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1 'mtlMkiinMiMsM' i asv iiv eun aj uii m hi a Kir m uv-ziiysar.'- we - 7 ' 7 V iii NT . if 'III lv N7 CO.WECRATF.D TO .YOUTH C1ROLLX.1V1RTVE AJVD LIBERTY. Propriety ltd Publisher. J ... ' 1 Or T.irtt lltHart ifntt pint in thru mrti. voli. urhi jXsboiioijgii, n. c. whdnesd.iv, deckmbkh ii, ih:jcu , ko37 , i - A ti KICU L. TV RA Is. From the Western Farmer. ON TRANSPLANTING. There is no operauon more important to the agriculturist than that of planting out fruit trees ; because, if properly per formed the benefits of tho operation are for himself and for hn prosperity. Hence the damage of introducing improper practices founded upon unsounded princi ple, in planting. Having observed in your November number of the Western Farmer, soma Notes on Transplanting;"copied from the New York Farmer, recommending the planting out of trees without topping off any part of the top or branches and ap prehending that the reasoning in favor of thai practice is incorrect, and might mis lead, to their injury; the confiding and inexperienced, I beg leave to offer a few observation! on the subject, The author of those 'Notes,' it appears to me, reasons badly, when he draws an argument in favor of his new theory, from the fact of the greater success in planting a young tree 'with its limbs and roots en tire,' than the larger one with the system ofXdecapitation practised upon it.' He inferYthat the difference arises from the amputation of the branches whereas it proceedifrom the greater loss of the roots, id digging up the larger, than the young tree. Iq removing a young plant, it is quite practicable to retain a much larger proportion of thextremilies of the small fibrous roots, adapted to the introsuscep- tion of the Dlant: than of a laree tree. There can be no doubKhat the roots arc more esseutially the life abstaining mem bers of plants than the branches there fore, when a free "(small orrest) is re moved, the chance of its living, depends , more upon retaining a due proportion of its most essential members." ' .' The soundness of theories may. ome timcs be tested by pushing the pnncipf vu uhch ihy rest ,jo their extremes. Let us see whtther the theory here con troverted can 6tand this test Plant r young tree with its branches and root entire. It will live -cut off a branch, will live tut offseveral, it will still live nay, cut off the whole, leaving only the stem, and it will not only survive, as a thousand instances have proved but being sustained by the roots, it will put out new branches and will flourish. Plant another tree will its branches and roofs entire try the same process of am putation on the roots, and ere you reweb the last root, the branch s will wither, .and the tree will decline and die. An argument in favor of the new theon attempted to be founded on a supposed analog? between vegetable and animal life. 'But (says its author,) would any person in his senses think of cutting off a child's arm because it had the misfortune to loose its foot ?' Certainly the author ol the Notes, in this question, loses sight en tirely of the supposed analogy. The food of an animal is not constituted an organ to receive through its pores nourishment for the sustenance of the body, as the roots are of a tree. The stomach of an ... .auimaj is i this jorgan. Now, let us sup pose the stomach to be wodnded or wt " paired, so as not to be able to perform ad equately the functions of receiving, pre paring, and "furnishing the body a due por lion of food. What is 'he consequence ? Why, by an invariable law of nature, the bulk ofsuhstanceto be supported,must be TOrfocaiYthe body nd.-.JimbsAUlwaj,and Hoi nH d ir. mml In t nkn P nn. Rut when the stomach recovers its tone, and performs properly its functions, then the body and iimbs begin to recover, and finally assume their wonted 6ize and full ness. So when (he roots of a tree have been reduced or impaired, to a degree which leaves them incapable of supplying adequate nourishment for the whole tree, body and limbs, the same law of nature ordains, that a portion of the substance to be supported, must be reduced the limbs wither, dry, and decay, and who ever yet saw a dry, dead twig restored so as to vegetate ? As then, in the cases supposed, art .is mcapable of reducing the bulk of the ani mal, but nature is competent both to re duce and restore