PROCEEDINGS OF THE FARMERS' CLUB. 



Ill I.KS ANlt RkcII.ATIONS OF THE FaRMERS' ClUB OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE, 

 ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE OF AGRICULTURE. 



1. Any porson may become a member of this Club, and take part in the 

 debate by simply coiilViriiiinp; to its rules. 



2. Any member, for di«urderly conduct, may be expelled by a vote of the 

 majority. 



3. The minutes of the Club, notices of meetings, etc., shall, as formerly, 

 be under the contr(d of the Secretary. 



4 The Club shall be called together Tuesday, at 1| o'clock, P. M., of 

 each week. 



5. A chairman pro tern, shall be chosen at each meeting. 



f). The tirst hour of the meeting may be devoted to miscellaneous sub- 

 jects, as follows: papers or communications b}' the Secretary, communica- 

 tions in writing, reports from special committees, subjects for subsequent 

 debate proposed, desultory or incidental subjects considered. 



7. The principal subject of debate shall be taken up at 2^ o'clock (but 

 may be introduced earlier by a vote of the meeting), and continue until 3^ 

 o'clock, unless a motion to adjourn prevail. 



8. No person shall speak more than fifteen minutes on the principal 

 subject, urdess by consent of the meeting. 



9. All controversy or personalities must be avoided, and the subject before 

 the meeting be strictly adhered to. 



10. Questions pertinent to the subject of debate, may be asked of each 

 through th(; chairman, but answers must be brief, and not lead to debate. 



11. The chairman may, at any time, call a person to order, and require 

 him to discontinue his remarks. 



12. When any committee is appointed by the Farmers' Club, the mem- 

 bers of said committee shall be members of the American Institute. 



13. No discussion shall be allowed that is not connected with the great 

 subjects of Agriculture ami Rural Improvement. 



May 3, 1864. 

 Ww Nathan C. Kly, in the chair. 



Is THE IllIUPAKB PlANT WhOLESOME ? 



Mr. rjeo. Carpenter. — The stalk of the rhubarb properly cooked is a very 

 delicate- food, and is very grateful to some palates, but it has proved so 

 detrimental to my general health that my physician has forbidden its use.. 



A gentleman related a case of a family that used pie-plant leaves for 

 pn"ccnB, and two of the family sickened and died, the physicians said from 

 the poison in the leaves. He had never known an injury from the use of 

 the stalks, though he had often heard it said that the acid was injurious 

 to teeth. This, if true, should be extensively known, as people's teeth are 

 generally poor enough in this country, without making them worse by 

 using an article that can be easily dispensed with. 



