BURG HEONICLE LEWIS C BY 0. N. WORDEN & J. II. C. IIICKOK, CoRRESroxDixG EditoB. fcnusbnrfl Cljrnniclf. FRIDIV, SEI'T. 1I,I.'5. . - Timely Receipt. The use of lime is very good, lut for complete disinfectant an addition of salt is essential. Lime attracts putrefaction, and holds it, and does some good, while Chloride of Limes destroys as we may say the putrescent poison : ACiieap Disinfector. The following .!.,;t ,,t.,.i ... i',..r v,J. ,.f . College ; we have seen it in a unmber of ; exchanges : To one barrel of liuic add , one bushel of salt dissolved in as little water as possible, which pour upon the lime, and pluck it, so as to form a thick paste. The result will be an impure chlo ride of lime, a very powerful deodorizer equally good for out-door purposes with the article (chloride of lime) bought at the apothecaries, and not costing one-twentieth as much. It should be kept nioUt and ap plied wherever offensive odors generate." Every house or shop-keeper in town or country would do well to have in use this preparation, at all times. There are sources of contagion somewhere about the premises of nearly every one, which may breed distempers of various kinds, and do occasion or make worse most of the disea ses of the season. Union County Whig Convention. Pursuant to previous public notice, the Convention of Whigs of Union county was ii . r ti i i. t it nciu at ucu.uiair s i tuumiu nouse, new- isburg, Saturday afternoon, Sept. 8, 1855. .. ' 3 ' ' appointed Chairman, and Aaron Smith, of White Deer, Secretary. j On motion. Resolved that we invite the ' ' 1 ..j .1 -r v icu, iu cuui'ur iu mc u'luituuiiuu ui v. ai. j VORDEX for Senatorial and II.W.Sx vdeb for Representative, Delegates to the Whig j State Convention, 11th Sept inst. ; and I .w.t i, i... ,.. .,,v;iini , , - , rv-. . : ami supply vacancies iu tue uisirieu i , ... ... 1 Resolved that our Kenrcscntatives in the i Convention be instructed to pursue such a course as shall seem best adapted to com-1 bine all the opponents of tbe perfidious ixauonai Aumiuisirauou upuu oue uiau lor . vuivuairaa. atic cuoiera," sc., &c. mat we are more On motion, Messrs. James SPCreigbt, , pccunariy jabie t0 diseases than our up Johnson Walls, and O. N. Worden were j vauCy rii ;3 not true jn regard to the appointed Conferees, to meet those from ; pmlj and we ,j0 not i,cicve Vl ; lbe Snyder aud JuniaU counties, at Mover's, : future. The argument is, that mere size in Frccburg, lSih Sept iust. to nominate ; and activity ,cxpose to contagions diseases : a Whig candidate for Representative, with j not necessarily so, Jon.V. The health of power to appoiui substitutes and to supply : a piace (M 0f a pcr80n) depends mcasur vacancies. ! a,y Upon location, and the care and clean- Resolved that we do not regard it as . ioss Bnd temperance observed. Our necessary, under our free and Republican toffn ;8 uigD) witn w;jc street. 0n roll institutions, to organize any secret political ; ianil( wiln a current of air, from the associations, whether XU lltiscrs or Suj surrounding mountains and along the "''J- i trough of the river, almost constantly stir- Resolved (in the language of Andrew j Tlag If jiifflinborg has anything better, Jackson) that "it is time the American I know it. people became more Americanized ;" that therefore protection to American industry, preference for Americans for office, guard- ing agaiust election frauds, extending tho , anj rcstorc health, and to prevent conta probationary period for naturalization, and : g;on- lort.smouth uow suffers much more, preventing the imposition upon us of fur- in propor,jon t0 Bt tuan tiic iarse ci,y eign paupers and criminals, are mcasures of xorfjik uy its siJc. Xew Orleans has which should be supported by every good cvcry ycar tcn times pr0portioually more citizen, whether native-bora or adopted, ; dc.Mha tLaa iN(,w y0rk. The yellow and whether he calls himself Whig, Dcm- CT W3S ia,t year ; tia cily 0f ocrat, or by any other party name. j itiladelphia : it is now ia Baltimore : but Resolved that all attempts of the sup-: it crcatcs no pubiic alarn, . aBd the deaths porters of a foreign hierarchy to subvert j were ot an j are BOt oue tcnth as numer. the free schools of our land, aud to banish ous a9 in tue litte towng of Gosport and God'a lloly Word, must and shall be rcsis- i'ortsm0utb. The ravages of cholera at ted to the last extremity. Columbia, Pa., last year, were far more Resolved that the imprisonment of Pass- tcrribIc tLaa tbev WCrc