MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
out  the  entire  term  of  the  fair,  and,  like  the  wise 
person  I  assume  you  to  be,  select  ono  or  more 
departments  in  sympathy  with  your  inclinations 
or  previous  study,  and  promise  yourself  to  do 
them  BO  clHcionUy  that  yovjr  abstdnte  stock  of 
knowledge  may  Ixs  thereby  irieroased.  Then,  to 
get  a  good,  general  idea  or  outhne  of  the  whole, 
take  a  day,  or  week  if  you  can,  and  devote  it  to 
“Rklmming.”  It  will  surprise  you  t<>  find  how 
quickly  and  smoothly  tilings  fall  into  place,  and 
by  tho  aid  of  yoiu'  sjiccial,  thorough  knowledge 
many  things,  othorwiso  without  inenning,  will 
almost  explain  thcmsolvos.  This  is  hajipily  illus- 
ti’ated  in  science.  If  you  are  a  specialist,  it  is  at 
first  amazing  to  view  the  Urns  of  books  you  are 
Hujiposcd  to  have  to  read ;  but  as  soon  as  you 
have  mastered  principles,  it  becomes  quite  as 
much  a  iuatk;r  of  w'onder  liow  so  many  books  on 
the  same  subjoct  could  have  been  written.  Itep- 
otition  is  uecesaai’ily  a  largo  element  in  books 
and  sight-soeiug.  As  this  lixixjsitioa  is  a  com¬ 
parative  museum  on  a  grand  scalo,  it  may  at  once 
bo  scon  how  nicely  this  analogy  is  earriod  out- 
If  your  bent  is  Agricultnro  (with  whicli  I 
assnmo  you  to  be  quite  familiiu')  you  will  get 
t  ie  bearings  of  Agricultural  Hall  from  yom- 
Guide  I3ook  map  bo  jicrfcctJy  that  yon  can  find  it 
as  easily  as  you  could  your  barn.  Ouco  tliore 
your  fancy  may  direct  you  to  tlie  lm])lemout 
Display.  Knowing  tlie  pruiciplos  that  should 
govern  mowcru  for  instance,  yon  will  have 
marked  on  your  Catalogue  all  the  cxhibitoi’s  of 
that  class  df  implements,  and  never  again,  per¬ 
haps,  will  the  opi>ortunity  occur  to  form  such  a 
just  estimate  of  what,  in  your  opinion,  consti- 
tutes  the  perfect  mower.  Buch  knowledge  is 
w'ealth  as  well  as  ])owor,  and  you  will  never 
regret  the  outlay  by  which  you  gained  it ;  and  so 
on  through  all  practical  dciiartiiienls.  The  man¬ 
ner  in  wluch  vaiious  coiuitlies  treat  Uicir  cereals, 
as  illustrated  in  A.  Ji.  is  of  itself  information  of 
the  most  cmious  and  useful  character.  I  could 
extend  the  list  indefinitely,  hut  your  catalogues, 
carefully  studied  as  suggested,  will  furnish 
abundant  hints. 
As  to  the  ornamental,  I  would  atlvise  a  modi 
fied  plan  of  tho  nbove  system.  In  your  cata- 
ogucs  of  the  Main  Building  yon  will  find 
enumeratod  the  gist  of  all  that  is  beautiful  in 
art. 
If  you  attack  aid  on  the  “  subjoct,”  prmcijde 
as  herein  recommended,  and  not  on  tho  hmiy- 
burley  “objeat”  plan,  you  will  accomplish 
wonders.  There  ia  scaroely  a  Nation  represented 
that  does  not  illusti  ato  their  national  way  of 
treating  the  same  art,  hence  in  yoiir  compaiison 
of  ono  subject  you  exhaust  the  exhibit  of  oveiy 
nation  illnsliViting  that  subjoct,  which  saves 
time,  labor,  ami  eoufusioji,  besides  leaving  a 'dis¬ 
tinct  impression. 
