7  THE WISCONSIN FARMER.



coast of the United States to be, as it is, much
colder than western Europe in the same'lati-
tude.
  Suppose, then, they should not melt until
they reached the very equator, and that num-
bers of them should be drawn in by the cur-
rent which sets into the Mediterranean sea,
through the straits of Gibraltar, what then
would be the result? Wbhy, that sea would be-
come as cold as Hudson's Bay, and glorious
France and sunny Italy have a climate like



that of Russian America or Labrador.
  In the next number we shall tell some stories



of the icebergs we have seen.
                    0
               A Brave Boy.
  Capt. Boggs of the Varuna tells a story of a
brave boy who was on board Lis vessel during
the bombardment of the forts on the Missis-
sippi river. The lad, who answers to the name
of Oscar, is but thirteen years of age, but has
an old head on his shoulders, and is alert and
energetic. During the hottest of the fire he
was busily engaged in passing ammunition to
the gunners, and narrowly escaped death when
one of the terrific broadsides of the Varuna's
rebel antagonist was poured in. Covered with
dirt and begrimed with powder, he was met by
Capt. Boggs, who asked ' where he was going
in such a hurry."  -To get a passing-box,
sir; the other one was smashed by a ball ! "
and so through the fight, the brave lad held his
place, and d d his duty.  When the Varuna
went down, Captain Boggs missed his boy, and
thought he was among the victims of the bat-
tle. But a few minutes afterwards he saw the
lad gallantly swimming toward the wreck.
Clambering on board of Captain Boggs' boat,
he threw his hand up to his forehead, giving
the usual salute, and uttering only the words.
"1 AU right, sir! I report myself on board."
passed coolly to his station. So young a lad.
so brave and cool in danger, will make himself
known as years go over his head.

         WIT AND WISDOM.

  One year of struggle pith wrong for the sake
of the right contributes more to progressive
life than forty years of compromise with wrong,
or mere timid allegiance to right.
  Are your horses matched, farmer?  Yes,
friend, first-rate; one of them is willing to do
all the work, and the other is willing he should.
  The ancients placed the statue of Venus by
that of Mercury to signify that the pleasures
of matrimony chiefly cqnsist in sweetness of
conversation.



  Concentration is the soul of achievment.
One thing at a time, and one thing for all time
-this is what makes a life successful.
  Most persons ascribe their adversity to
Heaven, but their prosperity to their own pru-
dence.
  Thales, on being asked why he did not mar-
ry, said, I"it is too soon." Subsequently he
was interrogated again upon the subject and
replied, -it is too late."
  "Just painted," said a girl to her lover, who
was about to imprint the token of affection.



  Marriage is a harp of a thousand strings,
the least of which, if broken or out of tuneq
,lctrrov the h--rnnn



  If one marries her whom he does not love,
he will be quite sure to love her whom he does
not marry.
  Silence discovers wisdom and concealeth ig-
norance.

  It requires less strength of character to do
a brave act in secret than not brag of it after-
wards.



HEALTH AND DISEASE.



           Take Care of the Feet.
  "Of all parts of the body," says Dr. Rob-
ertson, -there is not one which ought to be so
carefully attended to as the feet." Every per-
son knows from experience that colds, and
many other diseases which proceed from colds,
are attributable to cold feet.  The feet are at
such a distance from " the wheel at the eqstern"
of the system, that the circulation of the blood
is easily checked there. Yet, for all this, and
although every person of common sense should
be aware of the truth of what we have stated,
there is no part of the human body so much
trifled with as the feet. The young and would-
be genteel footed, cramp their toes and feet in-
to thin-soled, bone-pinching boots and shoes,
in order to display neat feet, in the fashionable
sense of the term.  There is one great evil,
against which every person should be on their
guard, and it is one which is not often guarded
against-we mean the changing of warm for
cold boots or shoes.  A change is often made
from thick to thin soled shoes, without reflect-
ing on the consequences that might ensue. In
cold weather, boots and shoes of good thick
leather, both in soles and uppers, should be
worn by all. Water-tights are not good if they
are air-tights also; India-rubber overshoes
should never be worn, except in wet, splashy
weather, and then not very lohg at once. It
is hurtful to the feet to wear any covering that
is air-tight over them, and for this reason In-
dia-rubber should be worn as seldom as posui-



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