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HILLSBOROUGH RECORDER. ??? ? ? ? ? ^ ?? ? ? MM ? l^>? ? ' ? _ " ?????? ?????? Vo\.l. WEDNESDAY, ?I \!J<:H i, 1820. " Jfo. 4. HILLSBOROUGH, N. C. Pl'BLISHVD WKEK1.T RY DENNIS HE4UTT, AT 1IIHKK DOLLARS A YEAH, PAY AIlt.E UAI.F \ EAKI.V IN ADVAKCF.. Those who do not give notice of their wish to litvi* their paper discontinued at tlie expi ration of their year, will l?e presumed as de siring ?'? continuance until countermanded. Whoever will guarantee the pavment of nine ,.~p- rs, si i all receive a tenth gratis advertisements not exceeding fourteen line* v .11 b?' Inverted three times for one dollar, and twenty-five cents for each continuance. Subscriptions received by the printer, and snos'i of the post-masters in the state. MI letter* upon business relative to tSie pa i? r must be post-paid * ,* fientlenien of leisure, who possess a ? ?ste for literarv pursuits, are invited to favour ?is with communicat.ons. CUrvxv Cus\i S>\uve. * fcubsi r.oer *a'?es ti.is method ,?f in. 1 fanning hi? friends and customers g?-ne. rdlv, tint in coivcqii'-nte of the pressure of tilt- l. nies, hi is obliged to decline selling an\ more goods t>n a cr.ulit. lie intends keeping r-d an assortment as his abilities mat kilr.i t or, an.l will sell ver\ low f>r Ca-.h, ap proved notes, judgments, executions, and co'in trv prod'icc, is us lal He is at the *a:n ? time tinder the disagree :dile neressits of inSir.moir those who are 11 ?Iclitnl to linn, bv note or tiler ? ?e,for g'tuds {?old thein mure than s x months since, ;!ia* ???? v must call atid se'lle the same, w.tli cash, ..?t>ee the K.-t dav oi t"i next c ?;iri, or tliev will have to settle v\ it.i an olliccr and pay t it st* It way of accommodation, he ;s in the Imbi' (>i i ^changing accounts and n ees of Ins CuS to.net s for not? a which thev may hold of pt o p'e \v lio c t\\ c thein Tlios. X. S. Feb. 10. 1 tf ViCo\\om>) \ s WvaWU. ' I"' ">h s'tb-rrib' r, l:?t- ?Vom Xe ?. Yoti?,l -^rs L i--a\*- u.os*. i es|?ectftdlv to i".fi?:-iii his i ' e ,U and 'lie pu die in genera', : ti.it he h.is ?or siii* a I o tre assortment of l.adies mi?rv.:o dmrvr shoes, t ilt tronmed, I'uuips deui. Chdilrtn's !siio<*s, hoth morocco and trailer, t* n ry lesci 'plum; also Women's Leather w hh's, a ??'. tiviwleini li"*- Suoes and thimps, L liu ., *>l> II sell citt.io tor casn, a' lvs s'ore W . ii'ls'i^P -^|i, a, li - s soon going t c? return NcW Yo'ii. . Bemer .V /? M.-rrhams wish ng 0 ul '- de wdl d t v. M rall.y. w,it ^.tj ni'i'i* ? !i .it can be ij*'ig*t in l^fersbtirg *' * V .lit. of tilt ba'.,\e <| .slity ? or M. J A M K IS A N 1> It EWS, T MI.Ol* .i.vit /..nuns' /)/ii:.ss M.ifcr./t, li \TKW.l, for pa^t t'-?\ ours, has the pi a VJ s'ncdta tii >tmcin? t i trie iadiet. and tren | menu!" H md its vicinity, that !>e ? has determined to o'lei* t!iem Ins or .fessmnal P su'i'it i'S and beinjj p'?> . nl" a perfrr*. T. knowledge ? it* thai late disroverv, ? li ?- an ot ?^Cir' inj to fit tilt* Imman khape, ii- earnestly ? 5-iiir.i s their patron-. , and asmri * h?-ni that f?li or. lers will be executed in tlii- (ir-t s*- Ic. l'i> t >rm>of?- y liesrripWm made .:i mi *Jeri'ir manner. * I.j lies' d re ?.>f? made with taste and e!e fanr. lie will l>?- rejji||jrl> ?iij>p!i'.d I om vew fork \v . li tlje lie v.'es". Luii.t'in and n?