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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
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EXPERIENCES OF 1851. 
GENESEE VALLEY HORTICULTURAL SOC’Y. j ing fall I gathered a middling crop of poach- 
~ ,, c es, and last fall the best pouches for natural 
I he Annual Meeting of tins Society was ; fruit that were raised within the circle of 
held in the Court House. Rochester, on the I my observation, being from the size of a tur- 
j 7th of February inst. In the- abscnco of 
Firstly.— I saw the “ Queen City,” Cin-! the President, the first Vico President, 
cinnati, and have a word or two to say of Matthew G. Warner. Esq., presided, 
what I learned there. One fact I became ; The minutes of the last annual meeting, 
convinced of is, that they, of that city, do ; and the subsequent meetings, were read and 
not produce so largo Strawberries as wo ’ approved. 
to that of a goose egg, rich and 
key's egg to that of a go 
delicious. 
My apple trees receive 
meat with nearly the sain 
the same treat-* 
result. 
ru?sR-pnospn\TE of iims for 
PLANTING TREES. 
TR App¬ 
raise in Monroe. 1 made the acquaintance 
of Mr. McAvoy, in honor of whom the new 
prize variety was baptized “ McAvoy’s Supe¬ 
rior," a plain, sensible Hibernian, from whom 
I obtained pi mts an i who exhibited what he 
declared to be an accurate colored repre¬ 
sentation of the fruit of this variety. I en- 
The Report of the Committee on Fruits 
was read by the Chairman, P. Barry, and 
accepted and ordered tojbe published. 
A verbal report was also made by L. 
Wetiierkll, Chairman oi the Committee 
on Entomology, which was accepted. 
On motion, a Committee of three was ap- 
i The Gardner’s Chronicle contains an ar- ! 
| tide by Prof. Emdlcy, in which lie recoin- ! 
j mends strongly the use of super-pin sphntc i 
i of lime for newly transplanted tro Vv'c 
| have long used this amendment, and are glad 
I to be endorsed by such an authority. When 
i frees arc first transplanted, the evaporation 
| from the surfaces of loaves, branches, &c., ! 
Mftblinif %X\B & ItmilT p^ancossocmtogrowteger^.d fewer in 
* number, some of the globules disappearing 
, - and several smaller ones rcplacimr them_ 
LIST OF PATENT CLAIMS T t- , a .. , . , 1 g 
1 have observed that, when my eyelids are 
ISSUED FROM THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE, v i .1 , J . , 
. , ’ inflamed and the humors composing the 
Icr the week ending January 27, 1852. . 
. tears are vitiated, there is a peculiar gath- 
Geo. Brown, of Boston, Mass., assignor to er >ng of these globules into clusters, nebu- 
Coo. Brown A Jno. Munro, of same place, for irn- lositiesaml chains of particles. In the same 
provemout of piano-forte action. manner oily matter may be seen to gather 
-Mel H. Copeland, of West Bridgewater, Mass., on the surface of tepid water. If the oil is 
quirod ‘-how large were the largest you j pointed by the Chairman, consisting of! is ve: 7 S*®at, and.unless 
raised ?’” 
“ That ono,” pointing'to the picture,“ was 
the ‘largest.” 
“Well, how much did it measure ?” 
“ Oil ! four and a half inches.” 
Messrs. L. Wetiierell, .Samuel Miller and | 
.T. C. Campbell, to examine the accounts of i 
the Treasurer and report ther 
ply themselves with new fibres for the re- i nig engines. '•' JL gwuuioo diunc mm me urner pare rises 
ception of mmsturo, the tree becomes on- John P. Hayes, of Boston, Mass., for improve- thus establishing a gyratory movement; now 
.-phospliafe of lime, made by dissolvi,,,. "”f '” kms . 0,10 ' VM,k , d “"P^ tho *<«*> Phenom- 
e burnt bones of the sugar refiners in di- SamueI Hous . e > <)f Boston > Mass -> for irn P r<jV °- ell01 h and a new combination will present 
to sulphuric acid, ensures tho early form- men ‘ ; ’ u w:d< j r meters. itself, of globules of smaller size; which only 
on of those fibrils, and a consequent falcb Isbister, of Alleghany city, Pa., for im- grow large as tho first were, bv allowing 
•pmams an ar , for improvement in sand-paper holder. 
