The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-05-14

really do me great honor TO call Tor anything ]
can say. when there aie here present so many
gentlemen 50 highly distinguished ii science,
lea rninr. ana talents, and who can furnish
richer qualification TO The audience yet as II
ros soid hv the celebrated DIR. Waits. that 1t
cnnld not lie expected that a man could know
every Thing, however gteai in many, therefore
being called, he would present some OF the
results ofhis researches and inquiries in Tela-
ZION to these lands.
His own experience in lillage, and acquain-
lance with land, when lie had aScerlained the
nature 9th soil ofihiS land, snd examined II
TO his satisfaction. told him it could NOT lie so !;
that il was valuable for farms, and ought to be
brought under cultivation, a rare and curious
work, DEMONS History or, n Brief De-
sciiplion of New York, formerly Gale New
Netherlands" This has cen called one OF
the germs of American history, Icing the FIST
printed description III The English lar guaee of
what is now The great wealth and pupulonS
State OF New Yoik)-Page GSI.
1t wa, Al this early period that Lo' g Island
obtained its distinctive aTUellalion Of The Gar
den OF America = its everywhere SPOKEN OF
as being exceedingly fruitful. with a pleasant
and heallhlul climate, and beautiful streams
and bays, ahounding in all kinds Of fish and
waterfowl. Denton says" Long island, the
west end of which lies southwark OF New York
runs eastward above one hundred miles, and is
in some places e ght, some Twelve, in some
fourteen miles broad it is inhabited from one
ED 10 The other. On the west cud is four or
five Dutch towns, the rest being all English, to
The number Of Twelve, besides villages ana
town houses. The Island is most Of it a very
good soil, and very natural for all sorts of
English grain, which they SOW, and have a very
good increase OF, besides all other fruits and
herbs common in England Page $50,
"The fruit natural TO the Island nie mulher-
rieS, pcrSimuns, grapes great aud small, luck.
cherries. cramherrieS, plums Of several Sor.s,
raSphctries and stiawletneS; which last is
o fSuch abundance in june that the fields and
woods are dyed red which the country people
perceiving, instantly arm themselves with bot
Ties of wine, cream, Snd sugar, and, instead o.
a coat of mail, ev'ry one takes a female upon
his horse behind him, and SO rushing violently
into the fields, and never leave till they have
di>TObei them of their red cOlutS, and turned
them into the old habit. The greatest part OF
the Island is very full of timhcrs, as oaks.
white and red. walnut-trees. cheSnut-lrees
which yield a store of mast for swine also
NAPLES, cedar, saXitrage, beach, birch, holly.
hazel, with many sorts mure.'-Page $50.
Then follows the enumeration Of a great
variety OF herbs and flowers which the coun-
try naturally Affords Page $50.
Yea, in May you shall see The woods and
fields 50 curiouSly 5edecked with roses, and an
lAIlhlIlCll&l IL llulllAuNG vi ul lEllllll III II
not only pleasing to The eve. but smell, that YOU
NAV beholt nlture contending with art, aud
strivingto equal if not excel many gardens III
England"-Page $50.
Such is the description Of this Island b., all
The early wiitcrs.-Page $50.
Tire Hon. Gabriel Furman, in a very able
and interesting address. delivc Ell at Jamaica
October 10. 1911. before the Queens Counl,
Agricultural Society,". saws thai the first prinl.
ed history of the New Netherlands. putli,he,
hy Van lerdonck. at Antwerp. in 1850, gives a
similar ie,clipliun Of he fertility Of Long l..
laud.-Pare $50.
Attic Kailtuad wharf. a fishing smack wa.
observed uni ding a large toad If manup 'f,l h..
to I've taken as The rcight train INFO the inreIi
or ri the Island: their cost at the wharf 81 q
1000. or about Sl2 fnr an acre, 80 produce a liac
ciop Of com. Their cost OF transportation to
all poinl, on the ilailruad, will lie about III,
same as they cost the farmers within ihIee @.
five mile OF places wlere they a,e IA ken. Be.