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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Jan. 13. lSv>7. 



BOSTON, FRIDAY, JAN. 12, 1827. 



"I had observed, durin<r several summers,the ex- 1 Fom.nfa/io^s.-Warm fomentations are veil ]V]^\^ ENGLAND FARMEl 



traordinary growth of gr.tn grass, [Poa vi.idis,] known to ease pain, relieve irritation and tension, 

 under the free frequented by the o. Is ; but did rela.K spasm, and induce sh.^ht perspirat.on frora 

 ' ^ _. . . the surface to which they are applied ; while cold 



fomentations tend to brace and invigorate relaxed 

 and debilitated parts. They are a simple remedy. 



not, until Iately,perccive the cause. The ejections 

 from them create a most uncommon fertility. — 

 They arrive in Pennsylvania, in November ; and 

 leave us in April. They always return to the pla- 

 ces from whence they migrated, unless disturbed 

 and forced from them, by untoward circumstances. 



Tlie services they render, by exterminating the , ,- u j 



pernicious vermin, which so ruinously infest us ; I water, a pint. Boil for a quarter oi an hour, and 

 fully compfensate for the unmusical tones,by whicli ; strain—This is a very good fomentation for all 



but not unfrequently prove of considerable ser 

 vice. 



Common Fomeidation. — Take of mallow, dried, 

 an ounce: chamomile flowers, dried,half an ounce; 



their notes are distinguished.' 



From Dr GraJiam's Modern Domestic Medicine. 

 Guaiacum — Its power of curing chronic rheu- 



There are in France several Societies whi 

 ha/e for their object the promotion and genei 

 (liiTusion of improvements made in the sevei 

 branches of agriculture and rural economy. Tl! 

 vhich is most particularly engaged in correspon 

 ing with foreign Societies is the Royal and Ce 

 \ral Society of Agriculture, which holds its si 

 ;ings in Paris. They have published several vi 

 umcs of Transactions,including the different worl 



lljcoi 

 lljim 



common occasions. , /:■ m ■ , ,■ 



Mixture for Recent Cough.— Teike of honey, five [of ParmentiM ; those^of Tessier upon the diseai 

 ounces ; treacle, a quarter of a pound ; best vine- " 



I of Grains, and upon the raising of Merino sheen 



Mix them, and simmer in a' treatise on Rural Buildings, &.c. by Perthuis, &j 



gar, seven ounc 



common pipkin over the fire for fifteen minutes ; 



JVIons. Sylvestre is perpetual Sccretaiy of this Sj 

 tiety. The late President Jefferson was an lioj 

 ora:y member. 



The Peach Tree is a native of Persia, vvhsrel 

 grjws withou: cultivation. Its varieties are vej 

 nipierous ; all of which are much influenced I 



Send 



matism is well known. The dose is from ten after removing it from the fire, and the mixture 



grains to half a drachm, made into pills, to be | has become lukewarm, add two drachms of ipeca- 



taken at night, or night and morning— The Chel- 1 cuanha wine. The dose is a table spoonful every 



sea pensioner, a nostrum by which Lord Amherst' four hours. — In the opinion of the present author, 



was cured of rheumatism, is composed of guaia- j this is one of the best n^.ixtures now known for re- 



cum, one drachm ; rhubarb in powder, two i cent cough. On account of its pleasent taste it is j dilate and soil. In Europe, it is only in the soi 



drachms ; cream of tartar, an ounce ; flour of sul- i particularly eligible in the coughs of children and j ^ij prance, in Italy and in Spain, where peachi 



phur, two ounces ; one nutmeg finely powdered ; ; infants of every description 



which are to be made into an electuary, with one ' ' 



pound of clarified honey. Two large spoonfuls to 



be taken night and morning. 



Honey — Tliis well known substance is laxative, 

 and externally applied, detergent and stimulant. — 

 It is seldom ordered alone as an internal medicine, 



'afe found that have reached the perfection _ 



Superior Goulard Water.— 'Vixke of extract of i ^^jj^jj t,^^ f^^n jg susceptible. They have thel 



lead, (liquor plumbi acetatis,) a drachm ; distilled | ^J^j aelightful aroma which forms their great el 



vinegar, two ounces ; proof sfirit of wine, half an 

 ounce ; water, half a pint. 'Mix. 



Burns and Scalds. — In the treatment of burns 

 and scalds, (accidents continually occurring,) Dr 



but applied to sores and cracks in the skin, it j Graham says, it is a principal object to keep the 

 proves a cleansing and grateful application, which j blister from breaking, as a considerable discharge 

 promotes their healing. When mixed with a little \ would come on, creating great irritation, and 

 water, it forms the best wash which can be obtain- ; consequently dan;ier. Cold applications are best 

 ed for the skin when chapped and excoriated by ;„ these cases. The lotion (the article last quo 



(jellence. In similar climates on this continent 1 

 (jan, no doubt, raise fruit equally as good. 



