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SILK MANUAL, AND 



sound state of morals in the community. — 

 Lastly, that I iiuiy say a single word on a sub- 

 ject, on which the orator has preceded me — it 

 is a great and just boast of the pilgrims and tlicir 

 descendants, that they made early and ample pm- 

 vision for education. Farmers of Essex, hold fast 

 to that boast. I had rather for the appearance, if 

 I must choose between them, see the country dot- 

 ted all over, at its cross-roads, with its plain little 

 village school-houses, tlian have the high places 

 of a few large towns crowned with the most splen- 

 did fabrics of Grecian and Roman art. I had 

 rather for the strength and defence of the coun- 

 try, — if I must choose between them, — see the 

 roads that lead to those school-houses thronged 

 with the children of both sexes, saluting the trav- 

 eller as he passes, in the good old New England 

 way, with their little courtesy or nod, than gaze 

 upon regiments of mercenary troops parading up- 

 on the ramparts of impregnable fortresses. Aye, 

 for the honor of the thing, I had rather have it 

 said of me, that I was, by choice, the humblest 

 citizen of the state, making the best provision for 

 the education of ail its children, and that I had the 

 heart to appreciate this blessing, than sit on a 

 throne of ivory and gold, the monarch of an empire 

 on which the sun never sets. Husbandmen, sow 

 the seed of instruction in your sons' and daugh- 

 ters' mindi?. It will grow up and bear fruit, 

 through the driving storm scatter the blossoms of 

 spring, or untimely froht overtake the hopes of au- 

 tumn. Plant the germ of truth in the infant un- 

 derstatidings of your children ; save, stint, spare, 

 scrape, — do anything but steal, — in order to 

 nourish that growth; — and it is little, — nothing 

 to say, that it will flourish when your grave^stones, 

 crumbled into dust, shall mingle with the dust 

 they coveiTfl : — it will flourish, when that over- 

 arching iieaven shall pass away like a scroll, and 

 the eternal sun, which lightens it, shall set in 

 blood! 



GLEAHrmeiS lar hus :iA]VDRY, useful, arts. 



<&c. 



Fattening Swine. — " A farmer of our acquaint- 

 ance, who is celebrated for the weight of his hogs 

 and the excellence of his pork, is in the habit of 

 mixing oats with his corn before grinding in the 

 preparation of about one fourth, and thinks that 

 if he had not the oats of his own, he should be a 

 gainer in exchanging corn, bushel for bushel, for 

 oats, rather than not have them to mix with his 

 swine feed. He thinks they eat the mixture bet- 

 ter than clear corn meal, are less liable to a surfeit, 

 and of course will fatten much faster with the oats 

 than without them. * * * 



"The fattening of hogs on apples may be con- 

 si<iered as one of the su ccessiul innovations of 

 the age, it being certain that this fruit possesses a 

 value for that purpose which but a fevv^ears since 



was wholly unknown. The success of this ex- 

 periment has given a new value to orchards, and 

 will probably check their distruction, which in 

 some sections of the country had already com- 

 menced to a considerable extent. The various 

 reports from gentlemen of intelligence of the 

 practical results of apj)!e feeding are most gratify- 

 hig, and we have no doubt the system will be 

 fully approved wherever fairly tested. Where 

 convenient let the hogs lie in the orchard from 

 the time the fruit begins to fall, till it is time to 

 gather apples for winter or cider, and they will in 

 most cases be found respectable pork. When it 

 is necessary to put them in the pen, boiled apples, 

 mixed with a small quantity of corn, oats, peas or 

 buck wheat meal, will fill them up rapidly, make 

 them lard well, and fill the (armers' barrels with 

 sweet pork, of the first quality. If any, however, 

 are doubtful, they can easily finish off their apple 

 fed pork, as is generally done with potato fed, 

 with corn or peas, and with similar results." — 

 " G." in Genessee Farmer. 



Seed IVheat. — To obtain good seed wheat, take 

 the bundles and shake or slightly beat them over 

 a box, and the earliest and jilumpest kernels will 

 fall out, which will be the best for seed. This 

 method will tend to imp.rove wheat, and is attend- 

 ed with very little trouble. — Lynn Star. 



Hops. — Bj accounts received from the Hop Districts 

 in England, it appears the appearance of the crop liad 

 improved beyond expectation, llisbelieved thata larger 

 crop will be gathered than has been known for several 

 years. The quality good. 



Silk Cocoons have been left at our ofBce from the 

 House nf Industry, at South Boston. They are from 

 eggs of this year, a second crop. The worms came out 

 August 26th, were keptinan even temperature of about 

 70 deg., and spun in thirty days. 



Skinless Oats. — We are indebted to Mr Holmes, of 

 Dixmont; Me. for a small quantity of Skinless Oats for 

 distribution. We shall take pleasure in dealing them out 

 to all applicants as long as they last. 



Another Strike — The bakers in Boston have re- 

 solved no longer to bake beans for the Sunday dinners of 

 tlie neighbors at three cents the pot — they have deter- 

 mined on having four-pence-half penny. 



A man has been sentenced at the Worcester Court of 

 Common Pleas, te> nine months in the House of Correc- 

 tion for cruelly beating a yoke of o.xen. 



The President of the United States arrived at Wash- 

 ington on the 1st inst., from Tennessee. It is rumored 

 that he intends to rescind the Treasury order, requiring 

 specie payments for public lands. 



