NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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J with the ha'iits of sobriety auH temper- 

 iiiculc.ned upon the laborers, and with the 

 that so larg-e a farm, employing many 

 . was carried on entirely without the use 

 aiJent spirit at any season of the year. 

 aid our farmers generally imitate this exam- 

 they would soon find themselves relieved 

 the heaviest tax with which they are at 

 sent burthened. Your Committee are well 

 ire of the advantages, in point of capital, 

 sessed by Mr. Bartlet, over most other farm- 

 in the county. Still they consider the itn- 

 veraents he has made, such as are within 

 means of, and worthy of imitation by, our 

 ners generally ; and they are of the opinion 

 t he is entitled to the first premium of thirty 



The farm of Col. Jesse Putnam, of Danvers, 

 sisls of about 111 acres of land, and is well 

 tivated. The orchards are superior to any 

 have seen in the county, and the nianage- 

 Qt of the young trees appears to be excellent. 

 e methods pursued by Col. Putnam of subdu- 

 the rough lands, aud reclaiming his wet 

 adows, and turning them to fertile fields, are 

 hly judicious. Great attention has been giv- 

 en this farm to the making manure ; and 

 ch benefit has been derived from the swine 

 his particular. On the whole, your Corn- 

 tee are of the opinion, that Col. Putnam is 

 1 entitled to the second premium of Czoentij 

 'art. 



?he farm of Capt. Dudley Bradstreet, of Dan- 

 s, consists of about 192 acres of land, and is 

 I cultivated. The careful and accurate 

 le of proceeding pursued by Mr. Bradstreet 

 Aforthy of approbation. The crops on his 

 Is appeared very fine ; and his mode of man- 

 ment in general worthy of imitation. The 

 nmittee were particularly pleased with the 

 mination of a piece of swamp land, which 

 :he skill and industry of Mr. Bradstreet has 

 n made to produce an abundant crop of t^n- 

 h hay. 



)n examining the farm of Mr. Isaac Dodge, 



Hamilton, the Committee are fully con- 



led in the opinion expressed in the report 



the last year. They consider Mr. Dodge 



I entitled to the approbation of the Society, 



his industry and skill in the cultivation of 



lands, and the zeal he has manifested in pro- 



:ing its interests. There has not been suffi- 



at time since the last year for him to make 



essential improvements. His crops, the 



sent year, appeared very tine. 



our Committee cannot close this Report 



lOut expressing their regret, that there 



e so few competitors for the premiums on 



management of a farm. They are sensible 



t there are farms in every town in the cohu- 



that would well bear an examination ; and 



haps many that would compare well with 



se they have been called upon to examine ; 



ut as the proprietors did not come forward 



h their claims, it was not in the power of 



Committee to bring them into the conipar- 



. Should these premiums be continued, it 



be hoped that all our good farmers will 



UDteer their assistance in a cause, in which 



fail is no disgrace, but to succeed is the highest 



.or. 



JOHN ADAMS, i ^ 

 TEMPLE CUTLER,^ LommUtee. 





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'anwrs, November 20, IBSi. 



NEW I'KIUOUICAL WOlUv. 

 A new publication entitlid "Collections, Historical 

 and Misci'llaneous, and Monthly Literary Journal," 

 published by Jacob li. Moore, has lately been estab- 

 lished at Concord, N. H. It has reached the 4th No. 

 and merits liberal patronage and extensive circulation. 

 It may serve to perpetuate the memory of worthy men, 

 ;ukI worthy deed?, which, without such a work, might 

 float down the current of time into the dead s( a of ob- 

 livion. Some original pieces which have appeared in 

 the work possess much merit. The biogiapMcal part 

 must be interesting to evwy true American, as it bo- 

 stows and promises the meed of fame to those who have 

 benefited their country, and adorned society. The 

 following is extracted from the last number. 



FIRST SETTLEMENT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



Wide o'or the wilderness of waves, 

 Untrackcd by human peril, 



Onr fathers roamed for peaceful graves. 

 To deserts dark and sterile. 



Their daimtless hearts no meteor led, 

 In terror, o'er the ocean ; 



From tbrtune and from fame they fled, 

 To heaven and its devotion. 



Fate cannot bind the high-born mind 

 To bigot usurpation : 



They, who had left a world behind, 



Now gave that world a nation. P.iiNE. 



