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«I1)C ianttcv'0 iUoiUl)lij lUsitor. 



Bells.— The cliiinrs oC liellrJjire so ititiiiiiitely 

 associ.iled in Idra "llli llie iiiiiil fioiirid.-i and do- 

 iMeslic qiiifl of llii' cijiiiiU-x, tluil we lirileii lo llii'iu 

 uilli llie same feeliiitrs iii;*|)lied liy llio siii^'iiif,' ot 

 a ivoodlaml liiook ovim' lis |iatli ol" [lelililes, llie 

 liiiin of insects on a sninnier Held, oi- any other 

 of the many voipos of nainie. To have heard 

 the cliiioes once. ihoiiL'li it he hiil a hroken re- 

 rullectioM of inlinii-y, is enough. Tlie ear never 

 forgets while the lieiiit feel^ It is said that the 

 delit'lit ranseil hy hearing' llie sonnd of hells, is 

 allojrethcr arhiliary ; that we chat onrselves into 

 the helief of their melody liy their yssoi-iatioiis 

 of home, or the village chnrch niider whirii we 

 have always heard them. Perhaiis so; l>iit the 

 real existence of some lhinj;.s consists not it what 

 they are, Init in what they a|i|iear. This is u vile 

 doctrine in morals, Init it is jiood |diiloso)phy in 

 other matters. The lover who "sees Helen's heati- 

 ty, in a hrow of Ej;y|>t," violates no law ol mor- 

 als or ride of loiiic;, l)nt is most leasonahly enli- 

 tli'd to his helief It is mo dece|ition of conscience 

 or injnry done to honesty; it is a good trait, and 

 comnieiidahle in society. It is one of those ina- 

 lienahle riuhls of tiiitli like the natnral claims to 

 lihertv, that are horn heliire systems or modes of 

 government, and sorviv; them too. Bnt hells 

 have an artist like nnisic of their own, of a far 

 hij;her tone than that drawn from violins, or fiorn 

 other earthly instruments. Thev are hnn;; aloft 

 in the pure air toward the skies, or, as the saint- 

 ed George Herhert .says of them in his Clmrcli 

 Porch, 



" Think when the bells do chime, 

 *T is Angtfls' music." 

 The chime of church liidls reminds me of a lofti- 

 ly hnilt nest of sinL'infx hinis in some forest tree, 

 joinini; their varied notes together in mingled 

 harmonies. 



I.N'DCSTRY. — E'ery yoimg man shoidd remem- 

 ber that the worlfl always has and always will 

 honor industry. The vulgar and useless idler 

 whose enerjiies of mind and hody are rnsling for 

 want of exercise — the mistaken heing w ho pur- 

 sues amusement as a relief to his enervated 

 muscles, or engages in exercises that produce ii" 

 useful end, may look with scorn on the snmtly 

 lahorer engaged in his toil. But his scoru is 

 praise. His coniempt is an honor. Honest in- 

 dustry will secure the respect of the wise and 

 good among men, and yielil the rich frifit of an 

 easy conscience, and give that liearty sell respect 

 which is aho\e all price. 



Toil on tlieji, \oung men. Bo diligent in hnsi- 

 iiess. Improve the heart and the minil, ami you 

 g will find the well-spring of enjoyment in yoiu' 

 own souls, aiul secure the confidence and respect 

 of all those whose respect is worth all effort to 

 ohiaiii. 



Living TO I.OSK. — Who i.-; ihere that lives past 

 twenly. ih-al (hies not live to lose? First noes hy 

 vonlh. down into thai deeji, ileep sea, which nives 

 us hack none of all the treasures thai it swallows 

 up. youth goes down, and innocence with it, 

 and peace is llieii drowned too. Some sweet and 

 hapuy feelings that helou^'ed to yiuith, like the 

 strong swimmer from some shipwrecked h.uk, 

 struggle awhile upon the surliice, hut are engiilli'd 

 at last. Strength, vigor, powers of enjoyment, 

 disappear, one hy one. Hope, hnoyaiil hope, 

 siiali'hiu!.' at straws to keep hei'self afloat, sinks 

 also in the eiiil. Then life itself goes down, and 

 the hroad sea of events, which has just swallow- 

 ed up another argosy, flows on, as if no such 

 thing had heen ; and myriads cross and recross 

 on llie same voya^'e the spoi where others per- 

 ished scarce a day hefore. It is all loss, nothing 

 hut loss. — James. 



