MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
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GRAFTING. 
CRANBERRIES ON UPLAND. 
Messrs. Editors: 
_During tho last throe years, I have set 
some twelve thousand grafts, and have had 
• tho care of them sinco. It is tho practice 
t • j • of some to graft the lower limbs and cut the 
I have tued to raise stoc k too close to tho body of the tree, which 
Doraestit (Brounniq. I Hetjjanit Slrte & Itirnre. 
GAS METERS. 
cranberiies by taking the roots on the sod f or 0 i d trees is bad, as the grafts are in the 
from tho marsh, and planting them in my shade and got but a small portion of tho 
garden, which is rather a clayey soil. They sap. It is almost impossible to form a good 
grew for a time, but when the dry season ^°P by this practice. Others cut the stalk 
„ ,i i , , very properly, but set a few scions only, a 
came on they withered away so as not to J 1 , ... A 
, , V, , .. T / , , , , year, until the tree is grafted; my practice 
boar much. 1 erhaps if I planted the seed 8cd grafts enough at once to form a 
I should have succeeded bettor, but I am sat- good top, with caro to leavo limbs sufficient 
isfied that unless one has a moist soil, they to take the sap, abovo what is required for 
! cannot grow cranberrios very profitably. I * bo su pP or t of the grafts, and such as ought 
mvo a marsh some forty rods from my l cM ft „ „ ot , oss than throo bud , 
house which might grow them woll, but it j n length, and four is better; the top of 
would be no object as they would bo thought the branch ought novor to be used, for it is 
common plunder, and I never should be liable to be winter killed. Setting the con- 
ablo to gather them. s. k. cav0 S1 d° outward, care should be taken to 
_ _ _ ' " let the silver, or inside rinds como together 
GARDEN HINTS. parallel with each other; this is important, in 
_ order to secure a healthy limb, when they 
Beans, for early tablo uso, should be plant- readily heal, and soon become sound. Many 
ed as soon as there is security from frost.— suppose that after their trees are grattod, 
Halve large hills—say two feet over and one they have no more to do, but the work is 
loot deep, and till in with good manuVe to but commenced; tho cement should be kept 
within three inches of tho top—stamping in on * wo y° ars > tho sprouts removed every 
the manure as compactly as possible, and 8 P rin g» and the tree kept well dressed. The 
cover the whole witn loam. Around tlio bo8t and cheapest cement that I have used 
edge of the hill, insert your beans, by male- 18 ma,io as fol,ow s : One pound of beeswax, 
mg holes with your linger, and cover them ono P int of 1‘nseed oil. six pounds of rosin ; 
carefully. The beans should be within four this will not run in summer nor crack in 
inches ot each other, and occupy tho circum- winter. Boston Cultivator. 
ference of tho-circle lor mod hy the odgo of ** “ 
the hill. Immediately in contact with each R HUBAR B. 
StlCk \ S!Xy + Hb ? U | t the tbicku ?“ Garden Rhubarb is valuable as an early 
ot the thumb, and six loot long Crowd it vegota51e . For sauce and pastry , it is * 
tirinlv mtn t ip. am anil irinffthuKnolmWo . 1. J* “ 
GARDEN HINTS. 
edge of the hill, insert your beans, by male- 1S ma,1 ° as follows : Une pound ol beeswax, 
mg holes with your linger, and cover them ono P int of linseed oil. six pounds of rosin ; 
carefully. The beans should be within four this will not run in summer nor crack in 
inches ot each other, and occupy tho circum- winter. Boston Cultivator. 
ference of tho-circle formed Dy the edge of ~ “ 
the hill. Immediately in contact with each R HUBAR B. 
Sti °V SUy the tbiokuoss Garden Rhubarb is valuable as an early 
o nm i, an six ee °ag- Ciowh it vegetable. For sauce and pastry, it is a 
r im y into the sod,and bring the bushy tops good substituto for apples J d other fruits, 
of ajl the sticks together at a point exactly f t bei read for U8 J £ t 0 tiino whon tlie se 
3 t J ? ’ “S? SCCUre r 110 ? fruits cannot easily be obtained. Its good- 
clnsclv wi i a. k toil I*, nt.nmr It von ovoto.. It . J ... & 
THE PRACTICAL COOKERY BOOK. 
