The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-05-05
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ful cures, and searchers after the incred;ble
Sln nave patience with us, this once, for prof
iering the language of nature and comr,or
r sense, even though SO sadly a. variance With
their prejudices and interests. The naonIe q,
largo are still eredHlous enough for ali their
; purposes OF deception; and in desnita of o,,r
poor eHorts, Will furnish them we greatly fear
| WIN rich harvest in time to come. as thew
nave Away done in times past
roNG HORSE. A traveller who rode .
horse of very large size, and especialv of M
common length, lately stepped at a public house
IN the western part of Massachusetts,, and or
uered MS steed to be put into the stable. Feel
ing ANXIOUS for the comfort of his four-footed
( companion, he afterwards inquired of the hosfg
leT M, II ne had put up his horse as he directed
why yes. said Currycomb, GIVE put up
One eead OF him." Gone eend of himr' ex-
o'aiIheo tne traveller, and what have you done
WIN the other eend as you call it ~, Wbv
hang me-, said the hostler, "if could oat ~
Whoie OF aim into the stable, SO left the other
aend ont an the orchard o'A't
The INTELLECT. One proof of the superior
and independent excellence of this lofty endow-
ment, may be found in the fact, that the brute
creation have got the senses in fa- greater per-
lection than man, and yet, their external know
leoge is blank In comparison with his A ra.
ven can scent its prey at distance of MANY
leagues; a hog can smell truffie that is buried
under the earth an eagle can see an object
with olsflnctness at the distance of several
mics the tall OF leaf cannot escape the ear
OF sleeping hare the polypus, saws Dumeril.
Is capable of perceiving light itself by its fine.
ness OF touch; most quadrupeds are enabled to
distinguish more accurately between whole
some and poisonous herbs than the most accom-
plished and laborious botanist; and vet, by his
intellect alone, man is able to triumph over the
comparative deficiency of his senses, and, with
inferior modes of acquiring knowledge, to rise
to that prodigious superiority which he pos
sesses.-TGles of the Senses
CAUSES OF DISEASE. Nothing" says an
old writer, " testers the body and mind sooner
than to be still fed, to eat and inpuroitate he
yond all measure, as many do. By overmuch
eating and continual feasts, they stiie nature,
and choke up themselves which, had they liv
ed coarsely, or, like galley slaves, been tied to
an oar. might have been happily PROLONGED
many fair years"
To the same effect is the language of a cele.
0rated London Lecturer. " tell you, honest
ly," says he, "what think is the cause of the
complicated maladies of the human race IL Is
their gormandizing, and stimulating their di-
gestlve organs to an excess; thereby PRODUCING
nervous disorders and irritation The state n
their mind is another grand cause the 6dget-
ting and dscontenting yourselves about that
which cannot be helped; passions of all kinds
malignant passions, and worldly cares pressing
upon the mind, disturb the action of the brain.
and do great deal of HARM"
SOAKING Corn IN CoppERAs. The subscri.
Der feels it duty to state that he, the last year,
planted piece of corn where the land and ma
nurlng were similar. One half of the seed he
soaked about forty hours in a solution of con-
and the atbeE bale The aiese,asaa
was soaked in the solution shew no signs of be-
ing touched by the worms-whereas the other
was much injured and had but about two-thirds
as much corn as the other. He recommends to
use pound of copperas to peck of corn, keep
ing it warm while soaking.
JOSEPH PERKINS, Nor,oich, Conn
10 destroy animal and vegetable enemies of
fruit trees Wash with a strong lev in April.
To destroy the bark louise on the apple Wash
with strong ley the last of May or the first of
June. No one who tries this remedy once will
relinquish it, unless he is indoent or very indi-
gent. Most of our insect enemies are repelled
by vegetable odors. Hence the elder, sassafras.
mint, DC, generally escape their depredations
Tar, mixed with lime, ashes, or earth, at the
base of the peach, is said to repel the worm
And | lately saw hundreds of clam shells tied to
cherry trees, on which tar had been daubed in
summer, to keep off the aphis and other insects.
ltproduced the desired effect. Respectfully,
J. BUEL.
REARING OF APPLE TREES A horticulturist
in Bohemia has a beautiful plantation of the
best sort of apple trees which have neither
sprung from seeds nor from grating His plan
! is to take shoots from choicest sorts, insert
each OF them into potatoc, and plunge both
into the ground, leaving but an inch or two of
the shoots above the surface. The potatoe
nourishes the shoot whilst it pushes out roots.
and the shoot gradually springs up, and becomes
beautiful tree, bearing the best of fruit, with
out requiring to be grated.
Pork. A lawyer charged a poor man three
dollars for advice. "There's the money!" said
his client, it is all the money | have in the
world, and my family have been long time
without pork" "Thank God" replied the
lawyer, my wife has never known the want
Of pork since we were married" "Nor ever
will, rejoined the countryman, $50 long as she
has SO great hog as you"
POPULAR DISTINCTION. In 1891, Horne went
to take possession of his episcopal palace at Nor
wich. When on the steps, he looked round and
said, "Bless US bless us what multitude
! OF people" Some one near, not out of malice,
but because his head was filled with Norfolk
dumping, said, o. my lord, this is nothing to
the crowd on Friday last, to see the man hang
ed"
IRISH CONSOLATION. A day or two ago, a
poor fellow whose person is supported by tive
wooden props which act as proxies for pair Of
legs left on the /" field of glory" was met by a
son of St. Patrick, who thus addressed him
" My dear fellow ! congratulate you upon your
having two wooden legs" Why SO" said the
veteran. "Because you know you can never
take cold IN your feet !"
CARps There is ono article, we understand
in which contrary to what is generally the case,
reduction of duty has been followed by dim