MOOUE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL ANT) FAMILY JOURNAL. 
THE E,TJBAL IJE.W-YOEHER. 
Mr. Moore :— Having very carefully pe¬ 
rused the first three numbers of tlie Rural 
New-Yorker, I wish to say a few Avords 
concerning it, and offer a suggestion or two 
for consideration and action on the part of 
its readers. 
I gladly welcomed the Neav-Yorker, 
because such a paper has long been Avanted 
in this part of the Union, and especially in 
our OAvn Stiite. And in the belief that, aided 
by .sucli efficient and practical gentlemen as 
Lanoavortiiy, Comstock and Peters, your 
energy and experience Avould enable you to 
furnish a journal adapted to the Avantsof the 
producing classe.s, I subscribed before the 
first number a])peared. You must permit 
me to remark, also, for T say it not to flat¬ 
ter, that 1 had no fears of the failure of the 
enterprise under your management. In 
truth I considered the iiiA'estment of my 
money perfectly safe, and that it Avould fur¬ 
nish a better dividend than tAventy times 
the amoujit in bank or other stock; and I 
am not disappointed. In .some j-cspccts the 
paper is far better than I expected, Avhile it 
is not inferior in any. Indeed I can find 
but o)ie objection to it, and that one Avould 
not be valid, did I not consider the paper 
worthy of careful preservation. I allude to 
the form of the paper, or the size of its pa¬ 
ges. It is too large for convenient pres(;r- 
vation; and yet it is so beautiful in its pres¬ 
ent style that my objection is not perhaps 
sufficient to render a change A^ery desirable. 
I am .satisfied that, in any form, the “ Rural” 
is destined to become popular and do a A'ast 
amount of good; and yet, though mon; easi¬ 
ly saved and bound than most ])apers, I fe- 
gi-et that you did not make double the num¬ 
ber of pages on the same sheet. 
As to the filling up, the matter, (as you 
piiblishers call it,) of the NeAv-Yorker, I 
must say that it is not only excellent, but 
admirably .ari’anged; and Avithal in a most 
beautiful garb. In those re.spects (and the 
first is most imporhint of all,) it is superior 
to any other paper of my acquaintance. 11 
is cei-tainly well calculated to interest and 
enligliten the people, as the variety given 
fiu-nishes mental aliment for different per¬ 
sons and taste.s. Unle.ss I greatly misjudge, 
the practical character of the agricultural 
pages Avill soon make the paper popular 
among those Avho labor in the earth. One 
practical, common sense article, is Avorth 
more to us than a volume of theoiy and 
speculation froni the pen of one Avho knoAVs 
nothing, by experience, of the details of 
farm Avork. 
The other parts of the paper, in Avhich 
matters of consequence are treated upon, I 
read Avith much interest, and I hope, profit. 
Many of the articles Avill bear reading .soa’- 
eral times. 'Phe general tone is moral, and 
the direct tendency to iraproA'c and instruct 
the mind — shoAving good judgment and dis¬ 
crimination in those Avho Aviite and select- 
Such •‘matter” as you have so fiir given is 
appropriate for all, and evei'y family, and 
much better than is fijund in the great mass 
of papers. It is a source of regret and sur¬ 
prise to me, tliat the clap-trap, namby-pam¬ 
by prints of the day, arc sanctioned, much 
more mpported, by heads of families Avho 
make the least pretension to intelligence, 
morality or judgment, and Avish to promote 
the welfare of their children. And this 
brings me to one of the suggestions Avhich 
I Avish to make to yo\ir readers. This it is: 
— Instead of paying money for such Avorks 
as ai-e tilled Avith frivolous love stories and 
romances, devoid of sense, and often of a 
demoralizing nature, subscribe for those, 
and those only, that contain w hat is })ure 
and useful. The country i.s tilled AAUth 
Avorse than useless trash, in the shape of 
shilling noA'els and chea{) literary periodi¬ 
cals, Avhich are doing much to Aveaken the 
character and injure the morals of the ri¬ 
sing generation. Let [)arents beAvare, and 
Avm'ii their children to totich not, read not. 
