MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
Ashland, Ohio, do; Flour packer and improved 
mill spindle, J T Noye, Buffalo, dip. and $3. 
MACHINERY. 
Drain tile and chimney top .—J W Gregory, $5. 
Commended .— Portable hydraulic press, P C 
Curtis, Utica, small sil mod; Iron curb for chain 
pump, Downs <fe Co., dip; Pumps and garden en¬ 
gine, Downs & Co., small sil med; Model of ver¬ 
tical hay press, S Dederick, Albany, do; Machine 
for crushing, grinding and pulverizing, E J 
Bussing, N Y, dip; Steam engine, D A Woodbury 
<feCo., sil med; Iron farm fence, M P Coons, Trov, 
$10; Patten’s leather splitting machine, A K 
Northrop, Deansville, dip. 
Farm implements had at Geneva, July, 1852.— 
Grain reapers .— 1st, E J Burrall, Geneva, Burrall’s 
reaper, dip and $50; 2d, J II Manny, Ill., Manny’s 
convertible reaper for grain or grass, 30; 3d, Sey¬ 
mour & Morgan, Brockport, 20. 
Mowing machines. —1st, J H Manny, dip and 50; 
2d, Howard & Co., Buffalo, Ketchum’s mowing 
machine, 30. 
Grain drills. —1st, P Seymour, dip and $25; 2d, 
Bickford cfc Huffman, Macedon, 15; 3d, S R Tracy, 
Newark, 10. 
Horse power on the lever principle .—J A Pitts, 
Buffalo, dip and $25; 2d, Eddy, Dyer & Co., Union 
Village, Washington, 15. 
Horse power, endless chain principle. —1st, Emery 
tfc Co., dip and $25; 2d, E W Badger, 15. 
Iron horse power. —1st, B H Wakely, McLean, 
Tompkins, dip and $25; 2d, Eddy, Dyer «fe Co., 15; 
3d, J A Pitts, 10. 
Threshing machines with cleaning apparatus .— 
1st, J A Pitts, dip and $ 10; 2d, Hall <fc Thomp¬ 
son, Rochester, 8. 
Threshing machines without cleaning apparatus. 
—Eddy, Dyer Co., $10. 
Seed planters .—Joshua Woodward, Haverhill, N 
II, dip and $10. 
Cultivator, general purposes. —lst,S R Tracy, dip 
and $10; 2d, H Howe, Canandaigua, 8. 
Broadcast sower .—P Seymour, dip and $10. 
DAIRY BUTTER. 
Twenty-five pounds in June. —1st, A Goulding, 
LeRay, Jefferson, $15; 2d, Wm Robson, 10; 3d, J 
H Dunbar, 5; 4th, L L French, Warren, Trans. 
Fifty pounds, at any time. —1st, J Parker, Tren¬ 
ton, $20; 2d, A Goulding, 15; 3d, D M Crowell, 
Rome, 10; 4th, J Ii Dunbar, trans. 
Girls under 21 years of age. —1st, S FI Parker, 
17 years old, sil milk cup; 2d, F H Denio, Rome, 
butter knife; 3d, Alice Gale, Pifford, teaspoons; 
4ih, Sarah E Cummings, Verona, sm s med. 
CHEESE. 
Over one year old. —1st, M Eames, Rutland, $20; 
2d, A C Clark, Henderson, 15; 3d, S & D Bonfoy, 
Winfield, 10; 4th, E W Wilcox, Winfield, 5; 5th, 
D Eells, trans. 
Under one year. —1st, W Green, Martinsburgh, 
Lewis, $20; 2d, W Vary, Harrisburgh, Lewis, 15; 
3d, R Bamber, Miuden, 10; 4th, W A Peebles, 
Martinsburgh, 5; 5th, A Rider, Litchfield, trans. 
Half dozen cheese boxes .—E W W ilcox, Winfield, 
$ 2 . 
Six dairies .—From Lewis county, $50. 
Three dairies .—From town of Schuyler, Herki¬ 
mer, $20; Two cheeses, weighing over 1,000 lbs, 
exhibited by Jesse Williams, Rome, were of most 
excellent quality, having been cured as perfectly 
as those of smaller size and same age; a premium 
is recommended of $25. 
SUGAR. 
1st, Joel Woodworth, Watertown, $10; 2d, A 
Benjamin, Centerville, Allegany, 5; 3d, Stephen 
Gifford, Watertown, 3; 4th, A Ross, trans. 
