1825.] 



NEW ENGT.AND FARMER. 



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rnloiirs 'viH lir. A (Ivor wlin Ix'm'i"'^ "itli pigli! 

 val3, will set livo rvory mnnlli in nrdcr thai lie 

 may li;<ve half >)t" them stroDg of woiiii ; wool i"* 

 fii«t piirtiiilly coloured in the nowo^t vats, am! 

 finished in the older ones, in orilcr that it may 

 be first im[iregnated with the colour. ng- matter 

 of the woad, by which the porniinency of the 

 blue is secured. 



In every species of the Isatis, or of the indi- 

 n-ofern, when the plants at maturity are gather- 

 ed, pouniUd and balled, they will chanffe to a 

 blui'h green, the chang;e beins;' liio ellect of an 

 oxidiztment of the india;o contained in the 

 jdait-. After the IimIN of woad arc couched, 

 a formentatife process necessary to its perfec- 

 tion, the blue will become darlcer, having com- 

 bined witl>a farther portion of oxy^'en. Astiiis 

 rh.\nn;e lakes place, invariably, in all plants 

 !(nown to contain ini1ig;o, it is con-idered the 

 onlv eitSernal character by which the dealer 

 can jiidfije of the strength and value of woad, 

 those s imples containin<j the mo«t indigo assu- 

 ming the darkest and bluest shai'es of green.- • 



tngcihor half an hour, or as long as any sium 

 arise-, which mu-^t be carefully skimmed »({. — 

 Put this liquor wlien sudiciently boile<! into :i tub 

 nnt'. on its becoming <jf the warmth of new millc 

 adii the juice and rinds of two lemons, and half 

 a Seville or;.uge for each gallon. If ten gallons 

 be rfiade, put in two table spoonsful of yeast on 

 a bit ot toasted bread. Should the ^vine lie made 

 in cold weatlier, it must be kept in a warm place 

 the better to promote lermentation, which some- 

 times does not take place for a day or two. If 

 it ferments freely, tun it up the third day, gin- 

 ger and rinils together, in a cask just calculated 

 to hold it, keeping out a small [lordon for the 

 purpose of tilling up the cask while it continue? 

 to work, which must by no means be tilled up 

 with any part of what floivs over. — When it has 

 cea''e<l fermenting, rack it off into another cask, 

 addmg to every four gallons a quart of the best 

 brandy, with half an ounc? of isinglass previous- 

 ly dissolved in some of the wine. In one month's 

 time it will be fit to drink, or bottle; and few 

 i.unilies, it will be presumed who once make it 



I have seen several samples of milk ;veed, manu- nnd etperience its good clTects, will ever after 



faclured after the same manner as woad, and j choose to he without a cordial wine at once so 



no such change takes place — the vegetable be- 'cheap anil comfortaldr. — .Mechanics^ Register. 



comes lighter instead of darker, it loses thai j —.s^^i,.,.. 



Iijht green colour natural to the living nbint, i '!,/„„„„„!, ,,,^<..„ /" „ • '.»,.,„ 



and assumes a pale dead yellow. It has been | -^ 



said bv so;ne, that the milk weed containei 



j ScxATF.. — .nT\"V;;8. Leavp forliills was^lvpn toin- 

 I coi-poiEite banks in llie north p.irt of lioslon, in Chnrles- 

 towii, Taunton, and Wt-slfield — The report of llie 

 joint committef, that it was inexpedient to adopt any 

 me^isiii'cs on tlic subject of the payment from tlie pnb- 

 lic trf asnry of tile inenil^f rs -of the House, was, nt'tci- 

 deflate, accepted. — A Committee was appointed to tal<e 

 into consideration tlie snUject of the claims of this com- 

 j moiiwcaltli on llie U. fe.— The joint committee on the 

 , , , I Governor's me?sa2;e in rolatiun to the boi.initary line 



vils but never can tie O^nployod as a subsiitule | between Ihis state an.i ('onneclicnt, reported re,oln- 

 tor it. It is soli1, in a prepared state, at fvom T; tions which were passed and sent to the House for con- 

 lo 9 cents per lb. Those country manufaclur- jeurrcnce. authorizing: tlio Governor to appoint Com- 

 ers who are using it, may save half (his expense I "^'**''^"'^''* ''> settle the boundaries between the two 

 by collecting the cabbag.^, spinnage, and other | ''^I'^'^jp- q 



more indigo than woail, but I am convinced by 

 its appearance, when couched, that it does not 

 contain a single particle of blue colouring matter. 