' ' : ® 7 E ;b< ( T. Butler, of BufMo, N\ Y„ Impt e 
meat of mill.spindles, 
it and are triad ^ ,co * ^ Bodge, of Attleborough, Mass., for im- 
thoritv. When ix’nvements in tlie ring spinner. 
ie evaporation " ifiiam Few, of St. Louis, Mo., and Francis 
branches, tec., ' Armstrong, of New Orleans, La., for mechanism 
roots can sup- ; for operating the relief-valve in paitially condens- 
Tlio; per 
said Committee, through their Chairman, tbo burnt bones of tho sugar refiners in di- 
reported that they had examined said ac- lu . to sul P lluric ®cid. ensures tho early form 
“Are they really larger than Hovey’s grow counts and found tho same had been cor- ? ti .°,V )f , ^ br ! ls ’ anda consequent 
with you ?”^ roctly and satisfactorily kept, and that there shouTd be added inthe liquid form" and well 
. y° s -. r t is now in the hands of the Treasurer a bal- divided through the loose earth used in 
‘•But wo m New York have Ilovoy’s of ance of $59,72—which report was, on mo- planting—and if tho tree berc-planted to no 
larger sizo than that. I raised them this tion, accepted. greater depth than whon taken from its orig- 
year considerably larger.” No other Repors having been presented, f s “to’succeed 11 ^ ° f sufficicut sizc ‘ 
“ 1 dare 6a y- 1 dou ’ fc doubt th °y grow the Society then proceeded to the election The hole should always ho broad and deep, 
larger in your State than here. Your sea- of officers and committees for tho ensuing and should not ho filled again with the sub- 
son is longer, and the berries have more year—whereupon tho following gentlemen sod taken from it,-but filled'with surface- 
time to grow. Our season is hot and short, i wore elected : s ? d Horn tho surrounding surface, which 
healthy habit to the tree. This amendment proved nail-plate feeder. 
Benjamin Kraft, of Reading, Pa., for improve¬ 
ments in iron railings. 
Abraham S. Miller, of Republic, 0., for improve¬ 
ments in railroad switches. 
Charles Y. Nickerson, of Baltimore, Md., for im¬ 
provements of fire arms. 
enon, and a new combination will present 
itself, of globules of smaller size ; which only 
grow large as tho first were, by allowing 
them tho same time to complete their form¬ 
ation. Were tho globules in tho aqueous 
humor, tho sweep of the eyelid could not 
brush them away, or even alter their ar¬ 
rangement materially. 
I supposo that there are matters which 
Luther B. Parker, of Pine Township, Pa., for compose tho tear, with which tho eyes are 
improvement in shingle machines. 
watered, which are not in solution absoluto- 
timo to grow. Our season is hot and short, wore elected : 
and they coino to maturity very quick, and President — Patrick Barry, of Rochester, 
don’t get such size.” Vice Presidents —1, Matthew G. War- 
It may he the “Superior” will with us, ner, of Rochester; 2, John J. Thomas, Mac- 
having more time to grow, excel Hovey’s in edon; 3, Henry P. Norton, Brockport; 4, 
magnitude, as it does in Cincinnati where it R- G. Pardee, Palmyra ; 5, John Donellan, 
originated. Who knows ? Greece. 
Sy very quick, and President- Patrtok Barry, of Rochester. by r S , ub 1? U ’ w ] ,ich - pr TT‘M '‘T,’ «*»» lik0 ‘ hat of “•>'* water, whon pa 
Vicr Presidents—l Mattiifw O Wap 7,1 exposed to tho combined action of 6im Jno. T. I .a.o, of Jasper, N. k., for improvement tially brought togethor by means of a we! 
y ice l i esiaencb i, matthew u. War- and air. soon becomes improved, while the in neck vokes. n j- . .. 
ior” will with us, ner, of Rochester ; 2, John J. Thomas, Mac- tree is fed with proper pabulum .—Working j n . n f ir n c • - alkali and agitation. And this suppositic 
, excel Ilovoy'# in odon; 3, Hemby P. Norton, Brockport; 4 , farmer. 1 * to Shi ’ °’ lmpr0TCmenl is strengthened by the fact that if we irrita 
Charles Perley, of Now York, N. Y., for im- ly, but rather in a state of mixture some- 
The “ Queen ” sat in sackloth and ashes 
when we were there. A drought of over 
five weeks duration, without a drop of rain, 
had turned tho whole land into “ powder 
and dust.” Nothing green was to bo seen 
—at least in the vegetable kingdom. There 
was no pleasuro in looking into gardens or 
vineyards, everything was so parched and 
dried up. 