* iicaii tfhi"'is 10 1 tf it. IIK. i ! |). hi , p ,liii .li.'iff by subscription Tills. rU>Cl.i:DlN(?S \ N 1) DEBATES o r r si r. C^foenlt /ii of li Carolina 5v * adoption of the <' >m L'liiU d State ilution of the . r. mi r n ve i r ii ? ' ?iatii?n oi KiKh(s ;iinl Consti tution r>l i lie State. ?to \v li i cii ir. Mir.i ixED Tii.' 'in .tituti !i ot ti>c I nitcd Statis. edition of this woi* hrtvinjf so se.irrc as to retid'T i. ilifiiriilt Copy, it has heen undented to r tint a lie^v edition would be t> tin- publ he ha* accordingly proposal for their p-itronajfe, iience ? h?- publication ax ?oi?n as si|l>?: riher* shall he such a* to i if ik n/. The debates of the amveution on tin* adoption of of the United St:?te?, must fHillieimt interest to pn vent Ktinet; it i? therefore pie* l'rn|K)?C(l edition will lit ex J throughout the s'.atc. I>l t IONS inpri?et! in a duoder,ir\, o h'liti'red ;<agei, ne.ii^ V. I '? ?' ? fine I ar\ L' 1 i' to *'il>?Vo?rH w , ll> <? us, lumVinv.lv I 'I he one dollar *5'll t tn r? in r? / ?vl', bom.d |Ct. ? e* a, soon M'trec huii' Vine J t '< l ai ibis of?*., and hi *?'? li tl)C From the National lntrllipenccr. SKETCHES OF ILLINOIS. 7'Ac climate of Illinois, in a geogra phical sense, is the ?n-th north; or ra ther it comes under zone number six, which in Ricciolus' talde of climates comprises all that part of the northern hemisphere which lies b? tween latitudi nal parallels 35 deg. 35 inin. and 40 deg. 32 nun. Tiie longest day of this climate is 15 hours; though that of the' | inhabited portion of Illinois, cannot ex* ceed 14 hours, 30 minutes. Ilia popular sense, the climate ot Illi nois, is, perhaps, the finest in thi world ? that of places under the same parallel oi latitude hardly excepted. The climate of Italy, (which is the only one that can form a proper subject of comparison,) owes its present benig nity to advciritious causes altogether; t?>r there is aoundnil evidence tu show, that a change ol temperature antl soil has taken place there since the time of C.esar. The causes of this r.ha.ge arc found in the continual labours of human indus try, which has gradually progressed in clearing the earth's surface of woods, draining it of surplus water which the numerous ponds and marshes afforded, and carrying it to a high state of culti vation. What industry has done for Italy, (and iinU ? d for most other par's of Eu r j;n\) nafire has done foi Illinois. The great portion of ftrairie land in this state, (supp iscd, by some, to constitute one f urtti part of its superficial contents.) f.e paucity of *>o;rS and mais!>es, and the mellow lougencss and warmth of i's s #:l, render its climate mild, genial and rt holesome. It is well known in the Atlantic ??t Ves. : iat the clearing of the lands ot vv.?, !s produces a sen?tble < ha? gc in the t. ni p.-racure of the climate. Lai gc and thick woods prevent the sun's rays from p 'lettating int ?, and wurmint; tl.c soi'; ..iid the lal ci) leaves, h: >ni n< s, and ot ier ve;v tao.e matter, rotting on the ground, lorm a kind of mist, w >? >. > hinders tiie escape and :itrusi<-n (if tin internal i.eat. I hf.rc is here such an unifo: n?it> in the state of the atmosphere, that one cm ;?c? if nets none.-.f ih??s?- ? vddcii c|hi:j?cs. iioin heat to cc!c! and lio.n c<?nl to oca.. TSSflu?. ? r<iiiill?^ i?y .irjfcfr* ? ?> 'J'. J great uJifornntjr ;i? the climate of At.it rica, tafceo as a wuole. W. de Paw, in his " Recherchcs Philosophiquvs sur j h s Americains," concludes, as ti.e ie snlt ol his observations on tin- t, tnat our climate is less variable nun that of I.urope. Duii jj the winter season h. re, t'.r hi r-. urv range-* between ~<J? jiiiI 5U",* seldom lower man 2')". Tiie mean si"n mer In as is about ??