Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-06-07
Useful knowledge.

Useful knowledge.
The Grapery-Hardly any of the common
fruits are more easily produced than grapes
and while the original COSTS 80 trifing, the care
of a vine or a number of vines is rather plea
sure than labor. Before setting the root, throw
out all the earth to the depth of two or three
feet and fill up ten inches with coarse manure
of any sort-old bones, oyster shells ETC. T; then
throw in rich loan, and a few quarts Of Wooc
ashes, and fill up with composted manure ane
loan, or rich loan alone the soil is then ready
to set the roots. Put around it 4 straw manure
and give it, occasionally, the benefit of soaE
suds The effect of the latter application on al
unthrifty vine is sometimes surprising.
To Prevent Cabbages from Groving to lons
Manks.-To secure true, solid heads on those
stalks that manifest disposition to grow t.
what are commonly known as 'long shanks,
take pen knife and stab it through the stall
about the middle insert small piece of wooe
to keep the incision open, which will check The
growth. By doing this, good heads of cabbages
may be secured on every stalk.-Genesee Farmer
The Blackberyy-The common blackberry i.
a fruit susceptible of easy and profitable cult
vation In its season, few Of our berries are
superior to this.
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care must be taken to secure good and healthy
bushes for transplanting, and to set them in
good soil. By the term good SOIL" we desire
to be understood as indicating quality of land
similar in its physical character to that from
which the bushes were taken. A soil of sab
ulous or sandy character is the most congenial
to the blackberry, and should be filled with old,
we'll decomposed compost, into which forest
mould and leaves enter as ingredients. Char
coal, finely pulverized, and wood ashes, leached
or unleached, make an excellent top dressing
for the beds. If these stimulating substances
are applied in sufficient quantity, there will be
but little trouble experienced; securing good
and abundant crop of fruit.
Bush your Observation-Disclosures are decidedly
better, grown up in the air than near the ground,
under the shade of mass of vines The best
support for tomato vine, is short bush firmly
set in the ground The branches have room to
spread among the limbs and support the fruit.
The plan is much better than tying to stalks and
trimming.
Prunes.-Ths fine fruit has been very sue
cessfully cultivated in Pennsylvania, by engraft-
ing on plum trees they have also been raised
in Indiana.
Manufacturing Glue-Common glue is a most
useful and important substance 1t has been
known and used from time immemorial, for &C.
menting pieces of wood together, and for many
other purposes, and is still extensively used in
every country. 1t is generally made from ears
of oxen and calves, and the parings Of the hides.
skins, etc. The parings of OK, and other thick
hides make the strongest, and afford about As
per cent of glue. The tendons and other like
parts Of animals make glue, but is not as strong
as that made from hides Animal skin in every
form may be made into glue.
Vegetable Soup.-All vegetables that are put
into soups should be put into cold water and
gradually brought up to the boiling point. This
will cause the vegetable to diffuse its favor
throughout. The meats to flavor vegetable
soups, may be beef, mutton, veal or chicken,
and like the vegetables, should be put into cold
water. There are fewer good soups made in the
than almost any other DISH and the
reason is obvious it takes more time to cook
them. An okra gumbo soup should boil inces-
antly for six hours, when the flavor of the meat,
vegetables and condiments is so intimately and
delicatey blended that they all seem one deli
cious mass. Salt hardens water and flesh, and
should not be put into soups until the mass is
we'll done.
Nervous Head Ache.-The application of tow
els, wrung out in cold water, to the forehead
and temples is represented to be an eficacious
and speedy remedy for headaches arising from
neuralgia affections.
an Excellent Remedy for a Burn.-Take strong
lime water, and in a bottle with linseed oil, one
third oil, two thirds lime water; keep it always
ready and if the skin is off sprinkle -four on, tie
up in cotton, and do not open until it supurates;
hen wash it with CASTLE soap, dress with mild
,alves.