No. 3, The Teeth. — Pi-oposed Tunnel through London. — ^c. 



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The Teeth. 



L. M. Child says, — "The prevalence of 

 defective toetli in this country is the gene- 

 ral subject of remark by foreigners, and 

 whoever has travelled in Spain or Portugal, 

 is struck with the superior soundness and 

 whiteness of teeth in those countries. 



"Nobody need to have an offensive breath. 

 A careful removal of substances from be- 

 tween the teeth, rinsing the mouth after 

 meals, and a bit of charcoal held in the 

 mouth — will always cure a bad breath. 



"A lump of charcoal held in the mouth, 

 two or three times a week, slowly chewed, 

 has a wonderful power to preserve the teeth 

 and purify the breath. The action is purely 

 chemical. It counteracts the acid arising 

 from a disordered stomach, or food decaying 

 about the gums; and it is this acid which 

 destroys the teeth. 



"A dear friend of ours had, when about 

 20 years of age, a front tooth that turned 

 black; gradually crumbled; and so broke 

 off piecemeal. By frequently chewing char- 

 coal, the progress of decay was not only ar- 

 rested ; but nature set most vigorously to 

 work to repair the breach; and the crumbled 

 portion grew again, till the whole tooth was 

 sound as before ! This I know to be a fact. 

 Every one knows that charcoal is an antipu- 

 trescent; and is used in boxing up animal 

 or vegetable substances, to keep them from 

 decay. Upon the same chemical principle, 

 it tends to preserve teeth and to sweeten 

 the breath. There is no danger in swallow- 

 ing it: on the contrary, small quantities have 

 a healthful effect on the inward system, par- 

 ticularly when the body is suffering from 

 that class of complaints peculiarly incident 

 to summer. It would not be wise to swal- 

 low that, or any other gritty substance, in 

 large quantities." 



Proposed Tunnel through London. 



It is stated Mr. Stephenson has suggested 

 the construction of a tunnel from Hyde-park 

 corner to Mile-end, for the purpose of easing 

 the great leading thoroughfares of their pre- 

 sent throng of passengers. From this trunk 

 line communication would be had with the 

 streets above by means of spiral stair-cases, 

 under cover, at regular distances, and branch 

 tunnels would lead off to the various suburbs 

 north of the Thames, Regent's-park, High- 

 gate, Hampstead, Tottenham, &c. ; in these 

 tunnels railway omnibuses would run, and a 

 journey from one end of London to the other 

 might be accomplished in half an hour or 

 forty minutes, while the streets above would 

 be considerably cleared, and much of the 

 present confusion prevented. Such a pro- 



posal may at first to many persons appear 

 absurd, but the plan is undoubtedly practica- 

 ble, and though enormously e.xpensive, the 

 nature of the soil — London clay — is favour- 

 able, and the great traffic which would arise 

 would probably pay a moderate interest. — 

 Mhiers' Rail Road Journal. 



To Scour Clothes, Coats, Pelisses', 

 &c. — If a black, blue, or brown coat, dry 

 two ounces of fullers' earth and pour on it 

 sufficient boiling water to dissolve it, and 

 plaster with it the spots of grease; take a 

 pennyworth of bullock's gall, mix with it 

 half a pint of stale urine and a little boiling 

 water; with a hard brush dipped in this 

 liquor, brush spotted places. Then dip the 

 coat in a bucket of cold spring water. When 

 nearly dry, lay the nap right and pass a drop 

 of oil of olives over the brush to finish it. 



If grey, drab, fawns, or maroons, cut yel- 

 low soap into thin slices, and pour water 

 upon it to moisten it. Rub the greasy and 

 dirty spots of the coat. Let it dry a little, 

 and then brush it with warm water, repeat- 

 ing, if necessary, as at first, and use water 

 a little hotter: rinse several times in warm 

 water, and finish as before. — Ex. Paper. 



A Good Cow* 



To the Editor nf the Mahic Farmer : 



Sir, — I have a cow from which we made 

 last season, from May 24th to the 1st day of 

 January following, 270 pounds of good but- 

 ter. The greatest amount per week, was 

 15^ pounds. She made this season, in seven 

 days, 16^ pounds. She has no provender, 

 nor extra feed of any kind; nothing more 

 than common pasture, having been kept with 

 the rest of my stock. She is about one half 

 blooded Durham Short-horn, and is seven 

 years old. Now if any person can produce 

 a better cow, I should like to hear from him. 

 Joseph S, Atkins, 

 New Sharon, Aug. 4tli, 1845. 



Soap-boilers' Ley as Manure. — If, in 

 making soap, wood ashes, lime, and common 

 salt be used, a ley will be obtained contain- 

 ing much chloride of potassium, some gyp- 

 sum, sulphate of potash, common salt, and 

 three to four per cent, of brownish soap. 

 The soap-boilers let the ley run off as use- 

 less. In some soils and for some crops it is 

 a very good manure, as where the soil is de- 

 ficient in chlorine and potash, and where 

 plants are grown which require a consider- 

 able amount of those substances. It is most 

 commonly used for meadows overgrown with 

 moss, anil is thouaht good i^orvje.—- English 

 Farmers' Journal. 