ia the City of Lon more Williamson by John K. Kane (ofjj itsi.lf: At sanJu:,ky) Ohio, a few "Kane letter" infamy) for informing a ycar3 ag1) the cuoiera was more destruc poor woman of the right of herself and of tivC) ; proportiOD) than in any other city. ner cuuorcn w meir irecaom, was a Liga-, wauuci usurpauou auu aouso or power; ; l .i... li-tii: : r i . i tuu ma imams m, iu prisuu lor a uu- mane act, has the sympathies of all lovers of right and haters of wrong. Resolved that thc removal of Andrew II. Rccder for his honest aim to enforce the law and do justice in Kansas, is the crowning act of treachery of the ignoble Slave Oligarchy at Washington ; and that we bope he will soon be thc Representative of thc Free State of Kansas in the Natio nal Government. Resolved that the attempts of Gov Pol lock to relieve the burthens of taxation by selling the Public Works, meet tbe hearty approbation of the people. Resolved that the successful efforts of tbe Governor, State Treasurer, and Canal Commissioners, in paying the interest of tbe state Debt, and preserving the State Credit unimpaired, during thc late severe monetary crisis, entitle them to tho grati tude of l'enusylvauiaus of all parties. The following were appointed Standing Couuty Committee for tho ensuing year : Lcwisburg South Ward Vim. V'anGezer. " North David Rcber. Eist Buffaloc George Reed. Kelly John Noll. White Deer Aaron Smith. Buffaloc James D. Chamberlin. West Buffaloe Wm. Buhl. Miffliuburg Isaic L. Beck. Hartley Mark Halfpenny. Limestone Robert Chambers. Jackson John Guyer, Jr. New Berlin Michael Klcckncr. Union Henry Gibson. Voted that the several Editors of the papers in this county be furnished with an early copy of these proceeding-., for publi citua if they iv.-. pnp-.T Atyjaruud J R. CORNELIUS. An Epistle of "John," not the Divine. Last week's Star commends, in two se- parate article, i" tuiuiuuniraiura ui certain "John as iuii 01 music ana nn- portance, (although his bearers sro (:dull f ar,r,rchension.'"i and prophesies that lc wi,j maU somo n our fricnJs ;Q Lcw. isburg scold." This John, we learn, is a Miffiinburg pill-maker,wboby a strange hallucination imagines himself a farmer, and flourishes over two columns of "Opi nions upon the proper selection of a Cuun- l3 fcoat- " c wa'cJ and don't feel at all al.i itirnnrrn it ill . ... trmed about it. After a long eulogy upon his own wonder-I ful intelligence! and impartiality '1 Jon.N . . - , , . . . , . i announces his awful decision to be that he will vote for Miffliuburg for three reasons : 1. lie thiuks county buildings should be as near the centre as possible, and all of Jacks mountain and all tho Hartley and Huffaloc and White Deer mountains, with no iuhabitants, should be taken into the account as much as the river section of i which every acre is tillable. Union county is a triangle, of which White Dncr, Kelly, Lcwisburg, Uuffuloe, East Buffaloc and Union fortn'thc east side, aud these six Districts contain nearly 500 more voters than the remaining districts running back to that narrow point on Penus creek. Along this east line, which is far most po pulous, and to which all the waters and nearly every road tcuds, Lcwisburg is certaiuly the ceutral point, as to territory, . . , , . , "J busine , and the latter arc more important matters than mere tcr- nl.irn All L-nnv tlmr tiifimntl nf thi. ritory. people of Union county could reach Lew- ! , 1 . , , " 7, i x..Mb ' . .. , ' , . ' . i Y1 ittl ti tuirif filial i lift f.irmitr hninn1 nnfin-at " I.UV. iuiiuvi wun uvutvut. ,uc ccu,r,i 01 luc 'Me PP"""W, W0U1U - . .. . . ., "X- """o" " J""" "lla- 'TL,C Ercatcst good o lLc f,rCatCSt BB"berf. ","t "l' nienced to accommodate the few in the cx trcme western point. . ... - c""""g gre P'ce or ousi- j ncPS h;t9 U1"041 m3 visitors, and will therefore be most exposed to "dysentery, nux, measles, smau pox, ycnow lever, asi-1 Indeed, the larger a place is, tbe more numerous and uniform and efficient are tuc mcasures ccncrallv Ukcn to preserve Thc mortaiily in gU;;ar vaicy) rcferred to last wcck Las nTcU bcen cqualcd. 