100 
editor’s table. 
®bitor0 (ftctble. 
Sir Henry.— We have received a circular from 
Messrs. Lucius Sanderson & Co., of West Milton, 
Vermont, informing us that this fine, well-bred horse, 
will stand at Burlington the ensuing season. Sir Henry 
has taken several premiums at the annual shows of the 
N. Y. State Ag. Society. Celebrated as the Vermont 
horses already are, we think if duly patronized, this 
superb horse will leave a stock behind which will add 
still more to their reputation as roadsters. 
Danger from Dogs Licking the Hands. —In the 
early stages of rabies (madness) the attachment of the 
dog towards his master or associates seems to be rapidly 
increased. He is continually desirous of licking the 
hands or face, or any part he can get at. A healthy 
dog should never be permitted to indulge this disgusting 
habit. In one affected with rabies, the virus, or poison, 
can scarcely fail to be deposited in any abraded or 
wounded surface; and in that case, there is just as 
much danger as if the animal had inflicted a wound 
with his teeth. 
Pension to Mrs. Loudon. —The British government 
has conferred a life-pension of £100 ($500) upon Mrs. 
Loudon,las a small acknowledgment of the value of her 
late husband’s writings upon agriculture and horticul¬ 
ture. Our government can pension men and their 
widows by the thousand for volunteering to kill poor 
Mexicans, who never did them any harm; but if it 
were called upon to pension a single individual who 
had been of great service to his countrymen in the 
cause of agriculture, the idea would be scouted by a 
large majority in both houses of Congress, as unconsti¬ 
tutional. 
The American Poulterer’s Companion ; A Practical 
Treatise on the Breeding, Rearing, Fattening, and 
General Management of the Various Species of Do¬ 
mestic Poultry, with Illustrations and Portraits of 
Fowls, taken from Life. By C. N. Bement. New York: 
Harpers, pp. 380, 12 mo. Price $1.00. When this ad¬ 
mirable work first appeared, about two years since, we 
prophesied that it would be very popular and have an 
extensive sale. A fifth edition, now before us, fulfils 
our prediction, and shows that a good American work 
on this important branch of domestic economy was 
much wanted. To those who take an interest in this 
class of bipeds—and who is there that does not—at 
least so far as eating their flesh, eggs, custards, &c., 
are concerned I—we heartily repeat our commendation 
of Mr. Bement as their guide, and emphatically assure 
them, that he has written the best book on poultry ever 
published in the United States. 
We close this notice with the following jeu de mots 
from our jocose contemporary of the Philadelphia North 
American, who, though no rooster , we opine has more 
than once ascended the loft. “ The author of this book 
is evidently no chicken. He takes up the subject ab ovo, 
and from his study and experience, is c<?c£-sure of the 
correctness of all his facts and principles. The per¬ 
formance is a decided feather in his cap, and we hope 
that he may find the public ready to shell out in testi¬ 
mony of his success. It would be, to say the least, foul 
play if so much labor should not have its reward, and, 
so far as we are concerned, we feel it our duty to spur 
the attention of our country friends to the author’s 
merits. Without meaning to tread on political ground, 
we are not sure but he has abundant reason to crow.” 
The Iowa Farmer’s Advocate. —This is a neat 
quarto of 16 pages, published monthly at Burlington, 
by James Tizzard & Co., at $1.00 a year. One of the 
most certain evidences of an increasing interest in agri¬ 
culture, is the multiplication of journals *devoted to its 
improvement. We heartily welcome the appearance 
of all such, more especially when they spring up in the 
newly settled States. H. Gates, editor. 
The Philosophy of Magic, Prodigies, and Apparent 
Miracles. From the French of Eusebe Salverte. With 
Notes Illustrative, Explanatory, and Critical. By An¬ 
thony Todd Thomson, M.D. 2 vols. 12mo. pp. 320 
each. New York: Harper & Brothers. Price $1.00. 
The object of the author of this work was to explain the 
power and displays of the priests of olden times over the 
elements of nature, whose control he conceived could 
not be maintained without operating on the supersti¬ 
tious feelings of the multitude ; but, like most promul¬ 
gators of a theory, he attempted to extend the subject 
too far by explaining not only the apparent miracles of 
Polytheism, but even those which, in a great degree, 
form the foundation of a Christian faith. For these 
reasons, the English editor felt it his duty to expunge 
from the pages of these columns every passage refer¬ 
ring to the Bible ; and at the same time, to change 
somewhat the title of the work, by substituting the 
words “ apparent miracles” for the word “miracles.” 
This work abounds in information of the most enter¬ 
taining character, and cannot fail to be read with inte¬ 
rest as well as profit, by the artisan, the chemist, the stu¬ 
dent of nature, the historian, and the divine. 
The Spaniards and their Country. By Richard 
Ford, Author of the Hand-Book in Spain, Part I. 
New York: Wiley & Putnam, pp. 166, 12mo. Price 
37 cents. This little work, which forms the 84th 
No. of the Library of Choice Reading, is written in a 
pleasant, graphic style, and will serve as an excellent 
guide book to those who may have occasion to travel 
through the wild and romantic scenery of this rich, 
though unfortunate country,and will impart an accurate 
knowledge to the general reader of the language, cos¬ 
tume, habits, and local character of its people. 
English Synonymes, Classified and Explained; with 
Practical Exercises, designed for Schools and Private 
Tuition. By G. F. Graham; with an Introduction and 
Illustrative Authorities. By Prof. Henry Reed, of the 
University of Pennsylvania. New York: D. Apple- 
ton & Co., pp. 344, 12mo. Price $1.00. The English 
language deserves better care and more sedulous culture 
than is generally bestowed upon it; and when properly 
understood will enable one to give utterance to truth 
in simple, clear, and precise terms, and to express his 
thought and feelings in words that mean nothing more 
and nothing less. We know of no work better calcu¬ 
lated to do this than the one before us, which will not 
only teach us how to escape the evils of vagueness, ob¬ 
scurity, and perplexity, but the manifold mischiefs of 
words used thoughtlessly and at random, or words used 
in ignorance and confusion. 
The Horse’s Foot, and How to Keep it Sound. 
With Illustrations. By William Miles. From the 3d 
London Edition. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 200 
Broadway, pp. 70. Price 25 cents. Price of the 
English edition $2.50. Few subjects of animal econo¬ 
my are less understood than that of the conformation, 
diseases, treatment, and shoeing of the horse’s foot. It 
is with no little pleasure therefore that we announce 
the republication of the work before us, written by one 
who is intimately and practically conversant with the 
matters in question. In the treatment of his subject 
the author has shown his good sense by discarding all 
the technical terms which it was possible to avoid. With 
a view of showing its high value we shall hereafter 
give some extracts from Mr. Miles’s work. 
The Farmer and Mechanic ; Devoted to Agricul¬ 
ture, Mechanics, Manufactures, Science, and the Arts: 
New York: W. H. Starr, 135 Nassau st. We ac¬ 
knowledge the receipt of the back volumes of this peri¬ 
odical, and the numbers of the present year, as far as 
published. The work is issued weekly in an im¬ 
proved form, at $2.00 a year. From the mass of me¬ 
chanical and other information it contains, it is highly 
worthy of success. 
