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yj.' 



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tul|in xii^il^. 



|)irUlv.-s arc iinheallhy, it is the least iinwliole- 

 srmi.'. 



To Preserve Tomatoes. — Uissf.lve suit pnoiieh 

 ill uali^r to iimke il lieiiiaii egi; ; plarb iieit'ectly 

 ri|iH toMijiloeii ill il stone or fiUizcd Piiiilieiii pot, 

 without pl•e^lsilI;^ thi-rii; covt'r tln'iii with the 

 liiiiit-, ariH cover llir pot with a i hile in such n 

 iiniiiier that it pnssf.i upon lli>: frnit. This 

 siiiiple piocess will pn.'siM'VH thein inin-e tli.iii a 

 VB.ii", wiilioMi att<niiion. They fhoiih' he soaki'd 

 in ticsh ualcM- several hours or longer helore 

 conUiiiL' ihini. 



Tonilij T.trt. — l{iA\ out your ,l<in;;li ami pla<-e 

 il on till" plate; tlii'it having' pealeil join- tonia 

 tons, slice Iheoi ihiiilv. spreail iheiii over the 

 (!-)M:h, aihl <iveelrn aihl spice as yon please. 



7"' 'wfa /''CS.^Sti- v ti>'iialoes, and mil them 

 thro' a seivi' ; then add spices as yon would to 

 apples, and make into pies. 



Tondn Jiiii.—SltiA- tlieoi and ml) thro' a seive, 

 then add the same wei.'lil in snv'ar, and ste.v 

 diivav to tiie iisM d consistence of j im. 



Tamtio ini Dr!el Berf.—Sl'irr dried heef, add 

 to it t.nniloes, and ai|d also hn:i.-r. pepper, and 

 fl.inr. lint no salt, and sfevv till done. 



B tktd Tiini'tloes.—Cin tbcm in two, and remov- 

 iii!.' a part of tlie i-ontei'ts. fill them with crntiihs 

 ot" jiraied hread, season ujlli parsley, salt, \f\-- 

 per, a little hotter, w willi any ihim.' yon please. 

 Then hake llieni like apples for 20 or 30 min- 

 utes. 



Another Jfa;/- — <'nt tlieni in two flatwise, lay 

 llierii in a dish, with the flat side i)p, put ;i small 

 piece oi' hnlterand some salt and pepper on them, 

 shake on a Utile flour, set ti;eni in Jlie oven and 

 bake till done. 



Si)'crd Tomrtlnes. — Receipo for a hosle-l. four 

 boilinyf water over yonr toniaioes. skin tlieni, 

 then lioil them well. After which adij a pint of 

 salt, a tahle spoon full of black pepjier cayeimi^ 

 each, half an ounce of cloves, and the same 

 qn iniitv of m ice. |\ri\- well, and put them into 

 jars. Run iniilton suet over llieni, anri lie over 

 the jars stron;! bliK^ paper, or bm-kskin. In this 

 vvav they have been l.<ept tbrou!;h the vvinirr. 



Siiv'ng Tomnloes. — The editor of the A.neri- 

 pan Farmer i;ives tlie following method. On 

 the approach of fi o^t take up ihc^ vines, with ihe 

 fruit on them, and hijn^ them up under cover in 

 some out house, or dry place, aiid yon will have 

 n larjie aihlition to yonr winter siore. The small 

 preen fruit will ripen, (as to color,) and ihc larg- 

 er <nies will prove, at that season of the year, 

 very acceptable. We throw the vines over a 

 p(de and place it in our barn, or any convenient 

 place, and there let them hiiny, takinj; from the 

 vines the fruit as it is wanted for use. In this 

 way they keep v ell. aiid a lar^e 'puinlily can be 

 secured with a ver^ little I ihnr. 



For the Farmer's Monthly Visitor. 

 Saw Mills. 



