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Prom the Wmsymn Obserer. JZSUS AT TEE TONS Or LAZAIOUS. In solemn silenc..o'er the grave, The pensive sisters bend While falling tears the marble lave Where lies their brother-friend. No more shall be with tender care, Their varied wants supply. In pity'wipe the staring teas And check the risian sigh. For death has laid h victim low The fatal dart has sped, No "smiles ofjoy, nor tears of wo," Can reach the slumbering dead. But who is he whose language mild In gentle accents Bows? Beneath whose glance each passive wild Subsides in calm repose ? 'Tis hi, the Saviour of mankind The Christ-the prince of peace He comes the broken heart to hind, And bid its tumults cease. Behold he weeps! can conquering death, Withstand his power divine! Can he not bid the parting breath Resume its earthly shrine? O what can cause his tears to flow? Oh why in spirit groan? "The man of sorrows" weeps for wo Of others-not his own. But hark a voice! death 'tis thy doom The Lord thy power defies. "Come forth" thou tenant of the tomb "Thou sleeping dust arise." My resurrectiou and my life Oh! may thy, peaceful voice Allay each passions carnal strifo And bid my soul rejoice. tLORENZO. RE-UNION IN HEAVEN. ST W, L5ooETT. If yon bright stars, which gem the night, Be each a blissful dwelling sphere, Where blessed spirits re-uuite, t Whom death has torn asunder here; How sweet it were at once to die, And leave this blighied orb afar, Mixed squl and soul to cleave the sky, And soar away from star to star. But oh! how dark, how drear and lone, Wouldseem the brigbtet world of bliss, If,wIaidering through each radiant one, We failed to find 'he loved of this; If there no more the ties slall twine, That Death's cold hand alouo could sever; Ah! then these starsiin mockery ahine, liors hateful as they shaine lorever. Ic cannot be-each hope, each fear, That lights the eye, oir clouds the brow,e Proclaims there is a happier sphere Than this bleats world that hulds us no0w There is a voice which sorrow hears, When heaviest weighs life's galling chain; 'Ti. Heaven that whispers-dry thy tears, The pure in heart shnll meet again. .fgricultural. - Froms theGruilre .loLtaUfler. sAaTANBUio AoaIcULTL'KtAL socJETY. The Spartanburc Agricultural Society met, according to adjournment onaSaledlay. JohnCrawford,Esri. was callced to theChair, and Joel Foster appointed Secretary. Ste phen Lee, Esq. wvas thetn req;uested to de liver an address. which he did with d:<tan geished ability,nod to the eniiire anti.4fact iont ofa large and hinbly respectable audience., in the course of which he showe.l his kn"n I edge and skill as a scientihic nnd prctca farmer, urging upon his hearers the neces sity of turnipg their attention ta t be correct cultivation and improvemwent oft heir lands, the improvement of stock. &c., he~ide4 a variety of information dlerive.l fromu hais own experience, and well cniculate'd to escourage others in makir,-- similar elfirts. 'The Committee appointed at the previ ens meeting (consisting or tSie phen Lee. John Crawford, Simpson Boho, Joel Fus t.. S. WV. E vans and J. T. Kirby) to draft the Constitution, made their report, which was unanimously adopted. Au invitation was then extended to those present to join the Society, when a large number came forward and subscribed theirI names. The following persons were elected otfi rs: Stephen Lee, Presidenst John Str. hle, Jr., E lihu Smith, W. R. Poole, James Cooper, Samuel Otterson, A. II. Mloore, Vice Presidents; Joel Foster, Secretary; E.-C. Leitner, Corresponding Secretary; J.B. Cleveland, Treasurer. The following Resolution was offered lay Simpson Bobo. Esq.: Resolved, That Committees be appoint ed by the Chairman to report to thte Socie ty, as fsom timne to time directed.. uponi the foliowiog subjects; whereupon the Chair appolinted the following Committees: 0. Corn-S. N. Evans, John Hunt, WV. R. Poole, John HoP oJ Murph, Sen'r. HI. H. Tosn .A Miller, Tho. Rogers, WV. H. Bagwell, On WAca.-Dr. Otterson, D. Mayber. S, J. Drummond, James Moss, Jesse leveland, Daniel Anderson, J. Smnith. -0O Oai.-4. Routar, Jr., J.llruton, T. MarphyL 3.' Eiindsiit fl Woodruff," J. Crawford, D.DR. Bou den,J. N. 0Gastoo iI~gs G. Mills, J, Fiederb ~ E5Foster, Win. Clark. - gm geots.-S. D~ r.' Miller, A. Foster Svr .. Stroble r., Elizha Poole, J. G. Lantn.tl On Peas.