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The plan is for him to spend a - .. y -m M , s a . a . * it year ?n England, in tno examination 01 (he Husbandry and Rural Economy of that country; and a year on the continent, in the examination of French, Flemish, Swiss, and German Husbandry, and especially the Agricultural or Manual ; Labor Schools and the Experimental Farms. -v It is thought that such an examination, -as yet never undertaken by an American, might, if Well conducted, essentially condwee to the advancement of agricultural 'knowledge and improvement in thiscoun. try, and especially serve the cause of ruth! and practical education, which is now exciting great interest throughout the United States. The. general plan of the survey will conform to Mr. Cofmnn's Sur. toy of the .Agriculture of Massachusetts. n .It is proposed to publish his reports in uoccesthre numbers. The first number S expected to appear by the first of Jannssy,?tl849> and sooner if practicable. The rest ?f the numbers will follow in i jsonvenisnt succession, at intervals of tbs or three months. I. *Pk. ?.J. Ml I ; 1 m. HO wnuro wum will WJ cumpiwu III Wight, oV it nKMt ton numbers, of at least 100 pages each, handsomely printed in fcti octavo form, stitched and covered, and embellished with necessary and use. 'fal drawings and engravings, title pages, and index. cost win be 50 cents each num. tar, to subscribers. Gentlemen who sub. Scribe, are understood as subscribing fur .Aba whole work. As the enterprise involves of necessity a large expense, it is expected that one ^dollar per copy wiU be paid on subscrib'hg'; or, otherwise,-one dollar on the deHvery bf the first nnmber; one on the delivery wf the second namber; one on the delivery of the fifth number ; one on .the delivery of the seventh number; and -one on the delivery of the ninth number, -ahould the work be extended to ten num. bers. Mr. Caiman will leave for Europe as -soon as the subscription will warrant the wdnhkisg. An early return is reepectfally requested of gentlemen to whom this is sunt, addrasssd to Henry Colman, Rochester, If. Y.j to Little da Brown, Beaton, Mass.; or to Luther Tucker, Cultivator Office, Albany, If# Y. Yt will be seen from the above adver. fakement, that the subscriber contemplates a tour in Europe for agricultural inquiry and observation. This enterprise has been commenced under the encouragement of H>ma of the most distinguished friends and advocates of agricultural improve. men! ?* the country ; end with a strong conviction on hie own part, after giving Co it the moet mature consideration, that no manner could ho, in his humble sphere, render so essential a service to the great cause which lie has so long had heart, tho cause of an improved husbandry, and the enlargement of the coin. Torts and the elevation of the character end condition of the rural classes. He Km had the greatest satisfaction in Hading so cheerful and liberal aco.operation in his enterprise, not merely of ^personal friends, but of gentlemen in va. rious parte of tho country, upon whose kindness he had no claim, from an avowed Conviction of tho great utility of the un. dertslun* if il < ?? k?. ?i?ii ?1?1 - ? .. ...... w noil DAVVUItUl*** The Massachusetts Society for promoting grieuHurr, with that signal liberality and intelligence hy which thoir measures -hare always been directed, have sub. etrilied for one hundred copies of the Repotts, intending them for distribution in agricultural premiums, or otherwise. The Worcester County Agricultural Society of Massachusetts, which mny justly claim the character of a pattern society in its - t ... |? ? . CHERi ' . it' zeal and the practical wisdom of its measures for agricultural improvement* have appropriated two hundred dollars from its funds for the same object. The Essex County Agricultural Society* Mass.