1869 .] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
123 
reasonable conclusion that “Messrs. Monroe <fc Co., 
Broadway, importers of jewelry, were a myth, as no 
such firm could be found at the place designated. No 
doubt they had hired an office at the above-mentioned 
number, and after this exposure has been forgotten by 
the public, will turn up in some other part of the city, 
and under some other name, circulate throughout the 
country advertisements, in which they will offer tempt¬ 
ing baits, and those who are green enough to bite at the 
hook will have the same eld story to tell us.” 
We advise persons who wish diamonds to buy them 
of regular dealers. Diamonds, like gold, have a fixed 
value; and any thing of low price, claiming to be a dia¬ 
mond, is false... .Look out for Land Agents advertising 
land in Southern States by lottery. Lotteries are bad at 
best, but a lottery in which a plot of unknown land in an 
unknown location is the prize seems perfectly absurd. 
“ Miller & Co.” seem to have been driving quite a 
business in this line for the past few weeks, and we warn 
persons to have nothing to do with them or their lottery. 
....The “recipe humbugs” are quite popular, and call 
for notice. Wo have before us no less than four of these 
recipes. They all consist of a “ little powder,” made 
from some unknown plant or unheard-of mineral, or 
both. One is for making “ Beautiful Sugar ” from Sor¬ 
ghum Syrup. A second is for making “ Italian Cheese,” 
and in imitation of the “Butter Powder,” proposes to 
make a pound of cheese from a pint of milk. A third is 
an " Extract of Butter Plant,” if auy body knows what 
that is, and is used to make bad butter good, sweet, and 
fresh; and the fourth for curing colic in horses 1 We 
mention the last-named to call attention to the fact, that 
many daily and weekly journals, that ought to do bettor, 
have published the same recipe, with no other warrant 
as to its reliability or efficacy as a remedy than the asser¬ 
tion of the person giving the recipe. Wc have taken 
pains to learn if the ingredients named, and which the 
writer says may be had at any drug store, were to he had 
in New York. We not only did not find what wc went 
after, but some of our best chemists and pharmaceutists 
did not know of the existeuce of such substances. We 
therefore think it safe to say, that the whole thing is a 
“sell,” or intended swindle_Gumbridge & Co., New 
York, are old offenders. Having tried everything, from 
patent medicines up to “Music Boxes” and “Charmed 
Caskets,” they have now come out with “ Greenbacks ” 
for sale, at the rate of $5,000 worth for $5.00, which is 
very good of Mr. G., only the trick is too old to take_ 
The “Express Package” swindle seems to have revived 
under the very impressive name of “N. Y. Central Ex¬ 
press Company,” Z. W. Nnlock, Agent. They send a 
letter to the address of auy person as follows : “ To your 
address has been received (one package or box) upon 
which there are ($2.00, $3.00, or $4.00) charges. Please 
Eend the same without delay. Unless paid within 
20 days, the goods will be sold at public auction,” etc. In 
some instances, we have no doubt, persons are found 
verdant enough to send the money, and that is the last 
they hear of it or the Express Company. As fashions 
repeat themselves after a term of years, so do the various 
forms of humbug. This one turns up after a long repose. 
We thought we had buried the old offender years ago. 
Our B*owltry Premiums.—The fowls 
offered as premiums for subscribers to the Agriculturist 
have been, as our readers are aware, in the yards of Mr. 
.T. H. Mabbett, of Tarrytown, who has removed to Vine- 
land, and engaged in other business. The Paris Ex¬ 
position prize trio of Houdans, and most of the imported 
La Flechc and Houdans have been transferred to the 
poultry yard of Mr. John Salisbury, Jr., of Nyack, N. Y. 
The Mallory Paris Exposition prize trio of Crevecoeurs, 
with some of their stock, also some of the La Fleche, 
Houdans, and Brahmas, have beeii placed in the yards 
of Mr. Geo. Smith, of Hollis ton, Mass. These gen¬ 
tlemen are careful and successful breeders of fine poultry. 
They will hereafter supply orders for premium birds, and 
our friends may be sure of getting pure stock. 
'1’He Hiisects oi" ^Bls^ouri.—The First 
Annual Report of Charles V. Riley, State Entomologist 
of Missouri, comes just as we go to press, and too late 
for us to give it sufficient examination for such a notice 
as the importance of the work demands. Mr. Riley is 
admitted to be one of our most accurate and industrious 
entomologists, and the Report before us bears marks of a 
vast amount of labor. It is no doubt creditable to him 
and to the State, which, with enlightened liberality, has 
made it possible to produce such a work. We congratu¬ 
late both parties upon their fortunate relations, and shall 
probably have occasion to refer to the work again. 
