^\)t jTarmcr's iHtnitljli) lUisitor. 



is an aversion uinon;; innny liiiriieis lo circliilly 

 makiiif; iind lecdrdinjr •■,\|ipiiiii<!iits wliicli iiie ol 

 greiil (lisiKlviiiilnire lo lljitnsi'lvcs jind lo oilii rs. 



We lecolltict sevt-rnl yciiis iipo on ji sinull s^poi 

 of tlic ol<l t'lirdcn .-od, we lost our |iol;iliii's liy 

 worms, tor Uvo sncc-ei-sivi; sejisons, inosl ot lliciii 

 beiiif; I'oiiiid s^o liiidly tiilen on dii!|:;inf.' ik lo lie 

 unfit for cooluiifr. 'I he lliiicl spiison we liicd llie 

 e.\|ieiinient o( |Miltin^ neinly ii u-ii siioonlnl ol' 

 sail into ein-li liill at llie lune ol iilainin;.'. 'i'lie 

 e\|>eiiiiieiit was snrii's^lnl and we imd a fine lit- 

 tle ero|) of eiuiiely (iiii and j;ood poiaioesi We 

 lost llie jiinden llie next year anil laid no o|i|ior- 

 tnnity to try llie cx|ieiiineiit any fiiitlier. — J\'tw- 

 buryport Htrald. 



Sore Backs or Galls on Horses.— Rnli 

 wliile lead in sweel oil iiiiiil a unod paint is made, 

 and a|)|il) a coming; of lliis lo llie injured place. 

 Rlilk will do wlieie no oil is lo lie liad. Il l^ one 

 of the ino.xl efi'eclive a|i|ilii-alions. Some lor ihe 

 same diffieuliy use a solulioii of vitriol in water; 

 but in most rases the while lead is preferred. 



■gooil. ''The merciful man ia merciful lo his 

 beasts." 



Weslboro', Dec. (Jili, 181-1. 



A FARMER. 



'^AKl^G CARE OF Neat Stock. — Farmeis 

 have toiled hard to secuie a supply of hay, and 

 thinus of the fodder kind, and iire now (Ualiiii; 

 oi;t. It is ifioii;;lit 1>J many, that almost any per- 

 son will do to take care of stock, but they are 

 very much mistaken. In no part of afiiicidlu- 

 ral liusiness whatever, is a pruiknl, judicious per- 

 son more needed. A vxistefal.ivjiijicious man in 

 the barn is like a vasleful. injudicious woman in 

 the house, mncli worse than nolhin;.'. Like a 

 miiihty ror/cr, one thins "'"' another, that is val- 

 iiaiilu is swallowed up, and «e know not where 

 they go, or what good they <lo. For the encour- 

 Bf^emenlof the praiseworthy, I will carry the com- 

 parison a little fnrlhcr. A i^ood iiian in the burn 

 is like a good woman in the house — Ihe "price a- 

 bove riihics." All ihingsare /lone, and well done. 

 Thus mncli, byu:iy of preface; I will now at- 

 tempt to slate how slock ouf;hl to he tended. 



Stock ouijbl lo be fed seosonnbli/ and with rcs;- 

 ulnrili/. The God of nature iias furnished aiii- 

 innls, with appetite, and this, iu order lo have 

 tliem do well, ninsl,at certain times, be satisfied. 

 In feediiig, extremes mnsl he .■■.v<iided. if with 

 loo sparing a band, ihe caille (of (oiirse) will 

 prow poor. If loo liberally, there u ill he a wasle, 

 If there be any excess in eiilinsr, il will be iiijm'i- 

 ons. — Tliere is a certain point culled e^iouoh, — 

 here slop. — Hay oni;ht to beiliven to suick,/rfsA 

 from the tnow. With a Hay-cutter, cut a slice 

 of hay from the mow — throw down enoufjli lo 

 feed once — shake up well (for ihe hay on;jhi not, 

 by any means, be f^ivcn in a compressed stale) 

 then deal out what a sound judgment dictates 

 for a serving. The air bus Ihe same effect upon 

 ha;/, us on lifjidds. For illu.slratioii — take betr or 

 water, and expose it to the air, and bow soon it 

 will lose its life, or vilaliiy — wheicas, if il had 

 bef.n taken fri^sli from the (buniain head, il would 

 have been highly palatable and invigorating. So 

 huy, if ex|)oted to the air, will lose its fragruiice 

 and vilaliiy — become insipid lo the animals, and 

 not do tbeni that good, tis if taken fresb Irom the 

 mow. 



