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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17

| MINISTERIAL CANE or EgcHEk.-

4 MINISTERIAL CANE or ECCHEK.-
Near q late New Jersey camp meeting,
two elercvmen, q Baptist and q Methodist,
we're walking when they saw little girl
sitting on 3 stone, who was weeping bitter
What is the matter, my little girl p
asked the Baptist, kindly. My-my
father was KILLED on the railroad few
days ago, aud has Just been buried, sir;
and my mother IS sick sbed and can't
work. and We haven't nothing to eat, and
don't know what to d." sobbed the little
girl. A truly lamentable case; | do.
indeed, pity you, said the Baptist, trigid-
". as if he were pitying some lce-cream
he could not eat. " How much do you
pity her. Brother c.. pity her five dol
lars" yelled the Methodist, as he threw a
Y into the girls lap. Il double your
pile, Brother p" the Baptist brother
said, IS he slowly placed an y over the V.
Il 20 you one better" the Methodist
bawied. as be put 3 ten On the other
money. | cover your stake, brother r, y
and the Baptist cIergyman's expression
showed he was getting excited as twenty
from his purse was put on the rapidly II
creasiug pile. .I'Ii top the spons with =
fHy," houled Brother p. as he drew out
his last note and placed the sum with the
others, glaring ssvageIy at his cnmpaniou.
.. Here's 9 huudred-do'sr note, little girl. y
said the B aptist q1its Handy, now that ne
had got ahe&d Of his Methodist brother-in-
the-Lord: You may rake in the spoils,
. for you've cleaned out and 'euchred'
both NY friend and myself, and left Us
both dead broke. Then they walked
of hummiag hymn Now What we
would Ike 70 know Is, what did those
olergymen do before they were converted
- DissoVr5 Republican.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17

IH0 CALIFORNIA BOYS XIII 4 PANTHER
The following story. uarrasing how tw3 b3ys
killed 2 panther and two cubs, Is ted ia the
S,crsnent9 UasgE By 8 subscriber, residing
II Cc.;lza county. California:
IS rhs particulars are related by q gentle
1ar residing in the vicinity Of NewvIli@,
upon whose veraoieyyou eau safely rely He
says cHo young men, Elsh whom he is per-
sonslly acquainted, started tl the q luntsIos,
,s IS customary, with : 'ck Of sheep. One
was nsue5 Orlando BlrEis, aged fourteen
years. and tie other Charles Hull, sged
eighteen. Alter getting thoroughly settled
n their cabin and the sheep under good CON-
troll. they sesrted Of enc bright morning
out-6shing. having with them sheep-dOg
and jack knife, the latter n the possession
of young Hull, and the only weapon Of de-
fenss IN case Of en- attack from any Wild
Il im4ls They had not gone far when they
came q al old mo6s-grOEn log. and were
about to step on it, when ont sprang large
she panther and her two cubs. Young Bur
RS hissed the sheep-dog on the panther
She Immediately siezed the dog by the head
and was punishing him in frightful ma
neF when young Burris came TO the rescue,
catching the panther By the tail and en-
ieavoring u pull her Of the dog 10 case
the panther let go heE hold 1t would have
been sure death 10 the young adventurer.
just in the nick of time young Hull, seeing
the danger his companion was in, drew his
jack knife and rushed to the scene of the
oonf ct. Running his hand down over the
panther until he felt the pulls tions of the
heart he raised the knife, and, with unerrins
aim, drove il Straight into the panther 4
hegrt. The animal fell dead between them.
| hus, By the merest accident, the lives of
the two young heroes were spared. A fev
! days aftcrward they hunted up the two cubs
which escaped during the fght with the old
| one, and killed them also Any person
paying g visit TO their fathers residence can
zee the three skins hung up as a trophy ol
the victory they accomplished. The dog
recovered and is as faithful as ever.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17
A song of the twentieth Century
BY JEAN ISGELow


The Gig, he Fai,h, il fairer far
Than one which stood Of old;
II CLEANS in The light all crimson bright
With shining giimmers Of gold.
Where be the homes my fathers built
The houses where they prayed
see in no sod the paths they trod,
Nor the stones my fathers laid
ON the domes they spread, the rcoI- 5ne. -.sre
Has passed the leyeling tide;
My fathers lie low, snd their son- out1rop
The bounds Of their skill and pride,
shifting, sweeping change.
It plays with man endeavol,
They carved these names grown su4t--.,
And they said abide forever"
lie clry, I say, lieth lar away
Whereto no change May come;
It has rays manifold Of crimson ana soh
But l cannot count tlleir sum.
They sigh no more by Its happier shore
Who wander, f'rehoding not
Or waning away ot 8 changeful dag.
Orchang!ng OF lie and lot.
They dream not there on earth'- changing ft--.
ofmuts5lc wind and sea-
Thou Who art clalEeiess, grant ul- OIL p14c-
L. that lIr city with Thee
There record my name
FatAe-l forget thee Beye-,
Eor thy thought is sliu The same
Yesterday. to-day, and forever
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17

