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“ I don’t believe you.” 
“ Roast him possum then, sweet taters, and—” 
Here everything was ready again, and our im¬ 
patient driver put up his horses without waiting 
for the cautious Sambo to finish his method of fat¬ 
tening fowls, and the last we saw of him, he was 
again astride his favorite ox, singing out at the top 
of his voice 
u What now you ask de pound for coon ? 
Long time ago, 
Ah, massa, cheap at picayune, 
Times be so low. 
Crack ! crack ! crack ! ” 
Will any Kentuckian please to furnish us with 
the peculiar manner that the colored people so 
delicately fat their fowls, the knowledge of which, 
to cur great regret, we were cut off from obtaining 
of the redoubtable Sambo ? 
SHOW AND FAIR OF THE N. Y. S. AG. SOCIETY. 
In another part of this No. we have published a 
list of the premiums, &c., for the forthcoming Show 
of the N. Y. S. Ag. Society; and we must confess, 
that after all that has been said upon the subject 
of classification, and the great dissatisfaction it has 
given, placing animals together of distinct breeds, 
to be judged of necessarily by the same rules, that 
we are somewhat surprised the executive com¬ 
mittee have not made a different arrangement. 
They might with just as much propriety have put 
long-woolled, middle-woolled, and fine-woolled 
sheep together, for there is scarcely any more dis¬ 
tinction in these breeds, than there is between 
Durhams, Herefords, and Devons. Had the dis¬ 
tinction asked for so often by the breeders of Here¬ 
fords and Devons* been made, there would doubt¬ 
less have been a good show of these animals at 
Rochester, next September; now the owners of 
the best herds declare, and as we think, in justice 
to themselves, not a hoof of theirs shall appear 
upon the ground ; for shown against the Durhams, 
the latter must infallibly beat them. We must 
confess we think the arrangement a very unfair 
one: it is utterly discountenanced in England, and 
we trust that the committee will see the justice 
of reviewing their proceedings, and altering the 
list forthwith, so as to give the Herefords and 
Devons a chance among their own kin. We 
think, also, that the meeting is appointed at the 
worst time that it well could be; the 19, 20, and 
21 September, are the very days, above all others, 
to expect an equinoctial storm. Were it not that 
the farmers are usually very busy in getting in 
their wheat, we should say that the 5, 6, and 7 
September, would be the best time for holding the 
show ; but in consequence of this, it might be ad¬ 
visable to delay till the 12, 13, and 14, but certain¬ 
ly not later. The committee should recollect, that 
from the position of Rochester, we may have a 
large number of Canadian gentlemen over, besides 
many from Ohio and the whole lake region; every¬ 
thing, therefore, should be so arranged, as to make 
the meeting pass off to the very best advantage. 
In connexion with this subject, we subjoin the fol¬ 
lowing challenge: 
To the Stock-breeders of the state of New York , 
or elsewhere .—I will enter for a sweepstakes, ten 
dollars entry, a three quarter bred Durham steer, 
5 years old in May, 1843, fed while a calf on 
skimmed milk, and poorly at that, and after three 
months old, with nothing but grass and hay till 
three years old, and since then wintered on straw. 
He has never been fed a bushel of grain or roots, 
and has run out doors. I will show him against 
any animal of the common breed at the State Fair, 
in Rochester, in September next, to prove that 
grade Durhams will bear hardship and rough keep 
equal to the native cattle, and retain their superi¬ 
ority of points. He was got by a thorough-bred 
Durham bull. 
I will also show a 2 year old thorough-bred Dur¬ 
ham heifer, kept in the same manner, except suck¬ 
ing her dam for four months, which run out in the 
straw yard through the late severe and long win¬ 
ter, against any native heifer of like age, for the 
same purpose and for the same sum—both animals 
to be judged by one of the cattle committees se¬ 
lected by the Society. 
Any person wishing to compete with me in this 
challenge, will send notice to Luther Tucker, Esq., 
secretary of the society, Albany. It is understood 
that no animal thus exhibited, is to be fed anything 
but grass in good pasture. L. F. Allen. 
Black Rock , May 9 th, 1843. 
SIMPLE DIRECTIONS FOR THOSE EXPOSED TO 
COLD AND WET. 
The danger incident to excessive exposure to 
cold and wet, to which the laboring classes are 
liable, might be obviated by moderate attention to 
a few simple rules, if observed faithfully, imme¬ 
diately after such exposure. This is a matter, 
which, however apparently trivial it may appear 
to some, involves much of human comfort. We 
have been close observers on this subject, and mucn 
exposed ourselves in a variety of climates, and can 
therefore speak from experience. 
In the first place, lay aside all boyish apprehen¬ 
sion of being thought old-womanish , and imme¬ 
diately after extreme exposure, remove your damp 
clothing, and having briskly chafed the skin with 
coarse flannel, a crash-towel, or a flesh-brush, be¬ 
fore a good fire, and put on dry clothes’; refresh 
yourself with a light but substantial supper of soup* 
