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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-09
sI2 DOLLARS PEB YEAR,
Invariably In Advance.

stationery business foresaw that the article
would be scarce, and bought up ell that could
be obtained. The department wished to pur.
chase, and were charged eight dollars and a
half perth0u-and. !. Something over four hun.
dred per cent on the Usual price. Is this
proper return for makiog this city the capital Of
the CO.. federate goverDment7 think not
learn through an officer just from York
town, that pitched battle is not looked for AZ
present in that quarter, though small skrmishes
are anticipated B. F. (Bombastes Furioso)
Butler has had foretaste Of the pluck of the
're6els," and hangs fire. calling on the powers
said that by the 26th wv ednesday). the com
mand at Fortress Monroe will be "a 600.
The First and Second companies Of the New
Orleans Washington Artillery, the finest bate
~ that has yet visited Richmond, left for Ma
bassas Junction this morning by the Central
Railroad Col. Wslton's command embraces
about $50 men, l2 cannon-splendid dogs of
war--sDd $50 foe horses They are perfect ip
the Light Artillery drill, and will give good
account of themselves.
We are looking anxiously for news from the
North and West. They are making extensive
preparations at Washington for resistance
against an attack. Troops are continually ar
irving and departing for the seat of war
1t 10 suggested that all ,uthern country
merchants should send in their orders at once
to the city Wholesale merchants South Let the
Wholesale merchants then hold meeting, and
carry in their orders as soon as possible to Eog-
land and France Thus we shall enable these
nations to know something like the amount OF
goods we shall need Of them. give the sug.
gestion for what it is worth; II may do good.
We are dreadfully short Of ice here If you
will be kind enough to send us few car loads,
we will return it next J4uuary
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-09
Scroflla. iolrrS 5lrSK,i. Kings l.,' EVIL,

a. ea fr IL t r. II Ill lsllrr.s - Z NJ glfg 81
is a constitutional disease, corruption, Of the
blood by, which this fluid becomes yitiated,
Weak, and poor. Being in the CIRCULATION, it
in disease on any part Of it., No organ is free
from its attacks, nor is there one whiehtit may
not destroy. The scrofulohs taint is yariously
caused by, mercurial disease, low living, dis
ordered or unhealthy. food, impure air. filth
and filthy habits, the depressing vices, and,
above all, by the yenereal infection. What
ever be its origin, it is hereditary in the con-
stitution, descending 3" from parents to children
unto the third and fourth generation indeed,
it seems to be the rod of Hin who says, /"
will visit the iniquities of the fathers upon
their children" ."yc1 en.a s.t 80 .esf 1u0
Its effects eonimence-by deposition from the
blood of corrupt or plcerous matter, which, in
the lungs, liver, and internal organs, is termed
tiibercles; IN the glands, swellings; and on
the surfhce, eruptions or sores. This foul cor
ruption, which genders in the blood, depresses
the energies of life, so that scrofalous eonsttu-
tons not only suffer from Bcrofulous com
plants, but they have far less power to with
stand the attacks Of other diseases; conse-
quently vast numbers perish by disorders
which, although not scrofiious in their nature,
are still rendered fatal by this taint' in the
system. Most Of the consumption, which de-
climates the human family has its origin directly
IN this scrolulous contamination; and many
destructive diseases of the liver, kidneys BRAIN
and, indeed, Of all the organs, arise from or
are aggravated by the same cause.
One quarter Of all our people are scrofulous /;
their persons are invaded by this lurking in
fection, and their health is undermined by it.
TO cleanse it from the system we must renovate
the blood by an Alternative medicine, and in
Igorate it by healthy food and exercise.
Such medicine we supply in s..t.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-09
~, AYERS
Compound Extract Of SarsapariIla

