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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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W. chan2:eil to 16") 50 l/ist, or in oilier words 

 pointed South. Citjit. Parry has enriched phys- 

 ical science liv many valuable additions. Con- 

 temporaneous with these voyages was a land 

 expedition under Ca|itain John I'V.inklin, along- 

 (he (fnited British Fur Company's jiosts, down 

 Ihe Copper-mine river, to the Polar sea. He 

 arrived in the Arctic sea in August, 13'20, and 

 navigated it for several hundred milts m canoes 

 towards the north-east. He discovered a group 

 of islands, which he named King (ieorge the 

 4th'3 Archipelago. He is now performing an- 

 other expedition in that direction, arjd contem- 

 plated meeting Capt. Parry at some jjiven lati- 

 tude on the Polar sea. In about latitude 64 Jeg. 

 north, he passed the zenith of the Aurora lio- 

 realis, which, as he proceeded, appeared atter- 



.'\ few days 

 per disciples of 



EX(^UI.Sn'C. 

 nco, one of the steam ani: 



l'hom|)Son, called at a store in 

 the town of Genoa, and inquired the price of an 

 ounce of aqua fortis. The merchant mentioned 

 the price per ponnd, tut demanded a greati^r 

 proportional for an ounce, as it was ' trouble- 

 some to weigh out so small a quantity,' and was 

 attended with danger of ' burning ihe fingers.' 

 ' Durning the lingers 1' interrupted ihe quack — 

 ' nothing but ignorance makes you think so : a 

 terrible idea these learned doctors have given 

 you; I'm not afraid to wash my hands in it.' ' If 

 you will,' replied the merchant, ' 3'ou shall have 

 enou;;h to wash your hands and an ounce of] 



I of each one ounce 

 ptp. 'I'tiia not only kc:' 



rubbed into a fine powder. 

 1 buUer sweet, but gives it 



a line llavour. — Ib'uL 



From She .XaHonid laUlligincer. 



I have been often troubled on going to bed, 

 an,| on waking uji in the night, by a dry, tick- 

 ling cough, wliich disturbed my rest, and Ihreal- 

 ened serious consequences. Since 1 obtained 

 the following recipe. I have invariably been re- 

 lieved whenever it occurred. 



Syrup of Balsam Tolou . - 1 oz. 



Tincture ot Balsam Tolou - .', oz. 



Piilv. Gum Arabic ... ; oz. 



Laudanum ^ oz. 



aqua fortis into Ihe bargain.' The prospect of 



such immense gain overcame ihe scruples of -^ ''^^-''P°0"'"' 'o ^'^ '■'''«'" o» SO'"g <" bed, if 

 wards in the southern portion ol the heavens. 1 ||,g qi,;,ck (if he had any) and he assented i,, I '''"P'^^cd to cough; and to be repeated to a sec- 

 He endeavoured to ascertain whether this elec-j |],p proposal. A bottle of anua fortis was taken ' ^"^ '"" ''•'"'d if it is not checked. II', on waking 

 trie Quid emits any noise as is alleged by thej,|,^,^,„ ,„)(j poured bountifully on his hands. He''" ''"^ night, the cough returns, the same remedy 

 Indians and Factors, but that remarkable quality , rubhed them and held ihrrn up to Ihe stove to | §'="''''^"3' gives relief, 

 remains to be proved. He made many observa- j ,/,.,^ j^^ ..^ he vauntingly expressed it. The con- =^= 



tions on the mtensriy o( magnetic lorce in dii-j,i, (ion „.,,5 fulfilled; ihe ounce of acid was I NORTH-CAROLINA. 



weighed out and given hinj, and he left the I The first European settlement in North-Car- 



slore, not, however, before he had eifhibiled olina, was made at Roanoke island, in the sum. 



niortalized his friends by giving their names to ; ;,muse( 



ferent latitudes from the oscillations of the, 



needle, and on Meteorology, setlled Ihe latitude 1 



and longitude of all the remarkable places, im- 1 gotng alarming contortions of countenance to the mer of 1.585, two hundred and forty years since. 



but half lerrified vender of goods. He | I" 1500, Dr Brickell, who.published a Natural 

 went home, put on his steam and pepper appli-j Hislory of the Colony, made an excursion to. 

 cations; at last thought himself dying, and sent j 'vards the mountain.", and says "he travelled 

 for a regular physician. His hands (vore found 7i/''«''i »lays wilhout meeting with a human be- 

 in a deplorable state indeed; but, unfortunately '] i'lg" The population of the state may now be 

 for the community, were put in a train which | conqiiitcd at 65U,U0U, 

 may, in time, restore to him their use. 



Bosl. Med. Int. 



them, and brought home immense spoils from 

 the Zoological, Botanical, and Mineralogical 

 Kingdoms. — The enterfirising king of Great 

 Britain certainly deserves much praise for the 

 lead he has taken in conjunction with Russia 

 and [•"ranee, and the perseverance with which 

 he has pursued those disinterested, hazardous, 

 and expensive expeditions for the common ben- 

 elit. — The time has come when this nation 

 should likewise enter into this glorious career 

 of discovery and human improvement. 



ENGLISH AGRICULTURE. 



