1825.] 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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Ihey bear ; and in this case I would adrise to Ihe ' 

 sprinkling a little salt on the laral) ; which in- 

 duces the e.ve t'l lick it, after which she will 

 generally allow it !o suclc. If not, the ewe with 

 her lamb shouki be placed in a separate inclo- 

 sure (of which several should be previously 

 prepared) and fed wi!h the most nutrilious fod- 

 der, particularly with noiirishinic liquids, that 

 the udder may be uncomibrlably distended ; and 

 if thi* be not suthcient she must be lied by the 

 legs till the lamb has been once suckled ; after 

 which there will be no further diliiculty." 



PHYSICAL EDUCATION. 

 The importance of the subject of the Lectures, 

 proposed in Dr Coifin's advertisement, cannot 

 fail to be duly appieciated by those who reflect 

 on the intimate connexion between nsoundminil 

 and a sound hod,j. The great object, and al- 

 most the only object, of modern education ap- 

 pears to be to cultivate the mind, while the bo- 

 dy is neglected. One wouUI think that those 

 whose duty and profession it is to " leach Ihe 

 young idea how to shoot," and elir.it the fruits 

 of excellence from the blossoms of promise, 

 had adopted, with some modilicalion, the senti- 

 ment of the poet, wlio says 

 " The scufs dark cottage, batter'd and decayed. 

 Lets in new light thro' chinks, which lime has made"— 

 or rather, which disease or debility has made. 

 If physical education is neglected by the in- 

 structor, (unless l!ie defect is supplied by the 

 good sense of the pupil, which cannot alvvayJbe 

 anticipated,) intellectual culture not only la'ses 

 its object, but is loo ol'ten the cause and preffide 

 to premature decay, and an early tomb. ,'» 



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J\'utional Lfio-islal 



lire. 



SENATE.— Feb. 4. The Presideiit transinitti J 3 

 Messages: — one relalin» to an act of the Sfate of Vi> 

 ginia ; another transmitting mint operations, [by which it 

 appears that over one million and a half of dollars,- 

 principally in silver, were coined the last year ;] the 

 third transmitting the ratified alterations in the .Treat/ 

 of Peace with Tunis. 



A motion to strike out the sections in the hill for the 

 suppression of Piracy, which relate to the arming' of 

 merchant vessels, was, after debate, negative I^Yeas 

 !21, Nays 22. Amotion to strike out the secoml sec- 

 tion, which allows the landing of the olncers and crows 

 oa Cuba, in their pursuit of pirates, was also 'negatived 

 — N'ays i3, Yeas 16. OthT motions relative to the 

 same bill were also negatived. 



Feb. 7. The bill for the suppression of Piracy in 

 the West Indies, was passed, and sent to tlie IJonse. 

 A report of the Committee on Ihe Judiciary unfavour- 

 able to the pelilion of Ebenezcr Oliver and others, 

 praying compensation for losses sustained in the pur- 

 chase of Georgia lands, tzc. was called up. A debote 

 ensued but no question was taken. 



Feb. 8. A memorial from John Prentiss, staling 

 that he had invented a plan for building walls under 

 water, &c. was read and committed. 



The report on the subject of the Yazoo lands was re- 

 committed, with instructions to report a bill in favour 

 of the petitioners. 



Feb. 9. The Legislative business on the order of 

 the day lieing laid over, the Senate, at noon, proceeded 

 to the Hall of the House of Representatives, to assist 

 in opening and counting the votes for President and 

 Vice Pre.sident. 



Feb. 10. Amendments to Ihe Judiciary bill were 

 considered, and the suhjcct ilefcrred til! the next day. 



X Messag? fro 11 the House announctd Ihe choice of 

 JohvQdiscy Ahajis fnrPresident of the United Ftates. 



HOUSE.— Feb. 4. iVIr Webster, fr-.m the Judiciary 

 Committee, reported the bill fro ii the Senate providing 

 for the security of public money in the hands of Clerks 

 of Courts, &c. 



