shoulder bis knapsack, and with a cheerful heart, 
and observing eye, walk through the country, he 
will find, when his journey is completed, that while 
his expenses have been comparatively small, he 
h.is gained far more knowledge and experience 
than he could have otherwise acquired. 
In the country, in England, one can comfortably 
travel upon one dollar per day. and in the cities 
the expense of living need not be greater. Eng¬ 
lish hotels are very dear, and though the coffee¬ 
houses commonly furnish lodgings at a cheap rate, 
yet they are not always the most comfortable, nor 
the company that frequent them the most respect¬ 
able. My plan in London was to Lire a room at a 
private lodging house, of which there are plenty 
in the neighborhood of Sommerset House, and 
hut a few steps from the Strand. It is a central 
part of the city, iu regard to the places which a 
stranger desires to visit, and not, far from the pub¬ 
lic conveyances of boats on the river, and stages 
in the streetB. The houses are very large and com¬ 
fortable, nnd the streets clean and quiet; you can 
hire furnished rooms at various prices, from a 
single one for a dollar and a half per week to a 
suite of apartments which will cost guineas. 
If, however, the pedestrian should extend his 
rambles into the mountain districts of Wales and 
Scotland, he will fiud his expeuses somewhat in¬ 
creased; for he is then frequently obliged to stop 
at hotels which are built for the accommodation 
of tourists, and being kept open only during the 
summer months, their charges are rather high.— 
But if bis object be merely the study of English 
farming in England, be will not And it necessary 
to cross the Cheviot Hills, or go over the border 
into Wales. The best farming is in the counties 
of Yorkshire nnd Lincolnshire, where the land is 
systematically drained, the farms large, the farm¬ 
ers wealthy, aud sparing no capital or labor to en¬ 
rich their land and add to its productiveness. I 
have already spoken of the valley of the Avon, 
and Kent, Sussex, and the southern counties should 
not be skipped. It might diminish the tourist’s 
expenses, and would certainly facilitate him in 
acquiring knowledge, to take letters of introduc¬ 
tion to some of the most prominent farmers. 
Unless the traveler be of a peculiar tempera¬ 
ment, lie will feel 60 inewbat lonely while journey¬ 
ing afoot and alone, and it is certainly far more 
pleasant, and I think quite as profitable, to have 
agreeable companions. It gives a keener enjoy¬ 
ment to express your thoughts and feeliugs to a 
friend while gazing upon beautiful and sublime 
scenery; and when the way is long and tiresome, 
or you are walking in darkness and storm, it is 
cheering to converse with a trusty lellow traveler. 
I am Bure I shall never forget, and I think E- 
will not, some of the discussions with which we 
enlivened portions of our journey through the 
fogs of Wales. Besides, if they desire to do so, 
two or three together can travel cheaper than a 
single person. One of the heaviest items of ex¬ 
pense is the cost of the voyage. If you are not 
particular about tho time, the pleasantest and 
cheapest way to go is in a sailing packet to Lon¬ 
don or Liverpool. The price of a first class cabin 
passage from NowYorkisseventy five dollars. If a 
person is alone, and unaccustomed to sea voyag¬ 
ing, he will avoid much discomfr rt by going in the 
first cabin, but two or three can go in the second 
cabin, if they manage well, with about as much 
real comfort and a great deal cheaper. 
&jn CtabeUt 
t PLURAL’S umum~ 
[Entered ftccordfnfc to Act of (-onjrrcas, in the year 1857, by 
I). 1). T. MooitiS, in ihc Clerk’s Office of the District 
Court for tho Northern District of New York ] 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OE TREES. 
THE TRUTH DOTH NEVER DIE. 
Though kingdoms, mates, and empires f».n, 
And dynasties decay; 
Though cities crumble into dust, 
And nations die away ; 
Though gorgeous towers and palaces 
In heaps of ruin lie. 
Which once were proudest ol the proud, 
The Truth doth never die I 
We'll mourn not o'er the silent past— 
Its alorieB are not (led, 
Although its men of high renown 
Be numbered with the dead. 
