

Vol. VIII.— No. 17. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



133 



enth century, in which the night of ignorance 

 nJ barbarism was darkest in Europe, was also the 

 of most numerous and ahnost universal 

 lagues. With freedom and equal rights, are as- 

 jciated dihgence and success in the culture of the 1 Culture of Hemp. — Extract from a letter from a 

 jil, and consequently greater purity of the air ; person in Madison County, N. Y. to his friend in 



ranee Companies have to pay. If their losses are 

 greater, they will increase the premiums, if less, 

 they will diminish them. 



wellings are raised with a view not merely to 

 '^ jmporary convenience, but permanent comfort; 

 )od is abundant and nutritious ; and the freeman 

 ^ > I not afraid of tempting the cupidity of tyrannical 

 ™' iperiors by a disjilay of attire, either called for 



y his wants, or dictated by his taste. 

 "' Pl Greece, with the loss of her liberty and the ru- 

 '"'■k 1 of her cities, has an altered climate ; and the 



Worcester. 



" Vou will recollect, when you were here last 

 year, we had large quantities of hemp upon the 

 ground. It turned to good account. One of my 

 neighbors sowed two bushels of seed on an acr.<!. 

 He obtained 24 bushels of seed, which he sold for 

 4 dollars per bushel, and the hemp, which is not 

 yet cleaned, he calculates at 1000 lbs. at the least. 



ountry surrounding Rome, which could in ancient The large quantities of seed saved the Inst year, 

 me, boast of its hundred cities, is now a waste, j has much reduced the price with us." 

 '"I inanted by a scattered peasantry, who wear on 

 •"'! leir countenances the hue of disease, and the im- 

 '"'"' rint of slavery. Contrasted with this picture, is 



he reverse change brought about by the free and 

 Miii rugal Hollanders, who converted dreary swamps 



ato green and fertile fields, and built numerous 



lourishing cities on spots where the foot of man 



ould not once have trodden with safety. 

 In every code of laws framed with an eye to 



he general good, there have been incorporated in 



t, precepts for the preservation of health, and pre- 



ention of disease. Climate has been productive 



if the most remarkable differences in this branch 



if legislation. Without bearing this in mind, we 



bould consider as absurd, many of the injunctions 



f Moses and Mahoinet, which were rendered of 



raperative necessity by the peculiar situation of the 



nhabitants of warm latitudes. In legislation like 



•ur own, which fluctuates with the wants and 



vishes of the people, it is very evident that a 



cnowledge of rational precepts for the preserva- 



ion of health, or as they arc technically called, the 



aws of Ilygeia, must be of paramount value to 



uide to the enactment of good laws. This is a 



juestion of high interest to every citizen, whe'ier 



le regard his individual welfare, or the flourishing 

 soiidition of the body politic. 



RvUes necessary to be observed in setting Stoues, ^c. 

 '' 1. That the Stove and Stove Pipe be of good 

 T quality, and that the joints fit well. 



2. That the Stove be set at sufiicient distance 

 from the wood work and every combustible mate- 

 rial. 



3. That it be set on a brick or stone hearth, 

 or on a plate of metal, sheet iron, copper, tin, or 



■ lead ; the latter is best, of sufficient size to receive 

 any fuel that may fall. 



I. That the funnel or stove pipe do not ap- 

 inoach nearer than six inches (if possible,) to any 

 wood or combustible material. [By law in the ci- 

 'ty of London, it is required that there should be 



' fourteen inches space between the funnel and any 



"timber or combustible material.] 



■ 1 6. That the funnel should be well and secure- 

 ly plastered into the chimney. 



j 6. That the fire places into which stove fun - 

 Inel enters, should be stopped up with bricks and 



i mortar, or secured by a good sheet iron fender. 

 7. That every fire place be provided with a 

 fender of sheet iron, fitted so as to close the fire 

 : I place completely. 



! I 8. That good care be taken to watch the fife 

 land secure it properly whenever it is left. 

 ; I Among the inducements for observing the above 

 i rules is this, that the premiums of Insurance are 

 I graduated by the amount of losses which the Insu- 



RIPE TOMATO PICKLE- 



The Union Times gives the following receipt 

 for making " the most savory pickles in the tvorld." 

 Take ripe tomatos, and prick them with a fork or 

 pointed stick, put them into any kind of vessel, 

 salting each layer thickly, let them remain in the 

 salt eight days — at the expiration of the eight days, 

 put them for one night into a vessel of vinegar and 

 water ; then to a peck of tomatos, add a bottle of 

 good mustard, half an ounce of cloves, half an 

 ounce of pepper, and one dozen of large onions 

 sliced — park them in a jar, placing a layer of on- 

 ions and spices hetv/een the layers of tomatos. In 

 ten days the ])ickles will be in good eating order. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



BOSTON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1829. 



WORCESTER CATTLE SHOW REPORTS. 