Trichina..—When we published, a few years 
ago, an account of the minute parasite which is apt to 
occur in pork, some journals made merry over if, others 
denied the existeuce of the Trichina altogether, while 
many private letters remonstrated with us for slandering 
the animal which produces pork. We only did our duty, 
knowing of the occurrence of several cases, in showing 
what the trouble was, and in cautioning our readers how 
to avoid it. Since then, deaths from Trichina have been 
sufficiently numerous to excite general attention, and 
those journals who accused us of making a “ sensation ” 
have been obliged to record the facts. A number of 
cases have occurred the past winter. Near Rome, N. Y., 
three died aud five were dangerously ill, all in one family. 
In New York several in one boarding-house were made 
severely ill, and sent to different hospitals. Two died, 
two others are very sick, and the fate of the others is 
not known. The last case we know about from one of 
the physicians, and saw the parasites in a fragment of 
the muscle. All these cases are traceable to the use of 
raw ham and raw smoked sausage. Those who eat pork 
thoroughly cooked need have no fear of Trichina, even 
should they be present, but let those who will eat it raw, 
even though it be salted or smoked, or both, know that 
they do it at the risk of their lives. 
Editorial, —Mr. A. S. Fuller withdraws front 
the editorial charge of the Whitlock Exposition Recorder. 
Music should everywhere be a household in¬ 
stitution ; scarcely anything can equal it forgiving pleas¬ 
ure and refinement and making home attractive. He who 
brings it within the reach of all is a public benefactor, 
and such wc name Mr. B. W. Hitchcock, who is publish¬ 
ing the popular songs, etc., at only 5 cents per copy, 
neatly printed and arranged for the piano, etc. Who 
wouldn't sing and play, when it costs only half a dime ? 
Southern Pomolog-isls.—Col. Marshall 
P. Wilder and a party of pomological friends, on their 
return from a tour through the Southern States as far as 
Florida, report the fruit-growers there as being as wide¬ 
awake and enthusiastic as ever. A large attendance from j 
th'e South is expected at the meeting in Philadelphia in j 
September. The fruit lists for the Southern States need | 
thorough revision. The matter will be facilitated if those ! 
who have any suggestions to make will communicate 
with the Secretary, F. R. Elliott, Cleveland, Ohio. 
Utredk’s BEo«5« of ITowcrs.-Mr. 
Breck is a gentleman who has grown gray among his 
flowers, but he talks about them with the enthusiasm of 
youth, tempered by mature experience. No work is better 
suited to those who wish to beautify their homes with a j 
garden. Mr. B. tells of his failures as well as his sue- ( 
cesses, and all in that familiar way that is so pleasing to 
the novice. Price by mail, $1.75. 
B>oath of Willie u«l<1.—Mr. Judd 
suffered a great bereavement on Feb. 22, in the death of 
his eldest living son, William Orange, aged 13. (He had 
previously buried three eldest sons). The disease was a 
very unusual one, originally caused by some slight ob¬ 
struction of the vermiform appendage of the colon, prob¬ 
ably a small fruit seed, which resulted in general peri¬ 
tonitis. Even this almost always incurable disease, 
treated by the highest medical skill that New York could 
furnish, was ultimately conquered, but, as a result, a deep- 
seated abscess was formed which no human skill could 
reach, and after twenty-five days of intense suffering the 
strong physical frame wasted away. Willie was a very 
promising boy, having been favored with robust health 
and physical development, as well as a remarkably matur¬ 
ed mind for one of his years. He had an extensive collec¬ 
tion of coins, gathered abroad by himself, including over 
200 ancient Roman coins, some of them dating back 
prior to the Christian era. With these and their history 
he had made himself quite familiar. His portfolio and 
scrap-book contain many compositions and notes of 
travel that would do credit to an adult mind. His manly 
and courteous deportment and kindness of heart will 
long be remembered by those who have seen him fre¬ 
quently at the Office, and by his schoolmates. One of 
the most consolatory memories to the bereaved parents is 
the fact that for full four years he had been a constant 
attendant upon the church communion, and a thorough 
Christian, aud that he died, as lie lived, confident of his 
eternal salvation through Christ. The design of Provi¬ 
dence in removing one so promising for future usefulness 
is inexplicable to human understanding, but His ways 
are not our ways, and 'Tie doeth all things well.” B. 
ISooEts.—On page 149 of this number 
is a list of Rural Books offered by our Publishers. Both 
interest and profit will be found in these volumes. Wo 
have room to call special attention to only a few of them. 
The “ Small Fruit Culturist,” by A. S. Fuller, is a beauti¬ 
fully illustrated work, wholly devoted to small fruits. 
