VOL. X V. N(». 50. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL 



397 



and iiiaiHif'acUiieil into sewing silk, or any arti- 

 cle of apjiarel ; samples to be exhibited Marcii 

 1838,-4, 3. 



TO DESTROT INSECTS. 



There is nothing lliat firoiccts you"? crops of 

 Turnips, Cabbages, and other sniall plants, from 

 the depredations ot the fly, so well as rolling; for 

 when thj snrface is rendered coinpletely stnootli, 

 these insects are deprived of the harbor tbey wonid 

 otherwise have, under the clods and small lumps 

 oC earth. Tliis method will be found more effec- 

 tual than soaking the seed in any preparation, or 

 dusting the plants with any composition whatev- 

 er ; hot as the roller must only be used previous 

 to, or at ihetime of sowing the seed, and not even 

 then, if the ground be wet, it is necessary tljatthe 

 gardener shoidd have a hogshead always at hand 

 in dry weather, containing infusion made of waste 

 tobacco, lime, Boot, cow dung, elder, burdock 

 leaves, &c. A jiortion of these ingredients, or 

 any other preparation tliat is pernicious or pois- 

 onous to insects, vvithoutinjuringthe plants, thrown 

 into a hogshead kept filled,up with water, if used 

 moderately over beds of young plants in dry wea- 

 ther, would, in almost every case, insure a success- 

 ful crop. 



As liquid, however, cannot be conveniently used 

 on a large piece of land, it may be necessary, if 

 insects are numerous, to sow tobacco dust mixed 

 with road dust, soot, ashes, lime, or the dust of 

 charcoal, in the proportion of half a bushel per 

 acre, every morning, until the plants are free or 

 secure from theirattacks. Turnipsced will some- 

 times sprout in fortyeight hours. Cabbage seed 

 ought to come up within a waek after it is sown ; 

 but it sometimes hapjiens that the whole is des- 

 troyed before a plant is seen above ground ; the 

 seedsman, in this case, is often blamed without a 

 ^auso. A correspondent has communicated the 

 result of an e3£]>pririipnt lie has tried for prevent- 

 ing tlie attacks of flies or fleas, on turnips. He 

 says, "steep your seeds in a pint of warm water 

 for two hours, in which is infused one ounce of 

 ealtpetre ; then dry the seed, and advl currier's oil 

 suflicicnt to wet the whole ; after which, mix it 

 with plaster o( Paris, bo as to separate and render 

 it fit for sowing." 



In the summer season, Brocoli, Cabbage, Caul- 

 iflower, &c., are particularly subject to the rava- 

 ges of grubs and caterpillars ; to prevent this 

 wholly, is perhaps impossible, but it is not difti- 

 eult to check these troublesome visitors ; this may 

 bj done by searching for them on their first ap- 

 pearance, and destroying them. Early iti the 

 morning, grubs njay be collected from the earth, 

 within two or three inches of such plants they 

 may have attacked the niglit previous. The ap- 

 ])roach of caterpillars is discoveiable on the leaves 

 of Cabbages, many of whicli are reduced to a thin 

 white skin, by the minute insects which emerge 

 from the eggs placed on them ; these leaves being 

 gathered and throv/n into the lire, a whole host of 

 enemies maybe destroyed at once; whereas, if 

 they are snlfered to remain, tbey wiH iiicrease so 

 rapidly, that in a few days the plantation, howev- 

 er extensive, may become infested ; now, when 

 once these arrive at the butterfly or moth ntngc of 

 existence, they become cajiable of perpetuating 

 their destructive race to an almost unlimited ex- 

 tent: The same remarks apply to all other insects 

 in a torpid state. Worms, maggots, snails or slugs 

 may be driven away by soAving salt or lime in tfee 



spring, in the projiortion of two or three bushels 

 per acre, or by watering the soil occasionally with 

 salt and water, to the quantity of about two lbs. 

 of salt to four gallons of water ; or the slug kind 

 may be easily entrapped on small beds of plants, 

 by strewing slices of turnip on them late in the 

 evening ; the slugs or snails will readily crowd 

 on them, and may be gathered up early in the 



morning (before sunrise) and destroyed Bridg- 



man's Gard. Jlssistajit. 



BRIEF DISCOURSE. 



Text. — " There is a way that seemeth right to 

 a nian, but the end thereof," &c. 



We hope it will not be deemed sacrilegious to 

 quote here this sublime precaution from Oracles 

 of Divine Truth, as a text to discourse from in the 

 manner which follows, although in aid of subjects 

 of somewhat a secular nature, appertaining, how- 

 ever, to morality. 



It may seem right to a man — to neglect |)aying 

 his debts for the sake of lending or speculating 

 upon his money, but the end thereof is — a bad 

 paymaster. 



It may seen^ right to a man — to live beyond his 

 income, but the end thereof is — wretchedness and 

 poverty. 



