The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-29
General Notes.

-[F.w. Bourdllon.
Colorado has 10000 acres devoted 10
VIII at culture, and the large scale upon
which irrigation is being planned and
carried out will cause n very large in.
crease in the area available for grow
ing wheat and other cereals.
The Baptist pastor at Shelbyville,
lud., does not weigh more than 125
pounds, and one Of his women con-
verts not less than 800. The rite of
INN rsion, under the circumstances,
drew great crowd, and expectations
were realized, FIR the minister and
the candidate had to be helped out of
the W ter.
Recent Dublin papers contain curl
GUS story. Twenty Eight years ago
man living at DrOgheda deserted his
wife and went to California. The wU
man believing her husband to be de d
married II second time. Four weeks
ago the first h1sbamd, after an absence
ut twenty-eigbt years, returned from
America, and inquired for his " life,
who had been living in England, EN-
ployed as factory operative. The
man had acquired wealth, aud has now
taken his wife aud relatives back with
him to America, the second husband
being dead.
Percy w. Hastings, living in Leo
minister, Mass, whose body below his
neck was completely paralyzed by
fall in gymnasium three years ago,
h 10 learnt to paint in water colOrs,
holding the brush between his tee h.
An attendant mixes the colOrs and
puts the br ish in his mouth. His skill
is said, by those WIN have seen the re-
suits of it, to he surprising, and his
progress is So rapid that his friends
actually expect his paintings to attain
celebrity by reason of their artist
value, independently of the physical
dcxterity which produces them.
The British army is hardly a school
OF morals, judging by its criminal
statistics for the past year. 1t appe ars
that 1919 rOurts-martial were held re-
speeding | 1927 offences; 13l ,434 minor
punishnents were inflicted and Is, 400
fines for drunkenness imposed. Aud
this ont of total of about 10000 nom
commissi ned officers and men, or half
the ar ny. The offences included mu-
tiny, descrlion, disobedience, insubor-
dination, drunkenness and disgraceful
conduct, besides miscela ,eOus oflen-
ces. The statistics show that the army
discipline act is a failure. IL was
hoped that its severity would keep
down the spirit OF lawlessness, but it
is found that excessive severity does
hot promote the object.
The care of the hair was the subject
ola paper read to the Pennsylvania
Stale Medical society by DR.. Shoe
maker. His opiniJn is that the stiff
hats, so extensively worn by men,
produce more or less injury. The
forms of hats that are least injurious
are, FIR winter, soft ats OF light
weight. having an open structure or
pierced with numerous hules; tor sum
mer, light slraws, also of open struct-
ure. AS regard the head covering of
women, the fashions have been FIR
several years fav rabIe 10 proper form.
The bonnet and hat have become quite
small. and cover but little of the head
This beneficial condition, however, is
in part counierbalanced by the weight
of false curls, switches, pufls, etc, by
The aid of which women dress the head
In applying water to the scalp and
bear d, care should be taken not to use
soap wafer too frequently, as it of en-
auses irritation OF the glands and
leads 10 The formation of scurf II il
equally important To avoid using on
The head the daily shower bath, which,
by its Sudden, rapid, and heavy fall,
excites local irritation, and, as result,
loss Of hair quickly follows. In case
the health dem .nds the shower bath,
the hair should be protected by bath
ing cap. After washing, the hair
should be bri>kly rubbed with rough
towels, the Turkish towel heated be-
ing particularly serviceabe. Oil has
not only cleansing action upon the
scalp, but it. also overc Dines any rough
or uneven state of the hair.
THE Living SKELETON" The man
who was known as the Living Skele-
ial hnl., h.,.,