> > 1 . As ?n the laitii ! have nevi i in- n il <?? a d* a*l. by uli'jfia' /#?< k / i/itr>:ri ? , vo m tl..: l.?rnr. to ! ;\J < IK *s eai s, fill. ? I S, Olll.is, I>!?tl*l> >y the host, J* Vcl>" ungual, not to bay n..hefid of. 1 'I Iskes doubtless have a $*reat | tendency in making the riima'f . I in I lountry wrieh ?--ni unds tin hi, l.aisli Iii'i unfrieii'liy '.(Mlii ?>' | < ? >1' 1 1 ii hi tit r ullnre. Hut 'li<! stali: ot illm is is so | ! ll'MOVltl 1 1 ?> II I t'nC great t It am of j i k .s v tiLH sepal ate* tSic United States I ti 'iin C ui,'di. ili.it 1 1 1 i -? rails'- d'>es not a.T< ct ns. We an peculiarly happy in :mi rc?|)i''; 1<>: ? lung pl.n ?al ,i* tiiat J) -int win le tin watt r* ot the Onio, lllmois, M i- vs-.ippi and Mis sou 1 1 ii vi i s (w l.i- Ii \ ' t >ii list ii. ice l.ilus or *non..t.>iiib ut ? !i* diM.mce ot I 'mii one to iw.i li.o.i-. Mi(l nni< s u^vvr ? ?>) ir? irnMrl . and t r< < r ii whit . the y d- seeud, in ? >i i ?? t?n at cl~.aii.icl, to tlie s?a, (.ibout liUei i hundred mil- s bri.iv ns.) we escape, on the one hand, the I: u-i and snow s of ti.i uft/it r i onntiy, as, on il.e other. ?i do tlie contagious va* pou i s and slit n ,.i.-d striding i..llu?ncc ol the V nit s !1 <uri>h in Illinois, and yi?!d their trnit in as j?reat abundanre as tins same specie-, <!o in southern liaiae oi I rtly. An! 1 have not tin smallest douht but lli.it hen alter it will lie a > much famed t <i good wines, as either iln- eonn <ics ahovcmcntioin d. 1 ?a v large a|?j)hs in November, the seeoi.d prod net of lae same tree:,, this last st axon I) ii nig mv residene ? in this state, (tv years,) I have never seen the earth < ' cd with snow to the depth of two .V?.v, ttln'M . ... irishmen remark, that 'we have ,-ie.c n?-uie ctf those long, dribbling, jr>y (e.-s raiiys, whit h arc so frupicnl in th' ir couVitry -trains which disgust hu manity with itsfU, and mdu.e gloomi liens of tamper, hypochondriacal dis lenitH-v*, a(id suieldc. I may add, not sin h rain* cS are common in t ne Atlantic s atts, whic'i continue tor davs, and * ? While writing tliU, (I)fc 31, 1819 ) the nirreniv n tow. r tl;|n I h?vf f v?r bcior< **?< n it n? tin* conn ty. Ii in at 10 dc;;.? -Has at j ileb. tins n.iir.iing at minrisc weeks, ami even month., ;otb;d:ing the eye to refresh ttaelt w .> tin. external objects of ovation, a ? interrupting every other rural enjoyn*. lit. O'.r rains here descend tn copjo'l shower*, hut are of short duration. ~ They tnmply wash the fare ol the fit ' that th? y may look brighter wht;. d ied, 'l'hey do not drench them. r With respect to the q?. .tion whether Mie ultimate ileurinn ??? < t?l -nn-i't ? ! th? w< stern country \vi?| .minh.h or in crease the quantity of a v in t' e 1 )hi<> s and other rivers, (to w . you liin cMi 'my a'tcntion iw y-nr let r of the 1 5t ?i 'September last.) 1 b? j? 1 4. <? he .? to cf fer you the result of iy reflections fo:i it. Although the cxperic ?ce of the old settlers ofthL country f.i nbhes no evi dence to supp<>i: an in tn r to .his in ! quiry, in afhmaUvi* J am, ntver thtle**, di jH.srd to aii^jcr it .u that way; an. I t that sati *r~Tofv ; ?a?on niay !??. asai^ncd, .efcv uij l'el.irt; anil clearing away of to re it r, d the ..nnuai cultivation o' the pni'u^ -o cl -ared, lesson th? quantity of ?. .tcr wrb'ch is carried off by the rivers. It has been ascertaint^ by CN;?eri nien??, that the expiA^n" ?.f land t>?the fi ll fjrri of the sun's ra? l. produces a heat, at t ue dipth of a -ot below th? surlace of the eirth, a1;*. ? 