the most effectual remedy which the medical
skill of our times can devise for this every
where prevailing and fatal malndy. It's com
bined from the most active remedials that have
been discovered for the expurgation Of this foul
disorder from the blood, and the rescue of the
system from its destructive consequences.
Hence it should be employed for the cure Of
not only Scrofula, but also those other affec-
tons which arise from ii, such as ERUPr1vE
and SGrN DISEASES, ST.. ANTHoNY's FIRE
RosE, or ERYsIPELAs, PbIPLEs, PUsTULEs,
BLoTcnEs, BLAINs and BoIIs, TuMops, TETTER
and SALT RnEum, ScAID HEAD, RiNowoRM,
RImrMATIsM, SYPHILIrrc and MERcuI,rAL Drs-
gAsIs, DnopsY, DYSPEPSIA, DEBnITY,. and,
indeed, ALL COMPLAINTS AnrsfNG FROM VITfA-
TED or IMpURE BLooD. The popular belief
N "mpwtty ofMe blood" is founded in truth,
Tor scrofula is degeneration of the blood The
particular purpose and virtue of. this Sarsapa-
lila is to purify and regenerate this vital fluid,
without which sound health is impossible in
contaminated constitutions. l... -...-.-.
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-r "A Y z r.
.Ague Cure,
ron TIE spErpY GUAR or

FOR TIE SPEEDY CURE or % ~
intermittent Fever, or Fever and Ague,
temittent Fever, Chill Fever, Dumb
Ague, Periodical Headache, or Bilious
FOR the whole class OF d iseases originat-
the Malaria OF Miasnntic Countries.
We are enabled here to offer the community a
remedy which, while it cures the above complaints
With certainty, is still perfectly harmless in an,
uantty. Such a remedy is invaluable in district
where these affecting disorders prevail. Th
'CunE" expels the miasmatic poison of FEvEl
AND AGuE from the system, and prevents the de
velopment of the disease, if taken on the first ap
proaeh of its premonitory symptoms. Itisnot only
the best remedy yet discovered for this class
Of complaints, but also the cheapest The large
quantity we supply for dollar brings it within the
reach Of every body and in bilious districts where
FEVER AND AouE prevails, every body should
have it and use it freely both for cure and protec
ion. Agreat superiority Of this remedy over any
Dther ever discovered for the speedy and certain
cure Of Intermttentsi Is thatit contains no Quinine
or mineral consequently il produces no quinism or
other injurious effects whatever upon the cOnstitu
ton. Those cured by it are left as healthy as If
they had never had the disease. "a e.H c-r n
Fever and Ague Is not alone the consequence OF
he miasinatic poison. A great variety of disor.
ilers arse from its irritation, among which are
Neuralgia, Rheumatism, GOm Headache, Blind.
ness 1oofhtche, Euachc, CatSyThy Ast1md, E7at
pitatioa, PAINFUL Afertioa of the Spleen, HyStey.s
icss Pabrin the .BoioeIs, Colo, Paralysis aud De
rangeme't Of tie, Stomach, all of which, when
originating in this cause, put on the a,tc,ntfeat
type, or become periodical. This g CURE y expels
the poison from the blood, and consequently cires
them all alike. 1t is an invaluable protection 10
immigrants and persons travelling OF Temporarily
residing in the malarious districts II taken oecat
sionany or dailywhe exposed TO the infection,
H. Al ~ IL
accumulate in sufficient quantity TO rpen into dis
ease. Hence it is even moro valuable for protec-
ton than cure, and few will ever suffer from Inter
mittents II they avail themselves of the protection
this remedy affords 49,. , =. ..'.,. ,.
Prepared by DR.. J. G, AVER 8. CO., Lowell, Mass.
utq. ROBERTS d SAMUEL, Columbus. 5s-
And y pTggista and Dealers everywhere. I, nd q
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E1ThACT fkOh PHIVATE LITTER OF AN lNTELLI-
GENr 0EsTLEMAN.
MAsAs-As J1sorIos June %, 1861.
-
/ think the military question Is, which will
force the other to attack The enemy Is at
Fall's Church, between Fairfax Court House
and Washington, with shout 900 men Gregg
and Ketshaw are at Fairfax. The enemy may
make = dash at Fslrtsx, or Fairfax may make
dash at Falrs Church. But think neither
is yet ready. Scott has the numbers and the
mupitIops, but wants also the advantage of 90.
siton. ii ne can gesit Hs seems indirp,se 10
risk HE troops against ours on any hug like
equality in any respect. He wants odds every
way and IN every, particular. The only forces
to be apprebended on fair terms are those of
the regular United States Army, with their
drill, esprit de corps and West Point officers.
These are probably the troops that win be put
forward at the head Of column Of 45 900 to
operate against US here. If that be done, the
fighting will be of a desperate character. The
Southern trcops here will assuredly all fstand
up to the rack.
Our force Is leas than has been susposed
Two days ago II consisted of only about 2 900,
and so also are all our forces at other points
smaller than is supposed. Johnston, when he
evacuated H,rper's Ferry, had not more than
UOO effective men. Two thousand joined him
about that time, and, In one way anj another,
be has now q force Of about 10000 men. IL
was military necessity, and he is the man to
make the most Of Il These facts account for
all the retreating and apparent indisposition to
meet the foe. Their invasion of virginia, and
our inability to repel them, has been the result
Of the strange notion that we are engaged in o
five years. war and Of che consequent policy Of
rejecting. six weeks ago, at1 Montgomery, more
than 100 600 troops, offered Tor twelve months.
The scheme Of requiring them for three years,
or the war, has produced great delay in the or
ganizaiion Of the Southern army, and we are
stiIl very deficient, although now there 70 q
willingness 10 accept on terms previously reject
ed Our reiianes. al present, 10 solely in Me
suYrior morals. and desperate valoS Of our SOL
disrs, and In the ability and Judgment Of our
Generals. Our cause has been greatly imped-
ed and imperiled BY this idea Of Eve years.
war, which nothing but the effect of this back.
wardness can produceA hla 'nr oiA 'le p..i
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FAST LINE.

