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lET'OF 18*4.
are few comets which are.
the naked eye, and' on thit
the comet; whose return fig*
area ataong the calculated memor
abilia of the year 1834, is ^entitled to
tail; th
to depend
the sphere
—From a
Berlin.
irly and special notice. So far as
ttrtf observations Teach, this com-
robbservations
as seen (hr th? first time, in the
year 1485, and it approached to a
distance of 11,700,000 miles from the
sun, on the 8th of June in that year.
It came near the earth, and under
very favorable circumstances; pVes
curing itself with peculiar splendor
and eemaitkabhe brilliancy; travelling
' with a tail which extended over a
third portion of the firmament, and
affording a spectacle of far jjfeater
beauty than it has exhibited since,
those times. Its next appearance
was in 1531 Wnd on the 25tlr day Of
August ij£was at a duhance ot 11,
000.000 miles from the sun. The
.period.of its revolt* ion was, therefore
ascertained to be but 75 years, 2
months, and 17 days. Calculating
. each of its revolutions at 75 years,
the return of this comet might have
been predicted for the yeaj 1006 or
*0,7; and intact, it did rteturn, for
the third time, in 1607. It approach
ed nearest to nunsun on Bio 26th of
October, when it was 11,750,000
" miles distant from it.# The period of
its revolution had consequently been
,5&yejt*8. 2 months and J day one
‘th'dlve^nonlhs longer than the pre
ceding: hence it is obvious, that its
progress had been disturbed by some
planet, or other strange body. It
wa$ of considerable magnitude, its
"head being of the size of the plantt
j, juniter-: but its Ijgbt was weak and
r neimlousfit had a long tail, and .this
was also fpeble in its ray«, as if over-
oasi with vapours.
The revolutions of this comet hav
ing beefiof seventy-five or seventy-six
ypars duration, it followed, that its
return would occur in 1682, ‘or 1683
'{!his calculation was c onfirmed by its
%^-appearthice in 1G82, when its near-'
«st approximation to the sun took
place on the 14t,h September, on
which cTay it Was distant from it 11,
... 651),000 wiles, it was now, for the
■'first time, observed, with any degree
Wf accuracy, by Halley, from whom
. d s, it has consequently-been denominated
^'f^riRalley’s Cornel.” -This astronomer
■ compared the results of his several
observations with those made on the
comets °f the years 1607 a »d 1531,
, and foi^jd .them elosely to correspond
■ with one another; from which he was
■* iled tj infer, that the three appear
ances belonged to one and the same
%»dy. On this occasion, its revolu-
£ tion amounted to 'seventy-four years
ten months and eighteen days—giving
a mean duration of seventy-five years
and one half. Hrflley predicted the
m ^-return of the coihet in the year 1749;
at first, however, it seemed os if the
event would hot realize the prediction,
as the comet was tardy in appearing;
but to the delight of every astrono
mer, it became visible at last, and
! )ut an end to Hhe doubt which had
utherto existed as to the durable na
tore of such bodies as comets. It at
tained its solar qjevation on the 13th
Af^Ur-cl H when itfcdistance from the
v.
' *
*
ititu
,;evhrf
at they
of the
e‘«W
strengthen
prove their,
r, .fc* well as J,
hts -present
del? Well to
English Wart. r~ Of 127 years,
termitiating 1815, England spent 65
in war and 62 in peace. The war
of 1688, after lasting nine years, and
raising our expenditure in that period
26 millfons, was ended by the treaty
of Ryswick 1697. Then came the
war of the Spanish succession, which
began in 1706, coffbluded in l*71j3,
and absorbed 62 1-2 millions of oui
manev. Next was tne Spanish war
of 1^39, settled for all at Aix-la
Chopelle,' in 1748, after costing us
54 millions. Then came the seven
years’warof 1765.,which was termina-
ted&'ith the treaty of Paris. in 1763.
in the course of which spent 11*
millions. The next was the Amer
ican "war of 1775, which lasted
eight years; our national-expenditure
at this lirrie was 186 millions. The
F-ench, Revolutionary war began in
1803, lasted nine years, and exhibi
ted an expenditure of 1%C millions!
The war against Bonaparte began in
1803, and ended in 1815 « During
those twelve years we spent 1150
millions! 711 of which were raised
by taxes, and 388 by loans.’ In the
Revolutionary war We boraowi d 201
millions; in thri American; 104 mill
ions; in the seven years’ war 60
millions; in the Spanish’ war of 1630,
20 millions; in fhe war of the^ajpan-
ist'i succession, 32 1-2 millions; in
the war of 1GG8, 20 .millions.—To-
t a I borrowed in the.seven wars., dur
ing G5 years about 834 millions.
