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that tlie prosperity of conimiinilica Joes not so 

 much (icpeiul upon local advantages, as upon indus- 

 try, economy and education. People dwelling in 

 high norlhern latitudes have always possessed more 

 energy, and become more permanently wealthy and 

 powerful, than those of milder climate, and even 

 ainons ourselves, we may sometimes remark in the 

 occnp'ints of a rocky and difficult soil, more of 

 thrift than in districts where the earth yields plen- 

 teouslv with little labor." 



Krom the Albany CuUivator. 



ALTERING MALE QUADRUPEDS. 

 After commencing operations as a farmer, I ob- 

 served with regret, the barbarous method of opera- 

 ting on domestic animals, particularly upon swine, 

 and in filling the bag with salt or ashes ; but those 

 who were accustomed to this method could not be 

 persuaded to adopt any other practice. The salt 

 and ashes applied on such occasions act as a styp- 

 tic, and prevent bleeding, but they excite inflam- 

 mation and endanger the life of the animal. I 

 have noticed the agony and uneasiness of pigs after 

 such applications, and have recommended milder 

 ones. In 16401 lost a large shoat in three days 

 lafter the operation, and came near losing a steer by 

 bleeding from the cord. The method which I con- 

 sider preferable is exhibited in the following instan- 

 ts : 



Sept. 1,5th, 1842. Altered a large Berkshire 

 loar, 3 1-2 years old, one that no person would un- 

 lertake to castrate, lest he should die after the 

 operation. I found a man, however, who was wili- 

 ng to act under my directions. He used a sharp 

 tnlfe and made a smooth cut, and after laying bare 

 he testis, I applied a ligature on the cord, as asur- 

 jeon would to a bleeding artery, and then cut the 

 tord below the ligature. Tlie second testis was 

 <emoved in the same manner, and the wound dress- 

 •d with a mi.Kture of tar and grease. The opera, 

 ion was soon performed, there was no bleeding 

 rom the wound, and the animal seemed to mind it 

 10 more than a kick. He eat his allowance daily 

 fterwards, and never fell off in flesh from the opera- 

 ion, and ia now (Nov.) a fat hog. 



On the same day nine boar pigs which had been 

 leaned some time, were altered without tying the 

 ord, and the wounds rubbed with the mixture of 

 ir and grease. They never lost a meal nor ap- 

 eared to sufl^er pain or inconvenience from the ope- 

 ition, and all speedily recovered. 



October 7lh, 1842. Altered a two year old Gal. 

 -av bull by the same method. Having prepared n 

 •axed thread, the cord was tied, and the testes re- 

 loved as in the case of the boar, with the loss of 

 nly a few drops of blood in cutting through the 

 iin. The wonnd was rubbed with the tar and 

 rease, and the animal after being kept in the barn 

 ird a lew nights, was sufiered to run in the field. 

 he ligature comes away by the sloughing or rot- 

 ng of the lower end of the cord, and then the 

 ound heals. 



On tiie same day another stout Berkshire boar, 

 ne year old, was operated upon in the same man- 

 er, without the loss of blood or flesh. He recov- 

 ■ed rapidly, and is now (Nov. 9th,) in a fair way 

 i make a heavy porker. Richmond. 



If a cause be good, the most violent attack of 

 3 em rnies will not injure it so much as an injudi- 

 ous defence of it by its friends, — Lacon. 



CHEERFULNESS— A NKVV MEDICINE. 



It is generally said, and we suppose correctly, 

 that the people of New England are now less ro- 

 bust and healthy than were the preceding genera- 

 tions. We claim not to be very wise as to the 

 causes of degeneracy and debility, liut it may 

 not be useless barely to name their existence. 



Health is so closely connected with not only 

 one's ability to labor in his calling, but also with 

 his moral vigor and power, and with the part he 

 may take in making or marring the enjoyments of 

 others, tliat it is a matter to be much thought of 

 and assiduously attended to. 



The general soberness of our people, and the 

 want of bloom on the American cheek, are proba- 

 bly the results of habits that are common to almost 

 all our citizens. Our people may give attention 

 too exclusively to business and to meetings of va- 

 rious kinds, which create anxious thought and ex- 

 cite exhausting feelings. They may have too few 

 recreations — too few frolickings — strictly frolick- 

 ings, or merry-makings, which in innocent diver- 

 sion, call fortli the merry laugh and banish care. 

