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their disiiptieaisiiRP, at ii late hour. The pif; of 

 Mr Oliver Adiitns was no where witliin their jii- 

 i-isdictiou.- Great disappointment was Celt at the 

 absence of the swine of Mr Emory I'erry, profes- 

 sor of Dinjio, as, from tlie skill of their aceom- 

 plished masler, an agreeable duet or anlhem might 

 have been eKpeeted. The Committee may be 

 pardoned for omitting rommenis on the merits of 

 tlie invisible. 



He who would lose an op[)ortunity of renew- 

 in" or pursuing inquiries on the subject of animal 

 magnetism, the engrossing topic of public atten- 

 tion, among creatures so peculiarly fitted to ex- 

 hibit the wonderful phenomena of the science, 

 tnust iiave a genius for sailing sheep: the com- 

 mittee have not. Strong susceptibilities were 

 manifested by one of the fattest pigs : on being 

 rubbed with a fragment of rail, it sunk into pro- 

 found sleep. It was then powerfully magnetized 

 with a section of a rusted iron hoop; as no glow- 

 ing descriptions of distant scenery, or emblemati- 

 mal narratives were forthcoming, it was conclu- 

 ded that the soul of the somnandnilent pork had 

 "one to N. York, to examine the paintings wliich 

 adorn the study of Col. Stone. The hurry of tbe 

 occasion did not permit leisure to await its return. 

 So the experiment may he considered as termina- 

 tin"' in tliat consunnnation to which other trials 



may arrive, no good end. 



It should be matter of heartfelt gratulaiion to 

 every free citizen of this wide spread republic, 

 that in the course of human events, he is himself, 

 and not his own griiai-trrand-father, or his own 

 great-grandson. Tlie enlightened condition of tie 

 age, is in no way better demonstrated, th-in by the 

 correct estimate of the worth of the most amiable 

 of races. There are those, who look backward to 

 tbe past, and onwanl through the future. The 

 committee looked oidy to the present and the pigs. 

 From tbe contemplation, springs ileep rejoicing. 

 Thecliaracter of the pig never has been, and proh- 

 ably never will he, belter appreciated, than iiy the 

 existing generation. On such subject, it is with 

 great difliculty, one can prevent himself from 

 growing as eloquent as orators do. Where has 

 genius breathed liis loftiest as|jirations ; where 

 science extended her em[)ire widest, where im- 

 provement urged on her renovating work, where 

 cultivation strewed the earth with beauty, and the 

 wilderness with blossoms, and the hog had not 

 been there ? What prosperity has brightened ex- 

 istence, what happiness gladdened life, what vir- 

 tue enriched the heart, where the pig liad not 

 been ctierislied .' The committee pause for a re- 



ply. 



They will repress their feelings ; they are anx- 

 ious to avoid all speculation, and solicitous to pre- 

 sent only plain facts, and useful practical re- 

 marks which may benetit the swine and their 

 posterity. 



With all the gentle graces and silent virtues 

 which encircle tlie pig, there is one spot on the 

 white light of his excellence. The innocence 

 and quiet tenor of his life, is unpleasantly con- 

 trasted with the base uproar he makes when hav- 

 ing his throat cut at is conclusion. As otio of 

 the noblest bards of England almost says, the 

 hog 



" In corporal utterance makes a noise as great 



As when a giant dies." 



The error needs only to be pointed out to be 

 amended. 



Notwithstanding the appearance of prosperity, 

 it i.s sadly to he feared tlu-re are secret evils sjiring- 

 ing from the temptations of the times. In imita- 

 tion of high anthoriiy, the committee decline to 

 commit themselves, anil beg leave to refer to for- 

 mer re[)orts for the full expression of their senti- 

 ments. It cannot be concealed, that there is 

 something rotten in the state of porkdom. The 

 political wisdom of the pigs has been disturbed. 

 The swine of N. England have overtraded ; they 

 have been seduced into rash speculations in their 

 national domain of mud ; they have indiilgeil in 

 frost-bitten fancy cornstalks ; they have relied on 

 till! payment of the instalments of the surplus rev- 

 enue: they have departed from the solid circula- 

 tion of grain, and devoted themselves to a depre- 

 ciated currency of dust and weeds. 



Solemn inquiries for remedies press on the 

 committee, which they feel bound to propose, hut 

 are under no obligation to answer. Would it not 

 be expedient to establish a national bank of corn, 

 to regulate the exchange of pork ? Would it tiot 

 he pro(ier to codify the laus of eating, fix the 

 gauge of troughs, and establish the certainty of 

 meals by inflexible definitions .' Would it not lie 

 well to invite .Miss Martineau to make the tour of 

 the styes, and draw thence dissertations on phi- 

 losophy and government? Should not circular 

 letters ha franked, and distributed, proposing ma- 

 ny hundred questions to the jirincipa' 

 pigs of the States ? 



But, perhaps, the too plentiful bearing of trees, 

 is a quality not properly descendible to those 

 which are raised from them, by grafting cr other- 

 wise. It would be well to ascertain this point by 

 experiment. 



