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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-21
Pigs in summer.

FROM a late circular from John Haight
our well-known swine breeder, of Du Page
county, we take the following on the above
subject;
Summer is the time to make pork I;
making IL in winter is much like running
a boat against wind and tide il requires
too much focd TO keep up the animal heat.
II hogs have plenty Of grass in summer,
and about half the corn they will eat, they
viii fatten rapidly; and my belief is that
three pounds Of pork can be made from
less grain In this way than one pound can
be in cold weather with hog In a close
pen. The grass is cooling and .loosening,
and counteracts the feverish properties of
the corn. Hogs win never melt in sum.
mer, however fat, if they can have access
TO water and mud 10 lie In. Mud Is very
bad for hogs in cool or cold weather. II
absorbs too much animal heat. Milk is a
very cooling drink and almost indispensa.
BILE to raising young pigs But very little
corn and no corn meal should be fed 90
young pigs before they are four months
Old. The effects Of corn and raw corn
meal me-, M ON young pigs are these The pigs
s.ha ~ NE. be costiye, then they will scour.
10y Nlh begin 10 rub against everything
ny csn rub against, that will rub their
a., a,,' on. Their skin will have d red and
6s.l- -P,t,e1sanse' y. ese' A dry, black scurf viii
ths e,,,, w plm on themi and the more oh
~ ssia NV meal khey eat, ne poorer
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-21
ReclalmIng Harsh Soil.

SOME soil is hard - clay ybound and
will crack. Such soil requires sand, But
as sand is too expensive to apply, other
means will have to be resorted to.
One of these land the forcmosD Is, to
plow in the fall or early winter-plow dry.
The elements are the best amelorators
AT the same time lime may be applied to
advantage,
Next in order, and of great consequence,
Is cropping the land with certain kinds Of
grain, &c,, Peas will mellow the soil. So
will buckwheat And so will clover
These can all be applied without any diff
Guilty, not being hood crops that require
fine tiilage.
A stiff soil turned up in the fall and
well lined, the lime narrowed in, followed
by crop of peas, and sown in the fall to
clover, will, when the sward, few years
thereafter, is turned down, show an i'm
provement that amounts TO II complete
change. The land now is In fair worka-
BILE order, and needs but manure and
plowing when dry enough (and usu-
ally In the falD to keep 1t in good condi-
tion. OF all things, clay soil is the
most critical to manage CGmdn'S Rural
World.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-21

they will get. The best thing that can be
done for pig in this condition, Is to give
him thorough washing In warm rain
water or sour milk; sour milk Is best
Coarse flour or middlings from rye OF
wheat, when made into thin drinkable
slop with milk, is the best feed for young
pigs, except bread and milk Bread Is
good for very young pigs, because II has
been leavened Food has TO fcrment be.
fore Il will digest, and if fed TO a young
pig before fermented, Il will ovcrtask his
stomach and spoil him. Lettuce Is good
for young pigs. II will stop the scours
in them. The m1ddlngs should be
put with the milk ut night, after the
Feeding has been done, and allowed 10 he
in the milk through the night, never al
lowing tho swill tub to get quito empty,
always leaving little In the bottom for
yeast The swill should never be permitted
10 get stale. Slop feed should be fed often,
and never more fed at time than will be
eaten up at once. Slop feed will make
larger hogs than dry feed. After the pigs
get To be from three To four months old,
their food can be made stronger, but n pig
will not bear much strong food until he
begins TO change from pig into q hog,
which will he known by his voice. In the
scale, but one litter should be raised from
a SOW In year, and the SOW should have
them in the month of May or June, The
sows should run to grass, and may befed on
corn. Tho pigs should suck them as long
rs they will in this way the pigs require
but little care, and they get ageso that they
will winter well on corn. None but
breeders should try TO get more than ono
litter from q SOW in year. The fall litter
will require too much care for the farmer.
One litter can be got in April and another
In September or October following, from
one SOW, but the spring pigs will have to
be weaned from four TO six weeks old, and
fed on clear sour milk for two or three
weeks after weaving, and fed often, New
milk once day will keep them from scour.
ing. Sour milk is better than new milk.
New milk will first make the pig costive,
then scour him. II will curdlo in his
stomach, but sour milk will not. The late
fall pigs should suck the sows as long as
they will, and the sows should be fed on
warm Stop feed, and fed often. The slop
can be warmed by pouring hot water into
the swill tub A breeding SOW should
never be fed much dry corn. She will get
founderod on IL and spoiled, --Frdit1c
| Farmer
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-21


