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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
Hypnotism In Medicine,

Can hypnotism ever take the place of
opium, choral and ether in subduing
pain and controlling violent mental
manifestations? DR.. ]. R. Cooke, who
writes in The Arena, declares that it
can. He says he has used this agency
with success both in private and in hos
pital practice.
He does not tell us how he hypnotized
his subject, except that in one case he
called the patient, man delirious from
typhoid fever, sharply by name, held his
right hand firmly and babe him look at
coin held in the doctors left hand.
Then the doctor told him to repeat the
words "thirty-six." Then he was told
he could not stop saying 'thirty-six."
After repeating "thirty-six" for two
minutes the doctor peremptorily com
manded him to sleep, which he present.,
did. The same patient was hypnotizet
eight times to control delirium. Each
treatment held him calm and in sleep
four hours, and he finally recovered.
In another instance DR.. Cooke cured a
case of delirium tremens in man who
had been a hard drinker since the age of
16, and not only that, but he cured him
of drunkenness altogether. Tried with
10 insane patients, the doctors hypnotic
power brought about the cure of seven.
He is certain that this agency could be of
wide usefulness in painful surgical cases,
and he wishes the medical profession
generally would cultivate it more.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
Atmosphere of Stellar Space.

The atmosphere of stellar space is the
subject Of learned article in Science, in
which the writer argues that the process
Of dissipating into space may be prevent
ed-among other causes-by the fact
that the planets are continually sweep
ing through the interplanetary space
where the escaped particles caused by
such movements are SO active, and even
if the density of this interplanetary at
mosphere be only milhonth of mil
lionth of the density of the earth's sur
face still there will be at least million
particles in each cubic centirneter, and
some of them will get swept up by the
planets in their course and will not get
away again.
Such being the case, it is argued by
this writer that the process of dissipa-
ton will cease when planet picks up in
its course through space just as many as
it loses by diffusion in the same time,
and it follows from this that there must
exist in planetary space an atmosphere
which, though greatly reducedin density,
is of the same chemical constitution as
the earth's atmosphere-that is, having
the same chemical constituents, though
not quite in the same proportions, for
the average velocity of the particles of
nitrogen is trife greater than that Of
the particles of oxygen, and SO the for
mer escape into space rather more fire.
quently in proportion to their numbers
than the latter-the effect, too, of gray
ity being to increase slightly the proper
ton Of oxygen to nitrogen in the lower
strata of the atmosphere.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
The Worlds Future.

The editor of McClure's Magazine has
performed good service in collecting from
distinguished men sentiments and fore
casts for the immediate future Charles
A. Dana sends this word, "Obey God and
never fear the devil" W.T. Stead's mes
sage is, "Work for the union of all who
love, in the service of those who suffer-"
John Tyndall wrote shortly before his
lamented death as follows, quoting from
Emerson the first three words: az covet
truth The gladness of true heroism
visits the heart of him who is really
competent to say this" Washington
GLADDEN. writes, 81 hope men are slowly
learning that no man liveth to himself
alone" In bitter contradistinction to
this ex-senator John j. ingalls, observes,
''The disappearance of evil from the
earth is not probable"
Huxley quotes one of his own utter
ances of II years ago to the effect that
America has great future before her
SiCuo LII Sloiy VI SlCou III uCh
he says, 1.-THE one condition of success
the sole safeguards the moral worth
and the intellectual clearness of the indi-
vidual citizen" Talcott Williams de-
clares that spiritual 1enaissance is
about to mark the next great develop
ment of thought. Professor Max Muller's
sentiment is significant: I'VE are sold
that the world will be Slavonic or leu
tonic. True. The Anglo-Saxon race in
America will have to decide which it is
to be-"
AS to the future of society in material
things, only one forecast is gloomy-that
of Elisee Reclus, who says the small
farmers will become extinct unless they
unite and defend themselves. 1t is in
teresting tonote that two of the prophets,
Professor Thomson of the Thomson
Houston Electric company, an electri-
clan, and Professor Remsen, chemist,
both predict that at no-distant day food
will be made artiicially, directly from
the original elements, by combining to-
gether in due proportion its proper COM
ponents. Professor Houston says this
will be done by electricity: Professor
Remsen, by chemistry. Perhaps both
are right. Professor Houston is also
sure that soon mankind will be able to
produce electrical energy directly from
the burning of coal; then the steam en-
gine will be relegated to the scrap heap.
Edward Atkinson predicts that science
will gain control over the nitrogen of
the atmosphere; then goodby to the slow,
sour and cruel ways of earning a living
welcome ease and abundance. Pro-
lessor Thurston also forecasts discov-
cries and inventions that will reduce the
hours Of struggle for life and needs and
give every citizen time for rest, thought
and enjoyment.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
The duty of first Importance

