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JOSEPH W. HAMPTON,-
The powers granted under the Constitution, being derived from the People of the United States, may^c resumed by them,
whenever perverted to their injury or oppression.”—Madison..
-Editor and Publislier,
VOLUME I
CHARLOTTE, N. C„ OCTOBER 5, 1841.
! NUMBER 30.
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Weekly Almanac for October, 1841.
DA
Sun
RISE
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SET.
MO OS'.PHASES.
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’J9 Wednesday,
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9 6
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Last dnnrtrr, 7 S F,.
1 Friday,
9 6
51 5
New "Moon 11 11 11 M.
2 Saturday,
10 6
50 5
First (iuarttr, Z'i ?> 4(5 M-
Sunday.
11 6
49
Full Moon, 30 0 41 M.
4 Monday.
12 6
43 5
THE CEIAIILOTTE
Female Acadeniv
§ S 50
sio :>o
^10 c»0
10
»3
rc-opcnel on
^
\ ber next. Pupils can be ac-
commodated with boarJ, ei
ther in respectable families
m the village, or in the Aca
demy with the Tcacherbi. at
$9 per month.
Terms of Tuition per Sess^ion.
THIRD CLASS.
Readinir. .Spelling, with the Elements
ol’Geography and Arilhuictic, S
SECOXD CLASS.
Readinc. WritiiiiT. Enijli.sh Orannnnr. 1
Kmcrson's second part Arithmetic and /
Olncy's Clfjography, '
FIRST CLASS.
Including ihe studies of the second. with'\
larfTcr s\ t5te;n3 of Arithnietic and Geo- J
i^raphv,'Al«;jebra. ('omposition, I’ota-
nw Hi.siory—.\atural, Moral and Men- j
.ril Philosophy. Aslronon'.y. Chemis- ■
Jry, Phttoric. &c.. &“.
EXTRA RRA^X•f^ES.
Instruction in ?i.Iualc on the Piano, per Session.
Tne French Languasro per f^ession 10
Drawing and painting in water colors, per se.ss. 10
Oriental Teintitig. per course.
AVax Fruit or Flowers, do
Kinbroidery in Silk and Chenille. Worsted ,
Lamp Mats, Ottomans, &c. &c S'
French Sacliet.s, Screens, and Work Baskets, (| ;
j)or cour.se > '
S. D. ^YE UUTCHISOX,
Principal.
Charlotte. Sept. 14, ISll. 27...t
ENG LIS H
©la«.0tcnl scijool.
p. s. XEY
WILL open a School in the immediate vicinity
of the Catawba Springs, Lincoln County, on
Monday the 20th instant. The Studies will embrace
nil the branches requisite to qualify students for en-
ti-ring College.
TERMS OF TUITIOX :
Klemeniti and Arithmetic for Jive rnos. SlO
Ifnlire English Department. 15
('inssical and lilathcmatical do.. 22
Stejiogi'ophy, to any Sludpyit dtsirlnfr it^ .grfl/w. But
no admissioji for less than half a Session (tiro and
a half tnonihs) except oil special agreement.
The reputation of Mr. Xey as an instructor ot
youth, is so well known in Western North Carolina,
as to require no commendation. As to his capacity
and unwearied attention to the advancement of his
pupils, reference may be made to most of the lead-
ng men of the adjoining counties.
Students can ol)tain boarding at the Catawba
Springs, (Thos. Hampton’s) on rea.'ionable terms—
the distance from the Springs to the School being
oidy one mile.
Catawba Springs, Sept. 16, 1811.
NOTICE.
TO THE
Fashionable Public.
THE Subscribers respect
fully tender their thanks to the
citizens of Charlotte, and the
public generally, for the libe
ral patronage they have recei
ved since they commenced the
Tailoring Business
in thi.s place. From past ex
perience, they now have no
hesitation in saying that they
arc prepared to give general
satisfaction to all who may favor them with their
patronage. All work done in their establishment
will be WARR.vNTED. SO far as making and cutting is
concerned. They liav*e just received their
FALL & WINTER FASHIONS
and will continue to receive regular reports of En
glish and French Fashion.s.
Their Shop will be found in the south-east w'ing
of Mr. Leroy Springs’ brick building.
BETHUNE & JOHNSON.