Is it not snrpi'isiii;.' lliat ihe savini.' labor rjia- 

 cliine, a saw mill, is not to be ui' I with in all 

 Enj.'land.' In one of the numbers of ihe Penpj 

 Mai;aziiie, under the head of " r'aw .Mills in 

 Ameiica," ihe writer h,is iindei taken to aetpiaiot 

 his leadess with the mode of erecting and work- 

 iiiff saw mills in this country: but the whole ef- 

 fort is exhansicd in a drscri'tioii of i) saw ii.ill 

 on tie- Si. Lawreiiu! iP'ar Cillel)e<^ which is cnl- 

 c'daled to leave the Cn;;l'sli reader imdirlh.: 

 impression ihat this is a sort of paiteni, vvhii h 

 the f Jnileil Si.ili s Aini-rici'lis have learni d !o iio- 

 iiaie, bill wiih.iiu siM-c.cS.7. !ii i'ii.uhn.d, t!;;j tiiii- 

 ber is .'iaw'd by men — as such a inachiiie, for the 

 savi'iii ni' Labor, as ;i saw mill, would iif>t be ptn'- 

 niil'td. Piibi'c npiniofi, aiisinu from the iieiie- 

 ral niffiwlon 'if knowle(l;;e, has not vet re.iclMal 

 that elev.ition in the " mother eoimlry " to per- 

 mit l.ibor-,i:,vina maehinery to stand wil'«;nt ;i 

 baliery tr. pi-oieet il ; and among these, saw mill.; 

 are not found. 



This saw mi'', winch is so favorably noticed 

 in tire Penny jVIasrazin ', is believerl lo be fir less] 

 insreniniis than many found in the llniied Slates,' 

 from \*liieh, no diiiibt, the persons were em-' 

 plo\eil to ereci lilis. The circular saw — the mode I 

 of sawioL' wood inlo a (.'real variety of shapes 

 .•mil loiiii^, is all .An.eric:m, as well as oiir plan- 

 imduiacldr v, ai.d a mehitude ofoiheis. (Jen- I 

 ins has I'rll scope; nnd, iiiste;al of liL'in.if re- 

 pressed by nil n'.eidii:hleiied hiborii.i' (lass, is 

 ei c iiiraied by ili;o uperaiive class Here, Irom 

 which these inventiuiis generally spring. 



.An Aoieiican Irascllii.'^ m KnulaiKl is latr- 

 priseil to remark their coiiipar.itive i^nor.ance, 

 which in fiicl peivades the hi;;her as well as the 

 lower ehissesin that eountry, in relalion to .Aoier- 

 !<•«, kept so by their Basil Halls and Dicken.s, 

 who address their remarks !o the proverbial ej;o- 

 ti'-m and vaniiy of iheir pHlions. 



C ipiain Hall could r.oi believe his own senses 

 when Iravelliiijj in this i-oiniiry, thai (Ui his iik'II- 

 liniiins that he was a ''(/apiaiii ir the Royal Na- 

 vy." no submis.-ive respect or addilimial alleii- 

 lions were paid lo him. His lady w:,s said to 

 have iliffeied in opinion vvilli liini ill relalion to 

 Ihe Americans, allejiinj;', iind no ilonbl Iriily, llial 

 she met civiliiy riiid politeness from all classes 

 aiiil in all places. 



As to Uickens, he had more ittenlioii.s than he 

 had been {\!'t^i\ to, or felt ih it he deserved, and 

 went hmiie and paid ns, as those deserved, who 

 availed themselves of his presence to attract at- 

 teniion — no admiraiiou or resjiect for Charles 

 Uickelis. 



To 'JO luck to our subject — if ihe Briiish pub- 

 lic .oe in i^'oorance, and lo In; kepi so. Ilieie i-- 

 no harm in nnr own knowledire, iliat the most 

 inigiortant (li.•^covl•ries and improvements in sci- 

 ■■•.v.vv, and iin-chaiiies for ihe last ci'iiinry,' have 

 been the trrowlh ol' the New Woi Id ; and as 

 soon as a man is tinmd in Eiiiiland Willi sense 

 enough to comprehend and copy, their whole 

 jiosse of writers cry out, "Wonderful ireiiiusl 

 imsnrpassed inveiiiioi?!" and strai.ulit his name 

 is eM-olled and reuistered before the world. What 

 they may lack in {.'eiiius they .irnei.d by periiiia- 

 eiiy. T'mV persevere in supporting the preleii- 

 sioiis set up iiiilil ihey believe their own fabrica- 

 lions, and thus become i;ulled in common wiih 

 those of their own people whom they orij;inally 

 misled. .'\ saw mill, which in ils simplest sirnc- 

 inre, everv bov in our c-ioiiiry underslands, is 

 made o,niii' .. ^rreat tiling, and ilie descrii'timi ot 

 ".Saw Mills ill America," iiirns oni lo be in ilie 

 British dominions — on the banks of the St. 

