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JNEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Sept. 10, 1830. 



MISCELLANIES 



In Berkshire county, lately, a gentleman ob- 

 served a very corpulent man passing, and inquired 



who it was: ' Why, that is Mr , father of 



the town.' ' Bless me,' said the inquirer, ' and 

 he seems just ready to he delivered of another 

 town,' 



It is stated that 15,000,000 feet of lumber is an- 

 nually brouglit fiorn Brunswick and Topsham to 

 Bath, and thence sliipped to the South. A large 

 portion of it goes to the West Indies. 



Death bt Lightmng. — On the 18th July a Mr 

 McBane was instantly killed by lightning in the 

 vicinity of Fort Covington, N. Y. while sittin 

 near a window with one of his children in his 

 arms. 



Caution. — The electric fluid in passing from 

 the clouds to the earth, or from the earth to the 

 clouds, as is sometimes the case, generally follows 

 some conducting substance, such as smoke, the 

 steatn from a mow of new made hay, metals, 

 trees, &c. It is therefore prudent during a thun- 

 der shower to keep away from fire places, stove 

 pipes, trees, the walls of buildings, and the like. 

 The best remedy for a person struck senseless by 

 lightning is, to dash the body plentifully with cold 

 water. Many lives have been suved by this rem- 

 edy, and it should be remembered and applied 

 immediately — Vermont Telegraph. 



HINTS TO PARENTS. 

 'JUST THIS ONCE,' OR, THE RULE BROKEN. 



' Just this once,' says the fond mother to her- 

 self, as she allows the cake or sweet-meat to slip 

 into the mouth of her darling-, in despite of her 

 rules for preserving health. It is but a crumb, 

 and how unkind to refuse the friend that so ten- 

 derly offers it; and then, just for once, it can do 

 no harm. ' I must pacify my child this time, at 

 any rate,' says the mother, pressed with the hurry 

 of business. <I may grant an uuhallowed in- 



of private life, do we more see the want of steady 

 principle, than in the management of little chil- 

 dren, from the first breath they draw. In some 

 happy exceptions, there is a native firnmess of 

 temper in the parent ; or where this is wanting 

 it is sup[)lied by principles dictated by conscience, 

 and accompanied by an earnest effort after such 

 a steady adherence to their principles, as will 

 yield to no earthly feeling or solicitation. 



There is a way of denying the wishes, and yet 

 of leaving the mind of the child in a pleasant 

 slate ; and it may be learned an<l practised by all 

 jiarents. This firmness of principle does not in- 

 volve a constant series of denials towards the 

 child — for it soon learns what to expect ; and no 

 one is quicker than a child, to understand a rule 

 wherein itself is concerned, and to notice, too, 

 the least deviation from it. These occasional 

 compliances lead to the destruction of all princi- 

 ple ; the effect on the parent is enfeebling to his 

 own character, and on the child, to foster an un- 

 easy and a disobedient temper, to subject it to the 

 dominion of passion, and to lead on to evil con- 

 sequences, more numerous than the power of hu- 

 man intellect can compute. La Jeune Mere. 

 Vermont Chronicle. 



dulgence, in such a case as this, and just for once. 



says she to herself. In the confusion, sometimes, j e|^iia wiirsoon'know\vha7 isVhat" and b"e"fitle'd 



Management of Children- — In reflecting on 

 the subject, 1 have been impressed with the idea, 

 that there is room for improvement in the gov- 

 ernment and management of children. To as- 

 sist parents in this desirable object, a friend 

 to good and wholesome government would wish 

 a space of the Record, sufficiently large to give 

 a few simple rules, which, if followed, cannot fail 

 to have the effect suggested. 



If one parent has refused a child a plaything, 

 sugar plum, or anything else, let the other be sure 

 to interfere, and say, ' poor thing it wants it and 

 ought to be gratified.' 



If a child be stubborn and wilful, and need chas- 

 tisement, and one parent attempt to inflict it, let 

 the other by all means interfere, with, 'Poor thing, 

 it sha'nt be banged to death.' In short, let parents 

 never agree in what is best to be done, and the 



occasioned by company, where the mistress does fo,. ,„any things, 



not preserve her calmness and self-possession, her ° 



disturbed manner necessarily propagating itself 



through the family, down to the youngest child, — 



then, is an urgent case ; and the ciiild must be 



kept quiet, at any price, 'just this once,' says the 



yielding mother. 



A little child is learning to go to bed alone ; 

 the point is nearly gained, but something occurs to 

 disturb its habits, and raise a sjiirit of rebellion. 

 The mother perhaps is called away in the midst, 

 and she directs that it be rocked to sleep this once ; 

 and so the whole work is undone ; aye more than 

 undone. 



