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AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL 



141 



•itv of twelve miles per hour. The fireiiian the" 

 opencil the valve for the heiitcil air, which iiicrcas- 

 «l the speed to thirty miles ^ hour. The trees, 

 gates, aiul houses, appeiireil to lie retrograding at 

 a most iiieredihle velocity ; the effects of which, 

 Avas grand indeed ; and after passing rivers, hrooks 

 and gentlemen's honseS, it arrived at Brandon with- 

 out any accident, iu oue hour and ten luitmtes from 

 the time of its leaving Lynn, (a distance of twenty- 

 five miles) which surpasses any thing that has been 

 performed citlicr on rail roads or turnpikes. It 

 seems, therefore that more depends on the con- 

 struction of the carriage than its running on rails.' 

 — English paper. 



Scratches in Horses. — This disorder or difficulty 

 is too well known to all who own these noble ani- 

 mals, ordeal in them, to ueed a particular dcscnp- 

 ion of it. The remedy is simple, safe, and certain, 

 n all cases which have coino to my knowledge, 

 lowever inveterate. It is only to mi.v wlute lead 

 ind linseed oil iu such proportions as will render 

 he application convenient, and I never have known 

 nore than two or three applications necessary to 

 tfiect a common cure. — Turf Reg. . 



From the Maryland Gazette. 



THE BITE OF THE SNAKE. 



Sir — I observed in your paper of Thursday 

 St, a notice, extracted from tlie Boston Travel- 

 er, giving an account of u Mr Dunlap, one of the 

 Bepers of the New England Museum, having 

 Ben bitten by a Rattlesnake. The jji-obahility 

 „ had not Mr Dunlap applied the ' cord' with the 

 ironiptitude which he did, that in a few hours after 

 «e accident, he would have been numbered with 

 "le dead. Mr Duidap, however would have saved 

 imself much suffering, and have immediately 

 jaced himself beyond all danger, had he with the 

 urne promptness have sucked the wound after 

 i.stening the ligature abont his finger. The ignor- 

 it may start at this suggestion, but every iutelli- 

 <nt and well informed reader knows, that not 

 te slightest inconvenience could have resulted to 

 im from it. The late Professor Barton, of the 

 Diversity of Pensylvania, and successor of the 

 rer to be lamented ' Dr Rush iu the department 

 ■ the Theory and Practice of Medicine,' iu his 

 pfetinie tried the effect of the poison of the 

 pttlesnake upon himself, by taking it into his 

 Mouth, fresh from the fangs of the reptile. It 

 pved i)erfcctly innocent, and was attended oidy 

 til a slight pungency, which readily passed 

 ay on rinsing his mouth, (if I rightly recollect,) 

 j ih a solution of common salt. It is to be re- 

 tted, that the efficacy of pressure upon the 

 de of the wound nearest the heart' in cases 

 ere poisons have been infused into the blood by 

 bites of snakes, is not more generally known. 

 le bite of the Asp, which is ranked among 

 most poisonous of reptiles, it is said, may bo 

 dered harmless by the timely application of 

 ligatm-e and cupping glass. The editor of a 

 tinguisheil scientific work iu ray possession 

 s, 'dreadful as the ]mison of the Asp, and in- 

 :d of most vipers, is, it may be rendered en- 

 ily liarmless by immediately applying forcible 

 ssure on the side of the wound nearest tlie 

 irt. In this way the cnppiug glass, ligature, 

 produce their beneficial effects. 



town, has ])roduced three full grown scpiashes ! 

 weighing tog-ether one hundred and Jijly five pounds. 

 The length of the vine and branches was 368 ft. 



BROOM CORN. 

 This crop has become a very important one in 

 this part ofthc Connecticut valley. More acres 

 were planted the last spring than in any previous 

 season, hut not far from one fourth of the brush, 

 and the greater part of the seed, were destroyed by 

 the early frosts. In consequence of the diminished 

 quantity, increasing demand, and other circiun- 

 stances, the price of broom-brush has advanced 

 rapidly, and is now about 100 per cent higher 

 than it has been for some years past. It is an object 

 of speculation, and large quantities have been sold 

 and re-sold within a short time. The price a few 

 days ago was from 8 to 9 cents per pound ; it is 

 now 10 cents, and it is reported that some has been 

 sold at a still higher rate. A man recently purchas- 

 ed 7500 pounds at 8 cents, and sold it immediate- 

 ly at 10 cents. We have heard of one hard case — 

 a fanner who planted several acres last spring, 

 made a contract at the time of planting, by which 

 he is bound to deliver all his brush at 5 cents per 

 |)ouud, which is only half the present price. 



Hamp. Gazette. 



Flaxseed. — This article seems to be higher than 

 usual — at least it brings more salt. Two bushels 

 of American salt have been given in this place for 

 one bushel of flaxseed. — Ibid, 



The cxhiliition and explanation of a Cew Geo- 

 logical s))ecimeus at the various coimty conven- 

 tions of teachers have induced and enableu very 

 many of those who witnessed them, to introduce 

 the subject into their schools, by which means 

 several thousand children are now familiar with 

 the common rocks and minerals which come un- 

 der their observation. 



