NOV. 20. 
MOOSE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
MAN’S SUSCEPTIBILITY OF MENTAL CULTURE. 
Such is the constitution of man that he is capa- 
. ble of becoming fitted for states of life for which 
Written for Moore's Rural New-Yerker. he was once wholly unqualified. The human mind 
PUBLIC OPINION. 18 susceptible of great changes, from the circum- §|§|§lgfV Those vocations that involve a large degree of 
- stances in which it is placed, and from the atten- ." hard toil are too much detested by the young. To 
Few persons realize the extent to which public tion and culture which it receives. On this sus- escape manual exertion is their mania, and in 
opinion influences our motives, thoughts and con- ceptibility, the whole system of education is found- > TvjeV-* " their enthusiasm they discern easo and affluence 
duct By public opinion, I do no mean the Tribn- ed. A person’s estimate of the valne of education ‘if H on tbe professional domain, where even the means 
nal before which all things, of a nature to interest will be very much in proportion to the strength , ft '4Hlfev of subsistence have to be delved out with artifice 
the great body of mankind, are carried. The daily and vividness of his belief in the capacity of the by many. In some of our smallest villages are 
newspaper speaks of Public Opinion as a sapient mind for cultivation. On this same belief will de- jfitiftn frequently two or three doctors, and as many at- 
philosopher who scans, criticises, and re-adjusts pend his hope for the intellectual improvement of > V 4 ‘A*\w torneys, in some cases, at least, made greedy by 
religious and political matters; acquits or con- individuals as well as for the elevation of nations want In the mercantile business thousands have 
demns individuals, and exercises a general super- in the scale of civilization and social improve- V- > sunk their all, yet thousands madly rush to fill the 
vision over human affairs. It is not this which menk Were the mind incapable of acquiring ;ftft : vacuum, as if the trado was lined with gold. Many 
creeps into our private life, our daily concerns, knowledge, of securing discipline, of experienc- ftft a farmer’s son, with a capital sufficient—united 
The best of us are too unimportant in this respect ing development, the occupation of the teacher fft with industry in agriculture—to have made affluent 
to become subjects of observation to the “eye of would be gone, and his office have no existence. ° men, have embarked in trade; their investment 
the World.” The influence to which I refer, may Were nations also incapable of improvement in \ Twll \\\ sunk, and their prime of life rolled away, infinitely 
perhaps be better, though less briefly described as the arts of life, and destitute of the power of men- 'niv/mk ' '111 \ r ' At j I ! i’ poorer than when they began. 
what others will think or say of us. This deference tal and secial elevation under the appliance of the ‘ /’f/'W, '**=***&> W^v-Vll I do not wish to invoke a prejudice against the 
to others is almost universally carried to excess, means of culture, the philanthropist would cherish j professions or any upright calling, or to eulogize 
There are a few independent natures who can no hope of the advancement of society, and the \ ’||ftyji ° w / labor. The merchant constitutes an essential part 
truly say that their consciences are their only Christian no expectation of moral redemption of \ lm\\ ' 3 / y ^ ' / in tbe wbee * of tbo 1)118111688 world; the lawyer 
governors, and there are others — a much greater the barbarous tribes of the earth under the influ- \ -'ft" / * ? / will be necessary so long as the encroachments of 
number than these—who, dead to both human and ence of Christianity. The fact that mankind are ' ^ ' vicious men are felt; the physician indispensable 
Divine influence, no longer care what others think, susceptible of improvement by culture is a fact SAMUEL F. B. MORSE. until disease i3 extinct But let us oontrast the 
But I feel sure that almost all who reflect will con- full of signiftcancy in its bearings on the cause of _ two occupations; the one that involves manual 
fess, with meekness, that this undue deference has education and the hopes of our race. The plant T labor, agriculture, with the other that is considered 
led them often astray and the animal are not required to become a dif- Thh sub J ect of our present sketch, Samuel conveyed by a metallic thread a hundred feet, it tQ embody eaBe ftnd pleasure, a professional or 
Dr. 0. W. Holmes an admirable delineator of ferent thing from what they already are at the mo- PlNLET Brkese Mok8 e, was the son of the early instantly suggested itself to his mind that it might mercantiIe life< The farmer , it ig tru0) workB _ 
human nature, says that every individual embodies ment of their mature growth. The purpose of American Geographer, Rev. Dr. Mouse, and was be just as easily and speedily conveyed a thousand works hardi in the 8U n, in the rain, in the cold and 
three personalities, and thus explains, in the person their existence is realized in its full extent by the born in Charlestown, Ma*s., on the 27th of April, miles, and be made to carry along with it an intei- drifta of 8Q0W; but amid hia work he en j 0 ys the 
of one “John-” fact alone of their material nature and physical 179L His father intended him for the pulpit, but ligent communication. The next thing to be done bright sun, the genial shower, and winter’s cold— 
1 The real John; known only to his Maker. organization. But with man, it is quite otherwise. his own Predilections were for the easel and pencil, was to invent and construct an apparatus for the they are all blesaingB from hia Crea tor’s hand. As 
MANUAL LABOR. 
