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4 Fact In Regard to Horses Feet.

THERE is perhaps no more marked ex-
hibition Of Natures law of adaptation OF
means to ends, or of supply to waste, than
il shown in the arrangement of q horses
foot. There terminate the various ducts
of communication and supply, rendering
it point in the animal economy Of no
little importance. The extremity of the
limb being d such . vital character, and
coming in contact with the ground, needs
protection; accordingly the hoof is con-
structed, especially, it appears, to prevent
injuring the inner portions of the foot in
coming against the ground, and not with
regard to injury from above or on the sides
of the foot; q consistent fact, since, in q
state of nature, these portions Of the foot
are not subject to injury any more than
il the rest Of the animal The direction
and arrangement of the dbers Of the hoof
preve this point - do practical tests also.
A nail driven into the wall Of the hOOf
from below on account of this arrange
ment of the fiber occasions no pain, but
nail clinched on the top or side Of the hoof
with hammer, induces pain, snd in some
instances where horses have been lame
from no apparent cause, it has been simply
the result Of an inner irritation, caused by
the hoof This is an importan
point, and should not be overlooked by
horsemen. An arrangement by which
the nails on . horses hoof could be
without using hammer would
evidently be an advantage-C6r. NJ r.
Homestedd
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-01-21
Rainfall and Forests.

THERE are persons who persiste tly
ignore all facts, observations and theories
in regard to the influence of forests upon
the amount of rain that falls In certain
countries and localities These men pre-
tend to believe that if all the forests Of
this country were destroyed, We should
still have our full supply of rain The
cutting down of few acres Of trees may
not produce any perceptible change, but
the removal Of any extensive tract OF forest
will show marked effect upon the climate
in the immediate vicinity. We have au-
thenticated reports from Egypt showing
that the fall Of rain in certain districts
where extensive forests have lately been
planted has increased more than three-fold
in consequence. And not long since, the
Meteorological Society of Mauritius re-
ported that, by the destruction Of some of
the largest forests, the climate,
which had1 formerly been too wet
for glowing sugar-cane successful
", had now become sufficiently dry
to insure full crop annually. Land that
had been cold and wet was made dry by
removing the forests in dose pfezmity to
the same. At Cluny, in the southeastern
portion of the island, near the mountains
and large forests, the rainfall in 1857 was
1872 inches, but in the more open country
of Gros Csillaux, only sixteen miles dis
tant the rainfall in the same year was
only thirty-six inches.
The observations of meteorologists in
various parts of the world show similar
results; and these facts ought to teach M
that we may in q great measure control
the humidity Of our own country by SIM
ply preserving or destroying our foresta-
Hearth and Home.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-01-21

SAID one Of the oldest and most success
full farmers in this State, IL do not care to
have my men get up before five or half
past five in the morning, and If they 60
to bed carly and can sleep soundly, they
win do more work than if they got up at
four or half past four" We do not believe
in the eight-hour law, but, nevertheless,
are inclined to think that, as . general
rule, we work too many hours on the
farm. The best man we ever had to dig
bitches seldom worked, when digging by
the rod, more than nine hours day. And
it is 20 in chopping wood by the cord ;
the men who accomplish the most work
the fewest houra They bring all their
brain and muscle into exercise, and make
every blow tell The farmer needs, above
all else, clear head, with ali his faculties
Of mind and muscle light and active, and
under complete control. Much, Of course,
depends ON temperament but, a. rule,
such men need hound sleep and plenty Of
It. When . boy ON the farm, we were
told that Napoleon needed only four hours
sleep, and the old nonsense Of i've hours
for . man, six for . woman, and seven for
q fool" was often quoted. But the truth
is, that Napoleon was enabled, IN . great
measure. to accomplish what he did from
the faculty Of sleeping soundly-of sleep
ing when he slept and working when he
worked. We have nat in one Of his favor
ite travelling carriages, and it was 30 ar
ranged that he could lie down at full
length, and when dashing through the
country - last - eight horses, frequently
~h.~-.s.S Gould cervr him ha uslept eound-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-01-21