HONEY. 
1st. C Coe, Springport, $5; 2d, Abr’m Myers, 
Mohawk, 3; 3d, J S Eastman, Deerfield, 2. 
GRAIN AND SEEDS. 
White winter wheat. —1st, Sami H Church, Ver¬ 
non, $10; 2d, L Shepherd, Marcellus, 5. 
Redwinter wheat. —1st, J Brydon, Kirkland, $10; 
2d, A Bartlett, Paris, 5. 
Red spring wheat. —1st, G K Ells, $10; 2d, S 
W Abbott, 5. 
Rye. —1st, D Coonradt, Brunswick, $8; 2d, G 
Butier, Clinton, 4. 
Commended .—D P Bigelow. Barry Centre, dip. 
Oats. —1st, A Bartlett, $8; 2d, 1) Coonradt, 4. 
Barley. —1st, Wm Robson, $8; 2d, O Howland, 
4. 
Indian Corn .—R Eells, $10. 
Buckwheat. —1st, Gaius Butler, $5; 2d, Obadiah 
Howland, 3. 
Flax seed .—H Wier, Pittstown, $3. 
Hops .—J H Dunbar. $10. 
Timothy seed. —1st, Luman Shepard, $3; 2d, S 
J Keyes, Deerfield, 2. 
Crops — Sa7tiplcs arranged on wagons or carts .— 
1st, D M Crowell, Rome, $20; 2d, j IF Sherrill, 10. 
Commended .—D L Barker, Utica, 27 varieties 
field and garden seeds, imported, dip; Charlwood 
<fc Cummins, 14 Tavistock Row, Covent Garden, 
London, samples of wheat, barley, and oats, in 
the ear, beautifully arranged, and a large collec¬ 
tion of grain and grass seeds, small gold med; Wm 
Wetmore, Paris, white seed corn, dip; J Mercer, 
N Y Mills, sample of bird seed, new variety, do; 
Wm Robson, barrel of peas, do; L L French, sam¬ 
ple of peas, do; John Gilbert, Belleville, C W., 12 
bushels very fine peas. dip and $3. 
VEGETABLES. 
Celery. —1st, F W Boyce, Utica, $3; 2d, C F 
Crosman, Rochester, 2. 
Caidifioiccr .—N Culver, Arcadia, $3. 
Brocoli. —1st, C Spratt, Utica, $3; 2d, do., 2. 
White turnips. —1st, L L French, $3; 2d, C 
Spratt, 2 
Carrots. —1st, J B Kaye, Marcy, $3; 2d, C F 
Crosman, 2. 
Beets. —1st, Jas Hallock, Whitestown, $3; 2d, 
N Culver, 2. 
Parsnips. —1st, E T Marson, Marcy, $3; 2d, J 
B Kaye, 2. 
Onions. —1st, J B Morse, Cazenovia, $3; 2d, J 
B Kaye, 2. 
Cabbage. —1st, J B Morse, $3; 2d, James Hal¬ 
lock, 2. 
'Tomatoes. —1st, E W Wilcox, $3; 2d, C Spratt, 2. 
J 3 urple eqq plants. —1st, A Passenger, Albany, 
$3; 2d, J B Kaye, 2. 
Sweet potatoes — 1st, C F Crosman, $3; 2d, N 
Culver, 3 
Lima beans .— 1st, N Culver, $3; 2d. C F Cros¬ 
man, 2. 
Windsor beans .—C Spratt, $3. 
Double parsley. —1st, C Spratt, $3; 2d, C F 
Crosman, 2. 
Garden squashes. —1st, J Hallock, $3; 2d, J B 
Morse, 2. 
Large squashes. —1st, J B Kaye, $2; 2d, C 
Spratt, 2. 
Field pumpkins. —1st, C Spratt. $3; 2d. do, 2. 
Yellow seed corn. —1st, O Howland, $3; 2d, E 
Williams, 2. 
White seed corn. —1st, J Hallock, $3; 2d, E 
Williams, 2. 
Table potatoes. —1st, J Hallock, $J; 2d, J B 
Morse, 2. 
Best and greatest variety of vegetables. —1st, J 
Hallock, $10; 2d, C Spratt, 5. 
(Concluded next week.) 