as.art t capable of re ducing the bulk of the tree, leaving only as much as can be supported by the ap pendant rootsnd as reduced of the bulk to be upportedus indicated in both ca ses when the sustaining organs are impair ed; it would seem that abe analogy is clearly in favor of trimming off a portion of the limbs, so as to leave the Top of the (ree proportioned io. the. remaining root, f CVIHVIIU'ViSI Ml WW mw- i but further in not this new theoiy en- j tirely at war with the system of pruning ? done for the double purpose of preserving the tree, and improving the fruit, a system which his stood the test of ages, and has the sanction of experience the best guide to young agriculturists. . ,.' But facts are the best arguments in these matters ; about thirty years ago, I transplanted a pearjree into my garden. It was seven inches through, dug up in December, in freezing weather. To save it 1 trimmed off most of the top, so much h to admit of its being earned injM) a ccl- I lar, to preserve it for the night from the (frost. Next day it was carried a mite ana planted. It is yet a good bearing tree About ten years past I transplanted bearing J onelting apple tree, more than half grown, cutting oil most of the top I his year it bore the best and largest ap pies of any Junetting tree in rny orchard. Some four or nve weeks past, a neigh bor of mine transplanted from the forest to his yard a very uncommon and oeautilul tree, bearing berrie- desiious of saving the top, he trimmed off none, and the tree died. - Such facts could be advanced without number. From the Genessee Fanner. DRY FEET FOR FARMERS'. There are few article winch have it once come into such general use, or which have been found applicable to 40 great vanity ol practical pin poses, a the common ludi R.ibber 01 gum elastic of the shop. This submance is the pro- duction oU small tree, a species of myr tle, growing in abundance m the it epical regions of Africa, Asia and Amend; and already heron, tig quite an, .article ni tfi- Jo those countries. It is produced itv .ivfeiiiff inr.is.ioti. -into the trees, trom which a milk-like fluid flow?, ana is ought m . vessels provided for that purpose. VVhfn nnrtiallv dried it 16 spread thiiilv hvyer a-ball of cla), and as the gum rnr- l. . 111. 1 1 h successive layers are aauea until me desirftd thickness is obtained. The clay i now h-duced to .powder by beating, an J "he gum remains in the shape of a pear necked betffe in which form it is mos: frequently imported. The gum is, hew r:ver, now frequently found in other shapes and its appearance is owing its-expos ure to the smoke in drying, there has hitherto been considerable difficulty in dissolving it; most of the common solvents used for the other gums producing littl or no effect upon it. Punfied naphtha or what in this country is usually termed Sen .teca oil, has been most frequently and (tuccessfully used lor the purpose, Oae of the most valuable uses to which 1-idia rubber has been applied, is the rendering of leather, or boots and shoes, imper vious to water, and thus rendering that important requisite to health dry feet. Various kinds of rubber, paste and black ing have within a lew years been offered to the public, all good no doubt, but still, at such prices th.l common firm, rs, who surely need a pieervative of this kind a gainst the effect of almost continued expo sure, were iiol to any consiaeiauie ei- tentf &bfe to avail themsef lit. . . . .' ...... .. ....... My nbjecf'Vn 1? paper is to-Ttatefor the beiutit of my -bi other fanners, and those who have suffered as I have doi;p the consequences of wet feet, the manner i in which I prepare U is substance lor my i.?wn.;use.,-and wh I 6nd to. answer eve. TV OeSiraDIC OUTDOee I law tuuniiuu fallow, say, one pound and melt it in a small iron kettle holding about two quarts - the ordinary skillet would answer the same end. I have ready for use, cut in to as fine strips or pieces as may be con venient, from four to six ounces 'of rub ber, and when the tallow begins in get pretty hot, 1 put 10 the gum and gradual ly increase the heat, until by stirring I find it has completely dissolved, and in corporaled with the tallow. While the proc ess is going on it will foam violently, and large volumes of pungent smoke will be thrown off, but I have never known it to take fire or other danger r inconve nience result from the