The child throws down its hat or gloves ; the 

 mother finds them, and does not exert herself to 

 enforce the rule that should send them to their 

 place ; ' it is no matter just this once ; another 

 time I will talk loud and long.' Sometimes 

 the child (and happy it i.«, if it is never a 

 young lady) is suddenly called to go abroad ; and 

 then the agitation, hurry, and confusion, because 

 the hat, cloak, or gloves, are misplaced ! They 

 did not happen to be put in place, 'pist this once: I .Mnecdote.-A physician not far from Albany, ha.l an 



Kules had better not be made, if there is not | "''' ^"P'"'^''''<'us lady for a patient. He applied a blister- 

 firmness enough in the aiind that makes them to ! 1"^ P'^^'e"" °'> 'he back of her neck, for a disorder in the 

 resist the ieB<;t tpinofntlnn Tr. .,«.,„ c .1 ' j ''<^'»'- Alter taking off the dressings from the blister, he 

 resist llie least temptation. In none of the ways I threnr them carelessly into the fire. • Why, la, doctor, 



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 For sale at the Seed Store connected with the N. E 

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 Chloride of Soda, for preserving meat, removing ofTensiire 

 smells, neutralizing pestilential exhalations, and destroy- 

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If a child offend, either by breaking a plate or 

 in any other way, never stop to reflect, lest the tem- 

 per should cool ; box its ears with a smart blow ; a 

 powerful thump on the head has a wonderful influ- 

 ence upon the faculties. 



If a child beg for a thing which has been two 

 or three times refused, and at length sets to crying, 

 relent, and let it have the thing cried for, by all 

 means, it will learn him perseverance. 



As your daughters grow up, let them run from 

 home in tlus ev.jening, without knowing with whom 

 or where, for why should parents be too particular ! 

 Tliis indulgence will fit thetn for several things. 



Agood deal of whipping is by all means recom- endofthe year-bit those' whopay" within sixtV days fromtin 

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nended;it makeschddren hardy, and a little shame- ^ No paper w,ll be sent to a distance without Davme"t 

 less, and generally compels them to lie ; but this 

 will fit them for the biifletings of life. 



Follow these rules, and my word for it, children 

 will never break their parent's hearts ; for parents 

 who have hearts to be broken will never follow 

 them. 



why did tliee Ihrow lliem dressings into the fire? Die 

 thee not know that it would cause my blister to dry up 

 and make it very sore and painful ? 1 always knew th? 

 it would ever since I was a child six years old, and 

 have seen il tried fihy times or more.' ' No doubt yoi 

 liave,' said the quicksiirhted doctor; ' but has thee evei 

 seen it have this effect since the large eclipse of the sun 

 the daik day ? Did ihee not know the dark had destroy- 

 ed this evilf' 'Why no, doctor, do thee say so? 

 ' Certainly I do. Now thee Ml see if thy blister don't d( 

 just as well as if I had not put the dressings in the tire. 

 'Well, I declare,' said the lady, 'I am glad the darl 

 day has done some good, for sure I never heard before 

 that the dark day ever had done any good whatever.' 

 The blister did well, and the lady thought the doctoi 

 truly a learned man, and master of his profession. — JV. 

 V. Medical Inq. 



Items for Housekeepers. 

 Potato Cheese.— Sehct good wliiie potato?, boil 

 them, and when cold, peel and reduce them to a pulp 

 with a rasp or mortar; fofive pounds ol this pulp, add a 

 pint of sour milk and the requisite portion of salt; knead 

 the whole well, cover it, and let it remain three or four 

 days, according to the season ; then knead it afresh, and 

 place the cheeses in small baskets, where they will part 

 with their superfluoufj moisture; dry them in the shade, 

 and place them in layers in large pots or kegs, where 

 they may remain a fortnight. 



Age improves their quality, and they possess (lie prop, 

 eriy of never engendering worms. If kept in a dry, well 

 closed vessel, they may be preserved for many years. 



When a decanter .stopper becomes tight, a cloth wet 

 with hot water applied to the neck, will cause the glass 

 to expand, so that the stopper may be easily removed. 



Glass vessels may be cut in two, by tying around (hem 

 at the place you wish to divide, a wors(ed thread dipped 

 in spirits of turpentine, and then setting fire to (he 

 thread. 



It is unnecessary (o tell any who have had experience 

 of the evil, that red ants are like the plagues of Egypt. 

 The following method of destroying (hem seems to be 

 too simple to be very effective; but I have known it suc- 

 ceed, when a house had been infested with them for 

 years. 



These insects are extravagantly fond of shag-barks, or 

 American walnuts: fill a large dish with these nuts, 

 cracked, and they will quit every thing else, to cluster 

 upon it. When the dish is well covered, remove it care- 

 fully, and brush them all into the fire; at (he same (ime 

 have a little corrosive sublimate in a cup, (o sweep in 

 such as happen (o s(ray froip (he dish; and (ouch all the 

 cracks and crevice.s, from which you have seen them 

 come with a feather, dipped in the same poison. !n ons 

 week if this be repeated (hey will all be gone. By no 

 means leave (he cup, or poisoned fea(her about for aa 

 instant. 



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