48 



(2^!)C JTttvmcv's iUontl)li) IHsUov. 



the sod is iinilistiirbiMl, the lools rciiuiiii iiiitriiii- 

 iiiril, «heii!!is I'oniitirly, puiii- trees of the fiii>!i- 

 liimls, bfiiig often {.'lovvu in ^'aniens, were (In;; 

 aliont iinil the loois inoie of less cnl e\ei-y 

 year, mill ihe disease now eotn[i|aincd of, \y:iH 

 cDiiij.aratively laic, if at all Uni>wn. Be tiiis 

 as it may, let the expeiinienl ho eHeetnally 

 riiad« Ihe eoinini; s|)riii;;-, of di,u:i:iiiir inulcr ami 

 trinniiinif off the ta|i, ami some of ihe other 

 downward roors of the IJoller jiear trees*, 

 that have heretofore had their liiiit hmst and 

 Sjioileil, ami those who maiie the trial, 1 ho|ie 

 will connnnnii-ate ihu resnil ihron^li the |ia,i;es 

 of the Cabinet. Should any choose to bnry a 

 blaek cat nmlernealh the tree I siiall_ not object; 

 but let the trial be made on some of the trees in 

 the plain way, withont jinssey, so that we may 

 learn which way is best, and know whether the 

 sacrifice is absohilely essenlial to produce tli_eile 

 sired result. 



I'O.AIA. 



From llic VVeslerii Fanner and GardeiiLT. 

 To prepare liot-beds. 

 The sitnation shoiiid be on the .sonlhcrn side 

 of a board lence, or bifildin;.'. Take out the 

 earth to the lieptii of a tliot, ii foot wider than 

 the fratne, and if in clay wlieie the water is like- 

 ly to Stan. I, c(ii a drain from it. Then with two 

 loads of hot nnrotteil horse niamire, mixed when 

 it ci'.n be ilone with leaves, corn lm.»k.s, or any 

 snch snbstamtcs as ferment more slowly, it may 

 be filled in, beatiiia it a little with the back of 

 the lork, but never treadini! it, as it otherwise will 

 settle nneqoally. Put on the ti-ame and the -lass 

 for a day ortwo, covering; them np with some 

 mat or cloth .it iiiuhl, to .start the fermentation. 

 Then put on about six inclie.s of good line earth, 

 and after letliiii.' this stand a day or two, till the 

 hent be.irins to rise, sow ihe seeds in shalhiw 

 ,]ii||.s — (ir liioad cast. To tliose who have never 

 Keen a hol-licd prepared, it will not be amiss to 

 say, that the frame is the fom- sides of a box, ol'a 

 foot ill liei;;ht on the lower side, and :i fiiot and 

 three inches on the npper, upon which the frhized 

 sash rests at a slight inclination, to carry off Ihe 

 water: the snslips may be of any size, but the 

 most convenient is live fein by four. 



,ifler management. The eri/iiml, nnlil tlio 

 seeds have started, re(|nires to Ik; kept well 

 moistened, and Ihe (Vames moslly closed, bnl if 

 the heal be too i;feat, llie seeds mayrot;li-oin 

 50 to (iO dej;rees of lidirenhcit will be the heat at 

 which Ihe beil should r::Ji-e. /Vfter they are up, 

 then open the sashes in every pleasant and mild 

 day ; at first only a ti!W inches at a time, to let 

 oflf the moisture which miiiht otherwise- rot the 

 phiiiis, and to make them L'row sironi; ami 

 heahhy; if kept tinder the glass with great heat 

 and moislnre, ihey grow weak and spindling; 

 they will often require thinning as the spring 

 sidvaiices ; give more and more air on fine ilay.s, 

 until the sashes can be t;ikon off entirely during 

 the day, as the object is to get the plants per- 

 fectly aeciistoined to the slate of the atmos- 

 phere, which exists about ihe lirst of May, at 

 which time it is nsiial to transplant ihem into 

 the open gromnl. 'I'lie iKwrer the glass can be 

 pill to the snrlace of the gmimil, the belter the 

 plants will grow', and as they increase in size, ihe 

 frame may be raised so that lliey will not grow 

 a<raiiist the glass. If the weather should be cold 

 jitler the seeds am piil in, fresh and hot inamire 

 Khoiild be put around the ontslile of the frame, 

 lining it, as il is called, as high as the to|) of the 

 frame, if necessary : mats and board.s too will be 

 Vipcessary lo cover Ihe glasses at night, and soine- 

 tinips during' the day, when liie cohl is inlensp. 

