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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-07

A LoNG NAP.-F,r more than twenty
years the extraordinary case of Su,an ).
tiodsey, better known rs the " Sleeping
Beauty" has puzzled the most eminent
physicians Of this country and Europe.
She WAS born in ObiOn county, Tenn.
Just across the state line, and ahnut SIX
miles from Hickman, Kentucky. Her
parents were extremely poor and lived in
II small log house containing only one
room. Until eight years of age the girl
seemed in nOwlsC remarkable. ~ that
age, however, she was stricken with fever,
but was attended by An experienced ply
sician, who soon checked the disease. 1 he
girl sunk into slumbrr which lasted M
unusually long time, and finally awoke
weak, but we'll 10 tho surprise of the
family and physician She rem un"d awake
but II few minutes, when she again went
to sleep. From that tine forward. Il
period of more than twepjy.onc years,
she has never been awake more than three
minutes mt II time. The lythargjc State
invariably lasts II rer;ain number of hours.
She awnkes at Il o clock iu the morning
and at clock and 3 o clock each night.
never varying II hall-mjnute from the
regular time. She takes buJ very lj(lle
nourishment, and that only twice in TWEEN
ty. four hours. During the time in which
she sleeps she does not appear to breathe,
and II mirror held against her no,tril-
remains untarnishrt!. Her breathing. if
indeed she breatlles at all, is not sufficient
10 stir the slightest down suspended
against her nostris by II silkcn thread.
When her remarkable condition became
known, physicians ilocked from ali parts
of the country to see her. None We're able
satisfactorily 10 account for the phenoma-
non, although many theories We're adj
vanCcd. The tree cause has never To this
day been determined, although the woman
may still be alternately sleeping and wax
| ing with the regularity OF clockwork
One physician who visited her continually
for sixteen years, frankly confessed that
he could form no opinion regarding lie
cause.
She is described as rather under medium
size, and with the exception that she is
sometimes troubled when awake with
neuralgc pains in her head and neck and
that one arm is Slightly paralyzcd, enjoys,
rs far rs she can enjoy anything, good
health. One remarkable feature OF the
case is, that while her hair has grown to Il
great length her finger nails have not
grown any since she WAS first stricken.
Far from anything rcpugnant in her mp
pearance, even while animation is suS-
pended, she would be considered very
pretty lady by those unacqmin,eA with
her condition. She retains what knowl,
edge she possessed mt eight years Of age
but has not been awake enough since lh"n
| tn lnnrp hinfr Gbn lpnNus hnt
relatives and friends, and convtrsrs with
them in her conscious moments. Before
falling asleep Il slight hccodgh or choking
sound proceeds apparently from her
Ihroat. She then so quickly becomes in.
sensible that she is sometimes una,le To
finish II sentence or even Il were, while
talking. A short time since II committee
of five physicians were appointed to watch
the subject, and found the case was just rs
it had been represented to he,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-07

,, ,,- 49, r,,
CiNH- bAMAGE IAsE.--lhe Story OF
E''y OF 'enes county Iowa. well mus
tratcS that II ls not lmposslnlo 10 remedy
ny law some part OF "lie loss Inrough
her husband 'h'empefahcr' Inc early
years OF her marriage were happy anu
prosperous Her husband was possessed
OF cohslueftole properly anu was success
lll IN business rom whlch ne reaiized
fifteen hundred dollars year. hut habits
OF lntemperahcc fastened themselves upon
nm. lie does not appear 10 nave been
gross drlhker OF spirits; VINE ana peer
were bis prInclpa' ehemies' put lnese, eX-
cessvely as lie USED 'nem, impaired MS
powers, UNITED nm lor laoor; anu rem
dertd nun Il cuhnlmea dfuhkaro' 1here
were in the town no less than el2ht 81,
looms, whIcA he lrequehled IN 'urh' ana
upon which, alter his earnings d"lnhIeu
to nohing,he was squanderlnS MS capital
he wife visited lhe saloon keepers anu
urged them 10 cease supplying her nus
band with liquor. Some oil Them assenteu !;
but the husband, upon learning why u
was refused him, declared TO her that If
the ,Proh'bition were moi removed he
wonid abandon her ana carry away their
chliaren. Onuer ms compu'sion she
went WIN MN 10 the saloons' ana reIuc-
'oi''iy S"Ve some consent l"aC liquor
nI!SnI pe so'' 10 hi'i'' W men sue l'"u uohe
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-07

