April, 1842. 



THE FARMER'S MONTHLY VISITOR, 



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of any other country in maniir;icturing, as they 

 have in their other pursuits. We possess the 

 elements of a great manufacturing iinlion. We 

 have industry, enterprise,ingenuity, liberty, clieap 

 food, and light taxes. With or « ithoiit protec- 

 tion, we liave succeeded in our enterprise, and 

 borne off the victory in hard competition ; and 

 yet it is scarcely thirty years since manufacturing 

 upon a large scale was commenced in our coun- 

 try. The men are not yet gruy-headed, wlio re- 

 collect when the cotton gin was invented by 

 Whitney, and who saw the daughters of the Pil- 

 grims card wool and cotton on their knees and 

 spin them in single threads upon a " great wheel." 

 At the rate of the past, what will be the position 

 of the United States at the close of the present 

 century ? 



So lar as our acquaintance goes, the manufac- 

 turers in general are aware of their position, and 

 the destiny which is before the interest with 

 which they are connected. Their wishes in re- 

 gard to government protection are of a very mod- 

 erate character. They have seen so much mis- 

 chief resulting from reckless home competition, 

 and have come to jjlace so much reliance upon 

 themselves, that they now desire less protection 

 from government than the Journal of Commerce 

 advocated in 1830, though we were then counted 

 the enemies of manufactures on jiccount of our 

 moderation. In their present moderate views, 

 there is a very extensive concurrence. We trust 

 therefore, that we are not to have a second Tariff 

 war, however much mere politicians may desire 

 it: but that as sensible and liberal men, the dif- 

 ference which exists among us respecting the do 

 tails of a Tariff, will be adjusted as becomes the 

 citizens of a great and prosperous Union. — .V. Y. 

 Journal of Commerce. 



All Manner of Travelling. A traveller 

 writing from Illinois, states that in getting to his 

 place of destination, he experienced all kinds of 

 goaheaditiveness. In the first place he took a 

 steamboat — in the second the railroad — the third 

 the mail coach — the fourth on horseback — the 

 fifth went six miles on foot to Terra Haute — an<l 

 was finally rode out of the village on a rail. He 

 says he don't know which to prefer out of the six ; 

 but thinks the latter method is unquestionably 

 the cheapest, though its accommodations are the 

 most wretched. 



and twice the usual deptli, 

 garden mould before plant 

 It 13 both a waste of tin 

 keep them in what is tern: 

 ard (upon the same soil) v 

 years, if the land is kept i 



re a young orchard 



should be kept loose art 

 every fall and spring. 

 Trees are very much benefited hy scraping off llie moss 

 id rough bark, in the spring; and immediately washing 

 them thoroughly with a weak potash ley, or soft soap re- 

 duced with water to the consistency of thick paint. 



*Nine tenthii of the deaths by transplanting arise from the 

 illovvs left among the roots of trees, by a careless and rapid 

 ode of shovclin!. the earth in about the roots. 



the 



by making it equal to tfte fijiest 

 ing them. 



e and money, to plant trees and 

 ed -sod land." A young orch- 

 ill advance more rapidly in Bve 

 nder cultivation, than it would 

 !vcry where cover the soil.— 

 t«( be kept in grass for many 

 lis or seven feet in diameter 

 id each of the trees, by digging 



Trausplantins Trees. 



Transplanting trees is a very simple process, and yet 

 there are comparatively few persons who practise it well. 

 Trees will often, by a desperate struggle, recover in a half 

 a dozen years from the effect of unskilful management in 

 transplanting ; but it is a thousand times preferable to 

 perform the business well and thoroughly in the first in- 

 stance, which will be followed by a luiuriant and healthy, 

 instead of a starved and meagre growth. 



We shall suppose (in the case of planting an orchard,) 

 that the land is mellow and in good condition. For plant- 

 ing a moderate sized tree, tlie hole should be dug three 

 feet wide, (diameter) and from 12 to 20 inchu.s deep. In 

 every instance, the hole should be sufficiently large to 

 admit the root easily, and without beniling. Before plant- 

 ing, any bruised or broken roots should be shortened and 

 smoothly pared with a knile. Hold the tree upright while 

 another person, making the earth fine, gradually distrib- 

 utes it about the roots. The greatest sccic* with successlul 

 planters lies in carefully filling in the mould so that 



Knitting Machine. — We are informed that 

 the rotary knitting loom, of which mention wtis 

 made in our paper some time since, is soon to be 

 in readiness for operation. The inventor informs 

 us that a good knitter with two or three ordinaiy 

 tants,' with a section of these looms, will turn 

 out 100 pairs of stockings or gloves per day. The 

 machine may be operated by a large dog, or any 

 other simple power, and the cost will not exceed 

 $300. This, if successful, of which there can be 

 no doubt, will introduce a new era in the busi- 

 ness of manufacturing hosiery, and will jirobably 

 ensure a successful competition with foreign 

 countries in this important branch of domestic in- 

 dustry. We hope that the worthy inventor will 

 receive, aii he will surely merit, a liberal reward 

 for his important and valuable invention 

 Springfield Gazelle. 



