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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Nov. 9, 1831 , 



M I S C E L. Li A [M Y 



llAIN WATER DOCTOR. 



Some twenty years ago, there sprani; up, in the 

 State of Connecticut, a noted quack, commonly 

 known liy tlie name of' Dr Rain-water.' 



' Austere and loni'ly, cruel to himself. 



Did lliey repoic him. Water his drink, 



His food stale bread and pottage.' 



In cunning quacks, who shroud tlieirarts in a 

 veil of mystery, the vul^'ar always repose a super- 

 stitious confidence which give the practitioners 

 complete control over them. Dr Raiu-water used 

 his power to nohle purpose. Believing' that most 

 diseases sprang fioin dram-drinking, he gave his 

 patients some inert nostrum, and solemnly charged 

 thei^to toncli no drink but rain water, ileclaring 

 that should they use any other, the medicine 

 would operate as a poison. All their lood, too, was 

 prepared iu rain water. Of course his patients 

 complied, and the success of his practice was 

 astonishing. His fame spread far and wide. 

 The sick were brought to him in such numbers 

 as literally to crowd his door and surround 

 his house. Lingering affections, on which the 

 whole materia medica had been poured in vain, 

 vanished before Rain-water, as if by a spell. The 

 physicians were astounded, and students in meili- 

 cinc treuihled at the anticipated ruin of their des- 

 tined vocation. 



But pour Rain-water at length fell, like his own 

 element from a bursting cloud; but never, like that, 

 to rise again. His secret came out, and he was 

 instantly deserted. 



U Envoy. — Dr Cold-water,who now offers his 

 gratuitous services to the puldic, is undoubtedly 

 quite as skilful as Dr Raiu-water ; but fortunately 

 or unfortunately, has nothing to recommend him 

 but honesty, pliilalithropy, trnth and wisdom, 

 which, however, it is hoped, will one day accom- 

 plish as much as a quack's label. — Sulem Gaz. 



Rules to be observed in speaking o/others. — The 

 following rules of Dr Cotton Mather, on the sub- 

 ject of slander, are recomineuded to the consid.era- 

 tiou of the lovers of peace. 



' He resolved he never would speak cvd falsely 

 of any man ; and if ever he spoke against any, it 

 should he under the following restrictions and 

 limitations which he coiigcienliuusly observed : — 



' He would consider whether it would not be 

 proper to speak to the person himself, concerning 

 the evil before he spoke of it to any one else. 



' He woidd ordinarily say nothing reflecting on 

 liny man, behind his back, which he would not 

 readily say to his face. 



' He would aggravate no evil of another, which 

 he had occasion to speak of, nor make it worse 

 than it was. 



' When he was propsrly called to speak against 

 any man, if he knew any good of him, he would 

 speak of that too. 



' Ho would be sure to maintain charity towards 

 the persons of all that he had occasion to speak 

 against, and would heartily wisli them all good.' 



A Polish proverb says — ' You may strip a Pole to 

 his shirt — but if you attempt to take his shirt, he will 

 regain all. 



A person inquirinfi what became of euch-a-one: 

 Oh, dear, says one of the company, poor fellow he 

 died insolvent, and was buried by tliu parish. Died 

 In-solveiit, cries another, that is'a .mistake, for he 

 died in England, I am, sure, I was at his buryin<f. 



JVo Croaking. — 'If a man be gloomy, let him 

 keep to himself. No one has a right to go croak- 

 ing about society or what is worse, looking as if he 

 stifled grief. These fellows should be put in the 

 pimnd. 1 like a good broken heart or .so, now 

 ami then ; put then we slmuhl retire to the Sierra 

 Morena mountains, and li\e upon locusts and wild 

 honey.' 



The most agreeable of all companions is a simple 

 frank man, without any high pretension to an op- 

 pressive greatness, one who loves life, and under- 

 stands the use of it; obliiring alike at all hours; 

 above all, of a golden temper, and steadfast as an 

 anchor. For such an one, we would glaoly exchange 

 the greatest genius, the most brilliant wit, the pro- 

 foundest thinker. 



Value of a JVail.—We have been told that the 

 first nail ever seen in Madagascar was taken from a 

 boat at Riotea. It was a spike nail, ami brought 

 hither by its fortunate possessor as something of rare 

 value. And so it proved, for he made no small gain 

 by lending it out for hire to canoe builders to bore 

 holes in the -sides of their planks. Afterwards an- 

 other lucky fellow got hold of a nail, and not knowing 

 how such a thing came into existence, ho shrewdly 

 conjectured that it must have been formed hy a process 

 of vegetation. Wherefore, to propagate so valuable 

 an exotic, he planted his nail in the ground, but wait- 

 ed in vain for the blade, the bud, the blossom, and 

 the f-uit. This man is still living, and has not heard 

 the lust of his speculation, being often reminded, to 

 his no small chagrin, of the folly by vvhich he acquir- 

 ed at least one piece of knowledge. — Tyemian and 

 JBennct's T'oyages. 



