Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

y dignity and grace.
| spoke TO the pupils in West RandoIp
by invitation of Prof Hardy, the princlpa
who is thorough temperance man.
The following bit of an examination
paper (the first had ever seen under th
new departure) was given me and | pas
it along as signboard on our path G
progress
FIRST FRUITS" CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VT
Act 20, Vermont laws of 1882, require
instruction in elementary physloloe
md hygiene which shall give specia
prominence to the effects of stimuanls an,
narcotics upon the human system.
l. In the spirit of the above quotation
what is elementary physiology ant
hygiene?
9. Give the functions of the skin, slom
,ch, brain.
3. Give the organs of digestion. respi
ration. perspiration, and the relation O
each to the blood.
4. Illus,r rate how alcohol is formed
| AIKEN into the system is it ever changed
5. How many extra beats of he heart
follow the taking Of fluid ounces of alco
mol in "a hoursp
6. Is i: capable of adding any elemen
to the blood, or aiding digestion, OF
strengthening the brain power?
7. What organ next to the heart,
receives the most blood how may alcoho
effect the fibrine so us to iniure vita
organsP
8. Does alcohol Of narcotics increase
animal heat? Why do the intoxicated fee
warmer and groW fatter?
0. AS the heart is "a muscle, effect upon
it of intoxicants?
10. What diseases of stomach, blood
nervous system are aggravated if no,
caused by the habitual use of alcohol and
narcotics?
You will see by the extract send you
from Windham county, Vermont, that the
judiciary is more active than aforetme, in
charging the grand jury to enforce the
prohibitory law. Mrs. Willard Gay, OF
West Randolph. our noble hearted hostess
called my attention to this with social
satisfaction. Mr.. Gay and his partner,
Mr.. Dubois gave us the free use of their
ine hall, of their own free will, them
selves paying all the expenses of the
meeting ''in the bargain.' l have not
seen that scrt of conduct often.
In my Convention Notes" are the fol.
lowing suggestive items. In the pras,
meeting, Mrs. King, of Lowell, VT, wifi.
of Congregational pastor, said:
II praise God that be has put it into tn,
hearts of women to believe that when they
ire engaged in temperance they are
engaged IN work that is strictly and direct
y Christian" l thought that was tn,
whole argument in a nut shell. One lady
said: ave need to get nearer each other
10 make common cause, to dress so sim
ply that simple people in lowly homes
will not fear TO entertain u.s."
A lady seventy-five years old, Mrs. o
Newcomb, of Derby, sent an excellen,
report of her efforts to enlist the unions t,
take our official paper. The statement
vas made tnat one of the best ways t.
circulate temperance literature is to sub
scribe for our paper in the name of bote
keepers' wives, doctors, pastors, and men
elected TO common council, legislature
ind congress. 1t was argued that the
latter need 10 know how grandly the caust
grows and how reasonable is its basis;
hat pastors would preach with more vigo
ind frequency on temperance if we thus
hat women whose husbands are in tn,
lquor business are often our secret allie,
whom we should keep supplied witt
ammunition.
The pledge of the young women,
union, at Barre, elicited applause by rea
son of its frank declaration that no young
men who used alcoholic o. tobacco stimu
ant could act as escort to their members
This seems fair turn about at last. Hap
pv is it for us women that men have siren
uously held us to the highest standard OF
purity in the conduct of our lives, Happy
will it be for them when we are in II
position to be equally exigent as to our
requirements of them. In this potential
future lies the core and essence of human
lty's hope. Nothing but Christ sianity can
ever raise us high enough thus to require,
or make them gentle enough thus to COM
ply, with the new standard which shall be
one and the same for the two halves of
humanity.
They told of a alag festival" conduct.
ed by our w. c. T. U with temperance
md patriotic airs and Rotations some
being adapted from dear Mrs. Barnes
floral report at Louisville.
The hall was brilliantly decked out with
flags, and the doctrine inculcated, that the
notion belongs to those who can save ii,
and who are these, if not the nations
daughters? They told of Il witty invention
in the shape of Temperance Medley
thought out by Mrs. Kinsman, of Easl
Alburg, during an illness when her heart
and brain were buster than ever for the
w. G. L. U. She had noticed a big emp
tv picture frame among the belongings OF
the railroad station, and obtained permis
sion from the ticket agent to "fiX it up so
that it should be a real ornament" So,
with the help of bright young Cora War
ner, her adopted daughter, tasteful col.
lection of Miss Colman's cards was com
bined with pictures and extracts from the
Temperance Banner, facts about the
''women of the nation versus the liquor
traffic" from the Union Signal, and so an
attractive object lesson was set before the
people, "that he who ran might read.' 1t
was suggested that in hotels, reading |
rooms, post offices and scores Of other
public places, we might thus be teaching |
temperance.
Post office distribution of literature had |
been very successful. One Off. N, Stearn's |
leaflets in particular. was spoken of |
What are you dongP" is its caption.
The county system of vice presidents |
prevails in Vermont, and is, l am conf |
lent, the most important link in the chain
between the local and state unions. There
ire fourteen vice presidents here, and the
'eports of some of those were most inter
,stiug. Mrs. Lund, Mrs. Hidden, Mrs.
iyde, Mrs. Truax were all most profitable
O me. The latter said my heritage is
Vindham county," (What rare parish y
Aud VIII .tever its deficiencies, claim
or it true missionary spirit" How
wish that might become contagious every
vhere
Alice Guernsey, of Wareham, Mass,
teacher in the Normal school
ere, sent gem of report, so earnest
nd practical at once, that | requested it
night be forwarded for excerpts" to our
ditor.
The band of hope work had large
lace--Mrs. Day, of Jericho, reading it in
spirited way, and many queries and
omments being called out. l told them
f the "Tremble King Alcohol" march,
omposed by Miss NJ. E. Servoss, and her
lind friend, the German musician, Adam
,ihel We thouoht IL was noetic lustice |