TOLiiHE 53. NEW SERIES. THE EEBFOF-E GAZETTE IS PUBLISHED EVERY I'll 11) A V MORNING BY MEYERS H BEN FORD, At the following terms, to wit: per annum, CASH, in advance. $2.00 " " if paid within the year. $2.,70 " • if not paid within the year. subscription taken for less than six months. trVNo paper discontinued until all arrearages ate paid, unless at the option el' the publishers. It has been decided by the L ruted States Courts, that the stoppage of a newspaper without the payment of ar rearages, is p./ma fwir evidence 01 fraud and is a crimu aj otLen.ce. H7"The courts have decided that persons are ac. countable for the subscription price of newspapers, if they take then: f:om the po.t oliice, whether liiey subscribe lor them, or not. POS-ITP.Y. "HOW BEAUTIFUL iS EARTH." FY MF.S. SI'IOCRXEY. Oh God! how beautiful is earth, In sunlight or in shade, Her forest with their waving arch, Her flowers that gem the glade. Her hillock?, white with fleecy flocks, Her fields with grain that glow, Ihr sparkling rivers deep and broad, That through the valley flow. Her crested waves that clash the shore, And iitt their anthem loud, Her mountains with their solemn brows, 'I hat woo the yielding cloud. Oh God! how beantiful G life I hat thou dost lead Us here, With tainted hopes that line the cloud, And joys that jeui the tear. With cradle hymns of mothers young, And tread of youthful Get, That scaire in their elastic bound, Bow down the grass-flowers sweet. I With brightne-s round the pilgrim's staff, Who, at the set of sun, Beholds the golden g; tes thrown wide, And all his works well done. But il this earth, wii.Lh changes man, This life to deatn that leads, Are made so beautifully by Him From whom all good proceeds. How glorioLS must that region he \\ here all the pure and M-st, From chance, and fear, and sorrow free, Attain eternal rest. DANGER AS TO 01 R SAHEATH. The fact t!i-< -'mem .1 r I.i a unrcprsat ' Bath for the poor as well as the lieh, sa\s the Home Journal, Is in the most instructive con trast to the following picture of Europe, given: by a correspondent of the Times. After a cart ful observation and experience in ; foreign cities, I am justitied in this conclusion. 1 The Sunday is a day of leisure to the moneyed 1 classes of societ}', to whom all must be made' easy, and at toil to the po mi r. To the richer ! classes il is a gala day but to those who provide tbe dress, pleasures, and excursions of those a bove them, it is a time when their labors are more in demand than any other day ol tlie week. Sunday is the day tor the finest performances at the theatre and opera. It is a day lor sumptu ous dinners ; lor evening assemblies, concerts and balls. You may easily imagine, therefore, what an amount of labor is required, and especially when indifference to the day excludes all forethought. Young persons are playing their needles en Sabbath morning. Laundress es are commonly seen earning through the street articles of attiie. Printers and billposters are engaged in announcing the amusements for the evening. Shoei: nkvrs are finishing dress boots ; boys carrying them home. Tailors are bending over broidem! vests. The chief market ol the week is held on Sunday morning. Cooks in the public kitchens, are busier than usual. —Confectioners and decorators are pressed with labor. A carpenter in Nice said Le would be grateful lor any law that would exempt him from toil on Sabbath. An eminent physician in Boon told me, that so numerous were the pri vate and dancing parties on the Sunday even ings in that city, that in hundreds of houses the servant gtris were s) hurried that they could only catch a moment to eat their food as they stood. The most painful ihtug about this is, that there is i:ot the most distant conception of any injustice hem? done to the suffering toil— PIC by this state of things. The amount of it all is, that the no-rcst principle works well enough for the selfish aristocracy, but terribly for the poorer classes. It would be so here, only that here, as in Europe, there can be no sound slate of public or private morals, among rich 01 poor, without a da\- of sacred rest. THE MOTHER 3101 EDS THE MAN. That it is the mother who moulds the man, is a sentiment beautifully illustrated by the fol lowing recorded observation of a shrewd writer: " When I lived among the Choctaw Indians, I held a consultation with one of the chiefs res pecting the successive stages of their progress in the arts of civilized life ■ and among other things he informed rr.e that, at their start, they fell into a great mistake—they only sent their boys to school. These boys came home intelligent men, but they married uneducated and uncivilized wives—and the uniform result was the children were all like their mothers.