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AUTOBIOGRAPHY, CORRESPONDENCE, &C.,
OF LYMAN BEECH-ER, D.D. Edited by
Charke Beecher. With Illustrations. In two 1
'volumes. Vol. 1. Pp. 563. 1864. New-
York : Barper 4 Brotirers. Pittsburgh : Henry
Miner.
At one time Dr. Lyman Beecher_attracted great
attention and wielded an immense power, not only
In New-England, but also in other parts of the 1
wintry. And although some years before his
death, be retired from the active duties of the
ministry and professorate, his memory is still
'f poly cherished by old admirers, and the public
mind is familiar with his peculiarities as a man
and a minister of the Gospel. His ancestors
wete hardy and industrious descendants of
the Pilgrim Fathers ende in early . life he him
self wait hcettetomed` to engage heartily in active .
and sturdy manual labor.
After graduating at Yale College, be spent a
'Short time in the study of theology, mostly un
der the direction of Dr. Dwight, and was then .
. licensed to preach the Gospel. He was success- '
ivelY pastor of the PresbYterian church at
Hempstead, Long Island, of the Congregational '
church at Litchfield, Conn:, of a:Congregational •
church in Boston, and of a'Presbyterian church
in Cincinnati—where he was also for many
years a Professor in Lane Theological Seminary.
groin the very beginning of his ministry he was
'earneataind laborious -in the work to which he
bad devoted himself; and revivals of great ex
tend and wenderful power followed hie preach
ing in- his different charges, and also in many
other places. Hia six famous sermons on 'Tem
perance were felt all over the land.
• Neither his style of writing nor manner ~pf
speaking was distinguished for elegance, Alt
-each of them had a point and vigor which made
-.themselves felt. On the. platform, in the pulpit,
and in the inquiry meeting, he made deep and
lasting impressions. A. more thorough course of
theological- study, a better acquaintance with
Biblical exegesis, and less dependence on his
own ;intuitions and judgment, would, have pre-
Served him from some of the errors which
marred his system of theology. But take him
all and , all, notwithstanding rhe, objectionable
- 'features of his system,lt must be acknowledged
by all" candid minds, that be was a wonderful
man. None of his sons possess the evangelical
fervor or stalwart strength which distinguished
'him.
The " Autobiography and. Correspondence,"
of which this -volume is the first instalment, pre
sent him as he appeared in daily We in his fam
ily,.his church, and the world, and will be read
wtth interest by all thoughtful persons, and espe
cially by those familiar with the movements in
which Dr.. 13egober tack such . . an active part.
'The great mistake of - his life was his turning
aside to metaphysical reasonings from the pre
sentation-of_the Gospel in a popular and Scrip
tural form. As, a metaphysician, he failed; but
as a popular and powerful preacher of the Gos
pftl; -*Oa initaphYsies Were left out, he had .in
his best dlys but few equals..
It may encourage some illy-paid and straitened
pastors te'linow that Dr. Beeoher, during more
than half his public , ministry, lacked that proper
pecuniary support to which he was entitled ;
and the churcihes of Hempstead and Litchfield,
in succession, bitterly regretted for many years
the loss of a pastor who could easily have . been
retained, had it not been for a parsimony which
• in the'end rebounded to their own injury.
APOPULAR HAND-BOOK OF THE NEW TES
TAMENT. By Cumming M' Whorter. Pp. 296.
,
1864.- New-York Harper 4- Brothers. Pitts
, burgh : Henry Miner.
This is a book on a system long.demancled by
the Sabbath School teacher and the intelligent
'reader of the New Testament, whose means of
edneation may not permit access to the more
costly and elaborate treatises with which modern
scholarship has enriched the age. The author
has consulted Tregelles,Westcott, Wordsworth,
Trench, and the Greek estament of Alford ; and
has extracted from them those results of learn
: ing and research with respect to the New Testa
men which will do much to make the ordinary
CAXTONIANA: A SERIES or ESSAYS ON LIFE,
LITE/SATURN, AND MANNERS. By Sir R. Bul
- Ivor Lydlrm, Bart. Pp. 44L 1864. New-York:
Harper j• Brothers. Pittsburgh : Henry Miner.
