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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-27

CAoUTCHoUC MAKING ON THE ANA
zoN.-Narrow paths lead from the hut
through the thick underbrush to the soli-
tary trunks of the India rubber trees; and
us soon rs the dry season allows the wood
man goes into the seringal with II Ratchet
in order to cut small holes in the bark, or
rather in the wood of the caoutchouc tree
from which n milky white sap begins to
flow through IN earthenware spout tasten-
ed to the wound. Below is Il piece of
bamboo which is cut into the shape of
bucket. In this way he goes from tree to
tree until, upon his return, in order to
carry the material more conveniently,
he begins to empty the bamboo buckets
into large calabash. The contents Of
this are poured into one of those great
turtle-shells, which on the Amazon are
used for every kind Of purpose. He at
once sets to work on the smoking process,
since, if left to stand long, the gummy
particles separate, and the quality of the
India rubber is hurt. This consists in sub
iecting the sap, when spread out thin, to the
smoke from nuts of the Mauassa Urucury
palm which, strange to say, is the only thing
that will turn it solid at once. An earth
enware "bowl without bottom" whose
neck has been drawn together like that of
bottle, forms kind of chimney when
placed over heap of red-hot nuts, so that
the white smoke escapes from the top in
thick clouds The workman pours a
small quantity of the white, rich, milk
like LIQUID over kind of light wooden
shovel. which he turns with quickness, in
order to separate the sap as much rs pos
sible. Then he passes it quickly through
the dense smoke above the little chimney,
turns it about several times, and at once
perceives the milk take on II grayish yell
low color and turn solid. In this way he
laws on skin after skin until the india rub
Der on each side is two or three centime-
ters thick and he considers the plancha
done. 1t is then cut upon one side, peel
ed off the shovel, and hung up to dry,
since much water has got in between the
layers, which should dry out if possible.
The color of the plancha, which is, at first
bright silver gray, becomes more and
! more yellow and at last turns into the
caoutchouc as it is known in commerce.
A good workman can finish in this way
five or six pounds an hour. The thicker,
the more even, and the freer from bubbles
the whole mass is, so much the better is
its quality and higher the price.-Scrtb-
ner'S Magdsine.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-27

STORY ABOUT MIR. LINCoLN.-Tho death
of Mr.. Denton, of Delaware county, Iowa
recalls II story he used to tell In the ear
ly days of the Illinois Central Railway
the line was not fenced, and one day tive
cows belonging to II Methodist clergy
man were killed. Being sued for damages
the company resolved to make II test cast
of it. The president of the road lirecte,
Mr.. Denton to take $500 in gold and go tt
Springfield and retain Abraham Lincoln
whom he knew well, for the company
Mr.. Lincoln replied to his request;
Il am sorry you ddn come Yesterday
Nick, for | have been retained by the
preacher and his friends "
Denton explained fully the importance
of the case to the company, and then. pull.
ing two buckskin bags filled with gold ou
of his pcckets, he put them down on the
table before the lawyer with II startling
clink, saying:
"Mr. Lincoln, the president of the com
pany authorizes me to hand you this re
tainer of $500 to take our case
Mr.. Lincoln jumped to his feet, fushet
with anger,
Mick Denton he said, =" have Civ
en- my promise to that preacher and hi
friends, and the Illinois Central hasn'
money enough to buy me away from hi
side. | don't know that shall ever get d
cent from him-but | Il do my best Il
make your company pay for those cows,
Denton said he never felt so mean an'
small in his life as be did at that moment
And he used to say that Lincoln WAS tn
noblest and best man in America.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-27

