The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-16
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Ihe bartholdl pedestal fund Is nearly com
plete, The statue has arrived and soon New
YORK harbor will be gracel by the most mag
nihCent colossal statue the world has ever seem
Liberty Enlightening the Worldr What
a priceless blessing personal liberty is, II u
the shrine at which people, ground under the
heel of tyranny in the older worlds, worship
realize; it Is u principle for which Nihilsts
willingly die the death OF dogs; and fit aud
proper it is that at tho very entrance OF the
Bay Of New York this emblematic statue
should fash q welcome to the world,
The press is entitled to the credit of this
achievement, Mr. Philip Beers, who has
been making a circuit OF the country ON be
half of the Pedestal fund, says that the fund
will certainly be raised, as the World does
not know tho word fail,
Mr.. Beers says that he has found tho most
pronounced generosity among those of for
rign birth. They seem more appreciative of
liberty than do our native born, Moreover,
among some strange prejudice seems to OK
ist
"Projudico| In what particularly
81 have ever found that howovet merito'
rious thing may be thousands OF people
will inevitably DO prcjudiced against it.
have spent most of my life on the road and
know tho American people like book III
1870 personal misfortune illustrated this
prevailing prejudice was very i'll, had sui
fered for several years with headache, tlcklC
appetite, dreadful baciacho, cramps, hot
head, cold hands and foot and general break
myself back to New York, seeking
tho best professional treatment, 1t s
eappens that among my relatives is dis
tinguishcd physician who uphraided me
roundly for preaching so much about my
own, case. Finally, with some spirit, ro'
marked to him:
"'Sir, you know that much Of your pro
fessonnl wisdom 10 pretenso You are con
trolled by prejudice. You cannot reach a CASE
like mine and you know it, can your"
II had him; and he finally conceded tn,
point, for it was bright's disease of the kid
neys which had Frustrated me, and the school
men admit they cannot cure it, Having cureC
myself, however, i'll 1870, and not having seer
sick day SINCE my relative finally admittcC
that Warmers safe euro, which accomplished
this result, was really wonderful prepare
tion. Had President Rutter, of the Central
Hudson used it, am certain ho would b,
alive to-day, for he could not have been in
worse condition than l was"
81 have found similar prejudces among al
classes concerning even so laudable scheme
us this pedestal fund"
Mr.. Beers's experience and the recent dealt
of President Rutter, of the Central. Hudson
railroad, of an extreme kidney disorder
proves that the physicians havo no rea
power over such diseases, and indicate
the only course one should pursue if, as tn
late Dr. Willard Parker says, head
ache, sickness of the stomach, dropsi
cal swellings back ache, dark ant
offensive fluids, prematurcly impaired eye
sight, loss of strength and energy occur, TO
they Enthusiastically Indicate fatal result, i
not promptly arrested.
eyes, stree, every cent needed for the pc
destal will be raised. OF course it will DO
! great triumph for tho World, but would i
not have been IN eternal disgrace had on
people failed to provide for this .podestalN