I  will  illustr,ate  my  idea  by  taking  Pottoiy — a 
subject  I  would  recommend,  as  you  kill,  in  your 
researches,  sevenoJ  quite  gigantic  birds  with  ono 
stone.  If  yon  are  not  familiar  with  coramies,  it 
would  pay  to  read  up  on  tho  subject  before  you 
leave  liomc.  An  encyclopedia,  or  access  to  a  fair 
circulating  library,  will  put  you  in  posBossion  of 
tho  fact  that  jiuttory  is  one  of  tho  oldest  and 
must  boautifnl  of  the  arts;  that  by  its  aid  wo 
have  gained  most  of  oiu'  knowledge  of  old  and 
extinct  peoples ;  that  Boripl.ure  lias  been  mainly 
indebted  to  it  for  tlie  uuth6ntic!i.tion  of  many  of 
its  facts;  and,  that  tlie  history  of  its  progress  is 
in  almost  every  instance  the  history  of  a  people 
ill  art,  culture  and  rolinemeut.  Hore,  then,  is 
a  sulliciontly  w-iilo  field  for  the  most  ambitious. 
It  would  be  well  to  particularly  note  the  mean¬ 
ing  of  Pottery,  Porcelain,  Fayence,  Majolicii, 
Terra  Gotta  and  Ceramic,  ns,  if  you  do  iiol, 
like  Banquo’s  ghost,  they  will  constantly  rise 
before  and  plague  you  not  a  little,  and  tho 
explanations  of  exhibitors  will  bo  about  as 
intclUgent  as  Sanskrit  to  an  ape,  I  would 
especially  attract  you  to  the  English  display 
to  view  the  most  exquisite  creations  in  this 
department,  and  it  may  well  excite  j’onr  admira¬ 
tion  when  you  reflect  tliat  all  this  is  the  outcome 
of  tho  common  delft  ware,  and  that  loads  you  to 
tho  fact  that  the  ware  w^ivs  so  called  because  it 
was  fli'st  made  ^by  two  sturdy  Dutchinon  who 
emmigrated  from  Delft  in  Uolland,  where  tho 
potteries  w'ero  famous,  and  the  wares  not  at  all 
what  we  imagine  by  delft.  The  fact  that  Majol¬ 
ica  is  piu'cly  Saracenic  in  its  origin,  takes  you  at 
onco  to  tho  fact  that  had  it  not  been  for  those 
so-callod  barbarians  we  could  not  boast  of  oiu' 
present  culture,  as  when  they  rescued  it  from  ob- 
li\-ion,  Europe  was  banishing  much  that  makes 
life  pleasant,  and  dohig  it,  too,  midor  the  sacred 
name  of  religion.  Hero,  you  soe,  is  history  in  its 
broadest  souse,  as  well  as  art.  Knowing  this, 
you  may  tlien  oompaie  the  efforts  of  a  score  of 
ijoimtries  in  producing  the  identical  ware,  and 
form  your  Judgment  of  tbeii’  intellectual  caliber 
as  well  as  manual  skill, 
I  think  that  if  the  Exhibition  is  studied  in  this 
way,  tho  visitor  will  leave  it  with  a  stock  of  ideas 
as  gratifying  to  himself  as  tliey  will  be  astouish- 
ing  to  his  loss  sapient  neighbors,  and  he  will 
also  have  laid  the  foundations  of  knowledge  that 
may  grow  hereaftoi*  just  iu  proportion  to  his  iu- 
oliuatiun  and  industry.  Yocno  Rurai,. 
^ _ 
CENTURY  BLOSSOMS, 
A  ViKoiN  Mart  of  colossal  dimensions  is 
among  the  statuary  in  the  French  collection. 
The  great  demonsh'ation  of  tho  National 
Division  of  the  Sons  of  Temperance  will  take 
place  June  12. 
Oboanizkp  parties  of  visitors  to  the  Centennial 
Exhibition  will  leave  Euroire  shortly,  one  from 
Italy  being  mentioned. 
A  aia>  Ai.  service  office  completely  fitted  np  and 
In  operation  will  be  an  interesting  part  of  the 
United  States  frovernment  display. 
