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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25

DoN'T BE CERTAIN.-Boys, don't be toe
certain. Remember that nothing is easier
than to be mistaken And if you permit
yourself to be mistaken a great many
times, everybody will lose confidence in
what you say. If you have any doubts
remove them by examination, before speak
ing confidently. Don't be too certain!
John, where's the hammer
1t is in the corn house.
No, it is not there | have just been
looking there
Well, | know it is; | saw it there not
half an hour ago.
If you saw it there, it must be there,
of course. But suppose you 20 and fetch
it..
John goes to the corn house, and pres.
emily returns with a small AK in his hand
%, it was the ak | saw. The handle
was sticking out from half bushel mea-
sure. | thought it was the hammer
But you said positively that you did
see it, not that you thought you saw it
There is a great difference between the two
answers. Do not permit yourself to make
a positive statement, even about small mat
tiers, unless you are quite sure; for if you
do, you will find the habit growing upor
you, and by and by, you begin to make
loose replies to questions of great impor
lance Don't be too certain. = oung
Pilgrim
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25

CHANGE OF FooD EEEDrUI..- Man, when
kind Of food, il more liable To q scase than
when his regimen is varied. me disease
common among sailors On long voyages Is an
illustration of this.
Now, what Is true Of uaC, is equally true
Of the various species of az -aals. Domestic
ANIMALS, when confined for an undue period
Of time TO one kind Of TO &, sicks and die
Barnyard cattle suffer from tie eaue cause
For them, nature has furnished variety
In summer, the different kinds Of grasses
with their rich juices, teurt them taste anc
improve their flesh Yet even then re Oh
tain an argument for variety hf tod, from
the fact that cattle which IRE led With gTair
or vegetables put on '- more rapidly thar
when they partake Of Grass alone. Bu5 II
the winter our ordinary Gty food is not al
conducive to growt- IL ,-- GUNNER grasses
a. Fodder rs il IS familiarity termed. ha
lost much of It's or .ua rry-ert'cs IN curing
You viii find tie def iU }-rt SUI Tlied :,
roots of various kinds A-lcEg these, tur
nips, carrots best and tie lie, have tie.
value. But rhslc, or 81 -Ge.hiEr of tie kind
should be p -cd 80 give variety to GU
winter supply oi stock.
Farmers, I,-a e. this, and See If the hes
cattle, and lost i9ld- 81 sheer are no
thosa which ave Leen faInished with q va
Tiety Of foo 31I.r. .Aeir long winter con
inements. -u-d yCu lave good stocA
then have 2, bins lun OF roots for thei
winter feed
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25

INTERMITTENT FEVER, Chill and Fever,
Fever and Ague, are one and the same dis
ease, and are caused in the same way the
world over, by the decomposition of vegetable
matter, and can be produced in no other
way. Three things must be always present
wood, leaves, fruits or whatever grows out
of the ground there must be moisture, and
there must be a heat of over eighty degrees
continued for some days. Whether this de
caying vegetation feeds living things, animal
or vegetable, and they cause the disease, is
another question it is enough to know that
dead vegetation, moisture and heat combined
will so affect the atmosphere as to give these
maladies to communities and individuals who
breathe it
When intermittents prevail, sleep with all
the outer windows and door closed from half
an hour before shutdown until half an hour
after sunrise; get your breakfast before sun
rise, and your supper before sunset, eating
them both by blazing fire, not going out
side the door in the morning until after
breakfast. These precautions will counter
act fever and ague in all loealities.-Dr.
Hall.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25