1 1 Oc casionally we know of disease raging on the hills, and in our Tallies, more fatally, among families, than in any of the towns within our knowledge. We refer to the decease of all but one in Mr. Davis' family, Buffaloc township, and to the death of Mr. Bachman, his wife, and two grown sons, in Kelly township, a year or two since, as proofs that mere numbers do not necessa rily create a greater proportionate mortali ty. (We are im formed, this week, of the decease of a mother, daughter, and neigh bor who waited upon them, recently, in White Deer Valley, all from dysentery.) Death strikes wherever and whenever he is commissioned : hi$ agents may lurk around a farmer's dwelling, at a crossroads, in the rural hamlet, in tbe largo borough, or the crowded city, alike. The frightful picture Jonx draws of Lewisburg.will ter rify few if any sensible persons : here as elsewhere, "dangers stand thick on every hand to bear as to the tomb,'-' but any special appropriation to this town, our neighbors through the county know to be gratuitous. 3. But, besides being large and flour ishing, Jonx says, " Lcwisburg has an in terest apart, and in a great measure at va riance from, the rest of the county" as great a folly as ever befogged a muddy brain. You might as well say that Mif fliuburg had no affinity with Limestone and West Buffaloc that the hands were independent of tho arms that a man could live without food or driuk. Every faiui':r Luowd that thc iutcrcstji of our fihp at town and tho surrounding country arc necessarily one and indivisible ; that Lew isburg is but the outlet of Duffaloe Valley, aud its every hopo and interest is indisso lubly identified with those of the whole Valley. If that prosper?, we prosper ; if that suffers, wo suffer with it. liut John seems to be determined to keep aloof from a prosperous town, and thinks there is no danger from the ad vancement, the influence, or the popularity of Mitlliuburg. (Happy John I happy MifHinliurg ! you seem "made for each other !"1 And then John f.ars that Lew- ' :.,, , r ' , , . ., ' ends of tho couuty out of their rights rule them with a rod of iron and make tlicm slaves. All that, however, depends upon the people themselves. Our acquain tance with the sensible and independent farcers of Duffaloc, White Deer, and Dry Valleys leads ns to think they were not made to be cither dupes or slaves. No doubt there are men in Lcwisburg as well as in Mifflinburg, who would liko to man age all the county matters to subserve their private interests ; wherever county scats are, such men endeavor to ply their trade; but then, John, we have an all sufficient remedy for that evil it is, the ballot-nox ! The townships always have the large majority of voters, and can select a ticket (as now) without a single candi date from the county seat, la truth, the smaller a county scat is, the more univer- j j and frenlicd ;g officc.LnntiDg t...i HWt.r., ma- Ncw Berlin had more office-brokers man yjuune ua?. alu wuv um ' '"go P" l"e are a variety ot iu- "ativc ana more engrossing pursuits, anu ... m I, - tt M AAlintit hlMtnmoC All If (MIA ; fc ,..,, of . wi.:Io j small, stationary, smgle-quadrupca burgs ! -such as Jon wants his county seat to i two-pena, offices is the great .'rife of VCar. and everv man is lookmz out lor ' I An. 1i.11.ii. iw n 1ii,mli-nil fpm lliA .ftliplv j . treasury. " O but," says Jon.N, " you'll buiy piank roads, cross-cuts, and what not, ont 0f tuc people's funds." That, good 8;r jCpCC.l3 Up0n the Laws and npon the Commissioners, and Mifflinbhrg neal such j improvtnetts, and would bo quite as apt j lo strnin a point to get them, as Lcwisburg. The People elect the Commissioners ; aud they act under tbe Liw, whether in iNew Berlin, Mitlliuburg, or Lcwisburg. Jou.f says be has " more g od and weighty reasons" of the same sort, Int thinks these will do, such as they arc. No I doubt of it. MSurh iraiim-nii with httwi fat 4iat Duvcr lialaam Ui bi "Jood-bye, John!" ORIGINAL ESSAYS... Mo. V. LIFE. Human life, what is it? The mind starts at tbe question, but can only an swer, " A breath, a vapor, that one mo ment is seen, and the next, gone !" It is but the running of a race the tarrying of mortals on earth for a little span of time and then an endless eternity is spread up to view. Yet, short as it is, bow fraught with joys and sorrows,hopcs and fears, and subject to changes as divcrso as light and darkness ! Why Is it, ah ! why is it that mankind docs not realize it as but a furlough from the spirit land ? Thc secret is easily solved, when we recall tho lan guage of inspiration, which tells us that the heart of man is deceitful. Could we ever have this indelibly stamped upon memory, mcthinks the past would have borne a far different record to the throne of God than it has. Were wo but to pause and consider tho brevity of life, and compute its bearing on thc weal or