NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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is wanted ? An excavation, two or three fret 

 deep, well claypii, paved, and ' dulling:,' as it is 

 called, ol" an area from 6 to 30 feet square, ac- 

 cording to the q\ianlity ol" the manure ; over 

 head n roof made of rough boards, anil refuse 

 timber, if he pleases. 



From the Reperlcry of ^irls. 



IMPnOVFMENT IN BREWING ALE, BEF.R, &c. 

 The steam which arises from the boiling cop- 

 per, or any other vessel employed for the pur- 

 pose, is strongly impregnated with the essential 

 oil, in which the flavor of hops consists, and in- 

 stead of being allowed to escape and evaporate, 

 as is done in the present mode of brewing, is 

 preserved and condensed. The oil and wnler 

 together are returned into the worts when boil- 

 ed, or the oil, after being sejiaraled from the 

 water, along which it had been exhahd, is re- 

 turned into the worts after they are boUed ; and 

 the watery part, which, after the oil is sepaial- j 

 ed, still continues impregnated with the aromat- 

 ic tastt and bitter of the hop, is retsrued iii'.o i 

 the next copper or boiling-vesseb; and so jn, | 

 from one copper or boiling-vessel into another. ' 

 By which jirocess a considerable part of the hop 

 and flavour, which is lest in the ordmary mode 

 of brewing, is preserved ; the flavour of the li- 

 quor is improved by the preservation of the 

 finer parts of the aromatic oil ; and the ale and 

 beer are better secured from any tendencv to 

 acidity or putrefaction, and therefore must bo j 

 fitter for home consumption, and exportation. 

 However, neither the principle nor the execu- 

 tion of this invention depend en the particular 

 way or means by which the steam is condensed 

 and the essential oil is jireserved, which may be 

 etl'ected either m a still, or in any copper or 

 boiler of any kind, having a winding-pipe simi- 

 lar or the same as a worm to a still, or a straight 

 pipe laid in cold water, or carried through any 

 cooling body or medium, and, in short, in any of 

 the various ways in which steam evaporated 

 from a boiling vessel may be condensed. 



From the Annals of Sporling. 



SPINNING M.\TCH. 



In our records of animal exertion, of what 

 kind soever, we have always hailed with 

 most delight those which conduce to some use- 

 ful purpose ; or evince, in the performance the 

 greatest portion of mind : and in this light we 

 view the following account of a trial of skill 

 and industry made by the other sex : — 



At Gahvay, on Whit-Wednesday, in the gar- 

 dens at West-House, the seat of the Port Col- 

 lector, there was a trial of skill in the art of 

 spinning by several young women ; and premi- 

 ums, consisting of a new wheel, a handsome 

 gown, a reel, &c. were to be given to the most 

 deserving. About thirty competitors staried, 

 each seated under a tree in the shrubbery, and 

 dressed in her holiday clothes. By a signal bell, 

 they commenced their work nt two o'ch ok, 

 each being previously furnished with an exact 

 half pound of flax, which she was to convert 

 into the greatest quantity of good and well- 

 spun yarn in the shortest space of time, and 

 most aearly equal in grist, &c. to a pattern of 

 two hanks of yarn exhibited to them before 

 starting. The result of the contest was, that 

 Kitty O'Neil, a native of Newry, bat of late a 



resident in fialway, got the first premium, hav- 

 ing spun her full hall-pound hank nearest to the 

 pattern, in four hours and 13 minutes. The 

 next best spun 8 1-2 cuts in the above time, and 

 the others followed in a near progression. 



GAS LIGHTS. 

 It is now certain that the Gas Light Company 

 in New York will be able to furnish a supply of 

 gas caily in January. Besides having laid about 

 G miles of pipes in the principal streets, the ap- 

 paratus at the manufactory is in that advanced 

 state which gives an assurance that light will be 

 furnished at the period mentioned. A tank and 

 gasometer have been completed, which will 

 contain ten thousand barrels, or 300,000 gallons, 

 and every other part of the establishment is on 

 a similar extensive scale. Upwards of 300 

 dwelling houses, stores, &lc. have engaged the 

 light; among which is the Chatham Garden 

 Theatre; all of which it is calculated will be 

 supplied in the month of January. We also 

 learn that the Trustees of the Alerchants' Ex- 

 change have decided on illuminating that build- 

 ing with gas, and that they are to place a splen- 

 did light on the top of the cupola, sufficiently 

 large to serve as a beacon to vessels coming m- 

 to that port. Castle Garden, likewise, is to be 

 titled up against its opening in the spring. 