In same time wc raised by tax
es 1446 millions; t^iis forming a
t-ota1 expenditure of 2023 mill
ions !!
„ Ijwp,
read attentively the advice we have
to give them on this important mat
ter. ‘For the sake of conciseness,
•fe ndte, distinctly, the churse they
must purclie
X
1st Retire early to bet]
after ten o’cloc
i
newer be
if you can possi-
y afoul it—and be careful to eat
nothiig ofter eight o’clock ip the
evenitg. . This, if you Have no weigh
ty- mhtter on jrbur conscience*will
nable you, according to Dri Frank
lin’s
doctrines, to enjo;
certainly a grea
j °?
sat
pleasant
desldera-
ttn-
Thb
.odd is
forms!
the top
the other
Travels in the *seat o$war wjple. j
'•» «<* Trtfc
annul*
utl
ch
Wr _ ,
largest bridge in the
ih China, Kintung, when
df perfect road from
one immense mountain to
It is forPied of chains,
twenty-one in nufhber, ond bound to
gether by other cross chains. This
bridge iB more than 150 years
old.
8| r
of
Froth the preliminary r« »rbafof the friend
of mankim.
Advertisement i* 0 . i.
FBI*HTD OP MANKIND,
A MONTlttTY PERIODICAL '
turn.
2dly. Rise early in the morning—
in the summer with the sun, in the
\vinter before him. On no account,
whatever, permit him to throw his
rays fn your window before you are
knocking about dusting your cham
ber'; seeing after your household af
fairs, &0.&C.
3tl!y. When the weather is fine,
take an hour’s walk before breakfast.
Go far enough to <*nhale the pure»air
—always more wholesome in the
morning—gather flou*ers, look at the
beautiful prospect around you with
feelings of gratitude, and you will
certainly returndiettor than you went
T^. these plain rules add a
Y h •* V
W ' "?!-
for each volupg}
the great Nt
fe mien’colfcctedfroiw
fir true, national name''
a multitude o tribe*.
NORTH '
T. Uskih, spread from <
laska. ’ •-. * .
2. Onguy, from Canada to Oregon.
S. Lenap, from Maine and Virginia Wj
Oregon. . '
4. Wofiash, from Oregon to Californ
5. Skere, from Missouri to Mexii$. *
6. Natchez,
7/ Capaha, fftfutt ..
8. Cmctah, from Kentucky to Afexico.-^
0. Otaly, from Carolina- to Afexjeo.
At^tan, from Florida to Micmidhjk’q
Otomi, from ArfcansaB to Mexico/
i
12.' Aztec, from Mexico to Vica?agua.'
‘ toTfucatan. " t a
13. Mayi, from Mf-xjco
IK
14
out.
%
w
11,660,060 miles, and was of
>tce to what it had been on its
gned. .It* tail was but
nated'i ?nd i?Pt discernf-
yhen the sky V,’®s clear;
t" no precise juagC*
ment could Ee formed of its length.
The weakness of its irradiation was
(principally owing to its unfavorable
osition. Its last revolution had been
ears and six months. It
on vvr
bly be asked,
rumed a who
4°ji l8 revolution, than
'M
to if? fo this it ma
p.very acc
It displayed it
|dapet Jupiter,
d r ratarded
ered, and u
that it
the
Iced an
nca it appeared at
er period than Halley
The return of the com
ought to take place ii
t it is possible thA
ed by Saturn and
e.its appearance
Number-
From tbfi Npw York Farmer.
AN ECONOMICAL METHOD -OF
RAISING EARLY POTATOES.
In ti e month*of February and the
first part of Match, let the potatoes
intended for family use he pared
somewhat deeper than usu»l---save
the parings bv spreading them on the
cellar floor, or any other place where
they will not freeze or dry up. About
the‘20th of March prepare a hql or
forcing bed in the ordinary way with
fresh stable manure. Spread over
the manure an inch or two of sand, or
light earth: then lay your poiatoe
parings with the akin up close in each
other, bo that the whole forcing bed
may be covered, and cover the paring
with light earth two inches deep.