We ll g'ieve not o’er what earth hath lost; 
It cannot claim a -igb, 
For the wrong alone hath perished— 
The Truth doth never die 1 
All of the past Is living atili— 
All that is good and true ; 
The rest hath perished, and it did 
Deserve to perish too. 
The world roll* ever round and round. 
And time rolls ever by ; 
And the wrong is ever rooted up. 
But the Truth doth never die t 
“ What a convenient thing the weather is 
For paucity of thought!" 
So says Mrs. Sigourney, and, dear reader, I 
fully believe it; for Mr. Quimby has just made me 
a call, and proved it to a logical nicety, — begin¬ 
ning with “How very cold the weather is,” just as 
if, for all the world it is not known to everybody’s 
senses; such a common (?) thing it is to have win¬ 
try weather in May. 
But my friend mau a short call, and I settle 
myself back ia the o r d rocking-chair, and cast my 
eyes about “in quest !' food for thought.” Aud 
here I have it in yoL ler huge and ample fire-place, 
“That wreathes its old ,-^jUstic Jlames so high " 
“ Inspiration” must be th> -e "hid,”—yes,chemical 
inspiration! A complicated system of effects, that 
log combines within itself. Ignorance will ex¬ 
plain the superstitious veneration with which the 
ancients were wont to regard such a scene as this 
“blazing hearth” affords. 
Our thoughts revert to a time in the “ dim past,” 
when a little seed lying in the mother earth was 
the store-house of the rudiments of the great tree, 
from whose body this log was taken. Here the 
substance wa3 formed:by the absorption ef oxygen, 
aud the giving off of carbonic acid, which scien¬ 
tific men call diastase. This substance, which is a 
kind of ferment, made for the purpose, converted 
the starch (the substance iu which the embryo lay 
imbedded,) into sugar, aud thus the starch, before 
insoluble, was now carried in a soluble form into 
the embryo, and by its expansion forming the root 
and stem, the plant was shaped. Here, in the 
young life of the tree, “ a change came o.’er the 
spirit of its dream,”—the mineral elements of the 
earth and air now assumed the office of supplying 
it with the necessaries of existence. Its first leaves 
being formed, it wa3 “no longer dependent for 
nourishment upon ready-made nutriment., furnish¬ 
ed by the seed, but began to exert a formative 
power from elements in the earth and air, — the 
true vegetable function.” 
“ But what are these elements, and how were they 
made to conduce to the growth of the tree?” The 
question is a nataral one, and its answer covers the 
ground of an exceedingly interesting theme for 
study and contemplation. The roots absorbed 
water from tbe earth, holding in solution nume 
rous mineral and gaseous substances, the principal 
of which being carbonic acid. This was carried 
upward as sap, and the leaves being peculiarly 
constructed for tbe purpose, much of the water 
was evaporated through them, leaving the remain¬ 
ing substances more concentrated. The leaves, 
also, absorbed carbonic acid Lorn the atmosphere, 
and as heat is a great deoxidizer, the rays of the 
sau did their effectual work in decomposing the 
amouut thus collected by the roots and leaves, 
throwing the oxygen back iuto the atmosphere,— 
the carbon remaining to its legitimate purpose. 
Carbon is the element to which all living structures 
owe their solid proper! lea. Besides the carbonic 
acid, the roots and leaves also absorb water and am¬ 
monia, producing with a small proportion of mine¬ 
ral mailers brought up by the sap, hydrogen, nitro¬ 
gen and oxygen. Thus, we see,though our common 
sense would teach us tbe lesson before, that the 
healthy growth of vegetation is influenced, almost 
wholly, by the “rain and the sunshine.” 
But the embers in the grate are uttering, in their 
turn, their last sad moan. Very soon their cold 
ashes only will remain to testify that they once 
had an existence. The elements ol the blazing log, 
which, but a few moments since, were sending up 
a merry soug, in concert, to some fiery god, have 
gone to answer another, perhaps, and a new and 
nobler purpose, in the ever-ceaseless round be¬ 
tween the two great departments of Organic Na¬ 
ture. 8. T. B. 
So. Adams, Mass., May 16,1S57. 
