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Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-10-31

convenient, l was under the necessity to
put the horse into a stable, which was
dry. He had not any food given him
that night, except few blades of corn
fodder, which lay scattered about the
stable. Next morning l went early to
the stable, and observed my horse stand
ing, seemingly quite well.--I put the
saddle on him, and walked my way
further few miles, leading the horse
after me. Observing the horse to walk
we'll at his usual gate, l ventured on him,
and rode him. He walked as well as
ever, nor was the least sign of sickness
or stiffness observable on him, and he
was, and continued to be as we'll as ever
before. gave HIM, however, on the
first day after his founder no other food
than some blades of corn fodder.
What virtue the sassafras root had, or
| if it have any, to restore foundered
horse, leave TO others to determine.
have been little verbose, but think
| it better in this case, than merely to say,
my horse was quite gone by the founder,
and was wonderfully and quickly restor-
ed to good health by drench of the de-
coction of sassafras root.
ABRAHAM STEINER.
| p. S. No unsoundness was afterwards
observed in the hoofs.
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AGRICULTURAL.
FROM THE Montgomery MONITOR.
SEED GRAIN.

The importance of clean and unmixed
seed, especially for wheat, begins to al
tract tho attention Of farmers, but by no
means SO generally as could be wished.
Clean grain sells for higher sum than
foul---but there is not yet so much diff
ference in the price---nor is the ioulness
OF the grain offered in market, so much
of a bar to the best price as it ought to
be. To encourage more attention to
this subject, relate some circumstances
that fell under my own observation, few
days since.
A farmer Of my acquaintance who has
long paid the strictest attention to clean
seed, has sold seed wheat, on an average
Of several years, TO the amount of 200
TO 500 dollars, and at an advance Of 20
to 25 per cent. above the market price
for wheat. As bis crops are principally
used for seed, his profits have begun to
attract the attention Of others. A few
DAYS since | was at his house, when
farmer came from an adjoining town, to
propose an exchange with him, for seed
wheat, for the sole purpose Of an eX
change, in order to keep the grain from
degenerating.' This farmer confidently
declared his own wheat in no respect in
ferior, and declined to pay 25 per cent.
on the exchange. The result was that
Mr.. N. went home with Mr.. F. to look
at his wheat. On examining dozen
sheaves, of his seed svheat, we counted
an average of four heads of rye, two of
chess, and one of cookie, to sheaf -
On seeing this, Mr.. N. declared his
barn contained the wheat raised on 80
acres, this year-and that he would make
an even wager to the full amotnt Of the
crop, that his whole barn did not contain
so much foul seed, as the single dozen
of wheat before him Ihave since exa-
mined 90 bushels of the seed wheat of
Mr.. N. and have not been able to de-
tect single seed of any thing but wheat.
Grain SO perfectly clean, is worth 100
per cent to sow-and IS to any miller,
who wants to make the best of -four. l
hope our wheat buyers will make more
difference in the price.-It is the best
way to raise the reputation of our wheat
and -four.
A.. A FARMER.
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Sc, ,.ga1eseeerN-
From HumJoM's Travels in America.


