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Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 40, 1 August 1872, Page 2

Two new religKnis. sects liave lately been aclrled in- England to the countless number already existing. there°ohe called the VVal worth. Convulsionists, and" the other ealliag'themselves the Peculiar People. The leader of the first is a Mrs Girling who calif} herself a seven-devilled woman, although she says she has rid herself of the tormentors which once possessed her. The .meetings, of; Mxs Gilding's, followers have been interrupted by scoffers, who were arrested, by the police. An examination- in court led to an explanation of her doctrines, She said that the manifestations which had attracted attention toher meetings occur when the worshippers feel the ■word of God, andwhen it falls on them they remain in an unconscious state for some time, after which they are implied to; dance. All 'who dance have passed from-.death to. life; .the death takes place durihgthe period of unconsciousness, and'some per* sons take.eevea hours iu passing from the old: state of Adam to the new—at least, so says Mrs Girling. .The peculiar People believe ithab they are the social object of Divine protection, and permit their children to die of accident or, illneas without calling in medical assistance, bjecause tb.ey;have faith that God will heal them supernaturally* if-it is His will that they should recover.

Lawvebs.—Lawyers' : ate'•»-picked lot,, "first scholars," and the like, but their business is as unsympathetic as Jack Ketch's, there is nothing humanizing in their relations'with their fellow-crea-tures. They, go for the side that.retains t en. They defend the man they know to be'a rogue, and not very rarely throw suspicion,-on the man they know to be innocent: Mind you, ! am not finding fault ; with them ; every side of a case has a right to the,; best statement. i£ admits of ; but I say xt does, not tend to make them, sympathetic. Suppose in. a case of Fever w Patient-the.doctors should eide with -either party according to whether-the old miser or his expectant heir was his employer. Suppose the minister-shffuld side wifckthe Lord: or:the devil, according to- th«- salary offered and the other incidental advantages,* where the soul of a sinner was in question. You can see what a-pieee-Oi- work it would make for their sympathies. Bat the lawyers are quicker wifcted. than, either of : fche other protessions and abler men generally. They are goodnatured, or, if they; quarrel, their <jaarrele.are aboTe-b-arl I do-not think they are as. accomplished as the ministers, but they have a way., of cramming witka special knowledge fora oas&which.leas'es a certain shallow sediment, of intelligence- in their memories about a-good many thinga- They are apt to talk'law in mixed company, ami they have a way of looking around when they make a point, as if they were addressing a jnry. This ismighty aggravating, as I once had occasion to see when one of 'em, and a pretty famous one, put me on the witness stand at a dinner party, once.—o.. W. Holmes, in May Atlantic " " ■■-■■■-■

FACTS FOR FARMERS. It is as great a loss for, an intelligtjht.farmcr to keep nothing but common stock as it jvould; bo for him to fehe Hail in threshing** or to the'eickle in reasi% his wheat. Kβ is wasting hia energy, skill, and iutelligoneu. It is just as easy once-you know how to raiso the choicest as the comniones'fc* Variety of fruit, for the simpWreason that their usual treatment and cultivation will be fully up to the rec[nirorctentß of the- most improved sorts. To plant inferior varieties is a great wiisfcu ot' <mod opportunities.' IVufc ifc will not do so assert that, it is as easy to raise choice fruit as poor fruit.."""Tf 'is not fcruo. The way'inust J>e learnt like everything else. Aiid. it it cqutlly true thai, there are-poor farmers who can keep scrubbers 'of catfcie thai could not. keep Alder^e^STbl 4 ' Shorthorns. The aim of ao-ricnltural :nnd horfcictilbural writers'should be to eley:|tp th« generidstandardof management aud 'cultiviatioti to the point where il. is "just us easy to raise good frnit and good stock, as .poor, fruit and poor stock." Tltore is a pleasure'as'well' as a profit in raising , that best.

In pigs, like cattle, some say one sort is the bust breed, some another. But it will raiiku comparatively little- difference what breed is selected', provided, the animals are pure-bred,-highly refined, with small bone and offal, quiet disposition, with the hams, shoulders,, and 'o.tbier valuable parts well-developed in. proportion to the rest of the body, and, above all, that the individual animal is healthy, and oomps from a breed which has received goods care and attention, and, has not been stinted itv food when young. In other, words, if he inherits the quality of converting , all he eats into growth, and ,has not' been taught by cxr perience that he must lay up something for a rainy day , ." If lie lias sufficient *' prepotency to" impress his qualities, disposition, and characteristics on his offspring, such' a pig, of whatever- name or breed, can be used with groat profit by any farmer who will bestow the necessary care on his stock. Stable manure should be allowed to ferment before being applied. Somn ask why ferment manure? Why- not draw it out fresh from the yards? Does fermentation increase the amount of plant-food in .the ; manure ?—No. But it reuders the plant-tood in the manure more immediately available; Jt.mak.es it more soluble. We ferment manaro for the- same reason that we decompose bonedust or miner;. 1 phosphates wih sulphuric acid, and convert them into* superphosphate, or for the samo reason, that-we grind our corn-, and. c >ok the meal. These processes- add- nothing to thoi amount :of plant-food- in the bones, or tho nutriment in the corn-. They only increaseits availability. So in. fermenting manure. When the liquid and solid excrements from well-fed aniraalsy with, the straw necessary to- absorb the liquids, ; are- placed in a heap, fermentation sets- in. an \. soon effects very important changes in the nature and' of the materials. The iuso'uble woody fibre of the straw is decomposed and converted into huraic and nlmic acids. These are insoluble ;. aud when- manure: consists almost wholly of strnw or corn-stalks there would l be litfclo gained by fermenting it But when there is a good proportion of manure froray well-fed , animals in the heap,- carbonate of ammonia is focmed from the nitrogenous compounds in the manure, and this ammonia unites with, the humic and ulmic acids and forms humate and ulmate of ammonia. These ammoniacal salts<areso,luble.in water—as- the brown color of the drainings of a manure heap sufficiently indicate. Properly fermented manure, therefore, is a.miiebsinore actire and immediately useful fertiliser than fresh unfermented manure. There need be no iosa of ammonia from evaporation,, and the manure is far less bulky, and costs ifar less labour to draw out and spread. The only loss that is-likely to; occur is- frqni draining, and th|3 must bespecially guarded.against.., The besfc plan is to have a barrel smnk down in a hole below the heap and pump back the drainings on to the heap. '"' ' ' Cornstalk are much-more valuable for fodder than is generally supposed. Ajtintelligent farmer says /:*•—" I have found less trouble than I anticipated in curing my corn-fodder. It was bound in large stooks in the field, and we took-pains to keep it up until winter feeding commenced. Then, in handling it, we always took first, that which stood the least securely and was in danger of being injured ; never hauling , in , mote than five loads at a time, but thi& quantity stored ten feet deep in the mow,; has shown no tendency to heat. This winter we have a month's supply still standing in the. field, where it Las withstood many storm of rain without the least injury, keeping in perfect condition. The corn was cut when in, full bloom, much of it ten feet high, and when the stalks were sobaTd'tbat as°green fodder only the leaves and tops were eaten. Now, the rind seems to have been softened in curing , , the pith is almost as sweet as sugar-cane, and the cattle eat it greedilj to the bate when ifc is given to- them whole., Cut and steamed with, bran, they eat it to th 6 last particle, licking their mangers clean. For : a month past they hare had no haywhatever, oaly cornstalks and oaten-bay cut up together as the bsisis of the steamed foddL They were nerer in better condition..