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soap previously rubbed on, and water, boiling-hot, 
is poured over them. They are immediately co¬ 
vered up by the circular board which slides down 
over a center guide-pin. This covering keeps 
nearly all the heat in, and by turning the handles 
backwards and forwards the clothes are rubbed 
between the ribs fastened in the bottom of the 
tub and on the under side of the cover. The 
orinciple ol construction is, that the garments are 
tubbed in hot water, which cannot be done in the 
erdinary mode, where the water must be cool 
enough to admit the hands. The hot water has 
ten-fold the dissolving power of lukewarm water 
upon the oily matter, and this, combined with 
friction, does the work with remarkable rapidity 
and ease, and saves the necessity of after boiling. 
We have tried the thing and proved its value, and 
have made the above sketch of “ our new tub” to 
illustrate the principle on which it operates. We 
have done this without ever having seen the 
owner of the patent, and now, having given his tub 
this handsome “Notice” all we ask is, that he 
should return the compliment to our lady readers, 
by not letting the patent lie idle, but go to work 
and get up a lot of the tubs and offer them at 
such prices that people can afford to buy them. 
We have not quite got over that $5, 50 we had to 
pay last Fall for the first and ordy one we 
had seen at the time, and we have seen but one 
or two stray ones on sale since. Four dollars, or 
four and a half at most, will do, but $5,50 is too 
much, if we can judge of the cost of manufacture. 
... .Here endeth chapter first on washing. 
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(trapes in Winter. 
On Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26th, we received from 
Mrs. M‘Kay, of Naples, Ontario Co., N. V., a box of Isa¬ 
bella grapes, which the bearer said had been subjected to 
much hard usage, as they had been carried in a trunk 
over along, roundabout journey. They were put up in a 
pasteboard box, w jth a sheet of cotton wadding at the 
bottom and top. We pronounced them very good at the 
time, and, as an experiment, set them into a room without 
fire. We have since tried them at sundry times, and to¬ 
day (Jan. 21), find them in very good condition and fla¬ 
vor. By the way, it may be interesting to state, that Mrs. 
M'Kay gathered over 7,000 pounds of grapes last season, 
from an acre, containing only 160 vines. They are 
planted one rod apart, each wmy, and trained upon simple 
trellises, consisting of 3 wires, running east and west, 
upon posts 8 feet apart, with a wooden strip nailed along 
the top, 8 feet from the ground. 
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[Tjf Emily s communication on “ Housekeeping in 
the Country,” was received too late for last month ; it 
will be found on a preceding page. 
Boys’ and Girls’ Own Columns. 
My Sliip comes. 
IIr. Agriculturist: ' 
What couiu two little gins do to while away the half 
hour after supper! The blocks were all put away, so no 
more houses could be built that night. The paper dolls 
had all come home from school, and with their beautiful 
dresses been put away. There was not room at the ta¬ 
ble for slates and picture-books, and unless somebody 
would help the little girls, they were likely to have a 
romping game which would wake up the baby, disturb 
the family, and end in their being sent to bed. “ Perhaps” 
6aid one of them, “ Aunt Lizzie will tell us a story.” So 
Mary and Emma came and begged for a story. After 
telling the little girls about the selfish monkey who used 
pussy’s paws to pull the hot chestnuts out of the ashes, 
Aunt Lizzie said, “ I know of a nice play, called “my 
ship COMES,” 
“ It is played thus : We w ill all think of several things 
that begins with lire letter A., which could be put in a 
ship. Then we wtii each tell what our ship comes laden 
with, but every one must bring in her ship something 
different from what has been Drought before. And when 
we have thought of all the things beginning w ith A, we 
wilt take B, and so on through the alphabet.” 
Both the little guis sat down and Aunt Lizzie began the 
pa,me r this way. 
“ My ship comes laden with Apples." 
Emma said: “ My ship comes laden with Animals." 
Mary said : “ My ship comes laden with Ants.” 
Aunty said : “ My ship comes with Almonds.” 
