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aCTJTSS3.IT MTJSSTJM. • tritmltmril. Prom Mrs. Somerville's Physical Geography. The Atmosphere and Vegetation. The atmosphere supplies the vege’able creation with the principal part <»f its food; plants extract inorganic substances from thq ground, which are indispensable to bring them to maturity. The black and brown mould which is so abundant is the produce of decayed vegetables. When the autumnal leaves—the spoil of the sum mer—fall to the ground, and their vitality is gone, they enter into combination with the oxygen of the atmosphere, and convert it into an equal volume of carbonic acid gas, which consequenly exists abundantly in every good soil, and is the most impor tant part of the food of vegetables. This process is slow, and stops as soon as the air in the soil is exhausted ; but the plough by loosening the earth and permitting the atmosphere to enter more freely, and pen etrate deeper into the ground, accelerates tho decomposition of the vegetable matter, and consequently the formation of carbo nic acid. In loosening and refining the mould, the common earth-worm is the fel low-laborer with man ; it catseaith, and, after extracting the nutritious part, ejects the refuse, which is the finest soil, and may be seen lying in heaps at the mouth of its burrow. So instrumental is this rep tile in preparing the ground, that it is said there’s not a particle of the finer vegetable mould that has not passed through the in testines of the worm ; thus the most fee ble of living creatures is employed by Providence to accomplish the most impor tant ends. The food of the vegetable cre ation consists of carbon, hydrogen, nitro gen, and oxygen, all of which plants obtain entirely from the atmosphere, in the form of carbonic acid gas, water, and ammonia. They imbibe these three substances, and, after having decomposed them, they give back the oxygen to the air, and consoli date the carbon, water, and nitrogen into wood, leaves, flowers - , fruit. When a seed is thrown into the ground the vital principle is developed by heat and moisture, and part of the substance of the seed is formed into roots, which suck up water mixed with carbonic acid from the soil, decompose it, and consolidate the carbon. In this stage of their growth, plants derive their whole sustenance from the ground. As soon, however, as the su gar and mucilage of the seed appear above the ground, in the forms of leaves or shoots they absorb aad decompose the carbonic acid of the atmosphere, retain the carbon for their food, and give out the oxygen in the day,and pure carbonic acid in the night. In proportion as plants grow, they derive more of their food from the air and less from the soil, till their fruit is ripened, and then their whole nourishment is derived from the atmosphere. Trees are fed from the air after their fruit is ripe, till their leaves fall; annuals, till they die. Air pit nts derive all their food from the atmos phere. In northern and mean Inti udes winter is a time of complete rest to tho vegeta ble world, and in tropical climates the vi gor of vegetation is suspended during the dry, hot season, to be resumed at the re turn of the periodical ruins. Almost all plants sleep during the night; some show it in their leaves, others in their blossom. The mimosa tribe not only close their leaves at night, but their footstalks droop ; in a clover field not a leaf opens till after sunrise. The common daisy is a familiar instance of a sleeping flower ; it shuts up itS uiuSSOm iii tliG aiiu GpcliS lis white and crimson tipped star, the “day’s eye,’’ to meetthe early beams of the morn ing sun ; and then also “winking Mary buds begin to ope their golden eyes.”— The crocus, tulip, convolvulus, and many others, close their blossoms at different hours towards evening, some to open them again, others,never. The condrille ofthe walls opens at eight in the morning and closes for ever at four in the afternoon.— Some plants seem to be wide awake all night, and to give out their perfume then only, or at nightfall. Many of the jessa mines are most fragrant during the twilight; the olea fragrans, the daphne adorata, and the night stock, reserve their sweetness for the midnight hour, and the night flow ering sirius turns night into day. It be gins to expand its magnificent sweet-scent ed blossoms in the twilight, it is full blown at midnight, and closes, never to open a gain, with the dawn of day : these are “the bats and owls of the vegetable king dom.” How to Austlyzc Soils. Ist. Take a small quantity of earth from different parts of the Hold, the soilof which you wish to ascertain, mix them well to gether and weigh them ; put them ill an oven heated for baking bread, and after they are dried, weigh them again ; the dif ference will show the absorbant power of the earth. When the loss in weight in 400 grains amounts to 50 this power is great, and indicates the presence of much animal or vegetable matter; but when it does not exceed 20, the absorbant power is small, and the vegetable matter deli cient. 