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INDEPENDENT HORSE RAKE. 



This rake was invented by Calvin Delano, East 

 Livennore, Me., and patented bj- him, Feb. 18i9. It 

 is fitted to the hind wheels of a single horse "wagon, 

 and tended by a man or boy, who can rule and rake, 

 and manage the horse with ease and certainty. As 

 each tooth acts separately and independently, being 

 suspended by a rod or hinge over the axletree, it is 

 peculiarly adapted to rough l-and, as any tooth may 

 rise over an obstruction without disturbing others. 

 It works well also on smooth land. 



The following remarks on this rake are from Hon. 

 Moses Xcwell, West Newbury, one of the best prac- 

 tical farmers in Essex county : — 



"I formerly used the revol-ving and spring-tooth 

 rakes, and I think Delano's possesses all the valuable 

 qualities of both the others, and has other improve- 

 ments that add greatly to its value as a labor-saving 

 implement. Among them are the following : It 

 requires only one hand to tend the rake and 

 drive the horse, and a feeble man may accomplish 

 the work without much effort. It leaves the hay in 

 better condition for cocking than the revolver ; and 

 is not liable to the objection made to the spring-tootli 

 rake, by incorporating dust with the hay. A horse 

 works it easier than he does either of the others; 

 and it is moved from field to field like a cart, at any 

 ordinary speed, carrying a crew of hands upon it. 

 The teeth are less liable to be broken; and the horse 

 being harnessed in the shafts, he never steps upon 

 the rake, as he is frequently liable to do in backing, 

 when harnessed to the revolver. It can be used on 

 uneven or stony land, across dead furrows, or length- 

 wise of them, with the same certainty of raking clean, 



as on a level surface ; and the whole ground is raked 

 over as effectually as it would be by a hand rake. 



" I hardly know how this model can be imioroved 

 upon for the purpose for which it is designed. The 

 rake accomplishes its work far better than I antici- 

 pated when I first viewed it ; and I can, from several 

 trials, on smooth and rough land, cheerfully i-ccom- 

 mend it to any one needing a first-rate article of this 

 description." 



These rakes are for sale by Messrs. Rugglcs, 

 Noursc, Mason, & Co., Quincy Hall, Boston ; and by 

 Mr. Charles Gill, Exeter, N. H. 



REMEDY FOR THE POLL-EVIL. 



In looking over the interesting pages of your 

 pa];er, I have learned some very valuable recipes, for 

 which I return you the following one, in exchange, 

 viz. : one pint spirits turpentine, one half vial oil of 

 spike, an ounce Spanish flics one ounce camphor, one 

 ounce sal ammoniac pulverized ; mix all together in a 

 jug or bottle ; let it stand about a week, and shake it 

 well before using ; make it almost boiling hot ; after 

 which pour it on the part afflicted ; then heat in with 

 a hot iron. Repeat this operation once a week for 

 three weeks, keei)ing the horses in the dry. 



AVktting Brick. — Few people, except builders, 

 are aware of the advantage of wetting bricks be- 

 fore laying thcni. A wall twelve inclics thick, built 

 of good mortar, with brick well soalced, is stronger, 

 in every respect, than one sixteen inches thick, built 

 dry. 



