Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-06-23
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE
SOME one says truly that the best way I
for q man 70 train up a child ia 3 way
GREEN FLY ON RosEs.-Strong tobacco !
water, It Is said, will destroy these pests.
A pound or two of tobacco put into Q bar.
rel of water, and allowed to soak two or
threeaaayB will make q liquidzthat VIII
answer Well for this PURPOSES Sudsmade
from tobacco-soap will also answer.
Gas LIME M CoMPosTg-One ofgthe4,
best modes of using gas lime. 1t Ii sad
Is hrst finely pulver1zing IT. snd tnen ~
ing 1t in the compost heap-say one-tenth
or7one.twen,ieth lime with-armixture OF
| ysldsof stable manure, in alternating lay
| erspEloam orSnff Another way, to pull
| verizeIt fneand spread 1t over the fields
| evenly, at the rate of fifty bushels, or less,
| per acre, some months befere q crop Is
planted, or else on grass.
Ia WRITER In the journal of Ethe Royal
Agricultural Society, describing the per
manence of the action of lime, says that
| he knows q niece of ground containing
| 1855 acres, which formerly grew nothing
but heath. A good dressing OF lime was
appiedon the surface OF the sward which
has nearly doubled its value.3T This was
j done several years ago and totally eradi-
/ Gated the heath. The lime tothis day ap-
pears in full action, as its effects annually
testify from the richness and sweetness
/ of the heritage, h texture OF which has
been entirely changed by the application
of lime.
@RHuBARB VNEaAR-The process for
ten gallons will be-take % ordinary sized
stalks of rhubarb; pound or crnsh@them
with q piece of wood. in the bottom OF a
strong tub; add 10 gallons of water let
this stand "A hours : strain of the crushed
rhubarb, add 10 pounds of sugar free
from molasses, and a teacupful of the
best brewers yeast; raise the temperature
to Csc or 6So and put your hTows intoa
11-gallon cask; place it in a position where
the temperature will not fall below 6Oo.
din month strain off from the grounds,
returning it to the cask again, and let 1t
stand till it becomes yinegar.-CoUntry
: Gentleman. y tSh13iJE
CURE FOR Hoe CHoLERA-A CORES
, furnishes the following as an infallible
remedy for Hog 6 Cholera "Dissolve
3 thoroughly one pound of coperas in three
"a gallons of warm water; and apply the
wash about milk warm to the affected ans
5 NAL, by dipping into the solution or rub
? fbing npoRfep until the skin-is thoroughly
wetN Thenever the skinSoft the hog be-
III ginsto look rough and scaly ors0fa dark
!, red eqlDrF apply the wah rimmsdiateE-
!, lido hotwhit until the moreaarming symp-
' ftoms-fvomitihg and pQrging1 set IN. APP
lply the wash every day until the scales
are removed" %f0 AZ DE
t COUCH ANDGHEAvEs IN HoRsEs.-A
g western physician, who keeps several
q Horses finds sunhower seed q valuable
remedy for cough and leaves. So useful
o-Ldoes he c~onsiderit, thatsheF is careful to
n keep a good supply of it always on hand.
6 FHesclaimst to have cured marked case OF
If heaves by feeding q quart q two of the
q i ~1od 1nsI--nnd ruhan onu Of hio hOrcod 0T
Q tmules show7a disposition to cough, a feed
d of sunflower seed is given at once, and
1t continued until relief is afforded. 1t is
g said that on the prairies where rosinweec
ID is abundant, horses never have the heavei
Is l-and that the Fesinous leavesof the plan
4 Iare dried and fed in moderate quantities
with beneficial results. 21I Won
A HUsK Door MAr.-Take an incl
y board the size you wish your mat; dres /
neat rule it each way, drawing the line
y IL inches apart, bore hole with a q
inch auger in each square; double q piect
o. of broom7twine, pass it through the holes
3 n at a time have the ihusks dampened
- take q sufficient quantity to fill the hol,
- very tight, pass it through the loop o
JSe Irvine, draw it through until the doubl
I. end of the husk is IL inches long, draw
"a the Irvine out, n proceed in the sam
" way until all the, holes are filed. Thel
4 take a sharp knife, and cut the doubl
= GI nuskS, SpIS4Q tnem apart, fIm Inc uu6Vel
side, tramp it down, and set it where it j
to be used, either side up. r.,
lis We are judged usually by our publ
successes, by the esteem of distinguishes
persons. But the real test of character ]
the feeling of those before whom we pla,
ed no part. What does the nurse In the MUIR
cry think of us, or the porter in. the store
OF the butcher boy ?? If a mans childre
confide in him-if all whom he employ
q at home and in his btsin ess feel that he
2 full of thought and sympathy for then
as for brethrenAif those who meet hir
idtpeFcieve the charm of his urbanity, an
as they draw nearer and know<him bette.
honor and love him more and more, "
may be very sure hat he has the mobiles
at human qualities, whose influence will be
la possession to Us forever.-G. ", Curtis.
REMOVING GREASE SPoTs.-A simpl
OF agent for removing grease spots from ca
y pets and silk and wooden fabrics, is veT
ey useful. Carbonate of magnesia, saturate
IN with benzole and spread upon a. greai
mt spot to about one third of an inch j
In, thickness, answers well for this purpos
A sheet of porous paper should be sprea
upon the benzonated magnesia, and a-fa
mt iron, moderately warm, put uponsthe to
70 of all. The heat OF the iron passes throug
l and softens the grease, which is then q
)er sorbe1 by, the porous magnesia. Thu fla
Ter iron may be removed in the space of OF
es- hour, and the magnesis dust brushed o
Soap-stone dust may be used in the san
: manner. and answer nearlya as gooda pm
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