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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



SEPT, 0, 1S43. 1 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Dr. Woodward and his Patients — A correspon- 

 dent of the N. Y. Courier and Enquirer, writing 

 from Worcester, gives an interesting description 

 of the Lunatic Asylum located lliere, and of tlie 

 kind -ind sl;illful luanner in wliich the patients are 

 treated by Dr. Woodward, superintendent of the 

 institution. We extract the closing paragraph : 



"Dr. Woodward walked through the wards with 

 me, (I keeping very close to his side, 1 assure you,) 

 and as he passed the various inmates, lie had a 

 kind word or greeting for each one, and his greet- 

 ings were always suited to the peculiar tempera- 

 ment of the parly addressed. I might have passed 

 a long time there before I should liavc found out 

 that I was in a lunatic asylum, for any thing that 

 met the eye or ear. Tlie command that Dr. W. 

 has over the unfortunate beings entrusted to his 

 skill and care, is really wonderful, one instance of 

 which I will relate. A very refractory patient had 

 just been sent in, and soon after his arrival he 

 managed to get hold of a razor, with which he 

 threatened to kill another of the patients, whom he 

 had seized. Dr. W. came up to him, and stroking 

 his chin, with an air of the most perfect noncha- 

 lance, addressed the mauiac with, " Come, , I 



have not been shaved these two days — get your 

 brush and shave me." The mind of the lunatic 

 was at once directed from his bloody purpose, and 

 Dr. W. having seated himself, actually suffered 

 the lunatic, who but a minute before was thirsting 

 for the blood of a fellow-creature, to shave him." 



JVbhody to Blame At a meeting of the survi- 

 vors of a ''blow up" on one of the western rivers, 

 when the report was, as usual, ''that no blame 

 could be attached to any of the officers of the boat," 

 a Yankee submitted the following resolutions in 

 addition : 



Resolved, That nobody's to blame but the biler. 



Resolved, Tliat the biler knew better than to go 

 on a bu.it. 



Resolved, That we reckon it got just about what 

 it deserved for blowin' up ia such a scowrageous 

 manner. — Mail. 



Pathetic. — A country editor thus gives vent to 

 his sorrows, in " breathing numbers" — 



Oh, ever thus from childhood's hour, 

 Ve "ve seen our fondest hoprs decay j 



Ve never raised a caif or cow, or 

 Hen that laid an egg a day, 

 But it vas ' marked' and took avay ! 



Ve never fed a sucking pig, 



To glad U9 villi its sunny eye, 

 Bui ven 'twas grown up fal and big, 



And fit to roast, or boil, or try — 



Ve could n't find it in ihe sty ! 



An Old Turtle. — An correspondent of the Na- 

 tional Intelligencer writes: "1 send you an ac- 

 count of an old land turtle, for which I think there 

 was some inquiry a few montlis since. A p«rt of 

 the account is taken from the Massachusetts Ga- 

 zeteer, an old publication : 



"In 17t)3, Shubael Thompson found a land tur- 

 tle marked on the shell, J. W. 1740, (supposed to 

 be John Williams, who lived in the neigliboihood 

 at that time.) It had lost one foot. He marked 

 his initials and let it go. It was again found and 

 marked by Elijah Clapp, in 1773, by Wm. Shaw, 

 in 1775, by Jonathan Soiile, in 1734, by Jonathan 

 Soule, in 1790, Zcnas Smith, in 1791, and by Eli- 

 jah Soule, in 1810." 



About fifteen years ago, it was found by Jona- 

 than Soule, and again by liim the present year, 

 July, 1843. Mr Soule kept it several days, and it 

 was seen by a number of persons. T here is no 

 doubt but It is the same first marked by John Wil- 

 liams ninetysix years ago. Most of the marks and 

 dates are still legible. All the persons by whom 

 it was marked, formerly lived in the neighborhood 

 where it was formerly found. Its having but three 

 feet is strong evidence of its being the same found 

 by S. Thompson, in 17(>3. To all appearance it is 

 likely to live many years longer. 



