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JNEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



PROVIUKNCI:. 

 Almighty Cause .' 'tis thy 2)i'estrving' care 

 That keeps thy works forever iVtsh and fair ; 

 The sun, from thy superior radiance bright, 

 Eternal sheds his delegated light ; 

 Lends to bis sister orb inferior day. 

 And paints the silver moon's alternate ray ; 

 Thy hand the waste of hoary time renews ; 

 Thou ahedd'st the tepid morning's balmy dews ; 

 When raging winds the blacken'd deep deform. 

 Thy spirit rides commission'd in the storm ; 

 Bi Is at thy will the slackening tempest cease. 

 And lulls the angry elements to p' ace. 

 When lightning streams tremendous from the skies, 

 And pestilence the htaling art defies, 

 Thy hand directs, thy word the blow suspends. 

 In strict accordance to omniscient ends. 



See how associate round their central sun 

 Their faithful rounds the circling planets run ; 

 Still equi-distant, rooslantly career, 

 Exactly tracing their appointed sphere. 

 Mark how the moon our flying orb pursues, 

 While from the sun her monthly light renews ; 

 Breathes her wide inllnence o'er the world below. 

 And bids the tides alternate ebb and flow. 

 See how in course the shifting seasons rise, 

 And shed- their potency o'er earth and skies ; 

 ^4K'n takes its progress and its change from Thee, 

 All mark the presence of the Deity ! 



From Thee all human actions take their springs. 

 The rise of empires, and the fall of kings ! 

 See the vast theatre of time display'd, 

 W'hat has existed by Almighty aid, — 

 With pomp the shining images succeed, 

 What leaders triumph ! and what thousands bleed I 

 Perform their parts by Providence assign'd, 

 Their pride, their passions, to thy ends inclin'd : 

 Awhile they glitter in the face of day. 

 Then at thy nod the phantoms pass away ; 

 No traces left of all the busy scene. 

 But that Remembrance says — the things have been .' 



From the Poultney (Vermont) Gazette. 



Alessrs. Editors — I oliserved in your paper an 

 inquiry relative to the proper method o< Ireat- 

 iug the disease occasioned liy the poison of 

 ground ivy. The subject is important from the 

 great niinnlier of persons allacked annually by 

 this aff.^ction, which usually occasions a protrac- 

 ted coii.liiicment and disability; and in some in- 

 stances incurable ulcers and even raorlilication 

 of the loiver nxlremities. 



It is a curious fact that something' like one 

 half of'lhe persons who are exposed to the cause 

 of this disease are unsusceptible of its influence. 

 1 take the liberty to call the attention of your 

 readers to Ihe subject, chiclly willi a view to 

 state a single fact which I have on the rtuthnrily 

 of a very intelligent gentleman in this vicinity. 

 He informs me, tlrit for thirty years, lie has 

 known th it fliis disease may be prevented, cr 

 r.ither cnr«d, in an early stage, siin[dy by tlid 

 ap|)lication ol lieai. llis method is when he or 

 any of !>is laborers have been eiTiptoyi>d in hay- 

 making where the ivy abounds ; and when in a 

 day or two :tftcr their feet and ancles begin to 

 exhibit marks of the disease, such as sweliaig, 

 redness, iteat and pain ; to place them before 

 tlie tire in a situation as hot as can possibly be 

 borne without burning. This is to be done 

 several times sncccssively, and he assures me, 

 that every vestige ol the disease uniformly dis- 



appears in a lew hours. This treatmeni, how- 

 ever, is exclnsivoly adapted to the forming 

 stage of the disease ; and to h.ive its full efl'ect, 

 should be applied dnnng the first 24 hours. — 

 It should be stated, that although the authority 

 for the above facts is unquestionable, yet they 

 receive additional support from the analoffy 

 familiar to most surgeons that specific inilamma- 

 tions are generally cured in Ihe incipient stages 

 by the application of stimidants. lu the second 

 slage of poisoned legs, when small ulcers oi the 

 skin and subjacent parts begin lo appear, and 

 when the inflammation and swelling are consid- 

 erable, 1 have seen the most decided benelit 

 from ihe apjd. cation of soft soap and cold water. 

 The limb should be placed in a position as high 

 or higher than the body, and covered with soft 

 soap every t>vo or three hours. Cold water 

 should then be applied in a constant stream, or 

 riotbs dipped in cold water and changed every 

 few minutes tor 18 or 20 hours. This treat- 

 ment, occasionally aided by bleed. ng and piirg- 

 iiij; in cases where feverish symptoms make 

 tbeir appearance, rarely fails lo remove the 

 disease. D. PALMER. 



Poultney, Aug. 25, 1823. 



0:5= A correspondent of the New England Farmer, 

 vol. ii, page 6, asserts that lime water is the best reme- 

 dy lor poison by ground i^y. 



Extract from a Sermon on " Domestic Happiness," by 

 the Rev. William Jay. 



