Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-05

How THE GREENLANDERS DREss.-A cor
respondent of the New York Tribune, with
the Juuiata expedition, says of the Green
anders. that to one ignorant of their style
of dress, aud the similarity of the dress Of
both sexes, it would be difficult to distin
gDish the man from the woman. The
man combs his hair straight down and
over his forehead, only parting it sufi
clently to enable him to see directly ahead
of him, while the woman combs her hair
in long plalt forming it into a knot on
top of her head, which is elevated about
inches from the scalp, and tied with a
strip of ribbon either OF black, blue or
red color-the widow being distinguished
by black ribbon, the wife by the blue,
and the maiden by the red one. The COM
plexion is coppery, like that of the Indian,
their hair black, and their nose fiat, while
their cheek bones are broad and promin-
ent, nearly hiding the nasal appendage
when the profile is presented. The kape-
t: b, or jumper with hood attachment, worn
by both sexes, the hood Of the WON ans
being made larger in which to carry the
young babe, is of sealskin, with trim
mlngs of dogskin. The pantaloons and
boots are also worn by both sexes, those
Of the woman being in most cases very
eaborately and artlstIcally trimmed. The
pantaloons of the women reach only to the
knees, while the boots, made of finely
tanned sealskin, nicely crimped and sewed
with the sinews of the deer, make them
! look comfortable.
| ITALIAN METHOD OF PRESERVING THE
| DEAD.-The Italians are said to exhibit
specimens of dead human bodies-preserv-
ed according to the Brunetti method
which are as hard as stone, retain ng the
ma ural shape perfectly, and being equa
to the best wax models. This method, as
described, consists of several processes.
FIRST, the circulatory system is cleared
thoroughly by washing with cod water until
it issues quite clear from the body, and
this may occupy two to five hours sec
ond alcohol is injected so as to abstract as
much water as possible, this occupying
about a quarter of an hour; in order to
abstract all fatty matters; after this a
strong solution of tannin is injected, the
Inhibition requiring from two to ten hours
and the body is now dried for from two
to FIVE hours in current Of warm air pass
ed over heated chloride of lime. Treated
according to this system, the body is said
to become so perfectly preserved as te
effectually resist decay.
A few years since there was Presbyte
rian minister at Columbus, NJ ss., who had a
horror of shouting in church, which fac
was well known to his congregation. O1'
day, after he had preached a very spirit
ual sermon, an old lady was observed tt
leave the church in very hasty manner
Meeting her few days after, the ministe
asked why she had rushed from church 81
} suddenly the Sunday before. Well,
she responded, &" the fact is, was so fllee
with grace in listening to your sermon
that l found | could not contain myself
80 [ ran over to the Methodist church
across the way and shouted"
A man is so much more polite in church
He is on dress parade as it were. Nobod
was surprised to see that young man, las
Sunday dive suddenly into the bottom O
, the pew to pick up her parasol. Will
| he was at the bottom he saw the embroi
8 dered edge of her pocket-handxerchie
sticking from under the edge Of her dress
He would pick that up too. He commeu
ced tugging at it. when there was ferc
J. struggle and little hand darted dowr
Q He came up wi hout it. There were tw
=, red faces in the sanctuary, to which th
r calm of the blessed Sabbath seemed t
q bring no relief. But he was young ma
that meant we'll.