* have* as in the former case, distinctly and emphatically approved the object by tlioir resolutions* and added the more substantial encouragement of a subscription for twenty-five copies* with the exprcssion of their regret that* on nccOurit of recent drafts upon their funds, they were unable to do more. The Berkshire Agricultural Society in Massachusetts, at an informal meeting of the Board of Trustees, hare likewise pledged their liberal co-operation, which will be confirmed at their regular meeting. The Ontario Agricultural Society, N. Y.. besides passing resolutions highly commendatory of the project, have followed In the footsteps of the Worcester Agricultural Society.? These are all the agricultural societies in the country before rfrhich the subject has, as yet, been brought. A single public spirited individual in the county of Seneca, Judge Sackett, has made himself personally responsible for one hundred copies of the Reports, for that society and county. Another individual, near Boston, whose patronage of every good enterprise is well known, and whom lieaven seems to have blessed with wealth only that he might do good with it, has made a subscription for one hundred copies. Another individual, equally distinguished through a long life for his public spirit, has q^ibscribed for fifty copies. Thirteen individuals have subscribed for taenty-five copies each ; five, for ten each; and many for five and lesser numbers. Indeed, the subscription has scarcely been presented to an individual who has refused his aid, or hesitated as to the utility of the project; and embraces many of the best names in the country. The subscriber would do great injustice to hiaown grateful feelings, if he did not acknowledge in those subscriptions, much of personal kindness and confidence, testimonials of regard and good will which he cannot tow highly estimate ; but at the same time, he is equally hnppy in knowing that nothing of this sort would have been done, were not the object itself r i i_ ? - i - wi* - in ncHnowiwugca punuc utility. It may be said lhat English or Europe, an agriculture cannot be adapted to our condition. A difference in climate, in soil, in tho price of, or facility of procuring labor, and in various circumstances which are obvious, must, of course, materially affect the agriculture of eneh country}; hut, at the snmo time, there isuet be much that is goneral which is equally applicable to both. In countries where the agricultural art has l>een carried to so great a degree of perfection as in England and some parts of the continent, thero must be a great deal to be learned, which cannot fail to be highly instructive and useful. If it be said that this csn be learned from books, wo can only reply that it is books upon this subject, which we design to put into the hands of our farmerii; and with this difference i The accounts wo have had of foreign sgriculture have been, in most instances, from foreigners themselves. In such cases, it is to be expected, from their long familiarity with their own course of husbnndry, that many things would escape notice or not be deemed worthy of observation, and yet in themselves quite important, which would at once strike the notice of a stranger ; and it is our object to ennlllfl (Ha tm?r;i?nn r.- 1 - - UIM1CI IU |U()K Ul foreign agriculture with American eyes. Bat many improvements are now going on, in England in particular, of the high, eat importance, in some respects vastly reducing the expenses of cultivation ; in some, more than doubling the crops.? The process of sub-soil ploughing and under-ground draining, the practice of irrigation, the introduction of a variety of new manures?manures of a portable, concentrated, and most active character, are matters exciting great attention, and of which, besides the information obtained from foreign agricultural periodicals, much more is doubtless to be learnt from personal inquiry and observation. The product of wheat has been in many parts of Great Britain actually doubled by im. | proved modos of culture. What can ho more important than to know precisely and fully what theso modes can lie? The quality of the dairy products of England, and of some parts of the dffhti. nent, are universally admitted to bo much superior to our own in general, and in most markets in tho world, they command a higher price. It must be a grrnt gain, if by any exact information to be obtained abroad, our dairy produce, as most certainly can l?o done, can be brought into an equal competition with others. The new Tariff laws of England, now pro? ? r/ ->...? to upnn ivngush ports to mnny of! our agricultural products, especially in J the nrticles of cured provisions, it is obviously of high importance tolcnrn precisely in what form they may bo best sent in. to their markets, since the success of such i ft mmmsimMmrrtz ' inmiiaMiii \mmm**m ni \$m ' $ ^ 9^" ^ detun) '. vu? '!' ,r>l*jo-q ji.i l? I (VWEWMWtij i 11m i . . M|| i ;m.'i! ,1.11,1 HI .mil) tfUt't' lW. SOUTH-CAROLINA, r:?