TERMS OF TUB AMEniCAK." -H. B. MAS8ER, : . ! h I Poetise JOSEPH EISELY. . r.,,rM. " , awifri 1 Of in Centre Mlley, i the fear tf tt. B. Mat- ,. j lery Slore.) ... "" THE" AMfiBTCANM1iibiUKedwy Pitor dsf at TWO DOLLARS per annum to b paid half yearly in advance. No paper diacontin- neil till Ait arrearage are paid. No subscription received for a ten period than ix Kojiths. All communication or lettora on business rolattnf to the office, to insure attention, must be POST PAID. . ' v ; . E. Be MASSEP. " ATTORNEY AT LAW, etJITBXJRT, TA. "Duainea attended to in the Counties of. Nor thurt'l vrland, Union. Lvcoming and Columbia. ' ' ! - Kefer toi - P. & A. FoVOUDT, Lowxn St Uahhojc, RomrRg & 8sjoneA, ' y-l'Mlad. Rctsotna, McFarland & Co. , Spxauio, Goon 6c Co., , ALEXANDER L. 111CKEY. TRUNK MAKER, Ko. 150 Chesiiut Street, PHII.ADSX.FKXA. ' VTTHERn all kinds of lint' er trunk. vlies ant) carpetbag, of every style and pattern sip nunuftctiue.l, in the hrst manner and from the best material; and sold at the I uveal nte. . Philadelphia, July 10th. 1815. It. M e m o v a 1 . DR. JOHN -H'. I'E AL. RESPECTFULLY inform. the ci lizeus of Sor.l-u-y riid it iciniiy, ihr.t lie ha renoved to t lie U.itk Houe, in Muket ttfint. fr"ily larupied by Bt njamin Hendricks, cist ,f (he utile fnrmer'y oc cuiifd liy Mi!lt-r Sc Marti, and now by Ira T. Cle mrnt, where he will be happy to receive cll in tne line or bi proies'ion. Sunhury, Match a9ih 1845. 1TEV7" CARPETTliTGsT flHE subscribers have received, and are now JL 0ei ing a snl.ndid a.irlinunl of the following . g -ods Saxony, Wilton and Velvet Carpeting' ' Tlrusne's and (mperinl 3 fly drt CAR Kxlrs snerfir,i and fine Ingrain do TET. EnRti.ih ahad-il & D.imitdi Venetian do .IMG. Ampricin til!d and lii'd do English UruEgeit and Wool, n Fl.ior Cluth Hiair and Passage Docking Embossed Piano and Table Cover London Cheuille arid Tuf c l Rug Door MIU of evey description. ALSO A large and extensive reortrrent of Floor Oil Cloths from one to eight ysida wide, cut to fa eve ry description of rooms or phages. ' Also, low priced Ingrain Caipetings from 31 to .62 J cents per yard, together wi:h a Urge snd exten sive assortment .I goods usually kept by caipet merchants. The above goo 's will be sold wholesale or retail at the lowest market prices. Country merchants end nrher are particularly iiivited to cnll and exa mine our stock t fore making then selections. CLARKSOX, RICH & MUI.LIHW, Successors to Joteph II lack wood, No. 1 1 1 Cbeanul, corner of Fr.inklin Place. ,. . . Philadelphia. Feb. SS.I. IMS. . UMRIIBLLAS &, PAttASOLS, CHEAP FOR CASS. J. "TT. SWAIIT'S . Umbrella and Parasol Manufactory. Wo. 37 A'orA Thinl ulrcrt. two duort Lcluui the CITY HOTEL, P ti 1 1 a 1 c 1 p li I a . A IAVAYS on band, a Iwira Hock of U5.T URELLAM and PAR ASOLS, inclu ling the iairst now st) le of Pinked Edged Par:i-ola of the best' woiknvtnaliip and malrrials. at price that will make i'. an object to ('ountry Merchants and other, to call and examine his tiw k In fori- purchasing laewhere. Fe'-. 22, 1845. I? SHUGKHT'S PATENT WASHIXTG 2.CHIlTS. THIS Machine h is niw been tented by more than thirty families in this neighborhood, and (ins given entire ntircliori. It t t simple in il ci'i'struclinn, that tt cannot gvt out of order.. It rontaiu no iron to rut, and no pringaor rollers to gel out of repair. It will do ta-ice a much wah inp, with less than halt the wear and tear of an) of the lite inventions, and wht i of greater impor tance, it coat but lit. le ovv-rhalf u much a othor wfthing machines. The stibarriher has the exclusive right for Nor. ttiombetland, Union, L coming, Columbia,' Lu aerne and Clintou coutilic. I'rice of single ma chine 1 6. H.B. MASSSER. ' The following certificate s fiom a few of those who have tbe-e machines in uae. . - Sunbury, Aug. 24, 1844. We, the auhsrribers, certify that wa have now In ue, in our familirs, "Sliugeil's patent M'nah Ing Machine," and do not hesitate at) ing that it is a most excellent invention. That, ill Washing, it will ?av more than one hall the uxual labor. That tt does not require more than pnt third the uaual quantity of .o ip and water ; and. that there is n. rubbing, and consequenily, little or no-wear tug or tearinu.