15 dt grers greatt t than v ha', .s f? . * at the ram distant helmv tfie vii art-, ii 1 lick woods. Const ptentiy, ' <: vapor tion of uat.'r, from an op< , ~rt ric country, must greatly exceed 1' ' ituhhi kns iace wht re the cart I; is Oia^ed !?> tin ? foliage of tr> ss, and ti??- 7* .T?iielvt * Resides this t-flV.ct of 'V m? J- -at, in i'Usinaiint; reatTquc" f i.sol'v. ,u*' 'rom the fields than lro:n ai w 'T> ??! . tJ, the uction of ?i;ds may ;.iken uu the account. Winds, it iV" i k^n vn, greatly assist the j* o< c*s ? v ?% % u *j 1: . ti n; atnl when they -?wtcp id. ??.< i-i.face of the eart'\ unobsi'ttci / >y woods, and other insist trcgetah J vt. ? , their cH'eCt, in this **?-,?* 1 must be astonishingly irriat. From tUese, and oti-s' causes, to whic>., p:-". i;?v, 1 hive on>' 'd l>~ loo!<. Hiu inlVi em > may ration. tl t ura:v 1, t'.at the clearings and cj&~ .j: o: th ? ? sit-i n > n't"' 1 .. >**? dial ' ? d. at I, t'.at, as thi> cieUv.ig *' \ ?ultivatt-m ?? ogt rs, will coi^'" . l ?' >? -** * ? ?~r*t i!v>" . .?<>* ui,.. ' t _ V #. ""i muci. rctfmff, v? I :ff?NR? J. MkIGS, I'.sq. Firm the Xcw-Y'?rk ?n, ' \Jvocatc. DOMESTIC ECONOMY. NVhenjl have neither a uood book ot hand, nor a letter to write, n<?r a M?.t t<> pay, nor a walk to ta?ie, I scad a politi cal paper, which iiiddfeict> -.e will prove that I do not coi.v. J< r po.i'i s a- the on;v subject which should co?.?mand alt* n t'uu. I would take a givaiei interest it. politics, hut I itavc an uncoinp t rab.c aversion to disturbing tin *tn nity of my '.j-mper with local c ; .fl.ets. wnich like tht- giatin^s ol a file, si ts ??;? 's tce'.h on ed^e, or like a glass of punch, winch, when fortified with too rnach acid, cre ates a partul smacking of tip ., and leaves a rough tartness upon the palate. How ever, 1 now and then reau a governor's message, not that I think more of a go vernor th.-n my other citizen who elects himseli or is elected tv? the office, hut i* is his constiiu'ional duty to think on in w projects for a wnole year, and then d? t.r,l them in neat paragraphs to the legisla ture, for which lie is paw' an cquiv dent in hank notes or speci'-, ?s th- case ina\ he. I was pai ticularly pleased .*uh the recommendation of cur ;ovcrnor, to ?<?? trench the public extendi litres, and lovvt r the salaries t>f pubic ofiic'is. !.i uaturcd politicians woul \ say that it w is a mere electioneering tiic't ? a dash at popularity ? that he should have do. le it before ? hut 1 say u be tter lac-* than ne vi rj" and il in his scare h tor popularity he saves the state a plumb, annually, I pardon the motives for t?*c sake ol the result. I was, howevt r, much gratified, at perceiving a recommend/i ion for le gislative aifl toa./r malr aeudrtuy at \Va l'-rford, and another, 1 believe, at t its kill? the only two in t.ns great slue ? The governor, '.hough a very gallant man, and particularly atta< bed to tl ?? ladies ofitifluenct and tnlents, could not but look fur some objections to the ap propriation, and even w nt > l..r as to anticipate some ri-Jirult on the project; this, to say tnc least ol i<, was a poor complin.) nt to the dim eminent of a wise legislature, and for win li f li -? exc ellen cy should be pmiishcd by havm*a but ton pulled off Ins < o.tt by the de n a'e lingers of some fctni le friend.? Why' should a proposition ? I so much impor tance and utility be ridi' nied? why slioind aid be deiiic.) to an object in w hit h the commuintv gfi.e.ally afe so mn< h interest ?'