THE STEAK. Air.—' '‘The Sea." 
Ok Steak—of Steak—of prime Rump Steak 
A slice of lialf-inch thickness take, 
Without a blemish, soft and sound; 
In weight a little uiore than 4 pound. 
Who’d cook a Steak—who’d cook a Steak— 
Must a fire clear proceed to make; 
With the red above and the red below, 
In one delicious genial glow. 
If a coal should come, a blaze to make, 
Have patience 1 You musn’t put on your Steak. 
First rub—yes, rub,—with suet fat. 
The gridiron’s bars, then on it flat 
Impose the meat; and the lire soon 
Will make it sing a delicious tune. 
And when ’tis brown'd hy the genial glow, 
Just turn the upper side below. 
Both sides with brown being cover’d o’er 
For the moment you broil your Steak no more, 
But on a hot dish let it rest, 
And add of butter a slice of the best; 
In a minute or two the pepper-box take, 
And with it gently dredge your Steak. 
When seasoned quite, upon the fire 
Some further time it will require; 
And over and over be sure to turn 
Your Steak till done—nor let it burn ; 
For nothing drives me half so wild 
As a nice Rump Steak in the cooking spiled. 
I’ve lived in pleasure mixed with grief, 
On fish and fowl, and mutton and beef; 
Willi plenty of cash, and power to range, 
But my steak I never wished to change; 
For a Steak was always a treat to me, 
At breakfast, luncheon, dinner, or tea. 
TO MAKE YEAST CAKES. 
Take as many hops as you can hold in 
the hand twice, put them over the lire in 
-> - - -- This exceedingly curious little instru- 
LIST OF PATENT CLAIMS ment is almost in universal use, wherever 
issued from the united states patent office, 18 used for light. 1 hose used in the 
For the week ending April 12, isr>2. principal cities of tlio United (States are 
- made in Philadelphia. The experience of 
Solomon Andrews, of Perth Amboy, N. J., for nian Y years lias proved tho regularity and 
improvements in drop punches. ‘ accuracy of this beautiful little invention, 
Wm. Baker, of Utica, ST. Y, for improvements T “ l0 attention W,U bo “ecawiry 
. ,. v to enable every consumer to read his own 
in luges. meter, and to keep it in working order.— 
Ransom Crosby and Henry D. Edgecomb, of The word meter means measure, and tho 
New York, N. Y., assignors to Ransom Crosby, instrument is used solely for the purpose of 
Jr., of same place, for improvement in machines knowing the quantity of gas consumed._ 
for tongueing boards. The circular part contains a drum wheel. 
Mark Fisher and John II. Norris, of Trenton, N. divided into sections of a perfectly ascertain- 
J.,for improvements in the method of welding ed capacity, the lower halt of which is irn- 
steel, etc, to cast iron. mevsed in water. 
Jas. Hamilton, of New York, N.Y., for improve- , lhe ™? de in . whlch tho g as enters and 
. . ... e ... . F leaves this machine gives a rotary motion 
merits in nulls for curvilinear sawing. . . „ . ” , 
T , T ... , „ v ^ tlio wheol, and every revolution of tho 
James Hamilton, of N ew Y ork, N. Y ., for mi- wheel passes a quantity of gas, of course ji st 
provements in machinery for making casks. equal to tho capacity of the wheel, or as 
steel, etc, to cast iron. u^um w. 
Jas. Hamilton, of New York, N.Y., for improve- , lhe ™? de m which tho gas enters and 
. . ... r ... . F leaves this machine gives a rotary motion 
merits in mills for curvilinear sawing. „. . „ > 
t it :u nsr v , -nt x- r • to tho wheel, and every revolution of tho 
Janies Hamilton, of New 1 ork, IS . Y ., for mi- wheel passes a quantity of gas, of course ji st 
provements in machinery for making casks. equal to tho capacity of the wheel, or as 
Barton H. Jenks, of Bridesburgh, Pa., and Robt. much as tho section of tho wheel will hold. 
