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&[)e jFcmmr's ittcmthjtj Visitor. 



rolled down liis cheeks— lie look the money will) 

 thanks— became a quiet man— and was never af- 

 terwards heard to use an oath. 



Such was the happy result of kindness. It 

 did what punishment could not do. 



*a» 



From JNewmm's History of Insects. 

 Insect Slavery. 



The most remarkable fact connected with the 

 history of ants is the propensity possessed by 

 certain species to kidnap the workers of other 

 species and compel them to labor for the benefit 

 of the community, thus using them completely 

 as slaves ; and as far as we yet know, the kid- 

 nappers are red or pale-colored ants, and the 

 slaves, like the captured natives of Africa, of a 

 jet black. The time for taking slaves extends 

 over a period of about ten weeks, and never 

 commences until the male or female are about 

 emerging from the pupa state; and thus the 

 ruthless marauders never interfere with the con- 

 tinuation of the species. This instinct seems 

 especially provided ; for were the slave ants cre- 

 ate! for no other end than to fill the station of 

 slavery to which they appear doomed, still even 

 that office must fail, were the attacks to be made 

 on their nest before the winged myriads have 

 departed or are departing, charged with the duty 

 of continuing tlieir kind. When the red ants 

 are about to sally forth on a marauding expedi- 

 ti ,n, they send scouts to ascertain the exact po- 

 s tion in which a colony of negroes may be found. 

 The scouts having discovered the object of their 

 search, return to the nest and report their suc- 

 cess. Shoitly afterwards, the army of red ants 

 marches forth, headed by a vanguard, which is 

 perpetually changing ; the individuals who con- 

 s'.iiule it, when they have advanced a little before 

 the main hotly, halt, falling into the rear, and be- 

 i.ig replaced by others. This vanguard consists 

 of eight or ten arils only. 



When they have arrived near the negro colo- 

 ny, they disperse, wandering through the her- 

 bage and hunting about, as aware of the pro- 

 pinquity of lhe object of their search, yet igno- 

 rant of its exact position. At last they discover 

 the settlement; and the foremost of the invaders, 

 rushing impetuously to the attack, are met, grap- 

 pled with, and frequently killed by the negroes 

 on guard. The alarm is quickly communicated 

 to the interior of the nest; the negroes sally 

 forth by thousands, and the red ants rushing to 

 the rescue, a desperate conflict ensues, which, 

 however, always terminates in the defeat of the 

 negroes, who retire to the innermost recesses of 

 tlieir habitation. Now follows the scene of pil- 

 lage. The red ants, with their powerful mandi- 

 bles, tear open the sides of the negro ant-hills, 

 and rush into the heart of the citadel. In a few 

 minutes each invader emerges, carrying in its 

 motnli the pupa of a worker negro, which it has 

 obtained ill spite of the vigilance and valor of its 

 natural guardians. The red ants return in per- 

 fect order to their nest, bearing with them their 

 living burdens. On reaching their nest, the pu- 

 pa appear to he treated precisely ns their own ; 

 and the workers when they emerge, perform the 

 various duties of the community with the great- 

 est inergy and apparent good will. They repair 

 the nest, excavate passages, collect food, feed 

 the larvae, take the pupa into the sunshine, and 

 perform every office which the welfare of lhe 

 colony seems to require. They conduct them- 

 si Ives entirely as if fulfilling their original desti- 

 on. 



j , | al the sigl t 



tre-s who would do better to drop a sixpence. 



Origin of various Plauts. 



Every farmer ought to be so fur acquainted 

 with the history of ordinary plants and trees as 

 to know their nature, country and condition. 

 Such knowledge, besides being on every account 

 proper and desirable, will sometimes explain 

 phenomena in their habits that would otherwise 

 appear anomalous and inexplicable. 



Wheat was brought from the central table 

 land of Thibet, where it is original, and yet ex- 

 ists as a grass, with small mealy seeds. 