It may seem right to a man — to attempt to live 

 upon the fashion of the times, but the end thereof 

 is — disgusting to all sensible folks, and ruinous to 

 health, reputation and property. 



It may seem right to a man — to attempt to ob- 

 tain a livelihood without industry and economy, 

 but the end thereof is — hunger and rags. 



It may seem right to a man — to keep constant- 

 ly borrowing of his neighbors, and never willing 

 to lend, but the end thereof is — very cross neigh- 

 bors. 



It may seem right to a man — to be always trum- 

 peting his own fame, but the eiul thereof is — his 



fame don't extend very far. 



It may seem right to a man — to trouble Iiimaclt 



very much about his neighbor's business, but the 



end thereof is — great negligence of his own. 



It may seem right to a man — to be constantly 

 slandering his neighbors, but the end thereof is — 

 nobody believes any thing he says. 



It may seem right to a man — to indulge his 

 children in every thing, but the end thereof is — 

 his children will indulge themselves in dishonor- 

 ing kirn. 



It may seem right to a man — to put oft' every 

 thing whicii ought to be done today, until to- 

 morrow, but the end thereof is — su'-h things are 

 not done at all. 



It may seem right to a man — to attem|)t pleas- 

 ing every body, but the end thereol is — he pleas- 

 es nobody. 



It may seem right to a man — to excel his neigh- 

 bors in extiavagance and luxury, but the end there- 

 of is — he excels them in folly. 



It may seem right to a nuin — to take no news- 

 paper, but the end tlii'reof is — that man and his 

 family are totally ignorant of the ordinary occur- 

 rences of the day. 



It may seem right to a man — to obtain his news 

 by borrowing and stealing of his neiglibor.s, but 

 the end thereof is — annoyance to his neighbors, 

 and fraud upon the printer. 



It may seem right to a man — to pay everyboiiy 

 before he pays the PRINTER and the MIN!S- 

 TER, but the end thereof is — he pays tiie most 

 needy last, if he pays tliem at all. 



It may seem right to a man — to worship the 

 creature more than the Creator, but the end there- 

 of i.s — an idolater. 



It may seem right to a man — to be incessantlr 

 occu|)ied in hoarding up the treasm-es of this world 

 but the end thereof is — he has none iu the world 

 to come. 



It may seem right to us — to further extend this 

 discourse, at the expense of the patience of th« 

 reader, but the end thereof is — here ! 



The Comi.no Crop. — Amid the general pros- 

 tration of the commercial interest, anil the cries 

 of distress and ruin which are reaching us fronai 

 every quarter of our afflicted and mis-governed 

 country, it is consoling to turn to the promise 

 which the spring holds out of an abundant and 

 overflowing harvest. Never was the promise rich- 

 er or more flattering. Not only has an unusual 

 quantity of land been planted, but every where 

 there is the prospect of a rich return ; wo have 

 heard of no blasts, frosts, mildews, flies, or the 

 thousand other cries of illomen, which are usual- 

 ly raised in the agricultural districts, from the time 

 that the plough commences the work of the sea- 

 son, till the sickle finishes it. On the contrary, 

 we hear reports of good crops in every section of 

 the country ; and we trust that if the spindle must 

 run in the frame, and our ships rot at the wharves, 

 the farmers, at least, will have no cause for com- 

 plaint. It is to the coming crop that we must 

 look for the means of reducing our debt to Eu- 

 rope, which must be done before we can regain 

 our lost prosperity. This, and a judicious econ- 

 omy, are tlie means upon which we must rely to 

 extricate ourselves from our difliculties. — Provi- 

 dence Journal. 



Scraps for thj: Economical. — If you would 

 avoid waste in your family, attend to the follow- 

 ing rules, and do not desjiise them because they 

 appear so unimpcrtaiit : — " many a little makes a 

 mickle." 



When ivory bandied knives turn yellow, rub 

 them with nice sandpaper or emery ; it will take 

 off spots, and restore whiteness. 



Silk pocket handkerchiefs and deep blue fac- 

 tory, will not fade, if dipped in salt water while 

 new. 



Spots in furniture may be easily cleaned by rub- 

 bing them with a flannel wet with the game thing 

 that took out the color; if rum, wet the cloth 

 with rum, &c. 



Lamps will have less disagreeable smell, if job 

 dip the wick yarn in strong hot vinegar and let it 

 dry. 



Clean a brass kettle before using it for cooking 

 with salt and vinegar. 



The oftener carpets are shaken the longer they 

 wear ; the dirt that collects under them, grinds 

 the thread. 



If you wish to preserve fine teeth, alway's clean 

 them thoroughly, after eating your last meal at 

 night. 



Linen rags should be carefully saved ; they are 

 useful in sickness ; if dirty or worn, wash them 

 and scrape them into lint. 



Viais which have been used for medicine should 

 be put into cool ashes and water, boiled and suf- 

 fered to cool before rinsed. 



Cotton, wet with sweet oil and paregoric, re- 

 lieves the ear-ache very soon. — Mrs Child. 



