  ADDRESS, preliminary 1 —— Tilghman's to the Philadelphia Agricultural Society,104 Adams, John, original letter from 50 Agriculture, treatise on 13, 54, 90, 129, 165, 211 Arabian horse, account of 31 Ants of Valencia 115 Agricultural education 100 Antediluvian oak 148 Antique nugea ib. Anecdote 149 ——ib. Air jacket ib. Africa 154 Agriculture, essay on 169 —— letters on 332, 370 Agricultural memoranda172, 227, 317, 380 Appraisement act182 Agricultural discourse267 Almanacks, origin of276 American ginseng380 —— saltpetre397 Anecdote of Lycurgusib. Agriculture, honour paid to, in China407 Agricultural school at Hofwyl205 —— hints292 Abstracts from Philadelphia Agricultural Society's memoirs293 Absence of mind429 American plants and minerals172 Anecdote432, 315 African people, the325 Ants, natural history of448 —— wars of458 Advice and Caution475 Antidotes to poison, vegetable474 Anecdote472 Boerhaave, notice of78 Barrett, Starr, decease of116 Backster, George, decease ofib. Botany bay, a view of141 Bear, sagacity of147 Boring, legalized152 Breweries, London154 Brewing, family machine248 Benezet, Anthony, anecdote of273 Bulls, Irish278 Boots without seamsib. Bones, &c. as manure216 Bank note exchange280, 240, 320,360, 400, 440 Benevolence394 Books, on234 Bees, attack by422 Banks, Sir Joseph427 Boon, colonel, death of472 Botany, curious fact in475 Cotton, rice, tobacco, sugar, wine, statistical account of23 Coffee plant27 Cow tree29 Cattle, Herefordshire, breed of35 Cowley, Robert, decease of117 Congress, list of members of39 Cottage Society, account of36 Chestnut wood, for dyeing115 Cobb, Christopher, decease of117 Cattle, mill feed for127 Cow, singular account of one147 Coaches148 Charity, ladiesib. Chimniesib. Catwg, wisdom ofib. Combustion, spontaneous151 Cold, severe153 Cotton, exportation of, from New Orleansib. Cameronians, account of the185 Comfortable discovery196 Cambricks, flax for380 Characters, weight of great394 Cave, Weir's in Virginia396 Camels398 Corn pounder, Lincoln220 Caterpillars172, 223 Curious phenomenon231 Cattle, valuable breed of295 Chester Agricultural Society306 Cider, on making339 Cabbages for cattle340 Culinary poisons, letter on, &c.348 Correspondents, notice to120, 160 Carpets, cheap and elegant453 Cement, Turkey473 Chemistry applied to industrious economy475 Corrosive sublimate, gluten an antidote for471 Council Bluffs473 Christians, new sect of474 Desultory Remarker45, 81, 121, 161, 201, 244, 283, 321, 361, 401, 441 Domestic economist noticed78 Deaths, list of, in the principal cities of the United States117 Deaf and dumb marriage197 Delametaire, Etienne, death of236 Death, instance of premonition of290 Diving bell120 Domestic manufactures, premiums for174 Drink, parallel of enjoyment and suffering,314 Diamond, the461 Drought474 Druids477 Dreamingib. Disputants476 Education, agricultural100 Ellery, William, decease of116 Economy of Nature150 Ephraim, my neighbour262 Education382 Ellery, Mr. account of75, 232 Earth, the productions of the328 Europe, statistics of352 Edgeworth, Richard L. esq. memoirs of412 Excursion from Edinburgh to Dublin444 Economical bread, receipt for making465 Fig tree, American28 Fire places, improvement in37 Franklin, Dr. original letter of44 Fry, Mrs. account of126 Flax, on dressing170 Franklin, Dr. anecdotes of179 Fulton, Robert, steam-ship192 Family brewing machine248 Foreign tongue, the English a274 Franklin's, Judge, address366 Farmers, hint to380 Flemish husbandry219, 303 Fruit trees, on the oiling of222 Fruit garden226 Fruit trees, method of forcing228 Firmity and Hominy291 Farmers, encouragement for, on poor land332 Fuel, economy in339 French women352 Forest trees, on the culture of223 Fiction, works of231 Flax for cambricks280 Fata Morgana451 Flowers in Holland453 Food, cheap457 Fox, Charles J. character of467 Gas lights151 Green crops, manures of168 Glass, method of rendering it less brittle195 Grape vine, native247 Gossip, view of a262 Glass making, introduction of into France273 Gimcrackery, on326 Garrick, anecdote of355 Ginger457 Governors, mode of electing477 Gil Blas and Don Quixote476 Gourd, Jonah's465 Grape vine, on the69, 101 Horses, disease among30 —— wild, of the west31 —— cheap food for, &c. 246 —— cure for foundered 227 History, on the study of49 Holkham sheep shearing379 Honey, on taking, without destroying the bees224 Historical sketches229 Horse, the Arabian31 Hams, to cure, Westphalia fashion172 Hartford fair431 Horse, running470 Jewish emigrants76 "Is it peace, Jehu?"88 Indian jurisprudence116 Jones, David, decease of116 Intemperance, expose of the causes of133 Iron boat277 Indian corn, its good and bad culture364 Internal wealth397 Indian corn, new method POETRY. The aspen tree118 Song of gratitudeib. The hamletib. Verses written after seeing Windsor castle119 Finland songib. Quiet mindib. Moonlight and calm at sea120 Go, idle lays!ib. The graves of my fathers157 Auld ageib. Dreadful hard times158 Winter159 To ——ib. Versification from the book of Ruthib. The peasant and his wife160 Agricultureib. Time198 Winter evening's amusement for Jane and meib. Youth and old ageib. Cure for troubleib. Lines inscribed to