MISCELLANEA. Gig 



cipe to preferve Steel from ruft. On farther 

 trial, I find it of no permanent ufe. Rotten 

 ftone, fcouring paper, dry keeping, and elbow- 

 greafe, are the beR known fpecifics. 



Passage of Horses by Sea. A perfon 

 who took a ftaUion over to America, upon deck, 

 gives cautions againfl: that as a very dangerous 

 pra6lice. Previoufly to (hipping horfes, their 

 fhoes (hould be taken off, and their toes fhort- 

 ened. In a long paffage they ought frequent- 

 ly to have mafhes ; fometimes with brimftone 

 and cremor tartar, equal quantities, mixed in 

 them. 



Turning off. Much mifchief, and even 

 litigation, has arifen lately from errors in this 

 particular. Be it remembered, that tall or 

 large horfes cannot fubfift upon a fhort bite, 

 for the plaineft reafons ; nor is poor winter 

 grafs fufficiently fubftantial for them. In thefe 

 circumftances, it is neceffary that fuch horfes 

 be well filled twice a day from the crib. 



Hay. Salt lire wed upon the mow, when 

 making, about a pound to three hundred weight 

 of hay (it is faid) will corre6l the damp, pre- 

 vent mould, and render the hay more nutritious 

 and relifhing. 



In anointing the hides of cattle, arm the 

 hand with a bladder. 



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