'Transi'lantinij from the Forest. — Trees 

 and shrubs transplanted fi-oin the woods to open 

 situations seldom grow. The cause of failure is, 

 tliat they arc taken from shade and moisture and 

 exposed to the hot sun, which stops the circula- 

 tion ; the body of the plant perishes, and the 

 root in consequence dies also. It is well known 

 that if briars are cut in the heat of the summer, 

 the roots generally decay and die. So with the 

 trees and shrubs in question. To remedy this 

 evil, it is suggested to cut off the tree or shrub 

 close to the ground, and plant the root only. The 

 yoimg shoots grow out with the spring, are natu- 

 ralized to their situation, and soon attain a height 

 and size as great as that which was cut off at 

 planting. The fact that tran.-^planted trees some- 



nies die at the top, and yet spri.ut from the root, 

 |)roves the correctness of the above suggestion. 

 The wiiter has been informed that the trial of 

 this method has been made in another State with 

 complete success, and recommends the experi- 

 ment the ensuing spring. It is obvious that trees 

 which do not sprout are unlit subjects for this 

 process ; .such as pines, cedars, &c. — Albany Cal- 

 tivntor. 



ithii 



Whe 



maUest fibre, may meet the soil.* Ti 

 the operator, with his hand, spread 



to a pail of ' 



Thii 



viU settle the soil 



nd fill 



that may remain. Whpn the wate 

 has sunk away, fill up the hole and press the earth inoder 

 ately around the tree with the loot. 



It is a common but very injurious practice to watc 

 newly planted trees upon the top of the soil. The w:U,- 

 IS not only soon evaporated, but the moist earth adoun 

 the roots, exposed to the sun and wind, dries hastily am 

 becomes baked so hard ,as to prevent the access of the ai 

 and light, both of which are, to a certain degree, neces 

 sary. The hole being partly filled, and the roots fairly 

 covered, water the tree well, when the moist earth, over- 

 laid by the loose surface soil, will retain its humidity for 

 a great length of time. Indeed, we find it rarely, if ever, 

 necessary to water again, even in dry seasons, after plant- 

 ing in this vv.ay. The trees should never be planted more 

 than an inch deeper than they stood before. 



If your soil is not good, you should improve it by the 

 addition of manure, tolerably old, or compost. If it is 

 positively bad.where the tree is to be planted, you had 

 better remove it at once and substitute a couple or more 

 cartloads of good garden soil. Vegetables, like animals, 

 must have proper nourishment, or they cannot be expect- 

 ed to thrive well. Those who wish to see their young 

 trees grow with ten times the usual rapidity, may easily be 

 gratified, if they will be at the trifling expense of prepar- 

 ing the soil for the space of four or five teot in diameter, 



From the Lady's Book. 

 The Tomb of Rachel. 



FROM THE GERMAN OF HERDF.R. 



u Jacob was returning from the holy place 

 (lull had once revealed him*ell", when he, 

 yiiiith, saw the heavens open, his heart 

 ill of gladness; for Jehovah had just es 

 -d anew with him a covenant of" friend 



But .=0011 he was smilten with deep sorrow, 

 Kailiel, the beloved of his youth, died in giving 

 birth to her second son ; atid when her soul was 

 di'lKUtiiig, luiil she saxv tlint she must die, she 

 kissed ilic child, and uiili her last breath named 

 him iJrnoiii, the child of sorrow. 



And when she appeared before the Eternal she 

 wc|il, and .-;aiil, "Grant me, O Fathei-, the first 

 pmilion which I ask at thy throne ! Let me some- 

 limes see mine own beloved ones fioin whom 

 thou hast separated me, that I may stand by them 

 in their sufferings, and dry their tears." 



"Three times shall thy pi'ayer be granted," 

 said the Almighty, "to revisit thy children upon 

 earth, but thou canst not alleviate their troubles." 