Early in the morning Il should b -
enough to knead. Now put in the kge
four or i've handfuls-as much - you can
grasp In your hand-of good fresh wheat
bran, and II it win agree, . small cup Of
sugar may be added. Knead well, usipg
the -four In the bowl for the purpose, but
not 20 very hard; when smooth, put IL In
. lump in the bowl, covering well; Get it
in . warm place When light enough,
mold it over, divide it il three equal parts,
and each part in two. Put two Of these
small loaves in common bread or pie tin,
set to rise, and when rounding full, which
win be in about half an hour, put it in an
oven quite hot at first but not enough 80
to burn the bread-this kind viii burn
quicker than most other kinds; bake an
hour, more or less, according to heat Of
oven and size Of loaf When done, take
Immediately from the tins, and expose i
If you can to q current of cold air till cold
then cover up tight in . stone jar in Tho
cellar till wanted for use this bread will
keep good in this way Q week in winter
Fine white bread may be made by the
same process, emitting the bran and sugar
and kneading the first time till it ID quits
stiG-C0r. Country Gentleman.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-01-21
Rules to Keep q Farmer Poor.
I. Nor taking q good paper

l. Nor taking a good paper.
II. Keeping no account of home opera
tions. Paying no attention to the maxim
"a stitch in time saves nine," in regard to
sowing of grain and planting OF seed at
the proper season.
I'LL Leaving the reape.s, plows, cultiva-
tors, etc, uncovered from the rain and heat
of the sun. More money is lost in this
way than most people are willing to be-
lieve.
Nv. Permitting broken implements to
be scattered over the farm untn 10y are
irreparable. One of the seven Wfge men
OF Greece said only this to prove his sense
1.-THE time to mend the pillow is when
the pillow breaks"
v. Attending auction sales and purchas-
ing all kinds of trumpery, because, in the
words of the vender. the articles are Every.
cheap"
WI Allowing fences to remain unre-
paired until strange cattle are found graz
ingiin the meadow, and bruising the fruit
trees.
VII. Planting fruit trees with the ex-
pectation of having fruit, without giving
the trees half the attention required to
make them produce.
VIII. Practising false economy by de-
priving stock of proper shelter during the
winter, and giving them unsound food,
such as halfrotten hay and mouldy
fodder.
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The Lengthening Bays and the Strength.
ening Cold.

"As THE days begin to lengthen the
cold begins to strengthen" says the old
maxim, which has failed to come true thus
far this season. The days began to in
crease on the 23d ultimo, and the gain up
to the end of the year was four minutes
1t is true this is hardly sufficient to make
much difference either way, and January
may be necessary to verify the old adagc
Still, as the college professor used to say,
when his retorts gave out or his apparatus
refused to work, "the experiment fails,
but the principle remainA" There Is .
reason in the eternal fitness of things, I"
why the cold should begin to strengthen
rs the days begin to lengthen, and a. Q
general thing, we may expect such to be
the case. The earth IL q big body, and
therefore, slow to get heated and slow to
cool, and it usually happens that the heat
absorbed from the sun during the summer
in this latitude does not wholly pass off
till after Christmas or New Year. By
that time the latent warmth having diAp-
peared, and the northern regions at least
being covered with snow, chilling every
breeze from that quarter, winter is apt to
set in in earnest The momentum, 80 to
speak, of the cold is then such that the
heating influence of the sun is actually
much less than might be supposed. Our
own bodies, however, show an analogous
working, since we require less clothing in
the autumW than We do IT tho e.v~~ s~--
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his text these words: "Love your enc
mics Do good to them that hate you and
deepitefdlly use you )" and Rachel, turning
around, caught q glance from Herman
Brayton's eyes, which shot forth mischief
and triumph. When she walked away ct
noon Herman joined her in the mos
natural manner possible.
"Do you know, Rachel" said be. snow
I construed the minister's texts TO me II
sounded like this: Love them that stone
your chickens, and scald your pigs. and
drive your cows of to pound /; and it did
not seem very difficult command to
obey"
Mrs. Pettigrew, who was walking be.
hind, nudged her daughter, Esther, and
whispered I allus told you how it would
come out"
Now the Henderson and Brayton farms
are united in one, and Herman has demon
strated to his neighb0rs, by his tall grain
and fat meadow lands, the reasonableuese
of scientific farming. He never tires OF
joking his wife, Rachel, about her war,
and if she expects to hear the end of it
during the term of her natural life I feal
she will be disappointed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-01-21
Graham Bread for Dyspeptics.

