The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-11-26

scalda Dof and
potatoes togo cup of sugar,
one-half cup of 8 Ind let it stand
until cool enough not Wscald; then stir in
yeast, and let it rise when light put it in
jug and cork it tightly, and set in cool
place.
THE Country Gentleman says: After
many years trial, we find nothing so cheap,
simple, convenient, and durable, as strips
of tin for permanent labels Oh bearing
fruit trees. They may be seven or eight
inches long, an inch or so wide at the
larger end, and tapering nearly to a point
at the other. Neither the breadth nor
the length requires accuracy. They are
cut of scrap tin, and may benade at the
rate of dollar per THOUSAND, or at less
cost. To write the name, lay the label on
table or board, and make the letters with
the point of an awl or of a file ground to
a stout point, pressing firmly while writ
ing.
THE CANKER WORM.|Fhe females
which lay the eggs that prodlcc the mis-
chievOus worms are winglesL Whatever
will prevent these from ascending the tree
will save you from their ravaHs. 1t some
times occurs that they ascent in autumn,
but they generally leave tleir chrysalis
condition in the ground in arly spring:
Some obstacle must be interp,sed to their
ascent, and we have in former volumes
given several We cannot Commend coal
tar directly applied to the tree as we fear
it would prove injurious. The efficacy of
all the preventives to the ascent of the
parent of the canker worm dtpends upon
frequent-almost daily-perSnal atten-
fiOD - merriam, t0ric,,LfISisf
Coal OIL FOR BEE STINGs-I have a
new remedy for bee sting. 4 gentleman
removing from Southern Illinois, this
spring, told me that coal oil would cure
the bite of a rattlesnake, by ,athing the
bitten spot with it. applied the oil to a
bee sting, and it gave me Immediate relief.
A few days after had little boy stung
on his knee. His mother applied coal oil
to it, and the boy immediatelyquit crying.
Sometime afterwards, party removing
was detained at my house by high water.
Two of the small children went to the bee
gums, commenced fighting the bees, and
were stung all over. do not know how
many bees stung them; but suppose not
less than fifty; probably more We wet
every place with coal oil and as soon as
this was done, they ceased trying and did
not seem to suffer. nor uld any SWelllnS
follow. One of my neighbors has also
tried it, and reports that it lisa perfect sue
cess.-Cor. american Bee Joundl.
WEEDs.-There appears To be notion
prevalent among the cultivators OF the
soil that there must be some easy and
cheap method of destroying weeds. To
ascertain how it is to be dsne is the rub
and Just where the laugh ctmes in with
the itinerant peddlers who sol farmers the
secret of killing Canada thisdes by cutting
them on certain days from June to Sep
TENDER, or at particular time OF the
moon. Sorrel and noxious weeds are
disposed of, or supposed to be, in the same
way but, with all the nostrums and
secrets against them, they continue tc
grow and-spread, except where cultiVators
of the soil attack them in cOmpon- sense
way-that is, cut them down with noe;
pillow, or any other implement that VIII
effectually prevent any leaf or stem APP
pearing above the surface. Canada this
Ties are the most persistent of all weeds,
but they Jannot survive this treatment
more than two seasons.-Hearh and Home.