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FARMERS* REGISTER— TRAVELLERS AND ttORSES— FRUIT. 



temperature, should be constructed of materials 

 which are the worst radiators of heat. Thus, tea 

 urns and tea pots are best adapted lor their pur- 

 pose when constructed of polished metal, and worst 

 when constructed of black porcelain. A black 

 porcelain tea pot is the worst conceivable material 

 for tliat vessel, tor both its materials and color are 

 eood radiators of heat, and the liquid contained in 

 it cools with the greatest possible rapidity. On the 

 other hand, a bright metal tea pot is best adapted 

 for the purpose, because it is the worst radiator of 

 heat, and therefore cools as slowly as possible. A 

 polished silver or brass lea urn is belter adapted 

 lo retain the heat of the water than one of a dull 

 brown color, such as is most commonly used. A 

 tin kettle retains the heat of water boiled in it 

 more effectually, if it be kept clean and polished, 

 than if it be allowed to collect the smoke and soot, 

 to which it is exposed from the action of the fire. 

 When coated with this, its surface becomes rough 

 and black, and is a powerful radiator of heat. A 

 set of polished fire irons may remain for a long 

 time in front of a hot fire, without receiving from 

 it any increase of temperature beyond that of the 

 chamber, because the heat radiated by the fire is all 

 reflected by the polished surface of the irons, and 

 none of it is absorbed ; but if a set of rough, un- 

 polished irons, were similarly placed, would be- 

 come speedily so hot, that they could not be used 

 without inconvenience. The polish of fire irons 

 is, therefore, not merely a matter of ornament, 

 but of use and convenience. The rough, unpo- 

 lished poker, sometimes used in a kitchen, becomes 

 speedily so hot that it cannot be held without pain. 

 A close stove, intended to warm apartments, should 

 not have a polished surface, for in that case it is 

 one of the worst radiators of heat, and nothing 

 could be contrived less fit for the purpose to which 

 it is applied. On the other hand, a rough, unpo- 

 lished surface of cast iron, is favorable to radia- 

 tion, and a fire in such a stove will always pro- 

 duce a most powerful effect. — [Cabinet Cydopce- 

 dia — Dr. Lardncr on Heat. 



to him. If in Spanish, so much the better — most 

 horses have an air for Spanish. (Horses procured 

 from the Pony Club, probably understand Chero- 

 kee quite as well.) 



6. Never carry liquor on your journey : a horse 

 can't stand the smell of ardent spirits : I never 

 knew a man who carried a tickler that had good 

 horses^they invariably become wind broken, or 

 foundered. 



7. Don't start too soon in the morning. There 

 is nothing gained in a long journey by hurrying 

 away before breakfast. Let your beast have time 

 to rest and fill himself before starting — he can 

 then travel till night without another feed. 



8. When your horse is full and stiff, as he will 

 be in the morning or after eating, never ride out 

 of a walk — towards evening, as he becomes emp- 

 ty, his pace may be accelerated, without injury. 



9. As nothing is gained by starting too soon in 

 the morning, neither is any thing made by riding 

 too late in the evening. Never ride after night 

 when it can be avoided. A horse likes regular 

 meals and regular sleep, as well as other honest 

 creatures, and is entitled to them. 



10. See after your horse yourself — see that he 

 is well fed, watered, rubbed and lodged. Don't 

 let him stand in the mud, nor on a plank floor, 

 when it can be avoided. A dry dirt floor, with a 

 plenty of clean straw over it,- is the best bed lor a 

 horse. 



11. Never ride your own horse, when you can 

 borrow your friend's or neighbor's — especially if 

 you want to travel fast. A horse that knows you, 

 wont push himself like one that does not. 



PlNi: KNOT. 



RULES FOR TRAVELLERS, AND THEIR HOR 

 SES. 



From the SnuthGrn Planter. 



1. In the first place, treat your horse like a sen 

 sible creature ; (I have seen horses that had more 

 intelligence than the dolts that rode them) — in 

 correcting him address yourself to his understand- 

 ing, and endeavor to convince him by reason. — 

 The forcible remedy comes with more power after- 

 wards. 



2. Never beat your horse without sufficient 

 cause, as that irritates and spoils his temper. Gen- 

 tle words to a horse's ear are like lumps of sugar 

 to his mouth — they sweeten his disposition. 



3. If your horse take a scare, as the best of 

 horses sometimes will, don't thurst your spurs in- 

 to his flanks or beat him over the head. Nobody 

 knows a horses reason for being frightened — he sees 

 many things we little dream of "Balaam's horse 

 (or mule, I forget which,) saw an angel ! other 

 horses, for aught we know, may see as much. 



4. if a horse stumbles, speak to him sharply, or 

 give him a jerk or two with the bridle, just to 

 apprise him that he is watched, but do not strike 

 him — it makes him stumble the worse. 



5. A horse is fond of company. Therefore, 

 when riding alone, you should talk, sing or whistle 



METHOD OF GENERATING NEW VARIETIES 

 OF FRUIT. 



From the Horticultural Register. 

 After selecting a few conveniently situated 

 branchlets, in dilTerent parts of a tree, I remove 

 all the blossoms, with the exception of three or 

 four of the most promising, from which, a day or 

 two before their expansion, I extract the anthers 

 with a small pair of scissors, or tweezers, and cover 

 each branchlet with a piece of thin gauze, taking 

 care that no opening be left by which bees, flies, 

 or other insects, might gain admission, and thereby 

 mar the experiment by bearing to the stigma the 

 pollen of some variety other than the one I may 

 desire to employ. The gauze should also be ren- 

 dered secure, so that the wind may not partially 

 open it, nor entirely carry it away. When the 

 blossoms are fully ex])anded, and the stigma, by 

 bursting, is ready to receive the influence of the 

 pollen, it must be supplied by the application of a 

 flower of whatever variety has been fixed upon as 

 the male parent, and the gauze replaced till the 

 fruit is set. As the fruit increases in size, if more 

 than one or two remain, judge which gives the best 

 promise of attaining perfection, and the rest re- 

 move; it will be adviseable to distinguish each 

 branch by a label affixed. The above, or some 

 similar method, alone can determine, with any cer- 

 tainty, which is the male parent; or, indeed, there 

 may be many, which accounts for the diversity of 

 the products obtained from seeds of the same indi- 

 vidual fruit. 



Last year I gathered the first produce of some 

 seedling strawberries, raised by cross fertilization 

 in a similar manner ; and am looking forward to 



