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Preserving Seeds, &c. — Mr Thomas Short, 

 in the Horticultural Register, says in substance, 

 sugar, salt and paper have been used for the pur- 

 pose of preserving seeds, but have proved insuffi- 

 cient ; but tlie following method will answer per- 

 fectly well : — Let the seeds which are to be pre- 

 served, be immersed in a strong solution of Gum 

 Arabic ; then let them be carefully dried, and 

 vvhhout any further preparation, they will become 

 perfectly secured against the injurious consequen- 

 ces of a humid and variable atmosiihere, and not 

 subject to mildew, and therefore enabled to retain 

 their vitality after the most protracted voyage. 



Cure of Lock- Jaw. — Among the horses ex- 

 liibited at the West Suffolk Agricultural Show on 

 Friday, was a fine cart mare, the property of Col. 

 Rushbrook, which was some time since seized 

 with lock-jaw, and was perfectly cured by pour- 

 ing cold water along the back from a watering 

 pot, without intermission, for a considerable time; 

 the application being recommended by an emi- 

 nent London verterinarian. This aifection has 

 been generally considered incurable. — English 

 paper. 



Mansfield Coal. — A specimen of coal from 

 the Mansfield mine, weighing 500 lbs., has been 

 placed for exhibition in the area of the City Hall. 

 The company after sinking a perpendicular shaft, 

 60 feet deep, opened a gallery 40 feet wide below 

 the out-croppings of the coal, and proceeding hor- 

 izontally 22 feet — have come to a stratum of coal, 

 ot which the one exhibited is a specimen — five 

 feet 4 inches wide, and have received new encour- 

 agement to proceed in the exploration — of the 

 successful result of which, we entertain no doubt. 

 Transmit. 



Indian Bread. — We recently partook of some 

 most excellent Indian corn bread baked in large 

 loaves, and the following method of making it was 

 given. 



After the meal is prepared, pour some boiling 

 water on it, till it is wet. Put in six steamed 

 sweet ap^ples to a loaf, a little yeast, milk, and 

 enough Cornell or middlings to render it capable 

 of being kneaded. Let it rise, and then bake it 

 three hours at least. 



New Furniture. — A New York Yankee has 

 invented an improved bee hive, which is said to 

 have the appearance of, and to be, in fact, a ma- 

 hogany sifle board, with drawers above, and a clo- 

 set below ; with glass doors, to be placed in the 

 chamber of a house, and to be connected with the 

 open air by a tube passsing through the wall. The 

 operations of the bees are clearly seen through 

 the glass doors, and the honey is deposited in the 

 ■drawers. 



Take care of your Ashes ! — The Salem G'a* 

 zette says, " We are informed that three individ- 

 uals have been prosecuted and fined under the 

 late Ordinance for keeping ashes in wooden ves- 

 sels." Two thirds of the dwelling house fires, 

 probably proceed from this cause. It should be 

 remembered by families in this vicinity, that the 

 conditions of the Mutual Fire Insurance Compa- 

 ny, forbid that ashes shou.d be put into wooden 

 vessels. 



Tooth Ache. — Creosote, we see by those of 

 the foreign medical journals, is highly recommen- 

 ded for this painful disease. First cleanse the 

 cavity of the effected tooth thoroughly, then ap- 

 ply the croesote with a fine camel's-hair brush,, 

 and afterwards fill the cavity with a piece of cot- 

 ton. Ihis substance has become quite a panacea 

 in E(;ro|)e, and many important cures have been 

 effected by it. 



To save Cucumbers from Bugs. — Sprinkle 

 on the vines at evening, (after cooled) tea grounds 

 as they are conmionly left by families after use. 

 This done so often as two or three times a week, 

 will not only prevent injuries from bug?, but it 

 strengthens and invigorates the vines and causes 

 them to become exceedingly fruitful. 



A Great Crocodile. — A Crocodile, estimated to 

 be upwards of one hundred years old, measuring 

 12 feet 4 inches in lengtli,and weighing 551 pounds 

 was killed in the Red river, near Natchitoches, La, 

 on the 26ih ult. His paws after being dissected 

 v/eighed 3G pounds — and the carcase yielded 11 gal- 

 lons of oil. 



Mr Green, the aeronant, with two other English 

 gentlemen, performed a voyage in a large air bal- 

 loon, in 12 hours from London to Welburg, in Ger- 

 many, 480 miles in 17 hours. 



Kreosote. — Of this article, which has been — 

 like almost every other newly discovered sub- 

 stance, possessing a powerful, active principle — 

 strongly recommended as an " infalable cure" for 

 the tooth ache, a cotemporary remarks : — " We 

 would caution our readers not to tamper with this 

 dangerous extract. Unless used with the greatest 

 care, disastrous consequences will follow. We 

 know a lady whose fiice was partly paralyzed by 

 using it. She nearly lost her voice. It is highly 

 antiseptick, and is, when dropped upon the tongue 

 absorbed almost immediately by the system. It 

 is generally used with four hundred parts of wa- 

 ter." — Transcript. 



The Barre Gazette cautions the ladies to keep at 

 a proper distance from the fire, as their clothes are 

 very lia-ble to ignite and produce disastrous conse- 

 quences. 



