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most, from a pier boat, or raised bank. By merely 

 striking with the feet and keeping bis head toward 

 the bottom, the diver may drive himself a consid- 

 erable distance beneath the surface. In diving, 

 the eyes should be open ; the breath should be 

 held." 



To Tread Water. — All that is necessary for 

 treading water, is to let your legs drop in the wa- 

 ter until you are upright ; then keep yourself afloat 

 in that position by treading downward with your 

 feet, alternately ; and, if necessary, paddling with 

 your palms at your hips. 



GARDEN RASPBERRIES. 



Garden Raspberries should be pruned in autumn 

 or in the early part of winter, and then tied up to 

 good stakes. We will explain the reason of this 

 practice. By priming at the height of four or five 

 feet, according to the strength of the stem, it has 

 fewer branches to support in the following season ; 

 and all the nourishment, derived from the root being 

 turned into these, they grow more vigorously and 

 produce finer and larger fruit. For the same rea- 

 son we recommend that not more thau four or 

 five stems be retained for each root. 



But there is another consideration in favor of 

 this practice. In one of our northern, winters 

 deep snow-drifts are often the consequence of an 

 eddying wind over the garden fence ; and though 

 under these, the unpruned, bending and straggling 

 stems of the raspberry may safely repose for a 

 while ; yet when a thaw commences, the lower 

 part of the snow settles and the incumbent mass 

 no longer supported, crushes the stem, not unfre- 

 quently snapping and separating it from the root. 

 Such disasters are prevented by tying the stems in 

 an upright position to a stake. 



The musky flavor of the Antwerp Raspberry is 

 not relished by some persons. It was so at first 

 with ourselves ; but with a little use it became the 

 most pleasant of all the kinds. The stems in bleak 

 situations, are often injured int he winter. One of 

 our friends after pruning, has had them regularly 

 cased in straw on the approach of severe weather, 

 though we think it probable that the bows of ev- 

 ergreens would be more effectual. Another friend 

 of ours, has them planted on the west side of his 

 garden where they are sheltered from the cold 

 winds ; and in no ordinary winter have they sus- 

 tained any damage. — Genesee Farmer. 



ANIMAL FRIENDSHIP. 



" In the war in Spain some years ago, two hor- 

 ses had long served together in the same brigade 

 of artillery. They had assisted in drawing the 

 same gun, and had been inseparable companions 

 in many battles. One of them was at last killed ; 

 and after the engagement the survivor was piquet- 

 ted as usual, and his food brought to him. He re- 

 fused, however to eat, and was constantly turning 

 round his head to look for his companion, some- 

 times neighing as if to call him. All the care that 

 was bestowed upon him was of no avail. He was 

 surrounded by other horses, but he did not notice 

 them ; and he shortly afterwards died, not having 

 once tasted food from the time his associate was 

 killed." 



Dow, has many interesting things in it. Among 

 others, we find the following curious account of 

 the Carolinian candle-berry-tree, which seems to 

 us to resemble very strongly, the hay-berry, or tal- 

 low tree, of the sea coast of New England. 



" In November, when the berries are ripe, a 

 man with his family will remove from home to 

 some island, or sand-bank, near the sea, where 

 these berries abound, taking with thetn kettles, to 

 boil the berries in. He builds a but with palmetto 

 leaves, as a shelter, during their stay of four or 

 five weeks. He cuts down the trees ; the children 

 strip oft' the berries and throw them into the ves- 

 sels; and, on their being boiled, oil rises to the 

 surface, which, when cold, hardens to the consis- 

 tence of wax. It is afterwards purified in other 

 vessels ; and candles made of it, burn a long time, 

 and yield a grateful odor." 



SMUT IN WHEAT. 



Mr. G. Yuill gives the results of eleven experi- 

 ments in sowing clean and smutty wheat. The 

 general conclusion seems to be, that wheat, known 

 to be perfectly clean, should be kept dry, and 

 sown in a very dry state. That which is washed 

 and limed should be well dried. The object in 

 drying the grain is to deprive the smut of moist- 

 ure for its nourishment. — N. Y. Farmer. 



NATURAL, HISTORY. 



The Candle-Berry Tree of Carolina. — The " Veg- 

 etable World," an old book, republished by Mr. 



From the Maine Fanner. 

 EXPENSE OP KEEPING STOCK. 



Mr. Holmes — Enquirer wishes to know if 

 there is not some error in public opinion, respect- 

 ing the expense of keeping stock. So far as I 

 have heard observations made on this subject, they 

 go to show that it is believed that the expense of 

 keeping depends on the size of the animal. This 

 I doubt. Some sorts eat more than others, though 

 of less growth. As to the same species, I believe 

 there is no great difference in the quantity of food 

 required. A small man, for aught that I have ob- 

 served, eats as much as a large one. So with oth- 

 er creatures. Age and climate may make a dif- 

 ference, and no doubt do, more than size. I make 

 these remarks to bring the subject forward for dis- 

 cussion ; for if I am right, we need not fear to 

 cross and enlarge our stock of all kinds. 



