iJI)C Ihima-'s iHonll)li) Visitor. 



articles found in cvpi-y fimiily ; such as Penrlash, 

 Vinegar, Sivcel oil. Green tea, tvhite of estgs, sugar, 

 milk, molttsscs. Epsom Sails, Clial/t or Lime, common 

 sail, ^T. Sf-c. it seems [noviili^mijil tluitsuoli siiii- 

 ])\i; d iini'stic nie.-uifi should he so coiispii-iunisly 

 remedies oi- tiids in ijie iiist.iinaiieoiis aciioii re- 

 quired by these cases of poisons. Let heads of 

 families tliiMl< of tlii.-'. H. 



Fort Preble, Dec. 1843. 



Soap-stone (tHiodles. — A corrospondeut of 

 the .Aiiiericau AyrieidiurisX sajs sflap-stoiie f;rid- 

 dles are greatly biiperior to east iron ojies, as 

 they are not sniiject to frequent chanires lioni 

 heat to cold. They siiould bo ahont 3 4 of an 

 inch ill thickness, lie Jias one in use, and the 

 cakes liaked on it are iietier tliaii from the ordi- 

 nary iron ijiiddles, and it jiives preater satistiic- 

 tioii to those empio.'ied i;) the culijiary depart- 

 ment. 



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MuTTO.v.— Hon. Daniel Wehster keeps iit his 

 lirm in Slar.shticid, (i-oni sixty to nil lunidred 

 sheep, chiefly -for iheir meat. His selection em- 

 braces the goutli-doHns and the Leicesters. 



On a recent occasiim, Mr. Welister itmaiked 

 how little the great tii^iss of Americans cared for 

 mutton as food, wlilh? in Eiipl.ind t^ie |jeople 

 generally esteem it the vocy best of hntcher's 

 meats. He said he bpfieved one reason to be, 

 that the English mutton in general was better 

 than onrs. -'Yon may occasiona.lty," he said, 

 "find good mutton in Albany, New York and 

 Philadelphia— but in England you find no bad 

 mntton." 



A sJieep, according to iMr. \Vebster, should 

 never be killfd foj- the table before it is three 

 vears ohi, A land), indeed, ma)' get ni-arly its 

 till I growth at a year and a half, or twuity nionlhs, 

 and become very fit, ami this is the .tge at which 

 they are nsnally sold liir the shambles; but siir-h 

 early mntton is not delicately mixed, the lean 

 with the (iit. It shrlid<s in boiling, and when cut 

 upon the table, it fills the dish with ivliite gravy. 

 Mutton two years older, though no liitter, ui'll 

 have a much liighei- flavor, the nuiscle .•md the 

 fat being mixed, and when thoroughly cooked 

 will fill the ilisli with rcrf gravy. 



It is gratifying to lind these views maintained 

 by one whose authority will secure fur them the 

 influence to which they arc entitled. The at- 

 teinpl in some circles to exclude mutton from 

 the list of delicacies,"is here well and deserveillv 

 rehidied. No man ulio |iossesses a cultivated 

 taste in these matters, will fiiil to respond to the 

 discriminating remarks of Mr. Webster. — ff'or- 

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From the New Orleans Picayune. 

 The Pilgrim Fathers. 



They are 6luml>ering now, all slumberinj, 



The stern old hemes ot the Plymouth Rock ! 

 While centuries of time are numbering 



JNew honors for ti:e good old Plymouth stock. 

 Piljrims afar, the sons of pilqrims now 



Carry abroad with them the spirit-flame 

 Of hiijh resolve, tli.it nnde opponents bow. 



And give their sires llie silver-wreith of fame. 

 Wanderer.^ from an uncongenial strand, 



Uraving the seas and daring sava;_'ednnger, 

 The Pilgrim Fathers snu<>ht another land^ 



To see their star of faith gleam with thestran''er 

 Long may New F.n^land boast the worth exiled" 

 Reflected in each Pilgrim Father's child ! ' 



race or-variefy ; hut when the exceptions irro in- 

 ferior, we can reject them. 



These exceptions to general rules offer great 

 advantages, and a wide field for imfirovemciit, 

 while the disadvantage is a mere trifle. As a 

 spark will kindle a great fire, so from n single 

 seed of superior pjrcellence, large crojis of this 

 superior production triay be raised, and widely 

 disseminated for the benefit of thousands. 



There is no subject of improvement so triiicli 

 neglected as this; it is within the means of all, 

 and yet few give attention to it. Too many are 

 content to plod on iu the old way, and while they 

 spend much in manure and culliv.itinn, they neg- 

 lect a rniieli cheaper way of improvement, or to 

 avail themselves of those made by others in thia 

 way, when at less expense they could accomplish 

 it, atid perhafis inore efl^ictnally. 



We selected seed from the first piirjipkit) that 

 ripened, in n variety which we cultivated for 

 several years, and last year some were ripe ill 

 two months and five days from the time of plant- 

 ing. Nuinerons inntaiices could be cited of the 

 above remarks, but it is so clear to every com- 

 mon observer, th.'it no evidence is necessray ; but 

 it is important that they be reminded of a sub- 

 ject so much neglected, and with so much loss. 

 — Selected. 



Wfstern Railroad. — Principal articles re- 

 ceiveil at ]5oston from tlie Western Raih-oad ill 

 1843 — timoimts left at way stations not iucltid- 

 ed:- 



Marble— 217 slabs, and 60 



tons. 

 F'rec stone — 110 tone. 

 Salt provisions — 858 casks 



and bbls. 

 Horses— 15S. 

 Carriages — 1 16. 

 Sleighs — io. 



Flour— I23.3G6hbIs.* 

 Wool— 11,996 bales. t 

 Charcoal— 13U,000 bus. 