-A. M. Smith, Dr. A. E Moore, R. C. Poole, Hloleman Smith Booker Bomar, Jones Juderwood, A 0riamblin. On Cotton.-B. B. Foster, John Davis 1. Zimmerman, W. Drummond, E. Pat erson, J. K. Aleans. On Mlanures and Maniring.-Siephel Lee, W. Clark, 31. L. Thoipsoo, J. E Henrr. Dr. Otterson, B. Wolford. On'Ditching and Draining.-W. Clar I. Nebit, W. Norris, Joel Iean, J. Wolft P. R. Bobo. On Farming Tools.-A. Flemmin: W, I. 1arris. J. L. Westmorelund. Jelh Wells, Sirpeon Boho, J. Browu, B Thomwin. N. Golihitly. A. Camp. On Horses.Dr, Nuil, H. J. Dean. J.7 Kirby, R. Ballinger, J. Foster, Dr. Winsmith. T. B. Collin. On Catlle.-E. C. Leitner. G. W. II Leg. L. H. Kennedy. D. Whetstone, D Wihite, Isam Hurt, T. Rowe, D. W Moon. On Hogs.-J. Stroble. A. Bterry. H Dodd. A, Fostcr. B. It. Foster. H. White lones Foster, It. F. Bates. On Sheep.-Theron Eat le, . Cannon r. J. Lindler, J. fleatherington; P. H lead, Woodward Allen. Oi Muks.-Elilh Smith, J. N. A nder iot, Willis Allen, H. Lockheart, Russe Wilkins, D. Whetstone, W. Walker. On Silks.-D. Danuzler, Dr. Veruou [l. 31itchell. J. Poole, Andrew Flemming R. Perry, J. Wells, On Horticluture.-George Parker, Joe %iller. J. Ocland, J. Pickenpack,S. Bohb j. . Unmar. On Orchards.-Janes Cooper, E 'arkur, J. ltsgers, Anthony Pearson, Jot LXtatn. On motion of S. Bobo, Esq. Rev. .. G Landrum and Joel Foster were appoittet SCottmitee to wait on S. Lee, Esq. num -equest a coepy of his speech for publica ion. hise Society then adjourned until Sale lav in October. ST EPihEN LEE. President. 101L IosTER, Sccretary. Frim thr Farmer's .idrorate. vAr1.iUS PURaUtT4 b.*NTtA:. TO CRoSPERITY. In order ts render a community pro-, >erus iand haipv, it is altoether essentia bat each iudividual should pursue som: iseful vocation; either by producin: thi tecesary means of subsistatic diretlh roin the earth, or more indirectly by som: ;tter laudablegpuNruit. By,latanable pur uits we mean, such as are in their naturi -lculated, ihiether agricultural, mechani .al, mercantile, or professional. to advanco he interest and happiness. not of one or , et' inlividuals alone, but of the cotumuni y in general. These when proptrly ap died are all useful pursuits, exercisin tportnnt ngeocies in advancin- both in lividual and national prosperity; and in isenaiile requisites in furming the sun if human happiness, To the mechanic, the farmeris indebte' r his various implements of husbandry. iis wiagaon', plutighs, harrows, axes, hoes tc. his houses, and furtoiture. in short ither directly or indirectly, for nearly al he conveniences that aidm'ninister to hi eniporal ad vant::e; whilu the necessari abort emitbrace.1 by every other depart e0t o; u.e.i. iidta.try i.a mach abridged and their cyomforts andt' convenCienlces groat y multipliedl by miechanical genius. Ilv mercantti le pursuits the abundantt pro luctns, not only ufour own, but of foreig' ountries also, are brought into uiversal equisition, so that each individual, wheth r located in the torrid, tempe~trate, or fri ;id zonie: or whether situated in cast n iest, is not necssarily restricted to the iruslct ions of his iwnt soil. but lurtnishec 'ith facili:ies fur ehangiog his own stir ds, for such ntecessaries or luxuries as are >tter adapted to other soils and situations tnd even for extendin:: his commarercial itn ercourse to, and exca;~ing commodioitie cit foreign ceoti e- ; widle to the hupi y itntuenice oft he le~arnued prosfesbi~on re e maea~tnal v idtedt~c, for t he enjoy nentit .of tho' se supI erimr aitt ainnetnts thai he fe rocious sava::e w.ho in habits ailt curi , thei uancutivatcht ilderness, in ques nl .caty lnd prearou subsistente. hAnd ha.lyn the prssiictiouns o~f the fat le. ,th hl comnu nunity depeniden ;rtos anteriails of wh lic~h its daily u ies of fod~ and clothing are pirincipal; Thui's wte se' .at once the obvious neces it'. of a cordli;i conicessio n ong the sev. r el departents of active life. The opei ationisoft lie miechainic; the accommodath: ions of the mnerehat; and the numterou iies that devolve ont he learned proifet inus, are so intimaotely coneted, as -etnder the existence of each absolutely it lispensable to the harmnony of the w hole md the happintess and prosperity of th -ommiunity, if not to the very existence 3 sur civil institution. But notwithistanditng the 'indispensable tess of these co-operative agencies ini pre nting tihe generail good, it