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NEW ENGLAN8J FARMER. 



August 24, 1837. 



ed to the exhausted condition of the tree, follow- OATb. 



ing rapid growth or abundant production of fruit. Great complaint, we learn, has been made m the 



That the "latter cannot be the correct account of eastern part of the state of the failure of the crop 



the source of that evil, so destructive to the or- of oats by bUgJit. We are happy to say, that the 



chard, is evident from the fact, that trees which fanners in this neighbourhood appear to be more 



have never produced fruit are sorely aiilicted, and highly favoured. We are informed by some of 



those whose gro.Mh has been slow, are miserably them, that their oats are as high as their shoulders 



withered, while others, whoso branches have been and as thick as they can well stand together — 



bent with the weight of the delicious harvest 

 uccessive seasons, flourish in health and vigorous 

 leshness. To whatever cause the origin of the 

 .'vil is to be attributed, there seems no doubt ex- 

 isting of the measures to be adopted to check its 

 progress, if not work its cure. AH writers agree, 

 that the pruning knife must he used on the aflcct- 

 ed parts, with unsparing hand, and, the dis- 

 eased branches cut ofTas soon as possible. The 

 operation, where the blight has fastened itself 

 Irmly, is one of melancholy effect on the bi;auty 

 nd symmetry of the tree, and rendered more dan- 

 erous from the season when the wounds it oo- 

 asions are exposed to the burning sun of sum- 

 ler : but the preservation of the life of the tree 

 ;nay well be procured by the sacrifice of fair pro- 

 portions and goodly shape. — JVorctster JEgis. 



JVovtl Jipplication of EUctncUij, or JVew way to 

 pay Old Debts. — A certain physician who possess- 

 ed a powerful Electrical Machine, discovered a 

 sheriff making rapid strides towards his house ; 

 and suspecting from circumstances that he had 

 some designs on his personal liberties, the worthy 

 M. D. made prei-arations accordingly to wnrd off 

 the anticipated attack. Attaching a conductor 

 ffrom his electrical apparatus) to the knocker on 

 the front of the door, he then charged the machine 

 to a very high degree, and waited the result. — 

 The steps which ascended to the front door had 

 an elevation of fourteen feet. Clothed in all the 

 importance of the law, the sheriff ascended, and 

 ■with a firm grasp siezed the fatal knocker. In- 

 stantly he found himself at the bottom of the 

 steps. After having recovered in some measure 

 from a blow given by an invisible power, and hav- 

 ing collected his scattering writs and executions. 



Nor is this goodly prospect likely to end in mere 

 straw. On the contrary, as far as our inquiries 

 and observations have extended, we have reason 

 to believe that this species of grain, hereabouts, 

 will turn out remarkably plump and heavy. 



A failure in the crop of oats in a given section 

 of the country is, perhaps, more severely felt than 

 that of any other grain, because each section is 

 accustomed to depend on itself for supplies, and 

 not on importations, as of other kinds of grain. — 

 Vast quantities of oats are consumed annually at 

 the livery stables, at taverns, and by stage propri- 

 etors ; and it is thought that no other grain could 

 be substituted for them, which would be equally 

 convenient in its use, and equally healthy and 

 pleasant for horses. It is estimated that the seve- 

 ral lines of stages, which run from Boston to Al- 

 bany alone, consume 100,000 bushels of oats in a 

 year. The farmer never wants a market for this 

 kind of grain, ami there is no other crop which he 

 is so certain of turning into cash — Berk. Jlmer. 



Origin of Diseases " I tell you honestly wha' 



I think is the cause of the complicated maladie? 

 of the human race ; it is their gormandizing and 

 stuffing and stimulating those organs (the diges 

 tive) to an excess, thereby producing nervous dis- 

 orders and irritation. The state of their minds i- 

 another grand cause ; the fidgetting and discon- 

 tenting yourself about that which can't be helped: 

 passions of all kinds — malignant passions, and 

 worldly cares, pressing upon the mind, disturb 

 the brain, and do a great deal of harm." 



Terrapin. — There is now in the possession of 

 Mr Seth Swift a large terrapin, taken from an 

 island in the Pacific Ocean, and brought to this 

 place by the ship Ale.xander. It is so powerful, 

 that, bearing a man weighing 250 pounds, it mov- 

 es without the least apparent difficulty. The 

 terrapin is a curious animal. None are more fa- 

 miliar with its habits and history, or have derived 

 greater advantages from it as food, than the 

 whalemen. It has often been known to live a 

 year without aliment, and even then to bo luxu- 

 rious food. — Several islands of the Pacific abound 

 with it, and the fishermen, after having been con- 

 fined to their homely and monotonous food, havi 



" Lord Erskine," says Dr. E. Clarke, " told me 

 that Burke's manner was sometimes bad ; ' it teas 

 like that of an Irish chairman.^ ' Once,' said he. 