.? Tin sive, some years since, justly coiisi<ic;ing tl.at cdo jii ,n was the proper basis < . .\l.i i good ci'*1 tizens could be erected, governed by the laudable intention of making every pea sant a scholar, created a large school fun.!, and such has been the happy re sult at the experiment, that the travel- | .er can ride but a few miles through our flourishing state w ithout a modest sc?m>oI house breaks upon his sight, seated in the tnldsi of a grove of oaks or weeping willows, on ths margin of a bubbling stream, or placcd like a beacon on a commanding cmihcnce ? he sees the lit tle urchins Irisking on the gr-.ss, open- j nr.; their little baskets with their meal ? i ix rose giving elasticity to tiie limbs; frugality, sweetness to the temper. He lu ais the chiming of the bell, and soon pet reives them at their studies. This is indeed a happy sight? their minds i become expanded; they are taught to | know the worl^r mankind, and the part i they are to act ? ih?-y are to appreciate ; their ri^hyi, r.nd to become sufli' iently | enli<i. toned to prrse. vc thei. liberty: so iiiii'.it good is to be ascribcd to the libe rali'y <>i tnt state. Liat have females no claims on the state? Is the sturdy oik to be trimmed and nourished, and the tender ivy neglected? arewt to cultivate the rose, and disregard the violet: I know it will he said, that girls ,nAy par ticipate and do participate in the boun'j i( the Mute, but then there are no aca demies exclusively for females, \? hich receive any public patronage. 1 have aiwavs considered that females, after having at ained :? <-?rtain a;;e, should not mix promiscuously with boys ? it may create ruiiy and sometimes impro per attachment* ? it impairs that mutual respect -nd ruiicacy which should ue ever scrupulously observed between the sixe ? ?t sometimes promotes coi.ri deuce without emulation, inciffVrencc w iuiout attainments. Alter a yeun.* lady i as arrived at the age of twelve yeass, her education should be completed among females only. The happiest days 1 ever passed, were at school with the girls ? we were an idle set of children ? played all manner of prank ? kissed cue another in school, and snow- balled one anoo.er out of it ? j tyre our clothes ? inker! our linger^. tnd I ncgiectcd our studies; the result ol all I this was, that romps at eighteen left I school lull of v,il<l notions a'vt ?:< mar I rx c. ? t.iu transact. ..) was so rapi*' th'i* i | it hi '.iidered tl c?.f, .oat a nappy bride- I . j|?eevw ..^v. ?. !v* y? ? " \j j i.cw> i;x?i.? whic'.. ' ' I j'"?i b?**ii. i < 1 ????**>- ?.r'.-v s it:' ?sr. t i.w vhujj! I room. 1 ne lv^uli ot i!us symc.n ? J;, j ii'ji few gil.w iiius educated. ever ni;> truly distinguished wives. V.'ell, then u >ou must have scJV'.Vir schools, will ) ou alao take <uch schools under your pattonage arid protection? Is the rulti vation ol the female mind ? fcn..des -.villi w hom ?t. prav to live, fn.in whom we r. lueumly part, an ol>ject of indiHVr c"c.: ? 1 shall howe ver he told, that the sciences taught at CatskiM, and the ac complish, iu nts at W'atci fold, are unne cessary for Pinales, atul that the stato i anno', assist institutions whit. ii instinct young ladies in botany, chemistry, lan guages and dancing. I will readily ad mit that extensive appropi iations for these objects would be impolitic; hut where the school tui.d is up wauls ol a milluii ot dollars, surely two thousand dtrllars to ea?h ol these institutions will not be deemed an unf .ii proportion. 