This is a collection of essays which have been
appearing for some time in Blackwood. They
are distinguished by all that versatility of latent,
deep, insight into human nature, and varied and.
curious learning for which Bulwer has been long
remarkalee., ,The subjects treated. , of are those
which suggested themselves to the author While
.embodying his experience of the world in that.
romance which has made famous the name of Pisi •
stratus Caxton. In them is much food for pleas
ant and profitable thought.
THE SILVER CASKET; or, THE WORLD AND
ITS Wass. By A. L. - 0. E. Pp. 276. 1864.
New-York : Robert Carter 4. Brothers. Pitts
burgh: Davis, Clarke t co.-
,
A book warning against great evils, and teach
ing many good things in a delightful style and
spirit. ; '
toot .poing.
" Ponder the Path of Your Feet:"
Yes—ponder it! See where it ends-be
fore it is too late.
A bright handsome, pleasant boy of a
dozen Summers started for school. Hall
way there, and a squirrel sat on the top of
theience before him. Startled by his foot
steps, it bounded off over cross-fences
toward a wood.
" Halloo, you young mischief I'll
find your nest now !" shouted the boy,
making chase after him.
Near him, though unseen by him,' a
beautiful spirit was watching. It whis
pered to him, though the boy knew not
whence the whisper came—" Come back
come hack I there's sin—there's danger=l"
but the boy had a perverse will, and would
not heed.
" Hush_! who cares ?" he proudly and
defiantly said; and went on gleefully, en
couraging himself by shouting, " I'll have
your secrets now, you young sly-away`,!
You'll hurry to your nest now fast
en ough '!"
The spirit still whispered, " Come back I
come back to the path of duty !" but the
boy went on in the path of pleasure. He
sported in the woods all day, among squir
rels, and birds, and brooks, and flowers, and
tried" to smile,
,and be happy, but the spirit
hovering above him looked sad and pitiful.
Poor boy ! He knew not the path of his
fect-,—he was taking the way to death. The ,
spirit alloys z him •saw - his ruinous, course,
and its fatal end. But she would not leave
hini;' she followed him everywhere, urging
him to retrace his way. Still he would '
not go haft. He was too proud to ac
knowledge that he was wrong, and on he
went.
One does not travel the way of sin alone.
The erriughoy sought companions more
winked than himself, and they went. boldly
on, , laughing, cheering, carousing, when
terther—wailing and cursing each other
whin Apart.
" Comeback ! come back !" the spirit faint
ly callndfrola afar, "I will yet show you the
path 'of' iluty--Lthe right way ;" but a fiend
ish spirit hurried them forward to destruc
tion, and :banded together, no one with
strength to leave- the rest, on they went,
till they sunk down worn and weary, ex
hausted and despairing. The guardian
spirit still whispered, but they faintly an
swami, " too late I no hope I" Wretched
prison-housea, where crime -and madness
wailed and raged, now stood thick along
their lay, claiming some of them for in
inateal—hateftil fiends of poverty, and
*shame, and fear, beset them, torturing
them to agony, and yet they could not
eamTe. -
- Before theni-:AZfore* them—hold I mor
tal eyes cannot endure 'the 'Sight. The
pitying spirit of love spreads her wing
over: -'ner face—she would n'ot look -upon
their fearful' fate-the agony 'of their -un
11ying death.
Alas, that that 'bright and 'joyous boy
had not early , pondered the , path of his feet
—that he tad not `listened to the spirit
checking -his footateps - iTI that: first stray
ing.— Congrvation'alist.
Writing Compositions.
A schoolmaster told one of his smaller
boys that he wanted him to write a compo
sition.
" 0 I can't, sir. I don't know how,"
said the boy, in the greatest trouble.
" Bat you can think, can't you ?" said
the master.
" 0 yes, sir."
" And you' can write words, can't you?"
