MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
ft, oxti cultural. 
HARDY GARDEN ROSE. 
DISCOVERIES OF 1HE LAST HALF CENTURY. 
COMPOST FOR ORCHARDS.-LEACHED ASHES. . , . , . . , 
_ will, we trust, be acceptable to many of 
Eds. Rural: —If it is allowable for sub- readers, especially to our female friends 
scribers to trouble you with their private rpp e ff osa Lulica Ordorata, or Tea-Sc 
Tiie following hints, relative to the culti- ' I here has been no period since the com- 
> ,. r i n ..rp, u ,, - — - ' mencement of the world in which so many 
va ion o ns eau l u we , , LIST of PATENT CLAIMS important discoveries, tending to the bene- 
will, we trust, be acceptable to many of our .ssded from the united states patent'office ^ mankind were made as i n the last 
aqnopiallxr in o,.r fpmalo fronds- Lor lhe week mdm S A V nL 8 > 1851 - . C!_f A- of 
LIST OF PATENT CLAIMS 
scribers to trouble you with their private Th e Rosa Indica Ordorata, or Tea-Scent- To Pearson Crosby, of Fredooia, N. Y., for im- re 
business, I will propose a few questions and ed Hose, is not only one of the most beauti- provemcal in sawing machine. ne 
suppositions. If one can have leached ashes, ful of the rose family, but also the most To Lewis J. Mason, of Franklinvillo, N. Y., for gr 
swamp muck, coal-pit beds, spent tan, re- fra g ile ; Xt is ’ consequently, to use a com- improvement in fastening down table leaves. F 
■ 1 , r mon phrase, inadequate to withstand the To I. Z. A. Wagner, of Philadelphia, Pa., forim- oi 
fuse from tanneries, lncliu ing 1 air am ime, seV entv of the winter. Yet it is not per- provement in brick presses. gf 
half century. Some of the most wonderful 
results of human intellect have been wit- 
Brnnesik Ccxmcmop 
A CHAPTER FOR ALL. 
“ He that sees a pin and lets it he, 
May need a pin before he die.” 
Mr. Moore: —In the days of my juve- 
pond mud, turf, and woods dirt for the ba p S go much the cold which causes the T^> L. Faqui and H. C. Hayman, of Cincinnati, ed in that short period 
nessed in the last fiftv years. Some of the . • , ,, . , c 
, J % . , , unity, being as boys usually are, fond of run- 
grandest conceptions ot genius have been ■ , , . , 
perfected. It is remarkable how the mind nin S after and g a P ln g at rar ee shows and 
of the world has run into scientific investi- circus performances, I once on a time was 
gation, and what achievements it has effect- present when the clown, riding full tilt, sud- 
trouble of drawing—woolen waste, woolen destruction of plants we ordinarily consider Ohio, f or improvement in apparatus for bolting 
rao-s, and hog’s hair at a nominal cost—how hardy, as the sudden alternations of cold flour. 
1 o ’ & , .i ■ >i i:_ .-v. xi. I?' o _„<• ru;,. iv... 
Before the year 1800 there was not r 
single steambart in existence, and the ap- 
denly jumped from his horse, appeared to 
pick up a pin and stick it upon his sleeve 
...... . ... .. _ - v- rmll „■ - d ]„ suceeudi nffeacli other. To E. S. Ilolkins, of FaincsviUc, Ohio, for im- plication of steam to machinery was tin- while repeating the above distich and as 
should hey be eombmed, with reference to if °Lpt ptovod sa>v . scl . Lwn. Fulton launched the firs, steamboat h» horse came round the ring again, mount, 
fruit culture, to make them the most vatu- & f * ozen gtate du • winter> and s0 wl \\ To T. J. Sloan, of New York.N. Y., for nppa- in 1807. Now there are three thousand ed and pursued Ins tricks and gambols. - 
Are ashes that have lain a numbei man y vegetables that are destroyed by ratus for setting up ten pins 
of New York, N. Y., for nppa- in 1807. Now there are three thousand ed and pursued his tricks and gambols.— 
steamboats traversing the waters of Ameri- The remembrance of this fact and the moral 
of years more desirable than those recently sudden thawing, especially when taken To A. D. Crane, of Newark, N. J., for improve- ca, and the time saved in travel is equal to conveyed, lias had an important influence 
. , IV, T. • ,1 . tft T_ • 1_ C . il . •! TET1____I mnnt In hnecn TimiTorO OOTOntir POV PPllt TllP. riVCrS of OVCrV . 
