The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-07-04

canoes. NJ Danbeny, III work lately
published on this subject, furnishes some
facts and reflections +; the result OF his
travels. observations and studies. The
substances throw out by volcanoes, are
chiefly composed of the clements OF gra-
mite, gneiss, and other primitive rocks,
which renders it most probable that they
are brought from a great depth. 1t Is re-
markable that the lob Volcanoes mention
cd bv Arago, are all near the sea, and that
not a. sinrle active one is to he found IN
the interior of any country. Volcanic re-
gions and extnguishcd volcanoes, are
known at u distance from the sea but gem
orally in districts which appear to have
emerged from the water.
MErEoRIc SroNEs. A letter written by
Rev. Hugh Kirkpatrick to the editor of the
National. Banner, printed in Nashville,
/ Tenn. states; that on the 9th oc Nav last,
n noise was heard in the air resembling
the firing CT cannon and musketry; small
clouds were seen attended with trait of
black smoke, from which came number
of stones, which made a loud whizzing in
their rapid descent. Mr.. KS son, who
was planting corn, heard one of them fall
/ within fifty feet of him, which tore to piec-
| es small tree, and was found buried nine
/ or ten inches under ground. 1t was Il
stone of singular appearance, weighing
five pounds and quarter, and had sui
! phurous smell. On the same day a stone
of the same description, weighing eleven
pounds and half, fell and buried itself IL
inches in field where son in law of Mr..
4. was at work. They are glazed with a
black crust, appear to have passed through
a body OF fire and black smoke.
FORCING YOU'VE FRUIT TREES TO BEAR.
If you have young fruit trees, and are hes
itating whether to graft them or not, you
may force them to exhibit specimens of the
irult they will produce, by making cut
IN the bark quarter O. an inch wide,
round the branch or bough which you wish
TO compel to hear fruit. The branch, how
ever, IS always injured, and sometimes des-
troyed by this process. The best and SAT-
est way to effect the early exhibition OF
fruit IN young trees or barren boughs, is to
tie wires or strings about them 40 tight as
to impede, in some degree, the circulation
!, OF the sap. This is less likely to iniure
the tree or branch than cutting off the bark,
and it is said to he equally effectual in
causing the production of fruit. 1t is not
nest, as general rule, to graft young
frult tree, till you have ascertained what
sort OF fruit it will produce naturally; be-
4 cause by SO doing, you may insert graft,
which will give fruit of less value than the
4 Tree would have afforded without grating.
CuRE'FoR HoVEN ANIMALS. When an
lmals have eaten too great quantity Of
fresh plants, they become swelled, and of
ten Gle III few hours for want of proper
treatment CT the disease. In some coun-
tries they make puncture into the abdo-
men intestines, and thus let off the gass
winch dlstends the stomach and bowels ;
| out this operation is attended with incon-
venlcnce and danger As the distension
IS caused by the carbonic acid gas which is
produced by the fermentation of heritage
IN the stomach, nothing is more efficacious
IMAM to make the animal swallow sub
stance with which the gas will combine.
a spoonful OF ammoniac mixed with a
glass or water and given to the animal,
aDSorbs the gas in the stomach and effects
a speedy cure. Mr.. Tbenard has made
use OF ammoniac for IA hoven cows, and
this method has perfectly succeeded with
Twelve OF them the other two persisted
because the ammoniac was employed too
late. Another person has used ammoniac
with two cows, and both were Immediately
cured. Perhaps other alkalies will be as
ehectual as ammonial. The New England
Farmer recommends dose of I've, made
with potash, pearlash, or house-ashes.
,MYsTERIoUs MARRIAGE. A lady dress
ed IN the most elegant style, walking past
the horse Guards early in the morning of
Thursday, addressed private soldier be-
longing to the foot Guards, in the following
manner Lady: Soldier, are you single
man The soldier confused and aston
ished at the question put to him) replied
ne was. L.aay: Then, Soldier, will you
have me for your wife? Soldier: (still
more confused ) have no objection. mad
am: Lady: Then come with me. | have
t'cence and a ring, taking them out of
her reucule,l and we will be married i'm
medlately. The lady then called a hack
ney coach from the stand, and proceeded
10 ot. - S Church, where they were
married. Immediately on their return the
iaay stepped into the coach first handing
tne bridegroom twenty sovereigns, telling
MN that she would send for him in the
evening, and afterwards purchase his dis
charge. She then ordered the coachman
10 drive forward, and from that time to the
present the soldier has never seen nor
heard from his bride 1t is scarcely posi-
pie to conjecture what could have been the
iady.s motives, unless she wished, for some
particular purpose, to show the certificate of
her .horidge.-London paper.
a country girl. who had come into Aber-
deem last summer for her education bod
d~rin5 her otoy there, fsuIen in with n
young tradesman, and very close intima
cy existed between them. At the end of
summer, the girl was recalled to the conn
try, there she also procured sweetheart.
who did not mince matters, but came in,
stantly to terms he babe her name tho
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