CHIEFLY FROM THE TABLE IN BOWDITCH'S NAVIGATOR. The Calendar pages exhibit the time of high-water at New York, Elizabethtown Point, and New London. To find the time of high-water at any of the following places, add to or subtract from the time of high-water at New York, as follows: (A signifies that the annexed quantity of time is to be added, S subtracted)-For Almanacs often contain the expressions, "sun fast,” and “. sun slow." They refer to the difference of time as shown by the sun, and as shown by a good clock or watch. Time as marked by the former is called "apparent," and as marked by the latter, "mean time.” A good sundial will always tell the former; a watch or clock, the latter. The calculations of most almanacs are given in mean or clock time. DIFFERENT KINDS OF FIREWOOD. 1 Shellbark Hickory------4,469 6 White Beech 2 Pignut, Hickory or 7 Apple-tree common Walnut -4,241 8 Black Birch 3 White Oak 4 Scrub Oak 5 Red Oak -3,821 9 Black Oak-. -3,337 10 Yellow Oak--3,254 11 Maple --3,236 12 White Elm Lbs. in a cord. --2,592 -3,115 13 Spanish Oak-. -2,449 -3,115 14 Buttonwood -2,391 -1,904 -1,868 So that a It is estimated that a cord of wood contains when green 1,443 lbs. of water. farmer who brings into market a cord of green wood, has no less load for his team than another who should put on the top of his cord of dry white oak, three quarters of a cord of seasoned pine, or one hogshead and two barrels of water. MEMORANDA FOR 1851. JAN. 1, Circumcision; 5, 2d S. aft. Christmas; 6, Epiphany; 12, 1st S. aft. Epiph.; 19, 2d S. aft. Epiph.; 25, Conv. of St. Paul; 26, 3d S. aft. Epiph., FEB. 2, 4th S. aft. Epiph.; 9, 5th S. aft. Epiph.; 16, Septuagesima; 23, Sexagesima; 24, St. Matthias. MARCH 2, Quinquagesima; 5, Ash-Wednesday; 9, 1st S. in Lent; 16, 2d S. in Lent; 23, 3d S. in Lent; 30, 4th S. in Lent. APRIL 6, 5th S. in Lent; 13, 6th S. in Lent; 18, Good-Friday; 20, Easter-Sunday; 25, St. Mark; 27, 1st S. aft. Easter; MAY 1, Sts. Philip and James; 4, 2d S. aft. Easter; 11, 3d S. aft. Easter; 18, 4th S. aft. Easter; 25, 5th S. aft. Easter; 29, Ascension-day. JUNE 1, S. aft. Ascension; 8, Whit-Sunday; 11, St. Barnabas; 15, Trinity-Sunday; 22, 1st S. aft. Trin.; 24, St. John the Baptist; 29, 2d S. aft. Trin., St. Peter. JULY 6, 3d S. aft. Trin.; 13, 4th S. aft. Trin.; 20, 5th S. aft. Trin.; 27, 6th S. aft. Trin. AUG. 3, 7th S. aft. Trin.; 10, 8th S. aft. Trin.; 17, 9th S. aft. Trin.; 24, St. Bartholomew, 10th S. aft. Trin.; 31, 11th S. aft. Trin. SEPT. 7, 12th S. aft. Trin.; 14, 13th S. aft. Trin.; 21, St. Matthew, 14th S. aft. Trin.; 28, 15th S. aft. Trin. Oct. 5, 16th S. aft. Trin.; 12, 17th S. aft. Trin.; 18, St. Luke; 19, 18th S. aft. Trin.; 26, 19th S. aft. Trin.; 28, Sts. Simon and Jude. Nov. 1, All-Saints; 2, 20th S. aft. Trin.; 9, 21st S. aft. Trin.; 16, 22d S. aft. Trin.; 23, 23d S. aft. Trin.; 30, St. Andrew, Advent-Sunday. DEC. 7, 2d 8. in Advent; 14, 3d S. in Advent; 21, St. Thomas, 4th S. in Advent; 25, Christmas; 26, St. Stephen; 27, St. John; 28, Innocents, 1st S. aft. Christmas. ILLUSTRATED FAMILY CHRISTIAN ALMANAC. FOR THE UNITED STATES, FOR HE YEAR, OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST THEOLOGICAL LIBRARY CAMBRIDGE, MASSL Period, 603 851, 1851-1835′′ BEING THE THIRD AFTER BISSEXTILE, AND UNTIL JULY 4TH, THE 75TH CALCULATED FOR BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE, AND CHARLESTON, PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY. |