leached? Do they act like lime in hasten- from the soil. When roses are exposed m °nt in horsepowers. 
seventy per cent. 
ing decomposition and effecting the escape during winter, they should be slightly To Wm. Todd, of Stamford, Conn., (assignor country in the world, nearly, are 
covered, in order to admit as much free air t0 Charles Atwood and George Kellogg, of Derby, by steamboats. 
of ammonia? Yours very resp’y, 
J. G. Pease. 
Pierrepont Manor, N. Y., 18o1. 
Remarks. —Our correspondent lias enu- 
The rivers of every , , f 
, nearly, are traversed on whole hfe ’ and made me what 1 am - 
a tolerably rich man. It begat the habit, 
as possible, a circumstance indispensable to Conn.,) for tool for making jack-chains. 
« . i , , . m n i* T» i» Ti ..j ... /» n . .. .... 
In 1800 there was not a single rail road and conveyed to my infant mind the im- 
the health of all vegetables, whether in a To Celia R. P. Foster, of Canandaigua, N. Y., in the world. In the United States alone portance of saving, picking up, and laying 
growing state or not. for improvement in ladies’ work tables. there are now 8,797 miles of railroad, cost- asid e thing that was, or mfoht be- 
o o m T) rn T\/r_!11 „r*T>?_1* 1J AT’ l. :_ • AaaA AAA aU/sii* OO O ’ ^ 
Remarks.— Our oorrespwdont has enn- ^ t0 ^ a of flower _ To R. T. Merrill, of Bloomfield, Mich., for im- ing *280,000,000 to build, and, about 22.- ^ ^ " 
mdrated almost all the valuable fertilizers r „,„ ... , b „ hu ,i„ provemont m grmn sepam.ors rad fairs. 000 miles of railroad in England and Amer- 
known, any one of which used alone, or in of T » Hir “ m S,rait - « f Ky.. for im- ic . The locomotive will now travel in as ^ any one consider how much easier 
combination with the others, cannot fail of practical gardeners; or, in other words, as P-geAww-set. many hours a distance which in 1800 re- . is to pick up a pm, a nail or screw, than 
bci,„. beneficial The whole may be com- soon as the tree or bush begins to grow, . r ° J ' L ' of ° h '°’ *” » -"any days to accomplish. In it is to make one-how much enter it is to 
being beneficial, lhe _■ hole may nocom haTe a , ta i ned t k hc length of improvement,aw,nnow.ng mac,,,,o, 1800 it took weeks to cohvey mtdhgence save, than to make or buy-and he will be 
posted, by being made mto heaps of a dep* . , he lattor should a „ b = rab . To R. K. Fame, of Cmcnn.1,, Oh,o, for rm- betwecn Phdadelplna and. Hew Orleans; „ dm0 , lisUed of tlie trui J of tbe haUt 
that ordinary rams will wot through with- bed ofl ; leayblg the brancbes perfectly cl , ar; provemont m cookmg stoves. now it can be accomplished m minutes endorsed savino 
out leaching, to ensure decomposition-par- and these, by the time the period of in- To Ohvcr Clark, of Medina, Ohio, for improve- throkigh the electric telegraph which only « is an old and time endorsed saying 
. , , c , c , c . . „ n ’ . ^ , , ment in scythe fastenings. had its beo-inmng in 1843. Voltaism was that once in seven years every article and 
ticularlv for the benefit of spent tan, swamp florescence is over with the other bushes, p . ' ? , _ onr . rr , J . . 
mud, and muck, as they, like charcoal, are will begin to exhibit their flower-buds, ond To gel „ wim. ms ”N»hu., N. H.. (a,- tmiTin ^82^ El, “typing ^ " 'T 
rather absorbents than active fertilizers. -d soon ^ filled with a profusion of beaut,- Bird * Co., of North Che,m, cov = rcd only . few years agAfioe's prin- ^ 
admonished of the truism of the habit. 
