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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
AGRICULTURE IN EGYPT. 
ZffV i w v /jM v trees can be obtained at lower figures, the 
Secha- wUUXS HlUf ©HOflU P rofitisstiU greater. 
0 There is another consideration : land that 
is uneven, or so situated that it is imprac- 
HOW WILL IT PAY TO RAISE FRUIT? ticably cultiyated for general crops , can 5o 
It certainly will not pay to thrust your P u ^ ’ n ^° orcharding with good profit, pro¬ 
young trees into holes, and leave them to y ided the soil is suitable, or not too wet.— 
take caro of themselves. Thoy need foster- Ihus, where ones domain is small, all the 
ing caro, and will repay it, too, most boun- odds and ends °* corners, &c., may bo most 
tifullv. When the orchard is well planted, profitably economized with the various fruit 
It is as true now as in the days of Zecha- V All AV-v A? AV H<v Xl> A> V AA ♦ 
riah, that in the land of Egypt there is no . . - 
watoed® iholly fromThe Nilo* 6 “trench is H0W 1T 1° “ SE I ' KOTT, 
below it? level,'’’into wMeh S th° tator°con- It 00rtain| y wi » not P ay t0 thr ” st >' our 
tinually flows; from this tho water is dip- y° un g trees into holes . and leav0 them to 
ped up in buckets, by a contrivance like tho take caro of themselves. Thoy need foster- 
rudest well-pole—tho Shadoof—which is ing caro, and will repay it, too, most boun- 
workod by hand, or by a wheel with buck- tifully. When the orchard is well planted, 
ets—the Sakia—which is turned by a rude , ,, . , , ~ r , , 
cog-wheel apparatus, moved by a buffalo or lfc should be ke ^ fr<3 ° from weeds ’ grass and 
a camel. Sometimes, where tho banks are a11 broadcast crops. To this end hoed crops 
ethnic lids, fa. 
into a trench, from which—as from an ar¬ 
tery—smaller trenches branch off at inter¬ 
vals, and usually at right angles, intersect¬ 
ing and irrigating all tho adjacent land. 
As tho whole ot' Upper Egypt is but afer- 
woi-kou ny nanu, or oy a wneei witn ouck- tifully When the orchard is well planted P rouca| ny economized witn tne various rruit 
ets—tho Sakia—which is turned by a rude . , ,, , , f , , . * trees and vines. 
cog-wheel apparatus, moved by a buffalo or 8tK,uia be ke P t tieo lrom weecls ’ gia3s ancl « ■. , MT1 . „ . , , 
a camel. Sometimes, where the banks are all broadcast crops. To this end hoed crops in the general orchard, space may be 
high, there is a succession of platforms with maybe used with profit, giving tho trees economi; '.ed by putting in between tho apples 
Shadoofs ot Salci&s to raiso tho water from good spaco, and keeping tho earth well young, peach trees and other shorter 
one to Another At the surface it is poured stirred> B y this means t h 0 trees make a livod fr uits, which will be through their 
tory—smaller trenches 'branch off ™t tutor- ra P id and thrift y § rowth ’ and soon come P rimo and ready to yield their places when 
vals, and usually at right angles, intersect- into bearing. When tho orchard is so much tho a PP los have attained a growth requiring 
ing and irrigating all tho adjacent land. . grown as to nearly shado the ground, tho tb o whole, while in the mean time these 
As tho whole of Upper Egypt is but a fer- p i 0 w and harrow should bo moved,—the early fruits will havo paid very liberally.— 
tile strip-four or five miles wide by as many earth k t looso and friable , and weeds, But we must cut our article short, though 
sides of the Nile! between two deserts and &c '> destroyed. Then, with proper care in fcho subject is by no means exhausted. Wo 
their mountain boundaries—it is possible in tho training, &c., your fruit is the very best lus wo iave shown enough to induce somo 
this way to keep tho whole country well and fairest, and will always command tho devote more attention to tho orchard, 
watered. In the border parts of tho Nilo best prices believing as wo do, that it is one of the best 
Valley, canals are cut, into which the water Nor m u in raisi fruit to be con _ investments a farmer can make-better 
nows when tho river rises by the effect of r J . . ° , 
rain in the mountains of Nubia and Abys- tent with ordinary varieties. Tho very best 1 S old in the bank. t. e. w. 
