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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-02-11
Facts In Stock Raising.

MANY farmers say it does not pay to
keep stock, and in point of fact, they are
very often in the right. l can hardly see
hew 1t pays to keep wether sheep three
years and six months, getting say 81 for
the three heeces, and then selling him for
80, But think it must be quite as profit
able as to keep q steer the same length ol
time and then sell him for $50. Such q
steer will eat as much as eight or ten
Merino sheep. But the truth is, we can
not expect to make anything by keeping
stock of any kind unlesS we keep it we'll
1t must be gaining all the time. If we let
machine lie idle, all that we lose is the
interest on the money which it cost. But
an animal cannot be kept idle
II must eat every day; and if it gains
nothing we lose all the food and the inter
est on the value of the animal machine
besides But many farmers not only keep
them for weeks and months together with
out their gaining anything, but it not un-
frequently happens that the animals actu-
ally decrease in weight 1t has to live on
its own flesh and fat--which is certainly a
very expensive food. Even in the case Of
well'ted pigs, which store up more flesh
and fat for the food consumed than any
other domestic animal; for every pound
VI hNch obN ANt Np ENt III NnO hllAlAttlt liCH
eat about five pounds of food. They use
four pounds TO live ON and give us one
pound of flesh. And when we have got
this one pound, how excessively wasteful
II is to feed it to the animal and have 1t
worked over again and yet this Is pre-.
cisely what thousands of farmers are do
ing today with cows, Sleeps and pigs.
No wonder that keeping stock does not
pay" But good stock, fed literally and
with care and Judgment, will pay better,
all things considered, than any other
branch of farming. Good meat brings
good price, and is always in demand. II
is the "Scallawags" that are hard to dis
pose of, and always at loss-a loss to the
producer and loss TO the consumer.
Those who buy such meat get little be-
sides bones and water. The poor animals
have had to live on their own tat and
their nutritious juices,
The first step in keeping good stock Is
TO make the land dry and clean. The next
is 70 feed liberally, and this will insure
good manure, and that in its turn insures
good crops.
II is all very we'll to say that "peck of
clover seed 30 the acre is the cheapest fer
tilizer,n and that by its free use we can
dispense with manure | do not dispute
the truth II this proposition No one
thinks more highly of clover than l do.
But II only tells half the story. Clover
makes good tood and good manure too.
An animal will take out the food, con-
vert II into valuable products, and leave
the manure behind. Our aim should be
dry, clean land, more clover and rich grass,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-02-11
Woes OF ChlldhOod.

CmLDREN's woes are rarely understood
or assuaged. No one can console them,
because no one knows what they are Is
there any alleviation for lying in bed in
the dark, should like TO know Partic.
ularly If conducted thither by person
prone TO look for thieves on the way, the
children, ignorant of what they are com
ing to, but whispering among their little
selves, now and then saying, Boo |" into
black corners, and getting their nerves
ready for the horrors of hands coming up
from under their beds, and things coming
in at the door.
Is there remedy for that grievous woe,
the tyranny of great children over the les.
ser, of the big brother, for instance, who
makes the little one taste the awful sensa-
sion of being beaten about the head with
n pillow, and drives him, indeed, from
pillar TO post all 1ayi
Can mitigation be devised for the in
evitable weary task, so sure TO make young
life burden, Of learning not to put feet
upon chair-rounds, not to touch the wall
In ascending the stairs, TO open doors with
out handling anything bat their knobs, to
refrain from the almost irresistible plea.
sure of drumming with knife and fork, to
clean shoes on the mat, and so forth
And what can soften the climax of mis-
cry, from Shskspeare's day to this-going
to school Is there balm for the
bursting, pitiful little heart child carries
in his breast when first he goes to schoolD
None. The baby scholar must carry his
own. oppression. None are cognizant OF
his longing, anguishful yearning for his
mother of his alarms and terrors. None
know the homesick reveries he falls into
about the pleasant time when there was
no school in his horizon, except, perhaps,
the teacher, whose business it is to thras
the boys, shakes her head at him if she
finds out what he is thinking of--Put-
ad'nS HG9GSine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-02-11
A Situation Open.