TUEBOR 
BY GLEZEN F. WILCOX. 
I wai.ked on over the plain and approached the 
wonderful ruins of Stonehenge. They consist of 
enormous blocks of stone, which, when the work 
was perfect, formed two circles. The columns 
stood a few feet apart, and were connected at the 
top tiy cross beams of stone. Some are now fallen 
and broken, but many stand firm as when first 
placed in their position. It is supposed to be the 
work of ibe ancient Britons, and it waa probably 
one of their temples. But what most excites as¬ 
tonishment is the great magnitude of the stones, 
and tbe distance from which they must have been 
brought; for that kind of stone is not found any¬ 
where on the plain, nor within the distance of 
many miles. Borne of ihose that are standing I 
judged to be about, thirty feet long, eight feet wide, 
and four feet, thick. A few shepherds were loiter¬ 
ing among them, watching their flockB which were 
grazing around. Within sight are several large 
monnds, also of unknown origin. The sky was 
overcast with thick clouds, and occasionally a 
dash of rain came down upon me while I walked 
to Salisbury. When within three miles of the 
town, f ascended a hill, and as I gained the top 
saw the spire of its famous cathedral. It is over 
four hundred feet high. The cathedral is one ot 
tbe finest in England. It stands in the center of 
a green, and the turf grows close to the base of 
the walls, Tfc is grey and venerable in appearance, 
but. seems perfect and no psrt is in a ruinous con¬ 
dition. There are no repairs being made, and 
consequently the effect of the edifice is not marred, 
as in many cathedrals, by scaffolding. 
T entered ibe town and hastened to the Post 
Office, where T found rny first, letters from home, 
and also one from R 
- ££MWSlJLfV^ 
CjJrdJLSi 
MICHIGAN. 
The State of Michigan belongs to the North- 
Western portion of our Republic and was admitted 
into the Union in 1830. The first settlements were 
made by the French in 1047, at Sault St. Marie, 
and subsequently at Mackinac. In 1703 by a treaty 
between Great Britain and France.it was ceded to 
the English, and resigned by the latter to the 
United States in 1789. in 1805 the State was erect¬ 
ed by Government into a distinct Territory—in 
1835 the first constitution was drafted—the present 
one was adopted in 1850. 
Tbe State consists of two peninsulas, and con¬ 
tains 56,243 square miles. The population in 1810 
was 4,528; iu 1850, 397,654. The value of the 
farms at date of lost census was estimated at $51,- 
872,440. The capital invested in manufactures a t 
same time, amounted to $5,704,645, and of articles 
manufactured $10,407,285. In 1854 there were 
four railroads with 601 miles in operation. 
The importance of being possessed of the facili¬ 
ties for acquiring au education seems to have been 
appreciated, as accommodations are furnished for 
about one-third, of the entire pajmlalion. In 1850, 
the students iu college numbered 308; in acade¬ 
mies, 1,619; iu schools, 110,455. In addition there 
is a State Normal School. Michigan, also takes 
the proud position of being first to put in opera¬ 
tion an Agricultural School—may her sister States 
follow the example so nobly given! 
The governor is elected by a plurality of votes 
and the lieutenant-governor in the same manner. 
The senators are 32 in number, representatives 72, 
both elected for two years. Judges of the Su¬ 
preme Court hold office for six years; of inferior 
courts for four years. The Legislature meets bi¬ 
ennially at Lausing. 
Her motto “ Si t/nceris peninstdam amoenam, dr¬ 
eams pice," liberally translated reads—If thou aeek- 
est a beautiful peninsula, behold it here. 
For Moore’s Rnral New-Yorker. 
THE INNER TEMPLE. 
fount of good or evil. We love to linger long in 
the contemplation of a good man’s life, and mark 
how every upspringing motive of right emanates 
from a pure and noble heart, free from those gali- 
iDg fetters which confine the soulof the reprobate, 
.and from that littleness of mind which is so promi¬ 
nent a characteristic of those whose hearts are 
contaminated with evil. Wliat matters it to the 
person who is truly good and pare in heart, and 
whose inner being is perfectly spotless, if the 
gloomy clouds ol adversiiy obscure the sun of his 
prosperity ere it has reached its noon day, aud the 
most bitter cup of sorrow be his portion?—still 
true to the nature within him the Inner Temple of 
his heart remains as unchangeable in its steadfast 
principles, as though not a wave of trouble or mis¬ 
fortune had assailed his frail bark on the ocean of 
life. But we would turn from this pleasaat picture 
—to that of a corrupt heart—with pity rather than 
with scorn. 
