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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



JVKE 13, 19 4 



MISCELLANEOUS 



"ATHnusANP Notable Thtngs o.v Various 

 Subjects — disclosed from the Secrets of JViiture \ 

 and J}rt — Practicable, Profitable, and of Great 

 Mvantag^e." i 



[We have thought a few more extracts from this 

 unique book, migtit be acceptable to our readers. 

 Here is one of the " Notable Things" which, in 

 our view, is decidedly " rich" : — ] 



"It is credibly reported that whosoever is sick, 

 and at tlir point of Death, though they be marvel- 

 lous old, lynicj or beins; in a certain put nf Ireland, 

 the same party cannot die, until he or she be removed 

 out of that place. Many ttiat have lived there, be- 

 ing very old and weary of their lives, have earnest- 

 ly desired to be removed from thence, which being 

 done, tliey have died presently. .} very strange 

 thing, if it be true." 



"If you stamp Lupines, (which are to be liad at 

 the Apothecaries) and therewith rub round about 

 the bottom or lower part of any tree, no Ants or 

 Pismires will go up or touch the said tree." 



"Stop both your Ears with your fingers, or 

 drink a glass of lair Water, and the Hiccup will 

 go away within a while." 



"The roots of Elder, stewed and strained, and 

 drank thirty days together, thrice every day, at 

 morning, noon, and night, doth cure the Dropsy 

 perfectly." 



"The Black Sea Coal, mixed with Oil, will be 

 made soft; wherewith if one anoint Vines, it will 

 destroy Worms, which destroy or eat the buds of 

 the Vines." 



" If the leaves of Elder, first made hot between 

 two Tile Stones, and applied hot to the Forehead 

 and the Temples, if any Pain lie there, it helpcth 

 it marvellous. This is well proved." 



" Put an old Gander in a house, and let him be 

 three days without meat, then cast unto him 

 pieces of an Eel newly killed ; then gather the 

 dung that comes from him after he hath eaten the 

 pieces of the Eel, which dung being laid to an Im- 

 posthuine or Swelling, is a present remedy there- 

 for." 



" If you would destroy Warts, cut off the head 

 of a live Eel, and rub the Warts all over well with 

 the same blood, as it runs from the Eel ; then bury 

 the said Eel deep in the ground, and when the 

 Head is rotten, they will fall away. Jinoiher. — 

 Take of the Juice of Elder Berries, and anoint 

 Warts therewith, and it will destroy them." 



" To draw out a Tooth. Fill an Earthen Pot 

 with Emmets or Ants and their Eggs, and set the 

 same pot in hot embers until all be burned into 

 ashes, and when any Tooth doth ache, which you 

 would draw forth without pain, then take of the 

 same powder and touch the Tooth therewith, and 

 it will fall out within a little time." 



"Take of the Grease of Swine or Hog, and rub 

 therewith the Body of any that is sick, against the 

 Heart or Soles of his Feet, then give that Grease 

 to a Dog, which if he eat, the Party will escape ; 

 if not, it IS a token that he will die thereof." 



" This following will help them that be deaf. 

 Take a piece of green Elm or Ash, and lay it in 

 the fire, and receive the Water that cotneth out of 

 the ends thereof; then take a spoonful of the 

 Grease of an Eel that is red beneath the navel ; 

 buil all these together a little, and put it into a 



glass, and when he goeth to bed, put some into his 

 Ear, lukewarm, and in two or three days he will be 

 whole, and hear well. Proved." 



"A Ram will not butt nor run at one, if his 

 Horns be bored through, nigh unto his Ears." 



" Whosoever, in the first nine days in May, 

 drinks every morning, fasting, a little dish-full of 

 the Juice of Betony, it will do him marvellous 

 much good for the Gout, (God willing,) which he 

 shall perceive the next year following, if he live 

 so long." 



" A little Gunpowder put into a piece of fine 

 Linen Cloth, and the same put into the Hollow 

 Tooth, or holdcn between the Teeth so that it 

 touch the Aching Tooth, it puts away the ache 

 presently. This is very trite." [The cure would 

 be more perfect, probably, if a lighted match were 

 applied to the powder.] 



" Write what you will on White Paper with the 

 Juice of a Red Onion, well mixed and tempered 

 with the White of an Egg, which being dry, will 

 appear as though it were plain Paper without any 

 Writing; but if you hold it against the Fire, you 

 may then easily read it, or perceive the letters." 