SoAKi.VG Corn to feed Horses. — One of the 

 best farmers in the vicinity of Baltimore, s.ives 

 one-third of his corn hy soaking it heliue hi' 

 feeds it to his horses. He" pl.aces two hoL'slieads 

 in his cellar, secure from the frost, and fills tlu'in 

 with ears of corn, and pours fin water to cover 

 it. When well soaked, he f'i'p{\:i it lo his horses, 

 and when (me cask is einpiy, he fills it again .and 

 feeds from ihe other. By the time one is empty, 

 the corn in the other is well soaked. The colis 

 ai'e so well soaked that the horses eat the whole, 

 and they rerpiiie only two-thirds as much corn 

 when prepared in this way, and there is no 

 doubt that this preparation and the eating of the 



col) with the corn, renders the food more whole- 

 some. — Farmers' Journal. 



Tuck in tour Ruffles. — "Tuck in your ruf- 

 fles, Tlnnuas; we have a few nails to make," 

 said a hlacksmilh to his son, as he came from 

 school, at twelve o'clock. — 'i'liomas tucked in his 

 ruffles and took off his coat and was hiacksmitli 

 until he had earned his dinner, and then ate it 

 with a good relish. '• Poll out yonr ruffles, 

 Thomas; it is school tiiiK! now," .said the liilher. 

 Thomas expected it, and fell as happy with his 

 rntfles tucked in, as his playmates at their play. 



It wiiuld he no had action, in " these hard 

 times," for many a young man lo tuck in his ru- 

 ffles, and swing an axe or hold a plough, or make 

 a nail — for many a young man who.se expecta- 

 tions of riches lioiii the gains of trade, are sadly 

 dis.-ippoiuied, to earn a living hy some calling 

 which the world honors less, hut pays hetter — 

 some liumhie occnpalion, which, while it holds 

 out no delusive hope of immense wealth, hy a 

 single speculation, assures him of food and rai- 

 ment. 



We would here recommend agriculture, in an 

 especial manner. Not such farming as consists 

 in first running in deht liu' land.s, mortgaging 

 them hack fiir payment, then horrowing money 

 to put up fine hiiildings. and then hiring men to 

 put on the (arm — no! this is not the way. But 

 lay your own shoulder lo the wheel — tuck in 

 your ruffles and earn your hread hy Ihe sweat of 

 yonr brow. It w ill he the sweetest you ever ate. 



Cows. — The following is from one of our ex- 

 changes — it is good advice. The point at u liich 

 liirmers are most at limit, and that for which our 

 corresp(Mideuts and hundreds of others blame 

 them, and with reason too, is, that they overstock 

 their farms — oidy half leed their animtils — let 

 skeleton cow-frames drag themselves over the 

 pri mises, and complain because these dry bones 

 do ii'ot give milk abimdaiitly. Wherever cows 

 are kept for the daily, it is po.ssihle and proper — 

 yes, it is a duty — to keep them well. This can 

 be done. If you cannot keep four well, try two ; 

 llie two, well kepi, will give more income than 

 finir halt'-starved one.s. The goodness of the 

 cow is determined partly by her native proper- 

 tics— bnt the liiod also has iniich, and very much 

 to do, ill making her good or olheruise. Keep 

 no more than you can feed well — very well. — 

 The Friend. 



Good Advice.- If yonr coat is comrorlahle, 

 wear it two or three months huiger; no matter 

 if the gloss is oft. If yon have no wife, get one; 

 if yon hive, God bless her; stay at home with 

 her, instead of speiidiiux your evenings in expen- 

 sive liioleries. Be honest, frugal, plain — seek 

 content and happiness at home ; he indnstrious 

 and persevering; and our word tor it, if yon are 

 in debt you will soon iret out of it ; if your cir- 

 cumstaiices are now embarrassed, they will soon 

 become easy, no mailer who may be President, 

 or what may he the price of stocks. — Boston Cul- 

 tivator. 



Lice o.n Fowls. — In your October number, I 

 observed some remarks on using sulphur to de- 

 stroy lice on fi>wls. 'I bis I have tried in former 

 years vviih entire success. Mixed with Indiuii 

 meal and water, and ted in the proporlion of 1 

 lb. of sulphur to 2 doz. fowls, in two parcels, a 

 ti^w days apart, I have found llial it would soon 

 exlerminale the lice, and produce a remarkably 

 lieallhv and glossy appe;ir;mce ill the li:)wls. 

 They slionid at the same lime be supplied with 

 proper dusting places. — .llbani/ Cult. 



So.4P Suds. — There is no better manure than 

 dirty soap suds ; and there is not a tarui-house 

 ill tiie country, hut w hat urodiices enough of it 

 in the course of a year, l^Panure a g;irdeii two 

 or three times over. Dlriy suds, after washing, 

 is aluinst universally thrown into the iiearesi 

 giitier, to be washed away and wasted. VV(Hild 

 it not be an improvcmeni, and show a l.indable 

 economy in ilie good woman of the tiu'ui-hoiise, 

 to have it conveyed lo the garden, to enrich the 

 ground, and make the vegelables giovv more 

 luxuriantly? The potash, the grease, and the 

 dirt, all of which are component parts of soap- 

 siid.s, are first-rate inaniire.s, and should alw.iys 

 he applied to make plants grow, and especially 



when hard times are loudly complained of, anil_ 

 sound ecoiumiy is the order of the day. — Farm- 

 er's Cctlnnet. 



