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FARM NOTES.
fob Horsts.— One of tlie
best in the world to give a horse,
after dm has l>eea. driren, is a quart of
oatpeig spnMap a pail of water. It
refreshes ana strengthens him, relieves
his immediate thijrst, and prepares his
stomach for more solid food. So says
Joseph Harris, after twenty years’ trial
of it. J
Mb. Hide remarks in the New York
Time*, that if one wishes to cultivate
lus farm like a market garden, it may
pay to plow in the coarse manure and
harrow in the tine, but as a rule he would
recommend the application bf the ma
nure to the surface of the soil. This is
nature's method, and is the most suc
cessful for common practice.
Crowding Towns.—Poultry require
plenty of lunse room, .for crowding them
•on their Mkwti, or hating illy built, di
lapidated,#!* damp houses is conducive to.
•diseaM. If, on account of breeding more
thsm because you “have liru
ited ground, or because you have fruits
and vegetables you wish to keep the
birds from, jou have to keep the. fowls
in restricte<(jnarterß, by all means give
them alt enaroise room you possibly
can, and there is far more danger of
giving them too little .than too much.
Mr. tjT
late ifew'York Trtaunc upon' the earo of
etyek daring Winter. He thinks that
any man who lets Ins cattle stand shiver
ing Hi tire lee of a straw-stack, or old
fence, orrarigrrm open shed, should be
tied iu place and be compelled
to stay one night with the thermometer
at zero ;iyd (the* snqw flying thick and
fast abend hiinf if tlds does not Convince
him of the necessity of good warm
Hiy ia nt>t fit to be called by the
noble tmhm or farmer, and the quieker
he gets mdapf pie business the -better for
it aiul^iimselfj.
The Difference.— from actual ex
perimepts nyule, it is demonstrated be
yond a doubt, that the grinding of grain
adds qne-tliird to ifs value for feeding
| purposes. This is a matter of a good
deal of importance to the agricultural
community,..coid in fact to all classes who
have tpiijnaTs to feet].. As far as dollars
are perhaps it is not of so
much moment inthe Northwest, wfi&'e
[grain is so’cheap and so plenty, ns it is
tin other portaonsof. the country, where
less gkifiS is- raised, but it is worthy of
r he consideration of those who have not
ull bins of oats and corn. Since the in
roduction of cheap feed-mills, it is the
irovince of every farmer to own one,
vith which all grain intended for the
took on. the farm could be ground.
Measuring Corn. —A number of rules
or measuring corn have been published.
Vs a multiplicity of rules tend to eon
use, the question arises, why can we not
lave one good rule ? Tlie reason is ob
vious. New corn will not measure as
nany Impels to'the tocjj or inches as
>ld corn, cbi account on shrinkage. A
•rib of me;isuredin the fall will not
!ield as many bushels til' the cubic foot
s when measured in the spring or sum
ler. Corn in wagon, when first put in,
•ill not measure as much to the foot as
lien hauled several miles. Hence the
ecessity of working by different rules
nder different circumstances. All rules
tre liaiAjri, itpou, (die nujptkir gf cubic
Inches jfu ;i bushel of shelled corn, which
i
ame, under all circuilstances, it would
ie very easy to have one rule. As near
ight as any rule I have tried is twelve
übie feet to the barrel for corn in crib
u tiie fall of the year, e&jvgn and a half
eet in spring time, and about eleven feet
n summer; twelve feet as thrown in
.vagnrn in the held and eleven and a
quarter hauled four or live miles,
j Small Farms. —Tlie French people
have more ready cash in individual pos
session than any other nation in the
Hvorld. It is not the wealth o| a nation
rhat makes the people rich, blit the gen
eral diffusion of wealth. This is the
case in France. The French are a na
tion of small farmers. There are more
and-owners in that country than in
America. The firms are small; the
majority are under twenty acres, and a
very large number under ten. It may
I tot he that is the only reason for the
Jtnoney wealth of these people; they are
■iota,tlly economical and thrifty. But the
Ismail farms have something to do with
lit. The farmers iu some of the eastern
i-oant'i is of Pennsylvania, where the
Tfarms are comparatively small, could
(well compete with the French in their
(possession of money wealth. Almost
Severv farmer has his hoard invested.