Charlotte, April 20, 1840. 7.„.y
AGRICUIiTUUE
MUSIC.
MARTIN FIERNEUSEL,
Professor of Instrumental Music,
OFFERS his professional services to the citizens
ot this village and the adjoining neighborhood,
that he intends opening a school for the purpose ol
Teaching Music on the
Violin, Clarionett, Flute, &c. &c.
provided he meets with sulTicient encouragement.—
Ilis terms will be reasonable. He will be in this
town about the first of October.
Satislactory reference.^ will be produced from re
spectable citizens of an adjoining village, (who are
well known in this place.) of his ability to teach on
the diti'erent instruments proposed, and of the suc
cessful progress of his pupils.
Charlotte, Sept. 14, 1941. 27...the.
COACH MAKING.
THE Subscribers having entered in
to copartnership, will carry on the above
business in all its various branches, at
the old stand formerly owned by Mr.
Carter Crittenden, opposite the Jail.
All work WARRANTED;—and Re
pairing done a*, the shortest notice, for moderate
charges.
CHARLES OVERMAN,
JOSHUA TROTTER.
Charlotte, June 15, 1341. 12m
eiocfe 9c JKFatcft
RESPECTFULLY informs the cit
izens ofCharlotte and the public gene-
rally, that he has opened a shop in the
town of Charlotte, near’ly opposite the
“Carolina lYin,” where he will be glad to receive
work in his une of business. Cdocks, Watches, &c.,
will be repaired in the most substantial manner, at
short notice, on moderate terms, and warranted to
perlbrm well. A portion of public patronage is
respectfully solicitf'd.
Charlotte, Jun.c 1, 1S41. 13...f
From the Boston Cultivaior.
FALL SEEDING.
IV’e agaui remind our readers that the timo for
laying dovirn lands to grass approaches, and that
now is the time to prepare the soil for seed. Those
who have w’orthless meadows or slongh^holea arc
invited to the virtues of loam or fine gravel applied
to the surface in such a manner as to destroy com
pletely the old vegetable growth. Two or three
inches in depth of covering will be found sufficient
in most cases, wiiere the surface of the meadow is
even, and the whole cost of preparing one acre for
the compost manures which may be put on the sur
face will not exceed 12 dollars, in cases where loam
or gravel may be found within the distance of ten
rods.
bit of devoting a part of their publications to the dis
semination of papers interesting to the farmer.
5 In the process of farming, yearly advances are
making. We have this year seen crops of the heav
iest growth, where, only a few year& since, a quack
ing bog existed ; better and more productive kinds
of corn and oilier grain have been brought to notice;
the culture of roots has been introducd, and found a
most important auxiliary to the farmer; and more
attention is paid to the cleaning of land, and the de
struction of weeds than formerly.
6 Superior breeds of cattle, sheep and swine hare
been introduced, and are rapidly spreading over the
country ; in short; the elements of individual and na
tional prosperity were never more fully developing
themselves than now. Let the farmer be thankful.
Cultivator.
A CERTAIN CURE FOR FOUNDER IN
HORSES.
Take a largo kettle of water and make it boil.—
Lead the horse to the kettle, if he be able to walk;
if not, take the water to the stable. Commence
with a swab and w^ash the left fetlock before, then
the right, then the fetlocks behind, then wash the
leg in the same manner, then the shoulders and
We say, T/v/ one acre-half a/)i acre—one rod i body, rub the horse dry and he will be well in a few
hours.
square; if no more capital can be Rpared to make
improvements in grass lands. Remember last Ju
ly; (he dry weather had no bad eflect on the low
There is no danger of scalding the horse,
if the above directions be pursued. This remedy is
on the authoritv of one of the best farmers in this
land grasses, but in many cases it improved them.— placc, and is worth to every farmer double the price
Now is the time if ever to pare off and make smooth ! his subscription to this paper.
the surface of these bogs for the admission of other ; Jachsonville Illinoian.
n'vatter to warm and to render them fertile, The ! r. •
, , 1 1 • 1 * u 1 • I j 1 1 1 Sncep Foismied by the common Red Cherry.—Mr.
sods may be pdcd m heaps to be dried and burned '■ y ^
in a few days after they are cut, and the ashes
should be spread over the whole surface. If Uiese
sods should not be suflicicjitly dry for burning this
season; or if they should. b« only partially burnt,
they may be piled up anew in heaps as large as
half a haycock, and after haying next season thev
will burn down to ashes—then these ashes may be
spread over the whole surfacoj and the places where
the heads stood may be sown in grass seed.
