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of manufactures, while hair is of but little use 
aside from matress stuffing. Then again, if cotton 
does not make so good a matress as wool, it cer¬ 
tainly makes a very good one; and so does what is 
usually called Spanish moss. I have one of the 
latter that I brought from the south, and slept upon 
for twenty years ; and it is very good yet. Either 
cotton or moss, must be cheaper than wool, and if 
as good to sleep upon, where is the superiority 1 
Various Uses to which Glass may be Applied .— 
Some of these uses are singular enough. But one 
great question would be as to the expense. Glass 
milk pans I should approve of, but doubt the econo¬ 
my of “glass rolling pins.” So I should of glass 
roofs, while other equally good or better materials 
are so abundant and cheap. Where it is needed 
for light, of course the expense is not to be consid¬ 
ered; but it is hardly necessary to use glass for 
coffins, on that account. And I cannot conceive 
that glass chairs would be superior to iron, or a 
glass table, or sideboard, much superior to good solid 
mahogany. I wonder the writer did not recom¬ 
mend glass wagon wheels. [He is going to do 
this when he gets on his glass coat and boots, now 
making.] 
Letters from Abroad. —Who is F. R. S. * I 
should like to know the name of a writer of such 
very interesting and instructive letters. I never 
have read anything about wine making with more 
satisfaction than these letters. But I cannot help 
thinking that Yankee ingenuity would find other 
means to bruise the grapes, besides all this tread¬ 
ing of men’s bare feet. [Probably, but recollect 
he is describing how it is done in Portugal, not 
how it will be done in Yankeedom at some future 
day.] 
Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of 
England. —Much of the conversation reported at 
this meeting is so interesting and applicable to this 
country, that it is well worth a more careful pe¬ 
rusal than many have perhaps bestowed upon it. 
The subject of what is the proper time to remove 1 
colts, calves, and lambs from sucking their mothers, 
is a subject that has been entirely too much neg¬ 
lected in the discussions of farmers’ clubs, and in 
agricultural papers in this country. The idea, too, 
of making charcoal from sawdust, is well worthy ( 
of discussion. 
Death of Turpentine Trees. —What a subject of 
melancholy reflection. That not only single trees, 
but whole forests should perish by the attack of 
such an insignificant insect, which, when seen 
separate, seems quite beneath our notice. And 
it seems that in the very district where the ravages 
of the insect have been most fatal, that “ no satis¬ 
factory knowledge of the cause has been obtained, 
nor remedy found.” The remedy will be much 
harder to find than the cause. The evil is certain¬ 
ly a serious one. Why does not the state of North 
Carolina offer a prize of $10,000, or some such 
liberal sum for a remedy for this disease 1 or is it 
an unconstitutional subject ? or one beneath the 
notice of a wise legislature ? 
A Cheap Paint, —If this article is what it pur¬ 
ports to be, it is Well worth my while to call the 
reader’s attention to it again. Mr. Boyle does not 
say whether it is calculated for outside painting or 
not. This is important to know. Please to ask 
him to inform us. 
Color of Eggs. —The color of egg shells is not 
alone affected by what they eat. The color of the 
yolk can be changed from a bright orange to almost 
white, by a change of feed. The richness of the 
eggs, too, can be affected as much as can that of 
milk, by a corresponding richness of feed. 
Ginger Syrup. —I thank “ E. S.,” for a most 
excellent drink for warm weather. But I must 
differ with her about using water in butter making. 
I cannot believe that the flavor of butter can be in¬ 
jured by the free use of cold water. But we won’t 
dispute the point. 
The Interesting Dairy Experiment , noticed under 
the head of Foreign Agricultural News, I am not 
quite satisfied with. I hope the experiment will 
be repeated in various places, and the results pub¬ 
lished. It is worthy the attention of butter makers 
to know the exact depth at which milk should be 
set to cast up the greatest amount of cream. Seve¬ 
ral other articles I would gladly have noticed, but 
1 fear that your readers will grow tired of taking 
these doses, although homoepathically adminis¬ 
tered. Yet from the absence of any scolding on 
their part, I am in hopes that they are still pleased 
with these monthly meetings with your 
Reviewer . 
JUST TRIBUTES SHOWN THE OX. 
At the eighth annual meeting of the Newcastle 
County, (Pa.) Agricultural Society and Institute, held 
in September, 1843, the following just tributes were 
paid to the merits of “ the patient ox,” that formed 
no inconsiderable part of the show in the proces¬ 
sion. The oxen of the different “Hundreds” were 
placed by themselves in different parts of the line, 
the leading yoke from each Hundred, supported a 
banner, with an appropriate inscription. The 
Brandywine Hundred bore the motto— 
ECONOMY AND UTILITY. 
“ Our harness cheap, no grain we eat, 
And want no shoes upon our feet.” 
The Christiana Hundred— 
THE FAITHFUL OX, THE ANCIENT TEAM OF 111* 
ROMANS. 
“ With patient, unremitting toil, 
We break the clod of every soil.” 
The Mill-Creek Hundred, with this most appro¬ 
priate and true sentiment on their banner— 
“ Our labor pays interest, and our bodies return principle— 
The safest of all stock then, for the farmer, is live stock.” 
The oxen of Newcastle Hundred, were in the 
rear, and attached to a cart—and the motto on their 
banner told the story of the faithful creatures who 
bore it— 
“ We plow the furrow, and draw the loaded cart, 
And die that you may live.” 
Both living and dead, he is distinguished from 
all other animals employed by the farmer. 
Ventilation. —In airing a room, both the upper 
and the lower parts of the window should be open¬ 
ed, as the bad and heated air, from its lightnesSj 
will pass out at the top, and the fresh, cool air come 
in at the bottom. 
