a ceiling, raise a roof of spars clear up and cover the spars with bark or green sods, so that they can live dry and warm in these houses with their entire families for two, three and four years, it being understood that partitions are run through those cellars which are adapted to the size of the family.The wealthy and principal men in New England, in the beginning of the Colonies, commenced their first dwelling-houses in this fasiiion for two reasons; first, in order not to waste time building and not to want food the next season ; secondly, in order not to discourage poorer laboring people whom they brought over in numbers from Fatherland. In the course of three @ four years, when the country became adapted to agriculture, they built themselves handsome houses, spending on them several thousands. After the houses are built in the above described manner, or otherwise according to each person's means and fancy, gardens are made and planted in season with all sorts of pot-herbs, principally parsnips, carrots and cabbage, which bring great plenty into the husbandman's dwelling. The maize can serve as bread for men, and food for cattle. The hogs, after having picked up their food for some months in the woods, are crammed with corn in the fall when fat they are killed and furnish a very hard and clean pork a good ; ;

article for the husbandman who gradually and in time begins to purchase horses and cows with the produce of his grain and the Increase of his hogs, and instead of a cellar as aforesaid, builds good farm-houses and barns.