WHAT MAKES TIE WIND BLOW ?-lf the
question were. +" Whom makes the wind blow
all our young friends would have a ready
answer They know that God controls all
the forces of nature. But he uses means.
The sun is bis great wind maker. To under
stand It's action, think of the air as a great
ocean like the water, but much lighter, en-
tirely surrounding the globe. The sun
shines upon this ocean Of air. and through il
on the earth, heating them both, imparting
most heat at the earth's surface. But the
suns rays shine more distinctly down on
some parts than on others, and therefore
heat them more. Thus, it Is always hotter
in the region of the equator than the poles
Now heat expands a fluid, making 1t lighter,
and when Part of the air is expanded by heat
It rises, and the cooler, heavier surrounding
air rushes in TO fill its place, and thus wind
Is produced. The following simple expert
ment will show Just now this works. Fill a
large tin pail with water, in which scatter
some fine bread crumbs. Place a burning
lamp under the middle of the pail, and the
crumbs will soon begin to rise, carried up BY
the heated column Of water, and then, max
4 ing a curve toward the sides, will sink down.
ward, and press in a horizontal direction
along the earth's surface In room con
/ tanning hot stove drop into the air in diff
I ferent places bits of light cotton, or dry
thistle blossoms, and you will see how the
air is moving to each point.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25

ANIMALS THAT CHEW THE CUD.-Ruminat-
ing animals gather their food rapidly, give
it few cuts with the teeth and swallow 1T.
1t goes to an interior receptacle, where 1t Is
moistened this is very essential If 1t be dry
hay. When the animal has filed himself,
he masticates the food thus slowed away in
his stomach, raising it cud by cud. When
portion is completely masticated, it pass es
to another receptacle, and the progress of
digestion goes on. Thus an OK, If left to
hiu SELF will raise and masticate all his food
thus slowed away in his stomach. If he be
pushed and worked hard, and does not have
time to masticate, he falls off in flesh, his
health is poor, his digestion incomplete.
The horse, on the contrary, however much
in a hurry be may be, must masticate each
mouthful before he swallows it. A hungry
OK, let into a meadow, will fill himself in
twenty minutes, while horse would want
at least an hour and twenty minutes to take
the same amount of grass. The OK, deer,
sheep, goat, channels and rabbit, being the
natural prey OF ferOcious beasts. are endowed
with the extra stomach in which hastily to
stow away the food without mastication.
This may, perhaps, be regarded as a wise
provision OF nature, enabling them to sally
forth where the food is plenty, and in a short
time fill themselves and retire to a place OF
safety to ruminate their food at their leisure.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25

GROWING VIoLETs.-The violet has ever
been one of my favorite window flowers. In
former years when brought into the house
from the cold pits to flower, they were placed
at once in the sitting-room window, where
we bad regular temperature of about sixty
degrees but the stalks were always slender,
and the flowers rather small Thinking it
was too hot, | kept them other years in a
cooler room, where the heat might perhaps
not range over between forty-fve and fifty
five, and the result: has been much healthier
looking plants and finer foliage Besides
this, they were not much behind what have
had in warmer places in other years. am
sure they want very little heat to do well.
Another fact. | have learned that ma
nure water made of rotten wood is a capital
fertilizer for them. Once | thought, as shady
places were the natural places where violets
grow, rotten wood would be good thing in
the soil, but they sometimes get sick in it ;
but the liquid OF STEPPED wood does not seem
to have this effect ON the other hand, a
lively green is the result. We never water
them except when they SOW signs of drying :
in our room, this is about twice a week
/ Gardner'S Monthly.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25

the change from green pastures to railroad
cars being the greatest that can be imagined,
and the consequence is, the animal system
becomes heated, feverish and unhealthy. 1t
is very often killed soon after arrival, and
the meat is OF course tough and unwhole-
some.
One of our prominent Philadelphia victual-
lers informs us, he is now in the practice OF
transferring his stock arriving by rail, to his
own pasture fields for two weeks or more
before being slaughtered. In this time the
animal gets fully rested and recuperated
the feverish and excited condition passes off,
the blood and juices of the system resume
their natural channels, the normal healthy
state is reached, and there is no complaint oil
tough beef at the stall. This plan should be
adopted by all butchers, and indeed some
| thing like it should be enforced by law
| Prurficdl Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25

To PREVENT A COLT FROM JuMPING-Pass
a good stout surcingle around his body put
On lis halter, and have the halter strap long
enough to 90 from his head, between his fore
iegs, through the surcingle, and hack to one
Of lis hind legs. Procure thill strap, and
buckle around the leg between the foot and
joint; tasten the halter strap in this-shorter
or longer, the obstinacy of the case may
require. 1t Is also tip top to keep colts from
running where there is likely to be danger
from the result. If the thilI strap should
cause any soreness ON the leg, it may be
wound with a wooden cloth, and it would be
well to change from one leg to the other oc-
casionally. During the summer and fall |
have been practicing on a very unruly colt,
snd could find nothing that would answer
the purpose till | tried the above. He is now
is dOcile as a kitten. Rural Nan Yorker
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25