Burns Goodyer, of Philadelphia, Pa., assignors to The axle of this wheel is connected with 
Barton H. Jenks, of Bridesburgh, aforesaid, for other wheels, somo of which can bo seen in 
improvements in looms for weaving figured fab- m oter. by which the pointers are moved 
r j es over the dials in front of tho meter, and tho 
Elias <fc Simeon Maey, of Laurel, Ind., for itn- revolutions of the wheels are marked in 
provements in reeling machines. square feet gas. The right hand dial nurn- 
Isnoc M. Singer of New York, N. Y, for im- b ‘*T B * are bund '' cds ’ attd 0,10 revolution of tlio 
, • ' • . . pointer denotes ono hundred foot. Tho 
I>r, ; ve T« .T 7. « "n fvv ,, • P°”iter on tho middle dial moves to tho left, 
B. T. Stow, 11 and A. MarccUun of Waddam-s and marks thousands, so that wlien the point- 
Grove, Ill., for improvement in seed planters. or on tho right hand dial makes one revolu- 
Geo. C. Taft, of Worcester, Mass., for improve- tion, tho pointer oil tho middle dial moves 
ment in instruments in opening boxes. ‘ from ten to tho figure ono. So, while the 
__ * At breakfast, luncheon, dinnor, or tea. Francis Vandoren, of Adrian, Mich., for im- pointer on the central dial is going around 
Garden Rhubarb is valuable as an early — provcrne.it in seed planters. * k ¥ J ) £ mfccr 011 th « l « ft diat inoves 
vegetable. For sauce and pastry, it is a T0 MAg E YEA ST CAKkS ’ Geo. S. Weeks, of Oswego, N. Y„ for improved [hous ind fee? ’ ^ U1S marks ton 
good substitute for apples and other fruits, Take ag m h ag can hold in obUque bucket paddle wheel. To 'Vead V meter, therefore, commence 
it being ready for uso at a tune when these ., , , A 1 J , Joel Whitnev, of Winchester, Mass., for im- mbi, tbn lnft k-. nr i a:„i 1 1 , 
fruits cannot oasilv bo ohrainnd Us the hand twice, put them over the fire in , • .■ , . , , . with the left hand dial, and set down, with 
n uus cannot easily oe oDtameu. its good- L . . . t provement m the feed apparatus of planing ma- a nencil tho number last rvisand hxr 
ness, however, depends much on its being so throe pints ot water, lot them boil twenty ,.i dnoq - . ’ , . ‘ ,P l A, e by the 
, * ’ 1 , , ° . , . . . . , , , \ crimes. pointer on each dial, and add two cinhers 
cultivated as to secure a large and rapid minutes. Strain into an earthen vessel and ^-issues. and you have tho amount registereil. It 
growth. I oi this purpose select a location whilo scalding hot, stir in sufficient rye meal James T. King, of Baltimore, Md, for improve- will bo observed that the pointers or dials 
hills are made, they have a very pleasant ei- a°snae^ nf s°fr U ^*i H I0 ^. acce ® s ’., . 101 ‘ lom to make a stiff batter; let it stand until hike- merit in washing apparatus. Patented Oct, 21, -cannot be aitored, either by tho consumer 
loot, and appear like cones of verdure rising the earth to tho dentil'of two-md a h-df'fm'f 3 Warrn > thcn add a CU P ful1 of fresh brewer’s 1851 > re-issued April 13, 1852. or agent of the company, without violence 
^ Z/flU tho tioS wi* rich "oUa^ S joust, or double tlio ciuumity of lioino-umje. , Johu Luhojcot RoaJiog, P,, forimprovemout Sometimes tho lights m 
Peas may bo grown in tho saino way as nura kl0t l utt er bo used plentifully, Lot it riso very light, mix in sufficient In¬ 
beans, or both may bo trained on a trollis, for rhubarb is a groat consumer, and there dian - meal to make it hard enough to roll 
formed by inserting strong posts in tho soil, 18da J of o^iclnng it too much The int0 thin cakos _ cufc the cakes three or four 
and passing a wire iroin one to another—the g roun ^ being thus prepaied, the plants may , 
first within throo inches of the ground and bo inserted with their tops two or three incbes squaio—dry m tho shade, turning 
the second live or six inches abovo it and so hu;hes bclow tho surface - olten to P revent souring. Whon dry hang 
io self-detaching brakes. Patented April 10, 
1847 ; rc-issued April 13, 1852. 
