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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-12

WATER IN CELLARs-P Perhaps more than
half Of the cellars in the country are more or
less wet and have water in their bottoms
during the wet season if not with every rain
fall. | once had cellar that very frequent
" took IN water and which was a very great
ANNOYANCE to me. Sometimes | carried it
and drew out the water, and at other times
| waited for the water 10 subside, which
sometimes took from one to two weeks.
None of these plans of Kidding my cellar
of water was at all satisfactory, and to dram
it was my next plan. This could be accom-
plshed by digging aud putting an underdrain
q dist nee Of two hundred feet. but the liabili-
ty of these drains getting out of order did
to put them in. finally concluded to dig
a we'll back of the house, and some four feet
below the bottom Of this cellar, wall it up
and pat in pump. ard whenever there
would be an accumulation of water pump it
out. J paved the cellar floor with brick,
gave the floor an inclination toward this well
run a small channel under the house wall TO
the well. a distance Of three feet. A fter
digging this we'll the desired depth, noticed
the soil had more sand III than anywhere
above this point and thinking that If the
sand should continue to increase as went
down, my well IL ght serve as an underdrain
without bottom, | sank the we'll to depth
OF twenty-five feet and found the soil 50 sandy
that | knew it never could hold water, hence
! needed no pump and never again had water
IN my cellar. But where there IL no sandy
soil t. let the water cut, it is easily pumped
out ID. ". haufmdn
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-12

Cur MEADOWS Often" Why does not
pasture run out as much as meadow - asked
a farmer Of Us the other day. Ii wls a yerv
rational question and just as importanr a.
rational. We replied, - because it Is often
cut, cut by the herd
Our meadows" then he responded, are
not cut often enough
/ That is it precisely. Our lawns are cut
! frequently; so are our door yards and they
are always green. But people heed it not
they run away with other theories and the re
suit is that our grass is Gu late when the stem
mature, and like thistles and weeds. when
cut at that time, the roots wither and die
! hese same meadows, cut twice would have
been a still better green
There are. however, exceptions and vari-
atiOrs, depending upon the seasons 4 Sc
we're drOuth and hot sun will hurt an early
cut mea low, whereas, hid the grass been
permitted to remain, it would have protected
Us roots, But the drouth continuing after
the late cutting. there would have been the
same wlthered condition so that something
depends upon seasonable rains.
OF course we cannot determine uU0n this.
but must take the :. general run, and that
is in favor Of carly and frequent cuttings
Whatever philosophy may be applied to this,
experience tells us that It is the best for our
meadows. 1t chickens tire sod enables them
to withstand winter the better, and such
meadows put out earlier in the spring. Be
sides, more feed is obtained, and Of better
quality The thing is all clear. if we only
look at it. Our clover lots cut frequently,
become perennial; cut once, for seed or late
hay, they die out.
One field of a given number of acres will
do more service cut twice, and the alter
math permitted to remain yearly, than
twice the number of acres cut once and the
aftermath fed off 1t is the way in Itaiv.
where it becomes necessary from the scarcI-
ty OF land to get the most off of it with the
east expense. Here, the benefit IS more
than double.
1t is not the quantity go much as the quail
ity OF the hay that favors early cuttings
and the benefit thereafter, is the thickenlug
Of the sod. The aftermath should always be
lett. This il a greater aid than is generally
supposed. But we are lett to turn in :
and feed off, getting some benefit; but the
- coat which is the protection. the cattl.
do not get, nor, by feeding it off, the land
either Rural Near YORKER.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-12

