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From tho Tennessee Agriculturist.
True Standard of Respectability.
NO. II. '"'
By promise, wo aro under obligations to
clvo in this" No. a few amongst tho inany
objections W3 can urge against "narning
for money. That wo mn v be undcisfoda,
we,will speak a few words on the uses of
wealth, which n usually represented bv
money.' To give the various definitions of
wealth, would require more time and space
than we, at present, have to snare, but tho
definition we have" suggested will nnswcin
cur present purposes. ltWe brought noT
llting info the world and we can carry nothing
but," nnd wo should remember "the earth
Is (ho Lord's unci tho things thereof." ' In
fact, fond and raiment an; tlio most we can
enjoy in this fife, und having these, we have
reason to believe wo should bo contented ;
hut tho idea that mankind, (at least nine
tenths of tho people in-li civilized -countries)
were created for no higher object
than to toil arduously by day and by. night,
through life, for nothing but what we eat
and wear, is fit once degrading to the char,
nctcr of our Maker. But judging from
what wo see, most of our countrymen
seem to have no higher ambition than to de-
vole tho entire energies of time, to paltry
things, which can have but-little tendency
to make us happy, except in feeding nnd
clothing us. Enough property to afford us
corffonoblo dwcttingTimd clothing,- and n
sufficiency of plain food, is- all important,
but a superabundance of wealth is a curso,
to the owner and to society. 1st. It cau
ses must men to bo puffed up, above real
merit. 2:1. It induces many to luxurious
"TuTcT uf(T(5TeTit habitsT'nffjn't -corrupts al
most universally the rising family. 4th.
It causes anxieties nnd cares, subversive of
the social feelings, and every disposition,
in most instances, to improve the intellect ;
mid 5thly, it has a contaminating influence
on surrounding society. It is rarely the
rase we see tho most wealthy very forward
in promoting agricultural, mechanical, or
even improvement in education. No,
those with largo estates say, indeed, "we
have enough means to procure all needful
rteo1rmfprofe
Ti'hcture; and as to educating their ehil.
dren, they fee no particular need of im
provemcnt.solongastlifiy can send their
sons nnd daughters to the uttermost parts
of the earth to bo taught. Wherever an
individual prefers foreign mechanism and
foreign education, to such ns are attainable
at home, he is no lover of his country, nnd
his example is exceedingly deleterious. We
know no vory wealthy man in the west,
(and our acquaintance is extensive) whose
example in making it, should be recom
mended to youth, and whose influence in
society is by any means to be compared to
ihottsa nds of more moderate circumstances.
There nre two extremes in society. 1st.
The rich, whoso worthlessness to tlie coin,
inanity we have been defining; nnd 2JIy,
the very poor ond degraded, nnd there arc
not a few of these .wretches in human shape,
who arc utterly below tho stage on which
mankind do credit to themselves nnd their
Creator by living. Thoy have not had the
experience of sufficient' earthly "goods,-" to
know the-Wfi? ouj yment of compteney.
is loib.TisgracefuI- nnd -sinful; -whilst the
persons in this condition ever have a cor
" rupting nod debasing influet.ee. Which of
these extremes has the worst tendency on
the "rent mass of tho "common people"
the bono, muscle, nnd even sinew of the
world, we enrinot nflinn 5 but certain we
ore, that neither deep poverty nor great
riches can ever bo a real blessing to the
possessor. So much for the extremes of
society. Now We ask if any one can prop
erly Appreciate the facts suggested, and im
agine happiness to. exist where two fndivid.
w uals, from these extremes of the world,
are' united in wedlock 1 Tlie high ond tho
low, aro nil fragments of our "race, nnd nre
so unlike, in the materials of which they
aro composed, and habits of 'life, that no
happy alliance can be formed between them.
It perhaps would be better to specify some
of our objections to the rich and poor being
joined together, or even common people
marrying in either class.