Goo has implanted in the mind of every man a 
love for that which is noble and good, and altho’, 
thro’ hisown means or those of another, this sanc¬ 
tum sanctorum has been desecrated and maDy foul 
stains mar its purity, still if it were given mortal 
mind to scan the deepest recesses of this inner 
temple of man’s existence methinks much might 
be found of that true principle which Gnu had im¬ 
planted in his soul, worthy of our admiration— 
which now fails to be seen by finite minds, so great 
is the gloom of moral darkness which pervades 
his whole being. 
If, then, every being of God’s creation is so con¬ 
stituted that he may preserve a pure and holy 
heart, how necessary that we guard well this Inner 
Temple as the foundation of all virtue—that it re¬ 
main untarnished as it were a living temple where 
the Holy One himself may delight to dwell, and, 
having scanned its most intricate recesses, may 
say, “Itiswell.” Blessed thought, than aside from 
man’s carnal nature, there is a Jewel which, if well 
guarded, may not fade or decay, but which, through¬ 
out eternal ages, may enjoy all that "Our Father” 
has promised to those faithful to their trust. Then 
let no despairing souls tire of ceaseless endeavor 
in the cause of Truth and Right, for, although dis¬ 
carded by the world, might not the consciousness 
that from each stern and weary conflict they re¬ 
turned purer in heart, more fixed in purpose, still 
stimulate them to greater exertion, till at length, 
from enervate beings, they rise to that most desir¬ 
able station “ Perfect men” in the eight of God? 
Oberlin, May, 1857. Carrie M. Lsh. 
who was in London. My 
pedestrian wanderings in England were finished. 
The next morning I entered the cars, and before 
night was again in the midst of the noise and con¬ 
fusion, and the endless throng of human life that 
fills the streets of the great metropolis. It was 
the 25th of July. Not quite two months before I 
bad set out alone with my knapsack and staff in 
the opposite direction from which I now entered 
London. 
I called on a gentleman to whom I bad letters of 
introduction, and he kindly spent some time with 
me in looking about the city. We took our way 
down the Strand and Whitehall, past the Horse 
Guards, to the Houses of Parliament. Near what 
used to be the palace ol Whitehall stands a statue 
of James the Second, which was erected in the 
reign of that monarch. He points mournfully 
with one hand to a spot but a few paces distant, 
where it ia said bis father was beheaded. We 
waited awhile at one of tho entrances for the 
House of Lords to adjourn, when we had the priv¬ 
ilege of looking with republican eyes upon some 
of the live nobility of England, and afterwards- 
under the escort of policemen, we went through 
the building. When the doors are open the 
Speaker of the House of Commons cau see the 
throne in the House of Lords at the other end of 
tbe edifice. The Beats for the members are not 
exceedingly comfortable, being nothing more than 
cushioned benches. The adverse parties occupy 
separate sides of the house, but the members have 
no particular seats. If one, however, expecting to 
speak, wishes to retain a favorable place, he leaves 
his card in it, and it is reserved for him. Ou our 
way out we passed through Westminster Hall, 
which is the largest room in Europe where the 
roof is unsupported by pillars. It is said that ten 
thousand persons have feasted in it at once. 
Right across the street from the Houses of Par¬ 
liament stands Westminster Abbey. “ Come,” 
and I to my companion, “let os go Into the Ab¬ 
bey. I must stand once more, before l leave, 
by the tombs of your great men.” “I have 
never been in it,” he remarked. “You have 
never been in it,” I replied in astonishment; 
“pray, how long have you lived iu London?” 
“Forty years, hut I knew that it was within my 
reach auy time, so I have deferred visiting it till 
I answered, “ and I 
Ambition often puts men upon doing the mean¬ 
est offices, so climbing is performed in the same 
posture as creeping.— Swift. 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. 
