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and threody, beating only thirty or forty to
the minute. and the heart often works ygor-
ously after the pulse can no longer DO felt at
the wrist The nausea and vomiting return
and become constant, the respiration is often
embarrassed, the tongue becomes dry and
brown, the skin is cool and dry, there is often
q distressing hccough and the thirst is usa-
table. The mind is clear, but siDgularly ap-
uinatc. or there may be d,iirium or stupOr.
The DISCRIMINATION of the blood and the tis-
sues has now gone 30 far that the small YES
sells of the mucous membranes no longer re-
tain their contents, and blood oozas into the
stomach. This produces intense nausea, and
the blood is yomted up, changed in color by
the acids with which it is mingled. This
forms the dreadful "black-yomit, and varies
in hue from brown to almost jet black, gem
orally appearing like colTeo-grounds floating
in a thin, watery huid. The urine, which be-
comes scanty early in the disease, may now
be entirely suppressed or, if excreted at ALL
is black and bloody. The discoloration of the
skin increases. until the body is of a dusky
brown, livid or mahogany color and there
are frequent hmmorThages from the mouth.
nose, eyes, or even under the skin, forming
livid spots and blotches. The body now eX-
hales a cadaverous odor, the tendons Of the
wrist twitch convulsvely, hiccough is con-
slant the features are pinched and ghastly,
cold sweats come on, and the patient passes
away in commissions or coma, though occa-
sionally lie retains his intellectual faculties
unimpaired to the last. t.-Dr. R. S. Tracy, IN
Popular Science Monthly Jor October.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18
Symptoms and Characteristic Of Vel
low Fever

An attack of yellow fever is generally quite
sudden, though in some cases there are
slight premonitory symptoms, such as loss of
appetite, general uneasiness, headache, or
costiveness. 1t is commonly ushered in by
chilliness, alternating with fushes of heat. or
the person may be overcome with languor
and extreme debility, while at his usual occu-
patton. These feelings are soon followed by
fever, and the bodily temperature rises rap
idly often reaching 102!o Fahr. in a few
hours the normal temperature being 9S.4o.
The fever is accompanied by headache, gen
orally located Immediately over the eyes, or
shooting through from temple to temple and
often very severe. But the headache is fire.
quently trivial in comparison with the fright
full pains in the loins, which make the pa4iant
writhe in agony. The pulse is generally full,
strong, and rapid, beating from ninety to n
hundred and twenty times minute The
skin is hot and dry, the face flushed, the
eyes bloodshot, brilliant and watery, and the
tongue covered with n creamy white fur, but
with red clean tip and edges. There is usu-
ally some uneasiness of the stomach from the
first. and in from twelve to twenty-four hours
this develops into nausea and a persistent SEN
sitiyeness. which will not allow anything TO
be retained. The pit of the stomach is very
tender ON pressure, and vomiting is almost
incessant With all this there is intense
thirst, ana lctu drinks are tACettllBly BfillG-
full to the patient. The bowels are at first
generally costive, and sometimes obstinately
so, but, as the disease progresses, they be-
come loose. The patient is usually very much
debilitated, but is uneasy and tosses about in
bed aud occasionally will try to rise and
walk about the room. In most cases there is
some confusion of intellect, not amounting to
delrium, and the face expresses the greatest
anxiety and distress. The fever continues
for two or three days, being most severe in
the evening, the temperature often reaching
1912 or 1862, and, according to La Roche in
malignant cases, even 1l0'. Then the fever
subsidies, never to return, and the tempera-
ture within twelve hours may become nearly
normal. The other symptoms mostly disap-
pear, and the organs resume their natural
functions. At this time, i. G., on the third or
fourth day, the yellow discoloration of the
skin appears upon the face and thence ex-
tends over the body. If the attack is mild,
recovery is now rapid. In the vast majority
of cases, however, this lull in the symptoms
is deceitful, and lasts only from few hours
to day, when the grayest stage of the dis
ease sets in. The pulse soon becomes small
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18
HITS AND MISSES.

