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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Jane 27, 1832. 



miscellany 



FOR THE NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



THE FARMER'S PONG. 

 f^T envy not the mighty king 



Upon the splendid throne — 

 Nor crave his giittering diadem, 



Nor wish his power mine own : 

 For though his wealth and power be great. 



And round him thousands bow 

 In reverence — in my low estate 

 More solid peace I know. 



I envy not the miser — he 



May tell his treasure o'er, 

 May heaps nn heaps around him see, 



And toil and sigh for more ; 

 I'd scorn hisj narrow, sordid soul. 



Rapacious and unjust; 

 Nor how beneath the base control 



Of empty gilded dust. 



Let warriors mount fame's giddy height, 



Gain glory's gallant mead — 

 Be calm, collected in the fight. 



Where thousands round them bleed ; 

 I envy not their victor wreath. 



Their courage nor their fame ; 

 Their laurels are a fleeting breath, 



Their glory but a name. 



My wants are few, and well supplied 



By my productive fields, 

 I court no luxuries besides. 



Save what contentment yields; 

 More pure enjoyment labor gives. 



Than weallh or fame can bring; 

 And he is happier who lives 



A FARMER than a king. 



CLEAN BEDSTEADS. 

 We f^opy the following directions for cleaning 

 bedsteads, from the New Haven Register. The 

 method appears to be novel — at least we have 

 never seen the same directions in print before ; 

 and we think with tlie writer, that those who will 

 take the trouble to follow them, may be pretty cer- 

 tain of comfortable beds for the rest of the season. 

 The common method of attacking the vermin in 

 bedsteads with hot wn(ei; is eiuirely useless ; it 

 will neither destroy the bug nor its eggs. Paint- 

 ing the bedstead with verdigris, or washing it witli 

 spirits of turpentine, are not oidy iuLfficacious but 

 almost as lothesome as the insect. 



Directions. — If your bedsteads are already pop- 

 ulated with those animals, scald them (the bed- 

 steads) with boiling vinegar. The mortices and 

 tenons should be held a minute in the liot vinegar, 

 and upon all places where the eggs are deposited 

 the hot liquid should be suffered to remain about 

 a minute, or to run over them that length of time. 

 The bed-cord should be taken out and dipped in 

 the boiling vinegar. 



This will destroy not only the bttgs hut the eggs; 

 the acid of the vinegar eating offtlie lime that con- 

 stitutes the shell of the egg. This operation should 

 be performed upon all the bedsteads in the house, 

 at the same time. To prevent waste of the vine- 

 gar, a large kettle or tub shotdd be placed so as' to 

 catch the vinegar as it is poured on. Remember 

 that the vinegar should be boiling hot. 



But this will not prevent the bugs from again 

 infesting the bedsteads,' if any should happen to 

 have hid theinselves in the bedclothes, or in the 

 cracks of the floor or of the partition. To pre- 

 vent them from again populating the bedsteads, it 

 is necessary to brush over the l)edsteads lightly 

 with the following wash : — 



Alcohol, half a pint ; spirits of turpentine, half 

 a pint: camphor, half an ounce — mix together. 

 The articles may be had at the apothecaries or 

 druggists, and will cost a shilling. The above 

 quantity is sufficient for fgur bedsteads. I use n 

 painter's brush to put on the wash ; but a few 

 bristles tied together will do as well. The whole 

 of each bedstead should be touched lightly with 

 the wash. It dries instantly and is agreeable in 

 its smell, and possesses the advantage of not soil- 

 ing or staining the bedding or curtains, though 

 freely applied even to them. 



If the bedsteads are not old, not much infested 

 with the insects, the wash above mentioned will 

 be sufficient without scalding with vinegar ; both, 

 'applied in succession, are absolutely infallible, in 

 the worst cases. If thoroughly performed, not a 

 bug will ever appear in the house again, unless 

 brought there in other bedsteads. 



STEAM CARRIAGES. 



A committee of the British House of Commons, 

 after instituting a minute inquiry into the subject 

 of steam carriages for the purpose of draughts on 

 common roads, come to the following conclusions: 



1. That carriages can be propelled by steam, 

 on common roads, at an average rate of ten miles 

 per hour. 



2. That at this rate they have conveyed up- 

 wards of fourteen passengers. 



3. That their weight, including engine, fuel 

 and water, and attendance, may be under three 

 tons. 



4. That they can ascend and descend hills of 

 considerable inclination, with facility and safety. 



5. That they are perfectly safe for passengers. 



6. That they are not, (or need not bc,)if pro])- 

 erly constructed, nuisances to the public. 