Leaves Columbus els P. W., from Union Depot, Wis
Rellaire; arrives at Newark, 8 90 P. GAINESVILLE
80 Bellaire 4 SIS P. M; Pittsburgh LES p.
NJ; Harrisburg, 900 A. NJ; ria AUentoaoR, arrives
at New York; r, M; vid Philadelphia, arrives
Philadel hia, t10 P. M; New York, 0 P. NJ, Thii
Train also connects at Harrisburg for Baltlmore ar
This Train runs through to Bellaire or Pisburg With
out change Of Cars; and from Pttsburg there IS nc
change OF Cars to Philadelphia, or via Allentown 4
New York-thus Offering 'e
Tho only Route from Columbus to Baltimore
Philadelphia, or New York, with only
,, one change of Cara.
By this Train Passengers arrive in New York ayt
hours in advance Of the Northern lines. m ., rt..
This Train also connects at Belaire with the Baltmor,
and Ohio R. r, t." -,
GT- This Route,is 80 miles shorter to Pittsburg
~ and more than 100 miles shorter to
5U New York, than Northern Lines. 4,
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-09

Leaves Columbus II e5 A NJ from Onion Depot, via
steubenville arrives at Newark l2 so P M; Coshoc
ton, 2.l5 p. NJ; Steubenvlle p. III Pitsburg, Al
lPrhis Is tine only route by which Passengers
can leave Cincinnati at A. NJ, go through to Pitts
burgh In daylight, without change OF cars delay.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-09
3HRNNYt YtKGHIlRII ,

Lals Of phalonfs nsssblishhsnt N. SCprictoro
thsu Nev oforeg H&skionhNaS lehatinE, Hnr sOatthk
ghspreoelnn QnrlhSapd prspluEf saloon, Rsstshtp
ytreetu ovct pe kost oPee g1efe sausfaction wiz
chtldrsn's Hair prsssins done in The best style.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-09
Trains Leave Columbus as follows
MORNING EXPRESS

