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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10
agricultural department.
ON. rINKHAM, Editor.

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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10

DISLOCATIoN OF THE PATELLA.-IIav.
ing had II number of cases of the above
trouble in my practice this winter, | will
give my method Of treating it, for youl
readers. This difficulty is often owing &c
n weakness of the muscles after having
the distemper. Dislocation or taxation OF
the patella Commonly known us displace.
ment of the slillc) in the horse ALWAYS
happens outward, owing t, the form OF
the iemur, the strength of the ligamcnts
and power Of the muscles of the outside
The symptoms Of Il dislocated patella
are, the loss Of power to move the leo
forward, with rigid determination back.
wards. The fleXor muscles having no
pulley TO play over, the leg is drawn
downwards and backwards, and remains
firmly fixed with the toe "cloggingn on
the ground.
The best method to reduce the disloca.
ton is as follows: Have an assistant GRASP
the leg and carry it forward and upward
toward the shoulder; ut the same time
place one hand on the superior extremity
of the tiJia and inferior Of the TENN,
pressing them backwards. and with the
other hand grasp the palcla. and ut the
proper time manipulate it over the inferior
condyles of the femur. This is the safest
and easiest way to accomplish the recuc.
ton, and no violent pulling or pushing is
required. OAK.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10
: worn Evidence
The following Cure is probably the mos
remarkahle ever effected by any med
icai preparation for the treat
ment of Catarrh:

Gcntle@@a-I hereby certify that have had Caaul
cor ten Years, au tor the last six years have breu
errible sufferer. was rendered PARTIAL deaf Ia,
IulLnE i'll the head pains across the temple, dizz,
lHsl.s, hard and constant cough, severe pain acro~
ne chest, and every INDICATION of cOnsum ton. NJ.
lead achei all the time; The m tier accgmuated s.
ucm free. Frequently nj nlShJ would spriuE ont ri
lel Il seemed To me At the p int of suffocation.
YOU'D tnth nave recourse to every means III my puwe
10 dlSlodge the mucuS from my threat and head DefOr
'elg able to sleep aaiu. For period of years my
tonSlls were liberated and so much inflamed that
could with difficulty swallow. | finally consulted al
eminent SURGEON i'll regard to an operation on them
ou at his request postponed it, Tie constant intam
nation and liberation IN my throat caused by tLt
loisonous matter dropping down from my head hat
ressanl ly-a deeu, hard couch Meanwhile my system
began to snow the effects this disease so that los
hesh, grew pale, and showed every symptom OF Al
early death by consumption When matters la,
She USE OF SdntOrd's Radical Cure for Cutarrh Ate
using the first bottle | began to improve rapidly Th
rst dose seemed to clear my head as had lot know
To he Tor years. IL seemed gra lualy to arrest tin
DISCHARGES 1t stopped my couch in three days BY
using 1t rs a garEle soon reduced the inflammation
ana swelling of my tousls so that they soon ceased
trouble me- Inc soreness across my chest disappeared
the bu2Alng noises i'll my head ceased my senses
seeing and OF hearing were cOmplet rly restored, at
every symptom OF disease that had reduced me to tn
verge of the grave disappeared by the use of sanford
Radlcal Cure for Catdrlh
have been thus explicit because, a druggist
nave seen great deal of suerius rom CLtarrn,
nope 10 convince many that this Is a great remedy
am familiar with the treatment OF Catarrh as prac
Ired by the best physicians and have consulted III
most emlneLt about my case. have used every KIN,
Of remedy and apparatus that have appeared during
use, taken great OF my general health but obtain
30 no relief or encouragement fromauy of them
Boston, Feb %, 1915. GEO. +. DINSMORE.
Sufnlk az ~, ~ ,e--
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10
PATENTS.
r. Fl. EDDY,

Is. Ii. .EDD L :
No. 76 State ST., opposite Kilby, Boston
Secures Patents in the United states slsoinC g9S
britain, France and other foreign countries; ;Dg
81 the elaims of any Pateot furnished by remlI,p'
uonar' Assignments recorded at WashluE!!Uru;, "a,
agency N ne Vnited States possesses SuPSIw III
hes bor Obtaining PATENTS or dScertGining ne pgy.
O'HtV0T thUehtloRS. h, Il EDDY, SoiclIeEo4 "a
rEsT1NoNIALs ,....
"1regard Mr., Eddy as one of the mod eat9g y5A.l
successful practitioners with whom have AAu
intercourse. ...,
CHAs MASON Commissioned Pai'ps
Inventors cannot employ person more t si.rl, y
my or more capable of securing for them hu e'
iayorahle consideration at the Patent Ofcpn tsnis
BosToy, ootoOeri', o y,
4. u. EDDY. EsorDear sir:yo pr9SSSurIssSstij I
IN 1890 my first patent Since then You h5 TTrnr
and advised me in hundreds ot chses' nave az
many patents reissues ara extensions, ! Nv W
sinnally employed the beEi eeencies u oys yrr 2
Philadelphia and Washington. but SUI ~, - tri
most the whole of my business ~ ytWl W truly
wise others to employ GU Ggni s1TIH
Boston,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-10-20
A Word in Time.

