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been dissolved, and vvliilened with rye-incal, oat- 

 meal, or the Hower of buckwheat. 



Dutch Dairies. 

 For the sake of cleanliness, the tails of the cows 

 are tied to the roof of the cow house with a cord 

 during the time of milking. The cow-liouses both 

 in Flanders and Holland are kept remarkably clean 

 and warm ; so much so that a gentleman ".spoke" 

 to Redcliff "of having drank coffee witli a cow- 

 keeper intlie general stable in winter, without the 

 annoyance of cold, dirt, or any offimsive smell." — 

 The Dutch are particularly averse in unfolding 

 the secrets of their dairy management, and not- 

 withstanding tiie pointed queries l)f .Sir John Sin- 

 clair on the subject, no satisfactory idea was giv- 

 en him of their mode of manufacturing butter or 

 cheese. Loudon. 



Of the general piincipksofrearingManaging and 

 feeding domestic animab. 

 Immediately after the birth of evdry animal, ev- 

 en of such as are domesticated, thd rudiments of 

 its education, as well as its bodily nfurishrnent, are 



inlbrms us, at an advanced perio 1 of life, not only 

 conquered a vicious restive horse, but, without the 

 I assistance of either grooms or jockies, taught Ihi; 



persuaded tiiat it enriches the u round for 'tin; ioU 

 lowing crop of grain ; so that 1 now raise gr'saj 

 and even wheat, from -ground which would beaa^ 

 horse to obe/ his verbal order.- witli as great at- 1 nothing more than pasture and rye previous to th^"" 



•^ ■ ' use of plaster. JAMES PERRV. -** 



Orangetrjwn, May J4, 1824. 



tention as the most accomplished animal that was 



ever educated at' Astley's school. Bakewell was_, 



accustomed to say, that his horse could do every c, /- r • -or r ^T j- ■ 



,. , , %,,, ., ] u- 1 1 „ ,„.\. ,-\ The Benefit of ijxems-, in Fi-ejerence of .Vcdici 



thing but speak. The method which he took to,-". _. -' .''_. ' ... .-'.., -> ... 



conquer this vicious aniinal was never told,cven to 



his own domestics. He ordered his own saddle 

 and bridle to be put on the horse, which at that 

 time was thought to be ungovernable, when he 

 was 



n Chronic Diseases, illustrated by an Mlcgora 

 Extracted from, a Publication on Temperance ani 

 Exerrise, ascribed to Dr. Rush. ; 



In the island of Ceylon, in the Indian ocean, i i P"! 



....^prenared for a journey of two or three hun- . number of invalids were assembled together, whi 



dred miles ; and, that no one might be witness to were afflicted with most of the chronic diseases t ii=. 



the contest, he led the horse till he w^s beyond i which the human body is subject. In the midst o * 



the reach of oliservation ; how far he walked, or thein sat several venerable figures, who amuse « 



in what manner this great business was accoiii- 1 tjhem with encomiums upon some medicines, whioi l»' 

 plished, was never known ; but when he returned! they assured them would afford infallible relief i4|l'« 

 from his journey ,the horse was as gentle as a lams , all case.s. One boasted of an elixir— another of 



and would obey his master's verbal orders on a)l 

 occasions. When what are called irrational anj- 

 mals are taught such strict obedience to tlie coni 

 mand of a superior order, it is in gereral supposel 

 to be the effect of fear ; but Bakewell never madf 



necessarily given by the mother. I^r tliis purpose : use of wip or spur. When on horseback he had 



powder, brought from America — a third of a med 

 icinc invented and prepared in CJeriuany ; all < 

 whii-h, they said, were ceitain antidotes to th 

 gout — a fourth, cried up a nostrum for the vd 

 pours — a fifth, drops for the gravel — i sixtli, i 

 balsain, prepared from honey, as a sovereign reme 

 the latter sh"ould, during her prognarty, have been ^frong wa^lking'-stick in his hand, wliich he mad^'i Jyt'or a consumption— a seventh, a pill for culan ^ 

 daily protected against all extremes of temperature I the Tiost use of when on foot; he always rode "OiJs eruptions— while an eighth cried down tlii 

 well provided with shade and shelter, and abund- ] with a ^Uck rein, which he fre(iuently let lie up- 1 whole, and extolled a mineral water, which lay *t 

 antly supplied with food and water. When the | on the hoi„.'., neck, and so great was his objeo-!f«w miles from the place where they were as^ 

 period of gestation arrives, she should, in general, I tion to spurs, 'jjat \^e never wore them. It was' ^"'"'''ed. The credulous multitude partook eager,'; 

 also be separated from the rest of the flock or herd, j hig opinion that ai sucli animals might be conquer- 'V °' these medicines, but without any relief o^ 

 and by whatever means the case may demand, kept g^ jjy gentle means : ^nj gm-j, wasliis knowledge ! P^''' respective complaints. Several of tliose win 

 comfortable and tranquil. of animal nature, that hv <,eldom failed in his opin- ' na''^ use of the antidotes to the gout, were hui' 



After the birth, the first interference on the hon, whether his attention ,,jjg jj^.g^t^j jg [jjg I,q_ tied suddenly out of the world. Some said thi ' 

 part of man should be that of supplying the mother I jy or the mind." — -^g'- ^^^^- mge 127. | Medicines were adulterated ; others that 



with food of a light and delicate quality, compared — — — doctors had mistaken their disorders ; whilst m'. 



