74 



ylhc fauncfe i!Ioni!]{» bisitov. 



fioiii the Amf-ricu;: l'"arii.t:r. 

 Sait OJid Lime. 

 Pn>fe».-'">r Ji!instoii i:i his iirlicle upon sail, 

 glmii^l.V ;iiKoi.Mlei llie |iii>|iriiny of inixiiij; still 

 \vi;li limf, propiUiitiiry U) ii.-'m;; ilial inintnil ;is .-i 

 inuiHire, mill lolate.s iiidiiy llirls in pruui' ol' ilie 

 |iro|>riiMy of ill.!.' |>r,inii.'(;. 'I'iie iiiiiiiiipr iil' using 

 tliK :;all ni corril)inaMi)n willi tliu lime is merely 

 (IS a means of slakini; it. lie projioxeri llial s 

 Klroni; liiini; sliall l)e made of sail, ami tliat ;i suf- 

 firient qnamiiy lie pomed on llie liea|j to cause 

 it to flaUf ; thai llie lR'a|i, as soon as the brine is 

 ii|)|)lieil, sliiatiii' he covered over wiili a few inch- 

 es in (lepili of earth, or sods, and he |ierniilteil 

 to remain ct>veri'il for two or tliiee months, in a 

 shady place. When thus treated, a <!radnal de- 

 composition takes place, muriate of lime and so- 

 da are foriii'Ml, ihe whole mass speedily becom- 

 ing eiicrnssed u itli u.n alkali, 'j'he muriate of 

 linie,tlins |>roduced, is one of the mopt deliques- 

 cing or moisture ahsorbinir sulisiaiici-s, viitli 

 which, the professor obsenes, he is acquainted, 

 «nd conseqtlel)^iy whenever it exists in a soil, the 

 warmth of Ihe sun has, in summer, much less 

 influence on it than it would otherwise have. 



lie adiooni.slies those who may test the value 

 of lime by e?tperiments, to follow his advice as to 

 the mode ivf pre|iaring it for the soil, as by nsiiifi 

 it in a fresh slate, just alter the sl;'.!iin!;',llie object 

 Avonld be lost, a<! it is necessary that Ihe decom- 

 po.riiionand new combinaiinn should lake place 

 prior to the a|)plication, and thus can only be per- 

 ll'Cted bv th-e pcocess recommended, time being 

 indispciisitblfi to its success. Lime llnis pi-epareci 

 should l>e applied at the rate oi" frmii 35 to (jO 

 bushels !i> liie a-'.'re,. llie quantity to l>e fjradiiuled 

 soasto suit Ihe condition of the soil, that in 

 good tilth reqnirini:; more than iliat worn-out 

 and deprive;! i>f lis (."rpuiic conslituenis by long 

 continued o-r bad cidtine. 



Of the {^reat powers of absorption and reten- 

 tion of ntoislme of lands limed and sailed we 

 van Sj;e,iU frour ex.periencc. We limed » lot ofu 

 iew aer(!,4 nnd sowed two bushels of salt to the 

 acre upon one half of it. We put the whole in 

 corn, and (lit! diiffercnce l!ironj;liout the eiilire 

 growing .^ieason «as visibh; lo the most casual 

 •observer. 'I'he suminei' wv.s a dry one ; bul 

 while iha! |Kirt of the lot upon which the salt 

 had been sowed preserNed the corn in a perfecth 

 iireen staJe, tli;,t r>.<!:icli triew beside it, on vvkich 

 none had been put, cmled up its leaves, which 

 speedily became tired. Nor was this the only 

 <liUerence ; llie ^'lomid, in the midst of dronjilii I 

 .■ipfieaied /!)oi>t (Ml the s^n■!ace, and juifiiing from I 

 the diftereiiet: in the product, we would siiy, tiiat 

 the capat-tty for fibsoidin.:i and rciaininjr moist- 

 lu-e, conlerrcfl by the sii't upon the soil, nmsl 

 have enabled it lo abstract much nulriment from 

 the atmosphere, as the ) ield from lan.d of the 

 san:e qiiaMry am> exposure, manured, li/ned, and 

 worked precisely alifte, wiih the e.\ceptro-» of 

 liie salt, prodncid fully one-lhird more. It is, 

 binvever, lii.t proper to remark that tlie peiiod ol 

 ripenintf the c&in was dela\ed fidly ten days by 



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^alt. 