The duty of first Importance this win
ter, after supplying ones own need for
food and shelter, is to help provide it for
others not SO fortunate. This is at pres
ent done in various ways, and it will be
a pleasing recollection in years to come
that the American people met the great
panic nobly and generously. In many
places the members Of particular trade
or calling agree to give one days wages
each to the needy. AT one time it will
be all the policemen Of city; at anoth-
er, all the carpenters or clerks or ma
sons. Teachers meet the call in a simi-
lar way. Farmers can help more almost
than any of the others by donating sonie
of the grain and food products which are
so low in price this winter. If all who
are not in need will help, then all w.t
are in need will be helped.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
How Old Is Man?

The real time that has elapsed since
the human race began is, according to
the latest conclusions of science, about
$1,000 years The first trace Of man Is
found in western Europe in the drift
period, Tho drift preceded the glacial
period and gets its name from series Of
gravel beds found in the valleys of three
rivers-namely, the Somme in France,
the Manzanares in Spain and the Thames
In England. Thus ON the very site per-
haps of London, the greatest city of the
world, primitive man first found him
self. Wherever traces of the use of fire
and of implements made by human hand
are found together, there 1t is safe to say
man existed. In the localities named
ashes, embers, cracked bones and Clipped
stones have been found in caves.
A curious fact is that the traces Of
man in the places mentioned are in close
proximity to the bones of animals that
can exist only in warm climates, such as
elephants, lions and large apes. This
shows that the regions named enjoyed at
the time of primitive man tropical
climate. Then the tremendous glacial
period descended on the northern hemi-
sphere, and the tropical animals were
frozen out. Man, however, by reason
his superiority, took refuge in caves and
holes in the ground and managed toex-
list somehow till it was over-a period Of
10000 years. Then as it became warm
er he developed and throve and in the
course of 10000 more years grew into the
exalted being we know now.
But how did he start in the first placei
DR.. d. G. Brinton, writing in The Fo-
rum, inclines to the belief that man is
so called "sport" from some of thelarger
apes in the tropical region of Europe be-
fore the glacial period. The remains of
tailless apes having 80 teeth are found in
the drift in western Europe. SIN south
ern Asia, in southern Europe or in north
ern Africa we may confidently say man
first opened his eyes on the world about
him." says DR.. Brinton. In plants and
in animals it is the experience that
suddenly there appears at times an
individual very unlike its ancestors.
This individual propagates other indi-
viduals not like its ancestors, but like
itself, and thus POUNDS a race. DR.. Brin-
ton suggests that in such "sport" from
the higher apes of the drift period the
human race as we know it now took its
rise.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
The Inverted View ofLife.

