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NEV, ENGLAND FARMER 



JI'LYS, 1840 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



THE lUBLE. 



We do not know where there is so g-oml a de- 

 Bcription of the Bible, in so small a conip"ss, as is 

 to be found in the article below frnm the Hartford 

 Courier : — 



A nation nmst be truly blfs.-od, if it were gov- 

 erned by no other laws tii.in those of this blessed 

 book : it is so complete a systi-m that nothinjr can 

 be added to or taken from it ; it contains eiery 

 thing needful to be known or done ; it affords a 

 copy for a king and a rule for a subject ; it gives 

 instruction and council to a senate, authority and 

 direction to a magistrate ; it cautions a witness, re- 

 quires an im))artial verdict of a juiy, and furnislies 

 • judg'.' with his sentence; it sets the husband as 

 lord of the household, and the wife as mistress of 

 the table ; tells bini how to rule and her how to 

 manage. It entails honor to parents and enjoins 

 obedience upon children ; it prescribes and limits 

 tlie sway of sovereigns, the rule of the ruler and 

 authority of the master; commands the subjects to 

 honor and the servants to obey ; and promises the 

 protection of its aulhor to all who walk by its rules. 

 It gives directions for weddings and for burials; it 

 promises food and raiment, and limits the use of 

 both; it points out a faithful and eternal guardian 

 to the departing husband and father; tells him 

 with whom to leave his fatherless children and in 

 whom his widow is to trust, and promises a father 

 to to the former and a husband to the latter. It 

 teaches a man how lie ought to set his house in or- 

 der, and how to make his will ; it appoints a dowry 

 for the wife, and entails a right of the first-born; 

 and shows how the younger branches shall be left. 

 It defends the right of all and reveals vengeance to 

 the defrauder, over-reacher and oppressor. It is 

 the first book and the oldest book in the world. It 

 contains the choicest matter, gives the best instruc- 

 tion, and affords the greatest pleasure and satisfac- 

 tion that ever were revealed. It contains the best 

 laws and profonndest mysteries that evi^r were 

 penned. It brings the best tidings, and affords the 

 best of comforts to the inquiring and disconsolate. 

 It exhibits life and immortality, and shows the way 

 to everlasting glory. It is a brief recital of all that 

 is to come. It settles all matters in debate, re- 

 solves all doubt, and eiises the mind and conscience 

 of all their scruples. It reveals the only living and 

 true God, and shows the way to him ; and sets 

 aside all other gods, and describes the vanity of 

 them, and ofall that put their trust on them. 



the solar system — of the fixed stars, scattered over 

 the blue expanse in multitudes exceeding the power 

 of human computation, and at distances of which 

 imagination herself can form no distinct conception 

 — the influence of all these on the globe which we 

 inhabit, and upon tho condition of man, its dying 

 and deathless inhabitant, is great and mysterious ; 

 and in the search for final causes, in a great de- 

 gree inscrutable to his linite and limited faculties. 

 The extent to which they are discoverable is, and 

 must remain unknown ; but, to the vigilance of a 

 sleepless eye, to the toil of a tireless hand, and to 

 liie meditations of a thinking, combining and ana- 

 lysing mind, secrets are successively revealed, not 

 only of the deepest im])ort to the welfare of man in 

 his earthly career, but which ^eom to lift him from 

 ilie earth to Iho threslihold of his eternal abode — to 

 lead liini blindfold np to the council-chamber ol 

 Omnipotence, and there, stripping the bandage 

 from his eyes, bid him look uudazzled at the throne 

 of God." 



Astronomy. — In the Report of John Quincy Ad- 

 ams on Uie iSmithsonian Bequest, occurs the follow- 

 ing eloquent passage, describing the beauty and 

 sublimity of the science of astronomy : 



"The express object of an observatory is the in- 

 •rensc of knowledge by new discovery. The physi- 

 cal relations between the firmament of heaven and 

 the globe allotted by tlic Cre.itor of all to be the 

 abode of man, are discoverable only by the organ 

 of the eye. Many of these relations- arc indispen- 

 sable to the existence of liuman life, and, perhaps, 

 of the earth itsnlf Who can conceive the idea of 

 a world without a sun, liut must connect it with the 

 extinction of light ami heat, of all vegetation and 

 production, leaving the lifeless clod of matter to re- 

 turn to lis primitive state of chaos, or to be con- 

 sumed by elemental fire? The influence of the 

 moon — of the planets, our next door neighbors of 



The Three Friends Trust no friend wherein 



thou hast not proved him. At the banqneting-table 

 how many nior-e are found than at the door of the 

 prison ! 



A man had three friends: two of them he dear- 

 ly loved — the third to him was indifferent, although 

 he was the most true hearted of the three. On a 

 certain occasion he w.is summoned before a judge, 

 and was, although innocent, cruelly accused. 'Who 

 among yon,' said he, ' will go with me and be a 

 witness in my behalf.' for I have been cruelly ac- 

 cused and the king is angry.' 



The first of his friends im.nediately excused him- 

 self, saying he could not go with him on account 

 of other business. 