- That it knock nfTno buttoni, and that the fineat clothes, such as collar, lace, tut-ka, trills, Scc, may be washed in a ve y abort lima without the least injury, and in fact without any apparent wear and tear, v.hate.v. r. We therefor.' cheerfully recommend it to our friends and to the public, a a moat useful and labor aavinc machine. CHARLES W.HEGINW, A. JORDAN, CHS. WEAVER. CHS PLEASANTS, UIOEON MARKLE, Hon. GEO. C. WELKER, UI3NJ. HENDRICKS, GIDEON LEISENR1NG. Ifiaaf HotxU (formerly Tremont H"Uie, No. 118 Chesnut atteet,) Philadelphia, September 21.1,1844. ' I have used Shuaert's Patent Washing Machine in my bonsa upwards of eight months, and do net liealiate to fay that I deem it one of the mo-t use. ?'ul nd valuable labor-saving machine ever Invert', trd. I formerly kept two women continually no rupicd in waahiog, who do a much in two day a tbey then did in one There is no m ir in washihe. and it reauirea) not more than onathird lb uausl ouanlity of osp. I have bad a number of other machines in my family, but tl.ia la urn decidedly auuerior U every thing t, ana so little liable to get out of lepair, that 1 would not An without one if tbev iboold coat ten time loe rice they are aold for. DANIEL HERB. JFFRIOR"" Port win, Maderta and Lisbon O winu. Also superior Brandy end Gin, Lemon lyrup. Also fc barrels of Btoa Fia. for aale r- . . ' . HENRY MABorit fca.ro'J, Joly J:h, 1844. mi TD"NB1JM. Absolute acquiescence in the Jeciaion of the Dy Itlaaser Jt Elsely. From the London Punch. LAST .tOVRS OP A KtRGLtfi OEKTLR ' ' '' MA1C. . , " 'This morninp, April 1st, at half past eleven prfcisely, an unfortunate young man, Mr. Kd whi Pinkney, underwent the extreme penally of infatuation, by expiating hia attachments lo Mary Ann Gale in front of the Alter railing! of St. Mary 'a Church, Islington. It will be in the recollection of all those friends of the parties who were at the Joneses' party at Brixton, two years ago, that Mr. Pink ney was there, and there first introduced to Ma ry Ann, to whom he instantly brgan to direct particular attentions dancing with her no less than six sets that evening, and handing Iht thinga at supper in the mott devoted manner. From that period commenced the intimacy be twreti them which terminated in this morning's catastrophe. Poor Pinkney had birely attained to his twenty-eighth year ; but there is no reason lo be lii've that but for reasons uf a pecuniary nature, his single lite would have conic earlier to an untimely end. A chance for tho better, how ever, having occurred in his circumstances, tho yount? lady' friends w. re induced to sanction hia addreesrr, and thua to become accessory to the course for which he had just suflered. The unhappy man passed the last night of his bachelor existence in his solitary chamber. From half past right to ton, he was busily en-. ggfd in writing letters. Shortly after ten o' clock, his younger brother Henry knocked at the door, when the doomed youth told him in a Ann voice to come in. On being asked when he meant to go to bed, he replied, 'Not yet. The question was then put to him how he thought he could leep ; to which his answer vas, 'I don't know. He then expressed de sire for a segarand a glass of grog, which were supplied him. Hie brother who eat and partook of the like refreshments, now demanded if he would want anything more that night. He said, 'Nothing,' in a firm voice. His affectionate bro ther then rose to take leave; when tho devo ted one considerately advised him to take care of hin'Kelf. 4 - Precisely at a quarter of minuto lo seven the next morning, the victim of Cupid, having been called according to his desire, rose and promptly dressed himself. He had the self-control to shave himself without the slightest inju ry ; for not even a scratch upon his chin appear ed after the operation. It would teem that he had devoted a longer time to his toilet than u Mini. The wretched man was attired in a light hltie dress coat, with frosted metal buttons, a w hite waist-coat and nankeen tronser, with pa tent leather boots. He wore around his neck a variegated satin seraf, which partially conceal ed the Corazza of hia bosom. In front of the scarf w as inserted a breart pin of conspicuous dimensions. ' Having descended the staircase with a quick step, he entered the apartment where hia brother and a few friends were a waiting h'tn. He shook hands cordially with all present, and on being asked how he had slept, answered, 'Very well,' and to the farther demand as to the slate of his mind, said, 'He felt hnpp.' One of the party having hereupon sttggeated that it would be as well to take something be fore the melsnchply ceremony wasgone through, he exelaitned wih some emphasis, 'Decidly.' Breakfast was accordingly served, when he ate the whole of a French roll, a large round of toast, two sausages, and three new