trees seem 10 have been almost entirely
destroyed.
AN American student at Heidelberg
rather astonished the German youth there
by accepting a challenge and choosing pis-
tolls. Their ridiculous sword fights were
too small play for him. He shot his an
tagonist dead, and since then Americans
are allowed TO study in peace.
THE mechanics employed on the United
States Court-House and Post Office build
ing being erected In Springfield, Ill, are
working on the eighthour system, and re-
ceiving full pay at the old rates.
A PUBLIC clock at Shorburne Falls is
80 unmusical in its striking that dying
woman, rs she heard its sounds for the
last time, remarked: "Oh, sister, how
do pity you who must stay here and listen
TO that awful clock"
WHEN the Hindoo priest is about TO
baptise an infant, he utters the following
beautiful sentiments. Little baby, thou
cnterest the world weeping, while all
around thee smile. Contrive so to live
that you may depart in smiles, while all
around you weep"
THE number of thrashing machines in
the country is set down at 225,00 and it
is estimated that they can save five per
cent. more Of the grain than the fail.
| This would save the country more than
J 100000 bushels of grain, worth at least
$30,000,000.
A MAN named Allen, leader of q gang
of thieves, recently imprisoned Mt Man
chester, N. H., had key constructed of
| tin, with which he could open almost any
door of the prison, and with six other
| prisoners had arranged everything for an
escape, when they were detected.
OK Sunday, the 10th ultimo, as Mr.. w.
| II. Wilson, QuarteImaster's clerk at Brazos
! de Santiago, was taking q stroll on Padre
Island, he accidentally stumbled on an
old iron box, about four inches square,
which was found to contain diamonds,
emeralds and rubies, worth at least
100000.
DIR. WooLsEY, President of Yale Col
lege, in an article designed to show the
necessity of a revision of the loose legisla-
ton governing the marital relations, says
that in Connecticut during the last eight
years there were 2,010 divorces, or nearly
one to every eleven of the marriages in
| the State.
From July 20 to August 8, 2,724 emil
grants arrived at the port of New York,
making total of 1855 against 154, ,2S0,
arrived to same time last year The com.
mutation of passengers amounted to $685.
52022, and the disbursements to $315,-
002.43. There is a balance in bank, at date,
Of $111,267.04.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-21
Fascination OF Snakes.

WHEN was engaged as u surveyor, l
had frequent opportunities OF seeing
snakes, and as stood one day very slug.
gishly leaning over fence, saw large
rattlesnake in as pretty a coil as q painter
could have desired The only apparent
living part of 1t was its head, which moved
to and fro. My eyes FELL upon it, and i'm.
mediately | lost power to move. | felt
rprised-dizzy-and indifferent How
long was so do n0t know, but my pres.
sure against the fence caused piece of
the timber To fall; the movement aroused
me, and made my fascinating enemy glide
off And SO was saved, but the feeling of
horror, sickness and iainting that came
over me effects me even while | tell It.
Another says; IL was passing through
Maryland with three others, when one
was observed to stop behind without any
assignable cause; his companions called
him, but he not moving, one returned and
uphraided him with Indifference of their
oompanionship, hut not moving, he came
up close to him, and taking him by the
arm, pulled him towards him, saying,
Why do you lnger, manY He now oh.
served his eyes were fixed, and directing
his to the object of vision, saw an i'm
mense rattlesnake half bowling and half
crawling toward him His companion
heard him calculate he win bite mel he
win bite lner and replying with tho Jerk
or pull he gave him, he said, Yes, he will
bite you sure enough If you don't come
away Tho enchantment was now at an
end, and turning To his friend, he fell pros.
trate into his arms, and was very faint and
sick, and ii was long ere he recovered.-
Notes Py a Ifdpsler.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-21

GB" Washington never made speech.
In the zenith of his fame he once attempt
ed it, failed, and gave it up confused and
abashed. In framing the Constitution of
the United States, the labor was almost
wholly performed in Committee of the
Whole, of which George Washington was
day after day the Chairman, but he made
but two speeches during the convention,
of very few words each, something like
one of Grants speeches. The convention,
however, acknowledged the master spirit
and historians affirm that had it not been
for his personal popularity and the thirty
words of his first speech, pronouncing it the
best that could be united upon, tho Consti-
tuition would have been rejected by the
people. Thomas Jefferson never made a
speech. He couldn't do it. Napoleon,
whose executive ability is almost without
parallel, said that his greatest difficulty
was in finding men of deeds rather than
words. When asked how he maintained
his influence over his superiors in age and
experience, when Commander-i n Chief of
the army of Italy, he said, By reserve"
The greatness and goodness of man is
not measured by the length of his speech
es, or their number.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-21
COStar Nowhere.