BLOWING GLASS. 



During the past week we have had an oppor- 

 tunity of inspecting a newly invented instrument 

 for blowing glass, now in successful operation at 

 the works of Messrs. T. & J. Robinson, in this 

 city. This invention we consider one of the 

 greatest and most fortunate of the age, as the ac- 

 tion of the lungs in blowing, is almost entirely dis- 

 pensed with — saving, no doubt, many valuable 

 lives. Besides its merit in this respect, it has, 

 likewise, the advantage of being exceedingly sim- 

 ple and cheap in its construction, the whole cost 

 of making and fitting up, not exceeding one dollar. 

 As we have learned that it is the intention of the 

 proprietors to take out letters patent, we do not 

 feel at liberty to give a description of the article. 



Perm. Advocate. 



THB WHOLE HOG. 



A porker was raised in this town during the past 

 season, touching which we have the following par- 

 ticulars : Weight, March 25th, 75 pounds ; weight, 

 December 16th, 470 pounds: — increase in 267 

 days, 295 pounds — or 23 1-2 ounces per day. Av- 

 erage of corn consumed per day, 4 1-2 pints. 



Nantucket Inquirer. 



From Goodsell's Farmer. 



A SWINE'S ATTACHMENT TO ITS BIRTH 

 PLACE. 



Mr. Goodsell — I sent a short article to the 

 New York Farmer, on the instinct of Swine. 



I referred to the forcible return of a sow (which 

 I had sold to my neighbor) to litter near her own 

 birth place, and where she had littered before. I 

 will add the following remarkable fact : 



After littering, the sow and pigs were driven to 

 the premises of my neighbor, the purchaser. But 

 it was with difficulty that she could be kept from 

 the lot which was her birth place, at this critical 

 period ; though she had been kept on my neigh- 

 bor's premises, and much better fed there than I 

 fed her, for about nine months. She was continu- 

 ally seen looking wistfully towards her birth place, 

 and seeking every means for conveying her family 

 hack. Her pigs being too young lor the journey, 

 she often came alone, and slept whole nights in a 

 shed on the premises, and seemed to return to her 

 pigs " as if under the sense of duty, but with a 

 heavy heart." She moaned (as far as a hog can 

 moan) and grieved and pined away by degrees un- 

 der the best of care, and without any apparent 

 disease. 



At last she crept into a shed on the premises on 

 the last night of her life, and died in the morning, 

 without returning to visit her pigs in her usual 

 manner. If a hog can die of a broken heart, this 

 was surely a case. 



Since this occurrence, I have been told by sev- 

 eral farmers that this is not an uncommon case, 

 and that a sow must be indulged at and after her 

 littering period, or she will thus pine away and 

 die, or suffer much in health in most cases. 



Amos Eaton. 



Troy, (N. Y.) August 15, 1833. 



GREAT CURIOSITY. 



Mr. B. Pritchard advertises himself in the Cin- 

 cinnati papers as " the living Mammoth of the 

 West." He is a Kentuckian, 43 years old, six feet 

 two inches high and weighs 500 pounds — meas- 

 ures six feet five inches around the waist, five feet 

 ten inches around the shoulders, and believes him- 

 self to be the largest man in the world. 



PROFESSOR HENRY'S MAGNET. 



An artificial magnet has been constructed by 

 Professor Henry, of Princeton College, which far 

 surpasses in power every thing of the kind. A 

 number of interesting experiments on the subject 

 of electro magnetism, were exhibited by means of 

 this wonderful instrument, in the presence of the 

 students, and a large number of geutlemen assem- 

 bled to attend the late commencement. 



Upon one trial of its strength, it was found to 

 be capable of raising between three and four 

 thousand pounds ; and we learn with further mod- 

 ification of the apparatus, the magnet will be able 

 to sustain upwards of four thousand pounds. 



Professor Henry has also made important im- 

 provements in the Galvanic Battery, when it is 

 applied to the production of a magnetic power. 

 The particulars of this improvement we are unable 

 to explain, but for the sake of science, we hope 

 that this gentleman will soon give to the public a 

 full account of these improvements, and of their 

 important results. — New York Standard. 



TURNIPS 



—Of any sort when fed to Milch-cows, must always haTe 

 their tops first taken off, as they impart an unpleasant 

 taste to the milk and butter. The tops may be giren to 

 other cattle. 