" Yes;
" Well, just think about something, and
write down what you think, and bring it to
me."
" Is that all?"
" Yes, tbat will be a composition. Now
I will excuse you for a—little while, and
you may take your elate and go out, and
the first thing you find that interests you,
you think about it—what it is there for,
whet it is good for, what will become of
it, &0., and write it down and bring it to
me."
The little boy went out, and after look
ing about some time, he at last came across
a large turnip behind the barn, growing
among some weeds. He stood and looked
„at it 'a few moments, and though he never
+dreamed he was to become a distinguished
poet, his thoughts began to come to him in
a s mple'rhyme, and he wrote them down
thus :
Mr. Pinney had :a turnip,
And it grew behind the barn':
And it grew, and it grew,
But it never did any harm.
And it grew, and it grew,
Till jt could grow no taller ;
Then Mr. Finney pulled it up
And put it in the cellar.
And it lay, and inlay,
Till it there began to rot,
And his daughter Susy washed it,
And she put it in the pot.
And it boiled, and it boiled,
As long as it :was able;
Then his daughter Lizzie took it up,
And put it on the table.
Mr. Finney and his wife;
They both sdt down to sup ;
And they pat, and they eat,
Till they eat the turnip up.
The little boy brought in his consrposi
tion; and when the master came to read
it, and saw the evidence of talent in the
boy, it is said he could not refrain from
tears.
Now then, boys and girls, don't get
frightened : at the thought of -a composi
tion; but find something that interests you,
and - vtrite dosin what you think .about
and that will be a composition. You need
not try to-write in rhyme, unless you have
talent for it ; - for poor verses are 'a great
dealer-poorer than poor prose.—The Well
.Spring.
n no case io we see a more 1-'64o' ?..
illustration of the truth which so many
cavil at, of the " iniquity of the fathers
being visited on the children," than in the
case of intemperate parents. A remarka
ble instance of this" might be seen about
thirty years ago in an, old New-England
town. An old man of nearly. one-hundred
years, died in the place, who had
,always
been in the-habit of taking his daily glass,
and had sweetened a portion for his little
children as they grew up around him.
Half of the old '-man's large family of 'sons
and forty of his descendants had he seen
go down 'to a drunkard's grave. One son,
who had professed religion, found the old
taste too strong, was excommunicated, and
lived for years a miserable drunkard. Near
him lived another old neighbor, who was
always a strong temperance man. • Of his
one hundred descendants, all were temper
ate persons. 0 what different legacies to
hand down to one's children's children 1
Yet the first was only a moderate drinker.
Alas ! that is no security. The children
are quite sure to go a step further.
An old friend who has for years retired
from business, has mourned over the wreck
of three eons whose prospects for life seemed
very flattering. Established in business
with abundant capital, in a place where the
old family name was known and honored,
be hoped to see them take the position in
society be and his brothers had held before
them. But first the eldest and then the
second son went down to drunkards' graves,
and the youngest bids fair to follow them.
The•secret of it all might have been found
in the choice wine cellar which formed
Buchan important part of the family man
sion. Though but temperately intemperate
the3r acquired the taste earlier, and
without the restraints which poverty had
thrown around their father's boyhood and
early manhood, their course was rapidly
down ward.
Ah, teach yorir children, from their earli
est years, to shun, as they would a viper,
the Enlist dititant. apProaches to that&rat
tan of fire. Guard them well .from the
many pleasant; flowery paths which lead so
surely to it. Let your example and teach
ings point all in an opposite direction, and
you shall doubtless find that a covenant
keeping God will show his mercies of re
straining grace to your descendants down
to the third and fourth generations.—Chris
tian Era.
Real Courage.
lloys and girls, as well as men and
women, are apt to sometimes mistake pru
dence for cowardice, and yet no two quali
ties can be more different.
"Pooh I" said a rough boy once to his
more gentle cousin, " I do believe, John,
you are afraid to go near that horse just
because he isn't tied."
" There is no need of my going near
him, Stephen," was the reply,:: anal awl there
is danger of his kicking any one whoa teas
es him uselessly."