In the first place, see that your materials
are good-good -four, good yeast, pure
water, &e.-for without these you cannot
have good bread, no matter what the
recipe.
The day before you want to bake, little
after noon, take some over pint of finely
mashed potatoes-those left Of dinner will
do, if they contain no mixture; add big
spoon heaping full On -four, and water
enough to make it as thick as pancakes.
While milk warm, beat up in it half piRt
cup two thirds full of good lively yeast,
and set it in warm place to rise. Asmall
jar il the best thing for it to rise in. When
very light, if that occurs before you want
to use Il, stir in q little -four and set in .
cool place About in the evening. all
your bread tray half full of -four; make .
hole in the middle, put in little salt, and,
with . large spoon, mix with the -four
two quarts of warm water and one quart
of the rising Aforesaid beat it up pretty
stiff, taking care to leave . wall of -four
around it turn over it . milk pan, put q
blanket over the whole, and, if in winter,
leave it in q warm room over night TO rise.
II TIE room does not stsy nm ls,risht
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-01-21
The Uses Of Snow.

The snow which falls upon the earth Is
q tender mantle to infant fOod-plants
which would otherwise perish of frost.
In what is called IN "open winter" you
may see whole fields of young rye, and
wheat, and clover, all pulled up by the
frost and laid on the top of the ground
to wfther and die in the spring sunshine.
The frost heaves up the earth, and with it
the plants; slight thaws permit the earth
to settle and renew its hold, and so sue
cessive freezings and thawings gradually
uproot entire crops. winter Killed" is
the sad verdict Of the farmer, as he con-
templates the loss of his labor and seed
in the spring; and winter killed" might
be appropriately spoken of the suffering
and dying victims of starvation prices
which follow the destruction of crops
True, nature sometimes in her zeal to
protect, covers too deep and smOthers the
young plants; tucks in the coverlid SO
tight that the unreasonable warmth of
the earth stimulates their vitality into At,
attempt at growth, which fails fOf want
of air and light. But such disasters are
comparatively rare, and open winters are
the most deadly to grain crops. 1t is also
true that in the large territories devoted
to grain growing in the United States,
when a crop fails in one section 1t sue
ceeds in another, and 50 the food-supply
keeps pretty steady pace with the demand,
but 1t is none the less true that In many
sections of the country winter wheat or
rye could not Be successfully grown with
OFT snow to protect these crops from
frost.
But snow has another Important Office
to perform. It Is fertilizer. Ask the
experienced farmer, and he will tell you
that the late SHOWS of spring falling upon
the springing crops make them look green
and vigorous, and really pourish them. 1t
is the bearer Of ammonia, an important
element of the food of plants, which it
collects from the air. We have known
thrifty farmers to rise early to pillow in q
light snow before it melted, being aware
Of its vaiue, though perhaps not realizing
In what its virtue consisted. It is also
without doubt true that open winters are
more favorable to the spread of disease
than the contrary 1t is an old proverb
that green Christmases Ill churchyards +"
-Scientife american.
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We therefore, GOnCIn0e That the IOnI
items mentioned must sil be in q rood de.
oree retained and 4 fifth added.
Money accnmulat;no
These items should be regarded In the
order mentioned. II the last is nut frs
| in the ESTIMATION. the money Accumulated
hecomes money denosited And the affec
tions and anxieties are entvined around 4
40 noverfully that II draws the first foul
avsv from the farm disastrouslv.
Consider now how mccesafiil farmins
Ia manifested or shown.
+ nv the nroductiveneas of the soil il
iudiciouslv chosen crons and the thrift,
cattle safe tidv and Convenient building
and fences.
Q. The endowment, satisfaction and|prid,
experienced by the farmer and family IL
his pursuit. l5
A disconnected man shows it in hi
management. and 1t brings q reproacl
upon his trade. II Is desirable and RICH
for one to feel pride that he can 30 co
operate with Nature in bringing abou
glorious resulta
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.hovn 70 III ths :mcce.sf;,i fsrmer nv Other
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BRYANT's CHICAGO BUSINESS TRAINING
ScHooL-Our advice to any young man
that can spare the time and money, is to
go to Bryanfs Chicago Business 1Fdinins
School, where the best facilities in the
country are to be found. 1t is just al
cheap to 90 to Headquarters as to &c
paper describing this model institution :
the High School" to Commercial Col
leges. The proprietor of this Institution
is the publisher of the Chicago Courier,
the best commercial paper in the West,
send for specimen copy. Address
81. B. BRYANT, Chicago, Ill
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PREMIUMS IN CASH.

