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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-03-04

Many excellent farmers have an idea
that manure to be most efficient in
raising crops should be well rotted ;
but this is mistake. Manure loses a
very heavy percentage. Fresh Ma
nure, dripping with animal urine,
hauled directly from the stable on the
land and piowcd under, is worth near
IL double that which has decomposed
to a saponaceous consistency. When
it is convenient for farmers to haul
their manure en- corn ground from the
stable az fast as it is made, it saves
handling it twice, and forwards the
work i'm busy spring time. No fears
need be entertained that the atmos-
pherc will carry of the strength of
the manure if left OH the surface. The
only dangerto be apprehended by this
method will be in case of the ground
being frozen and covered with snow
and ice when the manure is applied
if upon sloping land, the virtue of the
manure might wash away; but on
leyel land there is 10 exception to
this plan Of operation during the ell
tire fall and winter season.-GerD,dn-
torn Telegraph. ,,., $40, -#
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-03-04

The way | keep my fowls in health
l clean out the house once a week
put wood ashes under the rOOst have
iron basins for them TO drink from
wh1ewash inside hen-hOusc with hot
lime; put little kerosinc oil on the
roOsts once month. The main food
is oats, and cake of scraps to pick On.
I never feed but once a day-at noon
or when L shut them up at four or five
Pm. When they run out, then give
them all they will cat. In my eXpe-
r;ence there is no way to get diseased
fowls easier than to keep them stuffed ;
it makes them lazy and they won't
work as much as they ought TO, to
keep in healthy condition. 1 never
had any gapcs in chickens. When
any fowl begins to droop, give three
large pills of common hard yellow
soap It's the best thing to cleanse a
fowl l know Of follow it for three
days, giving them nothing to eat and
plenty of pure water to drink.-Er.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-03-04

Some examples of the marvels OF
memory would seem entirely incred-
ible had they not been given to us up
on highest authority. Cyrus knew
the name of each soldier in his army.
1t is also related of Themistocles that
he could call by name every citizen of
Athens, although the number amoun-
ted to twenty thousand. Mithridates,
king of Pontus. knew all his eight
thousand soldiers by their right names.
Scipio, we are told, knew all the in
habitants of Rome. Seneca complain
ed of old age because he could not, as
formerly, repeat two thousand names
in the order in which they were read
to him and he stated that on one oc-
casion. when at his studies two hun.
dred unconnected verses having been
recited by The different pupils of his
preceptor, he repeated them i'm a re-
versed order, proceeding from the last
TO the first,
Lord Granville could repeat, from
beginning to end the New Testement
in the original Greek. Cook the trag-
edian, is said to have committed to
. memory all the contents ola large dali
IL newspaper. Raciue could recite
all the tragedies of Euripides.
1t is said George Ill never forgot
a face he had once seen, or name he
had ever heard. Mirandola would
commit to memory the contents of a
book by reading it three times, and
could frequently repeat the words
backwards as wen as forwards.
Thomas Crammer committed to men,
ory, i'm three months an entire trans
lafion of the Bible. Euler, the math-
ematician, could repeat the Enid
and Leibnitz when an old man, could
recite the whole of Virgil, word fol
word,
1t is said that Bossuet could repeat
not only the whole Bible but all Ho.
mer, Virgil, and Horace, besides many
other works. Mozart had a wonder.
full memory of musical sounds, When
only fourteen years of age, he went Il
Rome to assist in the solemnities Of
Holy Week. Immediately after hi.
arrival, he went to the Sistine Chapel
to hear the famous Miserere of Allegri
Being aware that il was forbidden tC
take or give copy of this renowned
piece of music, Mozart placed himself
in a corner, and gave the strictest at
tention to the music, and OIL leaving
the church, noted down the entire
piece. A few days afterwards he heard
it second time, and, following the
music with his own copy in his hand
satisfied himself of the fidelity of his
memory. The next day he sang the
s. Mtserere at a concert, accompanying
himself on the harpsichord; and thu
performance produced such sensa
ton i'm Rome that the Pope Clemen
XIV. requested that this musical pro
dizzy should be presented to him a
once.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-03-04
Stimulants IN MIX Fever.

The publication of the alcoholic cure
of COWS suffering under this terrible
and hitherto fatal complaint, has
brought forth great deal of discus
sion in the English agricultural pa
pers. The veterinarians feel aggriev-
ed that the old treatment is found
fault with, and the COW feeders come
out strong with the actual results Of
their alcoholic streatmcnt. Several
London cOw-keepers have appeared
i'm print, and state that their universal
practice i'm such CT ses is TO administer
large and continuous doses of spirit,
and with good success. Indeed some
go further, and declare that spirit is
an almost certain cure for pleurO-
pneumonia, as well as milk fever
Now, the best phase of the cure seems
to be that it can be tried at any time
while life continues i'm the ANNUAL
This being the case, it will, no doubt,
0e extensively adopted. There is no
difficulty, unfortunately. in getting
any amount of whiskey in any part Of
the Province, and it certainly is a
much better use, for it to apply il to
sick animals, than TO brutalize the an
imars master or Owncr.-C0aod0
Farmer
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-03-04
Fksb.sEf EfsFl.s
Tht farm aud 8aasshsla'
Experimssts In Feeding Cattle.

