Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1829-08-06

Inc ICOSe.-- IhlS beautiful shrub IS
found in almost every country, and in al
most every variety; its beauty and fra
GRANGE have made it the ornament of the
garden, and an object of admiration. Ma
ture; as if delighted with this exquisite pro-
duction of her hand, has multiplied its spe-
cies and varieties to an almost unlimited
extent; and the poet has sung its praises
in all nations and in all ages. 1t has been
welded to the nightingale, land its fragrance
and beauty have been the theme of every
tongue. In Shiraz and Cashmere the rose
is peculiarly odoriferous,i and yields the
most fragrant otta, or essential oil.
Who has not heard ofthe vale Of Cashmere,
With its roses, the brightest that earth ever gave.
Moore.
Rhodes is said to owe its name to the
immense quantities of roses which it pro-
duces. In the east this flower is particu-
arly esteemed. The Guebres believe that
when Abraham was thrown into the fire
by the order of Nimrod, the fame turned
into bed of roses. A rose was always
placed above the heads of the guests in the
banqueting rooms, to Danish restraint and
to denote that nothing said there should
be repeated elsewhere: and thus origina-
ated the saying sub rosa, under the rose,
when a secret was to be kept. The per-
lume of this flower is thus accounted for by
the fabulous authors: Love, at feast Of
Olympus, in the midst of lively dance,
overset, with stroke of his wing, goblet
of nectar, which falling on the rose en-
balmed it with the delicious fragrance it
still retains. Catullus thus accounts for
The color of this flower, it having been o.
riginalIy white -
"While the cnamour'd queen ofjoy
Flies to protect her lovely boy,
On whom the jealous war god rushes
She treads upon thorncd rose,
And while the wound with crimson flows,
The snowy fow'ret feels her blood and bushes.
The petals of the rose are the only part
of the flower that impart the edorous mat
ter to water, both by distillation and infu-
sion. The otta, or essential oil, is obtain
ed from various species of the rose. The
odour, though generally agreeable, has in
some instances produced Paintings, hyster-
ical affections, inAammations of the eyes,
&c. Orfila mentions an instance ola cele-
brated painter who could not remain in any
room where there were roses without be-
ing in short time attacked with violent
cephalalgia, succeeded by faihting. DR..
Priestly thinks these effects are owing to
the carbonic acid gas which these flowers
exhale. We will conclude this article with
an account of the process employed in A
STA, in making essential oil or otta Of roses.
40 lbs. roses, with their calices, are put
into still, with 60 lbs. water ;-the mass
being we'll mixed in the still is placed over
a gentle fire, and when the fumes begin to
rise, the cap and pipe are properly fixed and
luted. When the impregnated water be-
gins to come over, the fire is lessened by
gentle degrees, and the distillation contin-
ued until 80 lbs. Of water have come o.
yer. This water is to be poured upon 40
lbs. of fresh roses, and thence are to be
drawn from IS to 20 lbs. of distilled water.
1t is then poured into earthenware pans or
timed metal, and left exposed to the fresh
air, for the night, the otta or oil will be
found in the morning CONCEALED and SWIM
ming on the surface of the water.
Vegetable Barometers.-A French pa
per before US states that numerous plants
afford true and convenient hints concern
ing the weather which it might be agreea-
BILE to some to be informed of. Cbickweed
is said always to close its blossoms some
time before rain so that when they are
observed open, one may calculate on dry
weather for at least several hours. AS
long as they continue to unfold and display
themselves, the whole day may be depend
ed upon. If on the contrary the flowers
Withdraw themselves into their green en-
velope, the pedestrian need wish no better
hint to take his umbrella on walk. All
kinds of clover we are further informed,
close up their leaves at the approach of
storm; and this is so marked a character
istic of that family Of plants, that they are
often denominated /" The farmers barome-
ter" The same practice is observed in
tulips, and the greater part OF the flowers
with yellow blossoms, in preparation for
rain. Wild sorrel does the same in France +,
and in other countries the mountain ebony,
the acacia and sensitive plants generally,
do the same.-N. Y. Dai. Advcr.
Cock ROGches.-We are happy to be
able to announce the discovery of a meth
cd of destroying the intruders, at once SIM
pie and affective. It's as follows Pro-
al Al