There are thirteen premiume, AMI they WIN be
mailed 10 the thirteen partics entitled 70 them Cor de-
Ivered their order) the 2@th day Of January S
The Addresses Of the successful parties win be given
In our weekly issue OF thu 18th OF January, s1b To-
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win secure the - per cent commission any how and
II their club n one Of the TIL largest win draw
one or other OF the above premums. Specimen copies
sent free. Send for one. Money BY draft, express,
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THE Allentown (Pennsylvania) Demo
crat says: "Joseph Lazarus, of Catasau-
qua, has been reading our paper since
August 1, 1850, without paying for it.
Would like to see you come down with
H1a IL. Ioserh. II Won don't We are On.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-01-21

JOHN GRKENwAY, a well known and
wealthy citizen of Syracuse, N. Y, gave q
magnificent barbecue to the poor people
of that city and vicinity on New Years
day. The roasting of over ton of beef
and the baking Of 2,406 pound plum
pudding, took place in Clinton Square,
which was filled by q crowd of about 30,
600 people, who were all fed sumptuously.
1t was q great event for Syracuse.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-01-21

AGRICULTURAL. THE NEW YORK
WEEKLY TRIBUNE Is q great Farmers Paper. Its
Agricultural Department, valuable always, con-
tanning as 1t does Full Reports OF The American
Institute Farmers Club and articles written for its
columns by the most eminent Agriculturists 81
America lie about TO be enriched by other attractive
features In horticultural Department, which will
comprise Management Of Small Farms, Fruit and
Vegetable Culture, and how to make them pay.
Also, a Veterinary Department, for which Prof
James Law, Veterinary Surgeon in CoRSKLI
UNIVERSITY. has been engaged to answer questions
concerning diseases of Cattle, Horses Sheep and
ether domestic animals, and prescribe remedies
through the columns Of THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-01-21

THE NURsERY.-The thirty-two pages of
the number for January 1870 is brimful Of the very
best threading matter and beautiful illustrations for
the little ones. Published by JOHN L. SHoHEY, Is
Washington street, Boston, Mass. $50 per year,
with extra Inducements to clubs. Single number,
Is cents. Specimen copies free.
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A NEw DIscoyERY II
PHALONs
"VTFAL1A;"
Salvation for the Hair.
For Retiring 10 Gfsx Hair In
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PHA1oxs "v1ryX" dif5en
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fectly innocnepS precipitztes
no muddy or AaesQlent mat
ter. requires no SHAKING up.
and communicates no Main to
the skin or the ine1 No
paper exrtsis Is neesIs1ry to
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for the Simple reason that it 10
not fsrG 1t is to all intenn
and put poses, ANEW DISCOVERY
In ToiL Chemistry.
a. Pkalsp's "vrrAIIA" i
warranted to efsct 4 change
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carefully observed/
IT IS As cIE6 AS WATER
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Price. pne Dollar per Bon.
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If your DruggA has NOT
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hrmer! boyh have plenty 70 eat, nothing
to ~drink,n and all the aleep they can
take.-Amcr;con A0sjcugtuDria
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A NOVEL PRoPosITIoN-Dr. Sage has
discovered q sure and speedy remedy for
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case Of that loathsome disease that he
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We would call attention to the adver-
tisement of the Scientific american in
another column. The cash prizes are
worth contending for. The steel plate
engraving, offered for premiums, is an
elegant specimen of American Art.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-01-21

How CIRCUS ANIMALS ARE TRAINED
Ii great mystery and most attractive subject for
guess-work on the part of boys II they are desir
Gus Of knowing all the secrets Of the trainers art
by which they can understand how all the feats
they see at public exhibitions are 90 achieved. as
well as teach tricks to their own pets, We advise
them to invest fifty cents In Haneys Art Of Train
ing Animals (Jssee Haney Co., f19 Nassau street,
New York; which tells how all kinds OF animals
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hcas. The system Of horse breaking, training OF
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terested in these special topics, while the whole
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money In their purses. The merely curious will be
gfstifed to know how dogs can be Taught to play
dominoes, select any designated article from .
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son, horses to dance fire pistols, find hidden AZ
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and hogs to tell fortunes tell anybodys age epell
words, &c. besides an almost countless number
Of marvellous feats performed by these and other
animals-Nep Yorker.
CmBIArSs, on FRosr BUEs-Use DR.. 8. A..
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they are cured. 1t cures them BY su5duing the IN
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Of the skin: and a. mothers friend Il is ever
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Rvpru 70 iV, rSpIo
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TRIBUNE,
Rate. Of s.lserf,sie. for the Year 1870.

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Browns BRONCHIAL TRocHKs, for Pull
monary and Asthmatic Disorders, have
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years, and have received testimonials from
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Those who are suffering from Coughs,
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should try The 7foehes," simple remedy
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