/ol.VIlI.— No.'24. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



187 



;e and the dictates of nature, that one of the 

 t disgusting productions of the vegetable king- 

 11 all places where it has come," to use the 

 nt expression of Sir Hans Sloane, " has much 

 itched the inhabitants, from the polite Euro- 



I to the barbarous Hottentot." 



id this " modern herb" possess a tithe of the 

 es ascribed to it by Dr Thorur in his Pcetolo- 

 * did, in fact, the least benefit result to the 

 em from its habitual use, there would then be 

 e reason why, " with all its loathsomeness of 



II and taste," it should have become so gene- 

 favorite. But we know, on the contrary, 



all who habituate themselves to its use, soon- 

 r later experience its noxious powers, 

 'obacoo is, in fact, an absolute poison. A very 

 [erate quantity introduced into the system ; 

 1 applying the moistened leaves over the sto- 

 h, has been known very suddenly to extinguish 

 The Indians of our own country were well 

 re of its poisonous effects, and were accustom- 

 laid, on certain occasions, to dip the points 

 arrows in an oil obtained from the leaves, 

 ch being inserted into the flesh, occasioned 

 ncss and fainting, or even convulsions and 



taste. Hence those who make use of tobacco, to 

 any extent, have certainly one, and frequently two 

 of the external senses less perfect than other indi- 

 viduals. But this is not all. Polypus of the nose, 

 and other serious aftuctions have been traced to 

 the use of snuft'. 



Sir John Pringle, whom, we are informed, was 

 very liberal in its use, experienced in the evening 

 of his days, a tremor of bis hands and a defect of 

 memory. Being in company with Dr Franklin, at 

 Paris, he was requssted by the Doctor to observe 

 that the former complaint was very common to 

 those people of fashion who were great snuffers. 

 Sir John was led by this remark to suspect that 

 his tremors were occasioned by his excessive use 

 of snuff. He, therefore, immediately left it off, 

 and soon afterwards the tremor of his hands dis- 

 appeared, and at the same time he recovered the 

 perfect use of his retentive faculties. 



Cases could be mentioned in which epilepsy, 

 consumption, and other serious diseases have been 

 brought on in young people by the excessive use 

 of tobacco. 



; must be evident to every one, that the con- 

 t use of an artiide possessing such deleterious 

 lerties, cannot fail, at length, to influence the 

 th of the system. 



1 whatever form it may be employed, a por- 

 of the active principles of the tobacco, mixed 

 I the saliva, invariably finds its way into the 

 iai:h, and disturbs or impairs the function of 

 organ. Hence most, if not all, of those who 

 accustomed to the use of tobacco, labor under 

 leptic symptoms. They experience at inter- 

 a want of appetite ; nausea ; inordinate 

 It ; vertigo ; pains and distension of the sto- 

 ;h ; disagreeable sensations of the head ; tre- 

 s of the limbs; disturbed sleep, and are more 

 iss emaciated. 



ccording to Boerbave, '• when this celebrated 

 t was first brought into use in Europe, it was 

 d up fjr a certain antidote to hunger ; but it 

 soon observed, that the number of hyi)Ochon- 

 cal and consumptive people were greatly in- 

 ised by its use." 



»r Cullen informs us that he has observed " seve- 

 nstances in which the excessive use of tobac- 

 n the form of snuff, has produced effects simi- 

 to those occurring in persons from the long 

 tracted use of wine and opium ;" that is, 

 ss of memory, fatuity, and other symptoms of 

 eakened or senile state of the nervous system, 

 jced before the usual period." 

 'he almost constant thirst occasioned by smo- 

 and chewing, has, in numerous instances, it 

 be feared, led to the intemperate use of ar- 

 t spirit 



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tie Sliovv in November last. They were raised by 

 Mr Jonathan Kinghain, of West Bridgewater, and 

 wfiihed as follows: — 1st, Beef li62 — Tallow 

 17 a— Hide 124 lbs., H.-ig. The 2d weighed. 

 Beef 12.53— Tallow 137— Hide 142. Total 1532 

 lbs. — jVeu) Bedford Mercury. 



Applications are to be made to the New York 

 Legislature to charter companies to build railroad.'s 

 from Canajoharie to Cattskill, and from Somers to 

 Moimt Pleasant, Westchester county. 



Dearboni's Couunerce of the Black Sea. The 



Commerce of the Black Sea has heretofore given 

 employment to some hundreds of vessels. The 

 Americans, with their characteristic enterprise and 

 skill in navigation, will not only obtain a lar^e 

 share of this commerce, but probably greatly ex- 

 tend it. In order to do this, they must have a 

 knowledge of the countries bordering on the 

 Black Sea, and of their productions, the nature of 

 their trade, &c. and this knowledge can be no 

 where so well obtained as in Geu. H. A. S. Dear- 

 born's History of the Commerce of the Black Sea. 