Take your hands out of your pockets,
young man. You are losing time. Time
is valuable People feel it at the other end
of the line when death is near and eternity
pressing them in such small quarters, for
the work of this life Graves hours, days,
weeks, years. If those at this end of the
line, if youth with its abundance of re-
sources, would only feel that time was
precious Time is a quarry. Every hour
may be a nugget of gold. 1t is time in
whose invaluable moments We build our
bridges, spike the iron rails to the sleepers,
launch our ships, dig our canals, run our
factories. You might have planted twenty
hills of potatoes while have been talking
to you, young man. Take your hands out
of your pockets. The world wants those
hands. The world is not dead, asleep under
the Pyramids, a mummy by the Nile. The
world is alive, wide-awake, pushing, strug-
Cling, going ahead. The world wants those
hands. The country wants those hands,
selling dry goods in New York, grading
wheat in Minnesota, raising cotton in Ala
bama, weaving cloth in Lowell, picking
oranges in Florida, digging gold IN Colo
rado, catching mackerel from the deck Of
down east fishing smack. Take your hands
out of your pockets. And what lauiable
thing it is to meet the wants of society and
do your best When You are an old man,
what an honorable thing your hand will bel
Did you ever think of the dignity investing
the wrinkled hand of an old worker 1t
has been so useful lifted so many burdens,
and wrought in such honorable service.
Who wants hand without a character
when old age comes-a soft, habby, do
nothing hand p? You are willing to work,
you say, but can't find anything to do.
Nothing to dol Do the first thing that
comes along. Saw wood, get in coal, go on
errands. In short, do anything honest with
your hands, but don't let them loaf in your
pockets.-Golden Days.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-10-20
Trying TO Help God.

A little girl seeing the servant throw the
crumbs into the fire, said, "Don't you know
that God takes care Of the sparrows ?" "1f
God takes care of them" was the careless
reply, "we need not trouble ourselves about
them" "But," said the little girl, "I had
rather be like God, and help him take care
of the little birds, than scatter or waste the
food that he gives us" So she carefully
collected what was left of the crumbs and
threw them out of the window. In short
time several little birds flew eagerly to the
spot and picked up the crumbs she had
scattered After this she every day col
lected in little basket the crumbs and bits
of bread that had fallen around the table
threw them out of the window for the little
birds, and during all the winter these little
creatures came regularly after each meal to
partake OF the food thus provided for their
support. How beautiful it was TO see this
little girl try ito help God" as she said,
and thus early learning to be kind TO the
helpless of Gods creatures.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-10-20
Young Men In State Prison.

Writing of the Iowa penitentiary, cor.
respondent says Men of fue ability, of
manly character, are easily discerned here
as elsewhere. The visitor is amazed at the
preponderance of young men, not unfre-
quently of good parentage, but more CON-
monty Of that class who had given free scope
10 their passions for strong drink and its as
sociations. Its associations are necessarily
and inevitably dangerous. Men of profess
sional skill in burglary, gambling, aud ill
fame, oongregate at the dens OF strong drink,
and by their artful graces win young men
(boys) to Join their hilarities, and then
adroitly invite them into their little games.
BY this identical means, forty-fye young
men out of sixty in the penitentiary of Iowa
assured me they had been led into the crimes
for which they are incarcerated. In the re-
form school are several children from nine to
twelve years Of age, who were instruments
in the hands of expert criminals for the
commission of high crimes. Their frst les
sons are usually learned in the school of vice
open to free access in almost every commu-
nifty. Their parents, if living, are either
drunkards, or are regardless of the conse-
quences of drinking associations. took
an impartial record of two hundred and
sixty convicts in relation to their habits OF
drinking liquors. OF these, two hundred
and thirty-nine had been drinking men
one hundred and nine attributed their in
generation to the use of liquors: twenty
one only had been total abstinence men.
These were wholly of that class who are i'm.
prisoned for lighter crimes and short terms
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-10-20
Rest and Repair.

