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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Nov. 27 li>-2V. 



MISCELLANIES. 



FARMERS. 



They mw ih«ir ficlilt, aodlrers ihey plant, 

 Whose yenrl.v fruil suppliM iheir waiil ; 

 Their race grows up Irom fruilful slock?, 

 Their wealth increases wilh iheir flncks— Watts. 



If tlicrc is any time when we are inclined to in- 

 dulge in feelin^;s of envy, it is when wo get loose 

 from our conlineil, inuetive and Beil'.-ntary labors, 

 after ten or twelve hours application, and sally 

 forth to observe what is passing aronnd us. It is 

 then that we compare the healthy looks of the 

 Farmer with our own weak and nioiliid feelings ; 

 in autumn, follow him to the field, and sec the 

 fruits of his industry ripening before us, and ob- 

 serve the look of good nature and liappine-ss shi- 

 ning through every feature as he ga/es upon the 

 growth of that wliieh his hand has planted, or in 

 winter take a place he^^idc his family hearth where 

 the voice of health, and joy, and plenty, responds 

 to the cracking of the hospitable ti>' it is then 

 that a dizzy sickness comes over our whole frame, 

 and we arc almost led to believe that the good 

 things of this life are not equally distributed. 



A Farmer's life is indec<l a life of happiness. 

 Could our friends among that cla.ss look in upon 

 us during the cheerless season of winter, when 

 the raiu or sleet is driving against the windows, and 

 the wind is piteously howling, an<l see us as we 

 crouch over our rusty stoves, in w hic-h the little 

 fuel we can afford, is sustained here upon the re- 

 mains of what was once, in our youthiiil days, an 

 andiron ; and there, tiiiou a brick, or a half burnt, 

 knotty stirk of wood, an cnibleni of our hard con- 

 dition, with not one near and dear friLMid to cheer 

 us, without any one that is interested in our wel- 

 fare, or tlijt would be the less hapjiy if we were 

 in our graves, they would go to their own happy 

 homes, and never again repine at any of the 

 crosses wiiich Providence might send upon them. 

 It i.- the truth that mnnkinil are not sensible 

 cniiugh of the superiority of the Farmer's situa- 

 tion, in regard to happiness, over every other class 

 in the connnunity. While the merchant, or he who 

 is engaged in active business, is harassed with care 

 ami anxiety, theirmindsare as free and clear as the 

 air that meets tlieni as they go to their daily em- 

 ployment. .'Mtcr the labors of the day are over, 

 the husbandman can retire to his home, and enjoy 

 the " luxury of rest." Not so the man of business 

 ^he otdy exchanges (lerplexing toil for anx- 

 ious reflection ; and while the "lord of the soil" 

 is dreaming of fat oxen and agricultural prizes, his 

 eyes are miclosed, and his mind is upon the stretch 

 in an endeavor to invent means of taking up notes 

 at the hank, or some such equally j)lHa8ant cogi- 

 tutiiinK. 



Professional men have their numerous troubles 

 also. All the profecsions are crowilod, and those 

 who have neither great impudence, nor superior 

 talent are in a hopeless condition — and those who 

 do possess these requisites are often in dcs[)air at 

 the slow anil tedious progress in the path of iiolo- 

 rieiy and eminence, and suffer most excruciatingly 

 at Kuch times from the horrors. 



The merhanics, ton, superior as is their situa- 

 tion in point of real comfurt to either of the above 

 cin-ses, arc rontiniudly pingued with captious and 

 mean nistomerM, untoward and lazy apprentices, 

 or perhaps want of employment. 



Agriculture has been justly styled the " natin-al 



employment of man;" and happy wouM it be fur 

 I the connnunity if more would in this respect, as 

 j well as every other, follow nature, the '•unerring 

 guide to truth." Then, instead of the city being 

 I crowded with melancholy and disappointed speeu- 

 j lators, every part of the country would senile un- 

 I der the hand of industry, and be filled with a happy 

 ! and healthy population. 



The late distressing times will be a source of 

 much guvd, and a means of bringing folks to their 

 senses in this particular, and lead irniny to leave 

 the crowded and uneven walks of speculation, for 

 a life of usefulness and contentment. — LaneasUr 

 Gazctlt. : 



We do not rerolleci of mecling wilh anyihing ilial illuslrales 



the adrantiii^^s of flrunlceniiess in stronger lani;ii.-tgc than some 



of the following items, which we have luund in an old tract. 

 If you wish to he always thirsty, he uDrunkard; 



for the oftener and more you drink, the ofteiier 



and more thirsty you will be. 



' If you seek to prevent your friends raising you 

 , in the world, be a Drunkard ; for thut will defeat 



all their efforts. j 



I If you would effectually counteract your own I 

 ! attem|its to do well, be a Drtmkard ; and you will 



not be disappointed. j 



' If yon wish to repel the endeavors of the whole 

 I human race to raise you to character, credit, and 

 [ prosperity, he a Drunkard ; and you will most as- j 

 |Sure<lly triumph. ! 



If you arj determined to be poor, be a Drunk- 

 lard; and you will soon be ragged and pennyless. | 

 I If you would wish to starve your family, be a \ 



Drunkard ; for that will consume the means of 



their support. ! 



I If you would be iinposed on by knaves, be a , 



' Drunkard ; for that will make their task easy. I 



If you would wish to be robbed, he a Drunk- i 



ard ; which will enable the thief to do it with ' 

 ' more safety. 

 I If you would wish to blunt your senses, be a 



Drunkard ; and you will soon be more stupid than 

 \ an ass. 