% <U>4atit anh datfon. 3&4ainr Ms & $tmt. 17T 
during tho winter, readily at one to two dol- -- - - , , , ", ,! s , llSGa J „ a , er , s 
— -- — r , ® , . . ’ „ . -—-:-- plucked out oi the wings oi geeso. Dutch 
AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL CONVENTION. lar ^ n'amoTs varietieT which succeed well LIST °* PATENT ° LAIMS d uills have boon hi S h| y esteemed, as the 
- \v e name as varieties _ c s cceo t igguED FR0M THK UIfITED STAT es patent office Dutch were the first who hit upon the art 
This Biennial Convention of Fruit Grow- ^o-h^be^dded man°v 2 ^ ^ 1 For the week ending September 14,1852. of preparing them well, by cleaning them 
ers was held in Philadelphia, on the 13th of f . ‘ y * „ w . - both outside and inside from a fatty humor 
Sept, instant, and man, worn gathered there ^'Cch^sdVngonTemo. Gloat Morceanj * Springfield, Vt, for inr- with which they are naturally impregnated, 
eminent for their knowledge of tho numcr- Pass ’ 0 Colmar Urbaniste Bello et Bonne provement in clothes pins. and which prevents .the nk from flowing 
ous varieties of fruits now°growh through- * L ; Egbert * S. W. Green, of Willoughby, £abng th< pen Tho 
Tim nJLntinn was or- and Buerro d’Amaulis. Ohio, for improvement m connecting joints for i'"““j T? T? 0 ?"}*?*™ 601 ? 
AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL CONVENTION. 
Glout Morceau pears, a variety which suc¬ 
ceeds admirably on the quince, have sold, 
during tho winter, readily at one to two dol¬ 
lars per dozen in our market. 
YVe name as varieties which succeed well 
MANUFACTURE OF WRITING QUILLS. 
This Biennial Convention of Fruit Grow- ™ tho quince the following, and to wmefi 
ers was held in Philadelphia, on the 13th of ° . * c „ r . . 
„ . , ,, , Louise Bonne do Jersey, Vicar of Wink- 
Sept. instant, and many wore gathered there field>Duchesg d’Angouleme, Glout Morceau, 
eminent for their knowledge of tho numer- i^asso Colmar, Urbanisto, Bello et Bonne, 
ous varieties of fruits now grown through- Buerre d’Anjou, Buerro Diel, Easter Buerre, 
ous varieties of fruits now grown through- Buerre d’Anjou, Buern 
out tho country. The Convention was or- and Buerre d’Amaulis. 
ganized by the President, YV. D. Brinkle BETFmmTon 
M. D. of Philadelphia, who delivered a per- SELECTION OF 1 
tinent address, and then officers were ap- The catalogue of oi 
pointed for tho next two years. Hon. M. plants has ot late bo< 
SELECTION OF HOUSE PLANTS. 
The catalogue of ornamental flowering- 
washing machines, or other purposes. 
Chas. W. Hawkes, of Boston, Mass., for im¬ 
provements in printing-presSes. 
Herman H. Homan, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for 
plants has ot late become so^ voluminous improvement in lightning rods, 
or rishes to attain this end ; and their secret 
was preserved 7ery carefully, but it at length 
transpired, and the process was then im¬ 
proved. A bath of very fine sand must bo 
kept constantly at suitable temperature, 
which is about 104° Far.; into this tho quill 
P. Wilder of Boston, Mass., was elected that admirers of Flora must, for their own Charles & James Keeler, of Union, N. Y., for end of the feather must bo plunged and 
President, David Cove Esq., and Gen. JXSl arnpn-bnninwbpve Tlmv 7™ improvement in smut machines. loft in a few minutes. On taking them out 
j. rcsiaeiu, i,avio vucl ^q., -uu ubu. ducted green-house, where they can feast 
Patterson of Philadelphia, B. F. Hodge their eyes upon tho beauties of nature and 
Esq., of Buffalo, N. Y., Mr. Young of Ky., make selections suitable to their own taste, machinery employed in the manufacture of coil- 
and A. H. Grant of Ohio, Vice Presidents ; There is just as much difference in regard ed-wire ferules. 
