St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-14

consent 40 long as they encourage the
business. 1t would be a sOrrOwful mat
ter enough if the birds were killed out
right when taken. but it is much worse
than that. In order to retain the feath-
els more firmly in the skin, it is stripped
| from their living bodies. thus putting
them to exquisite torture, which would
thrill even the most heartless belle with
| pity and Indignation. were she to see
the process. We hope to see the facts
of this cruel business perSistently spread
before the public until ladies shall have
no shelter from reproach behind the
plea of ignorance if they persist in wear
| ing birds. The same objection does not
apply to the use of feathers, AS they
may he taken from the dead birds.
| Their use NAV involve the danger. near
or remote, of the determination of some
! species, but not of prolonged torture.
Better beauty unadorned than that
which Is enhanced by the suffering of
Gods creatures. PrOriiehce ,JOurnai
Mrs. HAYES AND THE FAMILY HABITS.
Mrs. Hayes, whom We knew in her
| girlhood a> Lucy Webb. was educated
AT the Wesleyan female college at Gin
cinnati, and is Il consistent member of
the Methodist church and he is him
self il regular attendant upon its ser
Wees. There i one fact which We can
not forbear to state. Though not Il pro-
teSsor of religion. 50 tar as we know, he
has always maintained the beautiful
habit of reading the scriptures night
and morning in his family and after
,l, H..
and repeat the Lords PRAYER, rs if they
believed in Gods providence and good
hess for guidance and protection. Should
he and his eStimahle wife have the for
tune of taking po>session of the White
House, We are morally certain that each
day will he opened aud closed in the
same manner. From Rec. Dr.. Trtt IN
the Northe,h Boyder.
TEUTHFILNEss TO CHILDREN A pa
rent. unlike Il poet, is not born-he is
made. There are certain things which
he has AT once to learn, OF he will have
no more influence over his child than if
he were il common stranger. To gain
obedience. You must first set Yourself
to deserve it. Whatever You promise
Your little one, however small the thing
may seem to Nou, and whatever trouble
II costs You. perform it. Never let the
doubt once enter the little mind that
yon say what You do not mean, OF will
not act up L" what You say. Make as
few prolibitorN laws a. You possibly
can, but. once made, keep them. In
what l. granted as III what i denied.
compel Yourself, however wtaricd on
Worried, or impatient. to administer al
ways even handed Justice.
How To SToP BLEEDING At THE
No>E. There are many remedies rec
commended. such aS putting Il large KEY
down the patients back, aud 81 on. but
the most ettrctual. based on scientific
principles. l. 81 etfcctIIil H. to bt int:iI-
lIhlc. The entire blood supply of the
face comes from two little arteries, each
suppl wing one side ut the face. and each
PASSES over the outside of the law bone.
I" the angle OF the jaw under the ear
| These arteries can he found bI the fin
ger, and IN the case of bleeding at the
n">,' can Ice pressed against the Jaw bone
thus stopping the flow of blood from
the n">tril>. One of the arteries sup
plies the hight nostril. and the other the.
left. Ii can therefore he easily deter
mined on which side To apply the pres
sure. which should he continued long
enough tn allow of contraction in the
finer arteries of the nose.