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: Mem JefSf9.-DnClef {Nditiirs NJ. h.s
Smith, the excellent aph worthy Colleci
Z ter OF Perth Amboy, Middlesex couniy,
NJ. T., has been removed his week 10
make room for ohe Of ihf mosLylelenl par
tizan Locos 10 New jersey, by the name
ofBrinLey.
We hear Of no comply ni being made
qain,l Dr.. Smithcand Hresume that none
was necessary. except MAT he would not
Violate Tyler's circalafEby interfering M
elections. and sd he wa4Temoyed 9 make
room lot one who wooN
If1bis al does ubt seenre ihecoua-
" of Middlesex for the sWhig, which las
wear elected full Lecb ticket, We much
mistake the chaGacseT Of the gallini Wings
OF that veteran county. To 5. GgS..
sTax PoLYpi 1.-The Rolyfi - one 81 The
most curious~of tbe aEfimal wotld, sndi
feeds upon insects f. gomelime shafpens
that two polypilay holdol thesame VOID
and when they meet,.lone swallows the
other; but their siomacbs. like those Tall
other animals, beiag incapable Of digett
mo living subslanee. alter an hour or two,
The one which has been swallowed ISSUES
out The manner IN which these animals
propagate their kind isl not less remarka-
bie-Fitst. there appear .smalltabueies on
the sides, which in fesA days assume the
shape OF small polypi{ Before ills sepa-
rated from the parent, lhe young one seiz
es its food and il is often. the case tbal il
becomes a pareet befdre being detached.
therefrom. The nffesirncl ibtIiiy 81 their
life is most Astonishing When cutIn two
they will join themselves together, and
when cut in two and scattered, each Rait
forms " and entire Animal. They may
also be turned inside ont. aud even grail
ed together. THIS remarkable ro&er Of
Reproduction gave l9em the ScIealihc
name of hydra, in alluYion 10 the fabulous
i monster .. that name.
Tomato 1.-The publication of the foilose-
ing rec iPe VIII prove acceptable TO some oionr
readers at The present time.
=, Take Xix popnds d sugar. TO one peck.
{or 10 pounds) of the fruit. Scah aud
remove the kin Of The fruit IN The usual
way. Cook iAem oSfr a FIRE, their own
juice being sufficient without the add.
tion Of water until The sugar peneirates
and they are clarified. They are then
taken out spread on dishes, aarened and
dried in the sun. A small quantity olthe
syrup should BE occasionally spfinkled
over them whilst drying alter which,
pack1hem down in bikes, treating each
LAYER with poWd fsd sugar. The syrup
ir afterwards concentrated and bottled for
use. They keep we'll from year 10 year
and retain surprisingly their flavor. which
is nearly that 81 The begl quality Of fresh
3. figs The pear shaped orsingle tcmatoe.
.answerihe purpose best. Ordinary brown
sugar may be used, large portion o
3. which is retained in syrup.
Tomato Pickles.-Take tomatoes wher
twothirds Iipe- prick them full Of hole
with fork Then make strong brine
boil and skimI i. When cool, INT you
tomatoes in: let them remain eight days
/ and then, take oct aud put them ln<wesL
vinegar. Let The lay twenty fopr hours
4 then take them out add lay laying Of 'o7
=. matoes, then a thia laying Of oniohs, Will
a easpoonfulE each pr cinnamon cloves
\ and pepper, and table sPooriol Of mus
tard then pour on sharp vinegar. 70,
may put themin jas, If you like.-.hicht
gan Farmer
70 MAKE LbAF BEEAD- HoT BREAK
grAsT CARES BucKwHEATCAKEs, Sc
Superior ,o.a1y thing Of the kind befor'
FFsedueetf-Nllx. dry. and well rubbe'
toge iher, two teaspoons full Of Cream o
Tartar, with enc quart O. flour-theI
y dissolve three foutths 81 teaspoon fall 0
Il super Carbonate of soda in a. sufhcen
quantity Of unskimmed sweet milk, mil
the whole together and bake imm ediate
~. Ifwater be usedlinslead Of milk, ado
lille Shortening.
9 Ii the above directions be Smelly fol
lowed, bread sill be produced of supeH
, OF lightness and whiteness-and no person
having once tasted Oft made 10 this way
would willingly Ies5F: to the common
method Of producing The sisR Of lie. ~
SlHEEp HusBANnRa As lhsre appear,
so-be disposition in many ps1sans 10 the
Ri Eastward TO change their residences with
a view Of ep gaging ID The sheep husband
\ ~, we woaId state Or the inform alton o
allsuch, thatIin Allegheny county. Mary
land, there ate large bodies Of lands al
mirabls ADAPTED 10 such purposes, swhicl
might be procured al prices whichwo
be- cheap when cqmpared with thos'
which prevail al abe Eastward Anl
when we SAY thas{here IS no section o
our country. better suited 70 al The pur
poses Of grazing than Is The county "
have named. We batIepeat The opinion Q
sll who have examined il With an observ
ing eye and correc; Judgment. !.
.4aegicaa Farmer.
Sammer ComplaiAt--.4 Care. --Th
best thing that cam be done for youn
children, suffering ander tbs complain
IS 10 battle the stomach frequently wit
French Brandy IN which cloves aIlspic
and cinnamon have been STEPPED. /,
oestto place the bottle Of brandy with III
spicss ia il 10 the saR for several day
Put a Aannel bandage aronnd thessiomsc
Of the child, and moisien il freqpenil
with the brandy thus prepared. The ed
tor Of this paper has had treated two cas-
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