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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-01-11
Under the Ice.


Hoio Certain Animals Lire in Winter
Our readers know that there are two kinds Of
respiratory apparatus-lungs which inhale
air, abstract oxygen from it, and give in re-
turn chiefly carbonic acid aud gls, which
absorb oxygen dissolved in the water, and also
give of chiefly carbonic acid, which is more
readily dissolved in water than the oxygen.
The former apparatus is possessed by nam
mails, birds, etc; the latter by fishes and.
as lungs are incapable of taking oxygen out
of the water, and glls cannot take it from the
air or, in other words, as lungs cannot breathe
water, and gis cannot breathe air, animals
with lungs are drowned in water, while fish
are drowned in the air. A small number of
amphibous animals, however possess both
lungs, and eau therefore, breathe either air
or water, and thus live in both 1t has been,
however, observed that muskrats and some
other swimming mammals with lungs could
travel considerable distances under the ice
without reaching any breathing hole on the
surface, and it was for long time problem
how they succeeded in living so long and
travelling so far without access to the atmos-
phere. The problem has been answered by
5. Newhouse, in a work called the Trapper's
Guide, from which we extract the following
Muskrats have curious method of
travelling long distances under the ice. In
their winter excursions to their feeding
grounds, which are frequently great dis
tances from their abodes, they take in breath
at starting and remain under water as long as
they eau. Then rise to the ice and breathe
out the air il their lungs, which remains in
bubble, against the lower surface Of the ice.
They wait till this air RECEIVERS oxygen from
the water aud ice, aud then take it in again,
and go on till the operation has to be repeat
ed. In this way they can travel almost any
distance, and live any length of time under
the ice.
The hunter somstimos takes advantage of
this habit Of the muskrat, in the following
manner
When the marshes and ponds where the
muskrats abound are first frozen over, and
the ice is thin anl clear, on striking into
their houses with his hatchet for the pur.
pose of setting his traps, he frequently sees
whole family plunge into the water and
swim away under the ice Following one
for some distance he sees him come up to
renew his breath in the manner above dc.
scrlbed.
After the animal has breatheI against the
ice, and before he has had time to take his
bubbles in again, the hunter strikes with his
hatchet directly over him, and drives him
away from his breath. In this case, he browns
in swimming few rods aud the hunter,
cutting hole in the ice, takes him out
Mink, otter aud beaver travel under the ice
in the same way aud the hunters have fire.
quenily told me OF taking otter in the manner
| have described, when these animals visit
the houses of the muskrat for prey Mam-
factHrer and Builder.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-01-11
A Wise Mother.

When | was girl, my mother taught me
every variety of domestic work leading me
on from simple and to difficult processes in
this manner " My daughter" she would
says, A" now if you will make this skirt very
nicely, you shall make next q shirt for your
father, and he shall know that every stitch
was set by your fingers" How eager was
to learn the mysteries of shrt-making, aud
how patiently my mother taugh me to set
the stitches in the bosom, to bastc the gus
sets, to stroke the gathers How many but
ton-holes | worked on old scraps of muslin
before she could quito trust me to make those
in the bosom and wristbands But that shirt
was my apprenticeship to the needle, and
since then dress-making, millinery, tailoring
even, has had no terrors in my Imagination,
lor IL l could learn to make shirt well, |
could learn to make anything la the same
way, she stimulated my industry in culinary
matters " When you have learned to wash
and wipe the dishes very nicely. she would
say will let you make some biscuit -"
Then was permitted to rise a step higher,
to the dignity of bread-making, the concoc.
tion Of cakes and pies. | really thought in
those days that loved to do housework, TO
cook and sweep and iron, but since then
have found out that it was my mothers ad.
mirabe management that made pastime Of
drudgery. Exchange
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How Scarlet Fever is Spread.