—The father soon lost all his interest in both wife and children. "And now," said h •, "If we could educate but one class of our children, we should choose the girls, for when they become mothers they educate their sons.'' This is the point, and it is true. No nation can become fully enlighten ed when mothers are not in a good degree qualifi ed to discharge tlie duties of the home work of education. ICP*The world is for the working hour: but home is the place of refuge. \\ e tome to it when we are weary or weak; our refreshment is there, our rest is there; we reflect there, we recover from sickness there, and when we die in peace, we die there. fll isc cll anco it s. THE OUTPOST. A TALE OF FRONTIER LIFE. i Towards the latter part of tlie year 17") I, ■ the French, aided 03' vast bodies of the Huron : and Jroqucis Indians had begun to them ! selves very disagreeable neighbors tothe Biitish and American colonists in northern Virginia and Ohio and the northwest portion of .New York State—the French by their encroachments on the frontier, and the Indians by their numer ous forays and savage baibaritv to a!! who were unfortunate enough to fall into their hands. To put a stop to these aggressive proceedings, numerous bodies, both of the "regulars*' and the colonial militia, were despatched to lire several points assailed: and among the rest, Col. Henry Inncs, with a company of thirty men, among whom were a party of some dozen V irginia rifle men, was ordered to occupy a small outpost, or log tort, which at this period stood within a lew miles from the north fork of the Alleghany 1 iver. Having arrived safely at their quarters, the little company set about righting up the old outpost to make it as comfortable as ciicumstan ces would permit; and this b> ing done, and or der once restored sentries were placed at all the advanced points of tne station, while the strictest vigilance was both enjoined and exercised by day and by night. Among the Vijg.'nia riflemen who Lad vol unteered into the company, was a tall, manly locking fellow, who from his fatal, unerring skill as a marksman, had received the non <!c plume of Death. But with whatever justice the name had been a;q lied to him for skill, his disposition certainly entitled him to no such terror spreading epithet. On the contrary, he . was the very lile of tlie company. ..." His rich tun of mother wit, large social pro- ; pensities and constant good nature rendering j him a general favorite with the men; while his ! pever failing stock of game which his skill ena- ] *4er' film to the mess table of the officers ; with, not only recommended him to their good ! graces, but caused many a little "short coming" j of his to be winked at and passed over in silence, which otherwise perhaps he might no! have got ten over so easy. The companyJiad not been stationed at the fort much more than a week, ere Death, in one ot his excursions for game, discovered that at a small farm house, some three miles or so distant from the fort, there lived a certain .Miss Hester Stanhope, whose equal in beauty and amiable qualities he had never .eon before. And to ren der himself still more certain of the fact, he called the day follow ing under cover of a pre : tence of having forgotten his powder flask. Death was muted to come again; by Fanner Stanhope, happening to be from the same paiisli j as the lather of our hero: and we need scarcely say that the invitation was Loth eagerly and : joyfully accepted, and as often as circumstances would permit, complied with. The second week after the occurrence took place, v\as marked by two events, which, though | both affecting the welfare of the little coinmu • nity at the foil, Were widely different degrees j of imp >2lance. The first wris, that Death had either suddenly | lost all his skill as a marksman, or that the game i had removed to a safer and more distant neigh- 1 bcrhood, lor the oliiceis' larder had been sadly j wanting in the items ol wood-corks, Xc., lor the week past, and the second and most impor tant of two events was, that in regular succes sion, four sentinels had disappeared from the extre me left line, without leaving the slightest trace to elucidate the mystery of their disap pearance. The lut circumstance struck such dread into the breasts of the rest of the company, that no one could be found willing to volunteer to take the post well knowing that it would be only like siguiug their own death warrant to do so: and Z> ' Col. Lines, nut wishing to wilfully saci dice the lives of his men by compelling them to go, en oini.ng double caution to the rernaimder of the sentinels, and left the fatal spot unoccupied for a mght or two. It was on the third night of the desertion of the post, thai our hero, Death was returning to the fort, after paying a visit to Stanhope farm. The moon was up, but her light was almost ob scured by the dense mass of clouds which at every few minutes were driven by a pretty stiff breeze over fa r face, while the huge trees, now in full leaf, cracked and groaned, aud bent their tall forms to and fro, and the heavy gust rushed whistling in among their branches. Our hero had approached within a hundred yards of the termination ofthe forest that skilled the small open space in which the fort stood, wlier. suddenly he paused, and crouching down on his hands and knees, ciept cautiously for ward a few paces. Having remained in this position several minutes he again quickly re