It is said by some, that if the stones of peaches 

 be buried immediately, without drying, they will 

 produce trees bearing the same kinds of peaches, 

 as those whence tlie stones weie taken. This is 

 well worthy of particular trial. 



Farmer's Cabinet. » 



citizen 

 Or should not well be let 



The committee have saiil too much : further 

 they say not. Wm. liiNCoLN, Chairman. 



American SrATUARV Marbj.e. — We have au- 

 thority for stating that iVlr Featherstonhaugh, U. 

 S. Geologist, has ascertained the existence of some 

 important depositcs of white statuary marble, in 

 the Cherokee country. He has followed an ob- 

 scure ridge in the mouiitains six miles, consisting 

 entirely of that valuable substance, hitherto only 

 seen in the United States in thin beds, not ex- 

 ceeding a tew inches. He reports one of these 

 deposiles as equal to that of Massa-Carrara, in It- 

 aly, with which he is familiar. Marble of this 

 kind has been hitheito hiought, at a great expense, 

 from Italy. We trust this additional development 

 of our mineral resources will be highly advanta- 

 geous to the fine arts, in the hands of our men of 

 genius. Greece and Italy owe much of their ce- 

 lebrity in sculpture to the abumlatice of statuary 

 marble in those countries. We imagine that if 

 Phidias and Plinixiteles had been obliged to im- 

 port their material from foreign countries, poster- 

 ity would never have possessed the noblest ex- 

 amples of art, which their genius has bequeathed 

 to mankind. — JVutional Intel. 



Peach Tree. — Peaches are of two kinds ; the 

 c:ear stone, and the cling stone ; but there are 

 good varieties of each. The same sorts can only 

 be raised by grafting, or inoculation : This may 

 he on apricots, or on jMum trees, and will make 

 the grafted trees longer lived. The trees should 

 have a warm, dry, fertile soil ; a sandy loam is 

 best. If the spot where they are planted he sbcl- 

 teied from the northerly winds, it will be the bet- 

 ter. To raise tbe young trees, take stones that 

 are fully ripe, anil plant them in October. They 

 will come up ami grow lo a good size in the course 

 of the sumiiicr. They are to be kept clear of 

 weeds, while in the nursery. At a year's growth, 

 they may be grafted, or inoculated, and after two 

 summer's growth, tliey may then be transplante-K 

 This may he done when tbe leaves have fallrn in 

 the autumn, or in the spring. Take plants vfith 

 one strung clean stem, or, if they have two, ciit 

 one away, however fair. Let the downward root 

 be cut off, in order that the tree derive its nour- 

 ishment from earth nigh the surface, which will 

 make the fruit less crude, and finer tasted, lie 

 careful not to plant the trees too deep ; for this 

 is injurious to all fruit. Let the pruning of the 

 new planteil trees be omitted, till they have taken 

 root. 



In making a proper selection of trees, from 

 which to graft or inoculate, a due legard should 

 be had to three essentials. 



1. To obtain the grafts or buds, fiom trees bear- 

 ing the finest fruit. 



2. That this fruit should ripen at different times, 

 from the earliest to the latest of the season for 

 jieaches. 



3. That the grafts or buds he taken from trees 

 which are plentilul bearers ; but not such as bear 

 so plentifully as to be broken by their fruit. 



The following recipe for a paste to render boots 

 and shoes water proof is highly recommended by 

 those who have trieil it. 



The discoverer, Mr Gideon B. Smith of Balti- 

 more, says the following preparation is sufficient 

 for fifty pair of shoes. 



Take three ounces gum elastic, cut it up mtd 

 fine shreds ; put it into a gallon jug, add to it 3 

 quarts of Seneca oil, let it stand three or fourdays, 

 ivhpi; ;l,e giitn will have been dissolved, and the 

 paste fit for use. Stir before using ; then rub the 

 uiqiers and soles of ttie boots or shoes well with 

 it three or four different times before the fire, so 

 long as the leather will absorb it. The degree of 

 comfort which this mixture will ensure to the 

 wearer of heavy shoes and boots, can be only ne 

 realized on trial. It might be used with an equaU 

 ly good effect upon the harness and gearing of 

 work liorses, and we have no doubt would make 

 one pail- last as long as two. 



Notice to Newspaper Pcblishebs The ed- 

 itor of the " Delawarean," published at Wilming- 

 ton, proposes to prepare a newspaper directory, and 

 therefore asks as a favor, that each newspaper 

 publisher in the United States will forward hira, 

 by mail, one copy of his paper. He intends to 

 arrange them by States, giving their politics, &c. 

 For this favor, each editor sending his paper shall 

 receive one copy of the directory, as soon as made 

 ready. The advantages of a sheet of this kind to 

 publishers must be a[)parent to all. 



Editors will please copy the above once or 

 twice in order to give it circulation. 



A farmer in Barnstable Co. has raised 300 bush, 

 el sof onions froiu quarter of an acre of land. 



