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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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As mnny curious renders may be induced to 

 make further oliaervations on this inject, ivo 

 have subjoined the mode of inaluiip;' the leech 

 wealhar iclass, and directions for keeping liiem, 

 hut would sussesi llie })rniiricl_v ofsiihslitiilino: 

 hydrant I'nr the spring ival.-r recommended in 

 (he directions. 



Put a few loeche3 info an eiglit ounce piiial, 

 two thirds full of spring v.-atcr, with some line 

 sand or moss at the holtom. As the leeches 

 have no oilier evacuation hut ihroush the pnres 

 of the skin, which pa-ses from them in perspira- 

 ble matter and adheres 10 the hod}' in the state 



perspiration; but if drank too strong, it affects 

 '.lie nerves, occasions watchfulness, and tremor 

 of the hands; though in some phlegmatic consli- 

 lutions it is apt to produce sleep. Indeed, it is to 

 persons of thai iiabit that coflee is well accom- 

 moilated; for to people of a thin and dry habit 

 of body it seems to be injurious. Turkey coffee 

 isgreally pref.;riihle in flavour to that of the West 

 Indies. Drank, only in the quantity of one dish, 

 al'ter dinner to promote digestion, it answers hesf 

 \vilhout cither sugar or milk ; but if taken at oth- 

 er limes, it should liavc both : or in [ilaco of the 

 Iter rather cream, which not only improves the 



of slime, which if not timely removed prevents j beverage, liut lends to mjtigafc Iheen'ect of cof- 



thesG evacuations and causes the deatli of the | lee u]Jon ihe nerves. 



vorm ; the use of the sand or moss is that it | _____^___ 



may rub the slime olT its body, which afterwards 

 floats in the water. Over the lop of the phial 

 tie n piece of bladder picked full of holes to ad- 

 mit the air. 



• 'I'lie wafer must be changed once a week, or 

 ot'teuer in the summer; sometimes it is necessary 

 when there is B great change of temperature 

 iietwecn the wafer and that contained in Ihe j 

 phial, only to put half or tivo thirds of fresh to 



TH1NU.S IN GENERAL. 



Western Bovndary of Ihe U S. The National Iii- 

 telligHncer of Wednesday last contains a Report from 

 Itie Secretary of State, wliich announces tlie fart that 

 the Western Boundary, established by our Treaty with 

 ■Spain, has been recognized by the government of .Mex- 

 ico as the true boundary between the United States and 

 Mexico. 



I'orlijjcalinns. — The bill before Consrress on Fortifi- 



bove mentioned shouhl be very carefully taken, 

 as anv injury they may sustain, prevents the na- 

 tural influence of the weather upon them, and 

 will consequently defeat the experiment. 



Domestic Encyclopedia, 



the Other. Leeches should be kej)! m n cool j nations, appropriates $802,972 to this ohject ; of whi... 

 situation in summer, and a rather warm one in \ $G(i,000 ia for that at Urentoii's point, II. i. and $.52, 

 winter. | ^''-i ^°^ '''^ preservation of islands in Boston harbour, 



The leecnes lobe used for the purpose a- necessary to the security of the place. 



Jewelry to the amount of $263,667 was imported into 

 the United States in the year ending Sept. 1823. 



^'Ipitles are worth from one to four dollars per bushel 

 in London, Potatoes from 3'2 to 35 cents per bushel 

 Cabbages from 22 to 55 cents a piece. 



" Ge.verai, Laiavette. We learn, from Washing- 



..,..„..„„ „^ n^.i..,-...^ ,-r-,=, t°n letters, tliat General Lafayette v;ill be present 



JIETIIOD OF ROASTI.NG EEI.S. , .u l ■ r .u /-■ c. t ., o i 7111 



at the laying of the Corner Stone of tlie l'unl<er Hill 



Having skinned and washed some of the finest Monument, on the 17th June next, and that Mr Wf.u 



iaro'e eels, cut them in three, four, or live pieces, j ster. has accepted the invitation to deliver an Address 



•♦cc'ordm"- lo Iheir lengths. iMake a seasoning I °" 1''=^' °<:f"asioii. The illustrious Guest of the Nation, 



of graled'nutBieg, pepper and salt, with a little Y ^i'" 'f 'I'' ""! "''l^'-'-^t^ t.l'« "'''t anniversary of 

 .6 J I 1 II 11 1 . I Amencan Independence, wuh his respected lellow cit- 



thyme, sage, and lemon peel, nil well beaten I j.p„,„Ci,„^t„„_ ije contemplates, we further Uarn, to 

 or shred, and mitred plentilully with crumbs of ; visit the whole twenty-four States of the Union before 

 bread. Strew this well on the eels, slick them ; hisreturn to France ; that he will set nut on his south- 

 across on skewers, tie Ihe skewers to the spil, i ern andwestern four early in February ; and will visit 

 bp.ste them continually, and let them roast till Ncw-flampshirc, Maine, and Vermont, in his summer 



i.our to the North. 



they begin to crack and appear white at the 

 bone. When taken up, send them to the table 

 with melted butter and lemon juice, which will 

 make the best sauce for them, as the seasoning 

 gives them an exquisite relish. They may be 

 fried or broiled thus seasoned, with very good 

 effect. _ 



stoughton's elixir 

 Pare off the thin yellow rinds of six large Se- 

 ville oranges, and put them into a quart bottle, 

 with an ounce of gentian root scraped and slic- 

 ed, and half a dram of cochineal. Pour to these 

 ingredients a pint of the best brandy ; shake the 

 bottle well, several tiroes, during that and the 

 following day let it stand two' days more to set- 

 tle ; and clear it off into bottles for use. Take 

 one or two spoonfuls morning and evening, in 

 a glass of wine, or even in a cup of tea. As a 

 pleasant and safe family medicine this elixir of 

 .Dr. Stouglhon is highly recommended. 



corrgE. 

