Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-14
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.


USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Western Ru-
raj sent 1898 pounds Of sunflower seed to
an oil mill and had returned to him 2l2
pounds of oil and 1871 pounds of oil
cake. The oil he finds superior lubri-
Gator, and thinks it may be valuable for
other purposes.
THERE is in Detroit young man who
has on the right side Of his face heavy
black beard, and has also mous:acha,
while his left cheek is, and always has
been, entirely beardless. He is now 10
years of age, and his beard upon the one
side began to grow luxuriantly when he
was mere infant
In letter to an editor of the american
Agriculturist, John Johnston, writes "lf
you put good sounding bell on one of
your Cotswold sheep, the dogs will not
be go apt to hurt them; but he best
thingI ever tried is little strychnine on a
piece of meat-and if the meat is tainted,
they find it better. have often got rid
of dogs in this way, Put it around your
yards in the evening, and If the dogs
come you will find some dead ones in the
morning. l once got two in the morning,
and several times one"
VERY high chimneys, such as two near
Glasgow, which are over 400 feet high,
are very apt to get out of perpendicular,
under the influence Of high wind, before
the mortar has time to harden. They are
generally Strengthened by repeatedly saw.
ing into the bullying side, and on remov-
ing the saw the chimney settles the
thickness OF the cutting. The Scientific
american mentions the case of chimney
345 feet high, in Barmen, Prussia, in
which the method tried was to replace
whole layers of brick by thinner layers,
and allow the chimney to subside.
SECURING KNIvEs-A lady correspond.
ent Of the american Agriculturia writes
that for five years she has used water lime
for securing knives, forks, tins, and the
like She says: IL have box with
partition and keep the lime in one part
and the cloths in the other. / wet
srn.ll cloth a little and alp IL in tho lime,
and after the articles are well washed and
wiped, rub them until the spots are re-
moved. Then | take larger, dry cloth,
dip it in the lime, and rub the articles
until polished to suit me. Wipe off the
dust from the knives and forks with a
dry cloth, and they are ready TO put
away"
A NUMBER Of wholesale candy manu-
facturers in New York city have united
in recommending the following as a
simple means OF detecting injurious sub
stances in candy, ETC.: Any person may
analyze lozenges, Opaque candy, or sugar
plums, by simply dissolving in water. If
the water remains transparent, the candy
is pure; but if milky or depositing sed-
iment, terra-alba, or some equally harm
full adulteration has been used. The
above experiment will not, however, be
necessary TO convince any one that con-
fectionery is largely adulterated, for it is
only necessary TO go to the large whole.
salers and ask their prices, which they
will quote for both the pure and impure
article. The quantity of terra alba eaten
in confectionery is terriic.-JournI Of
Applied Chemistry.
SPRAIEs AND BRUIsEs-The best treat
ment of sprains and bruises is the appli-
cation Of water, of such temperature as is
most agreeable The degree OF tempera.
ture varies with the temperature OF
weather and the Wgor Of circulation
In a hot day use cold water If the
circulation is low, use warR water. The
bruised or sprained part may be immersed
in pail Of water, and gently pressed OF
man pulated with the hand or soft cloth,
for ten or fifteen minutes, or even longer,
in severe cases, after which wrap up the
parts in cloths wet in cold water, and
keep quiet. This treatment keeps down
the inflammation, and in nine cases out OF
ten proves speedy cure. The liniments
and filthy ointments SO much used fol
sprains and bruises, do not compare with
this simple treatment in efficacy.
change.
PLANTS that have been protected in
winter sl.s-uld not be uncovered too early
in the spring. A few warm days make
one think of gardens and gardening, anc
many will forget that warm weather does
not usually come in at a single bound, but
there will be cold nights and frosty morn
ings for several weeks even after the frs
touch of spring is felt; therefore, it Is moi
safe plan TO remove all protection from
plants, but proceed gradually. Straw
berry plants that have been covered dur
ing winter if exposed early in spring will
suffer more from sudden changes in thu
weather than those that have not beer
protected. The mulching win have be
come packed closely upon the plants BY
the SHOWS and rains in winter, and q few
warm days are very likely 70 start the bud'
and rot the leaves; but TO prevent this
and at the same time keep the plant pro
tected, let a man go over the beds ant
with fork lift up the mulch and let j
fall loosely back over the plants. This op
Grafton will allow the air to reach tn
leaves and buds, and keep them from
starting too rapidly, and yet leave th'
plants well nrotecteds Raspberries and
other plants that have been buried In thu
coil may be partially lifted at FIRST, ant
not fully exposed till late In the season
Hearth and Homo.