] can is not applied soon enoug~, and many
| ladies consider this a part OF the process. A
| irieni told me she always waited three or
| four minutes after the fruit was in the bot
| tie before putting on the lid. " Ii lets out
/ the air. You know there are always bubbles
/ OF air that have come up" g On, yes L
said, 81 know but alw Iys run knife
quickly down the inside, and that brings
them up The quicker the lid is applied the
better, and it should not be disturbed until
you want to use the fruit. In regard to the
air bubbles, which often form while the bot
tie is filling, little care W II ohvtate the
difficulty. In pdtting tie fruit into the bot
tie, do not pour in such way as to close the
whole mouth of the bottle, because that pre-
vents the escape of air; but rather let the
truit slide gently down the side OF the bottle.
1t can be done just quickly this way as
the other. The secret of having bottled fruit
keep, is to have perfectly air-tight cover,
and to be sure that the fruit perfectly bOIls
all thorough, before putting it into the bot
ties, and then to be quick ABOUT putting on
the cover, and letting the cover alone until
you want to use the contents of the bottle.
1t y not necessary to let out the steam or
air, after the cover is on. Do not place a
string under the rubber for this purpose.
Do not insert pen-knife under the Rubber
according 10 some directIOns) to let out air
(l know lady that learned this lesson after
her peaches had all fermented IL IS not
necessary to bury the bottles n the earth, or
to have a dark vault made in the cellar for
the purpose Mine keep perfectly, without
mould, on a shelf in 4 rather light cellar.
If you bottle your fruit in the right way, t
will keep almost anywhere but by the stove
if You don't do it right, and let in the ir
with knife, or some other way, it won't
keep, no matter where you put it OF
course, if you have done it right, it will keep
longer in dark, cold place, but it will
succunb to the atmOshcre IN the end. Bot
tied fruit put up in prOfe. manner will
keep for years, If desired. / had some splen-
did peaches at a friends the other evening,
md she sald she did not know whether they
were two or three years old But she knew
they were not last years for she did not put
up any, as she had used up all her empty
BOTTLES for cherries, plums, raspberries, etc. !,
and she had several bottles Of peaches on
hand, she did not think 1t necessary to put
up fresh supply.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-12

preventions adopted in rhine to meet every
contingency, but in no successful undertaking
of horse training would there be constant
use of drugs or are sort to quackery.
l will briefly add that the main hints 80 be
given, are to make the cclts Eat against the
winter, by extra food, to the mare as well
as the colt, If it cannot be done without, and
do not hurry about weaving, as by feeding
he mare will not be injured. Give bran,
oats, and corn too if you like, bnt not more
than one third Of the latter in proportion to
the bran, and no corn unless the colts run
out in the field. The whole dry, for saliva
is the natural fluid TO assist in the digestion,
and the loss of it with bran, &c, by mixing
water with it, is partly the cause of the
of the gaunt frames one so frequently
sees. As for cooking any kind of food, I'M
less you choose to give some linseed jelly, it is
time thrown away, as also chaf cutting cur
cy combing and much other old woman S
rubbish. Nature has laws and they cannot
(all of them) be broken with impunity-
Correspondent Country Gentleman.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-12

FACTS ~ REGARD TO DRAINAeE.-An intel
Iigent and we'll read farmer once related his
experience in this wise " My garden plo-
j. Il heavy clay loan, and often so wet in the
spring thar | can't pillow or work it until
quite late in the season-sO late that spring
work presses 50 that | have to neglect my
garden or work il 20 poorly that the crops
are mcagre and often cost more than they
are worth
was troubled with water in my cellar,
which must gct rid of or suffer the eonse-
quences of inconvcuences and probable sick
ness in my family. But how to get rid OF
the water, was the question. This could be
done only by deep drain across portion
Of the garden.
In the winter | hauled a quantity Of stone,
and in the spring laid a stone drain, nearly
SIX feet deep some Of the way, and thus
secured the object as | got lid Of the water
in the cellar, ana improved that portion of
che garden wonderfully. can now plow
and work it three weeks earlier than before
it was a result that did not expect. But
could have used tile at half the expense,
which would have been much more effective
and durable. as the stone drain will fiji u
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Agrirul tural.
Canning Fruit.

\ lady correspondent furnishes the fol-
lowing hints to the American Agricuituria
The season when fruit will be plenty is
last approaching, and those hOusekeepel-
who have seen how much their canned iruit
was enjoyed the last winter, will be making
calculations to put up large supply the
present summer. There Is nothing healthier
and hardly anything cheaper than canned
fruit liz may seem unnecessary to those
who arc already adopts at the art to write
anything on this ject but can assure
such, that there ar hundreds of bushels OF
fruit spoiled every year in every large town.
lady not long since was telling me that
last TALL she put up three baskets of as hand
some peaches as were ever gathere,, and
every bottle spoiled | constantly hear the
ladies talk about their spoiled fruit. There il
another remark i often hear. and wnich seems
absurd to me. 1t is this: 50 My fruit always
wbHe moulds. and L think 1t improves it. -
There is a thick, Leaf cry white mould
which often forms on the top CT the fruit,
and " hich can be removed without affecting
APPARENTLY, the flavor of the fruit; but it Is
not dt snable to have even tbi' sort of mould.
II would be out Of the question to send such
bottles to a long distance, as the mould
would be spread ali over the the fruit, if 1t
did not imI art any unpleasant flavor There
is such thing having DO tied fruit with
out any mould whatever. | think the rea
white mould forms lie, that the lid Of tn
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-12