Ha'! ha !" shouted Stephen, "you're a
bravey, now, ain't you ? The, idea of be
ing afraid of a horse !" and, with a taunt
ing - look at John, the foolish boy walked up
to the grazing animal and poked him with
a stick. The horse gave anuneasy start,
but 'continued pullingat the grass. "
" See here!" exclaimed' Stephen, grow
ing bolder, " if you'll promise not to faint,
John, I'll-present you with a lock of his
tail in a minute." .
John didn't faint, but Stephen did ; for
as he stealthily approached the horse in the
rear, the animal bounded away, after .per
forming a flourish with his hood's that laid
his tormenter senseless-in the dust.
John- tried" hard to , restore ISterduin to
consciousness. He loosened his clothing,
irkibed „his 'handsuild feire,'ondaiinging
_
PRESBYTERIAN - iiikiEß.--:WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1864.
'water in his cap from a pool near by, dash
ed it on the, bofs white face, but all in .
vain; there wore no signs of life. The
nearest house was their own home, a quar
ter of- a mile distant. John felt that not
a moment, must be lost. Ile approa.ched
the now quiet horse, and leaping upon his
back, rode swiftly, without saddle or bridle,
to his uncle's house for help.
`When, after a' long illness, Stephen re
covered he was a wiser, boy, and told his
cousin that he really believed the horse had
managed to knoek -a little common sense
into him. " And what a dunce I must
have been, John,"
" he added, gg to fancy
u
yo were afraid of that horse I"
I know of no principle which,it is of
more= importance to fix in,-the.,habits of
young people, than that of the most deter
mined resistance to the encroachments of
ridicule. Give not up to the world,,,nor to.
the ridicule with which the'world enforces
its dominion over every trifling question of
manner and appearance. Learn from the
earliest days to secure your principles
against the, perils of ridicule. If you think
it right to differ from the times, and to
make your stand for any valuable point of
morals, do it, however rustic, however ail
tiquated, however pedantic it may appear;.
do it, not for insolence, but, seriously, and
grandly, as a.rnan who wears a soul of his
own in his bosom, and does not wait until
it shall be breathed into him by the breath
of fhshion. Let men call you"mban, if yell
know you are just ,• hypocritical, if you are
honestly religious; pusillanimous, if you
know that you are firm. Resistance- soon
converts unprincipled wit into sincere re-
I.spect; and no after time can tear from you
those feelings which .every',man carries
r within him who has made a noble and suc
cessful exertion in a:virtuous cauSa.—Sid
ney Smith.
Two little girls, Bridget and Walburg%
went to the neighboring tovn, each carry ;
ing on her head a heavf basket of fruit to
sell for money enough to .buy the family
dinner. Bridget murniured and frettedall
the way, but Walburga only joked and
laughed. At last Bridget got out of all
patience, arid said ieredly : " How can you
go on laughing , so ? , Your basket is as
heavy as mine, and you are not one- bit
stronger. I don't understand it !" -
"Oh I" said Walburga "it is easy
enough to, understand. I_have a certain
little plant that put on the top of my
load, and it makes it so light I hardly feel
it. Why don't you do so too ?"
" Indeed !" said Bridget, " it must be - a
Very precious little plant I I wish I could
lighten my load with it I Where does it
grow ? Tell me. What do you call it?"
cc It grows," 'replied Walburg% " wher
ever you plant it and give it a chanee
take root, and there's no knowing the relief
it gives! Its name is Patience!"
One Summer evening a little boy wei
sitting on the threshhold it of a 'neat little
cottage in a 5 country village, and, as the
shades of night descended' upon him, he
fell asleep, and dreamed. In his dream he
was an old man, with grey hairs on his
head and upon thinking over his past
* .•a himself,. " r have lived
Father. I have never thought anything
about religion. 0 thati had my time to
live over again I . I would learn to live for
some good purpose. I would .strive to
make myself useful in the world, and to
know the great Father of which the Bible
speaks."
