Vol. «.— No. 87. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



291 



la^ .r> (prou.iiiiy about ninety years a to), a 



per on m tlie parish of Riithwell, in Dumfries 

 shirn, cBlled the ' Giidenian o' the Brae,' received 

 a y'>'>»g swine as a present from some distant 

 pan. which, from all tiie information f could get, 

 seems to have been the first ever seen in that part 

 of the country. This pi:; hiivin;; struyed across 

 the IjDchar': into the a'ljoining parish of Carclav- 

 roc. 1 woman who w isuenlingcattle on the marsh, 

 by the sea si<le, -\as very much alarmed at the 

 sight of* livinj; creature, that she had never seen 

 nor heard of b.ifore approaching herstrai;;ht from 

 the shore as if it had come out of the sen, and ran 

 home to Ihe villaije of Bhiokshaw screaming. As 

 she ran, it ran. snoriin^' tnd grunting after her, 

 seeminf "lad it had met with a companion. She 

 arrived at the village s> exhausted and terrified, 

 that before she could get her story told she faint- 

 ed atv ay. By Ihe lime she came to herself a crowd 

 sf people uad collected to see what was the mut- 

 ter, .vhen she toid them, that ' There was a de'il 

 eame out of the sea with Ivvo horns in his hrad 

 (mo t likely the swine had priiked ears) and 

 ch ised lier, roarin:r and gaping all the way at her 

 heels, and she was sure it was not far off.' A man 

 calied Wills Tom, an old schoolmaster, said if he 

 CO 1 see it he would ' cungere the de'il,' and got 

 a bible and an old sword It immediately started 

 up at his back and gave a loud grumph, which put 

 him into such a fright that his hair stood upright 

 on his head, and he was obliged to be carried from 

 the field half dead. The whole crowd ran some 

 one way and some aimther ; some reached the 

 house tops, and others shut themselves up in barns 

 and byres. At last one on the house top calle ' 

 out it was 'the Gudemnn o' the Brae's gnimphy,' 

 he having seen it belore. The affray was settled, 

 and the people mostly reconciled, althou£rh some 

 still entertained frightful thoughts about it. and 

 durst H't "o over the door to a neighbour's house 

 after daik i-ithout on • to set or cry them. One of 

 ttie crov%.. wlo had some compassion on the crea 

 ture, called out, 'give it a lock of straw to eat, it 

 will be hungry.' 



Next day it was conveyed over tho Lochare, 

 and it seemed to find its way home. It being near 

 the dusk of evening, it came grunting up to two 

 men pulling thistles on the farm of Cockpool. — 

 They were much alarmed at the sight, and mount- 

 ed two old horses they had tethered beside them, 

 intending to make their way home. In the mean 

 time the pig got between them and the houses, 

 which caused them to scamper out of the way 

 and land in Lochare moss, where one of theirhor- 

 ses was drowned, and the other with difficulty re- 

 lieved. The night being dark, they durst not 

 part one from the other to call for assistance, lest 

 the monster should find them out and attack them 

 singly ; nor durst they speak above their breath 

 for fear of being devoured. At day break next 

 morning they to)k a different course, came by 

 Cumlongon casile and made their way home, 

 where they found their families much alarmed on 

 account of their absence. They said that they 

 had seen a creature about the size of a dosr, with 

 two horns in its head, and cloven feet, roaring out 

 like a lion, and if they had not galloped away, it 

 would have torn them to pieces. One of their 

 wives said, 'Hout man, it has been the Gudeman 

 of the Brae's grumphy ; it frightened them a' at 

 the Blackshaw yesterday, and poor Meggie An- 

 derson maist lost her wits, and is ay out o' ane 

 fit into anither sin syne.' 



The pig happened to lie all night among the 

 corn where the men were pulling thistles, and a- 

 bout day-break set forward on its journey for the 

 Brae. One Gabriel Garion, mounted on a long 

 tailed grey colt, with a load of white fish in a pi ir 

 of creels swung over the beast, encountered the 

 pig which went right among the horse's feet and 

 gave a snort. The colt, being as much fri;.'hteiied 

 as Gabriel, wheeled about and scampered off 

 sneering, with his tail on his riggin, at full gal- 

 lop. Gabriel cut the slings and dropt the creels, 

 the colt soon dismounted his rider, and going like 

 the wind, with his tail up, never stopped ti'l he 

 came to Barnkirk point, where he took the Sol- 

 way Frith and landed at Bowness, on the Cum- 

 berland side. As to Gabriel, by the time he go- 

 himself gathered up, the pig was within sight, he 

 took to his heels, as the colt was quite gone, and 

 reached Cumlongan wood in time to hide himself, 

 where he staid all that day and night, and next 

 morning got home almost exhausted. He told a 

 dreadful story! Th" fright caused him to imagine 

 the pig as big as a calf, having long horns, eyes 

 like trenchers, and a back like a hedge hog. He 

 lost his fish, the cnlt was got back, but never did 

 more good, and as to Gabriel, he soon after fell 

 into a consumption and departed this life about a 

 year after. 



