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ment? For really they come so thick that I am in the 

 condition of the drunken man that thought his bed was 

 going round him, and did not know when to jump on. 

 At last when he thought he was "all right" he jumped 

 and fell into the fire and burnt his fingers. And so it is 

 of these machines. The inventive genius of Yankeedom 

 is so great, that these machines come and go so fast that 

 I don't know when to jump on, for fear I might burn my 

 fingers. 



Popular Errors, No. 2. — Shrinking and Swelling of 

 Meat in the Pot. — And do you suppose that this error, 

 that was so popular in your youth, is now a thing of auld 

 lang syne? I assure you it is as popular now as it was 

 before the commencement of this "age of improvement." 

 And although you and I may deny the moon, there are 

 others who will as religiously adhere to it as witch-ridden 

 mortals do to their preventive horse-shoes. 



Treatment of Mules by Doct. Phillips is like all of the 

 Doctor's writings — just like himself — busy, bustling — 

 full of life and vivacity. But I am glad to hear. Doctor, 

 that you have less colic than at Brandon Springs. No 

 doubt that your systematic management of mules is the 

 true cause of your success; but more particularly is it 

 owing to the fact of your giving your own personal atten- 

 tion to such "small matters," which saves you the expense 

 and vexation of the enormous annual loss of this useful 

 animal in your own "glorious south." 



Gardening, No. 9. — The interest of these articles of 

 Mr. Talbot is still kept up, and if any of the subscribers 

 of the Agriculturist have not yet read them, I advise 

 them to make use of these long winter evenings for that 

 purpose. 



The Enemies of Bees. — Mr. Miner in this article prom- 

 ises in his next to teach us the philosophy of keeping the 

 moths out of our hives. Well, I long to see it. I have 

 been much pleased with these articles, and, on account of 

 their general good quality, refrained from pointing out 

 some minor errors. I am entirely sceptical upon the sub- 



