Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-08-24
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE,

TIE worst use that man can make of his
time is to borrow trouble in any shape. 1t
Is quite bad enough to spend it in tears
anu despair when it comes of its own ire
pressible accord until then, let US keep
our hands clear of it, and if we must bor-
row anything, borrow Joy and hope, even |
if we have to pay back the loan with dis |
appointment and with grieving.
THE Country Gentleman says: "Some of
our readers are aware that by coating the |
lower part of the trunks of trees with |
soft soap, the worm may be prevented |
from laying its eggs in the bark, provided |
the work is done at the right time Gate in |
May or early in June), and the coating is
kept on. Where this work has been omit |
ted, the trees should be examined.
CAPT PIERCE, of Arlington, N. Y, a
very successful orchardist, finds that the
best time for pruning, so as to have the
cuts heal rapidly, is the last week in May,
or the first week in June. His time for
removing surplus wood is in the fall. He
cuts off a limb six or eight inches from
the place where it is to be cut for healing
over, and then, at the tine specified, he
goes over and cuts off these stumps, close
up, with sharp saw.
EGGS AND PoIsoN.-By having his wits,
about him, and a plentiful supply Of eggse
Mr. Joseph Hale succeeded in saving tbd,
life of his wife, recently, in Portlan d
Maine, who, in fit of abstraction, ha
swallowed dose of corrosive sublimste,
thinking it was laudsnum. Given over by
The frightened neighbors for as good as
dead, her husband at once administered 10
the terrified victim the whites of fifteen
| eggs, which completely neutraliZed the
effects of the poison.
THE Germantown Telegraph says: 1--WE
repeat our doubts that there is more than
one kind of asparagus. The more We
hear Of the cultivation of the mammoth
"a size that we do not covet-the more
clear does it appear that it is the result of
selecting the strong single roots for plant
ing to begin with, and then plant them in
trenches six to eight inches deep, well
piled with manure at the sides of the row.
and as the manured spires grow, fill in the
soil, etc. At least this is one way of get
ting the very largest we ever saw"
A PLATE of ice cream, taken leisurely,
while stated at supper table in pleasure
able conversation, Is a far safer quencher
of thirst than glass of ice water, or any
other ice-cold liquid; the icecream is, in
addition, stimulating and nutritious, thus
invigorating, cooling and strengthening
the system at the same time. ice cream
should not be taken Immediately after a
full meal, unless in the most leisurely
manner possible plateful in the course
of fifteen minutes during lively converse
tioa. If eaten rapidly, it cools the stom-
ach, prevents digestion, and causes acid
ity, unseemly belchipg, if not actual chill.
which, in feeble persons, endangers life
Halls Journal Of Health.
THE Massachusetts, Plougbnaa says that
the old-fashioned way of cultivating Gel
cry in trenches dug deep with the spade,
has been abandoned by the market gar
deners, and is now considered a useless ex-
pense. 1t is found to do much better
grown on the surface, making quicker
and better growth, ON which the quality
so much depends, and the labor Of digging
the trenches is saved. 1t may be sown
any time from the Goth of June to the 1st
of August, or even later, according to the
object in view. Planted about the middle
of July, it would be large enough to
blanch by the middle of October, and
and would be fit for use early in Novem-
Der. -
PETUNIAs.-When the petunia is grown
as house plant and neatly trained on a
trellis, 1T presents much prettier appear
ance than when grown in the garden. A
very neat trelliS may be made of old hoops,
forming pieces of them into three circles,
seven, five and three inches in diameter,
fastening each circle firmly with the clap
taken from the hoops. Then a fine stick,
two feet long, nicely polished and sharp
ened at one end, must be put through the
circles, first under one side of the first,
etc, weaving them in, securely fastening
the upper side of the largest one with q
little wire staple.-Erchdnse.
VERBENAs are propagated in the sprirp
by taking young, soft shoots of this years
growth, making them about two inches
long, and leaving only four leaves on each
cutting. When well-rooted, put them in
two inch pots; after they have grown
three or four inches, plant in open ground
To have them flower well in winter, prune
the plant severely, the first of September
give each plant to be taken up a top dress
ing of fine manure; this will cause young
shoots to start near the center of the plant
Before frost, take up those that are to be
kept through the winter, and put in six
or oight-inch pots, they will usually
bloom and grow vigorously, if kept in 8
warm room. Do not water too freely un,
til they flower. It is useless to keep YER
benas in a cellar, as it is too damp. II
young plants are wsnted for the following
! spring, take cuttings as before stated, from
young growth; but never take up old
plants or layers, as they are more liable to
be infested with insects during the winter
than young and thrifty plants. To have
seed, select the largest cluster OF
flowers after the petals have drop
ped; when the seed vessels begin to turn
yellow, cut them, and lay them away un
til dry. The seed may be sown in NJ lTch
in hot-beds, or in open ground in May
Rurdl Neio Yorker