The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-09-07
CATTLE SHOW

IA LIZ Of1OW.
The Committee appointed by the Trees
Of The Worcester agricultural Society, ftht
| inspection of Fat Cattle and Mich Cowbe-
ing determined faithfully 10 perform thsdu
ty, beg leave, TO call the attention OF coietl
tors, under this head, to the followinghle
and regulations adopted by the Trusteeapi
made public in their handbills for the cEen
year.
The unsatisfactory mode of determining
the relative excellencies Of Mich Cow by
mere inspection Of them in the Pens, orion
recollection Of verbal representation mae t.
the Committee at the moment of examintio1
has determined the Trustees in offering ie a
boye liberal premiums, to require d th
claimants, at the time of entry, to file khei
certificate in writing, of the product of nila
or of butter aud cheese made from the Co
from the LIST to the Goth of June, and frok tn
10Th to the Both Of Sept.-ascertained in luc
manner as may be entirely satisfactory la
so stating the time of the Cows calving. h
quality Of the calf, and if the Cow has had III
other keeping than by pasture, of what kin
and in what quantity, it has been. And |
person shall be considered by the Commit
OF Judges, Competitor for either of D
| above premiums for Cows, who has not stri
! ly complied with this rule. Il is desirable I
so, although it is moi made requisite to obtaa
premium, that if the Cow is from dairy sto,
the certificate should contain a statement
the number and breed of the cows kept
gether, and of the produce in veal, butter d
cheese, and of the number of Swine ke,as
connected with the dairy, through the seon,
to the time of the Show
I" In awarding the Premiums upon all Sex,
Fat Cattle included, regard viii be b to
the manner and expense OF raising and ep-
| ing. And the owner will be required toive
a satisfactory account thereof to the apppri-
ate Committee on the day of Exhibition as
it is the intention of the Trustees to encoage
that Stock which not only may appear be at
the Show, but which, in reference to the st,
is most profitable 10 the Farmer.n
| !" Ride to The Merrdnaack. ''-Having N
cluded, as we have before informed our rd-
ers, not to travel for their benefit this sean,
we are the more pleased in being able to y
before them, the account of ride to the Nj.
rimack, with which friend has furnished /
We commence the publication of it this wee
and intend completing it in our next. Y
doubt not our readers will be, as we ha
been, much amused with the perusal of
| We solicit continuance of the authors
/ vors.
We recommend to the Innkeepers, in futu
to buy the Worcester Beer, and their custo
ers will no longer be troubled, as our corr,
pendent was, with its being /" prick'd."
For the Massachusetts Spy.l
RIDE TO THE .MERRLN.4CK.
Messrs. Editors
read, in late number of the Massach
sets Spy, an extract from the Boston Medic
lntelligencer, animadverting, with consider
bic severity, on the system which our fashic
able dyspeptics, and delicate vaIetudinarial
are at present pursuing, for the recovery
their health. These structures, which had
unequivocal reference to large portion of t
genteel world, came home to my own state
feeling with great effect; for, notwithstandi
my native and long cherished disapprobation
journies, professedly performed to improve t
health, by the very thorough and please
means of unreasonable exercise and hotel D
scriptions, yet found myself suddenly disl
sed to yield, In great degree, to the predo
mating custom Of the times. even imagin
| felt the approach of debility; and, fearin
should soon be locked III the arms of .Minlos
projected ride to Saratoga, and had nea
settled all the preliminaries. | had only
determine the comparative virtues of Made
and Cognac, that might even drink medic
ally, when the above mentioned article ODD
timely met the eye, and reinstated my form
temperate and rational notions of eating, drir
ing, and exercise.
did not, however, fully relinquish my pl;
A friend proposed that we should visit the
tenslve manufactures on the banks of the M
rImack; and assented, with the express c,
dltion, that we would avoid the fashional
errors of prodigality and intemperance.
We left ''the Heart of the Commonwealth
on Thursday, the 25th of August; but as
did not think OF keeping a record Of observat
until our arrival within the county of Midi
sex, are not prepared to say any thing of /
first miles of our tour.
That we might avoid an angle of distsn
we took a by-path of Indifferent structu
which led directly to the main road, lit
beto'0 the gate. In doing this, our only obi,
was expedition and while descanting on
length Of way that might often be avoided,
a htHe calculations we found ourselves t;
feet abore the gate; when an antique, shar
shrunken parsonage, with a significant exte
sion Of the right hand, demanded toll Fir
ing 1t IN vain to demonstrate with this irwin
BILE knight ofthe crossbar, we paid his demar
and were suffered to pass.
1t was now about noon. The scorching he
OF the sun, reflected from the sandy plains
Townsend, were very oppressive; and /
friend limited at the refrigerating qualities
lemon punch, as we approached an Inn. b
true TO our original purpose, we called for
simple lass of beer" so highly recommer
ed by DR.. Smith, of the Medical, as the " or
drink OF temperate men," The landlord
formed US his beer was "prick'd - We we
unable to understand the exact import of
language, but supposed that some heedl,
tapster had bored the barrel, and neglected
putin the key! This was a sore mortifcatio
but as there were yet many taverns within
lew miles, we were solaced with the bel
that we should find our favour;ta ho,aror..