laid eggs, which ho washed down with two great break fast cups of tea. In reply to an expression of sstonichment on the part of a person present, at his appetite, he declared that he never felt it heartier in his life. . .. Having inquired the time, and ascertained that it waa ten minutes to eleven, he remarked that 'it would soon be over.' Hia brother then inquired whether he could do anything for him; when he said he should like to have a glass of ale.' Having drank this, he appeared satiafied. The fatal moment nntv approaching, he devo ted Ihe remaining brief portion of hia time to distributing among hia frienda those little arti cles which he would soon ho longer want. To one he gave hissegar-caee, to another hia tobac co stopper, and he charged hia' brother Henry with his latch key, with instruction to deliver it after all was over, with due solemnity to his landlady i ' ' ' The dock at length struck eleven ; and at the same moment he waa informed that eab waa at the door, tie merely said, 't am ready and allowed himself to be conducted to the vehi cle; into which he got with his brother his friends followed in others. Arrived at the tragical spot, a short but am ious delay of soma seconds look place j after which they were Joined by the lady with her friends. Little wss said on eilher side ; but M'res Gale, with customary decorum, ahed tears, Pinkney endeavored to preserves composure; but a twitching in his month and eyebrows pro claimed his inward agitation. " ' - The ill-starred bachelor having submitted quietly to" hsr a lrgs white bow pinned to his AND SHAMOKIN JOURNAL; - - majority, the itl princlpli of RepubBea, from which Riwbiiry, Northumberland Co. htitton-hole, now walked, aids by aide with Miss Gale, with a firm step to the alter. lie survey ed the imposing prepsrstions with cslmness, and pard unmoved, on the clergyman, who, assis ted by lha clerk, was waiting behind the rail inev . - . i All requisite preliminaries having now been settled, and the preacribed melancholy formali ties pone through, the usual question was put, Wilt thou have this woman for thy wife ? To which the rash youth replied, in a distinct voice, I will.' He then put the fatal ring upon Miss Gale's finger ; the hymeneal noose was adjust ed, and Ihe poor fellow was launched into ma trimony." A Rich fiaat Indian. The London correspondent of the UoMon At las gives the following sketch of Baboo Dwar kanactr Taoors, one of the lions of London at the present time. "He is, as hi title of Ba boo and his name will have suggested to you, an I'ast Indian. Hia wealth ia so enormous that it is scarcely an exaggeration to say that he is the richest man in the world. A few years ago, when a panic occurred amongat the commercial houses iti Calcutta especially, and the great Indian seats of commerce generally, Dwarkanauih came forward and advertised that he would furnish them with any amount they might in their emergency require. Hia name was such a tower of strength that fhe mere an nouncement caused a suspension of the panic. At tnotlicr time he entered a room in Calcutta where the merchants were assembled to deli berate on the best means to raise 50,000 to build a new town hall. 'Gentlemen,' raid Dwarkanauth, i will buy the prem ices of which you arespesking, build a new town hall on ita site, and present it to the city.'. This he did, and was no loser by it eitheir ; for his property in the neighborhood greatly increased in value. His possessions sre immense, end he owns the coal mine, a very valuable one, which is to be found in India. lie was in this country three years ago, and is now here travelling for the be nefit of his health. His nephew and youngest son accompany him. The governor general of India, is Dwarkanautb's guest, at one of his country seats, every year ; and it may give some idea of the oriental magnificence of this holiday resort of the governor, when 1 tell you that one wing of it will afford accommodation to one hun dred and sixty guests, with their servsnts, which, in India, is slways a pretty considerable number. Tssore, when became to England, brought, as presents to the queen and nobility, shawls to the value of many thousand pounds. He is a frequent guest at the tableof her majes ty, who presented him with a splendidly moun ted portrait of herself. You have doubtless heard of Rammohun Ror. It was Dwarkan auth To gore who patronized him, and furnished him with the means of visiting England. In Calcutta, Dwarkanauth ia the principal of the chief banks he has the largest