Vol. Vlir.— N'>.41. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



323 



ight reasonably have been expected. A gentle- 



un wlio acfeil as one of the commissioners to ness of good cream when Uood warm, or just 



iJ|£|jlore the route for a canal from Boston to th 

 udsoii.inforined nie that while traversing a dis 



e potable. It should be seasoned with salt to suit 



uuovyi., ....^ V... ..... o *■ the ta.ste of the consumers — a little sweetening 



nee of 400 miles of country, they could find but niay render it more grateful to some, and to have 

 " ' " ' "' " " '— it in the greatest perfection it should be prepared 



fresh once a day at least, in a utensil always 

 dean 



a single instance a mug of cider that could he 

 lied even tolerable ; though anxiously sought for, 

 it was a beverage that they were particularly at- 

 fllched to. Are our countrymen aware that cider 

 ay be made equal to, and become a substitute for 

 erman and French white tvines that are held in 

 nsiderable estimation ? They may rest assured 

 the fact, which it is in my i)ower to prove by 

 e testimony of many living witnesses, and pre- 

 ji red, too, without the addition of distilled spirits, 



any other/ore?^;i substance. 



„ PraRT, by attention to select the proper 



(lit, and care in the i)reparation, is equal if not 



perior to a great portion of what is called Cham- 



ign ivinc, that is quaffed at the fashionable cir- 



;s in our cities and their vicinage. It is an un- 



j ie.stionable fact that large quantities of Perry, 



, ade in England from the squash pear, liave been 



ported to France by contract with the French 



xtners, and never leave their vaults under any 



lier name than Champaign wine. We have 



sted perry made in the vicinity of Portsmouth, 



H. that we feel confident would pay a hand- 



me freight if ship|)ed, by a winter passage to 



ance ; and probably would be returned as 



[am^aign of approved brands, and sold at a dol- 



■ a bottle. 



Chocolate is said to be a most valuable re- 



)rative in cases of extreme exhaustion by labor 



d exposure to sudden changes from heat to 



Id and wet. It has been found by the experi- 



ce of perhaps a century in Boston, to be the 



)st salutary restorative and invigorating stimu- 



it that has been discovered, for those who use 



(lent exertions in extinguishing fires. We 



3uld like to have the experiment fairly tried by 



ministering chocolate as an auxiliary to strong 



, er, to firemen of steam engines and ethers 



1 lose vocations expose them to intense heat, and 



course excessive perspiration. 



But we are inclined to believe that the simple 



tation, called by our ancestors porridge, and 



us Indian gruel, which sustained them through 



their severe labors and perils, (for it was their 



irst at morn, and last at eve,") may be made a 



eap and valuable substitute for chocolate Dur- 



i, ; a rapid and very fatiguing journey over the 



ijleghanies, in dog days, I experimented with gruel 



I myself; and found it a more stimulating and du- 



,j,jle restorative than any substance I had ever be- 



'i-e tried. My companions who were veteran 



!|.vellers, though not intemperate men, had re- 



, urse to the usual stimulants,ju/e;)s and shng. 



J, hen arrived on the Ohio, it was confessed by 



.',: 501 that the Pilgrim jjotation triumphed over the 



:,j, jduction of the still, by the appearance of much 



„ij: ire animal strength and spirits in a habit con- 



]l ierably less robust. If a laborer when he turns 



/ t at 4 o'clock in a hot morning to mow his half 



I ' re of grass before breakfast,will on starting, drink 



\)int of warm gruel, which should be made ready 



,l5 night before, and take another pint into the field 



1 will not require a dram or mint sling to relieve 



Intness or restore appetite. And it will be found 



It less beneficial when mowing, reaping and other 



irere labor occupies the midd leofthe day, to al- 



■nale with beer, nor does it provoke thirst if pre- 



rod in a proper manner — which is to have the 



water, and boileil down till it will be of the thick- 



In closing the li.'it of the most important substi- 

 tutes, we ask attention to pvre soft waler, as a 

 preventive of intemperance not less important ; — 

 how many thousands have been imperceptibly led 

 to this habit, by beginning with a spoonful of spir- 

 it to correct or qualify a tumbler of 6«rf water? 



A measure has been i)roposod as one of the means 

 of suppressing intemperance, by several whose 

 opinions arc entitled to respect, which we sin- 

 cerely hope will not be resorted to. It is that the 

 nimicipal authorities interpose to restrain the 

 granting of licenses for selling ardent spirits. We 

 apprehend that the age of sumptuary laws has, in 

 in our country at least, gone by ; and fear the at- 

 tempt would have the same tendency to demoralize 

 that excessive duties have — smuggling inevitably 

 follows besides producing an effect not dissimi- 

 lar to the high impost on foreign spirits, for every 

 gallon of which it has kept back, 3 gallons of home 

 product have been consumed ! If wo may be al- 

 lowed a simile, Congress has said, ' We have 

 enhanced the price of arsenic, by taxing it enor- 

 mously, but you may quaff our native Hellebore, 

 which is equally virulent, to your heart's con- 

 tent for a song, and encourage domestic industry.' 



