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NEW ENGLAND FAIir^IER. 



September 5, 1832, 



Miscellany 



as the destroyers are ten times tlieir bulk and 

 number. Tliese jjests are siir(>rigin{;ly active, and 

 in doing mischief indefatigiible. The iiiissioiia- 

 ries are obliged to ])lace provisions on pedestals 

 standing in water vessels, to fortify them against 

 those ravenous marauders, whose strength is yet 

 more remarkable than their subtilty of instinct, 

 le insect of this 



The following is from a gentleman, who is a thorough 

 adept in the mVsteries and in.inipniations of rhyme niak- 

 ino-— a connoisseur in all that belongs to 



■' The Nine Grpat Daujhters of Jupiter 

 Born of one mother at a litter." 

 We gener^illy make it a rule, whenever we meet with ' a„(l perpetuity of motion. A 

 humorous articles, never to indulge our propensities to i^if,,) seized upon the spine of an echinus, three 

 hilaiity bey<^,d a smile or a simper, lest we should vi- ^^^^ ^^,|^.^l^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ contained both 



olate Chesteifields rules 01 decorum, t^e. dur in reao- , . , ni , . • 



n the following we found it not possible to slop short of in bulk and weight several hundred times eaceed- 

 " broad grins," and Aorse laughs ; whereat if the Graces i„g those of the ant. The latter notwithstanding, 

 »nd Disnities of Literature are offended they have noth- j .a„„pj ^way the booty with apparent case. A 

 • lulbor's list of a poet's goods and "^ ^ -Ti .. i ,• i 



.„ .„ .,„.r , .!,„,.„; tn nil? caehin. ' few of these Hisects Will attack one of tl 



ine to do but con the ^- . _ 



chattels to induce them to utter a chorus to our cachin 



nations. 

 To Ihe Ktlit 



huge 



brown cockroaches of this country, quickly ove.- 

 power, kill and hurry the carcasses ofi' to tlieir 



, the KJitot of the N. h. farmer,- , ,. . - holes. One morning Mr Tyemian took a .large 



npiR Sir If vou wish for the inclosed list ot my i i ■ i •. i ■ j i r ■ t. 



.., , r Ai „,„»K.,vo iv,^ .rnodnpss to iiuisquito, and laid It upon his desk for iiiicrobcop- 



)rldlv goods for your Aliiiiinac, have ine gooaness lo i ' m ,. ■ , . 



worldly goods lor yi... — , ..- ^ - „ . . 



insert it If you think that Almanacs are depositories , ic examination. 1 wo of the smaller ants ben 

 of truth, do not insert it, for it is false, as I have a set- ! on the scout, found it and immediately fell to the 

 ting hen which I forgot lo mention in the list. , ^^ork of demolition. These were presently joined 



Yours truly, J. E. D. . j. ., ■ , , ' JJ 



by six 01 their comrades, whose assistance was 



THE POET'S INVENTORY. 



BY HUMPHREY BOWLEGS. 



A towel and a table cloth, 

 A pewter dish to warm my broth, 

 A pair of leather breechis made 

 By one who never learnt the trade. 

 A boot-jack anl an earthen mug, 

 A quart of worm-wood in a jug, 

 A leather arm chair stuffed with tow, 

 Four English authors in a row. 

 A Sunday dickey and a hat. 

 Wherein reclines my tabby cat; 

 A worn out penknife and a razor, 

 A second handed veni-on blazer ; 

 A flannel night cap and a wig, 

 A spider and a half slai vcd pig; 

 A broken ink stand and a pen 

 Made from the feather of a hen ; 

 A crazy table placed on castors, 

 A chronicle of fell disasters, 

 A Dictionary somewhat torn, 



A leather whetstone somewhat worn, 



A tabby velvet waislcoat hound, 



With yellow ribbon all around, 



A coat loo large for Hercules, 



A piece of bread and mouldy cheese. 



Two check'd cravats, a broach of pewter, 



A book of fate to tell the future, 



A book of ballads bound in calf, 



A book of songs to make me laugh, 



A three legg'd stool, an iron lamp, 



A box of wafers and a stamp. 



Three sheets of paper scrawled all over, 



Amanusciipt without a cover. 



And various other little tilings, 



Wrapp'd up in rags or bound with strings. 



Together with a half made story. 



Completes the Poet's Inventory. 



ANTS AND SWINE OF THE GEORGIAN 

 ISLANDS. 



We find two species of ants here, says Messrs 

 Tyermaii ;md Bennett, of wliicli the most annoy- 

 ing are the most prolific, swarming everywhere, 

 and devouring all they can (lenetrate ami swal- 

 low, with their locust-like jaws, and wolf-like 

 stomachs. The comparatively innoxious species 

 are barely half the size of the English ant, jvhere- 



Cardozo Arabian, for Sale. 



