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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



MAY 6 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Statistics of the Jewish nation. — The statistics of; 

 tlie Jewisli population are uinnng the most singular i 

 circumstances of this most sina'ujar of all people — 

 Under all their calamities and dispersions, they i 

 seem to have remained at nenrly the same airioiuit | 

 as in the days of David anil Soloninn, never njuch [ 

 more in prosperity — never much le s after ao'^a ofi 

 suffering. Nothing like this has occurred in tlie ! 

 history of any other race ; Kiirope iii general liav- ; 

 ing doubled its population within the last hundred | 

 years; and England nearly tripled hers v/ithin the i 

 last half century — the population of Amer.ca being I 

 still more rapid ; and the «'orld crowded in a con- | 

 stantly increasing ratio, yet the Jews seem to stand 

 still in this vast and general movement. The pop- 

 ulation of Judea in its most palmy days, did not' 

 probably exceed, if it reached, four millions. The' 

 numbers who entered Palestine from the wilder- 1 

 ness were evidently not much more than three mil- 

 lions — and their census, according to the German 

 statistics, which are generally considi^red to lie ex- 

 act, is now nearly the same as thct of the people 

 under Moses — about three millions. They are 

 thus distributed : — In Europe 1, 9(50,000, of which 

 about (3.58,000 arc in Poland and Russia, and 45rj,- 

 000 are in Austria. In Asia, 738,000, of which 

 300,000 are in Asiatic Turkey. In Africa, 504,- 

 000, of which 304,000 are in Morocco. In Ameri- 

 ca, North and South, 5,700. If we add to these 

 about 15,000 Samaritans, the calculation in round 

 numbers will be about 3,181,000. This was the 

 report in J835 — the numbers probably remain the 

 same. — Blackwood. 



Tilt Jews' Love of Judea The most interesting 



circumstance which presents itself to my mind, in 

 recalling what I saw of the Hebrew nation of the 

 East, is the universal diffusion of the love, the un- 

 dying love of the Jews for their own Judea, the Ca- 

 naan of their fathers. Who ccmld see, without 

 emotion, thousands of poor Israelites, who from the 

 remotest parts of Europe have made their way, by 

 long and weary pilgrimage — through privations in- 

 calculable, and sufferings without end — often shoe- 

 less and almost clothelcss — friendless, penniless, 

 that they might see the city of David, and lay their 

 bones in the bosom of Jerusalem. What multi- 

 tudes are tiiere among them who have sold their 

 last possession — having gathered together their lit- 

 tle, their insufficient all— and have started, .tnarch- 

 ing towards the rising sun, from the Vistula, the 

 Dnieper, and the Danube, on a journey as long, as 

 perilous. How many have perished, exhausted on 

 their way ! How many have sunk in sight of the 

 Mount of Olives ! and how many have closed their 

 eyes in peace and blessedness when the privilege 

 has been vouchsafed to them of treading within the 

 walls of Salem ! — Dr Boxi^rine-. ' 



"My Mother learned me to work," — Such was the 

 remark of one of bur Boston matrons, who had 

 graced the first circle of society, v/hose husband 

 ■was leputed to be rich, but who in the great com- 

 mercial pressure of '37 had, in common with many 

 others of his class, all the profits of yiiars swept 

 away. " My unither learned me to wmk" — and 

 her face looked as happy in her cheip lodgings, as 

 ever it did when surrounded by the paraphernalia 

 of luxury and pride. Such a w ife is a treasure ; — 

 but what would she have been, had not her mother 

 learned her to work .' — Boston Times. 



DorCt sleep with your Grandmother — transferring 

 of vital power. — A not uncommon cause of the loss 

 of vital powers is the young sleeping with the aged. 

 The fact, however explained, has long been re- 

 marked, and it is well known to every unprejudiced 

 observer. But it has been most unaccountably 

 overlooked in medicine. I have, on several ocoa- 

 sicms, met with the counierpart of tiie following 

 case: — I was a lew years since consulted about a 

 pale, sickly, and thin boy, of about live or six years. 

 He appeared to have no specific ailment, but there 

 was a slow and remarkable decline of flesh and 

 strength, and of the energy of all the functions, 

 which liis mother very aptly termed a gradual blight. 

 .\f'ter inquiring into the history of the case, it-came 

 out that he had been a robust and plethoric child 

 up to his third year, "hen his grandmo'iher, a very 

 age<l person, took him to sleep witli her; that he 

 soon after lost his good looks ; and he had contin- 

 ued to decline ever since, notwithstanding medici- 

 nal treatment. I directed him to sleep apart tVoni 

 the aged parent, and prescribed change of air, &c. 

 Tho recovery was rapid. It is not with children 

 only that debility is induced by this mode of ab- 

 stracting vital power. Those in good health should 

 never sleep wjth sickly persons. 



Consolation of Deism. — M. Trochin, Voltaire's 

 physician, told some frionrts of his, tlint on his last 

 attendance upon this celebrated writer, a few liours 

 before his death, he heard him cry out in great agi- 

 tation, "I djc abandoned by God and man." "I 

 wished from my heart," added M. Trochin, " that 

 all those persons, who had been seduced by Voltaire's 

 writings, had been witnesses of his death." 



Coal in England. — Her coal is eighteen hundred 

 feet below the surface of the earth. As late as 

 the thirteenth century, coal was prohibited by royal 

 proclamation from being burned in London, because 

 it was a public nuisance! .Voic, the quantity used 

 in that city annually, is not less than 2,500,000 tons 

 foi- fuel, and 230,000 tons for gas. 



FOR SAL.K OR TO 1.ET. 