wo of thc eternal world, and remember that its misspent moments could never be regained, our aspirations would not so often linger among tbe vanities of earth ; our affections would not so often entwine around things which perish. But, alas ! as we turn the pages of the past, every leaf reveals to us a waste of the precious gem. We sigh, but 'tis gone, for ever gone, and the im press which it bears, it bears for eternity. The young do not know the loss they sus tain by trifling away the spring-time of their existence. All other fosses may be repaired, all other errors admit of reform ation. Fallen reputation may be regained, by subsequent virtue ; wealth, by industry. But what power can erase the stain of a wasted life from the record of heaven 1 Life is given ns to prepare for eternity. Whatever we do for our own aggrandize ment or sensual gratification, is lost ; but that which we do for the good of our fellows, and in obedience to the law of heaven, serves to secure for us " an inheritance, incorruptible, nndefilcd, and that fadeth not away." There is nothing which pre sents itself to my view so emblematic of life, as the launched bark npon tbe placid ocean. It sets out with bright prospects in view ; and bids fair to return a worthy compensation to its owner. Calmly and : tranquilly it floats on, perhaps for weeks and months it bears its precious burden with naught to stop or retard its progress. Thus it sails on, until it has perhaps come , in view of its desired haven, and all are j looking forward, with bright anticipations, to tho Lui realization of their brightest 'hope:'; w Itca alJ-uly the lueid eky to ctDt5bnrg Union County comes dark and lurid, clouds multiply until j was the first step of the conspiracy against J go, a highly distinguished French philo- than an atmospheric tide floaing at tho the whole heavens are overspread. The freedom, which has found its appropriate j gopher, who has taken great pains to col- J rate of about fuur m 'dn a Jay, aad conse storm begins to rage, wave after wave aud iuteuded sequel in the lawless at-. lect and examine the variou notions cn- quently scarcely, if at all, appreciable. As dashes in upon the frail bark, every energy tempts of a Missouri mob, instigated by a tcrtained l.y'the populace concerning the ! to the remaining supposition tha tho is put forth to guide and steady the ship. But vain are all attempts ; it is tossed to and fro at the will of the storm, like a mere bubble on the turbid ocean. Hark ! j npon the free soil of Kanzas ; and we not , the weather, vegetation, 4c, while the j 'cat Lave jet Leen ma te, an rJ tlie tiiyin now there is a cry of land ; ah ! it is the j ouly oppose the cxtcntion of slavery over monn is in or is passing through a pirti- "t tmm of any such connection between desired haven ; now for the anchor ; this j our national territories, but also the ad- i cular phae, arc not c imcd by the moon ; the earth aud its sateli'c (the moon.) Tho secured, and all is safe ; but what if it is mission of any new slave States in the I at all, but by some other can-c rr cause, Registers which are now kept iu various left behind? ah ! its doom is sealed ; one Union, believiog that, as our natioual do- j not yet fully or dl.-tinctly known. And observatories and other places, ilso prcve, crash, and all is destruction. Jut so it is i main is free from slavery, in the absence j Dr. D. Lnrluer, a distinguished English : contrary to the popular belief, that tho with man. He glides on upon the ocean j of any positive law establishing it, we are ; philosopher, who lectured w;th great eclat ! changes .f the weather are iu no tcny rA-ir-of time, smoothly perhaps, through more ! justified in making freedom a condition of j on scicnt fie ?ul j"cts, a few years ajo, in ' tor dependent on the lunar phases." than half his course; naught h u occurred ' their admission iuto the bistcrhood of , Philadelphia, New York, and elsewhere, , (See Lraudci' Eacycloj a;Jia, tit. A ca to mar his happiness. But the scene j States. j and who derived much of his mate-riul in 1 ther ) changes, one storm of adversity succeeds j 'Wt'' That we are in favor of the j rekioD ,0 unr illfllJon(.C9 froln M. Ara- Science thus puts a broad and very pos anothcr, his heart is rent with sorrow, and ! rcPcal of .t,,e Prcscnt Fugitive Slave law, g0j conca,i0, rcvicw 0f thcm thn, viz : ; itive v:to or denial upon the various mon well nigh broken, and fain would his sick ened soul " take the wings