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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



MAY 84, 1843. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Advnnlage of Tight Lacing.— A very influential 

 pliysician in a populous town in Massachusetts, 

 was once appealed to by a gentleman to use his 

 influence in bringing into disuse the practice of 

 tiiT-ht lacing-, wliich was carried to a great extent 

 by the ladies in the town. The doctor heard the 

 appeal very tiuietly, and then returned for answer 

 that he could not conscientiously engage in any 

 undertaking of the nature, for, said he, " I think 

 this practice a great public benefit." " A great 

 public benefit I" e.xclaiuied the astonished philan- 

 thropist, " why, how can that be, do you not see 

 that a great many of our young ladies are ruin:ng 

 their health, and losing their lives by it?" "Yes, 

 yes," returned the doctor, " but my dear fellow do 

 you not see that it kills off only the fools, and we 

 shall all be wise ones by and by." — Selected. 



Sagacity of Bears The Miltonian, published 



at Milton, Penn., says : "While at Lewisburg, a 

 few days since, an old Indian declared that the 

 waters would be four feet higher this spring than 

 they had ever been before. His reason was, "the 

 hears are digging their holes four feet higher than 

 tltey ever did before." The old man lives on the 

 head waters emptying into the west branch of the 

 Susquehannah." 



J\'osfs. — The lunatics in the Vermont Insane 

 Asylum publish a paper. A late number contains 

 some humorous remarks on noses. The mad wri- 

 ter says, " the nose has been placed by Providence 

 directly over the mouth, to pass judgment on the 

 food a sort of sanitary sentinel — a kind of quar- 

 antine officer, to prevent the entrance into port of 

 all things that are unsafe and unfitting." 



The following beautiful idea is from Cooper's 

 "Two Admirals" : " It is a terrible thought, at an 

 hour like this, to remember that nothing can be 

 forgotten. I have somewhere read that not an 

 oath is uttered that does not continue to vibrate 

 through all time in the wide-spread currents of 

 sound — not a prayer lisped that its record is not 

 also to lie found stamped on the laws of nature by 

 the indelible seal of the Almighty's hand." 



At a crowded lecture, the other evening, n young 

 lady standing at the ddor of the church, was ad- 

 dressed by an honest Hibernian who was in atten- 

 dance on the occasion, with — " Indade, miss, I 

 should be glad to give you a sate, but the empty 

 ones are all full." — Selected. 



High Punnivs^ — At a Phi Beta Krippa dinner 

 at Cambridge, some years ago, Edward Everett 

 having delivered the address, Mr Justice Story 

 thus complimented him : 



The Orator of the Day — Applause follows the 

 footsteps of fame where Ever it goes. 



Mr E. thus happily retorted : 



The Members oj the Legal Profession — Howev- 

 er lofty their aspirations, they can never rise above 

 one Story. 



An e.\"change paper mentions the poisoning of a 

 mother and two children by eating tnuskquash root, 

 mistaking it for something else. The mother died. 



HOWARD'S IP/IPROVED EASY DRAUGHT PLOUGH. 



Great improvements have lieen maile the past year in the 

 form and workmanship of these Ploughs; the mould heard 

 has Iieen so formed as to lay Ike furrow completely ooer, 

 turning in every particle of grass or sliMIe, and leaving the 

 ground in the best possible manner. The length of the 

 mould hoard has he a very much increased, so that the 

 Plough works with the greatest case, holh with respect to 

 the holding and the team. The Committee at the late trial 

 of Ploughs at Worcester, say, 



" Should our opinion lie asked as to which of the Plousjhs 

 we should prefer for use on a farm, we might perhaps say to 

 the inquirer, if your land is mostly light and easy to work, 

 try Prouty & Mears, hut if your landis heavy, hard orrocky, 

 BEGIN WITH Mr. Howard's. " 



At the above mer-tjoned trial the Howard Pl"ugh did 

 more iDork, with the same psicer of teajn, than any other 

 plough cvkibiled. No other turned more than twentyseven 

 and one half inches, to the 112 Ihs. draught, while the 

 Hoioard Plovgh turned twenlymne and one half inches , to 

 the same power of team .' All acknowledge that Howard's 

 Ploughs are much the strongest and most substantially 

 made. 



There has been quite an improvement made on the shoe, 

 or land side of this Plough, which can be renewed without 

 having to furnish a newlandside; this shoe likewise secures 

 the mould hoard and landside together, and strengthens the 

 Plough very much. 



The price of the Ploughs is from S6 to $15. A Plough, 

 sufficient for breaking up with four cattb;, will cost about 

 8l0 50, and with cutter Si, with wheel and cutter, 82 60 

 extra. 



The above Ploughs are for sale, wholesale and retail, at 

 the New England Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store, 

 Nos. 51 & 52 North Market Street, by 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



GRINDSTONES ON FRICTION ROLLERS. 



