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WORMS m CODFISH. 



T. S. Hubbard, Fredonia, N. Y., sent a specimen of "worms taken 

 from the flesh of a salt codfish. They were found in all parts of 

 the fish, and must have been there when the fish was alive. The 

 fish was in an excellent state of preservation, but the worms were 

 alive, and some of them, when extended, measured two inches in 

 length. 



A NEW FRUIT PEST. 



Dr. Isaac P. Trimble exhibited a pear which was infested with 

 an insect recently discovered. Entomologists have not described 

 it in any of their scientific treatises on insects. This one originated 

 in Connecticut, and has been gradually working to the westward. 

 This specimen was a two-winged fly, similar to a common house 

 fly, having wings of a beautifully variegated color. The doctor 

 iitated that he put some of these maggots into the ground last 

 fcieason, where they remained in a normal condition until the past 

 June, when they came out flies. 



AROMA CONDENSERS. 



Mr. Nicholas Hotz, Greenpoint, L. I., exhibited several of his 

 aroma condensers, a new style of coficepot or teapot. The object 

 is to save the aroma of the cofl^ee, which is usually driven off by 

 evaporation, and lost. The committee made the folloAving report: 

 "The 'Aroma Condenser' consists of two vessels, one of which is 

 aimilar to an ordinary coffeepot, into which the coffee is deposited, 

 and boiling hot water added. The vessel is then placed on the 

 fire, with another vessel or cup, having a hollow worm made of 

 tin, coiled within it. This small vessel is placed on the top of the 

 coffeepot, and filled with cold water. When the coffee boils, 

 the steam and aroma enter the hollow worm, and before they 

 arrive at the upper end of the worm, the cold water will condense 

 them and return the liquor to the coffeepot. By this simple means, 

 the most delicious part of the coffee and tea, which is usually sent 

 up stairs into the parlor or bedchamber, long before meals are 

 ready, will be saved and served up at the table." The committee, 

 to which it was referred, spoke of the device as an excellent inven- 

 tion. 



VINEGAR FROM THE POMACE OF APPLES. 



Mr. Amos Steller, Cary, Ohio. — Do not allow your sweet apple 

 pomace to go to waste after the sweet cider is expressed, but put 

 them in some water-tight box; allow them to remain until they are 



