®l)c JTarincr's iflontljlg bhitov. 



suiface, leseiviiijr llie smallest stone (or ilie top; 

 tl)is (lone, cover the stone, first, with the inveriL-<l 

 sod, c-nettilly cnt fi-oni the stn-fiice of the (liteh, 

 and preserved Cor this pnrpose. L.isily, fill in' 

 over the sod iill the eiirlli Ihrowti out liv <lifr"inff 

 which Mill eleviite the snrliice, hnt it « llj'si-tire 

 down in due lime. This method of di!iiniii<r I 

 have priidised, iirid pieler il to all others. An 

 inexperienced liuinei- would profit liy employing.' 

 nil experienced ditcher, from .Scotland or Ircl'amE 

 —Mbany Cull. 



29 



mid ns to loss of revenue, the amount wonld he 

 ess than the cost of keepini; an e.vlra army in 

 Ireland to stop the mouths of those that cry for 

 food. •' 



Our own government too, linvo now a fine op- 

 poiliinily to show a real Clirislian spirit. The 

 people of Britain and Ireland wonld never for"el 

 an act of this l>ind under such snfii;riin;s as tlie 

 present, however the proud hirdlin.'s ini'.ht re- 

 gard such a generous spirit.— jl/uw. PlougLuin. 



Cheap noofs for Buildiuss. 



It is frequently necessary lo consirnct out hiiild- 

 ings, sheds, &e., of a cheap characier for Icnnpo- 

 rary use, lint which are, nevertheless, re(|uired to 

 be well proiecled from ihc wealher. The lidlow- 

 ing simple and evpeditious melliod of roolini; 

 out hoiisis and other similar slrnclnres, inavj 

 therefore, he of service to some of Our readers! 

 'i'lie raliers are to he four inches deep and two 

 und a iialf lhicl< ; the covcrinf; lo he of hoards il 

 of and inch, sirai-ht edued, and securely nailed 

 to prevent uarpiiig. Over this place a eonrse of 

 common sheathing paper, such as is ordinarilv 

 usp(l under the copper sheathiiii; of vessels, anil 

 mal<e it fiist liy small n.dls. Then apply a com- 

 posilion made of the Irillowing ingredients, viz: 

 eight g:illnns of common lar, two of lioinan ce- 

 ment, ihree pounds of tallow, and five of rosin. 

 Jhese msiedienis should he well l.oile.l and ap- 

 plied when hot. Care should lie taken that ihe 

 compnsiiion he spread as evenly as possil.le and 

 cnveied hftbre il has cooled wuh u slr.Llnm of 

 Sharp, Hiiely sifiud saii.l. On this another coat 

 of tar IS to he spread, and another of sand as he- 

 lore, alier wliich uolliiii>j more is required to se- 

 cure the possession of a tiirht roof for year= e.x- 

 rept an occasional dressing of tar. Some may 

 ohjctct to ihis species of rooiine from the siippo- 

 siiioii that being composed mostly of highly de- 

 (iMgrahle materials, it Would prove too combusti- 

 ble. I,ut ihis, if it be a reasonable objection, may 

 be easily obviated by giving the whole a coat 

 coiiiposed of the fidlowiiig materials: 



Slack common lime in a close vessel, and when 

 cool, pass eight ipiarts through a line sieve ; add 

 to It one quart of fine salt and twogallons of i.ure 

 water. ^ IJoil and skim. Then to every four gal- 

 lons ol this mixiure add one and a tpi; rter iioundv 

 ol lock alum, three-fonrlhs of a pound of copper- 

 as, hall a pound of potash, and five rpiarts of tine 

 beach sand. This wash will now admit any col- 

 orm? mailer that may be desired, and may be 

 tipidied with a paint brush in the same manner 

 as oil paints. A writer remarking upon the good 

 qnaliliesol this |ireparation for roofs, says,— " Ji 

 looks betler than paint, will slop leaks in the roof, 

 jirevent moss from tMowing, and. when laid iqion 

 brick-work, will render it impenetrable to rain or 

 tnoistnre." A wash of this kind mi"ht beiieli- 

 cially be applied to the rools of houses, barn*, paper. 

 iind oilier buildlng.s, instead of paints.-.Watne 

 J'armer. 