7 7 a. _ X il- - _ 1 . • _ - „ J* „ 1 - — _ - i. I_ TT . m TI LL* - T _11 H/f c : 
YVm. T. Richards, of New Haven, Conn., for i they must be strongly rubbed with a piece 
F. R. Elliott of Cleveland, 0.,Mr. Cleave- *° .taste in the selection of plants as there 
„ , T T . T TT ’ „ „ , is m the choice of a wife or a husband. 
land of N. J., and J. II. Watts, of Roch- T , , t 
, r ’ , . r „ ’ ~ _ I have ever been ot tho opinion that a 
ester IS. Y„ ^secretaries; Treasurer Geo. P. sma p collection of plants is proferable t< 
James of Philadelphia. that of a large one for room culture; sa^ 
The Chinese Museum building was used five or six varieties of tho Camellia Japoni 
small collection of plants is proferable to improved machine for manufacturing porte-mon 
that of a large one for room culture; say na i e s. 
for tho display of Fruits. Some two hun- ca > and a similar number ot choice and dis- t0 Jame3 Carman, of New York, N. Y., for im 
ichinery employed in the manufacture of coil- flannel, alter which they are found to bo 
-wire ferules. white and transparent. Both carbonate of 
Horace T. Robbins, of Lowell, Mass., for im- P°. tash m solution and diluted sulphuric 
, . , ,,, ., , , acid have been tried to effect the same end 
provement in shuttle guides to looms. rpi ,, 
o c. 1 etir * XT -1 f Without success. The yellow tint, which 
B»j. S. Stedman, of West Meriden, Conn., for givcs quills tho air of ia produced b 
‘proved machine for manulactunng porte-mon- dipping them for a little while in dilute mu- 
ies. riatic acid, and then making them perfectly 
Wm. Moore, of Williamsburgh, N. Y., Assignor dry. But this process must be preceded 
, . . r. t> i r tinct varieties of the Chinese Azalea, six . , ’ , 
dred varieties of Pears, and as many of u . „ * , . ,. nrovement in door locks. 
. , . , ^ J free-blooming Roses, a few superb varieties f J , ' ‘ __ _ _ 
Apples, with Grapes in abundance were of tho Geranium, some four pots of the 6eor S e H - Richards,of West Roxbury, Mass., 
shown. The Report of proceedings, to be Hyacinth, of various colors, two pots of the Assignor to Calvin G. Plimpton, of W’alpole, 
published hereafter, will contain tho discus- Chinese Primula, one pink and the other Mass., for improvement in forging machines. 
sions upon the merits of different fruits both white, two or three plants of the Linum 
, , ., ... Trygynum, a few plants of the Cactus iam- 
as to quality and productiveness, and it will N ^ ht ,. hloom ; n£r 
to James Carman, of New York, N. Y., for im- by tho sand-bath operation. The above is 
provement in door locks. the l i ench process, 
George H. Richards, of WYst Roxbury, Mass., . ( f nlls aro dr< r ssed , b y th e London dealers 
Assignor to Calvin G. Plimpton, of W r alpole, J ^ rema i n 
, r c • , • r ■ \ • their natural color; by tho other thev ac- 
Mass., for improvement in forging machines. quirc a yellow tint . f he f ormer ig c J llcd 
T^nZ a^ewffiants of the Cae°tus ffim Samuel D. Vose, of Albany, N. Y„ for design che . Dutch method, and the principal work- 
liygynum, a tew plants ot the Uactus tam- t . ■/’„ or is called the Dutchor. He sits before a 
ily, say one plant of the bught-blooming for a cooking stove. Ante-dated March 14, I8o~. sma n stovQ f ir0j i nto which ho thrusts the 
Cereus, one of tho Truncatum, one ot May- Conrad Harris & Paul W. Zomer, ol Cincinnati, barrel of the ouill for a soormd +Lor. lo„ D 
prove of much value to growers to know Cereus, one of the Truncatum, one of May- Conrad Harris & Paul W. Zoiner, of Cincinnati, barrel of the quill for a second then lavs 
tho kinds approved or discarded. Climate fly, and one Speciosissimus, and any others Ohio, for design for pailor stove. its root quickly below his blunt-edged knife 
is known to have much to do with tho pro- that the taste of the amateur may fancy.— Samuel D. Vose, of Albany, N. Y., for design for called a hook, and pressing this firmly with 
_i. j?_?,_a ..j. • _• •_ii. i T will o-nn.rn.nt.Pfi t.bfi nbnvfi namp.d variet.ifis _i. _ l^r* i, „a a . . a. * mi r • , . ^ ,. 
duction of fruits, but it is surprising that so ^ wd ^ guarantee the above named varieties a cook stove. 
