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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-06-04

HEALTH OF FARMERs.-Agriculture should
be the most ennobling of all vocations. 1t
would be, II farmers cultivated the earth as
| teachers develop the head and preachers ed
aeeto the heart Teachers and preachers ain
| to train the thoughts and feelings to truth
and happiness. Farmers should train the
earth to produce such crops and fruits, and
such only, as are conducive to the best health
and highest welfare of human beings Then
would their calling be transformed from one
OF degrading drudgery and intermiDable toll
to one of refinement and luxury. The ger
minatlng seeds, the waving grains, the lus-
cIous fruits, SO suggestive OF the source OF all
lie and all blessing, and the harvest season
so typical OF resurrection and immortality,
ought to make the life of an agriculturst
continual pastime. And this would be the
farmers life, if farming was managed as it
should be.
Farmers have unequaled advantages for
health, strength and longevity The statis-
tics of disease and the tables Of mortality.
however, are against them. This is not due
to their vocation, but to their misuses of it.
No class, as a whole, is probably so utterly
reckless OF health conditions. So far as our
acquaintance with the habits of farmers is
concerned-and it has been extensive-it
cOmpels the conclusion, as rule, the detet-
ic habits of farmers are worse than those of
any other class who have the means of ehoos-
ing sfor themselves. Fried dishes several
times day, with several fried articles at
each OF the three meals, is one of their COM
mon denominations dried beef, old cheese
and pickles are among the common relishes,
while lard and saleratus make their richer
dainties infectious and caustic. We have
seen on farmers table fried pork, fried eggs,
fried potatoes, and fried grlddle cakes for
breakfast; fried ham, fried hominy, and fried
parsnips for dinner, and fried sausages and
tried doughnuts for supper-all the frying
done In lard. No class is SO troubled with
canker, eryslpelas, tumors, cancers and hu-
mOrs, as farmers !; and the excessive use of
pork, lard, fine flour. rick cakes and greasy
pastry, are enough to account for it, In
dletetic habits, our farmers are sadly misled
by the agricultural journals. nearly all of
which pander to their prejudices, and fatter
their morbid appetites by recommending and
commenting swine breeders and pork eating,
while they fill their kitchen column with
recipes for making erich and palatable -
puddings, pies, cakes, and other complicated
dishes, which no stomach ever carried inside
a human body could long tolerate without
death or dyspepsia.
The essential need of our farmers is plain,
wholesome food, properly cooked. This would
give them much more available strength for
work, relieve them of many of the distresses
and expenses of sickness, add many years to
their life, and render old age :" green and
normal, instead of dry and decrepid, as it is
in most cases under existing habits.-Scienee
Of Health.
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goetrv.
The Herald of Summer.

hear gush of melody, see a flush of green,
SO know the Summers coming with the glory o
queen,
For the Spring, her welcome herald, has proclaimed
it far and wide.
Since the throne of Winter toppled, and the stern
old despot died.
springihas spread DER moor and mountain a car
pet for her feet,
Silver daisy, golden king-cup ,spurpe orchis COW.
slip sweet:
Babe the trees unfold a, canopy of undulatins
shade,
Where anemone and violet their woodland home
have made.
Pale narcissus and faint dafrodil whisper of her by
the well,
Where ferns bend DER the primrose lest she the
secret tell;
But hyaeinthe and hareben ring the Gdings boldly
out,
For the breeze to catch the echoes, and answer
with shout.
The busy brooklets, listening, have turned the
theme to song,
And sing it to the sedges they gently glide along
The mountain streams, no longer dumb join in the
joyous lay,
And leaping DER the rocky bounds laugh out in
sparkling spray.
Glad butterflies are futterng like banners in the
air,
Rich flowers hold up their hectares and offer in.
cense rare,
The toiing bee huns cheerily, the gnats dance in
the sun,
The very frogs creak gleefully DER springtide life
begun.
No neOd the tardy cuckoo's note to gossip of the
Spring,
Whilst other warbers' tuneful throats have pro
phetic ring;
And orchards white with cherry snow, through
which blooms apple-blush
Bring dreams of summer fruitage to t he birdIinrs
in theIbrush.
Spring is herel and Summers coming with
coronal of light
For the skylark, like a courter, has winged his
upward flight,
The first to meet Queen Summer in her golden car
of state,
And salute her with his anthen close to her palace
gate.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Vermont Central r. L. Line
WINTER ENTs.
Commencing Monday, Dec. 9, 1872.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH AND EAST.