Canon Liddon is brisk, dark nlan, of
medium size, smooth-shaTen and with hair
close cut, made to look sll the darker by
the white gown, with its red hood, which
he wears. He took his text from the gos.
pei for the day: Matt. xxi 10. " Aud
when He was come unto Jerusalem, all the
city was moved, saying, Who is this ?''
Dean Stanley mentions Canon Liddon's
name, when asked who Is the best preacher
in the established church. Hecertainly has
and deserves 10 have--a dintinguished
reputation in the pulpit II | may Judge
from nay own repeated hearing, the dis
tinctiOn is mainly due to what enc might
call the iron earnestness Of the man. His
voice Is high strung and incisive in tone,
with quality a little ike the Hautboy
stop Of an organ when drawn without the
Stop DiayaS0a and DIciaga, 70 temper
and give it sweetness and body. He speaks
right on with very distinct and decided
enuneiation, s. if-shoUld 1t prove 20 be
within the range Of the possibiiities-he
will make bis most distant auditors n those
! far Of dim spaces ia the direction Of Lud-
gate Hill hear and attend. He stands
much Of the time with both hands leaning
upon the pulpit cushion, and graspiug It
/ on either aide Of his manuscript. 0c-
Icasionaliy the one or the other Is lifted as
+ Il 70 point 8 menace EiJa enc long Enger,
or hurl defiance with the other doubled
/ fist But Ills main seton IS swing and
! Bow Of the body - ho throws ais head
down 20 catch q sentence, ald then bal
ances hack to look the people ia the face
as he speeds it On It's way.
! There is aomeiy eaglestue=>. anu &
coloqujzl racjness fa.orjng much Of his
language. which helps his power Those
people knew very well Hhat they we're
about - What Ia the world, could they
mean" Yes. they tried very hard IN
Deed T. vLat IS all this about; . they
have seen through It; "-ocelr TO ne Is
instances o. what mean. Altogether ne
may be accounted worth any mans hear
llg although 1 th5uz 1 myself prefer Dean
StsuIsT. at least in many things.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17

How SON Was M4pE.-Pr0foss0r L Eas-
si1 says that all the materials on which
agriculture depend are deoomposad rocks,
not Sd much reass jhst underEe the soil.
buj those on the surface and brought from
considerable distance, and ground 80 pow
der By the gssp az gIaeiers. Ice all o7er
the continent is the agent that has ground
out more soil than all other agencies put
together. The penetration Of wster into
the rocks, frost. running water aud baking
suns, nave d0ae something. b1l the glacier
more IN 8 former age, the whole o. { he
United States wss covered with lee several
thousand feet thick, sBd sbis ice moving
from north 70 south b. the attraction Of
tropical warmth or pressing weight Of ice
and snow behind, ground the rocks over
which i passed into the paste We call the
soil. These masses OF Ice can be tracked
as surely IS game Is tracked by the hunt
e.. He had made 5 study Of them il this
country, IS far south IS Alabama, but had
observed the same phenomenon particular
y in Italy. where, among the Alps, gia-
/ cisrs are new IN progress. Toe stones and
rocks ground and polished Oy the glaciers
can easily Be distinguished from those
scratched BY running water. The angular
/ boulders found il the meadows and tht
terraces Of cur rivers not reached by va
ter, can bs accounted for IN this way.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17

Gen. SHERMAN As A LAwYEk.-The
early jud,oiary Of Kansas transacted bust
ness on equity principles. \ good many
ia stices we're like necessity, they knew no
law; but they generally did justice about
as we'll as our courts.
4 case was tried 10 1857. In which
General Sherman, who then resided on 3
farm in what was then Calhoun county.
was employed a an attorney. The Gen
eral came in with an immense pile of law
books and his precedt nts well selected. He
expected 70 try the case before Squire
Gibbs a. good lawyer should, and had
taken the case more for the purpose Of
aiding a neighbor in what he had been
made to believe good case, and to relieve
him from injustice, than for any fee.
The jolly old justice came into court
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17

