lutat 'frraDmg. AMONG THE STONES. In passing through the country how flin ch we see that needs improvement— bow much that, with a little outlay of time a nd means, couldbe made convenient, tasteful and beneficial, is now by lack of appreciation or want of energy suffered to remain year after year in the same impro vident and unsightly condition, when the material neededto improve it is at hand, v iz : Stone. I propose to notice a few of these. The barn is often set on posts or blocks of wood which soon decay, or is placed on t he ground, when new sills soon become necessary. In the first place, there should be a ditch dug the size of the barn and filled in with small stone to near the sur face; then a wall laid up with mortar at least three feet above the surface, on which the sills may rest. The ditch should have an outlet that the water from the barn and yard may not run under the mow and, spoil a ton or more of hay each year. lfionld also be well to fill in the bottom of the mow with small stone a foot-in depth, which will prevent much moisture from coming in contact with the hay. If farmers should build cellars under their barns with firm walls they would find them a great conven ience; it might also induce them to culti vate more roots, which they would find to be a source of profit in the rearing of stock. The bottom of the yard, after being made' in the proper form, might be also paved with advantage. The drive-ways into,the doors of the barn should be builf *with stone and covered slightly with earth. The floor of the stables, when made of cobble stone, paved in earth or sand, which soon becomes solid, are much better than those of plank. The rear of a poultry house is best when excavated out of a bank and the walls laid up with stone and mortar, thus preventing the ornamental combs of some breeds from being frozen during severe weather ; hens will also lay much earlier when thus protected during the winter. Probably a majority of the fires in dwell ings throughout the country originate in the careless or rather criminal manner in which ashes are deposited in and around, km. Instead of being stored in boxes, barrels, etc., they are better and very much safer when placed iv a building of stone, which may be made to answer the double purpose of an ash and smoke house. What is more frequently seen, on the appearance of a shower in summer, than the females of the household placing all the empty barrels, tubs and pails under the eaves, with old boards leading into them,.for the purpose of swing enough soft water to do the wash ing of the ensuing week ? Around such remises on the approach of winter you oil] usually see these several utensils, "lying around loose," in various stages of dilapidation. Now, in one 'day an expert person will dig a pit and a mason in another day will lay up a wall and cement a cistern of sufficient size to furnish a family with an abundance of water duriiug the year. Each house should also have a well of pure cold water with a suitable pump therein— instead of the spring across the meadow or over the hill, from which the mother or hildren are compelled in sun and storm to arry all the water used for culinary pur toses. The cellar, instead of being a 4 , 4 hole in le ground," without form, should have a cement bottom, be nicely laid up with a mortar wall, well drained with stone or tile and well ventilated—thus insuring safety to its contents from frost and decay, and health to the occupants of the house above. The walks leading from the house to the barn and out-houses it paved with stone will protect the feet from the mud of spring and autumn and the rain and dew of sum mer, besides adding much to the cheerful ness and good temper of the housewife and daughters in lessening their labors in clean ing floors and carpets' The track in the lanes from the barn and yards, if filled in with stone and the earth from each side thrown on them, thus forming a ditch, will soon become compact and solid and can be used at all seasons of the year without , eing soft and muddy. The highway across each person's premises, if stone is judiciously used, can be made as firm and smooth as a pavement and be a charm and pleasure to all who travel them. When atone are applied to the various . Uses hinted at above, I think .what yet re main will be so "few and far between" that they will not seriously incommode those who labor " Among the Stones."— Col% Rural New Yorker. THE RURAL ASPECT OF VILLAGES. We often wonder at the negligence and indifference of the citizens of many of our most thriving villages towards all work tendinc , b to add to the public convenience and the rural beauty of their town. What is true in this respect of the villages that have been under our observation we sup pose is likewise true, to a great ex,tent, of Others throughout the country. Yet the fact is plainly before all that the village which offers the greatest attractions in pleasant, shady streets, public parks, well kept, tasty private lawns and gardens and smooth, safe side-walks, is the chosen home of the citizen of wealth and leisure, and the frequent summer resort of the denizen of the metropolitan town. It follows that the village property rises constantly in 'aloe, society is attractive, and mutual' benefits result to the property holders, and the transient pleasure seekers. Henee,lin 4 Pecuniary view it is greatly for the inter cf the people of our rural towns to adorn their own homes, and contribute l iberally of money and effort to beautify thepublice property and general aspect of villac , . i3ut the truth of the famous old adage bat' " what is everybody's business is no ,dr 8," is here well exemplified. Gene ily there is lack or systematic effort, and ‘elashin g of plans and a jumble of designs, Qat renders the landscape