 Believing that this commerce was immensely im- 

 portant to the mercantile interests of our country, 

 Gen. Dearborn spared no expense in collecting all 

 the information practicable on the subject, and 

 with that munificence of labor for which he is so 

 distinguislied, and the expense of several thousand 

 lollars, he has laid the result of his inquiries be- 

 lt is but an act of justice in our 



Hints to Practical Jlnatomists. — A dead child 

 was brought to the dissecting room of the London 

 Meilical Society, and had already been some time 

 in the amphitheatre, when the anatomist set about 

 dissecting it. But at the moment of operating, he 

 fortunately thought of inflating the lungs for a few 

 moments. At the end of two or three minutes heat 

 returned, the circulation began to be established, i fore the public, 

 the heart beat, and presently the child revived, and merchants to patronize by their subscription a ia- 

 was sent back to its parents. A similar event hap- ')or solely intended for their benefit, especially as 



pened toan anatomist of Lyons, who communicated 

 it to the French Academy. In reporting these 

 cases to the French Academy of Sciences, M. Julia 

 de Fontanclle remarked, how conclusive they are 

 in favor of the advantage that might be derived 

 from insufflation, particularly in new born children 

 provided always the air be introduced into the 

 lungs with precaution. 



Stephen R. Barton of Western, has been acquitted 

 at Worcester of a charge of assault. The Teoman 

 lays the affair began in drinking rum and playing 

 cards which terminated in ahrawl and prosecution. 

 The witnesses flatly contradicted each other leav- 

 the jury to decide which lied most. 



The Magnolia. — This pride of the American 

 forests was named in honor of Pierre Magnol, 

 Professor of Medicine, and Prefect of the Botanic 

 Garden at Montpelier. 



The Providence Advertiser says, we have un 

 derstood that Mr William H. Vernon of Newport, 

 has prepared an elaborate treatise on the claims | nor less than 

 upon France. 



in so doing they are posse.ssing themselves of the 

 most valuable information in relation to a new 

 and important field for their commercial enter- 

 prise. — Essex Register. 



ptoir. liJiinniil Freeman of Wellflect, last 

 season gathered 35 bushelsof apples from a single 

 tree in his garden, 33 years old. The tree is in a 

 sheltered situation, and the fruit resembles the 

 Pearmain. 



Some inhabitants of Oxford county are about 

 to petition the Maine Legislature to prohibit the 

 use of ardent spirits at military reviews and elec 

 tions. 



1st and 2d premiums at the Bristol County Cattle 



thirst cannot be allayed by water ; for no Show, in Octolier last, were slaughtered in this 



pid liquor will be relished after the mouth and town on the 23d ult. by Messrs Penniman & Whi- 



John Jlnguis and Horatio Fulton, of Framing- 

 ham, were lately indicted for larceny, in stealing 

 watermelons fiom Daniel Stone, of Framingham. 

 They said they would not contend titilh the Com- 

 monwealth, and submitted to the sentence of Court ; 

 which was to pay a fine of $.5 each and costs of 

 prosecution. 



The statute fixes the fine at not more than $50 

 As this was their first kown of- 

 i fence, the lowest penalty was imposed. If the 

 I law had its course more frequently on this sub- 

 Premium Oxen.— The Oxen which obtained the je^t, the watermelon yards wouM be much better 



protected from the rapacity of unprincipled plun- 

 derers Concord Gaz. 



oat have been exposed to the stimulus of t! 

 ' )ke or juice of the tobacco ; a desire, of course, 

 ° :xi-ited for strong drinks, which soon leads to 

 jmperance and drunkenness. 

 The use of snuff destroys entirely the sense of 

 11, and injures materially the tone of the voice ; 

 ile chewing and smoking vitiate the sense of 



A Latin poem in praise of tobacco, published in the 

 h century. Howel in one of his letters, describes it as 

 accurate piece couched in strenuous heroic verse 

 full of matter." 



ting. The first was raised by Mr Hanum Wil- 



Culiure of Silk. — A bill to encourage the cul- 



hour in Somerset, and weighed when slaughtered I ture of silk has been introduced into the Legisia 

 — Beef 1121 i)0unds — Tallow 171— Hide 113. 1 ture of Tennessee. The Committee on Manufac- 

 Total 1406 lbs. The other was raised by Mr Na- ! tures, to whom it was referred, have reported in 

 than Slade, in Somerset, and weighed as follows : favor of it 

 —Beef 1199 lbs— Tallow 196 



Hide 121. To- 

 tal 1516 lbs. They were fatted on grass, and 

 had no grain until after the Fair in October. 



On the same day were slaughtered by Messrs 

 Britt & Howland, the oxen which obtained the 

 1st and 2d premium at the Plymouth County Cat- 



Dr Jesse Fifield, of Waterloo, recently went 

 into the office of the Seneca Farmer, to cane the 

 Editor ; but he caught a Tartar. After two or 

 three blows, the Editor look the cane from his as- 

 sailant and paid him off with compound interest. 

 In other words, lie gave the Dr a sound drubbing. 



