Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-12-31
IN GENERA

IN GEN BkAAL.
If q person of fair complexion exposes
himself to the electric light for some time in
examining the action Of lamps, the hands and
cheeks will show all the symptoms of "sun-
burn" even in midwinter, and he will develop
freckles on his countenance as quickly as when
he goes about unprotected by "a sun-umbrelia
in midsummer
The village of Scituate, Mass, has one in.
dustry almost, if not entirely, peculiar to it.
self Upon its coast is gathered the Irish
moss used in the preparation of sea moss
farina. The annual product is from ten TO
fifteen thousand barrels, which permits of the
distribution of $50, 600 among a hundred and
fifty families
Prof. Graham Bell explained to the Lon
don Society of Arts, Dec. /, his latest discov-
cry of the transmission of articulate sounds
by means of a ray of light, which was first
described at the meeting of the American Sci
entihc Association in Boston last summer.
The English scientists regard it as the most
remarkable invention Of the year.
California has a dog that has beaten DIR.
Tanner The animal fell into an old mining
shaft at Birds Flat, and when discovered and
rescued had remained there ~ days without
food or water. Under a diet of warm milk
and water the canine was fast recovering at
ed over 100 pounds, and when found less than
twenty.
One of the preconceived ideas which the
new census overthrows is that there is a largo
preponderauce Of females in Utah. The fig
ures show that either the saints do not have
so many wives sealed to them as is generally
supposed, or that there is larger proportion
of Gentiles than usually admitted in the pop
ulation for there are -, Al males in the ter
ritory to 60, 1876 females.
"A Norwich, (Ct) firm makes frequent
shipments Of live frogs to various parts of the
country, but principally to New York and
Buffalo. The frogs are caught in the ponds
of the surrounding towns, and prove q source
of considerable revenue to the juveniles, who
receive from Is cents to $1.25 per dozen.
They are shipped alive after being properly
fattened for the market. They are fed be-
fore shipment on fish.
Prof. j. S. Newberry, an unquestioned d
authority on the subject, said in a recent ad-
dress before the national academy of sciences
| that the quantity of iron ore in Utah is such
as to throw into the shade all other known
| deposits in this country. He saw enough ly-
ing loose durirg his short tour in the south
ern section of the territory TO keep all the fur
naces in the United States in operation for lOC
years.
j. W. Brownson of Pike, Wyoming Co.
N. Y, while strolling on Broadway, in New
| York, last September helped an elderly mar
out of the way of an omnibus, which threat
ened to run over him. The old gentleman
thanked him, and, having learned his name
and residence, gave him his card. Lately
Brownson has received notice that by the
old gentlemans will he is made heir to $25,
600, and the money, it is said, has been paiC
him.
II y,nst ba copfaseaJ tbat tba br;lJ;pu NJ
a stable for twenty horses on top of privat,
mansion, access to which is obtained by meani
of an elevator, is calculated to awaken a feel
ing of astonishment, even in these days o.
marvels. Yet this is the case on a house jus
erected in Belgrave Square, London, by Mr
Sassoon. Ground is very valuable in tina
fashionable part of London, and by relegat
ing the horses to the top of the house two
birds are killed with one stone for space i
saved and the smell OF the stables avoided.
A singular incident occurred at Middle
town, N. Y, the other morning. A younl
woman baked a cake, and, after icing it, Sc
it in the cellar to cool. Shortly afterward sh
visited the place, when she found that he
cake had caught mouse by the tail. Tn
animal had evidently been enjoying a break
fast, and while he nibbled the cake the icin
hardened over his tail and he was held pris
oner.
Gait, Ont, saves $1,000 year in teach
ers' salaries, and practically doubles its schoo
accommodations, by having one-half of tn
children under ten years in the class-rooms il
the forenoon and the other half in the after
noon. The children not in the class room
are under the charge of a monitor in a larg
hall and gallery, where they are instructed il
vocal music, put through military drill an
calisthenics, and given object lessons, with
alf-hour's outdoor sports under the mon
tors supervision. Both children and parent
like the arrangement.
"A rough estimate of the extent Of th
trade in wild game of st. Louis for the pas
year, places the total amount of transaction
at 81, 900, 900. A single firm have exporte
for the holiday season, to London markets
14OO dozen quails, 400 dozen prairie chicl
ems, and 500 dozen wild turkeys; and to tn
Liverpool merchants 1000 wild turkeys. TheT
is more Missouri venison in market this yea
than was ever before known. Bear met
comes chiefly from Arkansas, antelopes frol
the far West, the borders of Kansas and Co
orado, and deer is quite plenty throughol
: Missouri.