 Liwrenee ! 



Hanover, M H., Aug. 1843. 



For ti)e F.inner's Mnnthiy Visitor. 

 Rose Water and John Smith. 



Mr. Kditob: — J. W. P. of yonr last Visitor 

 has added his share to the stock of knov>leilj;e 

 upon rose water; but it came too late for this 

 season's use. IMy roses had been jialhered and 

 salted heliire the Visitor came to baud, ii has 

 more ihan once occurred to me that the buds 

 wdiild do no harm ; perhe.| s ihey would imparl 

 a bitter tasle, and land in_\ iiei;"hbors ailhered lo 

 the praelii'C we thioieil. aiul perchance should 

 have so contiiiueil bill lor tlie information we 

 now have. 



) have ihoiifrhl tli.at the white rose made the 

 most ajrreeable rose water, and the red il.amask 

 the most powerfid in odor; hut the wild rose, 

 dwarf biisli, is jierhaps sweeter than either ; and 

 there can be lillle iloiibt ol'the tiict, that ihe buds 

 (0' slamii a will add to llie (piaiilily which iiiaj 

 he onli.iiied, wl.;ch is an advaatafie, since il ap- 

 P'ais that Ihey will not injure ihe qiialiiy ; and 

 of all the perfumes, none perhajis i.s'so ^. iieially 

 accepiabr as this, when too much is not used. 



I once alieiKied a musiral parly ai a nei<;lihoi'.s, 

 and saw upon the inantie some tumblers filled 

 with roses in bloom : and, on comiiiir near, ilio'i 

 1 had lie' er seen or ilil iiled the perfume of hel- 

 ler, li Was out of season for rose.s, and I sup- 

 posed ttiat ihey hud ln;en obiaitiefi Irom u jxreeii 

 jionse. There wa.s. howevei'. no jireeii house in 

 the nei!.diborhood. The iiiteuious daughter lei 

 Die in o the secret: the roses were papi r, and 

 had been made in tlie fimily, and a sm.all ijiian- 

 ti;y of iliiir own niaimiiu iiind ro^e wa'.er had 

 b. 'en put into the wa'eriiithe Inmhh'.'s, \v hii'li 

 appeared lo keep the iiowers' from drooping. 

 Too (loliti! lo H.-k, all the cmnpaiiy wondered 

 where such fine roses had ciniie from at iha; 

 scjison, 



So uH:rli for thai — and now let me he;r Mr J. 

 W. P. not to kill me nff [>:o soon, lis myself and 

 my rclaiioii, John Brown, Irave, as we are in- 

 clined lo hope, the pro.-pect of a picliy Ion;!;- life 

 \ei ; and li.e in ihe i xpectation of ei'jo\iiij the 

 ti'a.iiraiiee oi the losts htr loiov years ,*die> d. To 

 be seie, we lieloiifr to quite a nmnernns fiimily — 

 have scores of namesake.* at home am! abroad, 

 and many (piile le^peclable. Perhaps this may 

 ill sun.e decree be uecoimied lor, that we are all 



remaikably partial lo lo^e water uiid the j;ood 

 thin;;s ii so acceptably lecommends. 



How such a slory s-honld •;el alii<iad,as my be- 

 iiiir dead, is not a little surprising', since I have 

 lived onl so many plagues, liimines, shipwrecks, 

 and bailies — hir in all ihe deslnn-tion produced, 

 yo'i will Hud me siill fresh and vigormis among 

 the names of Ihe snivivors. 



.JOHN SMITH. 



I'toiti Hunt's Mercliant's .Mnijazinc i'or Sppt. 

 The Salem Tast 'iidia Marine Society. 



The East Indi.i iMaiine Society of («alem, coiii- 

 piised of individuals who have i.avi^;:ted the 

 seas beyond the Cape of G "od Hope or Cape 

 Hern, as masler.- or siipe.carijoi's 'if vessels he- 

 loo;:iiig lo that city, was liiimdcd m ihe war 

 17!ii', and in U'OI obiaiiied fi-om the le!;ish:iiu e 

 ol i\!assachn<elis an :ici of iiicorporalioii. The 

 prinr-ipal objects of the instilution are to assist 

 the widosvs and children of ih-ci'ased members 

 who may need it from the limds of the soclity, 

 lo collect such facts as are calculated to further 

 the iiiiproveinrnt and .securiiy of iiaviiraiion. aiirl 

 lo t'lriii a miisenm of natural and arlifici.d cnri- 

 'i^iiies, especially such as are to be found beyond 

 the ('ape of Giajil Ho(ie and Cape Horn, wliieli 

 lasi object is in great ineasnre olit.-iiiied by the 

 donations of members, as well as others frieiiclly 

 lo ihe inslilulion. 