effect to the BALLARD'S T HIRD NATIONAL SHOE STORE. ONE PRICE. THE MIEN9AN PRESBY F T N y,_;) village and its surroundings productive of pain and regret to a refined and correct taste, instead of pleasure and satisfaction. If, from a neighboring eminence, one takes a bird's-eye view of many of our villages the most striking effect is that produced by two or three clumsy steeples rising among a mass of glaring white, ill-shaped dwell ings, varied, perhaps, by the sharp, angulat chimneys of a manufacturing establishment whose dirty, cumbered yards are also ro minent features. And an interior vi wof such a town will not disclose . more ract ive rural beauty. Thet4 -is: little ,tempta tion for the stranger to sojourn o'.ere. A rural town should be emyowered in deciduous trees; its broad smooth streets should be shady avenues , l ) :7ed with rows of majestic . elms, umbr eons lindens, stately tulips, or beautiltd maples. Far beyond the village lira' these shady ave nuesu Would extend rolong the pleasure of a rapid•drive or a, oitering stroll. There is appropriate roone in the middle of the broad streets, or Ale centre of the " four corners," for p' turesque fountains, fed by i nf f gushing spri s on the hill-sides, whose numerous i ii hinge and gleaming spray delight th senses, and whose cool, abun dant way'. proclaim their utility. If a stream i meanders near the town or a lakelet lilpr eada out its glassy mirror before it, their beauties should be made accessible by drives awl/walks along the banks. These are some of the means by which .the rural attractions of our villar might be improved. Each, however, has ita pe culiar points of beauty. Combined and persistent effort is most wanting to produce the best results in the future. Such im provement is necessarily a work of years, but it is, likewise, a work of profit. TO PRESERVE GREEN GAGES The following recipe appears to be a good one : Pick and prick all the plums; put them in a preserving pan with cold water enough to cover them ; let them re main on the fire until the water simmers well; then take off, and allow them to stand until half cold, putting the plums to drain. To every pound of plums, allow one pound of sugar, which must be boiled in the water from which the plumbs have been taken; let it boil very fast until the syrup drops short from the spoon, skimming care fully all the time. When the sugar is sufficiently boiled, put in the plums, and allow them to boil until the sugar covers the pan with large bubbles; then pour the whole into a pan, and let them remain until the following day; drain the syrup from the plums as dry as possible, boil it up quickly, and pour it over the plums; then set them by; do this a third and fourth time. On the fifth day, when the syrup is boiled, put the plums into it, and let them boil for a few minutes; then put them into jars. Should the green gages be over ripe, it will be better to make jam%f . them, using three-fourths of a pound of sugar to one pound of fruit. Warm the jars before putting the sweetmeats in, and be careful not to boil the sugar to a candy. • grindifit. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. (Continued.) STATURE OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS Dr. B. A. Gould was next in order with a paper on the " Stature of the American Soldiers." Mr. Gould apologized for lack of complete preparations, as he had not ex pected .to read to-day. He had here the results as to the stature of 1,000,000 men. Clerks had been sent to the Adjutant- Generals of the different States, who had transcribed from the muster-rolls. The results have shown how much more satis factory the statistics would be if we had the stature of the earlier troops, who must have been a sturdier class of men. The rules of the army require that the height shall be given at the nearest one-fourth inch. Yet the number whose.beight was given in whole inches was four times what it should be, and the number whose stat ure ended in a half inch was twice too great, showing the tendencY of the mea surers to take round numbers. Another striking fact developed is that the time of reaching the maximum height is very much later than is generally supposed, being 28 in men born in America. Again, it is found that the height of those at 35 is not so great as that of those at 29 and 30. This he attributed to the consolidation of the cartileges of the backbone. It might be said that the height decreases during the day, and that by carrying heavy weights, etc., the height was diminished for a few hours. He thought, however, that the error for this cause must have been eliminated by the great number of mea surements made at all hours of the day. The attempts to indicate a rate of growth have not been found very satisfactory. The age for maximum stature comes earli est in States where the'height is found to be the greatest—An unexpected result. Again, the men of foreign birth were con siderably shorter than those of American nativity. But, strange , to say, the stature seems to depend more on the place in which they were reared than on that in which they were ,born. A Massachusetts man reared in lowa is an inch taller! The average height of the first 50,000 of New York troops was .67.4 inches • of the second 50 ) 000 ) 67.5; of the third, 65.8. He had thought that this third result must be wrong, and had made an unavailing effort to correct it. He finally found that two-thirds of the men composing this espe cial count were enlistments in the navy; so that it seemed at least as if the shorter men preferred that manner of life. A similar examination of the books of the Navy Department confirmed this result, showing that the sailors are two inches Shorter than the soldiers! while the lands men enlisted in the navy were found to be taut the same