2nd. Put the dried mass into a vase, with one fourth of its own weight of clean water; mix them well together; pour off the dirty water into a socond vase, and pour on as much clear water as before; stir the contents and continue this process until the water poured off is as clear as that poured on the earth. What remains, in the first employed vase after these wash ings is sand, silicious or calcarious. 1 did. The dirty water, collected in the second vase, will form a deposit, which after pouring off the water, must be dried, weighed and calcined —that is, reduced to a powder. On weighing after ihe process, the quantity lost will show the quantity of animal and vegetable mould contained in the soil. 4th. This calcined matter must then be carefully pulverized and weighed, as also the first deposit of sand, but without mix ing them. To these, apply separately, sulphuric acid and what they (the earths and acids together) lose in weight, indi cates the portion of calcarufi/s earth con tained in the first vase after deducting the lime, is silax ; that in the other, alumina. Carbonate of lime, termed calcariousearth, is composed of 55 parts of lime and 4G pans of carbonic acid ; this acid is dis placed, and driven off’by the muriatic acid, in consequence of its stronger affinities for the vase. Hence if the earths ami acid weigh 45 grains less after the mixture than before, supposing the quantity ex perimented upon to be 400 grains, it shows that 45 grains of carbonic acid have been driven off, and that the soil contains 25 percent, of calcarious earth, or one fourth. The proportion of this earth in good soils, varies from 10 to 30 per cent.— Practical Partner. Chemistry of Animal Heat.— The perpetual combination of the oxygen of the atmosphere with the carbon of the food, and with the effete substance of the body, is a real combustion, and is supposed to be tho cause of animal beat, because beat is constantly given out by the combination of carbon and oxygen ; and, without a con stant supply of food, the oxygen would speedily consume the whole animal except the bones. PROSPECTUS OF Tli c C i* us a <1 cr • rjVIIF, undersigned have adopted the above,as 8 the significant title of a Monthly Paper, which with sufficient encouragement, they pro pose to publish in the City of Macon, to ho dc voted to the interests of Temperance, Educa tion and Religion. The plan oftliis work was first suggested, in view ofthe rapidly growing numbers within the ranks of the Sons of Temperance, and the in creasing demand for light, touching tho objects and movements of this benevolent and nourish ing “Order.” \Y r e believe that a Divine agency -is manifest in the startling progress and triumphs oftliisgrcat moral organization. It is God’s work, lie is now summoning his “embattled hosts” for a crusade against the greatest foe that ever scourged the earth. Temperance, there fore, will stand prominent upon our banner. But while we march under the “triple flag,” and solicit the patronage and fostering care of “The Sons,” yet, we shall claim the privilege of striking some good blows for Education and Religion. “The Order of tho Sons,” we regard, under God, as the handmaid ofthe Church, the harbinger of Religion—“preparing the way ofthe Lord.” Wo shall spare no pains to make Tile Crusader a work of standard merit ; to give it a decided character for u-efulness, and to make it a work interesting to general readers. CONDITIONS : The Crusader will lie issued in Month ly numbers, containing Sixteen quarto pages each, at One Dollar per annum, payable on the delivery of the first number. The Second Num ber will in no case be sent to a subscriber unless tho subscription price shall have been forwarded previously to the time of its issue. Persons acting as agents will receive ten per cent, upon all amounts remitted. Upon the re ception of twenty cash subscribers, the agent shall also ho entitled to a copy of the work as a bonus. It is especially desired that those who may become agents, or may interest themselves in obtaining subscribers, will act immediately, and forward such names as may ho pledged, at the earliest possible date, as it is our wish to make our first issue by the Ist of February, if the requisite patronage can he secured. Editors who may he friendly to the enterprise, w