NEW ENGT.AND FARMER. 



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From llic Chriilian Obtcrcei. 



PREDICTION'S OF THE WEATHER. 



Dr Adam Clarke has lately communicated tn 

 the pulilicsome meteorological observation?, in 

 which he remarks, — " From mv earliest child- 

 hood I was bred uji on a little farm, and as 1 

 found that much of our success dejiended on a 

 proper knovvledge and management of the 

 weather, 1 was led !o study it ever since I was 

 ei^ht years of age." In this science, he states 

 (liat he has attained extraordinary success ; as 

 the result of which he advocates the AVeather 

 Tabic attributed to Dr llerschel, but which the 

 son of that gentleman has recently disclaimed on 

 the part of his late father. Dr Clarke says that 

 (he accuracy of this table is truly amazing; and 

 that if Dr Herschel had lived for no other pur- 

 pose than to construct it, posterity would have 

 reason to bless his memory. Some of our read- 

 ers may perhaps thank us lor inserting this ta- 

 ble^ as arranged by Dr Clarke. 



WEATHER TABLE. 



If the New Moon, the First Quarter, the Full Mood, or 



the Last Quarter, happens between 



i\/ij • 1 i J I Summer. ( Winter. 



Miani"ht aud j r . )ir jr , i .i 



"A iM )'^*"' < Hard Frost, unless the 



~ ' ' ( (wind be S. or W. 



n J < ^ Cold, with frequent ) c , c. 



2 and 4 •' , \ ^ > bnow aud Stormy. 



( showers, ^ ' 



" ' ~ " ' Rain. 



Storm)'. 



4 and 6 | Rain. 



ti and 8 | Wind and Rain. 



8 i 10 j Changeable. 



10 & 12 I Frequent Showers. 



JN'oon. 



12 & 2 I Very rainy. 



2 & 4 I Changeable 



4 & 6 I Fair. 



„ H, „ ^Tair, if wind N.W 



" ^^ J Rainy, if S. or S, 



a & 10 I Ditto 



10 A- .Midnight I Fair 



tCold Rain, if wind W. 

 I Snow, if the wind is E. 

 I Cold and high wild. 



I Snow or Rain. 

 I Fair aud Mild. 

 I Fair. -* 



tV. i Fair & Frost if N or NE 

 W. I Rn or snow if S. or SW 

 Ditto 

 Fair aud Frosty. 



Hence the nearer the time of the Moon's en- 

 trance at Full, Change, and Quarters, is to mid- 

 night, (that is, within two hours before and after 

 midnight) the more fair the weather is in Sum- 

 mer : but the nearer to noon, the less fair. Also 

 the Moon's entrance at Full, Change, and Quar- 

 ters, during six of the afternoon hours, via. from 

 I to 10, may be followed by fair weather; but 

 this is mostly dependent on the wind. The 

 Moon's entrance in all the hours after midnight, 

 except the two first, is unfavourable to fair 

 weather. The like nearly may be observed in 

 the winter. 



From the M'tw Bedford Mercury. 



, ROADS. 



Mr Editor — The following description of a 

 raachine for levelling roads, taken from the 

 Springfield Journal, may be interesting to some 

 of your readers. The superintending commit- 

 tee on highways have had it In contemplation to 

 introduce this machine upon the roads, and 1 

 have no doubt that out country roads may be 

 quickly and economically repaired in this way. 

 1 have seen it in full operation between Prince- 

 ton and New Brunswick, and I find it is in high 

 repute. 



•' Having witnessed lately a very simple ma- 

 chine in operation for filling up ruts and smooth- 

 ing roads, 1 have a desire that it may be brought 

 into general use, where the ground is favoura- 

 ble. It consists of a plank about a foot wide 



and eight feet long — one edge made sharp anil 

 covered with sheet iron.— The handles, like 

 those of a plough, are fastened upon the under 

 or back side at equal dislances from the centre. 

 A chain is fa.atened on the front or forward sur- 

 face at equal distances from the centre, by 

 which the machine ig drawn by a horse or by 

 cattle. The lower edge of the under or back 

 side is bevelled. When the object is to fill the 

 ruts, the draft chain is locked to the machine at 

 s-uch unequal distances from the centre, as In 

 ijive the proper angle between the machine and 

 rut to be tilled ; and when the road is to he 

 smoothed merely, the draft chain is hooked in 

 the centre of the raachine chain, and Ihen the 

 machine moves square. In the former opera- 

 tion, the horse passes just on the inner side of 

 the rut to be tilled; and the end of the plank, 

 outside of the rut, moves perhaps two feet for- 

 ward of the other end. By means of this, the 

 loose dirt is drawn into the rut and the road 

 made rery smooth. On sandy or loose ground, 

 where ruls are soon made, a man and a boy may 

 do at least five miles a day. Ruts retain the 

 \»ater with wliich they are filled, and in heavy 

 showers a current is made from them — deep 

 gallies are thus worn, and the surveyor has a 

 large job to do. — With this machine passing 

 over the roads once a month, or fortnight, 

 where there is much travelling, especially with' 

 heavily loaded teams, great expense would be 

 saved — the roads kept smooth — and the travel- 

 lers' progress greatly expedited." 