 Stan 



es in Fji^land have oc( 



d 



»;wW moi.-lentd wiih brine prior In ilsappli 



where 

 icaiioii 

 to the land In. ve \ ielded ^,fe bosliels of wheat 

 per acre more than adjoinin;;- l.-iiids where the 

 marl had been applied will, out ll:e .■•.diiiiion o!" 

 t!ie brill?. Aiii! may we not ask, whether it is 

 not worihy of ayricoliurists lo make experimenis 

 to lest ihe virrne of .salt as an auxiliary to lime.' 

 If it be, as staled, that it imparls aihlil'iona! pow- 

 er lo the soil t(» altract, absorb, and re^.t'm, the 

 moislnre of llie atmosphere, licit fict alone 

 sMonld commend it to use : and that it doe.s, we 

 have no hesitancy in adirminj;, ss our own exjie- 

 rience is eonclnsive upon that point. 



feloniously seized by John F. iVjiller; was con- 

 vened and seized as a ^lave — her nalnral liberty 

 was fitbaired her — she was made to hold a place 

 with nej;roesand those bmjud to servilude, and 

 in every manner Healed as u slave. I''or more 

 than twenty yeais, she allejies, sill! suffered the 

 haidships and privations imposed only on ihe Af- 

 rican race, and, as she believes, to llie kiiinvl- 

 ed^e and by the direct inslriimentality of the 

 said .lolm F. iVliller, who did «ell know of her 

 free birili, and who, in defiance of all law .and in 

 iMilia^'eof all iiiond ublij;;ilio-n, did inflict on her 

 wroufis which no time can alleviate and no re- 

 niHii. 'ration adeipiattly conpensate. She further 

 alleges thai she had liiree children by Mr. IMil- 

 ler's overseer, who is now dead; that iwoof 

 these children, the eldest of whom is llilincn 

 \eais of a.i!e, are still held as slaves : that on tin- 

 yih .Inly, I83S, she was hcr.self publicly sold as a 

 slave to Lcmis Belmoiiie, of this city, who .siill 

 assumes ownership in her. For these, and all 

 other firievaiices, .•■hi; claims from John F. i\!iller 

 for damages S10,000. 



The second suit which Sally iMillerbasbroni;lit 

 is rii.'ainst Louis Belmonte, who bonsht lier from 

 .^.liller, nnd who now claims ownership in lier. 

 We have not seen the papers in this case, but 

 learn that she alle^^cs beiiif; — as she does in ihe 

 oiher case — the child of German parents, who 

 Came to this eounliy in ]818, and arlicleii them- 

 selves for a staled period to .llr. Jliiler, who paid 

 their passage money ; that lln-y; as before staled, 

 shorlly after died, and then it was that ow ner- 

 sliip In her as a shive was assumed bv Ulr. IMil- 

 lei-.^ 



Exceptions have been filed in liolli cases. — The 

 argument on ihem cmiiinenced yesterday morn- 

 ing, and will be continued this moi-ning. 



the comfort of the consumer. 'I'ake pain — 

 churn your cream before it gels biller, and skini 

 your milk before the cream gets any bad tasle ; 

 work it well, but not loo much ; get the milk 

 out and Ihe salt in as soon as possible; use only 

 Ihe finest ai.d purest rock sail, or the snlar salt 

 of our own springs that has been ground. .4 

 great deal of good biilier is spoiled by the sail ; 

 and many a good butler nraker liu.-< been blamed 

 when ii was no limit of hers. When llie bulle:' 

 is put into firkins, it should be pounded in wiih 

 a layer of salt on the lower head, and an inch of 

 strong pure brine on top of the buller ; and ilie 

 firkins should be made of Ihorouglily .seasoneil 

 wood — while urh, oak, beech or liemfock ; hut it 

 must be sea.soned. A great loss is sustained 

 every year, by pntling biiller in unseasoned 

 packages. To make good bniter, it wants care, 

 cIraiinesK, and good sak; and plenty of salt at 

 nil limes lirr the cows. Let us all have good bul 

 tir this year. 



