

Vol. v.— No. 40- 



NEW ENGLAND FAiVlER. 



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idcce any idler, being too old, and past batar- 

 ' ; but to bo fully convinced, leave two or three, 

 ' a stick to thein. and observe Ihcin next year, 

 f the young plant.s, runners of last year, be too 

 cU, take some of them away, and do not leave 

 •m nearer lb m a foot of the scarlet, alpine, and 

 od, and fifteen or si.xtccn inches of all the lar- 

 r sorts ; and in the first rainy weatlier in Jul? 

 August take them all up, and make a fresa 

 ntution with them, and they will be very stronf 

 mts tor flowering no^;t year, 

 n old beds, even if the plants be kept single at 

 •ir proper distance, e.-caniine an I pull all the 

 . plants which have not Oowored. When the 

 jjt is nearly all gathered examine them again, 

 [d cut oft" the runners but if you want to uiaKe 

 Fresh pluntation, leave some of the two first, and 

 t off all the rest. Then stir up the ground with 

 rowel, or three-pronged fork, and in August 

 ey will be fit to transplant. 



If you have omitted in July, do not fail in Au- 

 iSt, that the runners may make good roots to be 

 msplanled in September, for, if later, the worms 

 ill draw them out of the ground, and the frost 

 terwards will prever.t them striking root ; the 

 )nseqaence of which is their not flowering tho 

 xt spring ; and you will lose a year. ; 



NEW INVENTION'. ! 



Mr Richard P. Morgan, of Stockbridge in this 

 ate, has invented a Railway Carriage, which so 

 iduces the friction that one horse can draw Ifty 

 »ns on a level road, with perfect ease. The in- 

 sntion has been tested by actual experiment.! A 

 Dund weight was suspended over a pulley, ind 

 ttacfacd to the carriage, which moved quicMy 

 wen hundred pounds. The friction is overcoiie 

 i the axles, by means of four additional whems 

 thich operate as rollers on the ground a.vle, while 

 He friction wheels move round but four times in 

 ling one mile. — Lmcdl Journal. 



SILK. 



A French botanist says, that the leaves of let- 

 ce, the rose, bramble, dandelion, hop, hemp and 

 jg will keep silk worms alive, though they will 

 (Ot enable it to produce silk. According to this 

 Titer, it is the resinous matter contained in mul- 

 errv leaves, which, under^oinir a cliange in the 

 tomach of the worm, enables it to form silk. 



Ibid. 



I From the .Vtio Edinburgh Sncj/clopcedia. 



GR4SS LANDS. 



' Notwithstanding the many arguments brought 

 forward by farmers of the highest merit and char- 

 acter, in favour of the system of convertible hus- 

 bandry, and by which tliat system woul i be ex- 

 tended over the whole of the meadows, it may 

 .still he made clear to those who take a liberal and 

 extended view of agriculture, and allow the evi- 

 dence of observation and facts, — that old grass 

 lands, when maintained in a rich and productive 

 state, are more valuable than the same lands would 

 he in tillage ; and there is hardly any farmer pos- 

 sessed of live stock, who does not concur in think- 

 ing, that every farm should possess a portion of 

 old grass or meadow land, as a valuable accom- 

 modation. 



We do not deny that grass lands, when they 

 become covered by moss, ought to be either cured 

 of that weed, or broken up for tillage ; and in- 

 deed the latter mode of treating them is the bet- 

 ter remedy ; cultivation turning the moss plants 

 into manure for corn. Neither would we say, 

 that the manure which is required for corn lands 

 ought in reason to be applied to old grass ; though 

 such mismanagement is certainly too common 

 2ven in England. 



The proper system of management for old grass 

 lands is, to preserve them rich and fertile by 

 means of such manures as may be applied without 

 litninishing the supplies of manure wanted for 

 the tillage lands ; thus furnishing ample stores of 

 the best grass and hay for live stock, and thereby 

 adding ultimately to the farm-yard manure for 

 corn likewise. 



The superior value of old grass is well known, 

 and has been generally acknowledged. Every 

 giar.ior is well acquainted with the fact ; experi- 

 •encc discoverinsT that in pasturage it feeds sreat- 

 er numbers of animals to better purpose and in 

 [shorter time ; and that, for the purpose of being 

 I cut into hay, it stands thicker than any new grass 

 on the soil. 



Few actual farmers are at much trouble to in- 



FOR SCOURING PAKTY-COLOURED 

 V. OOLEN, AS CARPETS, ilEARTH- 

 RL(jS &c. 