DESIGN. 
John J. Ravage, of Troy, N. Y., assignor to 
a house go out suddenly. Thisjtnay bo 
caused by too much or too little water 
in tho motor. In such a case tako out 
a screw-tap at tlx: bottom of tho square 
part of the meter—or the dry-well screw, as 
tiie second five or six inches above it, and so . 
on till tho trollis is of tho desired height. 1 Ins mode of planting involves somo labor in a thin bag where they will have air. Two 
trellises ot this sort liavo a very beautiful a ^ dls t> but piocess need not bo often 0 f these cakes aro sufficient to niiso a large 
ertect when tastefully arranged. They give ie l ,ea, f ec *> f° r the same plants, thus set, will j p i i j.- ,t Tn _ ) • , f . 
an air of grace and elegance to a garden P roduce wollfo1 ' y«« with proper caro and l ™\ ot blcad , 11 tbo mcal 15 nofc at 
an air of grace and elegance to a garden proauce weinor years witn proper care and ... J . 
which it is impossible to secure in any other manuring. Besides, my maxim is, What is haild > wheat 1,our wlU answcr - 
way. worth growing at all is worth good cultiva- Found to bo excellent and convenient 
n , r , ;. . , t^ suchas will bring the yegetable culti- especially in warm weather, by 
Unions. —lhese should bo sown in tho vatod to something like perfection. And I . ’ J 
fall. The soil ought never to be dug as for * lave never seen this maxim more favorably A Housekeeper. 
other garden vegetables, but merely raked illustrated than in the case of rhubarb when "a r \ 
on the surface suiticently deep to ensure the treated in. the manner above described. It smoking M.&A,. . „ 
covering of the seed. If the seed is sown in then has a rapid growth, and produces stalks c , „ ... „ 
August, it will vegetate, and the onions at- of unusual size and tenderness. To protect Mr / Tom ^ 8 
tain a considerable height before tho cold and enrich tlio plants a good covering of county, N. Y., to the Lultivatoi, g»ves tho 
becomes severe, and they will recommence manure should be applied in the fall .and Allowing hints on the best method ol meat- 
growing very early in the spring. Produced mixed with the soil in the spring .—Farmers sin ” ' in g • 
m this way, the onion is founato be depri- Visitor. . Not a little ha» been written on tlio »nb- 
vod of much of that strong, biting acriiity -- J tot °‘ I' rc I>y‘"S “«««•“ th “ possible 
which distinguishes tho root when grown in Onion Sf.f.i>.— Whether you sow your manner, previous to placing it in the smoko 
the ordinary way. Soot is probably the best on ion seed in the spring or autumn, there muse; but little or notmug has beeu said 
manure that can bo applied to this crop._ can ho no damage in testing its quality he- °‘ ta e manner of smoking it. 1 o ap pea i’¬ 
ll promotes a rapid and sustained growth fore committing it to tlio earth. Whether anc e, it has been taken tor granted that this 
and is a preventive of tho “rot” or maggot! from tho dishonesty of seed raisers or seed I ,r °coss so important in itself, and that it 
Charco.il, finely pulverized, may bo used as dealers, I know not, but the fact is indisput- bo dono W1 . tb ca|, e— could be performed by 
a substitute for soot. As soon as the ground ald e. that much of tho seed vended now-a- aRy 0110 who knows enough to build a fire. 