ill oblige us by Hi' mg ibis Piospectos aii inser tion, and if desired they shall receive an extia copy of The Crusader. Communications may he addressed to cither of the Edilot>. W. 11. ELI.ISON, E. 11. MYERS, J. R. THOMAS, G II HANCOCK. M acon, December 30, ISIS. THE NEW YORK Saturday Evening Mirror. I'SSUED from tho officeof tho Evening Alirrori . a Splendid Weekly Paper, with the above title,containing all the news ofthe week, up to the arrival of the last mail on the evening of publication. It is the design of tile proprietor to make the Saturday Evening Alirrorune ofthe best family netespapms in the country, devoted to Science, Literature and the Arts, and free from the scandal and immorality which, just at the present time, seem to form the grout staple and interest of a large class of weekly papers. The Saturday Keening Mirror will be ad dressed to Readers of Refined Taste, and jhc publisher looks exclusively to this class of the community for a liberal support. T Kit MS. To city subscribers, One Shilling a Month Mail subscribers, One Dollar a year, in advance; and subscriptions will he received, and the pa per sent, for Three Months, on the receipt of Tircnty-Jiec cents. Clubs will he supplied on the following terms: For six copies one year, - - $5 00 For ten copies “ “ - - 800 For fifteen copies “ - ]0 00 Four copies w ill he sent to one address three months for One Dollar. (Ei'All communications should he addressed to II Fuller, .Mirror Office, New York. Agents Wanted, 'AM) procure subscriptions for the SOUTH- I ERN MUSEUM. A number of active, energetic inen may obtain a handsome per cent ngc, for cash subscribers in the country, hv ap plying at the Office oftliis paper, or to f WAI. B. HARRISON. To Persons alllicted with tlic Gravel. Til F. subscriber living in Pike County, 7 miles ! below Griffin, near the Macon Road, offers j his services to Persons afflicted with Gravel and ' Stone. 11 is remedies being all rcgetablc are warranted safe and suceesstul. He pledges him- j self that in all cases of failure the money shall! be refunded. His cl arges will he Twenty-Five Dollars in each case. All those suffering under ! this painful malady will he benefitted by giving i him a call. SAAJULL AIALLETT. ° dcu 16 3—3, 1 Georgia Court Calendar,lor 1819. Superior Courts. JULY. Ist Monday, Bibb 2d Monday, Decatur 2d Monday, Richmond 4tli Monday, Paulding AUGUST. Ist Monday, Crawford Cass 2d Monday, Cobb Clark 3d Monday, Cherokee Pike Walton 4th Monday, Baldwin Forsyth Jackson Meriwether SEPTEMBER Ist Monday, Coweta Laurens Lumpkin Marion Monroe Morgan Taliaferro 2d Monday, Columbia Fayette Greene Gwinnett Harris Madison Pulaski Union 3d Monday, Butts DeKalh Elbert Gilmer Hall Putnam Talbot Telfair j Thursday after, Irwin 4th Monday, Murray Newton Walker Washington Wilkes OCTOBEIU Ist Monday, Campbell Macon Warren Wilkinson Thursday after, Rabun 2d Monday, Carroll Dado Habersham Hancock Ilenry Montgomery Randolph Twiggs Thurdsay after, Tattnall Mclntosh i 3d Monday, Chattooga Email ttel Upson Franklin Fh.yd Heard Jones Oglethorpe 4tli Monday, Early Houston Irwin Jasper Lincoln Scriven Stewart Thursday before the last Monday, Bulloch .Monday after, Effingham NOVEMBER. Ist Monday, Troup 8d Mon Jay, Dooly Jefferson Muscogee 3d Monday, Burke Camden Sumter Friday after, Wayne 4th Monday, Glynn Lee Thomas Monday after, Lowndes Liberty Thursday after, Bryan Monday after, Ware Thursday after,Appling DECEMBER. Ist Monday, Baker 2d Monday, Decatur JANUARY. | 2d Monday,Chatham Rich mond 3d Monday, Bibb •Ith Monday, Paulding FEBRUARY. Ist Monday, Crawford Cass 2d Monday, Cobb • Clark 3d Mon.ay, Cherokee Pike Walton 4th Monday, Baldwin Forsyth Jackson Meriwether MARCH. Ist Monday, Coweta Laurens Lu mpkin Marion Monroe Morgan Taliaferro 2d Monday, Columbia Fayette Greene Gwinnett Harris Madison Pulaski Union 3d Monday, Butts DcKalb Filbert Gilmer Hall Putnam Talbot Telfair Thursday after, Irwin 3d Thursday, Bulloch 4th Monday,Effingham 4th Monday, Murray Newton Walker Washingto Wilkes APRIL. Ist Monday, Camden Cnn.pbell Macon Warren Wilkinson Thursday after, Rabun Friday after, Wayne 2d Monday, Carroll Dade Glynn Habersham Hancock Henry Montgomery Randolph Twiggs Thursday thereafter, Mclntosh Tattnall 3d Monday, Chattooga Emanuel Floyd Franklin Heard Jones Liberty Oglethorpe Upson Thursday after, Bryan -1 tli Monday, Early Houston Irwin Jasper Lincoln Scriven Stewart MAY. Ist Monday, Troup 2d Monday, Chatham Dooly . M uscogne 3d Monday, Burke Su inter 4th Monday, Leo Thomas Monday after, Lowndes Monday after, Ware Thursday after,Appling JUNE Ist Monday, Baker Jefferson Georgia—Bibb County. To the Honorable Inferior Court of Bibb County: j The