Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-09-28
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.
PHYs1c, for the most part, is nothing
but the substitute for exercise and temp, r

, PHYs1c, for the most part, is nothin
but the substitute for exercise and temp,
anCe.
How TO CURE WARTS Il will give tn
readers OF your paper Il simple and cas-
8 way OF curing warts axe sharp knit
and pare thea off until they bleed little
then put on spirits OF salt once or twice
Gay Tor week, and they viii disappear
leaving The SKIN smooth, making No sore
Five cents worth wi do for Who'll
ncighborhCod.-Cur Western Ru,al.
Canvas FOR SKErcn1NG.- To prcrar
canvas Il skctching in oils, first strain
1t tightly, upon frame, and then wa J
over with thin glue. When ur,, p in
lead, reI led, linsc d oil, and turpeltnt
and Afterwards with second coat in hic)
the rcd lead is omitted and sugar Of lcaG
with little cOlorlng matter substituted
A CORRESPONDENT Of the Gn74leners
Monthly says that on the 10Th of April Lt
planted two rows of Eugcnic peas clos,
together. The seed in one row had been
kept during the winter in warm room
that Of the other in an empty stable, per
tectly dry, but exposed to severe cold
Previously to the cold both seeds were in
the same pot The result was that the
peas which had been hept in the Warm
rooms all came up very vigorously, while
in the other row only a snail part came up,
and the plants were very weak. There
must have been some influence of the tenn
peraturc on the seeds while lying in dor,
mant state.
We should all have our flowers of time,
bright spots in our life to-day, and if pos
sible, bri ghter moments in expectation for
the morrow. We must toll, and toll in.
cessantly. That fact cannot he shirkcd,
avoided, or p ssed by; it stands sentinel
at our very bedsi e, and speaks to us even
in the land of dreams. But our tolls,
tapestiied with merry minutes, sweet
smiles, cheelful music, eventtul episodes,
fair flowers, and frolicEom faces, if we
add these enjoyable trfles, and we can if
we will, no passing moments Will not be
the pleasanter for them. and also for the
! playful little times gone by, and the antici-
patton OF pleasant hours to come.
FEEDING NETTLEs TO LAYING HENS -
The Vienna Agricultural and forest Jour-
nal states that hens fed in the winter with
chopped and boiled nettlo leaves, or with
the seeds, and kept in warm place, will
continue to lay during the entire winter.
The experiment was first suggested by
noticing the eagerness with which boz
domest and wild fowls devOur the nettle
leaves and seeds whenever the oppor uni
ty is afforded. This proclivity is believed
to be one reason why, with the enormous
yield of SEEDS on tie part of the net lie,
comparatively so f~w plants spring.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Canada
Farmer says that there is no doubt in his
mind that cuttings taken from the tomato
plant in autumn, just before frost, stuck
in damp soil, and when we'll rooted re-
moved TO six inch pots, kept in an atmos-
phere OF forty t. sixty degrees, and
| watered just sufficiently to keep them
alive during winter, is the true way of oh
tanning the earliest fiuit. The shoots
should be pinchtd back, and also part Of
the large leaves, so as to retard the winter
growth as much as possible. If properly
attended to the plan v i'll be thick and
strong at the base in spring, and Us wo 'dy
almost rs wall flower, while plants forced
in hot beds will be weak and spindling.
PICKING CUcuMBERs-Take cucum
beers, wip. them Clean, and lay them into
some stone jars. Allow one qusrt Of
coarse salt to pail Of water; b iii the
salt and wafer uLtil the self dissolvei !;
turn it boiling hit on the cuc1n.bers !;
cover them tight and let them stand tor
twenty-f3ur hou1s; turn them int, q
basket to dvsin. Boil as much best cider
vine sar as will cov,r tie cucumbers; wash
out the jars and put the cucumbers into
them; turn the vilesar on boiling hot !;
cover them with cabbage leaves and cover
them tight. In forty-eIght hours tLcy will
be tit FIR u:e. Here is another mo e
much liked: Pick cucnmbers each morn
| ing; let them stand in weak brine three
or four days, putting in mustard pods and
horse radish leaves t. KEEP them gre en-.
Then take out snd Grain, covering with
vlhegar for week; at which time take
out AID drain again, putting IN new vine
gar, adding mustard seed, giuger roo,
c'oves, pepper and red pepper pods, OF
ferent tastes, fl each barrel The vinegar
must be changed once, as the large amount
of Water in the cucumber reduces the
lutcly necessary, and il they seem to lose
their sharp taste again. just add little mo.
lasses or spirit, and all Will be right
Western Ka1aaS.
Cows HOLDING UP THERE MuK.-S.
3. H Itshorn, West Cheshire, Cl., has a
cow that holds up her milk, apparently
without cause. lie wants g remedy. We
have been led to the conclusion that it is
due to some irritating circumstance that
has brought on fit of the sulks, if we
might be allowed to use such an express
sion in connection with COW. We have
often noticed curious sidelong glance
given by the COW when cndeavoring to
bring her to reason anu to her milk, which
has conveyed to us the idea that the beast
was sriteful about something. Our plan
has therefore been to have patience, to
manipulate and gently rub the udder, and
avoid anything that would further irritate
the animal; to avoid giving any little
dainty, or even to BE- led ont Of our regu.
lar course Of feeding, lest habit might be
confirmed. This treatment has generally
resulted in bringing the milk, though it
has sometimes Jailed. Many plans have
been suggcs' cd by which to overcome this
trick, for a trick we bel,evs it to be. Pres
sure over the loins between the last rib
and the hip boi es is one; a smart and sud
den str' Ike OF whip which would change
the current Of the animals ideas is an
other; giving some enticing article of food
to effect the same purpose is another; if a
fresh COW, letting the calf suck-all having
the same end in view, namely, to cause
the COW to forget all about her milk but
we have not found any Of them efectual
but the third mentioned, and that we
We're averse to encouraging.-Uea9th and
H0ane