From Hiirs N H. I'.itriot. 

 j>lay— -an Ode, 



Brivlit in verdure, gaily smiling, 

 i\J.iy tri^s liglitly o'er the [iliia, 



Thnusaiid Iie.iulius time beguiling, 

 Wanton in her rosy train. 



JVature .ill her cIl.Trins discloses, 

 Kitilds ill. ijvely colors bloom, 



CJolden cowslip!?, |iale primroses, 

 Sinca.i aruuiid a rich perlunie. 



From the whiteji'd Iiawlhorn buslies. 

 And oil each eint)Iossoin"d spray, 



Weliow bljcUbirds, warbling tlirushes, 

 Carol lorlli the tanelul l.iy. 



Milky l-lnibkins, h.-iruiless sporting. 

 Frolic o'er the dewy lawn ; 



Hing doves in the lliie'liets courting, 

 Coouvg usiier in the dawn. 



Mu?ic sweetly round us flowing, 

 Enrtii and air in concert move, 



Ev'ry liuarl wnh ra;>luie glowing 

 L^istin ecstacy oi* love, 



TIius ii> Eden — tjlissful station — 

 Swell'd ihc iinivi'isal theiiw, 



Baauly smil'd— and all erciatioii 

 Sang the praise of Uod supreme. 



Seeoes of woiidiT diily rising, 

 _ Widely scatter'd oe'r this ciod, 

 J>ay. ivilh eloquence turpri^^inj^ 

 l\ itnre's sell' is lull ol God. 



M. J. B. 



Froiu the iN . O, Picayune, .April 9. 

 Singular C.vsk.— There are now before the 

 District Court two suits, and if the allegations of 

 the pl.iinlitr tn l«>tti of them be proven, they will 

 ilevehip a case of imparalleleil h:irdship, crncdly 

 and oppression, 'J'he priiicip^d of these suits is 

 Ihat of Sally Sliller r5, John F. IMiiler. ' The 

 plaiiilirt; in her petition lb;- a trial, lejnesenls 

 ill, It she is a iialive of (j'.rmany, of honest pa- 

 rcnlage and legilimalc birlli; iliat in early infa.ii- 

 cy her parents emigrated id Louisiana; Ibatlhev 



■Koon alio- died, while she (Sally) w;is yet of leii- 

 der age, jind loo young eillier to assert or be 



-siware of Iter rights; that she was ilhgailv siinl 



Good Btitter. 



Good butter SLdls in lliis city for twice as much 

 as poor. Now consider for ihe vast did'ereiice 

 in the profit, or income of cows depending on 

 the inannlacture of butler. In one case "they 

 may pay a good profit, in the other they will i.o't 

 |iay llie expense vf keeping. Perhaps' the milk 

 from which Ihe poor butler was made was in the 

 first place just as good as lluit from wliich the 

 j;ood arlicle wa.s iii.ule, and the labor of making 

 is dnnbiless about llie same, for llie negligen'l 

 take the most pains in doing their Uibor though 

 improperly performed. Farmers see lo these 

 things. Who is willing to sell puller for ten 

 cenis while others are selling i'm twentv.' Who 

 can nrt'iird it .' We copy from the Nf.w Genes- 

 ee Farmer the f.llowing remarks upon tliesnb- 

 ii'CX. — Uoston CuUivnlor. 