number of eharea on the Oriental Steam Navigation Company, and travels in his own steamships. He is a Unitarian in creed, as was Rammohun Roy. 1 assure yoi that I havo not in the slightest de gree exaggerated in these remarks respecting his enormoua wealth, but bad rather understa ted the matter. He is living at the St, George's Hotel, Albemarle street, st the rate of 10,000 a year this I know to be a fact. I conceive that all this) will interest Ihe readers of the At las, snd Americana generally, from the fact that Baboo is about to visit America." Not Bad An exchange paper, we believe it Is the lwcll Courier, tell the following good story: , An old lady, resident of a neighboring place, kept a large family of turkey, perhaps sixty. She, like a great many other people, thought a great deal of her turkeys, consequently valued them very highly. Opposite her door was s West India Goods Store." The man who kepi it one doy emptied his casks or cherries, intending to replace them with new. The old lady being economical, thought it a great pity to have oil there cherries wasted, and in order fo have them saved, she won Id just drive over her turkeys and let them eat them. In the course of the day the old lady thought she would look after them snd see they .were In no mis chief. She approached tho ysrd snd lo ! in one corner laid her turkeys in one huge pile, dead. "Yes, they were 'stone dead.' What was to to be done! . , Surely the old matron could hot )oe the feathers) She must pick them! She called her dsnghter snd picked thenr, intending to have them buried in the morning, Morpiog came and behold there were her turkeys sUlk ing about the yard feaiherlcss enough, (as Duty be supposed,) crying ou "quit, quit j feeling no doubt mortified that their dronken fit had been the means of losing their coats. Poor things, if they had said "quit" before they had begun they would not have been ia thia bad We would Advise all tmihg men who are in the babit of drinking, to lee V eft before they get picked ; and to those .who do Dot, let evry young luy aay "oWi." there i no appeal but W fd'rer, th yltal principle Pa. Satnrdar Jan. I?, S4& l Petals Dtseasrt i Wa met with the following remarks in a late European pwper, (Frank's Ac Millard's Commer cial Traveller,) touching tho dircaed in pota toes, by which en much diatress has been occa sioned in Ireland, Belcium, Holland, Sic. As no article is in such general ueo as this nutricious vegetable, it is desirable that our farmers and gardeners should be put in possession of all the information which relates to its successful cul tivation, and'cerlain production. The planting season is not very distant, snd we advise such of our readers ss wish to experiment on ihe sujrgeetions contained below, to retain this pa per until it arrives, and be governed oceording ly. If attended to properly, millions of buthcls may be grown in addition to the usual yield, white an entire failure would scarcely occur: "WUli respect to oi7, the potato delights in that which is moderately light and porona. which points out tho necessity of draining all heavy and wet land, if they sre expected to prow po tatoes. In the next place, the potato rcdiirc a frequent change of soil, and on this account, heavy crops sre usually produced on newly bro-ken-up lands. In kitchen gardens and cottage allotments, where the roots is grown year after year on the some spot, this necessity is in some measure provided for by the lergo quantity of fresh manure which is commonly used. Ex trcmely favorable seasons will counteract, to a great extent, the disadvantages of the soil ; but no man has right to expect a large and healthy crop, who plants his seed in land exhausted by frequent cropping, which Ins not been well worked by thespade or plough, or which is re tentive of cold and excess of moisture." With regsrd to teed, common sense tells hs it oughl to be in the highest stale of perfection in which it can bo obtained, snd to such perfec tion ihe writer considers the following items indispensable : -l.lt ought to le whole. The prsctice of cutting potatoes into peices for seed, leaving one or two eyee in a piece, cannot be too strong ly deprecated. The result of repeated experi ments' hsa unanswerably proved that the p'sn haa nothing lo recommend it but a penny wise and pound foolish economy. It is true that every eye possesses the germ of a perfect plant, the same as the eye of a dahlia j but eveiy nil tivator of this flower knows that, although he may get a well-formed plant, and handsome