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THE GENESEE FARMER 



December 24, lSSl. 



From the Alabama Inleliigencer. 



Alabama Madeira Wine, tyc. — We ac- 

 knowledge the receipt from our esteemed 

 and enterprising fellow-citizen,Mr. Cornel- 

 Ie Roudet, of three bottles of Wine, two of 

 last year's vintage, and one of the present ; i 

 and also,ofsome choice and valuable spec- 

 imens of fruits, such as Pears, Pomegran- 

 ates, & Quinces, products of his vineyard, 

 in Green county. The wine, which is de- 

 signated the Alabama J\<Iaderia,is pronoun- 

 ced by good judges to be of an excellent 

 quality, and ortly requires age to render its 

 flavor equal to the choicest imported Ma- 

 deria. In making this wine, Mr. R. in- 

 forms us, he found it necessary to depart 

 in some measure from the established Eu- 

 ropean theory; but the process has been 

 obtained from repeated practical experi- 

 ments, calculated for, and adapted to, the 

 grapes of our own climates. 



Much doubt has been entertained, wheth- 

 er the pear and apple could be brought to 

 any degre of perfection in a southern lati- 

 tude; and at the commencement of the un- 

 dertaking, doubts were entertained by Mr. 

 R. himself of their ultimate success. He 

 was of opinion that the fruit would be stony, 

 and the peal of a rough and coarse nature; 

 but his experiments have furnished incon 

 testible evidence that with proper manage 

 ment they may be brought to the highest 

 deg.ee of perfection. They are of the 

 species known as the fall bergamot, the 

 product of the third year since the trees 

 were planted. In point of size (some be- 

 ing twelve inches in circumference) they 

 far surpass the European growth, or those 

 of the Northern States in our own country; 

 and it is said the climate and soil of Alaba- 

 ma ib so weil adapted to their own growth, 

 that the quality of the fruit has been great- 

 ly improved. VV e learn from Mr. Roudet 

 that he has at present thirty different kinds 

 of the pear in a high state of cultivation ; 

 among which are the one above described, 

 the Butter Pear, the Rosselin, Seckel, ccc. 

 The Pomegranates are supposed to be e- 

 qual to those of the West Lidies and Spain. 

 The qui. ices are very ruie and large, meas- 

 uring 13 inches in circumference. 



*t is a well known fact that the soil and 

 climate of our State is peculiarly adapted 

 to the production of almost every thing 

 which can contribute to the wants of man. 

 Not only the comforts, but the luxuries of 

 life can be obtained in the richest profusion 

 by bestowing a little attention to their cul- 

 ture; and we are confident that, if the im- 

 pulse were once given, instead of a contin- 

 ued prospect of wide spread cotton fields, 

 we -hould then behold the scene intersper- 

 sed and enlivened with beautiful vineyards 

 and orchards. 



Second crop of Apples and third crop of 

 Blossoms ! — We have before us a second 

 crop of Apples and a third crop of Blos- 

 soms, taken from an A pple Tree in Cum- 

 berland, It. 1. on land formerly belonging 

 to Stephen Cook of Mendon, Mass. The 

 tree after bearing and bringing to maturity 



one crop, blossomed the second time, du- 

 ring the second week in September, as full 

 as t^ees generally do in the Spring. Some 

 of the Apples when>the frost checked theii 

 growth measured over three inches in cir- 

 cumference, but they are generally of the 

 size of full grown crab apples. What is 

 still more remarkable is, that the tree blos- 

 somed for the third lime about the second 

 week in November. Some of the last crop 

 of blossoms were brought into this office. — j 

 The apples and blossoms were brought to i 

 this town by David Aldrich, Esq. of Cum- 1 

 berland who offers to produce evidence of 

 the truth of the above. Josiah F. Fish, 

 Esq. of Wrentham, collected some of the 

 apples and blossoms ,and a number of oth- 

 eas have evidence of the fact. The apples 

 were the common pearmain. — jR. /. Amer. 



[From the Juvenile Forget Me Not.] 

 EVENING PRAYER — a girl praying. 

 Alone, alone ! — no other face 



Wears kindred smile, or kindred line ; 

 And yet they say my mother's eyes — 



They say my father's brow is mine : 

 And either had rejoiced to see 



The other's likeness in my face; 

 But now it is a stranger's eye 



That finds some long-forgotten trace, 



I heard them name my father's death, 



His home and tomb alike the wave ; 

 And I was early taught to weep 



Beside my youthful mother's grave. 

 I wish 1 could recall one look — 



But only one familiar tone: 

 If I had aught of memory, 



I should not feel so all alone. 



My heart is gone beyond the grave, 



In search of love I cannot find, 

 Till I could fancy soothing words 



Are whispered by the evening wind. 

 I gaze upon the watching stars, 



So clear, so beautiful above, 

 Till I could dream they looked on me. 



With something of an answering love. 



My mother, does thy gentle eye 



Look from those distant stars on me 1 ? 

 Or does the wind at evening bear 



A message to thy child from thee ? 

 Dost thou pine for me, as I pine 



Again a parent's love to share 1 ? 