treated in the manner he had advanced at a point considerable lower than where hTiaJin tended to leave i! before. Col. Inaes sat reading alone, in hisWivafe apartment, when an orderly entered the room and informed him that one of his men vAhed to speak to him. "Send him in," replied the Coloneljand U-. next moment our friend Death had enured and made his best bow to his commandin^lficer. "Well, what scrape have you Led Xgljfij: into now!" said the Colonel; when he saw who his visitor was. "None Colonel," replied Death; "but 1 have come to ask a favor." '•Let us hear it," said the Colonel, "and \\> will then see what we can do." "Well, Colonel, il is simply this—if you wiil put the "rifles" under my orders to night, anil let me occupy the deseiled post, I will not only clear the mystery of the disappearance ol ~foe four sentries, but make the post tenable in iu ture." "But how ?" said the Colonel, in the most intense surprise. '•I guess, Colonel,"an were J Death, "You had better let me have the men, and order us off, and I'll tell ycu the whole affair after. I prom ise that no one shall receive a scratch if trie*' follow my direction implicitly." '•Yes, you are a strange man," said the Colo nel, "but I think I will let you have your own way this time. When do you intend to start ?" "In about an hour's time,"answered Death. "Very well, i will give you the necessarj orders so that you can start w l.Ai you think proper. And what is more, if you perform all you have promised, an 1 don't cause me to re pent having humored you, youohall have pu.J- Campbell's place." Hector Campbell was a brave, but very head strong young Scotchman, who ha I occupiai the post ol Lieutenant at the fort. In a suddei freak 0! daring he had voluntered to stand ser try at the fatal spot from which three sentrit. had already so mystetiously disappeared, atji he paid for his lasbness with his. life. rny lads," said Death, an in ob-if hour alter his conversation wan Col. Innes, he. approached the des-Tted post, at the head ola dozen riflemen who had been temporary placed under his orders. 'T will tell you what we are going to do.— The long and short of the affair is simply this, it's a gang of them cussed, thievin' lioquois thai have circumvented and carried off'lour of our men—shooting theyn with their arrows and then decamped with their bodies. "To-nighras 1 was returning to the foil, I sudden!v thought 1 heaid the sound of several voices. Creeping on my hands towards the] spot, I got nigh enough to tee and inar that, about a doz-n ol Iroquois were there ar ranging their plans to surprise the fait to-night —intending to steal in upon it by the point which their cussed deviltry bad rendered so easy ol access. J only stopped to learn tins,' when I hurried to the Colonel, and asked him to lace you at my disposal, and here we are. I did not say a word to him about what 1 had learned, being determined that if possible, the 'rifles' sliouid Lave the honor of exterminating the vai lets. And now I ask you, are you wil ling and ready to follow my orders ?*' Every man cheat luliy answered in the affirm ative, and with quickening pulse and sanguine hopes, the little company again moved lor ward. The post consisted ola long, narrow space, bounded 011 each side by a rocky bank, while its extreme end was closed in by a dark and impenetiable looking forest. The batik on each ! -'.tie of the pass was thickly covered with brush and underwood. Death now concealed his men, taking care to arrange them so tiiat their fire would not cross each other, and bidding them | not to fire until he gave the signal; and alter | they had fired, not to stop to re-load, hut club bing their rifles, tojump down and finish the struggle in that manner. With steady alacrity each man took up the • post assigned him, and in another minute the spot presented the same lone, still and solemn '.appearance it had worn previous to their arri val. The little company had begun to grow very ! impatient and Death himself to leai that the . I Indians had either rued their attempt, or else | had changed their plan ol battle, when sudden ! ly his quick eye delected the form ofhis crafty : loes issuing in a crouching position from the | deep shadow which the lolty trees threw far ! up the pass. •'Three, six, nine, twelve, thirteen," counted | Death, as one after another they imtnerged in single file from the wood, and, with quick, cat like steailisiness of movement advanced up the pass, their frits in trail, and their faces and bodies were rendered still more ferocious look i ing by the grotesque marking of their war paint. ! On they came, swiftly and silently, and all un conscious ol the fate that was in store for them. The foremost of the hand, w hose commau ' ding stature, wolf teeth, collar and eagle turf at | once proclaimed him as chief, had advanced until he was opposite the bush in which Death Freedom of Thought and Opinion. BEDFORD, PA.. FRIDAY MOUSING, MAY 14, 1858. was hid, when the latter with startling distinct ness imitated the cry of an owl and discharged his rifle. Eight of the Indians fell by the volley