Litchfield enquirer., 1831-10-20
CInER.

40 130ttte CaueTs~--IO O me anu lnlprOvI the flavor of one hogshead, take a gallon O good French brandy, with a half an ounce of cochineal, one pound of alum, and three pounds of sugar candy brnise them al well in mortar, and infuse them in tho brandy for day or two; then mix the whole with your cider, and stop it close fol five or six months, after which, if fine, bot tie it off. The brandy will prevent the bottles from bursting.
 I'O restore Sour Cider.--H cider gets sour mix quart of honey with quart oI brandy or pure spirits. to which add d little salt of tartar, all mixed together, and put in- to the cask of cider.
 Io rejfne and purify Cider.-W When the juice of apples has not been well purified, it soon corrupts; the dregs which remain mixed with the liquor, being small pieces ei the apples which give the cider an unpleas- ant rotten taste. In order to purify it, use isinglass fnings; and to prevent the cider from growing sour, put little emustard in 1t. I0 cure cider sOhich is Pricked.-To prevent cider from becoming prickcd or to cure it when it is so, put little pearl-ash or other mild alkali into the cask. A lump of chalk broken in pieces and thrown in, is also very good. Salt and tartar, ! when the cider is about to be used, is also | recommended.
 I'o rcfae Cider and gioe it e fne Am- ! Der cOlor.-Take the whites of six eggs, with a handful of fine beach sand, washed clean; stir them we'll together, then boil q quart of molasses down to candy, and cool it by pouring in cider, and put it to- gether with the eggs and sand into barrel When thus managed, it will keep for many years. Molasses alone will also refine ci- der, and give it higher color, but to pre- vent the molasses from causing the cider to prick, let an equal quantity of brandy be put in with it. Skinned milk, with some lime slacked in it and mixed with it., or with the white of eggs with the shells bro- ken in, is also good for clarifying cider, and all other liquors, when well mixed with them piece of fresh bloody beef, | cut into small pieces, and put into the cask, will also refine the liquor, and serve for il to feed on.-N. Y. Farmer.
 Case of Bee, self-dccapitated.-We tpaid a very interesting visit short time ago, to gentleman, who is keen observer of nature, and whose great experience in apiaries has not only been productive of much curious information relating to tue economy of bees, but which has oftenbeen directly useful to numerous persons, who maintain apiaries, in order to supply oul 1 market with honey. This anecdote was related to us whilst examining his well constructed hives. .s .s#
 "A large humble bee, strayed near to one of his hives, and alighted near the en- trance. Instantly he was attacked by great numbers of bees. One of them, seeking favorable opportunityof lodging his sting under one of the rings of the hum- ble-bec, made fierce blow--but the sting striking upon the hard and bright corslet, glanced off; and as it is the habit of the bee in the act of striking, to bend the head towards the tail, the sting, upon this occa- sion, entered deeply into his own head After many powerful exertions to extricatt Fit, at length the entire head came oti, anc remained attached to the tail. The insect now gravely with its feelers, began to paw about his neck, as fit examine the nature of tho accident which had occurred to it spinning round, and feeling and then stop ping for while. In about twenty minute the insect was exhausted and dicd.' x
 DasORDERs AND THEIR CURES.
 There AKs numerous disorders of the m I imal economy, which not immediatel threaieN life; but continuance of whic l is attended with good deal of bodily dis ! comfort and mental uneasiness. Of these the most common, and the most prolific 0 \ suffering, are disorders of the stomach an' bowels. It may be safely affirmed, that Il protracted disorders of those parts. indeed we may say protracted disorders of any kind, no. permanent relief can be obtained lexccpt by an avoidance of the causes Whicl | first produced them, and new and ration I al mode of living, which includes the kint and quantity of food and the hours for re- past, exercise of body and mind period fo l sleep, IEc. Present pain may be mltgatet and lifo saved by medicine, but no drug, Q combination of drugs, whether prescribe' by physician, or vended ' for the goo' of mankind'' by living quack, will giv. I permanent relief; nay, if constantly used lit will aggravate the complaint. Let U enumerate some of the common disorder for which people take so much physic 6rst bv Inc advice of their friends, wh' were affected in just the same way; next Al fl