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opinion influences our motives, thoughts and con- ceptibility, the whole system of education is found- 
duct By public opinion, I do no mean the Tribu- ed. A person’s estimate of the value of education 
nal before which all things, of a nature to interest will be very much in proportion to the strength 
the great body of mankind, are carried. The daily and vividness of his belief in the capacity of the 
newspaper speaks of Public Opinion as a sapient mind for cultivation. On this same belief will de¬ 
philosopher who scans, criticises, and re-adjusts pend his hope for the intellectual improvement of 
religious and political matters; acquits or con- individuals as well as for the elevation of nations 
demns individuals, and exercises a general super- in the scale of civilization and social improvo- 
vision over human affairs. It is not this which menk Were the mind incapable of acquiring 
creeps into our private life, our daily concerns, knowledge, of securing discipline, of experienc- 
The best of us are too unimportant in this respect ing development, the occupation of the teacher 
to become subjects of observation to the “ eye of would be gone, and his office have no existence, 
the World.” The influence to which I refer, may Were nations also incapable of improvement in 
perhaps be better, though less briefly described as the arts of life, and destitute of the power of men- 
what others will think or say oj us. This deference tal and secial elevation under the appliance of the 
to others is almost universally carried to excess, means of culture, the philanthropist would cherish 
There are a few independent natures who can no hope of the advancement of society, and the 
truly say that their consciences are their only Christian no expectation of moral redemption of 
governors, and there are others — a much greater the barbarous tribes of the earth under the influ- 
number than these—who, dead to both human and ence of Christianity. The fact that mankind are 
Divine influence, no longer care what others think, susceptible of improvement by culture is a fact 
But I feel sure that almost all who reflect will con- full of significancy in its bearings on the cause of 
fess, with meekness, that this undue deference has education and the hopes of our race. The plant 
HM 
SAMUEL F. B. MORSE. 
led them often astray. 
and the animal are not required to become a dif- 
Dr. 0. W. Holmes, an admirable delineator of ferent thing from what they already are at the mo- 
of one “John:” 
1. The real John; known only to his Maker. 
2." John’s ideal John; never the real one, and He is destined for improvement This is the law and 80 strong were his desires, the parent reluc- recording of the messages so conveyed. After he Btandi9 ia hig fieldg be may Bee Nature’s God 
often very unlike him. of his being. Instinct is less in man than in the ^„ t !f,, CO f, 0 “ ted tha * £ 9 _ sll ° uld “ th ™^ hima ft much study and manyjaiiure^he hUupon^the true e verywhere-the babbling brook; the singing bird; 
ceptibility for development-the power of acquisi- Hauuu lur 18il - arnviD g 111 ^ onaon 111 
tion—the capability for advancement and eleva- August o that year. Ivo years afterwards we 
tion. The physical man, however admirable may find biai exhibiting, at the Royal Academy, his 
3 . His friends’ideal’John; never the real John, animal, because man is constituted with this sus- away ’” After graduating at Yale College, he expedient just as he was about despairing of sue- the green verdure and towering tree proclaim with 
nor John’s John, but often verv unlike either. ceptibility for development-the power of acquisi- sailed for Europe in 1811, arriving in London in cess, and immediately filed his caveat la the patent a solemu grandeu r the existence of Deity. The 
tion—the capability for advancement and eleva- August of that year. Two years afterwards we office in the city of Washington in the year ls37. f ar -off prospect, glittering in the morning light of 
God has created us, and is ever present with us. ^ ^ p * man> howeyer admirable may And him exhibiting, at the Royal Academy, his After clearly demonstrating the feasibility of the BpriDg( sparkling with the beama of BUlnme r, or 
Lach thought of our hearts is known to Him, b g bi g organization, is not the true man. Man ub a colo88al picture of “The Dying Hercules,” which thiDg, he was aided in putting up his wires between fadiag into the sombre Uue of autumn, inspires 
therefore we attempt no concealment, no pallia- corporeal giant is not all he is attracte <l much attention and elicited great praise, the cities of Baltimore and Washington; and the him with entbu3 ; a8m and imparts a confidence in 