Till- place (d' ils organizatlmi in the cily of 

 Salem seems peculiarly appropriate. Long a 

 permanent depot ofcomniHice with the p'.ast, 

 tiler- are few poinis aloUL' this part of our coast 

 which more sli'ikin:;ly e.\lnbil tlie ilisiinguisliing 

 trails of ihe inaralime population ol New Eng- 

 land indiisli-y, hardihoorl, ilirili, encigy, forecast 

 and perseverance. Although the eastern coni- 

 meice from ibis port has been somewlr.l dimiii- 

 i.-lied of late years, il ha\ing been Irans'erred in 

 coipil measine to the more c:eniral hai bins of 

 Boston and New Vork, x\e may still perceive ill 

 ils e.viensive ilock?-, rimniog far into ihe i-iiy, new 

 and ele;;ant shipping, ils spacious groniiil.-, its 

 broad and well-sliaileil streets bordered by long 

 lim-s of snbsianii.il mansions, and ihe appaient 

 llirift of its bnsiling pnpnlaiion, now numlieriiig 

 about twenty ihonsaiid, the evidences of a solid 

 prosperiiv s^hich aie understood to be allogeiher 

 ihe oflspring of commerce. But allhongh th'! 

 trade wiili Ihe e.-isr from this jioit has become 

 recently diminished, it appears from aulheniiL- 

 reliirns, that li)il_\-nve ships and barks, fiirly- 

 seveli hiigs, tour sehooners in the fcneiizii trade, 

 Ihirleen \' haling ships and harks, besiiles a lon- 

 iiaL'e id' (iirty-one tliousaiid three hiipdred and 

 niiiel.\-l<iiir, employed in the coasting trade and 

 fisheries, now sail from iis harbor. From ils 

 niariiime position and commercial character it 

 would nalm-ally be e.Xjieci d that a huge propor- 

 lion of ilie people have a cminei-lion more or 

 less inlimale wiih the sea, and who could without 

 irreat iiiconveiiience conliihnle to the inti rcsis 

 ol the society. By con.-ieiineiice, the inslilulion 

 Is oonslimii d of some of the timst experiener d 

 and respectable iiidi\ iilnals of ihe place; inrii 

 ol'si-ieiice, as well as meri'iy practical knowh dje. 

 The opportimiiy whi(-h ihey must enjoy for iho 

 ohservalion of difterent people and iiisrniilioiis, 

 and ihe collec-iiou of cinions articles in the vari- 

 ous countries which Ihey visit dining their voya- 

 ges, is manifijsi, and llnre is probably no di posi- 

 tory wheie such ai'licles can he inori! salely 

 lodged than in the East India Maiine Hall. 



'Phe admission to ihe hall of the imisenm is 

 grainitons, iinil on entrance one is surprised ai 

 the variety of the cinions and intcresling woiks 

 ol n.-ilure and of an lliat has been here aci-nnni- 

 lated. The .•iparlineiil of Ihe museum is a smgle 

 loom, bill large and roinmoilions, .-iiid iis siiles 

 are lined with c.-ises of gla.ss coiiiaiiiing the arii- 

 (-Ics e.vhihited in clafssified inder, while llie walls 

 are adoiiied at inlervals with paintings and 1*11- 

 iies, as well .'IS nniiiei-ons implements of war iiioi 

 peace used by demi-civilized nations abioad. 

 I'liey are conslituled inaiiily of ini>cellaneons 

 articles, of qiiadinpeds, bird.-, shells, coins, paper 

 bill.s, books and journals of the voyage present- 

 ed to the society liy the vaiious navigators liom 

 ihat port. 



The first object »liii-li meets the i-ye on pass- 

 im: the dooi-, is a gronj) of eastern figures as 

 lai-ge as Ji'V, either standing or eionched beline 

 ii. Among them is a Pei.-iaii merchant uiili his 

 riili silk bhawl, and all the articles composii g 