Grindstones of ilifferent sizes, hung on friction rollers and 

 moved with a (not treader, is found to be a great improve- 

 ment on the old mode of hanging grindstones. Stones hung 

 in this manner are becoming daily more in use, and wherever 

 used, give universal satisfaction. The rollers can be attach- 

 ed to stones hung in the common way. For sale by J. 

 BRECK &- Co., No. 51 North Market street. 



POUDUETTE ! POUDRETTE ! I 



The subscribers keep constantly on hand, and for sale, 

 Poudretle in quantities to suit purchasers ; packed in Bar- 

 rels in order lor shipping, or transportation by v/agon or Kail 

 Road. 



The experience of five years past has satisfied many 

 farmers, that this manure has the quickest operation upon 

 vegetable matter, producing greater abundance, and is the 

 cheapest manure they have ever tried. 



Orders left at the New England Seed Store, and at the 

 factory in Brookline, will meet with prompt attention. 



For sale bv J. BRECK & CO, 51 and 52 North Market 

 St., Boston. " Oct. 26. 



LACTOMETERS— a simple instrument for testing 

 the quality of milk. For sale by J. BRECK & CO. 



WINSHIPS. 



Received by recent arrivals from France an 

 England, 500 large Orange and Dessert Portugi 

 and Standard QUINCE TREES, six or moi 

 feel in height, very desirable productions for evei 



Horticulturist to possess, being the large kind i 



fruit. Several thousand fine Pear and Apple Slocks, by it 

 hundred or thousand. Also, by the same arrivals, the usui 

 importations of new fruit bearing Trees, among them a larj 

 quanthy of handsome Bartlett Pear Trees, and Ornament 

 productions, all of which can be had immediately, liy fa 

 warding orders by mm\, addressed to WINSHIPS', Brigh 

 on, Mass., or left at JOSEPH BKEUK &. CO.'S, 51 &5 

 North Market street, Boston. March 29. 



Fruit, Oruamental Trees, &c. 



NUIiSERY OP WILLIAM KEN RICK. 



OF PEAR and PLUM, of PEACH and CHEE 

 RY TREES — a collection unrivalled in formi 

 years, for fine trees of new and finest kind! 

 Fruits most valuable, more rare, being just ri 

 ceivedfrom Europe in new supplies, of tilings ah 

 uncommon, and beautiful, or no where else to be obtained. 



Gooseberries of first quality. Apples, Quinces, Grape Vine 

 Raspberries, Currants, Strawberries, &c. The new abridge 

 and descriptive Catalogue for 1S42 will be sent to all wl 

 apply. 



Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, Honeysuckles, &,c. Splei 

 did varieties of double yellow Harrison and other Roses — i 

 Tree Peonies, of Herbaceous Peonies, of Double Dahlias, ar 

 other flowering Plants, &c. Rhubarb of first rate newei 

 kinds, Thorns for hedges, &c. 



All orders addressed to the subscriber will be promptly a 

 tended to, and Trees, when so ordered, will tie securely pad 

 ed in Mats and Moss for safe transport lo all distant place 

 by land or sea, and delivered in the city free of charge, fi 

 Iransportalion by the wagon which is sent thither daily, t 

 orders may be left with any of the authorised agents in Bostoi 

 WILLI.'iM KENRICK. 



Nonantum Hill, Newton, March 18, 18-13. eptJl 



Fruit and OrnaineULtal Trees and Slirul>s. 



The subscribers can furnish every variety i 

 Fruit and Ornamental Trees and Shrubs whic 

 can be obtained at the Nurseries lu the viciuil 

 of I'oston, at low prices, and of the first qualit; 

 and pack them securely, so ihat they can be sei 

 to any part ol the country in safely. 



Those who may be in want of Trees will be well accon 

 modated by sending their orders to the subscribers at No. S 

 North Market Slieel. 



March 22. JOSfPH liRECK & CO. 



NURSERY 



#H VANDINE, informs the public that he ^^ 

 has a cho'ice collection of Pear, Plum and^g«| 

 Peach Trees, Gooseberries, Raspberries, IsaS^Hj 

 _ bella and Catawba Grape Vines, Shrubs, &c. «H 

 Cambndgeport, Winsor Street, 1 1 2 mile from Boslo: 

 April 12 



HARRIS' TREATIiSE ON INSECTS. 



For sale by JOSEPH BRECK & CO., JIarris' TreaU; 

 on Insects. Price S2. Also, the second edition of Dana 

 Muck Manual, price 62j els. Feb 15. 



MUCK MANUAI,. 



For sale by JOSEPH BRECK & CO., The Muck Mai 

 uai for Farmers. By Dr S. L. Danaj price 62^. 

 Boston, April 13. 



DRAFT AND TRACE CHAINS. 



400 pair Trace Chains, suitable for Ploughing. 

 200 " Truck and leading Chains. 

 200 " Draft Chains. For sale by J. BRECK & CC 

 No. 52 North Market St. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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 within thirty days. 



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TUTTLE AKD DEPfHETT, FKINTERS. 