of the morning and fly away and be at rest." But there is for him an anchor, if ho has secured it i he is safe, and laying hold on it he event- nail, lands at his desired haven. If he lly lauds at his desired haven. If he s failed to secure this simple though re implement of safety, his fate is sud- has sure implement den dest cstruction. Do I hear some ask, What is this anchor J It is simpl iathisanchorr It is simple faith, that lays hold of the glorious promises of the Gospel, and although storms may rage, and quick-sands threaten, their bark shall soon be safely moored, and their weary bouIs Cud rest on the Kock of Ages. A. E. 8. Republican State Convention. The proceedings of the new party held at Pittsburg last week, were very spirited. ; jiipm were read irom ivw n unior, j no V. Hale, Ueiij. F. ISuflcr, Senator WiUd, and a "very funny letter from citizens of Union county recommend.ng Passmore Williamson for Canal Commissioner." Peter Martin of Lancaster, William M. Lloyd of Blair county, A. II. Recder, and Passmore Williamson were nominated for Canal Commissioner, and Williamson was selected, amid great excitement. Thrilling speeches were made by Judge Jcssup (President,) Hon. Messrs. Bingham and Campbell of Ohio, Mr. MTarland of Washington Co., Rev. Samuel Aaron of Norristown, Joshua R. Giddings of Ohio, and Hon. Messrs. Howe ef Crawford Co. and Alison of Beaver Co. Wm. B. Thomas of Philadelphia wished lo say a word or two ia reference to our candidate, Mr.Wn.MAMsox. He is a tho rough business man, by profession a con veyancer, about thirty-five years of age, and has always been a voting anti-slavery man. 11c is not of the Garrison school, but is now a thorough Republican,aad will heartily endorse our Platform. Avowal or Principles. Wuebeas, The founders of this Repub lic, iu thc formation of this government, proclaimed this great truth that all men arc endowed by their Creator with the in alienable rights of Life, Liberty, and thc Pursuit of Happiness; and that our gov ernment was constituted to secure these . . . . . . i nilita In n and lmrr.i. The National r. i i u Executive, in his inaugural address, virtu- .Tin ilnnma IhflCA HUfrinoa III tlm .vr.l-i.S. sion of his opinion that domestic Slavery j that the moon, iu its tariutu rAny s, ex is based upon the same priuciplcs as other ' crtg a material, aud, at times, gnat iijfiV rceognized rights, and that our federal j cace upon tue WCathcr, its heat, dryners, gnverumcnt is bound to sustain the msti- ution o Mavery ana uereas . , 1 resident of the l otted States and the ( . w ir n-t pomicai pat.jr "-u eus.aiua uuu, inn cniieavorea to overthrow tlie principles ot Civil I.ibcrtv nroelaimed bv our Revolu- titinsrr Fatliris. bv GxtcnJiiiff tLe bounds 1 j j - 0 j of blavery into territories expressly couse-1 crated to Freedom by a solemn Compro- j . . , i i , rM : inise, uuu ny uuuiiuing niruuijf vi iuhi- j co for the purpose of spreading the wither- j ing curse of Humrn Bondage, and by cn- deavonng to involve u in a war with fcpain, for tne acquisition ot Cuba, wita tho intention of perpetuating aad strength euing thc institution of Slavery, and by sustaining tho Slave trado on our South ern coasts, Therefore, Kcsolcul, That thc great question of freedom and slavery, now agitating North and South, is one which overshadows all others, in a national point of view ; and its importance demands that the people of the North should unite in harmonious action, to defend their honor and vindi cate their rights. The continual aggres sions of slavery upon tho iuterests of free dom, increasing in insolence and magoi tudo with each concession of the North, must be met and resisted with a united voice. Holding that thc Union was form ed (in the language of tbe Constitution) "to establish justice, promote tho general welfare, and secure tho blessing of liberty," we adopt as tbe foundation of our political faith, and for the guidance of our political action, thc principle that, under our gov ernment, Fbkcdom is National and Slavery ia Sectional. litsolccd, That whilo we claim no pow er to interfere with slavery in States where it now exists, we believe that the National Government should bo relieved irom all connection with, or accountability for it. RrsoJoed, that tbe repeal of the Missou ri Compromise wis a violation of the Na tional faith, and a wanton outrsge npon the lights of the Free States; aud that it pcnnsgloania. conspicuous friend of the ational Admin- ! moon s influence on the weather, vegeta- noon may aci on me atmospacre i scin istration, aud connived at and sanctioned ti0n, 4c., is of tho opiuion that all or most ! cbrcure cmauation, it is sufficient to re i.y the same, to force the curse of slavery Pf the changes that commonly occur in J mark that no meteorological obsci vation became it virtually suspends the sacred writ of habeas corpus, and takes away the right of trial by jury. JieuJetJ, That the imprisonment, with j oul . . 