4 O „ C i-I A.. ^ 1 K nil I I 
much difference exists, even in the same va- j apprecifte"''^^^ 6 smatar""™ j; j' VeJdcr -<> t T ™X. Y - f <>' “ 
rietios, e-hen grown in different localities pk nt? „f the Alonscas, one or two plants of Dul , of T N . y Astigeor to 
The convention continued two days and the Helitropium. a few varieties ot the Ver- j ohtlS on, Cox & Fuller, of same place, for design 
adjourned to meet in Boston, at such period bena, one or two plants ot the Memilus, one fornarlor stove, 
in 1854 as the President should advise. It 
the left hand, draws the quill briskly thro’ 
With Vile vlo*7lf Vvrvrl ik _ _Ml 
N. S. Vedder, of Troy, N. Y., for design for a whh b j g right. The bed on which the quill 
ok stove. is Iaid t0 receive this pressure is called the 
James J. Dulley, of Troy, N. Y., Assignor to phite. It is a rectangular smooth lump of 
adjourned to meet in Boston, at such period bena, one or two plants ot the Memilus, one for parlor stove. ° thick, which is heated on his stove to about 
in 1854 as the President should advise. It P bint ® acb °^ tbe mofet supeib varieties the 350° F. The hook is a ruler of about 
i , ,, ,, ,. of the Chrysanthemums, one plant of that AMENDMENT TO THE PATENT LAWS. 15 inches in Ienoffh sompwh-ii liko tbp mt 
was a pleasant meeting, and the attentions magniflcenfc J and gaudy emblem of surpass- , p . —— , a tern makort ^knifb ! ^iL ^uTcrum beffi.Zm: 
shown to the delegates by tho Philadelphi- i n g beauty, the Agapanthus, Umbalatus, a The following is the only amendment ed at the ono end of a hook and staide and 
ans, made an impression not soon to bo for- few sweet scented plants, as the Mignonette, made to our latent Laws during tne late the power of pressure beino- applied by the 
gotten. Dr. Brinkle is much engaged in and various kinds of Gm^niums, with that of Congress^ Qm th hand at tho other end. The quill, rendered 
the cause,—eminent in his profession there, favonte and lug y odon erous plant, the 1 .• t h „ . Rpf - i . ir f g . ^ • so ^ fc and elastic by the heat, endures the 
ans, made an impression not soon to bo for- few sweet scented plants, as the Mignonette, 
gotten. Dr. Brinkle is much engaged in and various kinds of Geraniums, with that 
the cause,-eminent in his profession there, favorite and highly odoriferous plant, the 
, ’ , ,. , , r , , , ’ Aloysa Citnodora, usually known by the 
he still finds time to devote to a subject nf « WP n t , S eented Verbena' 
Johnson, Cox <fe Fuller, of same place, for design iron, a few inches long, I h broad, and 2 J 
for parlor stove. thick, which is heated on his stove to about 
~~~~ the 350° F. The hook is a ruler of about 
AMENDMENT TO JTHE PATENT LAWS. 15 inches in length, somewhat liko tho pat- 
Tiie following is the only amendment tel 11 ™ a h<A s knife, its fulcium being lorm- 
made to our Patent Laws during the late a 10 on F Gnt 0 a , 10 ? b and staple, and 
session of Congress : , ° f 'Ht °‘ P ressur , 6 be ’"S “PP ■«< by the 
Aw Act ill addition to an act to nromote the 1 ,L . e ot tel enr. fhe quill, rendered 
progress of tho useful arts : * 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of 
strong scraping action of the tool, and thus 
gets stripped of its opaque outer membrane, 
now engrossing t ic attention ot thousands. Tho above, intermixed with such others as Representatives of tho United States ot without hazard of being split. A skillful 
His soirse given to the Delegates was well fancy may dictate, will, in my opinion, make America, in Congress assembled, i hat ap- workman can pass 2,000 quills through his 
attended, and his table was loaded with all a very beautiful and desirable collection of peals provided tor in tho eleventh section hands in a day of ten hours, 
the choice fruits which were to be procured, plants, which will supply tho amateur, with of the act entitled an act in addition to an They are next cleaned by being scrubbed 
_ , . , , , i proper care, with a continued succession of act to promote the progress ot the useful by a woman with a piece of rough doo--fish 
Downing, -who but foi tho sad calami- dowers> even through the dreary months of arts > approved March 3d, 1839, may also be s kin, and finally tied up by a man in^bun- 
ty which befel him would have been there, winter.— Thomas Sheren. niade_ to either of the assistant judges of d i es 0 f one quarter of a hundred. 