is also necessa -to healthy actioii, that eamch lie re-,triel :d within its prope~r bounids; otherwise, roportiona~te reic netl mn..t inevitatily t aik lace: for itnstancte-shtou;:b, too great irport ion ouf ina himute enga::e itt agricul 'oubt nIrot h~e found sutficienut toi camtsumt ie reduiidtticy, contsegen~tittly the sel Ic Aould lose all conitrol over the miarket ant xhat hew sale,. were mtatde, must lie at re uced prices. Ott the other hiand, shonti ie nuther of cotnsttmtrs, such as mnechari cs, inerchatrs, professiotial inen, &c dho tosthy depend ott othetrs Jhr their anr sort, becomei too great ini pruportiotn to th tmber of proucers, or those engaugedi igriculure, ant oppositer effect witmldl be ih esult ;-the tmarket wotuld thetn be mtotc tlized by the prtiducr,-a high pric would be demanded, and the -cotisume :opelled frotm tnec'essity to submit to iih :erm of the producer. CAUTIoff. Au echange paper chronicles the dent of a young child in New York, produce by tking a lucifer match in its. mnouth the composition ont the end of thestick di olved in the mouth-was swgilowed It he child, and the cousequence was in rediate deatht. Paretaand nurses shoul be prticularly careful to keep lbese maied es out of the reach of children, its the pre paaition itn which they are dipt is a vit lent pnisa-.tctn.e Msmwn er. VARMERS Versus PIANTERS With the best agricultural writers, a far mer is a man who grows grain, grass, rooWs. stock, &c., sufficient generally for the sup port of his family, and to have something - to spare. A planter, on the contrary, Is ono who grows cotton, tobacco and rice, a anti purchases most his family consumes. Now it is fashionable for most people to have their preferences even in the naume of the profession, and so have we- Tbep , may be some prejudice inl our composi tion; but from childhood the same farmer has at once suggested the industrious, mod u est gentlemnt. who made grain. roots, aud provender, and devoted a happy life in at tending his stock, his family, and introdu cing and practising various rural improve ments. The name planter, on the contra ry. has always suggested the purse-proud, stiff.necked, pompous cotton and tobacco grower. We admit, many plantera socal led, are modest. polite and highly accon ei getttlemen, hut our readers will excuse us when we say, for several years past, it has been the practice of a arrolling class of southruers tu spedil their summers in this and other more northern states, under the name of -plantcrs,"-for what purpose ! fo soie ii-ntanicel to put on the air of wealth. in order to marry some of our la. dies of fortune, or for some other corrupt purpose. Frem these and otherconisider ations, the term planter, to manv. desig nates a suspicious character. W there fore ak our friends who grow tobacco. I cotton, sugar atnd rice. if the inine of far ,ier would not he as acceptable to them as planter. The man who puts corn. peus and potatoes into ihe ground, with the ex I pectationi of gatheritig a crop, is as strictly a planter as any other, and we do not see why others should monopolize the name. I orindeed take it at all. What do our southern friends think of these desultory notions !-Agriculturist. N m1w5PAER. The time is coming whe the man who has the menis (and who has not!) and does not take a newspaper, will be looked i pun hy his neighhors as a fih without a fit,. a crow without a wing, i hlind horse, a mole. or what you please. Such an individual iight do well eonta:hl to live inl the ian ner ora Robinson Crusoe, but he has no excse for thrusting himself among those who do take newspapers are better inform ed, to gather whatever political or general intelligence they may choose to drop for him. We know many such mien, and might name them, bit we refrain; hut you, geitle reader. caln point them out your self.-Amer. Union. TnIE MiLK-COW. .4 Diauoue foundrd on jact. N.-Capt. J., i-t it tine that you have paid fifty dollars for a milk-cow! Capt. J.-Yes indeed it is: and you would not get her were you to olTer me a .humtIred for her. N.-Oh! it is at monstrous price, she can never pay it. never: I would not give iore than thirty dollar. for the best cow I over saw. I Capt. J.-Come now.let us talk over the subject, and see ifw-e can't discover that it is quite possihle to make a cow pay . for herself, even if she cost fifty dollari. Can you tell me what is the interest on ' 6tydolar fo ayear? :.