 I If you would become a fool, be a Drunkard;\ 



and you will soon lo.se your understanding. j 



1 If you would wish to unfit yourself for rational! 



intercomse, be a Drunkard ; for that will render i 



you wholly unfit for it. 



If you are resolved to kill yourself, be a Drunk- ' 



ard; that being a sure mode of deslniclion. I 



If you would expose both your folly and secrets, 



be a Drunkard ; and they will soon run out, as the! 



liquors run in. 

 ! If you think you are loo strong, be a Drunkard : . 



and you will soon be subdued by so powerful an 



enemy. i 



I If you would get rid of your money without 

 I knowing how, he a Drtmkard ; and it will vanish ■ 

 I insensibly. , 



I If yon would have no resource when past labor 

 I but a workhouse, be a Drunkard; and you will be 



unable to provide any. I 



! If you arc determined to expel all comfort from 

 I your house, be a Drunkard; and you will soon do 

 1 it efferttially. 



I If you would he always under strong suspicion, 

 I be a Drunkard ; for, little as you think it, all agree 

 , that thosi- who steal from themselves and families 

 ■ will ndi others. 



If you would be reduced to the necessity of 



shunning your creditors, he a Drunkard : and yon 



will soon have reason tc. prefer the by-paths to the 



public streets. 



Vii 



If you would he a ilend weight on the roiim 

 iiit_\, Mild " Climber the grounil," be a Drunk:ii 

 for that will render you useless, helpless, biirilM 

 some and expensive. 



If yon would he a nuisance, be a Druiikm^ 

 for the approach n{ a Uruuknrd is like that o 

 dunghill. 



ifyou would be hated by your family and fricn 

 he a Drunkard; and you will soon he more li 

 disagreeable. 



If you would he a pest to society, be a Drvt ^ 

 ard ; and you will be avoided as inft-ctious. 



If you do not wish to have your faults reform 

 rontinue to be a Drunkard ; and you will not c 

 for good advice. 



If you would smash windows, break the |>ea 

 get your bones broken, tumble under cari> i 

 horses, and be locked up in watch houses, b 

 Drunkard ; and it will be strange if you do 

 siid'eiul. 



Ifyon wish all your prospects in life to be do 

 ed, be a Drunkard; and they will soon he d 

 enough. 



If you would destroy your body, be a Dru 

 ard ; as drunkenness is the mother of disense. 



If you mean to ruin your soul, be a Drunka 

 that you may be exrhided from heaven. 



Finally, if you are determined to be iiiti-rlv 

 stroyed, in estate, body, and soul, be a Drun':<i 

 anil you will soon know that it is iiiipo.-sible 

 adopt a more eficctual mode to acconiplish y 

 —END. 



I. 



JFanted, 



An Apprentice, in a Book Printing Office. .\n ii , 

 ligcnl boy from the country would lie preferred. 



inquire at the New England Fimicr Office, No 

 North Market Street. tf Oct. 8 '' 



Poicder at 2s per lb. 

 DUPONT'S POWDKR. quality warriinlcd, for sa. 

 Cop-'ltutil^s AmmunUicm i^tore, 65 Kroad st, at rttail. 

 S}fo T, CA I'S. 6i.e. ol ll:e *«( quality — rlieap for eash. 



Roots of (he Pie Plant or Tart Rltuharb. 



A supply of the roots of the Rlicuni p.ilnialuin 

 Tart Rhubarb, or Pic Plant, an excellent arliclf 

 early sutniner use, (see N. E. Farmer, vol. vi. paeo 

 and Fcssendcn's New .American Gardener, article B 

 BARB, for its culluro and uses.) The rootii are la 

 and in fine order for tran.iplanting; this fall 



For sale at the AgriculliiraJ \\ arehouso, No 

 North .Market street — price 2.") cts. per rooL Oct. ] 



.Yew England Fanntr^s .'Jlmanack for ISSC. 



Just published by Cartf.r Jt Hknoke. cor ■ 

 School and Washington-streets, and bv J. B. Ri -- 

 No. ■I'J, North Market-street, the .Vrir Knglaiul Furv 

 .ilmnnnckjur \K\n. lly Tho.>ia» G. Ft!.SK.iu»..>, . . 

 of the New England Funiier. 



This .Almanack, it is tlioiiglit. will bo found to be i 

 siderubly improved upon tli:it of the preceding v 

 The .Astronomical calcti!ati(ins have been jirepare^ 

 revised with great e.irc by a gi-ntleir.aii of this city— 

 tides particularly noted — n complete Cajendar of 

 Courts for each stale in New England, incluilinj 

 Probate Courts of Mas.snchusottK — tJie Sun's decln 

 — a table of lloads and distances from lloslon. <.\ < 

 BOventct-n pages of miscellaiieous articles, priiicii-' 

 upon .Agriculture and Gardening. 



X^fountry tr.iders and olliem supplied upon the s 

 liberal terms, liy tlie thousand, groce. or dozen. 



Sept. IH. 



I'uhlislird every Friday. «| S^X'tT anDum. pnrnMr a 

 emi of the year— hui Ihnso who pay vtitliin -iAtv dim fr..D 

 lime of siibMriliing. ore entiilcd to ii dednrlioD of fitl'v c. im 



Ij" No paper uill be sent to a distance wilhoul pi-jinei 

 tug m.»de in advance. 



Printed lor J. 11. Ri sstLL, by I. R. RuTTS— by » 

 all desf nptions of I'riniinf; eao be rirciiicd to ineei the wi 

 of cuitomers. Onlersfor prinlinf^ received by J. R. Ri'ssi 

 •I Ike Agriculiural Warehouta No. AS Norib Market Si 



