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The last Medford Indian.
Mr. Brooks, in his History of Medford, written more than fifty years ago, devoted some space to the Indians, and before closing with a somewhat elaborate flight of f e noticed that this location is that of the present Sarah Fuller Home, and near to the home of Mr. Brooks.
Doubtless, in his early boyhood, as a neighbor, he had abundant opportunity to learn what we housewives of the adjoining towns, and doubtless her knowledge of Indian remedies hinted at by Mr. Brooks was also profited by.
And so, for some years after the fire at Old Toney's, she lived her w graces and gifts in exercise, as to the wealthy and beloved of his parish.
After one reads Mr. Brooks' closing words referred to, this thought recurs:—
Lo! the poor Indian whose untutored mind unity to there behold Him in the clouds and the tempests that raged over these rocky wilds.
Mr. Brooks was twenty-five years old in 1820, and just entering his work as a Christian minister.
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High tides at Medford.
Under the head of Distillation, Mr. Brooks mentioned one Blanchard, whose first plant was east of the bridge.
There rose a tide so high as to overflow all his vats with salt water.
This ruined him, as entirely as it did his rum.
He added, With courage he kept his spirits up, etc.
Times have changed—some keep courage up with spirits—still the tides ebb and flow, and occasionally run very high.
In 1851, at the destruction of Minot's Light, Medford Square was flooded, and transit was had in boats, but the square has been raised since.
Stories are told of numerous boulders then rolled upon the canal aqueduct to weight it down.
No tide, since, equalled it, not even in the Portland storm.
On December 26 last, after a raging storm, the tide rose almost as high as in '51, flooding the wharves and rising on old Ship street. The new dam proved its usefulness and stability.
The upper Mystic remained at its normal height, and perils by flood, such as Chelse