 The good Ions;, loud, hearty Inugk, is worth more 

 than all the patent medicines that are advertised in 

 all the newspapers, and sold by all the quacks in 

 Christendom. Yes, give us a good laugh and tern- 

 perance, and with them we can keep off and throw 

 off, more maladies than some of these quack medi- 

 cines produce — and that is saying much. When 

 we apply at the Patent Oflice for an exclusive pri- 

 vilege to make and vend a medicine, it shall be for 

 one that will set the world a laughing, and keep 

 all people good natured and cheerful. "Physician, 

 heal thyself," we thought we heard somebody whis- 

 per. Yes, Mr Monitor, wo will, as soon as we 

 have compounded and perfected the drug. We 

 hipe to have the simple one that has been proved 

 upon ourself, and one that we shall be willing to 

 take — yes, take a box full at a time — be it homce- 

 opathic or allopathic — let it come which it may, 

 we hope to take it in good large doses, and shake 

 our sides till all the old aches and poina drop out 

 of our corporation. If we can only have the good 

 luck to compound and got used forthwith what we 

 are looking for, we shall have a very good oppor- 

 tunitv to try thoroughly its virtues; for nothing 

 but what is potent, will in these hard times take 

 the screws out of the face. If our medicine shall 

 only cure ourself and onr neighbors now while 

 failures and bankruptcies, and losses and gloomy 

 prospects are grievous epidemics, why, then in com- 

 mon times, every one who will use our pills accord- 

 ing to proper directions, will be able to suffuse his 

 face with the perpetual sunshine of smiles and good 

 nature. 



We have no idea of divulging our secret, but be- 

 tween you and us, reader, we will just hint, that a 

 strong faith that God will never forsake the right 

 eous, nor let his seed be seen begging bread ; that 

 industry, economy, good will to man, and a con- 

 science void of offence — we will merely hint that 

 these will be parts of that medicine which we shall 

 urge the world to use; and as soon as ail shall 

 have tried it faithfully, we have no doubt that we 

 can get certificates and affidavits, that it will work 

 the most astonishing cures. In advance we wish 

 to proclaim to all concerned, that our medicine 

 will work best in the most healthy and cheerful 

 persons, and therefore we would have them com- 

 mence immediately, making their bodies as strong 

 and vigorous, and their hearts as full of innocent 



cheerfulness as possiblo. The feeble and discon- 

 solate, it is true, will be greatly benefited by our 

 prescription ; but the strong and social, who act 

 and circulate much in society, will find it good not 

 for themselves merely, hut by their use of it, nil 

 others with whom they associate will bo benefited 

 also.— Ed. N. E. F. 



Opening the Jflndpipe. — The Bucks County (Pa.) 

 Intelligencer makes the following very interesting 

 and useful statement: 



On Wednesday last, Mr James Kerr, an elder- 

 ly gentleman, while dining at Mr Tucker's, in our 

 borough, was choked by a piece of roast beef lodg- 

 ing in his windpipe; his breathing was almost im- 

 mediately arrested, and in the course of ten or 

 twelve minutes, the functions of life were entirely 

 suspended. At this critical juncture. Dr. William 

 S. Hendrie and Clias. Geoguson arrived, wlicn the 

 former immediately opened the trachea, and by in- 

 flating the lungs repeatedly, in the course of three 

 or four minutes respiration was established, when 

 the obstruction was readily pushed up and dislodg- 

 ed from the throat of the patient. We loam that 

 the wound is healing, and that the individual has 

 suffered no inconvenience whatever from the ope- 

 ration." 



We deem it a duty to assist in diflfusing such 

 facts as widely as possible. Presence of mind and 

 the prompt resort to such operations would doubt- 

 less have saved many a valuable life. — Albany DaL 

 Adv. 



Cheerfulness in a Jf'ife. — Charles Dickens, whose 

 writings contain much to admire, and show a keeo 

 perception of human character, remarks upon this 

 subject as follows : 



" A woman may be of great assistance to her 

 husband, in business, by wearing a cheerful smile 

 continually on her countenance. A man's per- 

 plexities and gloominess are increased a hundred 

 fold when his better half moves about with a con- 

 tinual scowl upon her brow. A pleasant, cheerful 

 wife, is a rainbow set in the sky, when her hus- 

 band's mind is tossed with storms and tempests ; 

 but a scowling and fretful wife in the hour of trou- 

 ble, is like one of those fiends who delight to tor- 

 ture lost spirits." 



An Irish Argument — As the late Mr G., a far- 

 mer at Duddingstone, once stood at his gate, an 

 Irish lad came up to him and requested to be em- 

 ployed. Mr G., "Go away, sir ! I will never em- 

 ploy any of your countrymen again." 



" Why, your honor?" said Pat, "Sure we are 

 good workers : God bless you ! do give me a job !" 



"No, I won't ;" said Mr G., "for the last Irish- 

 man I employed died on my hands, and I was 

 forced to bury him at my own charge." 



"Arrah, your honor ! you need not fear that of 

 me ; for I can get a certificate that I never died 

 in the employment of any master I ever served!" 



There was no resisting this. Poor Patrick got 

 employment and without the certificate — English 

 paper. 



The London Standard says the sum of £640 

 (equal to $2840 fiO) has lately been given for the 

 bulb of a new tulip, called the Citadel of Antwerp. 



Vice, virtue, and time, arc three things that nev- 

 er stand still. — Lacon. 