"'I'he season is now at hand for making but- 

 ter; and 1 wish every farmer's wife .-ind daugh- 

 ter, wiiiiM try to m.'ike a betler ai'iicle than we 

 have ever si'en belbre. It is just as ea.sy lo 

 make n nice, gooil article, as it is to liiake 

 a poor one ; ami it is cortuiulv vasllv more (or 



CImrcoal is loiiiuS lo be the most valuable sub- 

 stance tor absorbing ammonia from the almos- 

 phere, even more so than gypsum. 'ihe Eng- 

 lish have produced eighly bushels of wheal ptr 

 acre by its use. If charcoal were saturated with 

 urine, it would be better, because this would 

 give the elements of the grain at once. 



The caler/iillnr, if not destroyed by cutting off 

 the small sliools which hold ihe eggs and burn- 

 ing them, are easily deslroyed when lliey hatcli 

 by a caustic, or poisonous solution, us of lime, 

 ley, or tobacco, applied to them with u cylindri- 

 cal brush on a pole. 



The Borer which enters and perforates the 

 wood of ihe tree, at or a little below the surface 

 (if the earth, may betaken out by inlroducing 

 into the hole ihey have made, a flexible barbed 

 wii e, or punched to death in their holes by a flex- 

 ible I w ig. 



'I'he Canker is soiiietiines called the brttor rot. 

 It aiise.s, probably, from neglected culture, jioor- 

 iiess or wetness lil'ihe soil, or expssed situations; 

 but more particularly, injudicious pruning, and 

 bruises by healing ihe fruit off) Decay then coni- 

 ■Jiences lioin the wound, and extends in the 

 tree dies. To prevent it, never prune in the 

 spring, wliile the sap is in active inoiion ; and 

 prolect all wounds of much size from air und 

 moLstme, by a coat of paint, or of tar and lirick 

 dust, ill trees already infested, out aw.-iy all a!'- 

 fecied pans, and apply a suitable covering to the 

 w ounds. 



A ScoU;li paper says that onions should always 

 be traiis(.'himed. It directs to sxiw the seed in 

 .'larch, and, when liicy alfurn some size, to trans- 

 plant. Twenty-four onions that had been treat- 

 erl in this ivay, weighed sixteen pounds; one 

 measured nearly ihirteeii inches in circumfer- 

 ence, and weighed ten ounces. 



Thorough manuring, including turning in of 

 sieeu cro;isaiid the plentiful use ol (dover, deep 

 ploughing, good seeds, timely planting, proper 

 lotalioii ofcrops,aiid much stirring of Klie ground, 

 anil neat culture, \voul(l work wonders in our ag- 

 t^icnliuie. 



The grape requires a deep friable soil, and an 

 exposure suitable lo Ihe kind. No fruit will ad- 

 mil of such plentiful manuring; if properly ap- 

 plied, it will tell greatly in the/rut/, as well a.s 

 wood. DecoiHposed vegelable or animal ma- 

 nures, and above all, ihe blood of cattle from the 

 bulcher's stall, plentilidly and frequently mingh.Hj 

 with the earth a! a short distance from ihe main 

 sialk of the vine, will eft'ect aslonishUig wonders. 

 .Much pruning causes the fruit to lurii black and 

 tail oti; and even culling oft" ihe leaves injures 

 the fruit. 



'J'hcre are few practices more injudicious than 

 that of sowing too small a qnanlity of grass and 

 grain seed on ;i given (jiiantiiy of land, A bush- 

 el and a half of w heat, two bushels of oals, two 

 and a half [lecks of timothy, and eight to ten 

 quarts of (dorer, are. in ihe opinion of good 

 judges, but fair allowance for an acre's seeding. 

 Some soils, und tinder certain circiimsiaiices, 

 however, will admit and require heavier seeding 

 thai) others: the judgment of ihe farmer inii.-.t. 

 decide in such cases as to the proper aiiiounl. It 

 is the piactice of sowing too little seed generatty 

 of which there is just reason lo complniii. 



Lime has in ilsclf many valuable properlies, — 

 It gives a suiiable degree of heat localise imme- 

 diate vegclatio!) ; il guulds froi!) worms and in- 