tion before him. With ourselves we see, o.■ think "“* 1 KernStomTa. At thin period ho brought forward a plaster model a, r.t public men, age that went oyer tlie lino was the hi „ Go „. A oomfortable i^pon,!™,, io can 
we can see, a thousand things which serve to ease m i g9 ion” He has a susceptibility for im- of the same ’ which Iaftter bore off thc P™e ia annunciation of the nomination of James K. Polk Becnre; and the wreath of intelligence he can twine 
our consciences and winch, ,f set before others in ement _ for ‘ inteUectual, sociah an d moral cui- ecnlpture. His next essay was the great picture to the Presidency. He had now won a triumph around hia br0 w, for books and art are open to 
the light in which we view them, would lessen ^ barbarjan maybe ma de a civilized man. of “ The Jud gment of Jupiter,” at the completion which the malice of many disappointed philoso- him< 0 n the other hand, the merchant deals not 
censure and increase admiration. Therefore we ^ inflaenco ofeducation in ita largeat of which he returned Ip th: United States. pherd could not prevent; and to-day his telegraphic w ith nature but fallen men,-he isalwaysincol- 
seldom clothe the outer manner in the garb of the maybe elevated to a high position of After spending sevFal years in Boston, New wires Mon with treachery and avarice. He must for- 
inward mind As a landlord who has reached the enterprise and happiness Hero is the war- Hampshire, and South!Carolina, he finally settled « p ut a girdle round the earth in forty minutes,” ever guard against fraud, which makes him suspi- 
bottom of his beer barrel, carefully draws off the honor, enterprise, ana nappmess. nero is me war dow «_ N Y ork ii 1822 where he found his , mi™ 
too/ rir-no-a rant and the security for systems of education.— , w n flew . , ’ w& ere ne touna ms j or a |j na t 10ns bave adopted them, and men hold cious of his fellow men. 
llu thfniu!!„i T i “ R. /. Schoolmaster. talents appreciated, arid he soon had all the work converae with each other who are thousands of The physician passes from an ulcer sore to a 
we can see, a thousand things which serve to ease capame or neing. ne nas a nigner nature anu a 
our consciences, and which, if set before others in hi 8 b er mission. He has a susceptibility for im- 
the light in which we view them, would lessen provement-for intellectual, social, and moral cul- 
censure and increase admiration. Therefore we tnre. -The barbarian maybe made a civilized man. 
seldom clothe the outer manner in the garb of the Under the influence ofeducation ,n its largest 
which the malice of many disappointed philoso- hiju, Q n the other hand, the merchant deals not 
pheiA could not prevent; and to-day his telegraphic w ith nature but fallen men, — he is always in col- 
wires Mon with treachery and avarice. He must for- 
“ Put a girdle round ths earth in forty minutes," ever guard against fraud, which makes him suspi- 
tell the customer of ita impurity; so the human 
heart, when it gives out its thoughts, draws them 
carefully, reserving the dregs to itself, that those 
which go forth may indicate the quality of the 
whole. 
from an ulcer sore to a 
--- he coald do - He painted for the city a full-length milea apart ag easily aa if tbey were jn tbe sam0 loathsome disease, always with decaying humanity. 
PHYSICAL EXERCISE AT SCHOOL, likeness of Lafayette, who was then on a visit to 8 itting-room. His consolation is that he can alleviate human suf- 
- this country; soon afStr which he formed an asso- Mb _ Mokbe has established hi3 fortune and his fering. More dismal still is the lawyer’s task, for 
A proper combination of physical with intei- ciation of artists which was the nucleus of the f ame; aild his name will forever rank among the the ulcers of the soul he is called upon to probe.— 
lectual exercise and enjoyment, will endear the “National Academy of Design,” and of which he greatest of the earth’s discoverers. He has receiv- Guilt is ever arrayed before him, and pollution is 
. “ Alld ia aot tbis rigllt ' ’ Macy say tbat B school-house to the young as mere intellectual pu . was elected the first president. He also delivered e d several gratifying tokens, as well from foreign in the air he breathes, 
is, inasmuch as peace and unity would be almost gu it s never can that old brown building, with its tin first course of U -; rr- on the subject of the nations as from hia own government The Sul i Then, how few of a i 
r\ i r\ tit a nAnoonl mantr fVi i n r»a non. _ . . . - _ ...... ... 