It is an old and time endorsed saying, 
ful flowers. 
piece of iron, block, plank, or piece of board 
The action of leached ashes is not well , ford, Mas,,) design for stoves. ting press, capable of printing 10,000 copies -a, ur pieceoi ooa a 
action oil This method answers well in the garden, To S. W. Gibbs, of Albany, N. Y., (assignor to ln ° hour j s a very recent discovery, but of or tlmber » but what sooner or later will 
understood. It is well established by ex- and j s also frequently adopted with success dagger, Treadwell & Perry, of Albany,) for design 1 most important character. Gas light was turn up the very thing wanted, and will 
periment, that double the quantity of leach- m the management of plants required for for stoves. unknown in 1800: now every city and town stop a hole in your affairs, that to effect 
ed ashes as a top dressing, gives a greater re ^[.^sunnlv of Xwei^mav REFLECTION OF LIGHT AND SOUND. of any pretensions are lighted with it, and otherwise will cost time, labor and money, 
return of crop, than when unleached are bushes, a regular supply ot flowers may, - we have the announcement of a still greater We have known mum, ^ ^ 
used. Old ash heaps have a strong attrac- llttle troub l e ’ be ke P 4 U P Thb Iaws wWcll govern the reflection of discovery, by which light, heat and motive ™ 1mC f n w f h ° 
tion for the nitromn of the atmosphere, and “le entire summer In removing the buds, , fli bt and 4 rations of sound, are, power may Ye all produced from water, ed this habit of laying up for future use, 
tion tor the nitrogen or the aimosp.icre, ana however, considerable care must _ be taken, > ® th same If th ’ J £ ith soarce ly any cost. but the f emnle department could not be 
are rich m nitrified salts and the bases of a* by performing the operation in a hasty proceeding from any object, meet Daguerre communicated to the world his deterred from making fearful inroads on the 
ammonia. Another advantage in the use and rough manner, the limbs will necessa- J?. ’J Utimifnl inv«ntinn in lftao. Guncotton mwvf 
of leached ashes is probably due to the er W oLKTheLnSm may suffeT wbTcb in the «PP osite directioD » makin S tbe same and ^^oform are discoveries of but a few ; ood kindlings, in sudden necessities for 
tremely fine and divided partic es of silex, ‘ ^ j ? J nd rot 3 ‘where large “gJe with the reflecting surface as when yean^ system fire ’ Indced ^reckless are some women 
which constitutes their great bulk, being in fl re dezirnbfe, it is advisable that E u.tuml t «» ^ «-» they wU, demolish 
m the use and rough manner the limbs ^ necessa- w Wa polished surface, tb/y are reflected beautiful invention, in 1839. Gun 
to the ex - ^ y _ e i , I ^ ure ( ^ ^ in the opposite direction, making tbe same and chloroform are discoveries of bu 
cotton good man’s savings—using them for fire- 
“ :: fnrm of notash so I 7 Z ’ -rr* T of an observer, the reflected image of any Agricultural chemistry has enlarged the ^ ^ey will demolish 
properstate to form silicate of potash, so on ly a few blossoms be permitted to de- object rs ’ as far behind the reflecting domain of knowledge in that important sound barrels, boxes, boards; and if nothing 
important an article in the frame work of ' elope on a imb or bus 1 the remamc u gurface as tbe rea i object is distant before it. branch of scientific research, and mechanics else was to be had, I have thought Gabriel’s 
all the cereals. excam^PerhZ r^en th? bushV n?t This law also holds good in regard to hl "; e increased the facilities for production harp wouM stand but a poor chance b lh( . 
