The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-07-08
Buena vista Correspondence.
RuENA VISTA. July Sd. 1871

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Buena Vista Correspondence.
RUENA VISTA, July Sd, 1871.
EDIroR REGISTER The reason I
have not written sooner, as agreed upon,
is cause
Our people have been suffering from
hot weather during the past few weeks.
The sudden change from cold, dismal,
rainy weather to the scorching rays of
bright sun is producing fevers and arous-
iug all chronic aches and pains to re-
newed energy. / presume we suffer
more from heat than do our neighbors in
adjoining districts, from the fact that
delegation of hot headed, one>idea crea-
lures have been sojourning with US.
Twelve or fifteen persons, mostly women,
representing the scattering precincts of
Oregon aud Washington Territory-some
travelling bX. boat, some in mud wagons,
(none on p believe,) presented their
bloodlesss physiegnomies to our peaceful
community, calling themselves the Health
Reform Association of Oregon and Wash
ington Territory. They sojourned with
us but two days, beginning their perform
ance on the 18th and closing on the 9th of
present month. During their stay our
people smiled at their few eccentricities,
and the hogs of the mire showed signs of
great anger at the inhuman destruction
of their natural food-wheat-b bran Why
should say their few eccentricities
Because they had but few ideas about
anything, and every idea they had was
eccentric, viz: bran bread and cold
potatoes, cooked by the rays of the sun,
| for food, aud cold water well skinned
for drink Some of their number, how
ever should not be included in these re-
marks, as they would not endorse every
hide bound view originated by the more
hair-brained. The STADIUM ehief of the
| business was cadaverous doctor from
Marion county, who, for want of practice
iu the healing art, has isolated himself
from the busy hum of city life to the
more humble avocatiou of hay mower
ON the red hills of Marion county. 1t has
been query with many how white men
could 6nd subsistence on those red, un-
yielding Salem hills, but if the scatter>
ing few of that section are like this won-
deriul doctor, the query is easy of solu-
ton. They are blessed with good water,
aud bran is but SO per ton. This inn
ported doctor spoke numerous pieces to
the delegation of ladies, from which your
correspondent culIed some ,artor phrases
not always called for in the prescoce OF
the more modest sect For instance, dur
one of his biggest explosions he COM
pared doctors of medicine to jack ass
Quite chaste, indeed And in a second
big noise, he said that -four bread was
not fit for hog; that it would give any
body the belly ache. Supposing that you
might, perchance, infringe upon your re-
spect for decency enough TO publish the
above dirty facts, will say no more Of
the general tenor of his very "seathing''
balderdash, but simply say that this man
has fair literary attainments and some
natural sense, hence l think these vul-
gar ecceDtricities are not inherent, but are
the natural production of the fern-ridden
red hillside farm. He reminds ME Of
Jack who did not want supper when he
could not get it, When the doctor can
get rothing but bran bread he wants
nothing more, but the trouble is he wants
to subject those who are able to live bet
+ ter to the same horrible punishment.
The second great light was female
from Salem, who cut some tall didoes to
the disgust of the audience. She ap
peared to be opposed to everybody and
everything-threw herself into the posi-.
ton of Grecian bender, and detailed
much on fashions, the denominations oi
eatiag, the horrible butchery of Salem's
noble people by the medical school at that
place, aud many other things too numer
Gus and of too little Importance to men
tion. Seine very good suggestions on the
general laws Of health were made by the
less practical members. and had it not
been for the two beacon lights above
mentioned the meeting might have been
success.
/ Our farmers say the hot weather is
cutting grain short. Unless We have
rain soon there will not be more than q
half crop on high lands. Hay moving
has commenced actively.
ACCIDENTS
i Joe. Newcome, living near this place
while running q foot-race few days
since fell and strained his leg very badly
He is now housed up.
i Taylor Hill, while running raft oi