The cherry tree is said by Armstrong, to have 



|een first brought to Europe from Asia Minor. — 



German amateur has brought together in his 



arden in Franconia sixty-Jive species of it. Be- 

 sides the raw fruit, the cherry is much employ- 

 id in comfits, and gives three liquors in much re- 



cold. It is an excellent adjunct to gargles in sore : ted,) added to half a pint of water, will be proper, iuest in Europe, — the Kirschenwasser of Germa- 



throat and ulcerations of the mouth. — Honey of Lnd may be applied cold by means of linen cloths 

 borax is made by mixing a drachm of sub-borate | dipped in it, which should be frequently renewed ; 

 of soda with an ounce of clarified honey, and is a I or cold water, vinegar and water, or scraped po- 

 cooling application of excellent use in thrush, ex- , tatoes may be used. When the heat and inflam- 

 coriationa, and ulcerations of the mouth. — From] mation have subsided, leave these off and apply a 

 among the collection of approved prescriptions, we I liniment composed of three ounces of olivyoil 



select the following 

 Corn plaster — Take of puriiied ammoniac, ycl 



I added to six ounces of liine-svater. / 



We must refer the reader, who wishes to icnow 



low wax, of each two ounces ; acetate of copper ] ^ore of this interesting subject, to the w^rk it- 

 six drachms. Melt the two first ingredients to- 1 gp^f. — We have extracted enough to maki good 



ge§ler, and after removing them from the fire, add ' on,, promise and we shall preserve the volanie as 

 the verdigris just before they grow cold. Spread the advice of an invaluable f-riend, to which we can 

 the plaster on some soft leather, or a piece of lin- refer with unrestrained ease in the hour of need 



1y, the Marrasquin of Venice, and a distilled bj 

 nfermented liquor of the Rhine, having nothi 

 in it spirituous and retaining only aromatic ai 

 watery parts of the fruit. The cherry-tree dreaiS 

 wet or cold soils,nor does it succeed well iu those 

 which are hot or dry. 



A State Agricultural Society was incorporated 

 by the Legislature of Vermont at its last session, 



Massachusells Legislature. — Wednesday next, 

 the 17th inst. has been assigned by the Senate for 

 the choice of a Senator of the United States. The 



er;Try ca"refuTlyVare away^as mudi'of the coiTi i Zwithoui "any^doubrorbeing benefited by its j "^"^J^^l^^"^!^^^ !l.?if;l"l^f "?!' iril'!!'^!!!! 



with a knife as may be done, before the plaster is : wisdom. — A". Y.Albion. ^...ro,,,,. 



applied, which must be renewed in a fortnight, if 

 the corn be not by that time gone. Mr Samuel 

 Cooper, in his Surgical Dictionary, states this to 

 be " infallible." 



Eye Water — Dissolve five or six grains of sul- 

 phate, or of acetate of zinc, in four ounces of dis 



inquire into the expediency of providing for a Board 

 of Commissioners for Internal Improvements, to be 



Prcsenation of Cabbages. — If the raising of j appointed by the Executive, whose duty it shall be 

 vegetables is an object to the farmer, their pros- i to attend to the examination of such routes as the 

 ervation will be found no less so. lam convin- ^ Legislature may direct. — A motion has been sub- 

 ced, from a 'partial experiment, that the following j uiitted in the House by Mr Tliayer, of BraintreS, 

 mode of keeping cabbages will be found useful. — for the appointment of a Committee to consider the 

 tilled, or of rose-water. This is the most common After they are gathered, and freed from the, expediency of .altering, amending, or repealing the 

 of all eye-waters, for the relief of inflammation of loose leaves and stalks that nothing remains but ; Militia Laws of this Commonwealth -Tuesday 

 the eyes, and in the advanced stages of this com- tbe sound part of the head, head them up in a next is as.s.gned for the first reading of the bill to 

 plaint it is often advantageously increased in tight cask. By thus excluding them from the air, , improve the navigation of Connecticut r.ver._A 

 5^ n, 1 they may be kept for a long time, lliose intend- ! Committee has been appointed to consider the subf 



strength. 



Guestonian Embrocation for Rheumatism — Take 



ed for tlie longest keeping should be put into ject of manifesting rospcct to the profound learn- 



Of Olive oil, oil of turpentine, of each an ounce and small casks, as they will soon spoil when expo.sed „,. devoted patrioUsm, and great public service. 



a half; spirit of vitriol, three drachms. Mix 

 This is an excellent stimulant embrocation for 

 rheumatism, sprains, chilblains, and other cases in 

 which an active application is necessary. 



Sir .Istley Cooper's Chilblain Ointment. — Take 

 one ounce of camphorated spirit of wine : half an 

 ounce of the liquor of subacetate of lead. — Mix 

 and apply in the usual way three or four times a 1°""™'"!" 

 dav. It is very efficacious 



to the air. 



[ N. y. Agric. Memoirs.] j of the late John Adams ; and a similar manifesta- 



■ — . 1 tion with regard to the memory of the late Thomas 



A writer in the London Time^s,^ in speaking of |jgg.gj.g^^_^ Committee was appointed to consid- 



the trade and manufactures of the country, as 

 sumes as a fact, which the next six months will 

 demonstrate, that the poor operatives canaot ex- 

 ist through the winter without extensive private 

 subscriptions and grants of money from the gov- 



er the expediency of providing by law that Hay, 

 Straw, and other fodder should be sold by decinia' 

 weights, and certified by net hundreds. 



Mr Loiseau's Remedy for Drunkenness. — Tine 

 tur'e of Assafoetida, Tart. Antimony, Ipecacuanha 



