Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-01-10
Communicated foy the Commercial Advertiser
LOMBARDY POPLARS.


LOMBARDY POPLARS.
Abou, eighteen or twenty yeais since, Lom-
hardy Pop;a, trees came in vogue, and rage
for ,hsi, culture as Ornamental became almost
universal throughout he country-soon after
a swarm Of ate rpillars and o'her insects 1e-
fore unknown made their appearance, and
made great havoc among the garden regets-
bles, as vel as among the fruit trees. The
peach trees nearly all died-Ghe grape vines
decIined-'hc cherries on the cherry trses
were stung and became wormy, and useless,
tie apples became nuriy, AID all other kinds OF
fruit more or less injured. The poplar. how
ever, on trial was found poor substitute Tor
other ornemental trees, producing and foster
ing . variety Of untold insects, and sHording
poor fuel. TIE cultivation CfGhem has, IN a
great measure been abandoned, since which
thr p~ach ,rer has recruited, and the fruits
improved. May not The disasters alluded TO-,
BIZ attributed to he inrodUo.i IN Of the poplar2
Under ,he fu!les: conviction OF their DISASTER
Gus effects, have destroyed all under my con-
,Iui, and hope all Others who have them,
vii! follow my example and supply their pla-
crs uI'h the sugar maple TIRE, which aferis
beautiful shade, excludes all kinds of insects,
grows in an elegant conical form, and in Au
'umn displays foliage, exc cling all other for
est trees, and ouivieing many Of The plants oil
he flower garden: AGRlCOLA.
CoBBErr's Account OF NOVELS AND NOVEL
Misunderstanding of Sir Walter SCOTS no.
,eIs &c o,brti saws h-se are not books
worihv of being called books: for The ciroulht-
Ing library trash, Amounting with Walter
SCOTS a. usemerts for The dirty necked daugh-
tiers of the Jews and Jobbers, and the law
wives who sit and almost rot by the IRE side
stuffed with he drugs Of the apo:hecary in
stead II Being busting about hi house, and
taking care 81 the purs"s and making pleasant
homes for heir husbands and children; these
are not books-they are heaps Of rubbish, in
Il nded by half fools, half knares, 10 be sold in
order 10 enable them to i've without work, and
read 10 the destruction Of the good morals OF
the country it being quite impossible for a
Young girl, who has got her he ad stuffed with
the amours vf knights and damsels, TO think
abou, ordering the affairs Of family; the di-
rec,ion Of how good 5tead should be made, the
NJ king of buildings and pies herself. or in
short, ,he doing OF one earthly thing OF any use
to any one earthly being or any part Of the
animal crea,ion;f left to be. provided for b. her,
even the lap dogs and favorite cats would
starye."
n Cure 70, The Lazy Ferey.-The following
amuselng extract is taken from the old DO k
on physc, entitled, The Broviary Of Health, by
.4n,d,ew Boorde, Phisyche Docicu'e, an English
man ammo 1857, rrhe Isl chapiue doth shcwe
Of an .vylI fever, the which doth combat yonge
persons, named the fever burden (la7y fever }
Among all the ferrrs had almost forgotten
the fever burden, with whiche many yonge
mep, yonge women maydenS, Ind other yonge
persons, be sore infected now a-days. The
cause oftbis infirmitee:-ThIsf fever doth come
naturally, or else by evil and slothful bring
ing up. If il do come BY nature, then the fe-
yer GU, Of tie q she that is bred in the bone;
vi it COMES by slouthful Bringing up, it may
he olpen by dligen, labor. A remedy
There is no,hicg for the fever burden as 1t un-
guen,um haculinum: that is 10 say, take siyek
or wan Of yard Of length, and more. and lei II
be IS great as a.man's fynger, and with 1t an
eyni the back and sholders well morning and
evening, and do this q Gays; and II This fever
will not be holprh in that time let them beware
of waggynge on the gallowes; and whyles
they do take theyr medicine put no lubber
wor, in thryr pottsge."
Protection Of lfanufaciwes.-Mr.L Livingston,
Of The Senate Of New York, has submitted
ri soiuiion for instrucIng :he Senators and
IT questing the Representatives. in Congress
from the St,te Of New York to endeavor TO
procure increased pro,eetlou to Agriculture
aud Manufactures.