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45 



Tli(3 following siiig-ul.ir la-cis lire slated in Mr. 

 Cli.Khviok's Re|iort nii the o|)criitii)ii ol" the Kiiff- 

 iish Poor Liivvrt. h shows a iiiwt perverted state 

 of thinss in th-at rountiT, one precisely tin; re- 

 verse of that vvhirh should exist; and would it 

 not be well to iiupiiie in this country, whether 

 the loafer and the pauper do not fare heller than 

 those who slrug:;le to rnainlaiii their imlepen- 

 denre by honest industry? If so, we are ap- 

 j)roucliini,' restdls not widely difFerenl froui those 

 that are bowing' down the population of the old 

 world with taxation and distress. In the form 

 of snhstanlial food, Mr. Chudwick states that iii a 

 week 



The transported tliief rceeives 330 oz. 

 Tlie convicled thief " S39 



The snspecicil thief " 181 



The soldier " K'S 



The idile bodied pauper " 151 



The indepeiiilent lalwrer" 12^ 



This is reversiuit the law of nature and socie- 

 ty, with a vengeance; and when n jrovernuient 

 sanctions such flagrant wron<,'S, it may expect 

 that men will steal and trow fat, r.ither than worU 

 nnd starve. The food of the Itdiorer in this 

 conntrv is as well illustrated in the anecdote of 

 the Baltimore apprentice, as by any thiuj; we 

 have met with. An appienlice complaiiicd to a 

 niaL'istralc that his master was slarvinfr him. 

 " Iiiileed ; wlinl does he f;ive yon to eat ?" " Why 

 —why," lisped the felhnv, "" nothing but bread, 

 and potatoes, and beef, am) mutton, and such 

 like!" "Well, what would you have?" "Why 

 — vvhy — plum purhlinj^, and cakes, and roast tur- 

 key, and such like!" 



From the Western F;iriner and Gardener. 

 Melons. 

 Among the fruits of this kind, there is proba- 

 l)ly no class which is so universally a favorite as 

 this. It is easily cultivated, and in always sm'e 

 to bear somelhing; but a little care will amply 

 ie)>ay Ihe cultivator. The two difficulties in the 

 \vay of success are these — to protect the phuUs 

 from the attacks of insects— and drou;.'lit. The 

 ptriped rose bug (as it is connnonly called) attiicKs 

 the plants of tlie melon as soon as they'^how 

 their fii>t pair of leaves ; they are usually tender, 

 and if cut off at once, either kill or very much 

 weaken the plant. Sprinkling with ashes, lime 

 or soot, has been much r<'conimended : but, when 

 the bugs are nmnerous, tiicy caimot (or rather, 

 I could not do it) be kept off in lliis way. 



Since last simmier, 1 have had some very tine 

 seed sent me, and with it the assuratu'e, that 

 sprinkling with sulphur is e.fli;ctual against the 

 ttriped bug— and a little caiiiphoi- gum near the 

 plants will ki ep off the pumpkin bug, wna-|iau- 

 •pears later, and sucks the juices from the fines. 

 These two things, I certainly think uoriliy of 

 trial. But the most effectual preventive is a 

 small bo.x with a pane of glass (the larger the 

 belter) for its top, which can be ]iressed down 

 over the hill ; this will bring the seed up quick, 

 and be not only a protection against the bug, hut 

 will keep ofl' cold winds and frosts, if there 

 shonl.l be any. But it must be taken oft' a part 

 of every day, so that the plants may have air, 

 ami not he drawn up loo weak, .\fter the thir<l 

 ]iaii- of leaves, they get so much advam-ed that 

 the bug cannot well destroy tlnun, and then the 

 dusting with lime or sulphur will be beneficial. 

 It is an excellent plan, about the mi. idle ol' 

 March, to plant seeds of melons in 4 in. pots, 

 which can be set in ti hot bed, such as spoken of 

 on the next page. They get well started, and 

 may be hardened gradually, so as to lie lurned 

 out", Willi the earth tmbrokeii,inlo the hills where 

 Ihey are to grow about the 10th of ,\lay. When 

 pots are not convenient, pieces of turf, about six 

 inches thick and a fool sipiare, laid into the hot 

 bed ihe gra.ss side down, will answer as well. 

 Either of these methods will insure melons a 

 month earlier than the usual way. 



The best protection against dronglit, is to [ire- 

 pare the ground by manuring well with cow ma- 

 linre, and ploughing deep— lu ice belbre making 

 the hills. The manure for melons should be old 

 and light. The practice in some sections, where 

 tliey raise melons for markel, is to make a htd(! 

 for'piich hill, about eighteen inches scp rare, and 

 the same depth, afier the ground is well prepareil ; 

 this the) MM in wiih rnlleu turfs, light manure, 

 and rubbish, well mixed together with the earth. 



easily feel the elleets of ilry weather. The best 

 melon bed that 1 have ever seen, was made b\ 

 imning over in the spring a piece of turf 

 ground, which was light and in good heart. 



