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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



May 15, 1829, 



MISCELLANIES. 



MAY. 



BY T. G. FESSENDEN. 



The hashful spring at lenjjlh begins 



To make some slight aclvaiices, 

 But shows us, while her wn)' she wius. 



Her wajward freaks and fancies. 



One day, perliaps her ladyship 



Looks (air and coiidesccndiiiff, 

 Next day she pouts, lier under lip 



Like parasol distending. 



Ti)e bard who sings tlie cliarms of May 



Must be a fool, or groggy ; 

 With now* and then a pleasant day, 



tSlie 's mostly foul and foggy. 



For now a dull Nortli Easier blows, 



From horriijle iee islanfis J 

 Now blasts from everlasting snows, 



Wiiich crown the polar higliljuds. 



And when tliese blasts arc made to tell 



For zephyrs by a rhymer, 

 The llnklings of a crack'd sheep bell 



Sound sweeter and subWmer. 



JUGGERNAUT. 



Mr SuUon''s account of the Festival in 1827. 



Just as I came witliin siglit of the card, the 

 storm came on violently: the tlaiiidei- roared, the 

 lightning flu.shcil, ami the rain [lotired doun in tor- 

 ren's. In ahout an hoitr the storm stihsided : the 

 scattered nuiltitiide, whicli dispersed in every di- 

 rection at the bitrsting of the stortn, again assem- 

 bled at the deafening sound of tom-toms, and the 

 discordant clanging of their barharotis trumpets. 



Here I beheld a promiscuous multitude jn-os- 

 trate before the all-commanding Mahaniah (glory) 

 of Jiiggenutut ; unre.-itrained by the mud, or even 

 the water, though knee deep, which the late soak- 

 ing stortn liad left. There was seen a zealous 

 mother bowing down her infant's bead before the 

 idol, and thus early initiating her tender offspring 

 into tlie degradaticjn of iilolatry. Iti another place, 

 was a gronj) of meti, woiiien, and childron, bowing 

 down with profound reverence, so thtit they might 

 touch with their foreheads the ropes of the dilfer- 

 eiit cars — and in some cotispicuous spot, a devo- 

 tee, eager to distinguish himself, advanced with 

 cla.sped bands and steady eye toward tlie idol, till 

 a clear space being afforded Itiin, he threw hitu- 

 self flaton bis face, and worshipped : he lay a few 

 moments — then half raising hitnself, lie stretched 

 forth his hands toward the idol, nuittered a vnin 

 repetition, and then prostrated hitnself afresh be- 

 fore his god. 



But suddenly the scene changed. A shont was 

 heard, a body, of perliaps, 2000 men, armed with 

 sticks and boughs, rushed toward the cars. A 

 louder sliout was heard — the jieople siezed the 

 huge ropes, the clanging of the insrritmcnts sound- 

 ed with a more vehement jieal, and the car moved 

 on ; but it moved with a lardy pace ; and, to ani- 

 mate the draggers of the |ionderous vehicle, one 

 of Juggernaut's adorers stepped forward at the 

 extreme front of the car, and [iractised the most 

 licentious gestures that an impure imagination can 

 conceive, and then exerted his stentorian lungs in 

 expressions as abominable : agniti be turnetl to- 

 ward the god and rejieated liis abominations — the 

 god was pleased— the draggers were fired with 



fresh zeal — and the enormous load "grated harsh 

 thunder" as it rolled on its sixteen wheels ; but 

 they ran foul of a house and crushed the falling 

 ruins. They still [iroceeded — women and men of 

 all descriptions and castes uniting to drag the 

 ponderous wain. Presently two miserable 

 wretches were seen, one with bis shattered arm, 

 ami another with his writhing back, bleeding and 

 torn by the destructive car, whether accidentally 

 or intentionally I know not. 



All seems infernal revelry — the wretches in the 

 ruths with their obscenity — the woniler gazing 

 mob with their vociferations — the crowds of women 

 with t'leir jarritig hoot — the indescribable noise of 

 their harsh-sounding instriimetits — the gay colors 

 and long streamers of the cars — the ugly shape 

 and great staring eyes of the idols — the mad en- 

 thusiasm of the vast multitude — and a thousand 

 things which can scarce be described — all tend to 

 impress one with the idea, of a holiday in hell, 

 with its blaspheming monarch led in triumph 

 throngh his fallen associates ! 