undersigned in obedience to your request, j lias carefully examined the Books and Papers ; showing the indebtedness of the County of Bihh, , and he is happy to state that he finds that the County is able to pay all its debts. Since September, 1847, there lias been paid i and canceled, County Orders amounting to the sum 0f5|2,477 27. A plain record has been kept of the payment id each Order and a copy in substance of each, ) and by whom paid, is entered on the Alinutes oftliis Court, that every tax payer who wishes I can see what has become of his money paid to the Tax Collector. Tho indebtedness of the County as shown from the Clerk's Books, is $2,546 20 Assets which can be made available, 2,639 00 Excess in favor,of the County, $92 80 This may approximate to the true amount, but I regret to add that it is not altogether reliable. In some instances Orders marked “paid” on the Bill book, are yet in circulation, and some Or ders ure in circulation that have never been entered on the Clerk’s books. I would respect fully suggest that a ne w set ofßooks be opened and that after the amount now ductile County is applied in extinguishment of outstanding debts that all persons holding Orders, if there should ho any, present them to this Court and secure in lieu thereof, County Scrip, redeemable in Taxes, and that all Orders issued hereafter be redeemable in Tuxes, and so expressed in the face thereof This would give the County a good credit and enable it to obtain labor and materials at fair prices. T. P. STUBBS, Attorney for Bibb County. Dec. 4th, 1848. IN CH A AIDERS, 4tli Dec., 1848. Ordered, That the aforegoing he published in the papers of this city. THOS. HARDEMAN, j. 1. c. NATHAN C. AIUNROE, j. 1. c. KEELIN' COOK, j 1. c. dec 16 3—lt BLAAKB. A LARGE assortment of BLANKS, such as Blank Deeds, Attachments, Attachment Bonds, Garnishments, Subpoenas, Executions, Summons’, &c. 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Holding these views, thus cursorily glanced aq we seek the patronage ofthe Merchant—the Mechanic—the Scholar—and the Philanthropist, in our undertaking; being satisfied in our own mind, that they will receive an equivalent for tho patronage they may think proper to bestow. CONDITIONS: The Southern Museum will he published in the city of Macon, Ga., every Saturday morn ing, on an Imperial sheet, and delivered in the City or forwarded by Mail to any part of the Union, at Two Dollars per annum, payable on the receipt of the first number. If payment be delayed Six Months Two Dollars and Fietv Cents will he exacted—and Three Dollars will he invariably required from all who fail to pay within the year. OlFAdvertisements will be conspicuously in serted upon the most favorable terms. 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Hlarshall, IYTOULD respectfully inform all persons af- TV dieted with Cancer, Fistula, Wens, and a 1 ulcers and tumors, originating trom whatso evercause, that he is permanently located i n tiie city of Macon, where he may be found both summer and »inter. Dr. M. would guard the public against false reports, viz : that he had removed from Georgia—that lie was dead or deranged in mind. It also appears that tome itinerant and other doctors, are making, or try ing to make, the false impression that they treated diseases precisely as Dr M. does, there by misrepresenting him, and deceiving their patients, some of whom, of late, have been wofully imposed upon, and have been obliged to visit Dr. Al. ut last. Dr. Af. deems it only necessary to add, that hisformer and continued success in the management of these diseases, is conclusive evidence of the superiority of his practice over all others known in this, or any other country. For the correctness oftliis as sertion he refers to his pamphlet on Cancer &c., which may l»e ohtaim and gratis, by appli cation to him by letter (post paid) or otherwise. For the further encouragement of the afflicted Dr. Al. would just add, that on their arrival at Alacon, they " ill have the m, st abundant tes timony in favor of the utility of the treatment by having access to these who have been made whole, and also to those who are continuaMy under treatment from various parts of tin Union in every stage and variety of the complaints. The treatment is without the use of the knife,, or caustic, and is both constitutional and local. dec 2 1 Goiley’s Lady’s Book lor 1849, Dedicated to the Ladies of the U States INDITED by SARAH J. HALE, GRACE VJ GREENWOOD and L. A. GODEY. A Novelette, by Aliss E. LESLIE, who con-- tributes to every number. N P. WlLLlS’Original Scriptural Poetry. T. S. ARTHUR, who contributes to every number, illustrative ofCroome’s Sketches of A