to that which she had been in the habit of using. From Memoirs of the X. Y. Board 1-7 Agriculture. [ 6f them agreed, that they were much worse thi 

 and also of administering the same description on j ^ver. While they were all with one accord, g\\ 



food to the offsprmg, so far as it may bv its n-lure ON THE TIMES OF PLANTING ANL.„Qyy_ -^^^ ^^.^^ ^^ ^^^.^^ manner to Uie transports of disai 

 be able to use it. Th^ gentlest treatment sl.°"" ING, AND THE USE OF G\PSUM. .„;„,„,„.., „nri ,.„.-„fi^n. a clap of thunder w. 



rn.. /r f<.maiMri in^ hnfr, V R."^' "'" ""-"-'"""ty Jesse Bijft v.^q.— a-st-— "c lo your request, heard over their heads. Upon looking ud a liffl 



^:LX^r::^ci:Xz:::. t^:::^,^it ^" ""^'" " '°" '""'''' °'''' of Ma^h .as .en .„ ti. sky. m thi mmst of t^his^a;;? 



W familiar treatment on the part of the attend- j I ,0 not know that any thing new has of late 1 It Sr^ndlZ:;?? hfr :ZJ^2'::^ 

 i. , • ,„■„ • • , K'''''^" ""'''^'' "'y "°'"^®' '" ^"y '"■^"'^h of husband- driven snow; a robv hue tintred hpr rhooL-. K». 



As the amma.s increase in size and strength,they ' ry or farming. I shall, however, give you a brief lair hun^ loose over her shoulders • her fl" ' 

 should have abundance of air, exercise, and food, , statement of the methods I pursue in farming. obes drsclosefa slle which wo 1 d' h^Jp 7 



according t^ their natures : and whatever is at ; j?io.. „.,i , 1 n i, , ^ ,• ,,""'-'■'"''''" =^ snape, wnicli would have casta 



tempted T^ man in the wa^ of tan^ng or tea hint ' JHv Corn T 1 1 TlV7n.u 7V^' ''^."'^ ^^t °" '^' ^'='*"'= °'' ^'^^""^ °^ ^"^'"^^'- I" ^er 

 shoi^d Pe conducted on m.ld and roncilktinTo in° ' rl± T ^r , ru^^' ^^' '"}' '""'' '^' '^'^''^ " ''°^^ "^ evergreen ; m her 



ciple., rather than on those LriTr rnefs'^and Trl. ! T"' ^'^'^'"g 't. -^ as follows :_ As 3ft hand she had a scroll of parchm'ent. She de- 



compulsion. Caresses,or familiar treatment shouU ,fi, f ""'.^''''^°" ";>" Pf"?"' ^ "■•"."? J^e sod, cended slowly, and stood erect upon the earth ; 

 genLllybeaccompanedbysmal s'pplTesS f, ' T h""""" , r'". ^""^ <^°': P'^"" - Axed her eyes which sparkled with life, upon 



a% least at first, as an in/uceJnZreJ^ it Z^^^ the ground ; and Uc deluded and afflicted company. There was a 



mbuttermilk, and rolling It in plaster, I plant it. : nee. She stretched forth her right hand, and 

 1 plough and hoe It as often as is necessary to | -ith a voice which was sweeter than melody it- 

 loosen the ground and destroy weeds, and seldom'-" -■-- -^' ' ■ • . -- •' 

 fail of raising a good crop. 

 Potatoes I plant about the 2.5th of May. Rye 



animal submissive to them ; afterwards habit wi,. 

 even in the inferior creation, render the fiimiliari- 

 ties of man agreeable to thein for their own sake ; 

 but even then, to keep up this feeling, small por- 

 tions of select food should frequently be employed 



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evTd'ent ''^" °' ^'^^ '"™^^ """'' "'" "^ I '" ^^e above method of farming, which I have 



Interest is the grand mover of animals, as well i e^ror"' '" """' '""' ' ^"""""^ '"" ''^"^ 

 as man. In taming by fear, all the interest which ! modes 

 the animal has, is the avoiding an evil ; in taming ' 

 by caresses and food, it is the attainment of en- 



,„''"'" „!.^!."''^!' I '^'■"P^ ''""^ "'y neighbors, who pursue different 



joyment. The most extraordinary results are re- 

 corded as having been obti.ined by the mild mode 

 with almost every species of animal on which it 

 has been tried ; to this may be advantageously 

 .loined, in the more powerful animals, hunger and 

 tatigue. -The br^der Bakewell, surgeon Hant 



The greatest improvement, however, that I have 

 experienced, is the use of plaster and clover. In 

 the spring of each year, I sow about 7 lbs of clo- 

 ver seed to an acre, on my winter grain. The 

 spring following, I sow two or three bushels of 

 ground plaster to an, acre of that ground. This 

 has seldom or never failed of yielding not? only a 

 good crop of grass for the scytlie, but I am fully 



If, she addressed them in the following lan- 

 juage : " Ye children of men, listen for a while 

 t» the voice of instruction ; you seek health where 

 I is not to be found. The boasted specifics you have 

 ben using, have no virtues. Even the persons 

 vho gave them, labour under many of the disor- 

 drs they attempt to cure. My name is Hygeia; 

 I ireside over the health of mankind. Discard all 

 yur medicines, and seek relief from temper^ 

 ate and exercise alone. Every thing you 

 se is active around you. AJi the brute an- 

 iuils in nature are active in their instinctive pur- 

 suts. Inanimate nature is active too ; air, fire, 

 art water are always in motion. Unless this were 

 thi c;se, tliey would be unfit for the purposes for 

 whch they were designed, in the economy of 

 naure. Shun sloth ; this unhinges all the springs 