 It is allowed that coffee promotes digeslion, und 

 Gxhilirates the animal spirits ; besides which, 

 various other qualities are ascribed to :t, such 

 an dispelling flatulency, removing dizziness of 

 the head, attenuating viscid humourf, increasing 

 ihe circulalioa of the blood, and consequently I same injury from the musket." 



The eann! in China goes from Canton to Pekin, iu 

 a strai;jht line, upwards of 806 miles, havinj; 75 locks, 

 and 'll large cities on its hanks. Above 30,000 men 

 v.ere employed 43 years iu making it. 



The funeral of the late king of France is said to have 

 cost the nation about iJ'lOOiOOO. This sum would pay 

 i the salary of the president of the United States sixteen 

 years. 



An .agent of the emperor of Russia has been sent to 

 England to obtain auumberofMr Perkins' steam guns, 

 and to negotiate for a rigularsupply oflhem ; but the 

 British government has determined none shall he made 

 for any foreign power. Mr Perkins, hov/ever, being an 

 American, can leave England when he pleases. 



The town of Copiola, in Chili, was destroye by 

 earthquake on the 29th of October last. 



Such is the tyranny exercised in Spain that all the 

 Spaniards who have in any way been connected with 

 the events of the last three years, are abandoning 

 their country and even their families to get beyond the 

 reach of despotic power and the holy inquisition. The, 

 French are withdrawing their troops from the Peninsula. 



Fortitude. — Geaeral Greene stated that " at the bat- 

 tle of F.ulaw Springs, hundreds of my men were as na- 

 ked as they vfcve born. Posterity will scarcely believe 

 that the bare loins of many brave men who carried 

 death into the enemy's ranks at the Eutaw, were gall- 

 ed by their cartouch boxes, while a folded rag, or a 

 tuft of moss protected the shoulders from sustaining the 



t^ARM rnil SALE, ill Cambridge— For sale, a (i >■'''. 

 about 'I milts from the city, consistirg of ti'j ac"'' 

 of as good land as any in the county of Miildlejes. 't. 

 is under good improvement, and may be made at ;m<llt 

 expense to rut from (iO to 70 Ions of F.ngTish hay ; hsi 

 from 3, to 400 Fruit Tree.", 10 acres of Meadow land, 

 about a ^iiartir of a mile from the farm. Onsaiilfarn^ 

 are 2 dv/elling houses, brim, corn-barn, chaise-house",, 

 pigery, &c. Said furin is on the main road to Lexing- 

 ton and Concord, and one or two stages pass daily. The 

 farm, cwtlle, and fanning ut( nsils will be sold at a bar. 

 gain. A small part of the purchase money will be r(.- 

 quired, and the rtsiJue may lie 5 or 10 yiars. 



Inquire of Chandler Robbins, real estate broker. Ex- 

 change Street, or at this office. tAl Jan. 28 



RICIIARUSOX & I.ORl), have jwt publishrdTa 

 ncwaud vaUiaide Reading Hook, designed for th>- 

 use of Schools, eutilled the jlgrtcultural Reader — Ry 

 Daniel Adams, M. I), author of the Scholars' Arith- 

 metic, School Geography, &c. 



rrilllC Subscriber, for a few years past, has been cul- 

 J. tivaling an extensive FRUIT NURSERY. He 

 now has n large assortment of Peach Trees, budded 

 from the btst Fruit in the country, native and foreign, 

 in the best order for transplanting. By another season 

 he hopes to ofl'er Pear and Cherry Trees of the 

 first quality. O. FI^KF, IFoTcester. 



PRICES OF COUNTKY PKOLO'CE, &c. 



[Revised ami corrected every Friday.] 



APPLES, best, 



ASHES, pot, 1st sort, - - - 

 ptart do. - - - . 



BEANS, white, 



BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. new, ' - 



cargo. No 1, new, - - 



'• No 2, new, - - 



BUTTER, inspect. No. I. new 



CHEESE, new milk, - - - . 

 skimed milk, - - - 



FLAX 



FLAX SEEfJ 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St 

 Gencssce, - - - 



Rye, best, ... 



GRAIN,Ry'e 



Corn - • - - : - 

 Barley - ... 

 Oats - - . - - 



HOGS' LARU, 1st sort, new, - 



HOPS, A'o 1, Inspection - - 



LIME, ...... 



OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern 



PLAISTER PARIS retails at 



PORK, Bone Middlings, new, 

 navy, mess, do. 

 Cargo, No 1, do. - - 



SEEDS, Herd'sGrass, 1823, ^- 

 Clover ..... 



WOOL, Merino, full blood, wash 

 do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native - . - do 



Pulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 

 do Spinning, 1st sort 



PROVISION MARKET. 

 BEE}', best pieces - - - - 

 PORK, fresh, best pieces, - . 



" -whole hogs, - - . 



VEAL, 



MUTTON, ...... 



POULTRY^ 



BUTTER, Ijeg & tub, 



lump, best, - . » 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, retail, - . . - 

 Indian, do. - . - - 

 POTATOES, . . . ; 



CIDER, liquor, .... 



HAY, according to quality. 