The holidays being over, many vulgar
minded human creatures are putting
their stock together and asking them
selves how they came off in the matter
of Christmas presents-thatis how much
did I make in goods and possessions out
of the Lord Christ's birthday? That lie
what this most beautiful day of all the
year has become in the minds of the
common herd.
AS the herd looks at Christmas, SO it
looks at the world on other days. This
life is period allotted to them for
the purpose of making all they can out
of other people. If one is weakminded
enough to make them present, that is
so much gain to them. If they can get
the better of another in bargain, that
is smart and shrewd in them, and they
pat themselves on the back accordingly.
Well, it is a matter of taste which end
of the telescope one looks at life through.
A belief is growing in some quarters
that life is given to us quite as much to
help others as ourselves, and that this is
the true meaning of the equality alluded
to in the Declaration of Independence.
In this growing belief the object of life
is to do all the good you can to other
people, and thus do the highest, sweetest
good to yourself. Life is ours to bestow
all we reasonably can upon others,
whether of gladness, of sympathy, Of
material helpfulness or of that higher,
loving aid which shall be an inspiration
to them in moments of. weakness and
despair. When we do this, we shall
know why we were born.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
Kaiser and nIonsirnor.

In connection with the gift of the
grand cross of the Order Of the Crown
by the Emperor William to Mgr. della
Volpe, the grand master Of the house
hold Of the pope, it was remarked in the
Italian papers that by so doing the EN-
peror showed remarkable spirit of for
giveness. On the kaiser's first visit to
the pope he let his helmet fall. Mgr.
della Volpe Immediately stopped to pick
1t up. At the same moment the emperor
stopped also, and their heads came in
violent contact, putting the gravity Of
all present to'a severe test. 1t required
the utmost presence of mind ON the part
of Mgr. della Volpe to refrain from put
ting his hand to his damaged pate. but
he has not hesitated since to proclaim
the emperor the most hard headed mon
arch in Characterization Globe.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
A slAMsss SPECTACLE.
The Barbaric Ponrp and spiendor Of tho
March of the Elephants.

Tho Barbaric Ponrp and spiendor Of tho
March of the Elephants.
The magnificent temple elephant de.
scends the long fight of steps in gor-
geous state caparisons OF scarlet and
gold presented by the king of Siam and
bearing the golden shrine of the sacred
tooth under golden howdah. A score
Of attendants walk at the side, support
ing lofty cloth of gold canopy outlined
with lamps and flowers. Snowy plumes
rise behind the harping ears, and tSi-
baned mahouts kneel on the richly
masked head and lean against the gilt
columns of the howdah, holding peacock
feather fans and scarlet umbrellas edged
with tinkling golden bells. The temple
band leads the way, the barbaric strains
Of music being accompanied by the
clashing cymbals and rafting castanets
of hundred whirling dancers.
The digniied Kandyan chiefs walk in
glittering ranks before the mighty ele-
plant which occupies the post of honor,
his small eyes twinkling through the red
and golden mask Of the huge head which
towers above the multitude, and his
enormous tusks guided carefully by the
temple servants to prevent accidental
damage from their sweeping ivory
curves. The 80 elephants of the process
sion walk three abreast, ridden by officials
in muslin robes and embroidered scarfs
Of sacred red and yellow, and holding
golden dishes heaped with rice, cocoanut
and flowers, the consecrated offerings of
the Buddhist religion.
Each trio of elephants is preceded by
band of music, troop of dancers and
a crowd Of gaudily clad natives, with
blazing torches and scarlet banners.
Sometimes baby elephant trots along
by his mothers side as preliminary ed
| ucation in the future duties of his sacred
calling and seems terrified by the noise
and glare, which in no way discomfort
the imperturbable dignity of his elders.
Round and round the wide area of the
temple precincts the gigantic animals
move with the slow and stately tread
which allows ample time for the wild
evolutions of the may dances perform
ed before each advancing line. The
splendor of the barbaric pageant har-
monies with the vivid coloring of native
life and landscape. The red glare of a
thousand flaming torches flashing back
from the gorgeous trappings of the no.
BILE elephants, the dark faces of the
bounding dancers, the waving fans and
floating banners, the wild bursts of
savage music and the oriental brilliancy
of the many colored crowd, contrasting
with the jeweled costumes of Kandyan
chiefs and the yellow robes of the Bud
dhist priesthood. render the imposing
ceremonial picture of unprecedented
splendor. Magazine.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
Kate Fields Experiment.

