NEW ENCr.AM) PARMER. 



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ring in figures the amount ot" each day's ex- 

 diture tor nearly all the articles o( house- 

 consumption and memorandnms. Unim- 

 ant as such a publication may appear, \vc 

 ider it of use, and well calculated to pro- 

 ! economy, and impress upon the minds o( 

 ekeepers the importance and moral duty 

 spending less than their income." 

 The mechanic, (says the preface,) by such 

 cord as the one here presented, and by eco- 

 ical experiment, may be enabled so to luis- 

 his little stock, as not only to live better, 



lay something aside to assist his family in 

 hour of sickness — to bestow upon his chil- 



the best of all gifts, education — and lo pro- 

 tho-;i' dear ones of his tire-side against the 

 adiition of pecuniary dcpen<lence-tlie insult 

 he world's pity, ami otlierwise unguarded 

 roach of misfortune ! By knowing the a- 

 nt of his disbursements, he may ascertain to 

 ction how much he ought to save, 

 railar considerations addressed to other 

 es of society. "But after all, it is only to 

 an, with whom originates and abides so 

 e a portion of our happiness, that we must 

 for that good management which will en- 

 the heads of families with their best exer- 

 , to accomplish their laudable desires. — It 

 woman, the guardian of infancy ; the guide 

 inspiror of youth — the ministering angel of 

 ining age ! — it is to woman that man in eve- 

 age of existence, is to look for much of bis 

 perity. But home is the proper sphere of 

 jan : it is her empire. The fireside never 

 s cheerful when the music of her voice is 

 ;ard — the house is desolate and without n 

 tn when the sound of her light footstei)^ 

 ;eascd within it. 



is, therefore, to his lair and amiable coisii- 

 omen that the publisher would more I'ar- 

 arly address himself, when, adopting the 

 lage of Franklin, he says, '■ economy is 

 th."'' The discreet wife, be circumstances 

 ey may, should know the expenses of her 

 ly, and her husband's ability to sustain them 

 that knowledge, how distant nia}' be plac- 

 le evil day of want 1 — with what felicity 

 it the domestic circle meet, which other- 

 might sunder for ever. — .V. Y. Staiesmun. 



From the Purtsmouth Jtmrval. 

 the request of -Mr. William Hall, the patentee of 

 iscovery of curing hake sounds, and mannfactur- 

 le sanQe into Isinglass, we give place to the foUow- 

 rticles, from I'ortimoulh papers, as the subject 

 irs to be interesting, and the discovery may prove 

 uable acquisition in domestic economy. 



CIDER 1 CIDER!! 

 3ur casks must be clean, and in every res- 

 well prepared to receive the liquor. In 

 ;vening of the day you make your cider, 

 3 it in vour cellar. Take one quarter of a 

 id of Isinglass (made of hake sounds) and put 

 .o quarts of the cider- -place it by the fire, 

 let it simmer and dissolve. Then put it in- 

 lur hogshead of cider, well secured from 

 except a small vent hole — and your cider 

 be perfectly clear, and remain sweet and 



1 for years. — For a barrel, let there be used 

 or.nce. 



his Isinglass, or Ichthyocolla, is now 

 3 at the Isles of Shoals, from hake sounds 

 is the n30st poweri'ul, as well as the most 



pure of all coinpositions lor clarifying liquors, 

 and as a cement. It is prepared by .Mr. Wil- 

 liam Hall, at the Isles of Shoals, and may be 

 had at the shops of the Apothecaries in Ports- 

 mouth. The public are greatly indebted to i 

 Mr. Hall, the patentee, for this American inven- 

 tion and. improvement, upon all that has hereto- 

 fore been done in Europe. 



Mr. Mali's Factory is removed to No. 7 and 8, 

 Ladd-strect, Portsmouth. 



From llic rortsmoulh A'uvaler. 



I observed in the last Portsmouth Journal a 

 commimication rel.iting to the manufactory and 

 u^e of Isinglass, which 1 continue to make at the 

 Manufactory No. 7 and 8, Ladd-Slreet, I feel 

 myself much obliged to the writer of the piece 

 for his politeness in recommending the use of 

 this article for cleaning and purifying cider. 

 The way that 1 have pert'orined this operation 

 and which has been approved by some of the 

 lirst characters in the States of IMassachusetts, 

 and Maine. — The old casks that have been made 

 use of for this |)urpose should be filled with 

 water in the months of Jul}- and August, in the 

 3pen air, and be thoroughly soaked out-doors 1 

 and by the influence of the sun, the casks will] 

 become better to put cider in than new casks,] 

 brandy pipes, or rum hogsheads just emptied ; ' 

 the God of nature having established his rules far 

 above any that we can invent of ourselves. 

