of thes*. holes was of a deep green culour 

 which appeared to have been extracted from 

 the leaves of ihe hemlock, and perfectly in 

 solution. In another I discovered the c< lour 

 ing matter upon the bottom, while the water 

 was clear above. This precipitate I examin- 

 ed carefully; it had much the appearance of in 

 digo, and the quantity was such as to cover the 

 surface of the ground beneath tho water 



Quere— Couid not indigo be prepared from 

 the green leaves of hemlock 7 R. K. 



Ontario, Feb. 10. 1S31 



THE ECLIPSE. 



With a view to combat, and ;f possible cor- 

 roct a vulgar error, founded solely upon pre- 

 sumption, concerning the temperature of the 

 weather during eclipses of the sun, we deter- 

 mine I to ascertain the facts — whether any va- 

 riatii n occurs — how great that variation be- the 

 mean temperature of the day — and also during 

 the obscuration--and to compare the mean tem- 

 perature of tills day with the preceding and 

 following days, that the community may judge 

 for themselves. 



The Thermometer suspended on the north 

 side of the house, exposed freely to the then 

 prevailing north-west wind, which on the 12th 

 blew in gusts of moderate force, and was oc- 

 casionally accompanied with snow, gave the 

 following indications. 

 Temp.ofthe.lltb 



T HE GENESEE FARMER 



The temperature at the greatest obscuration 

 was 22 deg. or m jre than two degrees higher 

 than at one time of the eclipse. The varia- 

 tions were too slight (but about four degrees) 

 to be attributed to the interception of the sun's 

 rays, for these were shut out by clouds (with 

 a trilling e\ception) for the whole day. 



Before 2 o'clock, however, the sun was ob- 

 scurely visible through tho flyinz clouds, for a 

 f • w short intervals, when about one twelfth of 

 his disk was still eclipsed. 



The appearance of our atmosphere at the 

 greatest obscuration, resembled the coming on 

 of :wilight. The azure hue, with all the soft- 

 ness of evening continued about three quarters 

 of an hour and disappeared. * * * 



=3= If I 

 2l2S 



Temp of the 12th I ITernp. of Ihe !3tb 



•ia 3 i-*~Zr" l i~ 1-3 



;|- 5 



Feb. 19, 1S31. 



beans are given to sheep, during the win- 

 ter, in small quantity, the I a r : . b > will be strong. 

 and the trouble of nursing saved." — New Eng- 

 land Farmer. 



■ - 1 2 £ S ' i 1 c I ~ £ S 

 30 I 21 |25.5| M i 23 I 12 |I7,5U»!| 16 \ 3 19,5 



Thus it will be seen, that the temperature 

 did diminish on the 12th, from a mean of 25,5 

 to 17,5, which may be altributed to a chance 

 in the direction of tho wind, from west ti 

 north-west, which in this place is sure to in 

 crease thecal, I. Moreover, on the 13th, the day 

 after the eclipse, owing 1 1 a continuance of 

 the north west wind, a depression, equal to 

 that of the 12th occurred, viz — from a mean of 

 17,5 to 9.5. or 8 dg. colder. During the month 

 of January, a change of daily temperature or 

 14 deg. occurred, and this was submitted to 

 ■without a declaration of hostilities ,ig unst the 

 heavenly bodies ; also between the 3d and 4th 

 of this present month, a depression of 14 deg. 

 was experienced, and was hardly the subject 

 of remark. 



Doubtless many far greater changes have 

 been witnessed in our climate, that no one 

 Thought attributablo to conjunctions of the 

 planets. 



The following is a five minutes' register of 

 ;be temperature for two hours, during the oh 

 fcuration of the 12th. 



Time. 

 10 o'clock 111 

 10 do 3« ra 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



,1,, 



do 



do 



do 



4r> in 



02 in 



•57 m 



2 111 



7 111 



12 ra 



17 



22 m 



27 



32 



37 m 



4! 



