Litchfield enquirer., 1829-05-14

Wnuiu we Wttn the DamDOO. The leaves are of beautiful green--long, narrow,
 dagger shaped, not unlike shs Eayptian
 mlllet. IL grows in equidistant joints, perfectly straight, almost compact mass
 and to us, in Winter especially, is the
 richest looking vegetation that we have ever seen. Tho smallest sparrow would
 isnd tt difficult to flyamong 1t and Co see
 its ten thousand stems, rising almost zone t'guouS to each other, and lo look at the Iimpervious roof ofverdure which it forms
 ut its top, it has the aspect of being solid layer of vegetation. A man could not
 make three miles in day through a thick Icanc-brake. It is tue chosen resort Of
 bears and panthers, which break 1t down, taDd mako their way into it, as sretrcae
 from man. It indicates a dTy soil above
 inc innndation, ,and of the richest character. Tue ground is never in bctter preparation
 tor nlaise, than after this prcdigi00s saass of vegetation is first cut down and burned. When tho cane has been cut, and issso dried, as that 1t will burn, i, is an amase-
 nent or high holiday to the negroes, to set Rre to a cane brakeithus preparsd.--- l The rariied air in the hollow compart.
 ments of the cane burs, them with a re-
 pnrt, mot much inferior to a adScharge of
 In,,sketry, and the burning of cape brake nlakoS tho noise ot q conflicting army, in which thousands of mNskets are c,,ntinU- ally discharging. This beautiful vegetable IS generally asserted to have a life af i've years, at the end of which period, fit has grown undisturbed, iitproduces an ablnde ant crop of seed, which heads vetyshke those of broom corn. The seeds arc farinaceous, and said to be not much inl ierior 10 wheat, for which the Indians and occasionally the first settlers have substi- tuted 1t. No prospect so impressipely shows the prodigality of nature, as thick
 cane brake. Nothing affords such rich
 and perennial range for cattle, sheep, and
 horses. The butter that is made from the
 cane pastures. of this region, is of the fin.
 est kind. Tho seed easily vegetates in
 any rich soil. It rises from tile ground
 like the richest asparagus, with a large
 suctulcnt stem, and 1t grows six feet high
 before the body hardens from this slccu- llency and tenderness. No other vegeta-
 blc could furnish fodder SO rich and a-
 bundant, nor in our view does any other
 agricultural project so strongly call for q ! trial as the annual sowing of cane, ,in regions
 too northern for it to survive the Winter. l We suppose this would be in latitude S9
 degrees.R .a,s. \. N, WAy does razor caf 6etter qfisr kap- tug 5een dipped in h0t water ~ Tho brief article below upon this subject has been condensed from recent Lund0n publica- ton end may not be unacceptable to those who delight. in a ''close sltdee.m x M
 This cutting question has been ffequent- ly agitated in newspapers and olhor period-, icals and in answer ts it, ,lie following remarks have boon dictated thy | think-l ing man, with q small portion of chemical
 knowiedge." Wfsse3 NJ fag Tsfe Hair, horns, hoofs, and nails, are pfinci- pally composed of hardened gelasine now
 gelatine possesses the property of becOnl-,
 ing softer, or more easily divisible into
 parts, either by being soaked in hot water.
 or by caloric applied in any other way, but
 not in 90 greatpa degree iH the latter case, '
 as in the former it follows, tbHrefore, that
 to produce nsagiNsasns of effect, the hair,
 hOrn, Gec. should Do as vet. and the cutting
 instrnment as hot as possible, short ofburn- ing the animal substance.
 Hone desires a, experiment to convince
 him that this is d property of geIatine, lek him dip two fingers into warm water, and two e.hers in cold ipon cutting the nall upon one of each, with a cold knifa, he, will find that on the warm finger cut easier than that on the cold, and both " them easier than that of a dry one. If, now, the knife be warmed In any way, tho effect
 will De more visible on all three. This is precisely what is done ill shaving lather is first applied, which can never continue hotter than 98 dee. because that 6 lle tenn. lperature of she human bodyy and iE X Fap$
 idly brought dOwnstO that " evaporati0n from its snrface the hair Is IIot sailiciently soltened by this heat for some peysonss 5 feelings, therefore they increass the heat of ine razor 10 16O deg. if fiey go much farther their sensations tsIl them to stop. is by 10 means ssseasiaI that the razor should be dipped into hot waier heatcd mercury would do es well, but we use hot water because iss Temperature $ more e quaple. aud becsase is is more common and convenient than lhe other.
 Ths 1id baSber's lear of dipping his ra- zor in hst water, surely showed. that Ithoueh skager, he was 90 cutler. and his Apprehension of altering the temper of his 4 q n A "a A L