There can be no better application about l ar L or only of medium size, four dr five sounds—the reflected sound which we call “^ *e means of Mwmphshmg an amount me rciless onslaught. Yet in many cases 
fruit trees than our friend’s compost, it mix- on |y should be permitted to remain. These e °ho, seeming to the ear to be as far be- 0 cl , vf c n^A^liey can hardly be blamed, as the meals of 
frmt trees m all stages-especally if applied DISSASE3 0F PI>T . M .toees. appeal ten feet behind it, and thirty feet ™n is awake, exploring every mine of house-keep,ng, and even scraps of time, 
to the roots. We have experienced great f rom tbe e y 6 It is plain that were the eye kno f wled S e ’ , and ?f rcbin S , for f Usebl | ir f? r [ constitute the very essence of good house- 
benefits from straw alone, chip manure and Being familiar with horticultural matters, placed at the mirror, the appearance of the ^ Ion in ®'® r y e P ar ® ar an( m wifery. The savings of the “candle ends 
lime rubbish, and even a good heap of small I propose the following for the benefit of object would be modified by a distance of dU!> rj " ~ lU a< e ^ ua e< ‘ ,cr - and cheese-parings” of a family constitute 
those interested:—I notice that throughout ten feet; consequently if the eye be placed nOT-Anrvurp Tirrw-nmTr cva-tt ' o e j* 0 . ^ ’ . 
SloneS -_• the village gardens, the plum treesare more in a contrary direction, at a distaheo of B0D1EY S EETOI ™ WraD#WJWUH - *! nl >”8 f“" d m«t many expenses, and 
FLASTINO AFPiE TREES. or less wil11 Mack excrescences on twenty feet, the rays from the image ill the a model has been shown to us, of a . . 1 "™ S If' 0 " UCTrles tlle carelcss 
_ the branches, which, as they increase, will mirror—which is already ten feet distant ver y excellent invention for improving the and lm P r0Vld ent are never able to enjoy. 
Eds. Rural:—T he common directions be sure to cause the death of aH the plum- in appearance—coming to the eye from that 0 p e ni ng 0 f windows. By a very simple Niagar a > 18,51 ~ ^ H - Y - 
for planting apple trees in orchards, is to trees m this vicinity, unless_more precaution direction, make the object appear ten feet contr ivance. the ordinary window sash is Elder-Bud Pickle.-T he clusters of el- 
, , , k i , /-,i • i is taken to obviate tbe disaster; which is behind the mirror, and thirty teet from the ma ,] P t n rpvolve on a noint at the middle t u e . 
dig large holes and then fill with manure, d bv the larva of SDecies of curcul : 0 pvp J • made }° oa a P 011 , 11 al tne miqaie der buds just before they expand into blos- 
6 ■ 6 , a mi . . .. causea Dy me larva oi species or cureuiio, eye. of each side; the two sashes, or either one, som make an excellent nUklo nf A nr.#>nlis>r 
muck, or compost, <fcc. This, in my estima- which proceed from the eggs deposited the In relation to sound, the fact is the same: can thus bc made to turn inside out, so as an d rather pleasant flavo? AnotW oDkle 
tion, is all wrong, as these substances are summer previous to the appearance of the if a person stand at some rods distant from t0 be c i ea ned in the room; to lie in a slan- mucb i iked bv some euicures s mad-of 
liable to decay, leaving cavities about the Excrescences. Under the bark of the a high wall, and speak aloud, he will hear dng pesition with the bottom outwards, so fl ie V ouno- elder shoots in snrinir Tn r>m- 
roots, and thus causing an unstable founda- branches, and as the warm weather of the echo at the same distance behind the aS to admit air and exclude rain; to slide pare them peel off the outer skin and soak 
linn nr snnnort for the roots to lav hold of - 8 P rin S batcbcs . them, they woik upon the wall; the.vibrations of air caused by his down quite to the bottom, or up to the top the stalks twelve hours in weak hrinn and 
tl0n 1 - IT ‘ ' l ’ new wood as it formSj and nature, in ma- voice having passed from him to the wall n f the window so as to admit furniture or *i k i *i c ’ \ '• brme ’ and 
and also when the roots reach the firm earth, king an effort to overcome the difficulty, and returned. —II W. II, in Sci. Am. full draughts of air without the slightest Tnk “° m . a seconds in vinegar.— 
that wan not thrown out in forming, the causes these knots to grow; aud if they _ obstack‘’TheAddition’ti the usual foil k T ke . * ra 0U ‘ «? d pack them closo m » 
hole the tree is suddenly checked in its surround the limb entirely, produce a stran- SEW YORK MECHANICS' INSTITUTE. ,l„ J ar ' vt , h P<;PP er . ginger, mace, pimento and 
hole, the tree is suddenly checked in its surround the limb entirely, produce a stran- 
growth, from the roots not finding such gulation; or, in other words, stop the elab- 
® , • , orated sap from flowing down for the sup- 
substances as are necessary or congenial, of „f e tru „ k and » ots j would p / 0 . 