IcW better have no reading, than such as 
imparts neither instruction nor benefit. 
Another suggestion and I am done, for I 
fear trespjissing upon your space and pa¬ 
tience. Let jne a.sk each of your readers 
to do Avhat I have — obtain ten subscribers 
to the NeAv-Yorker. This is an easier mut¬ 
ter than many suppose; for almost every 
one here likes the paper much, and 1 pre¬ 
sume the same is true in other sections.— 
Large numbers have subscribed in different 
sections of this county, tind I liope each of 
the other counties of the State Avill do as 
Avell or better. The paper is Avorthy of 
something more than a mere living support, 
and each of its readers should make si^rae 
effort to place it in the hands of those Avho 
should aid in susbiining it, and Avho aa’III be 
benefitted thereby. Friends, let us sIioav 
our appreciation of the Avork, and the inter¬ 
est Ave feel in promoting the .spread of 
knoAvlcdge. and improvement, in a manner 
Avhich shall place the paper on a permanent 
footing and redound to the advancement of 
the arts and sciences in our midst. 
Seneca. 
Seneca Co., mo., •2.3(/, 1850. 
MAKING AND PEESERVING BUTTER. 
The folloAving article Avas communicated 
to the Farmer’s Monthly Visitor, by one of 
the sisters of the United Society of Shakers, 
at Canterbury, N. 11. The excellent econ¬ 
omy of this Society gwes an importance to 
their recommendation:— 
“ The pans or other vessels in Avhich the 
milk is to be set, should be made ])erfectly 
SAveet by scalding, previous to putting the 
milk into them. A room in a bfiseTiient sto¬ 
ry, Avhere the air Avill circulate freely, is 
preferable to a cellar for setting ; forty-eight 
liours is a .sufliciont length of time tq raise 
cream for making butter to keej) through 
the Avintcr season. 
After the cream is taken off, the milk may 
stand the same length of time, but the cr(;am 
that rises after the first forty-eight houns 
Avill not make butter so palatable as the first 
Avhich rise.s, and should be churned separate. 
As soon as the cream is taken Irom the 
milk, it should be put into a tin pail, and 
.set into a kettle of scalding Avatei’, taking- 
cai'c to stir the cream after, otlicrwise it will 
tYirn oily at the top. It shoidd remain in 
the kettle till the cream is scalding hot, be¬ 
ing careful to place it in a tub of cold Ava- 
ter immediately. Stir it often until it is near¬ 
ly oi- quite cold: if it remains long after hot, 
it Avill-be injured much. It AS'ill be neces- 
sar-y to change the Avater once or tAvice be¬ 
fore the cream can be perfectly cctld. It 
may then be kept three or four days Avith- 
out injury. After churning, the buttermilk 
should be partially Avorked out; then add 
one and one-half ounce of salt to one. pound 
of butter. 
It may then be covered tight and stand 
till the folloAving day; then Avork it over 
agiiin, taking every can; to work out all the 
particles of buttermilk, Avhich Avill prevent 
the butter from groAving rancid by age. It 
may their be fornujd into eakes, or packed 
solid .in a cask, Avhich should be perfectly 
SAveet and avcU dried. 
The iiLside should besprinkled Avith a lit¬ 
tle fine salt. After (he ca.sk is lilled, dip a 
cloth in melted butter, and spread it snugly 
OA’er the top — cover it Avith fine salt, and 
fasten up the ca.sk sufficiently tight to keej) 
out the air; it should tlienbe kept in a cool 
place, to remain through the Avinter. 
A cask made of red oak staves is prefera¬ 
ble to any other, for preserving the original 
SAveetness of butter. It Avill add to the fla- 
voi' o^ butter to AA'ork in a little sugar at the 
last Avorking over —sdy a tablespoonful to 
evcj-y four or five pounds of butter.” 
QUALITY OF MILK. 