Would not the good effects be commensurate 

 to any expense and time that might be required, 

 if temperance societies and other associations 

 should appoint committees or agents, who, having 

 made themselves acquainted with the best mode 

 of managntnent of the several substitutes enintie- 

 rated, were to distribute samples of suitable ajipa- 

 ratus, impart instruction personally, and encourage 

 a spirited emulation throughout our country ! 



Wo have exhibited the principal means, which, 

 if they are prosecuted with vigor, in con- 

 junction with the 7noral exertions now in progress, 

 and that we trust in God, will continue with in-" 

 creased ardor, afford the animating prospect 

 that the object in view may be accomplished be- 

 fore the expiration of the present half century ; but 

 we should perhaps lead the reader to the verge of 

 credulity to utter such a prediction. Yet there is 

 rational ground for believing that these united ef- 

 forts will elicit, as auxiliary, an engine that ' gives 

 motion to the springs and direction to the wheels 

 of power,^— that engine is OpiNiopj-a lever 

 against which, in the present instance, no earthly 

 force can prevail ; for its fulcrum will rest upon a 

 foundation laid by him who 'spake as never man 

 spake.' And to him 'ought gratitude to flow 

 from the swelling heart of every member of the 

 the human family, in a stream, as rich, as gener- 

 ous, as delicious, as the wine that flowed at the 

 marriage of Canae.' 



Boston, Mass. April, 1830. ^^^^ 



FOR THE NEWENGLABD FARMKB. 



BREAKING STEERS. 

 Mr Fessenden— On the 5th ult. you had a 

 communication on the subject of breaking steers, 

 which is allowed to be 'very good.' On the 

 26th ult you had another that is 'still better.' 

 .,• 1 •= ,. hwP the VVhether on the 2Sth, I shall offer any thingthat 

 rod in a proper manner-wh.ch is to have "!« L ^^^ better still,' is not for me to decide. 

 sal sifted very fine, mixed with a great deal ot 



About 9 years ago, I had a two year old bull, 

 that rather abruptly helped me over a five rail 

 fence in less than no time. Having procured an 

 iron ring, the next day, I took a cart rope and 

 confined his head to a post, pierced his nose with 

 an instrimient prepared for the purpose, (similar 

 to one left at the Agricultural Warehouse,) put 

 in the ring, shut it, attached a cord to the ring and 

 led hitn about the premises as orderly as a horse, 

 afterwards yoked him up with my nigh and off 

 ov, and made him work either side with but little 

 trouble, put him in traces between the horse and 

 oxen. .■\nd by passing the leading lines or reins 

 from the harness, and buckling to the ring in the 

 nose, I frequently rode to niill with my grist, in a 

 sleigh, or on the forward wheels of a horse wag- 

 gon. So much for the doctrine of j)assive obe- 

 dience. 



Now, sir, as to this fiery trial, I do not like it. 

 Probably it answered a good purpose when Gen. 

 Putnam applied it to the nose of the dead wolf — 

 but the application of it to the nose of a horn- 

 less steer is useless ; worse than that, it is cruel. I 

 would not have treated my bull so, in return for 

 his politeness in helping me over the fence. 



In ringing about a dozen bulls and some cows, 

 I have pursued the course above described, with 

 the assistance of a man to hold the animal's nose 

 steady. I prefer the ring to ilie iron in the form 

 described, it is not so heavy, is easily turned in 

 tlic nose while healing, and does not project so 

 far, and consequently is better about feeding. But, 

 sir, as you now have a three fold cord attached to 

 the animal, you can lead him up, and examine and 

 judge for yourself Yours, 



Dorchester, April, 1830. J. MEARS. 



It is the glory of the New England School sye^ 

 tern, that its benefits, like the dews of heaven, de- 

 scend r.like on the rich and the poor ; and like the 

 dews ot iieaven, too, these banefits are very light- 

 ly esteemed. 



A London editor says — ' The American China 

 trade may not have succeeded ; but what is that 

 to the purpose ? The Americans do not drink tea.' 



A gentleman of Bellville, (Illinois,) is endeavor- 

 ing to introduce the culture of Silk into that 

 State. 



A Railroad from Newcastle, Del. to Frenchtown 

 Md. has just been commenced, and will be vigor- 

 ously prosecuted. 



Brighton Market — Monday, April 28. 

 (Reported for the Chronicle and Patriot ) 



At market this day, 183 Beef Cattle (all sold) 

 12 Stores, 22 Working Oxen, 12 Cows and Calves 

 and 12 Swine. 



Prices— Bee/ Cattle— exlra, at 5 25 a $5 37J ; 

 good, 5 a $5 25 ; middling, 4 67 a $4 84 ; thin, 

 4 a $4 50. About 4 or 6 Cattle brought $5 50, 

 one ox, fed by Mr John Kingsbury, of Newton, 

 was purchased by Mr Cephas Bracket, at $5 75. 



Stores — no sales noticed. 



Working Oxen— several sales ordinary at $40 

 and $45. 



Cows and Calves— we noticed the sales of four, 

 viz: $18, 25, 27j and 28. 



Sheep— a. few of a good quality would find a 

 quick sale. 



Swine— by the lot 4J cents, 252 came in on 

 Thursday last, and were taken in one lot the sama 

 day, at about 4| cents. 



