Another method. Those who cannot procure a regular beetle trap, may make a very good substitute, by placing a bell-lipped tumbler upon the ground near their haunts, and run up a conical surface with sand to the lip of the glass ; then, after filling the glass about half-way up with beer, or sugar and water, suspend a little sugar itself in a thimble over the glass, horizontally with its margin, and in the centre : you will find in their eagerness to get at the sugar, which is not within their reach, they will overstretch themselves, and falling into the liquor, which will attract them, you will destroy thousands. Or make a cake of sugar, dripping, flour, and any poison, as arsenic, pow- dered phosphorus, &c. Be careful to keep the poison out of the way of chil- dren, and domestic animals. — See Cock- roaches. BEET ROOTS, to Pickle.— Beet Roots are a very pretty garnish for made dishes, and are thus pickled. Boil the roots till they are tender, then take off the skins, cut them in slices, gimp them in the shape of wheels, or what form you please, and put them in- to a jar. Take as much vinegar as you think will cover them, and boil it with a little mace, a race of ginger sliced, and a few slices of horse-radish✪ Pickled Beet Roots. Pour it hot upon your roots, and tie them down. BETHROOT. — An American plant. It stops inward bleeding from the kidneys, bladder, urethra, &c. It is good in fevers, coughs, asthma, con- sumption, taking a teaspoonful of the powdered root at a time ; or it may be infused and taken. United with blood- root, and made into a poultice, it is effectual in gangrene, or incipient mor- tification, ulcers, and sores. It restrains profuse menstruation, the whites, and it is an excellent astringent taken after child-birth for the uterine organs, em- ployed as an enema. It may be ob- tained at the Medical Botanists. The powdered root is used a tea- spoonful at a time ; or it is infused, to be drunk freely. This powder united with raspberr, leaves, and made into tea is most effectual in diarrhoea, or laxity of the bowels. BICYCLE, to Ride.— The first time you try should be in a boarded room, or on a gently falling smooth road. Mount the machine from an elevation, and slightly pushing off with the inside foot, let the bicyle run with- out placing the feet on the treadles. This is a simple way to practise balan- cing, and tire moment the machine ap- pears to be falling to the left, draw the left hand a little towards you, it will have the effect of turning the driving wheel in the same direction, readjusting the balance ; if it should fall to the right, reverse the action, and guide the wheel to the right. % BIC 53 When you have mastered the preced- ing, bring the bicycle up to the side of the road, let the outer treadle be slightly inclined or just falling over the centre, then throw your leg over the saddle, place the outer foot on the treadle and press on it, at the same time pushing of from the side with the inner leg, by the time you have done this the inner treadle will have come up, and soon as it has begun the descent place your in- ner foot oh it, and press it down as you did the outer one. Give the treadles a steady pressure and then only when going over, allowing the wheel to com- plete the revolution itself, the foot merely feeling the touch.

AI-modernized reading of the original text

Another method. Those who cannot procure a regular beetle trap, may make a very good substitute, by placing a bell-lipped tumbler upon the ground near their haunts, and run up a conical surface with sand to the lip of the glass ; then, after filling the glass about half-way up with beer, or sugar and water, suspend a little sugar itself in a thimble over the glass, horizontally with its margin, and in the centre : you will find in their eagerness to get at the sugar, which is not within their reach, they will overstretch themselves, and falling into the liquor, which will attract them, you will destroy thousands. Or make a cake of sugar, dripping, flour, and any poison, as arsenic, powdered phosphorus, &c. Be careful to keep the poison out of the way of children, and domestic animals. — See Cockroaches. BEET ROOTS, to Pickle.— Beet Roots are a very pretty garnish for made dishes, and are thus pickled. Boil the roots till they are tender, then take off the skins, cut them in slices, crimp them in the shape of wheels, or what form you please, and put them into a jar. Take as much vinegar as you think will cover them, and boil it with a little mace, a race of ginger sliced, and a few slices of horse-radish. Pour it hot upon your roots, and tie them down. BETHROOT. — An American plant. It stops inward bleeding from the kidneys, bladder, urethra, &c. It is good in fevers, coughs, asthma, consumption, taking a teaspoonful of the powdered root at a time ; or it may be infused and taken. United with bloodroot, and made into a poultice, it is effectual in gangrene, or incipient mortification, ulcers, and sores. It restrains profuse menstruation, the whites, and it is an excellent astringent taken after child-birth for the uterine organs, employed as an enema. It may be obtained at the Medical Botanists. The powdered root is used a teaspoonful at a time ; or it is infused, to be drunk freely. This powder united with raspberry, leaves, and made into tea is most effectual in diarrhoea, or laxity of the bowels. BICYCLE, to Ride.— The first time you try should be in a boarded room, or on a gently falling smooth road. Mount the machine from an elevation, and slightly pushing off with the inside foot, let the bicycle run without placing the feet on the treadles. This is a simple way to practise balancing, and tire moment the machine appears to be falling to the left, draw the left hand a little towards you, it will have the effect of turning the driving wheel in the same direction, readjusting the balance ; if it should fall to the right, reverse the action, and guide the wheel to the right. % BIC 53 When you have mastered the preceding, bring the bicycle up to the side of the road, let the outer treadle be slightly inclined or just falling over the centre, then throw your leg over the saddle, place the outer foot on the treadle and press on it, at the same time pushing of from the side with the inner leg, by the time you have done this the inner treadle will have come up, and soon as it has begun the descent place your inner foot oh it, and press it down as you did the outer one. Give the treadles a steady pressure and then only when going over, allowing the wheel to complete the revolution itself, the foot merely feeling the touch.

Records on this page

Pickled Beet Roots

Consult me