Leaves Columbus 3 30 A. NJ. from Union Depot via
Belaire Steubenvi le arrives Belairs 10 90 A.
M steubenville 12. 30 p. M; Pi tsburgh,3 40 P nj
aarrishurg A. M. vid AHentOqO7, arrives at New
York 8 90 A. M; giG PAiladelfid arrives at Phila-
delphia. 10 A NJ: new tork 10 30 A, NJ. Connects
also at Harr sburg for arriving at 745 A. M.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-09

DAAaN .i.AHD aFBHD1RD .vH3EAUKa
II DKDse efkkD, of tvsry grade i1hs tiost tsltet
assofensns n NE oily, and 81 most rsasonAbIs lss
rAln Z SON,
epnb Ne. - pessA High srsst.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-09
8 Sleeping Cars attached to this Train

Rro, Columbus run directly through to Bellsire or
Pttsburgh without change and Pas engers via Allen
town arrive in New York at 8 A. NJ,
1.-TWO HOURS IN ADVANCE OF NORTHERN
70 E.HG --.- LINES.
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p1rTsRURaH EXPRESS.

This Train also connects at Belaire with the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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QUART0 DICTIONARY.
The Latest. The Largest. The Best.
The Cheapest Because the Best.
iJ1 -- 1lI iEs giDrcsgs
"Tbe Most ReliabIa standard Au.
thority OF the English LaDguage.''
s SiU Hwndvsd Eminent Educators Of ONO,
"THE BEST ENGLISH DICTIONARY RxrANT.,
literary Mon B5SrvSAers.,
s'He,e are upwards Of Hundred Thousand Words,
whose multifarous meanings and deriyaons, together
VIII the correct spelling and pronunciation are clearly
Cincinnati Commercial
Read the Decisions of tho Members of the OHIO State
2sdcher's Assocttio1. .,isu-r4.
The undersigned, members Of the Ohio State Teachers
8ssociation adopt and aim to use In teaching, writing
and speaking, the orthography and pronunciation Of
daily recommend 1t AZ the most reliable standard au.
thorty Of the English language, as 1t 10 now written and
spoken. ---.-----, --l-----..------
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THos. W. HARVEY, bup't Massion Union Schools.
N. y. OowDERY, Sup't Public Schools, Sapdusky.
JoHN LYNCH, Bup't Public Schools, Circleville. y
B. N. SANFORD, Principal Cleveland Female semina'
WIN. EircHrLt, sup't Public Schools, Mt Union.
.yoHE osDrs. Principal State Normal School, Mime.
orRus NAsON, Principal Fourth intermediate School,
Cincinnati. .rrf .,- Cnl,rg
H. 8, MARTIN, sup't Canton Union Schools. ,...
Epw E.s psps pIo, MNss ESa "1o sSSS
WIN. ": EDWARDS, sup't Troy Union School.
A. q. HOPKINS, Principal West High School, clsve
land.
g. A. NORTON, Associate Principal High School, ceys.
THEODORE srrRtme, Principal High School, olsve
land.
R. =. HuMisToS, Principal Cleveland Institute.
]. A. GARFIELD, President Of Eectc Institute, HI
W L: HARRIS, Prof. of Chemistry, Ohio Wesleyan
II. II. BARNEY, Ex.osmmissioner Of Common Schools,
Ohio. -ia
JAMES MONROE, Prof. Rhetoric, OberlIn College.
THos HILL. President Antioch College. .J
9. W q. CATHoART, Prof. Mathematics, High
School, Dayton. a..H l,. ..a ~.l O. u
8. O.. ORuMBAUsH, Prof. Language, High School.
Dayton. g = no. .s-r.r. NJ. I'D
8. NJ. BARRIER, sup't Union Schools, Ashland.
Aors than Sip Hundred otaer Presidents Of O0Ee-
yr, ~. ,S so.n G
'"''' "00' ''''' 'e" S'' o'0'o ''''"''o'"' , D. s-
PRESIDENTS OF COLLEGES IN OHIO.
~ honn. y, ~, u.h ~. uuy ~, WI. WI
oontrs " pre.dsnt 1d1ep pu'e'' a"u u' "no''
N .' 1,-1's" N." ..y.. II : 49,.
lions Il will Be nv guide in orthoTrsphy and pronun
citation, and viii often be consulted by me for Ito neat
anu accurate oenn',,"n'. fie,nen' thompson.
Wsb.ter,a ortbooysnbv Al recent meetne N ouT
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Cov-Partnrle n e,rrship.

