National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-07-06

wear. LOUD -
Husbands. be mindful of your
wives. Dutiful wives need watch
ing as much as any. Not because
they are liable to all sorts of imprO-
prieties which characteristic indlf-
ferent or miserable wives, but, be-
cause they frequently have one fault
which works their ruin. They are
liable to work too hard. Women
are impulsive. Whatever their
hearts lead them to do, they do with
all their might, and, without know
ing it, may work themselves to death.
Perhaps your farm is mortgaged.
Your wife is quite as anxious about |
the debt as yourself, and is willing
TO work early and late, and endure
privations from which You would
shrink again ..nd again. If you are
not mindful she will one day fall in
the midst of her work like an over
spirited horse that has been driven
to death. Study to ease her bur
den. Above all things, don't under
rate a woman's work. Make every
arrangement about the house as
convenient as possible. In short,
you must take care of her. for she
will not take care of herself.
INTRODUCING ITALIAN QUEENS.
In the last number of the Farmer
the inquiry is raised, how to in
troduce an Italian Queen into
colony Of bees in the common straw
or wood hives"
This can be done almost invaria
bly, with good success, the next dav
after a colony has swarmed as the
old stock will be queenless. The
queen can be taken carefully by the
wings and placed at the entrance of
the hive or it may be turned up and
the queen placed on the comb.
To Introduce queen into IA colo
ny that has not swarmed, the native
queen must be removed. To accom-
plish this the bees must be drum
med out and the queen captured.
This may be done by first blowing
little tobacco under the hive, and
tiieh lilVert 1t and place Il box over
mem, ana commence drumming the
hive. In about ten minutes the
majority of the bees will be cluster
ed i'll the box.
These bees may be shaken on to
board or sheet, and the same box
placed near them, and as they begin
to crowd into the box search for the
queen. Those who have had much
experience will find her readily.
After the capture of the queen
the bees can belreturned to the hive.
In a few hours the Italian queen can
be introduced by placing her in a
cage made of wire cloth rolled to-
gether in the form of a tube three
tourths of an inch in diameter and
about two inches long and fastened
to Il piece of wood with Il cork in
each end. This can be placed be
tween the combs where the bees are
clustered. Thirty six or forty eight
hours after, one of the corkS may he
removed disturbing the bees as lit
tie as possible, the use of a little
smoke may be necessary. There is
but little risk of the bees initlrinu
the queen where HI s method is
ad0pted.-C. y. Biglov, in Vermont
Farmer.
ALKALI.-This term is constantly
used by farmers in speaking of ma
Is 70 L. "a.
: derivation and precise meaning. 1t
is Of Arabic origin. DR.. Dana SAYS
that Kali is an Arabic word for bit.
ter, and al is like our word super
we say fine and supertine: so kali is
bitter; alkali, superlatively bitter,
or, truly alkali means the " dregs
Of bitterness"
: Alkali is a general term in which
includes all those substances that
have an action like the ley of wood
ashes. This ley boiled down. forms
potash. What is chiefly understood
by the term alkalieS, means potash,
soda and ammonia. Potash is the
alkali of land plants; soda is the
alkali of sea plants; and ammonia
is the alkali of animal substances.
. Potash and soda are fixed; that
is not easily raised invapor by fire.
, Ammonia always exists as n vap01
unless fixed by something else
, Lime, fresh SACKED, has the aka
. line properties of potash, but weak
$ ESQ has calcincd magnesia, bu,
/, in less degree than lime. Here are
: two substances, earthly in theil
, look, having alkaline properties
{, They are called, therefore alkalin,
e earths. When the tongue is touch
y ed with a bit of quick lime, it has
: hot, burning taste. These are cal
: led alkaline properties. Beside,
these, they have the power of com
!. bining with and taking the sour on
;. of all sour liquids and acids; thai
: is, the acid AZ he alkali neutraliz,
It each other. it not for this
$ there would bbably be no sucl
thing &vegasble growth.-No
:; Engh Armer.
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