which the riflemen now poured upon the remainder of them : but strange to say, out of the five who did not fall, was the Chief whom Death had aimed at. This unusual event was owing to the following cause ; the branch on which he had steadied his arm in filing had suddenly yielded at the moment he discharged his piece, thus rendering harmless his otherwise unerring aim. : Uttering an imprecation at his ill luck, Death sprang down the bank with the rest of his com panions, and with one bound he reached the side of the Iroquois chief. They grappled and itdi heavily to the ground and darting glances of savage hatred at each other beneath their knitted and scowling brows. "Keep off," shouted Death, as he saw one or j/vvo of his companions in the act of stooping rlown to assist him, "keepoff! and it he masters fie let hiin go." Over they rolled, and writhing and straining, bit seemingly neither obtained an_v advantage in the other. At last the head of the Iroquois Hidden!}' came in contact with the point ot a big rock that projected from the bank, stunning him so that he relapsed his vice grip of Death's i;ro:r and the latter thus released, springing b his feet finished his career by bringing the jeavy breech of his rifle, with sledge hammer i>rce down upon his head. The remaining tour jndians had been likewise dispatched ; and the 'ictorious riflemen (none of whom had recei ved any wound worth mentioning,) now sent up s\ch a shout of triumph for the victory that the d woods rang with it for minutes after. As Col. limes had promised, Death was pro nut al to the vacant post of Lieutenant ; and new, dear reader, we beg to inform you that our hero and uncompromising veteran Genera] Morgan of the revolutionary celebrity was the one .and the same individual. About a fortnight after this eventful night, Stanhope Farm was the scene of much mirth, duYing'the"uvenly-fdur "hours,' ah'd W (think il superfluous to do so, we will aud that fiie course ol this "merry making" was the n jfriage of the beauteous Hester Stanhope with ( Lieutenant Henry Morgan. BLACK VERSION.— The legend concerning the col r of Adam and Eve's skin, and the cause f lh- different varieties ol shade and complex ion now observable among men, are more num ji-rcu.- than the varieties themselves. Ihe fol— I iowing w liich takes il lor granted that all the inhabitants of the earth before the time ol the ,de!u"e were black, and attributes these varie- ties to the son of Noah, is new to us, and may tamuse some of our readers, "Noah," says the [black Maiabouts, "was entirely black. His .three sons were also quite as black as their fa ther. One day, when Noah knew his life jvvould soon end, be showed his sons a pit pait jly filled wit It water, which he said had the rworiffel I'ul jitf perty of completely transforming jan v one that leaped into it. for a moment ; fiey all hesitated, but J abet I) suddenly rose and sdunged into it, and as suddenly reappeared from Jlhe magical water under the form ola liand s 'ne v- ung Caueasion. Shem, seeing this, • ageily toll iWi vl his example; but to bis aston ii.-iimcnt, the water had disappeared and only a ih-w ripe lemons were at the bottom. With -tlie juice ot these be rubbed his skin, and issued from the pit, not black, but ol an Indian cop per color. Ham then took courage, and with jne bound readied tlie bottom ot the pit, on his lands and feet. Frantic at the disappearance 1 J! the water, he even put his lips to the ground 10 suck up the few remaining drops ct lemon Lice; thence it happens that the palms of the hands, the soles of the feet and the lips of tlie negro race are ol the same color as the skin of Shem. TAKI.NO IT COOL. —The Episcopal Mission church, at Brooklin, N. Y., was the theatre of an exciting scene, on Sunday evening last, the 1 Sth inst., during the services. A young man walked leisurely up the middle aisle, and, alter viewing the congregation for a while, walked up to a young lady in the choir, anil, draw ing a daggar, made a desperate thrust at her breast. Th/lady shrieked, and the stranger was about making a"second thrust when the organist . in terposed between the assassin and his trended victim. A policeman was called in, and the man was conveyed to prison. - . . It turns out that the name of the assassin is I Josiah Newman; that ol the lady 1 ranees J. Bennett. The fellow, according to his own sto jrv, was desperately in love with her, but she , not being disposed to reciprocate, and naung Uivr. him notice that she did not desire a con- Unuaiice < f his acquaintance, he grew exerted, and determined to kill her out of revenge; tho when informed that he would have to go to the State Elisor), lie said, "well, 1 love her just as ; much as ever!" The affair created great consternation in church. Newman, it is said, hitherto has borne a good character. A tubful of soapsuds, farmers should remember is worth as much as a wheelbarrow of good manure. Every bucket of soapsuds should be thrown where it will not be lost. The garden is a trood and convenient place in which to dis pose of it ; but to the roots oi grape-vines, young