Alex. Morrison and Thomas M. Tibbitts, of same it is called—and let out the water that will 
place, for design for cooking stoves. runout; there will be a gentle whistling 
additional impiiovemknt. noise, showing u flow of gas after it, and the 
Mai’shall Burnett, of Boston, Mass., for improv- lights will burn at once, 
ed horse-si loo nail machine. Patented April 1, If, when the dry-well screw is removed, 
1852 ; additional improvement dated April 13, neither water nor gas flows, it is probable 
1852. that moro water is wanted in the meter.— 
Then take out tho screw-top at the souare 
HOUSE’S PRINTING TELEGRAPH. part of the meter, and pour in water until 
T , , . ,, /» , the lights will burn. If too much bo put 
It has long been a matter of mystery in it can bo dr . lwn at the dry _ W{ . n . 1 A 
It has long been a matter of mystery 
SMOKTSG MEAT. * and curiosity how House’s Telegraph could quart or two will usually be enough; some- 
- print with sofnuch accuracy and beauty, tho times a tumbler full will do. Care should 
Mr. S. E. 1 odd, writing from Tompkins mossages it transmits. The Editor of the be tnken not to bring a light within six foot 
unty, N Y to the Cultivator, gives the New York Sun has been examining it, and °f !| 1C wbe " the dl 7 wel1 ” r 8 «row-tap 
llowmg hints on the best method ol meat- . . f . at tho bottom of the meter is out, and to re¬ 
smoking : 
Not a little has been written on tho sub¬ 
ject of preparing moat in tho best possible 
kUBUlUII, LUCID ,. , r . . 
ts quality be- ot tdo manne >‘ of smoking it. To appear- 
:h. Whether ance > bas 1)0011 tak « n fur granted that this 
users or seed P rocoss — so important in itself, and that it 
Charco.il, linely pulverized, may bo used as dealers, I know not, but the fact is indisput- | )0 c 0110 w ! th cal *e— could be performed by 
a substitute for soot. As soon as the ground al)lo > t,lat muc}l of tho seed vended now-a- aRy 0110 who knows enough to build a fire, 
is fairly dry on the surface in the spring, days, is bad. Tho following recipe for test- l/ 10 se who have eaten bacon smoked as it 
clean out the weeds,and work up fine—then in g its quality is from “ Rees’ Cyclopedia” : , be ’ aru at terw.n d partaken of that 
iipply your soot, mixed with a few pounds ‘'d’iea thimbleful of the seed loosely in a which has been scorched heated and burned 
of sulphur, and repeat the application at linen rag, and put it into a vessel of hot wa- to a crust outside, as is too frequently the 
every weeding, or as often during the season te, Y suspended by a thread; in ten to fifteen <“ aso with the in °at of many people, will 
as circumstances seem to require. The or twenty minutes, pull it out, and if the roa ddy detect a romarkabie diLerence, and 
furnishes the following explanation of its 
general principles: 
We first notice a wheel which wo will call 
tho press wheel, which, at each revolution 
it makes, presses a blackened tape against 
a narrow strip of paper and both against the 
edge of another wheel where a letter cut on 
it makes the paper take ink from the tapes. 
The press wheel then moves the paper and 
place the screw taps carefully whon the 
water in the meter is regulated .—JYew Ha¬ 
ven Journal. 
VENTILATION. 