DON'T STIMULATE TIE YoUNG.-If you
give to II healthy man of twenty, who has
never tasted it. either Il cup of tea OF coffee,
it will keep him awake all night. If you
give to one who has never drank ferment-
ed or distilled liquors, IL glass of beer,
wine, or weak whiskey and water, it will
make him more or less dizzy, and perhaps
give him headache. If you persuade
one who has never smoked, to try n cigar
it will probably nauseate him, and for a
time make him severely sick. Now. what
is the conclusion from these facts? Sim.
ply that tea, coffee, fcrmented and distilled
liquors and tobacco are in their nature
medicinal; are. in brief, drugs, and that
at least while the body is growing, while
he still has superabundance of vital
force it does not need either the preserv.
ative properties of tea or coffee, or the
digestive and tonic ones of wine, beer OF
of brandy, or the soothing one of tobac
co. to keep it in health and well-being
but that, on the contrary, when the youth
| full system is in its natural state and either
is offered it, disturbance, more or less pro
nounced, is the result. What terrible
responsibility, then, do mothers and fa
theirs incur who from babyhood allow theil
little children to drink tea and cotfee-nay
before the little things think of asking fol
it, tempt them to sip it out of their owl
teaspoon!
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-27

pie salad, and went home at about eight
o'clock.
And then came the long, lonely even
ing, during which Clara sat by the win
dow, waiting and listening for every sound,
nervously anxious for her husbands re-
turn.
OF course, he is not the sort of man
TO drink too much, she told herself over
and over again; but-but am almost sor-
ry | was so obstinate about not asking Mr..
Fenwick 10 dinner. 1t would not have
been so very much trouble, after all, and
l think Charley was vexed about it.
Nine o'clock struck then ten-then
eleven-and Clara sprung up, and began
walking the room in her nervousness.
wish he would come she cried, wiring
ing her hands, wish he aOoald come!
just then there was some disturbance in
the streets, and glad at all hazards to es
cape from her own harassng thoughts
Clara threw open the window and thrust
out her head.
There was small crowd at the corner
of the street, and she could plainly hear
the jeerng voices of some of the boyish
street Arabs crying out, It's only II drunk
en- man Hello, mister, you'll find your
hat in the gutter! Can't you tell where
you llveP Go and ask an officer
Clara's head turned cold as ice. Could
it be poSsibleP Was the poor, staggering
creature, whose uncertain step afforded
amusement to mob of boys, her noble
husband? Had he so far forgotten himself
and her? And if so, at whose door lny the
fault?
Nearer and nearer came the little crowd.
Clara drew in her head and closed the
window. She could not bear to have the
dreadful probability confirmed. She stop
ped her ears, she buried her face in the
pillows of the sofa.
1t was Charley's voice-.not the maudlin
accents of semi-intoxcation, but the full
deep tones of the man she felt she could
yet honor rs well us love and obey. She
looked up with little hysterical laugh.
Oh, Charley, was frightened A drunk
en- man in the street, you know
Yes, | passed him. A policeman has
just walked him off to the station house.
So you were frightened. Ell?
Clara's face was radiant rs she turned
up the low jet of gas.
am so glad you have come, Charley,
said she. | have had Il great many COM
Functions of conscience this afternoon,
because didn't make Mr.. Fenwck well
come to the best had in the house, in
stead of sending you off to restaurant.
We went to Lemonade, said Charley.
The dinner was stylish enough, but
nothing better than you could have given
us at home.
And Charley, added Clara, softly, the
next time you invite II friend to dine with
you, you may be certain my welcome will
be ready.
That's my own dear little Clara, said
Charley. And the hearty satisfaction in
his face was reward for any sacrifice she
might be called upon TO make. A fellow
likes to feel, you know, when he meets an
old chum, that he has home to ask him
to. and wife that will meet him with q
smile.
But am sorry about Mr. Fenwick.
Never mind. lie will be in town agair
one Of these days, and then We'll show
him what Il homemade dinner is--eh
Clara?
And Clara's smile answered him.
She had had her lesson. She was no
likely TO forget it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-27