[These men have a habit of feeding a few
fhead of beef cattle or a flock of sheep
| every winter. They sell little grain but
( wheat, and feed their fodder and coarse
grain to purchased stock. They make
profit to the head of stock than is
made upon large grazing farms, and
their land is rich and high-priced, l>e
' cause of the large quantity of manure
that is made in feeding stock. The'con
sumption of meat is continually increas
ing, aad with the extension of manufac
tures there are more mouths to fill every
year, so that it is not probable the sup
-1 ply can ever become excessive.
Some Items in Farm Economy. —Tire
, arrangements of the buildings and the
division of the farm into fields depends
so much upon the character of the farm,
the land of fanning, individual taste, etc.,
{that it is out of the question to have a
'fixed plan that is the best one for all
farms of any given size. There are cer
tain general principles which should
serve as a foundation for the arrange
ment, but the details must necessarily
'vary greatly. For example, if possible
the barns should be upon a rise of
ground where a cellar can be built open
ing to the lower ground at the rear. The
'fields should be so arranged that there
should be as little fencing as possible,
and so located that all fields can be easily
reached from the lane.. A long field has
considerable advantage over one of the
samu area that lb square—iu the louger
“bouts," and therefore loss time spout in
turning, plowing, harrowing, sowiug,
harvesting, etc. A pasture close to the
stable is always handy, and other things
being equal, the orchard should not be
put at the rear of the farm, where the
wood lot had b“*t be located. There is
much labor to bo saved in having every
thing so placed—and this applies to the
various details that seem trivial at first
sight—that there will lie no extra steps
or turns in doing the every-day work of
tho farm. For example,- many day’s
work can lie saved by having the pump
in a handy comer of the barn-yard,
where the stock from a number of yards
may come to the troughs. If the mat
ters of the farm arc not already econom
ically arranged, it would lie well to make
such changes of fences, buildings, etc.,
as to finally secure the desired end. By
degrees the thoughtful farmer will im
prove his farm until it approximates to a
model and therefore ou economical farm.
HOUSEKEEPERS’ HELPS. •
Evert closet and room in a house
should be thoroughly inspectea once s
week.
Newly ground flour which lias novel
been packed is very superior to barrel
flour.
In roosting meat do not salt before
putting in the oven as salt extracts the
jUioe.
In warm weather put your eggs in
cold water some time before you are
ready to use them.
Lemons may bo kept fresh a long time
in a jar of water; changing the water
overy morning.
A true test for eggs is to drop them in
water, and if the large end comes up they
are not fresh.
Hams wrapped in thick brown paper
and packed iu a barrel of wood ashes in
the cellar will keep all summer.
To test nutmegs prick them with a
pin, and if they are good the oil will in
stantly spread around the punctures.
Bar soap when first bought should be
cut in square pieces and put in a dry
place. It lasts bettor after shrinking.
All fish skin should be washed, dried
thoroughly, cut in small bits and put iu
a box or paper bag, to use in settling
coffee.
New Orleans or other good brown
sugar is best for raised fruits and wed
ding cakes. It should be coarse-grained
and clean.
Always prepare Sunday’s dinner on
Saturday if possible, that domestics may
enjoy the Sabbath day privileges as well
as you.
The small white sago called pearl is
the best. The large brown kind has an
earthy taste. It should always bo kept
in a covered jar or box.
Salt eod should be kept in a dry
place where the odor of it will not pene
trate to other parts of the house. The
best kind is that which is called dun,
from its peculiar color.
Molasses Cup Cake. —Two cups mo
lasses, two cups butter, one cup milk, a
teaspoonful soda, the same of lemon,
half a nutmeg and two eggs; beat well
and buke in quick oven.
Elephant on Toast. —Take cold meat
and put on the fire in a stewpan with a
little water. When tender, take it up
and mince very fine; then put it back
and flavor with pepper and salt. Make
i some toast, butter each slice, and spread
the mince over each piece; then pour the
■ gravy over it. Serve hot.
Oilcloth. —Mrs. Henry Ward Beecli
-1 er, in giving some of the results of her
housekeeping experience, remarks tlmb
neither soap, hot water nor brush should
ever be used on oilcloth. It should al-;
ways be washed in lukewarm water with!
a piece of soft old flannel and wiped per J
lectly dry each time. Aud the appear
ance of the cloth, Mrs. Beecher declares,
is greatly improved by using half milk
and half water, skimmilk, if not sour,!
being just as good as new milk.
Cooking Beets. —One of the mostj
satisfactory ways to cook beets is to bake,
them. W T hen boiled, even if their jack- 1
ets are left on, a great deal of the best
part of the beets is dissolved, and so lost.!