GRADEs.-Railroad engineers viii be
interested in knowing that recent repor ts
from Switzerland seem 70 indicate tn at
such steep grades as that o. the Mount
Rigi Railroad, even with the exercise of
the greatest precaution, are not entirely
safe. An ascending passenger train on
this well known road was recently stopped
By the inability Of the locomotive to car
~ it any further. All the brakes were
applied as tight as possible. but absolutely
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17

LET HER CRy.-A farmer near Nash
ua, y. H, recently bargained his farm 70
another farmer for $4,000, but when the
day and the purchaser arrived, informed
him that his wife was ia Mysteries about
the trade, and he guessed he would back
out. But. said the purchaser, " [ have
come a long distance. want the farm and
mus. have il. How much more would in
duoe YOU 10 sen ?' WcI," replied the
agricuI,urist. " give me $3.50 more AMI
rs, her ery. .'-Spriaqhezd Republican.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17

How IEE BUHSED-oUT PEOPLE At
CHICAGO HAVE BEEN HoUsED.-To give the
people houses Of their own, was the plan o!
the relief committee. A house was devised
10 measure l6z2O feet or l2xl6, this for
families Of three, that for families Of five
or more. 10 be well made OF timber and
boards, battcned on the outside, lined with
felt paper. with well matched floor, a
chimney, q paneled door. three windows,
and partition 10 be placed according to
the choice Of the occupant. The cost Of
the material would be something less than
300, aud any man handy with tools could
put II 40 for himself, when the ioists and
boards were furnished to him cut Of the
proper lengths and ready 70 put together.
You may call this a shanty, but u Is a bet
ter one than the settlers IN new country
are glad to get, and quite as good as many
of the poor Of Chicago are accustomed TO
living in. Tne battens on the outside and
the matched floor make it weather-tight
and the lumbermen in Michigan have found
that the thick felt paper is better lining
than lath and plaster. With its two rooms,
substantial door, and three good sized win
dows, furnished with stove and the other
simple furniture | have already mentioned
it makes a comfortable dwelling, and such
as the q burnt out feler was glad enough
to get. To every man or woman VINO
owned or leased lot, after proper ex.
summation Of the case, such q house va:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17

NEw FANeLED SoTIoss.-kecently
two persons travelling on the road TO Goth
am in q light wagon we're smoking cigars,
from the fire Of which some straw st the
bottom ignited. The ftmos soon drove
them from their seats, and while busy eX-
ringuisbing the Ere. couptryrnsn Who had
beeo for some time following them onhorse
back. al.ightsd 70 assist them.
II have been watching the smoke fer
some time. said he.
Why then did you not give Us no
t.oa2 asked the travellers.
" Well rsspouisl the rustic, there
are 50 many new fLpylei notions now
days, | thought you were going by steam
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17

without effect; the train began to slip
down gradually and was soon beyond the
control Of the engineer and brakemen.
when the timely arrival of another train
with fresh engine fortunately averted
shocking accident. The slipping train had
acquired but little We ocity. otherwise 1t
would have been impossible 10 hold il
even bv means OF the other locomotive.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17

FLsxoSr's FAvoRr1a PoBr.-0f1cer Nc
Donald Of the Third precinct, Troy, \. Y,
presented 30 Justice Djnehue, 2 Jolly looking
Old fellow. cn wednesday, whG held this
dialogue with the magistrsce:
Justica-W hats your DsmeE
GA Fellow-John D0lan, and never vss
ssuaued nor afraid Of it vet.
Justiee-Where do you belong
Old Fell0Y-In Fairhsven, Vt, and may
the Lord look 70 ne. m "a my way ~
CastleC08 for work.
Justice Well - r C,=tlet1q-
Old Fsll1w-( shaking hsn5s with t'pe
J0sfi,5
kar1 tle5 veil
B-J not forever
But IS forever,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17
TERMS FoR ADVERTISING.

For one square of Il lines or less OF Eonparel'
type, insertion, SI.oO: for each subsequent n
serti0n y cents Unless the number Of insertion
are marked the advertisement IL VIII De commune
till ordered out. Liberal discount made % me-
chants and others advertising by the year.
Probate and Commissioners Notices $500 each
Fer notices Of IibeFatjons, Estrays, the Forrls
tlon and Dissolution Of 'opsrtuerships, Sc- - -
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money must accompany The letter.
Notices IA news columns, 10 cents per liue eacf
Insertion, but charge made Of less IN 80 cent
Notices Of Deaths and Marriages inserted grSes
bu' extended Obituary Notices or Poetry VIII t.
charged 81 the rate OF i've cents per line.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17

