Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-12-08
NEW USE FOR CLAY.

manures than sandy soils. In Other words.
a cord of manure put upon given sur
face Of clayey soils, would las. longer, and
give out its ferlilizing properties more gradu-
ally, than the same amount of the same
manure would, if put upon given surface
of sandy soil.
II has also been long known, tia, clay
is an absorben, Of gasses, and lha, pu,rid
substances buried in i. have their nauscous
calculations completely neurallzed by the
clay absorbing them.
Recent experiments made in England by
Professor Way, an agricultural chemist, have
demonstrated The fact, that clay will COM
plelely absorb, or take the ammonia from
water, and many other substances, and re-
tain il.
For instance, if some aqua ammonia,
water impregnated with ammonia, should
be filtered through clay, it would be found
that the water would pass through pure,
while the ammonia has stopped by the way.
On the other hand, should the same
water of ammonia be passed through sand,
i, would be found bu, little changed, if any.
We all know that clay will also absorb
water, and retain it with considerable te-
nacily, while sand will not. Hence, the
addition Of clay to sand soil improves it in
two ways, viz: mechanically and chemi-
cally mechanically, by making il more ad-
heslve. or giving il more consistency and
chemically, by giving it power to absorbe
and retain ammonical, or the gases which
arise from the decomposition of organized
substances.
J. must, therefore, be an advantage TO
keep clay pulverized moderately fine to
scatter over dung heaps, and throw into
privies and cesspools, IN order to absorb
the ammonia which arises, oftenlmes, in
such places, and thereby neutraize The Of
fensive odors, which, unless arrested in
some such way, become diffused through
out the air.
Plaster of Paris, pulverized charcoal,
dried peat, and such like substances, have
been generally used for this purpose, and
they are very good; but, where these can
not be readily obtained, quantity of clay
dried will serve the same purpose.
Ii is thus converted TO cheap, and very
efficient manure holder for the farmer.
More experiments are needed, in order
10 ascertain aud demonstrate more clearly
the laws which govern the action of clay
in this respect. Such experiments will, un-
doub'edy corroborae what general know
ledge we heve, but also give us more par
licular practical knowledge, that will be of
great value 10 us-.Naine Farmer.
SHUN THE GAMING TABLE Judge For
ys,h lately occupied prominent position in
the State Of N. Y ork. He possessed large
property, which he lost by gambling, and en-
deavored to redeem by forgery. He recent
ly fed to England, after involving his friends
TO large amount for endorsements. Com
mening upon his infatua,ion, the Albany
Express contains some excellent remarks,
from which we extract what follows:
"By strange perversion ofhuman nature.
the gamblers debts are always debts Of hon.
or. They cannot be collected in court of
law, and therefore the gambler feels himself
honorably bound to pay them. We have no
doubt Judge Forsyth paid all these debts
at the expense of his integrity as man and
his reputation for life! Verify, this is a
world Of inconsistencies. The celebrated
of small and jus. debt, because he owed
debt of honor, and had no, money enough
to pay them both. Injustice and forgery
and breach of trust are all committed I'm.
der The infaua,ion of reckless and gam
bling honor. The frenzy the game rises
over the mind with the spirit of insanity,
binding reason, and judgment, and con-
science, 10 the very wheel Of fortune. Let
no man think himself safe at gene of haz-
ard; lie does no. play for money alone; but
he hazards the possession of sound mind.
Dip the Atlantic dfy with teaspoon;
twis, your heel into the toe Of your boot;
make shoemakers fulfil their promises, and
subscribers pay the printer; send up fishing
hooks with balloons and fish for stars; get
sslride of gossamer, and chase comet,
hen the rain is coming down, like cata-
ract of n isgara, remember where you left
your umbrellas; choke a mosque,o with a
brick bat-ln short, prove all things here
tofore considered impossible; but never coax
woman to say she will when she has made
up her mind to say she won't.
An alderman once called on Dr.. Franklin,
when the following dialogue took place:
doctor, have strong tendency TO the
govt. What shall do 10 arrest it -
"Take bucket of water, and ton OF
anthracite, three times" -.#ss
slow :"
"Drink the former, and carry the latter
mp three pair of s'airs.''
We have no! heard that he needed advice
afterwards.
4 tough beel-seak and half fried onions
for supper, make excellent fodder for the
nightmare.