St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-16


tackled the vivisectionists. He de-
nounces the theory of the TRANSMISSION
of blood as an impossible scientific
dogma. and concludes with the declara-
ton that "these unblushing crimes
against nature and society, trumpeted
forth through the instrumentality of
immoral type, should be suppressed IN
the interests of mankind and the lower
animals"
The surgical operation of transfu-
sion of blood from healthy person to
a sick one was performed by Paw
tucket physician recently. A woman
Law dying; six ounces OF blood were
taken from the arm of the husband
and transfused into the arm of the
woman. The woman was uncon-
scious previous to the operation, but
after ward revived and recognized the
friends around her. She died about
six hours after the operation.
The statue of General Washington,
which is to be erected on the steps OF
the sub-treasury building, in Wash
ington. will rise twenty-siX feet above
the sidewalk. The figure, which is
to be of fine bronze, will be thirteen
feet high the pedestal will be in two
parts, the base being fourteen feet
long and the whole structure thirteen
feet high. 1t will stand in the middle
of the broad flight of steps and in
front of the main doorway. The cost
of the statue will be about S35, 900.
All the money was subscribed a year
ago and is now invested.
Hugh j. Glenn of California, recent
ly shot, was one of the largest land
holders in the world. The labor and
supplies on one of his ranches cost him
! 5000, 900 i'll one year. In addition to
| this he owned 10000 acre rancho IN
| Oregon, stocked with 10000 head OF
cattle, neither land or cattle of which
! he had ever seen. He also owned Il
large cattle range in Nevada. He was
man naturally given to large and bold
operations. He never lost his balance
Losses never disturbed him nor great
profits elated him. Last summer his
finest wheat field took fire and $780,
600 crop was destroyed.
Another plaster class of a human
form has lately been taken from the
mould left in the ashes of Pompeii
From the place and posture it is evil
dent that the man was Overtaken by
the ashes while endeavOring to escape
and was suffOcated. The figure is lying
on its back, the head is bent back ward
and the skull is perfectly preserved
/ The open lips disclose five upper anC
i've lower teeth, white and even. The
left arm is half raised and the fingers
one-h half shut; the right arm is pressed
against the body and the closed fist
rests on the stomach. Two rather
small keys were found near the body.
The establishment and alarm at the
rapid increase of drunkenness i'll Swi1-
zerland has lately been further stimu-
lated by an official report drawn up 10y
the director of an asylum at Berg. He
declares that every year on an average
$50 deaths are directly due to alcohol
ism, and that from 900 to | 200 more
are indirectly caused by excessive
drinking. The workmen in SwitZer-
land, who are very poorly paid, exc
out their scanty supply of food with {
cheap eau-de-v vie, which is nothing
more than alcohol obtained from pOta-
toes, and very poorly rectitied, but
which is consumed at the rate of from
fifteen to twenty quarts yearly to ca cl
inhabitant, and thus constitutes a
widely distributed national poison.
Wagner's hair was always highly
priced by his admirers, and whenever
he had it cut enthusiasts were on the
lookout to secure locks of it. Dur
ing the great maestro's last visit tC
Naples, he had his hair trimmed, and
the barber was solicited by some
Wagnerites at the hotel to sell them
the shOrn locks, to his considerable
profit. Unluckily, Madame Wagner
had promised the hair to a friend
and the barber was robber of his per
quisites but remembering that the
butcher who supplied meat to the no
tel had hair similar to that of the
great composer, he persuaded him tt
have it cut, gratis, and was thus ena-
bled to send the enthusiasts away
rejoicing.
1t is said that there is a boy eight
years of age in Arkansas who was never
known to address his father either di-
rectly or indirectly. The parents are
highly respected, and are people O
some refinement. The strategy of the
boy, tor avoid speaking to his father, i:
more than equal to that of both his
parents and the other members of the
family, who have laid all manner OF
plans to force him into a single utter
ance of his fathers name. Upon one
occasion they planned not to get him
any boots until he asked for them like
the others, but this was IA failure also
for he went on through the snow with
his bare feet Just as though he were il
calfskin to his knees. He has Il pro-
found respect for his father, and will
follow him about the farm for a whole
day at time.
In an interesting article on Hank
Monk, the famous stage driver, just
dead, the Salt Lake Tribune gives this
account of his last days, suggesting q
romance in his early life ''When this
winter closed down he went into his
little den of house and knew that he
was going to mire down in a few weeks
When friends tried to have him con
sent to be removed to the hospital
where he could have more comforts, he
refused and waited where he was unit
Wednesday last, when he drove into
the home station. He died simply q
dissipated old stage driver; but if il
the long ago, when life was bright and
hope was exultant, his heart did moi
receive IA wound which changed hi.
whole life, and all its purposes, then a
mans face, and acts, and moods and
modes of thought are no indication OF
what he has done and suffered"
The New York Tribune announces
that the award for the statue OF
William Lloyd Garrison, which is tc
stand in one of the public squares OF
! Boston. has been given to DIN L.