preparation. W heo thus prepared it is applied with a brush in the same manDeras tallaw to boots and shoes, ar,d with the same tffect A empll quantity of lamp black combined with the mass hen melted , will furnish blacking to the leather, and if any choose they can add the jusual ingredients for making a paste for polishing. -Farmers however are generally content, if thev can keep theirboots and shoes simply blacked and aler proof, and this tbe aiphca ion f (he above cheat) and easy preparation, will ensure. That it cannot be injurious to the leather, when used in this way, the nature of the sub stance and experience would both deter mine. For India Rubber A have always used old overshoes of which a supply can in eenerel be readily obtained, a forays re- jecting the most worn, burned or other de fective parts, lne spring of tbe year is the time of the year farmers are most ex exposedf and ! am confident the use of (his preparation will prevent many a'rheumat ic twinge, if it should ward off nothing worse from him who is compelled to be out all seasons. CAUSES OF DIEAE. The cause of most of our disease?, or at least of that numerous class which it is in our power entirely to prevent may be enumerated thus : 1. IntuJicient Exercise. He who does not spend s?verl noun every dy in some active exercise r.s walking, ridi.ig n horse b.ick, or in some amusement which ca!U nearly all the muscles into p!y, must.iueyjLUhlyjuffJro of bodily strength, de'ect of appetite, and imperfect digestion, and becomes sooner or UtT the snhj' Ct of djeae. 2 Late Rising and late Retiring. There ari te. unv; which ' ontriute. more to short n lite, than the habit of keepinu late bour-i. and, consequently of rising from bod tale in the morning. The ad vances of w.ikness and'iseasp 'romthis ; c iue are. it h troe,oy very graauainteps, but not the less certain be ultimately lelt. 3. Breathing Impur". Mr. A constant supply of freih an is even more unport ant than food or drink. Any individual may for a long time control the sensation of huner,or even the more imperious on; of thirst ; but life v. ill most certainly he destroyed if pure air be withdrawn from the lungs for a very short period. The air is rendered Tmpure hy being loade' with animal Ri'd vegetable exhalations, by its free circul.iti n being prevented by a number of per-ru breailnng it 'when confined in a close rlnm'.er, tnd !y th" process of fe rrri n'a'ion ami combtis'ion. 4. Insufficient Ablutions of the body.-- It is not enough tor ih pre? rvatmn ol Health, th' merelv the Imids, the feel, and the face be wrvsled frequently, b:i' that tbe who:e surface of the i ody be t peatedly purified Sy imm 'r 10:1 a. b-i' of approprbte emperature. J o all, the freqNient use of the bath is an important means of preserving health, but none rrore so, than to the labo ir r 4iid mechanic : to such the- U e ar.i" means for b thiug should be afforded n: every city, and every ex'ensive manutat tory. wherever si'uated. 5. laattenlivtnhs to the Cleanliness of Clothing and Lhvtllings Indepcndu:- of the injury which the health of indivi duals suffers from a neglect of stii f per sonal and domestic cleanliness, the con tamination of the air from the decompo sition of filth accumulated in and ahou' a dwalling, has uot unfrt queiitly communi cated disease to whole families and neigh bors. Repeatedly wJ,ewalung l!e wal's not merely, therefore, a source oi taste ful -comlWi, but a direct means of pre serving Ui ;it'h, - .. ,; 6 Food rendered p mpAons by modern Cookery J I d!e-i'.ns ta Fods J' drinks and abuse vf Appetite VV iule a moderate qa iiti:y pt pi an, w noli ome food in otfi er w ord the food in orfSnaryuse,i.eas.ei ti<b the maintenance of lite all excess in iii use, all complicated processes of cookery ; and every artificial means. whether by higli seasoning, variety o; dishes, or foreign si vori, ; of keeping up the appetite heyonri the wmtr of the sys tem, are decidedly injurious. Every spe cies of adulteration, alsow to winch our lood or drink is subjected, from wh,ii ver motive, detracts trm its wholesome nesi, Lei it be recollected, tno thnt the health and strength t the budy are not 0 supported by the q.nitity of food con su tied, but only by ? roach as is caoa'ie of being converted, by the powers of the stomach, into pure cbvie and blood. 