Oh! what so refreshing, so soothing, so sat- 

 isfying, as the [dacid joys of home ! 



Seethe traveller — does duty call him for a 

 season to leave his beloved circle ? The image 

 of his earthly happiness continues vividly in his 

 remembrance : it quickens him to diligence : it 

 makes him hail llie hour which sees bis pur- 

 pose accomplished, and his fice turned towards 

 home ; it communes with him as he journies, 

 and he hears the promise which causes him to 

 hope. " Thou shall know also that thy taber- 

 nacle shall be in peace ; and thou shall visit 

 thy tabernacle and not sin.'" O the joyful re- 

 union of a d.vided i'amily — the pleasures of re- 

 newed interview and conversation after days of 

 absence ! 



Behold the man of science — He drops the la- 

 bor and painfiilness of research — closes his vol- 

 ume — smooths his wrinkled brows — leaves his 

 study — and unbending himself stoops to the ca- 

 pacities, yields lo the wishes, and mingles with 

 the d versions of his children. 



" He will not blush that has a father's heart, 

 To take in chiblish play a childish part ; 

 But bends his sturdy neck to play the toy 

 That youth takes pleasure in, to please his boy." 



Take the man of trade — \\ hat reconciles him 

 to the toil of business? What enables him to 

 endure the fastidiousness and impertinence of 

 customers ? — What rewards him for so man}' 

 hours of Icdious contiiiemcut ? Bye-and-bye the 

 season of intercourse will arrive ; he wdl be- 

 hold the desire of his eyes and Ihe children of 

 ins love for whom he resigns his ease ; and .n 

 their welfare and smiles he will tind his re- 

 cotnpence. 



Yonder comes tiie laborer — He has borne the 

 burden am! heat of the day : the descending sun 

 has released him from his toil: and he is haste- 

 ning home to enjoy repose. Half way dovvn 

 Ihe lane, by the side of wliicli stands his cottage, 

 his children run to meet him. One he carries 



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anil one lie b aS. Tiie ci mpanion of h;s hii 

 hie life is ready to furnish him with his plain 

 past. See — his toil-worn countenance a.ssiin 

 an air of cheerfulness ! his hardships are for; 

 ten ; fatigue vanishes ; he eats, and is satisti. 

 The evening fair, he walks with uncovered hi 

 around his garden — enters again, and retire 

 rest ; and "• Ihe rest of a lalioring man is swe 

 whether he eat little or much." Inhabitant 

 this lowly dwelling ! who can be indiiTerent 

 thy comfort ? Peace be lo this house ? 



" Let not ambition mock their useful toil, 

 'Ih- ir homely joys and destiny obscure ; 



Nor grandeur hear with a disdainful smile 

 The short and simple annals of the poor.- j 



" They marry and are given in marriage." 

 In looking over our budget of newspapi 

 some hundreds of marriaafe notices come 

 our eye, evidenc:ng thai the fabled blind lioj 

 not less busy in our regions than he iva 

 old antideluvian cLmes. What a world of [. 

 ant thoughts tbef;e notxes bring to minil 

 sunny days of hope, and evening courlships, 

 lo\e ditties, and songs, and stolen kisses, an 

 wnole train of bright attendants on Ihe yrii 

 dreaming days of but half enjoyed affect i 

 With the little shades of jealousy and disappt i 

 ment which come lo mellow the scene and 

 ten the ripening harvest. Then the trom 

 pnin.se — ihe cautious conrealmeni, and 

 careful and gradual disclosure — Ihe 

 invitations — the smoking table, loaded wilhi 

 kies and ducks and pound cake — the roun 

 parson — and the half blush. ng half smilinff b| 

 Who thinks herself vera weel off, 

 To be woo'd an mariied and a'. 

 The printer has but jioor picking out o( 

 dish, it IS true, unless, like ourselves, he 

 most sensitive fancy, and can feast on 

 ideal dainties till his stomach is satisfied, 

 have sometimes thought that Ihe printer 

 to be united lo the wedding supper, but 

 as it might involve the matter of politics,, 

 haps it IS best its it is.-- Emporium. 



Jl pleasant climate. — The following is th 

 endarof a Siberian or Lapland year: — Jni 

 snow melts; July I, snow gone; July 9,' 

 qnite green ; July 17, plants full growlh ;1 

 25, plants in flower; August 18, snow, col 

 ing from August 18 to June 23. following.) 



The lord of the village being at dinn^ 

 lowed one of its tenants to stand, while he 

 versed with him. " What news, my fri^ 

 said the squire — " None that I know ofj 

 plied the firmer, "except lh;it a sow of 

 lias had a litter of thirteen pigs, and shl 

 only twelve teats." " What wiFl the thirC 

 do?" asked the lord. " J)o as 1 do," rew 

 Hodge, " It will stand and look on whij 

 others eat.' 



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