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SILK M AN UAL, AND 



ter than one, and every Ioa»^ judiciously applied 

 is better than a silver dollar. 



Convince them that three good cows are better 

 than half a dozen poor ones, and so of all other 

 stock. 



Convince them that raising their own bread 

 stuff and a little to sell, is far better than "going 

 to New York to mill." 



Convince them that two blades of grass may 

 easily be made to grow, where only one grew be- 

 fore. 



Convince them that experiment is the mother 

 of improvement, and improvement the true source 

 of wealth. 



Convince them of these simple TRtrxHS, and 

 induce them to practise accordingly, and the work 

 is done. 



You will then bring mhid and body to act in 

 unison. You will elevate the husbandman to 

 his natural sphere in the scale of existence. You 

 will place him in the road to higher eminence. 

 He will think for himself, he will be learned, he 

 will be wise, he will be wealthy and influential. — 

 Maine Farmer. 



Chilblai>s — This affection forms one of ike 

 iliost troublesome of the small troubles incident 

 to cold weather. The cause of chilblains is gen- 

 erally to be traced to sudden transitions from heat 

 to cold, or the reverse. Exposure to cold and 

 wet united, and particularly immersion in snow 

 water, are causes of chilblains. Accordingly, 

 they do not always occur during the continuance 

 of intense frost, but are often more troublesome 

 when the temperature begins to be milder by a 

 thaw. It was observed by tlie celebrated Larrey, 

 in the winter campaign of the French in Russia 

 and Poland, that but a few days before, and a few 

 days after the battle of Wagram,the thermoniet r 

 was very low, from ten to fifteen degrees belovv 

 zero ; and yet during that tims there wasnomor- 

 tificntion, nor did any other particular suffering 

 about the hands or feet occur. But about two 

 days after the battle a thaw took place, the ther- 

 mometer rose from ten to twenty degrees, and 

 then a great nutnber of cases of mortification of 

 the feet occurred in the army, in some particular 

 divisions that was much exposed, and nearly all 

 the soldiers suffered more or less. 



Chilblains occur most frequently in persons of 

 feeble constitution and <lelicaie skin. Hence they 

 are common in females and in children. — J^ike 

 many other evils they are more easily prevented 

 than cured. The means of })revention arc-, first, 

 such as go to diminish the susceptibility of the 

 surface, and second, such as protect it from vicis- 

 situdes of temperature. — Among the first there is 

 nothing better than cold water, and thorough fric- 

 tion with a coarse towel. Among the most popu- 



lar remedies for chilblains may be mentioned a 

 strong brine, vinegar, camphorated alcohol, oil of 

 turpentine, and other articles of this class. We 

 have lately seen recommended the tincture of 

 iodine as a wash, which is said to bring the i)arts 

 very soon to a healthy state. A solution of the 

 chloride of liine, in the proportion of one part to 

 twentyfom- parts of water, has been found to an- 

 swer a good purpose. Another wash which has 

 produced excellent effects is prepared by adding 

 one part of tincture of flies to six parts of liquid 

 0|)odeldoc. With this the affected part should be 

 frequently rubbed. When the skin has broken, 

 and the part has assumed the character of a sore, 

 regular medical aid treatment must be resorted to, 

 as the matter then becomes too serious for quack- 

 ery — Phil. Herald. 



Great produck of a cow. — Sir — If you 

 think ihe following statement of the produce of a 

 cow worth inserting in your valuable Magazine, 

 yqu can do it. 



The cow is of the short horn Durham breed, a 

 twin, her dam having had twins three times in 

 four years; she is a bay, her sister pure white, 

 now in possession of my neighbor Mrs Post. My 

 cow calved on the 16th of March, her calf remain- 

 ed from her 19 days, raised on the skim milk, un- 

 til my cow came in on the 20th of April. The 

 I)roduce of butter was in that time, say 35 days, 

 64 1-2 pounds, and two butchers, although not 

 sold to kill; pronounced her the best and heaviest 

 calf they had seen that season, I will only ob- 

 serve, I keep but two cows and they are kept and 

 fed in the yard. 



Yours respectfully, Thos. Ash, 



The above remarkable account of the produce 

 of a 6h(u-t horned cow is furnished us by Mr Ash 

 of Westchester county. There are few such, either 

 as a breeder of milker. — A*. Y. Far. 



Cure for the Ringworm. — Take the root of 

 the common yellow or wild dock, wash it clean, 

 bruise it, or cut it in very thin slices, put it into a 

 cup, or other small vessel, and add vinegar suffi- 

 cient to cover it. Let it stand by a day or two, 

 then apply the mixture to the Ringworm, by rub- 

 bing it with a piece of the root, two or three 

 time a day, for a. few successive doys. This, it 

 is said will effect an entire cure. 



A single kernel of Rye which grew on the fariM 

 of Messrs Tisdale & Hewins, of Anjherst, Me. 

 produced 2286 kernels ! It had 37 spears, each 

 six feet high. — Portland Advertiser. 



The editor of a Michigan paper acknowledges 

 the receipt of a rijie, beautiful and fine flavored 

 apple, measuring nine inches and five eighths cir- 

 cuaiterence. 