Ditches for such land shouM he dug parallel with
each other and no cross ditches should be mudv
when tliis can be avoided; fur they are in the way
of the team which may be needed in a few years
to subvert tiie soil and prepare it tor n»?w seed. If
cross ditches should be found necessary, they should
be covered drains, and then they will not obsti-.uct
the team.
Care must be taken to cover up the old grass i
completely and they will soon perish ; and it is not i
advisable to sulfer an iron tooth harrow to be used
E. Bakm:s remarks, in the New Genesee Farmer,
that he turned fifty or sixty Merino Sheep into an
Orchard, wlicre a number ol‘ reii sour cherries were
growing; the Sheep seemed very fond of the young
sprouts that had sprung up around the trees, and
ate them with avidity, and in less than an hour, a
large portion of them were discovered to be diseas
ed. They were turned out immediately, but many
of them staggered and fell, and in a few hours sev
eral died—the remainder gradually recovered. A
post mortem examination led to the conclusion, that
the Prussic .\cid^ which, it is well known, exists in
the leaves and fruit of the red cherry, and which is
a most viruleiU poison, caused the death of the
sheep.
together immediately and pressed close till they ad
here.—N. Y. Mechanic.
Remedy for the Pilm in the eye of a Beast.—A
correspondent of the Yankee Parmer, suggests
what he considers a new remedy for a film, produ
ced by a blow or other accidental causes of a sim
ilar nature, i. c. spitting Tobacco juice into the eye
^^Goodfor the Stomach.—Theodore Hook declares,
that he cannot see upon that ground the teetotallers
make water the god of their idolatry, since water is
universally allowed to have been drunk^ from time
immemoriaL”
That water has been driaiL' since the days of Ad-
ani, we admit; but what is the reason ? IVater is
di'unk that may keep sober. We said that wa
ter was drunk in the days of Adam, but did you ev
er hear of Adam’s being drunk, while water was
drunk? Never! It is true, water was not quite so
much drunk just after Noah gathered his grapes;
and what was the consequence ? Why, Noah him
self got drunk! Now, if Nonh had let water been
drunk, enough, his grapc.s v.’ould never have injured
him, and he would have kept as sober g,s a Judge.—
We bog pardon of their Honors ; however, we be
lieve some of them ars Fomev.hat in Noah’s predic
ament, and don’t allow wat r to be drunk enough
about them to keep n'jite sober themselves, at all
times.
Theodore Hook mu.=t there fore perceive, that it is
quite consistent for “ teetotallers ” to praise cold wa
ter, and to desire that it ehou’d be dr:mk all the time.
Having now established the propriety of water’s
being drunk, will any Brandy drinker give us a rea
son u'hy he is drunk?—S. C. Tem. Advocate.
A Fragment.—’Twas night—and such a night'
earth never saw bcfc rc. Murky clouds veiled the
fair face of heaven, and gave to pitchy darkness a
still deeper dye. The moon had fled, and the stara
had closed their eyrs, for deeds were doing they
dare not look npon ! The gods of the elements were
abioad. iEolus exultingly led forth his legions,
howling from their dark caverns; Neptune, foam
ing Avith rage, roared madly, and he contended with
his rock bound prison. The incensed Thundert^
drawn by his winged steeds, in his serial charriot,
dashing lightning from his eyes, bellows forth his
madnes.s—-and ever and anon, the demoniac shout
of llccate and her crew, were heard above the tem
pest. For a time the pure streams turned stagnant
and ceased to flow—the mountain trembled and the
forest dropped hs leaves—the flowers lost ther fra
grance and withered, and all nature became dcso
late. In glee serpents hissed and harpies screamed
—and satires revelled beneath the branches of the
Upas. Domestic Beasts crept near the abode of
men. The lion relinquished his half eaten prey;
the tiger forgetful of his fierceness, ran howling to
his lair; and even the hyena deserted his repast of
dead men s bones. Man alone, of all earth’s crea
tures, slept. But still he slept as the boding of
some half unknown calamity brooded o’er his mind.
