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NEW ENGLATsD FAUMKB. 



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be relate'il of the support of liuman life, for a 

 lime, by water alone. 



To those who by their occiipalons are expos- 

 ed to the dreadful calaroily of hunger, it is of j 

 serious impoitancc to be inslrucled the menus 

 of alleviating it. The Americ.nn Indians use a 

 composilion^flhejuiceoftobacco, andlheshell^ 

 ol snails, cockles, and oysters calcined, u henever 

 they undertake a long journey, and are likely (o 

 he de.Mitute of provisions. The shells are nol 

 luirot into quicklime, but only so a« to destroy 

 their tenacity, and lo render ihein lit lo he pow- 

 dered. The mass is dried, and formeil inlo pills, 

 of a proper size to he held helwcen the gum and 

 lip, whicii, being gradually di-solved and swal- 

 lowed, blunt the sensation both of hunger and 

 (hirst. Tobacco, by its narcniic quality, seem* 

 well adapted to counteract the uneasy im|>res- 

 sionswUich the gastric juice makes on the nerves 

 of the stomach when it is empty: and the combi- 1 

 nation of testaceous powders wilh it tends lo cor- j 

 rect the secretion that is supposed lobe the; 

 chief agent in digestion, and which i( not acid, [ 

 is always attended by acidity. Cerlaiu at least 

 it is, that their operation is bolh grateful and sal- 

 utary ; for we lind that the iniiabitants of the 

 East Indies mix them wilh the betel nuts lo the 

 chewing of which they are universally and im- 

 moderaTely addicted. Perhaps such ahsorbenis 

 mav be usefully applied, bolh to divide ihe doses 

 ami to moderate the virulence of the tobacco; 

 for, in the internal exhibition of this plant, much 

 caution is required, as it produces sickness, ver- 

 tigo, cold clammy sweats, :md a train of olher 

 formidable symi>toms, when taken in too large 

 a quantity. 



wilh Ihe aiil of a lever, which is in the hand ol 

 a jierson in front steering, he has not often lo-])ut 

 bis feet to the Ireddles." 



CLIMATE OF GEORGIA. 



The Savannah Republican of I4h ull. mentions 

 thai trees ol' every description in that vicinitv 

 were pulling forlli their buds, Ihe peach tree is 

 m full bloom, and that ripe mulberries were seen 

 in the market on that morning. 



Wo understand Mr Horace Coli..4MOre of Pem- 

 broke, Mass. killed on the IGlh ult. two Hogs, 

 eighteen month'; old, whose united weight a- 

 rnounted lo 1201 pounds, viz. largest G55, and 

 Ihe smallest ulti pounds. '^ 



From the -Vtio York Slalcsman. 



RENSSELAER SCHOOL. 

 The Hon. Stepitcn Van Rensselaer, with his 

 characteristic liberality and benevolence, has 



MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. 



One of the Professors at West Point, lias calculated 

 that the annual diminution ot' expense in transport- 

 ation between the Ltikes ami the Ocean, consequent to 

 the construction of our Canals, amounts to the savin» 

 of the value of '274.400 days' work of raeD, with 

 2,088,400 days' work of horses. 



.Such has been the failure in th'e potatoe crops near 

 London, that the venders say they will be sold during 

 (he winter at a halfpenny each. 



M. Salvertp, a Prussian chemist, has made a black 

 pigment from hemp-seed oil, which far exceeds any black 

 hcretol'ore knowu. It has been used in printing-iuk and 

 on tanned leather. 



Messrs. Gamier & Co. of Paris, have invented a wash 

 for preservation of marble, which efTectnaily secures its 

 purity and solidity, and it is calculated to become a 

 cheap substitute for paper hangings and paint. The 

 colour is a beautiful white. 



Wool — A Vermont writer calculates that by attention 

 and encouragement to the ^rowing: and manufacture of 

 ivool in that state, its exports might be carried to $14,- 

 000,000. 



The manufacture of cotton goods in Eiif'Iand in 1S23 



^^merican Wine. 



DYER^S superiour Red and W'l.ite CrostiUt (or 

 Currant) IVint, is for sale, wholesale or retail, tor 

 the present, at 65, Broad-Street, by E. COPI.I.ANd' Jr. 

 Price per Keg ol 6 gallons, delivered at any part of 

 the city, ti7 l-ii cents per gallon, inchuling keg and 

 sending home, for the Red; — and jjl,.')0 per gallon 

 for the While. The extensile sale of this valuat'lc ar- 

 ticle off)omestic Industry is its best recommendation. 



Tht foUov.bi^ notice of this JVine is extracted from the 

 {ftaltm) Essex Register. 

 " We have been politely favoured with a sadiple of 

 the Oroseitle Wine., made by the Messrs. layers, ol 

 Providence, R. I. and have no hesitation in pronounc- 

 ing it superiour to much of the imported Wine, and a 

 beverage of uncommon richness of flavour and colour 

 It is said to be ver.y wholesome ; and we cannot doubt 

 that it will take the place of the foreign Wines at our 

 social parties," &:c. Dec. 24. 



