The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-22

ant IN the overlooked districts Of New
Orleans as fast as the watel rocedcs.
Mobile, Ala, has found a new ma.
terial for street paving in Hcypress
shavings." 1t is said this road bed
will remain firm and solid from eight
to ten years, f.. ogt. ,15. rnt. 8,
or the seventy counties OF Virginia
from which Official returns have been
received, fifty. three voted in favor Of
the county.school tax, and twelve
against II, -
DR.. c. G. Alternately, a prominent
physician OF Giles county, and who
stands very high with the profession
throughout the State, has a very inter
esting communication IN this weeks
Pulaski Citizen, exploding the popular
superstition with regard to the efficacy
OF tho so .called mad stone.
The Memphis Appeal, in speaking
of the baby-show to come Oft in that
city on June Oath, advises ''lady moth
'ers'' to be getting their inrants into pro-
per shape The babies are to be class!fl-
cd Those under q year tobave blue RIB
bons and dresses. Those over twelve
and under eighteen months will be
dressed il yellow. Those over eight.
cen months and under two years arc to
have pink "Gyins,' None OF the en-
tries to be shod.
A STRANGE SroRY.--The Fayctte-
vile News says: A few days since our
friend and old schoolmate, Mr.. w. f.
Moore, near Mulberry, who is in the
hog raising business, almost exclusive
~ as q farmer and almost to the ex-
clusion Of dcvoting n thought to the
young ladies', had his attention called
by the distressing cry of a very large,
fine SOW in the direction Of the creek.
On repairing thither, he found her the
prisoner Of an unusually large turtle
that had succeeded in dragging her
into the water, and by the time he
could summon help to rescue her, she
was almost drowned. This case ex-
planned a mystery to bin. He had re-
found several of his hogs cut
up in a strange manner he could not
account for, and he is now satisfied
they had been attacked by this or some
other unusually large voracious turtle.
This is a big turtle tale. We how
vouch for anything our friend
Billy says, if he is almost a "bach."
When keeping vigils by the bedside
Of the sick a very simple means of re-
oneself and a valuable disin-
if the nature of the invalid's
complaint does not forbid it and I
.hink that it is seldom the case, IS to
out some fresh ground coffee on a sau-
,er or other dish and in the centre
place a very small piece of camphor
gum and touch a match to it,. AS the
yum burns, allow sufficient coffee TO
to pervade the atmosphere
With the aroma; it is wonderful in its
nvigorating effects on the nurse. In
diseases Of the bowels this is parlic-
llarly good. 10 do this once or twice
n twenty four hours helps II person
cry much in this trying occupation
Intil the convalcscence of the object
# our care permits us the rest of an
nbroken sleep again, while we feel
ike old battered hulks coming into
'ort for repairs.
The New York Sun tells us that cit
) estimated by Mr.. Dclmar that about +;
0,000, 900 bushels Of breadstuffs or
ne thirtieth part OF the total grain
rop of the United States, is annually
,ade into whiskey. The quantity of t
roof spirits cal able of being extracted
a bushel Of grain depends much
pom the skill of tie distiller. AS
,uch as seventeen quarts has been pro- Q
uced from one bushcl. The average ;
1 good distilleries with all the modern :
improvements, is from twelve to four
zen quarts; but the general average in
II the distilleries in the country is |
luch less. Strychnine and other pow
rtul agents are sometimes introduced
l the process of MASKING, torthe pur. !
ose OF increasing the production. In
$40 the total Federal revenues from +
including production, license, !
sale and all other taxes amount. 1
1 to $50, 10000 900"