VOIi. XI, SfO. 34, 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



191 



this : To good empUjinss or ymst, luid sufficient 

 warm water to mix a batch oi'si.v or ciiflit common 

 sized loaves, add as much sweet hog's lard as s 

 table spoon will lift, or say three or four ounces, 

 which must be intimately mixed, and well baked 

 The extra cost is not more than two cents ; the 

 bread keeps longer, is sweeter, without crust, and 

 to our palate superior, when a little stale, to any 

 kind we have ever eaten. 



From thf ForeigJi Qnarlerltf Review. 

 FORMATION OP THE MOIIIVTAIIVS, 



It is an opinion now entertained, almost uni- 

 versally, by the most distinguished geologists, that 

 the great mountain chains have been upraised 

 from the bowels of the earth subsequently to the 

 stratification and consolidation of the exterior crust. 

 Now, if we admit this theory, it will follow as a 

 natural consequence, that the melted mutter, £^- 

 truded by force, acting from below, would carry 

 aloug with it the consolidated strata, which would 

 thus obtain an inclined jiosition, and form a cover- 

 ing to the flanks of the new mountain. The na- 

 ture of the strata which covers the side of a moun- 

 tain chain, will therefore indicate the state of tlie 

 surface at the epoch when the elevation took place ; 

 and heuce, since geologists are able to assign 

 certain relations, in respect of age or priority of 

 formation, among the diftereut stratifications, we 

 are enabled by the same means, to determine the 

 relative ages of the mountains. But it is extremely 

 remarkable that those chains which are covered 

 by strata, or sedimental deposits, belongiag to 

 the saine era of formation, are generally found to 

 range in a direction parallel to the same great 

 circle of the sphere ; and this relation betweeii the 

 direction of the mountain chains and the nature 

 of their covering has been foimd to hold good in 

 so many instances, that some geologists of distin- 

 guished name do not hesitate to rank it among the 

 principles of their science, and to regard the paral- 

 lelism of different chains as a distinctive character 

 of synchronous elevation. According to this theory, 

 ■which was first broached by Elic de Beaumont, 

 and which Humboldt thinks the phenomena of the 

 Asiatic continent tend to support, the four great 

 parallel chains of Central Asia nmst have had a 

 conteu]poraneous formation, while the transverse 

 ranges of the Oural, the Bolor, the Ghauts of Mal- 

 abar, and the Khiiig-khan, have been elevated at 

 a subsequent and probably a very different epoch. 

 In the present state of geological knowledge, the 

 hypothesis of Beaumont cannot be admitted to rest 

 on firm or tenable grounds ; yet it cannot be dis- 

 puted, that even in the ])ositiou of the difterent 

 mountain-chains, and without any reference to the 

 materials of which they are constituted, we have 

 abundant evidence that the earth has only attained 

 its i)reseut form through a succession of revolu- 

 tions caused bv the action of internal forces. 



SBEOS FOR COUNTRY DEALBRS, 



TRADERS ill the oouiilry, who maj' wisli to keep an is- 

 sortment ofgenuine Garden Seeds for sale, are iufornied they 

 ean be I'urnished at the New England Farmer office, Nos ol 

 &. 52. North Market street. Boston, with boxes containing a 

 complete assortment ol" the seeds mostly used in a kitdien 

 garden, on as favorable terms as Ihey caii be procured in this 

 country, neatly done upiu small papers, at 6 cents each — war- 

 ranted to be of the growth of 1832, and of the renj first quality. 

 Ornamental Flower Seeds will be added on the same 

 lenns, when ordered, as well as Peas, Beans, Earlv and 

 Sweet Corn, &c. of dilTercnt sorts. 



[Cy The seeds vended at this establishment, are put up on an 

 improved plan, each package being accompanied with short 

 directions on its managements, and packed in the neatest style. 

 Traders are requested lo call aud examine lor themselves. 



Dec. 2i. 



THIS DAY PUBLISHED, 



1?V LILLY, WAIT Sf CO., THE EDINBURGH RE- 

 VIEW, NO. CXI. Conte.nts— Art. 1. Lite of Sir Isaac 

 Newton. II. 1. Gcdiehte ; von I.udwig Uhland. Fiinfle ver- 

 mehrtc Aullage. 2. Reiscbilder; von H. Heine. 2te Aullage. 

 III. On Political Economy, in Connexion with the Moral State, 

 and Moral Prospects of Society. IV. Annals aud Antiquities' 

 of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western States of India. V. 