sinia, and from those canals it is dipped up should be sought, especially those sorts of ' 
by the Shadoof and tho Sakia. and poured the apple that aro hardy, generous bearers, lriosity. nc osod I send you what 
into smaller trenches. In tho Delta, or and tho longest keepers. It costs no more Ica11 a vegetable curiosity. It is a genuine 
Lower Egypt below Cairo the different to cultivate the very best, nor do they take 'tern picked from an apple tree, in a fruit 
canafs^suffice^to llood the^hole country more r00m nor draw moro heavily on the ln this place, laden with blossoms, 
during the season of high water ; and in the soil, while their produce is every way supo- . c . P / g * 1 1010 are two trees Slde 
timo of low water, the Shadoof and the Sa- rior, for whatever use you may desire to put " SK 111 u b oom an anamoly, truly, 
kia perform hero, also, their customary of- them to> The market is very easily glutted at this soason of th ° year. Tho tree? were 
fice. It has been computed that there are • , di varieties and esneciallv so trans P lantod a year ago last spring—are in 
in Egypt about 40 000 Sakias, or about four . healthy state-ami why the, s ho„M 
to every square mile of cultivation ; but this 
seems to bo an over-estimate. Tho large 
sugar plantations ot tho Pasha along tho what to tho pecuniary profits of orcharding J ust uu 1,110 « v eoi winter, is a prqniem 
bank of the Nile, as well as tho royal and f ormarkefc purposes. There are other ways f ° r botanisfcs ’ and for mo. 
public gardens at Cairo, are now watered . , . , ., ... , ,. , .. , Rathboneviiie, N. y., 1853. s. Furman 
by means of steam forcing-pumps. In Nu- in which lfc wlU P a ?‘ As an artlcI ° of food ’ -~~- ' 
bia each water wheel is taxed about fifteen fruit is of great value in several ways. By INSTRUCTIONS FOR SAVING GARDEN SEEDS. 
dollars per annum; but there is no tax upon tho free uso of good ripe fruit some have " 
tho land. In Egypt tho land is taxed about sa ved a hundred dollars a year. In this .V HEN tho seeds are ri P° gather them 
throe dollars per acro-which is from ten r03 ct tho saving is first in the aliment no l s °wnTnlU ^J?'and'‘ll, i .> h0r ’I & " > ; *!!“ 
to btteen per cent, ot its cost—but there is , t, . fa poas win split open and their contents be 
no tax upon tho water-wheel. afforded. By using tho highest flavored and scattered upon tho ground. Do not gather 
In this state of things, it was natural that best sorts, a saving is effected in sugar and indiscriminately, but take only the'finest 
tho Seekh, on hearing of tho great Amori- spices. Here again the profit of the best l° 0 k‘ ri g heads. By this selection of the 
can Nile, should wish to know the cost ot over poor sorts, shows very prominently.— best plants and the best seed good varieties 
irrigating the country from the river, as a . , . - . . ,, e ma Y t> e ey en improved, and they certainly 
first item in his comparison of tho two ‘ atgo saving is mace in o use o e will not deteriorate. In this way many of 
countries. He was surprised to hear that swee f kinds, tor baking and puddings. J. our choico vegetables have been obtained, 
there wero no Shadoofs or Sakias on tho J- Thomas thinks that tho aggregate saving Tho practical stock-breeder’s motto is, that 
Mississippi, but that sufficient rain fell to to the American people, by tho freo and Bike pioduces like, and breeds from 
irrigate the land, and seemed to regard this universa i uso of f ruifc , would exceed tho ex- ST als 0ld y ^lich possess the points 
as a groat advantage. And so itis;forin ... - ,, , , , he wishes perpetuated. Ihus, if you select 
Egypt the land-owner must erect his own P endlturo the general government; and the earliest peas from the earliest vines, for 
water-wheels, and as tho land is held or tIlos o who have given thought to the a number of seasons, you can obtain a varie- 
rented in very small lots, tho expense of subject, this statement will not seem at all ^7 ripening several days earlier than that 
watering it by tho toilsome process of tho improbablo. W ' tb wb * cb y ou commenced. It has been 
Shadoof is a main item iri the cultivation. I , ,, ’ ,. ,. - , . done once and may be done again. 