Greece. 
Cor. Secretary — Leander Wetiierel, of 
Rochester. 
Rcc. Secretary — .Joseph A. Eastman, of 
Rochester. 
Treasurer — James II. Watts, of Roch¬ 
ester. 
Committees. 
On Fruits —John J. Thomas, II. E. Hook¬ 
er, M. G. Warner, J. W. Seward, E. S. Hay¬ 
ward, J. C. Campbell, J. W. Bissell, II. N. 
Donustic dvronnmu. 
Amzi C. Semple, of Cincinnati 0., for improve¬ 
ment in windlasses. 
Jno. C. Sy mines, of West Troy, N. Y., for im¬ 
provement in shears. 
what liko that of oil and water, when par¬ 
tially brought together by means of a weak 
alkali and agitation. And this supposition 
is strengthened by the fact that if we irritate 
the eye and thereby provoke a suffusion of 
tears, wo will seo but few globules, for tho 
deposit is so thick that tho globes are not 
forced out from tho surrounding matter and 
PRESERVED FRUITS—AN ACQUISITION, James IT. Thompson, of Paterson, N. J., for im- consequently are invisible. 
MAKvof tterea^of the Rural doubt- Pr “™ n “ t “ are ' c "“77 ch “ 03 - „ ’ .. „ v , °; 
less had their attention attracted at tho last. ^ " f .*-**> °7‘ rmM > ' ”■ X- ^ 
btatc I air at Rochester, by tho jars of beau- paper> 6 PAPIER MACHE 
tifully preserved fruits of various kinds, ex- L. J. Worden & E. II Space, of Clinton N Y T t r» 
hihitc.1 in Floral Hall by our porno,ogical tor unp K vc„».t in bargla’ ala,.,, geSylXaS'Xn 
tnend, W. R. Smith, of Macodon; and per- -- ‘a.fmiration Tho ncarl fi„ 
We found Catawba grapes at tho fruit Lano-worthv L. B. Langworthv Zera Burr ba P s tbe y wondered with tho writer at first, “THE AIR MADE VISIBLE,” 
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lhoy were perfectly ripe and very George Ellwanger, and Joseph Frost. 
sweet and pleasant, hut smqll and possessing 
none of tho peculiar flavor of that variety 
with us. 
We called upon Mr. Longwortii. By 
way of introducing myself I had put into 
my valise a specimen of each of tho follow¬ 
ing pears: Whito Doyenne. Louise Bonne, 
of Jersey, Bourre Diel and Duchess of Or¬ 
leans—and on presenting them I remarked 
that they grow on dwarf trees or quince 
stocks. 
“Quince stocks,” replied he, “pears on 
quince ar’n’t fit to he in any man’s garden. 
They never hear, and tho fruit is good for 
nothing when they do.” 
On Trees, Shrubs and Flowers —C. J. 
Ryan, William Webster, It. Donellan, Wm. 
King, Alonzo Frost, James Buchan. 
On Vegetables —James Vick, Lewis Burtis, 
John Gray, John Rapalje, Horace Hooker. 
James Buchan. 
On Entomology —L. Wothercll, J. W. 
Seward. 
On Botany —L. Wothercll, John Gray, 
Francis Trentman, Moses Long, Chester 
Dewey, George H. Smith. 
On Finance —Patrick Barry, M. G War¬ 
ner, L. Wethorell, J. A. Eastman, James II. 
Watts. 
Executive Committee —Patrick Barry, M. 
G. Warner, John J. Thomas, C. J. Ryan, J. 
whether they were merely superior fruits, , , . 
preserved pound for pound, with Stuart’s . -'LRaud, a we ' novvn hiench en- 
hest refined, or whether a way had been dis- P^ented a paper on this sub¬ 
revered by which the luscious peach in its the consideration of the Academy of 
Pull flavor could Bo nroaerved in bacnce - He supposes that hohassuccced- 
full flavor could he preserved to us, to an 
indefinite length of time. 
