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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



March 



drawing away your heart's blood or swallowing 

 nauseous nostrums. 



1 . Engage in some employment that will be 

 useful to the world. This will keep the mind 

 occupied and in a calm state. 



2. Eat at regular times, plentifully, of plain, 

 nutritious food, and take nothing between 

 meals, except water when thirsty. Especially, 

 eat nothing after an early tea time. 



3. If, after these, the bowels seem inactive, 

 regulate them by small doses of aperient medi- 

 cine — but very sparingly. Fasting, by omit- 

 ting a meal for several days, might be better. 



4. Do not take too much exercise before 

 breakflist, but rather take the breakfast earlier. 



"After dinner rest awhile." 



5. Do not eat until the appetite craves no 

 more. Too much of any sort of food, but par- 

 ticularly of meat, prevents the natural action 

 of the system and induces disease. 



6. Guard against sudden changes of weather. 

 That is, do not remain still in a cold wind when 

 the skin is moist with perspiration. At such 

 times the pores are open, and there is danger 

 that they may be suddenly contracted, not to 

 be easily opened again. This is what is called 

 "taking cold." The pores of the skin are 

 closed so that the heat and "insensible per- 

 spiration" cannot escape, and a "raging fever" 

 is often the result. 



7. Bathe the whole surface of the body once 

 a week, and rub it lustily. 



8. Let us do as much in this direction for 

 ourselves, as we do for our valuable animals, 

 and we shall have little fear of March weather. 



FARM "WORK FOR MARCH. 



Cellars. — As warm weather approaches, 

 few things are more important about the house 

 than to see that the cellar is in good order. 

 This month affords opportunity for a thorough 

 removal of decayed vegetables, sorting the po- 

 tatoes for planting, examining the casks, tubs, 

 or whatever vessels are to be used, and to 

 have a general cleansing of this important de- 

 partment. 



See that the beef and poik were properly 

 packed, and are in good condition to remain 

 sound during hot weathi^r. 



Whitewash the cellar walls, timbers and ev- 

 ery part except the bottom. That should be 

 hard and smooth, so that it can be swept and 

 kept clean. 



Poultry House. — Eggs and hens too, will 

 be scarce, if the poultry house is infested with 

 vermin. Pour boiling water over the roosts, 

 and indeed, into every crack of the building, if 

 you can, then wash clean with strong soap-suds, 

 and when this is dry, whitewash the whole. 



Catch the fowls and rub a little grease under 

 the wing, on the head, and touch various 

 places on the body with it. The fowls will 

 amply repay yoii for keeping their house scru- 

 pulously clean. 



Clover Seed. — Sow clover seed this month 

 on lands that were laid to grass last summer or 

 autumn. Six to ten pounds per acre, of red 

 clover. 



Sheep. — Feed them on sweet clover hay, an 

 occasional mess of roots cut fine, of corn, or 

 beans, and give them an opportunity to browse 

 pine and hemlock branches, by scattering them 

 about their yards, and they will repay it all with 

 liberal interest at clipping time. 



Milch Cows — Breeding Sows — Fruit and 

 Shade Trees — Young Cattle — Colts and 

 Stock generally, how are they prospering ? 



Maple Sugar. — Has any one thought about 

 it ? We have an interest that way. 



PASSAGE OF THE TARIFF BILL. 



After some vmimportant amendments, the 

 tariff bill reported, by the Finance Commit- 

 tee passed the Senate Thursday, Jan. 31st, by 

 a vote of 27 to 10. This is a much larger ma- 

 jority than was generally expected. We un- 

 derstand that the duties on wool are substan- 

 tially the same as those in the House bill, and 

 considerably higher, on some grades, than was 

 recommended by Mr. Wells. On wool of the 

 first class, valued at 24c or less per lb., a duty 

 of 10c per lb., and 10 per cent., ad valorem, 

 is levied, instead of the present rate of 3 to 6c 

 per lb., which Mr. Wells would have retained. 

 On coarse wools there is a reduction of 2c per 

 lb. from present tariff, where Mr. Wells rec- 

 ommended a reduction of 6c per lb. On sheep 

 skins, the present rates of 20 per cent., are in- 

 creased to 30c; and on shoddy, flocks, &c., 

 12c per lb. to be levied, instead of 3c, as here- 

 tofore. The duties on woolen cloths, which 

 were somewhat changed from those reported 

 by the committee, finally passed as follows : on 

 all woolen cloths valued at $1.50 per pound 

 and less, 45 cents per pound and 25c ad valo- 