Anthracite Coal Ashes a preventative oi- 

 I THE Striped J5l'g, and other Jnsects —We 

 have receuily, when we could procure ihem, been 

 accuslomed to apply anihraciie coal ashes a« -i 

 preveiilive of the ordinary insecliyorons depm- 

 dalors m our squash and mehni yards, and have 

 ''.\)i^'rienced almost entire imnumiiy in cuiise- 

 qiience. 



VVe liad previously mode trial of numerous 

 other substances, gvuerally will, very limiled suc- 

 cess ; liut by sprinkling this ariicle freely over the 

 viue.s, using a fine sieve Ibr the pin|iose, and ap- 

 plying It when the vines are wet wiili the morn- 

 ing .lew, the insects have usually suspended their 

 operations. We Hnd ihal a sim'ilar use is made 

 oltliesamearlicl...,i|,erwheies. Colonel S., one 

 of the best farmers of Philadelphia county, says 

 Ihe Farmers' Cabinet, has snecee ried in preserv- 

 ing his s.piash and pumpkin vines in Ihe same 

 way. In ihe viciuiiy of cities, where large quan- 

 iines of anihraciie coal is used, the ashes may be 

 obtained m any quaniiiy, anil at small expen.se. 

 It IS a snIiHance that operates powerfiilly as a 

 manure, when applied to the soil, either as a top 

 lires^mg, or in the bill.— .We. Fanner. 



The Hi.i?EANuJiAN A.N-n nis son.— Lying at ihe 

 point of death, a husbaiidmaii being desirolis that 

 Ins son should puisne the same ' occupaiion in 

 which he had hinijelf been engaged all Ins lilb, 

 made use of this expedient to induce him to en- 

 ler upon it wilh iniliistry and perseverance — 

 W liile the boy knell at Ids fiithei's bedside wilh 

 his oiher children, ihe hitler thus addre.-.«ed him: 

 ' All the patrimmiy, my son, which I l:ave to 

 leave you IS my fiirm and vineyard, of which 1 

 make you my sole heir. J5ut I eliur-e }oi, uotio 

 let II go out of vour own hands, for if l" have any 

 oilier treasure. It is bmiid somewhere in the 

 i;roimd, wilhiii a foot of the siirl;iee." This made 

 Ihe sou conclude that he talked of money which 

 lie had hidden there: so alter his liither's dealli, 

 will, nnweaiied diligence and application, he 

 carelnlly dug up every inch both of ihe fimii and 

 the vineyard. From which it came to pas< that 

 though he found not the treasure that he expect- 

 ed, the ground by being so well slirred and loos- 

 ened, produced .so plentiful a crop of all that wa- 

 sown 111 It, as proved a real treasure. We see 

 'loni this that iiuliistry is itself a treasure.— jE,r 



four l.,rjre leeih i,, the middle, and two pointed 

 on. s a each side. In llie linir.h year, , lie linVe 

 teeih are six in unmber, and only 2 small ones 

 .'■N'mii, one at each end of ,|,e ran,. ' i il'e 



l'v™r,,hereiuainingsinalln.e,liai^h,.s,a d 



e w ,,,. ,,.n„t teeih a,e lar,,e. |u „,, ,ix,h'year 



Ibey all begin lo be worn, and in the seventh 



souK'times sooner, ,m,i„.. (i.ll out or a •« brol . ' 



-.IJoanlabi Shepherd's Manual 



Ion , UK Heaves oa buoken winded IIor- 

 SE.S.- Whoever IS .so nnliiriunale as to have a 

 beavv or broken winded lior.se and desires lo cure 

 "I- Miake him belter, slioiild not siifier him lo 

 drink for some time any other drink ihaii weak 

 I nie water. 'J he ho,se will ..ooii relish this, and 

 It seldom fads to produce a radical cure. 