We luive often remarked that it is the 
(piality of milk, rather than the (piantity, 
Avhich givR^s value to the dairy-coAv.s. Great 
astonishment is. .some times [iroduced by 
statements of the large ipiantity of milk 
yielded daily, by some coav.s. But such 
.statements are of little consecjiumce. The 
most remarkable coavs for the production of 
butter, have given but medium quantities 
of milk. P'or instance, the celebrated Sus- 
se.x, or Cramp coav, Avhich for scA’eral years 
made an averag(; of 000 lbs. of buttei- a 
year, gave, at the most, but 20 quarts per 
day; and the Oaks coav, AA-hicli made 480 
pounds of butter in a yea]-, gave but 10 to 
18 quarts per day. .John Ilolbert, of Che¬ 
mung, N. Y., slates that he has found, by 
churning the milk .separately, that one of 
his best coavs AA ill make as much butter as 
three of his poorest; all giving an equal 
quantity of milk. II<; states, also, that 100 
{)Ounds of milk draAvn from his coavs Avhich 
gh-e the i-ichest milk made one pound more 
butter than 100 twjunds draAvn from the 
Avhole hei-d; and he adds, that there is moi-e 
difference in the quality than in the ([uairti- 
ty. llis advice in conclusion is, that all 
daii-ymen look Avell to the quality of milk 
their coavs give.— Alh. Cult. 
Import.\NT Invention.— On last market 
day, Mr. Yati's, an extensive cornfactor, pre¬ 
sented W. F. Wratislaw, of Rugby, with a 
can of milk capjible of being kept in a good 
and fresh state for an indefinite length of 
time, by means of a chemical process Avhich 
it undei-goes on being taken from the coav. 
It Avws manufactured at Toxall, near Staf¬ 
ford, on the estat<; of Karl 'J'albot, and avc 
are informed that the milk of TOO coavs is 
daily acted upon by this novel invention, 
Avhich must, in couse of time, be a valuable 
acquisition in the victualling department of 
the navy, for Avhich it is Avell adapted. The 
process has been patented; and not only 
may a rich SAveet milk be constantly had, 
but also rich cream convertable into butter 
in a A'ery short \!\n\o.--Enplish paper. 
i PRESENT OF FRUIT TO GOV. FISH. 
.Several gentlemen of this county, enterprising 
fruit growersjthinking that at this season of scarci¬ 
ty of apples, an offering of some of the best spec¬ 
imens of this fruit, the growth of Western New 
I York, could not but be acceptable and gratifying 
I to our e.xcellent Governor, several barrels of the 
1 most approved descriptions wore forwarded to 
j him. The following is the correspondence Avhich 
! took place on the occasion.: 
(Ion. llAMir.TON I-'isn, Governor of tlie Stale of New 
! York. 
Dear .Sir:—Some of the Uuliivators of Fruit in Monroe 
county li.-tve joined me in sendiiij' specimens of apples for 
e.xhibition at llio annual meeting at Albany ,of tlie State 
Agricultural .Society, and we wish after aprojier lime has 
passed, that yoa taketliem as a sliglit testimony of tlie re¬ 
spect we entertain for you. We Ii.ave seen witli no small 
pleasure that yon liave recommended to onr Representa¬ 
tives and Senators, that ilie fostering care of the Great 
StateofNew York lie bestowed upon its Agriciiltiire in 
the introduction of an institution whicli shall promote the 
interests of one of the largest cl.assesof o-jr citizens. It 
need not be said that you are now considered the Fanner’s 
Friend. The youths wlio expect to be benefitted by tlie 
action of the Legislature will refer to you .as having laid 
Ww. foundation ttone oi a t;ollege (for nothing else is ex¬ 
pected) where they m.ay learn the science of Agriculture 
in its theory, to be made practical tlicreafter by them, as 
tillers of the soil. 