Frequently three or four neighbors com- As 10 the curat .' TO P ro P c i rt ' os of «°<> d r 'P® Place tho seed vessels, as soon as gather- 
bino and work tho Shadoofs in company, ^ ru i^) Bio saving is beyond calculation. It ed, upon a cloth in tho shade, so that they 
for their common benefit. But, on the'other is tho abuse, tho swallowing of unripe or may become perfectly dry, at which time 
hand, a land ol rains requires better build- poor fruit, that has induced some to think thresh out tho seed, by means of a small 
ing materials than are found in Egypt, and fruits at the bo st questionable, except in 8tibk h. Winno . w out , the chaff and small or 
especially shingles, tor which this country .... ,,,, r .. . ., , detective seed, and put the remainder in 
furnishes no wood, unless the bark and loaves small quantities. Where fruit is provided drawers or small paper bags. Every kind 
of tho palm could bo made a substitute.— in its proper soason and that ot lull maturity, should bo labolod with its name and the 
Tho statement that land could bo bought and is froely partaken of as a daily food, year when raised,—in this manner, “ Early 
for one dol lar twonty-fivo per acre, and hold there is no danger whatever. It tends to & a l ,n °n lladisli, 1853.’ This will prevent 
in perpetuity by the purchaser, sounded a5d di g 0St ion, directly or indirectly. On a11 possibility of the inoxperiencedcultiva- 
strangely m a land where the greater part ,, . ® ’ „ T „. . . tor mistaking beet for cabbage seed, or sow- 
of the soil is held in fee by tho Pasha, and tnis P oinfc b r * Lennicott, ot Illinois, (rolia- ; n g that which by the lapse of time has lost 
can bo bought only at from twenty to thirty bio authority,) says, in speaking of tho uso its power of germination. Keep these 
dollars the acre, subject to a government of fruit,—“ Somo act indirectly by restrain- drawers or bags in a cool, dry apartment 
tax ot three dollars. Rev. J. I hompson. ing tho appotito, for moro gross and stimu- where no injury may bo apprehended from 
---- , .. f I , ..-I ,, moisture or the attacks of mice. With care 
latmg food and condiments, by keeping the eo0( i a , i o 
BEES AT WAR. . ^seeds may bo prosenod for several years, 
_ bowels soluble; in other words, acting as according to tho annoxod table. 
Mu. Ezra Dibble,- has communicated to mdd laxatives, &c., &c. Tho juicy ones act The vitality of seeds, under favorable cir- 
tho Cincinnati Reporter an interesting ac- as‘dilutents,’and as‘diuretics,’tho free acids cumstances may be doponded upon for the 
count ot a boo fight. Ho has seventy neutralizing or rendering soluble tho earthy f°Bwing periods : 
swarms of boos, about equally divided on the matters in tho blood and carrying them ^ other thin scal y 
east and west sides ot his house. On Sun- ,, ... , /, , „ seeds, tor one yeai. 
day Aug 14, about 3 o’clock, the weather off ra P ldl ? throu S b th ® natara l channels. Balm, Basil, Beans, Cardoon, Carrot, 
being warm, and the windows opon, his Ifio troo uso ot truit also lessons the dosire Cress, Indian Cross, Lavender, Leek, Okra, 
house was suddenly fillod with bees, which for alcoholic drinks, and is therefore a cheap 9 n ' 011 ’ b>eas > Pepper, Rampion, Sago, Salsi- 
whilo better sorts can be obtained. • a Gd ^ s U lt c and why they should mis- 
In our former article wo adverted some- ld F 0 season and P u ^ ° n their tinted 
lat to tho pecuniary profits of orcharding *° bS on tbo ° y o of winter, is a problem 
r market purposes. There are other ways otan ‘ s ts, and not for mo. 
, n n \ Rathboneviiie, N. Y., 1853. S. Furman. 