trees, or anything of the soit, will do as wel . CRUBS AMD WIRE WORMS IN CORN FIELDS. Sward land, plowed in the Spring lor Corn, is often found filled with worms which are sure to make great havoc with the seed unless they are exterminated. The following is an excel lent remed}': After turning under the sod, sow broadcast a bushel arid a half of fine salt to the acre, and harrow it in, following with the roller. Soak the seed in tepid water about eighteen hours. Dissolve two ounces of salammoniac and add it to the water. This amount will an swer for a bushel of seed. Plant the corn soon after sowing the salt. The seed will germinate quickly and the plants will come forward at once. Between the rait and the ammonia, the corn will suffer little from the worms. CHARLIE, THE DUTCHMAN. Charlie the Dutchman, arrived at Seaford some time ago, "struck down his stake." Ma jor, who is very fond of a joke, and seeing that Charlie had his gun and was quite fund of <ruti ning, proposed to him one evening to go out and shoot crows in the pines belonging to Gov ernor Boss. Charlie the Dutchman accepted and was in great glee at the prospect of shoot ing a half dozen Yankee crows. The moon was shining sufficiently to make it a good crowing night. Now, Major was aware that there was a iarge hornet's nest in one direction, so he sent Charlie towards the hornet's nest, and he took another road with the understanding that the one who first discovered a crow's nest should 1 whistle. After a few minutes Charlie whistled, and the Major went to him. "Major, here's one tarn crow's mst as pi<7 as a pushel." 0 1 "It probably has young ones in it Charlie, ' go up and clap your hands on it and catch ! them." Charlie defied his coat, hat and boots climbed up the pine, while Major took the precaution to ; cover up. Charlie claps his hands on the nest, j "Mine Cott, Major, Je nest is full of de little crows. Major, one little crow bite me. Major j detain little crows bite me all over. Mine Gott! how dey bite. Major, I'm coming: 1 tell yon I'm a coming. And sure enough, Chailie the Dutchman dropped to the ground and ran about a quarter ot a mile without his coat and hat to get clear of'H'e tam little crows." * Charlie retui tied to <ret his coat and-bat. while ing bitten. Charlie put on his hat and a little crow which had taken refuge in the hat, took that opportu nity to bite him 011 the head, and when he picked up his coat he found it covered with little crows. "Mine Gott Major, everything is covered mil dese tain little crows. Fin oil', Major, I sa}- I'm off," and away wpnt Charlie, and did not stop so long as lie could hear the buzz of a hornet. Alter Major had received breath sufficient to speak, he explained to Charlie, and Charlie, saw the force of the ioke. "Now Major, if you don't tell dis when you go home, I give you one five tollar, and if \'OU tell it you is one rascal ami I you." But notwithstanding Charlie's bribes and threats, Major was engaged nearly all night in relation of Charlie's adventure with the "tam little crows." [Gr""I wish my portrait taken," said a young man from the country to a daguerreotypist. "Ycrj' well, sir; just take a seat here," "You warrant a resemblance?" "Certainly." "For many vears, and even when old age overtakes you, there w ill be some traces of}'our features left." "But suppose I catch the small-pox, how can you warrant a durable likeness?" "Just bring it back," said the artist, "and J 11 punch a few holes in it." [CP" A WOMAN'S ANSWER.— A gentleman, after great misfortunes, came to a ladv he had long courted, and told her his circumstances were so reduced that he was actually in w ant of five guineas. "I am glad to hear it," said she. "Is that vour love for me ?" he replied in a tone of despondency : why are you glad ?" "Because, answered she, "if you want five guineas, I can put you in possession of five thousand." [EP*The mongrel : hall spaniel, halt wolf. Lash it often, and, when you require it, a whistle will bring it to your feel ; show but the slight est symptom of fear, and it will turn upon and worry you even unto death. tEPThe Detroit Tribune says, a loving cou ple were married at Albion, a few days since, and having no money, they paid the preacher with Iwo bushels of black walnuts! (JJ?=""NOW Ceoige, you must divide the cake honorably with your brotlier Charles." ''What is honorably, mother 1 " It means that you must give him the largest piece." "Then mother, I'd rather Charley should divide it. ' coroner's jury, New York States, late ly returned a verdict that the deceased person '•came to his death by excessive drinking, producing apoplexy in the mind of the jury. fill a green-room with envy, speaks well of a young actor. With the exceptions of rattlesnakes, it is supposed that creature possesses more venom than a third-rate Ham let. {CP*YY 7 bat is the difference between a cat and a document? One has claws at the end of its paws, and the other has pauses at the end of its clauses! 