Western New York produces fine fruits ol all kinds— 
the apple in particular—the varieties arc almost innumer 
able, as in each locality d.lferent kinds are found. Let 
inecall your attention to one variety herewitli sent. It 
is known as tlie “.Northern Spy,’’ and originated in (Onta¬ 
rio county, and has been propagated in Monroe to a large 
extent, and will soon be found in nearly all the States. It 
is beautiful in its growth, keeps well, later Uiaii any other 
I colored one, and rebaitis its freshness and flavor till June. 
[ Tlio otlier kinds sent arc .amongst our best fruits—please 
I accept them. In behalf of the donors and myself, 
1 I remain very truly, a citizen of Rochester, N. Y. 
! JAMES II. W-ATT.S. 
I List ok Do.s-ors: Robt. II. Brown, Greece; F. W.Lay 
I ditto; John Parks, Gates; James 0. Campbell, Rocli- 
ester; Janies U. Watts, ditto. 
Iii.sT Of Fruit Sent: Northern Sjiy; Esoptis Spit- 
zenberg; Baldwin; Ribston Pippin; English Russett; 
Black Gllliflower; Rliode Island Greening; Green Sweet¬ 
ing; Swaar; Newtown I’ippin; Golden Pippin; Cranber¬ 
ry Pippin; Cornisli Gilliflower; Ponime Gris. 
One superfine satn|)leof the “Spy” sent for Mrs. Fish. 
.Albany, January 21, 1S50. 
James H. Watts, Esq. Rochester. 
My Dear Sir: Your letter of the 10th inst. with tlie spe¬ 
cimens o( fruit have been received byjme with no ordinary 
emotions of gratitude, and I desire to return to you, and 
to the other gentlemen wlto liave united with you, in this 
fl.attcring testimonial, niy sincere Uianks. 
You are so kind as to refer in terms of approbation to 
my recommendation to the Legislature to extend its aid in 
the advancement of Agricultural Science, and you apply 
the name of the Farmer’s Friend. No man need covet a 
better name, or a higher meed of praise, and it is a source 
of satisfaction lliat such praise is Itcstowed by one who 
has successfully engaged in llial noble employment wliicli 
lies at the foundation of all hitman prosperity and enjoy¬ 
ment, and wlto, while appreciating its tendencies, at tlie 
same time adorns its pursuits. 
1 most earnestly hope that the Legisl.iiiire during its 
present session, will see fit to lay the foundation of an In¬ 
stitution for the advancement of Agricultural Science on 
a scale commensurate with the vast and the increasing 
importance of the object, and worthy of the great State of 
which it is onr happy privilege to boast of being citizens. 
The specimen of fruits which you have sent are beauti¬ 
ful—among so many superior samples it were dilflcult t© 
s.ay whicii is mostlo be admired-they are all excellent 
and you may well s.ay tliat “Western New York produces 
fine fruits of all kinds,’’ and had yon extended the com¬ 
mendation to otlier productions of Western New A^ork 
beside its fruit, it would have been equally merited. 
The “Northern Spy” has been disposed of as you re¬ 
quested, and Mrs. Fish desires me to return her tlianks for 
the present. With very sincere regard. 
Your obt. serv. 
HAMILTON FISH. 
NEW FORM OF FLOWER-POTS. 
One rea.S0R Avhy phints, potted the usual 
Avay, do uot flourish Avell iu the house du¬ 
ring the Aviuter season, is the Avaut of prop¬ 
er leakage, or drainage, and a due circuhi- 
tion of air about the roots, in oonsequenee 
of the close connexion betAveen the bottom 
of the pot and the shelf or bench on Avliich 
it rests. 
Mr. M’Tntosh, gardener of the Duke of 
q - -p Biiccleuch, has obviated 
^ r the above objection by 
\ / making his potsjAvith feet, 
\ / :is represented in the ad- 
>- j joining cut By this 
means, the plants get rid 
of theii' moisture, <md freely receive air 
about their roots thrDugh the hole in the 
bottom of the pot. —American A(j. 
