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Ginger Bees, — 1 lb. of lump sugar, 1 oz. of bruised ginger, two lemons 

 sliced ; pour over these ingredients two gallons of boiling water, let it stand 

 till lukewarm, then add one tablespoonful of brewer's barm, or one small 

 teacupful of baker's barm ; let it stand twelve hours, then bottle it. It will 

 be ready for use in twenty-four hours. 



Indian Syrup. — 1 lb. of lump sugar, 1 oz. of citric acid powdered, one 

 lemon cut in slices, one quart of boiling water ; stir all together and bottle 

 when cold. The addition of a little essence of cochineal will impart to it a 

 nice rose colour. One or two tablespoonsful, according to taste, to be put into 

 a tumblerful of water. This will keep more than a fortnight. 



Mowers, Harvesters, &o. — The following makes a very refreshing 

 drink, and is almost identical with the above, but much cheaper: 2 lbs. of 

 light brown sugar or more, according to taste, I oz. of citric acid, powdered, 

 three gallons of cold water; mix all together, melt a little common cochineal 

 in hot water and add sufficient to colour it. 



Ale or Beer Outdone. — Ingredients : best hops, 1 lb , tapioca, 1 lb., 

 water, ten gallons. Directions : Thoroughly swell the tapioca in cold water, 

 then put it in a gauze cloth, and boil it and the hops in the v ater for half an 

 hour. Let all cool together. Next day strain it and put it in bottles or 

 casks, bunging it close to exclude the air. Nothing more is required. — Irish 

 League Journal. 



By far the best drink is thin oatmeal water, with a little sugar. The 

 proportions are \ lb. of oatmeal to two or three quarts of water, according to 

 the heat of the day and your thirst. It should be well boiled, and 1^ ozs. of 

 brown sugar added. If you find it thicker than you like, add another quart 

 of water. Before you drink it, you must shake up the oatmeal well through 

 the liquid. You will find that it not only quenches thirst, but it will give 

 you more strength and endurance than any other drink. In very long 

 harvest days you can take ^ lb. or even f lb. of oatmeal to three quarts of 

 water. You will find this meat and drink also. It must be boiled fresh every 

 morning, or over night will do. You can take it out in kegs or stone jars, 

 and keep it under the shade of the trees, just as you do your beer. 



One ounce of coffee and half an ounce of sugar bottled in two quarts ot 

 water and cooled, is a very thirst-quenching drink ; so is cold tea. buf 

 neither of these is so supporting as the oatmeal drink. 



It is quite a mistake to suppose that beer or spirits give strength. They 

 do give a spurt to a man, but that quickly goes off, and spurts, in hard, heavy 

 work, too often made, certainly lessen the working powers. 



Boiling water poured on a few slices of lemon, with a little sugar, makes 

 a very refreshing drink. Butter milk should be more used as a drink. 



The above receipts may he had for circulation, 50 for seven penny stamps, 100 

 fourteen stamps, post free, from J. Abbey, 44, St. Giles," Oxford. 



* A FARMER^S REASONS FOR DISCONTINUING THE 

 PRACTICE OF GIVING BEER IN THE HARVEST FIELD. 



1. Because wages have heretofore been reckoned on the scale of so much 

 per day in money, together with so much beer. 



2. Because this is unfair to the labourer. A fair day's work deserves a 

 fair day's wage in money. If I were a labourer 1 should not like to be obliged 

 to take part in kind ; and as a Christian man I wish to do to others as I would 

 be done by. 



3. Because the same rule holds good if I want my men to work overtime. 

 I ought to give them a proportionate increase of pay. 



4. Because experience has abundantly shown that the effect of strong drink 

 is to stimulate for the time, not to give real strength for work, and that the 

 hardest work can better be done with the help of nourishing food and cooling 

 drinks than in any other way. 