flowers, from a single eye, or the cutting of a cahlts, he only gets a good crop of roofs from s perfect tube. The grower of po'etrvs. wants roots, not flowers, and to secure these let him plant whole potatoes, and for many seasons, in to which the writer cannot now enter, he will find it answer his purpose better than cutting them. '2. It ought to he in a ttate of maturity. Unripe seed is necessarily deficient of the vigor requisite to put forth and sustain a healthy plant, and, aa we have already shown, whatever is a cause of weakness, is a predisposing cause of disease. This is ss true among vegetables sa anima'e, and in regard lo tho latter, no one ever thinks of disputing it; the potatoes for planting should, therefore, he selected when the stalks have decayed, and not sootier. "3. It ought to be of medium tlte, and veil JarmeJ.Tb writer haa found that, on the whole, potatoes of the size of hen's eggs have produced the heaviest crop out of a given weight of seed. He Would, however, prefer tett, much smaller, if ripe, whole, and well for med, to pieces cut from large potatoes. The overgrown tuber slioulJ always be rejected, aa containing an excess of moiituro 5 whereas the strength of the lutute plant resides in the solid part of the root. "4. The potato thauld frequently he raited direct Jront the ierI contained in the potato apple. Evtiy sort of verretablo propagated in the way potatoes sre usually produced, are li able lo degenerate ; and in proportion to their degeneracy, they become liable to diseare. Many sorts of potatoes once in common use, have become completely worn out, snd the1 names are almost forgotten and the wri'(r has little dour I that much of the disease and failure which every year, and in upfvraal ,eennin particular, attends th- potatotrop, is owing to sets being pi"it,d which aro too far removefl from the original seed. The vegetative princi ple iias beconio too feeble to give existence to a healthy and vigorous plant; and Ihe consequence baa been, those diseases to which there hat been a predisposition, br which the soil or teason c has been culated to produce., . , r , "5. It ought to be toetl pretervtd. The Wt of seed insy be injured by bad management ; and, although potatoes wilf stand much rough treatment, like all thinga poseeasing life, they cannot be Injured with entire impunity. When taken up, they should be exposed to the air for a lew day Id dry and harden, br which rheaae they will be jess liable to shoot Wore the time of planting! they should then be atored away and effectually guarded against frost and damp. A worst plan cannot alias, tbao ellowinjr the potatoes to sboot, and after polling off lbs shoots. and immediate parent of "despoim.Jtraao. Vol CJto. 17 Whole Ho, Tt. to plant the potatoes fur seed. The man who is guilty of such fol'y deserves to lo.-e his crop for his nains. "Much rtioro rhight be id on growth of this valuable root, but the expericnece of the writer justifies him in savinu that, if ihe few rules ho has hete laid down were but generally, obscrv cd, the same quantity of land which is now de Voted lo it, would yield at least a third more produce, and lhat it would very rarely happen that the crop would fall far below ah average.' IlovV they malt Port W He. The time in which the vintage commences, varies in 'different yeara about a month from the early part of September to the middle of Oc tober. At thai period there sre 20.0QO Galle gos employed in the district, snd about 10,000 Portuguese-, men, women and children. As soon a the vintage is over, the Spaniards return to their own homes, each man with frrtn 20 to 30 shillings in his pocket, which he has recei ved in wsges. When once the vintage has commenced, time is invaluable. The vineyards are crowded with persons, some plucking the sound grspes, and filling large hampcra With Ihem, others separating the rotten or dry bunch es wl tie Ihe Gallegos are employed in carrying Ihe backr Is down the deep sides of the hills, on their backs. The presses are stone tanks, rai eed high from Ihe floor, alvuit two or three feet deep and from twenty lo thirty square. A boy a' and in the centre, and rakes lie grapes as they are thrown in so as to form an even stir face; when full, twenty or thirty men, with hare fret and legs, jump in, and, to the sound of guitars, pines, fiddles, and of their own voices, continue dancing, or rather treading, from Jr ty to filly hours, with six hours intervening be t v. een cv ry eighteen, till the juice is complete ly expressed, snd the