7. .' I 1 1 T . t . T . t r . . t!. ...... 1 - rtucro' '' " " UI ' Pcrsonal ' violation of the guar- j an,c(! r,-,,,a of States, and an assumption ! tcacra' ,uaiclary " "" oi 'l ' , " " """ -J j v r - ami civil freedom Resolved, That we cordially invite all who approve of the principles set forth in these resolutions, without regard to their furmer political associations, to unite and co-operate with us for the purpose of res toring the administration of this govern ment to its original purity, and directing its energies to the accomplishment of its true object, as set forth in tue Con.-titu - n (Trt A rw.pf. .-t viz: "io form a more ruion ; t0 establish Justice; to insure j Domcat!l5 Tranquility ; to provide for the , Cummon IvfcDCe. t0 rromote ,u6 Gen(.ral vrir... .l r r,t Welfare, and secure the blessings of Lib erty to ourselves and posterity." T I.. - onmn.nn n.ln. (W nl.l n-rn U a return to childhood ; that saying meant of the weakness of the body was wrested to weakness of the mind. The dotage they ascribo to age is never the effect of time but sometimes of the excesses of youth, and not a returning to, but a continual stay with childhood ; for they that want the curiosity of furnishing their memories with the rarities of nature iu their youth, and pass their time in making provision only for their ease and sensual delight are children still, a they that come intoapo - pulous city, and never going out of their inn, are strangers still, how Ion? soever they have been there." Bishop Tuyfor. There ia no doubt of the following : "Geologically ppeakiog," says Hood, "the rock upon which hard drinkers split' .. IS quarts. TIIC FARM : The Gardon The Orchard. WritteD for tlif D..llr N.w.pi.pr 1'hilaJ J The Idoon's Influence on Vegetation. This is a subject that ought to be un .! i..... i ! :. :.. ... j L.nu ii.;i , . . . ,.(T.,f n Arm l, .(innt ;..i ,,f iK.-,i Kn UU31UUI1 UUlli;i IU4U lb in, l' 'ivo . ... . caa throw light upou it. I. I. .. ............ .w.f.iin nniAn. nmn au,i moisture or rain, wiud, &c, aud of f ... .i cours(J upon through the wea.h- ; cr. And this opinion has not been c J .tilled to tUc mere utiletterea or uuiMUKiiig , p,irt;on 0f our rac0 for ,UCn of science have : ...i i ,i.. ... Tl... M;..v r., 1 ;.(;..r;.1.1 iJ.;!..!...- 1 rtiuyu jtiUMi iii-Ki.uvu aw'iiuu i.m-.i'i'.n.. j wuo flouri.,lcd soon aficr the period of our ; saT;or'8 birth, tells us that grain intended ! . . .. . ....... . . for nntiieiliatc usoshouM be coiiectca at tue fuu 0f the moon, or, as I understand u;n,F not until tho moon is full, while intended to be kept or preserved, : suoui,l be collected in the new moon. He ! says, grain intended for immediate nse, should be gathered at the full of the moon, because grain increases rapidly in magui tuda during the increase of the moou. (Sec 1. Lardner's Lectures on Sciences, p. 504.) His reason for the other branch of his advice, I am unable to give, not hav ing seen it in anybook. We are told by the mmyn ami Kcntlicr philotoplurt of our own day, that trees de signed for timber should be cut down dur ing tho decline or waning of thc moon, as timber cut at the time of full moon, or during the increase of tbe moon, will be full of sap and spongy ,and so soon become wormy, and rot, and be worthless, liut M. Duhaincl Monceau, a French agricul turist, has tested this by felling trees at different and opposite periods of the lunar month, trees of the same age and exposure, and growing npon the same soiI,and found them to remain tho same io point of qua lity, and exhibit no difference in regard to their durability. (Larduer'a lectures, p. 502-3.) Thus giving a death-blow to this theorv. We are'also told.the planting of garden seeds and trees, and grafting and pruning of trees should be done during the increase of the moon (this is. nothing more than Pliny's notion, a little exteuded) as the increasing moon tends lo inereaso the r- ..;.lit nf the ornwth of these teeji and grafts, and also tho healing of the wound j male ty the J ruum