 Milk weed being a' very •■ucculent pl-iil, 

 possesses strong fermentative properties, and 

 may be advantageously used in place of bran 

 and madder, to assist in fermenting tl^e woad 



on, and fermenting it «fter the same manner as 

 woad. Young barley, rye, grass, wheat, or any 

 grain plants, cut whilst in their most succulent 

 state, would be fine substitutes fiir the milk 

 weed, and would answer quite as good a pur- 

 pose. But where would be the advantage of 

 using these substitutes, when a greater crop of 

 woad can be raised on a given quantity of land, 

 than can be produced from any other plant ? 



In making these remarks I have not the most 

 distant idea of chocking the spirit of inquiry. 

 My only view is to put our dyers on their guard 

 against adopting new things before they are cer- 

 tain of their answering, at least as well as the 

 old ones. If an indigenous plant can be found 

 possessing all the properties of woad, that will 

 afford as great an annual crop, I would be the 

 first to recommend it; but should our dyers pur- 

 sue a wrong course for yeafs before the error 

 is discovered, as was the case with the swill i 

 woad, fatal indeed, will be the effect on our 

 rising manufactures. Hopson. 



GINGER WINE. 

 The following valuable receipt is but little 

 known, but will be found to be the best method 

 of making this very cheap, pleasant, and saliita 



Hon. Mr \\'inthrop reported sundry re- 

 ■ i solves in relation to lanrfs in Maine owned by this state 

 and Maine, which were read, passed and sent down for 

 concurrenre. 



.lUNE 10. Hon. Mr Lon»;Ioy from the Committee on 

 so much of the Govcrnor''s speech as relates to the Mi- 

 litia, made a report in favour of measures tendinaj to 

 promote the respectability and efficiency of the Militia, 

 and of the frequency of parade days, which was read 

 and accepted. 



JUNE 1 1. A Committee was appointed to see if any 

 retrenchment can be made in the expenses of this Com- 

 monwealth — Resolutions were parsed relative to the 

 reception of Gen. Lafayette, for the several branches 

 of the Government to meet the distinguished Guest of 

 the Nation in the hall of the House, and requestin^: the 

 Governor to address him on the occasion. — .A message 

 was receiveel from the Governor, statin^ that a com- 

 munication had been addressed to him by Committees 

 of New Hampshire and of Boston, on the subject of 

 openin2; a water communication between the Connecti- 

 cut river ami the v .■".board, through New Hampshire & 

 Massachusetts, by the way of Merrimack river ; which 

 was referred in both houses to the Committee on Roads 

 anl Canals. 



JUNE 14. The Committee on Roads and Canals re- 

 ported that t4ie petition of the 6th Mass. Turnpike, and 

 the subject ot a survey of a route for a canal from Bos- 

 ton to Providence be deferred to the next session. The 

 same committee reported resolves on the continuation 

 of a "urvey of a canal from Sharon, in Connecticut, to 

 the boundary of this state, also on a canal from North- 

 ampton to tho north line of this state ; also on a survey 

 of the interior of .\e"w Hampshire, for a water commu 



TV wine. — To every gallon of water put 21bs. of 

 sugar, and one ounce and a half of grossly pound- 

 ed ginger lied in a coarse linen bag. — Boil these 



nication, &:c. — A committee was appciiated for making 

 provision for those who may assemble in this city on the 

 I7lh inst. who fought on Bunker's Hill on the 17th of 

 June 1775. 



liouSK. — JlJNKf^. Afier ?fvrral private a-.i'! !■■'■-! 

 bills, an order passed relative to the state printing, oi- 

 recling that public notice shall be given for contract', 

 (ic. the prel'err.nce to be given to thosi: who would per 

 form the work ou Iho htwest term*, referenre b» ing had 

 to the quality, tc Resolves authorisingihe Land Of- 

 fice agent, iu eonjunclion with the Maine agent, to 

 make sale of certain omitted lands and timber in 

 Maine pas«e<l in concurrence. — The wool Maplic gand 

 Inspection bill was itiade the order of the day for Mon- 

 day and ordered to be printed. 