akin perfectly bruised, so ss to extract every particle of color. It is found necessary to leave in the stalks, in order to im part that astringent quality so much admired in port wine, aa well as to aid fermentation. Af tcr Ihe men are withdrawn, the juice, the husks, and talks are allowed to ferment together from two to six days ; the husks atti stalks then rise to the lop, and form a complete cake. By this meana the color is still further extracted from the akin. It is a very critical time, much depending on the judgment and practice of the superintendent aa to the right moment to draw off the liquor; for so active ia the fermentation, that it may be, if allowed to remain loo long in the press, completely spoiled, . Nnthrnp but long experience can enable a person to judge on this point; and many young merchants who have attempted to do so have had cause to re pent their interference with the farmer's bust tiers. The taste of the wine before drawn off into the tvndt is sweet, nauseous, and sicken ing, and it i of s dark muddy color, so lhat one can with difficulty believe it can ever become he bright, sparkling, end a sit in gent fluid it ap pear in the course of two or three years. The tone!, or vats into which the wine is drswn sre in a building on a lower spot than the one whic contsins tho press, a channel leading from it lo them. They contain frequently thirty pipes each. The period when the wine is tho drswn off is the time when the rich snd generous qnal itles of the grape arc to be retained, or lost, ne ver to be restored. From tho rich nature of the Dourn grape, the fermentation, once begun, wjll nut stop of ita own sccord (even when the wine is drawn o(T from the hueks) till it has caused it to become a hitler liquid, almost, if not en tirely, Undrinka'ole and useless, and finally vine gar. To tetain, therefere, those much prized qualities, it is abtihttely neceswry to add bran dy at the very critical moment, ao difficult to decide, btfore that srsge which produces the bitterness commences. Kittgtton'i LuClan- tan Shttchet. St'errtTir Wit t'"g Potato. A Vegetable indigenous in Ne Greneda, the arrachia, ie Mtd 1.1 be t tuMo eubiilute for the potato. Ee. 'ant furnishes three or four pounds of root. i,f the nature of lie carrot and potato united, and ia said to bo a wholesome food. Oiifc o Tilt AucaiDo Ifrribt.Tra constantly occurring on tho fWr of the Uuuseof Cong re.-e fs the Yrpres'eiitatioh fa Ihe area, In front of the Clerk's dek, of 'the long and the short of if from Illinois, whenever Mr. Went worth and Mr. buuglss tan up there together and bold a privet j Conversation- -aa they frequently da Mr. Went worth issupposed to be tixfeet teyen end Mr. Douglacs Jite jft'cl fvur. With all this difference in height, they sre said to be equally "clever in their way, t , , , , femur OaNAMEirta -Whet Dr. Franklin was In Paris, his daughter, Mrs, Cache, Wrote to him for a supply of feathers and thread lace, The Doctor declined it in the following charac terisiib note. ' 'tf you wear your cambric ruf flea aa I do and take car not to mend the W?, tbey "will some in time to tie tace ; and feathers, my dear girl, may be had In America Troth tf cock'alail. .. n .i amjauijtoi ii 1 i , . . i Piticrw or AoyEfttirvimc. I square 1 insertion,3 -, 0 BO l it ' i tin ' ' . . 0 78 I r dn i - de . .1 a - . 1 00 Every subsequent inwitliotl, " 0 3! Yearly Advertisements! one cottlftitl. 2.1 1 half column, $18. three qnaree. $1S; two sqttnrea, f 9 1 one equate, $5. Hatf-yeari t one cn'timn. $18 I half column, tit t three square, $8 t tworquarrs. f 5 1 one equate, f 3 60, .... AdVertisementa left without direction a In lh length of timo they are to be published, will I edhtirlUeJ Uhlil Ordered out, and charged Cco'd ingty. - ; C7SixtM!n line of lea make a square. Potato JxM.y. 'The feadinfcss with which i good sited bnsin-full of thick jelly may be pro Cured from a single moderate sized potato, is a, a fact worth knowing. t have several times re peited the experiment, and find that it does not require more than eight minutes to change a' raw potato into a basin-full of moat excellent jelly, which haa only lo be seasoned with a lit tie sugar, nulmeg, and white wine, lo please the most fastidious palate. To obtain this jelly in perfection teta potato be Washed, peeled, and grated f throw the pulp thus procured into a Jug of Water, snd stir it Well. Let it stand fof few minutes, snd a sufficient quantity of starch will have fallen for the purpose required) Pour off the water, and then keep