The aspiring youth muttered of blasted hopes, long
, J 1 ’ u • *11 hc.ir U a , omy twice, but cach tiinc with entire success ;) star» and trerablino- ween their iniured innnr/^nr^
hand rake soon hury suffic.cntly the seed lor an acre. I very sensible ca-ation ecicludes, by say- ' ' ‘ >nnocence.-
Noticc.
T
Having removed their stock of Goods to the
country, and declined business in Charlotte,
the undersigned earnestly request all persons owing
them, either by note or account, immediately to call
and make settlement. WILLIAM ALEXANDER
will remain in Charlotte to close the business of the
late concern, and it is hoped those indebted will
not disregard this notice;—at any rate, all are re
quested to call and see him on the subject, and such
us owe accounts, and cannot now pay, can close them
by note.
The rubscribers will keep constantly on hand a
large and Avell selected stock of
And every other article in the mercantile lino, at
their stand at CLEAR CREEK in this County,
where they w’ill be pleased to see and accommodate
all who may favor them with a call.
ALEXANDER & BROTHERS.
Charlotte, March 23, 1841. 3-f
Notes of Hand and Land Deeds ; also
Clerks’ and Sheriffs’ Blanks,
printed, and for sale at the Jeflbrsonian Ofiicc.
HE ill health of Wm. Alexander rendering him
unable to attend to closing the business of the late
firm of Alexander Brothers, the subscriber will
remain in (Jharlotte trom this date for tliat purpose.
All persons having open accounts with the firm,
must come forward and close them cither by cash or
note betw'oen this and the ensuing Suporior Court,
if they wish to save cost. The subscriber may at
all times be found at his ofRcc, tw’o doors south of
Mr. Carson's store.
ADAM ALEXANDER.
■\ug. 10, 1S41. 23...F
ing •• tJic remedy requires to be more fully establisli-
ed.” We can as.?ure our cautious friend, that the
remedy has been fully estabhshed dow’n South fojr
years. The memories of our oldest Tobacco chcw-
ers reach not the antiquity of its discovery. We
have often seen Tobacco juice spit in a horse’s eve
when weeping or looking \veak, and entire relief af
forded.—6’. C. Tcmptrance Adcocatc.
T egetaiion of Grass Seed.—Please give me leave
to mention a fact not knou’n to every farmer, but
which may be useful. Whic'i is, that herds grass
knife, and propagates from and c/vTi.n*. I and other graas seed not annual, il soAved in
Has he a fine, round, bright-eyed ewe'? she will be j spring, and thiough drvnebs ot the season, or
fat about the time his half-filled pork barrels are j means does not vegetate or come up, as
emty, and she is stripped of her fine skin and lair j larmcrs sa\, the next season being wet and fa-
proportions. and simply bccause she is worth the will vegetate. As the last season was
toruMe of killing, and thus many of our tarmers per- ! ^0^ I much complaint respecting gniss seed
pettvate a breed'"of animals that arc a disgrace to I not vegetating, and farmers threatening to plough
the country: they seem uneasy while they posses j they sowed grass seed last year,
an animal that Avill draw the attention of their neigh- j because the haj or grass there is thin. Such far-
bors or tlie butcher, and woe be to if, if it put on a mcrs never heard of seed vegetating ai'tcr the first
better appearance than its fellows ! From that | year. Only be still, gentlemen, and il it is a good
CAUSE OF INFERIOR STOCK.
Some farmers sell or slaughter tiieir best stock of
cows, or ROWS, iind thus destroy all hope of ini})rove-
ment at a blow. Does a heifer show a disposition
to fatten easily ? she is encouraged b\- leed until fat,
and is then sohl or eaten, while her fellows, of the
breed of Pharoh's loan kine, arc kept for milk or
rearing calves, because they are not and cannot be
come fit lor the butcher. Has a farmer a sow pig
that becomes fat with the teed on which the rest of
his swine are starv’ing 1 he gives her over to the
23oo&=:3Sitt0tnB.
''t^ILLIAM HUNTER would inform his custo-
▼ ▼ mers and the public generally, that he still
continues the BOOK-BINDING BUSINESS at his
old stand, a few doors south-eaKt of the Brach Mint.