“Why,” says Thickskull, “ whenco comes 
all this clamor about Ventilation? If it is 
so vital a matter, why didn’t our wise anco - 
me press wnooi men moves the paper ana torg know wimet hing about it? Why didn’t 
tape forward the ten h of an inch, to be fcho want of it UiU t £ em< rd llko to k J now ;._ 
ready to print another letter, and stops when j mi8trugt it ’ g one of the new-fangled isms 
. has made just one revolution, which is andclofcl aUied Socialism and Infidel- 
done as quick as thought. j t y 
Most conservative Thickskull, your foro- 
I he letter wheel has an escapement like Most conservative Thickskull, your 
tho ticking work of a clock 1 he edge of fathers did not thrive in tho abse ’ r / ce of 
the wheel is divided into twenty-eight spaces, tilation. hut homu*« hnd it U 
as circumstances seem to require. The or twenty minutes, pull it out, and if the ^ ^.1001^ tit for nothin* whoel wdivHtojl into twenty-eiglit spaces tilation, but because they had it. It is pre- 
onion may, m tins way, be produced for fifty weds . are genuine, m that time they will j to1 notbln g occupied by twenty- six letters, a period and ciso , becaUBe we have all departed ne£es- 
years on the same soil, and not only without have gormmated or sprouted to the extent of ° r0t,bO ’ t a blank. At each tick oi tho escapement, sar ily and irrevocably from their habits that 
disadvantage, but with actual benefit to the a quarter of an inch in length.”— Ger. Tel. | f ho process of smoking meat should nev- ono of these spaces is turned towards the SDeo f {d attention to ventilation has Wnmo 
paper, and the instant it stops ticking the 
T>r-rr r>r.T.T,p..o ,1^ „ I , I (UALIUUI Ot.ll.llO.-IX J/DUL1SL Ui JLlUrCIieS- 
IjELL I eppers uo best on sandy land, or j. st? \ 1 
ln-.minniininn-M rp. r J ■ ’ , ter, (Eng.) opened ono of tho ancient Celtic 
loam inclining to sand. 1 nev require much l • , , . 
+ i,„ i,,,,. „ - i • *• 1 v burial mounds, in the southwest of Eng and. 
fieat to perfect the hot, acrid principle which ua 1 * a *i c .A 
.hstin.M ishes the fruit and shnnld Ka At tho depth of thirty feet he found the re- 
_, -8 _er bo left with those who have not a faculty 
Vitality of Seeds. —A Dentist of Dorches- ex urpi s ' n g proper care and judgment in 
ter, (Eng.) opened ono of tho ancient Celtic ^ bo bu8incsB ’. ^ j s no ^ accessary that the 
sarily and irrevocably, from their habits that 
special attention to ventilation has become 
so necessary. They lived far moro in the 
distinguishes the fruit, and should be sown • c - i 1 *. - . 
curly in tl.o souson. Covering the toil "yjns of i, skeleton, nmong the bones of 
aroiimi tho plant, with old manure, Boot or 7 ’ l F C0 Y 08 P 0n 1 m * " ,e 
charcoal, will bo of benefit to them stomach, were discovered a number of rasp- 
_ berry seeds, which were planted and came 
Tomatoes.— These should have a warm U P> producing fruit Numbers of bushes 
nounds, in the southwest of England. sm °ke ho driven in, hy heating tho smoke 
depth of thirty feet he found the re- house liko Nebuchadnezzar’s furnace, seven 
of a skeleton, among the bones of t,mes hotter than lt ou S ht to bo heated; a 
at the point corresponding to the g,no ^' c sufficient to fill the space occupied bp 
i. were discovered a number of rasp- Tliea k Js U ie great desideratum. Log 
oeds, which were planted and came j heaps, back logs, and fore sticks should he 
iducing fruit Numbers of bushes dispensed with, because, after thoy get once 
place assigned them, and as much old, well 
fermented manure, as the soil will contain. 
