QII)C Jhimci' 



ii cold (l:i\"— "It iliiTiitciitd mil)" — " 'J'oiiiijiy 

 ooi];.'lie(l iwicr; Inst iii{;l]t iilicr sii|i|ier" — "Aiiny 

 lool'.iil |i,ilt' ami I jjiH'ss she'll ln-licr not {.'o oiii'" 

 — " Hill li.'is no iiiiiliielUi juid ho will spoil hi? 

 c<>;u" — " Niincy'jj i-lo;il( is (|i)ilc loo thin Ibi' such 

 ii (iiiv ;i!^ this; it will he colder" — " One diiy can- 

 not innke liiit lillle didcicnce when noihiin; hut 

 Uiiiiiii' is lo he done," tlvrc., &'c. 



Well, ']'i)ininy lost his place liy losing ii iltiy, 

 he \v;is pill lo the liiiit and nas iliseoiiia;;ed. — 

 iSIII had a lictuie iVoin the nKi>nT lor not liriiiy- 

 iiii; a ceililieate iVoin Ids parenl. He poiiU'd two 

 er iliree days and hated the leachei- I'oi ever after. 

 Aiiny and Niiney whispered half ihe Ibrenooii 

 and Hondered «liy llie masier need to care 

 « hellieiihey attended or not. The whole class 

 was diiaiii;ed and eoiilil not reeile lit the re;;iilar 

 hour. The teacher lost his patience as well .-is 

 lliei;o(i<l « ill of the scholar.*'. None will learn 

 iMieli when they ilisrespect ihe ni.isler. 



C'oinplainis are made liy llie parents ihal llie 

 school makes no pr(»;:iess. 'i'hi- scholars are ask- 

 ed how lliiy like ihe iiiasle)'. an nnliitorahle ver- 

 dict is iiivcii, and he is dismissed. This causes a 

 vacation of two or three weeks, and ihe yoiinkcrs 

 ha\ inir i. iven u\* hdmr have eni:aL'ed in earnest in 

 w inter sporls and think more ofc .vcelling in llniii 

 than of reailint: and spcllin<,'. 



Parents and <iii.'u<lians, yon will o<'i-asiniially 

 have a woiihless teacher in jonr district; liiil 

 nine times in ten the fanit is \oiir own. Veil 

 lireak lip the school hy not compellini; the foii- 

 .tldxl ainndance of your cliihlreii and wards. — 

 ^'nln• <'hildren i;o in late and dislnrli the school: 

 they ^o irreiiidarly and classes are hrokt'ii up. — 

 They have feen iiidnl;-ed loo much »t home, .and 

 have never heen liin^ht lliat they must not ex- 

 pect so iniicli iiidnlj;< nee when ihe master has 

 >ixly iji cli;iri;e ;is when he lias Iml twenty; tind 

 llitil inirs must he more strictly ohserved in a 

 pnhlie school than ilia priv.-ite family. Whisper- 

 ing and liinjiliing and pl;iying are not criminal al 

 lunne; hni in schools tliey are crimes that call 

 for piiuisliinetu. 



spot, and to die iidi^:Liti nts of a crowded Euicpeaii 

 Stiite, the very thought of a jewel niinu to he raiisiiek- 

 ed iit pleiisiirc — r^iuniond.s lo he hiid for the fetitiing — 

 is a tcmptalion likely, we should think, to attract r.d- 

 veiitiirers, even if the I'piia tree stood in the way. 



Fravd on the Poor. — It is said that n great pait 

 of Ihe barrels of flour sold in Massachusi tts are deli- 

 ciout in weiirht. Some of llieni full short twentv 

 pounds or more. \ gentleman, apparently well in- 

 formed ill the matter, has calrulali'il from fii'ts that 

 have come lo his knowledge, that a eca-tain flourinj; es- 

 talilishmeiit saves at least .'i-:3,6l)0 a year in this way. 

