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Our National ISAKAABR this month, 
contains the usual assortment of good tilings, advertised 
by trustworthy men. It will always pay any one to look 
all through the advertisements, and see what is offered, 
by whom, at what price, etc. Many a man has got a 
valuable new idea from seeing what others say about 
business matters, which has started his own thought in 
a profitable direction. When writing to any of our 
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we carefully exclude any one who does not promptly 
perform what he promises in his advertisement. 
Origin of Indian Corn.—The Mary¬ 
land Academy of Science, in its Proceedings for March 
15, published in the Tribune, mentions “ a letter read from 
Prof. Gray, stating that there was no reason to suppose 
that Indian Corn is native or indigenous to North Amer¬ 
ica.” Now, on the contrary. Prof. Gray supposes that 
maize did most probably originate in North America, 
and he can hardly have written anything to the contrary. 
What he did write, in answer to an inquiry whether he 
had ever seen or knew of any indigenous Indian Corn, or 
had any sufficient evidence of its growing truly wild, 
(not as an escape from cultivation), doubtless was, that 
no really wild corn was known. But the case is much 
the same with wheat in tiie old world—to which it 
belongs, no doubt, although it has never been found in 
an indigenous state. A. G. 
“Torsion” Wagon Springs.— In 
tiie American Agriculturist for December last, a wagon 
seat or spring was illustrated, which is made upon the 
“torsion” principle, the General Agents being Messrs. 
Schenek & Sheridan, of Fulton, N. Y. The business of 
this concern has so largely increased, that we understand 
they have opened a branch establishment at Chicago, 
under tiie firm of Schenck, Sheridan & Moffatt. 
Tiie BSiiHalo B^uat.— “H. S.” We shall 
have an illustrated account of this insect, which has 
destroyed so many horses, next month. It was not prac¬ 
ticable to procure the engravings for this issue. There 
are probably several different species popularly known 
as Buffalo Gnat, all closely related to the European Simu,- 
lium molestum. 
B>id Bt I’ay ?—Thirty -three years ago two 
farmers settled side by side, with about equal advantages 
as to soil, markets, etc. One of them subscribed for the 
American Agriculturist, and occasionally bought a book 
or two about bis business, tiie whole costing him only 
$6 a year. His boys read and thought about their work, 
became interested in and respected it, and were happy in 
their toil, because they had something to think about. 
They grew up intelligent, and settled as good prosperous 
farmers, respected and influential_The other farmer 
“ couldn't afford papers and books ” ; (he could afford 6 
cents a day, or $20 a year, for tobacco, beer, etc.) Ilis 
boys worked sullenly by day, and “ skylarked ” at night; 
they despised and hated their work, which for them was 
only exercising brute force, with little mind applied. 
When old enough to escape parental restraint, they quit 
the farm, one for this, and another for that, and none of 
them ever amounted to anything. Six dollars a year, or 
even $1.50 a year, would have made a wonderful differ¬ 
ence—would have changed their whole course of life. 
Would it have paid?... Please show this item to some 
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this matter, and invite them to try this or some other 
good journal for the present year. You may do them a 
positive good by such a hint. 
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England to New York City via New Haven. Those com¬ 
ing by tiie evening express train, arrive after 11 o’clock, 
dusty and travel-worn, and it is after midnight before 
they can get to repose in a hotel. By stepping off at the 
New Haven Depot, and taking the horse-cars to the pala¬ 
tial steamer C. H. Northam, they will find spacious and 
home-like saloons, a first-rate bed in a fine state-room, 
and after a good night’s rest, land in the city in time to 
take breakfast, and be all ready for business at its open- 
