New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-12

amount By the bye this wise discrimination and
preference in favor of military over civil excel
lence is not altogether confined TO England, or to
Monarchies any more than are the arrogance oil
| Power, and its lust Of dominion.
The Emperor NAPOLEON so highly valued len-
ncrs discovery that he liberated whole families OF
English prisoners a, his request He could deny
him nothing. But Nap was n dangerous and cap
tivating yran for his taste was equal 10 his genius
He was who offered premium of 100000 francs
for Nor.Machiae: while Republican Govern
ments that we OF, who could not find II In their
Constitution 10 give cent for such machine.
would vet vote many thousands for a military re-
connoissance or Internal machine, that would blow
up thousand men at the distance of five miles Oh
we are glorious People and Farmers, especially,
are gloriously represented. Some Republican egis-
! lators have wonderful powers Of discrimination
They can reduce all things TO acts
And know their natures by abstracts,
Where entity and qulddlty
The ghost of defunct bodies ny.
But let us come 10 tie point Know, them gentle
reader. ,ha: a great RACINE or Neurological dis
covery has been made in France; and after series
of careful tests reduced TO system declared on the
authority of several Committees of scientific men, 10
be .infalibe' Wonderful as it may seem at first
sight il is not whit more so than the dis
covery of inocpla,ion frst-and vaccination after
ward 1t is, in word discovery whereby the
quantity and quality Of milk that any co'c 'caH
gre, mag be accurately determined By Observing
natural marks or ertcrnoi Indications alone
The length Of time tie coac cM continue 10 g5re
milk, DC
The whole work with all its accompanying Illus
trations. as discovered and written out by NJ FRAN
CTS GuENoN. and translated by n. P. TRIsT, Esq.
while American Consul at Cuba, is to be fully pub
lished in the Farmers Library.
In corroboraiion OF ali that has been said in proof
of the reality of the system, we find II thus par
ticnlarly noticed in late Number Of the Journal
d'Agr7cuiture Pratique et de Jardinoge:
1--WE conducted Mr.. Guenon into seven cowstables
with which he was entirely unacGuainted. Here forty
six COWS were submitted 70 his inspection. In twenty
two instances he named the eract number Of pints ipen
bv each co1o in fourteen he came within pint and in
len within two or three pints.
Exact precision TO number oil plnts however IL
deemed as of little importance as the quantity OF mix
is liable to vary, with many circumstances as food !e
ueratllre date of calvng. &c Dut the main ac {" 'c
discovery we consider established RS Monsieur uuehon
invariably distinguishes the good from the bad mixers
From this fact with which the committee was much
struck results the consequence that there s rea
the visible external signs or escutcheons Indicated
The committee consider rs Il vast service rendered
to Agriculture discovery winch has taught us ~
nush good from bad mixers and II Is the greater as Inc
system applies 10 calves and thus enables US to discard
by handing to the butcher worthless hciiers tha
we would otherwise be Mt the expense OF rearing
"To make known MS widely as possible ms rdihdote
9isrorer7 the committee recommend the nonnetloh OF
nlons GuENoS a corresponding member OF TINS 90
cety and the purchase OF 25 copies OF his Work.
While waiting for the illustrations in the hands of
the Engraver we may partially CRAFTY the public
curiosity by adding, from the January Number oil
the Farmers Library, the Pretdce 6y me Trans
lator-who previous to his acceptance of the office
he so well fills in the State Department. had been
in a position which led him 10 pay much attention
10 sl1ch subjects:
Nonsense Who can believe any such thing What !
by merely looking COW, to be able tell how much
milk she is capable of being made to yield; and Also
how long she continue give milk after being got
with ca!-to be able thus to ascertain not only what
are the qualities of full grown COW, but what are 10 be
the qualities Of any heller Calf. by looking at her while
vet but three months Old! surely II ever tnete
"?s SoGly Mr.. Reader You are very incredulous. no
doubt but DEFY you to be more so than was wnen in
your present position. What is more, DEFY you 10
cling to your scepcism Than an nour or So how
ever strong and firm il may be at this moment II Will
! in little while, have vanished into nothing and It's
place will be hed by another solid proof IN addition 10
/
| There are more things in heaven and earth, -,
Than are dreamed OF in your philosophy
! When this discovery was first mentioned to me, as
/ one which had recently been published IN France, |
smiled at the creduiiy o.! some people My informant
percevins what effect the announcement mad upon me-
said II is So however, and then, nothing but polite
ness toward stranger for the irst time under my root
prevented my replying OF uo not seh.y oeIIe'e 'a4s
/ TO be possible
| He offered to send the book and though | had
not the least idea OF throwing away my tune In reading
ciyity would allow 10 decline Ii came. and
opened with the intention merely OF looking INTO II
spiHci.nty 10 say that had done When however,
in turning the pages Over saw tnat ths piece OF quac
rv as . very sure the pretended discovery must be-
had epssred the attention of distinguished Asrcuurs!
societies in France and had earned Gold Medals TOR
its author country where they are not prone to De
lavish Of such substantial marks o sppfooaton' my Gu
rosity WIS awakened and had soon read enough TO
bring home 10 me more for the thousendh lime.
,hst homely old truth =" We live to learn.
Since them many things have occurred TO strengthen
my confidence in the reality of this discovery and in its
high practical all interested in the preservation
and Improvement OF milk stock-and who s IL that is
no, interested in is producvenesst lhe most recent
OF these incidents Is AS follows
friend 10 whom had lent the translation accompa.
MED with the plates which are requisite 10 make 'n'e
licble showed it 10 man i0'n The country whose call
ING had rendered him quite conyerant with the subject
~ carrie This persons curiosity Was so lar awskencd
that besides attending TO the explanations made TO hi'
he took a sketch O: OF the escHcseons After an
shsence of some weeks he returned to the city "here
,5; mad bsupared and came my friend :" Iha!
,h;,r said ht) IS as book There no mistake
about the matter Since was here have looked at
noT cows than you ever saw. and perfectly salts
ri tha, the thing is just the FfenchAn says cave
become convinced OF another thing that our breeds
of cattle are by means the great things they are
cracked up to be. n. /
The Publishers and the Editor of the FARMERS
LIBRARY take the occasion to offer friendly
and grateful salu,aiions to its Patrons and here
presen, another assurance that 10 consideration o
labor or expense will deter them from making ii
such work as they believe every one who owns
or expects TO own rood of land ought TO possess
They feel persuaded that few who are, or design
their sons 10 be, Farmers or Horticu;urists would
fail to subscribe if by examination they would
realize the SIZE aud costiiness Of The cork The "a
rtetyot its contents. and the beauty Of It's AustrG