.The sun had sunk. to rest, and
darkness covered the face of the earth,
when this little boy awoke and found him
self once more a child, on the threshhold
of his father's cottage. He did not forget
his dream, but earnestly sought Him Who
said, "I love them that love me , ; and those
that seek me early shall find. me." Nor
did he seek in vain. •
igdiant,oits,
There has been considerable loose "static=
tics in the' press concerning , the size and
age of the mammoth trees in Tuolumne
eounty, California. A letter from, an emi
nent scientific gentleman, , who has lately
visited them, gives us some reliable in
formation, which we condense. They are
situated on high, cool territory-5,000 feet
above the sea level-Land the spot is
_a fa.vor
ite Summer resort alike for this fact and to
see the trees, and is much crowded in July
and August. The-big tree cut down, and
a fair specimen of the monsters, is 23 feet
in diameter where' cut off, 6 feet from the;
ground, and perfectly sound. Over this
base a pavillion has been erected, and it
makes a large and elegant saloon for danc
ing, social parties, and even -literal stump
speaking. A' section_of the upper part of
the trunk makes the bed of a bowling-abey.
'Our correspondent- deyoted the •most of-one
day to counting the rings in they. wood - ef
the trunk in order to ascertain exactly the
age of the tree, and he found 1,255 of-them
at 30 feet above the ground as the tree
stood. The outside layer of 100 years of
growth, occupied_ but three inches, and the
f three t t 'd 9"
inner centuries ' from ree o en-an -e en
thirteen inch - es each. ,The; rings denote
the years of life or growth'; Ord:though it
has "been' always 'claimed thae these trees
were 3,000 years old, there has been-no ex
act data for the assertion ; and - this.exami
nation proves that this individnal - One'L`. -
and probably as Old as_ atisi:--- wm p-,not, more
than 1,255 years. „
"In the year 1684;whenield
was punished in 'Scotland with fines,, tpr
tures' - imprisonments, banishments, and
death, the years which the &lota' called
the killing time,' there W 8 ,13 executedat
the cross at Glasgow nine ekaellent,ieiions
Chrisiiiiii i - aniong whom was James John
stopt.
who,,when 'on the scaffold, can q the
37th 'Psalm with 'heroic courage; iniluencid
by the presence and power of Christ."
This j the_ openiog an account .iyen
ofJameilAirifftenian. incesthi gfArecliite
Rev. GeOrgft Bourne, so well-known as the
early:on& Inaornitable, champion of the, An:.
.ti-Slavery , cause inthe United States, and
author of "The Picture of Slavery," etc.
The memory of those martyrs was perpetu
ated in a monittnerital 'inscriptionOn' Ihe
Walls of the Cathedral of Glasgow. While
in Glasgow, in the year 1862,4 visited the
Cathedral; and after passing throngh the
crypts of that famous and-unique edifice, I
requested, the verger to show me the-in
scription in memory of the " Martyrs of the .
Covenant!' This" we found on tho wall
outside of the Cathedral. It is worthy of
being' published not only for Uri quaintness,
but in memory of thosoglorious men 'whose
influence hos reached to our "daY, and whose
spirit is ibir'Oniiiiating lhouStiroia irkifirr
Resist. Ridicule
The Precious Little Plant.
The Boy's Bream.
The Big Trees of California.
Martyrs .of Scotland.
land to brave oppression
,and tyranny for
conscience' sake. Here is the inscription
on the wall of the Cathedral church, Gla.s
.
goW, to the Martyrs for the, Covenant :
Here lies the corpses of Robert Bunton,
John Flart, _Robert Scott, Matthew Patom,
John Richmond,- tranks 'Johnston, Archi
bald• Stewart; James Winning, And John
Main', who suffered at the cross of Glasgow,
for their testimony to the Covenants and
work of Reformation because they durst not
own the authority of the then tyrants, de
stroying the same, betwixt 1666 and 1688.
"Tears, sixty:six and eighty-four
Did send their souls home to glore
Whose bodies here interred lie.