 Rye exists wild in Siberia. 



Barley exists wild in the mountains of Hima- 

 laya. 



Oats wild in Northern Africa. 



Maize (Indian corn) found in America. 



Rice from South Africa, whence it was taken 

 to India, and ihence to Europe and America. 



The garden bean from the East Indies. 



The horse bean from the Caspian Sea. 



Buckwheat originally came from Siberia and 

 Tartary. 



Rape seed and cabbage grow wild in Sicily 

 and Naples. 



The poppy from the East. 



The sun-flower from Peru. 



Flux, or linseed, is in Southern Europe, a 

 weed in the ordinary grain crops. 



The radish from China. 



Garden cress out of" Egypt and the East. 



Hemp is a native of Persia and the East In- 

 dies. 



The nettle, which sometimes furnishes fibres 

 for spinning, is a native of Europe. 



Of dye plants, madder comes from the East; 

 dyers's weed grows in Southern Germany ; sal- 

 flower comes from Egypt; dyers' knot-grass 

 from China. 



Hops come to perfection as a wild plant in 

 Germany. 



Mustard and carraway seed the same. 



Anise from Egypt, and the Grecian Archipel- 

 ago. 



Koriander grows wild near the Mediterranean. 



Saffron from the Levant. 



The onion out of Egypt. 



Horseradish from South Europe. 



Tobacco is a native of Virginia, Tobago, and 

 California. Another species has also been found 

 wild in Asia. 



Fullers' teazle grows wild in Southern Eu- 

 rope. 



The grasses are mostly native plants, anil so 

 are clovers, except lucerne, which is a native 

 of Sicily. 



The gourd is probably all Eastern plant. 



The potato is a well-known native of' Peru 

 and Mexico. 



Turnip and mangel-wurzel come from the 

 shores of the Mediterranean. 



iMouali ibi and white turnips are natives of 

 Germany. 



The carrot is supposed by some to have been 

 brought from Asia, but others maintain it to be 

 a native of the same place as the white turnip. 



Amongst other kitchen garden plants, the 

 spinach is attributed to Arabia. 



The cucumber from the East Indies. 



The melon from Kalmuck. 



Parsley grows in Sardinia. 



Celery in Germany. 



Of fruit trees and shrubs, the currant and 

 gooseberry came from Southern Europe. 



The medlar pear and apple are likewise Eu- 

 ropean plants; but the sickle, the best of pears, 

 is traced to near Philadelphia, its original locali- 

 ty so far as known. 



The cherry, palm and almond came from Asia 

 Minor. 



The walnut and peach from the same country. 



The citron from Media. 



The qtlllice from the island of Crete. 



The chestnut from Italy. 



Of forest trees, the majority are natives of 

 England, except the pine and horse-chestnut, 

 lhe former of which was brought from America, 

 and the latter from Thibet. But the greatest 

 variety of oaks, and other fine timber trees, are 

 naiives of North and South America. 



The whortleberry is a native of Asia, Europe 

 and America. 



The cranberry, of Europe and America. 



It is said the crops look well in Pennsylvania. 



From Horn's Rail Road Gazette. 

 The Indian and the Rail-Cars* 



BX AIM L. SNl.t.I ING. 



What is this monstrous wigwam trail, 

 Its windows crowded with laces pale ; 

 With chimney of" fire and smoke before, 

 Like council pipe at the red man's door ! 

 See it come dashing — chattering through 

 The caverns where nick and forest grew : 

 The deer and wolf before it flying. 

 And away from its hurry the fleet horse hieing ! 

 The cow that quietly feeds by the way. 

 Where the whueinan rides in carriage gay, 

 Gallops away in terrible fright 

 As soon as the monster appears in sight. 

 '■Stop thy speed, thou huge strange thing : 

 And let the Indian his arrow fling ; 

 Could I but pierce thy long dark side, 

 I'd put an end to thy magic ride." 

