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increase on their hands, and thus they will have a 

 growing interest upon the farm, and when they are 

 ready to start in life for ihemselves, they will have 

 acquired considerable skill and tact in managing 

 the aifairs of the fa; m. 



At an early age boys prize what they can call 

 their own very highly, and by beginning early in 

 life you can throw around them ties that wi 1 bind 

 them so strongly 1 1 the farm, that they will never 

 be broken. And there are otler ties lesidcs those 

 of a pecuniary n; ture, which ^e would invite you 

 to try — make" home pleasant. Be cheerful (some 

 of the time at least), always be ready to contribute 

 your share for the enjoyment of your children ; 

 let them feel that you are interested in their wel- 

 fare, and \vl en they have grown to be men and are 

 settled in lif<\ you will see that, by the blessing of 

 God, the seeds of sunshine you have sown in their 

 hearts in bearing fruit, and you will rejoice when 

 vou behold tliat vou have not labored in vain. — m. 



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Orchard House at Hightstown, N. J. 



BY AN EAST PKXN. FRUIT GROWER. 



Isaac TuUen, Esq., the well-known nurseryman 

 and peach-grower, at Hightstown, N. J., has an 

 orchard-house, 100 feet long by 14 feet wide, which 

 has fruiti d for two seasons with a very encourag- 

 ing degree of success. The house is a lean-to, 

 cheaply built, very nearly according to the direc- 

 tions given by Mr. Rivers, in his work on this sub- 

 ject, it is heated by hot water pipes, which proba- 

 bly makes it, in the opinion of many, not an or- 

 chaid-house, but a forcing peach-house. Still it 

 may be called an orchard-house with heating ap- 

 paratus. 



About the first of August, the writer visited Mr. 

 Pullen to seehow he was getting along with his 

 new house. We found the peach and nectarine 

 trees nearly all turned out of the house into the 

 garden, in pots, and the fruit nearly all gone. 

 Some dozen or more trees of tlie late kinds, were, 

 however, still laden with fruit, of fine size, mag- 

 nificent color, and nearly first rate quality. Mr. 

 Pullen informed us that he had as large a crop of 

 peaches and nectarines as the trees could bear, 

 much of which he sold in Kew York and Philadel- 

 phia, at very satisfictory prices. The Apricots 

 did not fruit successfully. The house was kept 

 very moderately heated all winter, and the early 

 peaches began to ripen about the 26th of June. 



Mr. Pullen cultivates all his trees in pots, 9 to 

 14 inches in diameter, and plunges the pots in soil 

 of very moderate quality, two-thirds tlieir depth, 

 moving them slightly once in a week or two, to 

 keep the roots from extending beyond the pots. 

 He uses as potting material, loam, sods, sand, 

 rotten dung, etc., potting very firmly, and em- 

 ploys a good deal of liquid barn-yard manure. His 

 stopping and pinching is not quite so close as Riv- 

 ers directs in his later writings. He gives abun- 

 dance of air and water, and transfers his trees to 

 the open garden as soon as the fruit begins to col- 

 •r, plunges the pots and mulches them. 



The success attained by Mr. Pullen is certainly 

 complete, or at least all that can be expected. The 

 crop of fruit on the best peach and nectarine trees 

 had to be thinned more than one-half ; the balance 

 ripened well with the most brilliant color and 



bloom, and nearly the highest flavor. From four 

 to six weeks were gained in the period of ripening. 



Mr. Pullen cultivates the peach, as nursery stock, 

 on a large scale, and also orchard-house trees in 

 pots, cutback and pinched, so as to be ready for 

 immediate fruiting. 



As the result of our observations, we formed the 

 opinion that a heated orchard-house may be made 

 entirely successful, in this climate ; and that it 

 would be an elegant and not very costly luxury in a 

 gentleman's garden — not more costly or trouble- 

 some than foreign grapes or flowers under glass, 

 and quite as gratifying. — Gardener's Monthly. 



BoriLT Carriage. — Instead of giving all sorts of 

 rules about turning out the toes, and strengthening 

 up the body, and holding the shoulders back, all 

 of which are impracticable to many, because soon 

 forgotten, or of a feeling of awkardness and dis- 

 comfort wliich procures a willing omission ; all 

 that is necessary to secure tb.e object is to hold up 

 the head and move on, letting the toes and should- 

 ers take care of themselves. Walk with the chin 

 but slightly above a horizontal line, or with your 

 eye directed to things a little higher than your own 

 head. In this way yon will walk properly, pleas- 

 antly, and y itliout any feeling of restraint or awk- 

 wardness. 



If any one wislies to be aided in securing this 

 habitual carriage of body, accustom yourself to 

 carry your hands behind you, one hand grasping the 

 opposite wrist. Englishmen are admired the world 

 over, for their full chests and broad shoulders, and 

 sturdy frames, and manly bearing. This position 

 of body is favorable with them, in the simple prom- 

 enade in the garden or gallery, in attending ladies 

 along a crowded street, or in public worship. 



Many persons spend a largo part of their walk- 

 ing existence in the sitting po*ition. A single rule 

 well attended to in this connection, would be of 

 incalcuable value to multitudes — use chairs with 

 the old fashioned straight backs, a little inclining 

 backwards, and sit with the lower portion of the 

 body close against the back of the chair at the 

 seat ; any one who tries it will observe in a mo- 

 ment a grateful support to the whole spine. And 

 we see no reason why children should not be 

 taught fiom the beginning to write, and sew, and 

 knit, in a position requiring the lower portion of 

 the body and the shoulders to touch the back of 

 the chair all the time. 



A very common position in sitting, especially 

 among men, is with the shoulders against the chair 

 back, with a space of several inches between the 

 chair back and the lower portion of the spine, giv- 

 ing the body the shape of a half hoop ; it is the 

 instantaneous, instintive and almost universal po- 

 sition assumed by any consumptive on sitting 

 down, unless counteracted by an effort of will ; 

 hence parents should regard such a position in 

 their children with apprehension, and should rec- 

 tify it pt once. — HalVs Journal of Health. 



The State Fair. — We have not the space this 

 month to give a full report of this Fair, as the 

 State Horticultural Society Fair occupies so much 

 of our columns, but shall attend to it next month. 



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