th till quite dry. Take an
ounce of each of the following articles, namely, storax, gum benjamin,
odoriferous cypress powder, or of florence; half an ounce of cinnamon,
two drams of cloves, and two drams of nutmeg, all finely powdered. Mix
them with the marrow above prepared, and put all the ingredients into a
pewter pot that holds three quarts. Make a paste of flour and the white
of an egg, and lay it upon a piece of rag. Over that must be another
piece of linen, to cover the top of the pot very close, that none of the
steam may evaporate. Set the pot into a large copper pot of water,
observing to keep it steady, that it may not reach to the covering of
the pot that holds the marrow. As the water shrinks add more, boiling
hot, for it must boil incessantly for four hours. Strain the ointment
through a linen cloth into small pots, and cover them when cold. Do not
touch it with any thing but silver, and it will keep many years. A fine
pomatum may also be made by putting half a pound of fresh marrow
prepared as above, and two ounces of fresh hog's lard, on the
ingredients; and then observing the same process as above.

POMATUM. To make soft pomatum, beat half a pound of unsalted fresh lard
in common water, then soak and beat in two different rose-waters. Drain
it, and beat it, with two spoonfuls of brandy. Let it drain from this,
then add some essence of lemon, and keep it in small pots. Or soak half
a pound of clear beef marrow, and a pound of unsalted fresh lard, in
water two of three days, changing and beating it every day. Put it into
a sieve; and when dry, into a jar, and the jar, into a saucepan of
water. When melted, pour it into a bason, and beat it with two spoonfuls
of brandy. Drain off the brandy, and add essence of lemon, bergamot, or
any other scent that is preferred.--For hard pomatum, prepare as before
equal quantities of beef marrow and mutton suet, using the brandy to
preserve it, and adding the scent. Then pour it into moulds, or phials,
of the size intended for the rolls. When cold break the bottles, clear
away the glass carefully, and put paper round the balls.

PONDS. Stagnant or running water is often infected with weeds, which
become troublesome and injurious to the occupier, but which might easily
be prevented by suffering geese, or particularly swans, to feed upon the
surface. These water fowls, by nibbling the young shoots as fast as they
arise, will prevent their growth and appearance on the