It will, of course, take a little longer to!
bake than to boil them; but this is no
objection. Allow from fifteen to twenty,
minutes more for baking; slice them,!
aud heat as you would if they were,
boiled. After they are cooked, season)
with peppier, salt, butter, and a squeeze
of lemon.
Faith and Pluck.
At a certain Sabbath-school, not long
since, the old clergyman of the parish, in
visiting tjie different classes, came to a
class of four aud five-year-olds before
whom the question of faith had just come
up, and he thought to illustrate the sub
ject to the little ones by telling to
them the story of the child who was
called to jump into the father’s arms, in
the dark.
“The father was in a dark cellar, while
Ills little dauglrter, only three years old,
stood upon the edge of an opeii scuttle,
or hatchway, in the floor. She could
hear her father’s voice very plairfly, but
could not see him. “Come, my child,”
the father called, “jump right down, i
will catch you in my arms. Be not afraid.
It is your fattier who calls. ”
Now, the little child could see nothing
below but utter darkness; nevertheless,
she trusted father’s voice, ana
jumped—jumped boldly down into the
darkness, and was safely caught into her
father’s arms.
“Now, think of it,” sajd the aged cler
gyman. “Was it not a beautiful illus
tration of faith ?’’
He saw one little, bright-faced boy
shake his head.
“Well, Johnny, what do you thing of
it? Do you not think it required a great
deal of faith on the part of that little
girl to make that leap in the dark ?”
“Well—l dono; but she must a’ had
loU o' pluck, anyhow!"
Evidently the old pastor had gained a
new idea, and one which he could not
dispute. —New York Lfidavr.
Rats In India.
A captain in the army, holding an ap
pointment in the Bengal Staff Corps
was staying with his wife and young child
in the same station. The father—a right
brave man be was, who had been wound
ed not a great while before by Home hill
savage—wanted to bring up his sou to
be hardy and fearless, (like himself, I
should add) so the parents put their lit
tle one in a room to sleep by itself. But
they soon noticed scratches and strange
marks on the youngohild’s hands, which,
getting worse, made them oall in a doc
tor. This gentleman’s advise was en
couraging; he said;
“If you don’t want your child to loso
his hands you hail better keep him uway
from tho rats, for they have been biting
him.”
Traveling at one time in an out-of
the-way district, I had put up for the
night at a “d’ak bungalow," t. e., travel
ers’ rest house. I asked the native in
charge whether any sahibs had been
there lately, and he said no, not for a
long time. Before lying down to rest, I
took off my riding boots aud flung them
ou one side. When I oamo to put them
on in the morning I found I should travel
with much less leather tliau I had the
previous day, for the rats had made a
complete wreck of the upper parts of the
boots. I hadn’t another pair with me or
I should certainly have worn them, for
my appearance was somewhat novel, as I
was wearing white trousers at the time,
and the holes in the boot uppers were
painfully manifest in consequence.
An old painter in India, w hose word I
readily believe, assured me that the zino
lining of some grain bins was eaten
through and mended, and eaten through
again several times by rats, and that the
performance was quite skillful, in that
the bins were built on brick pillars, aud
great caro was taken never to lenvo any
thing beneath for the rats to stand upon.
But nevertheless they managed repeat
edly in some way, and gnawed through
the wood and then through the zino un
til the grain fell out.
I was living for a few months in an is
olated, swampy district, and, as a nat
ural sequence, tho place being excessively
unhealthy, I was frequently attacked
by the constant companions of Indian
jungle life, fever and ague. The bun
galow was a very rough building, and
had been put up in a great hurry, and
every time the wind blew with any vio
lence I anticipated it coming down in a
space of time even less than that in which
it was put up. When laid up with fever,
and unable to read, I use to watch the
rats running about the beams and rafters
of the roof. Their performances would
have put Blondiu altogether to shame.
I amused mysplf by wailing until the
rats got into difficult par* of the roof,
and then clapped my hands to startle
them. But endeavoring to cause them
to lose their balance was utterly futile.
They always got cut of sight iu safety.
I sometimes had something eatable left
on the table, and then watched the ma
meuvres of the rats to carry it away. I
was sorry afterward, because they got
impudent and courageous, and fre
quently stole things intended for my own
consumption.
A Laplander’s Home.