was affectionately remembered in resolu- ---- the Circuit Court of the District ot Colum- In another mode of dressing quills, thoy 
tions of condolence for his widow, of respect HEALTHFULNESS OF GRAPES. are steeped a night in a decoction of tur- 
to his memory, and expressive of the great . j 
loss sustained by the country generally. x an aitic e on t 10 gu 
HEALTHFULNESS OF GRAPES. bia; and all tho powers, duties, and respon- are steeped a night in a decoction of tur- 
- sibihties imposed by the aforesaid act, and mer ; C} to stain them yellow taken out and 
In an article on the grape, the New York conferred upon the chief judge, are hereby dr j ed a warm sand contained in a pot 
Commercial states this fruit is one of the ^posed and conferred upon each ot the t h on scraped by tho Dutcher as above de¬ 
best and most wholesome medicines. We 
PEARS ON QUINCE STOCKS. extract the following : 
,, r n , r tt In the vineyai-d districts of Franco, Spain, 
We copy the following remarks of Hon. , J ■ _ , * • m., U 
1 J and other wine-growmg countries, the med- 
M. P. Wilder, of Boston, from tho Horti- ical qualities of the grape are known and 
culturist for Juno. Few growers have been highly prized. Tho free use of this fruit, 
more successful than he : as we are advised, has a most salutary effect 
, .. ,. , , . j. , . upon the animal system, diluting the blood, 
Much attention has boon g.ven of Into re F m0V ing obstructions of the liver, kidneys 
years to the cultivation ot the pear on the , = , , imDOrt ant oreans. eivinir 
said assistant judges. 
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That 
in case appeal shall be made to tho said 
chief judge, or to either of the said assist¬ 
ant judges, tho Commissioner of Patents 
10 Horti- j c . d qua lities of the grape are known and sl iad P a Y t0 such chief judge or 
avebeen highly prized. Tho free use of this fruit, judges, the sum of $25 required t 
wp ars advispd has a most salutarv pfl’erf, by fhe appellant into tho 1 atent 
, T , scribed. Tho first are reckoned to bo the 
cted, mat best pens, though the second may appear 
) the said more beautiful. 
said assist- Crow qudls for draughtsmen, as well as 
it i atents swan qud i Sj are prepared in the same way. 
' assistant The quills plucked from well fed living birds 
l°iur P , liave the raost elasticity, and are less sub- 
t Uirico by j ect t0 bo moth-eaten. ' The best are those 
ict on said plucked, or which are spontaneously cast 
i spleen, and other important organs, giving 
quince stock, and m relation to which I / heal ’ h tone and circulation, and |enei ? - 
have been requested to give the results oi ,, i _,v„ __,1, H m „ ° • „i 
have been requested to give the results of 
my experience. As a general rule, no troe 
will succeed for any groat length of time 
where it is grafted on any other than its 
own species. There are, however excep¬ 
tions to this rule, and among them, some 
varieties of tho pear, which grow' vigorous¬ 
ly, bear abundantly, and which seem to be 
a healthy tone and circulation, and gener- section thirteen ot the aforesaid act, ap- 
ally augmenting the strength of tho animal P 1-ov cd March 3d, 1839, is hereby repealed 
economy. In diseases of the liver, and Approved August 30, 18o2. 
by the appellant into the Patent Office by ject to be moth-eaten. The best are those 
the eleventh section of the said act on said picked, or which are spontaneously cast 
appeal. , , , in the month of May or June, becauso they 
teec. 3 And be it further enacted, That are then fuUy ripe " In tho g0 ose’s wing, 
section thirteen of the aforesaid act, ap- the five exterior feathers onlv are valuable 
places, is mado wi 
iy, ueai auuimauuy, au wmwi buu tu u never afflicted with these diseases, which J ’u In “ ]] \ it n o 
even better adapted to the quince, than to f ho alone> wou ld not bo conclu- be comktencv of nuttv This cement "ets 
their own root. siveevidenceof the medicinal qualities of 
Uieir own loot. sive evidence of the medicinal qualities of 
An impression has extensively prevailed ~ . i , T ^ i • as haul as any stone m tne couiso oi a lew 
unfevorablo to tho cultivation of tho pear tho ?' hlch , tho - T . : tr Pl- wooka. Tho load forms a kind of flux with 
onthequince. This has arisen principally peasant lito is raielj inatred with this class t h e 8an( i ; it is excellent for filling up cracks 
UU uiu quills, xint, M J ot ailments, but hundreds who aro thus at- . „.l- k l.-ij;/.., m • 
from an improper selection ot kinds, or reBO rt to the vineyard dis- ^SohLo 
rom injudicious cultivation. There aro, . |. - h -» ke f whot is lno d „ as tho a so a good cc. cut to, “P 
however, threo considerations which are ab- - 
solutely necessasy to success, viz., a deep 
! been proposed as a good preparation. 
