?JEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



ON A QUIET CONSCIENCE. 



Close thine eyes and sleep secure ; 



Thy soul is safe, thy body sure ; 



Tie that guards thee, he that keeps, 



:Never slumbers, never sleeps. 



A quiet conscience in the breast. 



Has only peace, has only rest: 



The music and the mirth of kings 



Are out of tunc, unless she sings. 

 Then close thine eyes in p^ace, and sleep secure, 

 No sleep so sweet as thine, no rest so sure. 



majesty. In some countries, the mother hre^Men^ .^^^^^^^^ ^j^^ ^ f„, ^^^ g or os 



the noses of their children, and n others press n h^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^_ ^^^ g^„„^„ 



The one who received ihe pr 

 " erries missing, and hi( 



From Silliman's Journal of Science and Arts 

 ON THE CUTTING OF STEEL BY SOFT IRON. 

 Fxiraci of a Lrller lo Ihc Kditorjrom fht -R"-. Her- 

 ZnDas^et, principal of the Foreign Muuon School 

 at ConmalL Conn. 



Cornwall, Feb. 3, 1823. 



Dear Sh\ ■ , , 



1 take the liberty to commnnicate to you a 

 fact, which has lately come to my knovy edge, 

 and which, I judge, may be of considerable use 

 in mechanics, and perhaps in philosophy. U 

 mav not, however, be new to yon. 



Mr. Barnes, (a cabinet maker of this place) 

 had occasion to repair a cross-cut saw, (a saw to 

 be used by two persons) of a very hard plate, 

 which would require considerable labor, in the 

 usual way of tiling. He recollected having 

 heard that the Shakers sometimes made use ol 

 what he called a buzz, to cut iron. Ho there- 

 fore made a circular plate of sheet iron, (a piece 

 of stove pipe,) fixed an axis to it, and put it in 

 his lathe, which gave it a very powerlul rotary 

 motion. While in motion, he applied to it a 

 common tile to make it perlectly round and 

 smooth ; but the file was cut in two by it, while 

 it received itself no impression. He then ap- 

 plied a piece of rock-crystal, which had the 

 desired effect. He then brought under it, the 

 saw-plate which, in a few minutes was neatly 

 and completely cut through longitudinally.— 

 When he stopped the buzz, he found it had re- 

 ceived no wear from the operation, and that he 

 could immediately apply his fingers to it, with- 

 out perceiving much sensible heat. During the 

 operation, there appeared a band of intense 

 fire round the buzz, continually emitting sparks 

 with great violence. He afterwards marked 

 the saw, for teeth, and in a short time cut them 

 out, by the same means. It seemed evident, 

 that the buzz, m effecting the division never | 

 came in actual contact with the plate. Was | 

 this fire the electric fluid ? If so, might it not 

 be obtained, in greater quantity, and be made 

 more effective lor chemical purposes, by some 

 such machine, than in any other way ? 



FEMALE BEAUTY AND ORNAMENTS. 

 The Ladies in Japan gild their teeth ; arid 

 those of the Indies paint them red. The black- 

 est teeth are esteemed the most beautilul in 

 Guzurat, and in some parts of America. In 

 Greenland, the women color their taces with 

 blue and yellow. However fresh the complex- 

 ion of a Muscovite may be, she would think her- 

 self verv ugly, if she was not plastered oyer 

 with paint. The Chinese must have their teet 

 as diminutive as those of the she goats; and, to 

 tender them thus, their youth is passed m tor- 

 tures. In Ancient Persia, an aquiline nose was 

 ■often thought worthy of the crown; and il 

 there was any competition between two princes 



- - ^-^"dren, and " ^/Jf ■^;' P-'bT. him, s^;* h.m back for more. The gentle» 



the head between two boards, tha it may be t^ ^^^^^^, ^^ ^i,i, ,he num, 



come square. The modern Pers.an^ have a nor._^ ^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^he boy pla: 



strong aversion to red hair, ^he 1 urks on n ^^^^^ ^. ^^^ ^^^^^^ delivering only p 



contrary, are warm admirers of Uiese disgust ngne^^^^ ^^ received. This procured him 

 locks. The Indian beauty is ^.^••^^'^ . "^'"V; Uc""'' scolding. Whereupon the In.han 

 with bear's fat. But the female Hotten tot re ec"^ his knees, and kissed the paper, a 



ceives from the hand of her '"^"' ""' ^''f '.^ , ,7 1 found out, the first time, that this ,>«, 

 wreaths of flowers but warm in est.ne and ^^ ^ut now he has p, 



reeking tripe, to dress hcrscll with enviable w ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ .upernatural, indeed:; 

 ornaments. ,., , z ,u^ „\ru\ c-.xu^f^ he leUs that -^Inch he did not see ; 



In China, small eyes are liked ; and the S'^ T' '"^* , .,„ ,„ Uiesc last berries, lor 

 are continually plucking 'heir eye brow^ th - , ^^^ .^_^.^,^ , ,„.,,, ,„,,,/,, 



they mav be small and long. The Turkish wo ^^J^ ^^^^ .^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^„^„ „hat 



they may be small and long. The Tu 'v>sb m^ - - r ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^at 



men dip a gold brush in the tincture ot a ^dack 



"rug, which they pass over their eye-brows 1 pa.in,. 



i« too visible by day, but looks shining by night. I 



Thev tino-e their nails with a rose color. 



