The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-09-10
BREVITIES.

tremo heat Of July was more intense
aud longer continued than has occurred
before in eighty-uiue years.
An application-repeated if neoes-
sary-from mixture composed Of one
ounce Of borax dissolved in ono pint Of
cool water, that has previously been
boiled, will ncutralize the poison in the
bites of aeas and mosquitoes. So says
THE Scientific american.
Sun dried oysters, cured like beef by
hanging in the sun are becoming an
important article Of traffic in Califor-
MIA.
A. 7. Stewart, Of New York, is sup
posed to have the largest store in the
world. 1t is Of iron, covering two and
a half acres Of ground, and is six stories
in height, besides high basement
story and endorsement. It's rotunda
and dome in the center-rivaling those
Of the National Capital at Washington
admit tho suns light by day to the
whole of the immense building. In
the upper stories already one thousand
females are employed in the manuiac-
turo OF the numerous articles Of the
toilet sold below. When completed
the building will contain some three
thousand employees, including the sales-
men.
Young women are to be taught By
the overnment of Prussia how to tend
wounded soldiers. A detachment of
flying ambulance wagons is set apart
for this purpose.
A process has recently been patented
in England, by which the bran Of -four,
after being separated, is ground into an
impalpable powder, aud then again
mixed with the -four. In this way all
the nutritious ingredients are preserved,
while the 6rmness Of the -four is no,
affected. If our American millers did
the same thing it would be vastly bet
ter for the health Of the consumers
This is just the time to prune cur,
rant bushes. Cut out all you think
you ought to, and then cut out % much
more.
Do the little chores faithfally-the
larger ones are sure to be any way
Thu grain will be reaped, but will the
fence be mcnded?
It is doubtful whether it is healthy
to do much work in the morning on an
empty stomach. If work must be done
while the teams are feeding aud break
fast is being prepared, cup Of coffee or
milk before goi.g out is good thing
Rich cheese feels soft under the
pressure Of the finger That which is
very strong is neither good nor healthy.
To keep one that is cut, tie it in a
cloth, put in a cool, dry place. If
mould appears on it, wipe it off with a
dry cloth.
Of food for flowers, The Gardeners
Monthly says: "Leaf mould is good for
flowers il two or three years old, and
very much decayed; when but half
rotten it is an injury. Rotten sod is
the best sod for flowers; and COW ma.
nure which has lain two years to rot,
the best fertilizer. Where rotten sod
is not easily obtained. the edg1ng par:
ing Of walks may be preserved in a
heap for flower purposes"
Nearly as much cream will rise in a
pan with three inches depth of milk,
as in a bucket of the same diameter
with six inches Of milk.
When horse attempts to rear, hold
the lines low and pull one Of them
sharply around, twisting his head from
one side to the other until he forgets
his rearing.
The annual yield Of gold in Califor.
MIA has fallen from $65, 100000 to
s25,OOO,000 but the increase of agri-
cultural products has more than male
up that deficit. But men would 20
three thousand miles to dig gold who
would not go three miles to dig pota-
toes.
A prominent New Jersey small fruit
culturist believes that in the course OF
twenty years be could raise strawber-
ries as large as pineapplcs, and Of equal
delicacy with those now grown. Think
Of slicins up strawberry.
The handiest way to tie halter is
to make frst single loop and then
thrust the end Of the halter through
this loop. This is quickly united and
will never come united of itself.
An exchange states that piece Of
lard as large As = walnut, mixed with
dough, will cause hen to commence
laying mh.edia.cly after she had been
broken up from setting; and by CIV
ing hens fat in this way, they may be
kept laying all that winter.
The best bank ever known is bank
Of earth it never refuses to discount
to honest labor. And the best share is
the plow-share, on which dividends are
always liberal.
The number of threshing machines
in the country is net down at 225, 900,
and it is estimated that they save five
per cent more Of the grain than the
fail. This would save to the Country
more than nineteen millions Of bushcIs