Stock ouiiht to receive good wnler when thirs- 

 ty. After the catlle are tmiied out in tlie mor- 

 ning, and have a chance to ilriidi and rnb siifljci- 

 eiitly, 1 believe il is best to lie them up, and leed 

 them in ihe barn. In so doinc, there v\ill be a 

 saving \ti fodder and manure. .\fur ibe caille gel 

 acquainti'd wiin llieir places, il i« not more labor 

 than lo feed out doors. Thi! cxcremeiils may be 

 deposited in the cellar, there lo remain lib wan- 

 ted to dress Ihe fields. In tin: barn, stock may 

 lie down and he iromliii table, which i.s very es- 

 eenlial. Tinn ibem out towards nlnlil and if ll* 

 wilier I* handy and good, ihey will, geiirraliy, all 

 drink. 



Stock ought lo be carded, oy curried, and ki'.pt 

 clean. 1 know il is not so neiessary lo card the 

 (iiiepurt of the season, as the latter. It will do 

 them gocd any lime. — Tlve latter part of the sea- 

 son, it i.« ali.'«)lulely iiecessa.ij' to ast.'ist luitliie in 

 rcmovintr their coals. 



Stock "iiiihi lo h:ive access tosalt. This is not 

 oidy nourishin;.' and palalaMe, hut wards oti di.s- 

 orders. An ounce ol prevf-nl ion, is worth pounds 

 ofcKic. 



Slock ought lo lietifMited Itindl)). Wbippiii!; and 

 jjuundiug jjeiierally, do mucii more iiua lliun 



M'atchiiig for a Tiger. 



The fpot 1 !:('lec'led ».is ihc cdae "T a lanli where the 

 tiger list d to drink. There was a large t.ninarind tree on 

 its baiikb-. .and here I lotik iny po5i. A vilhige shikaree 

 :tccninpnnit-d iiie, aisd t-uon aiitr sunset we luciU our p'-M- 

 litni (HI :i hr:inch alM.ut l\vflvi- li-tl Ir'Hii llie griuind. I 

 should tirsl iiicntion tli-it wc had Lisleutd an un'orluiiiitc 

 l)ullor:k inidi-r the tree lor bait. Well, we remained (jui- 

 cily (»n (lur yierch (or a couple of In.urs wiili{>ul siirr.ng. — 

 ll Niighl l.'e tVi\\\ o'clock, the aioon had risen, and so 

 clear was Ihe light, tint fte could sec the jackals ai the 

 dist.wice (d hall a mile. sneaking along toward llie village, 

 when a party (d" Brimparnes passing hy, slopped to waicr 

 their bullocks at ll.e lank. 'J'liey loilered tor snrne time, 

 and becoming impalient, I got oil the tree, with a single 

 rifle in my hand, and went tov.ard lliein. telling them thai 



I was waicliing a tiger, upon which they started oH' iiii- 

 rncdiattly. 1 \vas snuiitcring back to niy post, nev(_r 

 dreaming (jT danger, when the sliikaree gave a low whi.>- 

 tle, and at the same moment, a growl arose'l'rom the 

 hushes between me and the tree. To make my silu.ition 

 quite decided I saw the shikaree's black arm pointing 

 nearly straight under hirn. on my side of his post, it was 

 very evident that 1 could not regain the tree, though 1 was 

 not twenty paces I'roin it. 'i'heve was nothing Tor me to 

 do but lo drop down behir.d a bush and le:ive the rest to 

 Providence, it" I hid moved then, the tiger would have 



II id me lo a certainty ; beside, 1 trusted to his killing the 

 bullock, and returning to the jungle as 6O011 as he had fin- 

 ished his supper. 



ll was terrible 10 hear the moans oC the poor bullock 

 when the tiger approached. He would run lo the entl ol 

 his rope, making a desperate effort lo br(;ak it, and then 

 lie down sfiaking in every linib, and bellowing in the most 

 piteous manner. The tiger saw him plain enough. bntsus- 

 pecting Something w'rong. he walked growding around llio 

 tree as though he did not observe him. At last he made bis 

 fatal spring, with a horrid shriek ralln^.r than a roar. I 

 could hear the tortured bullock struggling under him, iit- 

 lering laint cries, which hecamo more and more lecblo 

 every instant, and the heavy bronlhing, half growl, hall 

 snoit ol Ihe monster, as he hung to tiis neck, sucking his 

 lite-blood. I knew not wh it possessed ine at tha' mo- 

 ment, but I could not resist the temptation o! a sliot. 1 

 crept Eolily within ten yards (d hini, and kneeled behind 

 a clump ol (fall s, w Idle he lay wilh his nose buried 111 the 

 bullock's throat. He started with an angry roar (rom the 

 carcass, when the bullet hit hiin. H(; stood listening lor 

 a moment, then dropped in Iront ol me, uttering a sullen 

 grow!. 



