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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



DKC. 13, 184 



MISCELLANEOUS 



RESPECT TO OLD AGE. 



A TRl'E STORI. 



A young gentleman fresli frnm college, who 

 had more knowieilge of books than, of men, was 

 wending his wny to the Rev. Dr. C — , of Ct. The 

 doctor was e.xtensively Known and respected for his 

 energy of character, his learning, and piety, and 

 moral worth. But like the great apostle, he did 

 not disdain to " labor wilh his own hands." 



With a letter of introduction to the aged divine, 

 whom he had known only by reputation, our gen- 

 teel young fricn4 was seeking the privilege of an 

 acquaintance with him. 



"Old daddy." eaid he to an aged laborer in the 

 field by the way-side, whose flapped hat and coarse 

 looking over-roat — it was a lowering day — and dark 

 complexion and features contrasted strongly wilh 

 his own broadcloth and kid gloves and fair persim 

 — "Old daddv, tell me where the Rev. Dr. C — 

 lives." "In the house you see yonder," the old 

 man honestly replied. 



Without condescending to thank him for the in- 

 formation, the young man rode on, and soon found 

 himself seated in the parlor of Dr. C's hospitable 

 residence, at the invitation of the lady of the house, 

 awaiting the expected arrival of the doctor. 



Ill due time the host appeared, having returned 

 from the tield, laid aside his wet garments, and ad- 

 justed his person. But to the surprise and confu- 

 sion of the young guest, whom should he meet in the 

 Rev. Dr. but the same "old daddy" he had so uncer- 

 emoniously accosted on his way ! 



" It was very respectful in you," said the venera- 

 ble divine, with an arch look, and in a pleasant tone 

 — for the aged parson was not wanting in wit and 

 humor — " it was very respectful in you to call me 

 old daddy : I always love to see young men show re- 

 pect to old age." 



The confusion and mortification of the young man 

 were indescribable. He could have sunk through 

 the floor, and buried himself in the cellar beneath 

 hini. With a countenance crimsoned with blushes, 

 he began to stammer out an apology for his incivil- 

 ity. 



" No apology," said the doctor very pleasantly, 

 1 "no apology: I alway.s love to see respect shown to 

 old age." But the kindness and assiduity of the 

 family could not relieve the unpleasantness of his 

 situation ; a sense of the mortifying blunder which 

 he had committed, marred all his anticipated plea- 

 sure from the interview, and he was glad to take 



his leave as soon as he could do it wilh decency 



Sat. Post. 



moisture of the tongue dislodges one or more of 

 the grubs, which, adhering to it by means of the 

 saliva, are conveyed into the mouih, and thence 

 lind their way into the stomach. But here a ques- 

 tion occurs to you. It is but a small portion of a 

 horse's body that he can reach with his tongue : 

 what, you ask, become.* of the eggs deposited on 

 other parts ? I will tell you how the gad-fly avoids 

 this dilenmia ; and I will then ask you if she does 

 not discover a provident forethought, a depth of in- 

 stinct which almost casl3 into the shade the boast- 

 ed reason of man. She places her eggs only on 

 those parts of the skin which the horse is able to 

 reach with his tongue ; nay, she confines them al- 

 most exclusively to the knee or shoulder, which he 

 is sure to lick. What could the most precise adap- 

 tation of means to an end do more? — Stlecled. 



.Marriage. — Jacobus de Voragine, in some argu- 

 ments, succinct, elegaiit, and forcible, declares the 

 benefits of marriage. They are these : 



1. Hast thou means ? In a wife thou hast one 

 to keep and increase them. 



2. Hast thou none ? Thou hast one to help 

 thee to get some. 



3. Art thou in prosperity ? She doubles it. 



4. Art thou in adversity .' She will comfort, 

 assist, and bear thee up. 



5. Art thou at home? She will drive away 

 melancholy. 



6. Art thou abroad ? She prays for thee, wishes 

 ihee at home, and welcomes thee with joy. 



7. Nothing is so delightsome as home : no so- 

 ciety is equal to that of a wife and children. 



8. The bond of conjugal love is adamantine. 



[The above " arguments" rest upon the presump- 

 tion that the wife is a. good one, — and in this mat- 

 ter of wives, it is as emphatically true as in the 

 case of "Job's turkeys," that " the good are i^ery 

 good, but the bad are" — not to be desired.] 



HOWARD'S IMPROVED EASY DRAUGHT PIOUGI 



Great iiiiprovemems have been mnilc the pasl yenr 

 form and workmanship of these Ploughs; the mould 

 has heen so formed as to lay the _ furrow rj^mplrteh 

 turning in every particle of grass or stubble, and icavi 

 ground in the best possible manner. The length - 

 mould board has ht n very much increased, so ih- 

 Plough works wilh the greatest ease, both with res] 

 the holding and the learn. The Cominiuee at the la 

 of Ploughs at Worcester, say, 



" Should our opinion he asked as to which of the P 

 we should prefer for use on a farm, we might perhaps 

 the inquirer, if your land is inosily light and easy tc 

 try Prouly & Mears. but if your land is heavy, hard o- 

 BEGIN WITH Wa. Howard's.'' 