In a largo, but rather low room, with
walls and roof of rough-hewn planks,
and with beams stretching from wall to
wall in every direction, were assembled
at least twenty-five persons of all ages
and both sexes Most of them had taken
off them skin blpu&es and hmm tlipm on
tlie rafters near the huge wood fire, fit to
roast ini ox at. The half-stowed garments
and tlie steam from the dirty persons of
those in front of the fire caused a most
unsavory odor, which prompted us to
make our stay as short as possible. All
around tlie apartment, except near the
door, were ranged the sleeping-shelves,
tlie major part of which were already oc
cupied—men, women and children all in
discriminately mingled together, not dis
tinguishable to the unpractised eye the one
from the other, and appearing like noth
ing else than mere animated bundles of
fur. From the group congregated around
tlie tire no cheerful laugh, no buzz of
conversation, no noisy merriment eman
ated—all were silent and still; perhaps
they did not wish to disturb the sleepers;
but, judging from their solemn and lu
gubrious countenances, their gloominess
seemed but too natural and very far from
assumed or constrained. Well, in the
joyless am] monotonous life these poor
people lead, it is not surprising that all
innate merriment about them is soon
stifled.
Hairy laps.
Miss Bird, an English lady, describes
in a book on Japan, and especially on
the Ainos, how she was ferried across
a river by one Aino, “completely cov
ered bv hair, which on his shoulder was
wavy like that of a retriever, and ren
dered clotliing quite needless, either for
covering or warmth and how in another
place she met with a second old man,
whom she emphatically describes as
“the missing link.” His face was
vacant and apathetic, his arms and legs
unnaturally long and thin, he squatted
with his knees tucked into his arm-pits,
and his whole body was covered with
black hair “more than an inch long,”
and slightly curled on the shoulders.
He had, however, a bare patch on each
side, probably marking the parts on
which he rested when asleep, a pecul
iarity found in the gorilla, who has a
bare spot on his back where he leans
against trees.
“Tour little birdie has been very, very
sick,” she wrote to the young man. “It
was some sort of nervous trouble and
the doctors said I should have perfect
rest and quiet, and I must think of
nothing, absolutely nothing. And all
the time, dear George, I thought con
stantly of von. ” The young man read it
over and then read it through again very
slowly and put it in his pScket and went
out under the silent stars and kept
thinking and thinking. But he didn’t
say anything. He only kept thinking,
—Rockland Courier ,
The Poetry of Sleep,
Blake’s cradle song is very pretty, but
rather too long, and not too grammatical
iu the later verses :
Swsvt dream*, form a ahsda
O'er my lovely Infant'* head;
Sweet dream* of pleasant rtro&ma
By happy, silent, moony beam*.
Sweet sleep, with soft down
Weave thy brows ami lufaut crown;
Sweet sleep, angel mild,
Hover o’er my happy child.
There is something of the disconnect
ed coherence of the visions of the night
iu Beddoe’s “ Dream Pedlary,” which
reads like a memory of a poem hoard in
sleep :
If there were dreams to sell,
What would you buy*
Some cost a passing bell;
Some a light sigh,
That shako* from life's fresh crown
Only a rose-leaf down.
1 f there were dreams to sell,
Merry and sad to tell,
And the crier rung tho liell,
What would you buy!
But a sleepier and more soothing song
than this is Sydney Dobell’s chief suc
cess in verse, a passage of drowsy aud
monotonous music that rings
On the margin gray
’Twtxt tho soul’s night and day,
Singing awakeaway,
Into sleep.
Probably a wider research than we
have made would discover many more
lullabies and songs of sleep, which might
make a charmed volume for wakeful
eyes. Mr. Tennyson’s cradle song in
“’ Sea Dreams ” aud tho verses from the
“ Princess ”
Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white—
with the languid choral music of the
“Lotos Eaters,” should not be omitted.
Shelley’s poem, “The Magnetic Lady to
Her Patient
Sleep on, sleep on ! forget thy pain,
My liaml Is on thy brow—
would try the force of its mesmeric
spell. Shelley’s poem on “ Night,” too,
might claim a place iu a volume of lul
labies for grown-up children by virtue of
its lines :
Thy brother Death came and cried,
Wopldst thou me ? ”
Thy sweet child Sleep, the tllmy-eyed,
Murmured like a noontide bee,
“ Shall I nestle near thy side ?
