The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-04-14
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

GAIN gotten with an i'll name is real
loss
NEVER let day pass without an effort
to make some one happier.
Snow may be easily purchased, but
happiness is a home made article.
RECLUsENEss has its uses. Men, like
trees, must stand far apart to grow large.
NEVER be above your calling, or be
afraid to appear dressed in accordance
with the business you are performing.
No man is more nobly born than
| another unless he is born with better abili-
ties and more amiablc disposition.
AN eminent agriculturist says, 81 had
rather leave to posterity 1000 trees than
81, 000-living groves than dccaying man.
| sions"
THE direction in which plants Irvine is
not direct result of the position of the
sun in regard to them; the French bean
turns from right to left; the hop from left
to right, and the common bryony either
way.
| MENDING BROKEN CHINA.-Diamond
cement for glass and china is made in the
following manner: Take isinglass 1 o.,
distilled water ozs, alcohol - ozs.,
warm in water bath till dissolved, and
strain the solution Add to the clear So
luton, while hot, milky emulsion of gum
ammoniac 15oZ., alcoholic solution OF gum
mastic ) drachms this possesses great adj
hesive qualities. american.
For worms in calves windpipcs, a dis
ease most prevalent in dry summers, and
often occasoning great mortality, Y. II.
Hubbard, Rochester, Vt, communicates
the following remedy: Asaf@tida, three
ounces; vinegar, one quart. Give each
calf u tcaspOonful in each nOstril every
third morning, taking care to hold the
head well up to prevent waste.
A WRITER in an exchange states that
he cured "A COW that was badly afflicted
with the scours, by the following remedy
One.quart of wheat flour tied tight in Il
cloth, put into kettle Of boiling water,
and boiled three hours. After it was
taken out and cooled, it was pounded fine,
and given her TO eat dry. By twice feed
I, ing her with this she was cured, and
, never troubled with it again. 1t is said
, to have been equally efiectual in cases of
dysentery with persons.
INGRowING TOE NAIL.-This painful
abnormal condition of the toe nail may
be cured by allowing the nail to continue
to grow without pairing it. The boot Or
shoe will depress the nail at the end as it
6 grows longer, which will gradually cle-
vate it at the point, where it presses upon
! and into the soft tissues of the toe; thus
removing the irritation, the sore soon
heals. This is far preferable to the rash
and painful operation of tearing off the
\ toenail with forceps.-hGchange.
Q In reply to an inquiry the American
e Ag;iculturiSt says: Potatoes, cabbagcs,
bcets, rhubarb, and radishes will not mix
n if planted near each other unless you
0 raise seed. Corn shows the mixture the
G first season. Pumpkins, melons and GU
4 cumbers do not mix with one another
the different varieties Of each crop mix
J, readily, but the mixture does not gene
e rally show itself in the fruit until the
s next generation. Varieties of beans and
: peas mix more or less, probably by the
@ | agency of insects
4 A CONTRIBUTOR to the Mime Farmer
G gives the following experience in reliev
4 ing chokcd cattle A year ago last fall
{ while driving drove Of cattle to Brigh
h ton, heifer got chOked with an apple
:. and was so far gone that she could hardly
{ stand. | got pint of soft soap at house
+ near by, which was rather thick, and
added little water, and poured it down
c her throat. In five minutes she was well
c had never known this to fail of rcmov
+ ing the obstruction either up or down in
Il IL short time.
c EARLY AND LATE PLANTING.-Peas
r may be sOwn very early, even if the sol
ii is quite cold, as considerable frost or COO
c nights will not injure them. Beans will
d rot if the;soil is cold and wet-thereforo
e wait until it is warm Wheat, oats and
y barley will do well if sown early, but
II keep the corn out of cold, wet SOIL. or il
/. will either rot or grow feeble. Onions
l. beets, sOlsify and parsnips should be sOwr
n early; carrots later; melons and cucum-
bers still later. Plant all kinds of hardy
trees and shrubs just as early as the sol
is suitable, and the earth will become set
tied about the roots by the time warm
d weather commences. A little haste in
II spring will usually prove of great advan
/, tage, before the close Of the season, but
! be sure that il is properly applied.
s and Home.
Il MoLAssEs CASDY.-One quart Of no.
i lasses or strip, two pounds OF coffee
: sugar, or one pound of brown and the
s same of crushed. Boil over slow fire in
II a brass or porcelain kettle. Try ii by
c putting some in cup OF cold water
/, when it is brittle, it has boiled enough.
Z Then take it out intOa buttercd pan. Put
I it On ice, or in cool place When the
+ edge is cold, the centre will be warm
D then bring it III. Have u buttered board
; to work it ON. While you are working is
q the time To flavor it; work it till it is all
II of the same degree of heat. Pull it on a
u hook until it is white Now, handle il
: lightly, or it will be dark and hard Pull
/ it out in a long string before you take il
IS from the hook. Put it on the table, and
}. when cold, break into such sized sticks as
you please. You will have to work fast,
' or it will be dark and hard. Candy made
y this way is equal to sugar candy.--Er
:, cltonge.
A STRONG CEMENT FOR IRoN-To four
Il or five parts of clay, thoroughly dried
and pulvcrizcd, add two parts of iron fill
Z :. ings free from oxide, one part of peroxide
y OF manganese, one half of sea salt, and
one half of borax. Mingle thoroughly,
!, and render as fine as possible; then re-
: duce to a thick paste with the necessary
:, quantity of water, mixing thoroughly
:, well. IL must be used Immediately. After
3 application, it should be exposed TO
warmth, gradually increasing almost to
white heat. This cement is very hard
and presents complete resistance alike to
red heat and boiling water. Another
cement is To mix equal parts of siilcd
; peroxide Of manganese and well pulycr-
zied zinc white, add "A sufficient quantity
|, of commercial soluble glass to form thin
paste. This mixture, when used immedi-
atcly, forms n cement quite equal in hard
ness and resistance to that obtained by
, the first method.-Scientifc american.
yT ic oenerollv sunnosp1 in fbic couptr,-