 I At the ahove mentioned irial the Howard PI'-ui 

 more irorl;, irilh the same pswer of team, Ihan am 

 plough exhibited. No other turned more than Iweni 

 and one half inches, to the 112 lbs. draught, wf 

 Howard Plough turned iwentnnine and one half in 

 the same pover of team ! All acknowledge thai Ho 

 Ploughs are much the strongest and most substs 

 made. 



There has been quite an improvement made on th 

 or land side of tliis Plough, which can be renewed \ 

 having to furnish a newlandside: this shoe likewise ;■ 

 the mould hoard and Jandside together, and strength* 

 Plough very much. 



The price of the Ploughs is from $6 to 815. A 1 

 suffic-ienl for breaking up wilh four callle. will cos' 

 Sio 50, and with culler $1, wilh wheel and cuuci 

 extra. 



The above Ploughs are for sale, wholesale and n 

 the New England Agricultural Warehouse and Seed 

 Nos. 51 & 52 North Market Street, by 



JOSEPH BRECK & 



Insects and their Yortiig. — The dragon-fly is an 

 inhabitant of the air, and could not exist in water ; 

 yet in this last element, which is alone adapted for 

 her young, she ever carefully drops her eggs. The 

 larvcB of the gad-fly are destined to live in the 

 stomach of the horse. How shall the parent, a 

 two-winged fly, convey them thither? By a mode 

 truly extraordinary. Flying round the animal, she 

 commonly poises her body for an instant, while she 

 glues a single egg to one of the hairs of his skin, 

 and repeats this process, until she has fixed, in a 

 similar way, many hundred eggs. These, after a 

 few days, on the application of the slightest mois- 

 ture attended by warmth, hatch into Utile grubs. 

 Whenever, therefore, the horse chances to lick any 

 part of his body to which they are attached, the 



In 1780 the town of Hingham paid its tax in 

 wooden pails. 



P.4.TENT COIIIV SHELLER. 



A Corn shellcr is one of the most convenient and labor 

 saving implements that Ihe prailical farmer has in use. 

 Various machines for ihis purpose have beon invented. It 

 can he us«d iiwiU cases for large or small-sized ears. It is 

 very simple in its construction, and durahle in us operation, 

 and no way liable lo get out of order; one mau can work it 

 to good advantage, though a man lo turn, and a boy to feed it, 

 works it much belier than one alone. They are so light and 

 portable, as to he easily removed from place lo place, and 

 one machine will serve for several families ot even the in- 

 bahilanls of a small town. 



For sale at the Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store 

 Nos. 51 and 52 North Market Street. 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



Not. 1. 



■Wll.I.IS'S LATEST I.IIPROVED VEGETABLE 

 CUTTEK. 



For sale at the New England Agricullural 'Warehouse, 

 No. 51 and 52 North Market Slieel, Boston, Willis's La- 

 test Improved 'Vegetahle Culter. This machine surpasses 

 all others for the purpose of Cutting Rula Baga, Mangel 

 Wurlzel, and other roots. The great objection to other 

 machines, is their culling the roots into slices, which makes 

 it almost impossible lor Ihe caille to get hold of ihem : this 

 machine wilh a liule alteration, cuts them inlo large orsmall 

 pieces, of such shape as is most conveuieni for ihe cattle to 

 eat. It will cut wilh ease from one to two bushels of roots 

 per minute. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



Nov. 1. 



DRAFT AND TRACE CHAINS. 



4(10 pair Trace Chains, suitable for Ploughing. 

 200 " Truck and leading Chains. 



200 " Draft Chains. For sale by J. CRECK & CO., 

 No. 52 North Market si. 



GREEN'S PATENT STRA'W CUTTER 



JOSEPH BRECK &• CO. ai ihe New England i 

 tural Warehouse and Seed Slore Nos. 51 anri5'2Kor 

 ket Street, have for sale. Green's Patent Straw, H' 

 Stalk Culter, operating on a mechanical principle no 

 applied to any implement foy^his purpose. The mos 

 inent eflecls of this application, and some of the con 

 peculiarities of the maclone are: 



1. So great a reduction of the quantum of power n, 

 to use it, that ihe strength of a half grown boy is su 

 to work it efficiently. 



2. Wilh even this moderate power, it easily cutstn. 

 els a minute, which is full twice as fast as has been i 

 by any other machine even when worked by horse o:. 

 power. _ , 



3. The knives, owing to the peculiar manner in whij 

 cut, require sharpening less ofien ihan those of ant 

 straw cutler. 



4. The machine is simple in its construction, made : 

 logelher very strongly. It is therefore not so liablei 

 complicated machines in general use to get out ofci 



LACTOMETERS— a simple instrument for 

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



NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



A WEEKLT PAPER. 



Terms, $2 per year in advanct, or $2 50 if n 

 within sixty days. 



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