GOLDEN HAIR AT TIE CHANCEL.-A
friend living in Philadelphia has Il sweet
golden-haircd little daughter, aged three
years, who is devoted to her father, and
endeavors, after her baby fashion, to gov
ern her actions by his own. This habit
causes much amusement in the family,
though the little one seems quite uncon-
scious that she is the cause of it all.
Not long ago the child attended divine
service for the first time with her father,
and sat quietly and gravely in the pew
until the close Of the sermon. 1t chanced
to be communion Sunday, and Mr.. -,
being u communicant, went with others
toward the chanCel, unconscious that his
little daughter was following him. As he
knelt and bowed his head, the baby of
three years beside him also Inelt and
bowed her sweet face upon her tiny hands.
Those who saw the touching sight were
affected almost TO tears. and nobody at
tempted toremove the small communicate.
Not until my friend rose to return to his
seat did he discover the child, who also
rose, and slipping her little hand in his,
walked gravely toward the pew. The
clergyman, speaking of it aferward, said
it was, in his opinion, the most beautiful
sight he had ever ElitOr'S Drua0er,
IN H11per'S Mtgazjne for March.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-27

BAD EFFECTS OF BEER-DRINKING.-
The worst results from accidents in the
London Hospitals are said to be draymen.
Though they are apparently models OF
health and strength, yet, if one OF them
receives u serious injury, it is nearly al
ways necessary to amputate in order to
give him the most distant chance OF life.
The draymen have the unlimited privilege
of the brewery cellar. Sir Ashley Cooper
was once called to drayman, who was
powerful, fresh-colored, healthy-looking
man. and had suffered an injury in his
finger from small splinter of II stave,
The wound though trtling, suppurated
He opened the small abscess with his Ian
Get lIo found, on retiring, he had left
his lancet. Returning for it. he found the
man in dying condition The man died
in short time. Dr. Gordon says, The
moment bcer-drinkers are attacked with
acute diseases, they are not able to bear
depletion, and die" DR.. Edwards says of
beer drinkers, Their diseases are always
of dangerous character, and in cast of
accident, they can never undergo even the
most trihing operation with the security
of the temperate They almost invariably
die under it," Dr. Buchan says, Malt
liquors render the blood shy and unfit for
circulation hence proceed distractions
and inflammation of the lungs. Tnele are
few beer-drinkers who are not phthisical.
brought on by the glutinous and indigesti-
BILE nature of ale and porter These
liquors nhame the blood and tear the ten
der vessels of the lungs TO pieces" Dr.,
Maxson says, intoxicating drinks,
whether taken in the form of fermented or
distilled liquors, are very frequent pre-
disposing cause of disease" The hospi-
tails of New York show an equally unfa.
vorab!e record of the Incorporate; and
private practitioners everywhere have the
same experience Sanitarjan for Jan"-
1ru
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-27

The Circassian irregulars connected
with the Turkish armies are about as
dangerous to their friends as 10 their foes
Constantinople is now full of them, and
the authorities have the utmost difficulty
in restraining and disarming them. Their
mOllS operandj in pillaging small towns
is to assemble outside, fire their guns
rush in with great excitement and declare
that the Russians are approaching; where.
upon the MusSulmans take to flight and
tine ingenious CircasSans slaughter the
Christians and rob the houses. The other
night an armed band who had been adj
mitted into house for fugitives, establish
ed in Constantinople by II charitable soci
ety. actually set to work at night robbing
their unfortunate fellows and had to bC
forcibly elected.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-27

CURIosIrY.-I sometimes ask Il driver
who has gone almost every day for years
past conspicuous buildings, " win you tel
me what that building tsp" Il cannot,
he says. Did You ever ask anybody?'
" No" Ibid you ever feel any curiosity
to know what it was?" No." He has
been so busy looking after passengers and
taking the pay that he has never thought
or had the curiosity to ask about such a
thing as that! Old fashioned drivers il
New England knew every fence-post, every
stone in every fence, every house, every
man, and his father, and his grandfather
and how they married, and how much they
were worth, and all abont them; and no
man could ride with him that he did not
squeeze him like sponge, and get out Of
him every thing that was in him. 1t is
called curiosity; but blessed be curiosity.
| like it when it is the result Of hunger
thought-hunger and mind-hunger. | do
not think less of Il man because he is re-
tailer's clerk; but think great deal less
of Il man who is in business if he merely
knows Just what he Is obliged to do to en-
able him to attend to his routine duties,
and has not the slightest curiosity beyond
that. | do not think we'll Of u man who,
being in business, has no knowledge OF
anything else but making money.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-27