The enormous mortality from scarlet fever
which appears in the Registrar Generals
mortality bills is now constant and increas-
ing quantity. IL Is assuming proportions
which are alarming not the less so, because
they are largely increased by individual care
lessness. 1t has always been source of
great mortality and, in the absence of any
means Of checking its progress, such as pos
sessed IN vaccination for small pox, and by at.
tentlon to the water supply and drainage for
cholera aud some forms Of pythogenic fever,
1t becomes the more necessary accurately to
Investigate the means by which it is spread.
These may be summed up chiefly in a few
words. 1t is spread by personal carelessness,
by neglect, and by recklessness of individuals
as to the public safety. Siarlet fever is pro.
pagated from person to person by culpable
ignorance and criminal neglect Cleanliness
aud general sanitary regulations are of use in
mitigating the severity Of the disease but
are no bar to its propagation.
Let US take the experience Of one London
physician during the last week, and it will
easily explain how scarlet fever is n,w being
spread He tells us that he has become cog
infant Of the following cases during that time
Travelling by rail- he was requested not to put
down the window, as little boy in the carriage
was not very well. The boy was on his way
home from a school where scarlet fever had
broken out aud, on examining him, the
eruption was fully evident. A clergyman
brought into his room u lad, not to consult
him about the lad, but inadvertently He
was about to take him into the country. This
lad had just recovered from scarlet fever, and
was in the dIsquamatve stage of GONZALES
cence, shedding about those scales which are
so highly infectious, and are enough to poison
the whole population. His washerwoman had
scarlet fever in her family she ascertained
that it was conveyed by the clothing of
scarlet fever patient, sent to the wash BY the
friends without any eruption. These are all
acts Of the most culpabe and dangerous neg
ligence.
Scarlet fever is one Of the most intensely
and continuously contagious diseases. From
the outset of the disease till the completion
of the subsequent process of peeling Of the
skin, the patient, his clothing and discharges,
and the light scales which are difused in the
atmosphere from ais peeling surface-skin, are
pregnant with poison. Not only should he be
carefully isolated not only should his cloth
my and all that comes ia contact with him be
carefully and thoroughly disinfected not
only should his body be anonted, as DR.. Budd
has recommended, with oil to limit the erial
diffusion of the epiderma scal,'s but the ut
most care should be exercised by the persons
attending him not to become carriers of this
yirulent and subtle poison To send to the
aundress garments fatal as those OF De-
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A Good Answer.

"Sir," said lad coming down wharf in
Boston, and addressing well-known mer-
chant" sir, have you any berth for me on
your shipf want to earn something"
"What can you do ?" asked the gentle.
man.
:" can try my best to do whatever am
put TO-" answered the boy.
What have you done -
q have sawed aud split all mothers wood
for nigh two years"
What have you not doue ;" asked the
gentleman, which was queer sort Of ques-
ton.
We'll, SIR" answered the boy, after a
moments pause, have not whispered once
in school for whole year"
That's enough" said tbs gentleman. "you
may ship aboard this vessel. and | hope TO
see you master Of her some day. A boy who
can master wood-pile and bride his tongue
must be made of good stuff --Chila's Pepsr.
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Az ALAi,sl-cLoCK.

/ have an alarm-clock in my chamber.
Every morning about five O'Clock it sets up
such whizzing and ringing that it wakes me
up. "What a nice way to be reused up -
some Of my little readers will say. Yes. it is
a very good way u / al'oays GET up ,chen IL
icQkeS me. But last summer, one morning
instead of getting up when my clock aroused
me, | lay still little, and went to sleep
again. The next morning | did the same
thing and in the course Of few days the
clock, though it made as loud a noise as ever,
would not wake me-
| have often thought that my alarm-cock
is very much like ones conscience Every
person who knows Gods viii has such clock
in his own breast; so that whenever he is
going to do wrong, it gives an alarm, saying,
"Ihat is not right you must not do that
God sees you" How important it is to have
a conscience that always tells US when we do
wrong, aud that checks US when We ale in
danger of doing so. But We must hear con.
science when it speaks, If we always stop
when it says "stop," if we always do what
it tells us to do then we shall always near it,
But five get into the habit of not doing what
it tells US, after awhile we shall not hear it at
all our conscience will become hardened,
and We shall be ready to commit any sin,
however great, Selected.
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some husbands never leave home III the
luornlnS "l'hout Kissing thelr wives and bid
a'ns 'hem goodbye dear IA the tones OF
uu~eaiieu loye ana whether 1t be policy or
,ac' II mas all inc effect OF iAci' and those
homes are generally pleasant ones provided
always that the wives are apprcclatlye, and
welcome the discipline IN kindly spirit We
know an Old gentleman who lived with his
wile over my years aud never LETT home
without tho kiss and the !" goodbye, dear. -
Some husbands shake hauds with their wives
and hurry oil as last as possible as though the
effort were a something that they were anx-
ious to forget, holding their heads down and
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Vol. 66.-3352. No. 10.