1st. It is perfectly unnatural for cither
man or woman to step from poverty So
affluence, nnd so completely iconlrary to tho
hab'rtsof life, that no jone can be deemed
competent to aft well a part after so great
a transition. The -turbulent n-Vl tnlkPn
from his associations to heaven, would bo
a thousand times furthelr from liapninessf
ei ....... i . '. ,r .'I
I inn 1.: J ' . ' r-
1 Llll Ji ' aieu joac y w ooct s man j a
"The most refined society. . No one will bo
able to enjoy celestial bliss, who is ' not ed
"ted for it ; no one cancel the excellen-
cies of utiy tng earthly,. Without oppropii
ato training fund tho experience of the
world demon rates, that no kind of pro.
perty can bojiropcrly npprccinted, where
tho possessorhot experimentally acquaint,
ed wiih tho tuj tltnt makes it. A thousand
articles rrirgh be presented to us, in which
we cculd see beaulv, or take no interest,
but pcrlinfw, we knew rhc labor they
cost, their vula would bo e ready increas.
ed. This is kind of logic all can feci,
and is the cxa i species which shows, that
persons connr ted together for life with dif.
ierent educations, and where there is great
disparity in wi ldly goods, the danger that
all happiness w.ll bo banished, is very irni-
nemv
2J. The uniform bad results of tue in.
tcriparriiiges oftho rich and poor, carry
widitheni an' argument that ..will ever re
diain irresistible. In nil our acquaintance
wc cannot mind a single case where either
mun or woman has married for money, that
both parties were not sufferers. We have
in our mind's eye, instances of our own
young associates married women ?for their
wealth, and who soon became gormandi.
zcrs, idle, extravagant," vain, and finally
poor and miserable Thus it is we hear,
the saying in cither husband, or wife, "ah,
you have spent my property ; Iwas Tteh,
nnd I took you from the ashes, and you
have "brought me to want curses upon
mo that.it 'is so." Such social conversa
tions wc haveolten heard ,and no one can im
agine the leust happiness, where a. syllabic
of such language is even thought or utter
ed.' Some may say, Mady or gentleman
of refinement, who would be placed in this
situation, would not use such language ;
very true, but refinement is not usually ve
ry manifest in persons who marry for
wealth. Sometimes "we see a man, who is
coarse in all his feelings, marry a woman
whose greatest accomplishment is her pro
perty : buts indisposition to use exertion
for a living has led him to the act, it can
scarcely be so much his object to take care
of tho estate ho has, as to consume it most
prodigally. A man who is capable of con.
ceiving the design of marrying a woman
becauseofhergold, has asoul ri vetted to..the.
ono object, nnd is utterly incapable of
cultivating the qualities which make the
married state "desirable. On the other
handy wc bccasibhaTIy see a7 young lady
(wo-mrni, as we heard an old preacher sing
once, perhaps would be more Appropriate)
marry a man for his wealth. When this is
the case, there is generally something so
objectionable to. the mun, thntnll tho weultli
of Crccsus cannot mnko a virtuous woman
happy. Peril ips lie has a dozen cliiltlreii ;
nnd it is quite impractical even for a lady
similarly circumstanced to be in a pleasant
situation with such' an alliance, much less
ono taken without encumbrances of this
kind. It may bo ihe man is an old miser, or
has grown rich by speculation, aiid the wo.
mm marrjeg hi.'ii to enjoy his property,
with theTiope, (as wc suj.pose) that he will
soon Irrrout of her way. Such woifirnr arc
c irrupt in thipir intnnlions, and to talk of
iTieTr doiiics'tic- bli9 is extreme" mack cry.
Our education and feeling's on this subject
may not be the best, but so it is, we"have
never been able, to sec great difference be.
twoen tho woman who would sell her lodij
to a mun under these circumstances for his
money, nnd tlie one whose occupation is
that of selling herself to the multitude of
highest bidden. The former gives a com
plete bill of slc to one individual, and ihis
is respected by society ; while the latter
sells herself to tho many, and her conduct
is not respected by the multitude. Hut in
point of intention and general feeling, ihe
greatest dilfwnc.; observable is, the' one
regards public censure, whifj the other
does not. We iiave such nn abhorrence
to public sentiment on the subject of marry
ing for money, that we can scarce restrain
ourselves, from osiog hard language when
speaking or writing upon it.