WEAVING AND CARS or COLrs.-W When
colts are weaned, they should never he put
with older animals of their own species: a
lew together, with an abundance Of room
will do best, and the attention should b..
from one person who has sense enough 70
discover any little matter 20 NJ amss before
1t is serious, or N other worcs, he should
have gumption to prevent every ailment
hOrsehesh is heir to, instead Of waiting. 70
cure it. For instance, there NAV be colt
among several which is 81 shy and nervous
that he Is afraid TO stand up and eat with
the others, till his share is merely gone
There may be another naturally very slow in
rnasticatlng, which would lose much Of his
share, and thus these animals would pine
away, If enough was given. SO that there
would be more than the boldtst would eat.
1t would still be wrong as there would a
clOyInfi Of the fast eaters. This matter could
easily be remedied by separation and other
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-12

A LARGE DAIRY.-It is said that the sec
ond largest dairy in America. (the first being
that Of Charles Webb Howard. Of California, }
is located about four miles from ST. Louis.
There are eight hundred cows in the Stable
They are attended by Swiss mixers. The
chief food used is ground corn. mixed with
malt and oiI-meal, cooked by steam. The
average amount Of material consumed per
day is aIouc tour hundred bushels of malt,
SIX thousand pounds Of cut hay, fifty bushels
Of corn meal, fifteen sacks Of bran and oil
meal; cut hay and bran mixed together are
also furnished. The summer pasturage of
this mammoth dairy embraces an era of over
one thousand acres Of fine rolling land. with
numerous springs of pure water. The aver
age daily yield of milk at the present time is
eight hundred gallons. with lightly gallons
Of cream.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-12
gnetru.
A Little Thing.

1t was such ,ittIe thing
One slight twist of crimson string;
But twas stealing just the same
And the child who took it knew
That she told what was not true,
Just to screen herself from bIamci
First a theft and then lie
Both recorded up on high.
Il was but one titae word.
Soitly spoken, scarcely heard,
Uttered by a single breath:
Bat it dared TO take in vain
Gods most high and holy name,
So provoking wrath and death
soon the hps, once fresh and far,
opened but to curse and swear.
It was but one ute blow
PASSIONS sudden overflow
But scarcely needed in its fail;
But, once loosed, the fiery sco'
Would nc lcngor brook control;
Laws he spurned, defied them all,
Till his hands-love clasped in vain
Wore the murderer's crimson stain.
An il is the foxes small,
slyly climbing DER the wall,
That destroy the tender vines;
And it is the spark Of FIRE,
Frightening, growing, curling higher,
That across the forest shines
Just so, step by step, docs sin,
If unchecked, a triumph win.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-12
MISCELLANEOUS.
Vermont Central II. X. Line
SUMMER ARRANGEMENTS
Commencing Monday, Meg % 1911
TEAMS GOING SOUTH AND EAST.

