Litchfield enquirer., 1830-05-13
ASPARAGUS.

ASPARAGUSe
 One of my predecessors, Tn about l1oo; from a wish for the convenience ot gooo asparagus bed, as well as strong impress sion of the difficulties ofhaving good one' set about it in earnest.
 By all report, there was trenchlng or deep digging, paving with bricks at the hottom. a layer of manure low down and much more dug into the soil. This certain lv became good beU, and it was always so considered. v
 Tn about 25 years, or 179O, its decay was very observable, and it soon dwlndled away to little or nothing.
 For some years the pr;vation was sub mitted to. But in about 1900, new bed was made with the same labor and ex- pense, except the paving. This too, pro- we'd good bed. It lasted about the same time with the preceding, and some two or three years since, was allowed to grow to grass.
 About 12 years ago, whilst the last mem tioned bed was in full bearing, ] was led to think that much of the trouble might be a. voided in the process and preparation for it's culture. A piece ofground was taken on the same farm, of deep rich soil. At- ter common corn crop was taken oil, the land was ploughed and manured in the usu- al course. Holes were then dug l2 to A inches in depth, and about the same dis tance apart, and 2 or shovels of compost manure was mixed with part ofthe earth. The roots of years growth were then in- serted at about 6 inches in depth. Inns bed has fourished, and been thought as productive as any whatever. l, at the same time, with view of more full and fair course of experiments, took piece of land in another place of opposite character, being thin light soil, and adopted like course, and the result has been equally ta- vorable. The only difference to be noted, was that the latter was more early in com- ing forward from the nature ot tn" soil.
 The management of the bed may be gi- ven in a very few words. ln the fall of the year, it is important to cover 1t with horse manure in the spring it should be raked of and the bed lightly forked over 50 as not to touch the roots.-N. E. F0r.
 The sluggish movements. and pale, shrunk skin, induced by wintry cold, are now succeeded by the light, bounding step, carnation tint, and sparkling eye. The tendencies of all animated nature, even to the vegetable creation, are expansive parts of the body, before, in measure, torpid, are now excited-the senses are more acute, the feelings and intellect more susceptible ofyaried and energetic display. All the sympathies between the organs are now doukly active. The great changes ot temperature. and in the direction and force of the winds at this season, in which one day differs from another as greatly as sum- mer is at variance with winter, are atten' ded by corresponding mutations in the ac- tiyity of the functions of the living body The skin, warmed and excited to persp'ra' ton in the noon-tida sun, will, without dut precaution. be chilled, and have its pores suddenly closed by tho keen, cold air of the evening and night. The hurried breath ing and circulation, by the active exerci- ses of vernal day, are of'en causes o painful palpitations, pains in the side, ano headaches, especially when they coincide with a sudden obstruction to precipitation, The sensibilities of the digestive organs being increased, the full diet of winters will, if fpersisted in, give rise to fever, and aid in evolving inflammation of the lungs or o the liver, or rouse into action latent irrlta- tions of the skin. In fine. there is gen. eral tendency to perturbation in the yila movements of the animal economy. Ev- cry part is prone to be excited and to transmit its disturbances to other parts.- Isthe skin obstructed in it's office, it makes the throat, lungs, and muscles suffer; as we see in sore throats, coughs, pleurisies, splitting of blood, and rheumatism. Let the stomach be over tasked, and the com- plaints of the dyspeptic arc redoubled, flushed cheeks, and sick headache become his. constant companions. The person who has suffered from intermittent fever during. ehei preceding autumn, is now iu danger of return of the disease. Goa' and apoplexy, c xcessiye mental excitement and madness itself. not unffequently mark the vefnal equinox. Scroflla, little troub- lesonie during the, winter, now breaks out with renawedl violence the glands, ol small round bodies along the necks on each side become enlarged and painful. and Il nenleeted, they ulcerafe. Diseases of the skin. whether letter ar others, are also trdnbiesOme Ut this time, and give their poSsess6Fs most unpleasant notice ofrons- ing of sensibiIities, which had been m .a....... s.1 ei.s..ss,svls sfso s,,ss.fAr