Iron for Apple Trees.— A correspon¬ 
dent of the Albany Cultivator, Avriting from 
Fredricksburgli, Va., says:—“ A friend of 
mine aa Iio has a large orchard of ‘RaAvle’s 
Janett apple,’ has ten trees upon one corner 
of the orchard Avhich alAA ays produce fruit 
a third larger, and flavor so much superior, 
that it Avas supposed by till Avho saAV and ate 
the apple, that they Avere a superior A ariety 
of the Janett. This spring I e.xamined the 
soil, and found that a vein of iron ore pass¬ 
ed just under the ten trees, so near the sur¬ 
face th.it it had been ploAved and Avorked 
up Avith the soil. A variety of the large 
blue plum groAving upon the same ground, 
is also very lino; Avhile grafts taken from 
the same phun trees, tind Avorked iqion the 
stocks groAvn on dift’erent soil, proA’(> AA'orth- 
less.” 
Monster Apple Trees.— There in an 
apple tree on the estate of Mr. Joseph Briggs 
on Federal Hill, in the toAvn of Dedham, 
supposed to be about 100 years old, Avhicb 
measures thirteen feet. 
I THE GRAPE—ITS MEDICAL QUALITIES. 
The Ncav York Commercial, in an article 
on the grape, states that tliis fruit is one of 
the best and most Avholesome medicines.— 
I’his tiflbrds an additional inducement for 
the culture of this popular fruit. The Com¬ 
mercial says:— 
“In the vineyard districts of France, 
iSptiin, and other Avine-groAving countries, 
the medicifiid (jualities of the grape are Avell 
knoAvn and highly prized. The free use of 
this fruit, as avc are advised, has a most sal¬ 
utary effect upon the animal system, dilu¬ 
ting the blood, removing obstructions in the 
liver, kidneys, spleen and other important 
organs, giving a healthy tone and vigor to 
the circulation, and generally augmenting 
the strtmgth of the entire animal economy. 
In di.scases of the liA^er, and e.specially in 
that monster compound affliction dyspep¬ 
sia, the salutary and potent influence of a 
“grape diet” is avcU knovATi in France. The 
inhabitants of the vineyard districts are nev¬ 
er afflicted Avith these diseases, Avbich fact, 
hoAvever, tdonc would not be conclusiA-e ev- 
dence of the medicinal qualities of fruit, 
of Avbich they freely partake, since peasant 
life is rarely mtuTod Avith this class of ail¬ 
ments ; but hundreds avIio are thus afflicted 
yearly resort to the vineyard districts for 
Avliat is knoAvn as the “grape cure,” and the 
resource proves to be a cure except in vei-y 
long, protracted and inveterate cases Avhich 
are beyond the rea?!i of medicintd remedies. 
The invigorating influence of the ripe gi'ape, 
freely eaten, upon the feeble and debilitated, 
is very apparent, supplying vigor and the 
rosy hue of health in the stead of Aveakness 
and pallor, and this by its diluting property, 
which enables the blood-to circidate in the 
remoter vessels of the skin, Avhich before re¬ 
ceived only the serous or Avatery particles. 
In these remarks, hoAvcA'er, Ave must be 
understood as speaking of the fruit Avhen 
perfectly ripe. Unripe grapes, like all oth¬ 
er unripe fruits, ave detrimental to health, 
and derange the digestive organs and those 
dependant upon tind sympathizing Avith 
them.” 
THE PITCHER PLANT. 
Tni.s phmt abounds in the stony and ster¬ 
ile parts of tlie I.-tland of Ja\’a, from Avhich 
Avere it not for this vegetable Avondcr, small 
birds and tpnidrupeds Avould be forced to 
migrate in i]uest of Avater. At tlie foot stalk 
of each, is ji btig shaped exactly like a pitch¬ 
er furnished Avith a lid, and liaving a kind 
of hinge thiit passes over the ha.ndle of the 
jiitcher, and connects it Avith tlie leaf. Tliis 
hinge is a strong fibre, Avhicli connects in 
shoAvery AA'Oiither and Avhen the dcAv falls. 
