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N E V. ENGLAND ^ A R .\'.' E R 



JlLT 14. 1841. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



INTERESTING PHILOSOPHICAL FACTS. 



Sound travels at tlio rate of 1142 feet per seci)n'l 

 in air, 4M0 feet in water, 11,090 in cast iron, 

 17,000 in steel, 18,(l00 in glass, and from AGid to 

 17,000 in wood. 



Mercury freezes at 36 dej^rees below 0, Fah- 

 renheit, nni! becomes a solid mass, n-alleable under 

 the haniincr. 



'J'he (.'reatest height at which visible clouds ever 

 exist, dues not exceed ten miles. 



Air is about 8IC limes lighter than water. 



The pressure of the atmosphere upon every 

 square foot of the earth, amounts to 2 1()0 pounds. 

 An ordinary sized man, siipposinij his surface to 

 be 14 square feet, sustains the enormous pressure 

 of 30,240 pounds. 



Iletit rarefies air to such an extent that it may 

 be made to occupy 5 or GOO times the space it did 

 before. 



The violence of the expansion of water when 

 freezing, is sufllcienl lo cleave a ghibo of copper 

 of such thii'kness as to require a force of 28,000 

 pounds to produce the same effect. 



During the co:iversion of ice into water, 140 de- 

 grees of heat are absorbed. 



WatT wliea converted into steam, increases in 

 bulk l^rOO times. 



One hundred pounds of waWf of the Dead Sea, 

 contains 45 pounds of salt. 



The mean annual depth of rain that falls at the 

 equator is !Jt> inches. 



Assuming tlie temperature of the interior of tlie 

 earth lo increase uniformly as we descend at the 

 rate of 1 degree in 4(i feet, at the depth of six- 

 ty miles it will amount to 480,006 degrees Fah- 

 renheit — a degree of heat suffici^t to fuse all 

 known substances. 



The explosive force of closely confined gun- 

 powder is six and a half tons to the square inch. 



Hail stones sometimes fall with a velocity of 

 113 feet in a second — rain, 34 feet in a second. 



The greatest artificial cold ev<r produced is 91 

 degrees Fahrenheit. 



Electricity moves with a greater velocity than 

 light, which traverses 200,000 miles of space in a 

 second of time. 



Thunder can be heard at the distance of thirty 

 miles. 



Lightning can be seen by reflection at the dis- 

 tance of 200 miles. — Srkcted. 



herit their father's vices. Surely it would be ''^'- 

 ter for the child, and clieapcr as well as better fo." 

 the state. Let it not be supposed that a man will 

 go to prison for the sake of having his cliildren 

 taken cure of, for those who go to prison usually 

 have little regard for their children ; if they had, dis- 

 cipline like tiiat of a Berlin prison would snoii sick- 

 en them of such a bargain. — Prof. Stowt's Report. 



LIFE BEYOND THE GRAVE. 



Among all the fine and beautiful figures and 

 modes of reasoning that the universe in which we 

 dwell has afforded, for the illustration of the bright 

 hope that is within us of a life beyond the tomb, 

 there is none more beautiful or exquisite that I 

 know of, than that which is derived from the change 

 of tin; seasons — from the second life that bursts 

 forth in spring in objects apparently dead ; and 

 from the shadowing forth, in the renovation of eve- 

 ry thing around us, of that destiny which divine 

 revelation calls upon our faith to believe sliu'.l yet 

 be ours. The trees that have faded and leniained 

 dark and gray through the long, dreary lapse of 

 winter, clothe themselves again with green in the 

 spring sunshine, and every hue speaks of life. The 

 birds that were mute sing again as tunefully as ev- 

 er ; the flowers that were trampled down and faded, 

 burst forth once more in freshness and in beauty ; 

 the streams break from the icy chains that held 

 them, and the glorious sun himself conies wander- 

 ing from his far journey, giving summer and warmth, 

 and fertility and magnificence to every thing 

 around. All that we see breathes of the same 

 hope, and everything we see rekindles into life. — 

 Jamts. 



PRISON DISCIPLINE IN BERLIN. 



When I was in Berlin I went into the public 

 prison, and visited every part of the establishment. 

 At last I was introduced to a very large hall which 

 wa.s full of children with their books and teachers, 

 and having the Bfipearance of a Prussian school 

 room. " What," said I, " is it possiblu that all 

 these children are imprisoned here for crime ?" 

 "O no," said my conductor, smiling at my simpli- 

 city, "but if a parent is imprisoned here for crime, 

 the government places them hero, and maintains 

 and educates them for useful employment." This 

 was a new idea to me. I know not that it has 

 ever been suggested in the United States ; but 

 surely it is the duty of Government, as well as its 

 highest interest, when a man is paying the penal- 

 ties of his crime in a public prison to see that his 

 unofleiiding children are nut left to siifTer and in- 



SEW YORK POUDRETTE COMPANY. 



This company has lieen in operation nearly four yi'iirs. 



Prfsenl price of shares one hundred nnd five dollars ; and 

 cacti share is cntillcd to fifty hushels of PoudreUe every six 

 monlhs, which is equal lo filly cily cart loads of stable ma- 

 nure for 18 years Iruiu .March, 1841. 



Price of roudreuc 40 ceuts per hushel, or two dollars a 

 barrel, of four huslicis, delivered on hoard of vessels in this 

 city. Those farmers who wish to uhlain this manure reg 

 ularly, will do well to lake shares soou ; and ihose who 

 wir.h lo purchase the article will do well not to wait another 

 year, until they wish to use il. 