Leave Montpelier 8. SIS am, 9 .1s nd 955 pm.
Mail Train leaves Ogdensburg at 600 PIN; ST. Al
pans S.SU M; Meeting al VINE nVe
&C., and at White River Junction with rains on Pas
sumpsic Railroad South Vernon for Springfield and
New York At New London, with Steamer for New
York.
Day Express leaves Montreal at $40 am. ST. Johns
Ct dooo am, osdensburg at 30 am, a,
via Lowell at 1000 pm.
Night Express leaves Ogde nsburg at l2o m, Platts
burg 80 pm, Montreal at $50 pm., ST. Johns at 400
pm, ST. Adams at % pm connecting at White River
Junction and Bellows Falls with trains for Boston and
Vernon with trains for Springfield and New York
arriving in New York at 80 pm, and in New Lon
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST.
Leave Montpelier $50 and 7.45 a.m., and APO and
els pm.
Day Express leaves Boston via Lowell at 500 am
for Burlng ton St. AIbans Montreal, &c, arriving in
Montreal at 9.45 p.m., and Ogdensburg at l As am,
making connection for the West.
Mail Train for Burlin and ST. Adams leaves Dos
ton via Lowell at 700 am. via Lawrence and F.tch
burgh at 7:30 am, Springfield at 500 am, New
lows Falls 1870 M, Whichever Junction 2.3cp m
arriving in st. Adams at 9.25 pm.
Trains leaving Boston via Fitchburgh At 7.30 am
and Springfield at 500 am, connect at White Rivsl
Junction with Day Express train
Accommodation Tram leaves Mortified at I. 80 n
Rutland at 500 am, Burlington at 9. 90 am, ST.
bans at 1900 m, ST. John at $50 pm, arriving IN
Ogdensbnrg, at s.lO pm.
Night Express leaves New London al 2.f4 pm
South Vernon at 9.5S In receiving passengers iron
Connecticut River Railroad, leaving New York a
800 p.m., Springfield $40 pm, Bellows Falls Ill "a
pm, connecting with trains over Cheshire Railroad
leaving Boston at $50 m, connecting at White Rive
junction with train leaving Boston at 500 pm, fol
Burlington, st. Adams, Montreal &C, arriving in Mon
treal at 9.45 am, Plattsburgh 1900 am, and II
0gdensburgh, at l2.i p.m., connecting with Crane
Trunk Railway for the West.
Sleeping Cars attached to the night Express TraiI
running between Montreal and Boston, and Montrea
and Springfield, and ST. Adams and Troy.
Drawing Room Cars day Express Trains between
Montrea and Boston.
Through tickets for Chca and the West for sale a
the principal stations.
G. MER RILL, Gen'I Superintendent
st. Adams. Dec 9. 1872.
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HE Wool MARKEr.-The general course
OF the wool market is as follows: The wool
buyers and manufacturers put taeir agents
in the rural districts during the time of the
clip, and make the prices and generally at
that time purchase enough to carry them
through from July to November. During
tho intervening months wool is quiet. What
is offered is readily picked up. and forms a
supply of wool that carries the manufactures
through the winter months. If there is a
scarcity, then prices start about January or
February, and in come the spectators and
holders of wool ready to take advantage of
this advance, and make good profit. The
wool is then sold, the stocks are cleared of,
the excitement aud the prices decline, and
by the months of April and May their prep
arations are made to repeat the same bust
ness routine of the year, by operating against
the income of the new clip, by getting prices
down again, and by general Generalization
of the wool markets.
Last year we saw that this little game was
to be played on large scale, and endeavored
to secure the benefit of it for the wool grow
ers The programme worked we'll, many
wool growers held, and the buyers were rath-
er Kept on their own side of the field. But
IN stepped Congress in defiance of all that was
expected of it, and it had to tinker the tariff !;
of course the wooden interest received grave
shock. Congress, instead of practicing the
wisdom of the Irishman who cut off his
blanket at one end and seWed it on to the
other to make it longer, actually cut off its
blanket at both ends and threw the pieces
| into the hands of the foreign manufacturers,
with the expectation of making the American
blanket little longer. Congress did not
lengthen our blanket by the process, but on
the contrary it heightened the blanket of the
foreign WOODEN interests, for it took the
pieces we threw away and used them to great
| advantage, while we here at home were left
all winter with our feet pinshed and our
shoulders uncovered and freezing.
Then came the stringent money market,
and the Boston fire, ard the immense impor
| tations of goods, and the wooden trade fell
under it, and with the wooden trade as ne
cessity the trade and prices of wool fell also.
There was no help for it. 1t was not fore
seen East or West. None of the sagacious
papers at the great cities of the wooden trade
either predicted or toresaw it. In fact they
have been disappointed in the actual condi-
ton of the market, just as We at the West
have been. Now we do not know that there
is any use in looking back and picking up
the dead; our best course is to look well to
the future, and see what we can make out of
it.-Michigdn Farmer.
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To Boil PoTAroEs.-In Ireland potatoes
are boiled to perfection the humblest peas
ant places his potatoes on the table better
cooked than could half the cooks in the
country by trying their best. Potatoes
should always be boiled in their jackets :"
peel'ng potato before boiling is offering a
premium Tor water TO run through it and 20
to table waxy and unpalatable; they should
be thoroughly washed and put into cold wa
ter. In Ireland they always nick a piece of
the skin off before they place them in the
pot the water is gradually heated, but
never allowed to boil; cold water should be
added as soon as the water commences to
boil, and it should thus BE- checked until the
potatoes are done the skins will not then
De broken or cracked until the potato is
thoroughly done; pour the water off COM
pletely, uncover the pot and let the skins be
thoroughly dry before peeling.
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srs are swung up toward the furnace
holes, and five other soldiers spring for
ward with their guns-whioh in this case
are iron bars, that they set upright under
the five blowing pipes to support them,
while the rollers are being re.heated in the
necks Of the pots. The blowers blow in
the necks of the pipes with all their might,
then clap their thumbs over the holes to
prevent the air from rushing out again !;
in the meanwhile the end of the roller is
softened, 80 that at last the air, forced in
and expanded by the heat, bursts in out
ward. The glass is then cylinder, open
at one end. 1t is whirled in the heat I'M
til the edges become true-then brought
away, the five iron supporters drop
ping to the ground with simultaneous
cIang. The cylinders are laid on tables
where the imperfect spherical end about
the blowing'pipe is cracked off from the
rest by strip of melted glass drawn
around it. The cylinder is then cracked
from end to end On one side, by means of
red hot iron passed through it.
In an adjoining building is what is call
ed the fattening oven. The cylinders
brought there are lifted on the end of the
lever, passed in through circular open
ing just large enough to admit them, and
laid on fattening stones on the oven bottom
with the crack uppermost. The oven bot
tom is circular, and it revolves horizon
tally. As the glass softens it separates
at the crack, and lays itself down gently
and gradually on the stone. The long
cylinder is then fat sheet, three feet
wide and nearly five feet in length There
are four openings around the sides of the
oven at one the glass is put in, through
another a workman sweeps the stone for
it, third workman smooths it down with
block as it comes round to him, and d
fourth, at the last opening, which is close
to the one at which it was put in. lifts the
sheet-partly cooled by this time-up-
on carriage in the oven. This he does
by means of lever furnished with sharp,
broad blades at the end, which he works
in under the glass. When the carriage is
full, it is run through an aunealing oven
beyond. The opposite end of the anneal-
ing oven opens into the cutting-room.
There the carriages are pushed along a
central track, and unloaded at the stalls
Of the cutters. The cutter has table be.
fore him, with measurements on its edges.
He lifts one of the sheets, lays it on a
table, and commences ruling it faster than
a school-boy rules his slate. His ruler is
wooden rod, five feet long, and his pen
cil-point is diamond. Every stroke is
cut. Not that he cuts the glass quite
apart ; indeed, he seems scarcely to make
a scratch. Yet that scratch has the effect
Of cracking the glass quite through, so
it breaks clean off at the slightest pressure
In this way the sheets are cut up into
panes of the requisite size.-Our Young
Folks.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-06-04

