St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-12

toNication of amy person" NAV recOv-
cr damages from the person who pro-
NIded the liquor producing the imtOXi-
cation. or from the landlord owning the
premises Oh which the liquor WAS pro-
cured. This Is the verbatim report by
''PreSIdcnt ii. l.. Wayland. one of the
foremost temperance advocates. who
seems to believe that the provisions of
this edict can he easily" executed. and
who proposes himself not only to mulct
the vendor where Il sale of liquor is dis
tmctly provahl". but to ",tsscsS the
damages upon all the liquor sellers of
the town or county, The druggists
sell spirits and wines as part of the
medical phaImacopHia; and IL very
large proportion of spirits used III re-
spectacle households is surreptitiouSly
procured from the chemists stores. The
bottles i'll which the spirits are Vcnded
are medicine bottles. and the vendor
wraps them up thoroughly in paper. so
that whether the article sold is an en-
brocation, or black draught, OF Bour-
bon whiskcy. is not apparent to the
neighbor'S eye. rarely closed.
The ''tranSients. OF chance-cIIStom-
erS of Il country hotel are of all occu-
patinns- minstrclS, tumhlers. equestri-
an performers. Strolling lecturers. mu-
sirian>. .jugglcr> and rope-danccrs. tray
clling dwaItS. fortume-tellers. spiritual
lists. clairVuNantS. doctors with specifics
against every i'll endured 10y the human
body. chiropodiSts. dentists. meSmcriSts
to ensure " sleep at will" like our
famous doctor in Bloomsbury. and run
nerS or "dIumncrS for commercial
houses. trading i'll everything from
razOr-StropS up to locomotives. who
display their wares. or prints of them.
III Il sample room set apart for their
exclusive Use. Few travel for pleasure.
save i'll the excursion season. General
klcmiingcr did lis the honor TO pay us
visit, and present. under proper con
Sldclatlon. his portrait to those who
cared to preserve the memory of IL great
man. hardly twcnty-four inches high.
He was only just more cndurahle than
General Tom Thumb. in Il tall hat.
dress coat, pants or trousers strapped.
and boots. carried Il g"ld-tippcd cane
half aS tall as himself for ''Stylc." and
smoked cigars. strong or mild. when
ever they were presented to him. As
he sat in the lap of h attendant. the
conductors of the railway cars passed
him without taking a fare. OF course
fabulous estimates about his gains were
guessed: and he was declared to have
been sold 10y his father. leased ont again
10y his purchaser. and vet to be put
ting 10y Il handsome weekly fortune ON
his own behalf.
Major Bumper. Il horSc-tamcr. with
Il patent hit and bride. who drove his
team of black gcldings without any
rrim>. using his whip and his voice
alone. obtained Il fair sale for his har-
hess. Madame Lc Blond. with " Iro-
Quois remedies digc>ted from the tradi-
tiomS of the alorigiucs. and unVitiatcd
10y the experimental uncertainties of
modern chirurgN." very respectable.
wcll-drcSscd old lady, having an oh
servant eye. ana quiet. attentive dc
mcaNur. did NOT attract much patron
agc. But Doctor Maxim caught my
attcntion. with his tall frame. cadaver-
ou> pointed face. high cheek bones.
restless ewes. <qI'LIc head; Wearing long
black hail. and having prominent
large mouth with Il rapid fashion "l
/ speech. The doctor. in his ciIcular
mudc>iIl affirmed that. having been
endowed from birth being the seventh
son nf' ,he seventh son of the Second
son %: the seventh daughter. and with
/ the wonderful and glorious gift of heal
| iny the sick and afflicted hy his truly
/ wonderful phIrm"- magnctim. he stands
/ confessed 10y the most SCirutliiC men ON
either hemisphere. to hc the most PEI
icrt interpreter of the sympathetic iu-
b I'ucuCc~ "t Tire human race: the phTc-
u"-udIuctic influence that prIVadcS all
human natuIr. uud which iS So little
understand. AMI seems :" very mystcri-
Gus Ia all mankind, Is perfectly plain
/ to him. ou see the duct0r'~ uIthng-
Iaphy and grammar arc a little ditWh-
eel H"hahlN owing to the excess of the
+ phIcru- magnetic influence He had a
I"nG list of visitors. though he insisted
on working "nml> on an equitable and
humanitarian principal. taXiu" those
who are able t" pay in proportion tn
/ property. income. or according tO the
nature of the disease. ALWAYS IN AD-
/ VANCE" Specifics and noStrumS. even
/ where the community is well provided
with qualified practitioners. have an
/ iilimit5hlc market the placard>. alma
| macs. and illustrated tracts. advertising
/ hlttcr>. hal~am>. ointmeutS. linimentS.
SNTIpS. tones. aprrlcntS. ScdativCS, etc.
! furnish Il literature such as the English
/ language OWLS nowhere else. Dyspep-
! sid. catalrh, ScrotIla, chill and fever.
/ lung disease. and blue devils. are the
mortal ills provided for hy the cmpiri-
cal remedies which are reported to have
the largest circulation. My rooms are
within piStOl-Shot of half dozen doe
tors. including Il homTopath and Il
''Slcrp-doctor, who divines. during Il
brief nap. the treatment of disease. Yet
the two chemists shops do il thriving
business in quack medicines.
TO drive IL fast trotting horse is the
highest satisfaction. and the primest
holiday paStime to all the people, gen
tie and simple. "A sulky." or racing
vehicle of the lightest possible con-
| StructiOn, where the driver sits Oh Il
strip of carpet or canvas, and planting
his feet on the shafts. the wheels being
up to his head, weighs about 60 lbs. \
buggy, or gig Oh four wheels, for two
sitters, weighs, without its top, from
10 to 200 lbs. \ ''top-buggy" averages
from $50 to 300 HIS. The name '.wag-
on is usually given to vehicles of IL
''heavier kind of make, mostly having
double seats. Any covered vehicle for
the use of passengers is called car
riage, or Il coach. The sleighs, which
come out in the winter time, are so
light that a man might run one. A
''trotting sleigh will not exceed 35 to
10 lbs. i'll weight; the ordinary sleigh
averages 100. The public and the car
riage builder study weight in the draft.
and are always thinking of the speed
of the horse, and how to help the driv-
er i'll his progress. Landaus, barouchcs,
and close carriages. are amOnp the