In a good 
ship the state rooms of the second cabin are as 
large, well lighted and ventilated, as those of the 
first You are charged about eighteen dollars for 
au empty berth, and a certain allowance of pro¬ 
visions. There are generally four berths in astate 
room. A party can secure a state room exclusive¬ 
ly to themselves, furnish their own bedding and 
provisions, and*in this way make the passage for 
abont thirty-five dollars apiece. All kinds of pro¬ 
visions and luxuries are for sale at the stores on 
the wharves at not exorbitant prices. You should 
take a variety, and a great many dainties, for when 
a person is 6ea-sick he requires something new at 
I relished nothing better than fruit 
I am composed of 50 letters. 
My 1, 27, 14, 8, 48, 45 was one of the Prophets. 
My 2, 21,12, 9, 4, 25 is a Minister of tbe GospeL 
My 3,48, 34, 6, 27 is a county in New York. 
My 4, 30, 28, 20, 14, 23 was one of David’s mighty 
men. 
My 5,17, 27, 24, 42, 12 is a large city in the United 
States. 
My 6, 31, 11 was a High Priest 
My 7, 32, 27,10, 26, 25 was a founder of Church. 
My 8, 27, 36, IS, 39, 27, 45, 37, 44, 28 was one of 
Saul's sons. 
My 9, 42, 15, 13, 43, 19, 47, 10, 40, 7 is a celebrated 
poet 
My 10, 22, 48, 36 was Jacob’s wife. 
My 11,16, 20, 40 was a Prophet of Judah. 
My 12, 33, 41, 29,18 was one of Aaron’s sons. 
My 13, 46, 49, 35, 21, 47, 46 a worshipper of false 
gods. 
My 14, 38, 43, 35, 22 is a precious stone. 
My 15, 4, 7, 30, 17, 49, 50,17, 23 is a village in Con¬ 
necticut 
My whole is a part of the 1st chapter of Isaiah. 
■253' Answer next week. 
Guard, Erie Co., Pa., 1S57. Lizzie. 
every meal 
and especially apples. For a small gratuity the 
cook will undertake to piepare jour meals. If 
possible, you should make your bargain with the 
captain, and then you will not be disappointed at 
the moment of sailing; but if you fail in that do 
not place too much reliance upon the representa- 
tations of the agent Your knowledge of human 
nature will be at Tacit with them, for they are the 
only class of men I ever met that have perfected 
the art of telling falsehoods with the exact sem¬ 
blance to truth. 
In regard to equipment, the best rule is to take 
very little baggage. It is folly for the traveler 
who ia going to Europe to provide on extensive 
wardrobe, for clothing can he purchased much 
cheaper there, besides it is better to conform to 
the fashions of the people among which he travels. 
One good suit of clothes is sufficient for the pe¬ 
destrian; he will find his knapsack heavy eno.ugh 
when he has put into it what linen and other small 
articles he is obliged to carry. Upon the ocean, 
however, one should be provided with a warm 
overcoat; he will scarcely find it uncomfortable 
at any season, and in the spring and autumn it is 
quite necessary. Although 1 crossed iu the pleas¬ 
ant month ot May, and our course was southward 
of the Banks, yet I was obliged to wear one every 
day. Frequently ships hound to Liverpool are 
driven by storms so far northward that they find it 
more convenient to enter the Channel round the 
north of Ireland; then the weather is much cold¬ 
er. The pedestrian should be particularly careful 
about his shoes, for a celebrated traveler has ob¬ 
served, they are his “sole dependence.” They 
should bo neither tight nor heavy, bntthe bottoms 
firm and thick, and the upper leather as light as 
may be compatible with durability. Sewed ones 
are tbe best, as they are more pliable and bend 
more evenly; they should be high enough to lace 
around the ankle. He will soon learn to take good 
care of his feet, and it is quite probable be will 
have the pleasure of spending a few days in some 
town, waiting for an abatement of their soreness, 
or else take the other alternative of a ride on the 
railroad. A knapsack can be procured in auy of 
the large cities in Great Britain, bat I believe it is 
somewhat difficult to fiud one ready made in most 
of our American cities. In America the knapsack 
and staff are not so frequently used as iu Europe. 