ODD BIRDs.-The British Turkey of
Australia makes pile Of eggs, and then
covers them with pyramid of earth and
twigs, and so on. The sun heats the pyra
mid, and so the eggs get Matched. The
cock watches the mound, juss as garden
er looks after his hot-beds, uncovering and
covering up the eggs according to the
temperature. When the young ones come
out of the shell, they are kept covered up
for day to let their feathers grow. On
the second day they begin to take their
walks abroad, but soon 60 home, and are
tucked in again by papa. On the thirde
tday they can fly as well as he can. TIL
Blue Crane. With black beard and red
hood, is shy enough when wild, and yet
can be tanned most easily. 1t stalks after
its master or mistress like footman, and
looks over the garden-gate with great
interest at all passers-by, just like an old
gentleman retired from business. When
sportsman levels his gun at the Austria
lian Crake, it flies off crying " cheep-
cheep-cheep," as if it wanted to save it
self by deprecatlating itself. The Superb
! " arOIer Is Dlue ana black wren. de
gathers his wife and children about him
and sings hymns to TEEN whilst they nod
applause. Wild Geese are very funny
birds. They march through field like
so many policemen, only the geese are
stealing. One of them marches with his
head up like sergeant. He is the look
out goose, or rather gander. When he
thinks he has been on duty long enough,
be puts down his long neck and gives the
loose whose turn it is to come on next a
sharp pinch behind with his bill. Flowers
and Peewits are sly little rogues If they
ahink you are getting too near their nests,
they will pretend that their wings are brok
ten, and lead you nice chase the wrong
way The Elder Duck teaches her young
to swim in this way she carries them out
into the water on her back, and then dives
from under them. Penguins look very
much like Dutch burgomasteas. l remem-
Der one in the yard of the London Inn.
Cape Town, that used suddenly and SOL
emmy to burst out braying like donkey.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-06-04