He will be happy to receive orders in his line, and
pledges himself to spare no pains to give complete
sati.^faction.
Orders left at his Shop, or at the Office of the
“Mecklenburg Jetfersonian,’‘ will receive immediate
attention. [Charlotte, March 5, 1841.
TO THE PUBLIC.
JOHN O’FARRPiLL announces to his custom
ers and the public generally, that he has di.spo-
sed of his entire stock of Groceries, Liquor.s, &c., to
Mr. John B. Roueche of Lincolnton, and will close
his business in Charlotte on Thursday of the ensu
ing April County Court. Until then, however, he
will continue in business at his old stand,^and be glad
to accommodate his customers with evejy articlc in
the Grocery line, on the most reasonable terms.
J. O’F. gives this early notice of his intention lo
close busines.s, in order that all w'ho owe him, cither
by note or book account, may have due time to come
forward and make settlement, which he earnestly re
quests them to do between this and July Court, for
his notes and accounts must positively tlien be
closed.
Charlotte, March 5, 1841. l-tc
“With Scissors sharp and Razor keen,
I’ll dress your hair and shave you clean.”
Buonaparte^ the Barber,
RESPECTFULLY informs his customers,
that he has removed his establishment to the
east end of Col Alexander’s Long Row, a
few doors cast of the Courthouse, where he will be
pleased to see them at all times. He professes to be
master of the “ Tonsorial Art,” and will spare no ef
fort to aflbrd entire satisfaction. Charges moderate,
to suit the times. [Charlotte, March 9, 1841.
Warrants, Casas, and Casa Bonds
for Sale at this Office.
time its doom is scaled.
To improve the breed of animals, it is not necessary
to incur a great expense in the purchase of crack
stock from distant parts: if the fanner will take his
horse and ride across the country some line day,
and vicw^ the live stock of his neigbors, he will soon
perceive that there are abundance of means of bet
tering his circumstances by a cross or exc.hange at
but little cost, and he by this means is improving his
judgement by comparison, and hoarding up experi
ence for a future day, that will be of more value to
him than the expense of many such pleasurable ex
cursions ; and improvements once begun and persis
ted in for a short time, w’ill procure such a corres
pondent improve>ne7it in the mind and circumstances
of the farmer as will insure its contintiation, and
richly rew'ard all his labor and outlay. It is only to
try it.--:Selected.
season for hay, it. will be thick enough next year,
rnv word lor it.—Farmer.
r.’2?2(7Zr.'?.—Ev'ery industrious and economical wile
in the co\intry, of course, moulds (or dips) a large
portion of the candles used by her household ev'cry
year. At any rate she ought to do it, especially if
her husband kills any beeves—and if he does not,
she is certainly bound to deliver him a full course of
curtain lectures during the long fixll and winter
nights. With this prelace we will now tell our fair
readers how to make candles very lar superior to
those usually made in the country. Prepare your
wicks about half the usual size, and wet them tho
roughly in Spirits of Turpentine, put them in the
Bun until dry, and then mould or dip your candles.
Candles thus made, last longer, and give a much
clearer light. In fact they are nearly or quite equal
to Sperm, in clearness of light. W’’e have used
candles of t!ii.>5 kind, and can therefore recommend
them with confidence.—*S. C. Temp. Advocate.
SIGNS OF BETTER TIMES.
1. All agricultural produce commands a fair, stea
dy, compensating price, alike removed from the le-; "
pressed state which some times has existed or the j To cure Asthma. Inunediate relief may be had to
unnatural inflation through which we have just pass- i the victim of this distressing disorder by burning in
j the room a sheet of white paper, well saturated with a
2. Speculation has had its day, and the thousands solution of saltpetre. The relief is but momentary,
who have be cn ruined, have had time to repent at
their leisure. The mass of the nation are convinced
that honest industry, and slow and sure profits, are
far preferable to the haphazard and demoralizing
influence of such liaste to be rich.
3. Agriculture it is evident, is assuming its pro
per place in the estimation of the public. This may
be attributed in part to the knowledge respecting it,
which has been distributed by agricultural journals,
and in part to the results of the agriculuiral census,
the results of which have demonstrated the para
mount importance of this interest.
