Litchfield enquirer., 1838-04-19


itself, aud on II good soil indicates vigorous
vegetation, which turned under at this sea-
son OF the year The vegetable matter COW
cred with the soil in its green and succulenr
state, combined with the manure, readily
undergoes fermentation and forms most
iertilizing substance for the crop. As a
general rule land one to which I know Of
IL" excep,ion) plough no sward lands in Tho
fall. Ut your land is in tillage and the soil
is silici"us, by no means plough in the fall,
but always in the spring just before you are
ready TO put in your seed. But if your soil
is argiIlaccous and in lllage. ploug III in the
spring, summer, fall or winter, swhen your
leisure time will allows only be sure TO
plough in the fall, that the frosts Of winter
may pulverize i,-plough j. again 10 the
spring, that the influence Of the sun and at
mosphere may warm and invigorate it for
the succeeding crops.- Yankee Farmer.
TOBACCO.
1T is remarkable that, while coffee. with
all its singular powers Of cheering the hu-
man mind, and refreshing the nerves, took
nearly four hundred years TO make itself
known in Europe, and while the potatoe
is scarcely more than coming into use in
large portion OF the continent, tobacco took
little more than half dozen wears to be
known as far as ships could carry it. The
Spaniard sucks it, as he says, for heat-the
Duschman for cold-,he Frenchman be.
cause he has nothing else to do-lhe Ger
man because he will do nothing else-,he
London apprentice because il makes him
look like IL gentleman.
This weed however has not been with.
out opposers, as the following law, enacted
by the states of Connecticut and Massa-
chusetls, as early as 1850, will show:
BE Hen0cted, That no person under the
age oi twenty, nor any other not already
habItua,ed to it, shall use tobacco, until he
has brough certificate from physician
stating that j, is necessary for his health,
when he shall receive "a license from the
court. Those who have already addicted
themselves TO this obnoxious weed, are
hereby prohibited from, using il in compa-
ny, at their labor or on their travels. unless
they arc at least ten miles from any house
aud that only once day, under a penalty
Of sixpence for each offence, of which tho
conslables are requested to give informa-
ton 10 the District Court. For the fourth
breach Of the law, the offender shall be i'm
prisoned and kept at hard labor for time
specified, when his tongue shall be burnt
through with red hot iron.-Intel.
THE Grass and the Flover.-A lovely
flower stood blooming ON bush alone. II
was the admiration of all, hut most ofitselE.
1t unveiled its painted leaves in the sun
yerit gli'iered with the dew of,he morning,
and breathed pleasant fragrance upon tho
air. Throned amid the fresh green leaves,
which sheltered as well as ornamented il,
nothing could be more charming and grace
full. Every passer by, said, look what o
beautiful flower
Beneath this pretty and delicate creature
of Providence there spread a great mead.
ow, here swelling into undulaiiuns and slop-
ing till it trinped the bank of running
stream. The flower looked down on tho
lovely grass, and with sneering air and in
naughty tone, gave utterance to these
sentiments:
Behold this insolent grass, what does it
so close 10 me? How different in appear
ance and destiny from me Never does it
hear the admiriDg murmurs excite. 1t
emits no fragrant odor, but remains to be
troddcn under foot by al who list, unval-
ued and unno,iced. / should like to know
for what il was created
Ignorant and conceite6 Aower,' ropli.
cd the grass. that question might be bet
ter asked of.hyseIf; for thou art as useless,
idle and feeting as thou art pretty. True
the scent which arises from thy silken
leaves is grateful, but where will it DO to-
morrow The cleaning Of thy soft col
ors, too, amid verdant leaves-but how
soon do they fade On the ground1 Evan
escen, child Of vanity! have witnessed
the brief existence and death Of thousands
such as thou, living unvalued aud perishing
unmourncd; and dost thou sheer at me be-
cause my stem is not so slender and 50 britt
tie, my blade so fair As thine? Know
that the wise regard me. even for my beau
~ more than they do thee. spread over
the earth. a carpet Of velvet. clothe tho
uplified hills in nantes Of vsrdure. fur
nisIh food for hundreds of animals who do"
rive from mo the power 70 crafty man
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