TURKEY RAIsING.-Farmers who live ip
sparseiy settled districts, Astounding in large
dry pastures, can afford to give the tune of a
faithful and Intelligent lad the whole sum-
mer through, to be devoted exclusively to
raising turkeys. The young broods must be
watched as constantly as ever shepherd
watches sheep in region infested by wolves.
Every night or during the day, on the ap-
proach OF rain. they must be driven to a
roomy shed with tight roof. The mother
birds, and the young, can be soon trained to
being driven as easily as COWS are driven to
pasture. Give good forage ground and keep
out of rain and dew, and success is almost
certain.-The Poultry World.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-06-04


Halr horse and half man. the Centaurs Of Nv
thology ugly set OF customsrs-iawle.s and
strained by no power. They conquered The world
consored th animals and finally TOOK up their abode
in the constellation Ceniaurs. Chron, one Of their
number made God OF the Healing Arr, and to hin
was ascribed the miraculous cures for which the
clients were celebrated. Certainly mortal man hardly
had such power,
The wonderful receipt recently found by
PIoessod Naomi amid the ruins OF Italy, is supposed
10 be the accredited Chuon the Ceutsur. Al
any rate The Cenaur Lnment effects that have
not been attempted for centuries Its composition
gh TO be pub ished for the good of mankind This
not at liberty 10 do, but putting the
ticle within the reach of all at small price.
Never before could the poor suffering cripple, the
lame. stiff onted, knoek-kneed and bed-ridden fee
that thep could again laugh walk and be merry, and all
for a few pennies.
But il is even so, the pslsied can speak the lame
throw away their crutches, the Rheumatic sleep with
out pain. and the leprous Shout for joy.
The strained, lame and mping horse is equally
brought to health and the harness. by the Centaur
Linment yellow wrarper) There is no use of talk
ing, will warrant the Centaur Linment TO cure
every time. Sold by all Drugg
j. Il. ROSE & Co. 50 Broadway. n. Y.
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Sow thy Seed.