BEES AT WAR. 
j & seeds, tor one year. 
off rapidly through the natural channels.” Balm, Basil, Boans, Cardoon, Carrot, 
Tho froo uso of fruit also lessens the dosire Cross, Indian Cross, Lavender, Leek, Okra' 
for alcoholic drinks, and is therefore a cheap 9 n ' 011 ’ Beas, Pepper, Rampion, Sago, Salsi- 
tako a survey, and, if possible, learn the 
causo which had disturbed thorn. The 
seventy swarms appeared to bo out, and 
those on one side of tho house were arrayed 
in battlo against those on tho other sido; 
and such a battlo was, perhaps, never before 
witnessed. Thoy filled tho air, covering 
forced the family to fleo at onco to the and unexceptionable cure, so far as it goes. ^ avoi y’ Seorzonera, i hyme, Tomato, 
neighbors. Mr. D., after getting well pro- tv,,, Wormwood, and small herbs generally, for 
tocted against his assailants, proceeded to . . ^ ‘ ’ . . „ . tw o years. 
take a survey, and, if possible, learn the As ^ ood * 01 keeping and fattening stock, Artichoke, Asparagus, Corn Salad, Egg 
causo which had disturbed thorn. The. a PP les como in for a share of the profits.— Plant. Endive, Indian Corn, Lettuce, Mari- 
seventy swarms appeared to bo out, and There is no doubt but tho use of them for S°^ d - Marjoram, Mustard, Parsley, Rosema- 
thoso on one sido of tho house wore arrayed animals in all points, nearly, is quite as good 7’ Rue ’ Skeritt > S P inach » a « d Tansy, for 
in battlo against those on the other sido; ., 0 v™. three years. 
and such a battle was, perhaps, never before aSf0rth6 huraan . 8 ’ s omo who have made Borage, Borecole, Broccoli, Brussels 
witnessed. They filled tho air, covering P re tfy fair expoumonts, think them equal Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Radish, 
a space of moro than ono acre of ground, to potatoes,— some experiments oven show ® ea Kale, Tarragon, and Turnip, for four 
and fought desperately for somo throe hours thorn decidedly superior. This is more years> _ ^ , 
-not tor “ spoils,” but for conquest; and especially tho case with the richer sweet L)i| e LVnri n H;Sn ei Ii Ifp 1 ’ Cu ,f umber ’ 
while at war no living thing could exist m 1 . J .. ... Uiil, r ennel, Hyssop, Melon, Pumpkin, Sor- 
the vicinity. Thoy stung a largo flock of vaneties ’ , ifI0M - vs mentions a neighbor rel, and Squash, from five to eight or ton 
Shanghai chickens, nearly all of which died, who sold $40 worth of pork, fattened with years.— Schenck s Gardener’s Text-Book. 
and persons passing along tho roadside were the “droppings” of half an acre of good ------ 
obligod to mako haste to avoid their sting, grafted fruit. “ In ono experiment 500 lbs Mammoth Grape Vine. —A grape vino 
A little after six o’clock quiet was restored pork were made from 120 bushels.” For S T ° h ? at * e ’,° f Rs ; 
and tho living bees returned to their hives, 1 . . . sex, somo time in April or May last, but did 
leaving tho slain almost literally covering milch cows and hoises, apples aro particu- not exhibit any very vigorous signs of life 
the gr*und, since which hut few have ap- larly acceptable, and profitable as an article till July. Between the 4 th of July and the 
peared around the hives, and thoso appa- of food. 20lh of August it grew eleven feet in height! 