The experiments already made upon this sub- 

 ject, are [iroof that if Lyceums generally should 

 make Geology a specific object of attention for a 

 fi;w months, the whole country would bo tho- 

 roughly explored, our resources in the mineral 

 kingdom extensively developed, and new sources 

 of industry and wealth opened to individuals and 

 the i)ublic. — Traveller. 



Squashes. — The Baltimore Gazette states that 



Squash Seed, deposited the prasent season in 



'^ garden of Mr William B. Trufimt, of that 



STRAFFORD, (N. H.) CATTLE SHOW. 

 The Cattle Show and Exhibition of articles of 

 Domestic Industry of the Strafford Agricultural 

 Society was held at Gilmanton, on the 6th and 7th 

 of October — We have not room for a detailed 

 statement of the premiums &e. The following 

 gentlemen were elected officers for the coming 

 year. 



Nehemiah Eastman of Farmington, President. 

 Will. Hale, jr. of Barringlon, \st. vice do, 

 Jeremiah Wilson, Gilmanton, 2rf, do do, 

 Francis Cogswell, Ossipee, C. Secretary, 

 Daniel Pickering, Wolfborough, Treasurer, 

 John Ham, Gilmanton, R. Secretary. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Augustus Rollins, Somerswortli. 

 Ezekiel Hayes, Milton. 

 Daniel Tucker, Meredith^ 

 Richard Furber, Centre Harbor. 

 Paul Wentworth, Sandwich. 

 Francis P. Smith, Ossipee. 

 Ehsha Rollins, Wakefield. 



Geology. — Governor Crafts, iu his late message 

 to the Legislature of Vermont, recommended the 

 subject of Geology and Mineralogy to public 

 attention as a source of industry and wealth. 

 Some of the papers in that state have warmly ap- 

 proved of this suggestion of their Governor, and 

 proposed that a Lyceum in each town collect its 

 own specimens and furnish a deposit for each 

 county Lyceum, by which means all the specimens 

 could be named and described at the semi-annual 

 meetings. 



A late convention of the friends of education 

 and general improvement in Utica, recommended 

 that the second number of the Scientific Tracts, 

 which treats upon Geology, be read in each town 

 in the state, at meetings for appointing delegates 

 to attend an adjourned meeting of the Convention 

 in Januarj. 



BoRNS. — Equal parts of lime water and sweet 

 oil mixed and incorporated, will form a kind of 

 soap, which makes an excellent ajiplication for 

 burns. It is said to be very efficacious in taking 

 out the inflammation, as wall as for healing the 

 wounds caused either by burns or scalds. 



From the Cherokee Phoenix. 

 PHILOSOPHY. 



Going into a bookstore llie other day, I accidentally 

 look up a new publication called 'The Frugal Housewife.' 

 Turning over the leaves, my attention was caught by the 

 following story, which 1 thought was vjorlh five 'shil- 

 Mngs, the price of the book ; accordingly I bought it, and 

 now send the extract for publication. 



' Philosophy is rarely found. The most perfect sam- 

 ple I ever met, was an old woman, who was apparently 

 the poorest and most forlorn of the human species ; so 

 true is the maxim which all profess to believe, and none 

 act upon invariably, viz. that happiness does not depend 

 on outward circumstances. The wise woman, to whom 

 I have alluded, walks to Boston, from a distanee of twen- 

 ty miles, to sell a bag of brown thread and stockings, and 

 then palientiv walks back again with her little gains. — 

 Her dress, though tidy, is a grotesque collection of 'shreds 

 and patches,' coarse in the extreme. 



'Why don't you come down in a wagon i' said I, when 

 I observed she was evidently wearied with her long 

 journey. 



'We han't got any horse,' replied she ; ' the neighbors 

 are very kind to me, but they can't spare their'n; and 

 it would cost as much to hire one as all my thread would 

 come to.' 



' You have a husband, don't he do any thing for you ?' 



' He is a good man, he does all he can, but he's a crip- 

 ple and an invalid. He reels my yarn and specks the 

 children's shoes. He's a kind husband as a woman need 

 to have.' 



' But his being a cripple is a heavy misfortune to you,' 

 said I. 



' Why ma'am I don't look at it in that light,' replied 

 the thread woman ; ' I consider that I've great reason to 

 be thankful that he's never took to any bad habits.' 



' How many children have you .■" 



' Six sons and five darter.s. ma'am.' 



' Six sons and five daughters ! What a family for a 

 poor woman to support !' 



' It's a family surely ma'am, but there an't one of 'em 

 I'd be willing to lose. They are as good children as need 

 be — all willing to work, and all clever to me. Even the 

 littlest boy, when he gets a cent now and then for doing 

 a chore, will be sure to bring it to me, ma'am.' 



' Do your daughters spin your thread ?' 



' No, ma'am ; as soon as they are big enough they go 

 out to service. I don't want to keep them always delvin 

 me ; they are always willing to give me what they 

 can ; but it is right and fair they should do a little 

 for themselves, I do all my spinning after the folks are 

 abed.' 



' Don't you think you should be better off, if you had 

 none but yourself to provide for?' 



Why no ma'am I don't. If I had'nt been married, I 

 should always have been to work as hard as I could, and 

 now I don't do more than that. My children are a great 

 comfort to me ; and I look forward to the time when 

 they'll do as much for me as I have done for them.' 



Here was true philosophy ! I learned a lessou of that 

 poor woman which I shall not forget. 