A Two STORY. "A genuine farther s
dish, but fit to set before king so we are
assured by one who knows. Peel and slice
thin, potatoes and onions five potatoes to
one small onion) cut half pound of sweet
salt pork in thin slices, to pound of beef
mutton or veal. Cut the meat IN small
pieces Take some nice bread dough and
shorten little, and line the bottom of the
stew pan with slices of pork then layer of
meat, potatoes and onions; dust over little
pepper, and cover with a layer of crust
then more pork, meat and vegetables then
more crust Repeat this till the stew pot is
full-the size of the pot will depend on the
number of the family pour in sufficient wa
ter to cover finish with crust. Let it SIM
mer till meat, vegetables, etc, are done, but
do not boil. Serve hot.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25
goetru.
A Bit of q Battle.

I've stood upon the parting deck
Amid the horror of the wreck;
Pve struggled with the waves;
Pve headed our undaunted rank
On fields where unknown heroes sank
Into unnoticed graves.
The wheat God gave for wholesome bread,
Tye seen it stained with deadly red;
I've heard the women's cry
In honest country Kitchens, when
We've come to lead away the men
To conquer or to die.
I've never felt my spirit sink,
Save once, when fighting on the brink
Of Russia's northern sea;
Within my range a STRIPPING came,
And as l took my sudden aitni
He turned ard locked At me.
heard a Strickland then he fell
1 felt as if I'd known him well,
And shivered with surprise,
Stung by a sudden, nameless PAIN
Those other men whom had slain,
had not met their eyes
saw him when the fight was done;
Out in the playful summer sun,
He lay as if he slept;
His hand had fallen on his breast,
Some blossoms fastened there II pressed
l turned away and wepti
And all that night, and all the next,
with troubled dreams my sleep was vexed,
Which made my waking sad,
How, in some village, still and cool,
\ little maiden in her school,
sat thinking of the lad.
And when to England we returned,
And bells were rung and bonfires burned
From Wight to shetland Isle,
l could have laid me down to moan,
For those I'd made to sit alone,
Forgetting how to smile,
our kings have made their quarrel up,
And pass about their loving cup
AS friendly as can be
wish they'd never fallen out,
For then | should n OF dream about
Those eyes that looked at met
--S~HdGV M1qd-fHe
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25

To MAKE Sow own PICS NOT HER OWN
Having Chester white SOW that brought
more pigs than she could raise, but not liking
to knock them on the head, | took some
away and put them in a four-bushel wheat
sack together with four other pigs, Of the
same age, belonging to another sow tied up
the bag, and put them away in the bush to
tumble and roll together, out of hearing Of
the SOW which owned the four pigs. She
was very uneasy at losing her family. In
the course Of an hour, | emptied the whole
lot out before her. She looked at them very
closely, turn them over with her nose,
smelled first one and then another, but was
quite unable to distinguish her own from the
new addition. So down she lay for them all
to suck, and took to them right away. with
mOtherly re.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25

\ DRAPED CENTER-TABLE OR STAND.-A
friend who contrives to have things make a
handsome appearance with a moderate out
lay, gives US description of the manner in
which she arranged a comfortable. The
standard is such as are used for Handicapped
tables, and was procured Of cabinet-maker.
Instead of a MAJ bic top, one of pine was
used, which was smoothly covered with green
furniture rep, neatly tackled on. a curtain
Of the same material, quarter of a yard
deep, and made little full, has fringe at
its lower edge, and is tackled by its upper
edge to the table top. Gimp Of color to
match is used TO cover and hide the edges
and tacks The curtain is caught up in
plated festoons every quarter of yard
Other materials may be used, and other
colors to harmonic with the surroundings.
BY the exercise Of proper taste AMI skill one
may make very pretty chamber sets by drap-
ing very rough kinds of furniture.-A"a.
Agr1cUituriSt.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25

