The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-07-26 00:00:00

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HINTS FOR THE APPROACHING RAH/ I
A resideoce of two yews is Switsielaed, and partleulad
itteetnse directed to the roma moisamy of the comitrr
, &mango oilier diags brought me acquainted with a method
• of inonsestiag which to me was spite new. Gina my retake
hone I hem made wool aspirin without Wavily learned !
• rthas • 111111.111/f mabod was ewer pesetieed is Emitting, though
• it Is by se mean. improbable that it may ahead*. be kaolin,
-.albite in local custom of old date, confrere haviag bee. Ms
:Undated by 'travellers who had equal opportenities with
myself of observing what passed before flair eyes.. Pam use
aware, however, that any aritlen description of this @method"
ha already impaired; and it is under a-persuasion of its
growl utility deal rue, eodeavoue to give it every possible
petition,.
,_. lusevestiac two in, portant matters present themselves
'lie the consideration of the Itemet : expellee of labour, aed
eticne. A saving is labaar,ifit pnarscis the time, is rarely
4"bene4ei•l, a* it exposes the crop to additional risk and.airci.
dent from bad weather; but every saving, is Miss is a pad-
'me advantage. the Swiss method saves both ti.,,se tact
labour; and the loss from shedrliag in handling the COM,
:appears to Ist less than with its. The main principle of
system consists in the rise of the rcyhts instead of the
Every one must he aware of the my superior pewees
of the former instrument ; but in the ordinary mode of ming
it, eatiriihrtandieg the various contrivances of bows, sweeper
credit., Ake. which hare been attectird so the scythe Ito re-
medy the incistivesience, the corn is thrower down in such
rode eclipse...l the ears become so entangled, that a .great
her follows from sheihieng ; and hence f'aruters have eon-
veivv.l it better to employ•six sickles tutu one scythe.. Nay,
I have beard it segued, when rims were high, that there
. was good economy in reaping even barley
lu Swi!serland, however; bye a very simple connivance
eke objectifies to the Seithe have beets completely obviated.
• Each mower is accompanied by a person bearing a light
,trained boor pole, whose bunions it is to press the pule in a
korizontsi position against the stems of the corn which are
..te bent', so sr in bend the airs considerably away from the
' mower, and leave him a fell, fair, stroke at the aggregated
fltlllti. The pole I. best made of deal, switch about the-
% hit-knees of the handle ufa'a sweepieg-brash, and ill FiVlll-
zPrlatid is commonly about nine feel in length; bet • this
engirt be determined he the • nature of the scythe seed 9,
venue Wrill heirs toe rile most be oar of the rebuts* the
don'tr from the scythe, and stale* same lime there mast hi
ssitErsent length of pule left to press against the whole
Isieaiiih or beech of standing pear which the mower can-
compass with bus scythe. The perms who bears the pule,
commonly a hid, steads with his face UM/arils the mower, .
a little to the left of his line of progression, and moves.
Imateratille ea she other %deepen.' The pole mug be held as
' the hearer Gods most convenient ,• and steedied, either
against his hody, or his thigh, aecurditig to his height ; bet
sere meet be taken that it is held nearly boresnetally, sad
ft. mole should press not the standing core, from abseil silt
halbert° slam below the ems, so es to give • staple/ dirge-
, nisi, away foam the mower, to the whole quantity likely to
he•eal at owe stroke. The sal which are this, permed back
us err straggle. either daring wafter the stroke% bat slide
aluog the pole; which, if properly held, keeps them quite
iota,. sad they will fall one way, smoothly and, ratelar ly.
Should the eorn have been beaten dean by sin or stores,
the scythe cosset certaisly he seed with the 1104 advantage
as if at anima creel anJ heathy; the sickle will answer bes►
moiler such coecomasam a. 'Who Owns,• however, aere so
cart;iii about their crops, drat ohms fallen they raise them,
is part, by fastrsiteg the stews together, and-lying them in.
• dirt mioisassitary to that in which they Wee taltea.—.
• Sometimes they plait stakes through the Geld, and put wall•
twee ban Or rods, from slake to stake, a as su bear tie
stems ley and afire this the corn may be mooed. But in.
threat...l' a GM', eau, upright crop, whether of wheat we
ether mails. three can be we liesitaties in priferrieg the
ecyffre sed pals, if properly itard,.to the stride.
• • alt., the mow., has pa.seil oar. lIPO er more women on
boys. commas., comas, fulkiwoishisse kosioem it in gently
and carefully I. spread the rem that hashers mowed, much
is the same way that tie or hemp is spread, in eves regular
layers. IPhee properlydried, a Oita operation, preperatory
t. *brine& is performed- by Iwo other persona, intemmooly
wres. one of whom Carrico two wands or redo, about foe*
. feet ia length, /be ether we rod only. Tke person cars ring
the tw.o redo thrusts them, nue in each heed, wader the layer
of case, whirls lies Apread oat on the gerund; the perseu
with the single %fraud et !he same time standing opposite to
' the other, pots the awl& viand under the
wit/ beetween the Iwo opposite wands. Then the hands are
mimed, ukase the pairstisof the reds or WOW'. Neliteill trar the
. groused, sod thus the mar* slides ue is shored together in
Imps large 'cough for bandies. If the crop is thin, the
gatherers must bogie eke wirier apart, or two iathei hogs
miy be soiled, awl great attention during this operation is
pad I. collecting soy scatteaerl or weighs( slime. The
same uperati•in may he performed with a lung toothed
ebbe; but the taro to alike, math less when the weeds are
word.
The Notices follow there who bare alleeted the heaps}
• tad it Is to he pirticslarlp noted, that the Swam do Dot use
' the fresh-cm ewe tor heads, bet ionise them at home in the
. hares or straw, at some coo tenant time sat &drawee. When
wanted (or woe they see anted to Ore geld and distributed
oho% the rims. The time spent is knotting she bards in
the fields is flies saved, amid the lon of grain from twisting
the bawds or rubbing natant other ab ie carrying bum.,
is avoided.
The advantages derived from this method, and the devi-
lries of labiser, will be when's. hooey period who has mice
sees the perfect practice ; and I do not think there is may
einiggeration ihs ststing, that with the same heed• a crop
may by such means be saved in hen the time. Bat fam
emetieed to gn further, mod espies* my conviction, that the
crop may bemired in half the time with care fewer hand*
than the stale requirts. Much, Lerner. will eertai•ly de-
pend ern the desk-are sod williagaess of the people employ-
ed ; but the mere 'spa mond of the scythe and pule may be
trial ',ahemt soy exprose or difficulty.