VENTILATING CARS. 
■ grape cure 
soiuieiy necessasy to success, viz., a uee P a cure, except in very long, protracted and 
rich so,l-tho planting of the quince stock invet0r . lt6 ^ which » beyond the 
entirely below tho surfaco of the ground— 
and a systematic and scientific course of 
pruning, as tho tree progresses ingrowth. 
Objections to this species of cultivation 
reach of medicinal remedies. The invig¬ 
orating influence of the ripe grape, freely 
eaten, upon tho feeble and debilitated, is 
has not been my experience. On the con¬ 
trary, I have pear trees on tho quince root 
ed only the serous or watery particles. 
economy. In diseases of the liver, and Approved August ou, ibo-. roundest of all, but the shortest. The next 
especially in that monster compound afflie- two are the best of the five. They are 
tion, dyspepsia, tho salutary and potent in- A HARD CE MENT FOR SihAMS. sorted into those of the right and tho left 
fluenco of the “ grape diet ” is well known A vert excellent cement for seams in the wing, which are differently bent. The 
m franco. . roofs of houses, or for any other exposed iea ' ies t quilL are, generally speaking, the 
The inhabitants of the vineyard districts , is mado ’ with white load, drv white best Lately steaming for lour hours has 
are never afflicted with these diseases, which 1 , ’ , , -i -n _i “been nronosed as a p-po< nrenfim-ffon 
for writing. The first is tho hardest and 
roundest of all, but the shortest. The next 
two are tho best of the five. Thoy are 
sorted into those of the right and tho left 
wing, which are differently bent. The 
,reiy marred with tins class th sand ifc is excellent for filling up cracks Mother plan for ventilating railroad 
hundreds who are thus at- . d ts of br ick buildings: it is cars, lias been patented by Charles Water- 
esort to the vineyard dis- als0 a P good £ mont for pointing up the base bui T- He describes it as follows ; 
:e ot what is known as the Qf chil nne y s, whore they project through The air is receivedattheforwardextrem- 
and the result proves^to be the roofs ot - shingled houses. Wo have ity, and passes through the entire train of 
made this cement and tried it, and speak cars, the platforms and spaces between 
about it from experience only, for we have them being enclosed with cloth or somo 
no knowledge of it ever having been de- other elastic substance. Thus the train 
scribed in anv work. diay be compared to a long saloon, or a tube 
Another Good Cement. —Uso tho above, through which a. constant current of fresh 
have J been nv do^ from Z bdii St the T7 SUpply , m ? V ' 8 °r th ? hu ,° only employ half whiting and half sand;- air is driven by its motion through the at- 
liuincp^vas h'ved D'eo and that the f* he^f^ K the -st^J of weakness and pal- the y e sh P u f d be about four parts of sand mosphere. 
cro^m^^ Mcessarilv be^^maUftom what lor V » nd ‘ hwb y its diluting property which whiti . b weight , to one of lead. Allowing 360 passengers, they will require 
mZdSw Such howlver f n “ bles t* 16 S'^ d U ^rculato m the remo- jaomzi cludi .-Take and dissolve some-1,800 feet per minute. Now. by my 
ill . “ bl, 2 h So nee o!, heTm »mo alum in a vessel containing water, and mode of, ventilation, tho air can be com- 
while it is in a boiling state, cut up com- \ pletely changed every twelve or fifteen sec- 
monbrown soap into small pieces, and boil ends. Five minutes is sufficient, at any 
it along with the alum for about fifteen inin- } time to connect or disconnect the cars of 
utes. Ono pound of alum is sufficient for | th e train, and tho amount of tho current is 
five nounds of soan. The soan becomes ; times under the control ot the con- 
nM««wonthn near root Those mav and derange tho digestive organs and those de- stickY? liko shoemakers’ wax, and can bo i ductor. The experiment will be tried t-hro’- 
Drobablv have 1 in some' instances thrown P endent u P on and sympathizing with them. draw ‘ u out 5n a s { m ii ar manner. It is now out this week on the road botween New 
‘ ’,i . .. . i. u. c - - Up mivpJ with whitino- to a nroner con- ! Haven and Bridgeport. 