CURIOUS FACT IN NATURAL HISTORY.
j" In this village San Fernando lives
a laborer, Francisco Lozano, who pre-
scented a physiological phenomenon,
highly calculated to strike the magma
ton, though it is very comfortable to the
known laws of organized nature. This
man has sucked child with his own
milk. The mother having fallen sick,
the father, to quiet the infant, took it into
his bed, and pressed it to his bosom.
Lozano, then thirty-two years of age, had
never remarked till that day that he had
milk: but the irritation of the nipple,
sucked by the child, caused the accu-
mutation Of that liquid. The milk was
thick and very sweet. The father,
astonished at the increased size of his
breast, sucked his child two or three
times day during five months. He
drew On himself the attention of his
neighbors, but he never thought as he
probably would have done in Europe, of
deriving any advantage from the curiosi-
tv he excited. We saw the certificate,
which had been drawn up on the spot, to
attest this remarkable fact, witnesses
of which are still living. They assured
US, that, during this sucking, the child
had no other nourishm ent than the milk
of his father. Lozano, who was not at
Arenas during our journey in the
Missions, came TO US at Cumana. He
was accompanied by his son, who was
then thirteen or fourteen years of age.
Mr.. Bonpland examined with attention
the fathers breast, and found it wrinkled
like those of women who have given
suck. He observed, that the left breast
in particular was much enlarged; which
Lozano explained to US from the circum-
stance, that the two breasts did not fur
nish milk in the same abundance. Don
Vicente Emparan, governor of the pro-
vince, sent circumstantial account OF
this phenomenon to Cadiz.
1t is not very uncommon circum-
stance, to find, both among humankind
| and animals, males whose breasts con-
tain milk and the climate does not ap-
pear to exert any marked influence on
the more or less abundance of this Sc
erection. The ancents cite the milk OF
the he goats of Lemnos and Corsica. In
our own time, we have seen in the coun-
try of Hanover, he goat, which for a
great number Of years was MIXED every
other day, and yielded more milk than a
female goat. Among the signs of the
pretended weakness of the Americans,
travellers have mentioned the milk con-
tanned in the breasts of men. 1t is how
ever improbable, thatit has ever been OBJ
served in whole tribe, in some part OF
America unknown to modern travellers ;
and can affirm, that at present it is no,
more common in the new continent, than
in the old. The Iaborer of Arenas,
whose history we have just related, is not
of the copper-colored race of Chyma
Indians: he is white man, descended
from Europeans. Moreover, the anato'
mists have observed, that among the
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THE THEORY OF DREAMING.

A Mr.. Andrew Carmichael has started
very ingenious theory ofdreaming. He
enume crates no less than seven different
states of sleeping and waking.
|. When the entire brain and nervous
system are buried in sleep; then there
is a total exemption from dreaming.
When some of the mental organs are
awake, and all the senses are asleep. then
dreams occur, and seem to be realities.
8. When the above condition exists,
and the nerves are also in a state of wake
fulness, then may occur the rare phe~
nomcnon of somnambulism.
4. When one of the senses is awake,
with some OF the mental organs, then we
may be conscious, during our dreams,
of its illnsory nature.
S. When some of the mental organs
arc asleep, and two or more senses are
awake, then we can attend to external
impressions, and notice the gradual de-
parture of our sumbers.
s. When we are totally awake, and in
full possession of all our faculties and
powers.
7. When under these circumstances,
we are so occupied with mental opera
tons as not to attend the impressions of
external objects then our revere de-
ludes us like a dream. Lon. Mag.
Two men tired of life, took the reso-
luton of drowning themselves. Chance
led them, without knowing each other,
to fix on the same spot for the execution
of their purpose, and they met on West
minister Bridge, whence they purposed
to throw themselves into the Thames.
Very different motives led them to this
result. One born TO large fortune, was
satiated with pleasure, and having no re-
sources within himself, resolved to get
rid of life which he thought painful
| and burthensome; the other pursued
commerce with great industry, and by a
series of losses and disasters, was ire
trievably ruined. Despair brought one
thither, disgust and safety the other.
| Both were struck with having come to
the same place for the same purpose, by
different routes. The disguised man
having heard the others story, said to
him, there is no remedy for my nnhap-
piness-there is for yours-I am rich
and can heal your sorrows, by giving
you a part of my property-l shall at
least have performed one good action
before / destroy myself, and your mo-
tives for getting rid of yourself be re-
moved. The despairing man was de-
lighted with the project; but the latter
after saving the life ofthe other, had no
longer any wish to make an end of his
own; the good action he had done re-
conciled him to existence. A strong
friendship ensued between the two men
in consequence of this meeting; ono
gave the other his daughter in marriage,
and both are now as much attached to
life, as they were for moment disgust
ed with it. Eng. PqhcT.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-10-31
Salem, ". C. 2lst august, 1890
JOHN S. SIMMER, ESQ.