1 a'ii wiiliiii; to allow, that a very learned woman, conversant w ith all the scicnces, and devoting ah her time to study, can not be a very desirable companion; but then it is better tohe larr. h.irly acquaint ed with them all, than to be utterly ig norant ol any. I Chemistry and botam arc connected w itli domestic ail". his, a knowledge of w iiii* !i, if r.'-t absolutely nccessury, may still l?c veiy useful; ainl a knowledge of the- Uni'iiUgus, while it leads to the stu c!v ->f history, imparl* a i?rnce and a pe culi r atMactijn lo females ? Insh'>rt, u woman may be a< complishcd, wi'hout being a pi d int; she may he learned, yet pmiahle; possessing a strong mind, yet hoO manners; and these may occupy hef aiten. ion, without intruding upon otlici indispensable avocations. Besides, a partial knowledge of the sciences, and some ai tpiuintance with higher branches of s udy, may sometimes produce a strength o( mind, a firmness und forti tude, which would enable tiie widow to brng up and instinct her helpless cltild iin without assistance, and the orphan to pt iiKTt herself intliis designing wot Id. II we reason against this patronage on u..iTnw grounds, if we arc governed !>y unfi ttcri d sneers and uncouth jests, in wt hhohling this assistance, we shall ne ver reach that perfection in society, wli'n h refinement ami education jointly produce. Aye, hut (says the rii^id eco nomis ) our girls don't want that learn ing; make them lit to rnnriy, t* ach them to knn and scw,andb.(k? bread, and make pies, and cook a turkey, and nurse chil li n, .mil rob fiirnitui o Now, altlioi^h 1 admit thai \ knowl-dge ol these t?nngs is very pleasant and very useful, and a i In e i fu ? p< i lorm.u.'. e ol them is hi ..?) meritorious; still, if to these, a wife ' should possess a few auxiliary accom plishments, why, to a discerning husband they must be very agreeable ? they serve 10 make hh ho:nc so comfortable. If 1 had friends to dine with me, I should not like to see my wife rush from th s kitchcn to the head of the table, with her pretty face Hushed, her diessdiaor dcred, and her whole appearance some thing i?> the shape of a toasted lady; on the contrary, without ncglecting tne im perious c my of superintendence, 1 should wish to see her take her seal witu prrieet tranquility, to be able- to partici pate in the progressive arid social con verse, and, if she can occasionally ad tlrefis the foreign gentleman on thought in a iew words ot i'reAch, and the ono nn !ie left in Spanish, and urge her ho*, pitality in sounds familiar and i;raulul totheii ears, she does herself an honor, and they a pleasure, and me cci Cu.iily u great gratification. Then, in company with a gentleman of science she rambh s through the garden, points out and clas sifies the herbs, explains their uses and virtues, then pauses at the llowers, plucks a violet anu presents in its clas sic name, and informs him that the petan are used to colour the syrup extracted from the violets, that it is an agreeable medicine for children; and, moreover, that the presence of un J* and aikatu i? discovt reel by using this syrup in che mical inquiries. Then she returns to the parlour, runs over a canzonet on the piano, n?aya with her children, and lin 'lly convi-is< s with an Italian grntlc ? m;.n on the beauties of Tasso and Ai ius lo. ? Can there be any thing more de lightful than tins melange of the useful am! ornamental.' ? Then let it be encou raged ? let thefc two female seminaries be placed under to*.