A heart rending description of an evening near 

 this temple is contained in a communication of Mr 

 Lacey's : — 



The shades of evening are now prevailing — tlie 

 sun is sinking in the western waters, ami leaving 

 me iu darkness. A feeling of deep horror, that I 

 cannot suppress, steals across my mind, aiid irre- 

 sistibly drives me aw'ay. The jackallsare leaving 

 their jungles, and are repairing hither for their 

 nightly rcjiast — the eagles are flying to the neigh- 

 boring trees for the night, filled with the flesh of 

 man — the din of idol jiooj-ili assails my ear from 

 every direction, and the work of blasphemy now 

 commences. 



A Dilemma. — A man the other day, speaking of 

 the backwardness of the spring said — " V\'e shall 

 never have warm weather as long as the snow 

 continues on the mountains — and I 'in certain the 

 snow will never get oflT the mountains until it is 

 warm weather." — Bennington Journal. 



Coal Gas. — Some experiments have been made 

 on the combustion of coal gas, by the Rev. VV. 

 Taylor, of York, the results of which are worthy 

 of notice. They are related in the London Phi- 

 losophical Magazine. A piece of wire gauze be- 

 ing placed on the chimney of a conmion argatirl 

 gas burner, it had the effect of enlarging the size 

 of the flame to twice the original size, and fully 

 doubled the light. In an cxjieriment made at the 

 rooms of the Mechanics' Institute in the city of 

 York, it was found that one hundred feet of gas 

 were consumed in three hours and twenty-five 

 minutes, by six argand gas burners in the ordina- 

 ry state, while the same gas burners jirovided 

 with wire gauze ca])S to their cbimiiies, yielded an 

 equal light for an equal time, but consumed about 

 fifty feet of gas. — Eve Post. 



I once had a constant and troublesome vi.siter, 

 whom I tried many ways to disoblige. First, I 

 essayed smoke, which he bore like a badger ; then 

 fire, whi;-h he stood like a salamander. At last, I 

 lent him five dollars, and have not seen him 

 since. 



Sallads. — Washing for three or four minutes in 

 sea or stdt water, is recommended as an effectual 

 means of getting rid of all insects. Vegetables of 

 every kind ought to be so cleansed ; and after- 

 wards washed in the usual way in fresh water. 



for Sale, 



A valuable Real F.slate in Milton, 9 miles from Boston, 

 on the road leading from Boston to raunloii. Bridscwater, 

 anil New Bedford, eoivlaiiiiijg upwards of 200 acres of the 

 vaiiety of lands and fruits .suitable for a good farm, well 

 w;^ienil, with good substantial buildings. Said farm is 

 ralcul.ited to suit a gentleman of taste, or an enterprising 

 young man for a milk establishment, being an excellent 

 e rass farm. The purchaser may have, including the build- 

 ings, from 100 acres to the whole. 



As the above described property contains a large portion 

 of valuable wood lami, the; purchaser may be acrommodated 

 wiih more or less of that part. 'I'he place will be sold at 

 a lair 111 ice, with or without a very valuable stock and 

 iaiiiiiiig uteiisiU, 



Also, for sale, or to be let, opposite the above named 

 premises, a large, convenient Dwelling Hon e, with a 

 good Bake House and out buildings, very pleasantly situ- 

 ated for a country seat or a good stmd for a store or 

 country baking, with as much land as may he wanted for 

 the accoiiiinodatioii ol the same. For turtlier infuiniation, 

 inquire of the Editor, of Parker H. Pierce No. 95 Stale 

 street, of Nathaniel Blake at Indian Queen Tavern, Brora- 

 field street, of ,A. .^L V ithiiiglon, Koxbury, or Nathan- 

 iel Tucker on the premises. 



April 10 tf 



Household Furniture Cheap. 



