Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-08-21

vegetable life It obvious that the moon alone
from its comparatively little distance, offers to the observer
opportunity closely to observe its physical constitution Pass
ing then from the solar system, find the placed in the
midst OF armament OF millions OF other stars, remote
as to mnge their rays into the ndistnct band of the milky
way In this SYSTEM imagination, rather analogy
peoples the void with myrads OF planets attending these stars
whilst OF the systems have DOUBLE TRIPLE and quadrupe
give them and heat But the mind bursting beyond
the limits of the galaxy and her creature the telescope brings
into view in the expanse three thousand groups OF stars
similar to galaxy. Three thousand visible milky ways
ornaments of brilliant suns each armament composed OF
myrads OF sarseach star accompanied by many planets and
each planet stocked by Of living creatures capable OF their
fitted degrees Of enjoyment these the results of asronomc
observation. Connected with the starry discoveries of the
telescope may be mentioned the approximate calculations Of
Dr. Nader, as to the point about which revolves
That the sun in motion made known from the observa
tons OF the elder Hersche and he fixed the point in the
steaon Hercules for the in that direction of the sky
increase their relative distance from each other just the trees
IN awood appear separate as the approaches them
The point towards which the motion is directed being KNOWN
the next step approximate the about which the
revolution made this evidently must be at quadants
distance from the first named point Sweeping then the hea-
VEINS with great circle from the point in Hercules and
ing that the centre about which the revolution is described is
towards the centre OF the milky way, the intersection of the
circle above named with the galaxy guided by the consdea
tons drawn from the position of the the milky way led
Dr. Nader assign the first point in the constea
ton Taurus, then to the group Of the Peiades and finally
fix on the star AcyoDe the probable centre. The method
has been thus briefly alluded to- since summary of the
suits is already known every reader Dr. Meder calculates
the distance of this star at 537 years of the flight of light to
all then within this distance from the centre
galaxy must revove, well the sun, about it.
Though not new to all the world, we recommend
the following well-statsd facts to all those ant-m-
provers, individuals Sr States, who still cling to
Gen. Jackson's preference Of road wagons and dirt
hrnpkes over railways, and consider that mild and
enlightened statesman the farmers best friend :"
The advantages which have accrued to agricultural pro-
duce from the facilities afforded BY railway communication of
conveying their produce to Market well the reciprocal
advantages derived by the consumers have been rendered APP
parent wherever the railway system has been adopted In
the neghborhood Of large Cities such London, Paris and
New York. the fact is particularly remarkable 1t has been
proved that since the opening Of the London and Bming
ham, the Great Western the Southwestern, and the Eastern
Counties lines the metropolis has been better supplied with
milk butter, cheese, poultry and the general articles of farm
produce than at any former period Nor has it been only
with respect to the quantity supplied that the advantages of
rapid communication have been demonstrated The quality
too Of the articles referred has undergone propoonae i'm
povement and it is well known with respect TO milk, that
that article sold in the metropolis is longer of
quality artificial that might be doubted WHETHER in strict
poprety of language, the milk could be applied to it.
From the means OF transport which abundanty
within their reach the farmers Of Essex, Wawickse, Ok
tordshe, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Hampshire find
ready market in the metropolis for articles which they for
mery dreamed Of sending thher. In former times
London chiefly supplied with articles of peshabe
tue from circuit compromising parts Of Mddlesex, Essex,
Kent and Surrey, with radius of not than three
four miles The speed of railway conveyance being
eight times that by cart wagon Tin the times referred to the
OF conveyance the has been that such
tcles supplied to the metropolis from circuit
eight times the length of that which formerly supplied them
consequently the land available for the metropolitan
kets from to sxyour times its former extent
The profits accrung to dairy farmers from their sale of milk
have increased 300 400 per cen and the number OF cows
reared for the purposes Of the dairy eight to what
they formerly Equal encouragement has arisen from
the for the cultivation of vegetables of every de-
nomination But the advantages of railways to farmers are
almost remarkably evnced in the superior supply which
exists of animal food the metropolis Before the
mencemen of the railway system, the animal food supplied
to the London market not only defective in quantity but
unwhoesome in qualy-comparatye at least, with what
might have been had the tract from which could have been
supplied been rendered extensive Formerly cattle
from long distance always driven Smithfed
they conveyed railway carriages adapted for the especial
purpose More or less injury was always sustained by the
animals from the atgues of the journey, and their value
considerably essened owing to the inferior quality of the
from being slaughtered in diseased state. But it not
merely the fatigue of travelling which injured the animal, but
also the absence from its accustomed pasture The transport
of calves and lambs from greater distance than thirty miles,
formerly altogether mpraccahe. Now however, these
and other live cattle brought from all parts London in
many hours they formerly took days TO travel To
vey cattle without injury not only speed but Of
ton Indispensable, which requisites answered by
railway communication The results have been shown
in connection with the lines which dverge from different
parts of Paris. Frenchman consumes average, m
pie the quantity of milk consumed by Engshman and
from the facilities which the farmer distance Of forty
fifty miles from Paris, enjoys OF conveying his produce
thhe Paisians supplied with abundance Of their avoe
article. Fruit and all kinds of vegetables, grown at dis
lance, also find market in Paris; while the increase
which has taken place within the last two years. in the French
capital, in the consumption of butchers meat also forms
less interesting subject of observation prngng from the
Cattle brought the Partisan market
from Brittany and Normandy by railway also from all other
ocaes with which the of communication exist