Four Itiet between the lulls is lillle enough for 

 musk melons, and six for water melons. They 

 want hoeing l(>r the tirsl iliree or four weeks, of- 

 ten, anil in llie morning when the dew is on ; id- 

 ler ihat, the sm liiee should be kept clean and 

 loose, so as to receive the small showers. A 

 .shoving hoe is the l^est Uir this purpose, as it 

 il.ies not disturb the vines. Every man should 

 lie satislied with one variety of each kind, and 

 care should he taken to Keep the seed pure, by 

 planting them at as great a distance from each 

 other ad po-^siblc. Tiiey will mi.\, too, with cu- 

 eumbers, pumpkins, and so on. 



Melon seeds will retain their viiidily for ten 

 years and more, and are more productive .than 

 when fresh, as they do not rim so much to vines; 

 it is therefore advisable, for a man who has a 

 good kind ot melons, to save as much of the 

 seed tlic first year as he can, and plant from Ihat. 

 i'lie best varieties <if the water melon are Ihe 

 lilack Spanish and Imperial ; of the musk, the 

 Xulineg, when it can be gotten good, is ilie best 

 —at least, I like it l)ei;t. C. W. E. 



to eaeli Other, whicli was to me iucomprelieiisi 

 hie I 



Several ladies asked me lo dance wUli tliein, 

 but I excused !i yself by saying that their daiicing 

 was so snpeilalively beautiful ihat U urns sujjldtnt 

 lo udmire it, and that I was afraid lo try it. '■ He- 

 sides," said I, •' it is contrary to our custom in 

 llindoslan.'" To which they replied that India 

 was far olF, and no one could see me. " But," 

 said I, "lliere are people who put every thing in 

 the papers, and if my frie.ids heard of it I should 

 lose ciisle." The ladies siiiiled;and idler Ihisi 

 was not asked to dance. — TravJs of Kerim Khan 

 in En'j-laml. 



Kiir the Farmer's Mm^hly Visitor. 



Enst ff'indior, Cl., /V6. 't'lh, 1844. 



Messrs. Editors: I was a suli>criber to the 

 first volume of the Visitor, and was very well 

 pleaseil with its management; but seeing your 

 iiufK-e of the consolidatiun of Buel's Culiivator 

 and the Genesei; F.irnier wherein yon said, " We 

 are free to eonl'ess that ihe superior knowledge 

 of tlie managers of the Cuhivalor may be ol 

 more value to ils readers and subscribers than 

 the addiiional 2.5 cts. which that journal costs 

 more than ours," I eoncliided lo substitute that 

 liir vours, havinsr too many papers on my hands 

 to care aliout boili. 



The eoiiti ibntiirs to the Cultivator are most ol 

 them to Ihe south and west ol' us, wliere the soil 

 and its management is very different tVom ours. 

 I am somewhat inclined to doubt your concln- 

 sioiis, so far al least as it applies 10 the farmers of 

 New England, i, think the papers published 

 wilhinourown limits are better adapted to our 

 wants llian those either of the west or south. 



1 do not know that you have any correspon- 

 dents or subscribers here and if yon are not 

 already overrun with cumuinnicalions 1 may 

 possibly send yoti some necounl of our manage- 

 ment here. 



Enclosed I send you one dollar fur two num- 

 bers of the Visitor. 



Your.s &c. THOMAS H. BISSELL. 



[We should be pleased to hear from our friend 

 as ofu'ii as he can make it coiivciiient.— £t/. /'' 

 M f'isitor.] 



A Slosleni ou English I>aiieiiig. 



It is so unlike anything s\e ever heard of in 

 Mindoslaii, that I ciimioi refrain from giving a 

 sketch of what I saw. In the first place, the com- 

 pany [the writer is describing an English Faiiiy 

 15 ill] could not have been fewer than ],.50O or -.i,- 

 000 of ihe highest classes of society, ihe minis- 

 ters, the nobles, and the ueailhy, with their wives 

 and daughters. Several hundreds stood up, every 

 genlleii an with a lady; and they advanced and 

 retired several times, holding each other by the 

 hand lo the sound of miisii'. At la^t the circle 

 Ihey had formed broke up, some running offlothe 

 right and some to the left. Then a gentleman, 

 leaviu"his laily would strike out obliquely across 

 the room, sonietiines making direct I'or another 

 lady at a distance, and sometimes stoi)|iiiig and 

 flourishing with ids legs as he went along. — 

 When he approached her he made a sort of 

 salaam, and then retreated. Another would go 

 sol'ily up- to a lady, and then suddenly seizing 

 her iiy the waist, would turn and twist her ronnd 

 and riimid sjnie fifty limes, till both were evi- 

 dently giddy wilh the motion. 



