THE FARMER'S MONTHLY VISITOR. 



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inch and seveiity-lhree liundredtlis — in August 

 three inches and ninety-two hundredths — eight 

 inches and thirty-tlu-ee hundredths for the three 

 summer months of 1840. 



In tiie month of Jime, 1839, we had five inches 

 of rain — in July sis inclies and thirty-five hun- 

 dredths — in Anjrust four inclies and fifty-one hun- 

 dredtlis ; fifteen inches and cij:hty-six Jumdredths 

 for the three months — nearly three times the 

 quantity that has (alien in the same time this year, 

 if we except tlie rains alluded to of the 30tli and 

 31st of August, and hut little less than double the 

 quantity of last year. 



I inciose you an accoinit of the depth of i-ain 

 and snow reduced to water that fell at this place 

 extracted from a journal of the weather kept by 

 Daniel Sewall, Esq., cnniincncing witli January, 

 1839, and endiii!;- ^^cptcnil.cr I, 1841 ; by which 

 it will be seen ihiit in l.'^31i, «e had forty-.seven 

 inches and thiriy-five liundredths — in 1840 we 

 had forty-eight inches and six hundredths — in 

 1841, U]) to tlie first day of September, thirty-four 

 inches and seventy-one liundredths. The extract 

 in detail, would perhaps form an interesting ta- 

 ble for tlie Farmer's Monthly Visitor and be use- 

 ful as a future reference. 



BARNABAS PALMER. 



Account of the depth of Rain an 

 ter that fell at Kcnncb%mk. Me. 

 qf the weather . hejit by Da nil 



d Snow reduced i 

 . extractedfrom flj 



2 42 

 4 51 



25 



Feb. Mi 

 3 15 1 



2 65 

 2 82 



4 93 6 56 2 17 



2 63 15 



Total inche 



47.35 



48.06 



Quantity of 



Beverly, Mass. in 17S3, 56.27 inches. 



The late lUrs. Daniels. 



Tlie suggestion from our friend French at Wash- 

 ington, that the late Mrs. D.iniels had written 

 more than has met the public eye, with the hope 

 that more of her effusions may he published, 

 brings from her husband the following melting 

 effusion of her pen. When our readers reflect 

 that neither these nor the verses published in the 

 same number that announced the death of the 

 author, were intended lor the public eye, moi-e 

 than ordinary poetical talent will be conceded to 

 her. Genius only can have that strong impress 

 upon paper which pictures strong affections and 

 thrilling incidents in the images of real life : the 

 poet, has no less merit than the painter, who 

 "holds the mirror up to nature." Wr. Daniels 

 informs us that his late lamented wile hats occa- 

 sionally, when her health and cares would ad- 

 mit, written jiieces which have never met the 

 public eye ; but she never thought any of her 

 productions to be of sufiicient value for publica- 

 tion, and consented only when urged by her 

 friends. 



As connected with the two pieces in No. 7 of 

 the Visitor, Mr. Daniels sends us the following 

 expression of a mother's bursting heart afier the 

 first of her "sweet buds of beauty" was called to 

 the "Spirit Land." 



THE FAREWELL. 

 Now fare thee well ! my own dear babe ! dark fate hath 



now for me. 

 No grief, more bitter than the grief, of parting thus with 



thee ; 

 Thou'rt gone i thou'rt slumb'ring lov/, in vain these bitter 



tears are shed, 

 In vn.in I press thy cold, cold form, mv own, my lovely 



dead ! 



Ah! little deemed my reckless heart, when warm in life 



1 press'd 

 The softness of thy velvet cheek, and hush'd thee on my 



breast, 

 .\nd caught the fragrance of thy breath— the laughter of 



thine ey.. ; 

 Ah! little deem 



! mine, and many a 

 vhich thou didst not 



I'd my reckless heart, s 

 (lie. 



Tliough many a glorious dream was 



I had no thought of happiness, : 



And Hope in soothing accents, spake of rapturous scenes 



to be. 

 And sent her dove through future yc:irs, for many a bough 



for thee. 



But all too soon the spoiler came, and marked the for his 



Too soon within these fosterinir arms, all faint and fading 

 lav. 



'ithering flower, thy loved and cher- 



opening bloom, by some o'ermaster- 

 ing storm. 



