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system, that this wonderful machine, the body, this 

 "godly temple," would gradually decay, and men 

 would die as if falling asleep. 



NOTICES OF PUBLICATIONS. 



From Hon. J. W. Proctor, President, of Essex 

 Agricultural Society, the Transactions of that As- 

 sociation for 1850. It contains the annual address, 

 reports of the committees, statements of applicants 

 for premiums, assays, &c., forming a large collec- 

 tion of valuable matter, from which we shall make 

 selections for publication. 



From Hon. Marshal P. Wilder, President of 

 Norfolk Agricultural Society, the Transactions of 

 that Society for 1850. It is of the same general 

 character as to subjects as the preceding work, and 

 it will also receive further attention. 



An Introductory Lecture at the Opening 

 OF the Female Medical College, of Pennsyl- 

 vania, by J. S. Longshore, M. D. The au- 

 thor of this address, in his preliminary remarks, 

 speaks very judiciously on the various systems, 

 isms and pathies of the day. He then proceeds in 

 an able and interesting way to show that the heal- 

 ing art should be, in part, in the hands of females. 

 As public attention is directed to this subject, there 

 will be a strong feeling in favor of female physi- 

 cians, for this ieeling is founded in reason and na- 

 ture, and it must prevail as the subject becomes in- 

 vestigated. 



The Farmer's Guide is a reprint from the pop- 

 ular work of Stephens on farming, with notes by 

 J. P. Norton, Professor of Scientific Agriculture 

 in Yale College. This work is illustrated by nu- 

 merous engravings. It is very instructive. Fet- 

 ridge & Co., Boston. 



New Guide for Travellers through the United 

 States, containing the Railroad, Steamboat, Stage 

 and Canal Routes, and the Population of the differ- 

 ent States, Territories, and principal Cities and 

 Towns in 1850, accompanied by a map. Boston: 

 J. Haven, 86 State Street. 



Diary from Rev. Solomon Spittle. This 

 little work illustrates the great evils from the dis 

 gusting habit of using that nauseous weed — Tobac 



CO. 



Western Houtigultural Review. This is 

 a monthly periodical of 48 pages to each number. 

 It is very ably conducted by Dr. John A. AVarder, 

 and embellished with handsome engravings. In 

 point of valuable matter and the execution of the 

 work, it ranks with our first horticultural journals. 

 Will the publisher please send us number one? 



Rev. Aaron Foster's Address to the farmers 

 of the western part of Franklin county. It is a 

 very interesting and spirited production. 



Address of Gen. Lewis Cass, before Kalama 

 zoo Agricultural Society, Oct., 1850. This is a 

 very able address, evincing the extensive research 

 and close investigation of a nice observer. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 



From Henry A. Willis, Fitchburg, a box of Wil- 

 lis's Russet Apple. They" originated in Sudbury, 

 Mass., on the farmof Hopestill Willis, hence their 

 name. Mr. Willis says that this variety is a good 

 growerand good bearer, but it bears mostly in even 

 years. They generally keep till April or May. 

 Tliis apple is of medial size; rather flat; very fair 

 in appearance; of a yellow russet color; the quality 

 is very good, having a pearmain flavor. 



From Rev. L. Matthews, Cornwall, Vt., speci- 

 mens of fine apples; rather large; roundish; yellow 

 with red cheeks. This fruit is very fair and hand- 

 some, and the quality good. Such fruit would 

 bring a good price. 



From Edwin Stanton, Es.sex, Vt., a box of fine 

 apples. The tree bears every year, and the fruit 

 keeps till June. This fruit is large; roundish-con- 

 ical; bright greenish yellow, with numerous large 

 brown specks. It is of a mild pleasant flavor. The 

 fair appearance of this fruit, and its good quality, 

 would make it a good article in the market. We 

 do not know the name. 



From John Wilson, Bradford, Vt., russetapples, 

 a native of that place. It bears largely every year, 

 and the fruit keeps into spring. The form of this 

 fruit is the same as the American Golden Russet; 

 the size is smaller; the quality is good, but not 

 quite equal to the Russet, which is noted for its 

 tenderness and excellent flavor. 



From John Raynolds, Concord, (one of the pub- 

 lishers) some fine specimens of Baldwin Apples; 

 also English Russet Apples; but this is not the 

 English Russet of the books, but a russet from an 

 English tree set in Concord more than 100 years 

 ago. This fruit is large; roundish, slightly coni- 

 cal; mostly brown russet, and occasionally patches 

 of yellow, and red or scarlet, seldom a red cheek. 

 The flesh is very tender, mild and pleasant. 



(n? The New England Faumer is published every other 

 Saturday by .Iohn Raynolds and Joel Nourse, at Quincy 

 Hall, South Market Street, Boston. 



Tornis, $1,00 per annum in adv.-ince. 



The Farmer is devoted exclusively to Agriculture, Horticul- 

 ture, and their Kindred Arts and Sciei ces, niaking a neat oc- 

 tavo volume of 416 pages, embellished with numerous engra- 

 vings. It niay be elegantly bound in muslin, embossed and 

 gilt, at 25 cts. a volume, if left at this oflice 



Ijir Also published at the same oflice every Saturday, on a 

 large handsome folio sheet, the New England Farmer and 

 Boston Ramdler, an independent .lournal, devoted to Agri- 

 culture, Domestic, Foreign and Marine Intelligeice, Congress- 

 ional and Legislative proceedings. Temperance and Religious 

 IntelHgence, and the usual variety of Literary and Miscellane- 

 ous matter, adapted to family reading. Letters from Home 

 and Foreign Correspondents will appear from week to week, 

 together with a variety of contributed and selected articles of 

 a Literary, Scientific, Historical, Biographical, Hmnorous and 

 Juvenile character, short Moral Tales, A-c, making the largest 

 and cheapest Agricultural Family Newspaper published in 

 New England. Every thing of a hurtful or even doubtful ten- 

 dency will be carefully excludedfrom our columns. 



Terms, $2,00 per annum in advance. At the close of the year, 

 the publishers will bind the semi-monthly Far.mer gratis for 

 any person who subscribes for both publications, paying one 

 year in advance for each. 



(Ey Postmasters and others, who will forward foiir new sub- 

 scribers on the above named terms, for either publication, shall 

 receive a fifth copy gratia for one year. JZ5\ 