' Au ornliment for the nose appears to us per- 



The following handsome compliment t<3 

 institutions ot our country is from Bell s {. 



<>X=:s:a;;^ T^Fe=n;: however, ,-y weekly Messenger, 

 hmk otherwise ; and they hang on it a weigh- ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^,y i,„p, ,„ ,ive to see the 

 tvrin-,the thickness of which is proportioned 1^^^^ ^^^ European continent will becort 

 bv the ranks of their husbands. The custom oi ^^ ^j^^ u,„,g^ 8,^,^, „! .\merica are a 



"y '■" . _ i_ i:„„ J„ ihoir pars. IS verv . ...... ti. r,t-inimnfl sneakinar as 1 



Ills 



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present instant. Thinking and speaking as 



lishmen, it is amazing to us, that the com 



sense of the continental nations should so 



borin- it, as our ladies do their ears, is very 

 comnTon in several nations. Through the per- 



foration arc hung various materials, sucu a. ^^^^ ^i i.,e v,u>,........- - ^ 



..reen crystal, gold, stones, a single and some- ^^^^ j ^1 the ignorance and absufl 



Tim a great number of gold rings. This is .,,^^ ,.^„j^, i,„,, . «nd should K.ve irn^ 



rXr troublesome to them in blowmg tbeirK,^, ^j,„ ^^^^j^^e to imagine, that suci 



,.e8- and the fact is, some have inlormed us,|j,^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ institutions, such a mob of n, 



,nt the Indian ladies never perform this very .^^^, ^^.^j^ ^^^^^^ of privileged classes, 



!.. . „„„...M„n /',.,.« .nr.h nrinces, such diets, and such c 



th 



useful operation. ... „ 



The female head-dress is carried in some 

 s to sinsular extravagance, ihe uni- 

 nese fair carries on her head the figure of a cer- 

 tain bird ; this bird is composed ot copper or ol 

 gold, according to the quality of the person ; 

 the wings spread out, fall over the Iront ot he 

 head-dress, and conceal the temples. Ihe^ tail 

 Ion- and open forms a beautiful tuft of feather^. 

 The beak covers the top of the nose; the ner.k 

 is fastened to the body of the artificial animal 

 by a spring, that it may the more freely play, 

 and tremble at the slightest motion. 



The extravagance of the Myantese is far 

 more ridiculous than the above ; they carry on 

 their heads a slight board, rather longer than a 

 foot, and about si.k inches broad ; with this they 

 cover their hair, and seal it with wax. The- 



counts, such princes, such diets, and such cB 

 l,erlains and courts, in an infinite number, sM 

 be necessary to manage the concerns ol iiati 

 or should be enabled to manage them bettej 

 wiser, than councils and presidents sel^ 

 more immediately among ourselves. 



" The mischief of this folly, as we havci 

 had occasion to say, is not that it promoK 

 occasions any actual tyranny, but that by 

 means of taxation it takes two parts out ol 

 three of every man's subsistence, and inipr 

 ishes whole nations for the benefit of the 

 Almost the whole pobce service in Ameri. 

 performed by an unpaid militia, instead ot 

 Ing those vast standing armies, which Au! 

 Prussia, and Russia are compelled to keep l 

 order to control the people. Who can re 

 upon the recent events in Portugal,^lore. 



their nair-oress eiiirtug.cu ... ..— 



ever they comb their hair, they pass an hour .^, Mice.—.\ person in Scotland is 



by the fire m melting the wax ; b«t their comb- ^^ [if^'J^^^J^^^^^ , ,Jm machine for spini 

 ing is only performed once «•■ '*^'f /'/^^''•t.,, Uiread, which is kept in motion by a rota 

 To this curious account ex racted from Du- hr' , , ' . ,,, which one or two msce are k 



haldee, we must join that ol the inhabitants ol 

 the land of Natal; they wear caps or bonnets, 

 from six to ten inches high, composed o he 

 fat of oxen; they then gradually anoint the 

 head with a purer grease, which, mixing with 

 the hair, fastens these bonnets for their lives. 



inreau, winui. -^ "-r- - ^„ . 



wire cage, in which one or two msce are k 

 and cause the g\ rations. One person states 

 profits on two mice at 5d. per day ; and ano^ 

 proposes to have an establishment in wl 

 1U,0U0 mice shall be employed. T he little 

 mal in the labor or amusement of a day, in 

 Tre'ad Mill, travels about len miles and a^ 

 If some profit can be made in this way I 

 Mice, bow much more could be made from 

 and Squirrels? 



From the Washington County Post. 

 Anecdote of a Young WiuH.— An English gen- 

 tleman and his friends, travellmg through a piece 

 of woods, in one of the western stales, took 

 with him an Indian lad as a guide. In the 



rn.irsp of the day, they separated ; and one ot per annum, payable anne ei.u u. ...^ '""f'y.lc 

 rrfinllmg soi/e^urio'us Lrries, sent them to ^ ay wi^^^^^^^ 

 his companion by the lad with a note specifying ^lUbe entitled to a 



TERMS OF THE FARMER. 

 A-7> Published every Saturday, at Three Boi 



nerimnum, payable at the end of the y^ar-but 

 per aimu , t- j ^^ ^^^^^, 