 I often kneel beside thy grave, 



And pray to be a sleeper there. 



The vesper bell ! — 'tis eventide ; 



I will not weep, but I will pray — 

 God of the fatherless, 'tis Thou 



Alone can be the orphan's stay ! 

 Earth's meanest flower, Heaven's mightiest star, 



Are equal in their Maker's love, 

 And I can say, Thy will be done, 



With eyes that fix their hope above. 



An Indiana Editor says, that radishes 

 have been left at his office somewhat large- 

 er than a man's leg. AY e wonder how 

 large the Editor's leg can be. We pre- 

 sume him to bo a relative of the gentleman, 

 to whom a pedlar once offered a couple of 

 candlemoulds to serve him as a pair of boots. 

 — Lotusvillle Journal. 



pate.si zimc hollow-War::, 



MANUFACTURE]., by John Westfield & 

 Co., No. 163, Alott street, New-York. 



ROSSITER & KNOX, No. 3, Buffalo street 

 Rochester, having been appointed agents I ir the 

 sale of the above ware, are now receiving an tddi 

 tional supply, wi ueh they otier for sale at the man- 

 ufacturers' price. 



This ware will be found not materially to exceed 

 in price Tin and Iron; yet as durable as Iron, not 

 subject to rust, giving the article cooked or kept in 

 it no unpleasant taste, not containing in itself, nor 

 forming with the materials cooked in it, any dele- 

 terious properities. as do topper, Brass or Le id. 



Zinc Kettles, for coi king Rice, Homm'mv, and 

 all kinds Sweet Meat-. - ill be found well adapt 

 ed, neither discoloring, nor varying the flavor ol 

 the substance cooked ; tor these purposes, and t" 

 avoid the corrosions of Copper, llrass and Lead, il 

 will long be substituted for these metals. 



Zinc Pans fi.r the Dairy, will be found an ob 

 ject worthy of attention from the following consi- 

 derations; that Milk in Zinc Pans of the same 

 size, will produce from 20 to 25 per cent more 

 cream or butter, and that of superior flavor ; will 

 keep milk sweet longer by a number of hours, af- 

 fording the cream more time, besides its chymical 

 effect, to separate from the milk, (for this reason, 

 cream from those pans will not admit ot bein<i 

 churned as soon as that from other pans, in a 

 much as no cream should lie churned till it is 

 soured,) and greatly outlast any pans in use. 



Zinc Jars and Firkins for preserving butter 

 sweet for family use, possess equally superior ad 

 vantage for butter, as do the pans for milk. Ex- 

 periment and results safely warrant the above 

 statement; and the orders of wholesale and retail 

 ing merchants as well as those of families anil 

 large dairies daily supplying from different parts 

 of the country, are the consequence of successful 

 results in the use of this ware. 



Zinc ware is cleansed with Brick Dust, with 

 Soap and Sand, or with Hot Ashes. 



Notice. — Letters patent for manulactnring 

 these articles exclusively by the subscribers, hav- 

 ing been obtained, we would advise the Public a 

 gainst any encroachment of the Patent Right ; — 

 and the person who shall give information of anj 

 violation of this Patent Right, will be liberally re 

 warded, by JOHN WESTFIELD & CO. 



The following recommendation from ihespro 

 prietor of one of the largest houses of Ref reh. 

 ment in the United States, must be perfectly sat- 

 isfactory as respects the utility and advantage Oj 

 using the Zinc Hollow Ware 



To J. Westfield & o. 



Gentlemen, I hare for some time pas!, 

 my establishment, made use of your Hollow Ware, 

 \ manufactured from Zinc, and Ikaveno hesita- 

 tion in saying that they completely answer my ex- 

 pectations, being fully as durable as iron or cop- 

 per, and not a. as corroded by rust, « 

 the articles cooked themno unpleasant taste, 

 and being more beautiful in appearance, ami 

 much more easily cleaned than utensils manufac- 

 tured from any other metal at present made use 

 of in cooking apparatus. 1 with pleasure > 

 mend them for general use, and hare no doubt 

 that whoever will give them a fair trial will find 

 that they fully answer his expectations. 



STE 'HEN HOLT. 



We have also received Ike -ing recommen- 



ilaliiin from Dr. A. G. II; 



J Westfield & Co. 

 Gentlemen, — With great pleasure I can a 

 you of my entire satisfaction, as to the superiority 

 of your Zinc Hollow Ware, fur the purposes of 

 the Diary and Kitchen. 



The perfect preservation of Milk in my Dial 

 during the warmest days of the past season, in- 

 duces me to give yours a decided preference to a- 

 ny others previously used, and recommend their 

 as a happy combine: 

 ty. Yours, <pe. A. G. HULL, 132 Fulton 



nov '23 street, New- York. 



Comstock's Elements of Chemisty, 



IN which the recent discoveries in the scianci 

 are included, and its doctrines familiarlj ex 

 Slained : illustrated by numerous rn^raxitiL's, and 

 csigncd for the use of schools and academies. 

 f\ 18 For sale l>y HoTr, Porter S&O 