PEkTISESr AND IWPEEITSESr.-A de-
mure-lookiHg chap hailed charcoal
peddler with the query, Is Have you got
charcoal in your Eagon2' " Yes, sir"
said the expecsant driver, stopping his
horses. That's right" observed the de-
mure chap, with an approving nod a." al
ways tell the truth and people will respect
you =" And nc hurried on, much TO the
regret Of the peddler, who was getting cut
Of the wagon 20 look for 8 brick
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17

I Nf"IET 5TfGFFEV Ia IIT- ". F.GIU N
HsfLaav Church. S1.u6g1 mann 10. .I4a
-tt- 1877
-,.,.-. ..,......,
..r color. 5n- ,...l Iav ft sol1,fo1 ,5i,s, -,,
ph-Ie-. aud viii make tng windows OF agate.
l3 G ~ % s' % il' ii {H border 1I "i
Iarzar 4 Tie LORD aud -reat -hau 6e the pcace II
ray children.
we have come .agctt-T. ia. friends To-
..av. 4eesrdin. tg nv intiInr-i6n le-t Sunday.
ts d. honor % the memories of the mast. and
-.. remind ourselves of tho duricz and bonos
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17

aud announced the case for hearing. The
General said the plaintiff was ready. \
long, lank, lean-looking genius who stop
ped string Of cattIo and log wagon in
the street, and stuck his whip with a
twelve-foot lash behind the door, appeared
for the defense. The testimony was heard,
ami General Sherman delivered his arga-
mcnt and presented the law in the case in
an able manner. As a good lawyer would.
He read froui the common law Of England,
aud cited eases ia the reports Of several
American states. The huli-vhacker fol-
lowed him, aud ridieuie1 his preoedents
and secuted st his books He said 1t was
an Insult TO the court TO read from . the
common Law of England" aud declared
that if re we're compelled to take any Of
that aristocratio British law, he wanted
the very best Her Majesty had, and none
Of her common law" Jba~was enough,
the Justices face was set and the General
lost his case. 1t was the last he ever tried
in Kansas. He left and Kansas lost a
medium sort Of farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17

\ SuAac GIkL.-Tbe Seymour. Ind.
Times. thus describes $ young lady who
has 10 difficulty il finding something to DO
in the world
Miss Luli5 \. NuGroz, sar pet dauga-
ter of the grejched " leGi5or" oF this
paper, becoming disguised with the troop
OF geutlemauly rowing and unstable print
ers whom Ne have employed during the
past few months. swapping one for another
every few day ana weekg. cleared the
!ast one cut last week. and determined 70
DC Il. the Hort herself Every .ype IN
this issue vas ze5 up by her ulmbls 6n-
gers, including the uee advertisements
since our last Issue. and size has three
columns for next week Aud aesides all
this. shs did 2 big washing. reed about
/ fifty newspapers. and to9s tTo dzys' recra.
alton at Mitchell fair; and thjs active ana
spuuky little g printeress" declares her IN
/ tention ta zct up she whole paper herself
hereafter.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17

The Evansville. (Ind } Courier says the OBJ
Ject OF the Democracy is victory, and if this
can DO attained 't by an alliance with honest
Rep1 olieans, who are strong enough to Sive
Us q olctory, We are ready TO extend help
ing hand" The generosity of this declsra-
tion equals the % wonderful condescensiou -
of Hans Breitmann, when he says;
Dat any man who gifes me his fote-
Votever MS bolelicks pc
Shen GIfdys be Tsg1rEee
Ash bcttdl21t friend fpy De.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17

Many people despise riches ye' few
know how to bestow them.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17

! would thi. tho Divine oll mjs.s 1---1
yyar hearts thas tho voices ci y0gc caIl-
drsg, or ;h5 needs ol your associ-rsss night
j. al goa % Christ; that .yon might e led y
the 7.ni small v5ice y the Holy Spirit tlon
The chgrneis q. the dead thst yOu night
look upward, loll oE faith and prayer sni
from thac happy place OF % God = glory sni5e
yUu on she lace" Then | should be easy ia
tue future when I see you faithful 70 your own
souls ialgntll % your sous and daughter
faithful to the Word Of God There l-
nothing difficult il you only wish 70 DO it.
d re, 5uen, 70 use Jour influence Tor Cnrls1
Dare 70 separate yourselves from she World.
d are % train your children Tor Cod Dare
tc cUnl55s Him before the angels IN heaven,
and then dare 60 take Up this church ~ your
arms and bear Is up to the heart 0F God IN
,our prayers, and open wide iss doors ly- the
cntrsuce yt The penisent, and tie stranger,
and God wall lay she stoDes Of Bethany
Church with laiF colorz, aud her iOunda-
tion with s4pphres. And al her zone and
daughters shall be taught q me Lord. sed
sross gnall De the psacy Of her children.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17
History and Hopes of BernanyChurch

