Connecticut western news., 1874-07-17

Oy A AOAOSoOA uA0ANAP OL AaAoyVetS SO1ACSC3 Easton, Penn., who is one of the finest scholars in this country. The reception committee has received> notices from over seventy members that they will be present.
 Dog Killing by Eleotrioity.-Whether the slaughtering of scores of dogs by car bonic acid gas, as practiced in New York city, is painless operation to them seems rather questionable from the length of time their struggles continue. Why cannot electricity be used !? With powerful bat tery and good sized Rhumkorf col that will give spark of from twelve to eighteen inches, thirty or forty dogs at time might be killed instantly and painlessly. The wires could be led along the floor connect ing with every staple to which the animals are secured. The chain and metal collar would serve to conduct the shock to the body. An electrical apparatus would be 8 good instrument here, in the way of dog killing.
 Our scenery.-That Salisbury scenery cannot be surpassed has long been known to visitors and the oldest inhabitants. But, of late, several young ladies from New York and Br ooklyn have been exceedingly enthusiastic over our views of the lakes and mountains and in that way the citi- zens have stronger attachment for their abiding place. Nothing rivets one more to home and it's surroundings than the praises of enthusiastic and appreciative pleasure seekers. Without flattery, we can truth fully say that the lake scenery cannot be surpassed by renowned views in Scotland or Switzerland. We need Wordsworth or Southey to write it up. Who will be the coming man or woman to do it? Those who are inclined to literary fame please commence at once.
 Blast Furnace Slag.-The value of the blast furnace slag, SO abundantly heaped in the vicinity of all blast furnaces, is being tested in new way. Experiments in the nolth of England have shown that it is ca pablo of being turned, by substantial ma chinery, into cubes for building. It is now believed that without this preliminary ope- ration, blast furnace slags can be employed in the erection of tenements. Trials that have been made by MT. A. s. Hill, one of the members for West Staffordshire, have shown that, ground up and mixed with a small proportion of pulverized sandstone and cement, it can be used in a moist con crete state in the making of walls and floors, and that the operation in wall build ing for instance, can be carried at the rate of about Is inches in height per day. The interval is sufficient to allow the compost tion to set and acquire consistency.
 A Mistake.-A late New Haven paper contains the following: It may not be generally known that Salisbury furnishes New York city with drinking water. The waters of those two beautiful lakes near LakeYille seek the sea through different channels Lake Wononscopomoc empties into the Housatonic and Lake Wononpa. kok into the Croton. These two lakes are but few rods apart, and the intervening strip of land rises but little above the ley el of the lakes.
 The waters of the last named lake pass off southerly through the west part of Shar on into the state of New York, and finally re-enter the state at New Milford, and are then discharged into the Housatonic river some 20 miles north of the eastern branch of the Croton.-ED NEWS.
 Hygienic Treatment to the Aged.-Mr Habershon, surgeon to Guys hospital, Lon don, referring to the case of an old man, truthfully remarked The man died simp ly from the shock produced by coming out into the cold and fog, which, though only an inconvenience to us, was sufficient tc lead to fatal result on one whose circula ticn had become enfeebled, and whose vii tai force had so nearly lost it's power. He was reminded, by this case, of an instance of longevity communicated to him recent, by a gentleman. His mother, who hat died at the age of one hundred and two during the winter months had refused tc get up, saying that she was only warm ir bed. Undoubtedly it was owing to thi. uniform, warm temperature that she llveG so long and he mentions the instance as recommendation to practitioners, who have to prescribe for old people, advising alsc that they be kept warm. Their nourish ment should also be carefully looked after Old people cannot cat large meals; there fore they must take them more frequently Many old people will wake up about thre, or four o'clock in the morning. It is a goot plan that they should have some nourish- ment then otherwise the interval between the night and morning meals is too lon, for their declining strength. It is by car in such details that we may prolong th
 life of the aged.
 A Horse With Lon6 Memory.-Man, years ago MT. Abram Dodge, of the tow of Ipswich, Mass, owned beautiful hors
 which was the pet of the family. He wa
 admired by all who knew his playfulnes
 and good qualifications. In the summer
 was MT. Dodge's habit occasionally to hay
 frolic with his horse in his barn-yard
 then let him out alone and he would go t.
 the river, which was about one-third of
 mile distant, where he could bathe, then g
 to a common end roll on the grass, the
 with the freedom of air, start for home
 His stable was renovated for him while h
 was gone, and his breakfast put in his crt
 If he met hls master he would show som
 coltish pranks, bound for the stable, pu
 out the wooden pin that fastened the doc
 with his teeth, and rush to the mango
 where he expected to find his food. On
 night the horse was stolen from his stable