VOL. Xlt. NO. 1. 



AND nORTICUftTMRAL JOURNAL. 



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From the ilerTNiij. 

 CRUELTY TO HORSES. 



Who, possessed of a heart, can see the llorse, 

 lie most noble of aniniiils, as well as most useful 

 a man, who, with the feelings of a human hein^', 

 nn see him heiiten and hiiiisoil, without feeling 

 lis nature revolt at it. 



What heart does not sicl;en and recoil at tlie 

 ight of the IiIkIi mettled steeci tremhling beneath 

 he blows of his inhnmaii tyrant, who to gratify his 

 vorsB than brnral feelin!.';s vents his ujdiridleil rage 

 ipon his most faithfid servant. Is it not enough 

 liat he should strain his liiiibs from morn to night 

 ml wear himself out in the service of his master.' 

 s it not now enough that lie should be exposed to 

 tie chills of winter, and the melting heat of sum- 

 iier, ami often too with scarcely food enough to 

 upport nature ? Js not this snflicieut — nuist he 

 e also be flogged, bruised and knocked about at 

 lie will of the savage, who boasts his power over 

 lis willing slave ? See the animal altnched, per- 

 laps, to an overloaded cart or dray, straining his 

 ery life away, tugging up some uneven hill, ex- 

 rting his utmost till his strength gives out, nature 

 Imnst exhausts, and he is no longer able to [)ro- 

 eed — bis iidiuman master, who perhaps at the 

 ime is somewhat irritable on account of the heat 

 r cold, or what is more ])robable under the unre- 

 trained influence of some pernicious stimulus at- 

 3mpts to hurry him on ; but the wearied creature 

 5 not able to start ; at this the unfeeling man he- 

 omes enraged, and begins to beat his useful beast : 

 Ne horse for want of strength does not start, this 

 he brute calls obstinacy, and with the biiit of his 

 .^hip, knocks the trembling animal to the groi^nd ; 

 or is this all, while struggling on the ground, to 

 how bis prfiit'css to some one equally hratal jiass- 

 tig by, he still continues to inflict his blows upon 

 lis passive victim till strength fails him also. 



Tins is no extravagant (licture, 1 have seen it, 

 nd frequently too in our place. Shall such con- 

 uct pass by unnoticed, among all oiu- philan- 

 hropic feelings shall we pass by acts so common 

 et so barbarous. The law prohibits it, and if we 

 annot do away with it in any other way, let us 

 esort to the law. 



I might speak of the cruelty to other dumb 

 leasts, oxen especially, but inhumanity is less com- 

 non, among all the brute creation, than among 

 lorses. I might mention many instances where 

 rutality has been shown towards horses in lighter 

 ehicles than the cart and dray. But as the inas- 

 er is somewhat restrained by fear of his horse 

 aking flight in a light carriage, this is of minor 

 mportance, but by no means to be passed by. 



A VALUABLE HINT. 



A WRITER in the Boston Jledical and Surgical 

 ournal. Dr. Comstock, of Lebanon, Ct. furnishes 

 n interesting article on the mode of extracting for- 

 ign substances which have been introduced into 

 he ear. lie says that he once knew an instance of 

 I young lady, into whose auditory passage abtig had 

 lowu, whose anguish proceeding from the motion 

 ind noise of the insect was beyond all foiincr ex- 

 lerience or ])resent endurance. She described 

 he noise while the insect was in her ear, as ex- 

 :eeding the fall of a mountain or the crash of 

 huuder, whilst its motion gave pain unutterable. 



The writer recommends the feather end of a 

 luill from a raven or goose, or eagle, smeared in 

 loney, to be introduced into the ear, which will 

 mmediately stop the hum of a bug, or the buzz of 



a fly and extract it. W the substance lo be extract- 

 ed is H cherry stone or a kernel of corn, candied 

 honey may be preferable to that directly from the 

 hive, because more tenacious and adhesive, and 

 there may be cases where sometliing ninre adh'e- 

 sive than honey can be used with pnqiriely. But 

 liy dipping the feather end of a (|nill into the lat- 

 ter, introducing it into the ear, and turning it 

 roumi, every substance which lies loosely in the 

 passage may be extracted. This will siqiersede 

 the use of forceps, and do away the barliarous 

 term, and more barbarous operation of aiiricidar 

 lilhoirily. — Boston ^hr. Journtd. 



EASY \VAY TO PRESERVE PLOAVERS. 



IIow tnay flowers be keiit fresh in the house ? 

 This is an interesting question 'at this season. 

 lIow strange it is that the public have not learnt 

 one simple fact familiar to botanists ! I will tell 

 it to you Mr. Editor, that you may tell it to the 

 world. Flowers soon wither Jifter plucking chief- 

 ly because their moisture evaporates; and this 

 caiuiot be effectually supplied by immersing the 

 stem in water. Sjirinkle them with water and 

 cover them closely with a glass shade or vessel, 

 and they will keep jierfectly fresh for several 

 days. They may stand in a dry place. Let this 

 he tried by your readers — they will be gratified 

 with the result. The cover should he nnich larg- 

 er than the flowers, or the moisture will be ex- 

 haled. A covered vase may be thus beautified 

 with fresh natural flowers. The cover, however, 

 is apt to be covered with moisture within ; there- 

 fore, when company is expected, it may be tem- 

 porarily reitmved, and replaced afterwards. The 

 flowers should then bo sprinkled anew. If greens 

 and even vegetables were wet and covered quite 

 closely they might be brought to rnarket in much 

 better condition, and from a greater distance, es- 

 pecially if sheltered from the heat. Spinnage, 

 asparagus, cucumbers, &;c. if put into light boxes, 

 and moistened might probably come by canals, 

 vessels, &c. in good order from a great distance. — 

 .Vew York Daily Advertiser. 