It was prepared to meet the wants of that rapidly increas¬ 
ing class, who, while they would gladly avail themselves 
of the results of experiments and observations of culti¬ 
vators, have heretofore been unable to do so, because 
that information has been scattered through a thousand 
volumes, inaccessible to them. ■ This book can be had 
for only $1.50. The “ Grape Culturist” is another book 
by the same well-known author, and is the most practi¬ 
cal work on the culture of the Hardy Grapes, with over 
one hundred excellent engravings. Price, $1.50. ‘Gar¬ 
dening for the South,” by the late Win. N. White, of 
Athens, Ga., is an admirable treatise on gardening in 
general, as well as at the South in particular, and will 
rank among the best horticultural works of the day. 
Price, $2.00. “Quinby’s Mysteries of Bee Keeping” 
may be had for $1.50, and contains the results of thirty- 
five years of successful experience, with full, plain, and 
practical directions for all details of Bee Culture. But 
our readers wrll select for themselves from among the 
many valuable books to be found in the list. 
Giirdcning tor E»ro<it — I'rat’fkul 
Floriculture. — These two works, by Mr. Peter 
Henderson, arc valuable additions to that style of horti¬ 
cultural literature that was commenced by Fuller in his 
Grape Culturist—a cutting loose from foreign authorities, 
and presenting the author’s own way of doing things, in 
plain language, aud without any “secrets” held in re¬ 
serve. The first book by Mr. Henderson, Gardening for 
Profit, so completely met a great want, that its sale is some¬ 
thing astonishing. The second work, Practical Floricul¬ 
ture, is to the flower grower what the other is to the 
grower of vegetables, and meets with a hearty accept¬ 
ance. Aside from being gratified at a pecuniary success, 
the publishers feel pleased that they have been able to 
present the public with works so thoroughly practical 
and useful, as well as thoroughly American in the treat¬ 
ment of their subjects. Price, $t.50 each, by mail. 
Cornell University. — Wc learn tlpit the 
Hon. John Stanton Gould has been appointed Professor 
of Agriculture at the Cornell University. 
r l'8ic I*r»irie i'anner in sa Bad 
Way.—Emery must have been away and left the boys to 
keep shop ; at least we judged so on seeing an engraving 
from one of our books—well, say appropriated without a 
word of credit. We are accustomed to such treatment 
from “one-horse” papers, but in a journal so able and 
usually so courteous as the Prairie Farmer, we do not 
look for it, and are quite sure it was done by some one who 
did not know the custom with all respectable journals. 
The Potu t (j ; Origin, Uses, E>is= 
discs, etc., is the title of a pamphlet by the Rev. W. 
T. Wylie, Newcastle, Pa. Mr. W. with a view to inter¬ 
est his parishioners in improved methods of culture, has 
published this little hand-book, and offers $100 as a prize 
for the best essay on potato culture. The essays are 
to be sent to B. K. Bliss & Son, 41 Park Row, New 
York, before July 1st, 1SG9. Price of pamphlet, 20 cents. 
Tlie Early ESose lit Englaud.— 
Shirley Hibbard, editor of the excellent Gardener's 
Magazine, and an authority on Potatoes, says of the 
Early Rose: “A fine potato on the table, a good color, a 
most delicate texture, and the flavor equal to that of the 
old Ash-leaved Kidney, perhaps even superior to that 
standard of high quality.” 
B8ow Horticulture Is Blncouriiged 
In HSoston.—Josiah Sticlcney, Esq., gives $12,000 in 
trust to the Mass. Ilort. Society for thirty years, the income 
to be devoted to increasing the library of the Society. 
It is a pleasant little way those Boston “ princes ” have. 
Osiige Orange &ee«l.—“ Hedge Fence.” 
See page 21, January, for directions to sprout seeds. A 
correspondent, whose letter is not at hand, says that seeds 
that have remained in the ball all winter, if planted as 
soon as washed out, will grow without being sprouted. 
Moore's Biiral stud (lie Fitritiers' 
Club. — Moore’s Rural New Yorker came to N. Y. City 
a few months ago, which was in obedience to the laws 
of gravitation ; it at once wonderfully improved in matter 
and manner, which shows the effects of getting into good 
company, but—alas, that it is necessary to mingle blame 
with our praise!—it speaks slightingly of the Farmers’ 
Club. We have in our day good-naturedly poked fun at 
this remarkable assemblage, but we never were half so 
severe as the Rural. It has been a notion of ours that 
the Club was kept up in good part for our amusement. 
Now, Mr. Rural, don’t try to annihilate it. Who knows 
what the farmers without farms, doctors without patients, 
and reporters without anything to report, would do if 
they could not. get together once a week and “ babble o’ 
green fields ” and cancer cures ? 
IForeisju Help. —“ Subscriber,” Waterford, 
Ya. Address the Commissioners of Emigration, Castle 
Garden, N. Y. If it is desired to engage a number of 
persons, visit Castle Garden and do the business yourself. 