-Whiy, three doltlars, isn't ii! . C1pt. .'-And how many weeks are ,the-re ini t year! S.\.-b-'ifv-two, ta lbe sure. . Capt. J.-Well, then, before I pusrchased . this :'ow, tmy butter cost mte a dlollar andl a r .lmwe. esides whait I hiad to pay 1or .new nilik for my famtily; now I save all ithis, sell a dllar's worth of bttier ai week, . iind have all the skimt-mnilk for myti hogs. , ow do youj thinik I putt thte value ot' all this too htIgh at three dollars a weeck! .-Well. petrhaaps not. Capt. J.-Then. you see, I pay the ia lerest of the fifty dollars-the pirice of thte cows-for the whole year, lby one week's rec.-ipts. Andiu amt I right wihen I calculate I havet then reimainming fifty-one weceks.' re citpts. n ith whlich to pay the principal attd her keep!? \.- I tess yon are, and lin mffty dolI lirs the iser f.or our conservation upoun . e subject.-Farmers Cabiner. At 'ir .ja~twe, of Yorkshire. Ettglntd. nhbtatied ' pate-nt for the tallowintg recipilt, . for pre-.er tig eggs, which we think wur - 'One b~uz.helof Iptick lime,'12 oznees of . salt. 8 ounces ofereami of tn-tzr. M aix the samte to;;ether with as mtuch . water as wvill redutce thei ciimpositiont t ti'e ni constistencty that atn egg wheti putt itit.~ . will swim. It is sail eggs have bteen kepit ,in this wiay, setutd for two years. l -TME -rO xxt.: STiaxwtgnaY nEDS. The present mtonth and the beginnin;; of .October is the best season to miake straw . erry beds. So says the Horticutlturalist's . Guide. The general dependeitce for them . in this section of coutry has beetn upoin a those growing wild ini the fields, hut the ex eira troubl.e of gathering theum in meadows, a is mtoire thanm equivalent to the labor of ta .king care of thoein in the gardeni. I)urintg ,the fall, thtey requoire bitt little if any wa e t-riutg and will bear well the first spring. r IJestern Farmer. .Eco?oxT iN cANDL.s d if you are withoiut a rush light, andi .woill hurn a candle all night, unless you ,use thte following tprecaution, it is teni to .otne att ordinary candle will gutter away ii e an hour oir two, some times to the endant n gering the safetyv of the house. This many e he avoidedl by placing as much sail, finely poiwdered as will reach from the tallow to e thte black of the wick of a partly burnt r canidle, when, if the sanme be lit, will burn e very slowtly yielin suflicient light for a bedchambnter, the salt will gradually sink as the tallow is consutted, the melted tal low being dlrawn through the salt, contsu m h ed the wick.-Eonomiist d - - ANLc~oTE ."We must be unauimons," observed y Hancock.otn the occasion of signing thte .Declaration of lndecpendence, "'there must d be no ptulliing different ways; wve miust all -. hang utogethier." "Yes said Frantklit,'-we .- must intdeed all hang together, or we slball . all hang eparately."- Thompsj:onic.-t Re - ..orier. EXTRACTS, FROM AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE "GREENVILLE AGRICUL TURAL SOCIETY," At its Anniversary, in August, 1841. ANTIqUITY OF AGRICULTURE. "Man, in his rudest or primitive state, is supposed by modern Philosophers to have subsisted on fruits and Toots. The art of kunting andfishing was, in their opinion, tke first step torwards civilization. Then iamo the pasturage of animals, and lastly lillage, or the culture of the soi#. The planting and growing of seed are supposed 0 have been in imitationof the elfects pro Jueed by sand and mud, left by the iuun lation of rivers. Hence, Sir Isaac New ton and others have considered that Corn Was first cultivated on the banks of the Nile, Be these learned suppositions as they nay, it is certain that, in the remotest pe riods of antiquity to which the knowledge )f man extends, the science of agriculture was practiced and esteemed by the wise, he great and mighty of the land. We are ulrmed by the sacred scriptures that God ient Adam forth from the garden of Eden '*To TILL THE GROUND.' "Cuin was a iller of the earth." Noah begau to lie a iusandman and planted a vineyard. AbrahamO purchased thefield of Macphela. Isaac is said to ha:ve sow'n and reaped a unredfold. Moses gave directions to the Jews as to the cultivation of the vine. 