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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



.Sept. /, 1827 



N Y. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The New-York Horticultiival Society hekl then- 

 anniversary on Tuesday at the National Hotel. — 

 After going into tlie election of oiiicers, and trans- 

 icting other business, the members, to the num- 

 bbr of about 150, sat down to an elegant dinner, 

 served up in a handsome style. The tables were 

 loaded with the choicest viands, and the most de- 

 licious fruits of every kind, furnished from the gar- 

 t'gns of members of the Society. The President 

 (Dr Hosack) being absent from the city, John R. 

 iVlurray, Esq. presided, assisted by Jacob Lorillard 

 and Wm. Neilson, Esqs. Vice Presidents. An ad- 

 dress was read, in the course of the evening, by 

 the President, written by N. H. C;:i ter,Esq. v>/iuch 

 took a very extensive and pleasing view of the ad- 

 vantages, progress, and improvements in this 

 country in agriculture and horticulture. We un- 

 derstand it will be laid before the public in a few 

 days with tlio awards of the premiums and other 

 documnnts appertaining to the Society, in a pam- 

 phlet form. The following are the gentlemen e- 

 lected as officers of the Society for the ensuing 

 year : — 



For President, David Hosack, M. D.; Vice Pre- 

 isdents, John R. Murray, Jacob Lorillard, William 

 Neilson ; Treasurer, John Groshon ; Correspon- 

 ding Secretary, N. H. Carter ; Recording Secre- 

 tary, William Burtsell ; Council, Martin Hoffman, 

 Alexander Smith, Ciiarles Oakley, Thos. Pringle, 

 Francis Cooper, Jas. Meinell, Israel Dean, An- 

 drew Parmentier, Andrew Clark, John M'Nab, 

 Peter Aymar, W. Arnold, Samuel L. Mitchill, 

 Tliomas Hogg, Edward Probyn, Tliomas Kinors- 

 ley, William Cnrr, Wm. Wilson, James M'Brair, 

 Nicholas Saltus, William Neale, William Phelan, 

 Michael Floy, John M'lntyre, Peter Hattrick, 

 George Nixon. 



GRUB IN SHEEP. 

 The first expedient which I adopt for a pre- 

 ventive, is to keep n)y slieep on dry and elevated 

 pasture land in summer, and by all means let 

 them range where they can have access to dust, 

 like that of a dry road. Every farmer has ob- 

 served that sheep, when flies are about them, will 

 keep a continual stamping with the feet, with 

 their heads near the ground, especially where 

 it is dusty. This dust is inhaled at the nostrils 

 and produces a sneezing, by which the fly or eggs 

 are thrown out. It is a common remark, and ex- 

 perience has demonstrated to every farmer, that 

 low moist land does not answer the purpose for 

 rearing sheep, and the reason is obvious. As a 

 cure for this disease, let every farmer in the fall, 

 before the winter sets in, look to his flock, and 

 he will discover that those sheep which are likely 

 ♦o be affected by the grub, are discharging a 

 water-like substance at the nose ; let him take a 

 goose qnill, or any other similar tube, or a com- 

 mon hand bellows, and blow dry Scotch snuffer 

 pulverised salt, up the nostrils of the sheep, and, 

 It will destroy the grub or eggs and render the 

 sheep sound and healthy. — Albany Dai. Adv. 



SHEEP. 

 On Thursday last 930 sheep in one flock passed 



through this town, on their way to Brighton. 



They were driven from the state of Ne°w York, 

 about 100 miles west of Albany, where, we are 

 told, they were purchased at less than one dollar 

 a head. They were in good plight, and many of 

 'hem had fine wool. — .Northampton pa. 



MAMMOTH PLUMS. 

 We had the pleasure of receiving this mornin ', 

 a present from the ripe and fruitful garden of a 

 good friend, who, wo hope, will pardon us for put- 

 lishing his familiar note. 



Mwark, Aug. 27, 1827. 

 Gentlemen — I send you herewith, by my 

 friend Mr -Carter, a branch from my superior 

 green gage tree, with the fruit (24 in number,) at- 

 tached. Believing it to be somewhat rare to see 

 so great a weight of fruit of the plum kind, grow- 

 ing in so small a compass, it is presented with a 

 view to gratify you and your friends with a sight 

 of that which will make the mouth water. 

 Yours with great r^'spect, &c. 



LEONARD RICHARDS. 

 Messrs Cahteh & Prentiss. 



In the transportation, one of the plums was 

 broken from its stem, and we had the curiosity to 

 measure its circumference in the smallest part, 

 which was found to be 5g inches. The tree from 

 which it was taken, bore plums the present year 

 which measured 6S inches and weighed i^ ounces. 



'['he branch which we received, was exhibited 

 this forenoon in the Exchange Reading Room, and 

 will be presented. for examination at the Horticul- 

 tural dinner, this day. — JV. Y. Statfsman. 



DRESS OF CHILDREN. 