It is scarcely possible to make tho land too 
rich. The seed should bo planted early, 
and as soon as tho plants are fairly up. tho 
surface of tho ground bo stirred and kept 
clear of weeds through tho season. As the 
fruit burdens the vines, it will bo found 
from these seeds aro now grown by the on fire, there will be too great a degree of 
Horticultural Society of London. The illus- beat. And, besides this, in wooden smoko 
g. .0 aro upoi aiou uy an oiooLru-.uag.ioi. They slept oftenest in spacious unpartitioncd 
winch drives the piston one way each time chambers and garrets, whence the stars were 
tl.o circuit is opened, and the other each visib](J th h tho crevice8 in tho side8 and 
tune it is closed. Suppose then the last let- roof . Sttch Wrooms needed no ventila- 
ter printed to have been A; let the circuit tors-need none now. The mischief is that 
trious savant, Lindley, places the date of the 
burial of these seeds as far back as the inva- 
houses, there is great danger of setting ev¬ 
ery thing on fire. Such instances I have 
dose, open, close, and so remain. Three yOU cannot have them or will not sleep in 
ticks are heard : B, C and D are turned to- them . The hospitable old fire-place has hem 
wards the paper, and the instant the ticking n;lrrnwo ,i !vn a i _i..„„ 
sion of Great Britain by tho Romans, about kll0wn oocur > and the loss of tho moat 
1700 years ago. was tho consequence. 
--—-- -- Tho best, most effectual, cheapest, and 
Pear trees often send up suckers which neatest manner of smoking meat, that has 
necessary to provide supporters of some ma y ba removed in tho same manner as ever come under my observation, is to place It 18 stopped at the right time by a key ting 
kind for them. If the soil bo filled with P lums - I have known very healthy bearers a shovel of live coals in an old pan, or some like a piano key, which catches a pin in the tho"" 
manure before planting the sood. no further P r °duced in this manner. Whenever a pear low dish and lay on them a few sugar-maple cylinder. If you want another D, as in add, t ; on 
warns trio paper, ana rne instant the ticking 
stops, the press wheel-prints the D. It re¬ 
mains to soe how the ticks are counted out. 
This is done by a cylinder like that of a 
hand organ, which opens and closes the ci - 
cuit fourteen times in each revolution. 
It is stopped at the right time by a key 
liko a piano key. which catches a pin in the 
narrowed and lowered, or has given place to 
a stove or furnace; tho bed-room is ceiled 
and papered; the doors aro listed, tho floors 
caulked, and the modern house, though in 
some respects more commodious and com¬ 
fortable, is far less healthful and invigora¬ 
ting than those it has supplantod, Henco 
tho necessity for special regard to vontila- 
manuring will bo necessary. A few hills tree dies, those sprouts are almost certain to chips Dry ones are the best; for it requires 
properly managed, will produce sufficient a PP oar > being produced by tho vital energy too much fire to use green ones. No other 
fruit for a family of half a dozen persons °* ^be roots which occasions tho emanation wood will produce so sweet smoke as sugar 
- ’ of nascent plants from tho decaying wood maple; and the coals of it will keep alivo as 
Cucumbers, Squashes and Melons. —Dig beneath tho surfaco. Very littlo skill is long, or longer than the coals of other wood, 
large, broad holes, and fill them with hog required in transplanting trees produced In the absence of chips, wo use corn cobs, 
manure, stamping it down closely, and ma- in this manner. They are almost certain which «are nearly as good as chips. Three 
king it as compact as possible. Draw on to succeed, if tho soil be gbod where they or four, laid on a few coals, will produce 
one inch of soil, drop your seeds, and cover are sot. smoke sufficient to fill any ordinary smoke 
ono half of an inch deep. Ovor this cover- -—'— -- house. 