annihilated, did we not conceal many things con¬ 
cerning ourselves and others. The right and 
dilapidated steps, its marred interior, its stiff, and u: ever lister i to by -m American public. 
f Turkey sent him 
Glory,” with 
Then, how few of a profession become rich meD, 
while with the farming community those who do 
cerning ourselves aml^ otners. the ngnt ana p i a i nj and unattractive walls, broken windows, its In 1820, Mr. Morse made his second voyage to diploma of the same encircled with diamonds; the i -i. thrive would starve with a profession. Is not 
wrong, however, depends much upon the motive. gener£d a j r 0 f original bad taste, and supperadd 1 Enrope; and it was on his return homo in tho good King of Prussia sent him, also, a Gold Snuff Box, rW, vocation that involves manual labor the one 
When one refrains from circulating an unkind de30 lati 0 tu Why is it that whenever yon have i ship Bully that ho received his first hint on that HO t with brilliants, enclosing in its lid tho “Pros- be preferred for the strength that it imparts to 
thought or remark, from charity towards another turned to the home of your boyhood, your feet great subject which has since Bgitatcd tho world sian Gold Medal of Sclonliflo Merit;” and tho King norve and muscle? for the religious halo with 
or a wish to supress evil communication, the mo- baye g0 speedily sought its threshold as one of i "o widely and completely. One of his fellow pas- of Wurtcmberg transmitted to him “ The Wurtem- ich it enshrines its votary? for the vast fund of 
tive is a proper one. On the contrary, when one truest Meccas of the soul? What thronging me - sengers gave him an account of sovorul oxperi- berg Gold Modal of Arts and Bcioncea.” Ho has owledge that it elicits from the most successful 
listens to such remarks without opposition or re- orieswere those which stirred your heart to merits lie had rooently witnessed in Paris with the never forsaken tho art and now resides on the i ts devotees, and for tho affluence that it more 
proof, their motive is eviaenttj not good. t ear, a de ptbi, and filled your eyes with tie luxury electro-magnet, by which the electric fluid was banks of the Hudson, near Poughkeepsie. orally confers? Man wa 3 made for labor. La- 
slavish fear of others, keeps them silent The tears? ' Not merely—if I may infer the experience | — — , - s ___ _ ___bor both of head and hands elevates thc unui and 
FAMILIAR—QUOTATIONS. £ gfflflMMtV I k! T„ 1858. 
same fear might perhaps prevent their committing 0 f others from my own — not merely the memo- 
the same wrong, but not always, if their desire is riea 0 f books and recitations, and daily intellectual 
popularity. tasks, nor of teachers and fellow pupils, as associ- 
FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS. 
There are many sayings which have become 
'popularity* tasks, nor of teachers and fellow pnpils, as associ- There are many sayings which have become 
Were it possible, by a scrupulous regard to onr ated witb tbe se, though these, too, have their place, f am iiiar by use. They are household words. We 
conduct and language, to please others, or to satis- and tbe ir inestimable value in your thoughts. But wil i indicate the origin of a few of them:- 11 Make 
fy them of onr good intentions, then we should blending inseparably and happily wth these come a virtu e of necessity,” Bhakspeare’s Two Gentle- 
possess, in their esteem, some reward for onr ef- the memories of school-boy sports and games; men of Verona. “All that glitters is not gold ”— 
forte. But it is in vain to hope for this. We know, aga in you usuallyquoted,“Allisnotgoldthatglitters”-Mer- 
or think we know, ourselves; that is, we have some Feel the thrill of the daring jump, chant of Venice. “Screwyourcouragetothestick- 
motive for every word or action, and, aa it is a law And the rush of the breathless swing; r,r.f 
t&e 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorkar. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. 
