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rifyini? process of forming: it inio poiidrette Iiiis 

 sweetened iis iiifluencee, ia a quesiioti which I 

 shoulcJ be <flad to see decided. On every part ol 

 tlie coniincnt of Europe, night soil is hij^hly vnlu- 

 ab!e for its lertilizinif powers ; but as the inhabi- 

 tants are not such a beef-eaiinji: coniniuniiy as \vc 

 are, it is of importance I hat every opportunity (or 

 accumulatinif manure ehould be emisraced. But 

 in Ciiina, we are told, it readies its intrinsic value, 

 being there conc^idered like '' old ijold,'' and iience, 

 perhaps, it is, ihat " niglil men," in England, arc 

 named "gold finders." I remember once work- 

 ing a mine, of ihio sort, which, having mixed with 

 ear;h and exposed abroad nnii! it was purified, 1 

 used as a top dressing for wheat, in tlie spring : the 

 effect was astonishingly great, the straw and ears 

 bein<x twice as large as those in any other part o: 

 Ihe field ; but it was completely destroyed by tlie 

 rust, while tiie reaiainder of t!>e crop was tree from 

 blight of every description, and proved a fine sam- 

 ple. And 1 was reminded of this experiment 

 when reading ihe note at page 179 of the Cabinet 

 for January, where it is said that mucii of the in- 

 jury which is placed to the account ofcanker, mil- 

 dew, &c., will, on investigation, prove to originate 

 in the unwholesome supply of i?ttpuri7(/ ol' Ibod: 

 and this, F have no doubt, is the liicl. 



[n the hope of receiving, through the pages of 

 the Cabinet the inlormalion which I am seeking 

 on this important subject, 



I am. respectfully, 



Jacob Smith. 



Bucks County. 



We always like the appearance ol'lhe caution, and 

 even distrust, which are ejshibited in flie above 

 article, and very willingly give it a place next to 

 the one preceding it, conveying different views. 

 There is not the least ground left to doubt the 

 great richness and value as manure of human ex- 

 crements ; and if the manure prepared from it is 

 not as valuable, it can only be because the mode 

 of preparation is so defective as to cause much of 

 the rich principles to be wasted in the process ol' 

 desiccation. — Ed. F. R. 



other time he will work furiously for a whole 

 night, when we would with him to sleep, fie 

 has so many eccentricities, that it is absolutely 

 necessary to employ some management, and con- 

 trivance, l)e!bre wc can fairly depend upon his ser- 

 vices. By the proper use of these restrictions, he 

 may become a valuable farm laborer. 



1. If he will pump too much water, so as to 

 drain the well improperly, a ball-cock and return 

 pipe may be fixed, so as to return the surplus 

 water into the well. 



2. If he will work all night, the pu.mp may be 

 thrown out of gear, so as to stop it. 



3. irhe will sometimes run too fast, a regulator 

 may be so contrived as to equalize the motion. 

 This may be done in several ways. 



a By means of friction-lock. This may be so 

 fixed that the fiiciion will increase with the 

 sirenrrih of tlie wind. 



b The wings may turn on pivots, and rest on 

 springs, so as to yield to the increasing Ibrce of a 

 gale, and thus lessen the surfaces exposed to the 

 wind. 



c The obliquity of the wings may be changed 

 by the centrifugal force of weights, and counteract- 

 ing spring. Or, 



d The wings may be made to slide on the 

 arms. This mo}' be effected by means of weights 

 eliding on the backs of the arms, and connected by 

 cords with the opposite wings ; the weights must 

 be such, and so adjusted by springs, that as the 

 velocity increases, the centritugal Ibrce will carry 

 them outwards, and draw their respective wings 

 nearer the centre. I would be glad if some com- 

 pettxit person would give us a complete descrip- 

 tion and drawintfs of a vvind pump on Ihe best 

 plan, its dimensions and mode of construction, so 

 as to enable us to have them erected. 



Aqua Fontana. 



Chester County. 



MAKE THE WIND WORK — HO 1 



From tlie Farmers' Cabinet. 



I have lately been gratified to learn that a friend 

 of mine has applied a windraill to his barn pump, 

 for the purpose of raising water lor his stock. It is 

 said to cost only a moderate sum, and to work 

 well — so well that it is likely to come speedily into 

 general use. The plan which he has adopted is 

 said to be essentially the same as was projjosed in 

 the Farmers' Cabinet, vol. 2, p. 162. 



This means of working a pump seems particu- 

 larly well adapted to the purpose of vvatering stock, 

 and is equally applicable to the barn yard and the 

 pasture-field, whether the water is derived from 

 a well or neighboring stream. The wind, how- 

 ever, is objectionable as a pumper, un\ess closely 

 watched. Some times he wont work at ail- 

 sometimes he will work too fast. At one lime he 

 will lie still, in spite of all our promptings — at an- 



GLANDERS AKD FARCY. 



From tlie (London) Sporting Magazine, for January, 1841. 

 The liability of grooms and all persons goin;^ about 

 glandered horses to be infected with those diseases; 

 and prophylactic measures to be had recourse to 

 against their baneful infiuence. 



The subject of glanders must always be one of 

 lively interest to the hunting and racing sports- 

 man : indeed, when we consider ihe direful con- 

 sequences resulting from that disease when it 

 once breaks out in a valuable stud, we know of 

 no other topic which has a stronger claim upon 

 our attention. 



A very lew years have elapyed since the allied 

 diseases, glanders and farcy, were considered as 

 belonging exclusively to the horse, the ass, and 

 the mule. The results of scientific inquiry have 

 overthrown that opinion, and have proved that 

 these affections are not confined to the quadru- 

 mina, but that the human sti! ject is as liable to be 

 aflected as either of the animals above-named. 

 It has, moreover, been fully ascertained, that 

 glanders and farcy can be transmitted ff-om man 

 to the horse by inoculation, and vice versa. These 

 are practical truths of much importance to the 

 sportsman, truths w hich cannot be too well or too 