'Tho' mine halh been full many a tear, and many a bitter 



And many a drear and boding fear.that mother's only know, 

 Yet whe'n beside thy dying bed, I trembled, wept and 



All other griefs grew light to tliinit I cnuld not give thee 



e and o'er thee wildly 

 And saw that little quivering frame, with wild convulsions 



And caught the low and murm'ring groan ; the faint and 



strujigling breath, 

 I could— I tliink 1 could have died to win thee back from 



death. 



1 thy feet should never 



Full well I knew life's flo 



tread, 

 .\nd when they came with solemn phrase and told me thou 



wert dead, 

 I feared to look upon thy face, for fear mine eye might see 

 Mid death's still grace, some wakening trace of life and 



But hours passed on, thou didst not wake, forever in thy 



breast 

 The mortal strife of death and life was sweetly hush'd to 



1 came, that throbbing heart was still, so \vrung with pain 



before, 

 .\nd that soft eye was turned to mine, with pleasing look 



I know the angel's lot is tliine ; I know that thou art 



bless'd. 

 Where no wild dream of earthly woe shall liaunt thy 



peaceful rest ; 

 Yet mid the yearning of its love, this heart laments thee 



still. 

 Thou leav'st a void its folds amid, no earthly gift can fill. 

 But fare thee well ! around thy bed, the wintry winds shall 



And summer sunbeams warmly smile, and autumn's har- 

 vest wave. 



And spring shall come with balmy breath to dress tho 

 flowery lea, 



And bring the rose and violet back, and every flower but 



Plainfield, January 1837. 



Cure for the Mange .\nd Quinsy in Hoss. 

 — Messrs. Editors: During my peregrinations 

 through " Old Robertson," a few days since, in 

 conversation with one of its most respectable and 

 intelligent citizens, (and one of your subscribers, 

 too,) I was informed of two sovereign remedies 

 for two common diseases to which swihe are lia- 

 ble, to wit: "Mange" and "Quinsy." If you 

 have not already given to your many readers the 

 same or other better remedies for the same dis- 

 eases, you might do well to give them this, which 

 I am assured has never failed, in many trials, to 

 produce a perfect cure in a short time. The 

 remedy for that most loath.sorne disease, mange, 

 is simply this — take the common poke root, stalk 

 and salkid, and boil a quantity of it until tlie li- 

 quid becomes quite strong, theti season with salt, 

 meal, pot liquor, &c. until it is made palateable 

 to the hog, and he will partake of it and the sal- 

 lad most bountifully. It has been observed, too, 

 that if the hog has ticks on him, they all drop off 

 after the first or second feed ; but vvhether from 

 getting the liquor on him, whilst feeding, or tak- 

 ing it inwardly, is not known. For the Cfeiinsy, 

 give the hogs one or two iea parties — tea made 

 strong of penny-royal, and seasoned, as the poke 

 juice, with salt, meal, and pot liquor. 



Very respectfully, one of your subscribers, 

 S. 



We have long known that Poke root was a val- 

 uable medicine for many disea.ses incident to do- 

 mestic aiumals. We believe a strong tea of poke 

 root, given frequently, will cure the malignant 

 disease denominated farcy. It acts upon the 

 skin, all the absorbents, and ' cleanses the blood.' 

 Eds. of the Jlgriciilturisf. 



Tomato Figs. — The American Farmer says 

 that a sample of Tomato Figs have just been de- 

 posited at the Patent Office at Washington, of a 

 very superior quality. The f<jllowing is the sea- 

 sonable recipe for making these figs: 



"Take six pounds of sugar to one peck {or Ifi 

 lbs. ,) of the fruit. Scald and remove the skin of 

 the fruit in the usual way. Cook them over a 

 fire, their own juice being sufficient without the 

 addition of water, until the sugar penetrates and 

 they are clarified. They are then taken out, 

 spread on dishes, flattened and dried in the sun. 

 A small quantity of the syrup should he occasion- 

 ally sprinkled over them whilst drying ; after 

 wliich, pack them down in boxes, treating each 

 layer with powdeied sugar. The syrup is after- 

 wards concentrated and bottled for use. They 

 keep well fiom year to year, and retain surpri- 

 singly their flavor, which is nearly that of the 

 best quality of fresh figs. Tlie pear shaped or 

 single loniatoes answer the purpose best. Ordi- 

 nary brown sugar may be used, a large porticui 

 of which is retained in the syrup," 