47 m 



52 m 



57 m 



1 m 



Temp'ture. 



3B desr in 

 22 do Dm 

 22 do 111 

 22 do in 

 22 do 11; 

 02 do (I m 

 22 do m 

 22 do 5 in 

 22 do 3 m 



22 do I 1" 



23 do 5 m 

 23 do H m 

 23 do 111 



21 do 9 111 



22 do m 

 21 do 5 in 

 21 do 2 m 

 21 do fi m 

 21 do 5 m 



Time. 



ITemp'tre, 



12 o'clock 13 in 22 deg n> 



do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 



BUD- 



I7n 



21 do 7 m 



■Jam 



t27m 



3 I in 



37 m 

 4- iu 

 47 in 

 S3 in 

 57„, 



21 ,. 9 is 



22 do m 

 -1) do 2 m 

 20 do 2 111 

 20 do m 



19 do 8 o 



20 do 5 in 

 10 do 5 in 

 20 do 5 in 

 20 do 5 m 



13 m|20 do 5 m 



30 01 1 22 do II in 



m 21 Co ni 



') iii'M do n ni 



22 Jo m 



10 o'cl'k evAo'gll2 do ni 



Beginning of the eclipse. I Greatest obscuration. 



FARMER S WORK FOR FEBRUARY. 



Take this leisure time to select and pur- 

 chase such noat cattle, sheep, pigs, seed com. 

 >eed wheat, potatoes for planting. &c, as will 

 he likely to prove most valuable on your farru,' 

 laving in mind the following maxim, viz — 

 Choose those animals or vegetables to propa- 

 gate from, that possess the qualities you wish 

 might be possessed by their offspring in the 

 greatest perfection. Our farmers are too apt 

 to sell off their best stock to the butchers, and 

 keep the poorest to breed from; and to gath- 

 er 1 heir seeds from vegetables, which were re- 

 served for thai purpose because they were too 

 worthless forthe harvest. 



Dress out hemp and flux, and see that your 

 spinning wheels come somewhat nearer to 

 perpetual motion then some machines which 

 have been invented for that purpose. For ev- 

 ery centeaved in domestic manufactures, vou 

 gain at lesst three cents. One cent you Jain 

 by the greater durability of tho home-spun ar- 

 ticle; one cent you save ofcashnoj paid for 

 the purchase ; and one cent, or perhaps count- 

 less cents, by bringing up your family to habit* 

 of thrift and industry. 



Look well to your sheep. If you wish for 

 fine healthy lambs, you will take good care of 

 lite ewes. *' For a lew days or weeks before 

 yeanmg time, they should be generously fed. 

 Some juicy food which they are fond of should 

 be given them, such as turnips, potatoes, »&o. 

 ihat they may have more milk for their lambs : 

 for it is the opinion of careful observers, that 

 want of milk is tho cause of the dying of so 

 many lambs, in the first stages of their exist- 

 ence."* It has been recommended to »ive 

 ewes about half a gill of Indian corn a dav, 

 ach, till they have produced their young, in 

 order to give them strength ; and while 6uck 

 ling, good roots of some other juicy tood. — 

 The Farmer's Manual says, " If you have sto- 

 red more turnips than are sufficient for the use 

 >f the table, give them to any slock that will 

 eat them, except your shoep ; give to tliem po- 

 tatoes, but not turnips at this season ; they 

 will injuro ihe lambs. Weak lambs should be 

 treated in all respects as if they had been 

 drowned, and you would r. 'store ihem 10 

 life. Apply gentle and tegular warmth ; give 

 warm milk frequently In small quantities, (the 

 milk of the sheep is best,) and if the ewe has 

 sufficient for its support, you may generally 

 raise them, bin if not ihey generally die. It 

 is more work to nurse one such hmb for 24 

 hours than to feed regularly 100 sheep for the 

 same tune. If your rlock bo large, the weath- 

 ers should be kept by themselves. They do 

 not require so good koeping as ewes and young 

 sheep." The Farmer's Guide says. •• ll'lamhs 

 (ire weak, it is necossary to givo thorn, the 

 first day or two, a email quantity of cow's 

 milk, warm, three or four limes in the day ; if 

 it is cold weather, the cup containing the milk 

 should stand in another vessel that is partly fil- 

 led with warm waler. Should the lamb be chill- 

 ed, rub his legs with tow, and let awarm cloth be, 

 put round it. But if corn, barloy, oats or white 



• Dean's New-England Farmer. 