 From the mi. Idle of Febiuary, to the middle of 

 March, and lii,-t of April, is the nsnul time for 

 preparing hot-beds for plants to go into the open 

 .ground. Many frames are prepared (i:)r pernia- 

 iieiit erowtli, for cncnmbers, and melons, having 

 only one bill in ihem, in which the frniiiipons. 

 These and other plants, v\lii<-hdo not bear trans- 

 plantins; well, may be started in pots, (or upon 

 fqtiare pieces of liirf.) iind turned ont with the 

 hill without di.slinbing tlie roots. 



Cuiiious Calculation. — A Paris correspond 

 ent of the Conrrier des Elats Uiiis, has taken Ihe 

 trouble to calculate the portions ol'a long life re- 

 ally employed in work of any kind. 



He supposes his subject to be a hale, vigorous 

 man. of 72 years of age. 



Allowing eight hours on an average for sleep — 

 that deilncls iit once 24 years. 



For dressing and tmilre.=sing, on rising to go to 

 |,P,| — washiiiL', shaving, itc, half an hour daily, 

 makes 1 l-S^veai.-^. 



Then two hours daily for meals, (this is an 

 excess of one-half for Americans, who bolt food,) 

 count lip the yetirs. 



Live-making! according to this calculation 

 will average an hour daily, or three years. 



For society— idling, gossiping, balls, play — 

 Ihree hours niore— (excessive again)— run up to | 

 i) vears. 



Finally, the ordinary maladies of childhood — 

 the acrklents or diseases of matine age— like 

 causes will deduct two hours on an avcraj;e, ma- 

 king G years. 



So iliat, in conclusion, one hale, hearty man 

 of 73 years, has, ill fact, not been able lo employ 

 in the positive occii|iation of industry — more 

 than 22 1-2 years. 



PouLTHT. — Curiosity led me to weigh some of 

 iiiy fowls a few days since, and the following 

 was the result : 



i;.ic)l)y Rnoster. about 6 months old, 5 lb 



D rkinr; R joster, " 7 " -4 



E"-lisli I'ullet, " S " "5 



°, .. « s " "6 



DnrUinj " " 1 vear old -1 



Uall'do. ■' " 1 ■'• '■4 8 



All the above breeds are good layers and weigh 

 well. I then weighed a Polish lien— (weiyht 3 

 lbs. 5 oz.)— this breed are ex.'ellent layers — and 

 .also the conuiion barn-yard fowl, and lljiind the 

 weight to be 3 lbs. 14 oz. I hope some of your 

 correspondents will n'wo lis their experience in 

 Pniihry raising — what brei-ds ihey find to he most 

 profitable, and what liiod is clieap..-st and best .^ 

 The subject deserves more attention than it has 

 hilherlo received, and 1 think is worthy the atten- 

 tion .also of oiir .\griciilliir.al Societies. Why 

 slionid not suitable premiums be given with a 

 view to improve the breeds ? 



A LovF.il OF FiiESH Eggs. 



Maine Farmer. 



at tile l.ist stroke of tlie niiilinn, tliat remiineJ as bri;{ht 

 and as vii»orou3 as it was at the fir?i. Bat af length, after 

 many djys, tlie hand became slifT and wo uy, the wrist 

 swollen; and it required almost constant attendance of 

 some assiduous relative or IViena to sprinkle it, without 

 intr-rmptin;; its progress over the paper,- with a lotion cal- 

 culated to rc'liove and invi^oral^ it. Oa tlie tliree-and- 

 twentieth day the million strokes (exceeded by some few 

 thousands, to •- in lUe assurance doubly sure,") are accom- 

 plished -, aiul the piles of paper that exhibited them testi- 

 fy, tliat to the couratzeims heart, the willing Irmds and the 

 energetic uiind, nothln-^ is impossible. These interesting 

 papers are not placed in the archives of the Royal Socie- 

 ty, of which their author is a fellow j thpy were claimed 

 tjy the gentleman who proposed and lost the wager, and 

 are still, we believe, in his possession. — London pupzr. 



Q^^The absence and indisposition of the edi- 

 tor, will account for the deficiency of ori;^inal 

 matter for this number of the Visitor. 



a oz. 