tnerican character. Agreeable to the practise of last year, the pub lisher will issue as good a number’ each month as lie does in January. This is a novel feature in Alagazine publishing. During the whole of last year he gave more, engravings and more reading matter than any of liis contemporaries and will continue to do so next year. Those who subscribe to GODEY’S LADY’S BOOK may do so under the assurance that they will re ceive more for their money in the Alagazine a lone, than by subscribing to any other work. To this is added and included in the same $3, the LADY’S DOLLAR NEWSPAPER, which contains in one month nearly, if not quite as much reading matter as the other monthlies, making for $3, the amount of reading of two magazines a month. There are peculiarities a bout Godey’s Lady’s Book for the Ladies that no other Alagazine possesses. There is a Alez zotint and Line Engraving in each number— holii by ihe best artists. In addition to these, there are given monthly what no other Aln<-a -zine gives— a colored Fashion Plato, «ith a still description. This feature is peculiar to Godey, ns no other work has them every month and co hired Then there arc Caps, Bonnets, C'liemi setts, Equestrianism for Ladies, with Engravings. The Ladies W ork Table, with knit ting-netting, crotchet, and all other kinds of work. Patterns for Smoking Caps, ChairCovcrs Window Curtains, D’Oyloy’s Purses, flu"s Ac Health and Beauty, with Engravings. 'modd Cot ages, with ground plans and other engrav ings, always illustrative of something useful. Alusic,beautifully printed on tinted paper,which may betaken out and bound. Colored Aiodein Cottages,and colored Flower pieces occasionally. These are all extra in Godey, and to he found in no other Magazine. These were ii 11 given last year and will he continued. In addition we shall have in every number one of “CROOME’S SKETCHES OF A MERIC A\ CHARACTERISTICS,” A most amusing series, now first given to the American public. These will be illustrated in every number by a Story from the powerful pen of T.S. Arthur, Esq. 1 “THE CHANGES OF FASHION, Illustrated by Fay Robinson, F.sq. This series will be very interesting to the Ladies. “THE APPLICABILITY O! THE FINE ARTS TO DOAIESTIC FSES ” Is another series of Engravings now in’prepara tion, and will he published during the year COTTAGE FURNITURE. Having given so many Model Cottages, we in tend now to commence the publication ofCotta-o Furniture—a very necessary appendage to% Cottage. RELIGION AND HISTORY. Our superior artists, Walters, Tucker, Pease and Welch, are now engaged upon a set of Plates illustrative of these two sublet" OUR AlUsfiu," Prepared expressly for us—mostly original, and beautifully printed, has long commanded a de cided preference over that of any other Alaga zine. It is n feature iu the Book. THE LITERARY CHARACTER OF GO DEY’S LADY’S BOOK. With such writers as Miss Leslie, Grace Green wood, \Y. G. Simms, Airs Ellett, T. S Arthur Airs. E. Oakes Smith, Airs. J. C. Neal, II T* Tuckcrman, H W. Herbert, &c. the author of the Widow Bedotf, Professor Frost, Bryant, Longfellow, Holmes—and a host of others— must always take the lead in Literary merit. or 'U l, ! ue Dollars we will send the I.ady-s Book, containing more rending than any other monthly, and the Lady’s Dollar Ncwspa per, published twice a month, which contains as much reading as any ot the $3 periodicals of tho day—making three publications in one mouth, or iftlie subscriber prefers the following splendid Engravings to the Lady’s Dollar Newspaper, (although we would not advise it, as Engravings cannot lie sent through the mail without being crushed or creased,) we will send the beautiful plate containing the Portraits of Harriet Newell, Fanny Forrester, Airs. Stewart, Airs. Ann IV Judson.andl Mrs. E. B. Dright, and the Plates of Christ Weeping over Jerusalem, The Open ing of the Sepulchre, Deliverance of St. Peter, and The Rebuke. If preferred to the newspa per or plates, we will send Aliss Leslie’s novel of Amelia, und any of the Airs. Grey’s or Aliss Pickering’s popular novels. For Five Dollars we will send two copies of the Lady s Book, and a set of the plates to each subscriber For Ten Dollars we will send live copTCs of the Lady s Book, and a copy to the person send ing the Club, and a set of plates to each. lor Twenty Dollars, eleven copies of the Book and a set of plates to each subscriber, and a copy of the Book to the person sending tho Club. For One Dollar we will send the Lady’s Book four months, and for 25cents any one number Postage to be paid on all orders. Address L A GODEY, 113 Chesnut Street, Philadelphia The Yankee Blade. 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