Some specimens of these fruits were pre¬ 
sented to your correspondent some few 
months ago, in a neighborly way, without 
tho most remote reference to a notice of 
C. H. Strowger. 
Pen field, N. Y., Jail. 27, 1852. 
PAPIER MACHE GOODS. 
How the Pearl is Inlaid. —Papier macho 
goods always attract attention and general 
admiration. The pearl figures which adorn 
and embellish them are not “inlaid,” as is 
generally supposed, hut “ laid” on. The 
process which is very simple, has been in 
use about twenty years, and is as follows: 
The pearl shell, cut into such pieces of form 
as may be desired, is laid upon the articles 
to be ornamented; a little copal or other 
varnish having been previously applied, the 
nH . to uo uniameiueu; a nine copai or oilier 
cd m lettering the am visible, by employing V;irnish having bee ’ n previously applied, the 
a \ eiy simple contrivance, which he calls an pieces of pearl at once adhered to it; tliero- 
ccroscopc, which consists of a blackened card after repeated coats of tar varnish fill up tho 
with a small perforation in the centre On interstices, and e^entiuallv cover the pearl: 
looking through tliis perforation at the sky this , ext . ra is r 1 e ™ 0Vcd ’ a imiforn ,‘ 
on a clear rlav nr nf nf „:„u . .J surfaco is produced, and the pearl exposed 
them. Their keeping qualities were well a ^ c ; ai da Yj or a lamp at night, anum- b y rubbing with pumice stone, polishing 
tested with me, by their keeping more than ,or ot . llttl<3 trans P arcut globes will he seen, with rotten stone, and finally “ handling,” 
two months in a warm pantry, and yet neither mov > n g in the midst ot confused nehulos- 01 polishing wit h the hand. 
“ But my dear sir, these grew on such G. Warner, John J. Thomas, C. J. Ryan, J. 
trees, and they are handsome specimens and Vick, L. Wethorell. 
all bore such crops. I was obliged to thin On motion of Mr. J. P. Fogg, 
the fruit, and from one tree, only five years Resolved, That tho President of this So- 
planted, I gathered this fall more than a ciety procure if practicable a suitable room 
bushel of pears good enough for anybody.” for weekly exhibitions of Fruits, Flowers, 
“ Five years ! I’ve hail them in my gar- Vegetables, &c., during the ensuing season. 
don thoso ten years and they have never On motion ot Mr. J. J. Thomas, 
borne at all. How many kinds have you ?” Resolved, That a Committee of ten be ap- 
“ About sixty growing and had thirty-two pointc(1 by the Chairman t0 P rocuro an ad- 
in bearing this season.” " ditlon t0 tho 1,st of members and devise 
« They are gathering up a great many new moans to inoreaso the funds of this Society, 
varieties now-a-days, but most of them arc Pbo Chairman thereupon appointed the 
worthless. There are hut tliree of four following gentlemen to constitute such Com- 
thefruit or tho juice showed the least symp- S " ruc tboin a P pcar to bo surrounded Great Rat Trap.— Mr. J. II. Chester, of 
toms of being affected. ‘ nd ot halo. After continuing tho ob- tho city of Cincinnati, has-taken measures 
Some connoiseurs happened at my houso 801 >atlon * or some time we shall seo small to secure a patent for a very ingenious “lat 
last evening, when wo concluded to examine P ob ds detach themselves and disappear in Hap. It is so constructed that when Mr. 