 When she came down to earth for the first 

 time, she found the aged Jacob sorrowing bit- 

 terly for both her sons. Joseph's bloody gar- 

 ment lay near him. " My gray hairs," cried he, 

 " will be brought down with sorrow to the grave, 

 for now also Benoni is taken away from me." 



Sighing, she reascended to heaven, when, after 

 awhile, the blessed spirits of her husband and 

 sons rejoined her, and told her how beautifully all 

 thrir sorrow had been turned into joy. 



She came the second time to visit her tomb. 

 She saw her posterity driven into exile as herds 

 of cattle are driven. She fotmd everything deso- 

 late ; even her grave had not been 8|)ared. Sho 

 lingered a long time by that solitary tomb, and 

 "he air was filled with the sighing of an invisible 

 spirit. 



She went down to earth the third time. Beth- 

 hem was fiowiiig with the blood 'of innocent 

 children. Their mothers wept because they were 

 not, and Rachel at her grave wept also. Long 



was heard from that tomb a voice of wailing 



" they are no more — they are no more." 



And when she returned, the All-merciful said, 

 " Rest now, my daughter, and disquiet thy heart 

 no more with the sorrows of thy children. The 

 ptith of mortals leads early into a valley where 

 only complaints resound ; but soon there ie a 

 turn ill the valley, and behold the dirge is chang- 

 ed into a song ofprai.se. Trust thy children with 

 me ; they are m^ children also ; thy heart was 

 not made to bear and to soften the woes of the 

 earth-born." 



Henceforth the spirit of the beautiful Rachel 

 remained content in Paradise. She inquired of 

 the newly-arrived concerning the destiny which 

 they had fulfilled upon earth ; but she never re- 

 visited this world ; and the sighing of her moth- 

 erly heart was no more heard upon her tomb. 

 The sepulchre is silent, and Rachel rejoices 

 with her children in eternal rest. 



C. 



Strabismus. — On Tuesday of last week we 

 witnessed an opei-ation, performed by Dr. Timo- 

 HY Haynes, of this town, for Strabismus, or 

 ross eyes. The operation was upon the eye of 

 a lady ; the right eye turned in towards the nose 

 so much that the sight had become very much 

 impaired. Tl'e operation did not occupy more 

 than two minutes, was simple, being performed 

 by cutting the internal tendon, which, having 

 become contracted, had drawn the eye"inward 

 so as to prevent its action, and almost its entire 

 use. Tlie operation was successful — the eye be- 

 gan immediately to assume its natural position 

 and appearance. 



It will be perceived by his advertisement, that 

 Dr. Haynes has opened an infirmary in this 

 place, where the great advantages of similar op- 

 erations may be derived by those afHicted. And 

 we understand the operation will be performed 

 gratuitously, especially upon those in indigene 

 ciicurastances, between this and the first of June, 

 if performed at the infirmary before his medical 

 class. We recominend to those thus afflicted to 

 avail themselves of the opportunity. — Bapthl 

 Register. 



The Millenium at Hand. — The precincts of 

 John street were thrown into a great commotion 

 during the past week, and the old women into 

 hysterics, by the miraculous appearance of an 

 egg in a hen's nest, with the words "be prepared 

 for 1843" standing out in hold relief upon the 

 shell. The whole neighborhood were in agonies. 

 No one could divine the cause; and presages of 

 future destruction now bore heavily upon the ga- 

 zers, and the parson of the parish was sent lor. 

 The cause was still in mystery ; but the sequel 

 is out, and we have seen a duplicate. 



By marking with grease "be prepared for 184-3," 

 and dropping the egg in vinegar a little while. 



the wh<de mystery of Miller may be seen ; anil 

 who believed before that all the grave prognos- 

 tications of Miller could be in an egg shell. A 

 similar egg was found a year since,marked "1842." 

 Although the feathered tribe in their incubations 

 have already [(roved themselves no adepts in 

 chronology, we fi^ar their contemporaneous 

 friends will only follow, to deceive us likewise. — 

 Providence Journal. 



Comparative naval force of Englakd 

 France, and America. England has n foreign 

 tonnage of 3,3 17,400 ; 27,895 merchant vessels; 

 184,612 seamen, and 765 vessels of war of all des- 

 criptions. 



France has a foreign tonnage under a. million ; 

 her number of merchant vessels and seamen not 

 exactly known by us; and her vessels of war of 

 all descriptions number 350. 



The United States have foreign tonnage of 2, 

 000,000:16,666 merchant vessels; 108,000 sea- 

 men ; and sixty-eight vessels of war, exclusive of 

 those now hciiigCopstructed. .Yor/olk Beacon. 