The romance Of the runaway slave was
quite played out after the people of the
North and South had pecked their tlints
for the final shot. Once in a while, how.
ever, there comes reminiscence which
shows Sambo's native humor, and how ir.
reslstible was his hanksring for the "boon
of freedom" Before the war there came
into the bar-room Of hotel in Canada
near the frontier, bright-looking negro
who was thus addressed by one of the
eminent persons usually found in such re.
sorts;
s'pose you're runaway slave" said
one, looking sharply at the new conner.
Feeling that he was pretty well away
from bondage, the darkey responded that
he was
"Ah, indeed, well, we're glad of it; but
you don't seem to look very poor-have
good clothes down South ?"
Certainly" said the darksy, with some
pride. Same clothes as my master"
" But you got many good thrashing,
"Never had whipping in my life
Never thrashed! !" said another; "welL
but you nigg0rs don't always get enough
TO eat, do you"
Always had enough, gemmen never
went hungry"
What !" said the interrogation, "good
clothes, no punishment plenty to eat.
Now said he, turning to the group,
only think of Il t!-this fellow has left a
position where he enjoys all these priv.
lege for an uncertainty"
"Gemmen," said the darkey, "all Use got
to say respcctin' dem privileges is, dat if
any one wants to avail hisso'f of 'em de
situation d'a StRL open i"-Hdrper's Mlgd.
gtne
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-02-11
Chinese Method of Preserving Eggs.

As much has been said of late about
the modes of preserving eggs, il may not
be uninteresting to say a few words about
the Chinese methods, as related hy a
French Chemist, Nj. Paul Champion,
who had lately visited that country, and
published a very interesting book on the
ancient and modern industries of that
curious people
very common method is TO place the
eggs in mixture Of clay and water; the
clay hardens around the eggs, and is said
to preserve them good for considerable
time. But another and much more clabo,
rate method, is also commonly pmctised.
An infusion of three pounds of tea is made
III boiling water and 10 this are added
three pounds of quioklime Cor seven
pounds when the operation is performed
IN wintsr), nine pounds of sea salt, and
seven pounds Of ashes OF burnt oak finely
powdered This is all well mixed 10.
gether into a smooth paste by means of A
wooden spatula, and then each egg is Gov
cred with il by. hand, gloves being worn
20 prevent the corrosive action of the
lime on the hanus. When the eggs are
all covered with the mixture, they are
rolled I'm a mass of straw ashes. and then
placed in baskets with balls of rice
boiled, we presume-to keep the eggs
from touching each other.
About 100 10 l50 eggs are placed in one
basket In about three months the whole
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-02-11
Sheep Require Water in Winter.

