Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 17, Number 12, Vincennes, Knox County, 6 May 1826 — Page 4

Poetical

TvsF.-r Ilonny Doon. Tisscct, in twilight's pensive gray, Whilst through a world of trouble driven, To steal the soul from care away To dream of friends, or picture Heaven. For then will fancies, fitful, wild, And dreams of past enjoyment come. To glad the heart of Nature's child With visions of a dear loved home. And rc-illumc, of by gone years. The joys, the hopes, that once were mine, Unclouded by the mist of tears Unditnm'd by sorrow, still they shine : For, hallow M by a mother's love. And sisters' smiles, where'er I roam, My heart, like that of Noah's dove, Still fondly turns to home lov'd home ! DELTA.

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From the Farmer Manual. Ploughing The season is now opening to commence your ploughing; every farmer, ami every farmer's boy, feels as if he knew how to hold and drive a plough, better than the man who writes books AH this may be true : he should never turn his

furrow wider than the plnughare will cut clean ; but always as

much narrower, as the stillness ol

the sou shall render uece.ay, to

have his furrows smooth & light.

and free from clnds. In all such

cases of u it tow furrows the extra

expense of ploughing will be sa

ved in the expense ot harrowing, with this advantage to the crop.

that the harrow pub enzes only the surfice; but the plough, when properly directed renders l he earth mellow, to the. whole depth of the furrow. This again involves the question, how deep is the be ? To this I shall reply par tleuLuly, as it has become one of the mot important questions in iidd hush mdry. When we turn in a sMlV or clover sward, for corn or potatoes let your plough cut to the depth of 8 or 10 inches, if the v6ub-t' atum is not an impenetrable substincc; you will tuns lay the foundation for a deep soil forever.

best adapted to hii different soils, and different crops, with this general principle to deepen his soil at every ploughing, as far as the na

tore ot the substratum, or under soil, and the safety of his crop will admit ; and in this way he may soon bring his farm into a deep tillage. The success of one half of any one of his fields, under a regular deep tillage, compared with the one half under shallow tillage, will be the most convincing argu ment in favor of deep ploughing, that can be laid before the practi cal farmer. Try and see

This being the life of a farm, it

down, according to the steepness I upon his doings. He has to cater

of the declivity, and the obliquity

ol your furrows. 8. All this, together with the general width of your furrow slice, must depend upon the judg

ment ot the husbandman, direct

for various and opposite appetites,

and to pick his way through numerous and obscure doctrines. His demands, though small, are numerous, and a compliance with

them is absolutely necessar y to the

ed by the quality of the soil. If ; advantageous prosecution of bis

the soil is hard and stiff, cut nar plan His palions are scattered row ; but if it is light and loose, ! through every section of thccotincut your furrow slice as wide as ; try, and through a class of gcntlethe share will cut clean and no j men who can pay the sum of their further: all beyond this is cut Sr subscription without the least in-

convenience, et they dislike to be asked for money. We do not wish to dun. but the subscribers

to our paper have become numer-

cover, which is bad ploughing.

0 Plough all your lands as much as possible when the dew is on in the morning, especially san-

is impossinle to be too particular ! dy, or light loamy buds, (when ; ous. and a settlement of arrearages

in improving it, I shall conclude ; ploughing tn summer) and even j i absolutely necessary.

in in. ist . c :t her. it the reason is ! host Med Int.

dry; but asa generalrule.impi ove

this article with the following remarks. 1. The depth of your soil being determined as before plough flat, or ridge, directly according to the

nature ot your sou.

a dry time, both for your ploi.gh-j A Scotch parson once preaching, hoeing ; and ;or yourscethime ; ' c'd a Sermon af;.ui,r dramyour crops will always icpav inking ; a vice very prevalent

