er ones too
long. Every change of this sort requires to be made cautiously, and by
degrees. In general, all clothes should be light and easy, and in no
instance ought health and comfort to be sacrificed to pride and vanity.
In the early part of life it is not necessary to wear many clothes: but
in the decline of life, when many diseases proceed from a defect of
perspiration, plenty of warm clothing is required. Attention should also
be paid to the constitution, in this as well as in other cases. Some
persons can endure either cold or heat better than others, and may
therefore be less mindful of their clothing: the great object is to wear
just so many garments as is sufficient to keep the body warm, and no
more. Shoes in particular should be easy to the foot, and all tight
bandages on every part of the body carefully avoided.

CLOUTED CREAM. String four blades of mace on a thread, put them to a
gill of new milk, and six spoonfuls of rose water. Simmer a few minutes,
then by degrees strain the liquor to the yolks of two eggs well beaten.
Stir the whole into a quart of rich cream, and set it over the fire;
keep it stirring till hot, but not boiling; pour it into a deep dish,
and let it stand twenty-four hours. Serve it in a cream dish, to eat
with fruits. Some prefer it without any flavour but that of cream; in
which case use a quart of new milk and the cream, or do it as the
Devonshire scalded cream. When done enough, a round mark will appear on
the surface of the cream, the size of the bottom of the pan, which is
called the ring; and when that is seen, remove the pan from the fire.

CLYSTER. A common clyster is made of plain gruel strained, and a
table-spoonful of oil or salt. A pint is sufficient for a grown person.

COCK CHAFFERS. This species of the beetle, sometimes called the May bug,
is a formidable enemy to the husbandman, and has been found to swarm in
such numbers, as to devour every kind of vegetable production. The
insect is first generated in the earth, from the eggs deposited by the
fly in its perfect state. In about three months, the insects contained
in these eggs break the shell, and crawl forth in the shape of a grub or
maggot, which feeds upon the roots of vegetables, and continues in this
state of secret annoyance for more than three years, gradually growing
to the size of an acorn. It is the thick white maggot with a red head,
so frequently found in turning up the soil. At the end of the fourth