stirring op the starch at the bottom of the bisin while boil ing water is being" poured upon it, snd it. wi'l torn and suddenly piss to a stale ofjo'ly. Tun only nicely required is to be careful that tl- water is absolutely boiling, otherwise, the rlinnff will not take plsce. Mr. Darwin has reeidfd ai Instance of somft of his sttenrlanls being " able to boil potatoes above a certain height rn the Cordileras, Owing to the diminution ot pre sure not allowing ,. tho water ti become sufB' ciently heated before it boiled. Tlfre rony, possibly, be sim connexion rwl'n the condi tions under which potatoes can b boiled, hnd iheir starch converted to jelly. " Upon eomr tihg this jelly with that from ihe sreh r!l.' arrowroot, and obtained direct from B rnitidH. " find a difficulty in my own person in d'serimi- hating between their flavor, though an invalid, in Ihe habit of ea'ing arrowroot. The differ ertce, however, becomes more sensible when both jellies ate made palatable with sugar, &c for then, both the invalid (mysell) and anotlit person were equnlly decided in our preference of the jelly from the potato to that from the or roW'toot, fhe other possessing rather a niawkisb flivor, as though it had been prepared with smo ky water. I know not whether medical men are able JLn point out any real difference in the composition of starch obtained from potatoes and that from the arrowroot, or whether experience has shown them that lha one is more nutrition food for the invalid than the other ; but certain ly, arguing m priori, and with no wish to give them an opportunity of trying the experiment upon myself 1 am inclined to think that send ing to Jsmacs for srrowroot starch at 2s Cd pound, tsa-superfrtmua extrsvagance, whilst we ran. manufacture that from potatoes at home f 1 about jd or Id. To makb Gbioot.b Cakcs. Best Wny Lt make them is to nse milk altogether, instead of water two eggs, both yolk and whit to be al lowed for a pint of corn meal ihe milk to be g little Warmed, and tho whole to be well beat u? with a spoon or ladle. There must be milk enough need to make the whole so liquid as t!-t it will pour out of the saucepan on the gri.ldU otiS spoonful of wheat flour, and lard (nitre butter still better) the size of a walnut. TAe Criddle Much nicety is to be ohskn?rd in the preparation of the griddle, which, must be well known, learnt, round, inh concern, standing on three leg, and of any iz it must be made not aery hot, because, then It would burn the Cakes, and it must be well cleaned and greased while warm, that it may be perfect ly tmooiH, so that tle cakes iriay be easily turn ed, that they may be done brown (not burned; on both sidesto promote their turning essily is the object of adding the wheaten flour. De it remembered that ihe dough, or rather, the? batteh, as above directed, muat be we!I beat up and prepared directly before being cooked though it m:.ght set an hour--this is mentioned to prevent its being supposed that it, like eofnei oV'ner breed, would bear lo be mixed over night.' the cakes are Usually poured -on Until they spread on the griddle to the size of a breakfnC plate. You will think this recipe rather proVx, but it ia my way in sll such cases lobe very e set. Better be too particular than to oniil any" essential item. 5. M. S. Fco Pong. Three eggstoa qttstt M meiU no wheal flour to bo made also wiifc ri'r'. ; water Wou'd make it heavy e s?onn!.' ler, all well beat tccthc-ear.d marjetfa . lency Ihb'ker than the rake o.jihir.i t , -out but jiit-'.hink i-no'ifh t i re-qoiie t .-. i. -ken lip With a sno-.in niav t i. ' " . cakes, jmmediutely i u-.t U.h n-tv-c i'.' be baked in a tin pnn, rh.c. mnt I..- pkc. ,r, . , Dutch oven, not (on hot at first, but the fire der it increased. Theobj.-n i, to have it bee in to bake at the loilom, when it will rite in tl process of hak ing, become bmwn on the tp, a rift when put on the table and cut, rsenihe wUt I we call pound coke, Kyuur friend will exee.t. i fy follow these directions, and then eat hia cak ).. ' orhiregg pone, JW with good fresh bolter,. Ixw O will find that Indian corn bread is fit for other pertont aa well as yi to. eaL-tU assertion f s corn law einnber of Parliament, to I he ; ry, notwithstanding. Divers other prepa.;. lions of crn and corn meal might bo giyetV FVr Instance "hominy and ash-cakea.". which av ' certain Oeotpe 'a$hinfiton had cooked v his own eat na to the dv of his death, t J.Rt-L P. 8. Salt, of course, dtl s usual, io bub casce, L
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