49, :, /,
in England, every thing connected
with agriculture lis expeumentea I'D,
without regard 10 expense, IN every
possible way. In no country mas the
cultivation OF the SOL Decn carried 70
a higher state OF peIIec.ion, or IN
which u IS more pro9uctive, and, e
an occupauon, nioie iucrauVe. We
always read WIN pressure the fcsuits
OF farming, a'lo especially the many
experiments wn!cn are traea tnere
WIN siew 10 discover the iaoss sue
.cessiui ana prontaDle way Of conanc-
lug me VARIOUS sopaatch on the
'arrn' .esss5tg a a,si. -.
Inc following experiment IN teed.
Ing ca1tle WIN cooEea ana WIN YER
Mentea 1000, was Iateiy tried upon
one OF tne largest estates. ~ VIII De
seen mat tnis experiment suggests !he
importance OF great care ana caution
IN ieedmg; before q deeioed 0pinion
rs ADOPTED IN SO NICE ana aeilcate a
subject as Inc hutiitlon OF ANIMALS,
!he heaith ana CONSTITUTION OF winch
Is SO various. as .ssss,ssl..4,H or7f :.
-FOUR heliePs were selectcd, as equal
IN All respects as possible ana six
PIGS were aIso seiccted, from the same
IaniIi! eacn .Iot was aivlded Dy thc
seiectioh' aitefnateiy, OF an ANIMAL
All were weigheo, anG at the END OF
eacn wen vi thc experiment. eacn an
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-03-04
Preparing Grain for Ratification.

A French patentee proposes to manu-
facture bread without any intermediate
grinding process, claiming that thereby
all the nItriment contained in the grain
is retained, and that while the best pro-
cesses at present employed give one hun
dred and twelve pounds of bread to one
hundred of grain, he can increase the
product fully thirty three per cent. The
wheat is first soaked in water, whereby
all impurities and defective grains can
be removed. The charge is then thrown
into revolving cylinders having rasp-like
projections on the interior. whereby the
outside pellicle, which is the cOlOring
principle OF the grain, is removed. Two
hundred parts of fermented liquor,
made by mixing ten per cent, Of fer
mented dough with water at sixty-eight
degrees to every one hundred parts OF
the grain, is added and allowed 10 work
for eight hours, when the mass is reduc-
ed to paste by passing between rollers.
is sailed and kneaded and proceeded
with as usual.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-03-04
A NEW SECT.
Qaeer Religious Community I'm East
Tennessee.


Tennessee.
Swan Pond correspondence Of the Knoxville
Wing.
visited the premises of Rev. Jack
Owens and Brother, who have with
drawn from the Campbellite Church
and set up for themselves, calling
themselves Christians initiating, as
they say, the ancient Christians
having all things common" MFR.
Owens and brother live eight miles
West of Kingston, in q large white
frame house. They have erected sew
er.l small frame houses contiguous to
their large dwelling. In these are
several families who are co-workers
in this new church. L was reminded
of the premises ola large slave-owner
prior to the war, when looked upon
the large white house and the small
ones. The contrast as to the houses
is very striking. l was treated very
kindly, and accepted an invitation to
dine. Although they ignore color,
yet when we were seated at the din
ner-table none of the colored brethren
were present. They were invoicing
their goods when | introduced my
self, but / did not learn whether any
of them had kept back any portion OF
their goods, as we learn a certain man
and his wife did in other days. / told
these brothers that it was my opinion
they would never carry out this Pro-
ject successfully, as there as as much
"human nature i'm man. now as i'm
other days; but they purpose giving
it a fair trial. They have a very good
selection of theological books, and
spend much of their time in reading
and have services every Lords
Day asked Mr.. Owens why they
left their own church and added ano-
ther to the long list of denominations.
The answer was that there was so
much pride in the several churches,
that they wanted TO set an example
to the Christian world of heavenly
living and humility of conduct, etc
would not throw any Instructions
i'm their onward progress, and | only
hope that l may be disappointed in
my predictions concerning this sect.
The future will make known to the
world whether good or evil has been
the result of this combination.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-03-04

