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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



Oct. 10, 182tf. 



MISCELLANIES, 



Tiie (ollowiug: beauliful ode, wriilen for a former 

 Wm.<?. Bryant, was smig al llic eiglilcciilh annivrrsary 

 meeting of ihfi Berltslnre Agriciillural Sociuiy, on llie 2d. inst. 



Far back in tlio ngr.;. 



The plough wiiii wrcHlhs was crown'i'. 

 The hands of ki.:gs and sag'S 



Enlwin'd ilie rhaplel round; 

 Till miMiofsiKnl 

 Uisdaiii'd the toil 



liy Mhicll the world was nourish'd. 

 And blood and |iill;igo wore the soil 



In which llicir laurels flourish'd. 

 —Now the woild her fault repairs 



The guilt that stains her story ; 

 And weeps her crimes amid the cares 



That IbrniM her earlic^t glory. 



The proud throne shall crumble. 



The diadem shall wane, 

 The tribes of earth sh?U humble 

 The pride of tliose who reign ; 

 And war shall lay 

 His pomp away ; 

 The fame tliat heroes cherish. 

 The glory earii'd in deadly fray. 



Shall fide, decay and perish. 

 — Hoimr waits, o'er aJI the earlli, 



Through endless generations, 

 The art that calls the harvest forth. 

 And feeds the expectant nations. 



(jiiently (allowing for tlie mas^s of earth left lotiiiil 

 tli(^ loots) at least one htitidred and fifty cubic feet 

 to .strike its roots into. Equal attention i.s paid in 

 jiruniiig these trees, the rows of which consist ol 

 broad-leaved elin and liiiti- altevu.itely. The limes 

 arc traiiieil and clipped tlat and fr.n-likc, and kept 

 low so as to fill up the space between the elms, 

 which are allowed to assume their natural fo>ni. 

 but also receive a careful annual pruning. All 

 tlie branches too crowded, or crossing each other, 

 are cut oW elost; to the stem, as well as several of 

 the lateral twigs from each branch ; the whole 

 head of the tree, both branches and spray, being 

 ,kept thin tind balanced, and particular attention 

 I being given to preserve one central leading shoot, 

 I bv cutting otr that one least upright when the tree 

 has parted into two. ^ 



Valuable recipc^Ih: Godman has recommend- 

 jed the following certain lUid simple remedy for a 

 i common and fatal disease among children. He 

 I says, "whenever they are threatened with an at- 

 In gen.-ral, mankind, since the improvement of ta"^^^k of croup, I direct a plaster covered with dry 

 ookery, eat about twice as much as nature re- Scotch snutf, varying iu size according to the age 



1 of the patient, to be applied directly across the top 

 iieavy suppers of the thorax, and retained there till all the syinp- 



woudcr and a^Jtiiration, and thereiore novelties; 



_; studies that fill the n.iml with splei.did and illus- 



occasion,byl trious objects, as histories, fables, aud contempla- 

 tions of nature. 



Celsus gives it as one of the great precepts of j 

 health and lasting that a man do vary and inter- 1 

 change contraries ; but with an inclination to the j 

 more benign cxtnmes ; use fasting and full eating, ! 

 but rather full eating; watching and sleep, but i 

 rather sleep ; sitting and. exercise, but rather ex- , 

 ercise, and the like ; so that nature be cherished, \ 

 and yet taught masteries. 



Exerei.se s'.iouU! pre -ede meals, not immediate- 

 ly follow them ; the first promotes, the latter, un- 

 less moderate, obstructs digestion. 



If, after exercise, we feed sparingly, the diges- 

 tion will be easy and good, the body lightsome, the 

 temper checrfiil, and all the animal functions per- 

 formed agreeably. 



' Indolence, with full feeding, occasions night- 

 mares, and horrors inexpressible, 



tpures. 