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u son JAMne ADGER RAIN ss partner In my busis
o:s, :: Ehsh viii As after &C Under the m
dciSmius, S' fsb Is, isi. : s0s~ R'sff f.Sic ii
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From the Charleston Courier 9th.
FIR m ma nass a. Junction,
MAnAs.As jon orIos. June 90, ls6l

EXTRACT FROM PNIvATE LITTER OF AN IsTELLI
GENT GEsTLEMAn.
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WORCESTEEt'SG ,.sl G.49
ROYAL QUART0DICTI0
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The Latest...The Largest-..The Best.
The Cheapest Because the Best,

"Tbe Most Reliable standard Au.
thority OF the English LaDguage,''
I..a5 SiW RNndrsd Eminent Educators Of ONO,
"THE BEST ENGLISH DICTIONARY nxrANT.p
literary Ae, E5svy,oAers.y
"He'e are upwards OF Hundred Thousand Words,
whose ultfarious meanings and dervations, together
with the correct spelling, and pronunciation are clearly
set before the eye" 90 H-.1 p
'., Cincinnati Commercial.
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Just Received
1AO HF. Oh GREEN ana BLACK
lUU TEAS 100 bags prime Rio Conee.
$50 pockets old Dutch Government Java Coffee.
as bags Ceylon Coffee.
2On bbis. standard White Sugars consisting Of Pow
dred. ohrushed, Granulated and Coffee.
so quntals George Bank oodhsh.
go bbls. Mesa and No. I MAckerel.
8 tcs Pick Salmon.
10Obx. Layer RAisins.
6Dhf. box do do "
1OOqr. box dc do
100 NJ Cigars, different brands and grades.
novN VIM MCDONALD.
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SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OF OHIO.
From Rev. Anson Smyt1, Oommissioner Of Common
Schools IN OHIO.
'The Dictionary is an mperishabie monument 10 the
learning and industry Of Its author and honor to the
world Of letters. The mechanical execution s far supe
rior to that Of any other Lexicon with which
quanted." .Nr.s
From hon. H. II. Barney ES. C6mniissioner o,
Schools IN OHIO.
"The most reliable standard authority Of the Ian
guage." ,s -s-.. tv-f. 2 .r,'; n.
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THREE TRAINS DAILY FROM COLUM-
BUS.

BAGGAGE CHECKED THROUGH.
Tor further information and Through Tickets apply to
NJ L. D0HERTY,
Ticket Agent Union Depot Columbus, Ohio.
Il. W. WOODWARD, 4
''''" superintendent, Cincinnati.
JN0. W. D0HERTY
iul3 Agent, Columbus.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-09-05
Wines Should be made Without
Sugar.