> ) o.'i u]/)|)iVill>9 t-'i li j , shipments must materially depend on this circumstance. The production of sijk in this country is destined to l>et or. is capnblo of bo- , coming a most important and profitable lirupch of rural industry. It if ohviously of great moment to learn tlio whole courao of treatment of the worms and the management of the filature? in Countries where (he nrt .has.been longest pursued and carried to a high degree of perfection. > ? *. 4iW Much discussion has been had in. our agricultural conventions, on the subject of establishing Experimental Farms and Agricultural or Manual Labor Schools. As yet, no such establishments can be said to exist among us but in a limited or very qualified degree. In Europe they have existed for some time; and under the pdironngo of the Government "in France, and; w believe, in pemo other States of Eurfi?<5, ^ey have been established on a liberal iSCfl!? the course of education pursued is highly -,CI* entific and enlarged. If for no other objoct than to ascertain with exactness and detail, the condition and success of these establishments, the subscriber feels that in his mission he may render a most valuable service to the country.- . / But were nothing else gained than the drawing of public attontion to these subjects, and stimulating and encouraging that awakened zeal in the cause of agricultural improvement, which is now rife throughout the country, und consequent, ly quickening our own efforts for our own progress, no small benefit to the individual ond public must accrue. The subscriber might much enlarge upon this subject, but he would not task too severely the indulgence of his render*. The expenses of the enterprise being of necessity very great, it is indisponsable that lie should procure a Urge subscription. Sufficient subscriptions havo not yet been made perfectly to secure the expenses ; but the confident expectation of completing such a number, warrants the subscriber in snying that he designs to leave in the coming spring. In the mean time, he respectfully asks of those personal friends and the friends of agriculture, throughout the country, disposed to favor the project, t> transmit their nnmcs to him at an early date. Postmasters are at liberty to do this free of expenso; and any individual procuring a number of names and becoming responsible for their payment, shall receive a very liberal coinmissipn. The amount of a subscription it is obvious, when it is considered that there will be two or three years to pay it in, is very small. It may be four?it may bo five dollars, according to the numl>er,pf the reports issued in the course of that time. No advance is desired where the undersigned is not known to tlio individual making a subscription; or where for any reason there is a reluctance in mnking such advance. The reports will be sent to all the large cities, where there are subscribers, und delivered without charge, unless where ordered to be sent by mail. After the first of March ensuing, the subscriber may be addressed by mail or otherwise at Boston, Massachusetts. OCT" The subscriber 1ms already the promise from many friends, of letters-of introduction to their friends in England or on the continent; and he begs leave to say, that he shall feel himself particularly honored and obliged by any letters of introduction to any gentleman who would welcome his mission or in any wny assist its objects, or otherwise render him any office of tivility or kindness. His objects being wholly public, he will anxiously avail himself of every advantage and facility of intercourse and observation with intelligent and respectablo persons abroad. HENRY COLMAN. Rochester, Jan. 2, 184"*. V ALU It OF rLASTBR. The subjoined extract fiorn a commanication, which appeared in the last Mas. sachusetts Ploughman, speaks in just torinsof the valuo of Plaster as a manure, and as tho experience of tho writer accords in results with our own, we give it insortion.?Am. Farmer. 