, 1862-01-23

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can be detached from horse by merely
pulling the rein specially devoted to that
purpose. A brake at the same time stops
the carriage. This permits the driver, in
case his horse becomes unmanageable, to
let him 60 entirely freed from the harness,
80 that he will not be likely to injure him
m. Mounier. an old hostler, has invented
new safetyapparatus for saddle.horses. by
means Of which, on pulling the reins, great
pressure is exercised on the nose and also
on the crupper Of the horse; in fact, the ef.
feet of i Is TO squeeze him together. Il is
said TO Be ehicacious.
II. Leroux has invented q feed-baQ for
horses, which is ventilated in front so as to
allow the dust Of the grain to escape, and
the horse 70 breathe freely. The baa is
hung BY an elastic band, 50 that Il rises as
the weight diminishes, and constantly pre-
sents the food 70 the lips Of the horse.
M. Anthanase Dupne has invented meth
DDS Of saving which are Of considerable
value IN practice. By means of eylin-
drical saw he cuts q cane or an umbrella
handle so that it can be polished with sand
paper, or cuts out the sides Of q snail bar
rel or circular wooden measure. He is
able TO cut q log Of wood into a single thin
board Of great width by slicing Il longitudl.
nally, gradually approaching the heart from
Che bsrk % the centre. This will be Of
value in furnishing broad panels, otherwise
difficult 10 obtain.
9uano stimulates land in some cases won.
derfully for one or two years after its appl
cation, but Il does not seem TO add staple
% the soil, nor TO be sufficiently permanent
in its influence 70 be relied on as a sole ferti,.
her Il may, however, be used bene6ciallv
for some special purposes. For instance. or,
= loose, dry, sandy or graveIly soil, 10th 70
take grass we'll. Even though well manured
fer previous crop, NJ on other Land which
for any reason is shy and uncertain in this
regard, q superb catch Of grass may generally
be obtained BY sowing 200 or 300 pounds Of
guano per acre and narrowing it in with grain
aOued a. the time Of stocking to grass. The
crop Of grain and Of straw may be also con-
siderably increased thereby. Experienced
euiiigaiors say that such application of guano
paysas well as any other Of like cost that
can be made. Guano may in some cases
be prohtably applied to stimulate poor
land to throw up bulky green crop to be
turned back into the soil. Instances may
be named where its application for this Dur.
pose has been attended with most satisfac-.
tory results. iEE'
THE EMPLOYMENT OF CAMEIs fv C.LrvoR.
NIA.--A According to the Akta California. Ju.
Illus bandman, who owns ten Bactrian cam.
els which Mr.. Frisius imported from Siberia.
y convinced, after months Of experience and
observation, that these eamels are valuable
tor packing over mountains and plains. He
trots them over the San Francisco sand-hills
daily, 70 eat tbistles and exercise their mus.
eles under bags Of sand, each camel being
able % carry easily six hundred and fifty
pounds, and Fort Yuma officers saw thew
can make thirty miles under one thousand
pounds. The big bumped brutes are models
oi temperance, rising at four O'Clock. retiring
at sunset, drinking water only, and that hut
once In ten days, when two buckets will sue.
Cioe each animal. They are healthy, ugly.
and tractable." 80
hRRoyED HOOK FoR WHrpIErREr-
Among recent inventions is an improved
hook for sWhifle-tree, from which the trace
can never get loose however slack il NAV
be, While % use. Il is also as handy 10 hitch
p and unhteb 90 one Of the ordinary kind.
IN: hook s attached to the whiffie.tree by
an iron strap and plays loosely up and
ooEn, turns quite round behind the WhifHe.
Eee' where alone tie trace can be hitched
ana unhitched. As soon as Il slips from
nat position, the hook fits close to the iron
atereIy other Posnt, whether pulled atight
or left slack" Naturally, when the trace
= slack, the hook falls and hangs by its own
gravity below the Ehifle-tree; but Il 4 Al.
most, II not quite, Impossible that I should
tnm round upon tie rear side % Is 70 un-
hsok.