Emma said: “Myship comes with Apes” 
Mary said : “ My ship comes with Acorns ” 
Thus they went round until they had exhausted all the 
A names they could think of. and then they went to B, 
and brought Bread. Butterflies, Bats, &c., and for each 
letter they found something to name; though as Emtna 
was not five years old and had never learned to spell 
much, she did not always get a proper woru without help ; 
but they did not mind that. 
By the time they reached the letter P, Father, Mother, 
and Johnny wero all engaged in the game, and it grew 
more interesting. At X, tney were all puzzled ; so they 
;ave up the last letters of the alphabet^ 
When they had played the game through it was nearly 
bed time. They did not go over it a second time ; but if they 
had done so, the interest of the play would have been, for 
each one to send a double cargo ; as Almonds and Axes; 
Broomsticks, and Books, &c., without repeating words 
given before. 
As I listened to this game of words, I thought it might 
be a pleasant amusement for the boys and girls who have a 
column in the Agriculturist. 
ONE WHO LIKES TO READ THEIR TAGE. 
The Editor is much obliged to the correspondent who 
contributes the above. It is very pretty, very amusing 
sometimes, and very Innocent too, as well as beneficial, 
because it helps girls and boys to think_When a num¬ 
ber of girls are together, it may be played in this way : 
Let them all stand up in a row like a spelling-class, and 
let the one at the head of the row begin and tell what her 
ship comes laden w ith, and then the next do the same, 
and so all through the row ; and then round again and 
again, using only words beginning with A. If any one 
fails to name a cargo, or repeats something that has been 
given before, or names something that could not be car¬ 
ried in a ship, she sits down. So they go on until every 
one is down, when they all rise up and commence with 
words beginning with IS. and so on through the alphabet. 
This play kept up in a family, or when girls and boys 
meet together, would soon set them to hunting up and 
remembering a large list of things for every letter. Ed.J 
About t!ae Problems, 
A few years ago when we had been absent from home 
traveling for several weeks, we went into our Sunday 
school room very early one Sabbath morning, to meet the 
children as they came ; but they had found out that we had 
got home and when we reached the school room, there 
they all were, and they rushed around us in such a group, 
with so many pairs of bright eyes beaming a joyful wel¬ 
come, and so many scores of arms thrust up to shake 
hands, that we did not know where to begin, or what to 
do. After trying in vain to speak to each one, we reached 
out our hands above them, and said “ good morning to 
all of you together.” What do you think reminded us of 
this incident? Let us tell you... When letters come our 
confidential clerk opens all, except such as are marked 
“ Private,” and sorts them out into separate lots, some for 
“ mail clerks,” some for “ immediate answer.” some for 
“ Basket items,” some for “ Good-at-any-time” and so on. 
All that are from Girls and Boys are put ina separate box. 
Well, after the middle of the month we take all these let¬ 
ters out together and calling some one to help-us we read 
and sort them. Those tlftit have correct answers are 
laid in one package aud the others are put aside, for when 
a boy or girl tries to get a problem right and lails— as a 
great many do—we do not tell of it, but are glad that they 
have tried even, and always hope that 
If at first they don’t succeed 
They’ll try, try again, 
for it is far belter to try and fail at first, than not to try at 
all_But what called to mind the Sabbath school inci¬ 
dent, was the great box full of boys’ and girls’ letters in 
reply to problems 24, 25, and 26, and to those preceding. 
Why what a crowd there would be if our young friends 
who read these columns and w rite to the Editor, could 
for once come together. Here are lots of letters from 
Maine, New-IIampshire, and Massachusetts, and many 
from Minesota, and Iowa, and Kansas, and Missouri, and 
Louisiana, and Texas, and all the States between those 
named ; and here’s some from Oregon and California, and 
from Bermuda too. Why what shall we do with them 
all? We want to speak to all of you, we really love you 
all, if we have not seen you ; but we are worse off than 
we were on that Sabbath morning. But here’s thanks to 
you all —all together —for your trials_We are heartily 
sorry to tell you that we find not all ol your 
answers to the problems are right this lime, but do not 
be discouraged for that—not at all. You have gained men¬ 
tal strength by the effort you have made, and then your 
writing a ietter has given you verv useful practice First 
let us look at 
Prod. 24. —To arrange the following five pieces into > 
perfect hexagon. 
