaving Em-
ersOh's house, said to him, "Friend
do you know that the world is com
: ing tC IN end next week r Parker
replied: "Oh, that don't cOncerl
me. | live in Boston," Passing Ol
he saw Emerson, and asked tn,
same question, "Well, let it come I,
an end; we can get along iuil IL
well without it,"
, The merchants and commercia
/, travellers OF Chicago, have secure'
!. the repeal of the city Or,linanc
i. which required commercial traveller
}. to pay n licence for the privilege q
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