Dissolve half an ounce of isinglass in an ounce of
water, and boil it till the water is nearly all consumed; then add
gradually a dram of Friar's balsam, and stir them well together. Dip a
brush in the hot mixture, and spread it on a piece of clean silk.

COWS. In the management of cows intended for the dairy, a warm stable or
cowhouse is of great importance. Cows kept at pasture will require from
one to two acres of land each to keep them during the summer months; but
if housed, the produce of one fourth part will be sufficient. Their
dung, which would otherwise be wasted on the ground by the action of the
sun and weather, is hereby easily preserved, and given to the soil where
it is most wanted, and in the best condition. The treading on the grass
and pasture, which diminishes its value, is prevented; the expence of
division-fences is avoided, and the time and trouble of driving them
about is all saved. They are also kept more cool, are less tormented by
flies than if pastured, acquire good coats and full flesh, though they
consume a much smaller quantity of food. They are in all respects more
profitably kept in the house, than out of doors; but they must be
regularly and gradually trained to it, or they will not thrive. Cows
should always be kept clean, laid dry, and have plenty of good water to
drink. They should never be suffered to drink at stagnant pools, or
where there are frogs, spawn, or filth of any kind; or from common
sewers or ponds that receive the drainings of stables, or such kind of
places; all which are exceedingly improper. One of the most effectual
means of rendering their milk sweet and wholesome, as well as increasing
its quantity, is to let them drink freely of water in which the most
fragrant kind of clover or lucern has been steeped: and if they are
curried in the same manner as horses, they will not only receive
pleasure from it, but give their milk more freely. In Holland, where the
greatest attention is paid to all kinds of domestic animals, the
haunches of dairy cows are washed morning and evening with warm water
previous to milking, and after calving are clothed with sacking. The
floors of their cowhouses are paved with brick, with a descent in the
middle, where a gutter carries off the drain, and the place is kept
perfectly clean with a broom and pails of water. The filthy state in
which cows are confined in the vicinity of London, and other large
cities, and the manner in which they are