"Pottage made of the Leaves and Roots of 

 Strawberries, being eaten, fasting, certain days, by 

 them that have the Jaundice, doth help them per- 

 fectly." 



"Black Sheep's Wool, mixed and chafed by the 

 fire with fresh Butter, and the Deaf Ear stopped 

 therewith at night, and thus used nine or ten nights 

 together, it helpeth Deafness perfectly and speed- 

 ily. .1 proved thing." 



"For the Cramp. Dry Eel Skina and wrap 

 them about the Legs and Thighs." 



" If you do gather Roses when they be fully 

 ripe, and immediately cut away the new tops and 

 uppermost branches of that year, you shall have 

 new and fresh Roses grow the same year, about 

 Michaelmas. I know this to be true." 



"The Roots of Hollyhocks stamped and mixed 

 with the Grease of an old Hog, and plastered to 

 the Gout, )>eipelii it in three or four days. 1 never 

 tried this : therefore, as it proves, so praise it." 



"Aristotle and Avicen do affirm, that of the 

 round and short Egg, the Cock Chicken doth come ; 

 of the long and sharp Egg, the Heji Chicken." 

 [This has been published in the papers recently as 

 a new discovery.] 



'' Tlie more lively and quick that a Horse is, the 

 more deep he will thrust his Nose into the Water 

 when he drinks." 



" Young Children whose Gums are anointed 

 with the brain of a Hare, do breed their Teeth 

 easily." 



" The unpleasant noise of Frogs in the night 

 will cease, if you set a candle burning on the bank 

 side nigh whore they be." 



" When you are where Stinks are, open your 

 Mouth, and breathe there through, and you shall 

 not smell it, nor receive prejudice by it." 



" For Bed-bugs. Take a handlul of VV^ormwood 

 and White Hellebore, and boil them in Urine till 

 half is wasted, and rub your bedstead with it." 



" Any Stones will easily be made soft, by letting 

 them lie all night in the Blood of an Ox, the Fat 

 of a Wether, and strong Vinegar, mixed together." 



" if you take Salt Water and rub a lousy Head 

 with it, it kills the Lice." 



SAYLE'S GARDEN ENGINES. 



A splendid article, will throw a constant stream of 

 to ihe distance of 50 to GO feel, wilh sreat force, ami i 

 of fire would be a suhslituie for a fire engine. Tht 

 perfect article for the purpose ever introijuced. 



For sale at the Agricultural Warehouse and Seed 

 Nos. 51 and 52, North Market Street. 



JOS. BRECK & ( 



Boston, June 4. 



HOWARD'S IMPROVED EASY DRAUGHT PLOUGl 



Great improvements have lieen maile the past year 

 form and workmanship of these Ploushs ; Ihe mould 

 has heen so formed as to lay the furrmc romplelely 

 turning in every particle of grass or sluhble, and team, 

 ground in the best possible manner. The length i 

 mould lioard has been very much increased, so th; 

 Plough works wilh Ihe greatest ease, f>olh with res)) 

 the holding and the teatn. The Commitlee at the lal 

 of Ploughs at Worcester, say, 



" Should our opinion he asked as to which of the PI 

 we should prefer for use on a farm, we might perhaps 

 the inquirer, if your land is mostly light'anJ easy to 

 try Piouty & Mears, but if your land is heavy, hard or 



BEGIN WITH Ma. HoWABD'3.'' 



At the above me-tinned trial the Howard Pl^ug 

 more work, with the same pswer of learn, than any 

 plough exhibited. No other turned more than Iwenly 

 and one half inches, to the 112 lbs. draught, whi 

 HawaTd Plough turned ticentynine and one'half ini^ 

 the same poicer of team .' All acknowledsc that Hoi 

 Plongtis are much the strongest and most substai 

 made. 



There has been quite an improvement made on the 

 or land side of this Plough, which can he renewed w 

 having to furnish a newlandsider this shoe likewise S' 

 the mould board and landsirle together, and strenglhe 

 Plough very much. 



The price of the Ploughs is from $6 to S|6. A P 

 sufficient for breaking up with four cattle, will cost 

 SiO 51), and with cutler *1, wilh wheel and cutler, 

 extra. 



The above Ploughs are for sale, wholesale and ret 

 the New England Agricultural Warehouse and Seed 

 Nos. 51 & 52 North Market Street, by 



JOSEPH BRECK & ( 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



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