The people's press, and Addison County Democrat. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1838-1841, 1840-01-07

- struck through IN ABOUT thtee "SeA"' oN
ne hairs in four.
Smoking is the next important part OF ID
business, and should be well done. or good b. !
.on canno, be made Smoke houses are usu-
ally 100 small; the meat hangs too crowded
md TOO near the fire. The pieces should by
10 means touch the wall or each other. but
space for the free circulation of the smoke
should in all cases be allowed. The tame re-
onreI for smoking is the same as that ior SAY
,ng-four weeks fer hans three weeks Tor
shoulders, and two weeks for the other pieces.
or mddliugs. Damp weather is improper for
smoking meat, as the bacon, from the damp
ness ina, is ant to settle on the meat, acquires
= hitter favor in some respects like that given
o. pyroligneons acid. Sound maple chips or
blocks of hickory wool, are chosen TOR sinok-
inr meat, though the celebrated Hamburg
tans are smoked with oak wood hioEe nc
smoke house should be at moderate temper
a,are, as tina, will greatly assist in preventing
.ne aS,e..ance Of dampness Oh The meat. Two
!t.es daY, If properly made. vi! finish The
s,poEinr IN the time specified above. Some
,orow occasionally powdered red pepper OF
;he fire, as i; is said to prevent The attacks OF
insects on tho bacon afte: smoking, and some
what improves the favor.
r the smoke house can be kept perfectly
secure against the entrance OF insects, and IS
dalk and cool, the bacon may be lett in II al
wanted for use bat there arc few houses OF
this description, AMI on the approach OF warm
weather must be taken down aud packed away
secure till required for the table. Sat, clean
hickory ashes, or oats, will secure 1t from IN
eccts or dripping, ii placed IN dry cool post
;ion.--Et is sometimes kept hy white washing
The surfaces, by dipping the hams in strong Icy,
which converts the surilce into kind OF soap,
ami Sometimes by sewing them up closely IN
cotton. PROBABLY ti:e best mode, however, in
nl respects, is 10 pack them down in powdered
charcoal, which will not ony cffectuaay ex-
cule all insects whatever, but By keeping the
meat dry. and correcting any tendency 10 un.
pleasant flavor keep the meat IN good order
Tor any length oftime.
THE BEST FORM FOR Mould BOARD.
We are glad to find that the manufacture
ers OF cast iron plougb5 are generally I'M
proving the patterns Of their mould boards
for greensward, by making them longer
and less concave curving. 1t has been an
error to make them 50 short as heretofore.
and another error was the making them
too curving. hence they were not SO easy
70 hold, and they also became clogged with
dirt which made much more friction. This
coating Of dirt was a lesson to the manufac-
turer which ought to have been regarded
long ere this. 1t told him that this cavity
ought to have been filed Up. A mould
board and share should combine the
properties of what may be called spiral
wedge, and hence the rules lad down long
ago BY Jefferson. that the more strelght
lines that we get in it the better.
We believe a wooden mould board, and
of course the turn of a pattern for an iron
one. might BE- very cxpeditiously made by
weans Of one Of the "up and d0iCn' saws
which we often times find III the shops of
wheclwrights for saving out icilics TO
wheels This saw is in fact a sawmill IN
miniature. being a small narrow saw that
moves up and down in vertical frame.
By taking peice Of timber otthe required
size and length. let the saw enter, push the
stick forward sufficiently fast to feed the
saw and at the same time turn 1t a little
over on its axis The cut of the saw would
represent the twist of a screw but present
straight sidesb both across and longitudinaliy
We have never seen this tried but it look
right to us in the minds eye" Why vii
not some one who hason of these machine
try it, and let us know the resuit.-lUain
Farmer.
The following from the S.. Clairsville, Ohio
Gazette, is beautiful illustration ofLumsn SO
cety:
"a gold watch is generally regarded as
very valuable appendage 10 a lady.s side
1t combines establishment with utility ii
happy proportions. 1t bespcaks rank ant
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lady ever forgot heI
watch. And how many ladies. who canno