THAT sheep will eat snow and get along
tolerably well without water, especially
when the snow is light and clean, is good
argument In favor Of the hardness of
these patient and useful animals but it
proves nothing in regard to the economy
OF compelling them to do without water.
In our cold climate a large amount of food
Is required to keep up the animal heat,
ana all the water sheep drinks has to be
raised to the temperature of the body.
The heat required for this purpose is de-
rived from the food Now, it REQUIRES
twenty-one times as much heat to raise a
pint OF water, when frozen, to the temper
ature of 40 degrees, as it does pint of
lce-cold water, not frozen. Those who
have ever undertaken to melt snow to
wash with Will readily believe this state
ment. What would be said of the farmer
who should use wood or coal for such
purpose when it could be avoided, and
yet wood and coal are far cheaper sources
OF heat than hay or corn. When we COM
pei sheep to eat snow, we, in effect, UNI
dertake to melt snow by burning straw,
hay, and corn in the animal stove. The
same remarks will apply to feeding ami
mals on frozen roots. A sheep, weighing
say 100 lbs, will eat, in addition to lib.
eral allowance OF hay and grain, 10 lbs of
roots day, containing nearly or quite 8
lbs OF water. Now, before the carbon in
the turnips can produce fat or furnish
material TO keep up the heat of the body,
1t must first raise this frozen water to blood
heat A flock of hundred sheep will
drink nearly two barrels of water day,
ana there are few things more important
to the economical and successful wintering
OF sheep than to see that they are con.
stantly or at least frequently and regular
~ supplied with water. A running stream,
brought by pipes into the barn-yard, is
doubtless the best, but when this cannot
De obtained, the water should be pumped
up fresh for the sheep; and not allowed TO
stand until frozen, and then the surface
broken and the ice left TO float in the water
that the sheep have to drink. We do not
know that it would pay to heat water for
sheep, but certainly it will not pay to make
them eat snow, or drink water with melt.
ing ice in it.
Where early lambs are raised, it is i'm.
portant to provide the ewes with a con-
slant supply of fresh water. If from ac.
cldent or neglect such sheep have been
Kept without water for day or two.
nothing is more dangerous than to per.
init them to drink their fill of cold water.
we once lost several sheep from this cause,
and have since heard of many similar in.
stances. Take the chill off the water and
no danger need be apprehended. Suck
ling ewes require more water than other
sheep, and when roots are not fed, il
would undoubtedly contribute much to
obtaining good supply of milk for the
lambs If the ewes were furnished with
warm water, or, better still, warm, cooked
food, such as oatmeal and bran mash, or
boiled barley, etc.--AmericGR Agricu-
turia.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-02-11
SklmmiRgS.

From josh Billings Farmers Almanac"
TEw glt wrong things out oY yure
child's head, comb 1t often.
Tue time 10 be karefullest IL when we
have a hand full ov trumps.
TEw find the square root ov hogs
noze, turn him into a garden. patch.
TEw learn yure offspring to steal make
them beg hard for all that you give them.
Q. How long kan goose stand ON one
leg' A. Try it-that's the way the goose
found out.
THE devil IL mean kuss he never
keeps his own promises, but alwus makes
us Keep ours.
DANpEuoNS planted in April are almost
sure tew he'd out-so are tud'stools, so are
hed-cheeSe.
q, What IL the best cure for lazyness
A. Milking COW ON the run, and living
ON the milk.
II had mule who wouldn't kick nor
bite, should watch him dredful cluss tin /
found out WHARF hiz malice did lie.
WHEN yu see lS geese walking iniin
hle, and toeing in, yu kan deliberately bet
yure last surviving dollar on hard winter.
THARR viii be q domestik eklipse this
year Visible only tew the naked oye(,
kaused bi the new Comet SoTOSis jumping
out oy her pasture, and kantering around
promiskusS
ArRm l3th.-To Ezra Push, Jun. a
patient was issued for a one.whe,led We.
losipedo. This wise instrumentality baz
two handles tew it, and II purswaded bv
taking hold oy the handles and walking
between them with shove moshun. II
il wasn't yelosipode, il would be am old.
fashioned wheelbarrow.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-02-11
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A Body and Mind Disease.

Such is dyspepsia. The stomach and the brain
too intimately allied for the one to suffer with
out the other, so that dyspepsia and dependency
inseparable 1t may be added, too, that irrita-
tion OF the stomach is almost invariably accompa-
MED by irritation of the temper.
The ivigorating and tranquilizng operation OF
Hostetter's Bitters is most powerfully developed
in cases of indigestion. The first effect OF this
agreeable tonic is comforting and encouraging.
A mild glow pervades the system, the chronic un-
easiness in the region of the stomach is lessened
and the nervous restlessness which characterizes
the disease is abated. This improvement is not
transient. 1t is not succeeded by the return of
the old symptoms with superadded force, as is al
ways the case when unmedlcated stimulanls are
gwen for the complaint. Each dose seems to i'm
lion. But this is not all. The aperient and anti
bilious properties of the preparation scarcely
secondary in importance to its tonic virtues. Ii
there Ii an overflow of bile the secretion is soon
brought within proper limits, and if the bileary
organ is inert and torpid il is toned aud regulated.
The effect upon the discharging organs is equally
salutary, and in cases of constipation the cathar
tic action is just sufficient TO produce the desired
result gradually and without pain. The Bitters
also promote healthy evaporation from the sur
face which is particularly desirable at this season
when sudden spells of raw, unpleasant weather
are apt to check the natural Precipitation and pro-
duce congestion of the liver, coughs, and colds.
The best safeguard against all diseases Is bodily
Oi1or and this the great Vegetable Restorative es-
sentialy promotes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-02-11
How 10 Fatten Chickens.