Rlr Stephenson, the engineer, has taken a sur- 

 vey of the country between Nantwich and New- 

 castle, with the design of ascertaining the best 

 line for a branch rail-road, from Birmingham to 

 Liverpool. The object to which his attention 

 was more particularly directed, was to discover 

 the most practicable passage over the hills about 

 Ape Dale, which, by their continuity and eleva- 

 tion, oppose the chief obstacle to the execution 

 of the plan. Should the projectors of this great 

 work succeed in obtaining an Act of Parliament, 

 they propose to convey heavy goods between 

 Liverpool nnd the Potteries, at the rate of eight 

 miles an hour, and half the present cost of canal 

 carriage. 



now TO MAKE SPRUCE WINE. 



For this, which is only a superiour sort of 

 white spruce beer, proceed as follows : — to 

 every gallon of water take a pound and a half 

 of honey, and half a pound of fine starch. The 

 starch, however, previously to its being blend- 

 ed with the honey, liquor, or syrup, must be 

 reduced to a transparent jelly, by boiling il 

 with a part of the water purposely preserved ; 

 a quarter ol a pound of essence of spruce may 

 be used to five gallons of water — and the same 

 method may be pursued in working, fining, and 

 bottling, as directed for the white spruce beer. 



Spruce is a wholesome and pleasant drink to 

 those who are used to it, and persons soon become 

 habituated to it ; it contains a vast quantity of fix- 

 eii air,which is extremely bracing,and the use of 

 this liquor is particularly to be recommended to 

 such as are troubled with scorbutic humours, or 

 have the gravel. It is chiefly used ia the sum- 

 mer months. — 



QUINCE WINE 



Is said to be serviceable in the cure of asthma. 

 A gentleman of Horsham, (Eng.) was complete- 

 ly cured of an asthmatic complaint by the use 

 of this wine. 



TRE.MMl^XT OF FUOST BITTEN PARTS. 



By exposure lo extreme cold, the fingers, 

 ears, toe«, &c. are frozen. If, in such cases, 

 artificial heat be too suddenly applied, mortifi- 

 cation will ensue, and the frost bitten parts will 

 spontaneously se])arate. Hence they ought to 

 be thawed, either by rnbbing them-with snow, 

 or immersing them in cold water, and afler- 

 terwards applying warmth in the most careful 

 and gradual manner; by which they will soon 

 be restored to their usual tone and activity. — 

 Indeed, (a popular writer justly observes) the 

 great secret, or art of restoring suspended an- 

 imation, consists in nicely adjusting the natural 

 and artificial stimuli to the exact tone of the ir- 

 ritable fibre. — Boston Medical Intelligencer. 



MEDICAL VIRTUES OF TAMARINDS. 



The nature of this fruit is very like that of 

 prunes, but is more acid, and enters as an use- 

 ful ingredient into the lenitive electuary. It it 

 found of the highest use in the sore throat, as 

 a powerful cleanser ; and, [lut into boiling wa- 

 ter, until moderately cold, it is a salubrious 

 drink to persons parched under the heat of fe- 

 ver, and in the lowest stage of putrid fever. — lb, 



INTENSE COLD. 



Where the circulation and breathing are sus- 

 pended from exposure to cold, instead of carry- 

 ing the body to the fire, or even into a warm 

 room, it should at first be removed to an apart- 

 ment without any fire. The clothes should be 

 immediately taken off, and the whole body well 

 rubbed with snow or cold water. When this 

 has been continued for ten or fifteen minutes, 

 we may restore the temperature of the body 

 slowly, by using water made gradually warmer 

 than the first, by repeated small additions of hot 

 water to it. — lb. 



HOW TO MAKE BROWN SPRUBE BEER. 



Pour eight gallons of cold water into a bar- 

 rel, and then boiling eight gallons more, put 

 that into it also; to this add twelve pounds of 

 molasses with about half a pound of the essence 

 of spruce, and, on its getting a little cooler, 

 half a pint of good yeast. The whole being 

 well stirred, or cooled in the barrel, must be 

 left with the bung out for two or three days ; — 

 after which the liquor may be immediately bot- 

 tled, corked up, and packed in saw dust or sand, 

 when it will be ripe, and fit to drink in a fort- 

 night. 



Remember that it should be dravrn off into 

 quart stone bottles and wired. 



FOR THE TOOTH ACHE. 



Camphor and opium held in the mouth ;— 

 wet a bit of lint, or cotton with oil of cloves 

 and apply it to the tooth ; a blister behind 

 the ear ; a pepper corn bruised with hot bran- 

 dy, and applied with a linen rag; grated gin- 

 ger and the white of an egg, made into a 

 plaster and applied to the cheek. Scarify the 

 gums, if swoln, with a lancet. 



TO TAKE MILEEW OUT OF LIWEN. 



Take soap and rub it well ; then scrape some 

 fine chalk, and rub that also in the linen ; lay it 

 on the grass; as it dries wet it a little, and it 

 wili come out at twice wetting. 