Is there any reason, aside from fashion, why 

 the dress of children should be so contrived as to 

 leave naked the arms, shoulders and upper part of 

 the chest ? If there is none in favor of this cus- 

 tom, there are reasons, and serious ones too, 

 against it. 



That leaving these parts uncovered is uncom- 

 fortable to the individual, any one may be con- 

 vinced by making the experiment upon himself. — 

 Let him leave his arms, and the upper half of his 

 chest exposed to the variations of tcmperalure 

 during the waking hours of almost any one day; 

 and if on trial, his feelings compel him to restore 

 to those parts their usual covering, let him ha-, e 

 compassion enougli on the children under his care, 

 to furnish them with a similar protection against 

 the vicissitudes of the weather. 



But the objection on the score of comfort, is not 

 the greatest one. This mode of dressing is also 

 detrimental to health. The state of the lungs and 

 other internal organs, greatly depends upon the 

 state of the skin ; and is in no way more ofte:i 

 disordered, than by any cause which interrupts 

 the due process of insensible perspiration in the 

 [latter. In tropical countries, this fashion might 

 j be tolerated with impunity ; but in ours, and es- 

 pecially in the New England states, where the 

 I temperature of the atmospheio sometimes varies 

 j fifteen or twenty degrees in the course tf a few 

 i hours, it is entirely out of place. If such as have 

 arrived at years of discretion, will hazard their 

 lives by conforming to the absurdities of fashion, 

 the worst is their own ; but to impose this kind 

 of penance upon young children, merely to gratify 

 the pride of their parents, is cruel, — is inexcusa- 

 ble. — Con. Journal. 



From die London Meclianics' .Magazine. 



ONE MORE CURE FOR THE AGUE. 



Mr Editor, — I herewith send you an ague re- 

 ceipt, which I have given with great success. 



Best bark half an ounce; salt of wormwood, two 

 drachms; anniseed water, four ounces. 



Mix the whole together, and divide it into three 

 doses, which are to be taken the morninc after 



the fit, at six, seven, and eight o'clock, fastino-. 



This for an adult. Children according to age and 

 strength. 



I have given the sulphur with success, as men- 

 tioned in No. 190 of your entertaining work, with 

 this diflerence; I give it in white wine, and order 

 the patient, when in bed, to drink warm tea as of- 

 ten as agreeable. 



The best receipt, certainly, I have ever given 

 is the quinine pills, which I purchase at thechem- 

 ists, giving a dose of salts first, and a pill every 

 three hours, when the fit is oft". But this medicine 

 is much too high in price for a poor mam. 



I am, &c. J. N. 



Wool. — The Poughkeepsie Journal of yesterday 

 (29th) says, " We are pleased to learn that the 

 wool market has considerably improved within the 

 last few weeks. We understand that most of the 

 wool in this (Dutchess) county has changed hands, 

 and that the best lots of merino have brought 

 about ."JO cents." — J\r. Y. frtatcsman .. 



From the Novascotian. 



M.; EniTon, — Being partial to the beauties of 

 vegetation, I cultivate a few shrubs near my dwel- 

 ling; and they would unquestionably show their 

 vernal beauties to the eye, but for an enemy, 

 whose aggressions are so destructive, and una- 

 voidable, that I am induced to bring them under 

 the notice of the public. This depredator is an 

 insect resembling tl wasp, or bee, but ratlier smal- 

 ler than cither. It fastens on the edge of a leaf, 

 and cuts out, as with a pair of scissors, circular 

 pieces, from the size of a threepence halfpenny 

 to that of a shilling. The process is the work of 

 a moment, and is repeated ; until nothing remains 

 of the leaves of thesiirubor plant, buta few danir- 

 ling filaments or shreds. The insects fly away 



with the pieces thus clipped out in their claws 



Nothing can be imagined more rapidly ruinous tc 

 the appearance of the plants, than the continual 

 attacks of these insects; nor more mortifying to 

 the Amateur of the vegetable creation, than to 

 see his choicest foliage thus borne awav by piece- 

 meal through the air. I should be glad if anv of 

 your Correspondents could direct me to some 

 entomological work describing the insect, its 

 haunts and habits, and s'.ill more so, if they could 

 mention any way of evading its attacks. 



July 17, 1827. A FLORIST. 



200 SHEEP BURNT. 

 We have seen a letter from a very respectable 

 mercantile house in Hamburgh, dated June 15, 

 which mentions that two hundred sheep, whicii 

 were to have been sent to this port in the ship 

 Mentor, while on their way to Hamburgli from the 

 interior, were all burnt up, the barn in which they 

 "overnighted" being struck with lightninc;. What 

 appears more singular is, that the sum of 23,000 

 marks banco was insured on these sheep, against 

 the risk of fire, while on their way to Hambur<rh. 

 These sheep were expected here for sale the pres- 

 ent month. — Boston Daily Adv. 



The wool fair at Berlin, Russia, h.is not turned 

 out so well this year as was expected. Trade was 

 pretty brisk at Leipsic on the 3d July, and was 

 improving. Great hopes were entertained that 

 the heavy tolls which render German frontiers al- 

 most impassable would bo abolished. 



