The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-10-08
correspondence of the Spy.

Oh, the uxuIy Of water soft wat,r copous, album
dant, and pure One who was accustomed to even a
temporary residence in Boston, before the introduction
ofthe Cochuae water and contrasts thai Time with the
present, can hardly realize the possibility that there
should have been such a violent and proracted oppo
siuon to that great measure II is opinion that, the
day The work consummated the value of property
in Boston was enhanced by ii two fold the value ofhe
whole outlay while the health OF the city and the
iy against FIRE nave been intellectually p omoed thaIe
by. The effects OF the introduction every where
con spicuousyou see the small hose for private in
al parts of the city-the jets from them washing down
the windows and fronts of dwellings, purifying stables
and SINH lar placeswhe tie cleaner state Of The streets
and side walks testify continual y, to the presence,
abundance, and utility OF this purifying agent.
tits not unreasonable to suppose, that the abundance
oil good wafer with which the city is now furnished has
been one Of the leading Of tae comparatively
small mortality OF cholera since its appearance here
And that abundance awaited of ought to be,
byal classes ofthe community, il would greatly reduce
the amount Of Sickness and OF death from almost every
kind Of disease With daily ahlutions from head to
foot, on rising in the morning wpng of brisky with
good coarse crash towel thus keeping the skin in good
healthy state and with toeTabe in relation TO diet
and regimen not only cholera but dysentery aud kin>
bred Diseases instead Of making the terrible havoc they
do might be almost banished the comnu unity
Consumption too would find his corners clipped, and
the number OF his victims greatly reduced. ltls sad to
look the bills ofmortaty and how large pro
portion Of the human are premaurefy hurried into
the rave by these diseases, aud TO fleet that great
proportion Of the whole is occasoaed by the habitual
violation of the laws OF our being, by similar neg
Isct of the he aIth-sGch air, exercise and
cleanliness which within the reach OF almost every
person.
There is no city in the Union which is supplied with
such variety of really fine fruit grown i'll It's own vi,
cinity, and by its own producers Boston New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, boast Of their fine
peaches in the Of them. New York has TOO, its
fine pippn appes and its delicious Vrgaiel St. Mch>
aeD pears but the latter are grown in the latitude Of
Boston, and brought down the Mohawk and North Riv>
ers For every variety of good pears 10 be found in
New York market, you will End ten in Boston. Peach,
es, too, which have disappeared from the New York
markets still abundant in Boston. They are re-
markedly fine too. Indeed, il has been a common re
mark, this year. in all markets. that the Massachu>
sets peaches are much better than the southern Those
found ia Boston come from the fifteen TO tweny
FIVE miles back, such as Framm, ham, Weston, Litte>
tom Sherburne, &c. They do not succeed well very
near the sea shore. One of this abundance is
that Boston folks fruit eating people, and they pal
yell for good article. have magnificent specl
of several of the choice varieties of pears th
ieadin fruit dea ers such DIX, Duchess
Beune Bose, Beurre DEL, Fulton, Marie Louise. ON
dealer showed me his sock. The best dollar
and quarter a dozen, and the lowest priced
dollar The latter the Louise Bonne de Jersey
the Fulton Yet, at these prices, they eagerly soug
for, and il is difficult 10 supply the demand. Peaches
too that really large and iuer, sell readily at sma
prices while the commones not lrost pcac he> retail
ripe, Princes Late Red Rarenpe, and similar yanee.
bring from sixty two cents to dollar dozen The de
mand and price for fine grapes aud other superior fruits
is in similar proportion.
Few, except those who have had speca. occasion tc
inform themselves the subject, have any adequate
idea Of the extent OF culture for the market, both oper
and under glass; in the neghb,Ihood Of this city. Bos
is belted around on the land side at the distance
from three 10 or fifteen miles, with succession
green houses, commencing at Salem, which is full o.
them, and extending around till sou touch the
the other extremity Of the Many Of these for
the qualification of amateur cuvators, but pro-
portion Of them are conducted for their profit in furnish
ing fruit and flowers for the market. The grapes grown
IN these are superb, and always bring very high prices
The pine apple culture, for early fruit has been tried,
and, probably at no distant day, it will be, as in the
vicinity q London, regular and profitable business.
III Fruit Growers will find snme th;n, 10 ,,a,oe, :,