'he deemesne or crown lands of King David ire said to have been under the manage iieut of certain oflicers. Elisha was ound in the feld with twelve yoke of oxen Jefore him. hn Egypt, corn was purcha wd by King Pharaoh and stored away. lomer, in the Odysy, (the earliest compo ition extant, sa-e the Bible) gives a beat :iful description of Ulysses finding his 'ahcr, old King Laretes, who hud beetn -obbcd of power, twealth and grandeur, hap vy and contented ini the cultivation of his ittle felds. lerodotus. the father of his orians. tells us that the soil of ancient Ba >vlotn was so rich and sowtellcultirated that produced two or three hundred fold. Kenophon sa s ilbat Cyrus. tie wisest and jest o aticient Monarchs, distributed pre miumis, with his own hands. to the dili ent culticators of the soil. The invention >f manures was so hi::bly esteemed by the trients, that Pliny ascribes it to Augeas, I Grecian King-; and declares that fhltids ised to be cultivated by the hands even jeierals, and that thc earth delighted to Ie ploughed with -a share adorned ieith lurels," and by a pluinghmniati who had ween honored with a triumph. Cinciunatus was 6inod It his plough when called to the Dictatorship of Romze. The Empeiorof Uhina, by an immemorial usage of his "Celestial Empire," is required annually to go into the fields, u ith all the high dig litries of his Court, and plough a fur row with his ow o hand,. as an example of in Initrv to his subjects. and as an illustra lion of the importatnce of agriculture. A mon't the E:;yptians, ihe ittvention of griculture was ascribed to superh.tnatn letjecy. and so ahsurd was their gratilt:de, that they worshipped the Ox for his servi es as a laborer iu the field!" rtO 31t GtAT ION. "No high improvement in the agriciI ire of anly counttry can take place whilst the spirit Olf emiration is abroal, and the IplIn ation a 1Iloating- one. The farmer aboldti haver a 6xred andi abidinot antach mteni to the soil. tIe should love it lbe niauseL it has heen is father's, aw~ll is to lbe his chtildretns'. lIe will thenu feel a proper pride in its imttproveent an eni ti vation. I us na-ou-r wvill be to make it bsetter, in - steadi ofi weatrin;: it out andu mo~vin;; to it new~ cuntrv. In Romlte, it waes di-,reputableI far a Citizen to sell or abantdon the lhotte of his lithter<. I wVouldl have the same flinhut to exist in Soutth Carolina. E-'very i rtnous and patriotic citizen shiotnhl reel himself hoinmi to athe soil which gave, him birth-w hich htas beena the home of hi, fthe-r, and w~hich containOs athe bontes of his ancetor,. This mtiserrably setti-. alvari iots awl dastaraly spirit of eirauonlI ot olyl paraly-s t h'- energy~2 an improve men:l iiill Cfotur cntry, but it de-.troys atll local at tiachenltets andut atlI love of couttltry lIe who i-,eonstanitly wandering fromtt pIace to lIng toe 'chatnge S. Catrol ina for A labamta, ad 3l ississippi for Texas. is utterly ins ileh to a hi;:h, lofty atnd disitnterestedl feel ing of patriotismn." OTTO OF RtosEN. The followinag is thte re-cipe for omakinig he creraledt ottoi or ottar of roses. fromt a1 work recenttly piublished, entitled theC .l moir.s of the Rose : --Take a very large earthen oir stone jar, or a Jarge clean woodetn cask, fill it with the laes of she tibiner of roses very wsell piedetI andi freed from atlI seedls atnil stalks; potir lil them. as nmuchi putre spring ns ater as will cover them, and set thtem, atnd set the ve-sel in the sun. in the moernling. at sunrise, and let it stand till bhe evening then take it itnto the htouse for the tniht. Expose it itn this matnner for six or seven: successive dlays; atnd at the end of the thirdi ir fourilb day, a tnumbier of particles, of ftti yellow, ily tmater, will float tin the surface, which in two or Ihree days more, will gather itnto a scum which is the ottar of~ roses. This is taken up biy some cotton. tied to the end of a piece of a stuck, and sqeezed by the funger and thumb into a stall vial, 'vhich must lie immediately well stopped:-and this is repeated for silto succeesive evenitngs, or wvhile any oif this fine essential oil rises to thIe sut face of the water. It is said a htundred pionds of roses will not yield above half au ounce of this precious arotma." vALU:AILE l:EcIPE. Mr. A. Brotnson. ofC Meadville (Pa.) says, from fifteen years experiemnce, lie linds that Indian meal poultice, covered with young hysou tea, softened with hot water. and4 aid over baurns or frozen flesh, as hot as can be borne, will relieve the plain in five mitets. If blisters have not arisen be fore. thcy will not1 after it is put ott; and that one poultice is genera!!y sualicient to el'ect a cere. KILL TtIAT wIEED. Now is tile time the farmecr s,.auld give at tenttiotn to the killitng weeds. Rtemetmber that for every pound olf wveeds soin'ered - grow, causes a los~s of a pIounid oif the eu vaed eriip, andl if allowe-d to go to1 seed, vonmir fields will be sowed for the comtin~g ... -I'r-te; I -'armc from the Greenvuu Mout4iXar. 