Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-06-09

have usually added about one shoyelf,,l of
ashes 10 every ticenty in making compost for
flowers, roses, shrubs, &c.
Ashes are peculiarly good for all kinds of
melon, squash, and cucumber vines This is
well known to those who raise water melons
on burnt fields, on old charcoal pits, &c. We
have seen statements of cucumbers being plan-
ted upon peck of pure, leached ashes. in a
hole in the ground, and thriving with great
vigor. The ashes of vines show great amount
oil potash; and as wood ashes afford this sub
stance abundantly, Its use would seem to b..
Indicated by theory as we'll as confirmed by
experiment..
Lastly, whenever ground is liable to suffer
severely from drought, we would advise u lib.
eral use of ashes and salt.
BIVOUACK IN AN AUSTRALIAN FOR.
ESI.--On the way | recollected seeing where
the bark peelers had built, and thrown down
again, u temporary miam, as the natives would
cati IL: There determined. when should
reach II, to pass the night. On went, AMI.
without any concern, saw the sun gradually
60 down, the dark to gather round me, miles
from my habitation, ant the moon and star.
grow holder and brighter Pleased was when
l saw, not far from the road, the old cold ash
es, and soon warmed them with a new fire.
l set up the cast-down poles, one end in
l0rked tree, the other resting on the ground.
These l matched over with the ready-cut
branches oil the wild cherry-tree, and had soon
very snug house. My bed next made of
branches OF a shrub, very myrtle like. and Of
heath Then, with the fire blazing at INV feet
with my carpet-bag for a pillow. wranned
warmly I'm my blanket, the laughing iackass
merriiy babe me good night, and | slept sound.
iy at intervals, walked sometimes by the mel.
ancholy howl of wild dog, or rustic among
the Leaves OF my house of perhaps a snake or
Oh kangaroo rat to hear little way from
me In the trees, plop, plop, the noise of the
nyin9 squirrel going from bough to bough and
tne cultural noises ofoppossums. Then what
hush amidst a gentle breeziness wonld COME
over the wilderness. Soft as feathers was the
dry ane balmy atmosphere, the moon hanging
now amazingly near me, like large pearl, and
the stars as near, like intense fiery rub;es
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THE BRITISH NAvY.-The proceedings
winch took place in the House OF Commons
on friday night, 18th May, are important in
the present position of matters between Emo
land and the Uuited States. The British NE.
W. 1t appears, is not in condition to annibi.
iatc ths United States, as some of the English
Journals nave stated, particularly Wilmer Sx
omiths European Times. The debate i'm the
commons referred to the state of the navy.
which the professional members con,ended
was In most inefficient state--badlv man
hed' and altogether disgraceful to the country
ana 70 the service. The admission of this in
e1hciency was made by Sir George Cockburn
ana other representatives of the Admiralty
BOARD, ana the blame was thrown on the Ex-
che9uer, the Chancellor of which eyinced no
Willingness TO place the wooden walls of the
nation IN better position. The same com
paint, says London journal, has been mad.
every year that we have been at peace. but
complaints on this score are fruitless, unless
the government of the day will consent to keen
as many men in pay during period of peace. /
as the exigencies of the country would REQUIRE
In war: The government, however, will be. |
probably, induced, in consequence of the
strong representations which are made at a
critical time, 10 provitie Il remedy for SOM 81
the evils dilated upon.
HoNEY.-Honey is, according to Mr.. Mil.
ton, who lately published treatise ON bees
~ England; an universal specific, and among |
us olher valuable properties he declares that
IL prevents consumption, and states that thot !
destroyer OF human life is not known in conn. /
tTies where honey is regularly taken as am art;-
Gle OF iood. Those who have less faith In the |
sPecihc' may perhaps attribute the cause o
G Oh oil climate rather than to honey |
Inc Italian singers, it is also affirmed, are in
deoted to honey, but their practice is to shar-
pen II witha few drops ofacid, though thew
sometimes take it ina pure state.
r, somebody--a Mr.. Caude, perhaps-tbe
Gaudles are said to be numerous-intimates
'liat ne slckens OF the eternal Caudle which no
encounters IN the newspapers" tonic AT
hrst, says he, ait has now come IN he a., |
emetc;" This Caudle, possibly, is like tho
married lady who declined Waiting because
- was abundance of huggingat home. Il
n 20 Enough loT hlm to hear such lectures, with.
ou' being obliged to read them afterwards, -
Another Caudle asks privately, edo YOU cali
, lnese Lectures joke--do you find anything to
laugh at IN them? To my mind, they are Ter.
IDLY tue" He finds them as good as a TRACE |
csn s gu. as MRS. Caudle "will talk" who
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