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algebra, geometry, and the Lntin grammar. The 

 snide ins in ilii- New [lope (female) hi audi of our 

 school were examined on the billowing day. 

 The studies of the female seminary were the 

 same ol" ilie mule, excepting rhemistry, algebra, 

 geometry, and Lulin. It affords me a great deal 

 of pleasure to say to you, in truih, that the stu- 

 dents liir surpassed any of ili«; mo^t sanguine ex- 

 pectations of a stranger." 



Such is an abstract of the condition <if one of 

 those irihes, for whom the sympathy of our peo- 

 ple lias been so often excilud, and in whose be- 

 lia f too tn in- Ii en iincii he done hy t lie govern- 

 ment. — Pennsylvania!). 



Horn-Ail in Cattle. 

 This is a disease rather prevalent in this part 

 of the country, the actual seat and character ol 

 which, I think, is but little understood among 



our fanners. The horn is not, as is general!} 

 supposed, I lie original seat of the disease, it be- 

 ing merely a continuation of the frontal hones, 

 the sinews of which extend to the very tip of the 

 horn, and in which, with the surrounding mem- 

 brane, the disease first commences, afterwards 

 extending to the horn. At this time the fanner 

 generally commences his treatment, notwith- 

 standing the disease may have existed several 

 weeks unobserved, the possibility of which I 

 will endeavor to convince him, hy relating some 

 of the primary symptoms of this disease — Horn 

 .lit, so called. They consist ill impaired appe- 

 tite, absence of dew upon the muzzle, pulse and 

 breathing accelerated, increased heat of the 

 horns, thirst, and frequent constipation of the 

 bowels. Now, at this stage of the disease, were 

 the farmer or owner to apply the proper reme- 

 dies, horn- ail would seldom exist. Instead of this 

 being done, little notice is taken of the animal 

 till all the primary symptoms have subsided, and 

 another set show themselves, such as, greater 

 loss of appetite, depression of the spirits, staring 

 coat, wasting of the body, horns cold, discharge 

 from the nose, a dull, spiritless appearance. This 

 morbid change of the parts, having extended to 

 the horn, terminates in suppuration of its softer 

 parts, and consequently the honeycomb-like cells 

 appear empty when hored into with a gimlet — 

 that being the farmer's remedy at this stage of 

 the disease, generally to him the first stage. He 

 follows the operation hy pouring into the hole 

 Borne irritating mixture, which seldom proves of 

 any avail. I would not say this is the esse with 

 every one, hut it is thus too frequently. Home, 

 at an earlier stage, commence giving a dose ol 

 purging medicine, applying all external stimu- 

 lant between the horns, changing the diet for a 

 more laxative one, and one easy of digestion. 

 By these proceedings, in some instances they 

 restore the animal to health; at oilier limes the 

 disease terminates differently, hy extending to 

 the organs of respiration, producing catarrh, 

 bronchitis, or even pneumonia, (inflammation ol 

 the lungs) which, if nut promptly and properly 

 treated, terminates in death. The causes which 

 give rise to [his disease are generally pretended 

 difficult to discover Vet, upon reflection and 

 inquiry, they are easily traced out. Perhaps the 

 door or window of the cow-house has been left 

 open, and a cold wind allowed to blow directly 

 upon the animals. Perhaps they have been 

 turned out into the yard during a cold storm, 

 Supposing that, they tiling animals, it will not hurl 

 them, while they are just as liable to lake cold as 

 man, if exposed to the same vicissitudes of tem- 

 perature. Again : frequently their diet is not suf- 

 ficiently nutritious to keep up the necessary de- 

 gree of animal heat to resist the excessive cold 



of our w inters, for it is at this season when it pre- 

 vails the most. 



For two years past, I have attended the neat 

 stock belonging to the State Agricultural Society, 

 under the care of E. Phinney, Esq., ol Lexing- 

 ton, during which lime I have never seen a case 

 of horn-ail, its non-existence being attributable 

 to the comfortable manner in which they are 

 treated. 



Another cause of this disease is in the fodder 

 wilh which the cattle are fed, it being full of 

 dust. In breathing, the dust is draw n up the 

 nose, into the cavities of the head; irritation of 

 the lining membrane is occasioned, and extends 

 till the disease is established in one or all the 

 parts before named. 



The treatment I prescribe, when called to ani- 

 mals laboring under this disease, in its primary 

 stages, is to place them in a comfortably warm 

 situation, giving them a clean, dry bed to lie up- 

 on, a diet easy of digestion, should they he in- 

 clined 10 eat; a (lose of moderately-purging phy- 

 sic, with such medicine, once or twice during 

 the day, as the ease may require, and which 

 shall allay lever at the same time, anil allow the 

 patient to drink at liberty of cold water. Should 

 I not be called till the disease has assumed a 

 chronic character, I thereafter seeing the patient 

 housed comfortably, and giving it a dose of lax- 

 ative medicine, commence giving one or two 

 doses in the day of cordials, combined with 

 vegetable and in some cases mineral tonics. 



There are cases, in some instances, wherein 

 the cure is performed by the operations of na- 

 ture, and without any aid from medicine. In 

 most cases, however, of this disease, as well as 

 all others, nature can he materially assisted by 

 the timely aid of medicine properly applied. — 



Lowell (Mass) Journal. 



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An Insect Destructive to Fruit Trees. 