3J. In this, which wc shall make the
last objection to .the unholy alliances ol
which we have been speaking, we will do.
sTgtia tc sTivTu T of 7Tie co r riipTi iigf( '7iOe neTesT
upon the youth of the country. From the
fHMpKjMtlHnifkw WriTiyWH -MHH,--bstt
such a young lady owns such a qnantiiy of
land, s j much money v or so miny; houses,
lots, servants, ecc, and with young ladies,
that such n young gentleman is rich,.. wo
conclude the quantum of wealth occupies
more of tho thoughts of the young than
personal accomplishments.' TJwHcads us
to believe that many oftho courtships and
marriages ofthc country, aro prompted
by base motives, and that there. ?fs indeed
the greatest corruptions on this subject.
The morals oj society must be miserably
corrupt, when the young put an undue es
timate on tho wealth of those to whom
they wou'tl most willingly attach them
selves as companions. Far better would"
it be to hear young gentlemen t or ladies,
extolling the intellectual and- moral worth
of the other sex. WTien wc hear young
ladies speaking of esteeming young gen
tlemen for their mental and physical indus
try, their economy, their lack of ostenta
tion, and above all, their practical piety,
we arc inclined to think their hearts are
pure, and their affections such as could but
make a good man happy. Arguments we
might multiply to any extern, but we feel
disposed to devote a few sentences in cor
recting a few still more popular errors
than those we navq mentioned,
1st. We hear it often "said by individu
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alaoC both, sexes iil.would not - marry for
money, but still it would be no objection."
Iq tho first place, wo esteem all such dec
larations insincere ; and secondly, if ff is
the sentiment of an honest heart," it is a
blinded one. From the reasons I have
given, that sudden"" nnd great transitions!
tiro hazardous, and the unhappy results we
have noticed in persons stepping from po
verty to wealth, wo ore induced to believe
tlint wealth should be a serious objection.
When young people set out in life, if one
Imppens to have had riches and tho other
has not, the blame of the least misfortune is
most liable t j be thrown upon the one who
was destitute, and.in this event, enjoyment
is not to be anticipated. Phis shows, as
beforcrcmarked, that wealth, particularly
in youth, is exceedingly hazardous.
2d. The idea that it is best for voun,? dgo
pie. to nave a lortunuupau wtue--.,' ta
start," is not true in one case in a thousand.
The argument that no one knows so well
tho worth of a piece of bread, or a compe
tency of earthly goods, as he Who aceutnu
latesby the "sweat of the face," will ever
show the dangerous tendency of inherited
estates. Enough for comlort, in young or
old, is important ; but the amount of riches
which precludes the necessity of daily in
dsutry and economy, is destructive to, our
best interests.
These remarks are made chiefly for tho
benefit of the young, and it is to be hoped
they-will be TOix'fattystudird j and if"wr
can ever be induced to believe ire hnvC
been-the means of one serious reflection,
and even a determination to reform, we
shall know that we have not written , in
vain.
k 1 iifliicuce ol loiiiig Hen.
When Cataline attempted to overthrow
the liberties of tlomc, ho began by cor
rupting the young men of the city,vand
forming them for deqds of daring crime.
In this he acted with keen discernment of
wliat constitutes the strength and &afety-of
a community the virtue and intelligence
ofits'outh, especially . the young men.
This class of persons has, with much pro
priety, been denominated the flower of the
country the rising hope of the church
and society. Whilst they arc preserved
uncoiTiipted, nnd come forward witn en
lightened minds, nnd good morals, to act
theie-jespective parts on the stage of life.
tlie foundations of social order and happi
ncss are secure, and no weapon formed
ngainsnhc"saftTyT3f nhe - TromiTriiniryca'tT
prosper. This, indeed, is aruth so obvi
ous, that all wise and benevolent men,
whether statesmen, philanthropists, or mi-twisters
of religion, hove always felt a, deep
ond peculiar interest in this class of soci
ety ; audio attempts to produce reformation
and advance human happiness, the young,
and particularly the young men, have en.
gaged their first and chief regards. How
entirely this accords with the spirit of in
spiration, it is needless to remark. Hardly
any one trait of the Bible is more promin
ent than its benevolent concern for the
youthful generations of men. On them its
instructions drop ns the rain, nnd distil as
tbcdtuv-.;. round their path it pours ita pu
rest light and sweetest promises; and' by
rva'ry'otireirrrjrrfnc'ss nno entreaty;'
of
invitation ajvivann-ng, aims to form tliem
fur duty and ipincs, and God.