tight said tho widow, half disposed to laugh,
and half inclined to be vexed. Amt YOU
ashamed Of yourselves children to 60 and play
such mean trick on your poor old mother 7
But | do say fort there are worse troubles in
the world than I've got"
The widows Thanksgiving hoax proved an
eiicacious one. She never grumbled any
more.
Mother always sees the sunshiny side Of
things now" said Tom. And amt il
jolly ?"
Tom was right
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miscellaneous.
AMONG THE ANGELS.


nY NRs. .. 70. wtLNLs.
Whenever s.t ln the twilight,
AZ rU.t 0un the Tolls oi the day.
An tle liite one. gather about me.
Too wear, Tor lau thter and play,
think with the longing Of sorrow nud love,
oi thc 0uc litile child that's away.
Away fr0m iho arms of the mother
And umctImcs 10 grcves me 20 know.
'guient with tho love that surrounds him,
IlHu.fnr will mIss uH hollow
Fog Doe nlks in thc facs of the Father above
An1 walks with the saint. 60 and ifo
love FOO iuy fin-v Co. follow
Their tops Boy th1 river so fair
Aud lls' t0 tle wonderful stories
Tine angels are tolUughIm thorc-
INH beau |luI angels Uf Paradise
Aud dcu Lltue oIFcrhar.
rhuro' tls angel That spoke unto Ilasar.
" Fcur nnt, Tor God hclrcth tHy moan. .'
and tao one That clme dying Co MARY,
All ah.n.u- with light fsom the throne
Aud tc strong, bcssd seraphs that soothed the deaf
When tempted ami mnuns alone
But grsndcst of all tho angel
Whose story often have rend.
Who came to the tomb of the Savior,
Ami rolled back tho Stone from its heal,
AND snld t0 Che NcePers that tremhlci 90 hear,
" The Lord ha- gone up FROM the dead
o. angc of DIE and OF glory
Come whisper tiy message 20 me.
When sadly 80 aud remember
The child that .s gone FROM my knee
Jog know loo The mansions whore Jesus has gone
H.s lttic ones surely must Dee.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-01-11

FOLLOWING OUR Loves TO HEAvEN.--Ah (!
how many men have found heaven by follow
ing their children there How often it is
that a man wretchedly following after his
companion, has found heaven by standing on
the threshold of it and looking in upon the
loved one that he has lost The brute crea-
t'on can be led and allured by taking their
young ones and carrying them on before
'hem' And where heart loves idolatrously,
ana Is to be trained for heaven and the object
loved Is taken to heaven, how often does it
follow, crying as it goes, as a bird cries out
while it follows the boy that has the nest in
his hand How often have men learned at
the cradle, what they would not learn at tho
altar; and at the grave, what they would not
in the sapctuary.-Beecher.
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" Bury the Hatchet."