We find the following item in the Vir-
ginia (Nevada) ITespGs8 July 15
" A miner, stopping at one of the board
ing and lodging houses between Taylor
street and the Divide, was troubled good
deal by bed-bugs, and resolved to start the
landlady after them. She contende d
that there were no bugs in the house-she
had never seen one in her room, nor felt
one; but that did not satisfy our lodger, as he
didn't occupy the same room, ard was posi-
tive there was at least quart Of bugs in
close proximity to his bed. He procured q
small bottle, and began to catch and bottle
bed-bugs He persevered until he had
caught and cooked up several dozen of the
pestiferous insects and after keeping the
poor little birds" cooped up until they
were nearly starved, slipped into the land.
lady's room one evening and deposited the
contents of the bottle under the old wo-
mans pillow, 1t is unnecessary to say
that she made it mighty hot" for bed bugs
about that house the next day. The miner
says he never saw such relentless war
waged against bed-bugs before.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-21
The Power of Music.

EssAYs almost without number have
been written on the power Of music, but
none of them have So touchingly and so
powerfully shown its wonderful effective
ness as the following narrative, which we
find in the New York Journal Of Ausie :
One evening snIne time since, as Mr..
Theodore f. Perkins was sitting in the
room Of the Howard Mission, New York,
eonversing with the Rev. Mr.. Van Meter,
they were interrupted by wild looking
man, who exclaimed;
"Is Awful Gardner heret"
"NO,n replied Mr. Van Meter,
"Then," exclaimed the man In accents
OF despair, "l am lost II Awful Gardner
was hers Re could save me. He'd know
how because M'l basn the ssme road bat
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-21
Mental and Manual labor.

PRoF. IIoUdHToN of Trinity College,
Dublin, has published some curious chem
iCal computations respecting the relative
amounts Of physical exhaustion produced
by mental and manual labor. According
to these chemical estimates, two hours of
severe mental study abstract from the hu
man system rs much vital strength ms Is
taken from II by nm entire day Of mere
hand.work. This fact, which seems TO
rest upon strictly scientific laws, shows
that the men who do brain work should be
careful, first, not to overtask themselves
by continuous exertlon; and secondly,
that they should not omit 10 take physical
exertion on portion Of each day, suill-
cient 10 restore the equilibrium between
the nervous and the muscular systems, -
Ned and Surg. Reporter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-21
Preserving Green Corn for Winter.

