New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-24


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A s. FnllerIt is all very we'll for us to disfavor
the use OF wire, but feel reasonable degree of
fanny mat If we were out on the great praires of
the far West ten miles away from timber we might
De disposed to make trial even OF this material
-EURE FOR COUGHING HORSE AND FOR SPRAIN.
Mr.. Daniel Williams of Fly Creek " Take two
o. each Of squills, liquorice, powdered, tar, and
money make into eight pills give one pill day for
three days; then omit three days then three more
Pill as before then omit three days then give the
other two, one at time Roll the pills in -four to
ITO make a liniment, the best ] ever used on a
horse for sprains, wounds of all kinds ii is equally
gOou LOT humans 1or sprans laIneness rheumatism:
one pint alcohol, one Iounce oil organum one ounce
ammonia, one ounce camphOr gum, half ounce oil
amber Battle the part affected with the Eminent.
For humans use half ounce more of ammonia,
BROOK TRoUT.-Mr. IThomas Brush of Brooklyn,
New-YOrk, wrote that he has spring from which
flows twO.inch stream of cold. clear water. "Wnl
some of your members who have the requisite expe-
rience inform me how many brook trout 1T will be
safe for me to hatch and rear :"
j. b. Crowel-This gentleman has omitted an i'm
pOrtant point 1t all depends on the temperature of
the water. For example,: Water at 46 or As degrees
viii support a great many more of the tnny tribe
than water at Sc or GO. Let him be explicit, and
can give him almost exact figures.
g THOSE no FRUIT-PREsERylNG PowDERs'-Mrs. j.
without being Theoretically sealed.
N. c. Ely-H this lady win think a moment, she
Investigated this subject Thoroughly and pronounced
against the noStrum in terms not to be misunder-
stood. 81.
Henry G. Wiams-I may not be using the same
powders examined and condemned by the commit
tee, Mine work admirably. We have been eating
fruits thus preserved for year or more and none CT
HAsTY PUDDrNG AND SOMETHING EIsE.-The same
correspondent wrote as follows If any of your lady
readers should wish for something for dessert when
they have company unexpectedly and not prepared,
the following dish viii be found excellent and the
dish wholesome and very quickly made: One pint OF
milk and half pint of flour two eggs, pinch OF salt
flavor with uutTneQ bake TIN pans IN n hot
oven about half az hour. as II is quickly made and
be put IN the oven Just bsf0re sitting down 10
dinner, aud be just ready when wanted serve WIN
lean give You another recipe for muffin as deli
cate it is excellent: One pint of milk one pint OF
flour two eggs and pinch of salt. They VIII be
very light and should be baked in small tin cups or
iron cOrncake pans in hot oven. There IS no sale
raus used, which is not ut to put IN the stomach OF
H1ME-wATER AND LONG WoOI--D. t. Averell
Mortified Vt, had read in our reports and else
where that lme-water applied TO roots is preserya-
tiveH and he would like information as to the neaH
OptTdndf Also, which in your opinion, all things
considered, would be the most profitable breed OF
| long-wooled sheep for Central Vermont, where the
primary object is TO raise early lambs Tor market the
Leicester or the COtswOlds y
| S. +. TOdd-In reply to question number one,
would saw he should use strong whitewash rather
| make a strong solution of lime and scad the shin
giles IN il before laying them. III makes the poorest
timber equal To the best aud roof OF GOOD chestnut
single thus treated will last till every man that
worked on it is gathered in. - .
T.. ElY-lOuCuinE the matter ne llllu
| Il say might-he would find full information in DR.
Rlndelps excellent work on Sheep Husbandry."
ANYHOW, be won't miss il much if he gets Lecesters
| Talk OF TURNrS.-MT. Nicholas BOatZ Of Biz
| mipQham Erie County, Ohio has - lot of tunips
| which stood all Winter in the ground and are now
| gone to seed Gentlemen, Is this seed worth any
A s. FuIler-No not q cent. except to sell to some
seedman to help him to humbug the farmers with
| poor seed.