kuite rut .'i am TWELFTH YEAR $1.50 feu Year, j ja cnDCus;nn) t1CD) ft appears that of all the various influences popularly supposed to be exerted on the surf.ee of tho earth (by the moon) w hnce any fiamlitl'iH . . . . . - . -r, v "'J"r'- (s 1 J'arJncr 3 I"?c' Wi-'J ) And another ccicntitae writer in tlie ukt- sry j.j ,Qll jm pUUW,c l t Gettysl urg, Pennsylvania, in 1845 and C, . AlJj anotLcr EL.ictlUc writer in the Liter I a"cs tt.e same position.tor ne says : -.one , of tue Known laws ot Mature nave as yc been able to explain vhy tlie moon Miould iufluence the movement of sap in plants, the durability of a roof shingled iu a par ticular phase, the time of felling of timber, and a thousand other things which arc commonly received as Jactt. Popular opi nion has invest i our little satellite (the moon) with alumst unlimited power, and i tne m0,t citraorJiuary and opyotlte effects are attributed to its influence. It docs not follow, however, that that which generally believed mu,t necessarily be 1 ,rue . . ! -. aud if the foundation on which these ions rest be very slightly examined, it will be found that few of ;hcm are eacn apparently tHstaUeJlyfatU." (Literary Record 2 VO. p. 270-1 ) ' orae P "J J u' j contrast, and fur the purpose of "t - j ini5 an l enforcing the correctness of his j mw t!'c"rJ'' tul1 u3 hat experience has j tauS''1 D',mas respect the moon's influence I "P gardening and farming CF'"s. ! nd w0 mh PoP3 U something ' (,do "0t ) Ct kW orsuffic,entIJ na- j ""re already shown you that Plinv, j rf ancicnt tjmcsbcl;cved in the moon's ma- i teriaH infllIcllcin!j tna wcatbcr and veg - 1 anJ that M LarJacrj j anJ utifo men of our own day, disbelieve in it, while M. D. Monceau, a 11 n VAi,.n practicaLFrenchman, has proved by actu - al experiment, that the moon's various phascs, or changes, have no effect what- ever ia changing or altering ei-.hcr the f. .i . j ,...? u quw.tr if or tue aurauutry vi uuhm.t, uu mui- ter in what phase of the moon it may have been cut. Now let me add a few more scientific authorities. The Messrs. Chambers, in closing their very interesting su'j'rt -utit!ed, '"Meteo rology Thc Weather," s;iy : "According to an ancient prejudice it has been sup- . ,. Doseu luai lue mouu, ou cuicnuir us uiu- ' r"-vv o I crcnt quarters, exercises an influence over , 1 . '. ... , . , , ' men of science ta bo irith'iHt 'j'miiJativn tu triiih. j lie moou allects tliC tiJcs of the ocean, but in uo otlnr kuown manner has it any influence over thc ordinary phc- , titimpunn 111 lil:iut:ls. I ; M . distttrlcrs ef lLe wcatlicr ' - . . rnxtinritplv as- ., . crlU ,1,e oceurrehce of r!i-irkie Chm ! clou,I:i uiu. Ve. As the winds originate from circuni-it.itK-es friipieutly far beyond i , , . j ., ',t c ,f ,- Cnt! v be : '"r'z ""' m CMm C"'''f' , i foreseen, every prognostic of cituer uue or foreseen, every projj l.-i.l wfintluir tit linl.lt in nnmnti. drranfe- i menu The chance floating of an probaWo that one of iho benefits which from the Notheru PoUr regions to a tern- ! tho h(iat PIant dt:riV?3 clay, is .,, .... i... i I preventing the extension of fibrous surface perate latitude iu the Atlaulie nas been , . , . I . , , l . . 1 1 ... . i,ti;.. roots, and forcing thc plant io grow out known to slied such a cola over Lntian as ' . . , . ,7i,r -.,..." v!,,. : single tap root, which descends m uchdeen ff J, si- iiu t't fvuh-s nt snmn r. iee c i ? . Chambers' Information, 1. vo., p. 2S0.) I .w ... m. j a v ; l'y the best hopes of tumiiicr they here evidently mean the husbaudmau's hope of a good harvest. Aud DranJe, another high authority, says : "It has always beeu a favorite pre judice that thc weather is influenced insome ..l..1.,.;,.,m;,n,rl,v the moon. The moon : can be supposed to act on the earth ouly practiced with advantage ; but in do- in one of three ways, namely : 1. lly the j 'nS t'n necessary to prevent sc i:li. -l.i..t, it mnVcta. 2. liv its attrac-1 rioos ,njary ,n "s 'ntC iuimedialcly lion ; or 3. Iy an emanation of some un known kind. Now the light of the moon docs not amouut to tho lO0,OOU:h part of that of the sun ; and the heat which it excites is so small as to be altogether in appreciable by tho luot delicate iustru- uicuts or the best devised experiments. V., -IT.... l..-r,f.r. ..lril.nt.vl tn I i- i. w-.i i . .i i aad other mechau'.c-l means must be eni- the moou s li jht. ilh regard to the at-, , , , , , ..- ,,..: ployed, and a presotr something similar to traction of thc moon, we see its influence p j ,. , .