An off-hand matter-trying to finger a buzz
saw in motion.
A Western woman has lost two husbands
by lightning. She ought to marry conduc-
tor.
Any man pays too much for his whistle
who has to wet it fifteen or twenty times q
day. Cincinnati Saturday Night
Farmer Jones caught rooster stealing his
corn, wrung his neck and now claims to have
killed cock robbin .-BOStOR Transcript.
Every once in a while we hear of Califor-
mia woman killing a bear This is all right
But We challenge the world to ransack the
pages of history and show us where a woman
has ever got away with a mouse.
What differences there are in families some
times Now there is the Ficiency family for
instance. What much nicer fellow L. FL
cheney is than D., and yet how popular d. is
-NeH York Commercial Ad5ortiser.
Does Mr. Kearney ever think what price
less boon he could confer on this unhappy
country, how he could win the eternal graft
tude of his suffering countrymen, if he would
only make an effort and give his poor mouth
holiday ?-BurERgt0a Haioktye.
"What would you say if you should see the
indians coming right down upon you now ?"
asks an Oregon paper Haven't given the
question much thought, but it strikes us We
should say, Excuse my back. ."-DetTOit
Post.
DO you love me ,till Z" Mrs. Harlins ask
ed, as her husband was attempting TO write
an important letter. ''Do you love me still ?"
''Yes, / do" said Harllins; and it was the
emphasis that broke her heart. -Reokalk Gem
StitUtiOH.
"Thats a very stupid brute of yours, john"
said Scottish minister to his parishioner the
peat-dealer, who drove his merchandise from
door to door in a small cart drawn by dom
key; Il never see you but the creature is
braying" 'Ah, sir" said the peat-dealer,
''ye ken the hearts warm when friends meet"
4 man on Arbor hill last evening aimed a
gun at his little son, beautiful creature with
golden hair to his waist, and playfully threat
ened to shoot him. The gun turned out to
be unloaded 1t will be placed in the State
library as the only weapon of the kind known
to American gunnery,-Albany Journal
man may sneer at a woman all he viii
because she cannot sharpen lead pencil, but
she has the smile on him when he stands
holding an unOocupied suspender button in
his hand, and wondering whether it will hurt
less to pull the needle out of his thumb the
same way it went in, or push it on through
burlington HdWkeye
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18

How TIE QUEEN RIDES OUT.-Queen Vic
torias occasional exhibitions Of herself to her
subjects in London are said to be like the
fash of a meteor. so rapidly does she dash
through the streets, and nobody gets a salts
factory look at her. Grace Greenwood, in q
letter to the New York Times, remarks /:
''When it leaks out that she is to make one of
her little unsatisfactory royal progresses
through the West End, the road all the way
from Paddington Station to Buckingham Pal
ace or Marlboro House, is lined with eager
spectators hours before the time set for her
advent. At last there comes, galoping and
cling-clangng, detachment of the Guards,
all red and white and shining gold above and
fiery black below then dash of outriders, a
bobbing up and down of positions, a rush Of
bay thoroughberds, bright gleam of pretty
Princess, a dull vision Of Guelphic majesty, a
fash of John Brown, and she is past a hut-
ter of a veil and the ribbons of Glengary
cap; more galloping guards, little cloud of
dust, and the whole imperial cortege is out of
sight She charges on her loving subjects,
and scatters them right and left. Not Boadi-
cea in her war chariot bearing down on C@-
sar's legions made such time as she in her
barouche and four, making for Paddington,
lordly Windsor, and dinner"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18

AQUIcKENED CONSCIENCE. elderly gen.
tleman of benign appearance has of late been
distributing religious tracts in the street cars,
and yesterday at least one case of quickened
conscience was brought to public notice. A
young man entered the car, paid his nickel,
aud was handed a tract headed, 'Are You a
SinnerY" He turned pale at once, read a few
lines and suddenly called out -
''Yes, am Iput a bad nickel in the fare
box, but now I'll begin a new life by being
honest Here, driver, change this half-dollar,
and I'll pay you my fare over again :"
The change was given him, and he paid,
but after riding block or SO he left the car,
TO see q man ON the walk. The passengers
thought il wonderful case, and all were
deeply interested, when the driver suddenly
called OUT
Hang me, if this ere half-dollar isn't bo-
gust"
So it was.-DetrOI Free Press
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18
NEWS rAnAcnArIIs.