CAIN meditating the murder of Abel This splen- 

 did picture is to be seen at Doggett's, Market st. 



JOB PRINTING 



executed wilh neatness and despatch, on reasonable 

 terms at this Office. 



lately established an Institution at Ihe norlh,end amounted to $243,000,000 and employed 500,000 fam- 

 of the city of Troy, for the purpose ofinslrucling 



persons In the Application of Science to (he com- 

 mon purposes of Life. Tiie Rev Dr. Hlalchford 

 of Lansinburgh, has been appointed President; 

 Amos Eaton, of Troy, professor ofchemislry and 

 experimental philosophy, and lecturer on geo- 

 logv, land-surveying, and the laws regilating 

 totvn-oflicers and jurors; and Lewis C. Beck, of 

 Albany, professor of mineralogy, bolany and 

 zoology, and lecturer on the social duties, pe- 

 culiar to farmers and mechanics. A suitable ap- 

 paratus, librarv, readin*-room, and other appur- 

 tenances will be provided. The sludenls will be 

 required lo give experiments in turn, in order 

 to familiarize themselves with the app.iratus and 

 the principles derived from books. 'The first 

 term will commence January next, and continue 

 fifteen weeks. There can be no doubt, that this 

 will become a useful institution, reflecting the 

 highest credit upon its generous founder. 



In an English house o£ correction each prisoner em- 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE, fcc. 



[Revised and corrected every Friday.] 



APPLES, best, 



ASHES, pot, ist Eoit, . - . 



pearl do. - . - - 



BEANS, white, 



BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. new, - 

 caigo. No 1, new, - - 



" No 2, new, - » 

 BUTTER, inspect. No. I. new, 

 CHEESE, new milk, . . - - 

 -skimed milk, ... 



FLAX 



FLAX BEEO 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St 



Gtncssee, . - - 



Rye, best, - - - 

 GRAIN,Rye 



Corn - - - - - 



Barley - . - - 



Oats - 



ployed on the tread-mill works at the rate of CGOOfeet HOGS' LARD, 1st sort, new, - 



NEW INVENTION-. 



Mr M'Donald, of Sunderland, Eng. has invent- 

 ed a ■' self-moving machine," for travelling on 

 roads, which has carried 7 persons. " It is pro- 

 pelled by means of treddles ; — a man sits behind, 

 working the same, and there is a fly wheel ope- 

 rating upon two cog wheels, which operate upon 

 n square axle. The man behind has little labor, 

 as, from the velocity of the fly wheel, together 



in ascent per day. 



A destructive fire broke out in Edinburgh on the loth 

 of November, in High street, and extended to Parlia- 

 ment Close. Four hundred families were burnt out, 

 and a vast amount of property was destroyed. 



The expense of the funeral of the late King ofFraDcc 

 was nearly 400,000 dollars. 



The Legislature of South Carolina has appropriated 

 §13,000 to defray the expense of the visit of Gcu. La 

 Fayette to the capital of that State. 



A resolution authorizing Governor Troup to meet 

 Gen. La Fayette in Savannah, and to draw on the 

 State Treasury for any amount of funds he may deem j 

 necessary for his proper entertainment, while in the 

 State, has passed the Legislature of Georgia. Similar 

 resolutions have passed the Legislature of Kentucky 

 and Missouri. 



The annual commencement of the Vermont Acade- 

 my of Medicine, look place on Wednesday the loth 

 ult. when 40 studeijts took the degree of M. D. 



The government of the Netherlands has extended iti 

 conquests over the remaining part of the_^island of Bor- 

 neo, comprehending all the rich gold and diamond 

 mines on it. 



The Burmese war continues. A considerable body of 

 Burmese marched into Cochao. The British sent more 

 troops to Chittagong. The British gained several vic- 

 tories near Rangoon. 



HOPS, No 1, Inspection 

 LIME, .'.-.- 

 OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern 

 PL.USTER PARIS retailsat 

 PORK, Bone Middlings, new, 

 navy, mess, do. 

 Cargo, No 1, do. - - 

 SEEDS, Herd'sGrass, 1823, - 

 Clover - - - - - 

 WOOL, Merino, fullblood,wash 



do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native - - - do 



Pulled, Lamb's, Ist sort 

 do Spinning, 1st sort 



PROVISION- MARKET. 

 BEEP', hest pieces . - - . 

 PORK, fresb, best pieces, - . 



" 'whole hogs, - - - 



VEAL, 



MUTTON, 



POULTRY, ...... 



BUTTER, keg k tub, 



lump, best, - . - 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, retail, - - - - 

 Indian, do. - . - - 

 POTATOES, new, . - - - 

 CIDER, liquor, new . - - - 

 PIAY, according to quality. 