I will Slate auoiher way for tho.se who may 

 lireler il. 'I'ake fiom one lo two table spoonfuks 

 "I ground p aster of paris,aii<l stir the same inio 

 hrs messes ihree limes a day. At first, if at hand, 

 ."•I" '"'■two or Ihree .lays; ilieii bran an.l .,ats 

 loi; two or three day., nwn; an.l then clear oals for 

 a few day.s, with ground plasler, as above direct- 

 ed, m each of the iiiesfes.— Prairie Farmer 



no- 



the 

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European Martets. 



It is now a.lmitted from all quarters ihat pro- 

 visions are scarce in France and other places on 

 the coniinent as well as in Great Britain and Ire- 

 land The Fren.di have calculated lo a .lay the 

 supply on hand for their own population ; and il 

 IS lomi.l Ihat 28 days in the year will pass with- 

 out bread unless a supply is procured :-28 .lavs 

 shorn will be 33 millions of people iu France un- 

 less food IS import.'d from abroad. 



It is flnrtunale for this country, and for the 

 Btnrvmg thousands of Europe, tha[ we have a fiill 

 snpply ami enonnh to spare. Kvcrv Slate iu the 

 Union has been blessed with -rood harvests -iiid 

 ;he surplus will move rapidir to Europe "'T|ie 

 ■ates of freight are very hi^rh-in coiLSequeucc of 

 he demand for vessels to carry on the war, at the 

 same time when the surplus provisions are to he 

 :arried across the waler. 



-By the last accounts fiom Europe the En<rlish 

 jress were iirsjing that the now idle navy of'ihai 

 roiinlry ought to be emidoyed to transport pro- 

 ■isioiis grans to the starviu- thousands in Ire- 

 and. Ji IS 111 contemplation also to throw all the 

 .oris open for a time an.l admit all kinds of 

 M-ead Slut s free of .fuly. This wonhl be a noble 

 novi^ lor England at this time, and woul.l pr„ye 

 ^er ciieapest mode of feeding her popnlaiiou and 

 reventlug starvation. Her navy n.isht better be 

 oing something of this kind thau^lying idle- 



Sagacity of the Horse.— A most astonish- 

 [ ing iusumce of the sagacilv of the hoive was re- 

 laled to OS a day or two since. A eenile„,an ol 

 Ihis cilv the present owner of the late .'Major 

 Kinggolds favorite driving horse (Jerry) whilst 

 I riving him along the ,<jad about iwo miles fi-oni 

 Ihe city, hailed i,, f.out of a blacksmith's . sle.p 

 and comineiiced lo kick fmionsly. The "entl,-- 

 niaii gol oiii and examined ihe gearing aii.t could 

 <lis.-over iiolhnig wrong. He retook ids s.'at an.l 

 endeavored lo urge him, but he kicke.l even 

 more viulenlly iban before. The behaviour was 

 a mailer ol some aslonishmcnt, as he ha. I been 

 used lor a driving horse for many ycais, and 

 iiev.-r before hail commiried an nnriily act Al- 

 ter looking about .•arelully to see if' lln're was 

 ajiyihmg u, annoy him, it was perceived ihat one 

 ol his shoes was ofi' We was taken into ihe 

 hlacksmilhs shop, ihe shoe leplace.l, again har- 

 nessed to the vehicle, when he started offas kin. I 

 as ever, seeming perfectly salisfied wilh the rcs- 

 loration of his shoe. 



WiuTF. AND Ukoh'.n Uread.— '•Mistaken 



Uoiis, says Ihe Literary (;.-,z..'lle, "n'speciii,. 

 'I'l'dii.V of .liflerent sons of bread have .riven 

 lo mu.h wast.-. The general belief is that 

 liiead ma 'e <d' the finest flour is the best 

 lli.-it whileuess is the proof of its <|naliiy ■ 

 bolh oi iluse opiniunsare popular en.. r.s. 

 uhileii,..ss may be, an.l generally is, comiiiun 

 led by alum, lo the iiijnry of th."; consumer ; 

