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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



plilegiriatic liabits il proves u |io\verlul rxpecioraiii, 

 diuretic, and cmineiiagoguc, and, if lliu iialieiit is 

 kept warm, n sudoritic. 



This pungent root warms and stimulates tlie 

 solids, and attenuates tenacious juiees, l«v its pen- 

 etrating powers. It is saiil, that ifa clove of it he 

 kept in llie mouth, il is an effectual preservative 

 against infection. The Hungarians esteem it the 

 mo.it efficacious preventive, against pestilential 

 disnrdei-s. 



Sir William Temple, in liis treatise on Health 

 and I^ng Life, says, ' Garlic has, of all plants, the 

 greatest strength, affords the most nnurishinent, 

 nnd supplies most spirits to lho.se who cat little 

 flesli. It is of great virtue in colics, a great 

 strengthener of the stomach nponileca\3 or indi- 

 gestion ; and 1 believe, (if there be any such,) a 

 sj)ecin • reme.ly in the gout. I have known gr.;at 

 testimonies of this kind within my acquaintance, 

 and have never used ii myself upon this occasion 

 without an opinion of some success or advan- ^ 

 tage.' I 



If garlic he boiled, and given to chickens with' 

 their food, it will generally prevent that pest of 

 the fealliered tribe, the pip. 



Parsley seed should bo sown in the spring ; it 

 remains six weeks in the earth ; it never appears 

 in less than forty <Iays, nor .Iocs it often e.tceed 

 fifty; thus ^t takes longer to vegetate than any 

 other known seed of vegetables ; but it is observ- 

 o<l that old seed comes up earlier than new. 



We arc told by ancient authors, that when fish 

 became sickly in ponds or stews, it was a cofnmon 

 practice to throw in parsley, which greatly revived 

 them. 



This herb is good for sheep that have eaten a 

 kind of wild rammculus, which causes a worm to 

 destroy their liver. It is also said to be an excel- 

 lent remeily to preserve sheep from the rot, provi- 

 ded they are feil twice a week, for two or three 

 hours each time, with this herb. I'arsley lias been 

 sometimes cultivated in fields fur this purpose; 

 but hares and rabbits arc so fon.l of it, that they will 

 come from a great di«(anco to feed upon it ; so that 

 those who wish to draw liares on their estates have 

 oidy to sow par:.ley in their [larks or fields. 



To preserve parsley for the seas.ming of meats, 

 &c, let it be gathered on a dry day, and immedi- 

 ately put into a tinned roasting screen, and placed 

 close to a large fire ; it will then soon become brit- 

 ile, when it may be rubbed 6iw, and put into 

 glass bottles for use. 



[to lir. CONTINUEn] 



GROWTH AND MANUK.VCTUKL: OF SILK. 

 Mr Spencer, of New York, from the Commit- i 

 tee on Agriculture, to which the subject iiad been j 

 referred, made the following 



beport: I 



The Committee on AKriciilture, who wore instructed by 

 a resolution, to iriquiro int i the expediency of aiiopling 

 measures to extend the cultivation of the while mulber- 

 ry tree in liiu United Slates : to proiiiole tho culture 

 of silk, by introduciiiR tlie necessary machinery foi 

 reeling the same from cocoons and for acquiring and 

 disseminating practical knowledge therein, made the 

 fotlowing report in pari ; 



That the committee have been greatly aided in 

 their impiiries on these importunt subjects by es- 

 says, pul.lir.hed recently, by Mr J<dm I)' Homergiie, 

 a niilive of France, who came to the United States 

 during tho last Summer. Mr D'lloiiiergue, be- 

 ing unaciiuuinted with our language has bceu os- 



oisleilin the writing these essays by Peter S. Dii 

 Ponceau, Esci. of whom it is unnecessary to speak, I 

 he being extensively known as a gentleman of the 

 mo.st patriotic views, poss(rssing great scientific at- 

 tainments, and an unblemisheil character. The 

 committee, therefore, consider these cways, and 

 the facts contained iu them, as entitled to high con- 

 fidence. 



.\mong the facta developed are several of an 

 important nature. It appears that American silk 

 is superior in quality to that produced in other 

 countries. In France and Italy, twelve pounds of 

 cocoons are reipiired to produce one pound of raw 

 silk, whilst eight poumls of American cocoons 

 will produce one pound of raw silk. The cocoons 

 cannot be exported to a foreign market from s'e- 

 , veral causes ; tlicir bulk, their liability to spoil by 

 mouldering on shipboard, and because they cannot 

 be compressed without rendering them incapable 

 of being afterwards reeled. 



It is further demonstrated in these essays, and | 

 j in a memorial lately presented by the manufac- | 

 lurcra of silk stuffs of Lyons, in France, to the j 

 Minister of commerce and inanufaLtiires, that the 

 art of filature can only be acquired by practical . 

 instruction, by some one intimately accpiainted j 

 with, and accustomed to that process. That no 

 human skill or ingenuity, unaided by practical in- 

 struction, is capable of acquiring that art, to any 

 profitalde extent. It is made manifest, that, al- 

 though the culture of silk has been carried on for 

 many years in some i.arts of the United Slates, 

 and "more particularly in Connecticut, it has been 

 conducted very uni)rofitably, compared with what 

 the results might have been, if the art of filatures 

 had been understood. The sewing silk made in 

 Connecticut is from the best of silk, and is, after 

 all, quite inferior to that of France and Italy ; in 

 these latter countries, sewing silk is manufactured 

 from imperfect cocoons, or from refuse silk. It 

 appears, also, tliat, unless the silk is proj.erly reel- 

 ed from the cocoons, it is never afterwards suscep- 

 tible of use in the finer fabrics. 