CURE FOR CoRNs.-The Journal of A pplied
Chemistry says q" Soak the feet well in
warm water, then with a sharp instrument
pare off as much of the corn as can be done
without pain, and bind up the part with a
piece linen or muslin. thoroughly saturated
with sperm oil, or what is better, the oil
which floats upon the surface Of the pickle
of herring or makerel. Alter three or four
days, the dressing may be removed. and the
remaining cuticle removed by scraping, when
the new skin will be found of a soft and
healthy textuge, and less liable to the for
nation of a new corn than before We have
this receipt from source which we cannot
well doubt, and publish it for the benefit Of
many readers
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25

necessary to protection from discovery
capture. There are two safe methods of ven
tilating a chamber-let the fire place remain
open; this is not always practicable; come
times there is no fireplace, and sometimes,
too, there are no windows to the chamber,
many ersons thinking that they can sleep
anywhere. Future builders should construct
the doors to all rooms, whether chambers
or not, in such way that both at top and
bottom a portion of the door three or four
inches broad, and twO-thirds as long as the
door is broad, should be sawed out, and ar
ranged to turn on pivot at each end, as
seen in rail-cars, having button to fasten 1t
when necessary Journal Of Health.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25

Mr. II. A. Hunt Of Euclid. Ohio. gives
the following result of an experiment he
made in feeding carrots and potatoes to a
mich COW. The cow 10 which the roots
were given had precisely the same treatment
each day, SO far as care and other feeds were
concerned, while the test was being made,
having nothing in addition to the roots, hut
dry hay and water. While thirty-six quarts
Of carrots were fed daily. thirty-two pounds
were received in return. and while the same
quantity Of carrots and potatoes, equal parts,
were fed, thirty-six pounds of milk were
given; and when potatoes alone We're given,
forty pounds of milk were received The
roots were cut and fed in messes OF twelve
quarts each three times per day, and alter
nate changes made 50 that a correct estimate
might be set upon the different roots as milk
producers. Mr.. Hunt believes potatoes t.
be a paying crop when raised for feeding
mich cows alone.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25

VALUE OF PIrArc N.-.-> IL ~wtlL-PoX.-
Most OF our re..r.l-- "a. a-r~o 80 extent
to which the sm i-rs A-= r..-.- u France,
and especially / lzls. au, =, me continued
discussion Of rem, - a-5 81 icatlons of the
disease. IN It Spouse request from the
Minister Of the Interior 10 the Imperial
Academy of Medicine. the following state
meut Of established facts was returned
First, vaccination Is a preventative against
smallpox.
Second, in every instance, after a certain
time. revaccInatI0n Is expedient to secure
complete exemption from contagion
Third, rcvaccination Is anabsolute security
from danger.
Fourth, revaccination IS useful at all ages.
Fifth, it can be employed without incon-
venIence during the existence Of the epidemic,
and it is perfectly we'll established that in
certain lOcahties-In tae bosom Of families
in boarding schools, and other agglomera-
tiOns of individuals-it has succeeded IN ar
resting upon the spot an eIidemic just be-
gun.
Sixth. the actual epidemic Of small pox.
which prevails IN Paris and other points Of
French territory, has supplied most con
vincing proof Of the protective power of re-
vaccination.
Finally, it was stated that in various army
corps, and especially IN the Garde de Paris
and in many pu' lie and private establish
ments, particularly in some OF the municipa
schools, rhe smallpox was entirely checked
after revaccinatIon and also that the lates
stats les especially those collected in the
civil hospitals Of Paris, prove in the mos
positive manner that persons recently revac
ciuated have been attacked only IN a very
small proportion, and very lightly, and 30 a
not to figure in the statistics of mortality.
1t Is, therefore, concluded that it is in tn,
highest degree important, bo5h in the inter
est Of the individual and Of the public, I,
continue to extend in every possible way th'
practice Of revaecination.I HarPer's Mqga
zIHe.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25