Thomas Bennett. 



East Middletown, Jiug. 1. 



Old Dingman, being too lazy to work, set up an 

 intelligence office. A neighbor, thinking to run a 

 joke upon the old man, sauntered in one morning, 

 exclaiming — 



" Well, Dingman, I've a notion to setup a non- 

 intelligence office." 



"Well, well," replied D., "that's all right; 

 and as economy is the order of the day, I advise 

 you to stick your own head out of the window as 

 a sign of your business — you'll need no other." 



The neighbor suddenly recollected that he had 

 urgent business somewhere, and was off. — Selected. 



CHEESE PRESSES. 



Mtsmtrism — The Belfast, Me. Signal states 

 that a surgical operation was performed in that 

 town recently, under the mesmeric influence. A 

 lady was thrown into the mesmeric state, by Mr 

 P. P. Quimby, and a polypus extracted from her 

 nose by Dr. Wheelock, in ihe presence of se\oral 

 citizens, and the subject is reported to have evinced 

 DO signs of pain. 



HOWARD'S IMPROVED EASY DRAUGHT PLOUGH.' 



Great improvements have lieen moile the past year in ■■ 

 form and workmanship of these Ploughs; Ihe moul.l hn 

 has heen so formed as to lay the JurroiD completely or. 

 turning in every particle of grass or stubble, andicarhitr 

 ground in the best possible manner. The length nf : 

 mould hoard has hf n very muth increased, so that i 

 Plough works with the greatest ease, hoth with respeel 

 the holding and the team. The Committee at the lale li 

 of Ploughs at Worcester, say, 



" Should our opinion be asked as to whirh of the Ploui 



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SEI.F-GOVERMNG CHEESE PRESSES— two kinds 

 — lately iiTipro\ed hy the Shakers. These are so construct- 

 ed tiiat they govern and regulate themselves without weights, 

 and are hy far the hest presses now in use. 



For eale at the N. E. Agricultural Warehoase, 61 and CI 

 North Market streeU JOS, BKECK & CO. 



June 7, 1843. 



we should prefer for use on a farm, we might perhaps s:i 

 Ihe inquirer, if your land is mostly light and easy to w. 

 try Prouty & Mears, hut if your land is hcaeij, hard orruc 



BEGIN WITH Mo. HnWAno'S." 



At the above mer.'.ioiied trial the Howard Pl'-ugh i 

 more work, with the same power of team, than any at, 

 plough exhibited. No other turned more than Iwentysoi 

 and one half inches, to the 112 lbs. draught, while' 

 Howard Plough turned twentynine and one'half inches 

 the same power of team .' All acknowledge that Howar 

 Ploughs are much the strongest and most substantia 

 made. 



There has lieen quite an improvement made on the sh 

 or land side of this Plough, which can he renewed with 

 having to furnish a newlandside; this shoe likewise seen 

 the mould hoard and landside together, and strengthens 

 Plough very much. 



The price of the Ploughs is from 86 to Si.';. A Plou 

 sulficieut for breaking up with four cattle, will cost ah 

 SIC 50, and with culler 4l, with wheel and culler, 82 

 extra. 



The above Ploughs are for sale, wholesale and retail 

 the New England Agricultural Warehouse and Seed St. 

 Nos. 61 & 62 North Market Street, hy 



JOSKPH BRECK & CO 



GRINDSTONES ON FRICTION ROLLERS. 



Grindstones of dilferpnl sizes, hung on friction rollers 9 

 moved wilh a fool Header, is lound to he a great iinpro' 

 menl on the old mode of hanging grindstones. Stones hu 

 in this manner are hecoming daily more in use, and where' 

 used, give universal satislaclion. The rollers can he atiai 

 ed lo stones hung in ihe common way. For sale by 

 BRECK & Co., No. 61 ISorlh Market street. 



LACTOMETERS— a simple instrument for testi 

 the quality of milk. For sale by J. BRECK & CO. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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