Aix  the  trees  and  shrubs  exhibited  by  James 
Veitcli  A  Smrs  of  London,  have  been  pi  esentod 
to  the  Fairmount  Commission  tor  tlie  park. 
A  PIAKO  section  has  been  organized  near  the 
eastern  end  of  tho  Main  HhU,  in  which  tlie  prin¬ 
cipal  manufacturers  are  largely  roiiresc-nted. 
PuoET  Soimn,  Alaska,  sends  an  Didiaii  carving 
40  feet  high — a  specimen  of  the  wood  uf  the 
region  and  of  tho  skill  of  tho  Kuloush  Indians. 
Tme  Jae/jnard  loom,  from  Coventry,  England, 
by  which  the  process  of  weaving  silk  of  the  most 
elaborate  patterns  will  be  illustrated  is  now  ready 
for  work. 
Tue  largo  model  intended  to  represent  tho 
quantity  of  gold  (£30,536,240,106)  which  has 
been  jiroduced  by  New  Boutlr  Wales  is  idaced 
in  positiou. 
The  grand  display  of  cotton  velvets  from  Han¬ 
over  attracts  great  attention.  But  on  what 
ground  ?  A  cotton  ground  tliat  velvet  is  made 
on,  of  course. 
Fat  men  and  people  with  tight  boots  will  bo 
gratified  to  learn  that  there  are  only  thirty-eight 
miles  of  walking  roqnu’od  to  obtain  a  full  view  of 
the  Centennial. 
Fobty  tents  have  been  put  up  intended  for 
tho  accommodation  of  tho  oflioor.s  of  the  United 
States  Army  and  employees  assigned  for  duty  on 
the  Centennial  grounds. 
It  is  stated,  as  one  reason  why  the  Exposition 
should  not  bo  opened  on  Sunday,  that  it  “  would 
be  a  flagrant  breach  of  the  well-sottled  law  of 
the  State  of  Bcmisylvauia.’' 
A  I’UOTOOHATH  of  HalliwoU’s  unique  portrait  of 
Shakespeare  has  boon  sent  from  London.  After 
the  Exhibition  it  is  to  bo  given  to  some  miisomn 
or  h'hrary  in  the  United  States. 
As  original  painting  of  George  Washington,  by 
Stuart,  presented  by  him  to  the  Indian  CMjief  coiju- 
phintor,  and  now  owned  by  William  IVilklns.  Yvill 
bo  placed  in  the  Waaliington  .Memorial  chamber 
of  tho  Centennial  Historical  Department. 
Wrex  Bussia  fully  unpacks  she  will  exhibit 
enough  malaohile  in  vases,  tables,  chimney 
pieces  and  bloek.s  for  bnildiug  honses  to  make  us 
wonder  that  we  much  c.^leem  the  same  beautiful 
mineral  for  earrings,  studs  and  sleeve-buttons. 
A  MosicAj.  contest  will  take  place  dining  the 
month  of  July  between  liands  and  orchosti’aa 
from  all  parts  of  tlie  country.  Those  perform¬ 
ances  will  bo  Huccooded  by  eompetive  perform¬ 
ances  of  chaiuhor  music;  and  Handel’s  “Te 
Deum  ”  will  be  given  by  all  the  singing  societies 
of  Philadelphia  on  tho  Fourth  of  July. 
Bahsum  says  he  could  pay  all  tho  municipal 
exiX!U8cs  of  liiiladelphia,  giving  every  jioor 
family  a  barrel  of  flour,  and  lay  up  half  a  million, 
if  all  tho  diink  money  in  that  city  in  one  year 
wore  paid  over  to  him.  Veiy  well ;  why  doesn’t 
ho  bny  up  all  tho  saloons  and  make  it  certain 
that  all  the  money  would  he  paid  to  him  for  his 
great  philantliropic  experiment  ? 