 Oats- 111,170 " 



Rye— 7.870 " 



Corn— 3,505 " 



Brooms— 230. OCO 

 Birlev— 2,825 bus. 



Beer— fiO casks, 1 ,149 bbls. Paper— 6,337 boxes and bdls. 

 Mineral W.iter — 589 boxes. Cheese boxes — 5,000. 

 Leather — 73,039 sides, 1,687 Clocks and weights — 957 



rolls. boxes. 



Cheese— 3.651 casks, 7,202 Iron— 1,000 tons 



boxes, 508 tons lt»ose. Stoves — 1 ,837. 

 nutter— I!),284kegs,285bbls.Lard— 222 bbls. an. I 49 kegs. 



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Selecting Seeds. 



Great imfirovemeiit may be made by n judi- 

 cious selection of seeds. In most all crops, fome 

 plants will be found more early, or in some re- 

 spects superior to others. From such, seeds 

 should be carefully selected. 



If a cultivator de.^ires to have any ^n-odiiction 

 earlier thtm usual, after procuring an early kind, 

 let the first seeds that ri|)en, on a well grown 

 and productive phiii;, he secured, and so proceed 

 year after .\ear, and in this w;iy a vaiielv will be 

 oblaiiicd that will excel in earliues.s. 



Every variety of vcgutable may he rcndereil 

 moie productive, by selecliiig, every yo.ar, the 

 seeds otihe most prodnclive .aud well formed 

 plaiit.s, Ai:<\ this method of improvement will 

 he finmd the cheapest tluitcaU be pursued, as tiu; 

 dittereuce in the cost of good and poor .-eed is a 

 mere trifio. 



Select |icas for .seed tliat grow in lonir, full 

 pod,.i, oil vines that bear abundantly, and if yon 

 would have them e;ulier, take those which ri|ie,n 

 first. Choose beans in the same way. Select 



Ha) — 1,305 b-.lfs 

 -Apples- 10,547 bbls. 

 Glass — 964 boxes. 

 Hogs (dead] — 12.755. 

 Potatoes — 5,845 bus. 

 Watermelons — J 10 tons. 

 Cranberries — 937 hUls. 

 Nuts — 1,673. 

 Ship limber. &,c 

 Ploughs- 4.050. 



Beans— 680 bbis. 572 bags. 

 Salt— 167 bbls., 2 881 boxes 



and bnirs. 

 As^hes — 613 casks and bbls. 

 Peas— 032 

 Seed- 1,937 •' "454 



bags. 

 Beans— 4 .800 bus. 

 1,200 tons. Venison— 492 saddles. 



r.lulton— 2.GU0 carcasses. 



Domestics — 27,800 bales and Poultry- l.ICO bo.\eii. 



cases. Skins — 1,400 boxes and bun- 



Boots and Shoes- 



Bes. 



■15.000 ca- dies. 



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-ars, and take the largest and best fiirmi^il car.<. 

 Choose froin sic.lks that are l.irge at the hotloiu, 

 and run off to a sriii;!! top, not very hiuli. 



if you would have early onions and few scid- 

 limis, select for seed a few ih.-it ripen first, and 

 have a good tbrui. Select the handsomest liir- 

 nejis for seed, having just the form you woiild 

 choo.se, ifyoiiwdiild have fine crops for the 

 market; and l»y this selection t()r years, yon will 

 get a variety that may be relied on. 



Follow the same role in every thiuL'. Like 

 produces like, is a general law of nature; the 

 same in the vegetable juid animal kiiisdoiii: there 

 are some rxcepiions, bu: not enough to att>i-i 

 'luiterially the gencr.il crop id' production, and 

 by ihc-e exceptions wo may profit; lor when the 

 exceptions , -ire an impiovi-meut, ^^o ma v follow 

 lliuin out, and iu a short time esiablisli u new 



* Flour received in 1S42, 85,986 barrels, 

 t Wool received in 1S!2, 6,713 bales. 



Maple Sugar. 

 Mr. .Joel Woodwoith, of Watertowu, Jefferson 



county, N. Y., whose maple sugar, i-efiued to the 

 (iegree of loaf sugar, obtained the premium at 

 the late Agricultural Slate Fair ,Tt Rochester, N. 

 v., thus describes the process of uianufactnre in 

 a letter to the Society's Committee on that sub- 

 ject. Wu cojiy from the Watertovvn Jefllirsn- 

 ni:m : — 



Gentlemen: — I herewith submit to. your in- 

 spection 50 Ib.s. of my maple sugar, 'i'he li.l- 

 hiwing is a statement of the manner of making 

 and clarifving the same: 



In the first phic.o I mtike luy Inu-kets, tub-- and 

 kettle's ;dl perfectly clean — 1 boil llie sap in 



tiiat the ed,ge of the kettle is defended nil around 

 /iom the fire; I boil through the day, taking care 

 not to liuve any lliiug in the kettle that will give 

 color to the ^ap, and to keep it well skiuimed. 

 At night I have fire enough luidcr the kettle lo 

 liuil the sap nearly or quite to syrup the next 

 iiiorniiig; I tiien lake it out of the kettle nnd 

 strain it through a flannel cloth into a tub, if it is 

 sweet enough, if not 1 put it into a caldron ket- 

 tle, (which J have hung on a pole in such u man- 

 ner that J can swing it on and off the fire at 

 pleasure,) and boil it till it is sweet enough, and 

 then strain it into the tub and let it stand till the 

 next morning; I tiien lake it tiiid the syriip in 

 the kettle .-md pi;t altoffciher in the caldron and 

 sugar it oft". I used to clarifv, say 100 lbs., of 

 sugar, with tlie whites of five or six egg;) well 

 beaten — about one quart of new miik and ii 