BE CONTENT, 
The culture of the tea plant is extremely simple. 
Provided it be protected from the wind, it will 
grow in stony and barren ground. Small holes 
having been made in the ground at a distance of 
three feet apart, a few seeds are dropped iuto each 
hole. The plant does uot appear above ground in 
less than two or three months; but no sooner has 
it done so than it begins to shoot up with great 
rapidity. If all the seeds germinate the weakest 
are pulled up. The plant usually grows from two 
to three feet high, and never higher than five feet, 
with a bushy top. At three years old the leaves 
are cut, each tree usually yielding about three 
ounces of tea. Black tea and green both obtained 
from the same tree. 
There are varieties of the tea plant, but they are 
exhibited in the color of the leaves. The black 
tea is produced from the old leaves of the plant, 
and the green from the young. Tea was first in¬ 
troduced from Chiua to Russia in the year 1653. 
Forty years later the Russian Government entered 
into a direct treaty with China to promote and 
regulate the commerce of this article. This treaty 
was renewed by Peter the Great, and he permitted 
a service of caravaus to be regularly established 
by tbe Siberians between Makarieff and the Chinese 
frontier. Teas are distinguished by the names of 
the proprietors, and sometimes, also, the manufac¬ 
tories—about two hundred families are present ex¬ 
isting who enjoy the preference among merchants. 
Tea isdrunk among all the uomadic tribes of Cen¬ 
tral Asia, who infuse it in milk, adding a little 
maize or millet, and thus eat it rather thau drink it. 
Freeman Hunt, in his “Worth and Wealth,” 
thus beautifully and truthfully depicts the charms 
of a contented spirit — of such an one as it is 
written, “ a contented mind is a continual feast:” 
“The health, and strength, aud freshness, and 
sweet sleep of youth, are yours. Young Love, by 
day and night encircles you. Hearts uasoiled by 
the deep sin of covetousness, beat fondly with 
your own. None —ghoul-like —listen for the 
death-tick in your chamber. Your shoes have 
value in men's eyes, only when you tread in them. 
The smiles, no wealth can purchase, greet you, 
living; and tears (hat rarely drop on rosewood 
coffins, will fall from pitying eyes upon you, dying. 
Be wise iu being content with competency. You 
have, to eat, to drink, to wear, enough? then have 
you all the rich man hath. What though he fares 
more sumptuously? He shortens life — increases 
pains and aches — impairs his health thereby.— 
What if his raiments be more costly? God loves 
him none the more, and man’s respect in such re¬ 
gard comes ever mingled with his envy. 
Nature is yours in all her glory; her ever-vary¬ 
ing and forever beautiful face smiles peace upon 
you. Her hills and valleys, fields and flowers, and 
rocks, and streams, and holy places, know no des¬ 
ecration in the step of poverty; but welcome ever 
to wealth of beauty—rich aud poor alike. 
Be content! The robin chirps as gayly as the 
gorgeous bird of Paradise. Less gaudy is his 
plumage, less splendid his surroundings. Yet no 
joy that cheers tbe eastern beauty, but comes upon 
bis barren hills to bless the nest that robin builds. 
His flight's as strong, his note as gay; and in his 
humble home the light of happiness shines all as 
bright, because no cloud of envy dims it Letus, 
then, labor and be strong, in the best use of that 
we have; wasting no golden hoars in Idle wishes 
for things that burden those who own them, and 
could not bless us If we had them, as the gifts al¬ 
ready bestowed by a Wisdom that never errs.— 
Being content, the poorest man is rich; while he 
who counts his millions, hath little joy if he be 
otherwise.” 
For Moore's Rural New-Yorker 
ENIGMA. 
now.” “ Well* come with me, 
will show you Westminster Abbey.” 