 .Ahiny others, there is reason to believe save in propor- 

 tion. The loss fills priiici[iallv on the consiiiin'r.— 

 Those who buy large quanlities, on speculation, verv 

 naturally as"ert;dn the weight, and if delieient, insist 

 on ;i correspoiifliiig reduction in price ; but the poor 

 man, who buys a single barrel for liis own consumplioii. 

 as naturally takes it wilhout sus[)i{ion asof full weight. 



it iiiav be as well for alt who use tloiir to stand for 

 llifir righls. W h>-n they pay the pri'-e of a liarrel of 

 flour, they h ive a right lo ISKi pounds nf Jlour and Ibe 

 barrel besides, whi» h will weigh ii(;arl\ or quite twen- 

 ty lbs. — Boston Traveller. 



liENGTH OF THE MiLE. — I saw Ih vour paper a 

 fi'W evenings since a very useful table, showius the 

 lelifflli (tf the iiiodern mile as used at the present time 

 in various c<Hintries. It was, however, very impcifecl. 

 I send you a correct table of the length of the n.odcrn 

 mile, which I hope to .^ee published 



,\ Chi.nfsf. Din.nkr. — Mr. Fletcher Webster 

 in one of his interesling lectnres on China intro- 

 duced the aiine.xed ilescripiioii of a furmnl din- 

 ner givcgi lo the .imerieali Fanli.assy by one cd' 

 Ihe ofiicers of state, and which I\lr. W . says, 

 "like every ihing else in China liegmi at I he end 

 and left ofl' at llie connneirceineni :" 



Firsl came lliewim.a liquor made from rice, 

 somewhat resembling vvhisUey. 'i'lieir mode ol 

 drinking is So seize the cnp in both haiid.s, rise 

 abotit half way up, loidt at their gnests, drain the 

 Clip at a single draiiglil. and tnrn the iiionlh (d it 

 toward their friend as ihey sit down to let biiii 

 know that ihey have done it liiirly. IVext came 

 the li'iiil, uf various kinds; then the puddings, 

 which were very goodj and then two <lislies of 

 meal, from which the f'hiiiese digjiilary fed IMr. 

 Gushing V* iih liis own ehopslieks. This heiiiL' 

 rather greasy, a liipior was tidicii to rectify the 

 stomach. Then I'ulloui-d nnmeroesilisjie.s, among 

 them sanfear, .^u'asnails, rod's id' hog.s' mnnili, and 

 the far famed biiiit-' nests podding, which is not 

 not unlike lapioea (jr vermicelli in las'e, and is 

 very palatable. Then I'arne six conk.s and six 

 vvaitcre. w itli six large silver dishes of roast joint.s, 

 turkey. Hiel a pig ro-;sled wliole and gill. From 

 lliese the cooks car\eil, using the lingers of the 

 left liainl liir fork,-*, and delivered the slices lo be 

 thrust down our thrnals wilh the everl.-islinir chop- 

 .slicks. Then c.aine llie finale to this ri'Veisnt 

 dinner ill the shape of great bowls of sonp, of 

 wliicli each Chinaman swalloivcd an enormons 

 qnanlily. Wo then retired in due Ibrm, the inii- 

 sie Ktiiic!(, the usual salute of ihree gnns was fir- 

 ed, and we moved oirioonr loiigiiigs, having that 

 night at leiisl '■ supped fnli of iMnrois."' 



Discov;;!iy Of A .^[l.^E pF iii.v jioxr s. — The 

 I'rench Consul at j'uhia has addre.sscd a report to die 

 Minister of I'oreign .Mi'airs al home, announcing the 

 discovery, at the di.stancc of 80 leagues from thai cap- 

 ital, of an abundant mine of diamoiuls — a source of 

 incalculable wealth to the province. It lies in a des- 

 ert place, uninhabited, and scarcely accessible, and 

 was discovered by a mere accident. H he head of a 

 rich English Company has already exported, it is said, 

 nearly ot200,n00 worth of its produce : and, as the 

 working of tin: mine is left to any one who will, there 

 is a race at present for ils treasures. Eight or nine 

 thousmd emigr„nts, from all parts of Brazil, have al- 

 ready pitched their tents on the savage unwholesome 



1760 yds 



1.S2 " less than Eiig. 

 1 mile Eiig. and 4S yds. 



English Mile, 



Modern Hoiiian Mile, 



Tuscan ;MiIe, 



.\ncient Scollish Mile, 



Ancient [rish .Mile, 



I'renrh Posting Le.igue, 



Spanish .ludicial League, 



I'ortugal IjCague, 



German Short Mile, 



Elanders League, 



Spanish Common League, 



Russian Alile, 



Danish Mile, 



Dantric Mile, 



Hungarian Mile, 



Sw iss Mile, 



Cerman Long Mile, 



Ilanoveiian .Mile, 



Swedish Mile, 



Arabian Mile, 



i*ersiall Parasang, 



Russian Werst, 



Turkish Bi^iii, 



English geographical mile equal It) 2025 yds. 