1t may be safely assumed that those have
been mistaken who supposed that physiolog-
ical rest consists in inaction, and that re-
pair goes on during quiescence. Nutrition
and therefore repair-is the concomitant
of exercise. Appetite is one thing, the
power to digest food another. A man may
feel ravenous, and consume large quantities
of material containing the elements of nu-
triton, but be unable to appropriate the sup
ply furnished, or, in other words, to noursh
himself. 1t is so with rest. Mere inaction
may be secured without rest, and idleness
without the restoration of energy. The
faculty of recovery and recuperation to the
vitality Of the organ rested. This faculty
is not to be called into action by inactivity |!
1t follows that relief and recovery from the
effects of what is improperly called "over-
work " cannot be obtained by simply ego
ing away for change" or by indulgence in
idleness. A new form of exercise is neces-
sary, and the mode of action chosen must
be one that supplies moderate exercise to
the part of the system which il is required
to crest" and "restore." Health seekers
often err in trying to recover their powers
by simple diversion Of energy. 1t is pop
ular error to suppose that when the brain is
over-worked the muscular system should be
exercised by way of counteraction. The
part itself must be worked, so as to stimu.
late the faculty of nutrition but it should
be set to fresh work, which will incite the
same powers to act in new direction
Lancet
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-10-20
AntidOte for Country Solitude.

There is no destiny of the human soul so
terrible as solitude imagine it is con-
stantly to be fought in these hills every
where In this new world of ours there is
hard work. think we work as hard in town,
as our friends do in the country; but know,
for my earlier life was spent in like circum-
stances, that the loneliness of country work
adds burden that lies heavily on the hearts
of the young. They long to go anywhere, to
do anything to escape from it. would say
to those who must make the fight-if you
will, the academy can furnish you a beacon
light in the struggle. | do not mean that
you can always be poring over books, any
more than you can always be going to
dances, sleigh rides and shows; but you can
always be thinking about them, getting
some life out of them, finding from them the
suggestion of some noble aim. Where peo-
pie live by themselves, they live too much
for themselves. Happiness is forgetfulness
of self; and the academy, which stands for
all the arts and chiefly for the great art of
literature among you, can help you forget
yourselves, in the knowledge of what other
men have done for you in the past, and 10
the suggestion of what you may say and do
for others hereafter. For the future is
yours as much as it is that of any young
man or woman in New York, Washington
or Chicago nay, even more, as We all know,
who know American history, and who recog-
nize the springs of life and power. 1t was
such as you who made America, and it will
be your own fault if You do not continue to
make it. Remember that before the free
school was the academy was, and am not
sure that we could better spare the one now
than the other. Respect and cherish it,
maintain it by whatever sacrifice you can.
It will befriend You here and in the great
world all around you. If some of you can
never penetrate to that world it will bring
that world to you, its best insight, its high
est thought, all that is best worth having in
it. 1t will keep life from being dull it will
make life good. For when man is dull he
is very near to being wicked. am careful
to say man, for women are never dull, and
therefore, never wicked.-JV. d. HoweHs.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-10-20
The Debt we all Owe.

Do not get into debt, and do not continue
in debt. Pay what you owe. Do not spend
that upon yourselves which really belongs
to others. To buy what you cannot pay for
is little better than stealing The wicked
borroweth, and payeth not again." If you
are obliged to go into debt for short time,
be careful and pay as soon as you can. You
will find this much the safest and happiest
course, and it will prevent your religion
being evil spoken OF. But there is one
debt we all owe; it is, "to love another"
Our master has summed up all our duties in
one word, Love- "Love is the fulfilling of
the law" And he has set us the example
of this. When he bids us love another, he
bids us be like himself. Love is debt we
can never fully pay, but must always owe.
If we have loved our friends all our lives
long, it is our duty to love them still. The
more we have loved, the more we shall wish
to love for this is grace which brings its
own reward with it, just as selfshness
brings its own punishment with it. In
heaven itself this will be our great happi-
ness we shall be made perfect in love.
Faith will be changed to sight, hope into
enjoyment and possession, but will last for
ever.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-10-20
The InndeI Saved.