John S. SKINNER, ESQ.
Sjr--ln the month of March 1908,
travelling then in East Tennessee, near
the French Broad River, staid one night
at place, where my horse could get
nothing else, nor had any thing else than
raw corn, and that. plentifuIly, as much
as he would eat. In the morning, the
horse drank very freely, and suppose
too hastily, and too much at once. Hav-
ing rode on, in less than mile, my
horse began to walk lame, and l observ-
ed that he was toundered. A short time
after was met by man, who, obscrv-
ing that my horse was ioundered, told
me, that as soon as observed;t It, ought
to have dug up piece OF sassafras root,
and tied it TO the bridle-bit; he then
alighted, and with his pocket knife dug
up piece of that root, and assisted me
in tying it to the bridle-bit: then advised
me to lead my horse to the next planta-
ton, about mile distant, if could get
him there, and to make a strong decoc-
ton of sassafras root, and drench the
horse with it, and he would be WE'LL
With some difficulty got my horse to
said plantation, put him into the yard,
and had hardly time to unsadslle him, be-
fore he fell; and there he lay, not being
able to stir. l went at it Immediately,
dug up aquantity of sassafras root, wash
ed them clean, boiled them in water, so
as make strong decoction, and then
poured out some in order to cool the
sooner. BY this time the landlord came
home, who added some common salt to
my decoction, say small handful to a
quart, and assisted me in drcnching the
horse, pouring down his throat black
bottle full of the decoction at time
We had good deal of trouble to do it,
as the horse lay motionless on the
ground, not being able to stir, and it was
with difficulty that we raised his head
1t was about ten O'Clock in the forenoon,
that we gave him the first bottle full of
the drench, which we continued to do
frequently, and repeated it in the after
noon, say once an hour. About four
O'Clock in the afternoon, we first observ-
ed some restlessness in the horse, but
could not yet rouse him on his feet; in
this we succeeded about o'clock, and
the good man offered me to take my
horse upon his wheat field, if l could get
him there. The field being near, led
him there, stiff as he was, where he pick
ed little of the green wheat FOR about
an hour, when night coming on, led
him in again. No other enclosure being
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-10-31
A FARMER.

Crohs in North Carolina.-The Ra-
leigh Star states the corn crops to be SO
promising in several of the western coun-
ties of North Carolina, that engagements
for any quantity of that article may be
made, at one dollar Ter barrel, at the
stack; and in several counties 40 cents
per bushel could not be obtained for
wheat. The tobacco crop would be
short, owing to the former drought and
the late freshets. Conjectures were
formed that the crop would be reduced
to Zone half the usual quantity" We
have learned how to state such anticipa-
tons with great caution, because the
ever restless spirit of speculation is ready
to seize on every new thing that is cal
culated to cherish. We are afraid that
the tobacco market is already too high,
and that many who have dealt in the ar
ticle will rue the prices they have given.
The last Petersburg Intelligencer in
forms that the crops of corn and wheat
in several of the contiguous counties
were very abundant, and that at some of
the upper mills not more than SO cents
could be had for the bushel of wheat.
This, of course, is only in those counties
where the carriage to market is very
expensive.
If we would pay the attention to in
ternal improvement which its impor-
lance deserves; if we would but open
those water courses and turnpike those
roads, which lead into the very heart of
many fertile but distant districts, we
should see vast variety of articles
brought for sale, which, at present, will
not pay for the carriage. There are
many counties which, during this year,
will not be able to send their grain to
market. They must feed into hogs and
cattle (and perhaps cannot find mouths
enough to consume iD or distil il into
whiskey, the most useless and pernicious
form which it can assume. -
Manufacture Of Eour.-We have
heard an opinion expressed, that the pre-
sent mode of converting wheat into -four
deprives the -four of a large portion Of
the nourishmcnt which was secured to II
by the former modes Of Manufacture
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-10-31

