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a. .. ~ "5 If. in consequence ofsuch a system being enforced, out the fertilizing aid of rich manures to sup- wishing to have him come again,stammered out, , four and half bushelsof wheat; fifteen ditto of barley; port the strength of the soil : and then .change “ I shut! be at home next Sunday night, Zeb.” Ze- lwas ten dim Mom additional. we", raised in an the fields of crops wrll generally do best, excepting ont- bedee, taking-out his tobacco box, and biting ’h" in the kingdom. whose crops are injured by Weeds, what ons’ carrots, and hemP- oll'a quid of ptgtail in less than a second, ho. rhe benefits might not be the result? Indeed ifsuch a plan . 4' Every plant denvcg from the earlh for mesa-y answered, “ So did” I by gaully 1,, d u were to take place. and ifthe overseers were compelled lis gifowg-h’ Siwh properties as are pecuniu' to — mu l 58 ’ t IS F ant’ When {allowed successwely ABSTXNENCE.—Abstinence and fasting are recom-

by an express statute to employ the poor, in the des- tructioe of weeds, England might, in process of time. be as free from that nuisance. as China or Japan; and the farmers would soon find, that however anxious they may be. to have their lands tithe-free. yet to have them ‘. weedfree. is ofstill greater importance.

On the whole. keeping his land in a clean state. ought . to be a principal object with every farmer; and if this . be net carefully attended to, he may rest assured of paying dearly for his neglect. But the losses which he suffers. do not remedy the injury which the public sus- tains from his slovenly conduct. The regulations " therefore, which have been suggested. may be eonsi- dered as both expedient and necessary ; for were they ' adopted, it is evident. that many of the evils alluded to would be removed. and the wealth and agricultural ' resources of the nation, materially augmented. Sinclair's Code of flgricullure.

REMED! ron rorsounn nuance—Raw eggs v; given to sheep and cattle. which have been poisoned by é eating laurel or ivy leaves. it is said,willeti'cct a speedy

cure. The dose is, one egg for a sheep. and four eggs ,3 for a cow. They can be administered by simply break- ' ing the shell and slipping the yolk and as much of the white as is practicable. down the animals throat.

HOVE! CATTLE—The following remedy is recom- mended for cattle which have been hovcn by eating damp clown—Mix a double charging of gun powder in api‘nt of new milk.and give it to the animal with a born, or bottle. In nine cases out often. (it is said) this will disperse the fixed_air contained in the stomach, and af- ford relief.

TO PREVENT nonsxs assure. TEASE!) wrrrr uses. Take two or three small handfuls ofwalnut leaves, upon which, pour two or three quarts of ‘ ' cold water, let it infuse one night, and pour the whole the next morning into a kettle, and let it boil for a quarterof an hour :—whcn cold it will be fit for use. No more is required than to moisten a sponge, and before the horse goes out of the stable, let those parts which are most irritable be smeared over with the liquor, viz. between and upon the ears, the neck, the flank, &c. Not only the lady or entlemen who rides out for pleasure will de- ‘ rive benefit from the walnut leaves thus pre. pared but the coachman, the waggoncr, and all horses during the hot months—Farmer’s receipt Book.

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Its no .. ; Iliemarks on the general principles of hus- bandry.

1. Whatever may be the nature of your soil, and situation ofyour farm, remember that there is no soil so good, but it may be exhausted and ruined by bad tillage, and that there is none so bad, that cannot be rendered fertile by good tillage, even the barren heath, if it can be ploughed end swarded.

2: The true art of husbandrymsists in not suffering no crop to grow on your land, that will so far exhaust your soil, as to lessen the value of your succeeding crop, whatever such acrop may afford you.

3. To avoid this, suffer no one crop to grow tWO years successively, upon the same piece of ground, excepting grass and buckwheat, wrth-

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for two or more years, upon the same ground. willexhaust the soil of those properties peculiar to itself, without lessening its powers to produce some other plants: this fact is most striking in the article of flax, which will not bear to to be repeated oftener than once in seven years, and is common to all crops, with the ex- ception of those mentioned above. . 5. To avoid this evil, arrange your farm into such divisions as will enable 'ou to im- prove all the variety of crops your lands may require, in five, six, or seven years, accor- ding to the nature, quality: and situation ofyour farm.

6. This method will make poor land good. and good land better. Try and see.—.Mom- gomery Co. Free Press.

BREAD.

New kind of bread pain animalise, is now manufactured in Paris. it having been found that the gelatine of bones, used for soups, was exceedingly nutritious, it was imagined that if this gelatine conld be introduced from pota- toe flour, which is very less nutritious than the Wheaten flour, the former would be equally pleasant, and even more nutritive than wheaten bread. The experiment has been tried with great success, and beautiful loaves of bread, made in this way,are now sold in Paris, at a much lower price than broad from wheat flour. The gelatine is so purified as to impart no unpleasant flavour, and the potatoe bread, thus manufactured, is as agreeabie as it is wholesome. As acheap, nutritious, and use- ful article for the (poor, the potatoe bread thus made, is unequalle . A large quantity of buis- cuit sent out with the African expedition was prepared in this momma—Salem Gazelle.

