60 HAV. 



fined. It is a plan with others to dissolve the isin- 

 glass over the fire, and steep it several weeks in 

 white wine, by which it becomes a jelly. 



Cider should be watched very closely, as a slight 

 change in the weather may injure it. Should it be- 

 come tart, it is recommended to bojl and hull half a 

 peck of wheat, and put it into each hogshead. This 

 is recommended in preference to animal substan- 

 ces, though I must confess, that I never saw any 

 evil effects from putting a piece of pork or beef into 

 cider. 



During the heat of summer, cider is a very cool- 

 ing and wholesome beverage, when properly ferment- 

 ed and free from deleterious ingredients. Cider 

 which has been kept in leaden vessels, should always 

 be avoided; for when drank, it produces violent co- 

 lics and obstipation. It should not even be suffered to 

 run through leaden tubes, as from the union of the 

 lead with the acid of the fruit, sugar of lead., a dead- 

 ly poison, is produced ; destructive to life if taken in 

 any quantities. 



ON THE 



PRODUCTION OF NATURAL HAY. 



I have singularly called this natural hay, because 

 the term is used generally to denote any thing out of 

 the common order of things. The hay I here re- 