'In passing through Pennsylvania, which I frequently did, I hoard much said of tho benefits of Plaster of Paris ; n great many of the farmers, I was told, would como fifty miles to Philadelphia, in tho time of Inst war, and give twenty dollars per ton for Plaster, and let their mnnure go down the stream rather than to be at the trouble to cart it on their Innds. I do a e - not spent* 01 iiiim a* approving of it, for I think ovcry farmer ought to malton* much manure lis possible. I was told the way the Dutch farmers used it there wm to I aow clovor and put one or two bushels of plaster to the acre and plough in the crop and sow wheat. I was informed in Bal. timoro thnt a great donl of land on the eastern shore of Maryland which had been worn out by rnising tobacco and corn had boon reclaimed by the use of plaster. Having got my ideas mo rniscd, the first thing I did after I got a piece of , - ' _!.** ^ , it &&W IB M W U& tiWPW-tI W. ,,.%?*, ] ? y*? f " *" i i i ii " (il li i i -i n i iii- Hi ii ' i s 07 til t< U<i1! iii' " in ??;; > !, Tuesday, February, land was (o try it, and in thro* weeks a art?i 1 applied it. On examination I fl thought aa the Queen of Sheb* did when t she visited King Solomon, the half had o not been told mo;" it was npptied to n piece of loamy soil which had recently a been laid down and one efrop of hay cut a from it. eav half a too in : the first examination after the plaster was 1 applied there was three times es much as v where thoro was none. A part of this t piece of land has been kept for a pasture g ever since ond never has been ploughed, t and I think I can safely say there is hot p another piccoof land in town that produ- ti ces more feed, it has frequently bcon * plastored since, and occasionally ashes ii have boon applied ns a top-dressing.? r The manure the cattle have dropped has t! every year been gathered up and put into l! tho manure heap, so that it has no other n dressing but plaster and ashes except the urine from the cattle. i Well, being so well plcasod with the ti roault of thissmnU experiment I tried it a n large scale on my farm with as favorable e results. On mr.ny places three bushels of -J poster would mako more grass grow than I twenty iCtda of manure. I fenced off v nine acres thai had been* fed very close v by sheep for a numhor of years; this was p the highest part where the sliccp bad gen- u erally lain through the nights; this was t< plastered at the rate of three bushels to p the acre; the next season it pastured d from May to September twelve cows, Rt h the rate of three-fourths of an acre to n ti Cow, and they had as much feed as they ri could oat. and on a great part of it we ii could havo mowed a good crop in hay ii timo. c From this time.pooplo began to use plaster considerably, and found n very < great benefit from it; many of the old pas- I' tures whicli were covered over with moss v were converted into beautiful fields of clo- h ver ; but strange to tell, just on the eve v when our pastures began to ho clothed v with a beautiful verdure and our farms f bid fair to produco double what they were f wont to do, there was a story got up by r some gossip whicli spread like wild-fire, > that this plaster which had produced such ? wonderful effects was not what it was f cracked up to bo; that it would ruin Iho | land if we continued to use it; if it did 1 not happen in our day it would in our 1 children*'; that it would run our land all t out and our children would become beg. b gars. Now ns this story, hko other bug. i> beard, has had its day, I lind they aro be- v ginnirtg very moderately to use it again, r I hope that no farmer will rest satisfied t unfit be has given it a fair trial; the * expense is very trifling ; at present I bo. \ lievo it enn be bought for two dollars per ?