When Mr John Kcmble played Hamlet in the 

 country, the gentleman who acted Guilderstern was 

 or imagined himself to be, a capital musician. Ham- 

 let asks him, — ' Will you play upon this pipe ?' — 'My 

 Lord I cannot.' — ' I pray you.' — ' Believe me I can- 

 not.' — ' I do beseech you.' — ' Well, if your lordship 

 insists on it, I shall do as well as I can,' and to the 

 confusion of Hamlet, and the great amusement of the 

 audience, he played God save the King. 



The Tartars have a singular manner of drswinc 

 water from a great depth. A long rojje, with a 'arge 

 leather bag (kept open at the mouth by a hoop,) is 

 let down into the well; the end is fastened tc the 

 saddle of a mounted Tartar, who rides off, and by 

 this mcTns draws the water from the well ; a person 

 in attendance empties the bag while the horseman 

 returns, and repeats the process as of\en as may be 

 required. 



FRUIT TKEES. 

 For sale at the Kenrick Nursiries, in 

 Nkwton, near Kosloii, » niosl extensive as- 

 sorimeiit of Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, 

 Clterries, Apricots, Nectarines, Ahnondn, 

 Mulljerries, Quinces, Raspl)erries, Gooseber- 

 ry and Currant buslies. Grape Vines of the best foreign 

 sorts, and 25 finest varieties of Strawberries, including 

 the most rare, proiluctive and esteemed. 



Also .ifx>ut 4''0 varieties of the most Iiardy ornamental 

 frees and shruhs, and superb hardy roses, including Silrer 

 Firs, varieties of Spruce, Flowering Horse Chesnuts, 

 Flowering Catvdpas, Mountain Ash with beautiful clus- 

 ters ol red berries in autumn and winter. Purple Acacia, 

 Three Thorned and Thornless Acacia, Butternuts, Ailan- 

 tluis or tree of Heaven. Elms, American and Scotch, 

 Smjar Maples, Weeping Willows, do. do. Napoleon from 

 St Helena tree. Honeysuckles. Many ( f the above sorIB 

 of 'rces of extra sizes, for ornamenting highways and 

 commons. 



White Mulberries, genuine sort for silk wornis, 

 by the 100 or lODO for PI. nlations. 



ls.4BEi,i.A and Catawba Grape Vines, either singly 

 or at reduced prices by the 100 or 1000. 

 China Roses, Chinese Chrysanthemums, Gb- 



R.^NECMS, ^C. SfC. 



Written orders .iddressed either to John or William 

 Kenrick, Newtojv, are regularly received by the 

 daily mail, and will be promptly attended to, or they 

 may if more convenient he left wit!i J. B. Russell, at tlii 

 New England Farmer oflice, where also, catalogues may 

 be obtained gratis on application. But purchasers are in- 

 vited when convenient to call and examine the trees, ^c, 

 tor themselves, and make their own selections; but when 

 this is not convenient, then let them forward their or- 

 ders, relying ihat the very best possible selection will bo 

 made for them. Trees when destined for a distant place, 

 are carefully packed either in clay or moss, and mats, 

 and delivered whenever ordered in Boston free of any 

 charge for transpoitation. cplDI Oct. 19. 



QJ" .Immvnition 



Of the iest quality ami /o7/ies( prices, for sporting — 

 constantly for sale at COPELAND'.** POWDER STORE, 

 6 Broad Street. 



N. B. If the quality is not found satisfactory, it may 

 be returned, and the money will bo refunded Jan. 



When the Hon. P. N. was governor of Ceylon, he 

 was addressing a native prince through th ■ medijm 

 of an interpreter, in a high strain of courtlv adula- 

 tion, to each sentence of which the prince answ.^r- 

 ed ' Cadab.' This was repeated so frequently as to 

 induce the governor to inquire into its meaning. ' He 

 means to say,' answered the interpreter, 'that your 

 excellency lies.' 



The Board of Health. — A countryman walk;ng 

 along the streets of New York, found his progress 

 stopped by a close barricade of w jod. — • What is 

 this for?' said he to a person in the street. 'Oh, 

 that's to stop the yellow fever.' — ' Aye, I have often 

 heard of the board of health, but I never saw it be- 

 fore.' 



A joke which has run through the press about 

 SignorPaganini and pretty Miss Waters, arose in 

 the following manner: — At a dinner at De Begni's, 

 whose pupil the young lady is, Paganini was hand- 

 ing her from one room to another, and she, lost in 

 admiration of him, exclaimed, 'I wish I was your 

 fiddle ;' to which the Signer instantly replied, ' And 

 I wish I was your beau ." 



Ptar Seedlings. 



For sale at the Agricultural Warehouse, No. S3 

 North Market Street— 



Pe.\r Seedlings, of vigorous growth, and prom- 

 ising appearance, raised within six miles of Boston, in 

 fine order for nurseries — the largest size are from 18 to 

 24 inches in length, the whole plant; price $10 pe^ 

 thousand ; the second size from 12 to 18 inches in length 

 price $5 per thousand. They will ho suitably packed 

 as wanted, for transportation to any distance. Oct. 19. 



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