From the Medical Intelligencer. 



ON THE SLEEP OF INFANTS. 



In laving a child to sleep, he should be laid 

 upon the right side oftener than upon the left; 

 but twice in the twenty-four hours at least, he 

 should be changed to the left side. Laying him 

 on his back when he is awake is enough of that 

 posture, in which alone he can move his legs 

 and arms will) freedom. Place Ihe cradle so 

 that the light may come equally on both eyes, 

 which will save him fron) a custom of squinting. 



Infants cannot sleep too long; and it is a fa- 

 vourable symptom, when they enjoy a calm and 

 long continued rest, of which they should by 

 no means be deprived, as this is the greatest 

 support granted to them by nature. A child 

 lives comparatively much faster than an adult ; 

 its blood flows more rapidly ; and every stimu- 

 lus operates more powerfully. Sleep promotes 

 a more calm and uniform circulation of the 

 blood, and it facilitates assimilation of the nu- 

 (riment received. The horizontal posture, 

 likewise, is the most favourable to the growth 

 and bodily development of the infant. 



Sleep ought to be in proportion to the age of 

 Ihe infant. This salutary refreshment should 

 fill up the greater part of a chilli's existence. — 

 A continued watchfulness of twenty-four hours 

 would prove destructive. After Ihe age of six 

 months, the periods of sleep, as well as all oth- 

 er animal functions, may in some degree be 

 regulated ; yel, even Ihen, a child should be 

 suffered to sleep the whole night, and sereral 

 hours both in the morning and afternoon. Moth- 

 ers and nurses should endeavour to accustom 

 infants, from the time of their birth, to sleep in 

 the night, preferrable to the day, and for this 

 purpose they ought to remove all external im- 

 pressions which may disturb t^eir rest, such »s 



noise, light, he. ; bu! i?[)ecially not to obey ev- 

 ery call for taking them up, and giving them 

 food at improper times. After Ihe second year 

 of their age, they will not instinctively require 

 to sleep in the forenoon, though after dinner it 

 may be continued till the third and fourth 

 year of life, if the child shows a particular 

 inclination to repose; because till Ihat age, thfi 

 full half of its time may be allotted to sleep. — 

 From Ihat period, however, it ought !o be 

 shorleneil for Ihe space of one hour with eve- 

 ry succeeding year; so that a child of seven 

 years old may sleep about eight, and not ex- 

 ceeding nine hours : this proportion may be 

 continued to Ihe age of adolescence, and even 

 manhood. !=!^=^ 



To the Editor of the Bconomiit. 



PLATED DOGS. 

 Sib, — Of all the plated things with which the 

 unwary are deceived, there is none more extra- 

 ordinary than that which forms the title of my 

 letter. A short lime ago my attention was at- 

 tracted to some beautiful small white poodle 

 dogs, in a cage, at Charing Cross, and aftersome 

 chaffering betwixt seller and myself, I became 

 the purchaser of one for twelve shillings. In a 

 few days I observed symptoms of uneasiness in 

 the animal, when all of a sudden 1 observed a 

 brown nose just under the white one, and with 

 a little assistance, out walked as dingy, ill-look- 

 ing a cur as ever breathed. The poodle's skin 

 had been curiously fastened on the animal's 

 body, and / xi-as bit. T. ROGERS. 



METHOD OF IMtTATING MAHOGANY. 



Any piece of coarse grained vvood may be 



made so nearly to resemble mahogany, in the 



I texture, density and polish, as to deceive the 



! most accurate judges. First, plane the sur- 



I face perfectly smooth; rub it with a solution of 



I nitrous acid; then mix together an ounce and a 



i half of dragon's blood, dissolved in an ounce and 



a half of spirits of wine, and one third of that 



quantity of carbonate of soda ; filter it, and lay 



it on the wood with a soft brush. Repeat it 



again when dry. When the polish becomes less 



brilliant than at first, it may be restored by the 



use of a little cold drawn linseed oil. 



KITTREDGE S BO.NE OINTMENT. 



The following (says the Medical Intelligenc- 

 er) has been handed us as the receipt for mak- 

 ing the Unguentum Compositum — commonly 

 called Kittredge's Bone Ointment : — Take of 

 night-shade, plantain, mallows, hemlock, hen- 

 bane, melilot, elder-leaves, camomile and John's 

 wort — these, fresh gathered, are to be bruised 

 in a mortar, and simmered in lard and neat's foot 

 Oil, or fresh butter, till the herbs become crisp. 



NEW VEGETABLE. 



The Editor of the Darien (Geo.) paper, say« 

 — '-Mr Reuben King last week very politely 

 presented us with a " Mineral Potatoe .'"' Ery- 

 ihriiia Erectii, or Cherokee Root ; the first, it is 

 presumed, ever found in this part of Georgia, 

 it weighed seven pounds, two and a half ounces; 

 it appears to be a species of the Sweet Potatoe, 

 but has rather a bitter taste ; hogs eat of it 

 with avidity. It is probable that, if cultivated, 

 it would be a valuable article of provision for 

 fattening hogs. 