Though the adventurers who formed the 

 humble colony first planted at Pascataqua were 

 of different habits from the pilgrims who set- 

 tled at Plymouth, and may not have imitated 

 their examples, nor have been drawn into the 

 close ties which mutual danger serves to create 

 and strengthen, — there is still something inter- 

 esting, to us at least, in the circumstances of 

 their landing. The discovery of this continent 

 had already freighted the four winds with ex- 

 alted ideas of its extent and value, when the in- 

 trepid Smith, born with " a roving and romantic 

 genius, and delighting in extravagant and dar- 

 ing actions,"* directed his attention to North 

 America. He had explored the coast of Vir- 

 ginia, been a captive among the natives, and a 

 father to the infant colony, — by his courage in- 

 timidating, or by his address controlling the fan- 

 cies of the Indians ; and now extended his en- 

 terprises still farther north into unknown seas, 

 ranging from east to west, and touching at the 

 various islands stretching along the coast as if to 

 defend the newly discovered continent from the 

 violence of the stormy Atlantic. Smith landed 

 upon the islands formerly called by his name, 

 but at present known as the Isles of Shoals.f 

 To the country east of Virginia he gave the 

 name of TVck) England. New Hampshire was 

 called Laconia. There are found in most coun- 

 tries, men hardy enough to brave the rigors of 

 the ocean and inclement seasons, for the pros- 

 pect of gain, or of personal liberty. A howling 

 wilderness, though its front may inspire a»ve, 

 cannot subdue the hopes of the adventurer. He 

 fancies mines of wealth concealed in the reces- 

 ses of the country — golden dreams cheer his 

 midnight slumbers, and ins|)irit his hours of 

 wakefulness. Or on the other hand, the op- 

 pressed may court the dangers of the deep, can 

 they but aflbrd a refuge from the soul-sickening 

 scourges of religious tyranny. While most of 



* Belknap. 



t Smith discovered these islands in 1614. It is not 

 known for what reason their name was altered. In the 

 deed of (he Indian sagamores to John Uheeliight in 

 )6i!9, »' the Isles of Shoals, fo called by the English,'' 

 are iacJuded. 



the settlers of Now England had one of these 

 objects in view, it is not difficult to perceive 

 that the former had a powerful influence with 

 the early inhabitants of New Hampshire. A 

 few humble fishermen from London were our 

 common fathors. Cheered alike with the pros- 

 pect of accumulating wealth, and tasting its en- 

 joyments, they pitched their tents at Little Har- 

 bor on the PibCiilaijua, in lG2o. The season of 

 their landing is well known, and the place, with 

 many circumstances attending it. It is now 



NEARLY TWO Cl'.N riT.IES flNCR THE EVEKT TOOK 

 PLAC-i:. ^ 



From the. New York National Advocate. 

 CONSUMPTIONS. 



On looking over the bills of mortality for the 

 year 1822, we find that 1G92 men and women 

 died in this eity, and out of nearly ninety dilTei- 

 ent diseases G'M were of consumption alone. It 

 would seem from the numbei^f victims to thi.s 

 fatal disorder that it is an ^demick disease. 

 This is not the fact, our climate does not pro- 

 duce this disease ; it is the origin of careless- 

 ness, and inditierence to cldHiing, habits and 

 changes of atmosphere. A coitimon cold caught 

 from carelessness, and running into a confirm- 

 ed consumption by inattention, may be cited as 

 the undeviating origin, and if we find children 

 pale, sickly and puny, we shall discover that 

 their parents were atlected with a touch of this 

 insidious disease. We have always believed 

 that wet or damp feet were the cause of coldj 

 and consumptions, and ho»v easy it is to sacri- 

 fice a little pride and fashion to ensure health 

 and comfort? Yesterday was sloppy walking, 

 though a fine atmosphere prevailed, yet we saw 

 many ladies walking in Broadway with prunel- 

 la shoes. A thin covering of leather only kept 

 the wet from penetrating the soles of their feet 

 and shooting up its damp and deadly venom to 

 the breast, there first to produce a cough and 

 then a slow hectic disorder, until the fell mon- 

 ster, consumption, hurries them to the grave, 

 full of hope, youth and expectation. 



Now, is it a great sacrifice to wear neat over- 

 shoes, and keep their feet dry ? Will it ruin 

 their shapes if they keep on their flannels a 

 little longer ? Is it any consequence what Billy 

 Fribble says about their appearance on the 

 promenade ? Suppose they catch cold and it 

 wears off; they must nurse themselves, bathe 

 their feel, drink catnip tea, barley water, and lie 

 in bed a day or two ; be nursed, coaxed, and 

 scolded ; and, before they are strong again, out 

 they sally, with kid slippers and naked elbows ; 

 and then in bed again, and send for Doctor 

 Hosack. 



We submit to our Knickerbockers, whether, 

 in good old times when women wore pattens, 

 and clattered over the muddy pavements, they 

 ever died of consumptions ? Whether they ever 

 had inflammation on the lungs, or rheumaticks, 

 when they dressed in stiff brocades and quilted 

 petticoats ? Rely upon it, that in the bills of 

 mortality we shall have to add a new disease, 

 viz : the bon ton. 



The whole population of Calcutta is found by 

 a late accurate estimate, to be 111,^1. Besides 

 these, who are residents, there are about 100,000 

 who daily enter and depart from the city. About 

 13,000 of the inhabitants are nominal Christiana, 

 48,000 Mahoni€tans, and 118,000 Hindoos. 



