Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-06-02

tended for the carriage il is best 10
proceed rs above before they are back
ed. In two Instances they have nos
been handled till after I wears old; but
we're then very difficult to break. IL
the colt e'inoes . vicious disposition,
and IS disposed TO kick, il is advisable
10 put on gears with breeding, and
let that be worn for several hours. some
days before putting il TO the plough
IL then can do no harm il IL kicked,
and may kick ill perfectly accus,om-
ed TO the breeching. as experienced
on one occasion. 1 have never VET
Jailed 10 break horses TO harness, ia a
single instance. according To- the above
plan; although several have been after
wards spoiled by being placed ia bad
hands.
Rules for making good butter. lit
you have four or FIVE cows, il is best 10
churn every day and by no means less
frequent than every other day. Ii you
cannot churn every day, throw into
the cream when gathered q handful OF
nice salt. In very warm weather, when
milk sours soon, put , hcaping table
spooniu's 81 salt IN every pail Ut milk
before strainiug. The quantity as we'll
as the quality Of the butter is greatly
improved by this method. II you have
ice.put a small piece into every pan If
milk, and also into the cream when YOU
ohurn. IL you have no ice, put tho
cream into pail. and hang il into the
well. twelve hours before churning.-
In the warm season. cream shoalI be-
SKINNED as soon as it 10 in the least
sour, and IN the coolest weather milk
should not stand more than thirty. six
or torty-eiSht hours. The utmost caro-
should be taken TO keep every article
used in making buttcr.perfsctly sweet,
by frequent and thorough scalding.
Jour. of Humanity.
French method Of making Mortar
for building. The method u.ed by
The masons IN some parts Of France. is
To put the lime in a sort Of trough rais-
ed on tour legs, about eighteen inches
from the ground, and then to pour IA
sufficient water to slack the lime, add
my, when properly Stacked. more wa
ter, and stirring il until il IL about the
consisteBce of Thin milk. At one end
of the trough is a hole four inches
square, covered with a wire grating,
aud closed by wooden slide or shut
ter; when the lime has been rendered
liquid as above, the shutter or slide /,
withdrawn, and the fluid runs out
through the wire grating into a reser-
volr. formed on the ground by the we'll
siited sand or drift, with which sand or
drift tie fluid lime is subsequently,
mixed To make the mortar. l. not this
cleaner way than our clumsy one ot
sitting the lime IN the streets or road.
through n coarse sieve. Covering with a
destructive white powder every ihing
near. and putting out the eyes at pas
sers by: IL also makes better mcr-
tar.
Hydropho5ia. As the horrible dis
rase appears 60 be prevalent at III.
time throughout the country, all infor-
nation calculated TO fleet q cure is de-
sirable. The following preventive OF
this malady is from the ..American
Journal OF Science" and is said 10 have
been discovered by the French Che
mist and Surgeon. NJ. Costcr, who
highly recommends it. Its this, "that
chlorine has the power TO 6econpose
and destroy the deadly poison OF the
saliva of the mad dog" The article
(ohlorine) is cheap, and should. IN con
junction with the mode Of using u, be
IA the possession &C every family, be
cause delay will r~tlcr il sbortive.
1t IS prepared and applied in tho FOL
lowing manner:
Make strong wash by disso.Vin.
two table spoonful q tho chlOruret OF
lime ia hall pat &c water, and in.
stantly and repeatedly bhihc the part
bitten. The poison will in this way
be deoomposed. IL has proved sue
sessful when applied IN 1x hours at
ter the animal has been bitten.
4 speedy and certain remedy for
rhilblains - chalk, dipped ~ vinegar.
Dip a piece VI chalk IN vinegar, and
rub u gently over the surface of the
Chiljia,3.
Isinglass, boiled IN spirits Of wine,
will produce . hue transparent cement.
which will unite broken glAss 80 a. 10
render the fracture almost imperCept,-
Die. aud perfectly see9re.
TO produce EaylD (aIJaOfs.-Av,i.