THE canning of corn in families so gen
orally fails that we cannot recommend the
trial. The next best thing to canned corn
is that which is properly dried. The first
essential is good corn, and the next is to
dry 1t carefully before 1t gets too old
Mrs nj. L. Gage, of Ross county, Ohio,
communicates the following sensible ideas
about preparing it;
1T is a wonder that so few should have
any thing but field corn for table use; and
for drying there is u still greater contrast
between the common field corn and the
garden varieties. / have been used for
years to drying corn. Boil the green ears
minute or two, just to harden the milk.
then cut from the cob and spread on u
cloth in the sun for two days, taking It in
at night; II will then keep anywhere,
When cooked, IL is better To soak 1t few
hours, ami boil in the same water, In
cold weather all that Is wanted for a week
or two may be wet II cooks quicker and
tastes better. A little milk and flour
boiled in IL almost as good rs cream,
have not given up drying corn, but fol
two years past have put some down In
salt, which gives another variety, and is
more quickly prepared, At first had diff
ticulty in freshening 1t, and then II wal
comparatively tRsteiess, nut now L boi
the corn in one water a minute or two
turn the water off, add few sliced pota
toes, boil until they are done, drain of
the water, and add cream or butter We
think this preparation tastes more like
summer corn than the dried corn does
In sailing, cut the green corn withou
boiling, And pack IL, alternating, one pin
OF corn and a small handful of salt Wher
the vessel is about full put on a cover tina
will fit down TO the corn, and place a small
weight on Il, as 1t must be kept under tn,
brine which it makes from its own Juice
have, for the past two years, been can
ming green corn with tomatoes. us,
about one'fourth part corn, cooking tn,
two together have never heard of bu
one case where green corn canned by Il
self did not spoil, but corn and tomatoe
canned together is perfect success" s"-Am
AgriculturiSL
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now Tn lostr' and drawing bowie knife
from under his vest he was about to
plunge It into his bosom, when Mr.. Van
Meter sprang forward and caught his arm
Seeing that It would be useless TO attempt
10 wrest the knife from his grasp, Mr.. Van
Meter sought TO distract the mans atten-
ton from his suicidal purpose but the
unfortunate creature was seized with tt
of delelium tremens and became unman-
ageable.
Mr.. Perkins, not knowing what else to
do, sat down to the melodeon and began
10 play and sing, Come ye disconsolate."
The effect was magical. The man was
sufficiently calm for Mr.. Van Meter to
march him up and down the room, while
Mr.. Perkins continued to play and sing.
From "Come We disconsolate," he struck
| into "Jesus, to Thy dear arms flee" The
effect was still marked. After singing
that beautiful hymn, Mr.. Perkins com
menced "Flee as bird to your noun
tain" AS the strains OF this exquisite
composition filled the room, the maniac
paused, sat down, covered his face with
his hands, and sobbed like child--or
rather like a broken-h hearted, remorseiul.
man. BY this time, Mrs. Van Meter, who
was present when the man first burst into
the room, came in with bowl of strong
coffee which she had thoughtfully made,
and as soon as the weeping stranger be-
came sufficiently composed, she gave it TO
him. That quieted his nerves and re-
newed his strength, and in little while
he became completely restored to the pos
session Of his faculties.
| "Who is this man 2" was the question
which rose spontaneously to the lips Of
his deliverers. But all efforts to ascertain
who he was proved fruitless. He per.
sistently refused to give his name, OF
to furnish any clue to his residence OF
identity. Mr.. Perkins accompanied him
to the St. Nicholas hotel, where he took a
room under an assumed name. But in
his conversation he had chanced to men
tion clergyman living in Newport, r. L.
whom Mr.. Van Meter knew. The latter
Immediately wrote TO the clergyman, stat
ing the case, and asking him to come to
the city. The clergyman came by the first
boat, and was taken at once othe hotel
where they fortunately found the pool
man. The clergyman knew him well. He
was rich resident of the city of Hartford
Connecticut, highly connected, married
man, and the father of several children
On coming into has patrimony, he hat
taken to dissipation, and the result is indi
Gated in the foregoing sketch. But hi
day of salvation had come. The clergy
man took him back to Hartford. He threw
off the thraldom to rum which had de
graded him. He took his former position
in society; and he is now living in Hart
ford, a respected Christian man, and afford
ing in his own person and history the mos
remarkable instance of the triumph o
music over delirium that has ever come tt
our knowledge.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-21

for that purpose is HosTErTBR's BlTTERs.
This Incompatible vegetable stomsclic gives pn-
wonted energy 20 the digestive powers, prusnOtes
the conversion Of the food into healthful blood,
(which is, 30 to speak the raw material OF all the
eond portions OF tac body,) and thereby puts the
system IN the best possible state Of defence
against epioemie and other diseases. The strong
require II TO keep up their ntrepctb ,hs ,vssR ~
re-invRorate them, lt consists sf the ,nresf ~
all dihusiyo stimulante, chayRed with he inioes
and extracts OF the most genial roofs ana kSrhs
and 10 a permanent reetorative-not a mcre tor.'
porary excitant. IL acts sim nltanoouel nnor ths
stomach the bowels and the liver Aud Is !l,e hret
known remedy for dyspepsia, biiouancsa cos
tiveness and general debility. -
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-21
Agricultural Jokes.

The Ohio Fdrmtr lets OF the following
Large horses are generally most admired
by farmers; but farmers are most admired
who p0Ryup.
Prosperity is generally based upon
knowledge and industry; the swine will
always get most that ROSe most,
Farmers are liks fowls, neither will get
full crops without industry.
Because man who attends flock of
sheep is shepherd, makes il no reason
that man who keeps cows should be a
ceio-dm
We like to see a farmer increase the
growth of useful plants and shrubs around
his home, but do not like 10 see him use
rails, poles, and boards to prop-d gate with,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-21
INC BOdY ReneMed.

