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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



JUNE 9, 1S41. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cultivate Flowers. — A beautiful woman never 

 looks so beautiful as when with her cheelo flush- 

 ing with exercise, and her eyes sparkling witli 

 cheerfulness, with her " cape bonnet" on, and a hoe 

 or a dibble in her hand, she is busily engfagcd in 

 working in her garden. It is a healthy employ- 

 ment, and exliibits besides, evidences of refinement 

 and taste. To those who are disposed to treat our 

 opinion on this matter wilh contempt, we would re- 

 commend a perusal of the following extract from 

 i»n exchange paper : — Ports. Jour. 



"What is the use of floweis ?" exclaims a thrifty 

 housekeeper, meanwhile busily polishing her fire- 

 irons. What is the use of bright fire-irons.' say 

 we in reply : or of any fire-irons nt all ? Could not 

 yon make a fire on two stones, that would keep 

 you quite as warm ? What's the use of handsome 

 table-cloths and bed-spreads ? one u)ight eat on a 

 board, and not really starve either. 



When you see a house standing all alone, bare 

 of shrub or flower, except perhaps some vylunleer 

 bunches of tliistio and pig-weed, what do you infer 

 of its inmates ? And wlien you have passed even 

 a log-cabin, where the sweet brier was carefully 

 trained around the door, while veils of morning 

 glories and of scarlet beans, shaded the windows, 

 did you not immediately think of the dwellers there, 

 as neat, cheerful and agreeable." 'J'his is more 

 especially the case in , regard to the homes of. the 

 poor. 'I he credit of the rich man's grounds may 

 belong to his gardener, but they who can keep no 

 gardener, and whose simple flower garden springs 

 out of moments stolen from necessary labor, pos- 

 sess a genuine and cordial love of the beautiful, to 

 render even an humble d<yelling so fragrant and 

 fair. 



He had neither gun no trumpet to give his neigh- 

 bor warning of their close approach ; and the best 

 thing he could think of was to set his mm drum- 

 ming on some empty casks ; but to no purpose, as 

 the sound increased, and the vessel was nearing 

 him. As a last effort of ingenuity, he seized a 

 handspike, and applying it to the car of an old 

 grunter that liappened to be on board, gave it seve- 

 ral turns, none of the easiest, which brought forth 

 a s()ueal almost as loud as the big whistle of our 

 locomotive engines. 'Ibis signal was efl^ectual ; 

 and just before coming in sight of his neighbor 

 craft, bows on, he heard her captain exclaim to the 

 man at the helm, in a voice of thander, " Starboard 

 your helm, blast your eyes — starboard your helm I 

 we 're close upon a hog-yard!" — Anon. 



American Love of Occupdtion. — There is proba- 

 bly no people on earth with w^om business consti- 

 tutes pleasure, and industry aniijseinent, in an equal 

 degree with the inhabitants op the United States 

 of America. Active occupation is not only the 

 principal source of their happiness and the founda- 

 tion of their national greatn^^ss, but they are abso- 

 lutely wretched without it, and instead of the 

 "rfo/ce far m>?i(e," know but horrors of idleness. 

 Business is the very soul of an American : he pur- 

 sues it not merely as a means ot procuring for 

 himself and his family the necessary comforts of 

 life, but as the fountain of all human felicity. From 

 the earliest hour in the morning until late at night, 

 the streets are thronged by men of all trades and 

 professions, each following his vocation like a per- 

 pelum mobile, as if he never dreamed of a cessation 

 from labor or the possibility of becoming fatigued. 

 Neither is this hurry of business confined to the 

 large cities ; it communicates itself to every vil- 

 lago and hamlet, and extends to and penetrates the 

 western forests. It is as if all America were but 

 one gigantic workshop, over the entrance of which 

 there is the blazing inscription, " jVb admittance 

 here except on business." — English writer. 



Wellerisms are getting out of fashion, but we oc- 

 casionally meet with a good one. Here are a few 

 that are not bad : 



" Rather pointed, and I feel it deeply," as the 

 hog said to the butcher-knife. 



" This is net gaip," as the lean spider said to the 

 fat fly. 



" Teeth inserted here," as the bull dog said when 

 he bit. 



" I 'm a crying evil" as Wilson said when an- 

 nouncing that a horse had been stolen. 



"If you have tears, prepare to shed them now," 

 as the onion said to the cook. 



" Let me refect," as the mirror said to the Miss. 



" I'm gaining strength," as the butter said to the 

 housewife. 



'^Vm cutting a swell,'' &3 the steamboat said to 

 the " Capting." 



" O solitude ! where are thy charms ?" as the 

 one idea in the "soaplock's" noddle said, 



" We are kindred spirits," as the ass said to the 

 daiidy. 



" Sweet are the uses of adversity," as the loafer 

 said when he crawled into a newly-emptied 'lasses 

 hogshead for "lodgings. ' 



[Those eight last belong to us : i. encouraged, 

 we will try again. Tliere's a good deal of inherent 

 genius in us, which but for our excessive modesty! 

 would make us a conspicuous character among the 

 literati of the day I !— N. E. F.'s " P. D."] 



GARDEN SBEDS, 



For sale l)y Joseph Biieck & Cc. at the New England 

 Farmer Oi-fice, A'o. 61 and 62 Norlh Market St. Ko3- 

 ton. The sutiscritiers would inform the public that they 

 have now on hand the iarsesl colleclion of seeds ever be- 

 fore offereil iiy sale in this rity, embracing every variety 

 nf Field, Kitchen, Garden, and Ornamental Flower Seeds 

 desirable for this or any other Climaie. 