A wooden two story hou.se, witli six atrcs of fertile land, 

 siuialed in Medl'nril, within halt a mile of the village 

 8aiil hoii.^e contains four rooms on the first floor and six 

 ehanil-ers. The premises are plcnlifuliy supplied, with a 

 variety of choice fruit trees,- in a thrifty and Ideating condi- 

 lion. 



A portion of the land is a superior locution for a ship- 

 yard. The aliove is a pleasant and desirable place for a coun- 

 try residence. 



For term-, inquire of JONATHAN BROOKS, near the 

 premises, or WILLIAM BRIGHAM, No. 35 Court Street, 

 Boston. 



March 25. 



SIN V SItiK WORMS BGGS. 



The Esgs of the celebrated Sina ^ilk Worm, now ofli-red 

 for sale, were raised in It^sa -by M. (Jamillc Beauvais, super- 

 inlenrienl of tlie experimental silk farm, eslal.lished near 

 Paris, liy the government of France. The Sina Silk Worm 

 was inlrodured to France from China hy Louis XVI. in 

 1784, and tias been proved by I\L f^eauvais to be supe- 

 rior to all other silk worms. They are also staled to 

 possess the precious properly of halching simultaneously. 

 Just received, hy the suhscriher, from the Chevalier Bodiii, 



j who is the only agent for their sale in France. 



j i'^iic'i sheet contains an ounce and is signed " Cumille 



; Beauvais." Price ifij. 



1 WILLIAM KEiVRICK, Newlun. 



1 Orapplv to JJSEPH BRKCK & CO. 



i March io. eplf 



BROVSS.V MULBERRY SEKD. 



We have recently received 50 His. liesli iiroussa .Mulherry 



AGRlCULiTURAl, AND HORTICUI.-. 

 TURAl.l<»OL,S. 



Just received, at the New En^jlao.l Agriculturd Ware- 

 house and Seed Store, No. 51 and 02 North Market street, 

 per >hip Chatam. from England, a s])lendid assortment 

 of Agncuhuial and Horticultural linplcnieuts, viz. 

 1(10 dozen best Cast Steel Sickles. 

 50 " stout Ca>-t Steel Bri-.r Hooks. 

 25 " Breaking up Hoes. 

 5 " Pruning' Chisels with Saws. 



20 " pair Grass Shears. 



21 " pair Praning Shears, with slides. 

 25 " pair Ladies Ivory handle do. do. 

 25 " pair Ladies Coco do. do. 



5 " Large Hedge Shears. 

 25 " Wakefield's Pruning Shears, with slides. 

 10 " Vine Shears. 

 50 " Large Pruning Knives. 

 25 " Budding do do 

 15 " Cast Steel Edging do 



5 " " " Hay do. 



40 '■• " " Garden Trowels 



20 " Bill Hooks. 



10 " Furze Bills. 



10 " Gentlemens I5righl Bills. 



6 " " Horticultural Hatchets. 

 50 " Dutch Hoes. 



April 1. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



SILK 1VORMS KGGS. 



Just received, a few ounces of Silk Worms Eggs, from 

 Smyrna, said to he of a superior variety. Price S3 per 

 ounce, clean seed. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



April 1. 



FOR S.VLE «JR' EXCHANGE. 



A valuable farm in Harvard, County of Worcester, the 

 well known Brnmfidd Place; an excellant dairy farm, well 

 wooded, the house sjiacious, fitted for two distinct ikmihes. 

 The siluatijin among the most pleasant to be found, especially 

 foraprivate or High School. Bordering a part of the farm is a 

 heautiful sheet of water, containing two islands lielonging to 

 the estate. Inquire of the Subscriber at South Nalick. 



March 4, 1840. I. H. T. BLANCHARD. 



Green House Plants. 



Green House Plants of every description furnished at 

 short notice, and well boxed, so tt>at they may he sent to any 

 part of the country in safety. 



March 11. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



BOX FOR EDGINGS. 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. have for sale 600 yards of Box 

 for edgiiigs, in prime order ; price 37^ cents per yard ; every 

 yard willmake two when reset. 



Gi&nt and £arly A\^ilniot RSllibard. 



Roots of extra large size at 2.5 cents per root, for sale by 

 JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



White Silesia Sngar Reet Sieed. 



1000 lb. of the genuine White ."-ilesia Sugar Beet Seed ; 

 the hest variety for the production of Beet Sugar and war- 

 ranted to he pure from mixture. 



For sale hy JOSEPH BREOK & CO No. 52 North 

 Market Street. Boston, March 4, 1840. 



GARDEN MATS. 



For .sale at the New England Farmer, 100 dozen Garden 

 Mats, of extra quality, for covering hot beds, A'c. 



Feb. 12. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



Seed, which we offer by ihe ounce or pound 

 .MitsiiJ-.. JOSEPH BRECK &. CO 



BEAN POI.es. 



500 dozen of Bean and Dahlia Poles, for sale by MOSE.S 

 FRENCH, Maine Wharf, Broad Street, near the bottom of 

 Summer St. 



April 15. 4t 



ROHAN POTATOES, 



For sale at the New England Agricultural Warehouse and 

 Seed Store, No. 52 North Market Street, at is4 per barrel, S'2 

 per liusliel. 



October 16 JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



Bucktliorns. 



Buckthorns for Hedges, tor sale by JOSEPH BRECK & 

 CO. from 20 loS3u per ihousand, according to size and age. 

 March 25. 



THK NEW JCJ^GLA^D FAHBIKU 



Is published every Wijdncsday Evening, at S3 per annum 

 payable at the end of the year — but those wlio pay wilhai 

 sixtydays from the time of snbscriliiiig are entitled to a < e- 

 ductionof 50 cents. 