M. Wiltshireib. On intemperanceib. Hopeib. To my wife200 The Icelander's songib. To the snow dropib. The soldier's adieu279 Eveningib. On the return of the new yearib. The fox and the cat399 Stanzas, from Barton's poemsib. Memoryib. The deaf and dumb boy237 On man's dependance on his creatorib. Ode to imagination238 An invocation to poverty239 Glory to Godib. Prayer and praise to Godib. Hymn to resignation318 The beau and the bedlamiteib. Silent worship319 Paddy M'Shaneib. The braes of Yarrow358 The ivyvib. To a country girl359 On prayerib. On the duke of Bridgewater438 On the kittenib. An autumnal tale439 The Cherokee's grave478 Hopeib. Anglerib. The mother's lament 479 Church Fellowship,ib. THE ———————————————————————————— Vol. I.Philadelphia, First Month, 1820.No. 1. ———————————————————————————— It is not without feelings of anxiety that the editors of the Rural Magazine issue forth their first number to the public; for they are aware of the lasting effect of a first impression, and that they have now fairly embarked in an adventure, the success and the termination of which are alike uncertain. Diffident however as they are of their own abilities, they have full confidence in the excellence of their plan, and the kindness and assistance of their friends. Of the value of this assistance, the work itself will testify; of the plan which they have marked out, it is but fair that the reader should be informed. A leading object of the Rural Magazine will be to furnish correct views of the science of Agriculture, and the various improvements which are daily made or suggested in it. For this purpose the best and most recent European works on the subject will be consulted, and selections made from the American newspapers that are devoted or friendly to the cause. The best information on the subject will thus be condensed in a form less unwieldy than a newspaper, and more popular than in scientific books. We also expect original papers from our agricultural friends, being confident that there is much in the farming of our neighbouring Yet, as we wish our Magazine to have an extensive circulation, and to be interesting not merely to the farmer, but to the citizen and the general reader, a considerable part of every number will be occupied with topics of general literature, selections from approved new publications, particularly Biography and Travels, Essays, and information on scientific subjects; and original miscellaneous communications. To original and well written essays, our pages will always be accessible; and we particularly solicit such as will throw light on the history, antiquities, geography, curiosities, and productions of our own country. With the genuine productions of the Muse we shall always be glad to adorn our pages; but we have no desire to patronize the unfledged attempts at versifying, the lamentable ditties with which the public is weekly besieged, for we hold that in poetry there is no tolerable medium. But to an American and a philanthropist, there are still higher objects to be gained by the circulation of such a paper, than the mere diffusion of agricultural intelligence or general literature. He lives under a system of government which is ideally perfect; and he sees it distorted by the vices and the passions of its subjects. He is the disciple of a religion which breathes good-will to mankind; and on whichsoever side he turns, are to be seen oppression, the darkness of ignorance, self-inflicted wretchedness, and amalgamating corruption. He sees a large portion of the human family held in chains by the very nation that has pronounced all men to be free and equal. The condition of that unhappy race, even when emancipated, excites his deepest commiseration and most anxious fears. He sees the aborigines of our country, a noble race of men, perishing like the beasts of the forest before our approach; and that under every circumstance of wretchedness and degeneracy.—Above all, the great and fatal delusion of war, more bloody than the superstitions of Moloch, still overspreads the world, and renders man the destroyer of man. To all these subjects will the Rural Magazine be watchful and alive; for the editors believe them to be subjects of the deepest interest, and having relation to our highest duties. He who tills his field, or pursues his occupation with diligence and skill, is a deserving and honourable citizen. He who, in addition to this, cultivates his mind, and stores it with useful and ornamental knowledge, raises himself in the scale of being, and adds to his capacities both for happiness and usefulness. Such are the general outlines of our plan; and as we feel no local or political prejudices, they shall never have place in the discussion of any subject which may appear in our columns. Combining in this manner an agricultural, a literary, and philanthropic journal, we look with confidence to the support of our enlightened fellow citizens; and assure them, that no exertions on our part shall be wanting to fill up the measure which we have meted out, and render the Rural Magazine deserving of their patronage. FOR THE RURAL MAGAZINE. |
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