men of Verona. “All that glitters is not gold ”— 
usually quoted, “ All is not gold that glitters”—Mer- * AM com P 03ed of 38 letters, 
chant of Venice. “Screw your courage to thestick- g }•$ l\> ^ aG^cfanpo^t, 
in zvlace” —not vomt —Macbeth. “Make aafluranr.o oo u on oi oa oo a l. . 
in gplace ”—not point —Macbeth. “Make assurance 
of nature that mankind should think well of them- again you recall the emulous activity, and courage ^ Bme „ u Qut our banQers ^ head. ’ ’ ’ 
selves, we generally suppose our motives to be of the playground ; again yon feel yourself return- Qn thfl outwflrd the outer] wall8) „ Macbeth.- My 29, 37, 3, 1G, 8, 18 is a man’s name. 
good and sufficient It is useless to endeavor to mg from its exercises with the fresh glow of health « Keep the word of promise to our Tnot thel ear My 24, 22, 38, 25, 2, 6 is the name of a University 
make others see ns as we see ourselves, as useless upon yoar cheek and the fresh energy which „ T , . ‘ in New York. 
___ A „ -n- rr„. Jv„A_ on ffcn __ but break it to our hope,” Macbeth. It is an ill My 2 7,15, 31, 37 waits for no one. 
HORTICULTURAL QUERIES. 
Wishing to gain some information, I thought 
you or some of the Rural readers could rightly 
inform me. 1. I budded several four-year old 
apple trees this summer, three of which were 
budded with old buds. They all grew. One of 
My2 the 13 he 3 ad. 31 ’ 30 ’ 32 ’ ° ^ ^ ° f ^ ^ ° f them-budded on the 2d of August-lias three 
blossom buds on, and one has almost blossomed. 
What shall I do with it? 2. Should grape layers 
be cut from the old vine in August, like other 
as the reverse. As Dr. Holmes says what we ap- hearty plays imparts to all the life-currents in your ^ ^ turng ^£ „_ asual i y qnotedf Jg ft }} ft 24( 4 , 22, 2 has lfl y era? 3 ' Shoald gra P e vinea bo cut off before 
noor Am* fnrinfla IQ offAr all t TOttt /llfparon f frnm Vtrn.Ul* fLTl H AcrfLin VOI1 rfififtll. Wltn R ffPRh ° J l > . 1. t t t t t 9 mliAn T Ci Aof lirvio 4 -r\ 
pear to our friends is after all very different from brain; and again you recall, with a fresh sentiment 
what we appear to ourselves or our Maker. of interest and of kindness those with whom yon “““ r C hristmasT 0 mes 
Then is it not a waste of time, a weariness of once mingled in those school-boy sports and enjoy- once & ft omaa Tuaaert . „ Look; ere 
mind, to say nothing of its irreverence toward our ments, and wish you could meet them all again, , T y homaa Tu d « Look before 
a__a.i~ — „ aa^Ia a^Laa.^a^a a,, at_ tuLD rAvor tnpu run; nfivft wtHiMArPn in tnri go. ^ J 1 J 
transplanting, and when is the best time to trans¬ 
plant them? 4. Can a person get the most Straw- 
Creator, thus to make onr souls subservient to the wherever they may have wandered away in the de¬ 
opinions and wishes of equally short-sighted and viouB paths of human effort and experience, could 
“It’s an ill wind that blows no one any good caused great excitement. transplanting, ana wnen is rue oesi ume io trans- 
Thomas Tussert, 1580. “Christmas comes bat ?? ^ - - a . - plant them? 4. Can a person get the most straw- 
once a year,-’Thoms, Tuccrt. -Look, ero thou fi fiJVJ K ttl wStMta be " ieS W “ h ‘ h ” l ®“ t WOr1 ;, by I*??* ^ ra “' 
lean.” Thomas Tnssert: and. “ T.nnk before von. I L ' ’’ ° f ners cat off and tending well, or to let them grow 
fallible beings? It makes us prisoners, slaves—it taae tnem once more oy tne nana witn tne old 
is a clog upon our mental progress and improve- familiar grip, and ask them “What cheer?” and 
ment, as strong, if not as galling, as the iron ball bld them “God speed! ’ in the wearisome journey. 
take them once more by the hand with the old before you lea P'” “ 0at of miad as soon M out of 
familiar grip, and ask them “What cheer?” and sight”-usually quoted, “Out of sight, out of 
and chain. Supposing that we could receive true and the perilous battle of life. 
