BUTTER-MAKING. &quot; 



door, and fled without waiting to hear farther. The 

 selection of a churn was evidently an intricate mat 

 ter. It was a practical affair, in which intellectual 

 research would not help me, and recourse must be 

 had to Weeville. As soon as I returned to the coun 

 try I sent for him, and inquired which was the prop 

 er churn to use, and what was the proper thing to 

 put in it. 



&quot; Well,&quot; he said, deliberately, &quot; the art of making 

 butter is yet in its infancy ; the principles that con 

 trol it are not fully understood. Great cleanliness is 

 a prime requisite ; the dairy must be well ventilated ; 

 electricity is very injurious. In Switzerland they do 

 not allow women to take part in any of the opera 

 tions, even in milking the cows, on account of their 

 possessing more electricity than men.&quot; 



&quot; Oh !&quot; I broke forth in despair, &quot; I give it up ; it 

 is altogether too complicated a matter 



&quot;Nonsense,&quot; said Weeville, suddenly recovering 



himself; &quot;the old-fashioned ordinary churn is the 



best ; I will send you one. You must use cream, 



^and there is no difficulty so long as proper regard is 



paid to cleanliness.&quot; 



With that he left me. His suggestions about elec 

 tricity were alarming. I had often felt the electric 

 al power of the female sex. I had received matiy 