'I'lie second accompanied him to the door of the 

 judgment hall, then turned away and went back, 

 fearing the anger of the judge. 



The third, upon whom he had reckoned the least, 

 went in, spoke for him, and so joyfully bore testi- 

 mony' to his innocence, that the judge released liiin 

 and sent him away. * » * * 



Three friends has man in this world, and how do 

 they bear themselves toward him in the hour of 

 death, when God summons him before his judgment 

 seat ? jyeatlk, his most cherished friend, first for- 

 sakes him and goes not with him. His relatives and 

 friends accompany him to the portals ol the grave, 

 and turn back again to their dwellings. The third, 

 that which in life was most frequently forgotten, is 

 his gvod worts. They alone accompany him to 

 the throne of the judge : they go before, speak in 

 his behalf, and find mercy. 



The AraVa Hospitality One of the missiona- 

 ries to Syria, in a speech at the late anniversary of 

 the American Board in Philadelphia, gave a graph- 

 ic sketch of the Arab's virtues, from which we take 

 the following : 



"There is one trait possessed by the Arab, which 

 is most valuable — it is a nice sense of honor. There 

 are still good and bad among them, but they all 

 have a high sense of lionorable obligation. Another 

 feature is their universal hospi'.ality. I his has 

 come down from old to them. In their lofty poetry, 

 which is more exalted in its character than that of 

 any other nation, they land and extol that Arab who 

 consumes his substance to entertain strangers ; and 

 the Arab has no greater boast than that the fire of 

 his hearth never goes out, but is always burnini'-, 



to cook food for the stranger, his guests. Dismount 

 from your iiorse in the desert, and enter the Arab's 

 tent, and he will entertain you as Abmham did of 

 old — if not with the calf, \et with milk and butter, 

 and the best he lias, and wait on yon till you are 

 refreshed : for to be economical, is with the Arabs, 

 the height of meanness."' 



PoTDRFTTE. — I. Poudrc^te is a perfect substitute 

 for common dung, whelher with respect to price or 

 quality. 2. Its favorable effects essentially depend 

 on the moisture of the season. 3. In dry years it 

 is less et^cacious upon sandy soils than upon very 

 greasy or medium clays. 4. It is particularly 

 suitable to very greasy clays. 5. By virtue of the 

 lime and ammonia which it contains, it quickens 

 and develops the inert humus, and the liumic acid 

 which often accumulates in the soil. 6. The Pou- 

 drette combined with organic matter, or in the 

 state it is actually made, is a powerful means of 



rendering clay land friable Le Cidtivaleur for 



August, 1838. 



Watering must not be neglected in dry weather. 

 If well water is used, it should stand all day in a 

 tub or barrel, exposed to the sun. Evening is the 

 best time for watering. — Gen. Far. 



BOXE MAKIIRE. 



The subscriber informs his {rienris nn.l ihe puMi :, thai 

 after ten years experience, he is fully convinced that ground 

 hones lorm the most powerful sliniulanl that can he applied 

 10 the earth as a manure 



Orilers for Pone .Manure or Oyster .Shell Lime, left at the 

 Hone IV'lill, near Treinoiit road, in itoxhurj, at the New 

 England Agricultural Warehouse anil Seed Store, No. 52 

 North Aiarket .Street, or through the l*ost Office will meet 

 with prompt attention. 



March 4, 1340 NAHUM WARD. 



For sale by 

 April 1.";. 



AVeek's Trealise on Bees 



JOSEPH BKECK & CO. 



DISHLEY SHEKP. 



For sale, twenty full blood Dishley or New Leicester 

 Ewes, and one Ram. Price Sio each. Apply at the Far- 

 mer Office. 



June 24. * 



HORTICULTURAL. TOOJ- CHESTS. 



Containing a complete setof Ganteii tools of superior finish 

 and slyit , recently received fioni Liverpool and lor sale at the 

 New iiln^ilaud Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store. 



May 6." JOSEPH URECK & CO. 



(>ard^<:ni<:k»' icmives. 



JOSEPH BRECK it CO. have this season imported and 



now otter for sale a lew very superior Garden Knives, for 

 pruning, &c. manufactured expressly for Gardeners, and 

 warranted superior to any article of the kind hefbre import- 

 ed. 



Also — a large assorlmeiu of Lludilini; Knives, Grape 

 Scissors, &c. &.C. 

 April '32 



siPERB rucke:t i.\rkspir seed. 



The suljscrihers otTer for sale a quantity of Superh Donhle 

 Rocket Larkspur Seed, of their own raising, ^aved from dou- 

 ble flowering plants only, emhracing all the difleient colors. 

 For tine, strong and early plants, the seed should he so^vn in 

 August JOSEPH liRECK &. CO. 



June 1". 



A Half Blooded Cream Pot Bnll < alf for Sale. 



CaUed April, 1840. Odin, a first rale puuvc cow, and got 

 liy Col. Jacques' famous Hull, Don Cream lot, 'I'his Calf 

 is a deep rod color, and strongly marked of [he Cream I*oi 

 breed. Apply to JOSEPH ffKI'lCK & CO, 



Dorchesier, June 21 , 3w 



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