Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-05
AGRICULTURAL.

AnT,rlCfAL HoHgY. "a ree'ps w at
artificial honey. The following = one OF the
best: Dissolve eight pounds Of reiinsd su-
ear. and two-thirds Of IN ounce OF alum, II
one min, OF pure soft water. Add 70 one
,;nt Of alcohol, Ave drops Of oil Of roses
Eur tsblespoonfuls Of the alcohol aud oil Of
70 : mixture is suficient for eight pounds
OF the honey.
TrE CrrswoLp BEATS AT the New York |
sheating in Nay last, the heaviest secured |
aee-e Was from . Cosswold ram, Two years
old. Il weighed 1857 IA, ard Va the
growth Of $40 days. The next heaviest
vas from Leicester ~, ed weighed A
lbs, the growth Of $50 dsys. Tho hsavieet
secured Mesino lees was 7.6l Ds.. 0soyth
Of - laSs; 80 e sAssp, tve 49, Us-
scoafs& n Mssioo 0sscs wolkb1 q. %
lbs. and the Cotswold 1887 IL.
DwAxs PsAn TasoA-Yeusg duesis ass
ofteo sesisusly injured when plsntsd 10 q!
psesd plaess whsee waa swssps ~ the
snov. Mech god nay b done IN sueh
Instances b. eoveriag The ground sasly p
winter With manure sprsad three Of iptr
linehss q thickness. and ID circles from hte
20 oieht In dispetse sasousd the trese.
Tth has ! two-fold bsaent-it protects tlie
bOOSU tbVt0 USVVuV oAso vss sSes~c
soil by the liquid portions Of the manufe
soaking into the Garth At the time OF every
thaw and rain. s
K,spL,ss wosD.-You have probably
heard Of that literary man Who WAS eston-
ished. on looking throUgh bis library, 70
find that number Of leaves were misesng
from many of the volumer. The mystery
was explained, when . poor servant 81!
confessed that she had been in the habit ?!
taking . handful Of leaves from one and
another 70 lighs hss frsa - thought y
|, "couid not hsve desc meed harm. 20 ses
ssldo,n vent twice TO the aamc book !"
Most people ~ mpathized with the literary
man-but / sympathize With the poor gill
can imagine 70 what straits shssmust hsvt
been reduced before she was driven to SUD
= desperate expedisnt, and her unsophisti
: catsd mind ues NOT y blame for nse knot
ing that Il would have been better to makt
, . clean thing Of one beck before she wee
on to anethsr. The fiss mwsf b bed, enc
|. to look for II without materials. was ~
asking the Israslites TO make bricks with
6 out senv. which vas thssght The esewninl
. act Of oppression.
: ous one in many households besides thoe'
). Of literary men. Too many farmers neg
i lect il shamefully. "Fsrmsr Thrifty" nsvel
. doe, but .ASauiss olipshod" bee 0esy d.
scepdauts about the country, who haul 81
: ioods Il green pine asd oak 70 the wood
/. yeed. 9th the tops Of The same for kind
= hog wood, and then imagine that they hay
9 provided every thing that In reason coult
: BE- asked Of them In the way Of fuel. W
have no sympathy for such farmsrs, II th@,
> and : halt dozen woskmen are kept waitiol
= until eight o'clock for Ghsir breakfast, b
Y cauoe ihe orv caaoee - uAde b bern
4 Thov sheoId b sostg1oud to ~ undoSdoo
9Sod untii tAey reformed, and y wait -
y heuss los every msal. Meanwhile the ~
!. msr should Be fined for every word Of fault
: 6udius With any one bat himself o. Ii
subject. Such regimen, strictly follow
b. cd for about three tnenebs 10 the busiel
ID season, would probably prove effsstual I
!. the most obstinate eases. The lhrmer Wou]
- wood on hand. nicely split up into ft
!. kindlings, and carefully housed from q
n rain or snow. He would see at night th
il the kindling was on hand for the mornia
he FIRE, as regularly 40 he fed bis horses, AZ
I'm sight-a wife cutting wood-to be seen q
n. DIS premtseb again. SnoPP"S - ~ Ps
Of . woman's work. do not know that
. . ever saw it recommended even by the mo-
ne ultra rcformcrs. who wisely seek to wide
f,r her sphere Of labor. There may be cas-
he when i, is greA. blessing that she can III
ret an axe or woodsaw too. but such niece
pa sity cannot exist where woman has blu
10 baud able to work. It is enough TO NAL
ID. ones heart swell with indignation to Gee
be great robust man Sit toasting before Il
no fire, Or tipped back in his chair gossipii
1n with . neighbor, wbilo . weary. deica
an woman goes out IN the snow or sun to sp
nv up an afmful Of wood to 6nishh cookil
"a the meal for which be is 90 importunat
Mothers, train your boys up right in III
%, respect, and you w.il save yourselves ma,
weary steps, besides inplanting . less
b. which will be lifelong blessing to theI
70 selves aud others ]. E. NC.