The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-11-03
PROSPECT rus OF TIE
FARM HOUSE OF THE 10 d CENTURY

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Or Eqeyctopsdia Of Prasticci sAgricu'ime
CONTAINING the best mode of culture adopted in
" France, Ensl,nd, Germany, and Flanders; full
practical instructions 10 guide the small cuilvator The
farmer the dn eotor, and the large proprietor in the In'
provemenl of eslae the general pTlnclpa OF agrl-
culture aud the culture of all the useful piants the train
ing Of domestic animals and The veterinary art The
description OF tho various arts relating lo agriculture;
rural implement and buildings the management aud
improvement Of vines. fruit trees timber and forests,
tanks etcj the economy, organization, and direction
of rural establishments and finally legislation as ap-
plIed TO agrcutlrei closing with table of contents
alphabetically arranged, list OF figures, abbreylalUUs,
aud authorities cited,
An elementary, complete, and mathematical course
of rural economy with than two thousand sngra.
wings respecting the various implements machines, sets
orappnraus, breeds ofanimas trees shrubs and unts,
rural buildings, etc. Digested and revised by c1m-
miltee of scientific and practical agrcuurss, belong
ing the agricultural society Of France, ander the d
rection Of NJ L. Bailey member ofhe societies of agri.
culture and horticulture Translated from the French
with adapted to the of farmers In the United
States cf America, by EIizur Wright. Jr', formerly
Professor of Mahsmatcs and Natural Philosophy in the
Western Reserve College, translator Of La FOnianss
Fables, &c.
Agriculture IS the foundation Of all human arts--tle
art for which man made and the perfection of which
is his chief happiness and glory as the lord, temporal
Oc this planet Of this sublime art all other arts and
sciences but satete their business being to wait
on enlighten and adorn it with their moonshne Con-
seunenlY, no than The agrcuuralis:
needs the full use ofhis brains, and perfect command
of all the Of human expe ience' So The far
mers Of the United States view the matter and in pre-.
senng them with translation of the celebrated Aaison
Rustique, of the French, have no doubt of their
hearty support. II is tho work Of all works on prac
cal agriculture the most scientific, clear and Compre-
hensve France has long exceled in profitable farm.
ing. This is the Of her wealth. England is
rich by Goals and commerce Her agriculture is spen-
did, but sometimes costs more than it comes to. Those
who have fortunes 10 spend may buy tho vast works
of Marshall, Dickson, Arthur Young, London, &c
hut those who wish to get fortune out Of the soil will
find the French writers better able to show them the
way. The excellence of French elementary works is
well known to all teachers For centuries, the Mason
RusQue has been in France, the standard elementary
work the spelling book and grammar Of farming. The
presen. edition for le min 9teenh century" has beep
rewritten and brought up with the 'march Of mind;
by sixty Of the ables "Agrocronome" of France. 1t
has all The light the latest improvements, not only in
Tlance, 5u: in all Europe.
William Goblet one of the most successful farmers
both in England and America, who wrote the best
English syle, aud The best French grammar that ever
was valued The Maison Ruslque. not only an ency-
clopeda Of farming. but the of educating his
children. lie was bis own schoolmaser. In winter
evenings hi family resolved itself in school, and he
thus speaks of the use then made of this work:
'Our book of never falling resources the French
Maison Rustique or farm house, which it is said, was
the book that first tempted Dugnesnois Il think that was
his name,) the famous physician in The reign of LOuls
XIV, to learn to read. Here are all The four-egged
ANIMALS from the horse down The mouse portraits and
ALI all the BIRDS reptiles insects all the modes OF rear
Ing managing, and using the tame ones, and of destroy.
ing those that mischievous, all the various traps
springs nets; all the abos, of the field and garden
hbited' well as the rest pates-ane there was
IN my leisure moments, to join this nquisilve group;
10 read the French and tell them what it meant in En-
gsh. when the picture did not sufficiently explain it.
self | never have been without copy OF this book
for forty years. except during the time ihsll fleeing
from the dungeons of Caslleragh and Sidmouh, in
1917, and when got to Long Island, The first book
bought, was another MaisOn Rustiqne Advice 10
young men, Art 29l.
D. The qualifications of the translator it may be said
that he is practical farmer und in regard to his trans
Ialion of La Fontaine, which las been reprinted IN
England an English reviewer confesses that he does
mot know the English writer who could have done il
better.
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