'IAISU GILAZIEas' AGAINST *REtARSHtRES. in the July number of "the Cultivator," published at Albany, New York, I saw an mccount of the weight of some '-Berkshire" and "Woburn" pigs. The Berkshires weighed #fiy pounds at three months old, and the Woburs one hundred and sisteen at four months old. This statement induced me to we igh an uncommorly fine pig of the -Irish Grazier" breed, which was pre tented me by my t'riend William Blas ingame, Esq. about two months since. At two months old it weighed forty eight pounds. and at three months, seventy eight pounds! Thie is lenty-ei.ht pounds more than the New York Berkshires at the same age! For the last month this pig as increased just a pound aday. it ought to increase in bulk faster the ensuing month, and if it does, it will outweigh the Wo )urns at four months old. Ily friend, Dr. Williams, made me a present of a pig :rossed ott the China breed, about two nonths since, and which was nearly the tame age as the one above meutioned. I permnitted these pigs toruu in my k;tchen yard, and fed them with meal, damaged lour, bran, sour milk, &c. They both had he same fare, but the China pig is not inore than one-half as large as the other. Mr. Blasingame's sow was brought from Kentucky, and is quite a huge animal. rhe rest of her litter are not perhaps more than one half as large as this of mine; but they are, nevertheless, fine pigs. and have had the cotmon fare of a horse lot, There prevails in this country, ationgst rarmers. two very opposite opinions in re ard to the size and quick growth of hogs. The one is, that their qualities depend en tirely ont the feeding. without any regard whatever to the breed. Hence w see the advocates of this opiniott utterly regardless onlall improvement in their breed of hogs. The other notion is, that the growth and size of hogs are owing mainly to their breed. The supporters of this opition are runningerazy after "Brekshires." "Wo. burns," &c. The truth of thisl matter. as in tioit atrairs of this life, lies hetween the iwo extremes. Much depeds on the breed of hogs. antd more oft their feeding. as is shown by the statement already made. The ruinous policy of motist farmers it this District, is, to keel too stany logs. They are half perished, and at two yenrs old require more corn to fatten them han their pork is worth. Nor will tly weigh more at that age, when tattened. than a good pi:: ought to weigh when six mihs old. If a pig is stunted he will never thrive or do well afterwards. I have seen it stated, and believe it tio lie a fact. that it will require less food to make a pigweigh one hundred and fifty weight th~an a hall perished hog twelve mouths old. Pigs, atal tl hogs, hould be fed on lop and boil ed corn. orscailed nea. There i-, how ever, nothin; equal to soir milk as fod for ptg.. Whikt On this slubject. l.: me recoIm miteitd thte plan of a Piggery. which I have oabtained f'rom one conttrurted by 3Mr. Poinett. in a his l)istrict. It is eight feet wide and lifteen long. with a partition in the centre-plank floor raiseal ten inches from the ground. covered with hoards, and att open siace of ten feet siuare in front for the hogs to walk and rmt int. The troughs extend a little oiut of the pens fur the cottvenaienlce of feedaintg. 'The onat 5InaCe shouzld lie fled wsitht leaves or stra)w. 'ntd in) this wvay an immttett'e gtnatity ofl ftatiure ftp bt e tmade fromta ltCtetinag htogs. Ilaving a dry, watrmt shelter to sleep tttder, te bogs' will thtriver fa~ter ndta ttttea better. Hloiiphdoul nIott tie perm itted tip .leep un der at.hetier utnle.ss it htas at Ip~ttn floor, o herm wise they atre injure- tby breathing the' ite du lst ai powderedl mnu re-nta' sholdl botay be a! owedl to '.sle ini 'tnables. as thtev wnililibe itnjured by the tmanaur. It is Zatmisinke to suppo~ hogs like to lie' in tithh. I ~ itany one~ btibl a pen, such as I have dlescribted.