ing spread half an inch of the finest old Sowing Garden Seeds. —When sowing As a substituto for a smoko house, wo 
black manure, mixed with a liboral quantity seeds, recollect that the light ones, such as have been accustomed to uso a molasses 
of charcoal and house ashes. As soon as carrots, parsnips, &c., should bo placed as hogshead, covered with boards on tho top, 
the plants appear, commence watering with near tho surfaco as possible; their early anti a hole sawed in the side near the bot- 
urino, and apply gypsum. Keep the weeds growth is feeble, and they cannot break tho tom, large enough to admit a small pan of 
down, and the surface around tho plants earth’s crust if too deeply planted. Observe coals, with a cob or two, or a few small chips, 
flat or rather concave, in order that the wa- bow such seeds aro planted when they fall Thus we avoid all danger of setting fire to 
ter applied may bo carried directly to tho * 0 the ground naturally from the soetl ves- the smoke house, and consuming meat and 
roots. There aro many methods of grow- s °l 8 an old plant, and they will bo found all; and our meat is not “ half-baked,” but 
ing these vegetables, but tlio above is per- to remain on tho surface, whilo seeds of a presents a clean, copper-colored appearance, 
haps tho safest for garden purposes. In less scale-like formation are carriod into the Let those who have been accustomed to 
thinning, it is not well to take out too many soil by rains, &c .—IVorking Farmer. smoko their meat over i\ log heap, adopt 
plants at first, as those left may be destroy- -—-■ the mode of smoking it gently, and then 
ed, and cannot be supplied by others. When Dahlias, and all bedding plants, aro best say which way is tho best. 
they have got fairly into rough loaf is soon put out in the latter end of May ; all dan- ----—-—- 
enough for this business to be attended to. g«r of frost is then over, and vegetation To enjoy to-day stop worrying about to- 
—Boston Olive Branch. proceeds rapidly and safely. Wo do quite morrow. Next week will be just as capable 
--- as well with dahlias put out in Juno; they of taking caro of itself as this one. And 
Weeds exhaust tho strength of the ground, como into bloom at a favorable time, when why shouldn’t it? It will have seven days’ 
and may bo termed garden sins. tho hottest weather is over. more experience. 
you put down the same key again, tho cylin- Tbere were hovels and dens of old, where 
dor makes a complete revolution, and the tho p00r herded in atmosphere fouler if 
same pin stops it as betore. It has opened _Y _ 
same pm stops it as befoio._ It has opened possible, than that of our modern churches 
and closed the circuit 14 times, moved the during service, and of our mansions on 
magnet-valve oi every machine between soiree nights; and from these Spotted Fever 
here and Buffalo 14 times each way twenty- Blade Death, Plague, and other pestilences 
eight ticks have been heard in each office, wcn t forth to devastate tho world. If vou 
each letter wheel has made an entire revolu- wan t these results of the wisdom of our an- 
tion and tho instant your cylinder is stop- cestor8 back agiun, just blunder on in defi- 
ped by tho D pin catching its key, each anco of the monitions of science respecting 
press-wheel prints theD; and all this is done respiration and air, and vou will probably 
m tho tune you would take m making the be accommodated.— JY. Y. Tribune. 
letter very carefully by an attendant at each ___ 
offico during the operation, (ill turning their Alarm kor Tills and Drawrrr.- Mr. F. 
cranks, each ot winch,»t tho same t,mo dr.ro. c Coff of Ncw York. I,as inrentod a ««. 
ful improvement for tills, drawers, &c., which 
wheel and cylinder, whenever tho stops upon wU1 no doubt soon b(i v0 a „ „ pllel , 
thorn will let t hem move. _ as it will cost hut little to procure tLSL it 
rn ~ ~ ~ . ... ' consists in applying a bell or gong to a till 
To Cut Glass.— Get a white serm-trans- or d ra wer, or to a door of a safe, or to-. any 
parent stone, such as may be found on our place of a secret kind. Tho alarm is so 
lake shores, break it with a hammer, take a placed that no person can see it, and those 
pioce with a sharp cornor and draw it a few ' ) bo know about it, such as the owner of the 
times across tho glass on each side, directed T ' ^ ’ o C ’’ °^ | koi J clerks, can operate 
, . . ... the drawer, &c., without working tho alarm; 
by a straight edge, and a slight strain will to grangers, therefore, it is so sot that they 
break it on the line. onorato the alarm, and thus thev can H 
It is easier to suppress tho first desire, 
than to satisfy all that follow it. 
to strangers, therefore, it is so sot that they 
oporato the alarm, and thus they can be de¬ 
tected when engaged in burglary. It is a 
simple, ingenious and cheap alarm. Meas¬ 
ures have been taken to securo the patent. 