CONES HoNE 2OOO MILES, GIVES HIMSELF
Ur AND IS SENT TO PHIsoN. .-- Frederick W..
Stevens of the late firm of Kent & Stevens,
kid drosscrs Of Glovcrsville,, n. Y, who fed
June % 1876. having committed forgeries Of
over 500, GOO, returned two weeks ago, aud
was driven to the court house at Johnstown,
y. V, where he surrendered himself to the
sheriff TO an indictment for forgery in the
third degree, and pleaded guilty, adding; u
wish 10 say / ana deeply penitent for what l
have done, and no one can condemn me more
than l have condemned myself. l have no
exteuuations to offer for my crime though
had no intention TO injure or wrong anyone.
I have come 2OOO miles TO deliver myself to
justice In passing sentence upon me, beg
your honor TO take into consideration my vol
untGry surrender, the mental and bodily suf-
ferings | have endured, and more especially
would / ask your lcniency for the sake of my
wife and children, who so much need my care
and protection, aud who are the innocent suf-
ferers for my misdeeds." Judge Baker then
sentenced him to the State prison at Clinton
for two years
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18

AMONG THE MOUNTAINS OF NEVADA has liv-
ed for II years woman of GO, or thereabout.
a native of Massachusetts, who seems TO be
perfectly oontented and who says she would
not return to civilization on any account. She
is a hermit, and known in that region as
Mother Dildno She will have no associa-
ton with white people, but she appears to
like the Piutes, and Indians generally, who
are much attached TO her, regarding her as
medicine woman. They perform many kind
Offices for her, and she gives them advice
which they count as valuable. Her sole
means of support are number of hens auu
about 200 Angora goats, whose eggs and wool
she sells or exchanges for necessary articles.
Repeated efforts have been made, but to no
purpose, to pluck out the heart of her mys-
terry. She steadily refuses to answer any
questions about her antecedents, and she says
that she avoids the whites ON account of their
curiosity. The story goes that she was once
handsome and lived in Boston, whore she
married lawyer, who emigrated TO Califor-
MIA in 1870 and after awhile sent for her.
She went there and lived happily until he de-
serted her, leaving two children whom she
supported until they died. Years after she
was married again, and her second husband
proved defaulter and committed suicide.
Then she went to Nevada and became her
init. She is reputed to be well educated, and
appears, from all accounts, to be Timon in
petticoats
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18

PooR CARIoTTA. A.-Maximilian's widow con-
tinues to reside at Tervueron, near Brussels.
Her first hallucination was that Gn attempt
had been made TO poison her in Mexico, and
that this design was still directed against her,
and She refused all food which her sister-in-
law, the Queen of the Belgians, had not tasted.
None now see her without the Queens per-
mission, as a strange face produces serious
excitement. Sometimes she puts on a splen-
did dress, her rooms are brilliantly lighted,
and she imagines herself receiving guests,
whom she addresses in various languages.
She has forgotten her accomplishments in the
way Of music and painting. Her brother and
sster-in-law, the King and Queen, have all
along treated her with the tenderest solicit
tude
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18

The HOLLY SYSTEM OF STEAM HEATING has
endured one winters test at Lockport, n. Y,
where it was first introduced, and the people
there would not part with it ON any consider
alton. Among the buildings heated was one
of the largest school houses in the city, and
the board OF education testify that it was new
er heated so well before. The steam is also
used in Lockport for power, and baker half
a mile from the boiler-house has run 10
horse power engine with it, using the steam
afterwards to heat both his bakery and his
dwelling. The Holly company are satisfied
from their experiments, that steam can be
carried, through their heavily protected pipes,
the extraordinary distance of twelve miles,
proyided l2-inch main be used) without
condcnsing enough to prevent the heating of
dwellings at that distance. Practically, how
ever, it will be found more economical to car
ry it only two or three miles, and it is estimat-
ed that eight or ten batteries" of boilers, To-
Gated at convenient centers, would be suffi-
cient to heat the whole of the city of New
York, where, by the way, this system is to be
introduced as soon as two rival companies,
who have purchased the right, can settle their
accounts with the board of aldermen. The
Arrangement of the boilers is such that the
mains are never deprived of heat day or night,
and as they cannot be touched by frost, the
loss from condensation outside of the houses
is exceedingly small. The pressure on the
street mains viii be from 40 to 60 pounds, but
regulators placed in the cellars, will limit the
house pressure to four pounds, and in mild
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18

