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NEW ENGLAND FARMER- 



Mav 



ward : but upon mines of coal and iron, it has 

 beell aseertainc'l, tlio rotary movement takes place 

 in a contrary ilirci-tion. 



In the minin;^ districts of the West, it is stated 

 upon credil)le authority, that the viens of load are 

 discovered in this way, and that failures never oc- 

 cur, except in the hands of those whoso nervous 

 temperaments arc apt to vary. But it is helievod 

 that the rod is attracted, not by the metal itself, 

 but by currents of water flowing constantly over 

 the deposits of lead. 



With these facts before us, wc must concede the 

 existence of the divining power in certain persons, 

 llhubdomancy, or the nietliod of divining as above 

 descril>ed, has engaged the attention of the first 



ijhilusphers from the earliest ages. It is not to 

 )e accounted for by any species of legerdemain or 

 deception, nor solely by magnetism or electricity, 

 though by these agents some plausible counterfeits 

 have I)een produced. But, liowever nameless the 

 invisible agent may be, we must concede that it 

 emanates irom certain localities in the earth, ready 

 to act upon the organisms of all susceptible to its 

 influence. Now this mundane agent must neces- 

 sarily be developed by some action, chemical, ma- 

 terial, or of the electric force, constantly going on 

 in the earth. That such actions are taking place 

 at all times and that they ar3 attended with a re- 

 markable evolution of force, is beyond a reasonable 



loubt. To quote another, "Force shows itself in 

 ■ very thing that exists in the heavens or on the 

 earth. It pervades every atom ; rules the motions 

 .,f animate and inanimate beings, and is as sensi 

 i le in the descent of a rain-drop as in the Falls of 

 Niagara ; in the weight of the air as in the periods 

 ./•■' the moon. There is a physical power which not 



inly 'ninds satellites to their planet and planets 

 u-ith suns and sun with sun throughout the wide 

 !'xtent of creation, which is the cause of the dis- 

 turbance as well as of the order of nature, but it 

 physically binds man to man, and man to na- 

 ture." 



This universal distribution of force, joined with 

 thdi'extreme susceptibility of the nervous system 

 to mundane agf!ncies,constitute a cause capable of 

 producing an cff'cct as wonderful as any of the ano- 

 malous phenomena of the present day. 



Let every one that feels an interest in the mat- 

 ter, test the action of the "hazel wand" in his own 

 hands, and ascertain whether or not his nervous 

 organism is susceptible to the influence of this in- 

 visible agent. "Study Nature and her operations," 

 and the tide ol' superstition will flow back from the 

 shores of the civilized world, presenting a broader, 

 clearer view of the hitherto unsuspected relation 

 in which wc stand to the universe. Spartacvs. 

 Lexington, Feb. 2()(h, 1854. 



For the New England Farmer. 



SAVE THE BONES. 



Mr. Editor : — 1 licrc-in enclose two dollars for 

 the New England Farmer, which still continues 

 to 1)0 a plain, common sense paper, and the one 

 price system I admire, whicii you spoke of in one 

 of your late numl)ers. It gives ii^ great pleasurt' 

 to see that the people are getting interested in ag- 

 ricultural aflairs, in the good old Bay State. I 

 hope the time is not far distant, when the Maine 

 people shall be more interested in the cultivation 

 of the soil, which is at present but poorly done. 



There is one thing which I wish to make mention 

 of, ■which is in regard to the bones wliich are 

 thrown away, or kicked about for a season and 

 then carted of with the rest of the rubliish, into 

 some Ijy-placc. Now if every fayiily would save 

 them, it would be a pr(>f5tul)h3 business for many 

 people throughout the country, to collect and 

 grind them for use. If there is any profit in ship- 

 ping them to Europe, there must \te in keeping 

 them at home. I tliink they aK) worth as much 

 as guano, pound for pound, if not more. 1 do be- 

 lieve" there are thousands of dollars lost ever year, 

 l)y throwing them away. S. W. Jennings 



North Wayne, Me., 1854. 



MIDDLESEX COUNTY SOCIETY. 



The Middlesex CVnuity Agricultural Society of- 

 fers the following Premiums for the encourage- 

 ment of Agriculture, Household Manufactures, 

 and the cultivation of Trees, within the County of 

 Middlesex. 



We would call the attention of our friends to 

 the section on The Dairt/, as one of unusual at- 

 traction and importance. In addition to the reg- 

 ulations there laid down, we would recommend to 

 all competitors to weigh their cows on the first 

 clay of June and the first day of September; then, 

 knowing the weight of each animal and the 

 amount of milk yielded in a given time, a pretty 

 fair calculation can l^e made as to the comparative 

 value of largo and small cows. We understand 

 the committee on the subject will require full and 

 precise answers to all the questions propounded. 

 Farms. 



For tlie best cultivated Farm, regard being had to the 

 quantity of produce, manner and expense of cul- 

 tivation, and tlie general appc-arances of the 

 Farm — all statements to be made in writing, $25 00 



For the next best, one set Transactions of the Massachu- 

 setts Society for the promotion of Agriculture. 



For the next best, 12 0& 



Peat or Bog Meadow. 



For the best conducted experiment on not less than one 

 acre of Wet or Swam'p Meadow Land, in reclaiming: 

 the same for a ijervoij of at least three saccessive 

 years, with an exact statement of the mode of re- 

 claiming, expenses, &c. 12 00 



For the best experiment on similar laud, appropriated to 



the grovrth of Wood, 8 OQ 



Cranberries. 

 To the person who shall exhibit the best result 

 from the artificial production of Cranlx;rries, from 

 seed or by transplanting, by experiments made in 

 a term of not loss than three years, in the County 

 of Middlesex, accompanied by a full and particu- 

 lar description of the process of cultivation, }^^0,00, 

 to be awarded by a Committee specially appointed 

 for that purpose. 



Forest Trees. 



For the best plantation of White Oak Trees, not less than one- 

 half an acre, nor fewer than 5U0 trees ttiereon, to be raised 

 from the acorn since 18;il>, ami which shall be in the best 

 thriving state in tne autumn of 1854, one set Transactions 

 of the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of Agricul- 

 ture. 

 For the second best, 1 5 00 



For the third best, 12 00 



For the best plantation of White Ash Trees, not less than 

 an acre, nor fewer than 150 trees thereon, to be raised 

 from the seed, and which shall be in the best thriv- 

 ing state in the autumn oriS54, 15 00 