THIS entire Horse was imported into Boston, June 

 15lh, 1832, by Messrs R. D. Tucker & >-on, in the brig 

 Caroline from Gibraltar, and is of the purest Arabian cast, 

 as will appear by the subjoined certificate. Thi'. horse 

 is of the largest class of Arabians ; of dapple bay color ; 

 black legs, main, and tail ; and measures iourteen hands 

 three indies in height; uncommonly large bone; mus- 

 cles and tendons strongly deline.itid ; of irrepressible 

 s|iii its, and perfectly docile. His points, when distract- 

 edly examined, are in most respects without fault, and 

 collectively they form an animal surpassed by few for 

 symmetry ■ — leaving no doubts on the minds of judges, 

 that he is a true son of the desert without any collateral 

 admixture. 



A more particular description of this hoise is not deem- 

 ed necessary at this time, as it is presumed no gentleman 

 will purchase so valuable an animal without minutely 

 examining him. 



We the undersiiined do hereby certify, that the ches- 

 nut horse, five years old, with a white spot on the fore- 

 heail, was sent from Oi an to Consul Caidozo, and that 

 said horse is of the purest Arabian breed. 



In testimony whei eof we give the present in Gibraltar, 

 this 3d day of Del Hogia, year of Elgira 1247. 

 [Signed in Arabic,] 



Faquih Hamet Benciusef, 



MoSTAFA BeNGALY. 



Certified to be the true signatures of Kaquih Hamet 

 Benqusef and Sidy Moslafa Ben Galy, by A. Car- 

 Dozo, Vice Consul of the Bashaw, Bey of Tunis. 



Gibraltar, May 4, 1832. 



E.\tracl of a letter from Horatio Sprngue, Est], of Gibraltar. ,i 



" This horse was a present to Aaron Cardozo, Esq. ' 

 Consul General for Ihe [iarbary Powers, a talented and 

 wealihy gentleman, who prefers living with the nobility 

 in Portugal to residing in this place. The then governor 

 ol Gibraliar, Grneral Sir George Don, made a proposal 

 lo purchase this horse to send lo England. 



" As soon as the nephew of Sen. Caidozo, who is a 

 particular friend of mine, residing here, had orders to sell 

 the horse, he immediately made me the offer of purchas- 



2 liiiii ; and the Caroline with Capt. Gale's kindness. 



both timely, and it will be seen well rewarded. 

 The long wings and legs being timnanageable ex- 

 cept on the spot, the whole party united to gnaw 

 them off, and lay them aside. They then divid- 

 ed the body from the head and shoulders, when 

 (as it appeared to us) the two first ants, to whom 

 the property belonged, each carried off his moiety 

 I of this most precious part of the prize, and aband- 

 oned the offal (the wings and legs) as the per- 

 quisites of their auxiliaries, who soon left nothing 

 of their share unconsumed. 



But the ants are by no means the only destruc- 

 tive animals here. The hogs may disjnite with 



them the prize of devastating voracity. They An- j ollering a good opportunity, I purchased liim, believing 

 vour or destroy all before them. They rob the ' .... "-.." . ,■ . 



very ovens of the food preparing in them, not 

 sparing the flesh of their own slaughtered com- 

 panions which may be deposited there. These 

 ovens, it will be recollected, are scooped in the 

 ground, and fired with wood ; under the aslies of 

 which, with the addition of heated stones, the pro- 

 visions are laid and covered up with earth, ti I the 

 batches are siiflicieiuly baked. The swine, vhose 

 wits, in this respect, are as sharp as their tppe- 

 tites, will carefully open such tumuli, grub out the 

 hot stones, and, seizing the delicious morsels, run, 

 with the spoil smoking between their teeth, to the 

 next water, into wfiich they plunge it to cool, ,ind 

 then greedily enjoy the repast. One mornini it 

 was discovered that seven or eight hogs, old of- 

 fenders, had committed a burglary upon a large 

 oven, in which nearly forty bread fruits, split, md 

 intended for breakfast, had been placed. The 

 whole apparatus liail been demolished ; the e;irth, 

 ashes, and stones had been scattered abroad, and 

 the precious contents consumed. 



* We are sorry to say that the last pages of our Al 

 nanac were mostly struck off before the favor of our 

 facetious correspondent came to hand. 



Largest Floiver. — In 1818, Dr Arnold discov- 

 ered in the island of Sumatra a flower wliich 'le 

 named the Raffiesia Arnoldi, and which an author 

 has called with much justice "the magnificcDt 

 Titan of the vegetable kingdom." The huma.i 

 mind indeed had never conceived such a flower- 

 its circumference, when expanded, is nine feet; 



its nectarium calculated to hold nine pints the 



pistils are as large as cows' horns, and the "entire 

 weight of the blossom coinputed to be 15 pounds. 



Wit will never make a man rich, but there are 



places where riches will always make a wit. 



Johnson. 



\d< worth to be £.'5(10 sterling, to any man, and event- 

 ually of essential service to my native country." 



A|iplication to be made tii SAMUEL JAQUES, at the 

 Ten Hills Stoci Farm. Charlestown, Mass. where the 

 horse may be examined. Aug. 15. 



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