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Vour attention, some exti aordina

in his piu ish, and from vK:'-re-

o if nC ;is n , t I"cs in your soi excep ed and the poit saut he i hs out lumped wiud2. It your soil is naturally dry. 1 .. ' ' . , r lv i-vrmnt "Who,.-,,. . tr .u u.,f ,i i .enlace will derive mo?t benefit : J ..v mpt. Wiuh-ei l uo nigh Hat, and as level as possi- 1 . ... . . h1vilnn.'iw! h- winiMuiMmn y, ...;n v-. , i To- horn the harrow m dry weath.er. Uiiumn. f,ii(j t c. t.o i. with mo- - thJ " 1,1 S"'e an ecp,al ditlu- deration, and above all be moder-

ploug

hie

sion of moisture throughout voiu

field : but if your soil is moist, plough in wide ridge of 18 ur 24 feet, and if it is wet noil, let your ridges not exceed b to 12 feet.

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Physicians and Editors There is no profession more labo liuus, and in many instances none so responsible, irksome, and ill re.

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tn ti. I'm.,, u... -7.,.,, ! "'ii: iican-bl approach t it is the I

tlu- ri.ijrcs as .trains lor the water, j "uhl.on of an Editor, who nish-therctbu-multi),i,- vuur drains.bv cs" V "r",u.'- to .b,;"" a

eompetency of the good thing? of i life. In sonic respects there is a i compleiesmiihirity between them ; I each mut submit to a xurveillance over all his thoughts, words, and actions, exercised by jealous ; neighbours, impiitive. fnlt find- ; ing matrons. bolVoiuis. tpiae.k. tie

K.,.Im'i ..i magofie politicians, anu ul-.u)

pt'inuu a-puaius t) oince, oci o pying e(pialiy imortaut str-tions

in

your lands, or ridges

according to the moisture! of your s.-'il ; and so vice versa. fSt;is is the best, if not only method of equalizing moirt and wet lands. 3 In ploughing high hilK and steep acclivities, it is generally practised to plough directly upoc down, with a fuirow both w av :

(up vS' down.) Th;

witli two evil-; i is vt i l.itigoing to the !e ;'.t iv cuvv a fur- 1 nn tlw ( it vv l!u t

lands to lx; wash,l. .nlliril in the furrows, which is Tometimes ruinous. d. These evilstuav be icmedied by carrying a lonowdown toe lutl

in your after tilagc. Your corn, "illy, and b inclining tins I .nou

or potatoes when planted, will lie below the dead earth raised from the bottoms of your furrows, and will strike their roots into the rich mould which you turn down W from the surface. The sun, air &

to the leu nana, uiicxuj i.ipioportion to te. desceni ot tiie declivity ; auu i ohV is;;; the tCvlIU 10

reasi'endthe hui w ilov.ut a Uiu ow. This w:l! Usen oor tiay's u ui k, not one nii but a'ou onelhiul

VV rain, together withsuch manure as "ecanse ..m i -m uu. na ci to you may apply, either in the hill i much taster, h .th t.p ano c.o.. nine or by way ol fop dressing, about i hlU KUiCii vilii- l,Lh Uilc u,r the hills, 'wid all feitihze the dead ! I OW- n v.a.v tis-vpcM mil earth so turned up and rendei it bc l4' " i4 ngc food for plants The frosts of the s ,ll,'ll,w ult ld( 41 u' tlu' next, winter will further improve I ccPl tlic ldtl aud Ue saving m this dead suriace, and thus, by the thc "K1" ol teuin' a,m ln Ulc next season, when commixed'with valuc ot U' CI u hleh u lU iU the original mould, by a deep trom w cxtlu ploughing of the sa.neUTThthe fdooghn.g, wiliuuuhly eon.j enu.e whole will become a deep. rich. cc ,01' the loss time. In this w ay, the fertile sf.il, and may ever alter steepest hills on which cattle can w.mk be nloncduMfto thr anu travel, may be ploughed to advan-

dentil for the culture of any cno. ! tage, b sinking the tun ou s trans

i t , t The same is tine, m a ditiice. of Stubble ground, plouglujd or ridged in the summer, aftei j.ar oi ; or of turnip ground led by sheep : or of clover, or buckwheat

the community, and equalh

vertely, or in a direction inclined

to the left hand, dhectiy in proportion to the steepness ol the de eli ity.