The remedy is perhaps within reach of
every one, and if you can find room in
the Farmer, for Duhamel's chapter on
the distempers of grain, you will think
render service, to those who wish infor-
nation. DuhamePs Elements, is book,
perhaps not to befound in every library,
but the chapter is also in Mills Hus-
bandry, Vol. 9. page 38l, as taken from
Duhamel. would transcribe the chap
ter if it was not SO long, and not doubting
that you have the book or can readily
procure it in Baltimore. | will askyou
to look at it soon, and if it meets yourap-
probation notice it in the Farmer.
Respecting the benefit of washing grain
for seed, can speak with some conf
dencc, and will relate a circumstance,
proper to connect with the subject ofthis
address.
Some years ago, | had procured some
seed oats of very superior quality, and
continued to SOW them for several years,
the only objection to jhem, was, that
they had too many blSted heads, (Mr.
Duhamel would say sautty heads y this
disease continued TO inc'ease, until some
times the dust was ofensive to those
who secured. the croI. Our crop in
particular was so muchinfected, that the
Graders were nearly asplack as GOLFERS.
| cut that crop when raher too green to
tie up and shock, and kt them lie with
out binding, to cure; before they were
sufficiently dry to bind, ! heavy rain fell
and | was obliged to tuen them, and the
rain SO invariably succeeded the turning,
that ] believe l turned item four or FIVE
times before they were s. sufficiently cured
to stack. The consequence was that
had clean grain, but little Of i'll seeded
this same oats the next season, and al
though | sought for, could not find any
blasted heads, continued to SOW the
same kind several years afterwards with
out being injured by the blast.
A.
We arc very solicitous that this sub
ject, the smut in wheat, should be tho
roughly investigated, and once more in
yite the assistance and cooperation of
our correspondents and friends. In sub
sequent numbers we shall offer the
chapters referred TO in Duhamel, with
extracts from such other authorities at
hand as may appear to be relevant and
useful. In the mean time as not mo-
ment is to be lost, we take this opportu-
nifty Of acquainting our subscribers that
in the progress Of tour lately made by
the Editor through the upper counties
of Virginia, lie was assured by several
gentlemen farmers of great intelligence
and experience that they fully conided,
after trial, in the efficacy of lie used as a
steep for seed wheat, to guard the pro-
duct against the smut.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-10-31
ABRAHAM STEINER.

P. S. No unsoundness was afterwards
observed in the hoofs.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-08-26
District of Columbia.

County Of alexandria, 10 ytt.
nN the petition of Thos. White IAN insoI.
~ vent debtor, confined in the gaol of A.
lexantIia county for debt, notice is hereby
given to the creditors oftbe said Tbs. Wbifl
tie, that on the 4tb Of Superintendent, being
the first Monday of the month, al 9 O'CLOCK
A. M. at The courthouse of said county, The
oath prescribed by the act OF CO gress fthe
United States, entitled an aat for the re.
Lief of insolvent debtors within the district
of Columbia" will be administered TO the
said insolvent, and trustee appointed. nm
less sutticient cause to the contrary be then
and there shown.
Ordered, that this notice be inserted six
times in the Alexandra Gazette and Daily
Advertiser before that day, and also four
times in the Baltimore Patriot and Mercan.
tile Advertiser, before the Ist day of Sep.
TENDER next. By order of The honorable
William Cranch, chiefjudge of The U4;led
States circuit court of The District of Colun
bia.
Teste, EDM. !. LEE, e.. C..
august "a St
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-08-26
Was Committed

IEyO the Jail for the county of Alexandria,
4 on the 9th inst. as a runaway. negro
man who calls himself MACE, and says he
is the property of Mr.. William Middleton.
living in Westmoreland county, Va..near
Richard Strong's store, about six miles from
Beal'smiil, ana about FIVE miles from Mr..
John Eatman's post Office. The said negro
man is about &c years OF age, 5 feet,6 or
inches high, well made his clothes white
woollen jacket and snuff neutrality-suspicious..
The owner is desired to come, prove pro-
perry pay charges and take him away, o.
therwise he will be disposed Of as the law
directs. ANDREW R0UNSAVELL,
august 10 Tailor.
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Ninety Dollars Reward.