Tobacco a Hbmedv von Ansrtr. A
young luily in New Hampshire fill into
me mistaue so oite.n commiiteu ol eating a i
portion of arst-trtc which had been prepar
ed for the destruction of rafiT Painful
symptoms soon led to inquiry, and her
mistake discovered. Anclderly lady who
w.as present advised that she should be
made to vomit as speedily ns possible ;
and as she had always i !t n perfect loath,
ing for tobacco in every shape, it was sup.
posed that this" would at once t licet the
purpose. A pipe was used, but without
producing any nausea. Sim next chewed
it, large portion of strong tobacco, nnd swal.
lowed the juice, and that even without a
sensation ol disgust. A Strong decoction
was then made of hot water, of which slit
!
drank perha'ps a half pint. Still there wakLto Jr.." perceived by the ie; but it U inilica
neiiher nausea or tlizzines's, nor did it ope.
Tleyall,' tltbc'r asaii TSicm: r?r 'ttSfiarWI
The painful-sensations at her shfaiarfr, how.
t rr i h a rirfV?t Kif p 1 1 v s i e i ; 1 1 m ,u n x 1 1 '4 ic ; nf
blue vitriol was administered, nnd produ
red one operation. Una or two ua'vs utter
there was a discharge of dark-green color,
approaching to black. No ill consequen
ces followed. . -
Another r.asn orcurrcd in tlfrr same
place a few years subsequent, in which or.
senic was taken through mistake, by a
sick person, and sheemploycd t vbacgo with
$ like success. She tdrr, had always loath
ed the article, but now chewed it and swal
lowed the saliva, without producing1 sick
ness at the stomach. No emetic was ad
ministered nor any other remedy. SiH
man's Journal.
Sleeping in Chcrch. It m a matter of
record, that about ono hundred years ago,
an Indian was conducted by a discreet bur.
gess, to witness the services of thesajictu
ary on the Lord's day. When these scrvi.
ces were ended, the citizen, on their way
homeward, in order to impress upon his
tawny friend the superiority of Christianity
over heathenism, entered in- detail of the
money appropriated y the congregation,
of which be was a member, f jr the support
of public worship, the erection of the house
the salary of the minister, &c. To all this
the son of the forest, who had observe the
drowsy disposition which pervaded the as
sembly, replied, " Umph ! Indian sleep just
as sound under a tree, and not pay any
thing.'4 jf. Joy.
From the Boston Courier. - .'
Glaciers mid Arulanclies.
- Many, who have read, hear, and talk
about glaciers and avalanches, have not a
very accurate or complete idea of either.
Porlpps it may not, therefore, be amiss to
define their nature and position. '
- Ujjon tho Alps , at a .certa in J ie igh tjthc
snow' never melts. Lower down, during
thrcqor four months in summer, tho snow
is more or less melted. Cut as the depth
is hujdreds offect, theeffect is only to con.
soliilUo the snow, make it settle, and di.
minish its bulls and height. The liquid por
tiim filters through, und descends partially
t iki.tutt lino, I Wo
snow CMiHtantly accumulates, bank upon
bank, till from its increased height above,
and the diminution. of the quantity below by
thawing, the disproportion causes immense
masses to" fall or slideTown. These set in
motion other masses below them, similar
ly situated : and all combined together pro
ceed for miles down the mountain with a
terrible noise and incalculable force. These
falls or slides are called avalanche.