Come, happy bird Of sweetest note
Bright bird Of blithost wing,
OF one who close resembles thee
Thy choicest matin sing.
She charms her homo az thou thy hover
with liqui warblings sweet,
And marks each huur with sincere words
And wiusome ways discreet.
Her smile auu songs a- FREQ ss air
Are dec0rOuH and coy;
No clouds remain to hose she chrtrs
with her perennial JOY.
Sing, bird, 20 bravely aud so well,
That one who seeks her hand
Shall be inspired to speak and act
The bravest in the landl
Tor only thus shall be attain
To favor in her eyes
Who but withhods, that be may win
What he csteerss prize;
While hers il modest estimate
OF worth she may possess;
As thine, sweet warbler, Of thy songs
His listening ears that bless.
Come, happy bird Of sweetest note,
Bright bird Of blithest wing,
OF one who close resembles thee
Thy choicest matin sing.
AELLA GAERNi
prinsheld, Macs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18

Two schoolooyS on their way to school
/ day by day meeting,
Yet, though met them day by day,
We each and all pursued our way,
Nor changed friendly greeting
At last got to nod and smile;
To smiIe they too were willing;
And then used to stop and stand
And often shake them by the hand,
And sometimes tip chilling
Till it became a daily treat
To meet these morning scholars:
loved to see their merry looks,
Though schoowArd bound, with bag Of books,
Bright checks and shining collars.
Soon came the summer holidays,
And when they were half over,
took trip to Germany,
And passed three months away ere
Recrossed the straits Of Dover.
Again took that DID, old walk
What time the leaves yellow,
The autumn day WAS very still
Just at the bottom Of the hill
met little fellow.
He bailed me with Joyful cry
OF joyfuest delectation;
! laughed to see him laughing so,-
"But where's our friend?" "what! don't you know
He died in the vacation"
How was it that I turned aside
With rough, abruptest bearing7
No matter: on the instant
Turned of nor even said "Good-bye,"
And left the youngster staring.
The Spectator.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18
NO. AZ.

weather the heat will be ample with less than
two pounds pressure. The radiators are so
arranged rs 20 be nOiseless and the water
condensed in the houses will be carried away
in the sewers Pipes under sidewalks will
keep them clear in winter, at the trifling ex-
pense Of five cents for melting ton Of snow.
The cost of putting in the apparatus will be
about the same as for the purchase OF a fur
mace, but where furnaces are already in, steam
coils can be placed inside Of them, and the
heat supplied through the registers as at pres
ent. The cost is guaranteed 20 be no more
than for the same amount of heat from coal,
and will probably be less
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18

A DEAD Loss.-Alnong the many peculiar
plots to defraud insurance companies, that
devised and carried out by the late Benjamin
w. Fay, of Chicago, will hold prominent
place He was found on tine shore of the
lake with four bullet holes in his body, his
watch and chain gone, and his pockets turned
inside out. All the surroundings indicated n
murder for purposes of robbery. But Mr.
Fay's life was insured for considerable sum-
and the insurance companies We're not willing
to accept the murder theory without thor
ough investigation. A diver went TO the bot
tom Of the lake and there found pistol, to
which was attached one end Of a string. To
the other end of the string was attached an
iron weight The string was long enough
when taut, to reach from the dead man to
where the iron weight had lain and the num-
bcr OF empty chambers in the pistol equalled
the number of bullets in Fay's body. The
weapon was identified as having been bought
by Fay, and the weight as having been in use
in his kitchen and to remove all doubt az to
the cause of motive for the self-murder, a
friend of Fay came forward and confessed
that Fay had told him that he intended to kill
himself and fabricate the appearance of hav-
ing been robbed and murdered, in order that
his family should get the benefit of n large
insurance The family will not, however, re-
ceive the insurance, and the husbands and
fathers fraudulent solf-sacrifce will have
been in vain.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18