An  immouBO  chaudolier,  24  foot  iu  length,  hav¬ 
ing  a  spread  of  14  feet,  and  woigliing  4,000  lbs., 
has  been  hung  in  the  .Art  Gallery.  It  is  maun- 
factmed  of  crystal  and  gilt  in  Uic  Rcnaisuance 
stylo,  of  a  sjiecial  design,  to  accord  with  the  in¬ 
terior  design  of  tho  hnildhig.  Twenty  large 
fuur-hght  brackets,  of  a  stylo  to  match  this 
chaudeher,  are  being  put  up  by  the  same  firm. 
#flli  Crojjs, 
POTATO  EXPERIMENTS. 
A  Mr.  Maule  of  England  has  been  making 
experiments  with  the  object  of  endeavoring  to 
arrive  at  certain  fundamental  principles  in  wliieh 
a  emo  for  the  potato  disease  may  be  found. 
Some  of  these  are  extremely  interesting  not 
only  in  their  bearings  iqsm  the  disease  but  as 
likely  to  lead  to  new  discoveries  of  practical 
value  to  the  potato  growa*. 
Mr.  SlaiUe  in  his  first  experiinents  considered 
if  we  could  give  a  Emopean  foliage  and  consti¬ 
tution  to  the  South  .Ajiierican  plant  wo  sliould  so 
strengthen  it  as  to  adapt  it  to  the  conditions 
undtiT  which  it  grows  in  Europe,  and  thus  avert 
disease.  Acting  on  this  impression,  he,  as  early 
as  1846,  crossed  the  potato  with  Solauiun  Dnlca- 
mora  and  S.  nigrum,  and  raisail  a  hatch  of  seed- 
I  lings.  This  experiment  wus  so  far  successful, 
I  hut  it  w'as  not  so  as  regaixls  Mr.  Maule’s  princi¬ 
pal  object,  for,  he  tolls  n«,  all  tho  seedlings 
“partook  of  di-caso  as  mncli  as  their  parents.” 
Not  disheartened  by  this  result,  hut  reflecting  on 
the  matter  more  and  more,  Mr.  Maule  detenn- 
ined  to  try  the  effect  of  grafting.  In  his  former 
experiments  he  had  endeavored  to  inoculate  tlie 
ixitato  with  tlie  hardier  properties  of  the  Bitter- 
Sweet  and  of  tlie  Llack  Nightshado  by  means  of 
cross-breeding ;  ho  now  tried  to  bring  about  the 
same  result  by  grafting.  If,  reasons  Mr,  Maule, 
B  hardier  foliage  cau  be  given  to  tho  potato  its 
liability  to  disease  will  lie  lessened. 
His  photographs  show,  first,  a  spray  of  Sola- 
iinm  nigrum  grafted  on  to  a  shoot  of  tlie  potato. 
On  the  underground  branches  of  this  latter,  a 
tuber  was  formed  in  the  ordinary  way.  That 
tuber  must  presumedly,  but  not  necessarily,  have 
been  formed  by  tho  aid  of  tlie  leafage  of  tbo 
Solaniim  lu’grum.  It  remains  to  he  seen  wbat 
tliis  tuber  will  produce,  and  tills  is  a  point  to 
wrhich  we  look  forward  with  lively  interest. 
Next,  we  have  u  case  where  a  portion  of  the 
potato  was  grafted  on  to  tlio  Bitter-Sweet,  or 
woody  Nightshade,  “  Solanum  Dulcamara.'’  In 
this  case  tubei-s  were  formed  on  tho  potato  shoot 
in  tho  axils  of  the  leaves,  a  position  in  which 
they  may  occasionally  he  found  where  no  graft¬ 
ing  has  taken  place.  Thoso  tubers,  having 
received  their  sap  throngli  the  roots  and  stock  of 
the  Dulcamara,  may,  bowever,  bo  assumed  to 
possess  some  of  the  ipiahtios  of  the  stock. 
