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NEW EiNGLAND FARMER. 



NOVEMBER 12, 1834. 



loS^CELLANY. 



THE WINTER KING. 



BY MISS H. F. GOULD. 



O ! WHAT will become of Ihee, poor liule bird ? 

 The mullcring slorm in ihe dislaiu-e is liear.l ; 

 Tl.e rougli winds are waking, Ihe clouds growing black ; 

 They'll soon scalier snow flakes all over iliy back ! 

 From whal sunny clime hasl thou wantlcred away ? 

 And whal an Ihou doing Ihis cold winier da^ ? 

 I'm picking Ihe gum from Ihe old ])each Iree— 

 The slorm does'nl Irouble me ! Pee, dee, dee. 

 Bui, what makes thee seem so unconscious of care 1 

 The brown earlh is frozen, the branches are bare : 

 And how canst thou be so light hearted and free, 

 Like Liberty's form with the spirit of glee, 

 When no place is near for thy evening rest, 

 No leaf for thy screen, for thy bosom no nosl? 

 Because the same hand is a shelter for me. 

 That took off the summer leaves— Pee, dee, dee. 

 But, man feels a burden of care and of grief, 

 While pluckiug the cluster, and binding the sheaf I 

 In summer we faint, in the winter we're chilled, 

 With ever a void that is yet to be filled. 

 We lake from the ocean, the earth and the air, 

 Yet, all their rich gifts do nol silence our care. 

 A very small portion sufficient will be, 

 ' Ifsweelened with gratitude! Pee, dee, dee. 



I Ihank thee, bright monitor I what thou hast taught 

 Will oft be the theme of the happiest thought. 

 We look at the clouds— while the bird has an eye 

 To Him who reigns over Ihem, changeless and high. 

 And now, litlle hero, just tell me thy name. 

 That I may be sure whence my oracle came. 

 Because in all weather Pm merry and free, 

 They call me the Winter King— Pee, dee, dee. ■ 

 But, soon there 11 be ice weighing down the light boogh 

 On which thou art flitting so playfully now ; 

 And, though there's a vesture well filled and warm. 

 Protecting the rest of thy delicate form, 

 What, then, will thou do with U.y little bare feel. 

 To save ihem from pain, 'mid the frost and the sleel ? 

 I can draw them right up in my feathers, you see ! 

 To warm them, and fly away ! Pee, dee, dee ! 



Flam thi' Vermont J'liccnix. 

 THE TEETH. 

 As men advance in civilization ami refinement 

 tlie teetli l)ecome objects of increasing solici- 

 tnile ; tlieir beautiful formation, snuiKiness and 

 symmetrical arran;?enient are viewed witli pleas- 

 ure, as materially adding to the beauty of the 

 countenance, ami thereby greatly i)romoting the 

 power i.r pleasing. It is evident enough to every 

 reflecting mind, that many diseases of these useful 

 and ornamental organs result from causes wilhm 

 the power of individual vigilance to prevent. 

 More than half the defective teeth, and the excru- 

 ciating pain they produce, may justly he attribu- 

 ted to parental negligence and the thoughtlessness 

 of individuals themselves. Many parents who 

 manifest the greatest solicitude in training their 

 children to habits of physical and moral iiurity, 

 nef'lect to teach them to wash the teeth and cleanse 

 the moiiili, the very citadel of hcalthfulness or im- 

 purity. This parental forgetfuliiess often entails 

 upon their offspring years of personal sufleriug and 

 distress. Any one who inakes no attempt tu keep 

 his teeth clean and his mouth pure, certainly be- 

 trays great negligence of character, and may per- 

 haps without injustice be suspected of not pos- 

 sessing a taste for cleanliness and delicacy. It is 

 «f the tjrst importance that children should be 



early taught the necessity and benefits of l-ersonal 

 neatness, for there is a much stronger and closer 

 connexion between external ck-anrmess and inter- 

 nal purity than is generally imagined. The one is| 

 Ihe natural e.xpression of the other, and tln;y im- 

 part to each other nintnal beauty and sireiiglh. 