. 4 N-rmee greacbed By Rer n. Lord. IN
Beflaay Church, Srasdqg lao,n ~, Ian
-tt. 1927
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hare -leu rGA4
BCI not forever
But if forever
S-l forever fare tLss ss-l-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-05-25

OILING HARNEss.-The following recipe Is
sent us by y. TAFT, Of Howard county, Kansas.
He thinks IL IS the best he has ever used, and
it Is SO simple that any one may easily try the
experiment: Take about half u gallon Of oil !;
put in pan or shallow basin and the harness
in one piece or more at time then STR the
oil off the strap with your fingers, letting it
run back in the basin; hang up to dry; re-
peat the dipping Of the harness two or three
times, until it will take no more oil. \ little
lampblack added helps the look very much.
After the olling take a rag and rub Oft the
harness, and you will lind that the hardest
leather and stittest tugs ha become very PHI
able, and will remain ON one TO three
years You can leave thel. out IN the rain a
dozen times, and you can not but see they are
as pliabie as before the water touched them.
And no. only that, but the rats and mlcc will
never touch them. II they are dirty it is not
necessary to clean them before Oiling.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-05-25

To TEST THE QUALITY or WooL.-A Texas
paper says Take lock of wool from the
Sleeps back and place it upon an inch rule
Ii you can count from thirty TO thirty three
OF the spirals or folds in the space Of All inch,
It equals in quality the finest ELECTORAL or
SaXony wool grown. OF course when the
number Of spirais 10 the inch dimnishes, the
quality OF wool is relatively inferior Many
tests have been tired, but this is considered
the simplest ano best. Co,swod wool and
some other inferior Woo.s do DO; measure nine
spira.s 70 the inch. WITH tbs test every farmer
has IN possession "a knowledge which will en-
able him 10 form correct judgment Of all this
kind Ci Wool. There are some coarse woods
which experienced wool growers do not rank
as wool, but as hair, OF account of the hard
ness and s;raigh:Ges, @. the fiber
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-05-25
Farm @ar0gI 79ouseholo.

ArrLES.-At recent meeting ol the Wis
consin Horticultural Society at Madison, NJ.
MOTION spoke OF the origin OF the apple us
pelng from tnc native OF wild apple, which
saS found growing over wide extent OF
country and by its cultivation the improved
apple vas produced. He said IS varieties,
which ne mad traced, 20 were produced IL
South Carolina, and 10 III other southern
States, and the remainder were scattered over
the other States; and that these - varieties
were known in different localities by rs
names one, ,Ae Nich-a-. aCk, having i5 names
lie said Mr. Finlayson had taken step in the
right direction by planting seeds OF the crab,
which was known TO be hardy, and by select
ing those which prove 10 be good and by a
continuance OF this plan ne thought thcre
could be as good and hardy apples produced
here as anywhere; he spoke g. the fact that
twenty year; ago the South Was destitute OF
home grown winter apples; that the varieties
which were winter fruit when grown in the
North, were summer and .a.i varieties when
grown in the South, on trees from Northern
nurseries. But by raising seedlings of their
own, the South now had good winter apples.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-05-25

Our lady amateur florists will be interested
IN knowing that AS n general principle Il larger
proportion ot white flowers are more fragrant
than tL"sc OF any other color; yellow comes
next then red. and lastly blne after which,
and IN the same order, may he reckpnrd violet,
green, orange brown and black.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-05-25

TO KEEP HANS IN SUNNI Err. Gut in slices
ana trim the rlnd and on tside, fry it about
half as much AS you would for the table Pack
1t tightly IN jars; pour over 1t the fat that has
been fried out OF it; close the jar tight, set 1t
IN COO place, and when used give it second
frying before serving up.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-05-25

a standing antidote For poi> 10y oak, ivy,
etc, is to take handful OF @ ok lime, dis
solve in water, let it stand han IN hour. then
paint the poisoned parts with il. Three or
four applications will never fail to cure the
most aggravated cases. Poison from bees,
hornets, spider bites, etc, are instantly ar
rested ~ the application OF equal parts of
commoa salt and bicGr5onatc of soda. we'll
rubbed on the place bitten or stUng.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-05-25

To remove mortar and paint from window
glass. rub mortar spots with a stiff brush
dipped IN sharp, hot vinegar, and paint spots
with camphene and sand.