New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-12

i O'Clock.
TIE SscxrraRI resd letsx from \. Vstssusrs, ~
/ posing interchange Of seeds Of a. ssch pisaAs
grown in France may be thought useful u Amei sr
for seeds Of the Usited States.
Prof PoETrR, of tn. Abasy Medical Collsy-. w.
then introduced ard delivered . discourse 10 fsa
bouse and attentive audience.
Among the many good things said can only Icees
few points. For instance, the crest nprosem ssss
!, scrrultufe through the aid VI chemical ec,escs.
only dstes back to the middle OF the past e.stury
The ordinary every day life OF man IS iui Of chem.
,ry and as Science II shocld be combined With as4S
made pert Of our s,.ry sdras, , OF az nos
air pressing upon our beses, yet Il Ma fact sod ~
100 Little We know Of its properties. The ar . co0-
posed OF 20 parts Of nitrogen and II parts OF efSyea.
substance without which No life OF snimal or plant
can live and vet its properties but little known.
Prof F. then made number of interesting esper-
ments by mmersing burning Substances in osyFSe
brilliant fame and beautiful scintellstions.
All fuel contare carbon, and the reex.t " al DO a.
ing Is to create earbonic acid eas, which 10 burnF
charcoal in close room causes death
Nitrogen is most eccentric sutetance; it eaziT
prepared by igntng phosphorus and ccnsassssg The
oxygen. Its power to extinguish all flame, and also
al hfe IS worthy Of attention Carbonic sosgss e1.
coloress and invisible. The presence OF csxhcaio
acid gas in the air, where its psese~ce may b.
suspected, cen be easily detected by any eoe
properly instructed, and thus in many instssess
life may be saved by preventing the injury q
this deleterous substance. There IL supposeA 70
be csrbonjc acid gas enough in the corna OF stsHs-
phere resting upon the earth TO make q mae
Of this Geleterious substance 10 feet deep, which
would extinguish all life if il not foe the greet
law of nature that does not allow this heavy sub
to settle down and separate from the oKygea
and nitrogen. The proportion Of these substances y
wisely determined to prolong life, where II is not POI
soued by deleteri0us substance. Every MAJ
should be able TO determine for himself whether tho
air he breathes is healthy.
SoLoS ROBINSON here inquired of the Professor II
We wp nay "A
pbere.
He readily asseuted that this was the fact and sot
only asserted IT, but proved II by q satisfactory 60
simp pie experiment that showed the Of csbons
acid gas arising from the breathing Of many people
in net well supplied with fresh air. This, TOO,
shown by the constant hacking cough OF great
portion of thOse present. well as the visiby preval
Ing languor.
The winds, though they appear % tickle. sre 81
governed by great natural laws, and prevent the oveS-
heating of the great sea OF atmospheric This law
of wind should be studied and better known, veil
a. the necessity of ventilation to preserve health
This subject Of ventilation brought A. b. DIcxcs-
to his feet soon as the lecturer sat down. anG
he gave the wisdom of lawmakers who could eat day
after day in such an over heated, unventilaed hall
most ludircrous showing up.
GEORGE GrDDEs also illustrated the dsleterous
effects upon life and health and comfort OF people vac
spend their time in a room half filled with such .
deadly poison carbonc acid gas which Though nvis-
ble nevertheless present wherever many per.oos
were coscted-too many for the quantity OF healthy
very animated discussion followed upon the value
of different breeds of cattle. A. Is. DckensQn Goa
tended that the native breed Of this part OF the
United States is superior for working, milking iattln$
and eating 10 any " the late imp0rati0ns whether
Durt ans Deyons, Herefords, Ayrshres, Alderneys,
or any other and that this Society was managed oy
for and in favor of those interested in these imported
breeds to the exclusion and derment Of the natives
ard the great mass of people who owned them, and
who had interest in the speculatons oil the short
horn owners.
OF course this position was combatted by mr.
Kelly and was also participated IN by Geo. 9eddes.
II il sort of discussion that might be pro6tably cK-
tended, since it is very important to farmers u know
which is the best breed of domestic cattle.
Mr. DIcKESsos also deprecated the plan adopted
for the edifce OF the state Agricultural Coegc-be
| cause it was one that would not only use up all the
funds appropriated but call for fifty or bundled
Thousand dollars to complete the design.
SoLOs ROBINSON thought, instead OF building apala-
tal structure upon the bank Of Seneca Lake, il would
have much better subseived the interests Of farmers
the farmers College should teach them how to build
farm-hOuses Of the utmost possible convenient, eco
nomical comfortable plan, which it could do by build
ing several model farm of taste exte-
riorly, and models of convenience nterorly keeping
an accurate account Of all materials and labor or
pended. These houses could be built one at tune
the want Of required, and in the end all so COM
bDed as to make yet always
sfordng to the people Of all parts OF the state accu
rate models to copy after in building, that in tina
we might have complete and important improve
ment in all new country houses.
Mr.. KELLY earnestly advocated the plan Of the
college building adopted by the Committee, aud
from his discourse appeared to think any criticism
il was an attack upon the College. He, however,
accidentally acknowledged that the proposed build
ing would cost much more money than was ap-
propriated.
The following are some of the principal premiums
awarded by the State Agricultural Society, Feb. a..
1853:
OK F.Rms-Be.t Gr.in Pmm-R }. Swan, Seneca Co.. go.
Ps fa%z, ,SO o R W Ss.sn1 c. s sH:.H
R..,, of Rye ottef.O
Best Crop Of Buckwheat p Peck Ontario County Soc
ond bet-B s. Carpenter, Ontario County Third be'-c W.
Be-, crop z Pss..MI.' A%apd. Tsxtso East Bloomfield.
say. &C. B w %i fs and E. H.,
Winter Whes~Ainos Gouldins, lie Roy
an6. cadDs w pns RoSsd.oa hb,ny ""'
Best Rye-David COOnrod Brunswick Amos GouIdins w~-
BsIiry1Norm.n Gcwdy, Lowyills. -, v,.
Yellow Conc. w. Eell., Vim. Nswcoub, Joanseasiis;
White Com-Dovd COonrod.
Bsan.~Edwin Miller David Coonrod Vim. Neweoub.
H BVT1as 'ssah1 c.e ' o:~:to G.isl css%s.
T. s. aSSfI css w$
comb Rensselaer, County L. French, Hs.iger County
lsnd County N Go~dy Lewis County A. NJ Hsshs C0aa-
COLLECTION OF PRESERVED PLANTS AND FLowrRs.
"A premium awarded TO one Of the most extra
ordinary women in this State any other, for
industry-Mrs. James L. VaDNamee Of Pittstown,
Rensselaer, County for very extensive collection OF
flowers, leaves, grasses and plabts, which will make
valuable and Interesting addition to the Agricultural
Museum forming.
plumber of other minor premiums were awarded,
but the exhibition was not very extensive and
did not seem to attract any marked attention from but
very few except the exhibitors. Some Of the sam
pies of butter very good and sold readily at %
cents pound.
The premium awarded for the best farm is worthy
u little further notice than the mention Of the