-i r .i . mi.-ht CrosskiH s Clod Crusher, of which wo on thc tides of thu ocean ; and niim, i r i j- i. 'i m it .tniilar have often spoken, would be of great be therefore, be disposed to a.Iow it ... ' ... , . llni,,.r(,vl . hut whon I ,u"" . , , ;,. Hm-n srce;Gc to say that consolidation is the only thing we take into account ttio suiau spu-iui. - n . i " . . -, .......narUon necessary in all cases, to insure a wheut rantv of atuiospherw uir, in comparison J with water aud he consei.ucut smallucs. crop on sou wuere corn, nancy o the of water to Le aetei tpoii, it flourish ; for the laud the ", i ; ..1 .!,,t this influ-oo wet as to destroy the plant; yet, it .ii, readily be perceiv d hat ,U .nn --4?'rt y 7;,,, I surface eon, pact, we believe such soii, f H h demou-traWd by Iipljic 1 t cii hi of tlie s. I ir ami lunar j I " ,...ble ,f ir-.-duciii' mure. '"''' 4 " --m I I - - mmm AU1.V.H." a - - a K WHOLE NUMBER, C'JC. atavats in Advance. : influences in question. W. Milton, Pa., 1855. Soil best adapted to Whoat. All of our eommouly cultivated plants are composed of prcci-ely the sime ele ment th( ; twccll ll0 j ments, the only chemical difference be- Vast variety of plants being tho proportions in which the samo eIenienIs unite t0 f,)rm tbe pIaDt . s0 tLat ; if a so;i wui produce any one of our culti- vauJ wopSj ;t possesse!f tne capacity, so far as the elements of plants are cuneern- ed, of growing any other crop to some ex tent. In judging of the best kind of plants to be cultivated on any particular s iil, therefore, we have to look to thc re lative proportion in which the elements of plants exist in the soil, and adopt that Mum r.f nl:ints whirh renuires most of tho j part;cuIur cjtflnclltll in wLich the soil abouujij0rrc,iq;rcs least of tho in which j ; . deficient. This wou!d seem to be a ; ,. S...se of .. gu,;t.ct. vct . , circumstances, often i :r .nni,1,-ro,1 wnnU j affect our conclusions. In a large crop of corn there are all the ele- ni(.nt3 which a Iarse crop of wheat con- , fains anj a!j0 ia iar?er quantities, yet , tLcM anj tnonsanJs of acrc9 of iauil tIiat produce ;llimensc props of corn that cannot ( profitaWy cultivated with wheat. A gooJ waeat soil will always produce a good ; crnp of corr) if properly tiHcd,hilc much ( of our best corn land will not produce i hcat unJcr "-'linaTr culture. The caue of this great difference is not, we bavo ; shown, owing to a deficiency m the soil of ; any element of the wheat plant, for the i requirements of the corn crop are identical ! in kind and greater in quantity than that 10 1 ot wneat. it muM, incrctore, oe owing , eitnur t0 lte maDuer in whicn tho vari" ! 0B3 elements are assimilated by the plant, . or w some suosunce ,n soi., wu.cn, ' though sufficient, it may exist id a com , fjr ,Lc autu:li Jcmauds of the wheat , "0P m ie different habiis of tho I ,WJ t'm' n,ULU 1 ! J 7 be neeessary for the performance of tho healthy functions of the wheat than the corn plant. This subance is most probably clay : for all soils, which experience proves to be tbe best adapted, to wheat culture, abound with this sub stance and lime. The reason why clay ist so much more necessary an 1 beneficial for i . i. t . i i .- .... ' s,1'" , Ia 1,-!lt.S0I tLo jclt ?' ,s M ' iiiryw uu us la.crai rutns yltv ucar rim .arfaWf wLiIe iu a c! ,ry or ho soil it is more inclined to tap, and the Lteral, librous rools are at a gre;iicr dep; h. In ttc foraer case : be plant wuU be more likely to heave out in the spring, while in . the latter it would be belter able to stand ,,,e vicissitudes of cold and heat, from tho roots bein at a greater dc-p.b.and having . . . b . ' . a firmer hold of the soil. It is thcuforo ' cr and takes a firmer hold of the sol. If this is a right view of the subjccl.wo should loosen tie sub-soil of all our wheat fields, by deep plowing and sub-soiling ; wLilc on soils rather too l'ght for wheat, every possible means should be used to render the soil compact and firm. Treal- ,nS ,ne ,n ne a ltB suctP u" sets in. Oa all soils, which produce good. crops of corn, we believe wheat may bo grown, insomuch as there is no; hing luck ing which enters into the wheat plaut, and, all that is necissary is io impart to tho soil a certain degree of texture aud tenaci ty, which all good naturjl wheat Soil pos- SCSSCS. torilllS purpose ucu.jr .t: . .i . . . i. ...it, uvui. 4.v- - viril 7 ff -Hi V?- 3 r i 'is- V Hi "I
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