Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-04-16

"Bm If al he pursuits eagqged in By men, none
IS pieasan'rr none more proftabfe. n'te eose nor
lay 81 freeman than agriculture"
Letter Of james sii5ra. Of pn,l.y, seo.lana.
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from re s'''ti not vfnFiaiian 81 ipHir. II the
iso''sf hal VI IN 4 tis- Ne, eiaiise p;iI~
'ip''ti Ia. = act sl b TO a. week. il cnnse.
Visnce II rlsg ar,,~n-s,, lad tea. had been
long ii''ir soi G. d croi,I =. asi pot allowed
a2yslensi -. iille Ia lr ~ reS iher fare rats,
eus les bol> "a iad that had ian lea lni 40
,rafs--b,iHS pa ei IN, hl,vrh nreen --aiH found
that ihrse, oH beia, a,laiIei again la. following
Year, were r"mnkatly. sfuS ard hralthy. and
md ristn' gave aay; and haze continued the
same isill.'d 'r the lsi Yeats; and the result
las. an EVERY instance. been eqra y favorable.
-Four ears ago. oa.. ball If m, seed p,luoes was
pahIrd along with sopr ulhers una field of about
an acre; the other sect was grown on the farm;
and The seed all gave way, excepting that got from
me. Tncs were I'LL RI ,.l,d al lhe same tine, and
"a The same masil'r. Fcon ,Iese circumstances,
am oe opiaion sha. If fauafs were careful in
raising then seed icl,,ps from Land ,hat has
IAN lag /, stat. i.i.resi*--nT, v here that
nm be- had. the III Ct be obtained By
bringing ncs snil Ia The s,rltce. by trenchi1g as
rauc necessary, oI by The Use Of he sulso
pinuah-ftlarcs from tie pliaio crop. from the
reed mol b ing snntl would b come much less fire.
qs'eut. AN sun.rwhal confirmed in tbs opinion.
by the fact that il has been found, or the last dozen
"iyears. that geaersy the hest seedi 1nIai0es have
b,en Got or fans IN lhe nc r. o. gaia d. If The
country. The reason at this aay be. that these
highlands haye been bat OF Ia;e brought under
crops OF any kird. aad Iua y ri them but newly
brought Eon state Of naiare: and the superiori-
of SEE q ps,ataes iram these highlands may not
asalaIise. as :s generally supposed. from Charge
OF soil or climate.
Polsiops raised on ia W snil, or on ground Illas
las bees h,ng lying lea, NOT 50 good Cor the Ia
bic rs the others, beHig mostly vesy soft; aud the
fol W Hg experimeu;.i; would appear that they con-
tain a much less qiaHsEy ef larlaa than those
which are raised from land that has been some
time nnder crop; ard psihaps this is the reason
why they are he Ter fr seed. From peck of
potatoes grown on land near Paisley. which has
been almost cors aniIy under crop for the last so
yaars. oh aiaed nearIy lbs of -four, or starch;
mid from which 'f-wouid seem. that. as the vege-
iative piacle oittai plant is strengthened the fa-
rmaceous principle is weakened. AID rice rersa.
~ JAMES STiRRAr.
*Mr. Finnic, of Sxansione, informs me that the
growing of potatoes intended for seed upon land
has long been practised by good farmers. Mr. Little.
Of Caresi1 near Langholm writes me, that IN Dum-
fiesshire they obtain the best change % potato seed
from messy land, Of and barley from the warmer
and drier climate of Roxburghshre.- The grains, he
adds. degenerate by oace s'iciag, still looking plump
when dry, but having thicker husk, and weighing
TWO OF pouid> less per he Qee
Of seeds in general is chemco physiological subject
great interest and importance. AID will tou5tieSs soon
be taken up ard Investigated. a.s
THE MAGNETIC T'ELEGRAPH Posi- OFFICE
AcENr.--Ve stated lew days since. That the
hagursic Telegraph beweel Washington aud
tins city i,ow under the exclusive controli Oi
the Gsnera Post Office Department. The Hon.
Cave Juh..snl, Postmaster General. viii, a char
cieiisic energy, has maured Inc necessary ar
Engagements 10 enable the eL;irc communities OF
boih Cities 60 avail iha,nsslvs Of The faculties afford
I'D by this lgl,tnIng-ke express. The following
is the plan adopted: Agents will be in attendance
at the Pot-ofic.s Of WASH g,un and Balti nore
between The hours of 8 and 10, A.. a.. aud 3
and from 5to7, PM, every day. except Sun
nays, for the reception and transmission of any
dispatches which may be offered. These COM
municaol,s will, of course. be mnde in magnetic
characters. On the reception of the despatch
the agent will translate The characters. write then
shocl of paper, fpld and seal as an ordi
nary rtter direcr it to The person for whom il i:
Intended, aud seud ii 10 such person Immediately
Nv peany post. An communications thus srans
united will be considered strictly confidential, unt
the characters relating thereto Instantly testroyd
The compensation is fixed at one fourth Of
cent for each Magnetic character SD sent IN CIV
cry case To be prepaid. The letter carrier vii
VIII receive The usual Ice III two cents on eaci
letter.
This ar5angrmcn, will go into complete opera
fion so soon as the line Of wires can be extended
10 The Baltimore Post Office, which wi, be con-
menced in mediately.
We are grafpd 10 learn that Professor Mors
has been appeie,td supernSpdett ofsthis nivaua
hle branch Of tho mail service; and taa, Messrs
Vail and Rogers, 50 livofably Known as The eff
e:ent1 AID ohlIslns agents from lis COMMENCEMENT
have raccived appointments 10 continue their i'm
poriant services IN lis saure operallous.--B Bal
Americrm
A FLASH II THE PAN.-it ~ really anusin
10 observe the PIN os',Ply of human raure, whe
acted upon by poliiirdl u,ii selces. Ga the re
ceipi OF iI,e ncw sof the appoin.neni OF our rex
Pos master. there was tfeuh.e ii ihe ranks of III
fenucracy--;i spirit of reheil.nn y as absoad,an
larlhw a call issued Tor ail Indignation meet
ins. This was cfciased throughout the city
and We are iDfrrqicd sotGe .asee or iapr hundie
rams attached. : bea Inc headers of the move
Ip-pl--vio have been - h"pes .oi receiving sum
rppoiulintl,; for sIrnlseiyes--were taken n as
done f..r by The leaders OF the other section