out roots from tho pear stock, but whether 
this be so or not, instances are not rare 
---- £ 0 be niixed with whiting to a proper con- 
Paign’s Early Grape. —We have been sisteney for filling up seams, &c. It be- 
wheresuch trees have attained in France presented by the grower with a few clusters comes partially hard after a few months, 
tho age of more than one hundred years, an early and delicious variety ot grapes, and adheres to wood very tenaciously. It 
- 6 - - • • ’ Last year they drew the promium at the } s not easy to put on, and if there be any 
and we know of a quince tree in Massachu¬ 
setts which is forty years old, and which 
has produced ten bushels of fruit in a sin- 
glo season. 
Tho jiear, when grown on a quince, should 
always bo trained in tho pyramidal form.— 
CARRIAGES IN AMSTERDAM. 
A letter from Amsterdam in the Boston 
Xsi ma/^^d in SS Solm older ty and is best adapted for cultivation in this 
than when grown as standards. We have climate.— Lochport Democrat. 
known them to succeed well where grown ^ ’-n. 
were fully ripe by the 5th ot September.— adhere at all. When dry, it is impervious “Burdens are dragged over the pave- 
Tliis year, notwithstanding tho backward- to, and repels water; it is slightly elastic monts in Amsterdam on wooden sledges, 
ness of the season, they aro at tho present and has advantages in this respect. To and there is a curious vehicle still in 
time swoet and good. This is a now varie- make it adhere it must be well pressed down, uso, which has no where else a counterpart, 
ty and is best adapted for cultivation in this This cement, like the preceding two kinds. If on a fine summer’s day a gentleman were 
climate.— Lockport Democrat. is the result of experiments ; we have tried to ride up Washington street in a coach 
-—— --- it, and speak with confidence of its qualities, without a coach box, but placed upon wood- 
at the distance of six feet apart in tho rows A correspondent of tho Genesee Farmer For tho filling up of seams, in parts of wood- I eii runners, with the driver walking by its 
and twelve' feet between the rows. In this says that girdled troes may be preserved en buildings exposed to the weather, there side, and occasionally throwing a greased 
way Mr Rivers the great English cultiva- by the following means : “take out a block can bo no doubt of its good qualities, and rag under the runners todiminishthefric- 
tor planted 2 500 Louise Bonne de Jerseys of wood extending into tho bark above and it is not expensive. A putty made with tion; he would probably have a voluntary 
ami 1 500 Glout Morceaus for tho London below tho girdle, and take from tho body or whiting and linseed oil, in the common way, and highly enthusiastic escort of the youth- 
market. Wo consider twolvo feet apart, limb of another troo a block corresponding if mixed with somo white lead, about one- ful portion of the community, and be look- 
each wav a liberal distance. This would i n size and shape, with the bark on. and ad- tenth part by weight, wo like better than ed upon as a candidate for tho insane asy- 
givo 302 trees to the acre and we are clear- just it in the place, and bind it there, on any other cement wo ever tried for cracks lum. Yet this is precisely tho samevehi- 
lv of'the opinion that soil and selection of the principal of engrafting.” This plan it or seams in wooden buildings, to bo applied elo that goes along the streets of Amster- 
varietios boing riMit no crop whatever *s said has proved completely successful. outsido, but it is not elastic like the cement dam. It is literally a very slow coach. If 
would bo more profitable. Such a planta---- raade wi * h soap and alum th® well fed steeds who draw it should be 
tion with propor caro would yield, in the About 400 species of cactus are now Our readers will be able to choose for frightened and run away, they might attain 
fifth year from 75 to ’l00 bushels of fine known. The botanic garden of Berlin con- themselves which of these cements, it they l a speed of six or eight miles an hour. Dutch 
fruit. As to profit, this will not appear as tains 360 species — tho finest collection in require any ot them, is best adapted for their horses are seldom guilty of such irrogulari- 
an exaggeration, when it is known that tho world. peculiar purposes. Sei. American. \ ties. 
