The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-07-22
Important to Cotton Planters.

wv dfo ny NIL. a. b6SU-
wick, of Richmond, Fort Bend Co.,
Texas, to state that he has discover.
ed a certain remedy for the dreaded
cotton worm or caterpillar. This
remedy is simple, easily procured
and applied, and is as follows:
Take the jamestown or stramoni-
UNI weed when full grown and in
bloom, chop off fine stalks, leaves
and hollis, fill vessel two-thirds full
of the weed thus prepared, then fill
with water and boil slowly from one
to two hours, after which add a
small quantity Of lime to clarity ;
then sprinkle the growing cotton
with this preparation, using a small
watering pot or syringe, and it will
kill the worm as soon as applied. If
done in time it will destroy the egg
or germ, and so poison the leaves
that the worm will not afterwards
eat them.
The above remedy was discovered
last fall, but too late to save the
crops; but it was tried and proved
effectual on patches of cotton, on
several plantations in Fort Bend.
We have seen the certificates, given
by the owners Of these plantations,
stating that the remedy proved en-
tirely successful in each case.
These facts r made public now
by Mr.. BeStWick. so that nlantaTs
can save OF cultivate a good supply
of the jamestown weed, and when
the time comes have no trouble or
expense in making the application
and vanquishing a most relentless
enemy. "Forewarnedi is forearmed.n
-Galyeston News.
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CEMENTING METALS AND Ma
CHINERY.-Mixtures of Iitharge and
glycerine are now being used and
strongly recommended as forming
one of the most powerful of cements,
The lead is mixed with more or less
of the glycerine of commerce, ac-
cording to the purpose to which it is
applied, whether as a lutte, cement
or dressing. These cements are ap-
plicable in a peculiar degree to all
the metals, and to apparatus and
maehinery of all kinds; they also
resist water and more than five hun
dred degrees of heat. When reauir-
ed for luting, the litharge and glyce-
rine are intimately blended together,
the glycerine being added gradually
until the requisite consistency is Sc
cured. The joints or other parts to
which the application is to be made,
are first carefully cleaned and after
ward dressed with a little glycerine
alone-tle cement being applied as
soon as made. These compositions
are said to resist not only the action
of steam, water, and concentrated
or other acids, but also alkalines, !
others, alcohol, sulphite of carbon,
benzoline and all the hydrocarbons.
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POTATO PoULTIcE. - Perhaps it
is not generally known how much
p~leasanter and more agreeable, as
well as more efficacious, is a poul-
tice made of potatoes than one made
of bread. It keeps heat longer and
can be reheated several times, and
does not wet the clothing. Peel,
boil, and mash the potatoes; in
close in q muslin bag, and apply to
the affected part. TO boil them iii
hot water has d very soothing effect,
and enhances their virtue. a poul-
made of boiled beans is by some
thought to be better than potatoes,
but both are worthy of trial.
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BRUISES ON FURNITURE. - Wet
the part with warm water; double
q piece Of brown paper five or six
times soak In the warm water, and
Lay it on the place; apply on that a
warm but not hot fat iron, till the
moisture is evaporated. 1.-THE bruisef
be not gone, repeat the process. At
Ter two or three applications, the
lent or bruises will be raised to the
surface. If the bruise be small,
merely soak it with warm water.
Ind hold a red hot iron near the
surface, keeping the surface contin
Wet-~the bruise will soon dis
appear.