Gray hair is all the result of some
weakness CT, disease. 1t may be heredi-
tary, and often is. Intense and long
continued mental excitement causes it.
Many cases are the result of dyspepsia
and insufficient nutrition. To prevent
the hair becoming gray, avoid the causes
as far as possible. When once gray.
there isesel19m any change for the bet
ter. The only. things advisable to be
done, are to keep the general health as
good rs possible, and the scalp clean and
vigorous by bathing and friction, and
avoid all hair dyes, oils, etc. Nearly all
the hair dyes contain deadly ieadpO is
,ens, and many cases of paralysis have
been occasioned by their use. A COM
mittee Of doctors appointed to investi-
gate the death, by poisoning, Of DIR.
Whitterax, ofScott county, Iowa, decIar-
ed that the poison from which he died
was introduced into his system by the
use of hair dye. The report states many
instances where people have died from
the same cause. They also stated all
hair dyes except one contained the same
deadly poison and that one contained
nitrate of silver, which is :liinous TO the
hair. Such being the facts in the case,
those who use these articles ueed not be
surprised II they suffer thcrc:or.-Herald
~ HGuttk. .fs-s-. szEr-- e-.. ..."H..
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-03-04
70 Tobacco Raisers and Dealers

The Tobacco Trade of Louisville wishes to
call the attention of Farmers and dealers
throughout Kentucky and other States to the
great advantages this market offers for the
sale ofall kinds of Leaf Tobacco.
Louisville has the largest number OF dry
ing houses. Stemmeries, and manufactorie~
i'm the West, the number of buyers Is greater
than in any market; warehouse facilities are
unsurpassed; auctions are not temporary-oi
a few months DURATION hut continue through
out the year. The Importance of Louisville
as the great Inland Central Tobacco Market,
is best shown By the fact that we have sold
during the past season $40 hOgsheadS III
public auction, and yet the supply was pot
equal to the demand. We needed particular
ly large additional supplies of Cutting Leaf
of all grades from Lugs TO choice. we ar
aware that the impression exists tnat our
dealers are prejudice against MASON anu
Brackin county descriptions OF Tobacco, but
take this occasion to state mat we desire
large shipments of these descriptions OF Leal
from the Farmers and County dealers ulrect
and our increased competition warrants us
in assurin0 ali shippers who will give our
market n fair trial, the highest possible mar
ket nrices for every description OF Leaf. We
cannot urye too strongly the careful assOrt-
inc and prizing OF all Tobacco-the coarse
ami Green 10 itself, and the nne fibre, good
coIored leaf to itself, and the lug tobacco sep
arate to itself We most cordially invite To-
bocco raisers everywhere, and especially
those who have not lately given Us n trial.
TO avail themselves ofthe superior advanta-
much increased, and arrangements have
been made for largertrade than any previous
season. By order OF
TOBACCO BOARD OF TRADE.
Louisville, n.y., January lSt, 1850.
vol no 3mo.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-03-04

HfiA1tsr fr1nt, ded1ciing ez ;;ii sss 60
y The size Of plantation is given a.
800 acres, ofwhich $50 acres are under
cultivation. Surprising 400 acres to
have been in corn Cat Is bushels the
acre, and $50 acres, or thcreabout, in
cotton, we have small return per
acre. So. gia3ssara 81 IL .tE4aBT -
/ Itiseems to us, though We make the
statement with some hesitation, that
results would have been better by in-
increasing the force, or, by limiting
the area Of cultivation. On the rich
lands of Lowndes county, no plan ter
ought to satisfied with less than half
a bale to the acre. Clean culture and
use of fertilizers will easily bring IL
to that mark. s-Ei'g 80 =.
We notice in tie same Journal that
the emigration societies are bringing
down numbers of Swedes and Danes
with theii families, and have estab-
lished a common homo for them, with
medical attendance, ETC., until, they
shall have established homes of their
own. There is good promise in this,
and the negroes will be, taught les
con they need to learn, by the indus
ti'iOus, frugal habits of these colonists
Hearth and Home. 10 ~ hrsFk
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-03-04

BRAINS IN FAEMlNG.-Thc Ameri-
can Farmer says:
at is not muscle that produces the
crop which carries of the top prices
in market, but brains. 1t is care, at
tention, with brains, that is required
more head than hand work"
To which thus eloquently and
truthfully responds the Norfolk Fir-
gilman:
"Whcn the sons of the South learn
and appreciate this elementary truth,
then, and not till then. leaning OIL her
mountains and laying her beautiful
feet in the sea- will her glance trium-
plant, proudcr ever than of yOre,
sweep Ove.. the heavy mass flccked
with the cleaning trophies of her re-
covered sway.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-03-04


