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AMEBICAN AGRICULTUEIST. 
ai'e fond of shedding blood—even if it be that 
of birds—should snatch their guns, take the 
stage and away to the roost.— Cincinnati Com¬ 
mercial. 
A New Way to Quench Thirst. — In a cer¬ 
tain village lived a very honest farmer who, 
having a number of men hoeing in a field, went 
to see how his w r ork went on. Finding one of 
them sitting still, he reproved him for idleness; 
the man answered, “ I thirst for the spirit.” 
“ Grog, you mean I suppose,” said the farmer; 
“but if the Bible teaches you to thirst after the 
spirit, it says, also, ‘hoc!—every one that 
thirsteth.’ ” 
pal river. The word signifies river of men. 
Indiana was so called in 1802, from the 
American Indians. 
Ohio was so called in 1802, from its southern 
boundary. 
Missouri was so called in 1824, from its prin¬ 
cipal river. 
Michigan was so called in 1802, from the lake 
on its borders. 
Arkansas was so called in 1819, from its 
principal river. 
Florida was so called by Juan Ponce De 
Leon, in 1651, because it was discovered on 
Easter, Sunday—in Spanish, “ Puscue Florida.” 
I am Seen. —Why did you not pocket some 
of those pears?” said one boy to another; “ no¬ 
body was there to see.” “ Yes there was—I 
was there to see myself, and I don’t mean to 
see myself do a mean thing.” 
“ Have you much fish in your basket ?” 
asked a person of a fisherman who was return¬ 
ing home. “Yes, a good eel,” was the rather 
slippery reply. 
“ What is patrimony?” 
Answer—■“ Something left by a father.” 
“ What would you call it if left by a mother?” 
Answer—“ Matrimony.” 
When is the soup likely to run out of the 
saucepan ?—When there’s a leek in it. 
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HOW THE STATES GOT NAMED- 
Maine was so called as early as 1638, from 
Maine in France, of which Henrietta Maria, 
Queen of England, was at that time proprietor. 
New-Hampshire was the name given to the 
territory conveyed by the Plymouth Company 
to Captain John Mason, by patent, November 
7, 1739, with reference to the patentee, who 
was Governor of Portsmouth, in Hampshire, 
England. 
Vermont was so called by the inhabitants in 
their declaration of independence, Jan. 15, 1776, 
from the French verd, green, and mount , moun¬ 
tain. 
Massachusetts was named from a tribe of Indi¬ 
ans in the neighborhood of Boston. The tribe 
is thought to derive its name from the blue hills 
of Milton. “ I have learned,” said Roger Will¬ 
iams, “that Massachusetts was so called from 
the Blue Hills.” 
Rhode Island was so called in 1644, in refer¬ 
ence to the Island of Rhodes, in the Mediter¬ 
ranean. 
New r -York was so called in reference to the 
Duke of York and Albany, to whom this terri¬ 
tory was granted. 
Pennsylvania was so called in 1631, after 
Wm. Penn. 
Delaware was so called in 1702, from Dele- 
ware Bay, on which it lies, and which received 
its name from Lord La Warr, who died in this 
Bay. 
Maryland was so called in honor of Iienriette 
Maria, Queen of Chailes I, in his patent to 
Lord Baltimore, June, 30, 1632. 
Virginia was so called in 1584, after Elizabeth, 
the Virgin Queen of England. 
Carolina was so called by the French in 1564, 
in honor to King Charles IX. of France. 
Georgia was so called in 1692, in honor of 
King George II. 
Alabama was so called in 1817, from its prin¬ 
cipal river. 
Mississippi was so called in 1800, from its 
Western boundary. Mississippi is said to de¬ 
note the whole river, that is the river formed 
by the union of many. 
Louisiana was so called in honor of Louis 
XIV. of France. 
Tenessee was so called in 1790, from its princi¬ 
pal river. The word Tennessee is said to sig¬ 
nify a curved spoon. 
Kentucky was so called in 1762, from its 
principal river. 
Illinois was so called in 1809, from its princi¬ 
Distehpeii in Dogs. —The author says of this 
common disease, that it is similar to the typhus 
fever in man, and that it requires similar treat¬ 
ment. He quotes Dr. Gay’s diagnosis of typhus 
fever, and then gives his own of distemper, to 
prove similarity of symptoms in man and dog 
laboring under each disease. The proper treat¬ 
ment of distemper is explained at great length. 
We shall only copy the treatment recommended 
when the animal is first attacked by distemper, 
as it frequently arrests the further progress of 
the disease. “ In the incipient period I should 
recommend that a dose of calomel and jalap 
should be given as early as the disease can be 
clearly made out to be distemper. The dose 
should be as follows: 
Six weeks old, Calomel 1 gr. Jalap 4 grs. 
Three months old, “ 2 “ “6 “ 
Six “ “ “ 3 “ “ 9 “ 
Nine “ “ “ 4 “ “ 12 “ 
Above nine months, “ 4 “ “ 14 “ 
This dose should be made into a ball with lin¬ 
seed meal, and is chiefly useful in procuring a 
good flow of bile, and also in removing any lodg¬ 
ment in the bowels which puppies are so liable to, 
from their habit of eating all sorts of filth com¬ 
ing in their way. After this has acted freely, 
which should be encouraged by warm broth, the 
puppy should be kept in an airy and warm box, 
and never suffered to go out and exercise on any 
pretense whatever till quite free from disease. 
