Litchfield enquirer., 1845-10-02
OLD PSALM TUNES,

OLD PSALM TUNES.
 Blackwood says :-' There is, to us, more touch. ing pathos, heart-thrilling expression, and more teeiing d'splayeds ih some of the old psalm tunes, than m whole batch cI modernisms The straina 20 home, and the " fountain of the great deep is broken uP"-the great deep of the unfathomable
 feeling that lies far, far below the surface of the world hardened heart; and as the unwonted, vet unchecked tear starts, the sotened spirits yield to their influence, and shake of the load of earthly care rising purified and spiriualized into clearer atmosphere Strange, inexplieable associations brood over the mind '' like the far.off dream of paradise" mingling theil chaste mechanically with musings of still subdued. more cheesiul character. How many glad hearts in the olden times have re. joiced in these songs of praise? how many sighed out their coDplaiDs in those plaintite notes that steal sadly, yet sweetly on the ear--hearis that, now cold in death, laid to rest around that sa. cred fane within whose walls they had so often swelled with emotion.' f
 Will not some of our modern composers of sacfed music read the above excellent remarks, and take a hint from it94 .....L as3'E ~r3
 We do love to listen to some of those old psalm tunes referred to by Biackwood, and often wonder why our leaders m the sacred song do not oflener bring them out in the congregation.-BGP. Rec.
 Professor Bush and Ssceden5osg were among large crowd of curious listeners, last eve- ming, to the exposition Gin part) of Emanuel Swe- denborg's doctrine, by Professor Bush. IL conslst ed of recaptulation of some of the principles and theories laid down by that singular dreamer in his various books, with plausible, yet, we must say, not very satisfactory defence and enforcement of them, at the hands of the lecturer, who is one of the boldest and most confident professors" of the religious dogmas of the Philosopher in question have ever heard discourse upon the subject. He took the ground that the Christian dispensation having established the fact of the existence of a l~l kk. A.kN. nl.Aa zrA rAAnas sE.~.l condemed spirits, it was absolutely necessary.in order to bring that tact home to the knowledge of mankind, that some mortal should for himself con- verse with the departed spirits of men, m order to give the world tangible and sensible proof of that revelation. ..... ..s. ...r.f t
 This was done by Swedenborg, and his testimua ny as to what he in the other world. and, as to the conversations he had then with the lepared,i is of course to be taken, kind of coffoboretibn of the truth of the scriptures. What those conversaa tions and observations were the lettdfef gave his audience an example of im allusions to the occu- pations of those in bliss and in torment the reward, or rather the development of the career they had run, upon this earth. The hell or heaven of every man, he argued, was in himself, ,--was, in fact, him. lf;-and the future state was but the perfection or consummation thereof. This was the upshot of the dissertation, which seemed to give abundant satisfaction to goodly number ot the intellectual and speculative auditors around the lecturers desk We hope we shall not be considered blamably in- credulous when we confess that the theory (elo- quently it certainly was put by the Professcr) was any thing but satisfactory to us.-vN r. Erp. I Green Apples.-As soon as your trees commence casting their premature fruit, gather all up and present them to your hogsor, better yet, let those industras have free access to your orchards in der that they may seek out and gather for them selves On examining the fallen apples, each will be found to.contain small worm or lnaggot, which Is no other than the csvcuiO in its pupa state, and which, after eating it's way out, will leave the ap. pie for the soil, whence it will emerge in the spring tulled developed, and ready to commence it's rava- ges after the manner of it's parent the year before -.Aaiue CultivdtOr.
 .2foiasses for Cattle.-Some spirited cattle tra- ders in Holland have begun to molasses for iat tening their stock
 Rancid Butter.-To make rancid butter sweet, beat two pounds oft in sufficient quantity of wa ter, into which put 30 drops of chloride of lime, and after washing t we'll let the butter stand about two hours in the water; strain it off, and wash it again in fresh water, and it will be fresh and sweet. This is French recipe-safe and simple.
 Soaking Seeds-There is an exception to the oft repeated directions to soak seeds before plan ting. It is schen the ground $ dry as tO 0t | tract the moisture Jsom the seed. Then it delays
 
 not kill the seed In all other 1t is of great benefit to steep, and even scald the seeds. have tried all methods for some time, from soaking one hour to sprouting the various seeds, and the above is the result During the severe drought this spring. steeped seeds have generally died inground. and those only have vegetated that were planted dry.-.dUary CultiUdtor. 4 Noble old Soldier living at Dover, W. H. The oldest survivor in the present catalogue of Harvard University, is Dr. Ezra Green of Dover, N. H., says the Courier. He was born in Maiden, Mass, June 17, 1746. and graduated in l765, egh- ty years ago this summer. He joined the New Hampshire regiment in the revolutionary army as surgeon in June l775, and continued till the last of December, l776; in the meantime, having gone by way of North River to Montreal, and joined the army on its retreat before the enemy they advan- ced from Quebec. In October, l777, he enlisted as | surgeon on board the Ranger, of le guns, Captain Paul Jones' He was on board that vessel when the attempt was made to capture the Earl of Sel- | kirk, and in the action with the Drake. He re- turned to America in the Ranger, in October, 177s, I under the command of Capt. Simpson-Jones re- maned in France. In ITO, he went on cruise with Capt. Simpson in the Ranger, in company with the Providence and Queen of France. These three vessels fell in with six brgs loaded with salt. under convoy of brig of fourteen guns. and took them all and brought them into Portsmouth, N. H. after an absence of three weeks. Shortly after wards the same vessel made another cruise, fell in with large Jamaica fleet, homeward bound. load. ed with rum, sugar, haywood. rimento, &c., and captured eight of them. seven of which they suc- ceeded in bringing into the port of Boston. As they approached the harbor, the house tops were covered with people. alarmed at the sight of ten large ships coming up, supposing them to be l British fleet. The next year Dr. Green went ont l in pryateer. and subsequently, in Letter Of Mar que. He now resides at Dover ninety.nine years