Water the bed frequently, a*>d pro
tect it from the frost by covering
with mats or straw when necessary
and let it be txposed to the sun and
air in moderate weather.’ When fhe
plants are two or three inches high,
transplant them into rrws.or drills
two ond a half feet apart, and ten
inches from each other in the drill,
and yqu will have potatoes earlier
and of a larger size than in any other
way. The time of preparing the ho:
bed and of setting out the plants w ill
vary accordirig to the time when the
last frosts are expected, and accord-
ding to the care taken to protect the
plants after, they aie set out.
The writer of the above has made
the experiment three* years in suc-
ces9iop w’ilh uniformly pleasing re
suits. The potatoes were what ate
called in Pennsylvania, Mercer or
Neshanoek; any other early kind may
answer as well; The same kiot,.of
potato?* were planted at lhe#ime
(fie "aring placedrin the for*
ing’bcd, in iuC orJirnT.? way by cut
ting and whole, and those J" 0 ,
parings were earlier and larger
those raised in the common wa y-
From experience he is satisfied that
it is useless if opt injurious to plant
more of the old potatoe than sufficient
to cause the bud to germinate
The greater part of the notatoe
usually planted may thus be saved
arid tised for the catt|e. .It is never-^
ess thought important to seleci
largest and most perfectly form-
potltoes for seed, because they
will affud parings suitable for plan-
tin?, ana will probably improvA the
stock, which will degenerate if small
and deformed one! are used for
4th. Be cheerful throughout the
day—pursue.your sewing, or what
ever may be your employment, with
nlaciiiy. Le* no care corrode your
heart, nor usdless regrets depress
your spirits. If you arc entirely mis
tress of your time, read good books,
learn branches on female employ
ment, which may bo useful in-fafier
days—visit the sick, the poor, and
the distressed; and endeavouring to
alleviate their sorrows, you will
never think of your own.
Atkinson's Even. Tost.
OF GENERAL AND USEEUL KNOWLEDGE.
‘TMERIOD1CALS abound in the United
States; but those calculated 4o im-
prOVo'and instruct, to scatter the seeds of
Knowledge, and become eminently useful
by rendering all kind orknowledge and
improvements popular, are as yet but v few*
ChoptqUIfoni Mexico to Panama.
IN SOUTH AMERICA*
and costly: thus beyond the means of those
tllev Are most like'* benefit. It
benefit.
.'.lie above journal
whom
is such a (Teficiep**” '
is intended to supply.
It is contemplated Iherefot-e to publish,
in the city of Philadelphia, a new monthly
journal under the above title, to begin< in
gi
1832. It will be conducted by Prof. Ratin-
esque. assisted by sevet&l gentlemen of con
siderable talent and knowledge.
This journal sfiall contfffri every thing
calculated to enlighten, instruct, anil im
prove the mind. It will not be confined
to any particular branch of literature and
science, but embrace by turns every sub
ject useful or interesting. Agriculture and
economy, *?ith discoveries in the useful
15. Arwtfc, from Cuba to Battik
1(J. Cafiria, from Carib Islands t<
slands to Paraii
^•17. Pifris, from Oilman a to Brazil! * 1 ^
18. Yarita, fronif’oro ft Paraguay.
*19. Cuna, from Darien to*Quito.
20. Maynar-from Peru to Brazil.
, fro
i-«. nmn,.ifOm i,
25. Chili, from
Paraguay.
24. Lule, from Peru tci Pjraguay.
dm-lChili'W
, u Magellania
later Rations.
i. Norman. 2.'Spanish. 3. Porfu- '
guese: 4. French. 5. English. 0.
rican Negro nations. ^ y
DVERT1SEMENT No. 5*
TO SUITORS OF J|EW6 PAPERS,
Editors of 'Periodicals throughout the
United States, terwhom circulars have not^
art^ and' practical sciences, wiy claim pe
culiar attention. Literature shall npt-be
forgotten; it is also a branch Ol knowledge.
but fack'eliall have the preference over hc-
ReVie W ( - - - - - ,,i *
tion.
b on sent^but who may see in this paper
the several Advertisements of Prof,
inesque, of Philadelphia, and be inclined,,
to give tliem, or any of them, occasional
insertions in their papers, are informed
that editors doing sp arc allowed a com
mission of 20^ cent, on the,amount of
sales, subs'riptions, and,orders effected,
receivedj stnd remitted by tliem. By Send-
ifig on one of their papers with the ad-
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Tne ^an ofst^ting the increase of knowl
edge afforded by books. ’ The whole is in/
tended to be original matter; selections
shall seldom be sorted to. . ..... -
The subscription, i limited to one dol- <yprtiscments, they will te put on the listg
1 ■ • hand- “ advertising agents, a*d the needftrt. for*
From the Baltimore Marylander.