WE make the following extracts from
an article on the subject in the London
Cottage Gardener:
It is hopeless TO attempt to fatten them
while they are at liberty. They must be
put in proper coop; and this, like most
other poultry appurtenances, need not be
expensive. To iatten twelve fowls, coop
may be three feet long, eighteen inches
high, and eighteen inches deep, made en-
tirely Of bars, no part of it solid neither
top, nor bottom nor sides. Discretion
must be used according to the sizes of the
chickens put up. They must not want
room; indeed, the closer the better, pro-
vided they can all stand up at thes same
time. Care must be taken to put up such
as have been accustomed to be together
or they will fight. If one is quarrelsome
it is better to remove it at once, or like
other bad examples, it soon finds imita
tors. A diseased chicken should not be
put up.
The food should be ground oats, and may
either be put up in trough, or on fiat
board running along the front of che coop.
1t may be mixed with water or mild, the
latter is the best. 1t should be well soak
ed, forming pulp as loose as can be, pro-
vided it does not run off the board. They
must be well fed three or four times per
day, the first time as soon after day break
as may be possible or convenient, and
then at intervals of four hours. Each
meal should be as much and no more than
they can eat up clean. When they have
done eating the board should be wiped
and some gravel may be spread on it. 1t
causes them to feed and thrive.
After a fortnight of this treatment you
will have good fat fowls. If, however,
there are but five or six to be fatted, they
must not have so much room as though
there were twelve. Nothing is easier than
TO allot them the proper space, as 1t is only
| necessary to have two or three pieces OF
wood to pass between the bars and form q
partition, This may also serve when
fowls are put up at different degrees of fat
ness. This requires attention, or fowls
will not keep fat and healthy
AS soon as the fowl is sufficiently fatted
it should be killed, otherwise it will still
get fat, but will lose flesh. If fowls are
| intended for the market, of course they
are, or may he all fatted at once but il
for home consumption, then it is better to
put them up at such intervals as will best
suit the time when they will be required
for the table.
When the time arrives for killing,
whether they are meant for market or
otherwise, they should be tasted without
food or water for 10 or Is hours. This
enables them to be kept for some time
after being killed, even in hot weather.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-02-11

WE call the attention of our readers to
the advertisement Of "Prussing's Vinegar" !"
We see by a circular issued by Mr.. Prus-
sing, that he has introduced an entirely
new method in his manufacture of Vine
gar which revolutionizes the whole former
process, and by which he has succeeded
in producing an article far superior to any
he has heretofore made, and which can
neither be surpassed nor equaled.
In his circular Mr. p. calls attention to
a certificate by Prof. Mahla, one of our
most eminent chemists in the country,
who has analyzed his vinegar and certifies
to the entire purity of the same.
Having been established for the past
twenty-five years, and having always re-
ceived the first premium at whatever fair
he has exhibited his vinegar, we can rec
ommend it to all who desire a pure,
wholesome and palatable article for pick
| ling as well as table use.-Iribune
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-02-11

THoMPsoN's DOLLAR SALEs.-The way in which
this firm able to sell goods rs cheaply as they
undoubtedly do is thus explained:
The firm represents large available cash capital
they have their resident buyers in all the large
manufacturing and importing cities, and, in times
of financial pressure, when stocks of goods are
az tir % uIsGUuts
making large and prompt cash advances com.
pletely control very large stocks of goods of the
finest manufacture from all parts OF the world,
which would, in ordinary times of commercial
prosperity, find their way into country stores after
passing through many hands, and paying many
profits and would be sold at two three times the
price at which they can be obtained from S. c.
Thompson Il Co, of No 1856 Federal street,
Boston, Mass, and 1853 State street, Chicago, ILL.,.
who thus supply the consumer absolutely, in many
instances, at much below first actual cost. In add
tion to this, Messrs, s. c. Thompson & Co. pay
premiums to persons getting up clubs. Any one
having leisure time will find that 1UA pay to act
as their agents. Send for their circular. Chicago
AdJdDce Non Oh.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-02-11
Ex-POstmaSter Randall's Oroidc Watch.


