Vol. 6.— No. '27. 



NEW E!VGLAND FARMER. 



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honor ot a s' 



;t lii.il board, as Inistfe and vice 1 trpp Hosts of insects sei-e ami gi<rtje upon its tation ; the enemy, tneanwiiile, sendinq: ihc\r lul- 

 m.stihition, wliii li proved ei'lier trunk, fruit and foliajfe, when not o soul of them, lets tibout his ears like hail. The moment ouv 



" ' iip gentleman arrived, he uncorked his canteen with 



a triumphant air, saying, at the same time, he 

 would now let us all drink; but lo! what was his 

 suriirise, on opening it, not to find any water 

 within — a bullet having pierced the side cif his 

 canteen, and allowed every drop to escape. At 

 this adventure, although our tongues neuriy clove 

 to our throats, we could not resiiit liie impulse of 

 bur.sting into a loud lauj^h — so ludicrous was 

 the counteniince of tne water-carnur, who prud- 

 ently declined risking his life a second lime 



Viscisitades of a Hcottuk Hold ier. 



uresiden* ot i >• lu.stihition, wrinn prove^i t-i.M<r. irunii, irun aim iiiuo^tr, v.i,cii ...... u .^u... «. .....= ..., 



complete* fai urcs, ur, after . phnneral e.xhibilioiis e.vcept a few outcasts of their society, ilare up 

 and cessatid' "t novelty, •• rc-i from their labors," proach one of the same species that is in sound 

 with atlenip' it perpetiml motion and other abnr- 1 health and vigor. 



lions, prodir i i by the fecununy (.f inventive gen- | It is said to he the boast of our country thai her 

 ius ill our c , iitry— the mo !els of which assist to 'laws are frunicd lo dispense "equal and exact jus- 

 load the shelves of ihe Patent Office— induced h j lice to all." We may still hope, that the grand 

 dei^ree of caniion bor ering on siepti. isin. Cer- 1 inquest of the nation, will no longer suffer thiit 

 tainly no Ihr.'shing machines have coine within , divine attribute to be <lefaced by statutes that ear 

 my view that inspiTed nny confidence in their gen ry pr .irclion in their front, hut destruction to the 

 cral utililv except Pope's— and I never fell a full oppressed who seek for redress under them. 

 ' ■ '' — ■'■- With very conlial esteem, 



1 remain truly yours, 



SAM'L. "W. POMEROy. 

 Bns;}don, Jan. 22, 1-28. 



conviction llial even that was cnpible ot produc 

 ing such uuportHnt results as those lo wbicii I 

 hale all u .-d. T.iis macdine promises great dur- 

 ability, o c.pii s no' more room, an. I is as porta 

 ble as a . ommMii fimung m.icliine— is simple, am 

 so cheaii as to be at the i-oinmand of mi Idling 

 farmers— cardinal points which mechanicians in 

 general are loo apt to overlook For being en 

 courtiged by a veniai cnpi lity in the public, they 

 cnde^ni-.r lo\tet too much of j goo I thing, where- 

 by thcii machines are rendered bulky, complicat- 

 ed, and expensive. 



It were supirfluous lo expatiate on the impor- 

 tance of eli-iiin.. the itivenlion of simple and elfi- 

 cienl lahour-saviiis: machiiie.s, in various deparl- 

 mciits of husbi.ndry, as well as in the arts ; but I 

 cannot withhold the expressi<m of my firm convic- 

 tion, derived in part from facts recently come lo 

 my knovvled^e, that many valuable inventions and 

 discoveries are kept from the light in consequence 

 of the fenble protection afforded thai species of 

 property, or the impunity with which it can bR pi 

 rated under the patent laws now in force. For it 

 is unquestionaldy true, tbsl real loss or ruin is 

 inevitahle to ilip mi.n who. with a verdict in his 



Splendid Advantages! — The rest of the army, 

 extendingfroui our regiment lo the extreme left, 

 had, during llie course of the day, obtained some 

 splendid ad"'antages ; so much so, that about dusk 

 j a general an.l rapid retr ial co.n.nenccd aloii^ the 

 whole of Ihe enemy's line; upon whicli every part 

 of our array piirsuen with rjpui striiies. Our feel- 

 ings were destined to experience a severe trial, 

 in passing over the identical grountl where our 

 slaughtered comrades lay. As soon as the wound- 

 ed were aware of our presence, they set up faint 

 cries for water, to assuage the burning thirst 

 which is the inevitable attendant of blood gush- 

 ing wounds : they even invoked our assistance by 

 name. A young man well known to me, implor- 

 ed my aid with the most piteous language; I had 

 only time to ask iu what place of the body he was 

 wouiiiied; the leply was, -in the back," by which 

 1 knew thai it was inorial. Another man, a ser- 

 geant, we saw in a silting posture, with both of 



. ^ . ', j I-., . 7 r~. tJmo ,frn, '''s pyes turned out on his cheeks, a ball having 