POTATO CHEESE. 



In Thuringia and part of Saxony, a kind of 

 potato cheese is made, which is very much 

 sought after. The following is the recipe : — 

 Select good white potatoes, boil them, and 

 when cold, peel and reduce them to a pulp with 

 a rasp or mortar ; to five pounds of this pulp, 

 which must be very uniform and homogene- 

 ous, add 1 pint of sour milk, and the requisite 

 portion of salt; knead the whole well, cover 

 ,t, and lei jt remain three or four days, accord- 

 ing to the season: then knead it afresh, and 

 place the cheeses in small baskets, when 

 they will part with their superfluous moisture ; 

 dry them in the shade, and place them in lay- 

 ers, in large pois or kegs, where they may re- 

 main a fortnight. The older they are the fi- 

 ner "hey become. — Sil. Jour. 



NEWS OF THE WEEK. 



JAMES MONROE. 



The bill for the adjustment and payment of 

 the claims of James Monroe was taken np in 

 ihe Senr.te, on the 8th inst. read a socond time, 

 and reforred to a select committee, consisting 

 of Mr. Hayne, Mr Frelinghuvsen, Mr. San- 

 f.ud, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Iredelf 



INCREASED COLLECTIONS AT NEW VORK. 



The duties on imports lor the third quarter 

 M this port, amount 10 §4,781.128 33. The 

 whole amount shows an excess, compared with 

 last year, of half a million of dollars. 



COM CREIGHTON. 



The evidence for and against Com. Creigh. 

 j ton, closed on the 9lh inst. His defence was 

 to have been read before tbe'eourt on Monday 

 last. 



NEW ENGLAND AND NEW YORK. 



The population of Net, England entire 3- 

 mounts to 1,949,882; lhat of JNew York to 

 jjahout l,934,C0O. being a difference of onlv 

 15,000, or oue (bird of the number required 

 to entitle to a single represiotalire — yet New- 

 Eogland has 51 members of Congress, and 

 New York bnl 36 — JV. Y. Eve. Jour. 



NEW POST OFFICE 



A post office has been recently established 

 in the west part of the town of Rush, in this 

 county, called West Rush, Lmanuel C..se,Esu. 

 P M. 



SALT DLTV. 



■ Tbe bill reported by the Commillee on 

 Manufactures in Congress, to fix the duly on 

 Salt 15 cents a bushel, was on Saturday !n> 

 laid upon the table by a vote of 145 to 41. 



CINCINNATI 



An account is published of tbe immense 

 building at Cincinnati during the last year, 

 The wnole number of brick buildings erected 

 was 287 — the iviiole number of wooden build- 

 ingsltil — tolal 448 ; which estimate does not 

 include stables, workshops, nor buildings re- 

 moved 10 new locations. 



It is supposed the amount of specie now 

 lying in the vaults of Ihe Atlantic Banks is 

 nearly thirty millions oj dollars. The United 

 Stales Bank and branches have about 1 1 

 millions. 



The London Common Council have unani- 

 mously resolved to erase the inscription 011 

 London monument, which charges the great 

 fire in London in the year ltJOO, to have boon 

 maliciously caused by the Roman Catholics. -- 

 The Rpoeohos made on the occasion reflect 

 hack great honour upon the speakers. A Liv- 

 erpool paper speaking of this says, the inscrip- 

 tion is generally believed to be an historic*' 

 falsehood. ^ 