Then sacrificed to tyranny—
To Covenants and Iteformation
Cause they adhered in their station
These nine with others'in this yard
Whpse heads and bodies were not spared
Their testimony foes to bury
• Caused beat the drums there in great fury,
They 'll know at resurrection day
To murder saints was no sweet play."
• • Calling Names.
Where are the old fami4ar names--
John and Jane, and Mary and James?
We.never hear of a Susan now,
And ita'not: Bill, but 'Frederick, who follovo the
plow.
You'll not travel far by'second-class rail,:
But you are sure to encounter. some Florence
pale, •
With much aspiration toward fashion in dress,
Butmith-neverwtrate orloyelinEasi
Our laindress" ilit's:nts have tie:great. charms,
Yet therhaVilliti El/genie in"arms;
While Victor Albert swings on a gate,
And munches his bacon in-villitge.state.
it would be hard to . , say there is any blame,
There - is no monopoly in a name;
bit it 'strikes one sometimes as rather. absurd,
That 'contrast between the . 'Ohild and, the word.
And what will it be when years halre flown,
And these finely-named damsels are women
grown''- '
When Etirelyn Ada must polish the grates, '
While Edith Amelia is'washing the plates !
Think of it, then ye sensible mothers, ,
Before you arrange fine names for the others;
For though not to-day, nor perhaps next Sunday,
It, will, happen as sure as .my name's-- Mrs.
Brindy,
—From Punch, Dec. Bth.
Indolence and Industry
.
A httle indolence, a brief vacuity of
thought, may .enervate the mind for the la
borAaf a whole day. If you feel its poppy
influences spreading over you, start, up and
shake yourself. Be intent about something,
however trivial it may seein, and the insid
ions languor will soon pass away. John
Leech, in oneq)f his. sketches, has well il
instated the distinction between croaking
idleness'and selfsontenteti activity. Two
young -men have gone out to spend their
annual lioliday in.fishing. The rain begins
to pour down in torrents. One of them
"th"rows aside his iiidThfirthe 'Other Contin
ues to fish with stern determination. "Do
come home,",, , pays the croaker.. " Well,"
says. the happy fellow, " Inever see such a
precious disagreeable old chap; you come
out for a days pleasure, and you are always
.for going home." Of course, the rain was
far from pleasant, but -he knew that a day
of. enforced idleness- was still worse, and
clung to his irod , ..as a protection agairist
ennui, and discontent, He -knew-
of the rof the wise man—" Whatso
ever thy hand findeth to do, do it, with
lx ' he' had come out to fish;
should burst upon hioea .
We should all aet on the same principle,
and many of the clouds of life will be dis
sipated; the, lion in• the, path will be found
to be-only a jackass'; the mind once set in
motion will 'find happiness in the play'of
its ownlaculties, and - bel proof against the
corroding , cares of life. No matter - what
the e,inplOyment may be se long as it is in-.
nocent ; , read, think, write, fish, shoot,
paint, farm ; go down, in a diving bell or
,
up in a balloon ; do anything you choose;
'but, above all things, never-be idle, or you
will soon become a croaker.. We were trav
eling the, other day with a gentleman who
had made a large fortune in one of the nol
onies-and returned to 'England .to enjoy.it.
It is the manner of our countrymen, Fro
issart tells us, to take their pleasure sadly;
it certainly was so in this case. He was
traveling for pleasure, but pleasure seemed
to elude his grasa; like the old man in
poem, "he looked for something,
be knew not what," and seemed grievously
disappointed at' not findino• w it. With all
his wealth he was a man to-be pitied; be
Telt - sb hirnaelf; the change from active em
ploytnent to listless idlenesshad embittered
his mind. "I have nothing to do,"= he
said, ". but to spend my ,money, and lihad
far more-pleasure in making it: Of course
he had, because the making of'it elicited
all hid powers and gave a healthy tone to
his mind, which became morbid when it
had no longer anything,to occupy it. The
spending of money conferred no -pleasure,
because he felt. no interest in. the objects
on which it Was spent. 7 ---g/ish: Paper.
litt,ik-:.-4r.(.tt - ,•.k. -- t,.:,...;
Ain Idltorial Talk =with Some Farmers:
loward farMers •we have most kindly
feelings. We were reared on a farm. We
like to visit farais. And we like to talk
with farmers of their labors; crops, flocks, •
and profits. .•'•‘ .