Lastly,  and  most  interesting  of  tho  whole,  we 
have  a  case  where  tlio  Potato  shoot  was,  as  in 
the  preceding  case,  grafted  on  to  Solanum  Dul¬ 
camara,  and  from  the  roots  or  underground 
shoots  of  tliis  latter,  tubers  were  formed,  exactly 
as  In  the  case  of  tlio  potato  iu  an  ordinary  con¬ 
dition.  Here,  again,  we  await  with  great  inter¬ 
est  tlic  result  and  fate  of  tliose  jiotato  tubers 
Jiroduced  on  I)uicam!»,ra  roots.  But  whether 
Mr.  Maiilc’s  anticipations  as  to  relative  immunity 
from  disease  ho  roalisod  or  not,  it  is  impossible 
not  to  see  that  in  his  haud.i  tlie  pioeess  of  graft 
hybridization  has  received  a  most  important 
ooufliniation,  supposing  the  facts  to  be  rightly 
iuterpreted. 
Fm  thcr  particulars  as  to  3Ir.  Maidc’s  ingenioua 
oxjieiiments  may  ho  fomid  in  tho  London 
Gardeners'  Chronicle  of  the  22d  iilt.,  from  which 
we  glean  the  above.  Solatium  nigrum  (the 
common  Nighlsliado)  and  JJulcnmara  (Biltor- 
Bweot)  are  found  hi  tho  Northern  and  Moslem 
States.  The  first  has  jagged  leaves,  white  llow- 
er.s  with  yellow  anthers,  bearing  black,  poisonous 
berries.  The  second  has  slu'ubby,  sub-climbing 
stems,  blue  flowers  and  red  berries  also  soiiie- 
ft  what  poisonous. 
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CULTURE  OF  PUMPKINS. 
W.  H.  AVuite,  the  well-known  agriculturist, 
still  holds  on  to  tho  good  old  jiractice  of  raising 
pumjikins  for  stock,  and  ho  writes  to  an  agricul¬ 
tural  pajior,  givhig  his  exjierieuce,  as  follows  : 
1  romomher  how,  in  niy  younger  days,  a  good 
supply  of  nice  yellow  pumjikins  was  produced  by 
every  fanner,  fm-aishinga  vogotablo  which  found 
a  jilaco  in  domestic  cookery  as  well  as  a  goodly 
Hupjily  for  milch  cows,  fattening  cattle,  hogs  and 
cither  stock.  Why  the  product  is  less  jirizod  at 
tho  present  time  (if  it  is  less  prized)  I  am  unable 
to  say  ;  I  only  know  tbo  fact  that  pumpkins  ore 
less  cultivated  tbaii  formerly,  in  large  sections. 
Probably  the  inoro  general  introduction  of  the 
squash  as  a  substitute  in  domestic  and  family 
use,  is  the  jiriucipal  cause  of  lessened  culture  of 
the  pumpkin.  Tho  squash,  being  so  much  pre- 
feiTcd  for  a  table  dish,  Iosbous  the  duHirahility  of 
tlie  pumpkin  for  similar  piu’poses.  Still  the  lat- 
tcj"  is  tlio  more  sure  and  easily  grown  crop, 
when  treated  .similarly.  Piimpkm.s  were  always 
jilanted  among  corn,  and  as  a  rule  there  was  an 
equally  good  crop  of  each,  as  if  grown  aloue, 
and  1  find  that  similar  results  iwiiy  be  hod  now 
with  good  culture.  Perhaps  our  corn  canuot 
he  jilantod  as  dose  in  the  row  where  pumpkins 
are  jilantod  among  it  as  where  alone,  but  the 
quality  of  tho  grain  and  fodder  ia  superior  to  the 
close  planted,  and  tho  juold  iu  bushels  per  acre, 
is  nearly  or  quite  as  groat:  and  then  ive  have 
several  tons  of  pumpkins,  which  are  excellent 
food  for  any  kind  of  fai-m  stock,  and  the  foUow- 
iug  year  no  difference  will  be  perceived  in 
lessened  product,  by  any  successive  crop  iu  tho 
rotation. 