Numerous little goblets filled Avith SAV'cet 
fresh Avater are thus held forth, and afford 
a delicious draught to the tiny animals that 
climb their branches, and to a variety of 
Avinged visitants. But no sooner has the 
cloud passed by, and the AAiirm .sun shone 
forth, than the heated flbre begins to ex¬ 
pand, and closes the goblet so flrmly as to 
prevent evaporation, precluding a farther 
supply till called for by the Avants of anoth¬ 
er day. T1 1 is beautiful and perfect provision 
oi nature Avould afford a fine theme for a 
Thompson or ji Word.SAvorth, and Avould af- 
1 ford an illustration of the design of ProA-i- 
I dence, such as Pidey Avould liaA'C delighted 
I to pre.ss into his service. 
! Mulching Gooseberries. —The English 
gtxiseberry has ahvays hitherto niildcAved 
here: and I htive been familiar Avitli bush¬ 
es of the best sorts for mtiny years, Avitbout 
ever being able to gtithcr any perfect fruit. 
I luiAT. lately “mulched some old bushes” 
Avhich htid heretofore borne this Avorthless 
fruit. I covered the surface of the ground 
under them a, foot deep Avith Avet, h;df rot¬ 
ten straAv, extending this mulcliing as far as 
the branches groAV. 
Imagine my delight at finding the goose¬ 
berries on the bushes so mulched, ripening 
off finely, the fruit tAvice as large tis I have 
ever seen it before, and quite fiur and free 
from mildcAV.— Horticulturist. 
Force of .Sap. —Braddock, a British phy¬ 
siologist, cut ort' the stem of a grape, five 
yeai-s old, and covered the aaouiuI Avith a 
piece of bladder, secured by cement and 
tAvine. The bladder, tdthough at first draAvn 
very close to the top of the shoot, soon be¬ 
gan to stretch, jind to raise a ball over the 
Avound, feeling as hard as a cricket ball. Jn 
about 48 hours aftevAvards tht' force of the 
sap burst the bladder. 
Doing Good.—Hoav often do aa'c sigh for 
oppcrtuniiies for tloing good, Avhilst avc neg¬ 
lect the opening of Providence in little things 
Avhich Avould load to the accomplishment of 
most imjxirtaiit usefulness! Dr. Johnson 
used to say, “ He Avho Avtiits to do a gretit 
detd of good at once, Avill never do any.— 
Good is done by degrees. HoAvever small 
in proportion to benefits Avhich folloAv indi- ’ 
vidual attempts to do good, a great deal may 
be {iccomjilisliefl by perseverance, even in 
the midst of discouragements and disap¬ 
point ments.— C hann i up. 
An humbhi man has been aptly compar¬ 
ed to a noble tree, Avhose branches are well 
laden and boAved down Avith good fruit. 
Innipstk (®conorai|. 
DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
Soda Cake.— One egg and a teacup of 
Avhite .sugar, beaten slightly together; 2^ 
table spoons of melted butter and one tea¬ 
cup of sweet milk, leaving out enough to 
dissolve; 2 teaspoons of cream tartar and 
one of soda; one pint of flour, measured be¬ 
fore sifting; grated lemon peel Omit the 
cream tiirtar and soda until the flour is weU 
stiiTcd in, and then put in separately, and 
place the cake in the oven quick as possible. 
One Taa'o Three Four Cake.— 1 tea¬ 
cup full of butter, 2 of sugar, 3 of flour and 
4 eggs. One teaspoon of soda or saleratus ; 
one tea cup of SAA'cet milk. Flavor Avith 
lemon or bitter almond. 
Best avay of mixing Buckavheat for 
Cakfs.— Thicken tAvo quarts of Avatcr AA'ith 
BuckAvheat’to a proper consistency; add tAvo 
teaspoons Saleratus, and one of Tartaric 
acid. Dissolve each separately in Avarm Ava- 
ter, and add the acid last. As soon as mix¬ 
ed, the cook can commence operations. Tka- 
it. ■' Houseavife. 
MANAGEMENT OF DOMESTIC AFFAIR.S. 