 1. Report from the Select Committee of the House of Com- 

 mons on Steam-Carriages. 2. A Practical Treatise on Rail- 

 roads and Interior Communication in General. 3. Observa- 

 tions on Steam-Carriages on Turnpike Roads. 4. Historical 

 Account of Navigable Rivers, Canals, and Railways. 5. Map 

 of the Inland Navigation Canals and Railroads, with the Situa- 

 tions of the various Mineral Productions throughout Great Brit- 

 aiiL VI. Arlington. VII. A Manual of the History of Philos- 

 ophv. VIH 1. An Account of the most Inipoiiant Public 

 Records of Great Britain. IX. A Plan of Church Reform. X. 

 1. The Life and Opinions of John de Wyclifte, D. D., with a 

 Preliminary View of the Papal System, aud of the State of the 

 Protestant Doctrine in Europe, lo the Commencement of the 

 Fourteenth Century. 2. The Lifeof Wiclif. XI. How will it 

 work ? Or the probable ElTccts of Uie ' Act to Amend iJie Re- 

 presentation of the People.' dec 26 



NATURAI- HISTORY OF INSECTS. 



COMPRISING their Architecture, Translbrmaiions, Senses, 

 Food, Habits — Collection, Preservation aud Arrangement 

 \\^ith Engravings. In three volumes. Price ,^1 per vol. For 

 sale by Geo. C. Bibrpitt. dec 26 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE. 



SWEET HERBS, &.C. 



FOR SALE, at the New England Seed Store, 52, North 

 Market Street — The following Sweet Herbs, pulverized, aud 

 packed in tin cannisters for domestic use, viz : 



Sweet Marjorum, 37^ cts— Thyme, 33cts — Summer Savory 

 25 els — Sage, 17 cts — per cannisler. Also — Black Curraru 

 Wine for medicinal purposes, 75 els per bottle. Tomato Ket- 

 chup, 37^ cts per bottle, dec 26 



FARM FOR SAI.E. 



FOR SALE, in the town of Leominster, County of Worces 

 ter, a very desirable farm, containing sixty acres of land, divided 

 into mowing, tillage, pasturing, and wood land. It has on it a 

 genteel dwelUng-house, with commodious out-houses ; a barn, 

 tut) feet long by 30 feet wide, and a cidcr-mill— all of which 

 are in excellent repair. There is on it a thriving youn|_ 

 orchard of 5(X) whitp: mulberry trees, of four years 

 growth, also a few which are lull grown j besides a large 

 ariely of npple, pear, cherry, peach aud jilum-trces, 

 trawberries and other fruits. As the present owner is about 

 leaving this part of the country, it will be sold a bargain. 

 If application is made in a month or two, the farming tools, 

 stock and household furniture may be had with it. An excel- 

 lent opportunity is now offered, in the purchase of this farm, to 

 any one disposed to rear silk-worms. For terms, apply at No. 

 Sl'Ceiitral Wharf, Boston ; or on the premises lo George W. 

 Abbot. 



Leominster, \^th December, 1832. eop6w 



NUTTALI/'S ORNITHOLOGY-. 



'JUST receive.l by Geo. C. Barrett, No. 51 and 52, North 

 Jtrket Street, Boston : — 



A Manual of the Ornithology of the United Slates, and of 

 anada. By Thomas Nultall, A. M., F. L. S. ; with 53 cu- 

 g|avings. Price g3, 50. Dec. 12. 



LEAD. 



SHEET Lead, of all dimensions; Pig Lead; Lead Pipe 

 cf all sizes ; Copper and Cast Iron Pumps, constantly for sale 

 bi- ALBERT FEARING & CO. No. 1, Citv Wharf 



Boston, Oct. !6lh, 1832. If 



GRAPE VINES, SCIONS, &.C. 



WM. PRINCE & SONS can furnish any number of 

 €rape Vines at the following rates, varying according lo 

 aze, &.C. 



Isabella ; gI5 lo g25 per 100. 



Catawba; ,gl8 lo ^30 per 100. 

 ' Alexander ; j!tl5 lo ,J25 per 100. 



Aiso, Winnc, Scuppernong, Bland, York Lisbon, York Ma- 

 deira, Garber's large Fox, Norton's Virginia, Elsingburgh, Elk- 

 ton, Herbemoul's Madeira, Cooper's AViue, and other native 

 grapes, at low rates, by the 100 or 1000. 



Scions of Isabella, Catawba and Alexander, at ^20 per VXO ; 

 and of other kinds at reasonable rales. 



Any number of the Morus multicaulis will bo contracted for, 

 from one to lilteen thousand, or any less number. The Irces 

 are of various sizes, and the prices will be in proportion and 

 much below former rates. dec 18 



FRUIT TREES. 