German g. ogr,;phical mile equal to 4 Eng. miles or 



SlOOyaids. 

 English and French League equal to 3 geographical 



miles or 6U75 yards. — Boii. Traveller, Oct. !*. 



Important Inform. 'VTIox. — .'s much interest 

 is at present m:;nifested relative to the recent failure of 

 the crops in Europe, and the sudden advance of grain 

 in tfie United Stales, the following f, its which we h.ive 

 collected from authentic &ources, cannot fiil to prove 

 liighly interesting to ouragricultuial friends, 'i he pro- 

 duction of grain in the t'nited Suites for four ye^rs, 

 according lo the returns issued f:.om the olHce of the 

 Connni.s.'iioner li Patents, is as follows: — 



Bushels. Bii^h-ils. 



1840. 1.S42. 



Wheat, 84,822,272 102,317,:wO 



Harlev, 4,161,504 3,874,1.22 



0.at«,' 123,071.341 150,883,617 



Uve, l.S,G4o,.>07 22,762,152 



Buckwheat, 7,291,743 9,483, 4S0 



Indian Corn, 377,531,875 441,829,246 



1843. 1844. 



Wheat, 100,310,856 K.':,607,000 



Barley, 3,230.721 3,627,000 



Oats,' " 14^.929,666 172,247,000 



Kye, 24,289,281 26,450,000 



Buckwheat, 7,959,410 9,071,000 



Indian Corn, 404,618,305 424,953,(.(iO 



The wheat crop of the I'nited States for this year, 

 is estimated al 12.'), 000. 000 of bushels. The wheal 

 crop of 1842, which was the largest ever previou.sly 

 raised in this country, was 103,000,000, shows not 

 le-is the large additional amount of land brought un- 

 der cultivation than the genial char.;cler of the la.st 

 summer. 



'Ihe cro{) of i\Tichigan is companitively larger than 

 Ihat of any cilher Slate in the Inion. \Vith a popu- 

 lation not over 100,000, she raises this year at least 

 7,000,000 bushels of wheat. The amount of Indian 

 corn raised, seems a matter of wonderment. The half 

 starved operatives of Europe may well look at those 

 returns with glistening eyes, for it al'ords twenty-two 

 bushels of corn alone for every man, woman and child 

 in this country. Indian corn will rarely bear exporta- 



tion, and therefore but little is carried abroad. It is 

 nearly all consumed at home. Our cattle enjov ; n 

 abundance of ihal food whi-h would he deemed a lux- 

 ury in Europe. Such is the proiitic fertility of our soil 

 and the exlent of production under the ro'mpetitimi of 

 freemen. 



Egypt was once called the granary of the world, but 

 .America in iho exti'iit of its wheat productions as well 

 as the superiority of its quality, will thiow into the 

 shade even the fihles of i lerodolus. — Harrisljur^li 

 (Pff.) I'niun. 



Thf. Iron Trade. — From a recently published 

 statement of the export of British iron from the I'nited 

 Kingdom for ihr last 10 years, it .appears ihal whereas 

 in 1835 till' quanlity of bars sllip)icd was !!4,38 1 Ions, 

 in 1844 it had aiiiountcd lo 230,935 Ions. V\ ith the 

 single exception c\' 1839, the progress of trade in this 

 article shows an increase. 'I he year 1843 and i844 

 are the most remarkable iu con p risen, die qt.aiitilv 

 exported in the former pciiod licii g i';(i,:49 tons, and 

 in the latter pt-rind 230.9;i5 tuns. i he exports oi' jti'^ 

 iron in 1835 amounted to SS.O'iS Ions, , nd in 1844 lo 

 99,960 tons. 'I he gross exports (including all des rip- 

 lions of the metal) aniounled to 472, 0i3 tons in 1844, 

 against 218,608 tons in 1835; and the whole of the 

 years shows a progressive increase. 'J ho additional 

 demand om-asioncd hy the ridlway novemint h,;s 

 established high and lirm [irinos for iion, , nd the pres- 

 ent position of busini'ss induces the belief ticil tho 

 market is now, to say the least of it, in :i wholesonio 

 condition. 



