1863. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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been deluged with water ; next (except women 

 with long hail*,) wash the whole scalp abundantly, 

 rubbing the water into and about the roots of the 

 hair with the ends of the fingers ; then wipe with 

 a towel, absorbing as much of the dampness from 

 the hair as possible with an extra dry cloth, and 

 dress, leaving the arrangement of the hair to the 

 last, so as to give it an opportunity of drying 

 somewhat ; for if it is wringing wet, it will not 

 dress well, and besides will keep the head cold by 

 its evaporation. In dressing the hair after such a 

 washing of the head, the comb should be passed 

 through it in the gentlest manner, so as to make 

 no strain upon the roots, nor break any hair in 

 disengaging the tangles. The hair thus dressed 

 in the morning will remain so the whole day, or, 

 if not, can be easily re-dressed with the advantage 

 of perfect cleanliness, which cannot be said of the 

 filthy practice of using hair-oils. — HalVs Journal 

 of Health. 



HO'W THE TURKS SMOKE. 



The Turks undoubtedly understand how to 

 smoke better than any other nation. They do not 

 seem to be harmed by it, since they live to healthy 

 old age in the constant use of the weed ; but 

 whether harmed or not, they evidently excel all 

 other people in the luxury. We have already 

 remarked that the Turk uses a clean clay pipe. 

 He also uses a long wooden stem. This is the 

 important characteristic of the chibouk, and the 

 theory of the thing is this : All woody fibres in 

 burning are decomposed, giving off quantites of 

 water, or of oxygen and hydrogen which compose 

 water. This water passes off in steam or vapor, 

 having in solution the nicotine and other compo- 

 nent parts of the tobacco. What is commonly 

 called the "oil" in a pipe is ninety-nine hundredth 

 parts water. It cannot but be evident that this 

 hot water or steam, passing as it does directly 

 from the fire to the mouth when one smokes a 

 short pipe or a cigar, is uncomfortable if not un- 

 wholesome. A long wooden stem, three to five 

 feet in length, with a large bore, is therefore ad- 

 vantageous in this respect, ithat it permits the 

 smoke to rest in the tube some time before it is 

 taken into the mouth. It deposits its steam, and 

 a large part of the nicotine, in the wooden tube, 

 and the smoker takes into his lips a dry smoke. 

 The Turks clean these stems daily with strong 

 coffee. They prefer the wood of the jessamine or 

 the wild cherry to all others, although they make 

 pipe stems of every wood. Indeed, it is not un- 

 common for a luxurious Turk to send out for the 

 branch of a large rose bush, have his servant bore 

 the stem with the ever ready gimlet and string, 

 and then hand the pipe to his guest blooming with 

 fragrant roses. Jessamine and cherry stems cost 

 in the Turkish bazaars from one to ten and even 

 fifteen dollars each- It is on the stem and mouth- 

 piece that the expense is wasted. The amber 

 mouthpiece is itself costly, choice amber, milky 

 and delicate in color, being worth almost its 

 weight in gold in Oriental countries, and the 

 mouthpiece is ornamented with jewels, according 

 to the wealth of the proprietor. Thus a mouth- 

 piece worth ten or twenty thousand dollars may 

 he frequently seen, while the bowl of the pipe is 

 worth but a tenth of a cent. — N. Y. Journal of 

 Commerce. i 



For the New England Parmer. 

 ESSEX COUNTY SHOW. 



As your correspondent "Georgetown" has done 

 me the honor of so conspicuous a notice in your 

 paper of the 22d inst., it may be expected that I 

 should make some re])ly. I confess to have been 

 misled, at the first glance, by the signature to the 

 article. But on a re-examination, it savors so 

 strongly of the shore of the sea, that I am confi- 

 dent it never could have originated from the 

 heights of G. Far be it from me to under-rate 

 any of the advantages of this locality ; remem- 

 bering it as I do for many years, I am satisfied it 

 is not a desirable place for our Show. My only 

 desire is to secure such a place as will best advance 

 the general object of the Society. And least of 

 all, do I want its exhibition near "my own house," 

 never having had "any axe to grind on such a 

 stone." 



"Georgetown" will probably modify his remarks 

 when he learns that I made no assertions what- 

 ever about the Show, but only gave impressions. 

 My impressions of the field used for plowing were 

 derived from the report of the committee on sin- 

 gle teams, the chairman of which, (and no one 

 will question his competency tor judge of it,) said, 

 it was the worst field he ever knew used for such 

 a purpose. My own impressions were taken from 

 this remark, and what I saw standing on the grav- 

 elly knoll spoken of. As to the animals exhibit- 

 ed, or the fruits presented at the hall, I confess I 

 did not see either of them, nor was I present when 

 the report spoken of was adopted. 



The Trustees of the Society have determined 

 to hold their show at Andover the coming season. 

 They saw no good reason for deferring a show. 

 They beheve the demand for the products of the 

 field and the stall are as great now as at any oth- 

 er time ; in fact, greater, as the number of labor- 

 ers are diminished, by the number of those called 

 away to the field of battle, all of whom have to 

 be fed by what is grown at home. Some have 

 speciously argued it was no time to cultivate the 

 arts of peace, when war is raging. I look upon 

 war as a grievous calamity, the influences of which 

 should not be extended beyond the narrowest pos- 

 sible bounds, especially the domestic strife that 

 now prevails, originating in the basest of purpos- 

 es and continued for the vilest ends. My best 

 hope from it is, the absolute annihilation of invol- 

 untary servitude, even if its abettors have to share 

 the same fate. P. 



Essex County, Nov., 1862. 



SAW-DUST FOR STABLES. 



One of the papers reports Dr. Dadd as object- 

 ing to the use of dry saw-dust as a litter for stabled 

 horses, on the ground that it ahsorbs the natural 

 and healthy moisture from the hoof, and renders 

 it brittle and dry, and so leads on to cracked and 

 contracted feet, to corns and similar diseases. I 

 had supposed this "eminent veteriuaiian" too sen- 

 sible to hold such an opinion. 



If the pores of a horse's foot were open and 

 coarse, say like a piece of sugar or a sponge, the 

 saw-dust might absorb moisture from them injuri- 

 ously. If I lay a sponge on my hand, it does not 

 take up its moisture. If I spread saw-dust on my 

 hand, it will absorb whatever perspu-ation or other 