> ton ; that it won't cost more than twenty^ t five cents per bushel, three bushels per f acre, which is a groat plenty; that the f expense of immuring an acre is seventy, d five cents, which will pay but a small |Mirt c of tho cxponso of carting on any other c kind of manure if you had it given to you. t Wherever the plaster will do any good it r ought to ho applied ; and the only way I r know of is to try it. On some land it will I do no good I nin confident. I had n t large piece of plain on my farm, on which * I could not see the least benefit from it; i this was a deep black loam and rather I moist ; ns soon ns I went from this plain, I over nil "the bills it worked wonders. i Yours with resj>cct, Rex;. Wkerlrr. < Farminghatn, Jan. 2d. 1843. ? From the Southern Planter. | HUT A BACA. ( Messrs. Editors,?In my communica- ' tionon the culture of tho whito carrot, I 1 promised to give you my method of culti. ! fating, nnd the product of my field of 1 R ita Ilagns. 1 The picco you snw whon at my farm, 1 contained uhoul three and n half acres, ' nnd had lain in pasture a number of years; 1 it was carefully turnod over in the full of ' 1840 ; and in the spring following, cross- ' ploughed and harrowed, nnd luid out in furrown two nnd n halt* feet apart, nnd ' planted with pntnloes. The knolls, which I incline more to sand, wcro manured with ' horn.shavings and hogs' bristles, one ' handful to each set. Twelve rows through ' the middlo were manured with salt mack- 1 crel, which were spoiled, half a fish toev- ' ery set. It was nn unfavorable season ' for potataes, n severe drought in the sum- ' mer having injured their growth. Tho J rows manured with the salt fish, I noticed, ' stood tho drought much better than nny 1 other pnrt of the field ; vinos large and of a dark healthy color, when tho others were brown nnd shrivelled, and on digging 1 wo found them of a large and even sizo, 1 nnd of excellent quality, and the yield fur | hotter than nny othor port of tho field. ' Last winter, I purchasod twenty-six 1 (wo horse loads of tho rufuso of a gluo factory, consisting of lime, bones, wool, huir, nnd pioccs of pelt, some of which had lain for two or three years. To twenty loads , of this I added forty loads of yard manure, , and had it well mixed. In the spring it ] was ploughed seven inches deep, and left | until the middle of Juno, when tho nin. mire was hauled on nnd evenly spread, | which coverod ull except about throe- , quarters of an acre, on which was put six | loads of tho factory refuse, without nny , yard manure. Tho pieco was then | ploughed and harrowed, thoroughly mix- | ing tho soil ami manure. It was then thrown inlo ridges twenty (seven inches < ? "..17 ' * y$tf$ ^ r, , ?!<. ? .! )>. "1 "v. i>l >, . - . i mi 'I'l ', . II', .T.J .l,|j I '.=5= ' 1 ' . >: I fS . t*J J. U '. ; ) > , 14, 1843. kiii i>ji vi mv; : .!?. y;. . u i *. > n ?? ?iia? , '.i \ part, (he seme as for (be carrots ; lop* laltened with the roller, and seed depoai. ad with (ho drill, (Boinent's,) on (he 18th f June. On (hat part of (he Aeld where (he yard nanure was applied, the plants made their ppearance on the "fourth day after sow* rig, while on (hat part whore the refuse of he glue factory was put, they showed ory few plants until tho tenth dav, and hen they were sickly in nppearanco, and ;rew so 4ardily thnt tho flea dovourod hem about as fast as they made their opearanco. In fuct, we were obliged to ranaplant to All up vacancies, on tho rholo three-quarters of an aero?showng most conclusively that the ruta bagas equire a quick and active manure to give hem an early start to get them out of he way of their greatest enemy, the lur iip flen or beetle. On the 18lh of July, the cultivator was km lirrwonn 4litl lUWK, hiiu lllf) vruiu hinned with tho hoe in the samo manner s the carrots, leaving the plants from ight to (en inches apart in the drills. In lugust, the cultivator was again run hrough them, nnd they were hoed at inter, als when convenient. Nothing more roa done to them until we commonrod ulling in November. The crop meatred 2,355 bushels. I will here remark, hat when the saII fish was used tho year revious, it was strikingly visible, nt aomo istnnce ; the tops being of a darker huo, ligher, and more vigorous, and they coninnm! oa il**a summAa " nrwvw ??