and the effect will be like taking a horse p 0se ^ be following treatment: 
from a grain diet and keeping him on straw. Q ut 0 g- immediately all such branches as 
^ -- v and nerhaDS the lignum mav suffer which --- wuou mnaiings, in suaaen necessities for 
tremely fine and divided particles of silex, P I . ^ J w , ’ , angle with the reflecting surface as when years old. Astronomy has added a num- r. t j j 
r „ , . . would occasion decay and rot. Where large ° , p t A _ c , 7ctnm nre - -inueea so reckless are some women- 
--- large, or omy oi meuium size, iour or nve - . -- \ -;- loKrv>. nrLipL far trnncnpnHq thp nhilitv nf ulwiau g ul ‘ in many cases 
fruittrees than our friend's compost, ifmix- only should be permitted to remain These united manual effort to accomplish. The they can hardly be blamed, as the meals of 
ed with a sufficient quantity of absorbents shou d be selected from among the best ““ ™ 88 g° r ' d ‘ S “™ d triumphs achieved in this last branch of the family and hired men are expected to 
-as chip manure, sawdust, charcoal, tan, developed, most forward and promising » ”° in that they may be discovery ami invention are enough to mark be ready at fixed hours; and hence, with no 
.L. mj. -. 1 , .f ^ . 1 W buds. By rigidly observing these simple ever oiner irom ngau n tnat iney may pe J , - 1 ? v OQ _ U , . ’. 
“ - r -' ' ' ' bl ,q q R v ritrifllv nhqprvincr thpsp Kimnlp ever diner irom Ugnt 111 tnat tney may De “““ ----7.”?,. . J atilt ucuvic, wnn uu 
or the black muck of swamps—to allow and easy n ' ot only tb f size and { v a . reflected from any tolerably firm surface. ^/,:■ h ’ 1 ?pf comfort^ fuel P rovid ed for the kitchen, the savings of 
sufficient bulk for a depth of dressing to ance> but the beauty also of the flowers We will try to illustrate and explain the \ a pnir^mpnt P anrl ndded to the y ears disappear under their awkward blows 
kill all grasses and ensure the absorbence ma y be vastly improved. The rose is a law mentioned above. Were an object to b i e g S j ao . s 0 f man J ^What will the next half of tlie axe - 
of rain. Very rich, stimulating, and rap- most superb flower, and well worthy the be placedin front of » u i,r..-, at a distance centu ^accomplish? '\Vo may look for The picking up and saving of pins, rags, 
idly decomposing manures are injurious to attention florists usually- accord to it. of ten feet, and the eye of the observer a still ^/ eater discoveries; for the intellect of ' crusts, strings, and all the floating waifs of 
„ . , . „ • „ :c _ a -——-- twenty feet, the image in the mirror would °. , , • _ , , p » * 0 
, , £ . ,v •_ • ,1 • 11 ouu "icaiia Uiot/uvcuoo, ixxi nxivo imonovv v/i oi uom, ouineo, auu an bllC IIUautliT waits ni 
twenty feet, the image m the mirror would °. , , • „ , , p » 0 
appear ten feet behind it, and thirty feet m an 1S & wake, exploring every mne o house-keeping, and even scraps of time, 
from the eye. It is plain that were the eye nu ' v (( .o c ’ an scare mg or use u in or constitute the very essence of good house- 