 Bui hark ! it -peaks ! and the whistle shrill 

 The startled chief with terrors fill, 

 "lis the 6pirit's voice," the red man cries, 

 "And this is the car he rides in the skies. 

 When behind the big blank cloud he speaks, 

 And the heavens with forked lightning streaks. 

 He has come to the earth in Ins chariot of fire, 

 And calls his children in accents dire, 

 To prepare for his presence, to go with him there 

 In the fiery car through the boundless air, 

 Where the forest is filled with the antlered deer, 

 And the Indian shall hunt with bow and spear, 

 . i\o longer the white man's power to fear." 



CI 



To prevent plums fulling off. — The editor of tl 

 Plymouth Memorial says: 



" We have recently seen it stated by a gentle 

 man over his own name, that the last season li 

 bored a hole with a half-inch augur two-thin 

 of the way through his plum trees, and fille 

 lhe hole with sulphur, covering it up with ei 

 grafting wax. From this, or some other can; 

 he had an abundance of fruit on his trees." 



Wire-xvorms. — The Albany Cultivator stut 

 that a tanner near Albany has preserved his Co. 

 from wire-worms the present season by roll 

 the seed in sulphur. 



3 



On the plantation of Mr. Bibb, at Thibonen.'i 

 La., thirty -six negroes died in four days of a di 

 ease resembling cholera. 



In Paris, (Illinois,) Miss Jane Q. killed a pre 

 rie wolf wiili an axe, while the animal was fig 

 ing with her father's dog. 



DELANO'S 



Independent Horse Rake. 



r BTHE undersigned hereby certify that we have us 

 A Delano's Independent Horse Rake the past hayi 

 season, and have found it decidedly preferable lo i 

 other rake now in use. It is much easier tended than 

 revolver or spring tooth, and its work prelerabJe to eilb 

 paruculurly on ground of uneven surface, it being so cm 

 strucled that the hay is removed from knolls and hollo* 

 with the same ease and certainty as from even ground 

 is tended by a man or boy who rides and drives the bon 

 By placing his foot upon a lever attached to the axelir 

 the hay is discharged in winrows. It is perfectly adapt 

 to the purpose for winch it was invented, therefore i 

 cheerfully recommend it, as a very useful implement 

 all concerned in curing hay. 



Msyhew Chase, Tristram Tdton, 



F. F. Haines, \V B. Small, 



L. B. Young, Francis Morrill. 



Charles Page, Elishft Pettingill, 



H. L. Morrison, and Leonard Farnngton, 

 of Fast Livermore ; 



P. F. Pike, Samuel Hersey, 



Richard Hubbard, S. IN. Watson, 



F. A. Chase, Reuben Crane, and 



Jos. Martin, of Fayette ; 



James Wing, of Wayne; 



Isaac Boothhay, David Wheeler, and 



D S Loring, of Leeds; 



Abijah Upham, of Keadfield ; 



S. W Chase, of Mont Vernon; 



William Wy man, Onn Haskell, 



of North Livermore ; 



T. Croswell. Jr., J. A. Hamblin, 



D. C. Morrill. Benjamin Butler, 



Hiram Russ, of Farmingion ; 



J. W. Morrill, B. F. Morrill, 



of Chesterville ; 



Samuel S. Wood, of Wilton ; 



Ephtaim Swan, F. M. Swan, 



Frederick Swan, of JS'ew Sharon ; 



Charles Farrand, S. D. Greenleaf, 



of Starks. 



The undersigned, having received his letters patent i, 



his improvement in the Horse R ike. is prepared t< . 



pose of said improvement by Counties or Slates. All \ 



fringemenffl will be legally pmeeculed. 



The ab»ve Rakes are manufactured a" Farming - 

 Kills and ..t Livermi re, and will bfl kept lor sale In 'I 

 patentee at las resiuence in Gael Livermore, Maine, - 

 CALVIN DKLANO 