A COOP WORD FOR RoMPING GIRLS -
Most women have dread of these Moth
ers would their little daughters were
called anything else than romps. They
say to them, "be very quiet now, my
dears, don't run and jump, try to be little
ladies'" As if healthy child could be
still rs ifit could take time to walk, or
step over what came in its way; rs if it
could hold its little hands in its lap when
its little heart is brimful of tickle. 1t is
absurd and wrong. because it is unnatural.
Children, girls as we'll rs boys. need eXer-
cise indeed, they must have it to be kept
in healthy condition. They need it to
expand their chests, strengthen their mus
Giles, tone their nerves, and develop them
selves generally.
And this exercise must be out of doors,
too 1t is not enough to have calisthenics
ip the nursery or parlor. They need to be
out in the sunshine, out in the wind,
out in the grass, out of doors somewhere,
if it be no bigger place than the
common or park. Suppose they do
tan their pretty faces. Better be as brown
as a berry, and have the pulse quick and
strong, than white as lily, and complain
of cold feet and headaches. Suppose they
do tear their clothes; it don't try moth
er's patience and strength half so much to
patch and mend as it does to watch night
after night a querulous sick child, and it
don't drain fathers pocket-book half SO
quick to buy shoes as it does to pay doc
tors bills.
No, mothers, don't nurse up your little
girls like house-plants. The daughters of
this generation are to be the mothers of
the next, and you would have them hap
py in body and gentle in temper, free from
nervous affections fidgets and blues; if you
would fit them for life-its joys, its cares,
and its trials-let them have a good romp
every day while they are growing. 1t is
natures own specific, and, if taken in sea
son, is warranted to cure the ails OF the
girls and the women.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-27

Stick to short Saxon words. Do not say
a residence " when you mean II house
or ask "Where do you reside at present.
when you mean Where do you live
now? " Do not ransack your memory fol
long atfectations when short words will
serve your purpose. Say 81 have beer
looking for you" and not &" have beer
anticipating your arrival" d" Don't say
establishment instead of store or shop, nol
speak of purchasing instead of buying, MOI
of disposing of instead of selling, nor o
perusing instead of reading, nor of pro
curing instead of getting, nor of requst
ing instead of asking, nor intending in
stead of meaning, nor attempting instea,
of trying, nor of performing instead o
doing, nor of remarking instead of saying
These longer Latin words have their prop
er function, of course, and are to be use,
sometimes, but they should not be lugge,
in for the sake of a display of elegant Eng
lish. Avoid hifalutin. Study the styl
of the Old Testament for model, rathe
than that of the dime novel.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-27

SENSATIONAL MTERATURE.-One of the
best sermons on the evil effects of sensa-
tonal literature with which our news
stands and circulating libraries are flooded
is preached by an illustrated paper in a
two PACED cartoon. One page represents
u youth fallen asleep in the midst of Il
small pool of this kind of reading, while
the air around is filled with the unreal
and demoralizing characters and situa.
TONS the product of the young man
dreams after indulgence in these PERM
cious mental stimulants. The opposite
page is filled with II very prosaic, but ter,
ribly real, picture of young man in con
vict's dress, sitting on his hard prison cot
his face buried in his hands, and his eel
Illuminated family by the light whicl
streams through the narrow, grated slit ir
The stone walls which shut him in. The
first picture is labelled Cause" the sec
ond Effect.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-27