The-giacivrs (from glace, the French for
ice) are fields of ice, miles in lengthy and
varying in width. They are caused by the
melting of the snows in summer, at some
distancctxdovttT(nhn wirrg lines, increased
by the BurniTicrTams. These two causes
unite, in the warm season to transform the
sn'ow into soxe, or a semi-liquid, slippery
ntbe bottom, which being pressed upon by
the immense weight ofthc snows above,
gradually slide down upon the smooth rocky
beds of ihe mountains, into the upper vallies;
and the beds of these valiics being inclined
as well as their sides, the motion is con.
tinned, till many of these small vallieg unit
ing in one large valley, with a descending
bed, an immense mass of moving, half
rricfiej sJiowlsTiccumulated. These oper
ations go nn during a short summer. In
wrnterpwbich is severely cold for nine
months, this great nvris becomes complete;
ly frozen, and the surface, which had been
previously melted is now congealed into a
vast sheet of iee, like a frozen lake, which
iscal'eJ a glacier. In time, these great col
lections become a "solid body of ice.
During the summer months, tho rains
and the thawing above causes water to run
down under nndjce, gradually
separating them from their rockySjttfj'-triid
lubricating its surface The great press
urc above, increased by the winter accum
tiTiTffijWpfow causes a gradual descent of
the wholo mass of solid ice, reaches even
to the villages and cultivated fields at tho
foot of the mountains. These lower points
arc partially melted away during summer,
but not usually so fast ns they arc pushed
forward by the impending accumulations
above. In the whole of the progress the
snow and slosh become incorporated and
connected with large rocks as well as small
er ones, and stones, and these being frozen
together in winter, they arc ail carried down
in a body, till the ice being dissolved, the
rocks an I stones
shoved out o:i on
nre left
on the
ground
omva rd
or mulled
ly the uifmcilcd niasj which precedes llu ni.
Tho progressive motions of. different
glaciers arc different; nnd. even the same
glacier h;i.s a progress, differentm different
scnsjij.s ami different ycarsr""Tht of Chu.
moiini advances about fourteen feet in a
vear; that of (.ri-ndi-lwald nhmtt Twenty,
five. The nyj'nn ceases in winter, "when
the bo'tom of the glacier becomes frozen to
its rui ixV bed.. During some years, the mo.
tiuii is so very slow that the lower cxtremi
iv is e. - .iv.. il f.istcr th'in it is preluded for-
wluu, alul liii relore nnnarrniiv rcccJes.,
I'll.)
H !) toe greatest r. i
;v in tne
Such is ffic tremendous force ab.ive
lower part is not only forced down
lll.t til:
to the I
vei i,i mo vain v, o.ii is earn; a
ig before it,
lUiluiiiLfs, ciiiiivateu Hi I J s . unu evvil lar-'e
vilkigi s, aiid is soiiii times actually pushed
to sOr.ie distance on the opposite side of the
valley. 'Tiie motion of a glacier ii to-i slow
le,d T)v ceiinin S MiiiUs, suet) as a kmU
gj'Fndiiig imjTsc, und something like dls'a
thuudt r.'
nt
ih
"at ii-hst four hundred of these gta.
nst Tanging from tliri.-eto tour
to tetw)L;e"iT'tSvei)!y ond 'hirty miles in length
the dip'.h from one hundred to six or seven
hundred feet. Ho computes their nggre.
"ate suriace to be about ono huiidruLand
thirty square
lues, of about twe lve
huii.
drcd square milts. '
Tin; icebergs met w ith a -sec have . been
glae i i s , pj-GCcediog not f ron i- i ntu r io r moi 1 1 1 .
tains, but from tiiose w hose valleys or bases
terminating in the sea. f They are similar to
tiiose on the Alps, btinsoiipounded of ice
snow, rocks,- Stones , (xe.'
The Alpine glaciers are sometimes im
pelled, in their course, across the beds of
rivers, stopping their progress, nnd cans,
ing the formation of large lakes above tiiem
The waters accumulate, till ihe obstruct
in" body of ice by gradual dissolving, or
bybekig. broken by the immense force
against it gives )vay, nnd the whole lake
rushes dow n" at once carrying every thing
before it for many miles, destroying villa
ges, farms, cattle and even hundreds of
human beings. 1 nese descriptions are call,
ed debacles, ."" . .-, - ..
