Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-02
MISCELLANEOUS.
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS.
[From the Georgia Journal.l

HE RESULT or SOME EXPERIMENTS WITH TIE
CHLORIDE OF LIoiE.-The great disnfectinr properties
oil this valuable article, believe, fully known lis
ascertained that 1t will arrest pure faction its stages
whether in animal, vegetable substances II il ,so ~,
pablo oil rendering the wards of the crowded hosp
tails perfectly and agreeable It's capabe also ac
cording to III Ld6drGque of Paris, Of preserving the bo
dies oil deceased persons pleasant several day
before burial even in the hottest weather. and of remo
Ing all odour from them where putrccton has actually
taken place II is also said by the French physicians 10 ho
diseases. N' '0''''e''''0
In the latter part of August last when the Thcrmome
ter was ranging from so 10 80 deg. T. procured two or
three pieces of fresh beef from foshy part One niece
nightly SprinSod with solution of the Chloride Of Lime:
the others immersed entirely in tho solution and thor
ai MON all by in an open room, where thoy remained
Tor three or four days when examined them and found
mem all In sound state, and uninterrupted by flies or
any other insects The piece which only sprinklcd
found az well preserved any Of tho rest IL rescm
bed very much beef which had been jexcd and was I'M
injured in its favour
next tried the solution on various kinds Of insects
which, found wero speedily killed by being immersed If
~ worms bed bugs &C., were driven Of destroyed h,
mo solution oil the chloride of lime Surprising by analo
gy that II it killed kind Of insect it might destroy
any sort, | next tried il on the tce0rH in ,chcaf
For this purpose dissolved o,,e ounce of the fresh
chloride OF lime, in about quart Of water, and sprin
ked it all ON two bushels of wheat, and piled it ON shelf
in whore there was 80 or 90 bushels of clean wheat
full OF weavil let it remain for two days. which time
examined it, and found not single wcavi in it, although
alive with them, when applied the solution
To prove the matter fully, again repeated tho
experiment; early in September past | again dissolved
the same quantity OF the chloride of lime in the same
nj
wheat with it, taken from the pile in tho same ROOM
and which at the time full of weavi tho weather be-
ing both warm and damp.The 10 bushels which sprin-
biod, was piled side OF the against the WALL
utsghty separated from the main bulk OF wheat in the
room.
let it remain for 10 days. at the end of which fine
examined 1t IN company with another individual was
graied TO find IL altogether free Of redvK consider
cd this experiment conclusive.
Tho chloride of lime, in state of solution If mix odd
with the wheat gradually parts with its chlorine which
slowly percolacs the wheat and not only destroys and
winch nave just appeared, in the act of Matching
The application of the chloride of lime not inrc the
quality OF the wheat in the smallest degree.
am led TO believe that when the wheat stacked or
Pied away In The shcaf the heads spriDklcd
with the chloride, in all probability the wcavc woad
never appear in such stacks piles of wheat.
made some trials with it, 10 power in arrcstine
the rot IN cotton in the latter part of September past AZ
ter its application TO some boes, they grew in the field
which had just commenced rOnga cold SMELL of wealth
er came The rot in the cotton SCENE, benoray more
or less arrested by this The boles however to
which applied the solution of the chloride of lime never
uecaycd any more but we could not tell fairly, whether
the chloride the weather had put stop 10 it, am of
the opinion, however, should the experiments be hcreaC
Ter larry ed that will be found adequate to put COM
Pete stop TO the rot in any boes which it may be an
plod But the chief difficulty attending its Application
preventive Of this disease in cotton would arise f
the extent OF cotton TO which it would have be applied
TO do any good have merely thrown out the above hint
tha' farmers may profit by it, should it, on experiment be
found OF any adj anage TO them.
Since making the above experiment. took fror = GeJ
TWO nearly grown green pods Of cotton each of which
"eIc one OF TWO small Spocks puncurcs well known
as he ncPen stages Of putrcfacon or rot in cotton One
6oe dipped in solution Of the chloride of lime the other
&c. remain as 1t was and placed them by in warm but
ventilated room The rot progressed any farther n
the boe TO which the chloride of lime had been aupied
the nd OF the boe became hard and if opened and
scnted good white cotton in the other bole however il
continued to increase until the whole bole became entire
rotten, involving all the enclosed cotton For further
confirmation we would recommend the farmers the next
season 10 try the experiment for themselves
nave found by experience in my own case that the
solution OF the chloride Of lime is almost an instantane
Gus cure Tor The sings Of insects. While experimenting
win II ON cotton bolcs, sung on my middle finger
ny abee, which was engaged in a cotton bloom and on
being disturbed siung After pulling ont the sing
immediately placed my hand in the solution Of the clio
nde OF Inei and III less than ten minutes my finger was
ehureiy easy. Not ong afterwards was sung on INV
upper up 10y some insect which took 10 be wash m,
pm was very severe, and my lip began instantly TO swell
1s m my ONCE and recolleciing the virtue ofthc chic
rue o. me IN the bee sting Immediately made sol,
uo u u ana applied to my lip and received immediate
ease' ana ln one hours time. felt no Inconvenience What
ever from the sting. Ifhdestroys II q noiso Of i, "
suddenly might it not be equally as good in snat L5
~ has other valuable medicinal properties b' Wv, 60
VIII not allow me to speak Of them al present space
Athens, I'm October. W. -