mind”—Lord Brooke. “ What though the field be 
lost, all is not lost,” Milton. “ Awake, arise, or be 
answers to our questions, we should be astonished We can not make the place of school education , “ Neces8lt y> tbe „ tyrant ’ 8 For Mo ° 
to find how much evil is the result of fear for what too dear to the young mind. We can not connect P 1 ® 8 ’ MBto °* That old man, eloquent, Milton. ACROSTICAL ENIGMA. 
others think. it with too many of these sources of a true youth- ' Ueace hath her victories, Milton. 1 Though - 
There are gay butterflies of fashion whose hearts fu l enjoyment, which can be spared from home.— this may be play to you, ’tis death to us,” Roger I am composed of 15 letters, 
are warm and feelings kind, if they had but proper We can not afford to do without the play ground B ’ Bstrange ’ 770 |: “ AU 0ry w ° ol 1 ” — not Hy 1, C, 9 7 is not cold. 
Btimalas. A.k them why they wa,.e their prccioe, itaelt with it, amplest prsetic.hie mean, of .port, SlZCoS S < S “ U 
fimA thpir hp.ftlth Rntt HPnfliVtilitv nnnyi hnllAvr — Wise on. sin .Jmimnl nf fidurati.nn. t J i y i ... b o o th, fana 
For Moore’s Ruml Now-Yorker. 
stimulus. Ask them why they waste their precious itself, with its amplest practicable means of sport 
time, their health and sensibility upon hollow — Wisconsin Journal of Education. 
pleasures. “ O, the world requires it of u?. What 
would people think if we abjured fashion and 
folly, and set to improving onr minds and morals, 
or those of humanity?” Ask the slanderer, the 
hypocrite, why they pollute the hearts of their fel- 
SPREAD OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. 
document of the London Tract Society, “ is a re- 
weak, wavering hearts, on which glimmerings of tlie interior of Africa; and into whatever part Dr. 
ouac a year, ruernas xusseiu ere men My 35> 24> 5> g ia on0 of the WeBt Indies . "" " nff - te _ din _ ' to L* tbem -_ ow 
leap,” Thomas Tussert; and, “Look before you, My 8. 1G is a preposition. ners cut off and tending well, or to le. them grow 
ere you leap,” Hudibras—commonly quoted, “Look My 17, 25, 24, 2G, 2G, 5 is an appropriate name for and tend well. 5. What winter protec aon should 
before yon leap.” “ Out of mind as soon as out of 80me men - one-year old seedling Blackberry, Raspberry, Cur- 
sight ”-usually quoted, “Out of sight, out of ? y w , b °I? ™ aa J 1Se Bayin 8 of Cat0 - „ r Q ^ and Gooseberry bushes have? 6. What is 
mind”—Lord Brooke. “ What though the field be f the beat time t0 fansplant Quince bushes? 
, , . , . . „..... . , . . Answer in two weeks. A Young Ruralist Subscriber. 
lost, all is not lost,” Milton. “ Awake, arise, or be _- T n aa-a 
forever fallen,” Milton. “Necessity, the tyrant’s For Moore’s Rur(U New-Yorker. frincevil e, eona o., •> 0 • 
plea,” Milton. “ That old man, eloquent,” Milton. ACROSTICAL ENIGMA Remarks. 1. In bud ing yon use< ossom 
“Peace hath her victories,” Milton. “Though buds instead of wood buds. You can only remedy 
this may be play to you, ’tis death to us,” Roger I am composed of 15 letters. the error by budding or grafting again. 2. Cutting 
L’Estrange, 1704. “All cry and no wool” —not My 1, 6, 9, 7 is not cold. in Au g u f 13 not necessary. 3. To get strong 
little wool—Hudibras. “ Count their chickens ere My 2, 12, 10 is hard water. shoots it is necessary to cut back the vines to two 
fnot before] they’re hatched,” Hudibras. “Through My 3,13,16 is a man’s name. or three of the strongest ejes, or the unnecessary 
thiek and thin,” Dryden. “ When Greeks joined £ t’ J in'^ f&Ce ' budfl may be rubbed o£r - At the time of trana ' 
Greeks, then was the tug of war”-nsnally quoted, £ 6 12 14 is to do. P lanting the f °m *e vine is to assume at maturity 
“ When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of My 7,13! 9,10 is an increase. ? bould be determined, and the pruning and train- 
war”—Nathaniel Lee, 1692. “ Of two evils, I have My 8, 6,1 is to scrape. ing should all be dona with reference to this form, 
chose the least,” Prior. “Richard is himself ^ y ?’AV, is - a kil Planting may be done either in the spring or fall. 
