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cf a sufficient supply of moisture from the soil, with excess of humidity ir 
the air, particularly if the plants be exposed to a temperature below that 
to which they have been accustomed. 7 * The remedy which he recommends 
is, to 4i give water rather profusely once a week, or nine days, even if the 
weather proves showery. 77 —See N. E. Farmer , vol. i, p. 414. * 
Use .—The use of peas for soups, and other culinary purposes, is well 
known. They are likewise very serviceable in fattening hogs, for which 
purpose they should be harvested dry, and ground into meal. If the straw 
be forward in autumn, and has been harvested without injury, it will be lit¬ 
tle inferior to ordinary hay for feeding cattle. 
“ In boiling split peas, some samples, without reference to variety, fall or 
moulder down freely into pulp, while others continue to maintain their 
form. The former are called boilers. This property of boiling depends on 
the soil: stiff land, or sandy land that has been limed or marled, uniformly 
produces peas that will not melt in boiling, no matter what the variety may 
be. 77 — Loudon. 
“ When peas are sown before winter, or early in spring, they are very 
apt to be eaten by mice. To prevent this, soak the peas, for a day or two 
in train oil, before you sow them, which will encourage their vegetation 
and render them so obnoxious to mice that they will not eat them. 7 7 -r- Do¬ 
mestic Encyclopedia. 
PEPPER, RED. 
Capsicum.—Piment Fr .—Spanischer Pfeffer , Ger. 
This plant requires a warm, rich soil, and a favorable exposure. The 
seeds may be placed in rows, three feet apart, or in hills, at that distance 
from each other. In dry w’eather they will need watering, and should be 
kept clear of weeds by frequent hoeing. The seeds are best preserved b) 
running a string through the pods, and hanging them in a dry place. 
Use .—“ Pepper is an excellent spice, which should always be coarsely 
ground, and eaten only with fat, smoked, or tough animal food; with cab¬ 
bages, cucumbers, and other flatulent and cold vegetables; and likewise 
with fish, and all substances that are difficult to be digested. On the conti 
nent of Europe, this spice is highly esteemed for its efficacy in relieving, 
flatulency, weak, or impaired digestion, and the giddiness which generally 
accompanies the complaint last mentioned. For this purpose, from six tc 
ten grains are directed to be swallowed every morning, previously to taking 
food ; such practices, however, ought to be adopted only in cases where the 
stomach is in a high degree vitiated, or the patient has been habituated tc 
the free use of spices and spirituous liquors. 77 — Bom. Encut . 
