Litchfield enquirer., 1866-03-08

on thfough the winter on coarse. hay, straw,
 and husks, which would not keep horses alive. ia Our own sxsa thalf blsod Devon) never have
 any but cheap hay, hushs. etc., through the win. ter. though they labor much of the time. When
 April comes they are kept on good hay and thus they learn the difference between cheap
 and costly living. oxsn of the, right breed are
 very readily iai.snsd and their beef is better
 than that Of COWS or young cattle, and brings
 more in the market. - 5s...-. , 2, .4~.
 9a When farmers quit raising and keeping OK.
 on, people must quit eating beef, and tanning
 OK hides.-Aass, Hoag1man., 'S.. ..ts ,,s
 srIp the Aslantie ,Aontaly, for March, Mrs. Aasssiz contributes an interesting article enti- tied !. An Amasoaian Picnie,' pleasant ac-
 count ofa voyage on the Amazon, with incl
 dental rsmarks concerning the investigations pursued hy her hnsband She draws eharm-
 ing picture of the sceaery, ,'and appends this ststement of the 'fsknltssofse tss zszn-,3 7a K, '@a 4aAsais's rtloaArross. e's sy'.s'' ! t,., Though the scientific results of the sxpedi-
 sion have no place in this little sketch of sim
 gle exeursion, let me, make a general state
 mentas to Mr. Agassizs collections, to give
 you some idea of his success Since arriving
 in Esris. alshough his exploration of the Ama-
 zonian waters is but half completed, he has col, lected more species than were known to exist
 in the whole world ffty years ago. :, Up to this time something more than a hundred species offsh wers known. to science from the Ama-
 zons; ;. MT. Agaasiz has already more than eight hundred ou hand, and every day adds new treasures. He is himself astonishsd at this re. suit. revealing q richness, and variety in the dis
 tsibntioni of fife throughout these waters of which hs had formed no conception. As his own attention has been especially directed to, thsif localisstion and devslopmsnt, his collecs ton Of 6shss is larger than any other, stiil with the help of his .cempanions. volauteers as. vel as regular assissants,, he fas'a good das. sprtmsnt of speeimens from an the other. class es of the animal kingdom likewise. 4g sds s4aa le Mrs. Agassiz adds that the Professor did not take pnrt in the pic nic excursion she describes. . He vas obligsd.' : she writes !. to deny himself all these psrties of pleasure for the novelty and yaristy'of the. species Of fish brought in kept him and his artist constantly at work. In this climate the process of decomposition goes on go rapidly. that, unless the speci mems are attended tof atl oncs, they; are lost J and he paintings must be made while they are quite fresh. in order to give any idea; of their vivid- ness ofstint.'s-s>sI w@T 2H.3TA& NEAATz j! 1T Mrs. Agassiz thus describes gS'G I ;egi ' rRoPtoALs SCENE. .!iT,Aa " ,' As we turned to come back, we were met by one of the prsttisst sigbts T have aver saeui-4. The Indian women, having finished their din.
 nsr, had taken the little two-masted canoe, dressed with flags, which had been prepared for the Presidents reception, and had come out to
 aaest Us. They had the music on board, and there were two, or three men in the boat but the women were some twelye. or fifteen in nun Der, and seemed like genuine Amazoaiaus, to have taken things into their o~n hands They
 were rowing with q will and as the canoe drew near. withtmnsica playing aud flags flying, the purple lake, dyed in the sunset and smooth asI . mirror, gave back the picture; Every tawny figure at the oars. avery fatter1 of the crimson and blue; stseaansss. every told Of the green and yellow national lag at ;ths prov, was 5 as distinct below the surface as aboye,it The fairy boatIfar 90 i.a looked, floating beneath glowing sky and iwetsr, and seeming! to borrow color from both came ou apaes and as tap: proachedl oarifisndsa greeted us with many a vpiieaf to which ~eresponded as heartily. Then
 the two canoes joined company, and, we went on together, taking the, guitar sometimes into one and sometimssainto the othsr.iwhi Bra- gillian and faaian songs followed each otbef. Anything nors national. more eomPletely in busd with tropical coloring and character, than
 this evening scene on the lake, aeafl hardly be | , Sii..YzST { b4Tsfio sHGa4SI .1iA '255g;uzi Hlfsilp at z5 ai 5SaTa.QJ !. 54.j1 sas Gdiyn 50 Ing 6eW9 numOeF 2I tMe AlAusG .udS AH fag1 sieIsi ifsom aMfso Stowe, ,on f Woman Work, , iron, which we extract the following instructive ots 9SE5 sa Gds2ilio O+ GEiiI33e -Si3'Saz Ia passageio s9JidnE14.i FuE a32siiyl1q s.8t ita ata
 Net.ue.heErtedEW EWomsnr fana6nd herself, il real, 'astaal lif. aaskillsd aad aafsto minister to swaais and sorrow of thoss dearest to her vithapt a ,secrst sense, of degredatisn;e The feeling of nsslsssusssiss an extremely uupieas. ant one. Ton Hood oin < very hunofoss pa
 per. dssstits q nost aee.sompli .s sehoolnis 1
 tsess,a tsaehsr ef all the arts apd crafts which are suppossds toa make upqfnso gentlewomsn, who s strahasa i rude Gsrnlan inn, with her
 faihsr Mrithing in the anguish of severe at- t; tack ofeastrie isfamation.3 The helpless lady agasss ent her suffering opareat. longing to help hin, and thinking over all her, various little store af accomplishments, not oons of which
 bears thss gsmotsst relation to the casa.o She EeoaId Knit him q hssd purse, or make him a
 enafd eh4in, M 9r work bin 2 foot stool, or fees; tooa AimNith cpt tissue papeE. CT sketch ahis crsst him everewith alum crystals,
 or stick him over with little roseftes of red ard a ]. .5A{ S. 4 !ttiA