Rooms heated by stovc-either coal OF
wood-should be provided with a water-vessel
aud if this is not the case a temporary reser-
voir mu be furnished Where water for
evaporation is not provided, the heated or
dry air Of the room, having great avidity for
moisture, seizes it wherever IL can be found
drying the skin, parching the mouth and
throat, and shrinking the furniture and wood
work of our houses till they leave great gaps
at all the joints. TO be agreeable and
healthy, the air of our living rooms in winter,
which are warmed by artificial means, should
be charged with moisture nearly to the dew
point, or, in other words, to such degree
that if it should become a little cooler, moist
ure would be deposited, as the dew is on the
cooling which generally follows the decline
of the sun.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25
Ayers Cherry PectoraL
For Diseases of the Throat and Lungs,
such as Coughs. Colds, WhOOpIng
Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma,
and CONSUMPTION.

Probably newer before IN the whole history Of
IHe,tielne has anything won widely and so deeply
upon the confidence of mankind, A. tins eNcelleIS
remedy for pulmonary complaints. Through long
series of ve;trs and among most of tie races u
men 1t .t~ risen higher and higher IN their eStna-
tion, 1t has become better known Its uniform
character and power 10 cure the various affections
al th, lungs and threat, have made il known As re-
liable protector against Them. While adapted @
mIlicr forms disease and To young children, II Is
the time the most eertual remedy that can
be given for ncil'ient consumption, and the dan
gcr1u- affections OF the throat and lungs As pro
vision against sudden attacks Of Group. 1t should
he e4t hand ina every family, and indeed As all
arr sometimes subject colds and coughs, al
should be provided with tins antidote for them.
Although settled Consumption Is thought lh-
durable, still great numbers OF cases where the dIs
ease seemed settled, have been completely cured
and the patient restored q sound health by The
CHERRY PectorGT. 50 complete is its MASTER
over the disorders of the Lungs and Throat, thai
the obstinate of them yield {" IT When moth
ing else could reach them, under the Cherry Pee
toTaI they subside and disappear
Singers and Public Speakers find great pro
lection from il.
asthma Is always relieved and often wholly
cured by it.
Bronchitis i generally cured by taking the
Cherry Pastoral in small and frequent doses
For Cough and CoEd. no better remedy can
= be had. Take small doses three times day and
put the feet in warm water at night, until the
disease Is broken up.
For Tnfmemza when it affects the throat or
lungs, take the same course
For Whooping Cough. give small doses three
four times a day.
For Group, give large and frequent doses until
the disease is overcome
Nc family should be without the Cherrss Pecto-
rat on hand to Protect them, in case of attaeA'
from the above complaints. Its timely use oi'el
spares the patient great amount Of suffering an
risk, which he would incur by waiting until H'
could get other aid Parents, keep it in your house.
for the exigencies that arise. Lives dear TO you
may be saved by IL
So generally are its virtues known, that We nee-
not publish certificates of them here, or do NOT.
than the public that the best qualities ever
posses sed are strictly maintained
Prepared by DIR J. G AVER * Co, Practi'a
and Analytical Chemists, Lowell, Mass and s"'A
~! round the world
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25

The cause of pneumonia is the application
of cold in some form or other to the body
and e" settling . on the lungs. Remaining
still in a chilly condition an hour or two,
getting chilled during sleep. going from "a
warm room, especially after having been
there for several hours, into a cold, raw
damp, outdoor air especially if the wind Is
blowing against the person-these are the
most frequent causes of the dangerous dis
ease Tens of thousands Of cases could be
prevented every year By observing two simple
precautions while out Of doors: First, keep
the mouth rcSolutc.y shut on going out. so
as to send the air T. the lungs by tie circuit
Of the head, thus warming it before it gets
there second. keep in motion brisk enough
to keep off feeling of chiiIncs- .-H1H.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-25

NENTILATING CHAMBERS .-One-third of our
existence is spent in bed rooms, and the diff
ference must be very great IN the publication
of the blood between breathing a foul and a
pure air during this time. 4Iiasm will enter
the chambers in the country in warm wealth
er, and burglars in cities in all weathers-
and in both city and country there is more
or less danger from sudden changes of wealth
er.
In these latter days no one is safe any
where in sleeping with the chamber door
open. Every house-breaker is a would-be-
murderer, always armed for murder, if