DR.. Flagg of Cincinnati, well known
for his connection with Nicholas Long
worth in the extensive production of Ma
tive Wines, contributes for the Country
Gentleman, the following protest against
recipes for sugared wines:
II Is not by masking up sour, wild, un-
ripe grapes with water, sugar and whisky,
that our farmers are to become wine-
growers, however we'll the mixture may
please the palates of unsophisticated wo-
men and children, and hard-working men,
whose olfaotories never knew any other
wine than Madeira of American manu-
facture. Tell them that good wiue is
never made of sugar in any part of the
world, and that to weaken with water or
strengthen with spirits is downright
wickedness! The grapes must be fully
ripe, dropping off ripe, and to render them
so, the vines must grow on stakes OK very
low trellises. The expressed juice must
then be put into clean "wine green" casks
and cared for very much in the same way
good cider is managed. This done faith
fully, and the product will be wine that
Will not terment over again IN the stomach
deranging the livers and muddling the
brains.
All tricks of adulteration and debase-
ment our people will take to naturally
enough by mere virtue of their national
ity, and without being told. After they
shall have learned how to made good,
pure wine, then they may, for home use,
make a cheap beverage in the following
way. Into large cask fling the cheese
from the wine press, after all the juice
is extracted, or elae well mashed wild
grapes Of good flavor, till the cask is half
or two-thirds full; then ill up with water
and add one pound of sugar to the gallon
of water; let the fermentation begin and
complete Its work in the essk, and then
draw off the clear wine and put away in
as cold cellar as you have, and keep it
well filled and closed up. Drink it with
in the year.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-09-05
4 Nice Dish.

Happening to imagine that there may
be a great many ladies and gentlemen
among your readers, possibly yourself
among the number. who may chance to
love another really excellent dish, than
my husbands or their own ''green peas
and roast lamb" / attempt the descrip-
ton of one, which as prepared by myself,
is as delicious a one as ever greed any
dinner table. It is favorite dish among
the better class in Mexico. New Granada,
Brazil and Peru, though rarely, think,
eaten in North America. The SpaniarGs
call it Ometa; It's chief component parts
are green corn and ripe tomatoes. / give
you my process, aud the materials used
IN preparing the dish, and rather than
you should from an unskillful imitation
pronounce it a failure. / shall be tempt.
ed to pay your cuisine a visit, and COM
pound the dish myself. when / should be
certain of your suffrage In its favor.
To twelve ears of green corn, cut raw
from the cob, and we'll mashed. by rolling
on the moulding board with the rolling
pin. add dozen fine, ripe tomatoes, first
scaldiDg and removing the thin outside
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-09-05
Platter, Ashes and Experiment.

A late number of the Boston Cultiva-
tor furnishes the following statement and
suggestions; and such experiments would
be doubtless of much value if carried out,
remembering that no single experiment is
sufficient to form a conclusion, but they
must be several times repeated, under
all varying circumstances:
Mr.. E. L. Metcalf of Franklin, In
forms US that a mixture of plaster and
unleached hardwood ashes, in about equal
parts, made a little moist, and kept in a
heap protected from rain, from four to
six weeks, and thep apply to crops, will
generally produce a highly beneficial ef-
feet, even where plaster alone would pro-
duce no effect at all, and in all cases the
benefit is greatly increased over that of
pure plaster. Applications of this COM
pound, and of plaster and askes by them
selves, and of guano, superphosphate of
lime, &c., might be made by sowing
breadths across fields, leaving spaces be-
tween without anything. The result
would afford an indication of the compara-
tive value of the different substances,
and might show whether any Of them
could be proftably used for this purpose.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-09-05

always accompany the pistilates. Tie
ratio of one row of male to three on four
of the female plants. Staminates are
self fructifers, and may be grown sepa.
rate from the pisulates, where it is desir-
able to do so, but no pistilate, according
to the theory now generally acknowledged
can produce its maximum of fruit unless
it be grown in the close vicinity of a
stamtnate variety.
Where the grouud is generally covered
with snow during the winter / do not
consider it Important to cover the vines
as a winter protection. | never cover
mine, having many large beds, covering
about half an acre, and my plants are
seldom injured by frosls, But plants set
in the fall are liable to heave out of the
ground in the early spring, and 1t is there
fore advisable to plant them early enough
to become well rooted, and in the spring
to press those into the earth that have
been thrown out by the frost.
When plants are covered for winter
protection, something should be first laid
down among them TO raise the covering
an inch or two from the ground, in order
to allow the air to circulate under the
covering, or the plants will be liable to be
smothered Any coarse litter, such as
barnyards afford, is suitable to cover the
plants, but always in manner to afford
some air among them.-T. b. MINER, IN
the Country Gentleman.