But there area few topidant special im
portance 'l6 - themselves and families, • of
which we desire _to speak, in the most
friendly mariner, this week. _We -beg you
telisten :to us, andto heed oni suggestions,
promising-that it you do so, you and yours
will thank us,matly times before this du
twelvemonth. -
The=filet-thing to which we invite your
attention is the_ state , of the yard and sur
roundingrof your houses. is time that
the old Ivei:inlettgeafOrrning the:enclosure
for the house be removed, and board or
paling Seines 'take their' place; and these
should be painted or neatly whitewashed.
- Nor EihOuld tb.e•yird• be a mortar-be&owing
to the want of;Troper drainage, or the in
cursions of vagrant cattle and, pigs. Let it
be 'clean, neat,, and tidy. A house stand
ing in the broiling sun unprotected by
trees, with' no vines clanibering 'up its
sides, and having no smiling flowers around,
is by no meats an - attractive objent.. Plant
trees and vines, _and. cultivate flowers; thus
your homes will be beauteois and pleasing,
• •
and their very appearance will kindle -hap
py feelings in the bosoms of yourselves and
children, and of every passer by.
The nest thing - to be mentioned in this
talk: is. , the delicious strawberries, rasp
.
•
berries, pears,, and ' , peches, of which all
peOple, ye A fgjonA, You Ake'
them. I have seen you feast upon them
with all the zest of the most accomplished
amateur in this department. Then you
confessed that these things were not to be
found in your own grounds, but thought
by another year you would plant them and
thus'be able to enjoy these delightful lux
uries with your own families. But year
after year has passed away, and as yet I
see no strawberry beds, or rows of raspber
ries, or flourishing pear and peach trees
ornamenting your grounds. And thus I
fear it will continue to be. Be. assured
that you have lost much by delay. Your
pockets are none the better for it; and
your hearts and minds are much the worse
for it, while you have deprived yourselves
of many pleasant hogrs with city cousins,
who somehow generally manage to know
the best time for visiting country friends,
whose gardens abound in luscious fruits.
The only other matter we will obtrude
upon your attention at. this interview is
the internal state of your:houses and your
manner of life with your families.' Your
homes often seem joyless. Your labors are
burdens. And your sons 'and daughters
rega.rd the farmer's life as one. of the great
est irksomeness. They are abroad of even
ings ;, and they seek the first opportunity
for removal to the village or city, or for
some employment other thah the honorable
and useful one in which you have spent
your days., This annoys and - distresses
you. You are.vexed with these wayward
children; and you attribute . to them, more
,
perverseness than belongs to the , ordinary
average of mortals.
But let us see if remedies cannot be
found for this state of things: Throw
away -that miserable. " dip" which gives
just enough light to make the general
gloominess visible. Put in its place the
cheerful; petroleum lamp; and as it is now
Winter, let the fire blaze cheerfully. Be
glad yourselves, and thus impart gladness
to• your household& Cultivate a kind and
liberal temper. Do not scowl upon the
merry laugh. Let the innocent jest and
repartee go round. Sing yourselves and
encourage your wives and children to sing;
and if, any member of the family can handle
-the piano or melodeon, bring it also into
requisition. Have a supply of fresh. and
good books, adapted to the capacities of the
different Members of the family, always on
hand. Take some one of the leading secu
lar newspapers; never be without a good
_agrioulturallournal. And.,as, you.are men
of sense, you -no doubt already take the
Banner for`:your
,religious newspaper, and
esteem it at its full value. Nor would we
be surprised to learn, that these plain and
friendly'talks which'we intend to have ivith
you from time to time, had indiced you to
persuade your neighbors to send their names
- if th& . Banner.