This point, I am confident, is of the greatest 
possible importance. Plenty of water should be 
allowed for him to drink, in which is to be dis¬ 
solved one drachm of nitre to each quart; and 
he should be fed upon light broth and jelly, 
with a little oatmeal to thicken it. At this time 
the dog usually takes enough food of his own 
accord, but if lie refuse it, a little should be 
given him with the spoon, twice a day; 
and if the color of the faeces be not tolerably 
healthy, two or three grains of mercury, with 
chalk, should be given every night. From the 
time that any local symptoms begin to show 
themselves, the period of re-action may be said 
to have commenced, and it is at this stage that 
the chief difficulty in treatment arises, since it 
requires some experience to decide upon the de¬ 
gree of inflammation or congestion present, and 
consequently upon the strength of the remedy 
required to combat the maladies. 
The Sense of Smell.—Theory of Odors.— 
So much has been written on our five physical 
faculties—sight, hearing, taste, touch, and 
smelling—that it has occupied a large portion 
of the various published works from the time 
when printing was invented. The three senses 
first-named have fairly been written out; but 
not much has yet appeared relating, directly, to 
the others. Mr. Septimus Piesse now gives us 
a theory of the olfactory nerve in distinguishing 
perfumes. Scents appear to influence the smell¬ 
ing nerve in certain definite degrees. There is, 
as it were, an octave of odors, like an octave in 
music. Certain odors blend in unison with the 
notes of an instrument. For instance, almond, 
heliotrope, vanilla, and orange-blossom, blend 
together, each producing different degrees, of a 
nearly similar impression. Again, we have cit¬ 
ron, lemon, verbena, and orange peel, forming a 
higher octave of smells, which blend in a simi¬ 
lar manner. The figure is completed by what 
are called semi-odors, such as rose and rose-ger¬ 
anium for the half-note ; petty-grain the note; 
neroTy, a black key, or half-note; followed by 
the fleur d’orange, a full note. Then we have 
patchouly, sandal-wood, and vitivert, with many 
others running into each other. From the per¬ 
fumes already known, we may produce, by uni¬ 
ting them in proper proportions, the smell of 
almost any flower. When perfumes are mixed 
which strike the same key of the olfactory nerve, 
no idea of a different scent is produced as the 
scent dies off from the handkerchief; but when 
they are not mixed upon this principle, then we 
hear that such and such a perfume becomes 
“ sickly,” or “ faint,” after it has been in use a 
short time.— Besticlc's Annals of Pharmacy 
and Chemistry. 
Gold and silver are metals quite too heavy for 
us to carry- to heaven ; but, in good hands, they 
can be made to pave the way to it. 
Peace is the evening star of the soul, as vir¬ 
tue is its sun, and the two are never far apart. 
The love of the beautiful and true, like the 
dewdrops in the heart of the crystal, remains 
forever clear and limpid in the inmost shrine of 
the soul. 
An old Bank. —Elihu Burritt calls Califor¬ 
nia “ God’s Bank of uncoined specie.” 
Pathetic. — The young woman who was 
“driven to distraction,” now fears she will have 
to walk back. 
Markets. 
Remarks. —Breadstuff's have slightly declined 
during the past week. Pork and Beef the 
same, while dressed h.ogs have advanced a 
little. Wool has a downward tendency. 
Cotton has given way the past week from J 
to i cent per lb. Sugar is a trifle higher. 
Money still continues in great demand outside 
of the Banks. From 10 to 15 per cent, are the 
current rates of discount of best to good com¬ 
mercial paper at short dates, and loans on 
stocks. No other securities current. 
From the Mark Lime Express, Jan. 16tli. 
REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE. 
The Wheat trade has not been quite so ani¬ 
mated during the last few days as it was in the 
commencement of the week; but the previ¬ 
ously-established rise has been very firmly sup¬ 
ported. That a period of calm should succeed 
after the late activity, is quite in accordance 
with the natural operations of business, when 
carried on on sound principles. The same thing 
has taken place on several occasions during the 
last six months; indeed, after each important 
rise there has been a pause. Buyers have not 
paid the enhanced rates willingly; and so soon 
as they have secured what they have deemed 
sufficient to provide for immediate wants, they 
have in almost every instance ceased to operate 
until such time as their purchases had passed 
into consumption, when, driven b}^ necessity to 
replenish their stocks, they have again appeared 
in the markets, and the upward movement has 
received a fresh impetus. It is quite possible, 
therefore, that the Wheat trade may remain 
quiet for a few weeks; but nothing has trans¬ 
pired to lead to the belief that the highest point 
has yet been attained. Affairs in the East 
remain in precisely the same position as before, 
and the danger of war is quite as imminent as 
at any former period; hence the regular course 
of business with the Black Sea ports is inter¬ 
rupted, and the difficulties of obtaining supplies 
from that quarter are as great, if not greater, 
than ever. The navigation of the Baltic may 
perhaps be set free somewhat earlier than usual; 
but we cannot calculate on receiving aid from 
thence until April. The greater part of the 
long-expected American supply is now to hand j 