5 One occurred in 1319, stopping the pass
ageof the river Danse, which falls into the
Rhone in Switzerland. Tlie lake thus
f formed was two miles in length and two
hundred feet in depth. When the icy bar.
riers gave way, the waters rushed down the
valley, destroying every thing, carrying
with it forests, racks, orchards, cultivjted
i iiero's it, ifuiDving cvi.-ry tiiu
fields, houses, barns, tho richest crops, and
some largo villages. It fell nt last into tlie
Rhone, leaving behind it, on the plains of
Martigny, the wreck ofhuus and furniture
thousands of trees torn up by the roots, 'and
the bodies of men and of animals which it
had swept away.
fiiutiness amoug Neighbors.
It is a pleasant Thing to have tho charac
ter of a good neighbor. Who is it that de
serves it Not the iule gossip, who for want
of useful employment, goes tospeodan hour
in one neighbor's house and nn hour in an
other's, assisting the idle in squandering the
-v.- 1 J r:--. J -i-i;i.
industrious of a precious jewel, of which
they (the industrious, .not the visitor,) know
the value. Such neighbors have often ex
torted from those on whom they besww
their senseless visits, the pathetic excluina
tion, " Parish and assessed taxes pu ss
heavily enough.; but the hardest tax of all
is that which; the form of society authorizes f
the iillu.to levy on ihe well employed, by
ihteri upUng their engagements ami defeat
ing their purposes." Well has the wise
in in said. "Withdraw thy foot from thy
neighbor's house, lest he bo weary of thee,
and bate thee." Prov. xxv. 17. Still less
isThe character of a good neighbor due to
those wh.) ingratiate themselves into fami
lies, and become possessed of their secrets,
or draw from them remarks on others, raid
then go elsewhere and make mischief of
what they have heard.
Those aru not good neighbors who lead
each other into pleasures and expenses
which are nnprofilablufin themselves, or
w hich the circumstances of the parties do
not justify. There are many fumilcs living
in frugal comfort, to whom the expenses of
a dinner or a tea party would be a serious
inconvenience; yet such iuciJtiveniiMK'C is
frequently entailed by thoughtless, though
perhaps well-mea-ning ncighhorwho press
the'in to accept of entertainments which seem
today them under a sort of obligation to in
vite in return.
A good neighbor is first harmless and
peaceable. He will not intentionally annoy
or injure another. No nuisances, no un
reasonable noises, arc permitted on his pre
mises to endanger the health or disturb the
repose of the neighborhood.
The children of such a family are not
permitted to throw stones into a neighbor's
garden, to hurt his catorto worry his poul
try; or to slip the fastenings of his window-shutters,
und suffer them to csenncand
break the giiws. --T-bese, and numerous
other feats, performed fry rude and ill-train-ed
children, for annoyance of the neigh
borhood, nre never tolerated in the family
of the good neighbor. Should, any ineon
venience have b hmi inadvertently occasion
ed by him or his, it is no sooner mentioned
than carefully repaired.
The good neighbor is kind nnd. accommo.
dating. It gives him pleasure to "promote
the comfort and welfare of those around
hi in. .
11 per
ieiiiiiioi.L.ie sr.tnsJLra.
in nir;:m
jenl.nis
tised. a
'.vjare indulged, no tiettv tricks- trae
all. -;t them ; but toe proper kcling
cherished 'I wish to d well for myself.
and I wish well to my neighbor-; the world
is 'wide TTiougb forus both."" Among neigh
bors of flic poorer el.as.s, u good or ill dis.
pos'uion is
in the manner in
which they regafd the conduct of their
wealthy neighbors toward-" each other.
Som: poor people tvj e-'o in the kindness
show ii to a neighbor, and gladly embrace
an opportunity of speaking lavor;.hlv of his
character, or representing his need those
who can ns-.i.-,t him ; while uihcrs ere spite
fill elloilgll to regard the good done to a
."i o o
neighbor lis an injury dune to themselves,
both by the person w ho confers and the per
son Avi I jo 4'ee'i ives the benefit.
