NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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HUNGARIAN BULL AND COW. 



We present our readers above, with portraits of 

 a Hungarian bull and cow ; not with an intention 

 of recommending them as a breed, for we know- 

 very little of their merits. They are imported an- 

 imals, are owned by Roswell L. Colt, and 

 drew a premium at the late New York Show. 

 They appear strong and active. The eow pre- 

 sents a light, clean head and neck, somewhat re- 

 sembling the Devon ; while the bull's front is 

 hold and smart, and indicates great energy and en- 

 durance. 



Everything from Hungary is at present interest- 

 ing. Her favorite son, her bold and intrepid de- 

 fender, has just landed on our shores, so that tht 

 public mind is particularly turned to that far ofi' 

 land, and makes this a peculiarly fitting moment 

 for the portraits we have presented. 



VENTILATION—HEALTH. 



The season has come when every family is 

 making its winter arrangements to secure warmth 

 and comfort, while the sun slants its feeble rays 

 upon us, and the icy north pours down its stores of 

 wind and snow. Pure air and an equable tempera- 

 ture greatly promote firm and steady health. To 

 preserve elasticity both of mind and body, active 

 exercise and a pure atmosphere are indispensably 

 necessary. 



The modes of warming apartments are now so 

 various, and the use of coal as fuel so common, 

 that there is danger to the health, as well as of in- 

 curring unnecessary expense, in adopting many of 

 these modes. 



No system of ventilation, except that of loose 

 doors and windows, exists in this country. Some 

 valuable books have been published on the subject, 

 but they are known only to a comparative few — 

 and if known, would be lightly regarded. The un- 

 accountable prejudice which prevails against learn- 

 ing anything of this sort from books, is the cause 

 of great losses in property and health every year. 



Stoves, of one kind or another, have taken the 

 place of the old-fashioned fire hearths, generally. 

 Many of these are constructed without any sort of 

 reference to scientific piinciples, and are only cal- 

 culated to burn your fuel and your atmosphere 

 without stint. The fire-place, with a brisk fire 

 upon its hearth, formed a powerful ventilator in it- 

 self, causing so strong a draft towards it that it was 

 found necessary to introduce the old high back set- 

 tee to break the current of air constantly pressing 

 in from the back parts of the room. This clumsy 

 article of furniture came close to the floor in order 

 to protect the feet, and rose above the head of the 

 occupant, while beneath the seat was stowed away 

 a goodly portion of a cord of wood to keep up the 

 evening fire. Under such circumstances the air of 

 the room was constantly changing, and there was 

 little danger to the health from breathing it in an 

 impure slate. 



The important point to be observed is this; — 

 that your stoves be so constructed as to enable you 

 to ignite the fuel quickly, and when ignited, to 

 keep it in that condition as long as possible by a 

 slow, but certain draft, so that the smoke and gases 

 which are set free may either be consumed or pass 

 off through the funnel. In rooms well made, and 



