The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-12-09
From the p, & moth Iournsl.
The .arf of making Honey plenty IN
every MINIS POrksf.

The .Hf Of making Honey plenty IN
every MINIS Porkef.
DR.. Franklin undertook To teach his
counirvmen this art. msny years ago:
AMI if they had followed his prescriptions
in relation 10 thus important matter. we
sh"ulh a, this time all ofus be--nnl per
bar rich.--hut extremely comfortable.
HIS rule was simply this. g" spend every
DAY me penny less than Inv clear gains"
Q" simple and plain that the people de.
spised IL. and have ever since been lis.
tennng To qusck doctors. who pretended
to koos more about political economy
tksn DR.. franklin, or than even solomon
himself. frrm whnse book Franklin Dor.
TOW ed number nf leaves.
A few years ago, mechanics wages
were low here. and few employed. al
some trades. One Of the Quscks told US.
tia, il We would pot down The aris,ocrscy.
ID, which he meant 10 pu, himself into
Office work would be plentiful, wages
high. He was put in-bul It did not
seem To make much dlfference-lhe would
went 90 very much as il had done: he
grew richer. 20 be sure; but the mechanic
was as poor as ever.
The farmers were told, much about
The same time, by another quack doctor.
The produce was very cheap. because
The British Yves, India ports were csas-
cd and that pork would certainly rise
when they @ere opened. The ports
vere opened. and the pork did rise.
We told you So" says the quack; as
If 'fe opening Of the ports were the cause.
sh%n It was well known that no pork
went 70 those porIs;-and II was moreo>
yer matter Of common fame thai the rise
Of p'rk was caused by the STATE of New
Hampshire going the whole hog" for
Jackson.
t'oney would be plenlier If the banks
would discount. says one:-the bank
would discount if money were plenter,
says another; both probably correct each
looking at one side Of The case only.
One set of quack doctors mot Botanic.
hu; Mineral. proposed To make money
pIenuer by coming gold pieces.-bui
they we're too heavy for circulation.
though they may have been useful in
another way. for the sigh. Of them is said
10 be good for sore eyes.
Another, or some Of the same, told US
ths' every thing would 60 on smoothly in
the money market, If we would only
dispense with small bills, which were
declared 10 be nuisance and trouble,
and wilhal highly aristOcratic and dan.
gerous. The small bills become rather
scarce. and now poor housekeeper can
hardly open his mouth short Of five
dollar bill, or keep thanksgiving without
getting note discounted at the Bank
All this will do pretty well for the
farmers, that independent yeomanry of
which We have heard good dea!-but
IL comes rather hard upon US poor citl.
Gems. when we have TO work Tor our old
wages. and pay double price for every
thing We eat. Can't YOU convince them,
that we don't gel five dollar bull for a
days work, though small change is out
Of The question! II you can, although
you NAV not make money plenty in all
packets, you may a. leas. put bread in
every house.
~, And can't you also show the people,
tbs, the plenty or scarcity Of money can.
MOI MACH disturb those persons who are
NO, in b! II you can, and make them
belly they will find. that he who
new trusted, need 40, fear hard
,isl says Ps0s RIcHARs.