| had the privilege of dedicstiug beauti-
full country church in my state, in neigh
borhood surrounded almost entirely with
infidels. The preacher directed my at
tention to tall, manly, vigorous man
in the congregation, and said he would
give me his history when the service was
over. He was, it seems, a violent, passion
ate, close.fsted man. Not a farthing could
anybody get out of him for the salvation
of souls or for the elevation of humanity.
"A few months ago." said the minister, "he
gave his heart to Jesus. The infidels in the
community said, Wait little while; touch
his pocket, and you will see where his re-
ligion is.' Presently" continued my friend,
al came to him with my subscription paper,
and spoke of the difficulties and embarrass-
ments under which we labored, in the neigh
borhood, for the want of church." "Well,
said the man, let us build house. 6" What
will you give us2' inquired the preacher.
"'Fifty dollars was the prompt reply, and
the minister passed through the community
with the subscription paper, at the head of
which was this amount, written in the gen.
tleman's own handwriting, which surprised
everybody. "a few days afterward the
most trying circumstance of his life occurred
His dear wife tren,bled for him. 'Oh, my
husband she exclaimed, don't co. His
reply was, Il must go; my duty calls me
there. am perfectly cool and collected.
shall become excited, but | will not say a
word or do thing out of the way "He
passed through the fiery ordeal without the
least faint of anger upon him. The com.
munity then said, "Surely, there is some
thing in this you have reached his pocket
you have conquered his anger, and you have
subdued the man. There is power in tn,
gospel of Christi" A few weeks after my
visit there 1 received the sad intelligenc,
that that gentleman had been buried. HI
had gone out into the forest, and unfortu
nately tree fell upon him, and crushed hin
to the earth, and yet did not entirely destro,
him. They carried him to the house, ant
sent for physician and the minister. ii
calmly asked for the Bible, and read in
clear voice chapter in st. Johns gospel
After shutting the Bible, he closed hi
hands upon his breast, " And such prayer,
said my brother, 81 never heard from moi
tai lips, for his wife, for his children, 70
his pastor, for the church, and for his infde
friends. In moment or two, after sayin
Amen he closed bis eyes, and sweetly fe
asleep in Jesus. The infdels said, 'Ther
is something in religion" A few week
since met with that good pastor again.
inquired about his infdel neighbors, and h
replied, GAN of them but one are happil
converted to God"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-10-20
The Shepherds Crook.

In l8i9 DIR. Duff was travelling near Simla,
under the shadow of the great Himalaya
Mountains. One day his way led to a mar
row bridle-path cut out on the face of
steep ridge. Along this narrow path, that
ran so near great precipice, he saw a shep-
herd leading on his flock, the shepherd 60
ing first, and the flock following him. But
now and then the shepherd stopped and
looked back. If he saw a sheep creeping
up too far on the one hand, or going too
near the edge of the dangerous precipice on
the other he would at once turn back, and
go to it, gently pulling IL back. He had
long rod, as tall as himself, around the lower
half of which was twisted band of iron.
There was crook at one end of the rod
and it was with this the shepherd took hold
of one of the hind legs of the wandering
sheep to pull it back. The thick band Of
iron at the other end of the rod was really a
staff, and was ready for use whenever he
saw hyena, or wolf, or some other trouble
some animal, come near the sheep; for, es-
pecially at night, these creatures prowled
about the flock. With the iron part of the
rod he could give good blow when any at
tack was threatened. In Psalm xiii 4,
we have mention made of Thy rod and thy
staff" There is meaning in both, and dis
tinct meaning. Gods rod draws us back
kindly and lovingly if we go aside from his
path Gods staff protects us against the
onset, open or secret, whether it be men oi
devils that are the enemies watching an op
portunity for attack. In this we find un
speakable comfort. The young, inexperi
enced believer may reckon on having the
crook of that blessed rod put forth to draw
him back from danger and wandering; anG
also may expect that the staff of it shal
not fail to come down upon those that seeh
his soul to destroy it."-Lye of Dr. Duff.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-10-20

GOD KNowETB BEST.

Sometime when all life's lessons have been learned
And sun and stars forcvermore have set,
The things which weak judgment here had spurned
The things DER which we grieved with lashea wet,
WIN fash before us out Of lifes dark night
As stars shine most in deeper tints OF blue;
And we shall see how all Gods plans were right,
And how what seemed reproof was love most true.
And we shall see how, while we frown and sigh.
Gods plans 20 on as best for you and met
How. when called, he needed not our cry
Because hs wisdom TO the end could see.
And even as prudent parents dlsaliow
Too much OF sweet to craving babyhood,
80 God, perhaps, Is keeping from
Iife's sweetest things because Il seemeth good.
And II, sometimes commngled with life's wine,
We hnd the wormwood and rebel and shrink,
BE sure wiser hand than yours or mine
Pour out this portion for our lips TO drink.
And II some friend we love Ia lying low,
Where human kisses cannot reach his face
Oh. do not blame the loving father So
But wear your sorrow with obedient gracei
And you shall shortly know that heightened breath
Ia not the sweetest gift God sends his friend,
And that. sometimes, the sable pail Of death
Conceals the fairest boon his love can send.
II we could push ajar the gates life,
And stand within and ali Gods workings ace,
We could interpret all this doubt and strife,
And for each mystery could nnd keyi"
But not to-day Then be content, poor hearti
Gods plans, like lilies. pure and white, unfold,
We must not tear the close-shut leaves apart;
Time will reveal the calyxes OF gold
And n, through patient toll, we reach the land
Where tired feet with sandals loose, may rest,
When we shall clearly know and understand.
think that we will say, God knew the bestr'