 ' I was so tired of hearing him in debate upon the 

 India bill, that, not liking ho should sec me leave 

 the House of Commons while he was speakin"-, 

 I crept along under the benches, and got out, and 

 went to the Isle of Wight. Afterwards that very 

 speech of his was published, and I found it to be 

 so extremely beautiful, that I actually wore it in- 

 to pieces by reading it.' " 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



BOSTON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1827. 



enjoyed in a high degree the meat of the terrapin 

 together with his senses, he made a second at- j Hundreds have often been taken on board a sin 

 tempt, wondering at this strange manner of pay 



ing debts. Meanwhile the doctor had charged and daily been served up to the crew — a luxury 

 the faithful conductor. No sooner had the sheriff j which epicures would " delight to honor." Lux- 

 again dared to touch the fatal knocker, than h 



GARDEKI.NG. 



The love of gardening is so natural to man, as 

 to bo common to children, and the enjoymeuts of 

 a garden so congenial to our ideas of happiness 

 as to be desired by men of all ranks and profes- 

 sions, who toil hard in cities, hoping, with Cowley, 

 one day to retire to a " small house and largo gar- 

 den." The cares of a garden are a source of 

 agreeable domestic recreation, and especially to 

 the female sex ; to the valetudinarian they are a 

 source of health, and to age a source of interest : 

 for it has been remarked of a taste for gardenin"-, 

 that, unlike other tastes, it remains with us to the 

 latest period, and increases rather than diminish- 



A statement appears in the last National Intel- 

 ligencer of the health of Washington, the Capi- 

 . tolofthe United States, compared with Balti- 



glc ship, (in some instances weighing a ton each,) n,ore, Philadelphia, New-York, and Boston; bv 



found himself twelve feet nearer the centre of the 

 earth a second ti.Tie. Remembering the old adage, 

 "beware of the third time," ho immediately quit- 

 ted the premises, leaving the doctor in full pos- 

 session of the " castle" he had so well defended. 

 Fall River Monitor. 



which it appears that Washington is a very healttiv 



city. The deaths there are said to he one in fifty 



uiiespall upon the taste, but the terrapin is an ! „,,,iie in Boston they are one in forty-one— in' 



exception. Never can the terrapin, although ser 

 vcd up day after day for months, be rejected. 



[Nantucket paper.] 



The Harvest. — Onr farmers this season have 

 been blest uilh plentiful crops of every kind of 

 grain and grass, and all we believe have been suc- 

 cessful in housing and stacking it without injury 

 in the least. So bountiful a display of the good- 

 ness of Him wlio rnleth over all, calls for united 

 thanksgivings; and whilst other nations are pining 

 in misery and want, plenty sheds her stores abro-id 

 over our land, and abundance is every where the 

 reward of industry. — Pcnn. Gaz. 



Bunier-Hill Monument. — As much progress is 

 now making with this great National work as a 

 due regard to its firm and proper construction will 

 admit. The base is completed, and the laying of 

 the first course now occupies the attention of the 

 architect, Mr. James S. Savage. The base we 

 believe is forty feet square, and is from fifteen to 

 twenty feet within the earth. .\t the surface it 



is about 24 feet square. In the centre a circular Effects of Ardent Spinl.— Two persons 

 aperture i^ left from the first course of the base I E-cd Rivor, in Louisiana, lately made a bet which 

 which is to extend to (he top. Between the wall j s'lo^''*! t'""'^ ^'i*' greatest quantity of ardent 

 around the aperture and the outer wall, the stairs I spirit- A gallon of whiskey was procured, and 

 are to ascend in a circular form. ! ^hey both commenced, drinking by turns the con- 

 I Bunker-Hill Aurora.! touts of a tumbler. The gallon in a few minutes 

 I was gone ; and the person who proposed the bet 



A new light House ia about to be built at Biiffa-| went for more ; but on his return found the other 

 lo — a light house on Lake Erie ! lifeless. 



\ New-York, one in thirty-seven — in Philadelphiii. 

 i one in thirty-two ; and and in Baltimore, one in 

 I thirty-eight. 



I _ 



1 From the 1st of .Tan. to the 1st of Aug. 1827 

 10194 passengers arrived at New- York by water 

 13,000 arrived at Quebec — and probably 5000 

 at other northern ports — making over 30,000 cmi- 

 irrants to America in six months. 



7^hames Ttmnel. A meeting of the share-hold- 

 ers of this institution was held, at the London 

 Tavern, on the It'th of June, when a report was 

 read from Mr Brunei lo the Directors, on t.'^e sub- 

 ject of the late accident. This contained a state- 

 ment in detail of the difficulties, which had at- 

 tended the undertaking, but expressed strong con- 

 fidence in eventual success. 



A company of merchants at Natches, Miss, has 

 olTcred premiums of $50 for the best sample piece 

 of Cotton Bagging ; $23 for the best pair of blan- 

 kets, and .$25 for the best of Denim for ne^ro 

 clothing. 



