South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1834-09-13
For the Intelligencer.

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For the Intelhgencer.
Mr.. HARpER-Please to insert in your
columns the following very sensible article.
1t was cut from that valuable periodical.
l"THE AMERICAN FARMER" Its perusaI
will perhaps have the salutary effect of dis
sipating very gross error, under which TOD
many of our farmers are labouring, in re-
gard to the moons influence on the weather.
on crops, &c.
a Subscriber.
THE MooN.-rt has been question
with US whether periodical would not be
as usefnlly employed in dissipating error
as in disseminating information. it
respects the influence of the moon on the
weather, on crops, &c. we have no doubt
that the general belief in it has done as
much harm to the agricultural interest, as
any other evil with which farmers and
planters have to contend. How often do
farmers omit favorable season to plant a
the right time Of the moon.o Many peo-
pie will not kill hogs or beef, unless at a
particular time Of the moon. And when
the fright time Of the moon" does come,
it is at least an equal chance that the state
of the weather will not admit of these op.
erations, or some other more necessary
business must be performed, & ofcourse
they must be put off till the moon comes
round again to the proper "time." Al
most every body can tell what weather
we are to have for the next four weeks,
by locking at the new moon, and lay out
their work accordingly. If the horns Of
the new moon are perpendicular, they say
we are to have wet moon, and at hays
ing and harvest time, many good crop is
saved by the prompt advantage taken Of
every clear day; because, they say, we
shall have very few such days this moon-
This, to be sure, is very useful error;
but its opposite more than balances the
account. When the new moon shows
her horns in horizontal position, some.
what like section Of bowl slightly in
clined upon its side, then they say we shall
have dry moon, and the hay and the
crops are neglected, because 1--WE shall
have plenty of dry weather this moon"
Now there is no sold saw" more useful to
farmers, than the good old adage-"make
hay while the sun shines;" which means,
do whatever you have to do, and can do,
today, and let the moon mind her own
business, as you may be sure she is inclin-
ed to, if you will only let her alone-she
cares no more for your bacon and pork,
and exercises no more influence on your
operations "than the man in the MOON"
CURIoUs. Village Record states on
the most credible authority, that number
of hens eggs have been found in that county,
with the word WAR" in distinct and hand
some characters, written legibly upon them.
The letters are raised above the level of the
shell, like the letters used for instructing the
blind. Those who have seen the eggs state
they must be natural productions, and that
there cannot be any deception. 1t is also
affirmed that every egg containing the LETT
tiers is also marked with equal plalnness
1885. They were to be exhibited at the
market house Of Westchester on Saturday
last. -
o. The Uniontown, Pa. Democrat of
the 9th ult. speaks of the "fearful rava-
ges of the dysentery.in portion of that
county, extending from that place TO the
river" A correspondent says, "of all
the ravages which we have heard Of cho-
lera in the eastern cities, according to the
population, it has borne no comparison
to the dysentsry in the section described"
The disease is principally confined to Me-
lnallen, German and Luzerne townships.
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