NINETY AND NINE.-On the AtetU-ciI
glacier | SAW II strange beautiful SIGHT -
the parable OF the ninety and nine reacted
to the letter. One day we were making
our way with ice-aX an apeD stock down
the glacier, when We observed n flock of
sheep following their shepherds over the
Intricate winnings between creviccs. and
so passing from the pastures on the one
sio of tho glacier to the pastures on the
other. The flock had numbered two hun-
dred all told. but on the way one of the
sheep had got lost. One of The shepherds,
in bis German patois, appealed TO us if we
had seen it. Fortunately one of the party
had a field glass; with its aid we dis over
ell the lost sheep in II tangle Of bushwood
on the mountain side. 1t was beautiful to
see how the shepherd, without Il word,
left his hundred and ninety-nine sheep on
the glacier waste (knowing they would
stand there perfectly still ana sale), and
went olambering back after the sheep
until he found III and he actually put it
on his shoulder, and returned rejoicing.
Here was our l4or3!'s parable enacted be-
fore our eyes, thongh the shepherd was
all unconscious of il, and it brought the
Lords teaching homo 10 us with vivid
ness which none can realiza hut those who
saw the incident - Spencer
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-07

PIT Your SHOULDERS BACK.-MucI
of the prnverbial slendernesS AMI physical
iraily of our girls. us comp Ired with
those of other countries. has been charged
Ia intrllcriurl hpbits and ovrr-wnrk in
study. 1t is nqueslionnbly true that they
need more out-dnnr life. and more educa.
lion in holly development Many Amer
lean girls, through nattention to the way
of carrying themselves, unconscou4y
contract the habit of bringing the shoul
'ers forward and STOPPING. his position
not only dc,racts greatly from their ip-
pearancr, but is also very pernicious in
point of health. The celebrated Aaron
Burr, in a letter to his daughter, Theo-
dn>ia. afterwards the wife of Gov Aston,
of South Carolina. wroe rs follows on
this subject:
Your habit of STOPPING and bringing
your shoulders forward upon voar breast
not only disligures yon, but is alarming
on account OF the injury done to your
health. The continuation Of this vile habit
will certainly produce consumption. Then
lIrewel pleasure; farewell if-. This is
no rXaGgeraton; no fiction to excite your
apprchensions, But, setting aside this
distressing consideration, nni ;tStonishpd
that you have no more pride In your APP
pcarancc; You will certainly STINT your
growth and li,fgnrc your person"
There is reason to believe that Miss
Burr gave heed to this admonition of her
good father; for she afterwards becane
renowned for her beauty rs well us for
superior mental endowmunls and accom-
plshmrn'S.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-07

How THE KING OF THE UTES LIVES -
Considerable interest has of lata been
| aroused in the Ute Indians in Colorado,
and u few facts about their head chief,
Ouray, who is an exceptional Indian. and
his manner of life will be interesting
Ouray has had built for him ut his place,
about ten miles from Los Pinos agency,
on the Uncomdahgre river, by the govern
munt. an adobe house, thirty by forty.
furnished in good style. with American
furniture and carpets. He has II farm of
800 acres enclosed, and over sixty under
cultivation, in hay, vegetables and grain.
The work is done by Indian and Mexican
retaincrs. His wife takes an active inter-
est in the farm work and does her share of
ont door labor He has II herd of two
hundred horses and mules, some OF them
being very fine animals; in addition to
the horse stock, lie has some cattle and
several banGs of sheep and goats. His
buildings are quite extensive, consisting of
II large store house, four dwellings, stables,
corrals, granaries, etc. He has II fine
family carriage. one of the best that could
he purchased, Il present from Gov. Ed
McCook, which, with stylish Team and
Mexican driver. makes conspicuous
turnout. The farm operations and bn:i-
ness enterprises of Ouray have been very
successful and prove him to be II slirewd,
competent business man. 1t is the opinion
Of ali who know anything about him, tlmt
he desires to adopt entirely the habits and
life of tie whites, and cut loose from
Indian customs, hut the innate lover of
power and prominenc makes him cling
10 his leadership or cheiftainsbip with II
tenacious grasp. During the council it
it WAS observed by Gen. Hatch that Ouray
was - bonn leader, and exhibited dplo-
matte talents Of II high order in managing
his unruly subjects and dealing with every
point and question by tie commission.
His age is about forty-tive, and he has but
one wife and child.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-07

