The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-06-21
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From the New-England Galaxy.l
IMPROVED PLOUG HSH.4RE.


MIR. EDlToR.-I am not believer in
postrums, nor do allow myself 10 be
led away by the success oil solitary ex-
perimenls; aud where effect has seem
ed TO be produced by an unnatural
cause, have never yielded my belief
without requiring repeated trials.
When was boy, my grandmother
used to say that thunder on the 29lh oil
February was sure TO breed the plague ;
and that soap, if made on Friday, would
snap the ridgepole of the house into
five pieces; but, though | teazed her
as long as she lived, could never in
duce her to make either Of the expert
mems, nor tell where she got her lnfor-
nation. began at length TO doubt a.
bout these matters, inasmuch as my
mother who read something OF the Ba-
CONAN philosophy, used actually to
smile to hear me worry our worthy
progenitor. My mother was knowing
woman for her day.-She had a good
deal to say abeut reasoning from Partic-
ulars TO generals, and used to read from
book how ak general rules We're first
discovered by the observation of single
facts. One evening she eXemplied
the excelIency of her philosophy by re-
lating story.
A certain Doctor, said she, being in
London, WIS called 10 visit a man in
the last stages of fever. After being
with him few hours, the sick man was
seized with a longing for smoked her
ring. The Doctor ordered some TO be
brought. The sick man ate but little
at FIRST, but his appetite soon increased,
and, in short time, he recovered. The
! Doctor was firm believer in Lord
Bacon, and Immediately noted down in
a book which he kept for the purpose
this general lao "a smoked herring
Gill cure a fever."
A short time afterwards, the Doctor
being in Paris. was called to a patient
sick Of similar fever, and apparently
near his end.-Smoked herring was i'm
mediateIy ordered, and forced down
the throat of the sick man. The Doc
tor assured the family that the danger
was over and left them; but afterwards,
hearing that the man died soou after he
left the room, he wrote again in his
book, ca smoked herring 7oiU cure a
Englishman, but Kill a Freachman."
Every generation grows wiser. My
mother smiled at The theories Of my
grandmother, aud their humble decend-
ant knows more than both Of them.
None of your fish stories for me; give
me the result of repeated trials; tell
me what you have seen, and heard,
and done yourself, and what you have
pract:ed for years without any differ
ence in the result. This is what like
your paper for Mr.. Editor and the rea-
son why have rot before sent you
what am about to relate, is, that de-
termimed to be sure before TROLLING the
world with my speculations.
have now the satisfaction of publish.
ing method Of tempering the plough
share, which is the result of seven year;
experience.-But before proceed tc
the relation, | ought to state that my
researches have been much aided by &
ueighbor and friend Of mine, an ingen
ious blacksmith, whom | employed tc
assist me, whose name am not at liber
" to use, and whom shall therefore
call I" neighbor Dominic"
was led to this discovery in the fol
lowing manner. | was one day meditat
inS on the many instances in which ar