When the Hon. Ex-Governor Randall,
OF Wisconsin, was Postmaster General OF
the United States, he was notified by a
lottery swindling company of this city
lhat ne had been fortunate enough to draw
goIu watch. He was iRcredulous and
paid no attention to the notice, but WAS
soon ailerYard agreeably disappointed at
receiving per express = handsome Chro-
nometer OF the real simon.pure metal
and of finished workmanship. He imme.
dlately became convert 10 gifl enter.
prlSes, and il appears has continued stoad.
last IN his new faith over sinee. = =
The other day he was once more noti.
ned that he had drawn gold watch (this
llme by Waters y CO., of 900 Broadway
VINO pretended To be the nssignees of a
bankrupt lottery enterprise), and that he
would receive II on payment of a $40
commission. Yesterday he arrived in this
GGtlly' and going down 10 the United States
Express Companys office, whero he is
Wen known, he gave one of the portcrs n
ten dollar bill, with instructions to 20 uu
TO Waters " Co and get the prize.
The man obeyed, and entering the bogu,
establishment, boldly INQUIRED for Ihr
watch which had been drawn by OK,
Postmaster General Randall" There was
great oommotion among the clerks; sew
eral Of them made show of lookine
over huge ledger and then retired into
private Office, whence they emerged IN
lew minutes with an oroide watch. Tn,
porter looked at the watch, thought h
would be worth ten dollars at any rate
and handed over the money.
When he arrived at the office of the ex,
press company again, Mr.. Randall and .
crowd of eager employees were waiting
TO receive him, and the watch was care
fully examined and appraised at S6. Ate
hearty laugh all around, rafIle of /
was gotten up, and the sum of $25 wa
realized among the boys. This wa
handed, with all due solemnity, to Gen
eral Randall, and the whole party ad
Journed 10 a neighboring bar-room, who's
proprietor was soon richer by S25 thar
he was before the General won the watch
-Neto York San, Jan. 81.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-02-11

becomes hardened into crust, and then
the eggs are sent TO market; the retail
price Of such eggs is generally less than a
penny each. These eggs are highly
esteemed in China, and always served in
good houses but they have undergone a
strange transformation, which certainly
would not recommend them TO English
palates the yolk has assumed a decidedly
green tinge, and the white is set. When
broken, they emit that unpleasant sulphur.
Gus smell which would certainly cause
their instant Punishment from our break.
last tables However, the Chinese are
admitted, even by Frenchmen, to be great
gourmetsj and wo can only say, therefore,
that IN questions about eating there is GER
tainly no disputing about tastes. .--Scien.
tifc AmericaR.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-02-11
more and better stock and more and better

more and better stock and more and better
manure.
II cannot be too often repeated, how.
ever, that the value Of manure depends on
the food and not on the animals. A raw
boned steer, if it has the same food, will
make as rich manure as the best Short
horn in the herd-book and the droppings
of Merino sheep living on clover-hay
and oil-cake are just as valuable as those
from Cotswold But this is the point !:
We cannot feed cloYer-h hay and oil-cake to
Merino with half the profit that we can
to Cotswold. The former is adapted TO
live on comparative poor food and grow
slowly; the Cotswold has been bred with
especial reference to rapid growth on rich
food. SO when we advocate keeping we'll
bred stock, in order TO make rich manure,
we do so for the simple reason that we
cannot afford to feed rich food to poor
stock, and without rich food we cannot
have rich manure.-J. HARRIS, in Amsri-
can AOricMtuYtst