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IuScarawas Dol II 6
Williams GO 60 6
The Secretary speaks Of the returns from
Ashtabula, Athens, Meigs, Knox, Morgan, Lick
ing and Summit, as the only ones tha. 'eyen ap-
proximo.e accuracy and for their returns he is
chiefly indebted TO the county Auditors, and he
deems it appropriate TO remark that the Auditor
of Licking county has specially distinguished
himself by diligence in Obtaining salislics.'-
The blame for want Of accuracy is laid on The
shoulders of school officers, subordinate 10 the
County Auditors, not one fourth Of whom have
discharged their duty, and the Secretary thinks
that large majority Of them could not, if they
had been disposed 10, in consequence OF their
dependence on others.
The report strongly urges the creation of the
Office of County Superintendent, an office which
has been proved TO work well in New York, as
a means Of securing accuracy.
Daring The present session Of the Legislature,
at bill has passed into u law, o securj the re-
turns OF statistics of common Schools, which ii
is hoped will make the returns hereafter sent 10
the Secretary Of State more full. and Of course
add much 10 their interest. Under present laws,
and the total disregard of county and school Of.
iccrs to its provisions, the returns are so mea-
gre as 10 be of little interest to the reader, and Of
less benefit to the public, from ihcir want Of ac-
cy.--.Ohio Rep.
MILK IN Mexico Mustang" the cores.
pondent Of the New Orleans Delta, writes from
Mexico that the Mexicans, among other curious
customs, have an odd manner Of selling milk.
The animals themselves are driven from door
10 door Of the different regular customers,
where they are milked to order. Besides a
drove Of cows with the calves all muzzled, rum
ming and bIealing after them, there is also gang
Of goats and asses driven along, that people
may suit themselves according TO their different
tastes. Mustang adds:-Iiis impossible to de.
wise the reason or origin Of this mode Of selling
milk unless ii arose from the natural villainy Of
the people and their natural dislrust Of each
other it being preventative against aducraon
and Of their disposing Of a quantity Of milk
inferior to that represented
GREEN AND DRY FODDER.-A COM
munlcalion has been made to the Paris Acade-
my Of Sciences, by NJ. Boussngault, on The
comparative nurilivo powers Of green and dry
| fodder for Callle. Hitherto the received opin-
ion was, that natural OF artificial grasses, On
! their being converted into hay, lose portion ol
their virtues. To determine the point, NJ. Bous-
singauIl fed heicr alternately for ten days nj a
time, upon green or dry fodder, and weighed the
animal after each ten days. He found no dll'
ference in the average weight; and therefore
comes TO the conclusion, that the hay made from
any given quantity Of natural or artificial grass
] has The same nutrition as the quantity Of green
food from which it was originally made Lon
don AIhennum.
GT According to the calculations Of philoso
piers, a spheruc or liulc globe of water, only
one inch in diameter, expands, in freezing, will
force superior 10 the reSistance of The weigh
of l3l tons. This power ii is said has been ap
piled with success in Sweden and France, 10 the
splitting of rocks. Why cannot this mode be
adopted in Canada and the Ilnted Slates' IN
winter, by filling holes drilled in the rocks with
water and allowing it to freeze.
HORRIBLE MURDER.-Mrs. Lawson
widow of Anthony Lawson, deceased, was bru
laIlv murdered at her residence at Logan, Va.
on Monday night, eth ull. She was beat tt
death with the longs and poker. She was ia
advanced in yeatS, and lived by herself. 1--WE
negro boys living with her sons are supposed tc
be ;ne perpetrators of this horrd deed. They
are in iaiI. One has confessed the deed, tn
other denies it.