r 1 1 .1 *• V, f mation in every department ot art and m- r . , ° „ 
placed at the mirror, the appearance of the , _ p > L , wifery. The savings of the “ candle ends 
and cheese-parings” of a family, constitute 
a sinking fund to meet many expenses, and 
will furnish'even luxuries that the careless 
, -- — - - - ' wiou uuu urcui a iew seuuuus m vinegar.— 
full draughts of air without the slightest Take them out and pack them close in a 
obstacle. Lhe addition to the usual cost is j ar w fl b pepper, ginger, mace, pimento and 
I can suggest a much better way, which is are afflicted, and put them in the fire, not 0 v s 0 _ ° 
as follows* , leaving them on the ground; this to be done 1 ie y propose 0 
. . . , , , , before the leaves put forth: then watch the ^ 1( ( re e y 
Tnstasifl nf fiiorrinrr n. line, n Lint, vour trees .. . r „ , r»f thoir institnt.ii 
NEW XUil H RUSUttAJUUS’ IJMS1IXUXJS. t.-ifllncr and PYCPnt in nosspssincr tho con- - T - A, ‘ 
_ tuning, ana, except in possessing tne con pour the vinegar boiling hot over, to fill the 
The New York Farmer & Mechanic states vcnience s which we have indicated, the Jar> and keep hot for a couple of hours; 
that the Mechanic Institute of New York wlndow doe f not d \ ffer fr0 . m tbose ln ® om ' then set away to cool and tie up for use. 
city have recently obtained a lease for five mon use ' . Xt T ls a tb r u | h re ^ hout ^ --- 
years of a large building at the junction ^novation! Lord John Russell should con- Be d-Buos. -There is a long article in the 
of Division Street and the Bowery, in which suit the inventor on the valuable principle by VaUey Farmer, by which it is established 
of Division Street and the Bowery, in which sim tne invenior on me vamaon principle oy VaUey farmer, by which it is established 
e afflicted, and put them m the tire, not tbev DrODOSe to establish a nermanent de- which that apparent incompatibility is achiev- beyond question that sweet oil occasionally 
Instead of digging a bole, plant your trees ^fore the leaves put forth: then watch the baU four S George Bodl'ey, a working man.-Zb»<to» will effectually prevent the appearance of 
iusiic fab fa ’1 j trees,—and in the course of the summer, / ocA , , , J , Leader. bed-buo-s. We think it lmnprpqsarv tn 
in the firm earth; then dig in various d.rec- as lhe bunches show themselves, cut them ? f ^are feet each, on one of which---publKe eridenee of the effidencv7this 
tions, trenches two feet deep and the same out clean with a knife; also, cut several is a library and reading ram I hey de- Nsw Lioam-A Boston correspondent Ed^ aZaZeable nrevenflve ofriienn 
in width,*to commence at the ends of the inches above and below, or they will not be “f" oft bc PJ rteohnie InsUtutc ^London' of the Springfield Republican, reports that sance j n question. The reader will hike 
roots—extending from each tree, say 15 perfectly obliterated. Particular pains must ... , „ , f , . Mr. Adams, formerly an Episcopal minister our word that it is conclusive. 