Two EGGS A DAY.-Mr. A. Wright of Pedrickton
n. j.. perpetrated this cOnundrum Does 1t often
| occur that hen will lay two eggs per day. for
I any number of days in succession y and then he
made this statement Mrs. Samuel Stanley Of this
place has now a hen which has been laying two eggs
per day for the past ten days, and at the same time
] other about the size of qualIs egg"
J. w. GregOTy-l regard this as q most eggs-traor-
I binary hen. However, j remember IN classic song
that old Grimes had such another, and on Sundays
| THE SMALL FRurr CuLTURrsT.-Mr. c, F. sher-
wood of Lake Como. n. y. wrote to solicit informa-
ton in regard 10 the growing Of blackcaps, straw
berries &c The chairman ventured to suggest that
he buy and read the book whose title have placed
at the head of this paragraph. All the while the
| modest authOr-3ir. Fuller-sat blushing by.
! DEATH TO THE ROSE DEsTRoYER.-Mrs. n. G. Davis
OF WilliamstOwn. Mass. having seen many inquiries
from those whose flowers destroyed by the rose
slug writes to say that suds Of I've soap will do If
sstrong enough. tried several years no success
because was afraid OF using too much soap. Last
year destroyed them entirely with one application.
This year only few came, and those late. one
/ EpTinkling killed those. Make very strong hnds,
then put in some more soap, sprinkle the bushes
thoroughly, at night when the slugs are on the up
per side Of the leaves.
Strawberries IN KANsAs.-Mr. G. H. Topping Of
Ottawa, has one and fourth acres. Tho yield was
something near $50 bushels. He further says:
have been experimenting. Settled here rs months
since and WAS doubtful a. TO the adaptation OF SOIL
and climate for mary kinds Of fruit The article
shows the results with Wilson. lind the Jucunda
strawberry good bearer here but soft for ship
e5up and TOO nsipd and tasteless for table. i never
tired d n Southern Illinois. The TrlOmphe de Gand.
firiner and better favored. but shy bearer Our
glg ri a.
| terms do not need plastenng-aTe. stoned up Ike
wells. RaspberTieE promise well. The lawtOn black
berry froze down in the Winter OF lsC7-S but went
Through the past Winter finely Our latitude, 59l
degrees The railroad has reached THIS place, and Is
going - miles south this season. Immigration very
| large. and tending southwark. Lands cheap com
| parativcy but rising in value near good towns
Society excellent because setteTsaTc nearly all from
Northern aud Eastern Suites. Churches ana schools
| after Eastern models. Climate desirable, with less
| agus aud fever than haze ever known IN new
country with so rich q SOIL which think Is owing TO
the entire absence Of marshes and the nndulaiing
surface OF the entire country; No prmuesas iat as
] in Ilinns and Indiana. Home demand Tor corn.
Oats, wheat; tiour &c;in excess OF supply: there
lt0re prices nigh and likely 10 remain 50. lhe lrst
crop OF corn or wheat generally Will pay ior the
! IN. I. Wflliams-The record of strawberry venture
calls TO mind something heard during recent visit
/ to fhe Hub We'll, il appears there is aero and
half In tho suburbs worth three or four thousand
! dollars which is planted with strawberries This
years yield was $500 quarts, which sold for 81 800
! This is the largest crop have ever known. The
variety was Lady of the Lake.
| The HEMPsTEAD PIANs.-The Chairman called
| attention 10 the fact that well-known merchant
prince, Mr.. A. 7. Stewart, had just become a side
! walk farmer. He had gone out to Long Island and
bought little patch there which he proposes To inn
! prove. The Chairman then asked DR.. Peck 10 make
some remarks appropriate to the occasion In reply
/ DR.. Peek gave account of the past history Of
the Plains. He said there had been great misappre-
hensiOn on the part of the public respecting them.
They are not barren, neither are they dreary dead
level but more like prairie land They are $50 feet
above tide-water. They settled two and quar-