nESERTED from this post on the night
- of the 10th inst. the following private
soldiers belonging to Capt, F, Ansart's COM
pany, U. $. corps of artillery, viz.
WILLIAM HADOX, aged I8 years, S
feet AZ inches high, fair complexion, blue
eyes, Light bar, born in Freaerick county,
in Virginia, and by profession laborer
THORNTON COAKLEY, aged % years,
s feet u inches high, light complexion, bue
eyes, light hair, born in Virginia, and by
profession laborer.
WILLIAM BALL, aged GO years, feet
lila inches high. light complexion, blue eyes,
light hair, born in New York, and by pro-
iession millwright.
The above reward will be paid to any per-
sonor persons who will apprehend and deli.
yer said deserters at this or any other mill
tafy post IN the U. States, or thirty dollars
for each. FELlA ANSARi,
Capt OF Artillery commanding
Fort Washington, august 10 tuths2w
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Notice

rs hereby given to the creditors of Josiah
Il Watson, bankrupt, that on the 4th day
of September next, being the first Monday of
the month, the assignee OF the estate of said
bankrupt, will attend at the Court House ia
Alexandria, when and where said creditors
are requested to convene, as business of inn
portance, appertaining TO said estate, will
then come before the commissioners.
JOHN MciVER, Assignee ofthe estate
and effects of Josiah Watson, bankrupt.
july dtS4
n From unavoidable ,circu stanr' 8
the above meeting is postponed until the goth
day of November next.
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For Freight,

80 The very superior and fast
saE sailing brig DECATUR, Jehn Mil
Ter, master, burthenl8o tons or 400 bbls,
is in fine order to perform a voyage 70 any
part OF the world, and will be ready for a
freight in four days.
Also fer Freight,
To any Eastern port,
IA, The schooner THOMAS. Josiah
I4sS paulding master, bur'hen $50 bbls.
a substantial vessel and will be ready for
in three days. Applyto
JOHN Fl. LADD & Co.
Who offer for the cargo of said vessels, viz.
80 M merehaniahle pine boards
400 casks Taomaston lime
Also, landing from brig Hebe, & schr Midas,
80 tons Swedes iron, of sizes suitable
for Wagon tire
80 bundles binders boards
tons Russia hemp august ~
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Public Sale.

10y virtue of deed of trust from Henry
- z. Hamersley, dated the 9th day u
OK July, 1875, to secure to James S. Scott
the payment of $50 dollars. with interest,
&c. VIII he exposed to public sale for cashs
al the coffee house in thetown Of A'exandtis;
on The 10Th DAY of September next, at i2 o..
CLOCK, all the right, title, and interest, Of
The SAID II G. Hdmersly in and 10 an uhdi.
V'ded portion or moiety Of tract Of lahdi
called Lyhom, lying in the county of Faifs
lax, and state o! Virginia, and adjoining
the lands Of James Patton, and the late Geh1
Mason. JAMES ANDERSON, Trustee.
august 10 tutns31
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For Boston.

La The brig PAYMASTER, Captain
s: a8S. Prince isnow loading and willsail
in all the week. A few hundred barrels are
wanted TO complete her cargo tor freight of
which or passage, apply to the master on
board or VIM. FOWLE & GO.
August %
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To Rent,

SAMUEL MEsSERSh4ITH,
VYAS FOR SALE
Ill loo sacks Liv Blown Salt
4 Hhds Quantico Tobacco
chests Imperial Tea
half chest Gunpowder Tea
12o Id cannisters Imp. do.
60 A Id do Gunpowder do.
18 catty boxes Youn6 Hyson do
20 20 h hn1s Muscovado Sugar
loo sets Canton table mats
800 reams wrapping paper
% bbls N Y Prime Pork, city insp.
l5 do country Gin
3,pipes Holland do
8 edo Malaga Wine
a or. casks Go
pipe Madeira Wine
cask containing doz. bottled dc
4 9kegs Raisins
"a boxes Spanish Segars
kegs manufactured Tobacco
Baltimore Whiskey, White Pepper, &c
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For Freight,

AAN The new and substantial schooner
k&sMILC, Thomas Farnsworth, master,
burlhen loco barrels, will be in complete or
der in three days for freight to the w In
dies, south of Europe, or coastwise. Apply
to aug "a JOHN Fl. LADD :. CO.
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For Freight.

.,ksE The brig UPTON, N. Downs,
sss4ass master, carries about loo bbIs. su
perior vessel, will be ready for cargo in 3
days, and will take a freight to any port on
moderate terms. Apply to
w. FOWLE%C Co.
Who have for sale said briggs cargo, of j,
80 tons plaster paris
10 cords tanners bark august