and pass judgment upon them, which we f a ^ vn S these, says M. ANDRAUD.|ure atoms enters ami reaches forth to snatch tho 
did, with results so largely gratifying to us f carb ™- Thi3 phenomenon of vision it whicl/suXlcily^enT^ him 
as seem to justify its public announcement. ( '’ fe ential to remark, passes within the eye into a dark chamber, in which he can seo 
The flavor, freshness and crispness of the ltsc 1 tbo m(de eules of air which are oh- only one speck of light, for that ho rushes 
peach was preserved in so perfect a de°reo 8(1 v e d ? are those which float in the anterior another chamber, and by doing so sets 
as to astonish us, and wo had no hesitation part of tllat or S an -” Bays the Washington f h ® s P rin S . of f. 10 tra P doo f r . b >' touching a 
. , . . , . ’ . ,. 1 Rermhlic lever, and m this manner thertrap is re-set 
m declaring them incomparably finer than ., and kept set for any length of time by the 
any thing Of the kind we had ever tasted. 10,11 a pciusal of the sketch in the Ro- animals themselves, so that without any 
The juice of tho peach was only just sweet P ubbc > .gather that the supposed visible trouble hut to the rats, a whole box full may 
enough to be highly palatable as peaches P ai ^ I( ' dcs a ' r ar0 situated in the aqueous bc caught, 
and cream, without any of that over sweet. bumor > ' vddcb distends the chamber of tho T 
All and sickish lasto, which scalded prei Tl “ lt tho « lobules * l '“ h “«■ 80011 JK new^nk'fcaUcd P the°Chro- 
served frnits exhibit in their syrup and fruit. aie not mol ecules of air, as M. Andraud nometcr Lock, now on exhibition in that 
Wo came to tho unanimous conclusion su PP oscs > hut are in reality small globules city. The lock in fastening is set by a scale 
that no one who had fairly tested these fine of water combined with tho matters which at the number of hours required, the door 
finds of pears worth eating. 
mitteo:—L. Wethorell, John J. Thomas, 
a liberal price, a bottle of native wine “ of 
tho vintage of 1818,” recommended as ex¬ 
cellent, and having taken special care to dis¬ 
pose in my valiso to avoid breakage, I got it 
safely home and placed it in the collar to he 
reserved for Now Year’s day. On that day, 
my wife having brought forward rather 
boastfully soma currant wine of her own 
manufacture, I concluded to stop her mouth 
with a draught of my “ native.” So eagerly 
and with much ado I drew tho cork, poured 
out and drank, hut oh my oyes ! if they had 
not told me it was best wine, I should cer¬ 
tainly have supposed it very poor vinegar. 
From that moment to this tho bottle has 
remained untouched, and I have not cared 
to know what has become of it. But per¬ 
haps the Cincinnatians aro fond of vinep-ar. 
of Cincinnati, editor of the Western Ilorti- . ’ 
11 i i. • i -iir T. . . , .. tains the fine llavor 
cultural Magazine, and W. D. Brmklo. M. , 
D., of Philadelphia, he elected Honorary , e , can 
Members of this Society. P eaches and cream 
On motion of Mr. P. Barry, winter, are, methn; 
Resolved, That tho thanks of this Society J u ® tlC0 ’ 0 a l ,ai tb l1 
bo presented to the Hon. Levi A. Ward, for q ur readers woul 
tho ablo and faithful manner in which he this is done. Shall 
has discharged his duties as President of publishing the recii 
this Society for the past two years. ___ ^ 
The meeting thereupon adjourned. THE SCA 
J. A. Eastman, Rec. Secy. 
from decay; it also in a higher degree re¬ 
tains the fine flavor and fresh tender texture. 
Those who can furnish us with fresh 
peaches and cream, or their equal, in mill- ing, when seen in the light of ,ho rays which 
winter, aro, methinks, worthy, as an act of eil ^ el at r 10 my room; and again invented a spirit stove, which, while only a 
justice, of a particular notice. r. g. p. * bavo eiambied tbo btt ^ c globules by can- foot square, will warm any ordinary sizod 
Palmyra, Feb., 1852. die light; and iiave in this manner, spent room. It weighs less than ten pounds, is 
Qur readers would be glad to know how hours in observing the varying combinations con '’p n ^ on ^ b)r carriages, cars, and even 
.is is done .Shall wo have tho pleasure of of these humors. I have one'of tho perfor- ^ c S“aTLrpSlfndS^ Imoko! 
uhlislnng the recipe . Los. Rural. ated cards by me, at this moment, and on soot or ashes, might ho made as ornamental 
-- looking through it (or rather suffering the a pieco of personal wear as a watch or 
THE SC ARLET FEVER. light to fall upon the cornea through the br cast pin. It only consumes a pint of al- 
In tho Baltimore Sun wo find the follow- a P ertuve of tho ceroscope,) I ohservo the coho1 P^ a ^ _ 
watching tho “small motes which dance” cause tho movement to stop or allow the 
before the half closed eye, and also have 
watched the same “ little globes” of a morn- 
door to he opened whilo it is in operation. 