ontly stationed as sontinels to watch tho The cost of an orchard is somothino- to ^no of the loaves measures seventeen inches 
enemy. Only two young swarms woro on- h ■ th t , hnf u _ across. The circumference of the stock is 
tirely destroyed, and aside from the torri- ’ ’ . so two inches, measuring a foot or two above 
bio slaughter of boos, no othor injury was £ rea * h 11 * 1 tbat an y on 0 owning land may the insertion of tho graft. There are throe 
done. Noithor party was victorious, and have his own fruit. Let us soo what tho grafts, and all are similar in size and height, 
they only ceased on tho approach, of night, whole cost will bo, land and all included : ( - )no bunch of grapes formed but were re- 
and from utter prostration. Tho occasion of Ono acre of land, say at.$6<>,oo moved for the purpose of promoting the 
this strange warring among tho boos is not so trees at 25 cents each,.la’so growth of tho vine. It will bo seen that 
oasily accounted for ; and thoso most convor- Coat of setting, m best manner, say . 6.50 between the 4th of July and 20th August 
sant with their mangemont never before wit- $79,oo tho vino averaged two and four-fifth inches 
nossod or hoard of such a spectacle as is hero Tho crops will pay tho interest of this and a da y 1 Does any thing^n the growth of corn 
narratod. all cost of cultivation till tho treos como stalks ’ of which 80 much has been said > b e- 
To Destroy Vermin in Fowls.— With a t0 ful1 bearin . g; and thou lf ono choo8 es to __ 
feather dipped in spirits of turpentine, touch 8us pe nd cropping, $12 will pay tho annual Figs.—S. F. Chandler, of Monson. has 
thoso parts of tho fowl most infested, as top interest on tho cost and koop tho ground in ripened in his garden this season about 20 
Of tho head and under tho wings, and they tho highest tilth. And wo may safely esti- green figs. Ono is 6^ inches in circumfer- 
wi 11 soon disappear. If thore aro nits, the ma to tho product at eight bushels per tree enc0, 1 hey aro plump, soft, sweet and rich, 
application will need to bo repeated. It can ® 25 . . 1 ’ and altogether a different matter from tho 
easily ho done by going among thorn alter 2^ ets, gives $100, dry Tho troe must be housed in winter, 
they have roosted, and a small quantity only which is better than 10Q| per cent, on the and tho fruit is two seasons in coming to 
is necessary.— English paper. whole cost. Whoro land is cheaper and tho maturity.— JY. E. Farmer. 
—not for “spoils” but for conquest; and 
while at war no living thing could exist in 
tho vicinity. Thoy stung a largo flock of 
obligod to mako haste to avoid their sting. 
A little after six o’clock quiet was restored 
and tho living bees returned to their hives, 
leaving tho slain almost literally covering 
ontly stationed as sontinels to watch tho 
enemy. Only two young swarms wero en¬ 
tirely destroyed, and aside from tho terri¬ 
ble slaughter of boos, no othor injury was 
dono. Noithor party was victorious, and 
they only ceased on tho approach, of night, 
and from utter prostration. Tho occasion of 
this strange warring among tho bees is not 
oasily accounted for ; and thoso most conver¬ 
sant with their mangement never before wit¬ 
nessed or hoard of such a spectacle as is hero 
narratod. 
To Destroy Vermin in Fowls. —With a 
KYAN1ZING TIMBER. 
I • - 
John Reynolds, of Vermont says in tho 
• JVew England Farmer 4 : 
) “ I can inform you, that our timber which 
. has been saturated with copperas and ex¬ 
posed to all weather for forty years, is per¬ 
fectly sound and hard, and has become 
something of tho nature of stone. Timber 
1 that has been soaked in copperas water, say 
ono pound copporas to one pail of water, 
will last more than twice as long as that 
which has not been thus prepared.” 
From certain thoorotical reasons wo are 
inclined to give credence to tlio above state¬ 
ment, and should like to hear from any of 
our readers who may have tried tho plan. 
There aro probably other chemical sub¬ 
stances that would accomplish the object 
bettor, but copperas (sulphate of iron) is 
cheap (not moro than a cent a pound by 
tho quantity) and easily soluble in water, so 
that it is practically tho best known sub- 
stanco for increasing tho durability of 
wood. 
A NEW PATENT LOCK. 
Tiie key-bit of this lock is composed of a 
sories of closely packed cylindrical disks of 
different sizes. The key-hole is a small cyl¬ 
indrical cavity closed at tho bottom, and 
when open has no connection with tho tum¬ 
blers or any part of tho interior of tho lock. 
Tho key-bit is attached to tho handle by a 
spring connection, and when the operator 
introduces them and commences to turn 
tho key, the first operation of tho lock is to 
separate tho bit from the handle; as he 
turns, tho former is carried in tho cylindri¬ 
cal opening away from the handle ; a solid 
metal block occupies tho place of the cylin¬ 
der ; tho key-hole is entirely closed ; the bit 
moves on and lifts the tumblers, and. by a 
continuation of the turning motion, the bolt 
is finally retracted. A reverse motion of 
tho handle shoots the bolt, drops the tum- 
blors, carries tho key-bit beneath tho han¬ 
dle, reattaches it thereto, and, when the lat¬ 
ter is withdrawn, the key aperture is again 
in its place and exposed. 
Powder enough to fill the cylinder is all 
that can be introduced into the lock, and 
its explosion therein damages it no more 
than it would a pistol barrel of tho same size. 