According 10 Psychologists, the human body is
renewed once in seven years. Every day, every
hour, every moment, the nesh, the cartilage, bone
aud nusele Of the fsame are wasting away, and
being imporoeptibly replaced BY new material.
Health depends upon the nature Of that mAterial,
and whether II shall be pure or diseased, full Of
vitality and elasticity, or feeble and naocid. de-
pends mainly upon the action OF the stomach. In
warm weather the waste Of the system is very
rapid, aud II il Is not rapidly repaired hy ths
great sustaining organ, the consequences is debil-
ty enaciation and decay. II is therefore, Of para
mount importance tar Ms si0Nach b tspi n a
ti3ofasi condition a. this trying season, aud the
SAss,, sHesi and psll ioHio lAal can "a Onployea
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-21

There were no railroads.
Not even horse car.
Only one church in Brooklyn.
Ferry-boats not running.
Wall St., N Y, n slave market.
Not telegraph wire
Not even WoLCoTT's PAIN PAINT,
N. Y. Herald not printed,
Harper's Weekly unknown,
Horace Greeley and JEFF Davis unborn.
Grant had not smoked cigar,
No President to impeach,
DR., WoLoOTT, No. 40 Chatham So lare,
Did not remove pain free OF cost,
Times have changed wonderfully,
Bleeding, Blistering and Mercury are play
ing out,
Burning Liniments made Of Turpentine. and
Cayenne Pepper lie on the shelves unsOld not
even fools can be induced TO purchase them. Pills
are mouldering Tor want Of customers, although
coated with sugar. People know better than
dose their stomach with Physic and Pukes.
This practice was worse than british, for even
beast would not swallow such heathsnish nos
trums.
WoLcorr's PAIN PAINT cools Inflammation, heat
and fever without smart or stain, and everybody
knows they can prove il free OF cost, at No. 10
Chatham Square, n, T., and No. b5s Broadway,
and that Paint Is ali the go at every Drug SteTe,
aud is one hundred years ahead OF the n-out
nostrums formerly used.
Call and test IL free of cost.
In. IRWIN n CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Agents, No. $50 South
Clark street, Chicago.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-21

on the platform, accosted
him found his name was Miller. told him
his cfrand, and finally took him on board
and TO Railway, where he preached for the
Methodists, though nc Is ia Baptist preacher.
The Baptists soon after found another
gentleman of the name of Miller also
walking by the depot, and took him TO
their church in Railway, where he gave
them good sermon Both parties were
pleased, which " more than can usually be
said In the case of double mistake, and
all enjoyed the Joke when II was known
how much their sectarianism had been In
danger without receiving any actual dam
aero "
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-21
An Amusing Exchange of PuIpIts.

THE Railway IN. J) Advocate, Of July
30, relates the following incident;
"The First Baptist and the First Metho-
dist Churches in Railway had each ar
ranged TO have their pulpits supplied by
clergyman named Miller, who was 10 be
found at the railroad depot At Elizabeth
on Sunday morning, and conveyed hence
In a carriage Az the appointed time the
Methodist vehicle drove up 10 the depot
and she ayiYey seeing q gentleman IN black
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-21
Conquered at Last.

An unhealthy systcm is generally produced By
an unhealthy stomach and the latter Is sure ndf-
cation Of poor digestion. When dlgesuon ls pad
sncr, and the mind itself shows the effects Of Il In
the low spirits of the patient. Indigestion is the
parent Of thousand indeecrbaplc mlectles ct
svmptoms OF worse disorders yot to come. The
premonitory indications of that terror OF our race
-Dyspepsia--every one knows Now, why suner
the penalties OF delay when by the use OF Miehers
Herb Bitters not only immediate relief but posi-.
tive and permanent cure can be realized. This
cele ebrated Household Remedy ia an infAlltble
remedy for all diseases arising from disordered
stomach and will eradicate them. Be reasonable
with yourself-consut your own interests-throw
away your phnrmacopeia prescriptions and taise
course of Mishler's Herb Bittere Sold by all
druggists and dealers. DR.. s. b. Hartman q Co.,
Propretors, Lancaster, Pa