Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-04-01
A Sad Story.

! ~ 'tNS IVY h"''hS hSe'N +" eN"e'H"'
story about little boy and Ratchet. anil
how, because the little boy wouldn't tell a
lie, he, in time, 60. to be President of tho
United States, was very much impressed
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i Now, it so happened that on the last
day of March he was just ten years old,
and his father asked him what he would
like to have for birthday present. Very
naturally the boys answer was, "a little
hatchet, if you please, papa
The father bought him a little Ratchet
that very day, aud the boy was so de.
lighted that he actually took it to bed
with Fin.
Early the next morning he got UP.
dressed himself, took his little Ratchet
and went out into the garden. There. as
luck would have it, the FIRST thing that
caught his eye was his fathers favorite
cherry-tree. ....
"My eyes" exclaimed the little boy
to himself, f" what time my father would
make if fellow. were to cut that tree !"
II was wicked thought, for it led him
into temptation. There was the tree
tall, straight end fair-stauding invltingly
before him, m,-just the thing for sharp
little Ratchet. And there was the hatch
et,-strong, sharp and shining, GUST the
thing for favorto cherry-trce. Ia an.
other Instant the swift strokes of an axe
were heard in the still morning air. and,
before long, small boy was seen running
toward the house. His father met him at
the door.
"My boy, what noise was that heard
just now. Surely you have not been at
my favorite cherry. i "H so.
The boy stood proudly before him. but
with downcast eyes and flushing cheeks.
Father, he said, " / capnot tell lie.
That cherry-tree is" ',.'
"Say no more" said the father ex-
tending his arms. d You have done
wrong, my son ; and that was my favorite
tree; but you have spoken the truth. L
forgive you. Better to-" 'H.i
This was too mach. The boy rushed
into his fathers arms. ai 81 sH,7
"Father" ho whispered, "Apr1 fool!
| haven't touched the cherry.tree; but
most chopped She old apple.stump to-
pieces" '.a eadi d1'r sF
You young rascal, you :" cried tho
father, "do you mean to say you hacent
chopped my cherry-tree? April-fool your
old father! will you? Take off your coat,-i
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With a suppressed sob, that little boy
obeyed. Then, shutting his eyes, he felt
his fathers hand descend upon his shrink
ing form. 1 ad, rag ooig5a,g vst
"My son." said the father solemnly, as
he stroked the little shoulder, "it is tho
First Day Of April. Go thy way,"--
From Jact-in-the-Pulpi:, st. Nicholas for Aprii.
MEANS OF CHECKING CoUuuINo, SNEEz-r5
ING, Erc.--There are many facrs which,
show that morbid phenomena Of respira-L L
tion can be also stopped by the q influence [
of arrest. Coughing, for instance, can
be stopped by pressing on the nerves onfa
the lip In the neghborhood Of the nose.. m
A pressure therc may prevent a. cough
when it is beginning. Sueeziug may be
stopped by the same mechanism, Pressing d
also in the neighborhood of the ear. may IN
stop coughing. 1t is so also Of hiccough,
but much less so than for sneezing or ia
coughing. Pressing very hard on the top no
Of the mouth inside IS also means off,
stopping coughing. And may say that is
the will has immense power there. Thers Z,
was French soldier who used to say.gf,
whenever he entered the wards of his +
hospital, "The first patient who coughs Il
there will be deprived Of focd, to-day
1t was exceedingly rare that patient i
,oughed there. There are many other af- i,
Fections associated with breathing which
can be stopped By the same mechanism q
that stops the hearts action.id Iu spasm is
of the glottis, which is terrible thing in
as you well know, as it some- Ia
lines causes death, and also in whooping. N
cough, 1T Is possible to afford relief by "a
throwing cold water, on the face. 4 or bysai
'ickliug tho soles Of his ieei,i which opro-l
iuces laughter and at the same time goes n
% the gray matter that is producing thoio1
ipasm and arrests it almost at ouco. [
would not say thas these means arc always
successful. would not say that We can
Always prevent cough by our will 4 but III
many instances these things are possible,
and it you remember that in bronchitis and
pneumonia. or any othcrl acute affection a
# the lungs hacking or coughing greatly
Increases the trouble at times, you can
sasly see how important II is for the pa
lent to try to avoid coughing as best ho
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