~~ad hie will s.ee the slo-i'tter edl pazrt of it.whtere theii ha';;nl~eepi.kr1i phfi:e~ e:liti.Y st.th'tea.'. . . 1' lI)r. .t Icoot ait I ostonf, wshia is tt the Itah. ito utsaying many. capital thtin~ rnout thte every duay alfair, aau-l hpabiits if life, -htas ra coieidin thea~ N. 1'rFar.r all tihase whopi wi,h good~a hahhtitrh andlog life to eat early ad ligh t upliers, lie au ces ma a ny'. amnples aaf~in'hlvidnaits whio by eatting: hiaae andai heatvy su;ppers, brouaghta iam ataem lve,., di en:~.t ail Iprabuly prea tate da eatth. Wh lo, thata has tried it, aloc. nat Latow t hat late sutppers drive awya'y 'tiread nature's sweet restoprer-hiahnyi ch ep:' uaid person,' tander their inf~iitece are subiject tao aight mnare, and frt;,;ht'ful dramts, itad n htat is still motare seriouas, thaey ri-a, fruom hedl itt thte motrn int withI a hpit ter tuast e in athe mtouth, a stomanch not ini a proip er condiition fair tbreakfast, anda the whle peront by tao tueatt-, wvell quaalifledl for hiu siess. We dii not ap~prove of anty4:eal's beig very heavy, and it' atty is to be light 's, let it he the sauppner. A cup oaf milk ud a pico of cornt breud, is motarefao le to repoase, thanr hacon, coffee, ten, wine or anay thaing else indigestible or stimtula ting.-griculturist. Do?tyETtC 3ti1DtCINE. Thec casftors ont a dlinnter tale are said, by a late Loandon work. to tie a kind al aedicine entest, continlitng dr'ugs of great virtues. I. Salt.-Thais is a dlecidedI cathaartic, i the douse of fromt half an aaunce tao an ounace It is also a vearmaifuge itt large anase. Critials in hiollandl w..ere formerly sen tenced to live nmitthotut salt, and becat terribly afliied with worams. 2. Einerar.-This is refringerant anm d iaphoretic, i ail aplhied ina~terally,'i odeately siimulrat. if att over-dise a soda has beent taken, or ;a:,y other alkali it is a certain ant idaite. ;. Mustaf.-A tamstard emetic is saif to he itnfallibte int Cholera. ()lire Oil.-TI his, says t te dispensaries is --demutlcenat, relaxetat andi lattim e.'' it is anu ittt ito agaitast rcat Isoisuns, alttt seems to be obnxioustt to w'rmis, killin:~ tem,. it is stupposedl, by stopping some oi tteii bareathing htoles. Besides, it relieve the paiti occiasioned by to iapplication u pungentt acrid suibstanices ti) t he skint. 5. Prpper.-This eures diarrhea an. tte relaxedl sore throat. Pipecrine, thec al kaaiid extractedl fromn the pepper, htas cur rel the ague, itn the hands of' Dr. .\tei am INiOCULATION OF 45131ALS. The spread of the mnurrian among cattle and sheep in tile s oth-for, fortunately, we are free icoll it in the Highland-bas suggested a step which seems strange to the uninitiated-the inoculation of stock with the view of ijtigating or preventing the ser-ous attacks of the distemper. This has been tried iin the south, and we believe there is no instance of the innoculated ani mal taking tihe complaint *hen it is rife in the district. At our wool fair last week, Mr. Pagan, salesman in Uverpool, recom mended this subject to the attenitou of our iigh land ramers. The stock seized with murrain suffer little on farms, and are ea sily cured; but when they are driven on roads to the market whili laboring under its effects, it often proves fatal. As a meas nre of precaution, 1 r. Pagan recommended that all stock should be inoculated at home. With respect to this inoculation of animals Mr. Mackenzie, of Applecross, 31r. P., re marked at the same time, that a lady in London (sister of Captain Marryatt) who had several pet dogs, was in alia habit of intonculating thcn, and not one took the distemper.-Inrerness Courier. FOUL AIR IN 5TAaLES. The following lfact, which we copy from the Farmer's Cabinet, was also communi cated to ust and believing it to possess in terest for the owners of horses. we hastes to lay it before our readers. It should be remembered that the plaster by being in corporated with the manure, is wor'h at least three tines its cost.