* auspices of the state ? let the education of wonun en gage our attention as much as it did that of lbs Romans. What is the cost in comparison with the advantages? noth ing. If morey cannot be raised for the ol.ject, then tax the batcheloi* ? a \< ry fair tax lor such a purpose, and 1 do therefoic hope that the good Intention which led to the recommendation, and the good results which may be confi dently anticipated, may induce the members (>? the legislature to smile he niirnintty on the proposition, anJ oocn tl ...i tn&rts ai.U pui.o pui'ac* together, and 1 promise that each of their ?iive* ~vr? cwi ,-t re?vr >-A them wi?h a l?*ss? * ?/ |\ K ? * AGRICULTURAL. ? To the E.litor of the Ameiifo.'. F*rv.er. Mr. Sk. uner, A writer for your paper of the 7th ult. over til* :.i?iiaturc ot Silvamis, has itfl'cnd ex:tller.t ad\ ice f?;r cu ring ba* i on, and iif>ists that the hogs for this pur pose mu.it be corn -Fed. Mow long must they he so fed, i? the question. Experience haa ^l.ovv n, t hut it requires hut a \eiy short time, ?o entirely chaise the flavour ami textu.c of all kinds oi flesh. In the year 1770, I residtd in New Jersey, where it was the * nstorr. to take great numbers ol wi.d pigeons in spring nets, hy the assistance of decoy pigeons prepared lor the purpose. Tlie fli .h of these hiriis, when first taken, is always vciy daik, and most generally tough. I have seen more than 300 of them con lined, and fed in a Inrge corn house, and in one week, their flesh has not only become tender, but us white as a well fed chicken. lit 178-i* I promised to present to a brother bist married, a prime beef to wuids his winter stores. ? 1 had a fine steer it. a spayed heifer, hi a large wheat field, abounding wi:h v\ild gailic; my brother nat.icd a day to send for bis beef, and in thivC d;.v? previous, we killed the heif. r, which although ex tremely 1 t, H\.i to my great disappoint* nicnt so thoroughly tainted with garlic, **' even to the marrow in the bones, that my bouse servant*-, refused to cat it. ? \ had prospect for my brother, whose wa gon i a me the fourth day, and irt despair 1 killed bis beef, which was be..utlbd hi the cvc. I did not at the time pay ranch attention to a remark of 1m fe< d, r, woo observed, that the steer had .lot c\<t iv thing since the heifer wim killed. my trouble was, the certainty of my bro ther's disappointment, but to ni} fci\at joy, 1 soon received hnlelt r of thank , saying, that a more juic), tender, and fine flavoured beef, could not he Take two lambs of equal age fioni a garlic pasture, kill one immediately, and the flesh will he so tainted with the gatlic, that no person oft Icrable '.asi? can eat it; keep the si cond from ah. tood for one night or ten hours, and th re will not be the slightest gai lie taste. It is wi II known, that cattle fed upon oil cake, cannot he immediately killed; hut if kept from this food for two or three days, the oily taste is removed. The foregoing facts are known to every experienced farmer, an*' t-iey have convinced me, that . t< d upon corn for two weeks is much bc'.ier than
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
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March 1, 1820, edition 1
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