This now lock has attracted much at¬ 
tention. It is simple in its details has no 
long trains of motions depending on each 
other, is not liable to get out of order, and 
has, when locked and unlocked by those un¬ 
acquainted witb*Mts operation, been pro¬ 
ductive of no little mirth. It fairly stoals 
tho hit away from the handle, and leaves 
tho latter only in the grasp of tho astonish¬ 
ed experimenter, who, as he turns, finds tho 
lock unlocked, but tho key propor gone, 
and every aperature into the lock com¬ 
pletely closed. Until he is undeceived, he 
is apt to imagine that tho whole affair is 
somo jugglers apparatus, constructed for 
his mystification, and not for legitimate 
uso as a door fastener.— Pat. Office Report. 
POTATO HARVESTERS. 
Three patents for machines to dig pota¬ 
toes have been granted. Tho first of these 
consists of an axle and a pair of wheels, 
drawn by a pair of horses, and around said 
axle, which moves with the wheels, a drum 
or cylinder is arranged, and armed with 
rows of radial teeth, while immediately be¬ 
hind and benoath, and in the same curve 
with the periphery of the said radial teeth 
on said drum, is arranged a fixed rake 
which has the ends of its curved teeth at 
the lowest part of tho machine, while its 
rear part and head extend upward and 
backward in the curve of tho said drum to 
tho highest part of tho machino. 
Operation. —As the machino is drawn for¬ 
ward astride tho row of potatoes to bo dug, 
tho rake teoth of tho fixed rake run into, 
or under, tho hills of potatoes, while tho ra¬ 
dial teeth on the drum sweep backward 
along the potatoes towards tho curved 
teeth, and as tho dir.t falls out the potatoes 
are carried rearward and upward between 
the drum teeth and the curved rako head, 
and when at the top of tho drum they roll 
oft’ into tho cart body. 
A second machine of this character has 
also been patented, substitutingjfor the radi¬ 
al teeth on tho drum a series of stiff brush¬ 
es, and for the upper portion of tho curved 
rake head, in tho rear of the drum, an end¬ 
less belt of open work slats, or their equiva¬ 
lent, for the purpose of allowing the dirt to 
fall out, and to carry up tho potatoos and 
deliver them into tho cart body.— lb. 
Ox Yoke. —Tho device claimed is the use 
of a pair of rods, and a pair of chains work¬ 
ing on pulleys and imbedded within the yoke. 
Said chains and rods are connected with 
the sliding sectional pieces that hold the 
bows. The operation of tho devices is, 
that when either one of the bows is moved 
from or towards tho central part of the 
yoko, the other bow is moved equally, and 
so enables tho animals to work at different 
but always equal, distances from oach oth¬ 
er.— lb. 
Neck Yoke for Horses. —This yoke is 
made in tho ordinary form of neck yokes 
for spans of horses, but has tho rods at the 
ends (into each of which is fitted a ring of 
the ordinary kind) controlled by spiral 
springs, one at each end, allowing the rods 
to slide out and in, to a certain extent, and 
in the samo manner as the rod plays in the 
ordinary spring balanco ; so that any sud¬ 
den movement of one horse would not jerk 
his mate, in consequence of tho yielding ac¬ 
tion of tho spring. 
Improvement in Screw Presses.— An 
improvement for reducing the friction in 
screw presses, has been made by Duncan E. 
NcMillan, of Jackson, Tenn., who has taken 
measures to secure a patent for tho same, 
I ho nature of the improvement consists in 
the omploymont, between tho end of tho 
screw and the follower, of a series of rollers 
furnished with flanges, working in such a 
manner betwixt tho edges of a revolving 
ring and the tramways between which the 
rollers run, so as to keop the rollers in place 
and prevent thrust in the bearings of their 
journals, thereby saving much wear and 
consequent expense.— Sci. Am. 
New Self-Acting Press.- —Measures 
have been taken to securo a patent for a 
self-acting press, by S. R. Holt, of Worth¬ 
ington, Ohio. The nature of the invention, 
consists in constructing the press in such a 
manner that the weight of the article to bo 
pressed, and also that of a certain portion 
ot tho press, aro rendered available as the 
motive power tor facilitating operations and 
increasing tho action of the press, whereby 
the pressing is performed gradually in a 
very efficient manner, and with an economy 
of labor.— Sci. Am. 