The Committee on Bwine, of which Thomas 

 Kinnicut was Chairman, magnify their office in a 

 style of humor, which, if not to be considered a 

 precedent, in discussing matters of such high con- 

 sideration as are submitted at an Agricultural Fair, 

 may at least serve as an anti-fogmatic, v,hen one's 

 minil is over shadowed with the vapors. Perhaps 

 a mite of merriment to mingle with a mass of dry 

 detail, like leaven to a baker's batch, may increase 

 the value of the article. 



The following is a sample of their mode of 

 handling their intractable subject : — 



" Your Committee are aware that in making a 

 report upon the important subject committed to 

 them, they are called upon to perform no ordinary 

 task. Various considerations impress upon their 

 minds the conviction that he who attempts to set 

 forth this subject in a manner correspondent with 

 its interest, ought indeed to wield ' the pen of a 

 ready writer.' Those who have preceded us in 

 this duty, have brought to its performance the ex- 

 ercise of no ordinary talent and research. The 

 lore of past ages, the lights of modern experience, 

 the labors of patient industry, even the inspirations 

 of poetry, have been put in requisition upon this 

 interesting classical topic. The history of the 

 animal in the early ages, when he was the sove- 

 n of the European forests, and the object 

 against which Chivalry broke his lance, when 

 Kings and Knights strove for its conquest with a 

 valor and eagerness, equal to that with which they 

 encountered the turbaned infidel in the field, has 



animal occupies in the order of animated nature, 

 has been celebrated by our predecessors. They 

 have demonstrated his interesting proximity to a • 

 certain class of the human species, in the strength 

 of his appetites, the keenness of his organs of 

 taste, and the general facilities of an accomplished 

 gourmand ; in his gentlemanly habits of ease atui 

 luxury, his propensity to indulge in the soft allure- 

 ments of the morning and evening couch, envel- 

 oped in the balmy perfume of his habitation, and 

 his enviable exemption from all the corroding cares 

 and vulgar labors of the less fortunate part of 

 creation ; so that we are almost compelled to be- 

 lieve that in a court of law, we should be obliged 

 to acknowledge his affinity to be at least as near 

 as the third degree of cousinship. 



"What then remains for your Committee to add 

 upon a subject so exhausted ? ' The whole hog,' 

 has literally been devoured by those who have 

 sat down to the banquet before them, and, in the 

 expressive language of their fellow citizens- of 

 Kentucky, they can only say, they ' go the whole 

 hog' in all that has been written upon it ; and must 

 earnestly recommend to those who would be en- 

 lightened, to consult the voluminous reports 

 which adorn the records of this Society." 



The number of swine was less than usual, but 

 most were of superior quality. A Boar by Joe! 

 Brown of Boylston, was handsomely spoken of. 

 The Committee regret that they are unable to 

 award a premium to Jabez Brigham of Worces- 

 ter, for a beautiful boar of the Bedford and Leices- 

 ter breed. This animal wasdecidedly superior to 

 any boar offered for exhibition or premium, but 

 not being 8 months old, is not, according to the 

 rules of the Society, entitled to a premium. New- 

 ell Rice of Worcester was awarded the first pre- 

 mium for the best breeding sow 17 months old, of 

 the Bedford breed. 



To the same gentleman was awarded the first 

 premium for the two best weaned Pigs, 5 months 

 and 26 days old. 



" A breeding Sow and her pig were ofl'ered for 

 exhibition only, by Dr Oliver Fiske of Worcester. 

 She is indeed a wonder, and is best described in 

 a communication made by the Doctor to your Com- 

 mittee. " I offer for exhibition a Breeding Sow, 

 for which I obtained the highest premium in 1826, 

 of the Bedford breed. This animal brought her 

 first litter at 8 months, and has regularly produced 

 two litters a year from that time to the present. — 

 She commenced with three pigs ! They were more 

 numerous and better as she advanced in age ; the 

 largest number was 14 ; whole number 181, of 

 which she has furnished for market at 6 weeks 

 old, as breeders 119. Her motherandone of her 

 first pigs weighed in Boston market, at two years 

 old, more than 1000 lbs. and sold at the highest 

 price. Her progeny are to be found in New York, 

 and all the New England States. Her pig is 4 

 months — the mother 8 years and 9 months." 



The Committee on Manufactured Articles, &c. 

 state that they are gratified in witnessing the in- 

 creased attention paid to the subject of their ex- 

 amination. "The various fabrics are not only 

 more numerous than formerly, but of increased 

 excellence in the workmanship." 



" Two grass bonnets, offiered by the Misses 

 Spragues of Athol, for fineness of texture and 

 evenness of braid, were deemed worthy the Soci- 

 ety's preuiium. A bonnet offered by Miss Betsy 



been recounted to you by a pen that never fails 



to impart interest to the subject it touches. Again, I R. Nichols, was very good in quality and charac 



the high place which, in his modern character, this | ter of the work, and second only to the Misses 