Our seeds are either raised under our own inspection or 

 imported from responsible houses in Europe, and having 

 taken extraordinary pains to obtain such as are pure and 

 [genuine, we can confidently recommend them to ourcislo- 

 mers and friends, and feel assuied Ihey will prove salislac- 

 tory to all who try them. 



Dealers in .seeds are requested to forward their orlets in 

 season. Boxes for retailing from 8 dolls, and upwards 

 will he sent out on commission allowing a liberal discount 

 and take back what remain unsold. 



Letters and orders wilh good reference will meet with 

 prompt attention. 



FIELD SEEDS. 



Ruia Baga. 



An Alarm at Sea. — 'I he captain of one of our 

 down-east schooners found himself one day be- 

 calmed in a fog oft' the Isle of Shoals, near Ports- 

 mouth, N. H. The vessel lay with a slight mo- 

 tion, when the captain, with the quick ear of a sea- 

 man, discovered, by the cracking sound of cordage, 

 that there was another vessel close upon him. 



TO THE PUBDIC. 



DR. CHARLES M. WOOD, Veterinary Surgeon, 

 respectfully informs his friends and the public, that he has 

 removed from Blossom St., to 69 Carver St. All orders left 

 at his house, or at the stable of Wm. Forbes, No. 7 Sudbury 

 S<., will be promptly attended to, and graiefully acknowl- 

 edged. All diseases of Horses, Cattle or Swine, are attend- 

 ed to. Also, castrating and spaying. 



For the information of those who may have occasion lor 

 his services, and are unacquainted wilh his practice, he is 

 politely permitted to reler lo the following gentlemen who 

 nave employed him for a number of years past. 



Wm. Forbes, I Williams & Pearson, 

 Wm. J. Niles, Geo. Meacham, 



Joshua Seward, S. K. Bayley, 



J. B. Read, | L. Maynard, 

 James F. Fullham, Isaac Fosier, 



Wm. P. Loring, | Arlemas White, 



Joseph C. Pray. | Brown & Sevrence. 

 Boston, April 28. 



TYK, IP CHAINS. 



Just received by Packet Coromanda, 500 Chains for lye- 

 ing up Cattle. 



These chains, introduced by E. H. Derby, Esq. of Salem, 

 and Col, Jacques, for the purpose of securing cattle to the 

 slab, are found to be the safest and most convenient mode 

 of fastening cows and oxen to the stanchion. 



For saleby J. BRECK & (JO., No. 62 North Market st. 



Sugar Beet. 



Mangel Wurtzel. 



New Red Globe do. } superior 



Yellow do. \ varieties. 



Carrot Long Orange. 



" Altringham. 



" New White, extra fine. 

 Pumpkin, sorts. 

 Wheal— various sorts. 

 Barley, do. 

 Rye, do. 

 Potatoes, do. 

 Indian Corn, do. 

 Oats, do. 



Ballatiue's New Royal do. 



White Tankard Turuip. 



Red do. 



Red Round do. 



White do. 



While Globe do. 



Green Round do. 



Purple Top Hybrid do. 



Bucliwheat. 



Broom Corn. 



Millet. 



Buckthorn. 



Locust. 



for Hedges. 



GARDEN SEEDS. 

 Artichoke, Asparagus, Beans of every description, Beets 

 (if sorts, Borecole, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Culiilinver, 

 Caraway, Celery, of the most improved sorts, Cabbage 20 

 sorts. Carrot, all the varieties, Cucumber do, Cress, Egg 

 Plant, Endive, Indian Corn, Kale, Leek, Lettuce in great 

 variety. Melons, do. Martynea, Mustard, IVasturtium, Okra, 

 Onion of sorts, Pepper do. Pumpkin do. Parsnip, Parsley, 

 Peas, a very great variety. Rhubarb for tarts. Radish of sorts, 

 Salsify, Squash of sorts, Tomato, Turnip 20 varieties. 



SWEET AND POT HERBS. 



Thyme. Sweet Basil. 



Sweet Marjorum. Lavender. 



Sage. Lemon Balm. 



Summersavory. Anise. 



Medicinal Herbs, &c. 



ORNAMENTAL FLOWER SEEDS. 



Th'ree hundred varieties, embracing all the finest sorts. 



Packages of 20 fine sorts for one dollar. 



Those Who prefer to have their Seeds put up in papers 

 ready for retail, can be accommotlated— each packet neatly 

 closed and labelled with printed directions. Price 60 cents, 

 per dozen papers, which are retailed here at 6 1-4 cents each. 



Fruit and ornamental trees, of the greatest variety, sup- 

 plied at nurseryman's prices, and orders solicited. These 

 will he packed, when required, to go to any part of the U. 

 States. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



FOR SALK. 



GEORGE THE THIRD, who has been honored wilh the 

 Second and First State premiums in 1839, at Worcester, and 

 at Concord in 1840, by the Committees appointed by the 

 State, for awarding such premiums, is of Durham Breed, was 

 imported as most superior stock, and is thought by judges 

 to possess more valuable points, ihan any lo be found in any 

 other animal of the kind. 



Also, two young Bulls, Sired by the above, their Dams are 

 imported and of the best possible blood. 



For further information apply to CHARLES WIL- 

 LARD 2d, Siill River Village, Harvard. 4w June 2 



GRINDSTONES. 



An extensive assortment of Water and Hand Grindstones 

 constantly on hand and for sale by AMMI C. LOMBAKl) 

 & CO. 13 Lewis's Wharf. isly. Nov. 17. 



NEW F, NOLAN I) FARMER. 



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