height as the soldiers. The only explanation of this• fact that is at all ' BALLARD'S 37 NORTH EIGHTH STREET, • NEAR FILBERT. ONE PRICE. satisfactory, is that the early life on ship board hinders growth. The highest stet ure foyivi was 6 feet `l.O inches. The men who/treasured over 6 feet 4, numbered sevArral hundred. He had convinced him- Of that these tall men did not wear as *ell as the shorter by a great deal. He called attention to the difference in height of the men enlisted for different States. He has computed the average height for each year of age. The years showing the great est average height were different in the va rious States, but those greatest averages were as follchws, in inches :-- Maine, 68.6; Vermont, 68.1 New • 4 Hampihire, 67.9 ; Massachusetts; 3 'claSEies, 67.4, 67.3,67.3 ; Rhode Island, 67,55, Con necticut, 67.5; New York, 5 - classes, 67.8, 67.8, 65.8, (sailors,) 67.2, 67.05 New Jer sey, 67.7 ; Pennsylvania, 3 classes, 67.8, 67.5, 67.6; Ohio, 3 classee, 68.8, 68.3, 68.1; Indiana, 68.7, 68.6; Michigan, 67.8 ; Wisconsin, 67.7; lowa, 69; Louisi ana, 67:3; Minnesota, 68.3;- Missouri t ,6B.s —seamen,' 66.8 ; average all, 68; 4hich disposes of many things said in disparage ment of American soldier& The Adjutant-General of lowa was very reluctant to have the record in his office examined, because he did not wish to have the soldiers from his State appear at a 'dis advantage, and no muster-rolls,of the first and tallest troops had been kept. " Those were men worth looking at," lie said. Prof. ,Agassiz thought that smaller men would choose the navy. He said tliat it took lime to produce large frames, and the West was a limestone region. Dr. Gould said that the limestone theory could" not account for the difference in height between the New England States. This most inter esting and valuable paper called-out many questions and Considerable diScusiiion. The results of these and other investigations as to the vital statistics ,of the UniorLeftny,• which have been carried on . by ifiaigani r tary Commission, are soon to be pub': fished. • • BAROMETRICAL MEASUREMENT AT DIY- FERENT HOURS OF THE DAY Prof Guyot presented a paper "On the in fluence of the hour .of the day upon the heights obtained by barometrical measere ment." He said that the barometric method of measuringmountains had been found alto gether the best, but went on to show the drawbacks and uncertainties to which it was exposed, and especially to set forth one source of. error and the necessity of correction depending on the hour of the day at which observation was made, and varying with! the season and month. The amount and theory of this correction were given by him at considerable length. He said that he was engaged in the preparation of tables which should greatly facilitate the use of the barometer for measuring heights, by lightening the labor of calculating the observations when made, making it a less than a five minutes' job for each. observa tion'. This he did because he had such faith in the usefulness of barometric obser vations, and wished to have them indefi nitely multiplied and spread all over the country. He had himself measured some 1500 heights between the White Mountains and Georgia. It was necessary to exercise a cautious judgment in choosing tbe time and circumstances of an observation; if that were properly done, its result could be relied gupon with a great deal ortenfiderice. Prof Henry explained the' prominent part which Prof. Guyot had already, years ago, taken in aiding such, observations, by tables which the Smithsonion Inatitution had published and distributed, and which were now called for and used all over thw world; he hoped that the new and im proved tables would be made public in the same way. • NATURAL SCIENCE AMONG THE JEWS.. These people, at the very remote epoch, emerged from a country highly, civilized, but sunk in the superstitions of nattire worship. They invaded and mingled with. tribes whose superstitions were even more debased, silly, and foul than those of the Egyptians from whom they escaped. Their own masses were for centuries given np to nature :worship. '.Now among those TeWs arose men—a very few—sages—== call them what you will, the men were in= spired heroes and philosophers—who as sumed toward nature an attitude ' utterly different from the rest of their countrymen and the rest of the then world; who nounced superstition and the dread of'na ture as the parent of all manner of vice and misery; who for themselves said boldly that they discerned in the universe an order, a unity, a permanence of law, which gave them courage instead of fear.- Th'4l : found, delight - and not dread in the though'." that the universe obeyed a law which confa' not be broken; that all things continued to that day according to a certain ordinance. They took a view of nature totally new in that age; healthy, human, cheerful, loving, trustful, and yet reverent—identical with that which happily is beginning to prevail in our own day. They defied those very volcanic and meteoric phenomena of their land, to whiCh their countrymen were slaying their own children in the clefts of the rocks, and I (like Theophrastus's superstitious man) pouring their drink-offerings on the smooth' Stones of the valley; and declared that, for their part, they would not fear, though the earth was moved, and though the hills were carried into the midst of the sea; though. , the waters raged and swelled, and the mountains shook at the tempest. The fact is indisputable.. And you ,oust pardon me if I express my belief, that these men; if they had felt it their business to found a school of inductive physical science, would, owing to that temper of mind, have; achieved achieved a very signal success. 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