Destructjun of (>riibs. Insects, &c. 



Much inlerest has been excited relalive to the 

 c fiicacy of salt as a preventivo of the curcuJ'.o. 

 The ainhor's [Downing on Fruit and Finit Tn es] 

 experience is given in llie '.idlow iiig slaleinenis: 



"Insects, tlu^ larvxe or ginbs id' which liMibor 

 ill the ground diirini; a eel l;iiii season, as the cm- 

 ciilio or plum weevil, are all more oi le.ss affect- 

 ed by the application of ciiminoii salt .as a top 

 dressing. t)ii a larger scale — in liiriii crops — 

 the ravages of \\w cut-worm are frcqiienlly pre- 

 venled by sowing tliiee bushels oi' s.ilt lo the 

 acre, and we have s*-! n il ap|ilieii to nil kiiirfs id' 

 fruit grounds with eipial siieces.*. Salt seem.s to 

 be strongly disagreeable to nearly all this cl.iss 

 of in.secis, and the grubs perlsir even where a 

 small iiiiniitiiy bus for two or three seasons been 

 a|i|ilied Id tiie soil. Ilia neigbborhooil w lit re 

 ihe peach worm nsnally i!cslio\s half ilie peach 

 trees, and wlii'n? whole crops of the piiiiii are 

 equally a vicliin to the plum v, et vil, v\ e havoscen 

 ihe (iirmer preserved in the bealibiesl <-oiidiiioi!, 

 by an animal applieniinn id' a si, all handliil <d' 

 coarse sail alioni iln' cidlar^of the iree at the snr- 

 liiee of the ground; ai il llie laller iiiMle to hold 

 alrtindnnt cro|is, by a iiqi dres.-iiig ii|iplie<l eveiy 

 spring, of packing s:.li ar'ilie laie <d a quart to 

 the surface occupied by the loois id' every lull 

 grown iree." p. .'>:!. "Common salt we liave 

 I'onnd one of Ihe best fHrliliyis of ihe piniii Iri'e. 

 Il not only greatly promoies ils heallli and luxu- 

 riance, but lioiii the dislike which most iii.tecls 

 have 10 ibis siibsnnice, il n'rives a>\:iy or destroys 

 most of ihosi: lo which ihe pdiiin is liable. The 

 most su"eesshil pinin gn>wer in our neighbor- 

 hood, applies, with the best resnils, li.dl' a peck 

 of coarse salt to tlie snrlace (d' the ground under 

 each beariiiii tree, 'fmnnally, abimt the first of 

 April." (p. 2(;0.) Those who have tried salt ihe 

 present se.-ison. in llo' vwslern pail of ihe Slate, 

 speak of its elR-cts as ver\ di cldedly heneficiul 

 ill saving ilTp plum crop. 



On the subject of rejiiiHn;; insects hj odors, the 

 folinwing rcmaiks (d'Mr. Downing will doiduless 

 be very nselid to m.an, : 



"In the winged siaie, most small insects nmy 

 be either driven away by powe,-|i;l odors, or kilh d 

 by sti( ng deceeliolis of tobacco, or a wash of 

 diluted whale oil or oil.er strong soup. Alleiilioii 

 lias but recently III en enlled to llie repugnance 

 of all insects, to slni.g odors, and there is but 

 lillle doubt that belnre a long time, it will lead to 

 the di.--covery of the mi ans of pre\ tilling ihe at- 

 tacks of most insects by means of slrong-sniell- 

 iiig liipiiils or odoroiis siil-.sianci-.e. The moths 

 that attack furs, as every one kiiow.«, are driven 

 avvav bv pepper-eorns or tobacco, and sbmilil 

 fiilnre experiineiils prove tbnl at certain seasons, 

 when our trei-s :ire nio.«t likely lo he attacked hy 

 inseels, we may expel them by haiigin;;- hollies 

 or raL's filled willi siroiig-smtirmg liquids in our 

 Irei s. il will ceriaiidy be a very simple and e.isy 

 way of 1 idding oiiiselve.s of i!ii in. The blown 

 scale, a troiildesome enemy ol the orange tree, it 



