Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-08-16

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MODE OF dscerfoininS The eract moment of
the Equinor.
All the secret consists in having ashes oS
vine branches and a chrystal glass with a
foot 20 1t. The ashes must be pure and sif
ted; the glass should be clean and placed
in room upon solid table or some other
fixture which will not be liable TO be moved.
1 he doors and windows must be CLOSELY
smut, lest the wind should interrupt the o..
peration. These preparatory dispositions
being made, fill The glass with clean water.
and throw in two spoonfu's o. ashes. The
ashes quickly settle at the bottom, and the
water becomes transparent as before
You must then wait for the moment OF the
Equinox. At the very instant when the
sun passes over or under our hemisphere.
the ashes rise from the bottom of The glass
and. trouble the water as If an invisible
hand were disturbing It.
inns curious experiment, presents ample
scope tor disquisitlon among philosophers,
and those VINO will convince themselves Of
the trath OF the above, may, by investiga-
ting the cause of this remarkable phenon-
enon, be enabled to make some new and
interesting discoveries. -OracLe.
Method of destroying GARLICK, by pro.
| proper SUCCESSION Vi crops OF grain and
| grass.
| Many farmers have found by experience,
that there is great advantl &c IN raising
wheat on what IS called Il clover sod, with
once blowing. But IN the common way Of
management, if there DC garick in the field
IL increases fast by such pr ctice This
may be prevented oy proper success on
| OF crops; pow corn stalk grouud early in
the spring sow oats ana flax and clover.
and III September following, put OH tnlee
pecks OF plaster TO the acre, and the next
spring like quantity. De not pasture it
much, espec ally when tbs. ground is either
wet or dry in the extreme. But the grass
Tor hay when mt, and in ths proper season
lay on the manure, piow It wei in--sow It
well, and harrow II Cwice length ways Of
the plowns. Some farmers choose to
plough it we'll soon after harvest, men lay
on the dung, and piow 1t shallow for seed
| Ing.
In either way the pl. nts VIII no, be so
liable to be .jared by the wet and frosts
III the w4lcr; and the garlick, tho' ever
| so plenty will not head the ensuing sum-
mor. II the field be planted With corn the
year following, x the same course pursued
| again with GA ), clover or wheat. the gar.
liCk VIII nearly be subdued. rhis OF grain
and grass raised. The sprouting of clover
may DC promoted by victim, the seed in
warm water, anu dying it with plaster be-
Tore sowing
Begin to follow these directions next
year, ana try to Kill the garljck efFectuaL-
iy.
| FROM LONDON PAPERs.
| The invention which was lately nenti.