The English carry agriculture lo great per- 

 fection. Every spot of ground capable of culti- 

 vation is improved. Wherever I have been, 

 the fields are generally small, enclosed by 

 hedges, and made perfectly smooth, by means 

 of cast iron rollers. Numerous trees ar-e left to 

 grow around the hedges, and scattered over the 

 fields. These are so nicely trimmed, as to add 

 greatly to the beauty of the country. Not a 

 weed is sulTcred to grow. The crops all look 

 well, and are much more productive than ours. 

 The cattle and sheep teed on grass up lo their 

 knees, and look, as we should say, tit to kill. — 

 The slii-ht enclosures that keep then in their 

 pastures, would be but a poor protection against 

 our lean, half-fed, unruly animals. Here the 

 cattle have no need to break fences. They 

 have I'ood sufficient within their own domains. 

 I came here under the impression that the coun- 

 try was bare of trees. On the contrary, 1 tind 

 i( better stocked in this respect than the thick 

 settlements of our own countrv. We wantonly 

 destroy trees as if they were of no value : here 

 they are planted and nursed with as much care, 



though they bore choice fruit. 



Extract of a Letter from England. 



VINEGAR MADE FROM HOJVEY. 

 If a pound of honey be dissolved in three or 

 four quarts of water, and exposed to a tempera- 

 ture between the 70lh and 00th degrees of Fah- 

 renheit's thermometer, it will in a short lime 

 become a very agreeable acid liquor, which 

 possesses an aromatic llavour, and sirenglh. su- 

 perior to that of the best vinegar made of while 

 wine. As the latler is frequently adulterated, 

 and incomparably more expensive than the sub 

 stitute we have proposed, this appears to de 

 serve every allenlion in domestic economy. 

 Domestic Encyclopedia. 



BARLEY. 



The Hartford Courant recommends to farm- 

 ers lo cultivate barley more extensively. The 

 increased consomption of malt liquors, and the 

 numerous breweries established, have produced 

 MSOflsiderable demand for this species of grain. 



CLEANSING GLASS BOTTLES. 

 Dr. Percival censures the common practice 

 ofcleansing wine-bottles with shot ; for if thro' 

 inattention, any of it should remain, when Ihe 

 bottles are again tilled with wine, the metal will 

 be dissolveil, and the liquor impregnated wilh 

 its deleterious qualities. For this reason lie 

 recommends potash in preference lo shot, as a 

 lew ounces of the former dissolved in water, 

 ivill cleanse a great number of bottles : k. xvhere 

 the impurities adhere to the sides, a few pieces 

 of blotting paper put into Ihe vessel, and shaken 

 with the water, will remove iliem in an expedi- 

 tious manner. — Ibid. 



TO PRESERVE BUTTER. 

 The most effectual way of keeping butler, 

 and preventing its becoming rancid, is to beat 

 half an ounce of the following powder into each 

 pound, after it is brought from the market, then 

 put it into a stone pot, cover it with strong brine, 

 and keep it in a cool place. Tlie Powder : Take 

 common salt two ounces; nitre and loaf sugar, 



Mary Sleeker, in the lOJdyear of her age, is 

 no\v living in Gahvay, N. Y. She never saw 

 any Tea till she was 17 years old, nor a Pofa- 

 toe till she was 20. — When Tea first came into 

 use, the women used (o carry cu|)s and saucers 

 in their pockets when they paid a visit. The 

 men were, at firsi, afraid to plant Potatoes, lesl 

 it should be impos.sible to root them out. 



TO SALT MEAT. 

 Mix brown sugar, bay salt, common salt, each 

 two pounds ; salt-pefre eight ounces, water two 

 gallons ; this pickle gives meats a fine red color, 

 while Ihe sugar renders them mild and of ex- 

 cellent flavor. Large quantities are to be man- 

 aged by the above proportions. — Amer. Farm. 



SUBSTITUTE FOR YEAST. 



Boil one jiound of good flour, a quarter of a 

 pound of brown sugar, and a little salt, in two 

 gallons of water for one hour; when milk-warm, 

 hottle it and cork it close; it will be tit for use 

 in twenty-four hours. One pint of this will 

 make 10 lbs. of bread. 11/. 



One Iiunclred of the first mercrmtile houses in the city 

 of iN'ev.' ^ ork, have notified the public that they have 

 inutual'y and honourab!} pledged lliemselvcs, that, for 

 debts contracted after the 2'J ult. they will in no in- 

 st.iiice discharge any debtor, who, in case of insolven- 

 cy, shall in any manner make a preference in paying 

 or securing any creditor whatsoever, except for money 

 actuaby borrowed, for accommodation notes, discount- 

 ed at some bank, aud for custom-house bonds. 



Eajik Bills. — By a report of the legislature of Penn- 

 sylvania, it appears that six banks in tlie city of Phila- 

 delphia, have notes in circulation to the amount of $2, 

 0.")4,3C8, and it is estimated that other banks, not making 

 returns, including the bank of tlie United States, have 

 in circulation 1,420,379. The specie being added, it 

 is thought tliat the circulating medium of Philadelphia 

 may be about four mllliei^s. 