ANOTHER SwINDLER.-A startling sensation
has Just been created in Providence, X. l.,
by the discovery of an extensive defalcation
committed by John b. Calder, cashier Of the
Groccrs and Producers Bank. The amount
which he has converted to his own use out of
the funds of the bank is not yet definitely
known, but it is estimated TO be between sew
enty and one hundred thousand dollars Cal
der is a young man, only twenty-eight years
Of age, and most respectfully connected He
states that the money was taken Mt various
times to help some of his friends through the
present financial depression. His stealings
have been going on over three years, and
most of the money was appropriated in small
sums Calder was implicitly trusted by the
bank officials, and as he led simple, relig-
ious life they for q long time had no reason
for suspecting him. As soon as it was ascer-
tanned beyond doubt that Calder was n de-
faulter the directors of the bank held a meet
ing and it was decided to have him arrested
at once, which was done. Calder was men,
ber of the Central Baptist church of Provi-
dence. and it is believed by many that his
piety was all put on for the purpose of hiding
his villainies
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18

An EAGLE's Defence or HER NEsT.-Last
week while f. j. Campbell was digging wild
ginger on the side of the Roane he found the
nest Of gray eagle in a fallen treo-top under
the cliff of the mountain, containing one
young oaglet. While examining the nest and
its contents, he heard loud noise, and before
he could ascertain what it was the old eagle
had struck him in the face with her bill and
claws and, taking circuit through the air
alghtcd on a tree about two hundred yards
distant, but in plain view of the nest. Again
the parent bird made an attack aiming at his
head; but he avoided her, and she struck him
on the arm, making slight wound She re-
turned TO her post of observation, but MS soon
as he attempted to touch the nest she made a
third attack when Mr.. Campbell struck her
with stick and brought her to the ground,
where, after a severe struggle, he succeeded
in killing her. She measured seven feet and
two inches from tip to tip of her wings. The
male bird was not seen. The place was n
wild unfrequented part of the mountain. 1t
has generally been supposed the eagle always
builds her nest in the cleft of the rocks, but
this one had her nest in a fallen tree-top some
feet from the ground, but in a spot seldom
visited by man. This bird is the one known
as the gray or bald eagle.-Bdkerrdle (N. Co.
Republican.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18

"WALKING CASES" OF YELLOW FEVER. The
term is a technical one, understood in yellow
fever districts. A walking case" is patient
who refuses to 30 to bed and keeps his feet un-
til he drops dead. Sometimes he refuses to admit
he hasSyellow fever; sometimes he realizes
that he has the dread disease and despairs of
recovery from the start. Sometimes the
walking case" manifests the most abject fear,
and again he displays the courage and indif-
ference of spy led out to execution. Some
times the walking" is confined to the patients
chamber, and then again he roams the streets,
with the seal of death on his brow, the dread
full black vomit oozing from his lps-an OBJ
iect of horror to all whom he encounters,
This stalking death is not an uncommon fea-
ture of life in New Orleans during the preva-
lence of an epidemic. Many who passed
through the fearful ordeal of 1858, in which
nearly 5000 victims perished will remember
the case of John c., a Memphis printer He
was man of splendid physique and hand
some presence, but an unfortunate love affair
had made him reckless. He developed
walking case" of yellow fever, and for two
days and nights roamed the streets and fire.
quented the drinking-houses of the city in
spite of all his friends could do finally falling
on the street, and dying before he could be
conveyed to his lodgings. He would wipe the
black vomit from his lips, hold up the hand
kerchef, critically examine the horrible eXu-
dation, and remark with grim humor that his
coffee" didn't agree with him that morning.
Death is dreadful at best, but no disease pre-
sents so great horror as a walking case of
yellow fevor,-IR Indianapolis HeTdld.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18

In Dickens's American Notes" he tells
of poor German prisoner in the eastern pen
itentiary at Philadelphia, "a detected, heart
broken, wretched creature" " who had exhibit
ed great ingenuity and taste in decorating his
cell, and who was hopeless and forlorn over a
five years sentence for larceny, two years of
which had expired. The warden Of the pris-
on lately received letter from this same
man, begging to be again admitted, and say
ing he has never felt at home since he left
the institution He is now nearly so years
old, and is living in Michigan. His name is
Charles Langheimer.
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