Specializing i6ass DE ,avstaess age OF
mankindF and animals In general. some
have expressed Surprise tkst lie orcafl-
ism should wear ont at al. seeing that
the materials, of il "A e constantly re-
plcnisbed; others. on tie coptrary, have
Wondered that the mechanism should
last 50 long Is &c ordinarily does: In
reference to the former; it has been said
that every part of liyinG animal's body
undergocs renewal once in about three
months; but this is not strictly correct.
Every soJt part Or the BODY may, indeed,
probably does, come under that process
OF regeneration IN, the time spccified
gelatin, or the soft portion Of the bones,
Inclusive. = =, =. -, !,
The composition Of our bodies alters
With age, notwithstanding. During life,
something goes ON COMPARABLE to the
turning of a tea-kettle, or the fouling OF
steahia b0lfef ;.Ehard earthly concre-
lions Of deposit m the heart impeding
its movements: in the arteries, impair
ing the elasticity ,seet3ftal tn their vital
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-03-04
AGENTS WANTED
To SELLTHE
HOME SHUTTLE L0CK-STITCH
SEWING MACHINE,

Superior to any of the others for all prac-
teal purposes. and as handsome as any -
dollar Machine in the market. Yet il retails
at price within the reach of every family.
We want Merchants, Tailors, Farmers and
Mechanics to operate as agents for ~
throughout every county and state south
tonishing rapidity. Many agents are clear
ing from one hundred TO four hundred dol
liars per month. We offer 1000 dollars
or any family Machine that will do a larger
range of work with less alteration. II will
sew harness leather or muslin without the
slightest change. Don't TAIL to take our adj
dress or call on US or send for private and de-
You can have choice of territory. Address
w. ID. KNOWLES,
Jany. ~, 1870. New Albany, Ind.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-03-04
Valuable Recipes.

INDIAN BREAD.-Berry Bricr. of Al
biOn contributes the following six
| quarts of Indian meal, two quarts coarse
flour, salt; scald the meal with two
quarts boiling water. stir with pltd-
ding stick; when cool enough TO allow
the hand to mix it add half Il teacup OF
molasses aud a cup or less OF salt ris-
ing yeast Add little water to increase
the moisture mix it with the hand by
stirring it in a large pan until it il
smooth, but thick. so it has to be pressed
into basins. A common iron kettle Is
an excellent thing to bake it in. Let it
set in warm place until the top begins
to crack open; tlien put it i'm the oven.
DO not bake too fast.'g
THE QUEEN OF PuDDINGs.--Thc fol-
lowing is fayorite dessert wherever it
has been tried: A quart of milk; pint
OF bread crumbs; eight eggs; reserve
the whites of four, sweetcn milk to taste.
put in crumbs, beat eggs lively and add
to milk and crumbs; then bake When
done, cool 1t, beat the whites of the four
eggs to stiff froth. mix cup OF white
sugar, and spread Oh top OF the pudding
and bake to a light brown. To be serv-
ed with favored cream.
How TO MAKE SOFT SOAr.-BOil twcn-
ty-fivc.pOunds.O of tried grease in two pals
of strong lyc. Next day add another
pailful of hot lye; also the following day.
If there is grease OH the top of the soap.
Afterwards add a pailful of hot water
each day until the barrel is filled.
DYErNG BLAcK.-TO ten cents worth
of extract of logwOOd add two cents
oe Ths- will p,,la m
pail of dye. Wash your goods In strong
soap suds; then put them from the suds
into the dye. Have your dye in an old
iron kettle; better If it is rusty; let it
remain in the dye an hour or two. stir
ring it occasionally then hang it up to
drain: wash the goods again i'm suds,
three or four waters; then rinse i'm clear
water thoroughly, and the color will not
rub of. I'D 4
ANoTHER.-First wet the goods to be
dyed thoroughly in weak I've. To three
pounds of goods use two ounces extract
of logwood, one-half ounce blue vitriol.
copperas the size of hazel-nut Dis
solve all i2hOt water. putting the extract
in separate kettle dip the goods in the
vitriOl water, stir them well for five
minutes; then pour I've, vitriol water
and all into the Kettle containing the ex-
tract; let them remain there for twenty
minutes, stirring them most OF the time;
let it come nearly to a boil, having all
hot when you begin; then hang them III
the air until nearly dry; then pour over
them boiling soap suds, as strong as can
be made; stand until nearly cool, when
rinse in two o. three waters, and war
rant it not to rub off.-Rurdl Ne'o York
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qIfA&sss SAMM

soPer cent profit, $50 per month guaran-
teed. Merchants, Mechanics and Farmers
secure your territory while IL may be HAD
neeof charge. This Is something ncpded in
every family. Don { cry humbug, 49, come
anu investigate, or send for descriptive circu-
lar and agents price list. Address w. n.
ANoWLEs, New Albany. Ind.
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