Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

The following, which we copy from the
Essex county Herald, will be especially
interesting to our readers, rs DR.. Cuttings
name has become almost household
word to our many readers as II frequent
contributor to our columns:
While on our vacation last week we had
occasion TO pass through Lunepburg, and
while there improved the time by visiting
the home of DR.. Hiram A. Cutting, and
feel inclined to make II few notes of our
visit, rs We think they will be of great
interest to all. DE-. Cutting has during
the past Year added more room to his Ii.
brary and cabinet, and they are fu larger
and contain more collections of either
books or minerals than any other private
collection in the state. The addition in
all is 40 feet in length 10y 81 in width,
and is arranged with permanent cases,
with glass doors, capable Of holding from
two to three thousand specimens each
The light is well arranged and the spcri-
mems can in consequence be well seen,
which is not true of most of our muse
ums. OF his specimens, most of them
are very fine, among which we might
mention various specimens of gold from
all parts of the world, which look very
rich and tempting. Silver ores are also in
great variety; so with the other metals.
A piece of meleoric iron which fell from
the sky in Mexico is very pure and of
great interest; also mcteoric stones, one
of which fell in Iowa May 10, 1879. There
are also beautiful specimens of crystals,
quartz, amethysts, beryl, Amazon stones,
etc. One of the crystals of Amazon stone
is nearly six inches in diameter. The mar
bes of Vermont are also very attractive.
Among the fossils, some sha, ks teeth four
inches long and nearly rs wide from the
phosphate beds of Carolina, make one
shudder to think that great fish of this
kind might have swallowed Jonah. Va
rious relics from different parts of the
world fill one case, among which we no.
lice n mummy hand from Egypt, stone
axes from the mounds ut the west toma.
hawks from Vermont, and several pieces
of guns, rusted through and through,
found on the meadows of the Connecticut
in Concord; also various images and god !,
worshiped by the natives in India. in
his large case Of birds we notice as prom
inent specimens, an Arctic bird called the
large gray owl which we think the larr-
est of that class, also some rare snowy
owls, and II splendid golden eagle, to-
gether with most of our beautiful birds
found in New England. Among his birIs'
nests we notice two large hawks nests,
one of which when found was three feet in
diameter. and four feet in depth of mate
rial of which it was made. There are also
numerous nests lined with hail, with wool,
with moss, with grass and the humming
birds with down from the milkweed. A
black woodchuck, mink, and various squir-
rels keep guard over the birds in this case
On top there is "a tree on which hundred
small birds perch. As whole, the COL
lection is n fine one. Only step from the
DOCTORS cabinet is his observatory, where
one of Clark's telescopes gives us views of
planets, stars, or terrestrial objects,
among which the most prominent is the
summit of Mount Washington. which to-
day, NOV. 26,) is covered with the most
beautiful frost work. But to return to
DR.. Cuttings library. This is largely in
three rooms, one 16x17, one l7x8, and
another 10x32. They are literally full
Of books, making a library of some ten
thousand volumes. They are largely
medical and scientific, yet we notice more
religious and biblical works than we have
ever seen in the library of clergyman.
As state geologist Of Vermont, the doctor
has received and answered inquiries about
minerals, birds and insects during the last
six months, numbering over one thousand,
vet we are sorry to say that 1t Is u gratn
itous work. for which tho state pays
nothing; while he is required by law TO