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415&#93; cou "weight. — ^The blossoms of this plant supply bees with honey. COTTON.— In July, 1801, a patent was granted to Mr. An- thony BowDEX, for a new ma- chine or engine designed to bat, or beat, and clean cotton. A mere descnption being inadequate tocon- vey a distinft idea of Mr. B.'s con- trivance, the inquisitive reader will consult the l6th vol, of the " Re- pertory of Arts," &c. where his spe- cification is illustrated by an en- graving. — At present, we shall only remark, that the principle of this invention corresj)onds with that on which the other improved machi- nery of cotton-works is construft- td : its chief merit consists in giv- ing a new distribution of mechani- cal power, calculated to perform an operation, in preparing cotton for the manufafturer, which has hi- fterto been executed solely by hu- man labour 5 and, as two-thirds of the number of labourers, consisting of children, instead of women or men in full strength, will thus be enabled to perform the same por- tion of work as formerly required a full complement of hands, such essential improvement deservedly claims attention. COXJGH.— Calves are liable to take frequent colds, especially if they be exposed to the vicissitudes of the weather, before they acquire sufficient strength to undergo the changes of this climate : the con- sequence is a cough, that frequent- ly proves fatal, if it be neglected. •— i'or curing this malady, the follow- ing recipe is given in the " Cardi- ganshire Landlord's Advice to his Tenants;'' Bristol, 1800: Lethalf a table-spoonful of spirit of turpen- tine be poured into the animal's nostrils, which must be held up- wards, in order that tftis liquor CRO [4^5' may flow into the throat: at the same time, the nose ought to be smeared with tar, and the calf be kept in the house for a (ew hours : this treatment should be repeated as often as the cough is trouble- some. CREAM. — Corstorphine Cream is a peculiar form of curd, much esteemed in the vicinity of Edin« burgh, where it is prepared in the following manner : A vessel, the bottom of which must be perforat- ed and stopped with a peg, is tilled with skimmed-milk, and placed within a tub or pail nearly full of boiling water : here it is sutFered to remain for 24 or 43 hours, till the milk coagulates, and the watery part has subsided. The latter is then allowed to drain, by with- drawing the peg J when the hole is again closed for 24 hours; at the end of which, an additional quan- tity of water is drawn off, and the curd generally acquires a due con- sistence : it is then briskly agitated with a wooden stick, and thus bc- coir.es lit for use. In the summer season, this pre- paration aribrds an agreeably acid and cooling repast, which is in a certain degree imtritive ; though it should not be eaten by those whose digestion is weak or: impaired. CROW-FOOT.— To the differ- ent species of this plant already de- scribed (vol. ii. p. 102), we have to add — 9. The aquatilus, or Wa- ter Crow -FOOT, which grows in ponds and ditches, where it pro- duces white flowers, with yellow spots at the base, from Alay to July. — In the 5th vol. of " Trans- actions of the Linncean Society," we are informed by Dr.PuLTNEY, that the cottagers in the vicinity of Ringwood, on the banks of the Avon, support Uieir cattle almost entirely