again,” Colley Cibber. “Classic ground,” Addi- g ?’ £ ^ L bo f’s nickname. 4 ' To « et tbe m08t *«™'*™ e * fr0 “ the gronnd ’ 
son. “As clear as a whistle,” Byron, 1893. “A £ ®! 6, 7 is Stuff with the least labor, we would grow them in rows 
good hatter,” Johnsoniana. “A fellow-feeling My 13, 5, 3 is a kind of grease. say one foot wide, and tue p ants .n e rows a >ou 
makes one [not ns] wondrous kind.” “My name $J y £««« f ° Ur ai,art< a3 may ^ 
■ at j-i I u n ioao „ My 15, 10, G is a kind of beverage. about twelve inches between the rows. After the 
is Nerval,” John Home, 1808. “ Ask me no ques- ^ whole ia the name of a distinguished Revo- two seasons allow the runners 
tions, and I will tell yon no fibs,” Goldsmith— lutionarv so i dier J ULE B R. plant3 bave b i f , , 1 
,, XT , , _ ., lutionary soiaier. ouleu. xu to form plants in the vacant spaces between the 
“Not much the worse for wear” —not none the caton Steuben Co., N. Y., 1858. io iorm 
n -ii ,, n uaton, oieuDen l/o , , and w hen these become well stocked dig 
worse — Cowper. “What will Mrs. Grundy say? ’ ggj- Answer in two weeks. rows, aim w » 
Thomas Morton. “No pent-up Utica contracts ^ ---- ander the old rows, and furnish a mulching of 
your powers,” John M. BewalL “Hath given The Elastic Egg. —Take a good sound egg, straw. This is lor garden culture. For field 
hostages to fortune,” Bacon. “ His [God’s] image P la68 it in strong vinegar, and allow it to remain culture we would make rows three leet wide, and 
out in ebony,” Thoman Fnller. » Wise and maatet- ‘ w ‘“ S 6 ° into “tolSft tbe 
ly inactivity,” Mackintosh, in 1791, though gone- toXofwSit mnst beloCoJ 5ZS fiend! 
rally attributed to Randolph. “ First in war, first with water, having Borne aoda dissolved in it In plow and cultivat rr, na p • • 
in neace. and first in the hearts of his fellow-citi- a few hours this preparation will restore the egg ing down the canes and covering witu a little 
Wiscon svi Journal oj Education. ^ and t h in” Dryden. “ When Gr’eeks joined £ 4 ; J ? 0 i8 ia a a P Q ^ r ? f the faCe ’ 
SPREAD OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Greeks, then was the tug of war”—usually quoted. My 6, 12,14 is to do. 
__ * “ When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of My 7,13, 9,10 is an increase. 
“ The spread of the English language,” says a war”—Nathaniel Lee, 1G92. “ Of two evils, I have My 8, 6,1 is to scrape. 
>cument of the London Tract Societv. “ is a re- chose the least,” Prior. “Richard is himself , r y a m-rDa name 
—jr -—- -• . ,, ~ ,1 .... My 10,4,3, G is a girl’s name. 
low mortals with their evil thoughts. Thev will markable fact in the providential dealings of the ag aiI V Colley Cibber. Classic ground, Addi- k4 y 11, 6, 7 is a boy’s nickname, 
t"yon !bat o^ers do the same, though perUp, Most High with mankind. Its study is increasing son. “As clear as a whistle,” Byron, 1893. “A My 12, 9, tL 7 Is to stuff, 
not as openly, and should they reform, they would over all Europe. It is the mother tongue of the good hatter,- Johnsoniana. ‘ A fellow-feeling y . - ” part 'oMhe foot 
be set down as more hypocritical than before. United States, as well as of the British Isles, and makes one [not ns] wondrous kind.” “My name £ is) 10, 6 is a kind of beverage. 
