The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-10-27
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

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ALL plants grow stronger and ripen bet
ter when the air circuates freely around
them, and the sun is not prevented from an
immediate influence
DEPEND upon yourself; riding upon the
shoulders of another is dangerous and
foolish. If you are not cast of into a dis
agreeable place, you might be let down in
very ugly manner, when you least expect
it.
IT is said that IA good way to polish
plaster of Paris castings, is to coat them
with melted white wax, and then place them
before a fire until the WAX is absorbed a
considerable polish can then be obtained
by friction.
DISTANCE FOR APPLE TREEs-The
Western Gdrdeher recommends setting ap-
pie trees fifteen feet apart each way. 1t
says there will be no trouble for room for
ten or fifteen years, and when there is, the
alternate trees may be removed 1t be
feves the fruit will pay for the extra trees
many times over, while they will also serve
as a protection from sun and wind
CHARLES L. SHARPLEss, of Philadel
phia, writes the Country Gentlem0n that
his cattle never did better than last winter
pounds of hay for each, fed five pounds at
time ut morning, noon and night, eight
quarts of meal in two feeds, and four quarts
of carrots daily. The meal was composed
of one part corn, one of wheat and three
of coarse bran
STRAwBERRIEs-IIed and Home says
a strawberry plant requires year to estab-
lish itself If set this fall, it will not Weld
tIIIi
In fall planting, we have the season in our
favor, and can do more and better work
1t is folly to set strawberry plants now and
expect crop next spring. The crop will
come the spring following, whether we set
in October or April
FALLEN LEAvEs-Leaves make good
bedding, though they are not remarkable
absorbents. When turned to mould i'm the
manure-heap, they are invaluable for al
most any growing crop. Instead, there
fore, Of letting them be blown at the wind S
will, as they fall from the trees on these
autumn days, rake them together, and de
post them in some convenient locality, in
readiness for subsequent use, as suggested.
Picked TOMATOEs-To one peck of
green tomatoes, add eight onions and six
green peppers; cut them in slices, and
sprinkle thoroughly with salt; let them re-
main over night. In the morning, drain
off the juice, cover with vinegar, boil five
minutes, again drain off the liquid to pre-
vent fermentation, add one cup of sugar
with mustard seed and spices, place in Il
stone jar, and cover with good strong vine
gar.
AS a remedy for the Inconvenience re-
sulting from excessive perspiratiOn of the
feet evinced in the sottening and peeling
off Of the outer skin Especially between
the tOes), a German physician recommends
the application of fannie acid or tannn, by
which the outer skin or epidems is con
verted into Il kind of leather, without OBJ
structing the pores, through which the
perspiration still passes readily.
HAVE THE Hoes COOP BED Farm
ers waste food by not insuring perfect ease
and comfort to their fattening animals, and
this remark applies as well To neat stock rs
hogs. The same grain fed to two pens OF
| spring pigs of the same litter and of the
same number-thc one lot having a clean
yard and comfortable nest, and the Other
! living in mud hole, and sleeping on the
cold earth or on something more disagree
able-will, in the one case, add in weight
at least twenty per cent more than in the
other. Give the pigs n clean yard and a
clean, soft bed, if you would get the worth
of your grain.-Hearh and Home.
ELASTIC AND SWEET GLUE.-Good com
mon glue is dissolved in water, on the
water bath, and the water evaporated down
| to mass of thick cOnsistence, to which q
quantity of glycerin, equal in weight tC
the glue, is added, after which the heating
is continued until all the water has beer
driven off, when the mass is poured on
into molds, or on n marble slab. This mix
ture answers for stamps, printers rollers
galvano- plastic copies, etc. The swee
glue, for ready use by moistening with the
tongue, is made in the same way, substi
tuting, however, the same quantity of pow
dered sugar for the glycerin-Scientif
| Americdn.
AN IRISH STEw-Take two pounds o
small thick mutton chops, with or withou
fat, according to your taste; take also fOu
pounds of good potatoes, weighed afte
they are pared, slice them thick and put
portion of them in a layer in IA stew pan
season the mutton well with pepper anC
place some of it on the potato cover i
with another layer and proceed in lik,
manner with all, reserving plenty of tn,
vegetables for the top; pour in threc-quar
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stew begins to boil an ounce of salt. lie
it simmer gently for two hours, and serv,
it very hot. When the addition of al
onion is liked, mince it and stew it owe
the potatoes.
HENRY WARD BEECHER writes: ITO
bacco is the one best remedy for all sting
of insects Wet it SO that the juice shal
start, and place il on the place stung, an,
in one moment you are all right again
Last season little grandchild, walking il
the grass near bank, fell upon a nest o
hornets, and the hornets speedily fell upOl
her. She was sadly stung in some eight o
ten places. Her screams brought the nurse
She, too, screamed Everybody ran out o
the house. What's the mattcr?' AM
What's the matterg' sounded from half
score of frightened mouths. Tobacco wa
at hand. Little wads of it were wetted
bound on the spots stung, and in ten min
utes the little girl was playing again, MIN
BILE as cricket"