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time, implements should be made as light as is consistent 

 with the strength that is necessary. The price should be 

 such, that farmers in moderate circumstances can afford 

 to buy them; yet for the sake of a low price, the judi- 

 cious farmer will not purchase articles, either of a flims}^ 

 fabric, or a faulty form; and implements ought to be 

 suited to the nature of the country, whether hilly or 

 level, and more especially to the quality of the soil; for 

 those which are calculated for light land, will not answer 

 equally well in soils that are heavy and adhesive. 



A RECIPE TO PREVENT BOOTS AND SHOES FROM 

 TAKING W^ATER. 



Take Seneca oil and gum elastic ; one ounce of the 

 latter to be cut into thin shreds and dissolved in a pint 

 of the former, and when dissolved, which will be in a 

 few days, the boots are to be completely saturated or 

 charged with the mixture. The manner of preparing 

 the boot is as follows : Take a sponge, and rub the mix- 

 ture in until the leather will absorb no more of it; the 

 boots are then laid by for a day or two, when the pro- 

 cess is repeated. The soles as well as the uppers are 

 to be thus rubbed, and the operation is to be performed 

 either before a fire or in the sun. 



MISCELLANEOUS SHORT RECEIPTS. 



Enjoyment is not found so much in luxurious as in 

 simple dishes. Fried apples are better and more whole- 

 some than expensive preserves. 



Tortoise shell and horn combs last much longer for 

 having oil rubbed into them once and a while. 



A large stone, put into the middle of a barrel of meal, 

 is a good thing to keep it cool. 



Lamps will have a less disagreeable smell, if you dip 

 your wick-yarn in strong hot vinegar, and dry it. 



New-England rum, constantly used to wash the hair, 

 keeps it very clean, and free from disease, and promotes 

 its growth a great deal more than the Macassar oil. 

 Brandy is very strengthening to the roots of the hair; 



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