Miss Kate Field tells the following in
structive story: When last in Europe,
imported American satin, determined to
practice what preach-a performance
of such difficulty apparently as rarely to
be attempted. / went so far as to pre-
vail upon Worth to make up this mate
rial, though it is against his rules to ex-
pend his taste on foreign fabrics. The
result was beautiful costume, yet it
well nigh required surgical operation
to make some women believe that the
satin was American. Is it possible? I'd
no idea such good looking satin could be
made in this country Does it wear?
Are you quite sure it is pure silkY
These were the usual ordinations and
questions Bless their ignorant souls,
women don't realize that European black
silk has been deteriorating so rapidly as
greatly to help successful production in
the United States. Our manufacturers
take foreign silk, find out its weak
nesses and improve upon it, while wom-
en- buy the imported article complacent-
ly, believing they show peculiar taste
and acumen."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
Hnraca ,;.ee,ev,s Title.

Some more letters of Ecr zee Greeley
have Just been published. 9aey are good
examples of his directness and force. This
is one which he wrote to Theodore Tilton:
Your paper last week says that objected 10
the brief Hon" while member of congress.
did not. submitted to that handle for co :
venience sake. But wh N left congress, NY
term having expired. did ask that | should be
henceforth called by the nasIe my parents
gave me. ! don't want to figure hesGe ipa
public, but you may some time have chance
to set this right. Yours, II. GREELEY.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
Bracing Weather.

In all the northern section of the Union
there have been thus far this season
many ideal winter days. In some locali-
ties nearly the whole month of Decem-
Der was made up of such days. They
were days to be remembered next sum
mer when we are sweltering in August
heat.
The air was full of electricity, ozone,
life. The person who rose early and
walked out soon after the sun peered
above the horizon was in mood for once
to be thankful that he was alive. He
turned his face toward the sun and drank
in great drafts of breeze and light. The
microbes of malaria, influenza, rheuma-
tism, bad temper, meanness and stingi-
ness We're all frozen ont by that sweet.
cold air and scared away by the sunlight.
Then the right minded human being
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19

A new life saving fender has been in
vented for electric and cable cars. 1t
strikes an obstacle on the track about
10 inches above the ground. The OBJ
stacle, whether man, child, dog or IMAM
innate object, is thereby thrown upon the
fender and carried along till the brake
man can stop the car. This fender has
been adopted in Brooklyn, where the
trolley cars have been veritable engines
Of destruction.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
Women and Business.

If that esteemed periodical, The Out
look, were not as wise as serpent, be-
sides being, as is well known, harmless
as dove, one might suppose it had been
imposed on in story it publishes as
true about woman and bank. The
Outlook tells us that the woman went to
the bank to get association stock to the
amount of $1S cashed. TWAS past noon
when she reached the building, and the
clerk told her the bank had closed as
well as the association from which she
wished to draw her cash. The woman in
alright took it for granted that both the
bank and the association had failed and
spread the news as fast as feet could
walk and tongue could talk. In flash
there began run both on the bank and
the association-two quite separate in
situations. Everybody was scared. The
bank would have been broken only that
the directors from their private means
supplied the funds to meet the run.
The association would have been de-
stroyed, too, only for clause in its by
laws which required that stockholders
should give 80 days notice before draw
ing their money out. All this financial
storm burst upon the town because
woman did not understand that the hours
for paying out money were over for that
day both in the bank and the loan asso.
citation. How would it do for ladies to
have in their clubs a course of lessons
on banking methods and general bust
ness and commercial terms and usages?
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
THE
Londonderry Sitter.
So. Londonderry, Vermont.
THE
Three Cities.


