Gardening for ladies, and, Companion to the flower-garden . A Ladys Gauntlet of strong leather, invented by Misa Perry of Stroud, near Hazleraere. to protect her hands, not only from the handle of tlie spade, but fromthe stones, weeds, &c., which she may turn over with the earth, and 18 STIRRING THE SOIL. which ought to be picked out and thrown into a small, light wheelbarrow, which may easily be moved from place to Ladys Wheel-barrow. A wheel-barrow is a lever of the second kind, in which the weightis carried between the operator, who is the moving power, and thefulcrum, which is repr
Gardening for ladies, and, Companion to the flower-garden . A Ladys Gauntlet of strong leather, invented by Misa Perry of Stroud, near Hazleraere. to protect her hands, not only from the handle of tlie spade, but fromthe stones, weeds, &c., which she may turn over with the earth, and 18 STIRRING THE SOIL. which ought to be picked out and thrown into a small, light wheelbarrow, which may easily be moved from place to Ladys Wheel-barrow. A wheel-barrow is a lever of the second kind, in which the weightis carried between the operator, who is the moving power, and thefulcrum, which is represented by the lower part of the wheel. If itbe so contrived that the wheel may roll on a plank, or on firm ground,a very slight pov/er is sufficient to move the load contained in the bar-row ; particularly if the handles be long, curved, and thrown up ashigh as possible, in ordei to let the weight rest principally upon thewheel, without obliging the operator to bend forward. When, onthe contrary, the handles are short and straight, the weight is thrownprincipally on the arms of the operator, and much more strength isrequired to move the load, besides the inconvenience of stooping. All the necessary implements for digging being provided, the nextthing to be considered is the easiest manner of performing the opera-tion. The usual way is for the gardener to thrust his spade perpen-dicularly into the giound, and then u
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