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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



FKB. ae, 1844. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



EXERCISE. 



Many penple look upon the necessity man is un- 

 der of earning his bread by labor, as a curse. But 

 it i.s evident from the structure ot the body, that 

 exercise is not less necessary than food for the 

 preservation of health : those who labor are not 

 only the most healthy, but generally the most hap- 

 py part of mankind. This is peculiarly the case 

 with those who live by the culture of the soil. 



The love ol activity shows itself very early in 

 man. So strong is the principle, that a healthy 

 youth cannot be restrained from activity. Our 

 love of motion is surely a strong proof of its utility. 

 It seems to be a law throughout the whole animal 

 creation, that no creature, without exercise, shall 

 enjoy health, or be able to find subsistence. 



Inactivity never fails to produce a universal re- 

 laxation of the soiids, which disposes the body to 

 innumerable liiseases. When the solids are rela.i- 

 ed, neither the digestion nor any of the secretions 

 can be duly performed. How can persons who 

 loll all day on easy chairs, and sleep all night on 

 beds of down, fail to be relaxed ? Nor do those 

 much mend the matter who never hardly stir 

 abroad but in a coach. 



Glandular obstructions generally proceed from 

 inactivity. These are the most obstinate maladies. 

 So long as the liver, kidneys and other glands, du- 

 ly perform their functions, health is seldom much 

 impaired ; but when they fail, it is difticult to be 

 restored. 



Weak nerves are also the constant companions 

 of inactivity. We seldom hear the laborious com- 

 plain of weak nerves. This jilainly points out the 

 sources from which nervous diseases generally 

 originate, and the means by which they may be 

 prevented. 



It is absolutely impossible to enjoy health, where 

 the perspiration is not duly carried on ; but that 

 can never be the case where e.\erci.se is neglected. 

 When the matter which ought to bfe thrown off by 

 perspiration, is retained in the body, it vitiates the 

 humors, and occasions the gout, rheumatism, &c. 



No piece of indolence injures the health more 

 than the custom of lying in bed too long in the 

 morning : the morning is undoubtedly the best for 

 exercise, «i3 the air braces and strengthens the 

 nerves. Custom soon renders early risin" agreea- 

 ble, and next to total abstinence ii-oin all intoxicat- 

 ing drinks, nothing contributes more to the preser- 

 vation of health. 



Every person should lay themselves under some 

 sort of necessity to take exercise. Indolerice, like 

 other vices, when indulged, gains ground, and at 

 length becomes agreeable. Hence many who 

 were fond of exercise in the early part of life, be- 

 come averse to it afterwards. This is often the 

 case with gouty and hypocondriac persons, and 

 frequently when tln^ir diseases are difficult to cure. 



Indolence not oidy occasions disea.ses, and ren- 

 ders man useless to society, but promotes all man- 

 ner of vice. The mind, if not engaged in some 

 useful pursuit, is constantly in quest of some ideal 

 pleasures. From these sources proceed mo.<t of 



the miseries of mankind. Certainly man was nev- 

 er intended to be idle. Inactivity frustrates the 

 very design of his creation, whereas an active life 

 is the best and greatest preservation of health. — 

 Oracle of Health. 



" Mamma," exclaimed a young miss, just re- 

 turned from boarding school, " what is that long 

 green thing lying on the dish before me?" 



" A cucumber, my beloved Georgianna," replied 

 the mamma, with a bland smilo of approbation at 

 her darling's conmiendable curiosity. 



"A cucumber I gracious goodness! my dear 

 mamma, how very extraordinary ! I had always 

 imagined, until this moment, that they grew in sli- 

 ces !" 



A gentleman more remarkable for the excel- 

 lence of his appetite than the brilliancy of his in- 

 tellect, jemarked one morning at the breakfast ta- 

 ble, "There is a singular sensation in my head 

 today." " Perhaps, my dear," meekly suggested 

 his better half, ''you've got an idea in it!" 



" I can 't speak in public — never done such a 

 thing in all my life," said a chap the other night 

 at a public meeting, who had been called upon to 

 hold forth; "but if anybody in the crowd will 

 speak for mo, I '11 hold his hat." 



Politeness costs nothing — except you have a 

 lame back, and then it is not very convenient to 

 make a bow. 



I O U are the vowels which create more disa- 

 greeable sensations in the minds of honest men, 

 than all the rest of the alphabet put together. 



P.iTEKT COUN SHKLI-BR. 



A Corn phellcr is one of the most convenient and labor 

 saving implements that the praclical farmer has in use. 

 Various macliines for ttiis purpose have lieen iaveriieil. It 

 can he used in all cases for large or small sized ears. It is 

 very simple in its construction, antl duratile in its operation, 

 antl no way lialile to gel out of order ; one man can work il 

 to good advantage, thougt] a man lo turn, and a hoy to ^eed it, 

 wprks it much heller than one alone. They are so liaht and 

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

 one machine will serve for several families ot even Ihe la- 

 hahilants of a smail town. 