About this time also a vessel cnmeto Glencapel 

 quay, a little below Dumfries, that had someswine 

 on board, most likely for the ship's use ; one of 

 them having got out of the vessel in the night.was 

 seen on the farm of Newmains next morning The 

 alarm wass spread, and a number of people col- 

 lected. The animal got many different names, 

 and at last it was concluded to be a brock. Some 

 got pitchforks, some clubs, and others old svi'ords, 

 anil a hot pursuit ensued ; the chase lasted a con- 

 siderable time, owing to the pursuers losing heart 

 when near their prey and retreating ; Robs Geor- 

 dy, having rather a little more courage than the 

 rest, ran 'neck or nothing' forcibly upon the ani- 

 mal, and run it through with a pitchfork, for which 

 he got the name o^ 'stout hearted Geordy' all his 

 life tfter. There is an old man, nearly a hun- 

 dred years of age, still alive in the neighbourhood 

 where this happened, who declares that he remem- 

 bers the Gudeman of the Brae's pig, and the cir- 

 cumstances mentioned ; and he says it was the 

 first Bwine ever seen in that country." 



Almond and Mulberry Orchards have been set 

 out in Alabama. The Olive Tree flourishes at 

 Mobile. It is intended to raise Silk Worms. 



Bleaching. — Amongst the various purposes to 

 which steam has been applied, perhaps there is 

 none that will be of greater advantage to the 

 people of the United States, than the discovery 

 recently m ide of its application to the purposes of 

 bleaching linen and muslin. It will be of essential 

 service to our infant manufactories. We have 

 samples left at our office of thick linen drilling, 

 w:iich were bleached in the short space of ten 

 hours, without the least injury to the fabric ; and 

 of cotton, which was bleached in a much less 

 time. 



We understand that a patent has been obtained 

 for this improvement, and that a company are 

 miking application to the legislature to he incor- 

 porated with a capital of $100,000, that its ben- 

 efits may be tested by the community. 



Alhany Argus. 



SAUER-KRAUT. 



The following directions for making it, are giv- 

 en by Dr. Willich. In Pennsylvania it is a ver5 

 fashionable dish among the Germans, and wheo 

 prepared with neatness, is highly palatable, es 

 pecially when eaten svith salt pork. 



The soundest and most solid cabbages (thoRei; 

 Dutch Cabbage is the best for this purpose) arc 

 selected, cut very small, put into a barrel in lay- 

 ers, about a hand high, over which is strewed ii. 

 handful of salt and caraway seeds: in this man- 

 ner, the layers are closely rammed down, one up- 

 on another, till the barrel is full, when a loose 

 cover is put over it and pressed down Vviith u 

 heavy weight. After standing for some time, llic. 

 mass begins to ferment ; and as soon as it sub- 

 sides, the head is fitted into the barrel, which ib 

 then finally closed, and its contents preserved for 

 use. After being once opened, tlie kraut must be 

 carefully compressed with a loose cover, and fresh 

 salt and water every time substituted for that 

 which is become foul, floats on the top, and should 

 be removed As this preparation has been found 

 of considerable efficacy as an antiscorbutic, in 

 long sea voyages, particularly those round the 

 world, performed by Captain Cook, it deserves 

 to be more generally known in this country (Eng. 

 land): and though its flavour is fiir from being- 

 agreeable to those who taste it for the first time, 

 yet we are convinced from experience, that it will 

 soon be relished, even by delicate ladies, whose 

 reason is superior to prejudice or custom. We 

 could not recommend a more antiseptic and whole- 

 some dish, especially if it be managed with care 

 and strict attention to cleanliness. 



A Spanish Hoianist pretends that the soil of the 

 south of BpaiY! is suitable to all the shrubs and 

 trees that grow in the whole world. The coffee 

 tree vcsretates abundantly, and produces a superb 

 bean in the climate of JJIalaga. The mahogany 

 and American cedar-tree, and the cachimentier, e 

 tree known at the Havana, bearing on account ol 

 its toughness, the name of quibra bacha, or ax 

 breaker — i. e. hardwood, is likewise successfully 

 cultivated there. 



The Bath Inquirer invites the attention of far 

 mers in Maine to the cultivation of Hemp. 



A tanner in the neighbourhood of Treves applies 

 with success myrtle (vaccinium myrtilus) to the 

 tanning of hides. 



" Airy Sleep." — A patent has been granted in 

 England for a newly invented air bed, or mattress. 

 The ticking is formed of cotton cloth, with a coat- 

 ing of prepared gum elastic, and an outer cover 

 ingofsilk. It is so portable that it may be car 

 ried in the pocket, and may be filled and emptied 

 at pleasure. 



Hear this, ye sluggards, and rejoice. How 

 convenient it will be, whenever the "drowsy fit is 

 on ye," to take your bed out of your pocket, blow 

 it up, and take a nap on your aerial couch, more 

 soft than eider down. When the age of improve- 

 ments will cease we cannot determine, but may 

 soon expect to see a pipe of wine rendered i)orta- 

 ble as well as potable. Soon we may consider it 

 no novel spectacle to see a traveller carrying his 

 bed posts in a side pocket, as a carpenter does hie 

 square and compasses — a bed in his coat tail, ani 

 a bolster and pillows in his watch fob. — JVoah. 