Origin of'Nempapen.—After the
defeat of the Spanish Armada, intend
ed by Philip 2nd of Spain for Ihe in*
vasion ot England, great interest being
excited in every class, which gave
rise to a very important invention,
that of new
eriod
newspan
. all artifc
ers. Previous to this
les of intelligence had
been circulated in manuscript, arid all
lai: i>eb ajj^num, for twelve numbers j[iand
somcly printed, and ornamented by mariy
wood engravings, forming a large volume »
in two years
Sul'scriptions received at the office of'
tins paper; due on receiving the lirsi ham
her. .
ADVERTIHf MEN"I' No. 2.
FOR SJ1LU
’ROI
political remarks which Ihe govern
ment found itself interested in addres
sing the people, had issued in the
shape of pamphlets. But the pecu
liar convenience at such a juncture,
of uniting these two objects in a pe
riodical publication becoming obvious
to the ministry, there appeared some
time in the month of April, 1588, the
first number of the English Mercury,
a paper resembling the present Eng
lish Gazdtte, which must have coine
out almost daily, since No 50, the
earliest specimen ».f the work now
fixtinet, is dated July 23d, of the same
year. This interesting nrlicle' is
preserved in the British Museum.
By this statement, it appears that
u is now .240 years since the 0rst
newspaper was published in England.
This was in the reign of Queen Eliito-
betli.
THE WORKS OF PROF. RAF1N-
F.SQUE. OF PHILADELPHIA.
Medieal Flora, or Plants of the United
States, including a correct popular account
of the properties oi 1000 medical and use
ful plants, with 107 figures in green iftk
2 vol. 1830.—?S.
Pulmisf. or A'o t* cure the C
sumpti- n, 1 vol. 1829
Fishe c and Sb'dls
vols. 1820, with 70 figures—t?l
>varded to them,'
ADVFMTISEMENT No. 6,
MEDICAL SPECIFIC
. FOR Tritr CONSUMFt|Off. *
A sa(^ and
taldisrase lias been
tajdisease has llfen discovered by
nent Botanist and Pul mist of Phil adv
Professor of JlAjdiCal Botany, 8tc. lit i
effected sever.iT wonderful cures,
ready ,ctired or relievetl nearl|; 70
from Boston to Nev Orleans. Itisi
cient remedy for this fy
en discwvered by an emi* ■'
so discovered by hH emi
\ fragrant, and phlpablc remedy,
ts bccohie i
getable, which some patic.t
.. , , ' on ‘’ of > li is calculated foljfiU* disease'
t* cure the Lon- | y , but susceptible of many preparation
). with 1 l.g-uro-—-SI- ! and'modifications to suit.(aiid apply II a to
of the river Ohio, 2 j jbe varions cases. It is calIed T tne' PUT
MEL; with it are prepare
New Animals and Plants bf Sicily, 1- | C ommo n use, and a Dalf-anx ft»i
_i inn Cl a e... .. i
vol. with 100 figures.—81. . I A pamphlet on thr: PulmaS is given
vol. with a portrait j \ wW . k ca u cd t i, e piilmitl, or Art i
rup 10
alatioc
1 vol.
Analysis of Nature, 1
-4M 50.
Ancient History of Kentucky,
1824.—25 cents. *
American Manual of the Vines, and _
Art to make Wine, 1 vol. with 8 figures,, ful
—25 centa. ' . , '
Collection of Famphlets, chiefly on Nat
ural History and Botany.—$1 •
gratis
the Consumption, has been published da |
guid*. Dr. RAFINESQ.UE, the pro
prietor. practices, exclustvelyvas j uTraisit i
diseases of the lungs, anej is very succe
" 4. Hp «*nds ample cbueultations orrr
fie cases to any part of the United Sf
ad lias cured manyat dlsfancb?*
seed.—Pr
1881.
RULEfc I
Extraordinary properly of shadoirs —
An eminent and living geometer had
proved "by calculation, founded on
strict optical principles, that in the
centre of the,shadow of a Small cir
cular piece of metal, exposed'in a
dark room to a beam of light emana
ting from a very small brilliant point,
there ought to be no darkness; in fact,
no shadow pt that place; but on, the
contrary, a degree of illumination
pret\ : 5‘-lY as bright as if the metal
plains were away. Strange and even
impossible as I 1 "* conclusion may
seem, it has been put to I' n ® H' a ^i
and found peifectly correct. : —*re»*'
schel't Discourse on Natural Phitoso-
P h V-
ADVERTISEMENT. No. 3.
