No. 5. 



On Feeding Slock. 



-FrasTfjicnts. 



159 



\\ iiiderful instinct to burrow in the earth for 

 its jiit'servatioii durinw, and protection from, 

 1 Ih riirors of winter, is nought but a depreda- 

 iiT and destructor, meriting the acquaint- 

 ;ni( »■ and friendship of man no further than 

 'nr him to seek its utter annihilation 1 To 

 Iiroaeh the secret, while I was this day, 

 < 'iiicinnatus like, following- the plough, these 

 r> llrctions forced themselves upon my mind. 

 J nliserved, as any person may do, (particu- 

 larly in the spring of the year,) tiie ground 

 al'n^r the furrows were turned over, to be 



|iii reed with almost innumerable perfora 

 liMiis. Now as every elTect must have a 

 raiise, the first inquiry was, from what 

 si [irce proceeded these perforations. Since 

 il IS a well known fact that the different spe- 

 I'lrs of beetles, with numerous other species 

 I'l insects, burrow in the earth to deposit 

 thrir eggs, or hybernate themselves, to a 

 <li pih to be beyond the effects of the frost — 

 ■\\ 1 !c not these the passages wrought by 

 ih.ise workmen of nature in their egress 

 frdiii their winter abode ] Most assuredly 

 tiny were. Might not these perforations 

 Il ml materially to the fertilization of the soil 

 1>\ the more readily admitting the air and 

 !ieat of the sun, and absorbing the rain 

 . freely,which carries with it the decaying 

 Liiul putrefying matter from the surface to the 

 absorbent fibres of the roots of plants 1 Such 

 at least were my reflections. Now, while 

 we desire to exercise a fostering care towards 

 ( :- portion of created beings, as the friends 

 ' : man, might we not, with much propriety, 

 ai least stop to inquire, before we declare a 

 war of extermination upon another part of 

 tliein, were they formed for any useful pur- 

 pi s' ? or rather, do not all created beings, 

 tuiding to promote the interest of man, re- 

 quire some compensation at his hand for 

 their services rendered ? Yea, 



The birds of tieaven shall vindicate their grain. 

 Will some of your scientific observing cor- 

 respondents favor us with their views upon 

 the subject ? Ento. 



For the Farmers' Cabinet. 

 On Feeding Stock. 



Little and often, says experience. In 

 feeding all kinds of domestic animals par- 

 ticular care should be taken to avoid placing 

 too much food before them at a time, for it 

 is observed that food which has been long 

 hlnwcd upon, is never relished afterwards, 

 and will only be eaten from the most pressing 

 necessity 



It is well known that the exhalations from 



the lungs of all animals contain great impu 



" rities, which have been thrown otf from the 



blood, and these coming in contact with the 



food renders it unpleasant if not injurious, 

 and the instinct of animals prompt them to 

 reject all poisonous substances offered them 

 as food. The true maxim is, 



MTTI.I! AND OFTEN. 



Never crowd the trough with food, or the 

 rack with hay, to avoid the trouble of soon 

 replenishing them again, if you wish your 

 stock to thrive and do well ; and i)articuJarly 

 if you desire to economize your winter store 

 of provender. Lazy boys always All the 

 trough and rack the fullest, in order to save 

 the trouble of doing it soon again. R. 



Fragments. — No. III. 



" Gather up tlic fragments, that notliing be lost.*' 



thf: close of the year. 

 The approach of the close of the year 

 should remind iis of the close of our lives ; 

 and as no person dies the sooner for being 

 prepared, it would be well for us all, at least 

 once a year, to review the past and make 

 preparation for the future. Examine your 

 debits and credits, liquidate your bills and 

 accounts that have been running on with 

 mechanics and others ; make crooked things 

 straight, and those that are obscure, clear 

 and plain ; ascertain how you stand with the 

 world, and every body in it; and then seri 

 ously consider whether it might not be best 

 under all circumstances, to make your will 

 whilst in health, and not postpone so im 

 portant and serious a business till you are 

 prostrated on a bed of sickness. 



TIME. 



Economize time, it is the stuff life is made 

 of, therefore suffer no portion of it to be 

 wasted in vain and frivolous pursuits, which 

 neither promote our own true interest or 

 happiness, nor the sum of human enjoyment. 



HABIT. 



If you desire the success of your children 

 in life, take great care of the habits they ac- 

 quire during their minority. Many can 

 trace their prosperity or adversity to the ha- 

 bits and impressions engrafted upon them at 

 an early period of their lives. 



KINDNESS. 



Kindness, and a true regard for the feel- 

 ings and interest of those who are under our 

 control in the capacity of hirelings and do- 

 mestics, is generally reciprocated by faith- 

 fulness and devotion to our interests, and is 

 the best safeguard to fidelity. 



REFORM. 



If you wish to reform the world, begin by- 

 reforming yourself, and then devote your at- 

 tention to forming and improving the habits. 