/ IISIUU^II IIIO BMUHIIOrf UIJU Vlfl uising wo found them thicker nnd longer a tho neck and smallor in Iho bulb, showng that salt will increase the top at the xponso of the bottom. Tho greater part of the crop was stowed n a collar?the remainder was put in tcaps, in the field, for feeding my owes when they have lambs in tho spring. The icnps aro made in the following manner, vhich I never know to foil, whon they rere properly attended to. A trench six bet wido, of any length rrquirod, and ono oot deep, is dug in a dry situation, geno. ally on a knoll ; tho roots are thrown nto this tronch and piled up in tho form if a roof. A coat of straight straw of rom eight to ten inches in thickness, is iut on in such a position as to conduct he wntor off, if any should reach it.? Sarth is now thrown on by digging a ronch around the heap, beginning at the lofiom and going around until the whole 9 covered. Tho earth will press the straw vhich prevents its running through to tho oots. A coat of ten or twelve inches in his climato is sufficient fur our common vinters. The trench will prevont the vater from getting into the heap. There 9 more danger of getting tho covering too hick than too thin. I have suffered more rom heat than fro9t. After the earth is tut on, it should be carefully clapped Inwn with lh? ?n?<l? ? ?? -- .... ?|>??v, m nuiHu 11 more ifToctually Hhod the rains. After a few lays I take a crowbar and thrust it in the op ulong the ridge down into-tlro honp, to matter if it breaks noma of the roots, ind open holes about three feet npnrt, to et the gas or vapor oflT, which is genora. cd by a partial fermentation. A flat (tone, raised a litllo, on one edge set up in inch or two, or a wisp of straw may ic put into the holes to prevent tho rnin rom getting in, which completes the work or the winter. With me the ruta baga is a valuable :rop.?They afford the greatest quantity )f food, for my stock, from an acre, while they seem to oxhaust tho land los9 and less and leave it in the best possible conJition for a succeeding crop. It is too rich for oats, but well cnlculatcd for barley, and clover seed always " takes" well, iown with it. I feed them to my cattle, ihcep, liocs, f boiled. 1 and ? ? .. -? / my horses. For calves Ihe first winter, llicy are very valuable, keeping their !>owels open and loose ; they will grow ind thrive without running too much to fat; their coats smooth and glossy, and :ontinuc to grow through tho winter, and 1 S? to grass" in fine condition, by which Ihey gain at least *ix months in their ;rowth over those wintered in the too :oinmon and ordinary way. Heifers winlered in the abovo manner will answer to ;oino in at two years old. 1 have one no v in my yard that will not be two yoars ?Id until Janunry next; she had a calf ast March, and has been milked ever smco, and I cannot perceive that her growth has been retarded in consequence, ind she is now as large as common throe year olds, C. N. RKMKXT. There is a simplicity, perspicuity, minuteness, and oxactness in Mr. Bomcnt's reports of agricultural experiments, worthy the imitation of nil those who would assist in the collection and dissemination of agricultural facts. OXFORD SAUSAUK*. Tho following recipe for making (ho colebrntod Oxford Sausages, so much doudernted by the lovers of good anting in England, in from a late English publican lion : Ingredients.?Ono pound and n hnlf of pig meat cut from tho griskins without any akin, and n half a pound of vcnl. Ono pound and a half of hoof auot, tho yolk* and whites of fivo eggs. A dessert spoonful of sifted sngc, after being well dried. Popper and salt to (nsto. To make the above into Sausages.? L'hop the meat into small pieces and then . / > m. ^ ?&*-*+ >..0mr+ ^. w . . * '.-i mix# F ft>iit.> i(? i .;r-? ' ?* ?? t)i> ' >* ' ' "% ' ' ; I ,1.11 II NUMBER ; ." ,' '' *" j- n'l'iii ugfegg pound it together in a marble mortar till it la abort and tender. ( Chop the suet very ffno, and when, the egg* are well beaten together, after tU white apecka are taken out, pour the tiqu?