Restless nights naturally follow 



after ftdl dinners. Some, however, rest v. e 



i three meals ; it costs them only a frighttul dream vv^yg eflectual wlien applied in the first and se- 

 i and an apoplexy, after which they sleep till dooms- j ^^^^ stages of the malady." The plaster is made 



if you ivould preserve your health, see to it that ; ,1)3 snuff. — Mtr. Adv. 



7 . , \ you have a constant su|)ply of fresh air in your 



A sharp retort — The following cut direct is from I j^^j chamber. A small sleeping room without a 



fire place, will soon debilitate the best coustitti- 



tion. 



Same physicians are so ideasing and comforta- 

 ble to the humour of the patient, that tlicy press 



' ^'''^'' toms disappear. The remedy is tbnnd to be al- 



I by greasing a piece of linen, and covering it with 



the lien of the celebi-ated Hheridan. Lord Ers- 

 kine declared isi a large jiarty, iu which lady Ers- 

 kino and Mr. Sheridan «erc jirescnt, that "a wife 

 was onlv a tin cntuiistir lied to one^s tail;" upon 



which Sheridan presented lady Erskine with these ^^^^^ ^.^^ ^^.^^ ^.^.^.p ,,f (i,f. Jisease ; and others are so 



I regular in procet^ling according to the art of the 



disease, t!i-^y re;:rect not sufficiently the humour 

 •■ of the patient. Take one of a middle temper, or, 



if it may not be Ibuud in one man, combine two, 

 ' and forget not to call as wel'; the one best ac- 

 :quaintetf with yotu- body, as the best reputed for 



his faculty. 



1 The oiily rem.^dy for all diseases, is to be above 

 I the fear of death. 



fines: — 



'■ Lord Erskine, at woman presuming to rail, 

 <;alls a wife a 'tin caiinister tied to one's tail.' 

 And fair lady Anne, while the subject he carries on, 

 .Seems hurl at his lordship's degj:uling comparison, 

 liut wherefore degrading ? Consider aright, 

 A cannisler 'spn/ished, and useful, and linj;kt, 

 And should dirt its original purity hide- 

 That 's the fault of the jJ-ipy)!/ to whom it is tkJ." 



rciraperance is the soul of enjoyment, and where 

 pleasure is the only obj.^ct of ptirsuit, pain is the ! This is the season for trammffs,(says the Hamp- 

 onlv object obtait.ed. shire Gazette) .^ hen the yeomanry are cal ed Iron 



Time, said J)r. Franklin is monev. It may also their homes and their busmess to march round 

 be said that Time is Life-he who idles away or meeting-houses-over stone wall.s, and \ irginia 

 •le minute destroys a nortion of fences. We believe, with a Vermont editor, that 



misemploys a singl 



his existence, and, to a certain extent, is guilty 



of .suicide. 



RULES FOR PRESERVING HEALTH. 



(Chiefiy collected from Lord Bacon and Dr Franklin.) 

 A man's own observtttion, what he finds good 

 of, and what he finds hurt of, is the best physic to 

 preserve health ; but it is safer to say " This agre- 

 eth not well with me, therefore I will not contin 

 uo it :" than this. 



these trainings and reviews are a v/orse than use 

 less expenditure of the time and money of our fel- 

 low citizens. At a regimental review at Bolton, 

 Conn, last we,-k, one man was instantly killed, 

 and another dangerously wounded, by the burst- 

 ing of a cannon. 



Grape fines. 

 'J'he subscriber offers for sale Grape Vines of several varieties, 

 the produce of his garden in Dorchester ; among them arc tne 



foUowing; . 



Isabella " li'tc Muscat 



Sweetwater l^lack Hamburg 



Black Cape fih'a 



Queen Bluscatel [IMuseale! 



F.arly Oval .Alexander's or Schuylkill 



They are principally ,of one year's growth, planted under his 

 direction and snperintendance, are warranted genuine, and are 

 in a healthful and vigorous state. 



The subscribe'r proposes to continue the cultivation of such va- 

 rieties of the foreign and native vines as are suited to this climatr 

 anil that will thrive in the open ground in town or country. 



Application may be made to the subscriber, at his office. No. 

