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To prepare Fine Wool for Carding.
To the Editors of the Tennessee Slate
Agriculturalist:
Sirs: Seeing an enquiry by Mr.
James Young, hdw to prepare fine wool
for the cards, that is Saxony and Merino,
and observing the answer by Saxony of
Davidson County, and knowing by ex
perience I can give a better plan, I now
proceed :
As you share your sheep, have a ket
tle of water in the act of boiling, and
put in the wool of as many sheep as it
will hold ; let it boil one minute: it will
in that time be in a foam like soap suds;
have a vessel of clear water as you take
it from the creek or pond, and with a
pitchfork, throw the wool in the cold wa
ter, stir it well and change the cool wa
ter twice or thrice, it will be clean and
open and almost as white as cotton. —
To dry it, you had best hang it on dry
brush or spread it very thin the first day,
after which you may lay it on a scaf
fold, of a fair day, frequently stirring it,
it will be very open and easy to pick
and card.
I herewith send you a sample No. 1
Merino; No. 2 half Bakewell, half Sax
ony. You may subscribe me a Robert
son farmer of the age of 72.
1 am, with duo rested
JAMES GUNN.
N. B. Be sure neither to put soap nor
lye.
Remedy for the Bots. —Having seen
many horses die with Bots, and many
remedies given without effect, I was in
duced by a merchant in Cambridge, to
try the following for a horse of my own,
after I had tried most of the remedies in
common use without effect, and had giv.
en him up for lost:
Half pint of vinegar, half pint of soft
soap, half pint of gin, and half pint of
molasses, well shaken together, and pour
ed down while foaming. To my great
surprise the horse was in five minutes
wholly free from pain, and ate freely; the
. next morning I was on my journey. I
have since recommended and given the
same in perhaps fifty cases, with the same
good effect; not in one instance has it
failed to effect a perfect cure.
[Cor. Albany Cultivator.
Early Seeding Pears.
At the last Agricultural Fair at Canan
daigua, a basket of beautiful pears were
exhibited, from seed, and the tree only
four years old. Four years since the
grower, John Crofoot, took a fine pear of
the variety called Catharine, and planted
it entire in a rich spot in his garden.—
Several young trees came up from it, and
grew vigorously. Taking some leaves
from the parent fruit, he selected the shoot
most resembling the original, and pulled
the others. Stimulating manures were
applied to the tree, and it grew vigorous
ly. Last year, being four years old, and
about six feet high, it blossomed finely,
and produced about two dozen of beauti
ful pears, more resembling the St. Ger
mains than the Catharine, and equal if
not superior to the latter fruit.
Cows. —Cows should have warm water
for a few days after calving, otherwise
they are very liable to colds, inflammation
of the udder, &c. It is a good method as
practised by many, to prepare the first
drink by putting a shovelful of hot coals
into a pail full of cold water, and after a
few minutes take off the swimming coals
and then give the water to the cow, which
must have become sufficiently warmed,
and it will have acquired an alkaline
quality, which is considered beneficial.—
Boston Cultivator.
Quicksilver from China.
This metal, so extensively employed in
medicine, in the amalgamation of the no
ble metals, in water gilding, the making
of looking glasses, the filling of barome- j
ter and thermometer tubes, &c., has j
hitherto been imported chiefly from Spain,
Germany and Peru. Now, however,
there is a prospect of its being obtained
from China, some of the provinces of;
which have been long known to yield it I
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in considerable abundance. One of the
main novelties in the Chinese import,
consists in the mode of package, the metal
being simply poured into a piece of bam
boo, about a foot long and three inches
thick, having each end firmly closed with
rosin. This rude form of package is
j found quite as serviceable as the iron bot
tie in which mercury is usually brought,
while it is lighter, and in every way more
convenient for shipment. Specimens
were recently shown in the London mar
ket, and from the remunerating prices
which they brought, it is expected that
renewed shipments of the article to Eu
rope will take place on an extensive
scale.— Bombay Times.
■ ~ ~iia§© eIl am is oni~.~
The Palace.
Conclusion of an article entitled “ The Hovel ,
the House, and the Palace.”
The Palace of Abstinence is a noble
and beautiful structure. It was erected
in an era of the world’s history known as
the paradisaical age. Its foundation is
composed of an admixture of the water
of Truth and a substance called Love.—
Its walls are formed of Light. It is situ
ated in a delightful and commanding spot,
being erected upon the brow of a hill
. styled Security. None of the diseases \
which trouble the House and the Hovel
can be shown to prevail in the Palace. Its
elevated and healthful situation upon the
hill of Security causes it to be totally
free from the miasmatic influences which
infect the air and injure the people on the
Mountain of Indulgence. Thousands of
medical men are supported by the calls i
, upon their time and skill which arise j
from residence in the House or the Hov- j
el, but there is not one Physician employ
ed all over the world , in consequence of j
ill health really arising out of living in
the Palace.