-Germantown Telegraph. "At the last meetind of the Philadelphia Agricultural Society, a member drew the attention of the company to the fact estab. lished by Liebig, in his late work, "Or ganic Chemistry." that plaster of Paris (gypsum) hais the property absorbing vola tile amrtmonia ; and urged upon all those who keep) stock, the very simple mode by which their stables could be rendered per fectly sweet. healtly and iuodorous, mere ly by scattering abroad about a bushel of the pulverised gypsum per month on the loors, by which means tle complaints and evils arising frot the stench of confined stables-weak eyes, &c., would ble pre vented, the gypoumn used being rendered for nore valuable by such application, fir the purpose of nature. lie also very ju diciarusly remarked, ahat the hay and fod dier which are generally deposited over our horses. their stables mnust become greatly contitaminatel by the penetrating efiluvia of amtmaonia arising front the urine, which mi::ht be remaedied lby the application above recormeuded." Fron the PendIdoa Messeiger. SoUTH CAROL.INA aRAO PtG. Mr. Editur.-A friend handed me the September number of the Agriculturist publihed at Na,hlville Tennessee in which, t)% er thae! ignmature of G. It. Gunter, Plea isan-t I lill thr rmiles soauth of Nashville. is a commuaantiarantiona, with the conaepicuouscap tion of ''Brag Pig." Mr. Gunter, vith a air of triumph hsidding defiance to any thing, like successful rivalry. has proclaim ed to tle United Srntes, tie age, weight and pedigree of his --noble pigP Without a wish to detract in the slidGent degree, fan the boasted superiority of this pig, permit te. Mr. Editor tat introduce through vorar crllumns to pulic notice rn unpre ieaadirng Chainna crossedl onr the Th'lin thaitnd. Mly pig lat the age uof 1.5 day~'s weighed 8: lb,. at 6 dlaya trild weighed 17j lbs. anad at t wo maon:ha' 1-1 hours n eighaed, 54 Itas. 2 oz. The' l!rn Pie arf Tcennessee bcinag of the geniuinre Ierksire weighaed at 30 days of a:e 1 lb3Ihs. atad nem two monthtls 49 Iibs, Thre bearer hteait 5 lbs. 2 'rz. Brother Gun' 'rr exuhrina enquaires after Dr. Mlartin, of Kaeatutckv ;antd .,avs hre would he glad to bar trrn hrim: i-e naeed not concerna haim saelf I'ho~rut lKentureky h le htas nrow hecard f'romt Soruth Carolina anal mturt try itra::aina. ?et~ ron crri.ns. .A thali. r. aaon so~ fruaitflI ina colds, it may ntir ha' imrprorper tar rnta', thlaat great benearfat mtaay lthen deried frat at prea'rat iota contsit tit: at' a ta'n-spttotonful of llax-seed. ,. wis twr peci" .vrth oaf .t ick liqurorice anal a - quarter amf a poaa rl oft ntew raisians, pitt iata awar qutart< of soaft wa.'ter atnd simameredh atawnt ra ne aq'aar-ro whlicha is to bec ad dlet na prtruwl oaf banrwn sugar candy, a table poonful'~ l 'a*n'hi te o ine vinegar or lemon jrice. alae latr namedti inretdient tor Ire put tarly in thre qanattity about to be taken as a dose. A half pit of thtis dlriank taken ott going t bed. oar a rsmall quaantty 'i~ped whenaev e'r thec cauagh is traoubl.-somea. is said toa pro dutce thre happ rliest effect. 'IThe presciption is at all eveants palatable, anda well worthy bein;; tried .-Ball, .-mer'icun. rr:troE ec's:nII:a AYD RA-r-T.EsNAKE. Siamea miaaers itt excavating near Bell view. ina Jecksona Coutt, some time since. fateam i n etrifiedl cucutmber embedded in thec rotck aboautt twernty feet beltow the sur face oaf t he earthi. Thais petrifaction is now itt aour parssessin, and can he setn at our oifrice. It retaints its shanpe perfectly, and Iis ira every respect a perfct cucumber, ex capt thatt it is ntow a statne. A quatrry was openedl about a year since ott theen cst sidle oaf Rock River, Illinois, threat mrile's nbave Dixon's ferry, fur the use oaftire lItailroad. Bietweena two 'eavy lay ers of thec rock was found a petrified rattle snaake. 1i hav itnu a lortso coil anal wan probabr'ly abrout fouar feet long. We~ have examinedi rte plrace where it lay, hut dlid not see thre pietrifactiomn. Thte layers of rack were atbout eightecen inches thick. F ratm thre fatce of the brlufi', to th.e spot where it ;-ay, is abrout thirty' feet, anad to the top of thre samea onei haundredl feet. A getilematt tromat Newv Yorrk haud bteetn too qjuick for us. nata carriedr it away. We were itnformed lby thte workmae, that it remratined perfect tar every re speact, thec mrinutesrt scale, or parotuberancee bein:: as percepibh: as if thto animl wre et aive Ithadthirteena rattles, andr wa<s of thte species knoiwnt as thre y ellow Mtassauger.-Dubauque (Io'ua,) Exprenss, Thre Wathr.-For the last two days h Ias beent raitny, chailly andr of course dism greeabrle. O)m- villagte is extremtelv heal thdy. h~a tarrorartaed by sicknecss, which is itkly to cetinnae unrtil frost. Chtester is siekly. in te village :as well as surrmund i cu:- Yoki!cCompiler, 1&8.