The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-06-22
WHOLE NO. 3O3S.
A WORD TO BEE KEEPERS.
an EFTEcruAL sEcuRIrx AaA1nsr TEE woR

! 81 ri 81 'H0iihe your box or hive one sloe,
anu Win slab of wood having thin edge,
scrape the stand Immediately under the hive,
also round the inner edge of the box, taking
care TO remove all the web that may be attach
( ca 10 the stand or hive, as the whole secret is
IN keeping them free from the web formed by
the moth or fly. Having completed this o2er-
atioh' provide yourself with four small blocks
oi "ood' ana place one under each corner of
your Dox so as to raise it about an inch from the
stano without removing the hive; this scrap
| ing operation must be repeated every three
or four days, if there should be any appearance
OF web forming on the stand or around the in
ner edges OF the hive. 1t seems necessary to
! remark, that the moth or fly commences its
attack by KIND OF regular approach, first form
! ing Its web on the stand. then extending it up
the sides OF the hive, until it gets complete pos
session; by little timely attention in remov-
ing the web as directed, the ravages of the
worm may be efectually prevented. AS an adj
dltIonal part of the plan proposed, it will De
necessary to make an entrance for the bees by
cutting perpendicular slit in the front Of the
hiVe Jew inches from the bottom, say about
two and half inches in length and one fourth
inch wide, with kind of shelf under it, to serve
as resting place for the bees going and re-
turning to the hive; after being little used to
1t the bees seem 10 prefer this entrance 10 the
one at the bottom. In the winter remove the
Si"S>o 'l0h uHucI tHS HIVcy anu dliOW IL W IeSb
Immediately on the stand that will render
the hive perfectly close at the bottom and the
entrance in from being purposely made narrow,
VIII guard against the attacks of mice, " no are
sometimes roubiesome.-.4msrican Farmer.
MODES OF SALVATION. The Greenlanders
have no outward demonstrations of respect.
To them, the idea is ridiculous that one man 10
inferior to another
The natives of the islands adjacent to the
Philippines take the foot or the hand Of per-
son, and rub 1t against their faces.
The Laplanders press their noses firmly
against those Of the persons whom they greet.
At New Guinea they place leaves upon tho
head of him they salute.
In the straits of Sunda they take hold of the
left foot of the person saluted pass 1t gently
over the right leg and then back again.
The inhabitants of the Philippine isles bow
very low, raise foot into the air, and bend q
knee
The Ethiopian takes off the garment of the
person he salutes and ties it round himself, SO
as to leave his friend quite naked
The Japanese take off their slippers and the
people of Astraean their sandals, when they
are in the street; at home they take off both
their shoes and stockings.
Two black kings of the African coast greet
each other, by squeezing the middle of the fin
ger three times.
The inhabitants of Carmenia, in proof of a
particular attachment, open II vein, and offer
their friends the blood which flows, by way Of
drink.
When the Chinese meet each other after
long separation, they throw themselves upon
their knees, incline their faces two or three
times to the earth, and exhibit several other
marks of affection. They have also a kind Of
ritual, or academy of ceremonies, where they
regulate tho number of REFERENCES, or genu-
flexions and words proper to introduce on any
occasion. The ambassadors practice these car
emonies four days before preparing for Court.
The Otaheitans make their salutations by
rubbing their noses one against another.
The Dutch, who are notorious eaters, have
a morning salute, which is common TO all ranks,
" Smaakelyk eeten'" Have you got good
dinner? They likewise ask Hoe vaart
awe p How do you row? This form doubt
less originated in the early times of the rspub-
lie, when they were nearly all shippers or fish
ermen.
At Cairo, they ask each other /" How do
you sweat?" because they consider dry skin
as symptom of the ep hemeral fever, which is
generally fatal.-Lc Courier des EtatS UnsS.
Mr.. Judah Monis, who was Jew, but ena-
braced the Christian religion and was baptised,
and who was Hebrew preceptor in the College
at Cambridge, (Mass) 1882, would sometimes
relate in his broken English, the following sto-
ry +" Ven | vas in Italy, did know two BROTH
ers, one merchant and toder vas Jesuit:
De merchant said, broder, has inst received
cargo Red IIerrings, and if you preach
sermon will make me sell my Red Herrings,
will give you something very handsome"
" Yes, broder, you know Lent ish just by and
you may pend pont l will do for you." Next
day he slept into de pulpit, and began his SER
mon" Bredren, | got one two ire tings to
say TO you; you know tbs our duty to keep
Lent, Tor Moses he fast forty days, de prophet
Elijah be fast forty days our blessed Saviour
he fast forty days; but more than all dat
the church say yu shall keep Lent, so dat mat
ter settrd. But vat favor tbs all dis time we
keeping fast, we may eat much fish as
we mind TO, else we be starved to Diet but
no need say much bout dis-but of all fish my
bredren, you better eat de Red Herring for
he dat do eat great deal Red Herring, will GER
tainly go to heaven, and dis vat l going to
prove to you now. He dat does eat great deal
Red Herring, will be very dry; he dat ish very
dry must drink great deal of drink he dat ish
drink great deal of drink will be very drunk
he dat ish very drunk must go to sleep; he
dat ish asleep cannot sin and he dat does not
sin will go to heaven" This convincing
train of reasoning, one may suppose, procured
a rapid sale for the Red Herrtngs, and they
went off swimming - Boston Transcript.
| DR.. GOLDSMITH This following announce
ment of the death of this eminent writer, ap-
peared in one of the journals of the time:
IVA, april 4. Died, DR.. Oliver Goldsmith.
| Deserted is the village the trGrelter hath laid
him down to rest tie good natured man is no
more he stoops but to conquer the VtcGr
has performed his sad office; it is mourDful
lesson, from which the Hermit may essay to
meet the dread tyrant with more than Grsc'Gn
or Roman lortitude.
Some time not long since, lady on being
introduced to bachelor, with the inquisitlve-
ness which is common among the fair sex,
asked him what was the reason he did not
marry, to which he replied, "there are more
than one reason ;''-"let me hear some Of
them y said she :" one reason is, | am too
bashtnl to court" "lct me hear some more p
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