"Dear Walter" said Mrs. GREW, " Ncg
Year is coming. with is warm.hearicd greet.
ing. and icstol Gatherings. to dig the grave
ior old animosties polish brighter the chain
of friendship. aud draw closer about the heart
the coras of love for home and kindred. Ii
is very sad to think of the separation between
you and your only brother. Forget and
Forgive" said the sweet peaccmaker. as she
passed her arm carcsiusiy about her hus.
bands neck.
Pshaw! Emma" said her husband. wo-
mcn mover 10 90 the loundation of ANYTHING
/ You seem TO forget l,e cause of thi. aIiena-
/ ton. You overlook Inc provoc,tion received
You forget the benefit. he ha. meyer acknowl.
edged by one word OF gratitude. of which ho
BIAS been The rccipicnt for long years. And
then this la.t adrout. win not bear it"
said Mr.. Grey. risin, aud uacnr the floor In
his impatence
81 No. not from mv own mother. SON."
No. ! do not iorgof said Mr.. Grov
mildly.
Of know Won are tine ipiursI porlv
know he has abnsod cour canerou. kindne..
So much the more marn,nimous in won 10
forgive. II there remain In him sp,rk of
uo noblrno.s ,ou ro..,ss IL ,y,il bo c,n,,j
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NN NNNs INN|.N Dc N'.l.rNNf Nsis
] You cannot afford 80 neglect the church
prayer-mectuy 10 h aLuulauuy testified
by tho most happy aul useful Christians that
they noad 80 least one prayer meeting between
any two Sabbath l1 c1lueot The influence Of
these Sabbath. ani ezouj them over the
whole week. ThemaL happy and useful pas.
tors are equally ready 10 testify that those
who habitua.iy attend thc prayer meeting give
them the best evidence of being clifed hy
the Sabbath services aud OF enjoying steady
and reliable growth in grace. They are most
valuable hcp- TO The pastor and helps 10 one
another The Christian fellowship Of those
who weekly look iu each others faces and
sing familiar hymns together and hear 20.
gether the pastors most familiar talks, and
listen to the faithful testimonies OF veteran
disciples aud the ialtefiug uuerancos Of young
converts, and pray together 10 ahectionatc re.
mombrauce OF each others wants, and trials,
and Joys, is uuspeakabIy precious You cam
not afford 10 lack this.
> Your pastor and brethren need you
at the prayer meeting. Their comfort and
joy are incomplete w.th9lt you They know
so well the boucit OF hlbual attendance
that they desire ycu 90 share thom. They
are saddeued by the lelr taat you DO not ap-
preciatc those benefits, aud are not attracted
to this holy fellowship. ln no other way
could you SO greatly encourage your pastor
and comfort your brethren, as by giving them
that weekly hour iu ha1itual attendance at
the prayer meeting. Try it, try It steadily
for one year. and you sill then De competent
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Special Anttoes.