Ask more than half onr ministers (there are some prevails over the whole ef the vast colonies of 18 ^orval,- John Home, 1808. “ Ask me no ques- M y whole is the name of a distinguished Revo 
honorable exceptions,) why their voices are not North America appended to the British crown. It li ons, and I will tell yon no fibs,” Goldsmith— lutionary soldier. JuleB. R. 
heard from the pulpit and from the press, crying 18 tbe language of many of the West India Islands, “ ^ ot mu cn t.ie worse for wear ” — not none the CAton, Steuben Co., N. Y., 1808. 
out against the abases that sit unrebuked before and 18 heard more or less, in all the centres of worse — Cowper. “What will Mrs. Grundy say?” gg- Answer in two weeks, 
their eyes in the midst of their congregations, commercial activity in South America. It is the Thomas Morton. “No pent-up Utica contracts — 
- D -^ m ‘. ... in neare and first in the hearts of his fellow-citi- a few hours this preparation will restore tne egg ing uuwu me uunco ui»uu. 8 
new light have fallen, and which are longing to Livingston pierces from the weat, he will take with p ’ rf . nntrvrneT , rpaf .i nfl -_ n ^vpapnted to nea riy to its original solidity, after which the earth is all the protection Blackberry and Rasp- 
A nina /J oVxifa r%nf /\r» + ViV»im tint nrilr thA mprc.hftnfliyft hnf fh a anAAA.'h nf Z6I1S —HOt COUHtrymeH reSOiUtlOH presenteci IO i* v _ —^,1 „ w +V.« K/xfflo ^ ^_i_i_i_ 
the smile of God as their only reward; ask them India, from Cape Comorin to the Himalayas, it is defense, but not one cent for tribute,” Charles O. 
why they still shrink and hesitate. The “All-see- being acquired by the most active and influential Pinckney. “The almighty dollar,” Washington 
ing-eye,” with all its clearness, gentleness, and of the native population; and in five of the crowd- 
penetration, has not yet overcome their dread of cd ports of China it is one of the dialects of every- 
Irving. “ As good as a play,” King Charles, when 
in Parliament, attending the di3cnssion of Lord 
Ross’ Divorce bill. “Selling a bargain,” is j n brought a vine out of Egypt. 
ANSWERS TO ENIGMAS, Ac., IN No. 461. -^-- 
__ Shell Work—Dear Rural, will you or some 
Answer to Miscellaneous Enigma:—Thou hast of your numerous correspondents please to inform 
the searching, censorious, changeable, and un- day We- Wherever the English tongue is spoken 14088 divorce mil selling a oargain, is in 
charitable “ eye of the World.” c. a. h. its literature finds its way. Hence it is no exag- Love’s Labor Lost. “ F ast and loose,’ Love’s La- 
Dedham, Mass., 1858. geration to say that the preparation of a Christian bor Boat “Pumping a maD,” Ottway’s Venice 
-■»—*- literature in the English language iB an object of Preserved. “Go snacks,” Pope s Prologue to Sat- 
It is with books as it is with women, where a world-wide importance.” i res> “ In the wrong box, ’ Fox Martyrs, 
irtain plainness of manner and dressing is more -—- “ There’s a good time coming,” is an expression 
me how shells are [fastened on picture frames, 
certain plainness of manner and dressing is more 
engaging than that glare of paint and airs and ap- 
Love’s Labor Lost “ Fast and loose,” Love’s La- /nswerto Geographical Enigma—United States whet her with glue or putty? Also, the best mode 
bor Lost “Pumping u man,-- O,Yenice 0t A A n “ e ™ a t0 Msthem u tio>1 E „ ig ma:-27 S-lItha th«.-Co™TBY GlM ” Crmf ^ 
Preserved. “Go snacks,” Pope’s Prologue to Sat- minutes past 5. ville, Indiana. 
ires. “In the wrong box,” Fox Martyrs. Answer to Charade—Cur-tail. Remarks— Some of onr lady friends will please 
“ There’s a good time coming,” i3 an expression __ tell ns how this is done. A paste made of gum 
used by Sir Walter Scott, in Rob Roy, and has To admonish a man in the height of passion, is shellac and alcohol it strikes us would be just the 
Knowledge. —I envy no man that knows more used by Sir Walter Scott, in Rob Roy, and has 
parel, which may dazzle the eye, but reaches not I than myself, but pity them that know less .—Sir T. doubtless, for a long time, been a familiar saying just the height of folly. It is like counselling a thing for securing s e s o a 1 
the affections.— Hume. 
in Scotland. 
soldier in the midst of battle. 
have had no experience, perhaps we are wrong. 
