The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-22
AGRICULTURAL.
USEFUL HINTS FoR FARMERs, THEIR SoSs
AND DAUGHTERs--cULLKD FROM vARIOU.
QUARTERS

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QUAErERs
MAKING AUGER HOLES WITH A GMBLrr.-s.Nv
boy, what are you doing with that gimblet,"
said to fiaxen haired urehin, who was labor.
ing away with all his might at a piece Of bOsrd
before him, "trying 10 make an aHger hole"
was the reply without raising his ewes.
Precisely the business of at least two-tbjri,
Of the world-this making auger holes with
gimblet.
Here is young A. who has Just escaped from
the Clerk 5 desk behind the counter lie sports
his moustachiOs, his imperials, carries q rattan.
drinks champaign, talks big, about the profits Of
banking or shaving notes. He thinks he S
really great man-but every body around him
see che Is only making auger holes with a GIN
bet"
Mr.. B. may be put down as distinguished
professor Of the gimblet. He was a farmer
His father left him fine farm, free from incum-
berance-but he wouldn't be content-specula-
ton in corn and -four arose before him-for-
tunes were made in a twinkling-sO he sold
out-bought largely, dreamed Of the riches Of
Astor and of Rothchild, no more work. But
at last the bubble burst The Irish wouldn't
all stay starved-prices fell, and now Mr. B. has
found out that II is difficult to make anger holes
with gimblet.'
Miss c. is a nice pretty girl, and might b
very useful too, for she has intelligence-blt
she must be tAe tOR-gOes TO plays, lounges on
sofas, keeps her bed till noon, imagines that she
10 belle, disdains labor, fOrgets or tries TO- thai
her father was a mechanic, and all for what
why she is trying TO work herself up into the
belief that an anger hole can be made with
gimblet.'
TILLISG THE EkRTH-YoU MUST ~ HoNEsr-
In filling the earth, some people 20 upon the
same principle that regulates their business in
tercourse with men. They must be sure 10 get
The adoantage Of Lke trade; and If this cannot
be secured without, they must cheat and deceive
the person with whom they deal And they
think to practice the same artiice upon OLD
mother Earth You will see them on their
ground, in the spring as sly as dogs, apparently
calculating that earth had forgotten the eN-
hausting crops that were taken from her the last
year; perhaps they will give a sprinkliRg of ma
nure, and throw il on as 20 make the Earth
think there is noble lot Of il. Well, they 20
to work; but the Earth won't be cheated She
will reward every man according to his works,
and tell the truth ia the Autumn. You cannot
get the advantage of her, as you can with Ia
man customers. Treat her well and she will
reward your expenditures and toll; but attempt
to cheat her and she piH make you sorry for 70
rksR harvest comes
A new England Farmer said that one year he
made 81 500 by minding his orn business, ana
$500 BY letting the business Of others alone, in
all $4,000, pretty fair sum for one year, for
doing right. This act at six per cent interest
compound In 80 years as annuity would pro-
duce Sl5s,ll6 31-l00.
Mr.. PENIS Law for promoting industry:
Be il enacted; That all children Of ~ wears
Of age and upwards, be taught some useful trade
or skill, the end that none ever be idle in the
province, but that II they be poor, they may be
come rich, and IL they be rich and become poor,
they need not want. This law and SIS Others Of
great importance were framed by the assembly
during session Of only fkree dogs Wonder Il
the Legislature Of New York and Ohio in
session Of 100 days framed any law that will do
as much good as this one; what do the trainers
say.-OhiO CuifiUst0r-
BOOK FARMISc.-What is IN common book
farming is learning by means Of books, new
facts, opinions, results Of experiments. mode Of
operation, and the using such parts Of the in
formation as can be turned to profitable accounts
in our individual situations. | wonder II this
will be called folly IL SO, the more there Is Of
II in the world the better for the farmer Let
us know What others are doing, and then We
can soon find out whether there Is anv thing
more that we can do to improve our farms, what
say you boysl Look at the agricultural papers,
and learn what is going on in the world, and
don't be afraid and once and awhile TO write for
the paper YOURSELF
AsHEs, MEzDows.-When we increase the
crop Of grass, In meadow BY means Of gyP-
sum, We remove greater quantity Of potash
with the hay, than can under ordinary circum-
stances be restored. Hence after lapse Of
years, the crop Of grass diminish on meadows
manfred with gypsum, owing to the deficiency
OF potash. II the meadow is strewed occasion
ally with house or leeehed ashes, the grasses
will hrire as IsxEriaafiy as eUer. The potash
10 ey this means restored. Boys remember his.
HYDRorHoBIA CURkD nv vIxKGxR.--At Adine,
In friule, poor man suffering under the agO-
MIXING tortures Of hydrophobia, was cured BY
draughts Of vinegar, given him by mistake, in
stead Of another potion Another physician al
fadua got Intelligence Of this event, and tried
the same remedy on another patient at the hosPi-
tai, administering pound Of vinegar in the
morning, another at noon, and a third at sunset
and the man was perfectly cared-Fs|s's
Herald.
REsrskArioS OF sogR MIX on CREAn.-We
are informed by a correspondent that mix or
cream, when 1t has turned sour, may be restored
to its original sweetness by means Of small
quantity Of carbonate Of magnssia. When the
asidity l. slight, half teaspoonful Of the pow
der 10 pint Of milk will be sufficient