Woulilst thou me ? ” and 1 replied,
“ No, not thee! ”
Filicaja’s ode must not bo forgotten, nor
Cowley’s, nor Denman’s song in “Tho
Sophy.” But Keats’ sonnet may close
the list of invocations which Homer
made Hera begin:
Oh, soft embalmer ef the still midnight!
Shutting with careful lingers and benign
Our gloom-pleased eyes, embowered from the light,
Enshaded in forgetfulness divine;
Oh ! aoothest Sleep, if so it pleaso thee, close,
In midst of this thine hymn, my willing eyes,
Or wait the amen, ere thy poppy throws
Around my bed its lulling charities ;
Then save me, or the passed day will shine
Upon my pillow, breeding many woes ;
Save me from curious conscience that, still lords
Its strength for darkness, burrowing like a mole ;
Turn the key deftly in uio oiied wa
And seal the hushed casket of my seal.
In spite of Keats, and of the proverb
about the sleep of the just, we fancy
that conscience keeps few people awake.
Coffee aid overwork, and tobacco, and
the noises of the night may demand
chloral, but. not conscience, Men have
lain awake, aud tho night Ims fretted
them, but not for,conscience, -r-Satucflay
Jlrvieu’.
The Bald Lieutenant.
On a certain occasion, while the Duke
of Otarcnco—afterwards William IV., —
was Lord High Admiral of the Royal
Navy, there was a poor lieutenant named
Payson, whbso nautical skill and daunt
less courage gave him plenty of work,
■Without Advancing Tilth ih fahTr~Tfr|Uct,
being pool-, and w-ithout influential
frifemls, lie had been held as a convenient
officer to send out in cltargo of those
sprigs of nobility who were made post
captains while ignorant of the simplest
duties of office. A competent first-lieu
tenant is a handy man under such cir
cumstances.
The occasion to which we have referred
was a re-union of the officers of the
Squadron which his royal highness of
Clarence had commanded in the . Medi
terranean; and the Duke and Lieutenant
Pay son were both present—the latter
being the older man by several years.
In the course of the evening some illu
sion was made to Payson’s baldness,
whereupon the Lord High Admiral pleas
antly asked him why he didn’t do some
thing to make his hair grow.
“It’s of no use, your Grace, while the
cause of my baldness is still forced upon
me,” replied Payson, with earnest .sol
emnity.
“The cause forced upon you!” re
peated the Duke in surprise. “ What do
you mean by that? What do you ’con
sider to le the cause of your baldness?”
“It is very plain, your highness:
Look at my juniors in the service con
tinually eleppiny over my head! It
has been so ever since you and I were
on bourd the Jason frigate together.”
Tlie Duke laughed—not merrily, nor
heartily—but thoughtfully; and on the
very next day Dick Payson received his
commission as Post-Captain in the ltoyal
Navy.
Blue Monday.
A recognized institution in England is
“blue Monday,” the direct fruit of the
beer drinking which is there tolerated
and allowed. The working Englishman
is wedded to his beer. He feels that it
is the great comfort, and one of the very
few enjoyments of his life. And not
only is the chocolate room or any like
contrivance “ slow,” but there is about
it an implication that he is taken in
hand and managed by his betters, like a
child, which he not unnaturally resents.
Rightly or wrongly, ho feels more
ashamed at being treated in this way
than he does of being drunk once a
week—once, however, being here a word
of wide signification. For in these cases
“the same drunk” often extends from
Saturday night to Monday, and not in
frequently into Tuesday. Many first
class artisans, knowing their own pro
pensity, absolutely refuse to work for
any man more than four days a week.
The social effect of this habit on tlie
community may be imagined.
USEFUL HINTS.
A person having twenty warta claims
to have removed tliom all by applying,
two or throe times a day, tho juico of a
common Irish potato.
The Journal dc Pharmacia give#
the following receipt for a mucil
age which wifi unite wood or mend por
celain or glass. To sight and one-half
ounces of a strong solution of gum ara
bie add thirty grains of a solution of
sulphate of alumina dissolved iu two
thirds of an ounce of water.
To renovate Idaok lime mix bullock’s
gall with sufficient hot water to make it
iks warm as you can I war your baud iu,
and pass the loco through it. It niUßt
be squeezed, not rubbed ; aud it would
bo well to perfume the gall with a littlo
musk. Rinse the laee through two cold
waters, tinging tho last with a little blue.
After drying, put it into some stiffening
made by {muring Is siting water on a very
small piece of gluo. Squeeze it out,
stretch it an ik elan it Afterward, pin it
out on a linen cloth to dry, laying it
very straight and even, and taking care
to open aud pin the edge very nicely.