A Carriage drawn by Kites. — A short time ago- ■■'.., . , „ , . .. , , , ,, 't 



I . .k j«„„ t„k „,^o^l. ot entered the side of his forehead : he, too, called 



the passengers -n and on the despatch coach at . li i ,, j 



Recovery from Suspended Animation. — A case 

 is recorded in the Bullet. Univ. by a French phy 

 siciin, M. Bourgeois, showing the importance of 

 never abandi'ninir all hopes ot success in restor- 

 ing 1 nimalion. A person who had been 20 min- 1 

 utes under water, was treated in the usual way 

 for the space of an hour without success: when 

 a liirature being applied to the arm, above a vein 

 that had been previously opened, ten ounces of 

 'ilood were withdrawn, after which the circula 

 lion and respiration gradually relumed though ac- 

 companied by the most dreadful convulsions. A 

 second and a third bleeding was had recourse to, 

 which brought about a favorable sleep, and ulti- 

 mate recovery on the ensuing day. The public 

 will feel much obliged to M. Bourgeois for his 

 perseverance in so interesting a branch of his pro- 

 fession. — London Ifeekly Review. 



favor, prosecutes for an infringement of his p.- j .. ,,„ ^^^e surprised a few miles from Lon *""' ««'er. Duty— inexorable duly— compelled us 



nt !— and like « wreck ^tranled on a barbarous i ^^^_^ . ^f^^ ^ppp^rimce of the vehicle of Mr. Po- to shut our ears lo the horrible distress, and pas., 

 Hst,lhe greater the value of his invention "r .Q^^^f Bristol, containing two passengers, drawn °" as indifferently as if so many sheep bled in a 



tent 

 COai , 



discovery, the i;reater the number and potency of 

 depredators will he have to contend with More 

 over, it is believed, that to the t-ame cause may be 

 attributed the imperfection of numerous machines 

 thai have been palmod upon the public. The in- 

 ventor or niecbanlci.m, has little inducement for 

 pe 



a ong the turnpike road by the power of artificial 

 kites. The vehicle was runni'ig at the rate of 12 

 miles an hour. 



slaughter- liouse — Jb. 



Our fathers, where ore they ? — From official do 

 _ I cuments recently transmitted to Congress, it ap- 



To counteract the Poison of Arsenic— Whenev- ' P^ars that four hundred and ninety-one revolu- 

 er ar.senic has been taken internally, by design or t'onary and invalid pensioners died the year end- 



rsevering to bring his machine to the highest mistak,, the best medicine is sulphuret of potash »"g the 4th Sep. last; and it is slated that no re 

 state of improvement of which its principles may ' (ijver of sulphur) dissolved in water. A few scru- 1 1""'- were received from Delaware, Virginia, East 

 be su.sceplible— having no confidence in the laws, pies should be dissolved in h.ilf a pint or a pint of Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Alabama, Michigan, 

 but rather viewing lh"m as a trap, commences water, and administered a little at a time as the of the District of Columbia, 

 trapper himself; and so soon as he can render it paiienl can bear it. 



sufficiently plausible lo enable him to sell patent | _ 



rights, grasps at the modicum offered by jobbers ; Guarding single trees in Parks — What is the 



tbe construction of the machine is assigned to simplest, cheapest, and most sightly mode of guard 



bunglers, and the utility it might possess soon ex 

 pires. 



Upon what moral principle, or maxinns of jus- 

 tice the distinction is founded, or why it is, that 

 properly created by astonishing efforts of human 

 intellect, united lo years of constant toil, when 



Heating Hot houses xvith hot water seems corn- 

 ing into vogue. What is your opinion of the 

 mode? What is the best shape of a boiler for that 

 ing single trees planted in parks or lawns from 1 purpose ? — A friend to improvement. 

 the depredations of deer or other animals .' — An-\ We have little doubt of hot water superseding 

 sroer. Thorn branches, tied with hazel or willow ] both steam and smoke flues ; certainly stea.n. A 



shoots, and understocking the pastures. — Loudon. 



Irresistible Temptation. — Next morning the 

 e">hib^ted in the forin of inventions or discoveries i French commenced firing at us: we were ordered 

 thai ill some instances seem to approximate mat- j not to return it, but to go down to the edge of the 

 ter almost to mind, and prove of incalculable ben- river and lie under cover. Here we lay snug 

 efil to society, should by the same community be i enough— but, as in the fable of the boys and the 

 held so little sacred and receive from their law- 1 frogs, no sooner did we venture to put up our 



givers merely nominal protection, while property 

 acquired by prof.^ssional displays of intellect, and 

 every other pursuit, is most rigidly secured, we 

 shall leave lo casuists and societies for the im- 

 provement of morals, to discover. But such is the 

 fact that the right to inventions, or what is term- 

 ed patent property, in relation to any other kind, 

 may be correctly compared to a weak and sickly 



heads, than a shower of balls, would whistle past 

 us. This was rather a provoking predicament to 

 be in, especially as we were all burning with thirst 

 and the river was running close by us. One of 

 the men, unable to wait longer without drinking, 

 or wishing to show his courage, jumped hastily up 

 and ran down to the river, filled his canteen, and 

 came back safe and sound, contrary to our expec- 



wrought-iron box boiler we should think the best ; 

 but our correspondent may refer to Messrs. Bailey 

 272 High Holborn, who are now heating severai 

 hot-houses in this way Loudon's Mag. 



Internal Improvement. — By the list we have jus' 

 completed, of canals and rail-roads in the United 

 States, it appears that there are two thousand five 

 hundred and fifty miles of canal completed, of 

 in a forward state ; there are one thousand anii 

 twenty-four more projected, and which, it is be- 

 lieved, will soon be commenced forming a line nf 

 canal equal to the distance from this city to Eng 

 land. There are five hundred and forty-four milee 

 of rail-road contemplated, or twenty-five miles 

 completed or commenced. — Penn. Gaz. 