No rent is paid for lodgings in the Pa
i lace. Removal to this delightful abode j
■ is not attended with any expense ; in fact,
if “ money saved be money gotten, 1 ’ then
i as much as was formerly expended in j
, rent is saved, and therefore got, by abid
i ing in this superb edifice.
The clearness of the atmosphere around
the Palace enables its inhabitants to see
i the Hovel and the House as they actually
r are. So long as people dwell at the base,
or on the sides of the Mountain of Indul
t gence, they are hindered by the Mist of
i Prejudice, from having a clear view of
! the locality in which they reside. The
denizens of the Palace, on the contrary,
: see over the fog by which they were for
> merly enveloped, and often feel surprised
: at the errors in which their former situa
tion obliged them to indulge. The long
er any one lives in the Palace, the better
he likes his situation. This is beyond
question a high recommendation. The
Palace never resounds with such an ex
! clamation as, “ Oh! lam grieved that I
ever came hither;” but very frequently
j. a lament is raised within its crystal walls
to the following effect: “Ah! the only
thing that grieves us is that we did’nt
’ move into the Palace many years before
we were induced to do so.”
’ Sojourning in the Palace lends to in
spire the mind with commiseration for
such as are unwilling to go thither. An
intense pity for all who mistakenly and
hurtfully exclude themselves from this
happy place, is a predominant emotion in
the minds of the people who inhabit the
Palace. Before they came hither they
. were comparatively unaffected by this
feeling. Now they are deeply and so
lemnly desirous that every human being
should share in the possession of the hap
piness which they themselves have found.
Such as reside in the Palace can advise
others to go thither with a good grace. —
While they lived in the House they could
not do this with effect or consistency.
They did sometimes say to the poor folks
in the Hovel: “Go and live in the Pa
lace.” But to this the people of the Hov
el often replied: “ You don’t live there
yourself. Example is more powerful than
precept.”
Residence in the Palace tends to men
tal advancement. This has been proved
by the experience and conduct of many.
During their stay upon the Mountain of
Indulgence, they misapplied much time,
they wastefully expended much money,
; they dislikqji the labor of self-improve
| ment, or were rendered incapable of en
; gaging in it by their profligate habits.—
I Now the case is happily reversed, and
proofs of intellectual greatness have been
| furnished by some who were formerly
I grovelling in the dust of insignificance <
AUGUSTA, GA. NOVEMBER 16, 1844.
through the debasing influence of intern- i
perance.
The right way into the Palace is through <
Pledge-G ate. This is known to be the
case in consequence of an influence be
ing felt, on the part of many, of a bene
ficial kind, upon their entrance through
: this inlet. It is well therefore, for the j
sake of such, that all should go in at this
public and popular entrance.
There is room in the Palace for all the
people in the world. Some palaces can
contain no more company, and many may
! be excluded. This is not the case with j
| the Palace of Abstinence. In three rooms \
i of the Palace, called Britain, Ireland and
America, ten millions are lodging, and j
“yet there is room” for every child of j
man. We invite all who read to come !
to the Palace. While you stay in the i
; House your absence from the Palace is
pleaded as an excuse by the poor, dying,
despairing beings in the Hovel. Come
to the Palace ! The doors are open
now —this hour—this moment. The mis
erable tenants of the Hovel are perishing ;
they feel their misery, and would leave
the Mountain of Indulgence, which is, to
them at least, so dangerous and hurtful,
if you would but lead the way. Come
to the Palace ! Put not away a con
viction of duty, yield to the influence of
conscience now. If you procrastinate,
your present impulse urging you to an
act of mercy may leave you to come no
more. Come to the Palace! Your
conduct may act powerfully, kindly, and
savingly in your family—in your coun
try—in the world. Myriads of dying
drunkards are hurrying to an untimely
I end, and to the horrors of the “second
death.” The ill-used wife and the unfed
I child are kneeling at your feet, and ask
ing in the agony of their souls, that you
j will hold out the lamp of kind example,
to guide the husband and the father into
| a better and more blessid way. “ Let
your light so shine,” and the blessings of
! such as “were ready to perish” shall
; come upon your head; the offerings of
the grateful shall strew your pathway to
; old age, and your grey locks shall bo
bound by the circling wreath of moral
victory.
Why so Mean.
You arc rich ; but why should you be
so plaguey mean? What do you sup
pose that worthy young man thinks, who
just asked you for a little assistance, when
you answered him so angrily? In years
to come, when he prospers in business—
as perhaps he will, as he is an enterpris
ing character—with what feelings will he
reflect upon you ? He cannot forget the
manner you treated his modest request,
and he will always look upon you as a
mean and miserly wretch. It would have
been as easy for you to do him a favor as
to walk to your house, and yet jmu would
not. What can you think of yourself
while you thus betray an unaccommo
dating spirit, when you have the power of
rendering invaluable services to others ?
