Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-09-15

many times this amount of coarse
ground bones, which slowly dissolve
by the action of water, frost and air.
The most economical method of using
bones is to dissolve them in sulphuric
acid when this is not too dear. Sui
.phuric acid during the war was too
expensive to be used in agriculture,
but is now reduced in price to 30
cents per pound. At this figure it
may be used with profit. The meth
cd Of dissolving bones is very simple.
But the finer the bones are ground
the less acid it takes. In preparing
bones for sugar refining, they are
ground about the size of a rice kernel
and sifted to take out all the fine
dust. This fine black is sold to be
made into manure by dissolving in
acid. There is also a large quantity
of refuse bone black at sugar reGner-
les to be had for this purpose. Any
farmer may prepare bones with acid,
for his own use, with the pleasant sat
isfaction that he has a pure super
phosphate, not adulterated with ref.
use lime, plaster and dirt. In our
next we will give the mode of dissolv-
| ing bones-the composition of a spe.
cial manure for wheat, other grain OF
grass, and the composition and action
of ashes, leached and unleached, gyp
sum, &c.-E. W. S., an Rural Neu
Yorker.
EXODUS OF STORE CATTLE.-Con
siderable numbers of young oattlo are
being purchased and exported into
the United States from the Township;
down the valley Of the St. Francis
where the drought has made fodder
rather more scarce than usu a
These cattle are driven over the Dor
der and sold to farmers in New Eng
land where fodder is more abundant
than stock, we presume to the mutua
satisfaction Of all parties.
CoLORING NADER RED.-Tak,
one pound Of madden for ever two
pounds of yarn or cloth; soak th,
madden in a brass or copper KEITH
over night in enough warm water t,
cover the yarn or goods you wish t
color; next morning put 10 two ounc
es of madden compound for ever,
pound Of madden you have soaked
then wet your yarn or cloth in clea
water, and wiring it out; after which
put it in the dye; now put the KEITH
on the fire, and bring it slowly to
scaldirg heat, which will take half al
hour; keep it at this heat about half
an hour, if light red is wanted, an(
longer if a dark One--the color de
pending upon the time it remains il
the dye. When the color is made
rinse the cloth Immediately in cole
water, and it will then be finished
L. 5. B., Waupaca, Wis.
A COOLING DRINK.-As nearly ey
cry person is inquiring for some cool
ing drink during the hot weather, W,
publish the following recipe for re
freShing and invigorating beverage
which has been handed US by a physi
clan Of this city. 1t is an efervescin.
drink, but fal better than soda water
as the efervescence is much NOR,
slow Two ounces of tartaric acid
two pounds Of white sugar, the juic,
OF half a lemon, and three pints of wa
ter. Boil them together five minutes
and when nearly cold add the white.
vi TIN USsso, we'll Tvotvn, Will, I,,Sls ,
cup Of -four, and half an ounce of es
sence of wiutergreen or other flavor
ing. Bottle and keep in cold place
Take two table spoonstul of this syr
up for a tumbler of water, and ad(
onc-quarter OF teaspoonful of soda
stir it and then drink.-Syr0cuse Jou,
nal.
CHLORIDE OF LIME FOR VERAnN.-
A correspondent says -Four year
since | took an old country house il
tested with rats, mice and flies.
stuffed every rat and mouse-hole wit
the chloride. threw it on the quar-
ry-foor3 Of the dairy and cellars.
kept saucers of it under the chest
: OF drawers, or some other convenien
piece of furniture, in every nurser,
bedroom, or drawing-r0Om. An Oh
: namental glass vase held a quantity a
l the foot of each staircase. Stable
cow-sheds, pig-sties, all had their dos,
and the result was that | thorough
routed my enemies. Last year wa
: a great one for wasps; they wouldn
: face the chloride though in the dinin.
i room, in which we had nOne-as il
i smell, to me most refreshing an
wholesome, is not approved by a
L persOns-we had aperpetual warfare
. WASHING WINDOWS.-A correspOnt
= ent Of the American Agriculture
8 gives the following improved mode c
5 washing windows which, although n,
2 wholly new, may be valuable to mar
. of our readers:
The incest article for washing wi
dows is deer skin, as no particle
= come off to adhere to the glass ar
make it look as if washed with feat
ers. There is no need Of anythir
larger than a hand basin for washir
;; windows. The great splashing son
!, people make in the exercise Of the
= art is entirely useless, and is moreo
y er deleterious. When the water