in running streams, where the
water is clear. They come in about midsummer, and are to be had for five
or six months. They require to be dressed much the same as smelts, being
considered as a species of fresh-water smelts.

GUINEA FOWL. Pea and guinea fowl eat much like pheasants, and require to
be dressed in the same way.

GUINEA HENS. These birds lay a great number of eggs; and if their nest
can be discovered, it is best to put them under common hens, which are
better nurses. They require great warmth, quiet, and careful feeding
with rice swelled in milk, or bread soaked in it. Put two peppercorns
down their throat when first hatched.

GUNPOWDER. Reduce to powder separately, five drams of nitrate of potass,
one dram of sulphur, and one of new-burnt charcoal. Mix them together in
a mortar with a little water, so as to make the compound into a dough,
which roll out into round pieces of the thickness of a pin, upon a slab.
This must be done by moving a board backwards and forwards until the
dough is of a proper size. When three or four of these strings or pieces
are ready, put them together, and with a knife cut the whole off in
small grains. Place these grains on a sheet of paper in a warm place,
and they will soon dry. During granulation, the dough must be prevented
from sticking, by using a little of the dry compound powder. This mode
of granulation, though tedious, is the only one to be used for so small
a quantity, for the sake of experiment. In a large way, gunpowder is
granulated by passing the composition through sieves.

H.

HADDOCKS. These fish may be had the greater part of the year, but are
most in season during the first three months. In choosing, see that the
flesh is firm, the eyes bright, and the gills fresh and red. Clean them
well, dry them in a cloth, and rub them with vinegar to prevent the skin
from breaking. Dredge them with flour, rub the gridiron with suet, and
let it be hot when the fish is laid on. Turn them while broiling, and
serve them up with melted butter, or shrimp sauce.

HAIR. Frequent cutting of the hair is highly beneficial to the whole
body; and if the head be daily washed with cold water, rubbed dry, and
exposed to the air, it will be found an excellent preventive of
periodical headachs. Pomatums and general perfumery are very injurious;
but a mixture of olive oil and spirits of rosemary, with a few drops of
oil of nutmeg, may be used with safety. If a lead com