TRAINS GOING SOUTH AND EAST.
80. NtontDsliar : IS am . IS aud 1890 pm.
Mail Train leaves oedensbnIg a o R I'm ,nnrtion
bans at 20 a; NJ connecting az " nv p,nn Worcester
ST. and al White River Junction with trsns gu ~.
sumpSc Railroad at South Vernon ie e fo5dop
Day Express leaves Montreal at 300 Am, -. JON
at 1920 am, ogdensburg al 30 I'm. IA .Ibns .,
10 10 m. arrivin in Boston via Lowell at 10 o4 pm
Neh Is ~ Norsr's ypHction 3 &c pm Montreal at
Is nm st Johns at 5p5 pni.,St Albans AT ~ y ~
- ~ a White River Junction and Bellows Falls
RasIon AZ 10 am at South Vernon with trains Tor
Springfield and New YORK, arriving IN Ne" FORK a
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST.
Leave MONTPELIER 10 and 500 am, and $50 anu
oIt p,n,sss YES Boston via Lowell a. 500 am
T,or Al 2 a0 am Rutland 2.lO pm, for BuIinRton
81 AhanS, Montreal, SC. arriving IN NohuedI a. 80
pm. and OgdenSburg al y 20 ans making co"hee'"
Mail Train Tor darlington and ST Albsns leaves Bos
ton via Lowell st 200 an va iaW5en'e S"u c,i
Corner 925 am., South Vernon a. ~ an . = = -
lows Fails Ia , P.m.' :, mo no p'm'
Trains leav Boston via Fttchburgh al 752 am. ana
S,,i - ~ : O0 a M connect at White River Juno
/ lion with Dav EXPRESS train
Arcommodat,un Train leaves Nnrthheld at As an;
RUTLAND al 30 am Bnriinston al ~ an M, 90 nm
Nisht Express leaves t:'onI's Corner al - pm
( 90 ne, tirut River Railroad, leaving New 1ork a.
- Is u IN, Springfield G.45 pm, Bellows Faiis lOl
I'm connecting WIKI trains over Cheshire ksi p
tvIng Bosou at $50 o. m, con eehh2 a. ~ ~ 81
Junrtion with tram leaving Boston at 600 pm, io
/ Burlington - Ahsns, Montreal &c arriving IN Non
| real al qOJ am, -ltttshurEh lilo am, ana ~
| 0s5rnsslr h. Al 1870 pun, connecting with Grand
/ Trunk Railway aud steamer TOT the West ~,
IeaD,n, ears are attached 10 the night Express IfaIl
r,,ni,iy b-fye-n MuatreaI and Boston, and Mo t9eA
! ana Snrlngneli and -. Alhlns and lTo'.
/ Drawing Room cars day Express IfaihS bet"oe'
| Montreal and Boston -. a. -
Through tickets tor Chtcag" ana me " e. i'' - ."
/ the principal stations -.
G. MERRILL, Gea'I superintendent.
/ AIhauz. NAV ISL.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-12

\ physician in Sioux City, Iowa, uses an
ointment made Of charcoal and lard to pre-
vent pitting in SMALLPOX. This is applied
reeIy over the surface Of the face, neck and
hands as soon as the disc a>e is distinguished
and continued until all symptoms of sup
curative fever have ceased. The application
allays the itching, and set ms to shorten the
duration Of the disease, and leaves the patient
without blemish, the eruption protected by
the ointment not even showing signs of spout
lation the charcoal preventing the action
Of light. and the lard that of air.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-12

GREEN Color N PICKLES. 1t is said that
to impart an excellent green color to pickles
they must be first covered with boiling hot
saltwater, and after short time the water
poured Of and the pickles drained They are
then placed in earthen pot and covered
with boiling vinegar, the top put on, and the
whole kept at lukewarm temperature for a
long time, the vinegar being poured off every
day, heated to boiling, and turn again upon
the pickles. This Is to be continued until
the color is beautiful green. The vinegar
used in this process Is then to be poured off
and replaced by fresh, and the jar closed
tightly. This method of coloring Is perfectly
harmless. although the result is a bright
green as that Of verdigris.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-12