To keep the teeth clean and free from all impu- 

 rities is indispensid.le to their soundness and good 

 I appearance. Most people snfier the particles of 

 'food, and other offending materials which are 

 constantly collecting about them to remain ; this 

 favors the production and activity of those causes 

 which effect their ruin. Whatever, therefore, is 

 best suited to keep these instruments clean, is also 

 best suited to prevent their tliscoloration and de- 

 cay. Whoever has been accustomed to the luxn- 

 ry'of a clean mouth and teeth, feels the want of this 

 refreshment as strongly and enjoys it as highly 

 as the friend of the bath does a pure skin. 



We every day meet with people who mean to 

 be neat, tmd who have the satisfaction of imagin- 

 in.' they are so— and vet they neither bathe the 

 sktn no'r rinse the mouth! Their standtu-d of 

 physical purity must he very low, for how can 

 neatness consist with a neglected surface and 

 mouth ? Some young persons, who are pleasing 

 and estimable in other respects, seem to have no 

 idea of the unpleasant effect which the sordid state 

 of their teeth must have on their acquaintance and 

 associates. To see the bloom and freshness of 

 youth in connexion with filthy and impure teelh, 

 and an offensive breath, arising altogether from a 

 total neglect of the mouth, is grossly incongruous 

 if not disgusting. 



The teeth cannot be kept clean without denti- 

 frice and a tooth-brush. The brush with which 

 the tooth powder is to be applied should be siitti- 

 ciently large and firm, and the hairs not too close- 

 ly placed. One reason for prsferring hard brushes 

 is that they become softer by use, and another is, 

 that if not pretty stiff they are not firm enough to 

 clean the teeth thoroughly. Having prov ided our- 

 selves with the tooth powder and brush, the next 

 inquiry is how are they to be used ? The moiiih 

 should be rinsed with cold water, and the brush 

 dipped into it before the powder is used. A 

 inianlity of the powder should then be taken up 

 mi the end of the brush and applied to every part 

 of each tooth, not only to the anterior surface of 

 the front teeth, but the brush covered with the 

 dentifrice should be successively applied to the 

 inner surfaces of the upper and lower teeth 

 and also to their ends. The last motions 

 of the hrtish should be carried downward m 

 the direction of their length. This serves to elon- 

 gate the gum, and to spread its points more ele- 

 gantly over the enamel. 



Perhaps the best time for using the tooth-pow- 

 ,l,.r is in the morning, after breakfast, and in most 

 cases this should be done every day. In addition 

 to this we should be careful to cleanse the mouth 

 with the brush and water, or to rinse it with wa- 

 ter only, after every meal, and this should bo par- 

 liculariy attended to before going to rest— other- 

 wise the foulness which is too often permitted to 

 accumulate through the whole day cannot be pre- 

 vented from committing its ravages during the 



The same grateful and refreshing sensations 

 which result from bathing the surface of the body, 

 as I have already remarked, arise also from a prop- 

 er attention to the month. No one who neglects 

 the latter, can be said to be personally neat ; nor 



can any one who omits this necessary attention to 

 himself to the annoyance of others, justly expect 

 any voluntary, unbought attention liom them. 

 Saxton's tillage, Oct. 1834. K- 



HINTS AND RECEIPTS. 



Nothing is so good to take down swellings, as a 

 soft poultice of stewed white beans, put on in a 

 thin muslin bag, and renewed every hour or two. 



The thin white skin, which comes from suet, is 

 excellent to bind up the feet for chilblains. Rub- 

 bing with Castile soap, and afterwards with honey, . 

 is ifkewise highly recommended. 13ul to cure the 

 chilblains efl'eciually, they must be attended to of- 

 ten, and for a long time. 



Always apply diluted laudanum to fresh wounds. 



A poultice of elder blow tea and biscuit is good 



as a preventive to mortification. TJie a)iproa(di of 



mortification is generally shown by the formation 



of blisters filled with blood ; water blisters are not 



ulariniiig. 



When people have a sore mouth, from taking 

 calomel, or any other cause, tea made of low bla.k- 

 berry leaves is extremely beneficial— /ruga/ House- 

 icife. 



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^TlNNiEAN^ARBEN AND NURSERIES. 