<l over the pounded meat and choppedauot, well kneading it together with a clean hand, throwing in tho sifted sage, and pep. per nnd salt from a coarsiah pepper box / during the operation, so as to lot theiti .impregnate the whole mass without being predominant in any part of it. Press the whole when well mixed to. gcther into a wide mouthod jar, and kpep it from the air in a cold place. Roll tho sausages on a flour hoard and use very little groftse in (Vying them, na they will bo fnt enough to Try thomselvos with tho aid of ft fry ing pan. So. Planter. LINK AMD MARSH MVP. I From tho American Farmer. A gentleman distinguished fur good nnU great qualities, lolls us. that on * sandy soil, ho has found limo powerful fertilizer. A poor field put in corn?.yield 10 bushels?foliowod by oats?crop light ?succeeded by wheat?yield not nan than the aoed?limed, and next crop gave 40 bushels to the acre. Experience has (aught him the great value ? f m r h mud, especially when used in combination with a small quantity of limo. Keeps a small force especially assigned to the collection of marsh mud, weeds, leaves, mould from tho woods, dec., and ia amply compsme. tod for it?cannot too highly recommend the use of marsh mud?has covored several acres with brushtrood. The fertili. zing effect very obvious, and thinks poor land mny bo reclaimed by a covering of brushwood, very spoedily, and with groat economy as to tho labor and the results? is very careful to have all brush not largo enough for firo wood, oven the pruning of hi* orchards, reserved to be spread upon the most exhausted portions of his land. From Mis* Leslie's Magazine., ' FEMALE HEALTH AND BEAUTY. By Mrs. A. Walker. COSMETICS AND CLEANLINESS. Acids and Spirituous Compositions Many of the pretended cosmetics sold by general perfumers, and by i groat number of ignorant persons who call thorn, selves chemists, aro composed of quids and spirits; and very frequently they ar# nothing but vinegar or spirits of wine scentod. Even eau de Cologne, so much vaunted and so much usod, is nothing else than spirits of wino distilled through a few unimportant aromatic herbs: honey water, Hungary water, <&c? are made in the same way. Vinegar and spirits do certainly clean tho akin; but tho frequent use of them j dries and contracts it. The delicate lis. sue of the cuticle requires the impercepti. .... - jam* uiwiuwu* moisture mil naturn exh?!ei; and this the application of acids and spitits destroys. Astringent vinegars, especially thoso that have been so much praised of lata, derive their property fi ora a certain ouan * tity of alum, in a stato of solution. Nov,* alum possesses an astringent property which products great tensions of the akin; at first, it appears brilliant and polished; hut it soon loses its elasticity, and premature or deoper wrinkles are the infallible result of the use of this saline aubsUne*. Even soap, on account of tho nncombined alkali, which it contains,should not be usod to the skin, excopt when water is not sufficient. The alkali dries and chape the hands. How wrong then is it to giro the following recipe for improving their beauty :?" after the bands hero been soaped and rinsed, it is best, beltoo drying thorn, to cover them again wdl with soap, to rub the hands till a lather is made, and then to dry thorn without patting them ogain in the water: by this means tho skin bccomos very white and extremely soft." It is needless to say that the effect on tho skin is but temporary t the injury pormnncnt. ?> n-' A 4iiui>uMirv u/Mi jrcHfMGw^ These injuries sro trifling Compared with those which are produced hy the use of metallic compositions. It is* fttct that the most deleterious substances enter in* to tho composstion of alt creams, powders, pastos, and essences. 11 All thoaie I hare over seen," says ftufcUnd, "contain either mercury or lead, which ate two meat I poworful poisons." The Composition which some persons hare had the hardi* hood to employ for the purpose of e(facing the marks of the small.po*, actually con* tains corrosive sublimato! Wo aro told indeed that "iholalie oxides, and oven white lend, rt*y be used without I A ? i uungnr, ii me piaster lit which they an mixed bo suffici&Atty Wo 11 made not to be decomposed upon cdfoing in contact with the skin," and that "plasters in which there is A mixture of oxide of lead and other melalic oxides, are preparations com. monly used in surgery." Surgical appli. nations nro determined by the urgency of the case, end nro of short duration : bat the application of cosmetics is frequent, 01 almost pcrmnnont; and it in wall ascertained that Ihcso poisonous substance* enter through the pores into the circulating fluids* in the same manner aa by the stomach. In our days, happily, few persona he. hituaily uso these compositions. Still, too ' | mnny females, who nre troubluil with an t oily or seuly skin, red spots, pimples, og