There was nothing betW'een us but a dale bush ; I had 

 no weapon bnl my d!>rharged rif^e. f leh lor iny pisli Is, 

 but they fiad been lett in the tree. Then 1 knew uiat my 

 hour was come, and the sins ol'my Iiie flashed with dread- 

 ful distinctness across my mind. 1 muttered a shoripr.iy- 

 er, and tried lo prepare myself for death, which seemed 

 inevitable. Bui what w-as my jieon about all this time l — 

 he had the spare guns with him. As I afterwards learn- 

 ed, he, poor fellow, was trying to lire iny double-barrelled 

 ritfe, but all my locks had itolls whicli he did not under- 

 stand, and he ci>uld not cock it. He v/as a good shikaree, 

 and knew that was my only chance; so when he coulddo 

 no good, he did nothing. if Mohadeen liad been there, 

 he would soon have relieved me, but I had seiit him on- 

 otlier direction that day. Well some minutes passed 

 thus. 



The tiger made no attempt to come at me ; a ray of 

 hope cheered me; he might be d}ing. I peeped through 

 the branrhcs, but my iiearl sunk within me when his 

 bright green eyes mr I mine, and his hot breath absolutely 

 blew in my lace. 1 sopped back on my knees in despair, and 

 a growl warned me that even that slight movement was 

 noticed. But why did he not attack meal once ? .V lig( r 

 ia a suspicious, cowardly brute, and will seldom charfre 

 unless he sees his prey disliiicily. iSow I was quite con- 

 cealed by Ifie date leaves, and while 1 remained pcrlectly 

 qniet I had still a c' unco. Suspense was becoming in- 

 tolerable. My rifle lay usrdess by my side ; to atiempt 

 to load il would have In en instant dealh. .My knees were 

 bruised by Ifie hard gravid, hut 1 dare not move a joint. 

 The tormenting iimsquitoes swarmed around my face, lull 

 t Icarcd Lo raise iiiy iiand to bMl^ll them otf. Whenever 

 the wind rufil((l the leave.*; that sludtered me, a hoarse 

 growl eralf (I tlirougli Ifie stijln.ess <d' the night. Hours 

 that seemed years r- lied on ; I could hear the villnue gong 

 Rti ike each hour id' thai dreadful night, which I thought 

 would never elui. \\ last llie welc(»»io daw 11 '. and (di 

 how ghully did 1 hail ifie first streaks of fight Jhjit sfiol up 

 frnra ihe horrizon, for tfieii the lii:cr aiose, ^ind su.JJiily 

 stalked away to smne dislanco. I Icjl lliat thnifanger « as 

 past, and rose with a lecling <d' re!i(d'which 1 cannot des,- 

 crilie. Socli a night (.f snth^ing was enough lo turn my 

 brain, and I only wondered that 1 survived It. 1 iiowsent 

 ( IT the pi'on for the elephant, and bebue eight o'clock ojd 

 Cloliah had arriveii. ft was all ovrr in live minutes. The 

 tiger rushed to meet loe as soon a.s 1 £iilr red liie cover, 

 and one ball in ihc chest dropped liim down dead.— fiVrnes 

 U7id Spai In in India. 



beaiiiiftil calico prints. 'J be process Wiis very 

 interesting ; each color is printed sepattilely by an 

 eni:iiived copper roller, and after passing over 

 lour, five, 01 six roller.s, according to the niimber 

 of colors, the pi.tiern or fi;.'Ures .ire completed. 

 At (me eslahli^hmeiit ihej luive lbiriy-o<Jd en- 

 gravers constantly employed in making new 

 pallerns and engraving new rollers. Alter the 

 cloths are printed, they are dried hy rimiiiiig 

 them over warm rolleis, and through a heaietl 

 room. Then ihe colors are set and " wjirriinled 

 lii>t,"' and finally the calicoes are t;lazed, lohled, 

 labelled, and are ready lor sale. The whole 0[)- 

 eraiion frmn lieginning to end, is exiremely iii- 

 leic-iing : and the rapidity and the perleci accu- 

 racy with which Ihe fabrics are printed hy ihe 

 rollers show an incalcuhdile improvement on ihe 

 idd process of printing by band witb wooden 

 block.-'. 