FluM„r,.„ear New Yorlc-Wyi. PRINCE &, SOINS have 

 iust published ihcirA™ Catuloffue mth great ij red,,cedp-ices 

 Application Ihenfor, and all oiders, luusl be s^nl direct to 

 tiem per mail. The Fruit Trees are ot the largest size lo, 

 iransplaniing, and suitable for Orchards lo come promptly m- 

 o bearing. Ol the superior new Flemish Pears, and o her 

 new vara'ies, the trees are 3 lo 4 years bum the gralt, and ,n 

 the most vigorous slale, as are also'ihe German varieiies ol 

 Apples, Ch?rries, Plums and Peaches, which are so we 1 cal- 

 culated for a northern climale ; Ornamental I rees and Flower- 

 i.rShiubs can be kiniished of the largest size worth Ireblc 

 1? price of small ones, as several years are thus gained ui 

 embellisliinenls. In fact those who wish very superior 1 rees 

 can be assured of receiving such as cannot lail to give them 

 satisfaction ; the immense stock on hand, f >'"<";!: '^'■"''■;;''^ 

 ofmakln.-sutierior selections. The collections o Irardy !• lou- 

 ei" PI mts. Green House Plants, ami liulbous Flower Roots, 

 havJ been enriched with all the new vaxieties, which m{- oHei- 

 ed at very low prices. The assortme.ns ot Roses and Double 

 Ualilias comprise all the splendid new varieties, and each 

 col hciion occupies an acre of gromid.-A great disc, i. 

 is tnade on both these classes of flowers, and Splendid 

 Dahlias are supplied at gS, S^i a'"' ftb P" 'lo^f'b "cl, 

 root a distinct liamed variety ; Chinese «'' '^'.'y '■'., »'';',"^ 

 Mulilcai.ilis, at M pet dozen p^ P" ^i '^^^^"2;, ' ■" 

 tawba Wimie. or Buck, and Alexander Grapes, at JJJ I'" 

 .lo./nnor 820 1)61 100; Supcrior Lancashire Gooseberries, as 

 so ted at^isier' dozen, o^ S20,,er 100; Fine Red Raspber- 

 ries SG per 100. Where so desired, selections will be made 

 ol the ntost hardy kinds of Fruit and Ornamental 1 rees and 

 Plants -suited lo a northern climate, and the situation ol our 

 Niirser'ies, which are in a lof.y and open '^'■P^^"'^''^"^%ll'^^ 

 trees parficnlarlv har.ly. The assortment of Garden, Field. 

 and Fewer Seeds is unrivalled in extent, and forms a compleic 

 concentration of the choicest varieties known in hurope and 

 this counlry, and having been raised under our own mspeclion 

 or .'rown evpressly for us by our correspondents, we expressly 

 guarantee their excellence and accuracy, and we ask no r^^ - 

 mem where they do not prove exactly as represenied, i he 

 Catalogue coniains many new and very ^"P""'.' Z%"="'\"1 

 vegetable and Flower Seeds, and among' the • leld Seeds are 

 Superior Provence Luzerne, White Dutch Clover, Pacey s 

 nemn ial Rve Grass, New Italian do. Early Atigus and Hope- 

 fow, Oats, English Potato Oats weighing 44 lbs. per bushel. 

 Orchard Grass, Tall Oats Grass, f nfolium incaina turn or 

 Firlv Crimson Clover, Burnel, &c. Also, 100 bushels I ay- 

 b,r's Forly fold, or Crimson Nonsuch Potato which is now 

 laUi'ag precedence of all oihcrs in England, and 50 bushel, Po- 

 alo Onions. Vendcr.s ol Seeds will be supplied at very low 

 ues and a credit lo suit their convenience. \\ here a large 

 n mber of Trees. .<tc. are wanted, a discount will be made arid 

 n credit allowed if desired, and lo Nurseries the terms will lit 

 eveiv respect be made favorable. Every invoice emana tns 

 from us has our printed heading and signature, ano "one^oil.^eri 

 jire 'rnarnnlced. . ■ ^^^^m^m^mmwti^^— "^"^ 



~ ^rllE NBW^AGL,AND PARMElt 



Is nublishcl every Wednesday Evening, at p per ann.in 

 na^ble al the crd ol the year-but those vvho pay wi 

 sixty dajs from the time ol subsciib,iig,aicenlitlcd lo a dedu 



''7lJ^No%pe"'will be scntto a distance without payme 



beins made in advance. 



Pnaled lor Geo. C. Bakrett by Foku 6. LiAMiiti- 



