The California culturist . sity of the force was suf-ficient to cause the ringing of bells, sensitively hung, like those on the hose-tenders of engines, and to produce avibrating motion of bird cages, chandeliers and other pendant objects. The oscillation, which was horizontal, andlasted several seconds, was noticed also at Marysville, Forest Hill, Placer county, Iowa Hill, Nevada, Forest City,Sierra, Downieville, and most severely at Carson City. f. T. Although the time of its occurrence, in these differentlocalities has been given in the public prints, still, the velocity of the earth-wave c
The California culturist . sity of the force was suf-ficient to cause the ringing of bells, sensitively hung, like those on the hose-tenders of engines, and to produce avibrating motion of bird cages, chandeliers and other pendant objects. The oscillation, which was horizontal, andlasted several seconds, was noticed also at Marysville, Forest Hill, Placer county, Iowa Hill, Nevada, Forest City,Sierra, Downieville, and most severely at Carson City. f. T. Although the time of its occurrence, in these differentlocalities has been given in the public prints, still, the velocity of the earth-wave cannot be calculated, inasmuch asthe timepieces are apparently too variant. The peculiar effect, frequently before noticed, of earthquakes upon thephysical nature of man, was singularly exemplified in the present instance. Several persons experienced a sensationof more or less giddiness and sickness of the stomach, followed by headache, indicative of some influence strikingimmediately at the nervous system. j ... K ? .*. GOLDEN GATE COFFEE POT. THE CALIFORNIA CULTURIST. JII^E, I860. PREPARE FOR HARVEST. JOYOUS, bounteous, glorious, yellow harvest is at hand, and the farmers heartthrobs with grateful emotions as he scans the ripening grain, and lists to its songof plenty evoked from the bearded husk as rustled by the gentle summer breeze,which basks in the general gladness, ever sporting onward in wavy, golden undula-tions. This period, just before the reaper has commenced its work, may be regardedas the most happy time in a farmers life; because it is after a season of rest fromthe labors of the plow, and before the weary toil of garnering the crops has com-menced, or he shall have reduced the result of his years operations into a given num-ber of bushels, or adjusted its proceeds in the financial trial balance of loss and , therefore, being the most proper time for him to philosophize, we desire to holda consultation with him, in which we shall ask many questions about
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