g \ STITCH IN TIME.-The' old saving that
stitch in time saves nine" holds good
not only in matters of the needle. bat in
all the concerns of life. II is The stitch in
time, the Telrenchmcnt in season, that
slaves Of the mortgage on the family
estate. that prevents Mr.. Spendthrift from
being obliged to ask compromise of his
creditors, that enables one to place n trfa
in the bank against rainy day The
Seasonablc attention stops the leak in The
roof that would sooner or later make the
house unlenantable, and treble the ex-
pense, adjusts the topping gate that would
presently drop off its hinges, repairs the
broken fence that would let the cows into
the corntield, destroys the caterpiilars'
eggs which would hatch by.anh-bv. and
ravagc the fruit crop, pots the bulbs be.
lore the fro>ts kill them, waters the orna-
mental shrubs before the drought wiihers
them, settles bills before interest swells
them, and taxes before they eat mp the
properly, mendS the chimney before it
buns down the house, and the highway
before there are any damages To pay, and
puts in the coal before it rises in prnpor.
ton TO the falling of the quicksilver. Some
of us, 10 be sure, find it beyond our power
20 take tho stitch in time that shall save
us cost and trouble; we are delayed about
repairing The roof, for want of material,
I'll! the dampness cracks the plaster. and
pecls off the wall paper. and give, ts
bronchitis; We would take such pleasure
in settling our bills before tie interest
doubles them us only he who owes them
knows; we realiZ, the necessity of II
stitch in time in our affairs, but have no
thread and needle, SO to speak; or we fan
cy that We will attend to them tomorrow
or next week, or after we have gotten
through with the work in hand. anl then
they are beyond mendng Sometimes it
is our friendships that show break, when
a word spoken in season, how good it is
What tears and regrets it saves us! An
adjustment of differences ut the right mo-
mGnt would Lave rescued many from
qlarrcls that have grown into law suits
that have separated lovers, and brought
gray hairs in sorrow to the grave. Neg-
ect in little matters of health has proved
Il fertile source of invaidism; the slight
cold di>regarded avengcs itself by dis.
torting the victim with rheumatic pains
the eyesight just a trifle imperfect fails
altogether one day from lack Of care; and
sometimes even our virtues get shabby
require rr,ouching, demand the stitch IN
time that shall keep them from becoming
lhreadbare. from being patched beyond
recognition at later period.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-07

AVOID UNNECESSARY ANXIETY. Hard
ly u week passes within which there is
not the announcement of the sudden death
Of some prominent man, which is atiribu
ted 10 business troubles, to depression and
anxiety. on to over work. An all import
ami practical lesson should be de,luced
from these numerous, sudden and untime-
ly deaths. They really result from unnec
esstry anxiety, because it might he avoided
by care beforehand. Much of the business
trouble which racks and lorures so many
men could easly he ,huuned by better
inaturCd plans OF business. 1t arises from
habilually ly rushing ahead without reflection
where one is coming out. One day oI
bought and five Of work is much better
than six days Of work; and one day OF
reflection beforehand would often save
many long and dreary days of sorrow
afterwnrd. Think before you enter upon
a new plan. Of all the chances of mishap.
and how to make success certain. No
ohhnc"s Of prof compensate for the heavy
load Of cure which many prominent
mnn calIies and tries to conceal from
other eyes. if you would live long, If you
would cni'v anything of the sunshine and
flowers OF hfe, think beforehand and avoid
as far rs possible all sources of unnece.sa-
ry anxiety.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-07
WHEN SCHOOL LET'S OFT.

When school let's out " at sun down time,
Aud shadows long up hillside climb.
With leap, and ronp and laugh aud shout,
In kilt and smOek and roundabout.
BS grain-feld, fence through pasture grass.
fuot-wJrn way. the scholars pass;
Aud bri Eht faced elf aud brown faced lout
90 neart glad home when school let's out"
sit and watch where. white and slow,
The mistress moves In grace below;
hile yoLIg giil, with ioldt Lands.
With low-dc yn locks in wide brown bands,
Who floats In light where deep shade lies;
With sweet sad looks in lake-blue ewes:
sit and watch. aud hope and doubt
know not what when school" lets out"
Were 80 young as they who know
The mild maid-rule. Just there below,
Would be glad they who pass
BY grain-fed fence and pasture grass?
Wonld be glad the home bound way,
And laugh, and shout, and romp as they?
1t might be so i'll roundabout
Bat not as now when school let's out"
Some day-how soon cannot tell,
But sCme day soou know full we'll
My feet shall fall with beat as slow
The green-laid way that hers do 20.
And shlll feel my great heart rise.
TO tender 10 jk fro lIte-5u eyes,
And there shall be no fear, no douI It.
Her hand in mine when school" lets ou'."
n s Stanton, in Northeastern
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-07