This was sometimes performe.l by a few cho- 

 ■sen dancers, and sometimes by several hnnilred 

 at oncc\ all embracing each other in what lo our 

 notions, would seem riilier an odd son of way 

 and whirling round and round : and though their 

 Ic'Ct a-peared cousliinlly eomiiig in contact with 

 each other, a collision never took place. .And 

 I hose who met in this afl'ectionate manner were, 



Victoria's TJespcct for the i:»abbath. 



Her i\hije>iy of Engl.inil-, amidst ihe admirable 

 influencesofan education such as well becomes a 

 woman anil a monarch, cherishes above all oth- 

 ers, those purely moral and religious precepts 

 instilled into her mind from liep earliest years, 

 and bein^', in fact, of primary impoi lance in 

 managing the reins of Governmenl and preser- 

 ving the beaiily of the social rehitions. The tiil- 

 lowiiiL' anecdote from Frasei's London Magazine 

 pleasantly illustrates the devout res|)eet entertain- 

 ed by the Queen U>r the divinely uppoiiited day 

 of rest— and her thorough enforcement of the 

 eommimd, " remember the Sabbath day and keep 

 il holy." 



A certain noble lord arrived irt Windsor one 

 Saturday night at a late hour. On being intro- 

 duced to llie Queen, he said, " I have brought 

 down I'or your Majesty's inspection siune ilocii- 

 ments ofgreat importimee, bill us Ishall be oblig- 

 ed to troulile yi>ii to examine them in detail, I 

 will not encroaidi on the lime id' your .Majesty 

 to-night, but w ill request yoiiratteiitiou to-morrow 

 morning." '•To-morrow morning!" repeated the 

 Queen; ''to-morrow is Sunday, my lord."— 

 " True, your Majesty, but business of the Slate 

 W'll noladinil of delay." ''I am aware oflhal," 

 replied ihe Queen; "and as, of course, your 

 lordship could not have arrived earlier tit llio 

 palace to-night, I will, if those papi-rs are ofslleh 

 pri'ssing iinportance, atlend to llieir conients 

 alter church to-morrow mnrnim:." So to church 

 wenl ihc Queen and the Court, and lo church 

 went the noble lord, when, much lo his surprise, 

 the subjecl of the discouse was on the duties of 

 the Christian Sabbaih. " How did your lordship 

 like the .sermon?" asked the Qileeii. "Very 

 much indeed, your Majesty," replied the noble- 

 man. " Well," then," retorted her Mi.jwsly, '-I 

 will not conceal from yon. thai, last iiighl. I'sent 

 the cleriryman the text from which lie preached. 

 1 hope we shall all be improved by the sermon." 

 The Sunday passed without a single word being 

 said relative lo the State papers ; and, at night, 

 when her Maje.-ly was about lo withdraw, "To- 

 morrow iiioininL', my lord, at any hour you 

 plivise," said the Queen, turning to the noble- 

 man, ''as early as seven, my loid, if \oii like, we 

 will look iiilo the pa; ers." The nobleman said, 

 "that he coii'd not ihink id' intruding on her 

 Majesty at so early an hnur;he thought nine o'clock 

 would be quile soon enough." "No — no," replied 

 the Queen, "as the ']iapers are of imporlnnce, I 

 wishlhem lobe allended to very early. How- 

 ever, if you wish it to be nine, be it so;" and ac- 

 crrdinyly the next mornins at nine, her Majesty 

 was seated ready to receive the nobleman and 

 his ]>a|iers. 



E.XTHAV MM.NCE. — The New York correspon- 

 dent of Ihe iValional Intelligencer writes: 



"The times are 'easy,' if we can jmlge by the 

 arliele? that find plenty of linyer.s. 1 heard yes- 

 terday that a shop-keeper in Broadway had im- 

 ported several ladiw-.' drosses, pricjil at one lliou- 

 sand dollars each, and had no difficulty in selling 

 them. Mr. Weeks, a large I'm niime manuliicln- 

 rer, informed me that, of a ceilain kind of very 

 costly chair, he poiild not keep mie unsold ! It 

 \\,<:f certainly a superb arliele, madi! ol' carved 

 rosewood and purple velvet ; price (for u singlo 

 chair) one hundred and fifty dollars." 



Into this the roots of the melons run, and do not ' a^ I was told, for the most part perfect strangers' 40 lb?, to the bushel. 



Jambs Gowa.n', Esq., near Philadelphia, liiloly 

 received lioni the I'liila. Soc. liir Bromoting Ag- 

 ricullure, [iremiums li>r the following crops: Su- 

 gar beets, 107a bushels per acre, al 00 lbs. to llio 

 bushel ; sugar parsiiep.s, a fiunlli of an acre, at 

 the rale of 8l)8i bushels per acre; fiidil carrots, 

 067 linshels per acre — bolh Ihe latter weighing; 