03r*Please, sir, I don't think IMr. Doei in takes his physic reg'lar," said a doctor's boy to Ids employer. "Why so?" "'Cause vy, he's get 'ting veil so precious fast"' WHOLE ALU BE It 27. F.armers' Column. To MANAGE A REARING HORSE. —In the "British Sportsman," we find the following hints respecting the management of reai ing horses which strikes us as being worthy, as it is easy of a trial : "Whenever you perceive a horse's inclina tion to rear, separate your reins and prepare for hun. The instant he is about to rise slacken one hand and bend or twist his head with the other keeping your hands low. This bending compels him to move a hind leg, and of necessi ty brings his fore feet down. Instantly twist him completely round two or three times, which will confuse him very much, and completely t.irow liim off his guard. The moment vou have finished twisting him round, place his head in the direction you wish to proceed, ap ply the spurs, and he will not fiulto go forward. I! Ihe situation be favorable, press him into a gallop, and apply the spurs and whip two three times severely. The horse will perhaps be quite satisfied with t/ie first defeat, but may feel disposed to try it again for the mastery. Should this be the case, you have only to twist him, &c., as before, and you will find that in the second struggle he will be more easily sub dued than on the former occasion ; in fact, you will see him quail under the operation. It rarely happens that a rearing horse after having been treated in the way described, will resort to this trick a third time." ABOUT PEAS. —I think farmers would do welj to pay more attention to the culture of the pea. I think from what experience I have had thev are very profitable to raise. I have grown six ty bushels per acre and down to thirty; have laised them with a bug in every pea. and every P'° a without a bug; if I want bugs, I sow them early ; if not, sow in June, plow them in four inches deep, harrow well, and when they are fit to cut, take a horse rake when the dew is on and rake them up ; pass the winrow four fee[ before emptying the rake ; that will leave each rakeJul by itsell ; take a fork and put them into over once a day until dry. iao nor Know any name for the pea I raise. They have a bluish look u hen ripe, are not early, are good as green peas, or good to cook dry ; I have seen them split and hull for sale in New York. I have never sold any ; have always fed them to my hogs think they pay better than corn. Pea s and barley ground will faten hogs very fast. I have none to sell ; wish I had more to sow. —I have only three bushels. Moths in Carpels. An experienced housekeeeper writes: "Cam phor will not stop the ravages oi moths after they have commenced eating. Then they pay no regard to the presence of camphor, cedar or tobacco —in fact I rattier think they enjoy the latter, if anything else than humanity can. Nor will the dreaded and inconvenient taking up and beating always insure success, for I tried it faithfully, and while nailing it down found several ol the worms 'alive and kicking,' had remained under the pile unharmed. I con quered them wholly in this way: "I took a coarse crash towel and wrung it out of clean water and spread it smoothly on .the carpet, then ironed it dry with a good hot iron, repeating the operation on all suspected places, and those least used. It does not injure the pile or color of the carpet in the least, as it is not necessary to press, heat and steam being the agents ; and (hey do the work effectually on worms and eggs. Then the camphor will doubtless pre vent future depredation of the miller." GALLS ON HORSES. — An ounce of preven tion is worth a pound of cure. It is bad econo my to use poor harness. The collar, especially should always be in good condition. It should be frequently washed and oiled: an occasional pounding will keep it so It and in shape. When ever it becomes thin and broken, pads should be worn underneath it. Calls are occasioned, oiten, by putting hor ses lo hard work all at once, after a period of rest, as in the spring, after the winter. As a means for preparing the horse for such work, it is well to bathe his breast and back with a solu tion of alum and whiskey for several days be fore the labor begins, it is well to use this preparation also at any other time when the skin becomes tender. We have known small sores lo heal up entirely under the use of this remedy, even though the horse was kgpt at wot k. It is another excellent preventative of galls to bathe the shoulders of a working horse once or twice a week, at night, with salt and water, washing off the same with pure water in the morning. When the skin becomes badly broken a horse should be allowed a few day's rest, or if the work is very pressing, the harness should be padded as not lo irritate the sore; otherwise, it would be vain to expect a cure. Some of our neighbors use white bad, mixed with linseed oil, (common paint,) to cure galls. And they often succeed with it; at least they get a hard incrustation over the broken skin. Hut we hardly fancy this tanning a horse's hide while he is yet wearing it.— American Agriculiur. isi. VOL 1, NO. 41.
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