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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



JBomestic Pcpavtment 



■ Preservatiox of Honey. — When honey is 

 Btraincd from the comb, and exposed to the air, it 

 becomes candied, as it is called, in a few months, a 

 part granulating and forming sugar. This process 

 injures its quality very much. To prevent this un- 

 favorable change, put strained honey into bottles, 

 filling them full, then cork them tight, and set them 

 in a dark, cool place. 



Honey in the comb, in a compact form, as it is in 

 small drawers, boxes, &c., adapted to improved hives, 

 will keep in good condition far longer than it will 

 when separated from the comb and exposed, as is 

 often the case. 



We have had honey so far injured by being can- 

 died as to be unfit for use, and we have given it to 

 bees. They readily consumed all the liquid pai't, 

 leaving the little round grains of sugar. 



To MAKE Yeast. — To two middling-sized boiled 

 potatoes, add a pint of boiling water and two table- 

 spoonfuls of brown sugar. ()ne pint of hot water 

 should be applied to every half pint of the compound. 

 Hot water is better in warm weather. This yeast, 

 being made without flour, wiU keep longer, and is 

 said to be much better, than any previouslj' in use. 



Ricn Buckwheat Cakes. — Take two pints of 

 fresh buckwheat flour and half a pint of sifted corn 

 meal, mix with milk to a thin batter, add one table- 

 spoonful of fine salt, and two teaspoonfuls of brewer's 

 yeast, or an equivalent of other yeast. Leave the 

 whole in a stone jar, in a warm place, to rise over 

 night. In the morning, add a teaspoonful of salcratus 

 dissolved in a tablespoonful of hot water, and then 

 bake iimnediately. 



Pickling Cabbages. — Quarter the firm head of 

 the cabbage ; put the parts in a keg, sprinkle on 

 them a good quantity of salt, and let them remain 

 five or six days. To a gallon of vinegar put an ounce 

 of mace, and one of pepper-corns and cinnamon. 

 Cloves and allspice may be added, but they darken 

 the color of the cabbage. Heat the vinegar scalding 

 hot, and turn it while hot on the cabbage, the salt 

 remaining. It is necessary to turn the vinegar from 

 the cabbage several times, and, scalding it, return it 

 again while hot. This makes theni tender. Purple 

 cabbages, the heads not large, but fine and firm, are 

 best for pickling. — Albany Cultivator. 



Bean Soup. — Put two quarts of dried white 

 beans into soak the night before you make the soup, 

 which should be put on as early in the day as pos- 

 sible. Take five pounds of the lean of fiesh beef — 

 the coarse pieces will do. Cut them up, and put 

 them into your soup pot with the bones belonging to 

 them, (which should be broken to pieces,) and a 

 pound of bacon cut very small. If you have the re- 

 mains of a piece of beef that has been roasted the 

 day before, and so much underdone that the juices 

 remain in it, you may put it into the pot, and its 

 bones along with it. Season the meat with popper 

 and salt, and pour on it six quarts of water. As soon 

 as it boils, take ofl" the scum, and put in the beans, 

 having first drained them, and a head of celery, cut 



small, or a tablespoonful of pounded celery seed. Boil 

 it slowly till the meat is done to shreds, and the beans 

 all dissolved. Then strain it thi'ough a colander 

 into the tureen, and put into it smaU squares of 

 toasted bread, with the crust cut ofl". Some prefer 

 it with the beans boiled soft, but not quite dissolved. 

 In this case, do not strain it ; but take out the 

 meat and bones with a fork. 



Effects of Habit on the Infant Mind. — I trust 

 every thing to habit ; habit, upon which, in all ages, 

 the lawgiver, as well as the schoolmaster, has mainly 

 placed his reliance ; habit, wliicli makes every thing 

 easy, and casts all difficulties upon the deviation 

 from the wonted course. Jilake sobriety a habit, and 

 intemperance will be hateful and hard ; make pru- 

 dence a habit, and reckless profligacy will be as con- 

 trary to the nature of the child grown an adult, as 

 the most atrocious crimes are to any of your lord- 

 ships. Give a child the habit of sacredly regarding 

 the truth, of carefully respecting the property of 

 others, of scrupulously abstaining from all acts of 

 improvidence which can involve him in distress, and 

 he will just as likely think of rushing into an element 

 in which he cannot breathe, as of lying, or cheating, 

 or stealing. — Lord Brougham. 



13 Oils' ?Dcpartmcnt. 



Maxims of Washington. — Every action in com- 

 pany ought to be with some sign of respect to those 

 present. 



Speak not when others speak, sit not when others 

 stand, and walk not when others stop. 



Be no flatterer ; neither play with any one that 

 delights not to be played with. 



Let your countenance be pleasant, but in serioiis 

 matters somewhat grave. 



Show not yourself glad at the misfortune of anoth- 

 er, though he were your enemj'. 



In writing or sjieaking, give to every person his 

 due title, according to his degree, and the custom of 

 the place. 



Strive not with your superiors in argument, but 

 always submit your judgment to others with mod- 

 esty. 



Undertake not to teach your equal in the art he 

 himscK professes ; it savors of arrogancy. 



Being to advise or reprimand any one, consider 

 whether it ought to be in public or private, presently 

 or at some other time, also in what terms to do it ; 

 and in reproving, show no signs of choler, but do it 

 with sweetness and mildness. 



Wherein you reprove another, be unblamable 

 yourself; for example is more i)revailing than pre- 

 cept. 



Be not hasty to believe flying reports, to the dis- 

 paragement of any one. 



In your apparel be modest, and endeavor to ac- 

 commodate nature more than procure admiration. 

 Keep to the fashion of your equals, such as are civil 

 and orderly, with respect to time and place. 



Associate j-oursclf with men of good quality, if you 

 esteem your own reputation ; for it is better to be 

 alone than in bad company. 



Utter not base and frivolous things among grown 

 and learned men ; nor very difficult questions or 

 subjects among the ignorant, or things hard to be 

 believed. 



Be not forward, but friendly and courteous, the 