 It IS well known hymen of scieu.-e, ihat 

 bread of unr.fine.l llunr will suslain life, w 

 that ma.le of the finest will not. Keei, a mai 

 hrown hrea.l and water, an.l he ^vill live and 

 joy good heahh; f;iye hiui while b,ea.l and 

 ler only, an.l he will gia.liially sicken ami die 



.DEi,icr.)us ApPLtTi^^ii^^^^Zv^onvenieut, 

 ns It may be niarle se\eral hours belbre it is bak- 

 ef,or vv^hen a ni.-e ad.liii,,,, is wanted unexpect- 

 edly. I are and ch.q, fine, half a .lozen or more 

 accor.ling to their size, << ihe b.^sl ciokinir ap- 

 Pics-giease a pu.hling .li.sj,, ever ihe hoito,,, 

 and sides hall au im-l, ,|,i,.u will, giale.l bread, 

 iHKl very small lumps of butler, then put a layer 

 ol apples will, sugar «n.l uutmeg,ai,d r.peatlhe 

 bOPi-,"hich musl be of bread and bnllLr, pom- 

 over he whole a teacup of cold waler. Put it 

 into Ihe oven as soon as the dinner isserve.l and 

 b"ke ,1 (or tweuly-live or ll,i,-ty minutes. It'iuay 

 he bake, Ihe ilay belore it is wauled; when i"t 

 must be he,-,t,.,l Ihoronghly, imn<.d inio a shallow 

 dish and sprmkle.l will, powdeied sugar It re- 

 quires no sauce. — ,Aii. J]g. 



Age of Sheep.— The age of sheej) may be 

 known by examiuing the (ore teeth. 'J'hey are 8 

 m niimbcr, anil appear dm in,' ihe (irst jear all ol 

 a small .-ize. In the secmul year the Iwo miihUe 

 ones (all onl, and iheir place is snppli,.,| |,y ,„„ 

 new if.elh; whi.-h are easily dislingnished hj he- 

 ing o( a large size. In the Ihiid 3 ear two other 

 small teeih, one from each side, dropout and are 

 replaced by two large ones, so ilial there are now 



Varieties of Friit a.nd Vegetaeles, ^r- 

 FECTED Ei Soi-, AND Climate.— Il is well known 

 Ihat varieiies of finii are gready afieele.l |,y ihe 

 soil and ciimale. For iiisian.-o, a sian.lard o'f ihe 

 relative excellence of dideieiit kinds of apples 

 ami p.'ar.s, .(rawii up (ijr a parli,-u|;,r seelioii, 

 woul.l he wholly inappih-ahle 10 oiher .seclious 

 will, a change of hicaiiou, ihe .jualiiy of the (iiiit 

 would Chang,-, and ihe sian.lard inini.t he revers- 

 ed. All this IS ofleii uiliiesse.l in ibe I,aiis(i:'r of 

 linits bom Lni.ipe lo Ibis couiiiry, and it is not 

 uncommonly .seen here in shifting liom one dis- 

 trict lo another. 



Hoes not this principle hol.l goo.l in reference 

 to varieties of grain ami vegetables .= We think 

 It docs. Some kin. Is of poiat.ie.s-, for example, 

 .;ippeartodo heller, compared wilh oilier kinds 

 III soiiHMiei;:lih.,rl,ood.s, ihau iheydo in oilier«' 

 Son,,, suris have also bee,, known tube more ex- 

 empt h-om bli,d,t in sou.e pla.-.-s, while in other 

 p ac,^s il„Y have liiihil. Jj,.. Emmons, in the 

 Unarlerl3 Journal of Agricnliu,-c, has .some seii- 

 sihle remarks on Ihis subject. "At first view," 

 says |)r. E., '-it seems ihal ihe same variety oiinf'it 

 to hold out at all limes and all places against the 

 enemy. But it may he, alter all, that varieiies, 

 liKe specM's, requiie a parlicnlar soil to b/in.' 

 them loa hi^ih slan.l of excellence For inslance, 

 one variety attains ils standard of per eciioii iu u 

 liglu sml only, wliereas another variely requires a 

 siroiiy; clayi-y soil. They are secure (,"om disease 

 only when they are cnhivaled on ihai soil whi.-l, 

 li.ey re.piire to reach Iheirslaudard of pcrfeciioii. 

 l\ow some varieiies, like some species ol" |danis, 

 are not bo fastidious in ibeir food, and hence do 