In this way, one third or one

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grounds, ploughed in, as fertilizing j half the strength of team will per

crops; hut where you plough your follows for wheat, rve. oats, barley, or turnips, you will never succeed in deepening your soil be low the natural mould, unless you have first begun as above ; because these crops strike a shallow root, and will be left to feed on the dead earth which you have brought up to the surface. Thescare the out

lines, or fust principles of good ploughing, and the minute attention of every farmer, will soon dis-

lorm the work.

t V hen the descent is gentle, and not exposed to wash, let iour ridges range exactly with the descent that the surplusage of moisture may pass olV easy & regular, in the furrows. 7 If your business drives and your land is light you may fully

compensate for the loss of time.bvU

widemnor vnnr fnirniv.cl'wn 'SifVj

ploughshare will cut one fourth, one third or even one half more.

cover the mode of which shall be j than in ploughing directly up and

worthy of regard. This, every one by a little seasoning, soon learns to bear with all meekness; but what is too much to be icquiicd of any man is. to relincpjish as the Pinsician is obliged to do at every call, thecomforts of his own fireside, and the society ol his wife and children, for a lnn visit in a d u k and dieary night not always to the abode of sickness &. distress, but often to that of pam peicd hypochondriacs, w ho, after

i being relieved from imaginary dan-

gei, think no more of the Pbys'r eian till their fears again overtake them So with the Editor : the publication being received ey read.

th,o:-e who arc. served fin get the

poor eute.er to their intellectual appetite, and leave to him. to work and s'are his way along as he can : and thus the Editor and the Physician, from the appaient extent vs. prosper ity of their business may be in a proportionable state (d embarrasment and pecuniary suffering. What, then must be his condition who undertakes both piofes sions? Physicians know that, their responsibilities are awful The deaiest interests of whole families must often be submitted to their care : they are expected to watch over them with the utmost solici

tude : to be prepared for every e-

mergency and obedient to every summons; and be that acquits himself of these obligations with the integrity and skill of an honest man and a good practitioner, deserves his reward The medical Editor is, in some instances, .vorse situated than the practising Physician. Thousands are al ways ready to scrutinize his intcnYions, and pronounce judgment

ate in dram (hiok'n g. When you get up. indeed you may take a dram, and aoicher just before breakfast, and perhaps anither after ; but dinna be aUvas dramdrinking. If ye ate out in the morn, ye may jut brace yeiself up with anit her dram. & perhaps take anit her before luncheon, and some. I fear, take ane after ; which is not so very blameable ; but dinna always be dram dram dramming away. Tsaebody can Tuple for ore jus afoie dinrer. and when the desert is hi .-ugh: ir. an'f after it's ta'en away ; cc perhaps ane. or it may h? twa. i- the rou"s of the afteruoiiu, joM to

keep ye ha drov. syi.g snoozzling ; but oinna beai.ay dram dram d amming Afoe uaand aher tea. and between tea & supper, is no root e than riglil &- good ; b'it let. me caution ye b.eth.ren, not to be a' ways dram dainming. Jus; wlvn ye start for bed. and when ye Ye ready to pop into't c perhaps when ye wake in the night to take a d am or twa is no more than a Ch'i-tian may lawfully do; but, brethren, let mc caution you to not diink moie than I've mentioned, or may be you may pass the bounds of moderation.

It is remarkable, that the chief points abou which real Christians arc divided, are points on which the sacied volume is silent; mere human fabrications, which the presumption of man has attached to the Christian system. A gentleman not much used in literary affairs, asked a Ilybernian friend, what was the meaning ot posthumous works ' Oh, (exclaimed Pat) don't you know that? why they are books which a man writes after "his death. A certain Irish shopkeeper observed to a friend, the cost of his stock of goods u as rather above the market price, and he was abont to sell them oft at auctiony as he thought he could buy them

in to good advantage. A veteran dramatist, now alive, distinguished for the frankness & oddnes of his humor ; being required to state his grounds of exemption from serving in the militia, actually wrote on the oflicial paper Old, lame, and a coward r

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