National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-04-14
Christening n New Town.

III 81, v, aver, name IHiliiliHf WIZ
every household in the country. No
long since, the people Of Aver gathered
en- masse 10 celebrate the important event
and the new town was christened nmi'
general rejoicing. Upon the occasion
DR., Aver was present, as well Ms man,
distinguished gentleman of the state
and, when the Doctor was introduced
he responded as follows.
Lddios and GcHGenteH
On the Western coast Of Scotland where II
slopes into the Irish Sea, II river rising on the
mountains Of the inner land winds down among
the hills Ind emptieH into the fflth OF tlyde
From remote time il has b. on called Ayr IRON
m old scotch word "Ayry,' meaning an eaglo't
nest-th river of the eagles nest, Near 1T
mouth and contiguous harbOr long stood a
hamlet which became a royal burg or town
named from the river, and now about ono-third
as large AZ Lowell - the city of Ayr. For more
than thousand years II has been noted in the
history OF Scotland. During the wars Of Robert
Bruce II was one of his resorts, and was cspo-
caly favored by him because he was. there
cured Of leprosv. Oliver Cromwell made 1t one
OF the dopOts and headquarters Of his army in
his attack upon Scotland, and ono of his old
forts IL now the citadel fAyr.
But above al its distinctions, AYR WAS the
birthplace Of the poet Burns. And what u
doar,nonts ~ horoI How bas he lao IIn,.nd ~,
cottage and all II coyers--weans and wife,
patches and poverty, beans, barley, ale, hard
ship and the poor mans toll. How he wraps
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ior your Town WIN an eAtraoruilai!
and have thereby conferred an hon
or upon me. the proper acknowledgment Of
which do not feel fully able to eAprcss But
beg Won t) be assured that il is appreciated
and that it will be gratefully remembered with
\ living interest N your prosperity while life
remains to me. and. trust, beyond that by my
children after me.
l.aa Ia
many that are worthier around YOU, that Is
greatly due to its publicity NAV be permit
ted to state whence that camef Until within
few centuries all the civilized nations Of the
globe were pent upon the Eastern continent
Two or three hundred wears ago thoy leaked
over into this few and fearfully AT first then
more and more but always in their settlements
timidly hugging the Atlantic coast Within the
asst two on three generations, they have burst
lnt as it We're and ovcrrun these vast CONT
lents Of the West Now they are scattered
lero and possess these measurless stretches Of
and valleys, hills, plains, forests and
lrairins with the boundless pampas and noun
ain ranges of South America Former gener-
Itiuns lived III villages and towns thckly set
led together where physicians were plenty and
rear at hand. Now, the people are widely
in many sections of these many
Countries For great numbers the timely
reatment of physicians cannot be had over
al ~ u"V'e VI SoU'iy 81 va ~, 1oiPeVn' Ph'
lciahs cannot De llau AT AL lhey cannot Wis
pntieLls shomSn Non ANY u h apart 10 I'VE pE
enough with them on horseback for their re-
Hence has arisen in these modern times a
,,,,,asai., 49, ear,oJ;aa -, at - III A.
,cctions for their use-a present recourse for
elef in the exigences % sickness, when no
,thcr aid is near. 1t Is a new necessity conse-
ucpt upon the changed conditions of human
ifc a want | have spent nv wears in suDplv-
ng, and | will tell YOU something Of its extent.
lur laboratory makes every day some 63O. 900
,otions or doses of our ,,rcnorations Tbeso
re all taken bv somebody Here is A number
anal to the population Of fifteen cities AS large
= Lowell. taking them every dav for sickness
eeps no Sabbaths) nor for once only. but again
nd again wear after wear. through nearly one
nird 0f i. canturv W. ali ioin in ~ i,lyosol,or,
,edicines as we do about the Doctors mission