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NEVt . ENGLAND FARMER. 



Der. 7, lS:iI. 



M I S C E L. Li A M Y 



Ttie fnlloivins estr;,ct3 i.re (rm,l ^smM piimphlel latdy repub- 

 lished l.y L.lly * VV,iit,nn.l Carter * !lr-„dee, erililled 



KNOWLEDGE FOR THE PEOPLE, 



WHY AND BECAUSE. 



Why docs a silver, or metiil lea-pnt, whciifUUd a 

 sfcond tinif, ,jroducc lourse tta than the earUienivare 



vessel '? 



Because iHe lieat nHain.Ml by llie silver, or met- 

 al vessel, so far exi.aiisis the lierl), when the water 

 is first poured in, as I., leave very litlle soluble sub- 

 stance forasecoii.l infusion ; whereas, the reduced 

 temperature of the water in the earthenware pot, 

 bv extraciin- only a small portion at first, leaves 

 gome solubh; ijiiiUer for a second infusion. 



H'hy is it adcisiibU to pour boiling water into the 

 ten pot before the tea is ' made V 



Because the vessel being previously warm, may 

 abstract less heat from the mixture, and thus ad- 

 mit H more powerful action. 



Whiiis it recommended to add onhj a small quanti- 

 ty of boiling water at first ? 



Because oidy the water immediately in contact 

 with the herb can act upon it ; audit cools very 

 rapidly,' especially in earthenware vessels: it is 

 thereforo clear that the effect will bo siron-er 

 where the heat is kept up hy additions ol boding 

 water, than where the vessel is filL-d at once, and 

 the fluid suifcre.! gradually to cool. 



If'lvj is a strong infusion of green tea an rffrctual 

 poison for Jlies ? 



Because of the priissic acid it contains. 

 my is coffee so seldom well made in England ? 

 Because, Isl. The berries are over-roasted, their 

 proper color bein- that of cinnamon ; 2.1. The cof- 

 i«e is ground too fine ; 3 ■. Not enough coffee is 

 used ; 4ih. It is usnally overboile.l, by which 

 m.^ana the hiltcr principle is extracted from tne 

 berries. 



Whi/ are we in same measure indebted to the 

 French for our present abundant supply of coffee ? 



Because all (he coffee mown in the West Indies 

 has sprung from two plants taUen thither by a 

 French botanist from the botanic garden at Pans. 

 On the vovauo the supply of water became nearly 

 exhausted ; but so anxious was the Frencliman to 

 preserve the plants, that be deprived liiuKsolf of 

 his allowauro in mder to water the coffee plants. 

 Formerly cotfce coul.l only be got at a great expense 

 from Mocha in Arabia. 



Why do f'oivls,ifkept c.nfncJ, lay their egss loith- 

 0u( shells ? 



Because they cannot tlici. jret at any earth which 

 contains the m iterial requisite for the shell. Dr 

 Paris, (in the Linmcan Traniadions) shows that if 

 the legs of hens be broken, ihcy will lay their eggs 

 without shells until the fracture is repaired ; nature 

 employing all the lime in circulation for the pur- 

 pose of rijuuiting the bones. 



ffhy arc certain smatl fowls called ' bantams ?' 

 Because tliey were fir.,t introduced here from 

 Bantam in the Isle of Java, in the year 1683. 



Jfhy are eggs preserved by rubbing them with 

 huttcr'f 



Because the butter closes the pores in the shell, 

 by which the cominunicaiion of the embryo with j 

 e.xternal air takes place. The embryo is not how- ! 

 ever, thus killed. Varnish has n similar effect. ^ 

 Reaumur covered egg.s with spirit varnish, and | 

 found them capable of producing chickens after ^ 

 two years, when the varnish was carefully removed. 



Why is the coloring of cheese unobjeclionabk, pro- [ The ra..iee..-()i.e man at Chnrlcslown Massa- 



. V . ■ c chnsetis, has gdthereil 302 lbs. of .?(;i(f(j/i« from on« 



tided it IS genuine .' , ■ , ,, i seed— another at Portsmouth plucked an «;)/>/e from 



Because the seed, or artiott.i, by wbicli iiie col- ^n,. ,,(■ hia trees that weiglied 1 lli. lOoz.— andthe 

 oring is produced, is slightly purgative and stoma- (.g,^, (,f a third dexterously shook a (piince tree, and 

 chic. It ia produced by a bush, or small tru:-, mo.-tly gat a peck of golden fruit! A fourth makes about 

 troiiical. 2.C0O dollars a yetir by the niiinufacture of shaving 



niiu have white veils a tendency to promote sun- , boxes loassist the operation of riu/Zi/Jcuan^ the beards 

 , , /• I , o : of southern ffentlemon — a nllh grows water-metons 



barn and freckles? f ,,,„ „„„,. wei^hJn.r;J9!lbs. So they go on. With anylhlng- 



Becaus. they increase the power of the """ =',.^„,-,, „7,,|-^, box to a ship, from contriving wooden 

 liglii. . ' nutmegs to the use of the bayonet — from making 



ll'hy are white hats and dresses worn in summer? : cider to handling 2-2-poun(lers, the Yankee always 