Orders received now can he filled immediately 



To ensure a supply for early spring use, shares should 1 

 taken in time to receive a fall Dividend, which will prevent 

 disappointment or ly a wcl spring; like the present; or 



Those at a distance, who desire lo make an experiment, 

 can ohlain one or more harrels, in turn, hy remiltin);, at the 

 rate of two dollars per liarrcl. A phamplet will be sent lo 

 any person who desires one. 



Shares wul he si>l i for the present at S105 each, liul they 

 will surely advance in price, notwilhstnnding ihc nunilier of 

 dividends will diiiiiiiish every six monlhs. 



1). k. Ml^OK, Agait, 



120 Nassau street (up stairs. 



N. B. It is lo he dislincily underjitood that this Conipa 

 I ny is in nn way connected with the " Urate and Poudri-iu 

 (;ompany," or' Lodi Manufacturing' Company" of Anthony 

 Dey .t Peter Harlheliiny, on the New Jers'cy Meadow ' 

 which, il report le true, failed, alter an ex|iciidilure of 

 .tvertjii onn. 



New York, Miy imh, 1811. 6w jl7 



von SALE. 



GKORGK THE THlllU, who has oejn honored with ihe 

 Seconii :ind Kirsl Stale premiums in 1839, at Worcester, luid 

 :il Concord in I84ii, hythe Committees nppointod hy the 

 .'^tattf, for awardiui* suchpremiunis, is ofDurham Breed, wui 

 iin|>orled us m>s< superior slock, and is tboucht hy juilcc' 

 10 pussi'ss more vnluahlc points, lliiin any to he louiid in any 

 other animal of the kind. 



Also, two vounc Hulls, Sired hy the above, their Dams are 

 imported nmi uf ifie hesl possible Idood. 



For further iiiformntKin apply to CHARLES WIL 

 LAKU 2d, ^•till River Village. Harvard. <w June 2 



GKIND8TONK8. 



An extensive nssorlmeni of Water and Han I Grindstoi c 

 ennsiantly on hand and fur sale l.y A.MMl C. LOMaAul 

 i CO. 13 Lewis's Wharf. isly. Nov. 1?. 



HOWARD'S IMPROVED EASY D.fAUGHT PLOUGH. 



Great improvements have heen made the past year in the 

 f(»rm and workmanship of these Ploughs ; the mould binn 

 has jicen so formed as to lay the ^furrmc complclcUi orrr 

 turninff in ereri/ particle of ^nss or sliiMc. and tearing Ihi 

 oTouwl in the beH posflMc manner. The length of' ihi 

 mould hoard has heen very much increased, so ihat ihr 

 Plough works with the jreatesi ease, holh with respect tr 

 the holding and ihe team. The Committee at the late Ina 

 of Phuighs at Worcester, say, 



" Should our opinion he asked as to which of the Plouijhj 

 we should prefer for use on a farm, we mifirhi perhaps say i' 

 the inquirer, if your land is mostly light and easv to wiik 

 try Prouty & Mcars, hulif your land is heavy, hard or rod. i, 

 BEGIN WITH Mil. HowAnD'a.'' 



At the above mc-;f.oncd trial the Howard Plough ili, 

 innrc leork, irith the same pore cr of team, than any ollir 

 plough exhibited. No other turned more than twenlyse.i i 

 and one half inches, lo the tl2 Ihs. draught, while ih 

 Howard Ptougk turned tieentynine and one half inches, ^ 

 Ihe same power of team ! All acknowledge that Howard 

 Ploughs arc much the strongest and most substanliall 

 matle. 



There has heen quite an improvement made on the sh.f 

 or land side of this Plough, which can be renewed withou 

 having lo furnish a new findside; this shoe likewise secine 

 the mould hoard and landside together, and strengthens ih 

 Plough very much. 



The price of the Ploughs is from $6 to»l5. A Ploi'ol 

 sudicienl for breaking up with four cattle, will cost nh'u 

 S.d ,511, and with cutter $1, with wheel and culler, 82 

 extra. 



The ahove Ploughs are for sale, wholesale and retail, i 

 the New England Asricultiiral Warehouse and Seed Slot' 

 Nos. 61 & 62 North Market Slreet, ly 



JOSKPH BRECK & CO. 



DRAFT AND TRACE CHAINS. 



Just received by Packet Coromanda, 

 40(1 pair Trace Chains, suitable for Ploughing. 

 200 " Truck and leading Chains. 

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

 .\o. 62 North Market st. April 81 



TO THE Pl'BLlC. 



DR. CHARLES M. WOOD, Veterinary Sur^s-en 

 respectfully infcrms his friends and the public, that he h 

 removed from Blossom St., to 69 Carver Si. All orders I. 

 at his house, or at the stable of Wm. Forbes, No. 7 Sudbu 

 St., will he promptly attended to, and gratefully acknou 

 eilged. All diseases of Horses, Cattle or Swine, are alien 

 ed to. Also, castrating and spaying. 



For the information of those who may have occasion ( 

 his services, and are unacquainted with his practice, he 

 politely pcrmilled to rcpr lo the following gentlemen wl 

 have employed him for a nucilwr of years posl. 



Williams & Pearson, 



Wm. Forbes, 

 Wm. J. Nilcs, 

 Joshua Seward, 

 J. B. Read, 

 James F. Fullham, 

 Wm P. Loring, 

 Joseph C. Pray. 

 Boston, April 26. 



Geo. Mcacham, 

 S. K. Bayley, 

 L. MayiiaiM, 

 Isaac Fnsier, 

 Artemas White, 

 Brown d, Scvrencr. 



FENCE CHAINS 



Just received from Englanil, lO.OOii feet Chains, snilal 

 for Fenocs or other purposes. For sale by J. BKECK 

 CO., No. 62 Norlh Market st. April 21 



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