 12 

 4 

 3 

 6 



Qt-AKRF.LING.— If anything' in ihe world will 

 niako a m;iil feel badlyj except pinching his tin- 

 jrersiii the crai-kof a ihio,-, it is, in;qiiesiioiiab!y. 

 a quarrel. No man ever liiils to tliink less of 

 liimself tifter, than he (lid belbre one— it degrailes 

 .iiiin in the eye-i oi' others, and wdial is worse, 

 ..iimts 'lis sen.^ibiinv to dis;irace on ihe one hand, 



F.SrrtAOKDlSAtlY FNlienANCK OF FxTlGCK.— Birc- 



lay's celebrated feat of walkiii:.' 1, COO miles in 1,000 suc- 

 cessive hours was considered lo be a wonderful instance 

 of prolracied cndnruice of latigue ; but what will he said 

 of the following, for the trulli'of w hich in its most im- 

 portant particuiais we can vouch. The parties lo it are 

 iivioi.'. and the »iniu-r lias the honor of appending F. R. 

 S. to liis name. "I will hct any in in 100!," said one, 

 " that he cannot make 1,000,000 strokes with pen and ink 

 witliin a month." 'I'hese, be it observed, were not to be 

 mere dots or scratches, hut fair dowMi strokes, such as form 

 the child's first lesson in wiinng. 



.\ gentleman present stepped forward, accepted the 

 challenge, and (having resolved to apply all his mental 

 ] faiulties lo the iiiterestin;.' task.) at once laiil in a suffi- 

 cient stock of foolsc.ip. The month allowed was the lu- 

 nar month, of only twenty-eight days; so that for the 

 compleiion of liie' undertaking, an "average of thiriy-si.\ 

 Ihousanil strokes per diem was required. This, at sixlv 

 per minute, or three thonsand six hundred per hour — nnri 

 neither the huniiii intellect nor ll.e hur.na hand co-jld 

 well be expected to accomplish more — wouhl call for ten 

 hours labor in every four-and-iwaaity ! But this is not all. 

 tVith a proper feeling of the respect due lo the tiliservance 

 of the .Sabb-itli, Ihe intrepid acceptor of Ihe w.iger de- 

 j lerinined to abst.iin from his w-oik on the Sundays; and 

 althou-;li. by this determlnalion, hfi diminished by tour 

 ! d.ivs the period allolled to him. at the same time tint by 

 doin-T so ho increased the daily average of his strokes to 

 I upward of Ibrty-one thousand, Ihere can be little doubl 

 1 that the consciousness of the propriety oi this sacrifice 

 frequently cheered him in the course of his Herculean 

 ' 1 i-'or. 



' On the first d .y he executed about 5(3.000 strokes ; on 

 I the second nearlv as many : but then his mind was tVvish 

 I and inwe.irad. To say tlie truth his mind invi-r Rv^gid ; 



NONANTUM HILL. 



NURSEKY OP ■WIIit.IAM KENHIfK; Agent':, 

 \VM. I-CU.N-T, Esq. Concord, .\. H. ; JOll.X G. LOCKE, 

 Esq. I.o-.vell ; EIJPIl.iLET WHEELER, Esq. Framinshain ; 

 W.M. .1. M. .STEELE, H ivjrhill, M.ass ; IIOVEY & Co No. 

 7 Mi-rchanli' Xow ; U. PilOUTY & Co. .Vo. JO ^'ortll Market 

 St. liostnn. 



Batilwiii and othnr Apple Trse.5 of fin-! sizes, Ih.OOO Peach 

 Trees, also of kinds superior and of siz.i3 fin;;; Pear, Plnni, 

 Cherry, Apricnl, Nectarine Trees of kinds ne-.v or must highly 

 esteemed. - 



This nui-ssry, hy late extinsions, now covers 3") arres of 

 critnml. \ \Arg^ Green House is also now bein? erected. 



Franconi.a Raspberries, Graps Vines, Currants, Gooseharrirg, 

 Slraw-lK-rries— of kinds most approved. The descriptive Cata- 

 logue f.ir 1843 will be sent to all who apply. 



Ornaineiital Trees and Shrnhs, au'l Hon -y Suckles ; Yellow, 

 Ilairlson, and other Roses; Tree and olli.-r splendid Psonies 

 (■f ditr.rent colors. Also, Alyatt's Victuria and otl>^ new 

 kiiiils (»f Hliubarh, double Dahlias, &c. Aic. 



All nr-l-i-s addressed t.jthi snbscriher will ho promptly at- 

 tended tci, anil Trees w-hen so ordered wall h; securely packed 

 in mat. ari'l moss fttr safe transport to all distant pi. ices, and 

 delivered in the city by the wagon whii'li goes hither daily, or 

 shipped to order, or pjr railroad. 