Cheap substitute for Malt—The Mechanics’ Magazine (London) announces the roots known by the name of Mangel-worzel, as a cheap substitute for Malt in the preparation of Beer, They mannerin which they should he used is this: cleanse well the roots, cut them 'into slices, and put them into a boiler in which as much watershould be placed as will suffice to cover them. put a weight on them to press them down; let them be taken out and pressed; th e liquor extracted from the roots is to be, with the wate r in which the roots were boiled, again set over the fire and reduced, by boiling, to such astrcngth as suits the palate; then add so much Hops as may be considered necessary ; let the extracted matter be again set on the fire for one hour; when taken up. let the liquor be cooled as quickly as possible, and a sufficient quantit of yeast to work, it is generally done with a . The expense does not exceed seven shillings for 16 gallons. The refuse left from the press is an excellent food for pigs.

Anecdote—A full blooded Jonathan, residing in a certain town in New England. once took it into his head to “ go a courtin ;" be accor- dingly saddled the old mare, and started off to pay his devoirs to one of the buxom lasses of the neighbourhood. After “stayin” with “his gal’ until daylight began to streak the east, he made preparations to depart. Just as he was seating himself in the saddle, his fair one, who stood in the door. and who, by the way, was marvelloust fond of having “sparks”

mended as necessary to mental perfection; but facts-— strong facts—stare this opinion in the face. Dr. Paley —to begin with a high authority—was a divine of large ‘ capacity ;‘ he liked a good dinner. and what was more he liked his plate well filled. A leg oflamb served him merely as a collation, and he was wont when alone, to sit down to a shoulder of mutton. Mr.Best. out ofde- licacy to the memory of his friend. has passed over this failing—as he thinks it—somewhat lightly, but be ad‘ mits the Doctors partiality to a well filled larder.

Dr. Johnson was another example of high mental en- dowments being associated with a decided love ofgood eating. Though his manner of helping himself was somewhat boorish, he could not conceal his anger at the appearance of scanty provender. After leaving the table ofa friend, Boswell was loud in praise ofthe din- ner they hadjust been discussing. The dishes he said were numerous, the wine good. the pastry excellent. ‘ Sir’ aaid the great moralist. ‘ the dinner was well enough. but notbing to invite a man too.‘ W'hen in Wales, his hostess treated him. early in the season, to peas. to which the doctor paid a somewhat greedy at- tention. ‘Do you like the peas. Sir?‘ she inquired. ‘Ma- dam ' he replied. ‘they are yery good for hogs.‘ ‘ So I perceive,’ retorted the lady ‘ you feed heartily on them

Mr. Fox affords another instance ofa large capacity in a double sense; and poor Sheridan was not wont to scatter about ' wit and wisdom at will,’ except after a good dinner. Dr. Adam Smith, though generally ab- stracted, was fond oflump sugar and roast beef; and Sir Walter Scott relates in the Quarterly Review. an amusing anecdote of the celebrated Dr. Hutton‘s par- tiality to curious ‘ morsels.’ To show his superiority to vulgar prejudices, and to prove that excellent and available food was neglected, he invited a scientific friend to a feast of snails. The animals were dressed. peppered, salted. and served up. The great mathematician took one. his friend took another; they tasted, looked at each other. and paused. ‘ Very green,’ said one: ‘ d d green,’ said the other. and both started up from the table. leaving the dressed snails unconsumed.—.Liverpool paper.

BURNS AND scanns.

It is a principle object to prevent the blister from' breaking, as a considerable discharge might be the con. sequence. and danger apprehended. Sir James Earl and other eminent practitioners. recommend the use of cold water. even ice; but Mr. Abernethy is of a different opinion. Mr. A. recommends the use of the oil of tur- pentine. mixed with oasilicon ; to give the patient a little warm wine and a few drops of opium, and after— wards to place him in a warm bed. ‘Recollect. however (says Mr. Abernethy.) that this stimulating plan of . treatment is not to be continued after the equilibrium of the (temperature is restored.’ The following has heen in use a length of time in St. Thomas’ Hospital:

Take of olive oil. three ounces; lime water. four ounces. This may be placed over the affected part with a. featheror camel's hair pencil.

In order that the most correct treatment for burns and scalds should be known. Mr. Abernathy lately re- commends bis pupils to dip two of their fingers in boils ing water. and let them be fairly sealded? then take I them out. put one in a basin of cold water, and‘drees ' , the other with the turpentine end basilica. ‘ I do not '

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