7. That they will become a speeilier and cheap- 

 er mode of conveyance, than carriages drawn by 

 lior-scs. 



f\ That as they admit of greater breadth of 

 tire than other carriages, and as the roads are not 

 act(Ml on so injuriously as by the feet of liorses in 

 common draught, such carriages will cause less 

 wear of roads, than the ordinary vehicles drawn 

 by horses. 



9. That on some roads tolls have been imposed 

 which would be prohibitory of their being used. 



A SABBATH EVENING. 



How delightful is the stillness of a Sabbath 

 evening; I never enjoy the delights of such a time 

 without feeling grateful, that the wise God of the 

 imiverse has given us one day out of the seven, in 

 which we have time to meditate upon his perfec- 

 tions, and to send our thoughts forth in the con- 

 lenjplation of another and a better existence. The 

 Sabbath has had a sensible effect upon the aftiiirs 

 of men; in fact, it is necessary to his very exis- 

 tence. If our thoughts were always fixed upon 

 this world and the things of it, liow few of us 

 would ever prepare for a better ; it is therefore 

 necessary, that a particular time should be set 

 apart for this particular object. But on a Sabbath 

 evening all nature seems to enjoy repose ; there is 



no noise to disturb us, nothing to occupy our at- 

 tention, no sjiorts ; the sound of the hammer is 

 hushed, and the jdoughman's voice. All that we 

 hear is now and then the distant bell, telling the 

 hour of prayer, sounding forth its sweet notes upon 

 the still air, and resting like spirits u])on the car. 

 The pathway is filled with persons in pairs, wind- 

 ing their way to church, to meet with God in 

 his temple ! Oh, vvho would give up his blessed 

 day, who does not feel that God has consecrated 

 it. Doubtless, when he makes his second appear- 

 ance, it will be on the Sabbath. Let us then con- 

 secrate the Sabbath evening to bis service, that 

 when he comes, he may find us ready to meet hitn 

 in the heavens. — Virginia Farmer. 



The Home of a Poetess. — The Boston Transcript 

 contains a letter from Hartford, Conn., which 

 says : " I must not omit telling you that we pass- 

 ed half an hour in roaming over the romantic gar- 

 dens and woodlands, that surround the residence 

 of IMrs Sigourney. Her husband, who is himself 

 a man of letters and taste, has ornamented his es- 

 tate with everything that can render it desirable, 

 as the hoine of talent and genius. I do not won- 

 der thtit Mrs Sigourney has writtjn so much ex- 

 quisite poetry. The muses must be her frequent 

 companions ; for if, as it is fabled, they sometimes 

 condescend to visit the planet earth, they can nev- 

 er return to the fairy land without having fanned 

 their wings in the breezes, which sigh around her 

 romantic bovvers." 



Cholera. — It is stated in the London papers, that 

 at Musselburgh, in Scotland, the authorities, after 

 the appearance of the cholera, adopted the plan of 

 fumigating the streets, lanes and houses, with chlo- 

 rine, raised from sea salt and maganese by means 

 of sidphuric acid ; and it is worthy of remark, 

 that from the commencement of this operation the 

 disease rapidly diminished in number of eases and 

 in virulence, so that in eight days it had entirely 

 ceased at Fisherrow. 



One today is worth two tomorrows. — Franklin. 



Horse Quicksilver. 



QUICKSILVER will slanil this season at the stable of 

 the subsciiher, in Briahton.a few rods south of the meet- 

 ing-house, and will cover only twenty niaies the present 

 season, at $15 each, and $1 in adililion, to (he gioom. 

 Maies warranted to he in foal, if $20 is paiil, and $1 to 

 Ihe groom ; and in discharge of warranty, the $20 will 

 be returned. 



Quicksilver is n beautilul bright bay, three years old ; 

 his sire. Sir Isaac Cotfiii's hoise, liarefoot, conspicuous in 

 the racing calendar of EngI:Uid ; his darn, Rebecca, hom 

 the imported Cleveland hay horse Sir Isaac, and Sky 

 Lark, a native mare, well known for her fine form, speed, 

 and bottom, Oi>ce owned by Mr I.eavittof Salem, to whom 

 persons arv I'efei red for" her characrer*. and will be to many 

 others in Massachusetts and Maine. Quicksilver is 

 thought by gcoil judges to combine with great symmetry 

 and delicacy of form, bone, muscle, and all the requisites 

 for a first rate covering hoi'se. Mares sent to him, and 

 if left uiih Ihe subscr ibc, will br well attended to on rca- 

 son.ible terms, but he will nol be responsilde lor acci- 

 dents. BENJAMIN W. HOBART. 



Brighton, June 13, 1832. If 



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