Will you take a little advice, even though
it comes from us ? Go home and reflect
upon your disposition and character.—
Ask yourself, “What am I made for?”
and if you can give any reason that will .
satisfy yourself, it will pass current with .
others. But you cannot, while you pos
sess your present niggardly disposition.
|No one loves you—none respect you,
and every body calls you old , you
know what. Reform—strive to do good
and assist others. It will make you feel
happier, and at night, you cannot tell how
much more pleasant will be your sleep.
Be a man we pray you, and not a mean .
! miserly wretch, despised by all who 1
know you.— Portland Tribune.
. i
A Word to Mechanics.
It is the curse of politics that brainless I
but brazen men undertake and usurp the 1
leadership of a campaign. Their ig
norance confounds well laid undertakings '
and their impudence disgusts well mean- 1
ing men. Deluding demagogues, pro- 1
fessing patriots, pestilential politicians: *
these are the kind of men who, too fre- 1
quently, control the direction of elec
tions, to the great disgust of an honest
community.
The remedy is in the people them- i
selves. They can assume the manage- I
ment of their own affairs, and should. <
It is their interest, and therefore their \
duty, to lend occasional attention to the t
affairs of the commonwealth—at all i
times, most assuredly, when the election 1
of the agents, through whom they wish \
the government administered, is con. 1
cerned. 1 1
i 1
The blacksmith, even if his labors
were so onerous and lucrative—for in
this happy country labor and wealth are
the hand maidens each of the other—as
I to require whole days of vigorous exer
tion, could yet find time, in the pauses
ot labor between the descending and as
| cending stroke, to cogitate public ques
tions of paramount importance—could
! find time, at the required period, to give
his public approval to measures he has
endorsed in the secret meditations of his
smithy.
The carpenter as with vigorous hand
ihe planes the yielding board, could at
the same time make clear to his appre
hension the dangers of a doubtful policy;
I could separate the useful from the only
j specious, and detect the arts of the dem
j a g°g ue in the professions of the eager
candidate for office.
The tailor, whose sedentary occupa
tion suggests reflection, and whose tem
perament feeds upon it—for thinking is
“ the badge of all their tribe”—could go
through with along process of ratiocina
tion—compare and combine differences
—detect and expose sophism—construct
and recommend theories—originate and
measure without encroachment upon his
sedulous labors ; with Harrington, frame
immortal commonwealths, which need
but the opportunity for establishment.—
I. P. Buckingham.
Punch’s Charge to the Jury.
Gentlemen oj the Jury: —You are sworn
in all cases to decide according to the
evidence; at the same time, if you have
any doubt, you are bound to give the pris
i oner the benefit of it. Suppose you have
to pronounce on the guilt or innocence
of a gentleman accused of felony. You
will naturally doubt whether any gentle
man would commit such offences; ac
cordingly, however strong may be the
testimony against him, you will perhaps
acquit him. The evidence of your own
senses, is at least as credible as that of
the witnesses; ilj therefore, your eye
sight convinces you that the prisoner is a
well dressed person, you have a right to
presume his respectability; and it is for
you to say whether a respectable person
would be likely to be guilty of the crimes
imputed to him. In like manner, when
you see a shabby looking fellow in the
dock, charged, for example, with sheep
stealing, the decision rests with you, first,
whether or not that individual is a raga
muffin, and, secondly, how far it is proba
ble that a man of that description would
steal sheep. Os course, as has been be
fore said, you will always be guided by
tho evidence; hut then, whether the
evidence is trust-worthy or not is a mat
ter for your private consideration. You
may believe it if you choose, or you may
disbelieve it; and, whether, gentlemen of
the jury, you will believe it or disbelieve
it, will depend on the constitution of your
minds. If your minds are so constituted
that you wish to find the prisoner guilty,
perhaps you will believe it; if they hap
pen to be so constituted that you desire
to find him not guilty,—why then, very
likely, you will disbelieve it. You are to
free your minds from all passion and pre
judice, if you can, and, in that case, your
judgment will be unbiassed; but if you
cannot, you will return a verdict accord
ingly. It is not, strictly speaking, fi •
you to consider what will be the effect of
your verdict; but if such a consideration
should occur to you, and you cannot help
attending to it, that verdict will be influ
enced by it to a certain extent. You are
probably aware, that when you retire,
you will be locked up till you contrive to
agree. You may arrive at unanimity by
fair discussion, or by some of you starv
ing out the others, or by tossing up, and
your conclusion, by whichever of these
processes arrived at, will be more or less
in accordance with your oaths. Your
verdict may be right; it is to be hoped it
will—it may be wrong; it is to be hoped
it will not. At all events, gentlemen of
the jury, you will come to some conclu
sion or other, unless it should so happen
that you separate without coming to any.