JUNE 10 A bill making further provision for the re- 

 demption of Mortgages was read and assigned for Tues- 

 day. — The House agreed to the reports of the Judi- 

 ciary Committee respecting the collection of sm.^11 debts 

 allowing executions to i^^ue on interlorutory judgment 

 for costs as on linal judgmenis ;— and (or the responsi- 

 ble endorseoiPnt of writs. — .A bill eslablisliing the rale 

 of interest was amended and refi:ricd to a committee. 

 A message was receiveei from the Governor presenting 

 a communication from the Hon. George Sullivan, rel- 

 ative to the chiim on the U. S. 



JUNE 11. Resolves passed providing for the appninl- 

 nient of an agent or a*rents to meet the engineers ajt- 

 pointed by the U. S. to survey the route of a canal a- 

 cross Cape Cod. The remaining business of the day 

 was of a private and local nature. 



JUNE 13. A bill was reported providing for the pay- 

 ment of the .Members of the House of Representatives 

 out of the Public Treasury. — The House voted to ac- 

 cept of an invitation of the Uunker Hi!l .Monument As- 

 sociation to attend the procession on the- !7tli iiist. — A 

 number of petitions for banks, <fec. to^rethcr with the 

 Tax bill was referred to the next session. 



AgricuUiiral Schonli. — A bill is now before the Leg- 

 islature of New Hampshire, the object of which is to 

 provide for the establishment of a .'^chool in some cen- 

 tral part of the "^tate, lor the scientiliek education of 

 farmers, niechanicks, &c. And the Trustees of Deer- 

 field Academy have petitioned llie Massachusetts Leg- 

 islature, to be incorporated into an Agricultural SchoiJ). 

 i^^iniilar establishments are now in successful operation 

 at Gardiner. Me. at Windsor and at Derby, Con., and 

 Troy, N. Y. ; and we be'ieve some others are in con- 

 te.*npla**on. 



The celebrated Fellenbiirg School af Hofwyl, Switz- 

 erland, was first put into operation in IHOfl. It is com- 

 posed of an academy, an agricultural institute, con- 

 nected wilh a small ixpeiiniental larm, and .a manu- 

 factory of farming implements and machinery. The 

 groundwork of the estalilishment is a farm of about 220 

 acres.'which is culti\alt[| by Mr Fellenburg, and which 

 employs 40 or .50 poor children. The academy consists 

 of 60 or 70 pupils chiedy of the highest families. The 

 success of Mr F. has been such as to excite the admi- 

 ration of all who visit Holwyl. The distinguishing ex- 

 cellence of his operations consists in the practical d^' 

 tails which comprise an infinite variety of ingenious 

 methods for economizing his resources, and gaining his 

 ends bv sure means. 



The Times. — Never within our recollection have we 

 seen a time of apparently so general jirosperity as the 

 present. Accotmts from all ])arts of the Union, from 

 Louisiana to Maine, from the Atlantic to the lakes, 

 state the increase of population and of business, and 

 speak of tlje establishment of extensive manufactories, 

 improvement of machinery, excavalion of canals, con- 

 templated railv.'ays, the rise of real estate, the ready 

 market and improved price of agriculturrfl produce, 

 the building of elegant ships, steam boats, &c. the de- 

 mand of labour and of the opening of the prison doors. 

 We have health and plenty throughout the land. 



Bangor Register. 



' A survey is making from La Guayra to Caraccas, a 

 distance of fourteen miles, with a view of ascertaining 

 the practicability of establishing a Rail Road, which 

 is proposed to be made on that difficult route. 



Ships al Whilehall. — T he U. S. vessels of the Lake 

 Champlain squadron, are to be sold at Whitehall, on 

 the 22d inst. They consist of the ships Confiance and 

 Saratoga, brigs Eagle anei Linnet, sch-.'oner 'J'iconde- 

 roga, and six galleys. 