A majority of the mayors, aldermen
and councilmen of our American cities
are honestly doing the best they know
how to. They wish to give their fell
low citizens government administered
in the interests of public economy,
good health, good morals and the good
looks of their towns. But there is
growing conviction that with the rapid
increase of population the old system of
municipal government has been out
grown and that it is no longer able to
cope successfully with certain evil tend
encies that have developed within it.
Taking this view of the case and in no
spirit of antagonism to existing authori-
ties, but with the aim of cooperating
with them in securing good municipal
government, organizations of private
citizens are forming in various parts of
the Union to take an active hand in
city affairs and to cope with the evils
that have grown out of the present sys-
tenn.
In New York, Boston and Philadelphia
such organizations are already at work.
The method of procedure is slightly diff
ferent in each city, while the object is
the same. In New York the body of citi-
zens calls itself the City club, with mem
bership of nearly thousand. The dues
are $50 year, which would be large
sum to poor man. But the dues are
devoted to the work of the organization.
Branch clubs have been organized in sew
eral wards, and one main object is to Sc
cure "the cooperation of all societies,
whether philanthropic or political, the
aim of which is to improve social condi-
TONS"
The Philadelphia society is called the
Municipal league. 1t is not so much a
federation of clubs as a single organiza-
ton, though under its general manage
ment local branches work in some of the
wards. Its object is practically to form
a city political party devoted solely to
perfecting municipal government While
its members may be widely apart on ma
tional political issues, they are expected
to work as one man for honest and eff
Gent local government.
Boston's citizens organization is, like
that of Philadelphia, called the Munich
pal league. 1t is composed mainly of
delegates from all the religious, philan-
thropic and social reform unions of the
city, and its membership is limited to
200. It aims are set forth as follows:
The objects of this league shall be to keeI
before our citizens the necessity of their inter
est in public affairs; to discuss and shape pub
lie opinion upon all questions which relate &c
the proper government of our city; to separate
municipal politics from state and nationa
politics; to secure the nomination and election
of municipal officers solely on account of theil
fitness for the office; to federate for these pur
poses the various moral forces of the city, and
to encourage every wise project for the promo
ton of the good order, prosperity and honor Of
Boston.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19

For distributing abroad good, strong
English commend us to Governor Waite
Of Colorado. Nearly year ago "blood
will flow to the horses brides" passed
into history and made the governor fa-
nous. Now he says, Il mean to have an
extra session of the legislature if have
to hang for it.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
Blackmer's
New York Store,
Manchester DpOet.
State of Vermont, I

State of Vermont,
Westminster, IS, The Probate Court for
said district. To all persons interested in the
estate of Horatio Lawrence late of London
derry deceased, Greetings. Whereas, II. A.
Hayward has presented to this court an in
strument purporting to be the last Will of said
deceased, for probate You are hereby noti-
fled that this court will decide upon the pro-
bate of said instrument at the session thereof
to be held at the inn of Thomas Evans in
Townshend in said district, on the 9TH day of
February, A. D. 1894, when and where YOU
may appear and contest the same, if you see
cause.
Tina II. Allbee, Register.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19

The manifest destiny of the Indian
Territory is to be absorbed into Okla
homa and be part of one of the sovereign
states of this Union. The sooner the
better for all concerned. A bill sub
stantially to this effect has already been
introduced into the lower house of con-
prpss
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19

Those who are forced to accept aid
this winter should take it cheerfully and
thankfully for just SO long as they are
absolutely forced to do so-no longer.
Then after they get upon their feet they
can make return for the kindness shown
them in their hour of need by extending
helping hand to some other poor SOU
who is temporarily down. So the links
in the chain of human brotherhood will
be built one after another and kept bright.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
Two Spanish psychologists, Drs RI

TWO spanish Dacter1ologlsts, Drs RIOS
81 and Acosta, have made a very uU-
pleasant discovery. It is that old, greasy
and crumbling bank notes weigh more
than new ones do. 1t is the contempla-
ton of the matter that goes to make up
that additional weight which is not
agreeable. The two doctors found eight
different kinds of disease producing
germs in the bank notes they examined
microscopically.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19

The new electric light which will be
placed In the Fire island tower will be
the most powerful one in the world, hav-
ing an illumination of 240, 900, 900 candle
power. In clear weather the reflection
from this lighthouse can be seen in the
sky 100 miles away.