Friends, this is the seasoikTer-you ay
out your plans for the coming Silting and
' Summer. Determine at once what im
proverne-lie -.made in your yards
and the aurroundings of your houses: Se
lect the spot for planting your straiberries,
raspberries,. pherries, plums, apples, and
peaches. Send your orders for these and a
few-grape vines, to some approved nursery
man. And begin at once to' throw joy arid
gladness over wives, children, and hire
lings; to make home cheerful and attrac
tive; means. - supply .the eatisof intellectual
and religions culture to, all who dwell in
your houses.
lot-beds
A hot-bed should be located in a spot
that is well sheltered on the North and
West, and open to the South and East. If
shelter:is not already_provided by a 'fence,
wall, shrubbery, or something- of the kind,
a cheap temporary fence may be erected Of
rough boards, straw mats, or in some other
Way that the reader's ingenuity may sug
gest:` 'This shelter or protection is needed
chiefly
to prevent an undue'radiation of
heat from the glass, and the entrance of a
strong, cold current of air when the sashes
are lifted for ventilation. This radiation
is not only hurtful - tos the plants by causing
sadden and extreme changes -of tempera
ture, but, if allowed to"proceed too fur, will
cause the heat . of the bed to " run out."
Let the shelter therefore, be as thorough
as- possible. Sig-: feet would be none too
high for the =fence,.; but three feet would
be -much better than none.
The ;location should not only be well
sheltered, but ,it should be , dry. If the
material of the bed becomes unduly wet,
'fermentation will cease, and with it the
-beat.. Manure will no moruferment when
it is too wet than when it is teodry. For
materials we can use manure, or leaves, or
manure and leaves combined. Manure alone
givesthe strongest heat, leaves the mostdura
ble. Where a moderate or long-continued
heat is desirable, leaves uloue shbuld be used.
For general purposes, it is, an
_expellent
plan. to adtl.from a third to a half of leivis
to the makure. Oak leaves ~.alone Have
been recommended for 'this - purpose ; but
you need not trouble yourself on this point,
but go into the woods and gather any
leaves you can find; We have found them
all good.
Pluaw--Thi Camilla; What to da with
Theni.-,4:biefghtin ofLithopolis brought
plume into tbe.Columbus market the past
Summer by the wagon load. Says he has
tried various methods for preventing the
depredations of
_the Cureulio, and has ,at
last settledlipon " th,e "read sheet anil far,
ring process ' "as the most effectual. One
year he applied with a syringe,, a prepara
tion of lime, 'soap, Sze., with very good suc
cess, saving the plums; but the Cumuli°,
driven from its first °hole*, resorted to his
peaches and apples, nearly.,de~ss the
crop. By the jarring he is elTabfellY tp
---
destroy the curculio, and - thus mt . , %ugly•
save his plums, but his peaches ant"ether
fruit.
A Profitable -Grape Vine.--A. Thompson,
of Madison Township, has an Isabella
grape vine trained over two sidee . of-'hiti
dwelling houSe, from which, in three 'eon-
secretive seasons, he gathered 1,200 pounds
of ripe and,merehantable frultome- season
alone yielding 50G pounds.. Who owning
a - square rod of ground would-he without a
grape , •
Snow-ball `Cake.—One cup of white sugar,
one-half dup of• butter the whites of five
eggs, one teaspoonful of soda, and a little
nutmeg, add flour enough to make a stiff
batter ._bulrkin.patty tins.
Insetti..—lf not watched, these will get
the mastery. Syringing will destroy many.
Whale oil soap and fumigation must be
used for the more obstinate. The Insect
Powder sold at the drug stores, which is
the powdered floower of a species of , Pyre : .
thrum, is said to be efficient, in powder or
infusion.
Rome-made Candy.—To one cup of sugar
(New-Orleans is - best), add one cup cider
vinegar. If the vinegar be very sour, put
in one-third Water. Boil fifteen to twenty
minutes, then work till white. This is
very nice, and when thus made 'at home
you know that it contains no poisonous
substance.
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