Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-03-28
The House We are BUILDING.

Did we understand, that the present
life, will ever be present, not only to
our own inspection, but to all human
intelligence, as well as the Divine /;
that every thought, plan, or work,
done here in the flesh, will be a part
Of ourselves, in the tutme,-a visible
house, or body, that the spirit or soul
is to inhabit, and exhibit to our
friend, or enemies, for their comfort
and admiration, or shame and disgust.
Did we believe this, should we con-
tinue on as we now live ? "That
might makes right" sour country,
right or wrong" Our race, sex, poll
tics, and religion, the same. Getting
rich-worshiping mammon, at the
expense of truth, justice and humanity.
| think not | sincerely believe that
cheating, lying, thieving and deceiv-
inc, are evidences Of unbelief in a
future life. DR.. Thomas Dick tells us
-"The greatest incentive to truthful
ness, purity, and an upright life, Is a
belief in Immortality That relatives
and friends will meet and know as on
earth that all evil doingS will be
marks, blotches and scars, deforming
our spiritual bodies and when we
see that this spiritual body is true
record Of all the acts done here on
earth that good and noble deeds pro-
duce elegance, symetry and loyeliness F.;
whereas, lying, deceiying, sensuality
and inhumanity to man, give beastly,
groyeling, disgusting face and carriage,
shall we not regret and bewail the life
we have lived, and be willing to have
the rocks and mountains fall upon us
to hide us from our past folly and
shame When we see this recording
angel is none other than our daily life,
constructing a habitation for the spirit
to dwell in, that will tell precisely
what we have loved and worshiped
while in the flesh, how just and wise
in the Creator, that we are forced to
make onr own record, and can charge
no one as having wronged lis with
false statements ? Ponder these
thoughts well. n. RANDALL
Woodstock, March, %, -.
a GREAT AND IMPORTANT INvEN-
TIoN.-We have recently had the
pleasure Of an interview with G. Row
land, Esq, Of Washington, d. c.,
more recently Of lIartland, VT, where
for some time past he has been in
association with Mr.. n. +. English,
of IIartland, one Of the best inventors
Of New England, in bringing to light
a new material for sewing boots, shoes,
etc. This invention the parties have
Just patented. 1t is called "Waxed
Wired Thread" and is destined as a
substitute for the ordinary fibrous
thread, for sewing leather, canvas, etc.
The gist Of the invention rests in the
fact, that the new thread has within it
a central core Of wire. This wire is
surrounded by any fbrous or textile
material and is sewed either
with or without an outer coating OF
wax, The great advantage possessed
by the new thread, over the ordinary
thread, consists in its d,Uo5HHy and
Reliability the stitch when once form
ed is, to use a Southern expression,
Thm :" ripping is done away with
1t is fact well known to all, that the
fastening with an all iibrous thread is
constantly deteriorating and is daily
more and more unreliable, from the
time the stitch is formed Of it. The
new thread will cost but trihe more
than the all tibrous thread, as it is
manufactured very rapidly by ma
chinery. When we consider the vast
capital involved in the boot and shoe
trade, we can appreciate i'll measure
the value Of the great improvement Of
Messrs. II. q L. We learn that the
invention is attracting much attention
in Massachusetts, New York, and
other shoe growing regions, and that
owners Of the patent have received
liberal offers for the same, which they
have heretofore declined. Success tc
the invention and patentees.