TO FARMERS*.
Every farmer and planter ought to make
and drink his own wine. This country
ought to become a great wine country.
To teach this important truth and easy
art, Prof. Uafinesque, of Philadelphia, has
published a small and cheap work on the
American grape vines, describing 40 kind*
of native grapes and 100 varieties, with
8 figures oft he most valuable kinds. In
this manual, the whole art of Cultivating
the grapes arid making wines is made ea
sy; it is proved that vines are easier to
cultivate (ban bops, and that wine maktng
is as*easv as cider making; tbatj-he .poor
est soils are best for vines, and an acre of
worthless land nuty be*made tvor(hjp5004<
by
vin
fc'50,000 or an annual income, forever of
$2000, even if the wine sells only at 25
cents per gallon.
Prjce of the npmucl on kv 25 eents, by Ihe
dozefr only'^*®, % the bundrcH copies only
#12. -V
ation alone $10, with the work an
dful l(
all i
Pulrfibl needful for a complete en
will- be sent any where on demand, ant
remittance. Apply at the office bf
paper for further infordlatiMl, anf
medicine.
■
ADVERTISEMENT No. 7.
THE CONSUMPTION
l* bURAUL):. *
I hose wholAve this disease, or whe
tlu-eftteneii with it, ought to be cbeefe<V„
the welcome news thafi-it is not" incurabl
as so many physicians unfortanatelv
Itevc, Now one person In — * :
doomed to die of it by the
while half of them could <
vines, and 1 hat whoever plants 100,000 attempt 1o discover proper
** a ‘.quires and secures a fortune orj Prof. Italinesque, 1 * Jearned botanist
apth itj ba*
m
FEMALE
fair.
Singular Dwellings. The Georgian,
or Tartar dwellings are seldom to be
found above ground: the top is cov
ered With beams of wood, branches
of tietti and above all, with a coat
of.earth, which makes it level with
the ground. The natives are fre
quently disturbed when sitting round
the fire, by the leg of some onfor-.
nm.le.con or cwl matin- it, .p-
pei-raace do>vq the ehiputey? and it
adfirs who tiPIs^ is not uncommon for the Ihmbs to
plexions
Feb. 1«1
uADERS*
ADVERTISEMENT No. 4
<4 HJSOR Y OF THET
AMERICAN NATIONS
OF XoFtR AND SOUTH AMERICA.
This important national woHr, Ion
".inounced by Prof. Uafinesque, of
delphia, is now ready td aippear whenbv
500 subscribers shall b# ohl
be camprised in 5 vols. 12 mo. with many
maps and plates, and given tp subscriber*
at the low rate of 95, while it will sell at
$10 to non subscribers. ^
American history is there divided into
three periods. l^Befrre Columbus. .1.
From 1492-to 1775. 3* From 1776, or A
mencauA, Independence, the present
jLjpie. All the nations tin
America are tq be menti
languages,? monuments, a
auoi liwnneii described
the Indian trr
t« and Black
author, being attacked
self by a new a'ndl
himsi
ting in properly hi^ir.
icatingthe Mood that
all tli| while, and the air
, cor
by tb
ly all those
plan have
far gone 6
quentdebfli
on the consi
H aisled
;to nui
since cured i .
- have iollovyed i
cured, Uolea| ‘ k
4ous bleedir
•He has published a
' on* (is useful
lysjepsia. He
ents whr> hear
his skill, but asks no certific:
they are qo longer of any Zc
to the abuse made of them.
ate
many
ians, and hfls even «
parted h ts-Fh owledge' to man
amplexion8, repaitj fall through, and spoil whatever may g,
hich confihed aIf[haj>jpiBn be cooking.-—^9n)is^ro»^ this
Truth and Impartiality^
adhered to.
Subseriptlons receiy
paper'; payable at tl
re dwelt in
’heir annals,
civilization,
'hey are not
but also the
I*s, or’ States,
to be*
y
•*dLA*t
merely th^eirioluments
mariufactu
“ ' r ‘* i i re <f Pulmel, and other urge
many, reserri
bf nis chejnil
e^l t
ble preparaEUn* by which lie ca
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i
ption enumeratadln h»Skook. La
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