W toward the cardinal noints—then fill be taken throughout the season with their . Here will be a fine place for the mechan- fo Springfield, claims “that by having hoi---- 
To Clean Rusted Iron Work.— Cover 
over the work with oil and let it stand for 
five or six hours. Then wash it off with 
r . . 1 ,1 /.ordinal nointc_tLan fill u “*'- cu huiuuguuut wia ohiaauii nim vucu t - - 7 ' 1 .- T . . Ill opruiguuiu, unums buab uy uaviug iiui- --—- - 
ee owaru t . l< 1 ” formation, as the leaves will hide them ics of the L in ted States to bring their in- l ow - helices, filled with mercury instead of Cement for Household Use.—T ake 
with sods taken from ok fence rows or the f rom view. And all trees badly afflicted ventions and specimens of their skillful wa t er> b y constructing the electrodes ac- new milk, half a pint, and curdle with sharp 
road side, and spread the earth which was should be at once committed to the flames, workmanship, and deposit lor the examina- cording to his new centrifugal theory of vinegar; separate the whey and mix with 
thrown out over the surface of the ground, as the stock of insects are perpetuated by Lion of the public. _ _ electricity, and by constructing his connect- the curd, the whites of five eggs, beat well; 
There is no substance found that will ere- a ^ neglected trees in the neighborhood. ^ is stated that a steam engine is to be j ng w j res j n t be same way as the helices, add fine quick lime, and mix till you have 
■ t • finn nn /1 Laaltlw a ornwth in triApq aq Another plan which I propose, is, to graft provided for the purpose of such machinery ho has been enabled to as far outstrip Mr. a ductile paste or putty. It will stop cracks, 
a e so i c u fa the diseased plum-trees to the apricot, which as may require some motive power to show Paine in making gas, as Mr. P. has every and is fire and water proof. 
decayed sods. 1 j at opting t is me 10 w jfl p re s erv e them from further attack: aud its principles and operation. other who preceded him; and that the ex- T 7 ^ ; —7 -—- 
we furnish materials which will save the this fruit has proved to be equal in value to There is at present nothing of the kind pose of the same is to be made in a few days. LEAN usted Iron \\ork.— Cover 
trees for years, and the lateral roots will he our best plums for all purposes.— I.II, established in the United States ; for, if we ---— over the work with oil and let it stand for 
in a state to continue the supply of nour- in Geneva Courier. understand it right, this is to he constantly To Extract Oil from Boards or Stone. Live or six 'ours. hen wash it off with 
ishment—as by tbe time that these sods-°I?«" f «, thc “ se ! m<1 b f °» f of « wse -Make a strong ley of pearl-ashes and soft §? brMes' Iron 
an. ( .vlv„Ki„l nf thf. nccpqqarv material There are 35,000 seeds in the capsule of wish to bring their works before the public water, and add as much unslacked lime, as DlUSl1 “ ust De ior \ m , i * , lr ?“ 
are exhausted. ' ' J ‘ ’ a tobacco plant; and Ray, the celebrated at any time as will suit their convenience, it will take up; stir it together and then let work should never be left wet any length 
the roots have a firm hold of the natural botan j st counted j n tbe bead 0 f a poppy The editors of the Farmer & Mechanic it settle a few minutes; bottle it, and stop 0 ime ‘_- Ln _ 
earth, and no check will take place in the 32,000 seeds. It has been calculated by “cordially invite inventors, patentees, me- it close; have ready some water to lower it Chimneys on Fire.—T o extinguish a 
growth of the tree. 1 . A many naturalists that the elm tree produ- chanics, artisans, and others, to avail them- as used, and scour the part with it. If the fire in a chimney, the great object is to stop 
Big stream Point, Y. N., April, 1851. ces yearly 630,000 seeds. selves of the opportunity thus offered them liquid should lie long on the boards, it will the current of air upwards through it. In 
-————— --——— of exhibiting their inventions, and skill to draw out the colors of them. a tight house it may be done by shutting 
Cut bushes that you wish to destroy in It is an error to plant seed from States the public, and also of becoming members---- the doors and windows, but generally it is 
the summer and with a sharp instrument; further South. In a cold season, only the to further secure the advantages of the Water, when converted into steam, in- best to put out the fire in the fire-place, and 
they will bleed freely and die. seeds of colder climates will ripen well Mechanics’ Institute .”—Maine Farmer. creases in bulk 1,800 times. * close it with a fire-board. 
ishment—as by the time that these sods 
are exhausted- of the necessary material, 
the roots have a firm hold of the natural 
they will bleed freely and die. 
seeds of colder climates will ripen 
