Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-06-22
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

The Rural New Yorker gives its prefer
ence to drill planting of corn over plant
ing in hills.
Two CORE spondents of the Country
Gentleman recommends, as a remedy for
cows kicking when being MIXED, tying
small rope round the cows body just for
ward of the hips, drawing it moderately
tight
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.
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 an antidote to the bites of poi
sonous reptiles in injecting ammonia into
the blood of animals bitten. His expert
ment with dogs, rabbits, fowls, and men
have proved eminently successful.
INTEMPERANCE.-Stro drink has q
tendency to Danish reason, destroy health
and blight the prospects of men. 1t will
give an unsteady gait, trembling hand, a
red nose, and bloated face The wine
bibber has his eyes full of rheum, and his
head full OF confusion, his strength i'm
paired, and his thirst peIpetual.-LORd0n
Journal
A SIMPLE CURE FOR SORE THROAT
A well 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 lukewarm water. Stir well
and drink often. Repeat the prescription
if necessary. Our friend thinks it will
cure the most obstinate case of hoarseness
in short time.-ErehInge.
To RENovATE FEATHER BEDs.-If there
is no steam renovator at hand, put the
beds out in the first heavy, drenching rain
that falls. Let them become thoroughly
wet, and turn them several times. TheT
dry them in the sun, and when one side
is perfectly dry, beat it with sticks tC
| tighten up the feathers, and turn up the
other side to dry, either placing boards
under it, or placing the beds on the piazzs
roof, if one is at hand.
A MAN who is going to do good witt
his money when he shall get great dea
of it, makes bargain with the devil. anC
the devil outwits him. Where men ar,
going to use their money so that it will dt
good when they get through with it, tn
Lords apt to get through with them be
fore they think of getting through witt
their money. If you want to be benevo
lent by and by, be benevolent now.
MILKING should be performed at regu
lar hours, not varying fifteen minutes on
day from the other. No talking or laugh
ing should be permitted at the time, and
should be done as speedily as possible
See that those who milk the cows can cor
troll themselves, govern their passions
speak low and kindly almost under an
provOcation, and soon the cows will lear
that they are not going to be abused an
will submit to the operation.
THE unpleasant odor produced by pei
spiration is frequently the source of ve1
alton to persons who are subject to i
Nothing is simpler than to remove TIL
odor more effectually than by the appi
cation ofsuch costly perfumes and ungen
as are in use. 1t is only necessary to pr,
cure some of the compound spirits of an
monia, and place about two tablespoosfl
in q basin of water. Washing the fac
hands and arms, with this, leaves the ski
as sweet and clean as one could wis
, The wash is perfectly harmless, and Vel
cheap 1t is recommended on the al
thority of an experienced physician
: Exchange.
PARENTS and teachers may learn a vail
able lesson from remark once made /
the Duke of Gloucester, the third son
the Prince of Wales, father of George II
Z He was dull child, and his mother use
! to cause him great distress at times /
! jeering him on account of his dullness,
: the presence of his brothers and sister
On one particular occasion she told thel
o to laugh at the fool. The sensitive chill
held down its head and said nothing, upo
: which the Princess changed her tone, an
accused him of sulkiness. "No," he sal
q was not sulky; l was only thinking
"And pray what were you thinking of!
I inquired the Princess, with increasin
scorn in her manner. az was thinking
said the poor child, show 1 should feel
l had son as unhappy as you make me