The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-11-03
From The Ne,oburyport Herald.

! CIDER. As the time for laying in cider has
come would observe, that mustard seed put
INTO new cider will keep il much better than
any ether thing have tried. nut a half mint
common mustard seed into barrel of new
cider and let it remain on the lees without
drawing of, till it was all used. and it kept per.
fectly sweet till the last-not the new sickIv
sweet but more like mellow old wine the
cider tasted littl of the mustard, but some
gentlemen who drank of it, thought it was i'm
proved by It. As the last year was the first
time put IN the seed, cannot say that it will
always have the same effect hut so simple
thng is worth trying, for my cider was decid-
eddy the best ever had. S.
! we can add our own testimony in confrma-
! ton of tho above. We took two barrels last
season from the same pressing, and put half
pint of mustard seed in one Of them as soon as
fermentation commenced, and bunged it up
tight. The other barrel was carefully treated
In the common mode, letting the fermentat ion
go on as long as any thing was discharged from
the bung hole, and then stopping it tight That
in which the mustard seed was put was decid.
eddy the brightest, clearest, and finest favored
cider we ever saw, and was so adjudged to be,
by all our friends who tasted it, and continued
so to the last,-some oft remaining late in the
spring, while the other barrel became hard and
unpalatable, being very ordinary in its quality,
and remains undrunk in our cellar to this dav.
Ed. Spy.
WEATHER. A gentlemon no kept an ac-
count of the changes of weather for fifty years
OF his lie, within hundred miles of the city
OF Philadelphia says that he could not OBJ.
serve that the Noon had any influence in pro-
duclng the changes. That he always observed
four or five days cold weather in continuance
would be followed by moderate weather and
generally rain. That three cold nights in sue.
cessOn would produce rain ; commonly known
by three white frosts. That although five Sc
we're cold days would produce rain yet he had
known twenty days of severe heat Without
rain.
Northerly winds seldom continued beyond
four days at a time; the severest storms are
generally in August
Register Of Pennsylvania.
The Alabama Journal states that the work.
men employed to open road agreeably to an
act passed at the last Legislature between DAN
iel Lewis. in Pike county. and the Chattahoo.
chic river, were met by about 400 Creek Indi.
ans, under arms, and notified that they were in
structed by their Chiefs. tn forbid the further
opening of the road. The wnrkmen not being
in a situation to contend against formidable
a force, returned to their homes. Information !
was Immediately transmitted to the Governor. !
of these proceedings. 1t was not known what
course would be adopted by this Executive.
The following resolution was passed at the re- |
cent session of the Snsquehanna Presbytery, !
and recommended to all the churches within its !
care:
Resolved, that in the opinion of Presbytery,
1t is improper for any church member to be en-
gagged in making or vending ardent spirits and
that it is the duty of every church member zeal
ously TO cooperate with the societies engaged |
IN the promotion of temperance on the princ. |
pie oftotal abstinence. -BeLoidere(N j. .4poLio !
Daniel Foster, Esq, Naval Officer, present.
ed US yesterday with t~ig, but little larger |
than pipe-stern. with eight large apples grow
ing on it, taken from tree in his garden. He
informs us that he gathered from the tree ten
barrels of The finest apples, weighing from a
half to three quarters Of pound each. The
fruit is fair, red and yellow, and of delicious
flavor, and keeps through the winter. The
tree was brought from Europe, by Capt iona
than Young, and is an annual bearer Mr. |
Foster freely offers scions 10 any who may wish |
to engraft them into their fruit trees
NemburnpOf Herald. |