WILLIAM KENUICK. 



Nonantum Hill, ^■ewtnn, March 20, 1S14. 37 



THE MARKETS. 



Frrmi the Boston Post. 

 NEW YORK MARKET— March 30, 1844. 



Ashes— We notice siles of 5u bris of Pot-i at 5 1 50, 

 and jO brIs of Pearls at ,^5. Cotton — The sales yester- 

 diy embraced about 2000 bales at previous prices. Flour 

 — 'I'here is no alteration to notice in Ihe flour market, ei- 

 tlu-r IS to aspect or demand. We notice sales of Genesee 

 .H ,%'.5, and Ohio and ^bchigan at 5 1- ST.J a gj. Sales of 

 Georgetown at g-l 87.^ a go. Brandjwinc is held at §5, 

 and Richmond city at'^fi -25 a G 30. 



PIiIL.VDELPHI.4. M.^RKET— Mar. 19. 



Cntton — 'I'he market continues wniiimt animation, and 

 prices nearly nnmin.ll ; transactions since our last report 

 have been in small has at about the last week's rates; 

 holders are waiting further news from Liverpoid. Fish— 

 S lies of several small lots No. 1 and i vMaekerel at li.riner 

 prices ; 3's have advanced 50c the barrel. Flour and Meal 

 — Since the close of the week there has been more in- 

 qnirv for Flour, and most holders are demanding higher 

 rates; sales of about 1.500 brIs have been nnJe for export 

 at Si G2.^ for Brandywine, and good Pennsylvania brands 

 at j^ib(i\ for a selected parcel; we believe there is none 

 lo lie had under tliis rate to-day. Rye FU-ur — Last sale 

 ,53 25. Gorn jMe.il — Toero is a lair inquiry, and sales of 

 SOO brls Br;nidvvvine and limej qu iliiy Pennsylvania in 

 brls at S- 17; a lot of do. at $2 -M. 



St-l.".?. Settlements fur receipts by cars on Siturd.iy at 

 .S'4 3lJ. ,\ sale of 400 barrels City 'Mills Flour to-day at 



B.4LTIMORE MARKET— Mar. 18, 5, P. M. 



C'aUlc — There \-.ere only 52 be id of Beef Cattle of- 

 fered for sale at the Scales this uiornins, all of svhich 

 were sold at Jjl 75 a 2 50 per 100 lbs on the hoof, which 

 is equal to ,f3 5'J a 4 75 net. Flonr—S iles of Howard 

 .-trect flour lo tlie extent of about 1000 barrels good mixed 

 branils were made from store on Saturdav and to-day at 



St 



S'i oo. 



BOSTOX M ARKET-Mar, 23. 



Flour — The mai-!-;ct has recovered from its languor and 

 priees are belter, w-ilh brisk sales. Genesee, common 

 and fancy, ,^5 25 a 5 IH for the fm iner; 5 50 for the latter, 

 rash. Ohio, common, 55, cash. Georgetown, common. 

 53; Howard Street. S4 87; Baltimore City Mills, do. ; 

 Plil'ladelpliia, good, gi 87. 



Grain-^The arrivals of Corn arc small, which, with an 

 innrc.ised demand, h is adv.inceri prices. Sales of South- 

 ern yellow flat at 50 a 51c, and while 43c. Southern Gats 

 28 a'oSe, and rs'orlhern 34 a 35o. cash. 



BRIGHTON .MARKET— -MosD.w, Mar. 18,1841 

 [Iteporte-.l for the Bo-^tou Daily .\dverliser.] 



At .M.irket 400 Beef Cattle. 15 pairs Working Oxen, 

 .500 ^liiep, and 270 Sw inc. Ci) Beet Cattle unsoldr 



PmcKs — Href Cittlli. — We quote a li-w e.Mra at^S; 

 lirjt qj ility ,«;4 oil I 4 75 ; sec ind qualiU <f 1 a 4 50 ; third 

 quality. ^3 jl) a ^^1. 



U'o.-.'.-i/isr Oxea — We noticed a few siles. vij : Q73 

 ,535, and .>?!)0. 



Si'ictp — Saiall lots from Jl 75 to 3 (ii. 



Sioine — Lots to peddle 5c for Sows, aod Gc for li.ir» 

 rovvs. At retail fVom 5 lo 1^. 



