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London, England, 1842-01-14 00:00:00

This day, in Bvo.,
THE JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND,
Vol. IL, Part 111.

CONTENTS.
On Drainage of Land. By J. French Burke.
Comparative Feeding Properties of Mangold 'Wurzel and
Swedish Turnips. By Earl Spencer.
Cultivation of Mangold-Wurzel. By William Miles, M.P.
On Guano. By Professor Johnston.
Cottage Gardening. By James Main, A.L. S.
Hopetoun Wheat, and on Comparative Trials of Wheat. By
Patrick Shirreff.
Report of Results in Thorough-Draining and Subsoil-Plough-
ing. By Richard White.
Practical Instructions for Improving Turnpike and Parish
Roads upon the Mile System. By Colonel Challoner.
Natural History and Economy of the Turnip Saw-Fly.
By John Curtis, F.L.S.
Improvement of Peat Soils By Cuthbert W. Johnson.
Practice of English Farmers in Improvement of Peaty Ground.
By Philip Pusev, M.P.
Marine Peat in Carnarvonshire as Manure. By Rev. J. V.
Vincent.
On Compounding Mineral Manures. By F. Falkner.
Comparative Quality of Milk from Alderney and Kerry (Irish )
Cows. By Richard White.
Description of a New Subsoil Plough. By Charles Gabell.
Append►x, &c. &c.
John Murray, Albemarle-street..
Publisher to the Royal Agricultural Society of England.

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MANHOOD: the CAUSES of its PRE-
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Solitary Habits, or Infection ; followed by Observations on the
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regular surgeon. In order to obviate the pernicious effects
sure to result from the practices of such pretenders, the
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lungs, putting on all the outer appearances of
however, when traced to their source,
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been se
heart disease, takes, &c., the sole and exclusive origin has
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