South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-25
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE

1HE WOrSI use IQdI 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 Dor
row anything, borrow Joy and hope, even
if we have to pay back the loan with dis
appointment and with grieVing.
THE County 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 Qate 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 Tor
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 time specified, he
goes over and cuts off these stumps, close
up, with a sharp saw.
EGGS AND PoIsoN.-By having his wits
about him, and a plentiful supply Of eggs,
Mr.. Joseph Hale succeeded in saving the
life of his wife, recently, in Portland,
Maine, who, in a fit of abstraction, had
swallowed a dose of corrosive sublimate,
thinking it was laudanum. Givenov by
the frightened neighbors for as good as
dead, her husband at once administered to
the terrified victim the whites of fifteen
eggs, which completely n~eutralized 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 MANFRED spires grow, fill in the
soil, etc. At least this is one way of get
ting the very largest W. ever saw"
A PLATE of ice cream, taken leisurely,
while S ated at a supper table in pleasure
able conversation, is a far safer quencheT
of thirst than a glass of ice water, OF any
other ioe-cold liquid; the ice-cream is, in
addition, stimulating and nutritious, thus
invigoIating, 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
ton. If eaten rapidly, it cools the stom-
ach, prevents digestion, and causes acid
ity, unseemly belching, if not actual chill,
which, in feeble persons, ~endangers life
Halls Journal Of Health.
THE Massachusetts Ploughmda says that
the old-fsshioned way of cultivating eel
cry in trenches dug deep with the spade,
has been abandoned by the market gar
deners, and is now considered a useless ex-
pense. It is found to do much better
grown on the surface, making a quicker
and better growth, on which the quality
so much depends, and the labor Of digging
the trel ches is saved. 1t may be sown
any time from the Goth of June to the 1st
of August, or even later, according to the
obj CT 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 a house plant and neatly trained on q
trellis, it presents a 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 n 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-Erchdnge.
MICE IN MEADOWS AND ORCHARDS.
The ravages of mice are sometimes sui,
ficient to completely destroy a sod during
one winter. If allowed to increase and
find shelter, no means of prevention will
avail. There is no plan but to disturb
their haunts, clear out the fence rows OF
brush and weeds, remove all pieces of de-
caying rails, pick off all loose stone; in
fact, leave no places for the vermin to hide
Their natural enemies, the hawks, owls
skunks, and cats, will her find them and
devour them. In addition, leave q few
small bundles of straw in the fields scat,
tered about, and when they have com.
n.enced to work at them, put a small
quantity each night of corn-moal and
arsenic under each bundle. This will
help thin them off, AID if persevered il
will 81 reduce their numbers that the sod
aud the trees in the orchard will toa great
extent be spared their ravsges.-HeGrH
and Home.
VERBENAs are p~ropagated in the spring
by taking young, soft shoots of this year
growth, making them about two inches
long, and leaving only four leaves on each
cutting. When w~ell-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 atop 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 eight-inch pots, they will usually
bloom and grow vigorously, if kept In a
warm room. Do not water too freely IN
til they flower 1t is useless to keep yer,
benas in a cellar, as it is too damp. II
young plants are wanted for the following
spriug, 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 I'M
til dry. The seed may be sown in March
in hot-beds, or in open ground in May
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