Pocket Stoves. —The Milwaukee Adver- 
THE SCARLET FEVER. 
_ . _ 17 ‘ _ In the Baltimore Sun wo find the follow- a P erture 01 tn ° ceroscope,) 1 observo the 
GROWTH OF PEACH TREES. ing: “We published in the Sun about a year same phenomena, precisely, which I have so 
sinco, a statement that the rubbing of all parts often amused myself in watching. 
Mr. Urifuin of Nowfano, communicates body tliroo times a- day, with fat ba- That they are situ . ltcll on tIl0 outer coat 
» kn 7 °f it- , But per- «m following exporimont to tbo Lockport of tbo ^ the toai, and 
aps tho Cincinnatians aro fond ot vinegar. Journal. ^ _ Wo havo recently been called on by several ous humor is evident from several facts 
beauty of shape and density of foliage is all sizo of a hickory nut up to the size of a black 
there can reasonably ho desired. Many w; dimt, entirely worthless; being a black- 
most beautiful ones did I seo, in field and smith and having the means at hand, I 
, . ,, . , , c. , • thought 1 would try an experiment. In the 
- a “ ’ 111 10 J aunfc to aad a ‘ so durm o a following spring l commenced by taking a 
run by cars to Baltimore. ir. i*. n. smooth edged piece of iron and scraping 
lirockport, N. Y., Jan., 1852. the moss and rough bark off from the trunk 
" 1 — 11—1 h —'-cv--*- -1 - of tho treo and tlien rubbing it thoroughly 
Moss on Trees. —The American Farmer with soft soap, using for the purpose a stiff 
depending on medicine alono had in most 
eases fallen easy victims to its ravages. A 
011,110 pimiiumcua, pi ec. 8 «iy, wmen i nave so Why is a hollow tube of metal stronger 
often amused mysell in watching. than the same quantity of metal as a solid 
That they are situated on the outer coat rod? Becauso its substance, standing fiir- 
ther from tho centre, resists with a larger 
ox tne eye in tne tear, and not in the aque- i ir h 
, J . .. ’ t ^ lever. Hence, pillars of cast-iron are gen- 
ous humor is evident from several facts:— orally made hollow, that they may havo 
First, The globules are only seen at regular strength, with as little metal as possible.— 
distances from the retina, and are all, or Masts and yards for ships have been made 
nearly all of the same size; whilo were they bollov L in accordance with tho same priuci- 
situated in the aqueous humor some of tho P^°’ _ 
mpio ana can do no tiarm; we therefore c , , fp , quota of arms to which the btato is entitled 
recommend its trial.” oeeonv.. iho number and size ot these j n these guns. They can be fired forty 
■ -.u-.-.-li-l-u-, T-Lv globules depeiuls upon the trequency of the times in a minute. 
Philadelphia Buns. —Take a pound of action of the eyelids, called winking, which --—--— 
:>ur, the rinds of three lemons grated fine, action can not possibly affect any particles Why is there alloy in coins? Bocauso it 
jd of aeriform »^tter which aro situated in the J na >' savo the trouble and expense that would 
ip or ci earn, a tcaspooniul ot yeast, and , ...... , be incurred in refining tho metals to their 
ireo eggs. Mix; add half a pound of fine- aduc ? us humor ’ tor winkin S 18 a P urel y me " highest degree of purity; and because, when 
'-powdered white sugar: work well. let it chanical process. If the observer refrains its quantity is small, it renders tho coins 
.and to riso well, and it will make 39 buns, from winking for somo time the globular ap- harder, and less liable to be worn or rubbed. 
treo from viscidity, the globules will he dis 
tinct and regular, hut if slightly viscid, there 
will be agglomerations of the oily globules. 
I bird: Wo may seo a particular combi¬ 
nation of globules if wo restrain ourselves 
from winkifig, hut they seortr-to he constant¬ 
ly sinking; sometimes one part of the field 
of globules sinks and the other part rises, 