la deseribing this m. thud as Swio. it is °Penney to add,
owl tt is by no iguana geoeral throsgh Switeerlond, hut
cueSisid at present to paiticular &strive: after being once
intiuduced. bow. err, a le sever ati•nduseel ; and 1 have
'seen 'odd that it is roreadiseg very royally through the cows.
.try. "If herr can lie au use. r roof of its escalleace; fur iit •
enuntiy exposed to cial,miiiies Coors iactemest mason., and
were years of aciicity are by no means suicommoie, it
would certainly nut be adopted it it 41,1 not ensure to the
.lioebaurivaair the summit possible Nudely* from his erniy.
.There is no west 44 hands itt Switzerland; no the contrary,
the valleys of Oirerlenil, where I have observed the use of
the septic ems& prevalerit, swarm with iiihabillasits ; and
eats, .01311141,, psi children all work is the Sada with the
greatist amidoity, butt. early and late.
bete purposively delayed this puhlteation situ' the UM*
ad barns* was seas, wafer a pendamitio that it was likely
die produce mese effect, when I her. Ims an opportunity of
trying the esperiancet whilst the subj Let was fresh is the
• Hod.
Lead" Jag 11, 111111. ISAAC WELD, jun.

• The veytinis eiwaseriely seed in Steitserland have light,
Anti blades, and I believe are prieheipally of German sane-
Varier*. The haudles are ouch best, and t►e rawer stands
**tenably aright. The sweep is sot very great. Bet the
&MS are adeikabie manners I 'have wrest patches of grass
lea t►e A•ps, growing wader ledges of ruck when ■o elute
(*yid cheek cut as ewer and smooth es a desserons English
eardrum-emelt! Ames • Vied riot. They pet an exquisite
edge en than scythes by Mesenteries them out on little
*sink kept &sr the impose, Instead of dawning the edge ►y
•eisese slew es oar mowers de; sod Attie scythes by this
iteataseet nenesserestly last veneh looser. The operative ie
pmforesed ewes *a a din Ire twirl sad the edge I. afterwards
*go &Wore aerreard by a tart of fuer se report. Wank
Anse Age en"