The House resumed the consideration of the motion 

 of Mr horsythto refer the commuuicalion oftheSjieak- 

 cr to a select Committee. A long and animated de- 

 bate ensued. At length iMr Forsyth's motion was de- 

 cided in the afllrmative — Yeas 125, Nays C!>. 



Fer. 5. A select Committee was elected to report 

 on the communication of the Speaker. This Commit- 

 tee censisted of Messrs. P. P. Barbour, Webster, 

 ^^Lane, Taylor, Forsyth, Saunders and Hankiti. 



Frn. 7. K bill was reported, read twice, liz committed, 

 for the preservation and civilization of the hidian tribes 

 within the United States. 



Kcsolutions were offered for demanding of the Span- 

 ish authorities of Cuba, to take measures for the pim- 

 ishment of pirates, &c. 



'1 he ftouse, in Committee, resumed the consideration* 

 of the rules to be observed in the election of President. 



Fkh. 0. The House, in Committee, passed several 

 bills, and referred the bills for the suppression of Pira- 

 cy to a Committee of the Whole. 



Feb. 9. The Committee on the subject of the 

 communication, from the Speaker, relative to IMr Kre- j 

 mcr's accusations, made a report, including a letter ' 

 Irom Mr K. in which he denied the jurisdiction of the 

 House and Committee, &c. — Ordered to be printed. 



At noon the Members of the Senate entered the Hall. 

 The certilicates, containing the votes of the States for 

 President and Vice President, were read, by which it 

 appeared that no person h.ad received a majority for 

 President — that Andrew Jackson, John Q. Adams, and 

 William H. Crawford were the three persons who had 

 received the highest number for that office, and the 

 choice devolved on the House of Representatives — 

 that John C. Calhoun, of S. C. having received 182 

 voles was duly elected Vice President. The Flouse 

 then proceeded to elect the President, and Mr Webster 

 announced that the result was for Jonx Q. AnArrs, 13 

 — Andrew Jackso:v. 7 — and for War. H. Crawford, 

 ,4 votes. The Speaker then announced that JOHN 

 QUINCY ADAMS was duly elected President. 



Feb. 10. .Mr Webster, from the Committee appoint- 

 ed for that purpose, reported that Ihe Committee has 

 notified the President of his appointment and that they 

 had received a written answer, which he presented to 

 the House. 



Massaclmsetts Legislature. 



SENATE.— Fee. 9. The Senate concurred in the 

 instructions to the Committee on New Trials to report 

 on the expediency of amending or repealing the Usury 

 laws. 



The report of a Committee, giving leave to the Pro- 

 prietors of Locks and Canals to vend Tickets of a Lot- 

 tery heretofore granted to them was not accepted. 



Feb. 10. The bill to establish an Agricultural 

 School at Dunimer Academy was called up and com- 

 mil ted to Messrs. Richardson, Gardner and \Virgate. 



The Committee cii New Trials were discharged from 

 any further consideration of (be subject of Usury. 



A number of bills parsed to be engrossed, and seve- 

 ral to be enacted, but as they were of a local nature 

 we shall omit theii- titles. 



Feb. 11. The Senate met agreeably to adjourn- 

 ment; and adjourned to altciid the funeral of his late 

 Excellency Governor EesTis. 



Feb. 12. A bill to repeal that part of the Inspec- 

 tion Laws which reijnires that beef and pork for ship 

 stores shall be daily inspected was, after debate, de- 

 nied a second reading. 



Feb. 14.- .4fter passing a number of bills, an order 

 passed requesting the Lieut. Governor to communi- 

 cate any information which he may have received from 

 Ihe Governor orConnecticut respecting the boundary 

 between this ■'^tafe and Connecticut. 



Feb. 15. A bill to aid the Bunker Hill Monument 

 Association was read twice and referred. 



It was decided that a resolve from the House pro- 

 viding for thf payment of the Members of Ihe House of 

 Rs'nresentatives out of the l*ublic Treasury ought not 

 to piss. 13 in favor of its passing and 17 against it. 



A Message from his Honor the Lieut. Governor res- 

 pecting the boundary line on Connecticut was received 

 and committed. 