7 The use of Intoxicating Drinks in any quantity I he only wholesome drink the only one adapted to the wants of the system, is pure water. Lvery drop of alcohol which is is taken iuto thejto mach, whether in the form of ardent spi rits or fermented liquors, products "'jury and when its use is habitually indulged m, even though absolute drunkeuness be not occasioned, the ; powers .of life are gradually undermined, and the system proper uio opei to m r.roaus ,1 s.-u. u? ay.d even Jatal ci-ea'e. ' 0. Defective and Improper CoAiV??. In- jury in health may be c&ued either by the clothes being inadequate to defend the poor. It is universally promotive of a wearer from the cold,4r sudden changes taste for literature and general knowledge of the weather,by their impeding the free 't is an indispensable medium of inter motions of the limbs or by llteir compres- coure, whose periodical visits a rq greeted sing or binding too firmly some part of the by the dbmesiic circle with genuine emo body. ti nts ot pleasure it is a herald from all 9. The Influence of Cold.t the quarters of the flobe, and without the more opulent ranks of society, disease is regular perusal ol which, a person in the produced occasionally by the un. qual and p'escnt advanced, state of knowledge is imperfect diffusion of warmth throughout mc ipible of taking prt in the most ordin an apparlment by exposure to the night ry subjects of conversation. Well and air or inclement weather, afcr being tni'y it is said, that all eyes h -ted,in crowded apartments, or hy ex- 'Turn to the I'rkss-'iM teeming sheets survey cise, as dancing, 4c, In the poorer ml lVg witli the wonders of each passing day; improvidtnt classes, cold, during the win Births deths,and weddings, forgeries, fires le t ter, is a continued and fruitful source of wrecks. suffering and disease. 1 Uranus and hail storms, brawls and brokei " 10. Intense and protracted applications of the Mind. Alternate rest and activity as well of mind as ef the the, body ire essential to the support of health. Long continued mental application, whether in study or the cares 01 business, wears out ihe system, and exhauris the powers of life even more T rapidly than protracted marual labor. 1 1. Gmng way to Pasnons. Expe- rience fuW) proves that nothing contrib- utps more cllectu ;oguur. tlie system from disease, and to prolong life, than a calm and cotitentfd ("'.ale of mind. In- luiduals n ho on every occasion giv to the iofluenCe "f p.ttbiun, not only id- jure nuterially . their health bui ar- often promptly destrojrd. Violent Mi r ? nd (obitioii, jealously and fear, have piodu icdthe speedy de:ilh of thousands, in cultivating no am able, peaceful and vir 'nous disposition, tin rtfore, a man not on- ly ihsur h.s happiness but pretnoles his alth.aW.- t , . 12 The unnerestary or tmpmdmt un vf kdtcmt - Dmm mined many constitutions,- A dose of me- dHr- taken with the view of prevenl.ng in att ' k ol ilisen,e, noi unirtqm nuy in- vite? one which otherwise would iot have occurred. The absurd prac;ice of loos ing bJ'.od, or taking purgatives and other remedies in the ..Spring and Autumn, un drr the erroneous idea that by so "doing the blood is rendered more pure, should be carttully avoided. . , - NEWSPAPERS ANP' THE JEWS- PAPER PRESS. Thr iiAwsnar.er mess in this countrv is miizhtv insirnmiiit.and has such .... , l. an overpowering influence on our morals, land.ord orUyloi for the sake of discbar our politics .ed oui nation.-. I character, l)llfc'8 gambling deots. urh a nuguiv ...metrumt m, and nas smn thdt it is devoutly --ns'ied it mav evei ueiH 01 wmpermice. i Keep one s 01 wielded by men of pure hcaits and skin cuii8iantly soaked .in ardsnt spirits siethng patriotism, and exii i.stvely culti- without ever gelling drunk. vVted .Mnds--u inds rmi'i d above sordid Height of imprudence. To faint away interest, personal animosKio, or geogra- on homeoack wiih alarm and surprise. phicaV predilection?. lis power has Heiu oi philosophy. To. starve one oen.and will continue to bfy productive soil to dath iu order to illustrate the ben 01 "vast results of good or ill 10 tht-pre?