 I 7 1-2 Consress Street, or at the Garden, to Patrick Kennedy. 

 ! Bosion, Oct. :i. IfflB. ZFJiEVl.E COOK.- b. 



Fruit Trees. 

 WM PRINCE, the Proprietor of tlic Linn:eaii 



Botanic Garden and .N'urseri.s at Flushing, Long 



l^i^nd. has the pleasure ol inlbrniing the publick. 



thai his Nursery now contains 172 varleiies ol the 



Apple. aOi do. of the pear, 7"6 do, of Cherries, 139 do, of Plums, 



25 do. of Apricots. Si do. of Peaches, 2!l do. of Nectarines, 10 



do. of .\lmonds, 14 do. of Mulberries, li do. of Quinces, IG do. 



of Figs, 16 do. of Currants. 15 do. ol Uaspbcrrii-s. 47 do. o 



Gooseberries, 20 do. of Stiaviberries, 257 do. of Grapes, 60O do 



; of Ornamental Trees. &c. Above five hundred of the .above 



kinds of Fruits are not to be found in any other collection in A- 



I nieriea. The different varieties cannot be oiln rwisc than genii- 



! ine. as the greatest attention is paid, and nearly all the kinds 



i are inoculaled from bearing trees. The CheiTV, Peach, and 



! other Trees, are generallv of a large size. Catalogues may 



I be obtained of J.R. iNewell.'ai tlie Agricultural Warehouse.iNo. 



5'2 North Market-street, gratis; and orders left there, or sent by 



mail, will meet prompt attention. 



Oct.: 



Trees in public walks. — In planting public walks 



the Belgians do nO' as is often done in England, 



" I find no harm in this, tliere- [ and Ainerica, think n enough to squeeze the trees 



fore I may use it ;" for .strength of nature in youth 

 pas.seth over many excuses which are owing a 



man till his age. , , , , 



To be free minded and clieeriuUy disposed at : winter, (1826-7) many workmen were employed 



nto holes barely lar;:.: enough to contain the roots, 

 and cut out the hard and sterile soil and then 

 leave them to their fate. During much of last 



hours of meal and sleep and of exercise, is one of 

 llie liest precepts oi' long la.sti.ng. 



Avoid envy, anxious fears, anger, fretting in- 

 ward.s, subtile and knotty questions, joys and ex- 

 hilarations in excess, sadness not commuiiicateii. 



Entertain hopes, checrfolnesw rather than joy, 

 variety of delights i-atlicr tJiaii stufeit of them ;— 



in digging out the sandy soil round scores of the 

 trees on the Boulevards, Brussels, which, though 

 fifteen or tv.-enty ilet liigh, and three or four in- 

 ches in diameter, were not quite so luxuriant as 

 the rest, ami reidaring it with rich, black surface 

 mould, of wiiich as the holes were ten feet siuiare 

 and aboTC two feet deep, each tree had subse- 



Hemp Seed. 

 A consignment from Troy, NY. of 30 bushels of Hemp Seed, 

 growth of" 827 ; by the tierce or bushel. 



Oat Meal, Oat Flour, Gratis, Sfc. 

 Just received at the New England Farmer Seed Store, a 

 further supply el the aiwve articles, »iz. 30 barrels of fresh Oai 

 Meal, fine kohed Oat Flour. Hulled Oats or Vennont Uice. 

 Scotch Barley, A^c. for .sale iu any quantities, wholesale or re- 

 tail. Also a few cannisleisof fine OiX f/mr, neatly packed, 

 at 50 ets. p er cannistcr. 



Spring Wheat. 

 Justrac.ived a few biwhels of prime Oilman Spring Wheat. 

 "nwih •f l''"2a, raised in Southboiuugh. Ms. 



"Publlshett'^eveT^Fridav, at S3 per .i.num, payable al ilm 

 end of tlie vc«— hut tho.se who pay wiilnn si.vty days from-Uft- 

 imc ul suWrifciBS, ure e.nuUe* to a siedwimu of h!ty ceiit?. 