g Sow thy seed in the morning. and in the eve ,cit
I'D not thine hand"
Sow thy seed of kind attentions,
Strew them gently DER life's way,
Dost thou know the many heartaches
Thou canst thus in mercy stay?
Share with others grief and sorrow,
Wipe away the mourners tears,
Make bright spot tor to- morrow
In the hearts oppressed with fears.
Let the timid know the strengthening
Ofthy smile and kindly powers;
Many bright thoughts, undeveloped,
Wait for genial summer showers
Kindly, gently, chide the erring
Leave no harshness in thy tone,
Point to love that, always burning,
Waits to guide the wanderer home.
Thus in every grade and pathway,
Strew your bless ings as you go,
And the great eternal harvest
Sheaves abundant shalt thou know
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Children CRY for Pitchers Castoria.

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cures Wind Cole and causes natural sleep. 1t does
not contain mrophIne pleasant to take grpes
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FAl4w9
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&SfO&00 per day! Agents wanted! All classes
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Tuner Of re Years Growth
Cured by Radyyay's IecsOIVerf.

bEvEELY. T Jllr -.
Dr. Rsp~sY--I have had ar-ries
bowels the Doctors there for
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Ressvent, and thought would
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HEALTH! BEAUTY!
DIR, RAILWAYS

STRONG AND PURE RICH BL0OD-INCREsSE
OF FLESH AND WEiGHT-CLEAR SKIN ANl
BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION SECURED To ALL
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Kidney & Bladder Complaints,

UrinarF and Womb diseases, Gravel Diabetes Drs-
St5ppaee Of Water, Incontinenoe of Urine BTighi Dis
ease Albumuura. and in all cases where there b-5
substances ike the white Of IN threads lac
six there Is morbid, dark. bilious pearac-
white one-dust deposits. and when there is ufk:-z
burning sensation when passing water, and pain lie
Small Of the Back and along the Ions. IT.ec sI-5o
WC 2 NJ S.-The only known and sure Rem 81
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eo-amended with unbounded assurance in
-; lut,. Bruises, Burns, Spralns, Rheuma-
Sss llin-s. Bites, ChiIblains, Stiffness OF
-. roz-n Feet, Ears, &C, &c. among all
ga for Sprains. Founders, Ringbone. Poll
nos. Wind-Galls. Hoof-ale, Spavins, Spring
80 collar and Harness Calls; also diseases
nj lar in
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HAS MADE THE MOST ASTONISHING CURES.
So QUICK. so RAPID ARE THE CHANGES
THE BODY UNDERGoES UNDER THE II.
FLUENCE OF THIS TRULY WONDERFUL
MEDICINE. THAT
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TERRIBLE SCENE IN A MBNAGERIE.-The
S,ciSs Times says that at the menagerie of
SIgneri BIdel and Fairnali, at Turin, on
Monday evening, Dec. %, the audience
were treated to performance not announc-
ed in the bills. Signor BideI, the famous
lion-tamer, entered, as usual, a large cage
in which were lions, lionesses. bears, hy
enas, and lamb. After the feats of
leaping, &c, ordinarily shown in such ex-
hibitions, the grand feature consisted in
the simultaneous approach of the wild
animals to the lamb, and the exchange of
the kiss of fraternity" This was ac-
complished successfully, the animals meth
odically touching noses then stalking back
to their places. The performance was to
close with putting the lambs head in the
mouth of the lion. No sooner had the
jaws closed upon the head of tae animal
than it was evident by the eyes and move.
ment of the tail of the lion that foul play
was threatened, and before word of com
mand could be given, streams of blood were
running from his mouth. Cnildren screamed
and women tainted, but fortunately the
panic was Of short duration. Signor Bidel,