I  prefer  to  put  in  the  pumpkin  seed  by  “  stick¬ 
ing  ”  them  aftei-  tlie  corn  ia  planted  and  begina 
to  come  up,  tlieu  I  can  disUibute  tho  jiumjtkins 
as  I  choose  over  the  field.  A  good  way  is  to 
stick  the  soe<i  hi  every  other  row,  and  cvei-y 
thii'd  hill  in  the  row,  or  more  space  can  be  given 
if  desired.  This  mode  of  culture  infers  tliat  a 
dwarfish,  or  rather  low  growing  vaiiety  of  corn 
is  cultivated,  such  as  is  grown  iu  our  New  En¬ 
gland  towns. 
As  an  exclusive  ciop,  tho  miter  has  grown  and 
'  seen  cultivated,  small  patches  of  half  to  several 
,  acres,  with  quite  uniform  success,  and  there  is 
little  doubt  bi’t  that  tbis  might  juove  a  paying 
crop  iu  the  vicinity  of  a  good  maiiiet,  or  as  fowl 
I  for  stock.  As  a  feed  for  cuttle  and  farm  stock 
'  dining  tho  fall  and  winter,  tlio  pumpkin  is  not 
duly  appreciated.  Tliey  supply  a  most  valuable 
food  when  graas  fails  from  frosts  and  cold. 
For  cattle  and  feeding  pnrjxiseH  the  old-fashioned 
yellow  seems  to  be  the  more  economical,  as  the 
product  jier  acre  is  larger,  but  where  tho  crop  is 
Jiroduced  for  culinary  use  as  weU,  tlie  sweet  or 
sugar  pumpkin  is  preferable,  it  being  thicker 
meated.  according  to  size,  and  very  much  finer 
grainwl  and  flavored  than  tho  former.  Seed  can 
be  obtained  from  any  seodaman. 
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B.\RLEY  AS  HOG  FEED. 
D.  A.  Compton,  writing  to  the  AA'eekly  Tribune 
about  hog  feed  says : — .As  com  is  frequcutlj' 
scarce  and  dear  at  the  time  hogs  need  it  most, 
permit  mo  to  say  a  word  in  favor  of  barley.  It 
should  be  sown  on  rich,  dry  land,  as  early  as 
IioBsihlc— land  oecujiied  tho  year  before  hi  corn 
or  potatoes  is  preferable.  It  is  a  most  oxcelJont 
crop  to  seed  down  with,  as  it  does  not  shade  the 
ground  to  such  an  extent  as  most  other  crops. 
Two  bu.shelH  per  acre  is  about  the  right  qiiautity 
to  ROW.  As  soon  as  the  barley  ia  fairly  up  sow' 
two  hnshels  of  jfiaster  per  aero.  AV'hou  fully 
ripe  cut  with  mowing  machine  or  sevthe,  and  lot 
it  got  perfectly  dry ;  then  rake  into  windrows, 
draw  ill,  and  thresh  at  onco.  Ground  and  soured 
it  makes  the  cbeajxist  and  best  hog-feed  I  have 
ever  used.  It  is  also  excellent  Ixiiled  or  .steamed 
with  pumjikins  or  roots.  The  straw  makes  good 
fodder  and  bedding.  Tho  great  beauty  of  tho 
crop  is  its  cheiijiuosB  and  c  arliiiess,  coming  just 
at  the  tune  when  required  most.  By  giving 
hogs  the  run  of  Iho  orchard  and  feeding  barley 
as  recommended,  1  find  no  difliculty  in  making 
eaily  sjiring  jiigs  dress  over  300  pounds  by 
ChristmaH.  Coru-fed  pork  haa  a  strong  flavor, 
resulting  from  the  acrid  oil  contained  in  tho 
grain — a  flavor  not  admired  by  any  except  Qen- 
tilos  of  the  old  typo.  Hogs  intended  for  family 
use  should  ho  fed  on  ground  barley,  buckwheat, 
or  o.ats  for  at  least  three  weeks  before  slaughter- 
ing,  to  mijirovo  the  flavor  of  tlicir  flesh.  That 
oorn  alone  makw  solid  pork  is  all  bosh.  As  we 
have  hut  one  life  to  live  hero,  lot  ua  have  the 
best  to  eat  that  can  bo  hud,  especially  when  the 
best  is  tho  cheupe.st. 