When dry, iron it ou the wrong side hav
ing laid a linen cloth over the ironing
bliuiket.
Pretty wiudow gardeus may lie made
by taking the tin Imixcs iu which mack
erel is put up; paint them green or
scarlet, and put in such plants as grow
well together. When wateriug them do
not use more water than wifi bo absorbed
during the day. A few experiments will
then enable one to judge omrectly iu
regard to the amouut, and it is surpris
ing to see how the plants will thrive iu
utter defiance of all tho wise things that
are said about drainage. The tin or zino
coses in which thread is packed will also,
when painted and placed in a stand,
make very good window gardens. Water
in which the gridiron and frying-pan
have been washed is an excellent fer
tilizer.
Keep some strong spirits of hartshorn
in a ground-glass-stopiiered bottle ; a
tcaspoonl'ul iu a table-spoonful of water
will clean oombs and brushes, aud re
store colors injured by acids. A weaker
solution, applied to ill-smelling feet and
arm-pits, removes the odor, and removes
grease Hpots from carpets and clothing.
A weak solution iu water makes a good
wash for the hair, and stimulates its
growth when impaired by fever, aud
cleanses the scalp effectually. A weak
solution, scattered over the leuves of
plants from a fine, soft, limber brush,
gives new life to plauts. Even if a little
is sprinkled over the earth at their roots
their growth is invigorated.
Footstools aud ottomans may bo
manufactured out of old boxes, peck, or
half-bushel measures, or loug store*
boxes. Nail old bagging loosely on tho
top, leaving one side open until you
have filled it evenly and plumply with
cotton, hay, moss or “ excelsior” # (a
kind of popular shaving made expressly
to pock turn it lire in). Then nail tho
canvas very tightly all around the sides
and over the top, and cover with em
broidery,' or with material to match the
furniture. Cover the edges with gimp
or fringe. Noil a piece of oil-elotfi over
the bottom to make it slide easily over
the carpet when moving it. The top
may bo fastened by in pioewof strong
leather of hinges to tone sidoof the box
uad stuffed, apd covered and trimmed as
described previously; thus not only tho
(footstool or ottoman is secured, but a
box for work itnd jardes, or anything .re
quired. In tflw case tliere should bo
castors on the liottont to mbve it without
trouble when filled,
mum, " . 11.."^— .. -
A Remarkable Railway Accident.
An almost incredible explanation was
given of the cause of ah accident to the
Scotch express, near Leicester, England.
It is said that the train was stopped a
little beyond the town of Kibworth, the
engineer thinking something was tho
matter with his engine. Examination
showed the locomotive to lie all right,
and the engineer again applied steam,
but instead of running forward the train
was backed, and the engineer did not
notice the change of direction until the
train had returned to Kibworth station,
where it ran into a freight train, but not
before the engineer had applied the
Westinghouae brake, and o prevented
more damage tlian the smashing of two
cars anil the wounding of four or five
passenger#. The engineer was suspend
ed; but it appeared from investigation
that none of the train hands knew that
they were going backward instead of for
ward until it was too late to avert an ac
cident. It was stated by way of expla
nation that the night of the accident* was
very dark.
A Posthumous Joke.
In the’ Log don probate registry is a
will dated ITWI, by which the testator
left SOO a year to be spent on whisky to
l*s given to a number of Irish people,
not exceeding twenty, who may visit the
cemetery ou the anniversary of his death.
Each is to go with a penknife and a stout
stick, and the whisky is to l>e distributed
in half-pint doses. The object is thus
explained by the testator; “Knowing
what I know of the Irish character, my
conviction is that with those materials
given they will not fail to destroy each
other, and when, in course of time, the
race comes to be exterminated, this
neighborhood, at least, may perhaps be
colonized by civil aud respectable mao.”
W. H. H. Barton, of Yarmouth,
Mass., has invented a machine which ho
calls a pulse meter, as it is operated by
the pulse. This machine, which has
taken him four years to make, when
placed on the wrist, records the pulse.
At every beat a hand advances one de
f;ree over a dial, thus recording the num
sir of beats. Another hand sweeps ovei
a graduated scale, which shows the force
or intensity of the {mine. More remark
able still, a hammer is made to strike
bell and give forth a clear and distinel
sound, thus making the human puiaq
audible as well as visible. _