Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-07-07


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.GREEN Fly on ROSES Strong to.
bacco water, it is said, will destroy these
pests. A pound or two of tobacco put
into barrel Of water, and allowed to
soak two or three days, will make
liquid that will answer well for this pur
pose. Suds made from tobacco soap
will also answer.
Mr.. James Kennedy tell the st. Cloud
Journal that he has found a sure cure
for bugs of all kinds upon plants or veg.
etables. Make thin whitewash-say. a
pint of slack limo TO pailfulI of water
and sprinkle it through n watering can
over the vines. 1t will, without fail, kill
potato bugs, cut worms. or anything If
that kind. Mr.. Kennedy has tried this
for several years, and says it never misses.
A writer in the Journal of the Royal
Agricultural Society, describing the per-
manence of the action of lime, says that
he knows piece of ground containing
1876 acres. which formerly grew not IL
ing but heath. A good dressing Of lime
was applied on the surface of the sward
which has nearly doubled its value This
was done several years ago and totally
eradcated the heath. The lime to this
day appears in full action, as IFS effects
annually testify, from the richness and
sweetness of the heritage, the texture Of
which has been entirely changed by the
application of lime.
RHUBARB VINEGAR The process for
ten gallons will be.-take 25 ordinary
sized stalks of rhubarb; pound or crush
them with n piece Of wood in the bottom
Of strong tub; add ten gallons Of wa.
ter: let this stand "a hours; stain off
the crushed rhubarb. add Is pounds Of
sugar free from molasses, and teacup-
full of the best brewers yeast; raise the
te,uperatu re to 65 deg. or 6s deg, and
put your brew into ii gallon cask !;
place it in position where the temper
ature will not ft! below 60 deg In q
month strain off from the grounds, re
turning it to The cask again, and let it
stand I'LL it becomes vinegar - Country
Gentleman
CURE FOR Hoe CRoLERA.-A CORES.
pendent oflhe Louisville Courier Jour
nal, furnishes the following as an infal
lible remedy for Hog Cholera: dis
solve thoroughly one pound of cOperas
in three gallons of warm water, and ap
! ply the wash abou; milk warm to the If.
fected animal, by dipping into the solu
ton or rubbing upon it until the skin is
thoroughly wet. Whenever the skin of
The hog begins to look rough and scaly
or of dark red color, apply the wash
Immediately. Do not wait until the
more alarming symptoms (vomiting aud
purging) set in. Apply the wash every
day until the scales are removed"
CoUeH AND HEAvEs IN HoRsEs--A
western physician. who keeps several
horses, finds sunfiower seed valuable
remedy for cough and heaves. So use.
full does he consider it. that he is care full
to keep good supply of it always on
hand. lie claims to have cured a
marked case of heaves 10y feeling n
quart or two of the seed daily. and ~hen
any Of his horses or mules show dis.
position TO cough, feed of suDfower
seed is given at once, and continued uu
til relief is afforded. 1t is said that on
the prairies where rosinweed is abun-
dant, horses never have heaves--and
that the resnous leaves of the plant are
dried and fed in moderate quantities
with beneficial results.
A HUsK Door Mat Take an inch
board the size yon wish your mat; dress
it neat; rule it each way, drawing the
lines ] inches apart. bore a hole with a
& inch auger in each square; double a
piece of broom twine, pass it through
| the holes, one at time; have the husks
dampened, take sufficient quantity TO
Gil the hole very tight, pass it through
the loop of Irvine, draw it through until
the double end of the husk is II inch IS
long. draw the twine out, and proceed
in the same way until all the holes are
filed. Then take sharp knife, and cut
the double husks, spread them apart.
trim the uneven side, tramp it down, and
set it where it is to be used, either side
| up.
REMOVING GREASE SPoTs.- "A sim
pie agent for removing grease spots from
carpets and silk and wooden fabrics, is
very useful. Carbonate of magnesia,
saturated with benzole and spread upon
grease spot TO about one third of an
inch in thickness, answers well for this
purpose. A sheet of porous paper
should be spread upon the benzonated
magnesia, and fat-iron, moderately
warm, put upon the top of all. The
heat of the iron passes through and sof.
tens The grease, which is then absorbed
by the porous maguesia. The fiat iron
may be removed in the space of one
hour, and the magnesia dust brushed off
Soap stone dust may be used in the same
manner, and answer nearly ms good a
purpose.
BAD WATER IN CIsTERNs.-A cor
respondent Of the Queenslaader. pub
lished in Brisbone, Australia, gives the
following advice on how to let rain wa
ter into a cistern: "The reason why so
many people complain of bad water in
their tanks and cisterns is plain enough.
and can be easily remedied. As rule
the water runs in on the surface, and