I observed some of the shops had signs which 
represented them as supplying the Queen with ar¬ 
ticles in their liuc of business, and 1 was amused 
at the pains tho proprietors took to inform the 
public tbat they were trunk-iunkers, haberdash¬ 
ers, or grocers to Her Majesty. I had noticed the 
sameiu Edinburg, Dublin, and other large cities, 
and thought the Queen very gracious aud conde¬ 
scending to divide her patronage so extensively 
among her subjects. However, my friend explain¬ 
ed it by say ing, if a tradet-min, at any time, fur¬ 
nished the smallest article to uny of the royal 
household or servants, orforthe use of the govern¬ 
ment, he would put up the notice. 
In closing this series of letters, it may not be 
inappropriate to give 
1 am composed of three letters. 
My first, is an article, which very few are so unfor 
tuuate as not to possess. 
My second is a liquid extensively used by printers. 
My third will be the end of lime. 
My whole is a passion which should he sellom 
if Bver indulged. c. ▼. a. 
Mt. Morris, N. Y., 1857. 
JZS" Answer next week. 
For Moore's Rnral New-Yorker. 
ALGEBRAICAL PROBLEM. 
1 have a oertaln number of Horses and Oxen. 
If .the square of the number of horses, be added 
to the number of oxen the amount will be equal to 
four times the number of oxen, plus ten. But if 
the number of horses be added to the square of 
the nurnher of oxen, the amount will be equal to 
25 times the number of horses, plus one. Required 
the number of horses and oxen. 
Sheldon, ff. Y., 1867. Bobbalis. 
Answer next week. 
little practicalinformatlon 
which, perhaps, will assist those in forming their 
plans who desire to undertake a similar journey. 
There is no country in Europe more profitable or 
interesting for a young American farmer to travel 
in thau England; for while he iB not obliged to 
speak a foreign language, he there beholds the 
customs of a loreigu nation, and has the opportu¬ 
nity of examining the most perfect methods ol 
culture which have yet been practiced. Though 
much can be learned at home, by reading, think¬ 
ing aud close observation, yet I believe if one Is 
desirous to attain the highest proficiency in the 
science and practice of farming, lie will be well 
repaid, aside from the pleasure of travel, for spend¬ 
ing a couple of months in the best agricultural 
districts of England. Such a trip is not so costly 
as one might imagine, especially if the tourist is 
desirous to retrench bis expenses to a moderate 
sum, and knows how to practice economy. If be 
be a young farmer ho is probably accustomed to 
labor, and is not afraid oi a little simshiue or rain, 
nor discontented if sometimes obliged to partake 
of coarse fare; and if he has spirit enough to 
For Moore's Rural New-Yorker. 
ARITHMETICAL PROBLEM. 
Nature anT> Power of Comets. —Although 
comets occupy an immense space iu the heavens, 
surpassing millions of leagues, yet, on account of 
the absence of atmosphere in those regions per¬ 
mitting fluids to be infinitely rarefied, tbe matter 
of these bodies is reduced to the most feeble pro¬ 
portions. Sir John Horschel says tbat the tail of 
a large comet, as far as auy Idea can be formed of 
it, ia composed of * few pouuds of matter, and, 
perhaps, only of a lew ounces. And M. Babiuet, 
well kuown in both hemispheres as one of the 
greatest authorities of the age in physical ostron. 
omy, has gone so rar in respect to this subject as to 
say that the earth, in coining into collision with a 
comet, would be uo more affected iu its stability 
than would a railway tiara coming in contact with 
a fly. 
A and B engage to mow a circular field con¬ 
taining 10 acres, for $7 50. A mow3 eight times 
around the field, enttiug a swath eight feet three 
iuches wide; theu B finished it. What part of the 
money are each to have? l. d. 
Pavilion, N. Y., 1S57. 
Auswer to Biblical Enigma in No. 385.—Yet will 
I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah. 
Answer to Miscellaneous Enigma in No. 3S5.— 
Good morals and principles. 
Answer to Arithmetical Enigma in No. 385:— 
A. had $1,200; B. had $800. 
With most men, experience is like tho stern 
lights of a ship, which only illumine the path it 
has traversed.— Coleridge. 
Do I not kill my enemies by.making them my 
friends ?—Emperor Sigismund. 
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