 It is customary with those engaged in the scour- 

 ing trade to have a large scouring board ; the- 

 narrowest part of the carpet is first pulled on tho 

 table, and, according to t.'ie colo irs that are in tho 

 carpet, either gall or soap must be used, and 

 sometimes botli. Carpets arc generally drawn 

 across i table or scouring board, and a piece of 

 soap is rubbed on every spot of grease or dirt. If 

 tlie soap is very hard, it is customary to have a 



bowl of hot water by your side, to dip it into 



The carpet must first be well beaten before it is 

 brought to the scouring board, after all the spots 

 have been soiped. lay the part which was first 

 soaped upon or across the table ; then t:ike a hard 

 brush dipped in boiling water, and holding the 

 brush by the middle, with the arm extended in 

 front of the body, so as to have, your full strength,, 

 rub the spots until the dirt is extracted. This is 

 to be continued all over the carpet till the dirt is 

 out. — If the carpet is very dirty, a solution of 

 soap, as for blankets, must be put in a scouring 

 tub, with hot water, then put in your carpet, and 

 beat it out ; aftervvards rinse it in as many dif- 

 ferent clean waters as in may require. In the last 

 rinsing water,put a table spoonful of oil of vitriol ;. 

 it will brighten the colours, and make the carjiet 

 look clear, especially when reds and greens are 

 ia it. [American Farmer.] 



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' TIGHT DRESSING. 

 Stomacfi boards stiffen the body and destroy 

 the easy and graceful motions for which it is by 

 nature so admirably fitted; they moreover tend 

 much to the displacement of parts which in their 

 natural situation and form add greatly to female 

 beauty. Tight lacing with or without stomacli 

 boards, prevents the free motion of the ribs neces- 

 sary to easy breathing, confines the lungs and 

 diminishes the chamber in v'bich the heart beats 

 as it fills with blood, and frequently interrupts its 

 action and produces fainting, Irom this practice 



arises difficult breathing, palpitation, acute or low 

 ^ r" ^^1'\"' """"^'°' ""^ '"• '"""'." ^""'"'"' ■■" '" linflaminatorv actions which are liable to result in 

 vestigate the reasons on whv'h this met depends. ,, . „ . ■ • l -j 



But it may be satisfactory here briefly to remark. 



To raise Turnips among Corn Sow about one 



.int of turnip seed to the acrs. on or about the 

 list of July, either before or after the last har- 

 owing ; top the corn as soon as ripe enough, and 

 lusk it as soon as the corn will admit; cut down 

 ind bear off the stalks, to let the sun upon the tur- 

 lips, and the sweetness of the fodder will com- 

 jensate for the labour. Take in the turnips about 

 he middle of December. By pursuing these di- 

 rections, corn of 40 bushels to the acre will pro- 

 luce 80 or 100 bushels of turnips at the. same time ; 

 these for milch cows and sheep will be of particu- 

 lar importance. — Trenton Emporium. 



that a perennial sward of grass consists of such 

 plants as are conjenial to the soil, and have cot 

 the better of intruders, of course, thriving better 

 in their natural place ; that these beinj of great 

 variety, and feedinsr at various depths, occupy the 

 whole soil, and are found g'owin^ in full viior, 

 though in much greater closeness and numbers ; 

 that their mature age r' nders them more effec- 

 tive and perfect in quality; and that a firm con- 

 solidated soil thus covered, is not nearly so much 

 hurt by the trampling of beasts on it as a soil just 

 laid down from tillage would necessarily be. 



T^f third time. — The facetious Dr B. of W — r, 

 having inadvertently preached one of his sermons 

 for the third time, one of his purishioners having 

 observed it, said t'^ in after service, " Doctor, 

 Ihis sermon, having hw three several readings, I 

 move that it now be passed. 



From the Zion's Herald. 



CURE FOR FELONS. 



The following is a cure for Felons : — Take 

 quick, or unslacked lime ; slack it in soap ; bind 

 on a plaster of it the size of a small bean ; change 

 it every half hour for three hours. This will 

 draw it out, and leave the bone and joint perfect- 

 ly sound. Having tried the experiment on my- 

 self and others and never having known it to fail, 

 I think it may be recommended to the public. 



THOMAS G. BROWN. 



Boston, June 16, 1837. 



adhesions of contiguous parts, pain in the side, 

 cough and consumption. This practice has its ef- 

 fects, too, ilpon the organs in the upper part of the 

 abdomen, particularly the stomach and liver. — 

 Compressi^m, hero exerted, impedes the delicate 

 process ffoing on in those orjans, the natural and 

 easy condition of which is essential to health. 

 In this \\ ay a foundation is laid for dyspepsia, with 

 its train of attendants, wind belchine, heart-burn,, 

 hypochondriasis and ilyspeptic consumption. 



When tight lacini: is adopted, as it etteii is at 

 the age of 1 1, 12 or 13. its mischievous effects are 

 in a great measure irremediable. The capacity of 

 the chest is permanently diminished, so that dur- 

 ing the natural growth of thor^e parts which are 

 confined, the lungs are prevented from evolving 

 to their natural and necessary extent, thus est.-jb- 

 hfihing- a permanent disproportion between the 

 greater and lesser circulations. This dispropor- 

 tion generates derangement of function in vital 

 orirans. which tends to produce a diseased struc- 

 ture that medicine cannot remove. — Med. Intel. 



On Saturday last there were lying in our har- 

 bor sixty-four vessels, making an aggregate of 

 ovet- 7000 tons of shipping, all actively employed 

 in loading or dischargicg. [Bangor Reg.] 