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DID  TOBACCO  COME  FROM  AMERICA! 
A  Gehman  iconoclast,  says  tho  Newark  Daily, 
maintains  that  tobacco  was  familiar  to  the  Old 
World  Ixifore  llio  year  1492.  Ho  claims  to  have 
foiuid  two  mentiouB  of  the  w  ced  autedatuig  the 
discovery  of  America.  First— aixiordiug  to  Sale 
the  Korun  contains  a  jirojiheey  of  Mahomet 
couched  iu  these  words :  In  later  times  there 
will  bo  men  calling  theinselve.s  Moslems,  but 
they  will  be  Moslems  only  in  name,  for  they  will 
smoko  tamimeo."  Second — In  the  wrilings  of  a 
lla’jbinical  autlior  who  lived  before  Golumbus 
occni’s  a  jiassage  which  Biixturf  translates  thus : 
“The  Pei’aians  eat  Inhkaki  wthout  salt.”  Tho 
verb  in  thw  passage  (achai)  signifies  not  only 
“to  eat,"  hut  also  “  to  drink.”  And  very  many 
Oriental  nations  say  “  to  drink  tobacco  ”  instead 
of  to  smoko,  this  jilirase  reaching  so  far  east  as 
Japan.  Among  tbe  wares  imported  into  Aloxau- 
diia  during  the  reign  of  tho  Kmjieror  Comniodus 
was  one  indicated  by  tho  name  Diiakkha  ;  very 
siniilar  to  the  name  Tuakko,  applied  to  tobacco 
by  the  inhabitants  of  tho  Mosquito  coast  and 
many  Caflirs.  while  tho  name  among  tbe  Cochin 
Chinese  is  Tnakhan.  The  nargldleh,  or  water 
pijie,  furthermore,  is  found  lejiioseiitod  iu  the 
ruins  of  Naksclii  lliistun,  au  ancient  city  of 
Persia. 
VERMCNT  BEAUTY  POTATC  IN  ENGLAND. 
A  ooREEsi’ONnENT  of  tho  Loiidou  Garden 
speaks  enthusiastically  of  the  A'enuont  Beauty 
potato  which  is  worthy  of  note  inasmuch  as 
.American  sorts,  do  not  as  a  rule  succeed  any 
bettor  iu  England  than  tho  English  sorts  do 
here.  Iu  speaking  of  the  above  named  variety 
he  says : 
“  This  has  proved  hore  to  ho  a  most  excellent 
late-keeping  variety ;  to-day  I  have  had  a  dish 
of  it  cooked,  and  I  have  never  eaten  a  better  po¬ 
tato.  1  moLitioued  some  time  ago  that  this  is 
one  of  the  boat  of  tho  .Airiericaii  kinds,  aye,  and 
of  English  sorts,  too.  It  is  also  a  handsome  po¬ 
tato  ;  that  coarsoiie.SK  both  iu  haulm  and  root, 
BO  general  In  the  American  potatoes,  is  quite 
wanting  iu  A’ennont  Beauty.  Its  comparative 
freedom  from  disease,  its  short  haulm,  heavy 
crop,  and  early  rijieiiing  and  late-keeping  proper¬ 
ties  all  contribute  to  make  it  one  of  our  best 
garden  potatoes.  It  bus  tbe  clean,  smooth 
surface  of  the  host  of  English-r.aised  potatoes, 
and  hi  many  other  resjxjcts  leaves  them  a  long 
way  behind.  Snowflake  kejit  along  with  Ver¬ 
mont  Beauty  is  not  nearly  so  good,” 
FAiiaiKiis,  Have  a  HoBBy, — Farmers,  as  well 
as  other  people,  sliouid  Lave  a  hobby,  and  the 
host  kind  of  a  one  is  some  particidar  crop  under 
cultivation.  It  makes  no  difference  wliat  it  is — 
corn,  jHitatooB,  or  wheat — but  jnish  soiiio  one  or 
more  with  all  j’our  might. 
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