Made of Poor Runl. whisky. Froof spirits.
and Refuse. Liquors dectored. spieei ''. P '''.-
euod to please the taste, called ioili'-' -Ai--]
uss- tsaStorrs' SC. shat lead the iirll'r ~ =
drunkenness and rain, but are % true A"'5''-' '.t
from tne Native Roots and Herbs of ta.ifrss ire
tram all Alcoholic Sfimul1nt~- Tines ~ I'll.
l4RE4T RT.0Gn PURIFIER and i-if.-
GIVING PRINCIPLE. a periee- Rene. -s-.'. -'-.-
Inriearatur # the system, carrying =, 81 i ---
matter and restoring the blood p + l-.t.- ra-.
non SO person cen take these sitrer5 riHz g.
direction and remain long tITsEFe.l provided rls bones
ar.. not destroyed BY mineral poison - -r..f=
and the vital organs waS'ed saF Fl. e.. ..--.t r
repair.
For Inilammator7 and Chranie 5A,gHa-
ti.m a nd Cont, Dyspepsia Or Indigestion.
Bilious. Rcmittcnt and iHIerm5rEeGs Sc
Scr>. Diseases Ofthe Blood. Liver. l. iduess
and 3laddeFs these lsi1teT- t1-a t-.'-i. tT'-
4r-eflll such Di-ea aFc s-a=#f DIS itIrttr6
BLOOD, which Is r-cner,..v produced .7 -isr--s.a
81 the Digestive Organs.
DYSPEPSIA or INDIGESTION Head
ache Painin the Shoulders Coughs -ht-a=- Z t-.'
Chest Dizziness S0ur Eractations II tine Stomach.
Bad taste IN the Mouth. Billions Attaeh= i''iiit.l
~ th.. Heart inflammation Of tile Iura- Pam % tl'
regions Of the Kidueys. and hHuf7e3 "'0' 1-i'i
sr47T,t,lils are the 0fSpTiu- of Dr7sa5.-i-
They inviurte the stomach and stl15iilte ii- by
5g iivcr ana bowels which render then ~ unequal
tefFgacv ID, cleans the blood af
5rs7fari iur new Itc and vior q the whole g, stem
FOR Sf1IS DISEASES. ErartI'a5 l'ita-. -
Rneutn BIotche= Spots. P.mples- Pustuie.- Hs..
CarbuncIcs. Bins--Wo rus- Scald Head. Sore -z
I-rv-l psas Itch Sa-rfs. Dscalorata7-s ~ t-e -51
TIu-uurs ana Diseases II the SKIN ~ SO mate ''T s-
80. nature are literally dug up and carried ait = 5
system IN short time De- the use - t..1-e j. -z-
r,r-r Bottle IL such eases vi'i convince f." a
areaulops of their curative erect-
Cleanse tss. y tiateI Blood vfe-ar'r 5000 -s-
impurities bursting through the 5H4u -a -'-zHsH-
Truutirrs or >ares5 cleanse it when yel tr-i = .
~trlctea ana sluggish IL. the veins cleanse i .s-a
+..r,f and yr viii tell T#asa when.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-12

WORMS IS IIoBRE> intestinal wOr ms are
parishes which develop themselves in all do
nestle animals. each. however. possessing its
own varieties. The presence Of worms in the
digestive tube Is marked at first by in
creased appetite, but the animal, nOtwth-
standing the quantity Of food which he con
sumcs, falls of IN condition his coat rough,
and Is not shed at the ordinary time there
il an annoying itching. which causes the
horse to rub his upper mp against the wall
sometimes there j. considerable itching about
the rcctum. VIII ch is indicated by the horse +
rubbing his tail or rump against anything
within reach. Tie symptoms mentioned are
such would cause one TO suspect the pres
eHcc oi worms but it il only when these appear
among the dung voided by the horse. that
can speak with certainty on the nature
OF the disease At a later, period and espe-
cialiv when the worms have developed IN
great numbers, the symptoms are very much
aggravated, and the horse becomes emacia-
ted and suffers occasionally from collicky
pains the flank is tucked up the inside of
the cyelids Is pale he walks with difficulty.
and a fatal termination will soon cnsue. \
dose Of al0c7 -four to six drdchms) may be
gwen, which has often the effect Of expelling
worms without having recourse to further
treatment. Il this fails, divide six ounces OF
iron filings among twelve balls, and give one
every morning until they are finished. AMI
then give dose Of alocs, which will cause
the expulsion Of any worms which remain
~ the horse inte-tines Canada Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-12

FEEDING HoRsEs TOO MCCH.-Of all our
domestic animals there are none requiring
more systematic care in feeding than the
horse. horse should be fed regularly and
moderate amount, and when worAed ne
should be worked judiciousiy a horse fed
IN this way may he fed at a moderate cost,
and wall be more healthy and perform more
labor than II fed highlg, or as many we know
IF are in the habit Of feeding their horses
Horses will eat hay enough to injure them
if they can get it. When hay Is kept con-
stantly before them, horses are apt to spend
time in throwing it around tjpsy-turvy
in the rack they soon become dissatIs fed
with their food, and loose their usual keen
relish for it. The general practice should
be to feed regularly three times day.