Cahpeti.ng. — At the carpet factory we saw 

 them ninunlaeliu ino carpels by power loom; the 

 machinery is a most c(uii|ilicale(l and ingenious 

 invention of ti genilemaii of Lowell. This is 

 the only eslalilishmenl in the world where car- 

 pets are maiiulaetured and woven by inacbiiieiy, 

 the inveiiliou being so recent thai it is still re- 

 ganled as an experiment. No doubt, bowecer, 

 can be entc'riained of its entire and perfect suc- 

 cess, and in a few years hence, when the use of 

 the power loom becomes general, we will be able 

 to carpel every huiiBe in the I'uiled Stall's iiiid 

 England, at one-half the price that il has hereto- 

 fore eo^t ! The extraordinary working of this 

 almost intelligent iiiachinery surpassed :dl com- 

 plicated (oiiiplications 1 ever beheld. The '■;;«)- 

 t/i'.? ojt)£)Y/)i(/(" snrptissed my couiprehensioii ; but 

 there were ibe carpets rapidly growing in the 

 looms; ciirpels ol two ply or llnee ply, ingrain 

 and I'russi Is, all of the most hrilliant dye.", the 

 most lieaulifid pallerns :.tid the most liisliionalile 

 styles. The rug depiirtinenl, too, was fiill of iii- 

 lerest and wonder, and an ong various kinds of 

 rugs, we noticid one, which li<r beauty of ile.-ign, 

 III illianey of color, and fineness of textine, was 

 I liir superior to any ever imported fioin Europe. 

 We Wfif lolil, liiiit, tdtlioiigli this carpet mill had 

 liinely looms iu operation, and employed more 

 lliaii six liiiiidred hand.-, ilicy could not supply 

 the demaiid for carpels, which they m.-muliiclmed 

 and sold cheaper than the foreign carpets could 

 lie itnported. 



Rkoadclotii. — The next egtablishment we 

 visited wa.-. tin immense woolen mill, wh,-re 

 broadcloths and CMSsiineres were nianufaeiured. 

 The process of washing, dyeing, and spinning 

 the wool, weaving and diessing the cloth — then 

 pressing, finishiiig aild folding it, w.is on a scale 

 £1) extensive, that one can fiirm no correct im- 

 pression of it wilhout really seeing and behold- 

 ing lor himself. The immlier of bands eiiipluj- 

 ed ill this mill is between eight and nine bnii- 

 died. Then; are 15!) looms iu constant opera- 

 litm and the c.isli capital of the corporation Is 

 SUSO.OCO. We saw an immense siock ot liincy 

 cassimercs on hand, w hicli for elasticity, fineness, 

 strength, and firmness of body, were iipuil lo tjie 

 very best I'leiich eassimeres we ever sjiw. Iu 

 fact, one merclianl in ten would have taken llieiii 

 for sncb and never know 11 tin; difference. The 

 St;, les were al.-o new and laslefnl, and we were 

 liilbrmed ihat llie stock would not be offer- 

 ed for sale before this fill, when a sotiicienl sup- 

 ply will have accumiilated to meet llie demand. 



Ill the broadcloth department we were shown 

 atl article of blat^k clolli lor §8 per yard, that 

 cotiipared iidvantaicoiisly with the riench cloth 

 we were wearing, which bad cost fifty per 

 cent. mure. We left tiidy asluiiued of ourselves 

 for wearing a fiireign clotfi, when just as good 

 Anieiicau chilli could have been tiuiigbl, and 

 Ihat 100 Ibi' iiiucb less moiiev. 



^laiiufactures at Lowell, 



Tbe Gillowing exlinct is from iiolej! of n pen- 

 tlem.ili <if J<Li iitiieky, tr.'ivelling iu llie east, lie 

 VMis mneh pleasi d with ihe operations at Low- 

 ell, and aiiioiig other reniai ks. ,sn\ s t — 



Calico rut.\riNo.— We next vi>iied the prilli- 

 ng eslahlishii.inl.-, where ihe bright. »ihile liih- 

 ric is by a rapid (iroce.ss eotiverleil inio the most 



Mniiagement of I'oiiltry. 



Poultry are siiliject ton vaiii ly of diseases, but 

 nearly all of' a serious iiattire are aliriliutalih- to 

 the effects o{' climate or wuni of 4-iire and skill. 

 I'ip is caused hy a want of oleaii water, or by 

 diiiiking duty water iu dry wealliir. (^iire — 

 remove tbe white bru-Ier found upon ihe tongue, 

 and \i ash il with wiirm vinegar and water — feed- 

 ing the bird loi a few days with s'ciked Inan and 

 leliuce; or c.ibb.ige chopped very line. 



I'^liix is ciiri d by pills of the yolk of an egg 

 boiled liaid, mi.M'd \\itli brni.'X'd hemp sixil, or 

 boiled barley diluted with wpie. 