."!//-. Editor: The two past years I have been 

 annoyed wilh an insect which appears to he de- 

 structive to fruit trees. Its ravages have been 

 chiefly confined to the plum and English cherry. 

 The attack is made when the tree is in full foli- 

 age, ami while the fruit is green. The first ap- 

 pearance is that of a sluggish or mucilaginous 

 substance, somewhat resembling a small snail, 

 deposited on the leaf, having very little appear- 

 ance of life. In a few days it makes its way 

 over the leaf, leaving il perforated and withered; 

 and in a week or two, the whole tree has a dry 

 and withered appearance. I have, as yet, been 

 unsuccessful in finding a rem-dy. 

 Yours Irulv, 



JAMES ALLEN. 



Bingnr, (Mo ) January, 1349. 



We suppose that the insect referred to is the 

 cherry slug. If so, it is very easily destroyed by 

 the application of wood ashes or powdered lime, 

 as these substances adhere to the slimy surface 

 of l!ie insects, and readily destroy them. These 

 slugs are very destructive, hut this remedy is 

 easy and effectual. — .V. E. Farmer. 



Poor Little Bird. — We saw a robin yester- 

 day, which presented a singular spiclacle : sink 

 iug through the skin of its neck just above the 

 left pinion, was a twig of some tree, about four 

 inches in length, perfectly straight, and knotted 

 at intervals of an inch. The wound bad com- 

 pletely healed round the twig, and the bird was 

 as fat as its fellows. No doubt it had struck 

 again-; the sharp point of the twig which was 

 thus forced through the gristle of the neck, and 

 protruded half its length by the fluttering of ihe 

 bird, (which, " struggling to be free," became 

 '•mure engaged,") by which il was finally snap- 

 ped off'. The broken part was worn round anil 

 smooth hy ihe vain efforts of the little sufferer 

 to extract it. — Erehange Paper. 



Education of Farmers' Daughters. 

 In the families of many larmers there are fur 

 too many unproductive hands. In the changes, 

 which, since the introduction of extensive man- 

 ufactories of cotton and woolen among us, have 

 taheii place in our habits of domestic labor, some 

 of the internal resources of the firmer have 

 been dried up, and new occasions of expendi- 

 ture introduced. I cannot belter illustrate this 

 matter than hy a recurrence to a conversation 

 which I ha<l with one of the most respectable 



farmers in the country. "Sir," said he to me, 

 " 1 am a widower, and liave only one daughter at 

 home. I have gone to the Utmost extent of my 

 limited means fur her education. She is a good 

 scholar, and has every where stood high in her 

 classes, ami acquitted herself to the satisfaction 

 of her instructors. She is expert in-all the com- 

 mon branches of education. She reads Latin 

 and French; she understands mineralogy ami 

 botany; and I can show you wilh pleasure some 

 of her fine needle-work, embroidery, and draw- 

 ings. In the loss of her mother she is my whole 

 dependence; but instead of wailing upon me, 1 

 am obliged lo hire a servant to wait upon her. 

 I want her lo take charge of my dairy, but she 

 cannot think of milking; and as her inoiher was 

 anxious that her child should he saved from all 

 hardship, — for she used to say the poor girl 

 would have enough of that by anil hy, — she nev- 

 er allowed her to share in her labor; and there- 

 fore she knows no more of the care of the dairy, 

 or indeed of house-keeping, than any city mil- 

 liner; so that, in fact, I have sold all myrows 

 but one. This cow supplies us with what milk 

 we want, but I buy my butter and cheese. I 

 told her a few days since that my stockings were 

 worn out, and that I had a good deal of wool in 

 [he chamber, which I wished she would card 

 and spin. Her reply was, in a tone of unaffec- 

 ted surprise, ' Why, father, no young lady does 

 that; and besides, it is so much easier lo send it 

 to the mill, and have it carded there.' Well, I 

 continued, you will knit the stockings if I get 

 the wool spun ? ' Why, no, father; mother nev- 

 er taught me how to knit, because she said it 

 would interfere with my lessons; ami then, if I 

 knew how, it would take a great deal of time, 

 and lie much cheaper to buy the stockings at 

 the store.'" 



This incident illustrates perfectly the condi- 

 tion of many a fanner's family, and exhibits a 

 serious drawback upon his property, and a great 

 impediment lo bis success. The false notions 

 which prevail among us in regard to labor, cre- 

 ate a dislate for it ; and the fact, that if the time re- 

 quired to he employed ju many articles of house- 

 hold manufacture he reckoned at its ordinary 

 value, ihe cost of making many articles of cloth- 

 ing would exceed that for which they could be 

 purchased at the store, is deemed a sufficient 

 reason for abandoning their prod in lion at home. 

 In many cases, however, the lime is turned to 

 no account, In:; absolutely squandered. But ihe 

 clothing, if not made, must he bought; and ihey 

 who might produce It must be sustained at an 

 equal expense, whether they work or are idle. — 

 Report of the American Board of Etlnenlion. 



Kicking Cows — Richard C. Stone, of Sher- 

 burne, has lormed a piece ol' wood, in the shape 

 of a hind leg of a cow, and so that il exactly 

 fits the gambrel joint, w hich he straps and buck- 

 les very light on the hind legs ol' hi.- most excel- 

 lent and valuable cow, which causes stiff legs, 

 and wholly prevents her from kicking — in that 

 way it is said thai Air. Some can milk her with 

 perfect safety and free from danger. — Ploughman. 