A great many write that this is “ too much for them.” 
Others do not get them together rightly. Here is the 
way. 1 9 
The following are all who have arranged them thus, so 
far as received and examined to this date (Feb. 17th :) 
Henry W. Hart, Westchester Co., N Y. ; Benj. Snively, 
and Martin I.. Bossier, Blair Co., Pa. : Peter E. Bird, 
Hunterdon Co., N. J. ; Jacob D. Shank, Clinton Co., 
O; John II. Hoffecker. Kent Co., Del ; F. Sexton, Erie 
Co, O ; G. II. La Felra, Clinton Co., O ; Chs. Truesdalc, 
Erie Co., O; Sami. Christy, Chester Co., Pa; B. F. 
Smith, Deenfield Co., Ind. ; W. Chandler, Lenawee Co., 
Mich. ; Jane E. Peters, Linn Co., Iowa; Wm. Ideson, 
Moniteau Co., Mo; Sarah Eglee Fauquier Co., Va; 
Sami. It. Williams, Markham Co., C. W ; Lemuel 
Withers, Pasquotank Co., N. C ; Melville Scott, Lauder¬ 
dale Co., Tenn ; Jus. Ames, Newport Co., R. I.; Christo¬ 
pher Esterly, Cherokee Co., Ala; Amelia Simmons, 
Bourbon C., Ivy.; Nathan Richards, Telfair Co., Geo.; 
Geo. King, Avoyelles Co., La.; Martha Affleck, Kings Co , 
L. I. 
To problems 25 and 26, an uncounted number of replies 
have been received—so many that we must wait until the 
April Agriculturist to examine them all. We find the 
word “ bouts” was very differently understood, and the 
answers varied greatly. By “ bout” we understand once 
round the field. 
We will give you two questions for study, but having 
so many answers to 25, 2G, and many preceding numbers, 
for the April issue, we will give you until April 14th to 
answer 27, and 28, which will be in time lor May; and 
you can in the same letter answer any new problems 
given in the April Agriculturist. 
Prod. 27.— (From T. Mix)—Take ten pieces like the 
following— (Jive of each kind)—and pul them into one 
figure perfectly square. 
An Enigma. —We here say to our young friends, do not 
send us any more enigmas ; we have generally put 
them into the kindling basket, and shall continue to do so 
with the exception of the following one (From S. M. B., 
Henry Co., Ill.) It refers to an excellent motto which 
all of you have frequently seen, and which we hope 
all will remember. 
Prob. 28.— Miscellaneous enigma, containing 72 let¬ 
ters. 
My 60, 58. 62, 3, 12, 71, is a city in Illinois. 
69, 68, 10.8, 28, 53,22 is w hat most are seeking. 
43, 66, 45, is a conjunction. 
57, 59. 12.61, 63 is agirl's name. 
29, 4, 7, 23, 5 is the name of a dowering shrub. 
16, 24, 17 is a tree much used for shade. 
1. 6. 55, 41, 10, 44 is a city in New York. 
46,43, 55. 42, 48, is an article of furniture. 
21, 37, 4S, 19, 34, 72, is a river in New York. 
54, 52, 30, 32. 3, is an animal valuable for its fur. 
40, 12, 2, is a kind of fruit, seldom grown here. 
9, 13, is a pronoun. 
70, 11, 43, 11, is a kind of food. 
27, 4. 38, 31, is the name of a class of animals. 
67, 65, 33, 60, 56, 39, is a place of worship. 
15, 18, 32, is a fanning tool 
5, 50, 36, 25. 23, 2, 65, is a rural habitation. 
1. 10, 4, 20, 26. 49, 57, 52, 12. 5. is a branch of study 
64 , 50 , 51,48, 35, is a Scripture Historian. 
47, 34, 33. 11, is a loved place. 
A Request.— Ln writing, please put the answer to each 