WHooPING CouGH.- Fungoid growth,
the cause of whoopng cough, was the
subject of lecture delivered in New
York city by DR.. Henry a. Mott before
the academy of sciences. This disease
which is so prevalent in cities, deserved
u careful study remarked the lecturer.
In cities in this country, the disease was
mostly prevalent in Charlestown; then
followed Philadelphia, New York and
Baltimore. Much diversity Of opinion
existed as to its causes Some regarded
it as bronchial Inflammation, while
others held that it WAS disease Of n
special character and that the bronchial
inflammation was only n concomitaut
The remedies prescribed were rs numer-
GUS as the opinions about the disease.
Patients were given purgatives, cXpccto.
rants narcotics, tcu!cs, etc. DIR. Lcizrrich
first discovered by aid of the microscope,
the eXisanee of fungi in various forms in
the cXpectoraicd mucus, and subsequent
Investigations proves that this lungoid
growth was the direct cause of the whuop.
ing cough. He showed that if the expec.
toittcd mucus is whooped up during the
first catarrhal stage Of the disease there
will be seen, besides II portion of the
phlegm, small eilipticAlIy shlped, brown
i>h red fungus sp,les, some of whom have
partially germinatel and brought into
existence mycellum.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-07

LIME KILN CLUE SKEPrIcTsM Said
Brother Gardner at the last meeting Of
The Lime Lin club, Il was axed dc udder
day what dis club didn't belive in, an lie
question was deservin. Of thought an
It tlekshun. Speakin' on behalf of all
dose, present and missin, think kin
say:
l. 1t doan' believe in hangin' clothes
down cellar 10 dry.
2 IL doan' believe in putin ten
dollar boss in front of II fifty dollar wagin.
3. 1t doan' believe dat takin' poly
ticks will buy goldfish, or dat disputin' on
religion will darn socks
4. 1t doan' believe dat a cigar in de
mouf nn, holes in lie butes help Il man TO
git n job.
8. 1t doan' believe in payn' cash down
for penny whistles and runnin' in debt for
grindstones.
6. 1t doan' believe dat de world owes
any man what he doan' work fur IN put
in full time at.
Z. 1t doan' believe in singin' frew its
nose when its mouf hez muffin else 10 do
but to sing.-DetroH Free Press.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-07

GUM ARABIC.--ln Morocco, about the
middle of November, that is, after Il rainy
season, which begins in July, gummy
juice exudes spontaneously from the trunk
and principal branches of the acacia tree
In about fifteen days it thckens in the
lurow down which it runs, either in +,
vermicular Tor worm) shape,or commonly
assuming the form of oval and round
tears, about tho size of pigeons egg, o.
different colors, as they belong to the red
or white gum tree. About the middle o.
December the Moors encamp on the Dor.
ders of the forest. and the harvest last.
six weeks. The gum is packed in very
large sacks of leather, and brought on tlit
backs of buIlocks and camels to certain
poms, where it is sold TO the French md
English merchants. Gum is highly nutri
tious. During the whole time of harvest
of the journey and of the fair. the Moor,
Of the desert live almost entirely upon il
and experience hns provetl'that six ounce,
Of gum are sufficient for the support of ,
man twenty-iour hours.--Londo1 Fan,il,
! Rcydld.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-07

RESTRAINTS OF COPS LAw.--No doubt
the law rcslrains us, but all III .ins are ! o
lttters. nor all walls the gloomy pr, cincis
OF inil. 1t is IL blessed chain by which
The ship. now buried in the trough and
now rising on the top of the sea, rides ut
anchor and omliyes the storm. The con.
demned would give worlds 10 break his
chain, but the sailor trembles lest his
should snap, and when the gray morning
breaks upon the wild lee shore, al strewn
with wrecks and corpses, be hlesses God
for the good iron that stood the strain,
One pale captive eyes his high prison
walls, to curse the man that built II, ald
envy the little bird that perched upon lis
summit, sings merrily, and flies away on
wings Of wisdom. But We're YOU travel
ing some Alpine pass, where The narrow
road hung over frighllu! gorge. it is
with other eyes you would look on the
wall that restrnins your restive stced from
backing into the gulf below. Such are
the restraints Gods law imroses-no
other. 1t is IL fence from evil--nothng
else. 1t challenges the world to put its
finger on any one of these ten command.
menis which is not meant and calculated
to keep us from Inrming ourselves m
hurting othors.-Dr. Guthrie.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-07