A bill to establish a School of Agriculture at Dum- 

 mer Academy passed to be engrossed. 



HOUSE. — Feb. 9. The Commiltee on the petition 

 praying the patronage of the state for the amendment 

 of an Institution calculated to afford a thorough educa- 

 tion to the laborious classes in the Practical Arts and 

 Sciences, reported in favor of choo.'.iiig Commissioners 

 to propose a system for the establishment of such an 

 institution, &c. 



The remainder of the day was occupied in attending 

 to the subject of a free bridge to South Boston. 



Fi;b. 10. I'his day was devoted to private and lo- 

 cal business, including that of the South Boston Bridge. 



Feb. 12. The bill to establish a College at Amherst 

 was reported with amendments, which were ordered to 

 be printed and assigned for 'I'hursday. 



After debate the House accepted the Report of the 

 Commiltee for building a bridge to South Boston. Yeas 

 93, Nays 63. 



Feb. 14. The Committee on Libraries was instruct- 

 ed to re port on the expediency of granting to the in- 

 corporated Societies in this State one copy each of the 

 Laws and Resolves. 



The resolve for distributing the New England Far- 

 mer to the Agricultural Societies, after debate, was 

 committed to Messrs. Swell, Coburn, Morse, Stiles, 

 and Bingham. 



The Gymnasium. 



THE Subscriber is about to give three Lectures on 

 the following subjects : 



Isl. Physical Education in connexion with intellec- 

 tual and moral culture, as taught and practised in the 

 recent gymnastic seminaries of Germany, Denmark, 

 Switzerland, Prance, &c. 



The value of human existence is to be estimated by 

 its capacities lor action and enjoyment ; hence it ought 

 to be the purpose of education to exercise, unfold, and 

 carry forward these capacities to the highest degree of 

 attainable improvement. But this can never be ac- 

 complished so long as the care of the body is left out 

 of the gentral plan of discipline and instruction. All 

 unfortunate individual deprived of locomotive power, 

 might with equal truth be regarded as a perfect hu- 

 man being, as to suppose that any man was ever well 

 educated without physical culture. 



2d and 3d. On the means of promoting health and 

 prerentiiig disease. Whatever may be thought of the 

 expediency of attempting to teach parents to cure the ir 

 own diseases and those of their children, there can be 

 no doubt that much practical information relative to 

 the promotion of health, is within their reach and 

 comprehension. 



7 he best part of medical science is the prevenllon 

 of sickness — the possession of the means of security in 

 the midst of those deleterious causes and impressions 

 which are constantly acting on the human body ; but 

 this important branch of medicine cannot be effected 

 without the cooperation of those for whom its precepts 

 are formed, — its best resources are exerted. If these dis- 

 coveries shall be found to possess any interest or value 

 for fathrrs, they cannot have less of either for mothers. 

 Thcvare equally adapted and intended lor both. 



ijoslon. Feb. 10, lti25. J. G. COFFIN. 



FRUIT TRFES, &o 



M. PRINCE, Proprietor 

 of the Linnaeau Garden, 

 near New York, offers to the 

 public his usual very extensive 

 collection of Fruit and Orna- 

 mental Trees, Shrubs & Plants, 

 in the selection of which ate 

 about 50,000 Apples, Pears, 

 Peaches, frc. of the largest 

 sizes, suitable for transplanting, 

 all, of which are in the most vigorous and healthy state. 

 From the long continuance of this eslablishment, the 

 Proprietor has the advantage of possessing hearing Irees 

 of nearly all the kinds, and those offered for sale are 

 engrailed (rom fruit bearing trees, thereby affording an 

 absolute certainty of their genuine character. The 

 collections of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, and Plants, 

 including above 300 kinds of Roses, — also of Oranges, 

 Lemons, Citrons, Camellias or Japan Roses, &c. arc so 

 well known for their extent, that any remarks would 

 be unnecessary, farther than to refer to the Catalogues, 

 which may be obtained gratis from Mr Joseph Bridge, 

 No. 25Conrt Street, Boston ; and orders through him. 

 TviU receive the most prompt and attentive execution. 