Machine for Scourii'g Knives and 
Forks.— Two cylindrical brushes, touching 
and slightly entering or “mashing” into 
each other, revolve together in the same di¬ 
rection (as to the adjacent sides, viz: down¬ 
ward) with equal velocity. The knifo is in¬ 
troduced between them, and the small ex¬ 
tent ot the surface of contact in this ar¬ 
rangement is favorable to a perfect action 
ot tho bristles upon overy part of tho sur¬ 
face ot the article, while tho brushes can bo 
constantly replenished with the scouring 
material by taking it up from a trough be¬ 
neath them.— lb. 
fbmestk Orconumri. 
APPLE DUMPLINGS. 
Make a good paste; pare somo large ap¬ 
ples, cut them in quarters, take out the 
cores, and in place of them put in a clove 
and a pico of lemon peel cut very thin ; take 
a piece of crust enough for one apple, roll 
it round, put the quarters together and roll 
tho crust round it with a little flour in vour 
hand. Have a pot of water boiling, take a 
clean cloth, dip it into the water, shako 
flour over it, and tio each dumpling by it¬ 
self, put them in. and keep the water boil¬ 
ing all the time ; if the apples be not largo 
half an hour will boil them. When thoy 
aro done enough, take them up, lay them 
on a dish, throw fino sugar over them, and 
send them to table with fresh melted but¬ 
ter in a boat, and fine beaten sugar in a 
saucer. Some persons boil apple dumplings 
without tying them in a cloth, but they are 
apt to break and spoil. 
Poultry and Eggs.— Fowls like the warm 
southern aspect, where they can huddle to¬ 
gether in the sun during tho middle of the 
day. Provide them such a place and plen¬ 
ty ot food, such as corn, barley, wheat, cob- 
meal, mixed with scalding water or hot po¬ 
tatoes, with occasional feeds of the flesh of 
young calves, plucks of sheep, and constant 
access to pure water gravel, old mortar, 
oyster or clam shells, and bones, all broken 
finely, and thoy will yield eggs in abun¬ 
dance through the cold weather. 
Rich Baked Apple Pudding. — Pare 
twelve large apples, take out the cores, and 
put them into a saucepan with four or fivo 
spoonfuls of water; boil them till they are 
soft and thick; beat them well and stir in a 
pound of loaf sugar, the juico of three lem¬ 
ons, tho peel of two lemons cut thin and 
beat fine in a mortar, two drops of oil of 
cinnamon, and tho yolks of eight eggs beat¬ 
en up ; mix all together, put in a puff-paste 
to bako it; when it is nearly dono, throw 
over it a little grated loaf sugar. 
Best Method of Preparing Quinces for 
the Table. —We know from personal obser¬ 
vation that few persons aro acquainted with 
the bost mothod of preparing quinces for 
the table; it is simply this:—Bake them 
removo the skin, slice and serve with cream 
and sugar. Prepared in this manner many 
prefer them to tho peach. If you have 
never oaten them prepared in this way, try 
it by all means, and you will thank us for 
the suggestion .—Farming Mirror. 
A Light Pie Crust.—A light pio crust 
may be made by rubbing into one pound of 
flour two ounces of butter worked into a 
cream, and ono spoonfnl of carbonate of so¬ 
da : dissolve with water half a tea-spoonful 
of tartaric acid, and pour it over the ingre¬ 
dients, quickly adding a sufficiency of water 
to make it the proper stiffness for tho crust. 
This is still better when a well-beaten egg 
is added to tho flour, &c., before tho water 
is put in. 
To Make Crackers. —Ono quart of flour 
with two ounces of butter rubbed in; one 
toaspoonful of Sal sera t us in a wine glass of 
warm water; half a teaspoonful of salt, and 
milk enough to rub it out. Beat it half an 
hour with a pestlo, cut it into thin round 
cakos, prick them, and set them in the oven 
when other things are taken out. Let them 
bake till crisp. 
Lavender Water.— If you would have 
speedily, without the trouble of distillation, 
a water impregnated with tho flavor of lav¬ 
ender, put two or three drops of tho oil of 
spike and a lump of sugar into a pint of 
clear water or spirits of wine, and shake 
them well together in a glass vial with a 
narrow neck. This water, though not dis- 
| tilled, is very fragrant. 