The Sea. . ,
The mean depth of the sea is, accord- .
ing to La Place, from four to five miles.
If the existing water were increased only ,
one fourth, it would drown the earth, j
with the exception of some high moun- |
tains. If the volume of the ocean were t
augmented by only one eighth, considera- \
ble portions of the present continents
would be so changed all over the globe.
Evaporation would be so much extended <
that rains would continually destroy the t
'
WASHINGTOHIAN
I TOTAL ABSTINENCE PLEDGE.
We, whose names are hereunto afa
, nexed, desirous of forming a Society for
! our mutual benefit, and to guard against
a pernicious practice, which is injurious
l to our health, standing and families, do
ae ourselves as Gentlemen, not to
any Spirituous or Malt Liauors,
1 Wins or Cider.
[No. 18.
harvest, and, fruits and flowers, and sub
vert the whole economy of nature. There
is, perhaps, nothing more beautiful in our
system than the process by which our
fields are irrigated from the skies, the riv
ers fed from the mountains, and the ocean
restrained within bounds, which it never
can exceed so long as that process con
tinues on the present scale. The vapor
raised by the sun from the sea floats
wherever it is lighter than the atmos
phere, condensed,it falls upon the earth
in water; or to the mountain dissolves,
and replenishes and conduits with which
externally, or internally they are all fur
nished.
By these conduits the fluid is conveyed
to the rivers which flow in the surface of
the earth, and to the springs which lie
deep in its bosom, destined to supply man
with purer elements. If we suppose the
sea then to be considerably diminished,
the Amazon, and the Mississippi, those
inland seas of the western would become
inconsiderable brooks would wholly dis
appear, the atmosphere would be deprived
ot its due proportion of humidity, all na
ture would assume the garb of desolation,
the birds would droop on the wing, the
lower animal would perish on the barren
soil, and man himself wither away like
the sickly grass at his feet.
Sleep and Death.
The angel of Sleep and the angel of
Death traverse the earth together in bro
therly union. It was evening. They
reposed on a hill not far from the abode
of men. A mournful silence reigned
around, and the evening chime in the dis
tant village was silent. The benificent
geniuses lay still and silent, as was their
custom, folded in each other’s arms; the
night was drawing near. The angel of
sleep at length came from his mossy
couch, apd shed with a light hand, hi#
invisible poppies. The evening wind
carried them to the peaceful abode of the
husbandman. Sweet asleep now fell
upon all the inhabitants of the rural cot
tages, from the grey beard who leans on
! a stall’, to the unwearied infant in the era*
I die. The sick forgot his pains, the sor
rowful his woes, the poor their cares.—
All eyes were closed. After having fin*
ished his task, the beneficent angel of
Sleep again lay down at the side of his
serious brother. “ When the ruddy morn
awakes,” cried he, with innocent joy,
“ then do men praise me as their friend
and benefactor. What a pleasure it is
to do good unseen and in secret! how
blessed are we the invisible messenger of
a kind Providence! How sweet our quiet
employ 1” So spoke the friendly angel
of Sleep. The angel of Death looked at
him with a sad air; a tear, such as im
mortals weep, gushed from his large dark
eye. “Ah,” said he, “why cannot I
like you, rejoice at being thus thanked?
The earth calls me her enemy, the des*
troyer of her peace.” “ Oh. my brother,”
rejoined the angel of Sleep, “ will not the
just man, at his uprising, acknowledge
thee as his friend and benefactor, and
thankfully bless thee 1 Are we not breth*
ren, and messengers of one Father?”
Whilst he spoke the eyes of the angel of
Death beamed with joy, and the brother
geniuses embraced each other still more
tenderly.
The Seven Quarters of Life.-* The
seven ages of man have been proverbial;
but in respect to the condition of the
mind, there are granted to us but four pe
riods of life. The first fifteen years are
childhood ;we know nothing—ice hope.
The next fifteen years, are passion and
romance—ice dream. During the third
period of fifteen years, from thirty to
forty-five, we are what nature intended
us to be. Character has formed; we
pursue a course of life ; we reason, we
meditate. This is the period in which
we may be said to live. The fourth pe
riod is that of commencing decay. We
may grow wiser; but it is a wisdom that
speaks in a shake of the head. Pain
and penitence begin—ice sorroic—Never
theless if the third period has been pass
ed in providing against a fourth, nature
is changed, our declining years are light
ed with happiness and love, and as they
approach their destined end, instead of
the gloom naturally accompanying de
cay, they are tinged with a ray from be
fore them, and shadows are cast behind
us on our path, feelings spring up, unfelt,
even in the magic periods first traversed
by us— we rejoice.
Inasmuch as the wicked join hands to
do evil, should not the virtuous combine
to do good ?