(iood lU'igiih'jrs, especially amongthe i:i
dustiious poor, frequently have .it in ilair
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iiiiii i to protect each other's children' and
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nel ly din ing lbe absence of the 'puivtits.
Tin y may also assist tach other in enjoy-.
U1o ibl? i'.ojdicjjtjryicrsjf rcfeloiv, ly , al.
ternat( fv taking eiirlrgc of i aeh other's in
fants and household affairs during the hours
In time of sickness, the kind crffie.es of a
iood nt ighb-r r.ro-iii euliiuJv v.'ihu.hlu. .
" iletter is a neighbor drat is at hand, than
a brother that is afar oH'.'1
The good neighbor will avoid a meddle
some, obtrnwe intcrferoncr", yet will not
hesitate to point out in a kind and gent!.?
manner, any mistake into which a i.tigh
bor.inay have fallen, or any ndvantagi; he
may havc overlooked by which the interest
of himself ar:J fajjaily may b", promoted.
from tlie Amirican farmer.
Setting Woodlands wit! iira.sk,
Delow our readers wiiTTind the method
pursued in Kentucky of selling woodla nds
w ith liiue fJrass. " It is from the pen of that
distinguished farmer, Dr. Samuel I). Mar
tin, who w ill receive our grateful acknowl
edgements for the prompt and handsome
mannef with which ho complied with our
request.
SOWING BLUE GRASS. SEED.
Dear Sir According to ycur request I
now give you a-few observations upon sow
ing blue grass (P.oa Pratense) seed.'
I consider it indispensable that there
should be lime in the soil to insure a good
growth of blue crass. 1 a '
The woods should bo prepared bv' thind
ing, so that tho rays of the sun will shine
upon every port of the groudd some- time
in the dav. This is done bv cutting out all
the smaller shnde trees of least viJue in ilf
The leaves, sticks and brush, should b&next
raked up and burned. After the ground is
thus prepared, the seed may be sown any
time from September to April ; February
is probably tho best month. Tho land
should bii marked off(unloss you can have
a snow w hich will render the marking un
necessary,) and about twenty pounds of '
striped seed distributed as'cverify over ah
acre as it can be done by sowing. It facil.
States the distribution to rub the seeds be.
twee n the hands, so ns to rub off the down
that slicks to them and makes them ad.
here together.
The biue grass is a very weak and ten.
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and on that account should not havo stock,
upon it until it gets good hold of the ground.
It was formerly my practice to allow no
stock to go on it until it seeded tlwffirst
iimc. But I now think if the growth
should be vnry luxuriant that it is of ser.
vice to cut it or have i: grazed oll'the first
year. Where sprouts come up thoyshould
bo cut for a year or two, but U tlio grass is
stocked with sheep they soon destroy all
sprouts.
As your call was forT information upon
sowing blue grass seed, I have said nothing
about the other seed, but would Iri every
case sow with.it other seed, particularly ti.
motliy (Piileum prutense) und orchard grass
(Dactylis glumerata.) If the soil is suita.
blc for blue grass, it will soon take posses,
sion and expel the others.. If it should bo
determined to mix the seed, a goodpropor.
tion forMie aero, will be ten pounds of blue
grass, four pounds of timothy, and a half a
bushel of orchard grass seed. .
It is of great service in setting .'grass to
have it wvil trod in, and a very successful
way is. to" feed cuttle in the month of Janu
ary nnd February, with hay, (scattered
over the ground) containing the--kind of
seed wanted. After tho seeds aro sown,
cattle and hog. may be put upon Alie ground
and fed with "hay, stock fodder, or whatev.
cr you have for the purpose. Three or
four bushels of corn may be sowed, that
the' hogs may ho employed in picking it up.
As soon as the seed begins to s-prout, all the
stock should bo t.-iken oil', ns treading after
this would be an injury.
SAMUEL D. MARTIN.
Occupation."
