Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-03-15
blessings descended in rich abundance
upon the happy cottage home, sa'z7s'
YALUABLE oREeEIPTs.

with coughs, attended Win mucous us
charges and running at the nose. The
most salutary and effectual remedy. is the
leaves or small boughs of the white pine,
and common tar. The tar should be rub
bed over their noses, which may be accom-
plished successfully, by smearing board
with it and sprinkling itwith common salt
the animals will devours the tar with the
salt, and not with so much care as to pre-
vent portion of it adhering to their no
ses. High keep and careful attention will
strengthen the sheep, and assist them
greatly in bearing up against the weaken
ing effects of this disease. ..si 1ua isgsAo7s.
LICE ON CALvEs.-Many farmers use
train oil for this purpose, applied to the
sides of the neck at the shoulder-lust
that part on which the collar rests when
on the horse-as they say these vermin
retire to that part of the body TO sleep at
night, aud there you .wilIhave them but; We
prefer strong ley or lather of yellow
soap, with which to wash the animal by
means of SPONGE The best preUentiUs.
of this loathsomc disease is good food and
warm lodging. rafE..g
Young mechanics, who would prosper
in business, have only two rules to live up
to, toinsure success. First, do your work
as your customer wishes to have it done.
The other rule is to have it done by the
time you promised to have it done. These
two rules complied with, and there is lit
tie danger, if any. of a failure.
THrNGs TO BE REMEMBERED.-Horse
should never be put to work on a ituil
stomach. More horses are hurt by hard
driving after feed than by a full feed
after driving.
Ifa farmer wishes his pork barrel and
meat closet to hold out, let him look well
to his kitchen garden. Plenty ofvegeta-
blcs conduce not more to health than. to
profit. ,......r. .f-.-.-t.
In laying in stock of winter fodder for
animals, let it not be forgotten that lit
tie TOO much is just enough. Starving
animals at any time is miserable policy
As you treat your land, SO IT WY tretaS etS
YOU Feed it with manure liberally and
it will yield you bread bountifully. =.
If you keep your sheep and cattle in
the meadows until June, don't complain
because you are compelled to purchase
hay for your stock. ....t---
To PREVENT THE RoT IN SHEEP.-Rot is
often hcridetary in sheep. Hence the
great Importance Of aCeedtng out from the
flock all such ewes as exhibit the last APP
pearance of unsoundness. Again-dur
ring the winter every attention should be
paid to sheep Study the kind OF pasture
chat they thrive best on, the kind of hay,
grain, &c. Keep them from exposure in
bad weather, and keep them in as high a
situation as possible, if you would pre-.
serve them from the rot
/. SAFE SEAL-A letter closed with the
white ofan egg cannot be opened by the
steam ofboiing water, like common wa
fer, as the heat only adds toits tirmness.
Hens, it is well known, when kept shut
up, are very apt to eat their eggs. The
best preventive is to keep them we'll sup
Piled with lime and gravel, and with meat
in some form. 10 Theuest should be SO deep
in the boxes, that they cannot reach them
while standing on the edge. ...,.,,o
To sroP TIE RAvAGEs OF CATERPILLARs.
Take chafngdish with lighted char
coal, and place, it under the branches of
the tree, or bush, whereon are the cat7
terpilars then throw a little birthstone
on the Goals. ~ The yapor Of the sulphur,
which is mortal to these insects, and suf-
| eating fixed air arising from the charcoal,
will not only destroy all thateare on the
tree but will effectually prevent theshrubs
! from being, at that Season. infested with
! them. A pound Of sulphur will clear as
/ many trees as grows on several acres,
t Another method of driving these insects
i off of fruit trees is, to boil together quanti-
\ ty of rue, or wormwood, and commOh1 to-
bacco( of each-equai parts in common wa
ter. The liquor should be very strong
Sprinkle this on the leayes andiyoung bran
I otF,rr RI rI fP
the time the fruit ia ripening.
| To DESTROY INSECTS ON 5PLANTs.-Tie
! up some flowers of sui phur in a piece of
muslin or linen. and with this the leaves OF
the young shoots of plants should be dus-
ted.
! To Sror LEAkY CAsk The best
thing for stopping a leak in cask is .Whi-
ting. beaten up with common yellow or
p, brown soap. If this mixture be well rub
bed into the leak, it will stop it, after eV-
cry thing else, has failed.
A Lucky MEssAoE.-The officer whom
/ Prince Menchikof sent from Odessa to St.
| Petersburg with the dispatches announ.
cling the victory at Sinope, spared no ex-
ertion to accomplish his Journey with un-
usual speed, and on arriving at the capt
/ ;al, was, according to Russian custom,
Immediately ushcred into the Emperor's
I presence, to whom he delivered his dis
! patches, saying, '' I bring your Majesty
/ intelligence Of the successfulissue OF acoH-
siderable action." On which the Emperor,
much grati6ed, took him with him into
his cabinet, and seated himself to peruse
their contents. When he had finished,
and addressed himself to the Weicomt
courier to express his delight at the ti-.
dings, he found that the officer, worn out,
with fatirne- had fallen asleep, nor was