 And with regard to making of cider, it should be | 

 made when the wind is from west to north in a 1 

 clear, free and sercue air, grind the apples in 

 l!ie morning, make the cheese and press the 

 same day, take the cider and put into the cellar 

 Ihe same night. Cider made in this way wiilj 

 ijfi as good ten years hence as in the months of 

 .\[)ril or May, if not better. By the above op- 

 eralion, the color of Ihe cider will be retained, 

 and one quarler of the strength be preserved, 

 that would otherwise be lost by evaporating in, 

 the air; the apples that are used to make cider ^ 

 with, shouhi be sound ; should there be any | 

 rotfen apples among thetn, they should be ' 

 thrown out; it being much cheaper to throw i 

 out half Ihe quantity of af>ples, should they be 

 rotten, than to grind them with sound ones. . 

 The quality of the ciilcr by this operation will 

 be as much better as will pay for the defective 

 apjdes that are thrown out. 



N. B. The way to use Isinglass to clarify ci- 

 der is to take one quarler of a pound of l«in- , 

 glass, put it into an carlhen pitcher ; and set it by j 

 the tire-side ; let it simmer ; slirit two or three 

 times; and it will be dissolved in one hour; set 

 it away until it is blood warm ; then turn it in- 

 to your hogshead ; bung it up ; leave Ihe spoil 

 hole open in Marcii or April, and it will he lit 

 to draw off into clean casks or bottles ; it is 

 then fit for use, and will keep good for ten 

 years; — hogsheads are preferred; but barrels 

 requii-e a proportionable quantity of Isinglass; 

 when you dra^v ofTcider in the months of March 

 or April, you must add one quarter of a pound 

 of Isinglass, that will be sufficient for five or 

 ten years for it to feed upon. 



Isinglass is to bo sold by the Manufacturer at 

 his ftlanufactory in Portsmouth. 



Ptirolis.ncons Aciih — Knowing the strong pre- 

 possessions of the people as lo the use of all 

 new articles, it was not supposed that the Pyro- 

 ligneous acid for the curing' of hams, and other 



species of animal flesh, would go into general 

 use the first year ; hut notivilhslanding all pre- 

 judices, several barrels were retailed to the 

 citizens of I'tica and ils vicinity the last year; 

 the result of which experiment wasdcinnnslral- 

 ed beyond conlradiction, that the smoking of 

 hams and other kinds ot meat in this way is al 

 together to be preferred. Some ol the most re- 

 spectable gentlemen of this town have given it 

 t heir decided ap|irobation in several particulars. 

 First, the hams are not exposed lo any change 

 or decomposition near the bone, as they many 

 times suiler when the heat is carried too high 

 while hanging in the smoke house; secondly, 

 the hams may continue in pickle through the 

 warm season without any particular attention, 

 from which they may be cocked at any time, 

 conlaitiing all those excellent qualities peculiar 

 to that dish. The idea of hams drying has un- 

 questionably arisen from necessity and not-from 

 any supposed improvement. Thirdly, no I rouble 

 is necessary, except to put one quart of acid in 

 two hundred pounds of hams after they are suf- 

 ficiently penclrated by the salt. — f-^iica Gazette. 



C.\N,\LS. 



Mr. Jonas P. Fairlamb, of this borough, has 

 discovered an important improvement for sav- 

 ing and re-applying water to canal locks, for 

 which he has obtained Letters Patent from Ihe 

 United States. 



This improvement we imderstand to be as 

 follows : the application of a horizontal side of 

 a Lock, with valves communicaiing with the 

 different chambers of the cislern, in the side 

 of the Lock, and corresponding wilh those 

 chambers — those valves are so conslrncted as 

 to throw open ivt once a space to each chamber 

 of the cistern in succession, of from GO to 70 

 square feet, according to the length of the Lock, 

 opening and shutting in succession iVom top to 

 bottom when emptying, and from bottom to top 

 when fdling (he Lock. By Ibis improvement 

 Ihe Lock will be emptied and tilled nmch sooner 

 than locks upon the common cotislruction,in con- 

 sequence of the large spaces thrown open for the 

 water lo pass from, and return lo Ihe Lock, 

 and with jierfect safely. In no case will those 

 valves bear to be opened wilh a greater head of 

 water than two chambers when emptying, and 

 one when tilling the Lock. Those chambers 

 may be so constructed as to save and re-apply 

 almost any given quantity of the water usually 

 lost. This cistern is on an entirely different 

 conslrnction from the side Locks and side ponds 

 in use in Europe. 



Prcpcrntion for Cleaning Plate. — Take four 

 balls of the fine's! whiting, crumble it lo a fine 

 powiler, the finer the better; Iwo pennyworth 

 each of spirits of wine and camphor, spirits of 

 hartshorn and spirits of turpentine, half an 

 oimce of quicksilver, and a penny-worth ofrose 

 pink ; pui'the quicksilver into a phial, wilh about 

 half the turpentine, and shake it till the quick- 

 silver be killed, then mix all the ingredients to- 

 gether, and the whole is fit for use (The 

 quicksilver and a little turpentine .should be 

 first heat up wilh a skewer or fVff, in a large 

 cup, till it becomes thick as a salve.) After it 

 is thu= made, it should be suffered to grow dry, 

 a little of it being wetted with water when us- 

 ed. The mixture is to he rubbed on the plate 

 with soft leather, which becomes better lor use. 