THINK MINUTE FIRST. r.'--Apropos
of the saying Of the little ones, am re-
minded Of an incident which touched me
very much Mt the time, and may find II
responsive chord in the hearts of some
who are parents, was sitting in my
rorrh on IL pleasant summer morning
Nhen np rams little five-yenr-old Bell, in
irnt On a visit to playmate across the way.
Papa she asks. may go over and
play with Carrie awhileF' and tlen. rs
She seemed to discern u dissent in my face.
Size pli her little rosebud lips to mine and
quickly ndded: Piease don't say no
thnk Il minute first" Was there ever a
more charming protest against n hasty and
inconsilernte nnswerp Of course the little
airl had her wish. We are. perhaps. all
too ready, ughtlessly. to deny many oil
the requests OF the little ones-ihings that
seem rliing to us, but are everything to
them. And when their little appeals
como, before letting the "no" rise too
quickly 10 our lipa, let US think minute.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-07

CONGENIAL PEOPLE.-Sympahy Is the
true social bond. Leaving matters of duty
quite one side, why are people not iusti.
tied in seeking friendly relations with
those only who are agreeable TO them? Is
it any reason for trying to frarcrnaIizt
with people who are tempGramentally
intellectually, Or spiritually ut opposite.
with vOu, hccauSe their curhstOne happens
to JOIN ouis. or you choose to 90 TO the
same church? We are not considering
Scrvire-that is due whenever it is re.
qnired but social intimacy and pleasure.
About dozen people out of II thousand
are all that can really come near to each
other. How TO form congeninl groups is
The much-missed secret Of real socialnv,
Sticks laid CrnSS-wisc,the flint and steel IA
rood in Iire,building, but not in the higher
Kind Of house warming.
If the law Of smiaritics were more
closely followed we should see fewer stu.
pid communities, and have less time.
wasting rXpedients to regret. And it is
well to remember that relations are not
the only related people. There are brothers
| after the ilesh,and brothers after the spirit.
Some people are apparently unconscious
of this, and their sociSl world includes
only " blood relations What sister S
baby takes for the collie, or how brothers
wife shall trim her fall gown, are matters
Of tie first importance; and the little
round OF petty family cares and pleasures
ahsorbs their attention. Their sky Is no
higher than the family tree. and its
branches spread to the rim of their mar
row horizon. Their religious. political
and social ties are all " ties of consan-
guiniIy.' The pattern prayer Of selfish
ness. Lord bless me and my wife. my
son John md his wi(e-us four and no
more, charactcrizes, perhaps unconscious
y, Il great many homes. Blood is indeed
thicker than water, but sympathy is some
times stronger and swreier than Senealo-
gy.-G3ldcn Rule.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-07

NICrORIA'S FIRST LOvE.-In the ar
rivals recently, At one of the New York
hotels, appeared Richard Vaux, Philade-
pha.--a simple arrival of plain citizen,
and yet, if fate htd not been dead against
him Mr.. VauX might have been the con
sort of the queen. Ever so long ago Vaux
was II marvelou>ly hands me. fascinating
Young man. lie went to Europe, and
being possessed of large means. had arces
to the best society, and even attracted the
notice OF he young queen of England,
who mad just come To the throne. 1t is
>aid-the story being told by persons in
high authority in England-that her
hearts first affection was given TO Richard
NauX Of the Quaker city, and that she
would have married him, too. hah she
! hctn allowed, but state reasons prevailed
to deter her. The queen could not mary
II subject, even of royal blood, and there.
| fore was forced to forget her fancy for the
American or not quite forget it-fur in
memory of it she permitted her children
To marry according to their hearts choice
rather than for ambitions sake. VauS
fingered in England until after her mar
riaga with Prince Albert put an end TO Iii.
widest hopes, and then returned to hi.
native land. Among his many gifts wa,
II splendid voice, and IN old ballad. 81
hang my harp onn willow lree." was com
posed by him, the queen being the heroine
-! the plainl:
TN hang my harp on the willow tree
Oh to the waIs Ia 20.
For the lady love will soon be bride.
With diIdem on her brow"