There is not a more foolish notion afloat'in tho
world, than the ono that it is the occupation that
gives character to the man. One occupation, as
tho menus of " getting a living," as the phraso
goc", is pwfim.ly n Infrli nn.t crt'ilitaMe os ano
ther, provided that it be honorable and in accord,
ance wiih the lawn of God and man. The man
who holds his plough, hioniners his iron, or drives
hi.i pejr to support his family 'with the necessaries
nnJ comforts of life, i-J not u whit below the ono
who manures tnpo behind tlie counter, mystifies
tfie law at tlie hiir, or presides at the councils oftho
nttliuii. There "is a vulgar and most pernicious
feeling abroad in the community on this subject.
Fathers must eJarate their sons for one of what
is termed " the learned professions." Daughters
merchant. Hurror !. the good bidy would as soon
think of marrying her daughter to a Winnebago,
as to en iii.5atrious and Inj.nornblo mechanic.
Vhv, Ihe fam:!y would be (lirnccd, tho namo
dishonored ! ! No! no! The busuicm of a 'car.
penter, a blark.-witb, or a farmer, is not so rcepec.
liil l'j as that -nf hhtr.-ing nolrrS4- flrawilig solidity
frma the desk, peddling rotten wood or pills, or
siliing snu!T and tobacco. And yet, the duties of
all the learriedrof" -cbions, as well as' those of a
mere;o)tiie ehurae!er,.ue' performed fur the samo
reason thai a Blmetnaker waxes his llircud, and tho
r.iniii r plants his potatoes, to wlti to obtain a liv
ire; ! Siill, n tet of miserable, iis-tarl fools, who
me a'.moisl universally low hrnl ironr themselves
people who have begun life in the ditch endeavor
to establish in society artificial distinctions which
lliey hope v ill ( ieva'.c them nho-,-c the common
ni i-s from wh!' h tiiry were taken, nnd jjva la
tlrm an 'iiiiportnncf, wiieu innate worth and lion.
Cftv could not coinni'.iiu it. Labor j labor-liofl-est
labor f bono! later, llntst and hnnorabio
laliorarc the. sam- whi-linT erfrrmed by the king;
o7 the iSiii?ra'nl' isJ'israsTioncsmMSTn (licTwiiii
:.s the o'.'ner. It is true-lltat all men by habit and
-itaiaTcnqtiittcjl topuniusliigsairBrvogatinna:
-"and there aro nuturul divrs'.ohs, !nof ditHnrimns,
an the word is roinniorily ws.;d, created by harmo
iiy and t ii.-.U'T This is as it should be, and fits us
f it a discharge of nil the jcctiiurTlu!ies that de
volve upon in at! nieni! rs:f pneie' v. Dit to say
that h: c:ui!- a man jvforrrts .-..ny given duty, how.
ever humble, that necessarily 'degrades him orf
renders hita lees meritorious than bis neighbor,
w ho pet fount unothe- duy,yct not more faithful
Iv, is to say- that wc still adhere to the monarchi
cal principles of llio old world. -
Jy.t the fa" her educate U's Bon to some honofuCfo
calling, and if he has Tediltctions for any partic
ular business, as is often tlio c;uc, Ictbini follow
it, if.it be possible. It is the man that ennoblea
the buMness.atid not tho business that ennobles th
moo ; noil not s rr nd jj. Thought upon the distinc
tions in occupations, honorable and honest, that
fools hav6 attempted' to build tip. Let children
be taught to be honest, honorahlo and upright, to
set a proper value upon the riches of a world which
is at best but a bubble, blown into existence to-day
to burst to-morrow, and to understand that the
only true and real'distinctions in society, are those
oftirtue and tice,-and that the only true and en.
during riches are an intellect duly cultivated, af
fections schosled, and a heart that knows m guile.
Spirit tof tho Age. , . .
. i Death op a Gum. A respectable mer
chant named Lewis Cornelious died a few
days sincat Miilford, Pa. At the timeof
his decease, he was fifty-live years of age,
six feet three inches in neiglu ana weighed
ix hundred and eighfy.five pij ri'Ju.
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