Mower County transcript., 1871-06-29
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

THE Rural New Yorker gives its prefer
encc to drill planting of corn over plant.
ing in hills.
CUTwoRMs "A table spoonful of salt
peter dissolved in pail of water, is said
to be death dose to cutworms. Sprinkle
around the plant little of the wash every
evening, until the plants are strong and
out OF danger.
Two correspondents of the Country
Gentleman recommends, as a remedy for
cows kicking when being MIXED, tying q
small rope round the cows body lust for
ward of the hips, drawing it moderately
tight.
To CAN PIE-PLANT Prepare it as you
would for pies. Then put in preserving
kettle, allowing one teaspoonful of sugar
for each quart Of pie-plant. Pour in one
half pint Of water, and let it come to a
good boil. Have your jars ready and seal
tightly.
DR. HALFoRD, Professor of Anatomy
in Melbourne University, believes that he
has found all antidote to the bites of poi
sonous reptiles in injecting ammonia into
the blood of animals bitten. His expert
mcnt with dogs, rabbits, fowls, and men
have proved eminently successful.
A CENTRAL New York correspondent
Of the Country Gentleman has short horn
cow, II years old, which gave "a quarts OF
milk on May 1G. He believes in keeping
COWS in good condition, and says this COW
has never seen the day, since she was two
weeks old, that she was not fit for the
butcher.
lNTEMPERANCE.-St drink has q
tendency to banish reason, destroy health
and blight the prospects of men. 1t will
give An unsteady gait, trembling hand, u
red nose, and bloated face. The wine
bibbcr has his eyes full of rhcum, and his
head full OF confusion, his strength i'm
paired, and his thirst perpctual.-Lont1on
,journal
A SIMPLE CURE FOR SORE THROAT
A we'll Informed friend sends us the fol.
lowing: Take the whites of two eggs and
beat them in with two spoonfuls Of white
sugar; CRATE in little nutmeg, and then
add pint of lukewarrn water. Stir we'll
and drink often. Repeat the prescription
if necessary. Our friend thinks it will
cure the most obstinate case of hoarseness
in short time.-Erc1ange
To RENovATE FEATHER BEDs.-If there
is no sttam renovatOr at hand, put the
beds out i'll the first heavy. drenching rain
that falls. Let them become thoroughly
wet, and turn them several times. Then
dry them in the sun, and when one side
is perfectly dry, beat it with sticks to
tighten up the feathers, and turn up the
other side to dry, either placing boards
under il, or placing the beds on the piazza
roof, if one is at hand.
MILKING should be performed at regu-
lar hours, not varying fifteen minutes one
day from the other. No talking or laugh
ing should be permitted at the time, and it
should be done as speedily as possible.
See that those who milk the cows can con-
troll themselves, govern their passions,
speak low and kindly almost under any
provocation, and soon the COWS will learn
that they are not going to be abused and
will submit to the operation.
THE unpleasant odor produced by per-
spiration is frequently the source of vcx-
alton to persons who are subject to it
Nothing is simpler than to remove this
odor more efectually than by the appli-
cation ofsuch costly perfumes and ungents
as are in use. 1t is only necessary to pro-
cure some Of the compound spirits of am-
monia, and place about two Tablespoonful
in basin Of water. Washing the face,
hands and arms, with this, leaves the skin
as sweet and clean as one could wish.
ne wash IS perfectly harmless, and very
cheap 1t is recommended on the au-
thority Of an experienced physician
Exchange.
ACCORDING to various statements col
lccted by the Scientific american, the mod.
ern habit of much travelling does not tend
to diminish longevity or induce any par
ticular diseases. Statistics have been
gathered in France and England which
seem to prove this conclusively, and it is
not supposed that the result is very differ.
ent in this country. though information
is still wanting Railway accidents are
more common with us, and yet the loss of
life by railroads is less in proportion than
by any other means of conveyance. AS
for an Englishman, according to one of
their authorities, his risk of death by hang.
ing is 13O times greater than that of per.
ishing on railway.