The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1869-11-10
farm HarS Straps.

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hi Sow 10 seed that has been Ii 4 large
bsllk even if not mcuidy or heated; vitality
may be, and generally is more Or less i'm
paired when Kept in q large bulk. and ma
ny more seed will be q necessity. o
PorsoS OaK.--Professor 9. Dowell. sin
the Galveston Medical Journal, rscom-
mends in cases Of poisoning by Rhus Taxi-
codendron. and ather poisonous species OF
The Rhns. to baihe the parts with a solution.
OF causs,c.potash. sufficiently strong 70 rem
der the skin sospy. This .'neyer Jailed 70
cure Immediately" although he has used il
in handieds Of cases, including himself.
!, The potash is used in the proportIoa of ten
grains 10, the ounce Of water, but may be
increased in strength as needed.
NovEl Mons or Tying HeRsEs.--Icclan-
,ders have curious custom. and a most eff
fectual one. Of preventing horses from stray
ing. Two gentlemen. fer Instance. are rid
ing together without attendants, and. wish
ing " alight for The purpose OF visiting
some objects at distance from the road.
they Tie the tai of enc horse to the head Of
the other, and the head OF this to the tail Of
the former. 10 this state. il is utterly inn
possible that they can move either. back
wards or forwards. one pulling one way and
The other the reverse; and therefore, if dis
posed 10 move a. all, il will be only in a cir.
Gle. and even then there must be an agree
ment to have heir heads in the same direc.
tion.--l HeiopolifGs Record. .a.
GRRasE YoUR WHEsLs.--aSome persons
may not be aware" says Hleoser. an his
work. Bipeds and Qnadrapeds. ssthat the
trifi,ng neg ect Of a pair oi sasels bring |
comparatively dry or well creased, will
Cause twenl, miles to take far more work
out Of horse than forty would in tue Liter
case; yet wheels absolutely screaming from
dryness are often seen and heard auaehsd !
70 carts and wagons; and thus would the
brute IN human Term lei them screams Iill
he had faished his journeys end o. his
days work. though his horses were draw
ing, from such Cause, al least one ton in
tour Of resistance mere than they would il
the defect were attended to."--Fcr Press.
= II mast be apparent 10 every rejecting
person that the material around about fruit
tree. which renders important aid in the
prediction OF fine iruit Of any kind. must
necessarily be more or tess exhausted after
= vine. bush. or Tree has produced abundant
crops for several successive SEASONS. For
example; large pear tree or apple tree win
frequently yield ten 70 sixteen bushels 81
trait annssIls. Many trees have produced
more than twice these quantities at one
crop. Aficr few seasons. the material
that roois must be supplied with. in order
TO develop fruit will be more or less ex-
hsusIel. For this reason lrUit begins 10
fail; and the failure Is often attributed 10 an
Fast wind or some atmospheric influence
when, ia TACT. the sole Cause is Starvation,
.rising from an smpaverlshaDle soil. The I
rsnedy % TO feed tbs roots Of al kinds Of
IssIt trees Win lime. ~aod ssnes, " psum
chip dirt. fishes. and anything hat will re.
noyaie an Impoverished soil. Il ls evident {
hat fruit trees cannot produce fine fruit out
q nothing. or euI Of such material as may I
De desirable for some other purpose.
~ Hearth and Honit.t