Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-07-14

most deadly effect, itrom the canopyI
which conceals them; for during the
attack, these elevated soldiers pour in
cessantly upon the foe, tempest of
musket shots, Che Ashantees cut the
lead into square slugs) and poisoned
missiles, javelins and arrows, whose
venom is Justly to be dreaded from the
mortal effects which follow the slightest
wound.
The precautions taken by the Asian
tees, during a march through the enc
my's country, are equal TO what is
related of the tribes of North Ameri-
can Indians, and it is almost impossible,
from other causes connected with the
superstitious rituals of the nations, to !
CLEAN intelligence adapted to the service
Of al opposing army for, incredible
as it may seem, it often occurs as it hap
pened in the Gamar war, which termin-
ated in the defeat and death of Dinkra,
that the king of Ashantee in person at
the head eta powerful army, is able to
conceal himself in the heart of an enc
my's country, until the crisis is deemed
auspicions TO military action.
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To FARMERs.--As the season Of hay
ing is now at hand, a few hints relative
3 10 the best and cheapest method of get
ting hay in these hard times, may not
he ill-timed Considerable money may
he saved by not carrying ardent spirits
into your fields, and by refusing TO give
a dollar and pint Of rum for days
work. The price of cattle is very low
and if close calculations are not made
in relation to hiring Iabour, and procur-
ing spirituous liquors, money must be
hired in the fall of the year TO discharge
debts. 1t istrue that men, who are eX-
posed to the heat aud to violent eXer-
else, may need a little spirituous liquor
ifthey are greatly faligued, the rule of
the wise man may apply: "Give strong
drink TO him that is ready 10 perish"
But generally speaking labourers in
haying are mol under the necessity Of
latiguing themselves excessively-of
exer,ing, from sunrise to sunset every
fibre and muscle of the body They
may work steadily, with luncheon
twice day-with ginger and water
sweetened with molasses- with milk
and water, or small beer, and fIl many
barns and sheds with hay. Carts and
oxen Aviii also fare much better if la
bourers in haying are provided with
suitable food and drink Ii is an opinion
too common amongst farmers, that hay
must be cut at a certain time, or it will
be lost. Hence they are disposed 10
give very high wages for a few days
and to deal out rum on il large scale.
But this opinion is not well founded.
Grass will remain good number of
days after it is ripe and the ripest may
be cut first. In this way common far
mer may do his own haying-or if he
hires, he may hire at fair price those
persons whose mouths are not alwaYs at
the bottle, and whose company is more
disagreeable than that of the most Ioath-
some reptiles which crawl on the earth.
ClaremOnt Spectator.
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To the Editor of the Baltimore Morning
Chronicle.
GREEN AND BLACK TEAS.
SIR,-Numerous lovers Of the "cups which
cheer, bm not enebTiate u would be obliged by
the republication your columns, of the en-
closed refutaton of the ''rulear eTTorS'' that it
is deleterious to health to enjoy that exhilar-
sting beverage, social dish of tea.
Respectfully yours Alb.
ANALYSIS OF TEA.-An opinion has long
prevailed, that green tee is impregnated with
poisonous substances, in consequence of its
being dried by the Chinese on copper plates
Although it was easy to have ascertained this
fact on the spot, no one seems to have regard
cd It as of any consequence, and we have
been going on drinking, what has been almost
universally considered deeterious efusion,
without appearing in the least app!ehcnsve Of
its consequences"
1.-THE fact is, green :ea is as free fperni-
cious qualities as black tea, which has been
recently ascertained in London, by variety
OF experiments. A member of the Royal In
stitution has published the result of these. in
which he says, that 'ammonia was never in
dicative Of the least particle ofcoppeT in sam,
pes OF green Tea, winch were perfectly genu-
ine." He also states, t'that the tea is dried in
China, on porcelain slabs, and not on copper
plates as generally supposed, and that the
Northern TaItaTs are entire strangers to black
tea; the green only being familiar to them. 1t
should seem, that there are two distinct spe-
cies of genus thea the thea bOhea and thea
rirldis i; and that hot alcohol poured on green
tea, does not cause the evolution ofthe leaves
but that they may become black, and thus re-
samble black tea not infused.
From this statement, it appears, that the
prevailing idea as to green tea is one of those
vulgar errors" which the progress of science
alone has dissipated, and that, instead ofswal-
lowing poisonous substance when we use it,
we are drinking wholesome beverage"
Hdsty .MarrfGges.-A singular proof of
the rashness exhibited in Ireland by the
noocaDfpu in ,ccpfRact;no oooI,,