Plicenix Furniture Warehouse, near the Square, Main Street, 



Charlestown. 



FO.SniCK & CARTER, inform their friends and the pub- 

 lic, that they have on hand, anil (or sale, an extensive assorl- 

 iiii'iu ol Furniture, viz. Bureaus, Secretaries, Beds, Bedsteads, 

 Tcil-irs, Chairs, Solas. Couches, Carpeting, Wash .Stands. Brass 

 FiictSets, Waiters, Knives, Forks, Bellows, and brushes. — 

 Also, a ciihstant supply ol Live Geese and Common Feathers, 

 by llie bale or otherwise. Also, they niannl'acture and keep 

 cniHtantly for sale, a general assortinent ol Looking Glasses, by 

 w linlesale or retail, with almost every article (or house keeping, 

 all « hich they will sell extremely low lor cash. Purchasers aie 

 iii\iled to call and examine, 



P. S. Portrait and Picture Framing, executed in the b«sl 

 manner, and at short notice, as above. Gl 



Chiiilestowii, April 3, 1829. 



Tall Meadow Oat Grass Seed. 

 This day received at the New England Farmer Seed Store, 

 .W North Market street, 20 bushels of Tall RIeadow Oat Grass 

 Seed, at S-,50 per bushel. 



JVanted to Hire, 

 To the 1st Nov. a middle aged woman from the country, to 

 tlo the work of a Inmil.v about eleven miles Ironi Boston, where 

 oilier help is kept. IMain cooking, washing, and tlie care of a 

 sniitll dairy, will be required, and to a steady, industi-lous per- 

 son, good wages will be given — no other need apply to Mr J.B. 

 Russell, at the New England Farmer office, North Alarket 

 st reet. 



Assorted Seeds for Families. 

 For sale at the New England Farmer Seed Store small boxes 

 of assorted Seeds 1(ir Kin-hen Gardens. Each box contains a 

 package of the following Seeds; 



Long Diitcli Parsnip 



Large Cabbage Lettuce 



Long Green 'I'lirkey Cucumber 



Pine-apple Melon 



Long, or Round Watermeloa 



Nasturtium 



Large White Onion 



Large Red Onion 



Curled Parsley 



Flat Squash Pepper 



Rarly Scarlet Short-top Radish 



White Turnip Radish 



Salsaly 



Earlv Bush .Squash 



Rarly White Dutch Turnip 



Wliiie Flat Turnip 



Yellow Slone Turnip 



Winter Crook-neck Squash. 



POT HERB SEEDS. 



Thyme— Sage — Marjorum. 

 The above list, it will be seen, comprises all the common ve- 

 getables, besides several new varieties of recent introduction, 

 and uncommon excellence. Every kind is warranted of tha 

 very Hrst quality, as to freshness and purity. Each box contains 

 directions for the managenienl of the difl'erenl sorts. Price g3 

 per box. ^.^^^___^^^^_^^_ 



Early W^ashington Peas 

 Dw-arl'Blue Imperial Peas 

 Late IMarrowfat Peas 

 Early Aiohawk Dwarf string 



B.^ans 

 China Dwarf string and shell 



lieaiis 

 Lima, or Saba Pole Beans 

 Long Blood Beet 

 Karly Turnip-rooted Beet 

 Early ^'oi k Cabbage 

 Large late Driimliead Cabbage 

 Cape Savoy Cabbage 

 Red Dutch Cabbage (for pick- 



Early Horn Carrot 

 Long Orange Carrot 

 White Solid Celery 

 Curled Cress 

 Early Cucumber 

 Early Silesia Lettuce 



Published every Friday, at ^.3 per annum, payable at the 

 end of llie year — hut those who pay within sixty days from the 

 time of subscribing, are eivlitled to a deduction of liliy cents. 



Printed for J. B. Russell, by I. R. BuxTS-^by vvhom 

 all descriptions of Printing can be executed to meet the wishes 

 of customers. Orders for printing received by J. B. Russell, 

 at Ihe Agricultural Warehouse No. fit North Market Street. 



03° No paper will be sent to a distance w-iilioul payment be- 

 ing made in advance. 