How Farmers can tell whether Ammo.via 



IS ESCAPING FROM A Du.NG-HEAP EVEN WHEN 



THEY CANNOT SMF.LL IT. — Hild over the heap a 

 feather dipped in vinegar, and if the ammonia Is 

 escaping, ic/itVe /itmes will immediately be per- 

 ci'iveil. ' 



If the fumes are seen, the heap wants n thin 

 coating of swamp mud, or soil, or some other 

 substance that will hold the ammonia. — jV. E. 

 Farmer, 



An Aphorism. — A Tiadesman may incur in- 

 debtedness ill the way of his business; for to 

 enable a iiiaii to g-iVe credit, it is reasonable that 

 he receive it. A farmer is justified in ilebitini; 

 his tiirm for what are justly termed la.sting iin- 

 proveineuts — ^such as the purchase of manures, 

 draining, extra ciillivaliou, and the erectimi of 

 necessary bnildiiigs: hut no person is justified 

 in going into deht for expensive food or i lothing, 

 in such times as the present ; iiiiich more repre- 

 hensible would it be for him to indulge in ex- 

 pensive amu.seineiit of any kind whalever. Z. 



The little I have seen of the world, and know 

 of the history of mankind, teaches me to look up- 

 on the errors of others, in sorrow, not in anger. 

 When I take the history of one poor heart that 

 has sinned and suffered, and represeiil to myself 

 the striigirles and lem|)talioiis it has passed 

 throngli, the bright pulsations of joy; the feverish 

 iiifpiietude of hope and fear; the pressure of 

 w;mt ; the deserlion of friends ; the scorn of the 

 wdild that has lillle charity; the desolation of 

 the soul's sanctuary, and threatening vices within 

 — heallli ijoiie — -happiness gone — even hope that 

 remains loiii.'est none — I would fain leave the ei'- 

 riinr soul of my fellow man with him from whose 

 liands it came. — Longfellow. 



Those who wish to raise bonutifid crops of 

 grass, must not be parsimonious of seed ; for be 

 sure, there will not be more spears of grass than 

 there were grass seeds sown. Orchard grass 

 combined with clover, has comuiended itself 

 much lo many who have tried it; and in some 

 soils it is found to answer better than timothy. 

 Somi! say. the more /HHrf.s of grass seed sown 

 toi'ether, the more hay and pasture will be pro- 

 duced. O. 



Keenk's Marble Cemf.nt. — This is a cfwiiW- 

 iiation of plaster of Paris (Sulphate o.f Lime) and 

 alum. Cormuon boiled plaster is steeped in a 

 saturated solution of alum and then re-calcined 

 :iiid reduced to powder when it is fit fiir use. 

 Ahhougli not capable of standing weather, this 

 subst.iiice is now allractin;; much notice from 

 the hcauliful stucco which it fornts, reseinhling 

 marble. Ii may be colored hy simply mixing tlie 

 cidor with the water used in applying ii. The 

 hardness of the substance and its beaiiliriil pol- 

 ish, have brought it into use for interior decora- 

 tion. 



Arranging Cattle in Summer PASTrar.s. — 



Oxeii and steers may run to:;etlier ; cow. s, heifers, 

 vearliiiiis, and large weaned calves, each class hy 

 themselves. Bulls ui;iy run wiili oxen, if not 

 ill-tempered. Horses are better alone, and so 

 are sheef). Pastures ought to he divideil so as to 

 admit of a change, and it is very desirable to 

 have every pasture watered with a running stream 

 or spring. — Amer. ,i)gricult. 



P'oR Corn — .\ Recipe. — .Mix plaster, mileach- 

 ed ashes, and quick fine lime logelber, in the 

 following proportions: — two parts plaster, two 

 pails aslie.s, and one part lime, and apply a small 

 (luaiitity of the mixture to each hill of corn im- 

 medialelv after the first hoeing, and see if it don't 

 i;o a '• leetle" ahead of anylhinir yon ever tried to 

 make corn grow. Be ^ure to leave one row 

 wiihont Ihe a|iplication, '-jest" to see the differ- 

 ence. — Con. Ftirm. Gazette. 



Home. — The only foimtaiu in the wilderness of 

 life where man drinks of water unmixed wiili 

 hiilerness, is that which gushes up in the calm, 

 and steady recess of domestic lilf'. Pleasm'e 

 may beat the heart with ariificial exciteiiient ; 