ORDERS for Fruit, Forest, and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, 

 Honeysuckles. &:c. from Winship, Kenrick, Prince, Buel & 

 Wilson, and other respectable Nurseries, received by the sub- 

 scriber, aud executed al Nursery prices. 



GEO. C. BARRETT, 



dec 5 New England Farmer Office. 



FOR SALE, at the Agricultural Warehoi 

 very superior EASTPORT POTATOES. 



a few Barrels 

 dec 26 



Apples, russells, 



baldwins, 



Beans, while, 



Beef, mess, 



prime, 



Cargo, No. 1 



Butter, inspected. No. 1, new, 



Cheese, new milk, 



four meal, 



skimmed milk, . . . 



Feathers, northern, geese, . . 



southern, geese, . . 



Flax, American, 



Flaxseed, 



Flour, Geuncssee, 



Baltimore, Howard street, 

 Baltimore, wharf, . . 



Alexandria 



Grain, Corn, northern yellow, . . 

 southern yellow, . . 



Rye, 



Barlei-, 



Oats,' 



Hav, 



Honey, 



Hops, 1st quality, 



Lard, Boston, isl sort, . . . , 



Southern, Isl sort, . . . . 



Leather, Slaughter, sole, . . . 



" upper, . . 



Dry Hide, sole. . . . 



" upper, . . . 



Philadelphia, sole, . . 



Baltimore, sole, . . . 



Lime, 



Plaster Paris retails al . . . 

 Potatoes, Eastern, Cargo prices. 

 Pork, Mass. inspec, extra clear, . 



Navy, Mess, 



Bone, middlings, . . . . 



Seeds, Herd's Grass 



Red Top, northern, . '. . 



Red Closer, northern, . . 



" southern, . . 



Tallow, tried, 



Wool, Merino, full blood, washed, 

 Mefino, mix'd with Saxony, 

 Merino, |ths washed, . . 

 Merino, half blood, . . . 

 Merino, quarter, . . . . 

 Native washed, . . . . 

 Pulled superfine, . 

 Isl Lambs, . . . 

 2d " . . . 



i I 3d " ... 



Isl Spinning, . . . 

 Southern pulled wool is generally 

 5 els. less per lb. 



bushel 

 barrel 



pound 



bushel 

 barrel 



cwt. 

 gallon 



cwt 

 pound 



side 

 pound 



side 

 pound 



cask 



ton 

 bushel 

 barrel 



bushel 



pound 



cwt 

 pound 



2 00 

 1 60 

 10 



6 25 



7 50 

 14 



I ; 



6 S 

 6 50 

 6 50 

 6 75 

 88 



1 00 

 3 00 



17 .50 

 12 50 



2 50 

 1 25 



9-J 

 10 00 



PROVISION MARKET, 



RETAIL PRICES. 



Hams, rorthern 



Sfuthem, 



Pork, 'hole hogs, .... 



PouLTiv, 



Butted, keg and tub, . , , 

 lump, best, . . , , 



Eggs, 



Potatoes, common, , , , 

 CiDEF, (according lo quality,; 



2 60 

 I 62 

 10 50 

 6 37 

 « 00 

 15 



12 

 1 25 

 7 tM 

 6 75 



6 62 



7 00 

 9ft 



18 CO 

 13 00 



3 00 

 1 00 



BRIGHTON MARKET.— .Monday, Dec. 24, 1832. 

 Iteporled for Ihe Daily .\dverliser nod Patriot. 



Al Market this day 540 Beef Calde. 110 Stores. 1807 

 Shee). and 450 Swine. A few hundred Sheep, and 55 Swiac, 

 have been before reported. 



Pricks. Beef Cattle. — No particular variation from last 

 weel. We noticed 3 or 4 fine cattle taken at a fraction more 

 than %Ct. We quote extra at ,g5 a 5,75 ; prime al S4,75 a 

 5; food at g4,2S a 4,73. 



Btrrelling Ca/(/t.— Mess al g4; No. I al g3,25 a 3,75; 



No. : at i,'3,00. 



years old, al §10,00 a 17,00; yearlings ^7,00 



Stores. — Th 

 a 12,00 



Siieep. — We noticed sales of but a few lots, 

 51,67,1,75,1,92, and 2,17. 



fiwine. — Considerable business has been done, and the 

 markcl appears lo be well supplied. We noticed one lot taken 

 at 4c. more than half sows; one lot al i^, half barrows ; one 

 lot, more than Iwo-lhirds barrows, al 4 5-8e. ; at retail 4^c. for 

 sows, and 6^ for barrows. 