- thctal effects of the Graham system, ent as well as to future ages. T . Height of independence to quarrel with It u not saying too much to declare that all your neighbors, who will not agree the newspaper press is one ot the most re-1 wiih yourowu views and notions of thing-, markable phenomena of modern limes Height of "tragic acting. To burst vitally affecting society in alius relations,! a blood vessel while reciting one of the and forming one of the political elements ; moa spleudid passages of theatrical bom- oTwodeWI ctents had uot even in embryo. As a me dium of communicating ' intelligence on subjects of . general interest, and the :neans v. hich it affords of acting upon and - fluencing the public mind.it constitutes i new era in the annals of the world; and if it were a , great, discovery to ascertain the circulation of this vital fluid through the natural body, it has been a vastly greater effort of human improvement to give, as by th newspaper press rapid acceleration of thought through the mor al and body politic of an immense empire. It seems, indeed, something more than human wafting ideas on the wings of the wind addressing individually the inhabi t nits of a country dispered over a vast region of territory, by their own firesides and tliu- avoiding the evils of n ient re publics arising from the political excite ment of collected mobs, and fom 'the rtormy wave of the multitude," overwhel ming alike law, justice "and reason im mortalizuig the discoveries of genius, and the exploits of greatness the bnly effect,mack county Mass. Mrs. &iniball f Hop ual instrument that can banish the dark- kinlon New Hampshire was present,robcd ness and overturn the superstitions of a in rich and durable silks of her own bigoted age and extend and diffuse into manufacture. She raised tbe silkworms, every nook an corner the benign influence 'reeled, twisted, dyed and wove the silk, evcry of-the arts, the sciences, and the beau ti mi and vifvaiitur nrecenn m riiriiiHiii(V. ... " - , r . y The diffusion of political knowledge is but a small portion of the advantages to be . derived from a well regulated newspa-! per r. ss. r influence is icli through all tne ramifications of society at home and abroad among the young and tbe old the high and the low the rich and the necus; W, wect or bitter.hence what fountains bttrst, VVnile still the more we drink the more wd .hirsi! Tracie hardly deems the busy day begun, Till Ins keen ye along the page has run; rhe blounung d-nigluer throws her reed'e by, And reads her cho4nvate, marriagewith sigh: , Wmte the grave mother puts her glasses on, And gives a tear to some old crony gone: 1 The preacher, tiw, his 5unday theme Iay d wn, , i'o kaow what last nrw fotlv fills the lown, lively or sad, liU's mtanest, mightiest things, ii,u iate ol tiithti.ir cocks or ehtinir kinits: (rtUgiH comes aioiss wc sXVB, take the tuuseuui V trjuice or oil a libel or a puff.' Paragraphs on hctghti. Height of Ab sul J(lJ, x 0 Cii, ai lUe 'eye and earinlirs , l(J gQ ' drilled mto ao old klimil,Knecdle. Ut hl o( Folly. To get drunk and he acroM a rail road to obtain epose. Uvo( inquistifenesi Tb aiinbt' liobu8etop, and bote down the chim tn mMm nnA. lit T v owv usii vsaw ney to sec wuai one s neignoor uas iur ilniiicr. tlcightof Civility. To run against' a post in the street, and then beg pardon for lue encounter. Height of gallantry. I When intoxicated . to icei alou the street with a lady under your arm to escort her safely home. : -liL. - I 1 Height ot buhyisfii.-' IV caitTgate with : a whip or cowhide, a man whose openly avovtd rdi'ous principles forbid his fight " defence. 1 1 i.hl ni Vtmmr ' rPn tTiXijA .-.. - Utini oi nonor. io ueiTfjio ones baU "Height 'of omlr'lctinK.1 one1 bieeches while strutting the hero irt one of the most passionate scues of a Ira. gedy. Height of benevolence. To tumble down the staircase and break your head to avoid stepping on a kitten that is repos ainif hn tho- Istail-816 Height ol charity. To give a door beg gar a dollar, and at the same time threat en to horsewhip him if he ever troubles you again. Height of ridiculous. After having: tumbled down a precipice in s stage coach full of passengers, amidst the shrieks and. groan and fainting to bear a lady with tears iu her eyes, inquiring after her bands box. 1 Height of the sublime. To climb a stee ple anu revolve on one's own axis around the piuiucle. Boston Post. A lady clothed in American silk. At the Agricultural extiiMtion. of Merri- an(i for aUifht that is known to the contra- , 1 , rv made the garments with her own f,a,.j , ... , , . Col. Ucnton bs-amyea at v asningroo I X, ) 11 s i
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