TWENTY SEVEN YEARS PR ACTTCE
w ''-' '--' 80
IN tho Treatment of Diseases Incident TO females. ha
l.t mn t,v nj tite he,d OF All ri,.fe,p. f,,,h ips
P''.-- .,,ii,, ,i ,,,sili. ii, ~. .,,-.,,,,
such practice fptlAi91 NNN 'i'"'' Ium l' humhh'''
"a euory and permanent Doc thc worst " sup
i ,tt tler ,f,a.,.,,, az i,s,..,,,.t. from rilf
F.''''' " , .t oIn,.
vo a pvpfrorf sfnrrr. uo.rov.
W. -no,r5 o,rni.t.a T., r.o,. desiring lo remain
N' Z"
under treatment
uostoy TuIv. tg-1 AlO
~...r
IAN pgtfr>tt- ,ptt4rs CONsUMprINEs no GU
p'' ''i'''',e an % nnf0, fN WINTER
~ i- i-','' a. ..,i.,.t . q ana. ,.i. .f.
unv.nE lor Ne ln.i ililS S-nt I i,,, IVY ~, ~ .
time and O.. tgntion l' ~ 1 4,l, fi' r..,' f ,i
sumption, tlti thHf uNi' 'l'i- iNi1 . N.' tiil
ou sit o lc pure icd 20 restore '''yIi' tat (. o'
diseased lung 20 Nal',.3 , D., . +, ' ,''' I. i'
important .irp i.t i'I poo. I' ,t WV
anu the hcst of ni plh'' Nu VIZ ,lNiN ' II lir pui'
posa. iu wint.r i. tl.iI.i Nli Hln lN lti "hsi
tia tlmpcmiuir regular, a.! hNi i' su.h Ntt !.
nt'uu' Hs iu lNi. h' .i'II '0't., it.t'Ni 2" i.iW'
] can lmmeud -NNi N'tni h'Il iu, 90 i4 f,l'i
man. L1-t winter aN '.''iN -'.. L.,i WHO
lung bad been iafly dc.ei uui Who under ihe heii
In nu1ctia 0i thc eImii' NNN nt h''inei were ADt
ting woil.
one hundred mhe- ifi..f aoNn ii, i,ei l p l9.nt ~
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JuDGE Nor 1T was discovered after the
death OF a man who was not reputed to pos
sess generous disposition, that he had se-
crety provided for the sick poor and especi-
ally for poor widow, who had refused his
addresses when she was gay and lovely
glrl.
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see what that has to do with the subject il
hand"
Don't you see ? If mother had troubl
enough and to spare, just for once, she woul,
be glad enough to give it wide berth after
wards"
Tom" said Charley, stopping short it
the middle Of the road you are certainl,
I little ue'er do we'll, but there may be some
thing in this plan Of yours after all
The turkey was smoking on the table
brown and cracking and odorous, when tn,
three children returned from church-tht
tarts were perfect and the tumblcrs Of pin,
apple jelly, frnged with tissue paper would
have made a city eonfectioncr mad with zeal
ousy And the widow had opened bottl,
Of nine year old currant VIM 10 celebrate Ia,
close Of the banquet, to say nothing of tho
stone pitcher ofcrystal clear cider that spark
led beside it,
There, set up, children" said the widow
as she arranged the last pumpkin pie in it,
allotted corner. haven't no appetite to eat
anything
Tom dropped his knife and fork and Susan
looked up dismayed
Mother, we can't eat mouthful unless
you sit down to the table with u.s. said
Charley.
IN sit down, thcn-but | couldn't swal-
low, my tronbes has clear taken away nv
appetite"
So the the widow sat down, like a raven in
bombazine and c!ear-starched muslin. and
brooded sorrowfully above the banquet.
"And now, mother" said Susie seriously
after the meal had been done ample Justice
to, ere you ready to hear the news | wished
to tell you2"
YES, s'pose I'm as ready as ever shall
be, said Mrs Spencer dolorousy. There
goes one Of my best tumbers on the floor
nothing but iIl-uck comes to me-Oh, dear,
dear, don't see much use in living"
Farmer Wyllis has turned me away,
said susan, soberly and has kept back three
months wages for fine set Of glass | was
unfortunate enough to break last week
Turned you away? Then there'l be no
use your tryn' to get another place anywhere
around here, shrieked the widow Oh, Su-
san, Susan-and I'd calculated on them wages
to pay the taxes this year. What is to be-
come Of US ~
" don't know, said Susan with a soft Of
obstnacy " You always said we were hunted
down by ill-luck, mother aud believe you
are right. Aud this Is not the worst Of it
Squire Parker has lost some money out OF
the store, and he believes that our Tom took
It, and Tom is never to show his face there
again"
It's lie screamed the widow -" my
Tom is as honest as the day is long My
Tom would MT touch sixpencc that don't be-
long to him
That may be, said Susan, " but appear.
ances are against him, and TOMS character is
Just as much blasted as IT he had really been
the thief,
Mrs Spencer wruns her hands.
Come here Tom, my poor, prosecuted
boy she sobbcd. know you to be no
thlei' aud your old mother'll stand by you, il
all the rest Of the world should turn away
from you
" rs tor me, now put in Charley, with a
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ITONTpELlER TOWN BONDS
TREAsURNRs oFFIoE or THE

1ioNifhLihh AND WELLS RIVER RAILROAD.
Notice IL herchv ri,or H.. DrckNhfR, 10, 1870
Nod by t6e presden sOSA aD pl this Reroad has been
AZ bis office in Montpelier ana tbt sad ,o as
'n' MI oe due on the second day Of January nesi
al "a ny order Of the Directors, "'N''
ia. PAGE, Trsanr.r.
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