WATER SPOUTS. 



We learn from an Apalachicola (Florida) paper, 

 that the citizens of that place were gratified not 

 long since, with the view of a large water spout 

 which formed in the bay immediately opposite the 

 town. When first discovered it presented an ap- 

 pearance of commotion in the clouds, such as is 

 often witnessed on the approach of a thimder 

 storm ; after but a few minutes had ela|)sed, it as- 

 suiued the shape of a funnel suspended in the air, 

 the small part slowly descending till it communi- 

 cated with the water below, the surface of which 

 after the spout had come to maturity, so to speak, 

 was agitated and resendiled an immense boiling 

 fountain. It then moved on rapidly and broke 

 when about half a mile distant. 



The spout passed within a hundred yards of 

 the Shell Castle, a small schooner employed as a 

 lighter in the port. Iler crew became alarmed, 

 lowered her sails, dropped anchor, and retired to 

 the cabin, scarcely hoping to escape destruction. 

 They did, however, esca|ie, and soon after return- 

 ed to town exulting in their good fortune. 



The grandeur of the scene was very considera- 

 bly enhanced by the interest which was felt for 

 the safety of the lighter, as well as the shipping in 

 the roads. It was remarked by several sea-cap- 



lains, who bad often u imessed su(di things at seat 

 that llie total destruction of a vessel of any size 

 would be the unavoidable consequence of coming 

 in c<nitact with a water spout of much smaller di- 

 mensions. 



RHEUMATISM. 



In our last paper we published a receipt for the 

 Rheumatism, which was siiiiply this: — Take a 

 strip of gum elastic, and tie it round tiie joints af- 

 fected. This wi>idd not endanger life, and was 

 well worthy the experiment. So we say. It was 

 tried upon a gentleman of this place who has re- 

 sorted to almost every other remedy, and to his 

 surprise had the desired efi'ect. In fact he was so 

 much reduced by the disease as to lose the use oi 

 his lindis, and in nniking the experiment, he has 

 not only been relieved of. the pain and weakness 

 so incident to its nature, but is finally gaining and 

 enjoying nearly the wonted strength of liis system. 

 We recommend the remedy. — Lebanon Gazette. 



MASS. HORTICULTURAL SOCIET Y. 



EXHIBITION OP FLOWERS. 



Saturday, July 12//i, 1834. 

 Messrs. Hovey, Cambridgeport — Lychnis chal- 

 cedonica, fl. pi. Digitalis, Spirca, Delphinium, 

 Veronica, Aconiium, Verbena, Scabiosa, Iberis 

 Pyretlirum, Roses, Pinks, &c. &c. 



Thos. Mason, Charlestown Vineyard — Anemo- 

 nes, Lilies, Carnations, variety of Roses, Lych- 

 nes. Delphinium, Celsia cretia, Papaver, Campa- 

 nulas, and other varieties. 



S. Walker, Roxbury — Xevv Dahlia, and other 

 specimens of herbaceous plants. 

 WiKSHiP — Variety of flowers. 

 By order of the Committee, 



JoNA. WiNSHip, Chairman. 



FR1IT.S EXHIBITED. 



Raspberries. — Two boxes yellow Antwerp by 

 Tiio's. BIason, Charlestown. — A basket of Barnet 

 by Messrs. Wixship — the dark color and fine ap- 

 pearance of this excellent and very prolific variety 

 excited great admiration. 



Cherries. — A box of Downer's Mazard, fully sus- 

 taining its former reputation. 



Currants. — Two boxes large Dutch white by 

 Tito's. Mason, Charlestown. 



Apples. — Rhode Island Greening in a fair state 

 of [ireservation by Jos. JIorton, Esq. — A 5]ieci- 

 iTien by E. Bartlett, resendiling the rush apple. 

 Per order of the Committee on Fruits, 



Elijah Vose. 



CORRECTION. 



Mr. Editor — Permit me to correct an error 

 which I have had an occasion to notice in a former 

 communication to tl-.e Hort. Society on the new 

 variety of Chinese Chrysanthemum. In the N. E. 

 Farmer, vol. xii. No. 19, p. 147, for " Chrysanthe- 

 mmn sinense," Lin. " Chrysanthemum indicum r" 

 variety " C. Bellidiflorum," Russell : read "Chry- 

 santhemum sinense, saiifie; variety "C.'' Bellidiflo- 

 rum," (Russell.) 



The varieties of C Sinense are very numer- 

 ous, something like fifty or more being found in 

 the Catalogues. Much credit is due to the gentle- 

 man, who has by his liberality and care added an- 

 other to the numerous list in the Daisj' flowered, 

 (C.^ Bellidiflorum.) 



Respectfully yours, John L. Russell. 



Professor of Uolaiiy & Veg. Pliys. to Mass. Hort.Soc. 



Cambridge, July 9, 1834. 