PATRoNIzE Your NEIGuBoRs.-The
growth of II eighborhood, village, or town
simply is the aggregate improvement of
its individual members. If every citizen
would give the preference to the people Of
his own town in his outlays, quite an ad-
dition might be made to the number of
successful men in each neighborhool.
Patronize your own village blacksmith,
carriage maker, and store keeper; help
each other along; cultivate a pride in the
progress and thrifty appearance of your
own community; cast out that selfish ieal-
ousy of Il neighbours prosperity.
1t is the mutual interests of all to have
the largest possible number of busy, lros-
porous men in each community. A success
ful man soon shows his success in his sur
roundings; he paints his house, ererts new
fences, sets ont shade trees, proposes a
flower plot for his wife, improves his land
and culture, every item of which change
necessitates outlay of money and labor.
These improvements not only benefit the
fortunate protector but add to the charhc-
ter and appearance Of the whole village
and attract the attention and admiration o
every stranger who enters the place, in
duce, new families to move into the place
and, best all, stimulate the neighbors to
II rivalry in the same line of improving
their surroundings. Let every patron de-
termne, for the coming year, to patronize
his neighbors, and watch the good effect
on the whole community.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-27

No BONES IN THE OCEAN.-Mr Jeffrey
has established the fact that bones disap-
pear in the ocean. BY dredging, it is COM
mon too bring up teeth, but rarely ever a
bone of any Find; these, however compact
dissolve if exposed to the action of the
water but littB time. On the contrary,
teeth-whch are not bones any more than
whales are fish-resist the destroying
action of II sea-water indefinitely. 1t is
therefore, powerful solvent. Still, the
popular opinion is that it is brine. Il
such were the case, the bottom of all seas
would, long ago, have been Swallowed by
immense accumulations of carcasses and
products of the vegetable kingdom con.
stantly floating into them. Dentne, the
peculiar material of which teeth are form.
ed, and the enamel covering them, otfel
extraordinary resistance to these chemica
agencies, which resolve other animal re
mains into nothingness Mounds in the
West, tumuli in Europe and Asia whicI
are believed to antedate sacred history fol
thousands Of years, Weld up perfec' ly
sound teeth on which time appears tt
have made no impression whatever.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-27

MOTHERS AS DoCTORs. Rs.-Practical moth.
ers learn much by their experience with
the little bodies entrusted to their care
Some of the most common sense facts il
the physical culture Of these little ones
known to the more experienced mothers
may not come amiss to those who have
had but little care of children. The Goun-
dation must be well laid to ensure healthy
and happy children. The child must be
well slept well aired, well fed, and wei
bathcd. BY u thorough understanding
and practice of these four simple rules
much of the physical, mental and mora
suffering in life would be avoided by par.
ent US well rs child, If healthy chilt
(and n delicate one proporlionately) is
regularly put to bed about dark, in {
quiet. well-ventilated, or even cold room
after supper of plain food, it will natu
rally awake at daybreak, good-natured
with keen appetite for wholesome
breakfast. Nutritions, plain food, at reg
ular hours, with no candy or stimulants
and free bathing, help the system to ward
off many prevalent chidren's ailments
and to bear with much less danger the few
that must necessarily come to the majority
of little ones. The child that is just giver
II little confectionery, or any unsuitable
food, and then rocked to sleep, should
cause no surprise at waking peevish anC
feverish. 1t is simply the result of imag
mary affection and want of knowledge
on the part of the one in charge. 1t will
certainly pay in the end to search diligently
for the cause when Il child is proyerbially
cross.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-27

Truth will never die; the stars will grow
dim, the sun will pale his glory but truth
will ever be young. Integrity, upright
ness, honesty, love, goodness, these are
all imperishable. No grave can ever en-
tomb these immortal principles. They
have been in prison, but they have been
frecr than before those who have enshrin-
ed them in their hearts have been burned
at the stake; but out of their ashes Other
witnesses have arisen. No sea can drown,
no storm can wreck, no abyss can swallow
up the everything truth of God. You
cannot kill goodness and truth and integ.
rity and faith and holiness; the way that
is consistent with these must be the way
cverlasting.-Rev. C. P. Spurgcon.