'fuE prosperity, happiness, and reputation 
of a family depend, in a vei-y great meas¬ 
ure, on the judicious and prudential man¬ 
agement of the household department.— 
With economy and skill, a family may b-.- 
made comfoi-table, hajipy. and respectable, 
Avith one half the expense on tlic part of the 
husband that is required Avith the exiraA^a- 
gance and mismangement that prevail in 
some families. This Avill mtike all the dif¬ 
ference betAveen prosperity and the accu¬ 
mulation of a competency, and a fiiilure and 
Avant. 
This shoAA's the importance of AA’oman's 
influence; and she has not this influence 
merely on the comfort of the family, and its 
pro.sperity in the acquirement and saving 
of property, so essential to its Avell beings 
but her influence is equally great in train¬ 
ing the infant and youthful mind to virtu« 
and learning, and rendering the subjects un¬ 
der her care an ornament and bles.sing t-:. 
the community, and a credit to tlienLsel\'cs 
and their parents. 
(Strict economy and skilful management, 
Avhile they contribute to the acquirement, 
preparation, and arriingement of those pos¬ 
sessions that are essential to independence 
iind happine.ss, exercise a Avholcsome disci- 
liline OA'cr both body and mind, laying' a 
foundation foi- he;dth, strength, and those 
principles Avhich insure present comfort and 
satisfaction, and a Avell-founded hope for fu¬ 
ture prosperity. 
No Avoman should think of taking clmrge 
of a family Avithout being avcII versed in her 
profession, so as to act upon the best prin¬ 
ciples, and practice in a skilful manner.— 
.Science and skill are as important in the 
kitchen as on the fiirm, and the one is no 
more disreputable, difficult, or unpleasant 
to a Avoman, than the other is to a man. 
Every per-son should endeavor to excel in 
his or her aA’ocation, and consider notliing, 
hoAA'Cver minute, as unAvorthy of attention. 
No person, Avho is not skilled in domestic 
affairs, should ever liave a family subjected 
to her mismanagement and neglect. L.ibor 
is the necessary lot of all animal beings 
throughout creation, and it is essential to 
hetdth and happiness. Tlien hoAv important 
that it be directed by intelligence and skill, 
Avhicli are absolutely requisite to success.— 
JVeto England Farmer. 
Beef-Tea.— Cut a pound of solid beef 
into very smtdl slices, Avhich put iivto a stew- 
pan Avith a small pat of butter, a clove, tAvo 
button onions, and a salt-spoonful of salt; 
j stir the meat i-oimd over the fire for a fcAv 
[ minutes, until it produces a thin gravy; then 
I add a quart of water, and let it simmer at 
the corner of ihe tire for a ipiarter of an 
hour, skimming off evei-j’ particle of fat.— 
When done, pass it through a sewe aaIhuIi 
is much better than a cloth, as it does not 
injure the fltu'or. The same, if Avanted 
plain, is done by merely omitting tlie \r'g.e- 
ttdiles, .salt, and clove; the butter cannot be 
objectionable, as it is taken out in skimming. 
Pearl barley, vermicelli, rice, t't’o., may be 
served in it, if required.— Modern Hou.'<e- 
ivife. __ 
Ehknc'h Ck.ment.— Gum Avater thinkeu- 
ed Avith |)oAvdered starch. It is used by 
the Erencli natimilists and artilicitil flower- 
makers. It keeps for a long time. A little 
lemon juice is sometimes added. 
Vinegar from Beets.— It is stated that 
the juice of one bnshel of sugar beets, Avill 
make from five to six gallons of A’inegar, by 
Avashing, grating, expressing, and exposing, 
tAvo Aveeks to the air in the liarrel wiili a 
gauze-covered bung hole. 
To Prepare Rennet.— 'Lake a gallon of 
blood-Avarm Avater to each rennet; soak after 
stirring, for 24 hours; stnun the liquor and 
let it settle, saturate Avitli salt, and skim off 
the scum. 
