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THE ILLmOIS FAKMEK. 



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Students and men of business, who de- 

 priTO themselves of sleep, only deprive them- 

 selves of capacity for their pursuits. The 

 great Pitt, who was Prime Minister of the 

 British Empire at the age of twenty-five, 

 died at forty-two, for want of sleep. Kirk 

 White died when but a youth, for want of 

 sleep. On the contrary, those who sleep 

 too mnch, are fat and heavy, being what is 

 familiarly known as pudding-headed. — 

 Sleep enough, but sleep not more than 

 enough. — The Scalpel. 



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Horses' Ears. 



The ear of the horse is one of the most 

 beautiful parts about him, and by this is the 

 temper more surely indicated than by its 

 motion. The ear is more intelligible than 

 the eye; and a person accustomed to the 

 horse, can tell by the expressive motion of 

 that organ, almost all that he thinks or 

 means. When a horse lays his ears flat on 

 his neck he most assuredly is meditating 

 mischief, and the bystander should beware 

 of his heels or his teeth. The hearing of 

 the horse is remarka'Bly accute. 



In driving a horse in a carriage, he ap- 

 pears to be sensitive to the least motion, or 

 talking, or noise, in the carriage behind him. 

 Hence a horse, well-trained, readily knows 

 every word of command. When he is in 

 fall gait, and all appears right behind him, 

 his ears will look forward, if I may be al- 

 lowed the expression — that is, his ears will 

 be erect, straight ahead; but if you lay the 

 lash upon him, his ears immediately turn 

 back to perceive what you are about. But 

 if you strike him very lightly, or give him a 

 light tap on his right side, he will immed- 

 iately turn back his right ear, but not the 

 left; but if you just touch his left side, he 

 will turn back his left ear only. — [New Eng- 

 land Faoner. 



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_ Hygienie Inflnence of Trees. 



The cultivation of forest trees is becom- 

 ing more and more a subject of serious con- 

 sideration among public economists. 



The relation of trees to the comforts and 

 conveniences of life, and the great question 

 of a future supply, which arises in view of 

 the continual destruction of our forests, has 

 attracted the attention of the best intellects 

 of our country. 



To the physician the subject has an ad- 

 ditional importance in view of the hygienic 

 influence of trees upon the human system, 

 both in health and disease. 



It is well known that new diseases make 

 their appearance as the forests are cleared 

 away; and the superior physical power and 



health of backwoodsmen over the inhabitants 

 of treeless plains, has always been acknow- 

 ledged. 



The influence of animal and vegetable 

 life, one upon the other, has not escaped 

 the attention of observing men; but little 

 or no effort has been made to inform the 

 public of many facts in connection with this 

 subject which it is vitally important should 

 be known; and a wholesale destruction of 

 our forest trees has gone on to an extent 

 that threatens to leave us, at a time not far 

 in the future, comparatively destitute of the 

 great pride of America, its forests. 



The physiological influence of trees of all 

 sorts is apparent to every one who knows 

 the avidity with which they absorb carbon 

 and ammonia, the two great extractions of 

 animal life, which, if left free in the atmos- 

 phere, render poisonous the air we breathe. 



The planting of trees in our cities, and 

 the preservation of forests, would do more 

 to preserve the public health than many 

 t»ther more expensive hygienic measures. — 

 N. H. Jour. Med. 



Bye for Fall and Spring Feeding. 



Editor Farmer: — There is a good deal 

 of hard labor saved to the farmer when he 

 can make his stock help themselves to food 

 in fall, winter and spring — and more 

 especially if this can be done without waste. 

 We know that if we have plenty 6f corn 

 in the shock it is a work of great labor to 

 haul it from the field in all kinds of weather 

 to feed out. I am going to try for fall, 

 winter (when the weather will enable stock 

 to get it,) and spring food, a field of rye. 

 I intend to sow it in the second week in 

 July, will feed it off in late fall, winter and 

 spring, and if it is eSectually used up by 

 stock in the spring, why I will plough up 

 the land and sow it or plant it with a spring 

 crop. I know that this is not a new 

 project, but a little experience has satisfied 

 me that the plan is a good one. I intend, 

 if possible, to have enough food next winter 

 for my stock; and that now is the time to 

 secure this object. 



I am told that corn, sown broadcast, at 

 this season of the year, produces a large 

 amount of excellent fodder, and that the 

 new Chinese sugar cane, sown in July will 

 produce fodder superior for stock to any 

 known thing — grass, corn or other article. 

 I shall try a small quantity of the seed of 

 this cane for this purpose the present season; 

 but my main reliance, in addition to the food 

 in ordinary use, is afield of rye, to be sown 

 early. 