For sale at the Agricullural Warehouse and Seed Store 

 Nos. 51 and 52 North Market Street 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



Nov. 1. 



tViLLIS'S LATEST 1.1! PROVED VEGETABLE 

 ClTTKlt. 



For sale at the New England Agricultural Warehouse, 

 No. 51 and .12 North Market Street, IJoston, Willis's La- 

 test Improved Vegetable Cutter. This niaciiine surpasses 

 all others for the ])urpose of ("utting Ruta Baga, Mangel 

 Wurtzel, and other roots. The great objection to other 

 inachmes, is Iheir culling the roots into slices, which makes 

 il almost impossible lor the cattle lo gel hold of ihem : this 

 machine with a little alteration, cuts iheminto large orsmall 

 pieces, ol such shape as is most convenicul ior ihe cattle lo 

 eat. Il will cui with ease Irom one to Iwo bushels of routs 

 per minute. JOSEPH BRECK &. CO. 



Nov. 1. 



DRAFT AND TRACE CIIAIIVS. 



400 pair Trace Chains, suitable for Ploughing. 

 2UU " Truck and leading Chains. 



2110 " Drafl Chains. For sale by J, BRECK & CO., 

 .\o. 52 North Market si. 



HARRIS' TRE.VTISE ON INSECTS. 



For sale by JOSEPH KRECK &C0., Harris' Treatise 

 on Insects. Price S2. Also, the second edition of Dana's 



HOWARD'S IMPROVED EASY DRAUGHT PLOUGH, 



Great improvements have been made the past yenr in t 

 ormand workmanship of these Ploughs; the mould h,e 

 has been so formed as to lay the fvrrow complclely on 

 ^■>irnn,g ,n everij partideof grassorsluhble,andi(avii,L' I 

 grouml m the best possible mazma: The length n't' i 

 mould board has ht n very much increased, so ihal | 

 1 lough works with Ihe greatest ease, both with respect 

 the holding and the team. The Committee al the lale tr 

 ot Ploughs al Worcester, say, 



" Should our opinion be asked as to which of thePloU" 

 we should prefer lor use on a farm, we might perhaps say 

 the inquirer, it your land is mostly light and easy to wi, 

 try Prouty & Mears, but if your land is heavy, hard orrua 



BEGIN WITH Mn. HOWAUD'.?.'' 



Al Ihe above mentioned trial the Howard Pl"ugh d 



more irork irilh the same pmrer of learn, than any oil 

 plough exhibited. No other turned more than tweniyse 

 and one half inches, lo the 112 lbs. draught, wh'ile i 

 Hoicard Plovgh turned hccntmihie and one half inches 

 the same power of team .' All acknowledge thai Howar 

 Ploughs are much the strongest and most substantia 

 made. 



There has been quite an improvement made on the sh 

 or land side of this Plough, which can be renewed wiili. 

 having to furnish a new landside: this shoe likewise seui 

 the mould board and landside together, and slrcuglhens 

 Plough very much. 



The price of the Ploughs is from 86 to Sl5. A Ploii' 

 siilficient for breaking up with four cattle, will cost ah. 

 ».0 50, and with cutler $ I, with wheel and culler, S2 

 extra. 



The above Ploughs are for sale, wholesale and retail 

 the New England Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Si. 

 Nos. 51 & 62 North Market Street, by 



JOSKPH BRECK & CO 



Muck Manual, price 62i cts. 



Feb. 16. 



GREEK'S PATENT STRAW CL'TTEH. 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. at the New England Agric 

 tnval Warehouse and Seed Store Nos, SI and 52 Noriii !\1 

 kel Street, have lor sale. Green's Paieni Straw, Hav 

 Slalk Cutter, operating on a mechanical principle noi bel 

 ajiplied lo any implement for this purjtose. The inos! iirr 

 inent e.fecis of this application, and some of the consequ 

 peculiarities ol the machine are: 



1. So great a reduction of the quantum of power requn 

 to use il, that the strength of a half grown boy is sulhci 

 10 work it ellicienlly. 



2. With even this moderate power, it easily cuts two In 

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

 by any other machine even when worked by horse or stc 

 power. 



3. The knives, owing to the peculiar manner in which tl 

 cut, require sharpening less often than those «l any ot 

 straw caller. 



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

 logether very strongly. It is Ihercfure not so liable ; 

 t;0mplicated machines in general use lo get out of order 



LACTOMETERS— a simple instrument for testi 

 the ipialily of milk. For sale by J. BRECK <& CO 



NEW ENGLAMJ FARMER 



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