Because dark cohus absorb most heat; white ^yjj|,,.g to 'go ahead;' and he will sit down, with a 

 thereliire repels most heat, and is cooler wear. A penknife, to make a clock out of cedar shingles — or 

 white dress in winter is goo.l, because it radiates enter for a three years' vo>ago to the Pacific to 

 or receives little heat. Polar animals have gener- harpoon whales-' p.st as it happens ! Two of thein 

 ' ri.i,eiie.< luu. II- . u .1 I . i.«„i=.t sonie years a go, took a trip to Canton in an old 



ally light furs. White horses are both less heated l^ ^j^. J ^^^^, ^^.^^ ^|; ^^^^^ ^^^^, commenced 



in the sun, and less chilled m winter, than those ot^ ^j^^ manufacture of gingerbread ; and, having gath- 

 darker hues. _ ered money, returnell with a 'considerable' cargo 



]Vhy does a flannel coveriri!; keep a man warm in of teas, which they picked up ' in trade.' And one 



inter, and ice from melting in summer ? who had recently, peradventure, r 



Because it liotli |uevents the passage of heat 

 from the man, and to the ice. 



Jf'hy does a person with a cold in the head or ca- 

 tarrhfrom the eyes and nose, experience so much more 

 relief on applying to the face a linen or cambric hand- 

 kerchief than one of cotton ? 



B-icaiise the linen, by conducting, readily ab.sorbs 

 the heat and diminisbes the inflammation, while the 

 latter, by refu.siiigto give passage to the heat, in- 

 creases the temperature and the pain. Popular 

 prejudice has liehl that there was a poison in cot- 

 ton. — Arnolt. 



ll'hy is cotton warmer than any other fibrous 

 thread ? 



Because the fibres of cotton, when examined by 

 the microscope, will be seen to be finely toothed: 

 this explains the cause of their adhering together 

 with greater facility than the fibres of other species 

 which arc destitute of teotb, and which cannot be 

 spun into tliread without an admixture of cotton. 

 Il'bij does oiled silk, or other air-tight covering, 

 laid on a bed, preserve greater warmth than an ad- 

 ditional blanket or more ? 



Because the oiled silk prevents the ventilation 

 of the person l>y the slow passage of air, as 

 ihroiigh the texture of the blanket. 

 H'hy does ivorsted differ from yam 'I 

 Because separate threads of wool are more 

 twisted for the worsted, of which stockings and 

 slufls are made, than for the yarn, of which blan- 

 kets, carpets, &.c, are made. Worsted was nam- 

 ed from its being originally manufactured in great 

 cpiautities, at Worsted in Norfolk, once a lar-ge 

 town, but now reduced to a v.Uage ; the manu- 

 facture being removed to Norwich and its vicinity. 

 Wiy is woollen cloth advantageous ? 

 Because of the readiness with which it allows 

 the perspiration to escape through its texture, its 

 power of preserving warmth to the skin under all 

 circnmslanccs, the difliculty of making it wet 

 through, the slowness with which it conducts beat 

 and the softiiess,ligbtiiess, and pliancy of its texture. 

 Why are blankets so called ? 



Because they \vere first made in 1340, by one 

 Thomas Blanket, and some other inhabitants of 

 Bristid. 



ff'hy do pearl-ash and water remove grease spots ? 

 Because the pearl-ash unites chemically with 

 the grease, forming a species of soap, which easily 

 washes out. 



Why is pipe-clay used for scouring cloth ? 

 Because pure clay, or alumina, has great affinity 

 for greasy substances. 



ntly, peradventure, returned from a 

 voyage among the frozen islands of the south to 

 catch seal — lately managed a team of one hundred 

 and fifty pairs of oxen at a cattle show, marching 

 and countermarching them like a well drilled com- 

 pany of soldiers, at command ! We may next hear 

 of him teaching a school, or hammering horse shoes,, 

 buildinsr a mill, weaving cotton table cloths, or mak- 

 inir mouse traps! His oiily motto ;s ' o.nward ' — 

 always onward. — J^iles' Register. 



Progress of Refinement. — A Pliilad.lphia Editor 

 has modified the vulgar and hackneyed expres- 

 sion, ' Going- the whole Hog,' by .substituting tha 

 following more polite and genteel words. — 'Pro- 

 ceeding the whole Pork ! ' 



Cobb's Treatise on Silk. 



Ju9t publisbcii, am) for sale at (be A(;ricnllural Ware- 

 house and Seed Store, No 50> North Market street, 



A Mimual, containiag information respecting the 

 Growth of the Mulberry Tree, wiib suitable Diieclion* 

 for the Culture of Silk — In three parts — wiih colored cn- 

 m.ivinir.s. By .1. H. Cobb, A. M. Published by direa- 

 iionof''His Excellency Gov. Lincoln, agreeably to a 

 Resolve of the Legislaiure of Massachusetts. Price 374 

 cents. PC- 26- 



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 6 Iboad Street. 



N. B. If the quality is nol found satisfactory, it may 

 be returned, and the money willhn rcb'inieo Jan. 1 



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