It is a gratifying consideration to the committee, 

 that the benefits from the culture of silk and the 

 acquisition of the art of reeling the same, will bo 

 common to every part of the United States. Tin 

 climate of every State in the Union, is adapted te 

 the culture of silk ; hatching the eggs of the silk 

 worm may be accelerated or retarded to suit the 

 ! l.iitting forth the leaves of the mulberry. That ^ 

 I tree is easily ])roi)agated from the seeds of the 

 fruit, and is adapted to almost any soil. 



The committee regard the general culture of 

 silk as of vast national ailvantage in many points 

 of view. If zealously undertaken and prosecu- 

 ted, it will, in a few years, furnish an article of 

 ex|)ort of great value ; and thus the millions jiaid 

 by the people of the United States, for silk stuffs 

 will be compcnsateil for by the sale of our raw 

 silk. The importation of silk, during the year 

 which ended on the SOlli of September, 1828 

 amounted to $8,163,563, of which $1,274,46 

 were exported; liui, in the same year, the expor- 

 tation of bread stuffs from this country amouiiled 

 only to $5,114,665, leaving a balance against us 

 of nearly two millions. The commilteo antici- 

 pate, that, at a period not remote, when we shall 

 be in iio.sscssi.n of the fini:st maierial produceil 

 in oiiy country, the mamifacture of silk sliiUs will 

 necessarily be introduced inio the United Stales. 

 The culture of silk promises highly moral ben- 

 efits in the employment of poor woinon and chil- 



July 2, 1S30. 



dren in a profitable bu.-iues.s, whilst it will detract 

 nothing from agricullural or manufacturing labor. 

 The culture of silk would greatly l)cnefii those 

 I States which have abundant tilave labor, the value 

 of w hose principal productions, particularly in the 

 article of cotton, has been depres.sed by over pro- 

 Iduction. It is well ascertained, that, although 

 I France produces within herself much silk, she 

 ] pays annually more than $20,000,000 for inqwrt- 

 I ed bilk. The committee have been unable to as- 

 , certain the amount of raw silk purchased from 

 ■ other countries in England, l)ut they are satisfied 

 the amount is large ; and that, in these countries 

 alone, a ready market can be fouml for all the raw 

 ' silk raised in the United States for many years to 

 coire. 



Bf..sf.kit3 prom a Taste for Gardejii.ng. 

 I •Jiink nothing contributes more to the sobriety, 

 con/ort and cleanrmcss of a laborer, than a taste 

 fi.r (.'.irdening, when it can be instillcil, and which, 

 1 think, a proprietor ought to promote by every 

 means in his power. I have seldom known a la- 

 borer who was fond of and kept his garden neat, 

 whose house and family also, were not so, and 

 who did not spend his leisure hours with them, 

 and in his garden, instead of in the alehouse. I 

 have generally fi>und them fond of gardening ; but, 

 for want of sufficient knowledge, they often get 

 disgusted by their not succeeding to llieir wish- 

 es. — Kng pap. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



The editor of the Riclimoud Whig, recently 

 saw a gooseberry four inches in circumference.— 

 The gtntlcman in whose garden it grew, procu- 

 red two years ago a number of choice kinds from 

 Princc'i garden. New York, and cultivated them 

 with preat care. 



Tie first year, the ' Golden Prince' and ' Rough 

 Yellow,' produced several berries, measuring from 

 2.i to 3J inches in circumference. This season 

 the 'Golden Prince' has increased in size half an 

 inch, measuring 4 iiiches. The ' Hamdton Green' 

 [.roduccs very fine berries measuring from 3i to 

 4 inches round. Tho ' White Rock' is a beautiful 

 berry, perfectly trun-parent, of good size, frmn 3 

 to 3.J inches in circumference, and overloaded 

 with fruit. 



From the Tribune. 



I Kentuckt Hams.— The Kenluckians have com- 

 menced the manufacture of chcstnirt hams, and the 

 experiment, (conducted probably by a Connecticut 

 joiner, though Kentucky claims the credit) has been 

 as successful as any other in the wooden line, even in 

 New England. For better security from worms and 

 woodpeckers, the merchandise, like the oM kind of j 

 hams, is covered with whitewashed canvass. Con- 1 

 sidered as bacon, they are sold cheap, but as fuel, the J 

 prices are rather high. j 



The purchaser remarked, it is said, that he would i 

 rather praise than cat them. This is an extract from j 

 the newspaper account : — 



' A merchant in our town, desirous of procuring 

 alotof choice bacon hams, rrrjuested his agent at 

 the Gulf to make the purchase for him from the boats 

 passing down the Mississippi. After many truitlcss 

 inquiries of the passing cratV he met witli a Ken- 

 tucky Jonathan, whose loading was composed ot i 

 nicest and choicest hams, all canvassed ; and the . 

 ' which was shown as a sample, looked so well, in 

 ' tasted 80 delightfully, that he made Uie purchase on 

 'the spot The hams, when opened, pro\ed to b« 

 \ wood, neatly turned in the shape of a hog's hind leg. 

 I —thri Gibson, AHas. Correspondent. 