4. W^e find evidence that the mass-of reading men
begin to think and dienaarbd infbrmation on the subject
of agriculture, in the f^t that all our leading news-
but the frequent use of saltpetre does not lessen its
efficacy. The w'riter of this has witnessed the re
lief afforded in so many instances, that he hopes the
above recipe may be generally circulated for the
benefit of sufferers-.
and e’en mothers, too, half awake, and wJiile they
pressed th^ir ]i:‘Ie nurslings to their breasts, would
brtothe still atic‘hrr prayt : for their protection. On
such a night Hell yjvrrx^d,and gave to the earth
A SLANDERER.
CHEERFULNESS IS BEST.
“ Mirth that wrinkled care derides,
And lauglater holding both his sides.”
It is always better to laugh than to cry, and a
cheerful countenance is ever a pleasant companion.
The human svstem is so constituted that it is
WTOught upon by mirth or n^elancholly to its delio-hi
or detriment, its weal or woe. Cheerfulness is°its
sanative, nay its ‘matchless sanative;’ sorrow and
r*ighing its bane. Melancholly destroys not only the
mental but the bodily vigor. We say then, ‘ hence
loathed melancholy.’ There is no use in rubbing
one’s eyes and blubbering over all the -‘ills thiU
flesh is heir to.” Take the evil with the good and
bear it like a philosopher. Red eyes, and laces of a
longitude like that of a horse are anything but
agreeable, pleasant-greeting companions; in fact
they arc scandalous looking affairs. The best way
is always to keep up a cheerful heart. Talte the
world as it goes ; the good and the evil as they se
verally come alon^, without repining, always com
forting yourself, it fortune frowns.' xvitii that phylo-
sophical ejeculation of Jacob Faithful, better luck
next time.”—Sat. Courier,
Best Cement for Joining Glass.—If the glass is
not likely to be exposed to moisture, the pieces may
be joined by a solution of equal parts of gum Ara
bic and loaf sugar in water; or if these are not at
hand, the white of an egg may answer nearly as
well. But a strong water proof cement, that is
equally transparent, may be made by disgesting
finely powdered gum copal, in thrice its weight of
sulphuric ether till it is dissolved. This solution
niay be applied to the edges of the broken glass,
papers and most influcfiti^ journalt^ are in the ha- with a camel hair pencil, end the pie*es must be put | closet and go Sunday Mercury.
Beat it who can.—One J. Early, some v.’here
in Illinois, has recently built a frame house one and
a half stories high, sixteen feet by tweniy-four, has
wealher-boarded it, covered the roof, and ceiled all
the lower story with boards: the w’hole, even the
pins, from one oak tree! So says the Vandalia
Free Press.’’
If the author of this tale had been made better ac
quainted with the virtues of the hickory, in his early
life, he would not now be telling such tales about
the Oak, in his old age; “ Train up a child,” &c.
While he was at it, liowever, why did he not go
the pig complete, and tell us that the shingles on his
one-oak-tree-house, bore acorns enough to fatten a
hundred head of hogs, and that his porlcers grew so
large under this generous diet, that whenever he
wanted to cook a ham, he had to take it to a i^olca-
no and boil it in the crater, (for w'ant of a pot big
enough,) and then charter a steam boat to carry it
to the dinner table, whicb, on such occasions, was
one of the large bald praieries in the "West, and that
he always gave an invitation to creation generally,
and the Western States in i^rticular, to come and
take a family dinner with him.
S. C. Temperance Advocate.
Capital Discovery.—It has at last been discovered
that tallow will rernove Ink from linen. Take a can
dle, melt it and dip the soiled: part in the tallow.
Wash it afterwards and the ink will disappear with
out injuring the linen. This discovery is important,
as it will stop domestic discord, and save gentlemen
using the goose quill from having “ inky bosoms.”
When Milton’s Paradise Lost was published,
Waller wrote to a friend—“ that blind old school
master, John Milton, has published a tedious peom
on the fall of man,”—and he proceeds to remark
that it.has no other merit but its length.
How to make a pair of boots last for two years:
—Melt and mix four ounces of rosin with eight
ounces of mutton tallow—apply the mixtnre while
warm—rob it well—then put the boots in some eafe
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