Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-09-26
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

THE Washington is purely mutual, and
divides its profits among its policy holders
only.
A GERMAN Psychologist asserts that ami
mails which are being fattened, particu-
larly oxen, should not be encouraged to
drink much water, for the reason that, as
has been found by experiment "the alb
sorption OF water generates carbonic acid
to excess, and trammels the formation of
fat"
SPEAK SOFTLY TO HoRsEs.-No man
must speak loud to any of the horses, or
in the stable where they are. Horses of
good blood are nervous, and loud, excited
conversation is felt by every horse in the
stable which hears it. Excited words ad-
dressed to one horse are felt by every
other horse which hears them, and keep
them all nervous and uneasy.
BEFORE you ask favor of any man,
consider three things: First. Can you
not avoid it? Second. Can the one you
apply to grant it9 Third. Would you, if
your places were reversed, do for your
friend what you ask him to do for your
self? 1t is well to thin k of this, as it may
change the whole question.
BADLY cured hay has very unfavor-
able effect upon live stock of all kinds.
Stephens says it will change horses
appearance in two days, even when given
with an unlimited supply of oats. Bad
hay eXcites the kidneys to extraordinary
activity; the discharge of urine is profuse,
and the animal becomes hide bound,
emaciated, and feeble.
A CORRESPONDENT has been made salts
fed by experiment, that 'to destroy
Canada thistles, you must not plow in the
fall or early spring, but wait until the
thistles are in bloom, and then plow as
roughly as possible, and never harrow
until after the second plowing, thus keep
ing the land in condition to admit of the
greatest quantity ef surface exposure tC
the sun and dry wind"
AN exchange gives the following as 6
sure way to drive bed bugs from ole
beds: Take green tomato vines, put then
in q basin or tray, pound them to piece:
as fine as possible, then stain the bed
stead which they inhabit with the juice
fill the crevices with pieces of vines, anC
, lay leaves under the ends of the Stats /
this is practiced twice q year not a bug
will remain in the bedstead.
SoAPSUDs should never be wasted. /
) is well to have grapevines planted so tina
the waste liquids from the house can b,
used to fertilize them. If there is any
, food the vine especially loves, it is tn,
: soapy liquids which accumulate on wash
t ing days in families. Vines drenchet
e every week with these liquids will flourish
: astonishingly, and extend themselves 81
= as to cover large buildings, every brancl
bearing fruit.
THE availability of corn cobs as
source of supply for potash has beel
suggested. Analysis has shown tina
e these contain over ~ parts in 1000 O
+ carbonate of,potash, or twice as much a
s the best kind of wood. In consideration
of the average production of corn in tn
t United States, it is estimated that nearl
s 80, 900 tons of carbonate of potassia ma
It be annually obtained from this source, t
u say nothing of considerable quantity G
: chloride of potassium.
COLONEL CoLMAN, of the Rural W0Tlt
J. who thinks if there were no passionat
It men there would be no balky horses, aC
r vises that the young colt be given over I
II a little boy of good temper; let the chill
e play with him; hang around him; lead hil
o with halter; as soon as he is stron
i enough, get upon him and let him wal
about at willard that horse will need n
u "breaking," but will come to his wor
o like rational creature as he is. BU
II when he is suffered to run perfectly viii
y until he has attained his growth an
1t strength, and then approached wit
uc Is
:. unmanageable, and frequently the "breal
u ing' results in breaking his spirit, h
constitution or his neck; or he refuses I
If be subdued, and only yields obedience
force, remaining always balky and vi
r ious.
e DRIED and pulverized some clay, say
d writer in the Country Gentleman, an
= recommended it as valuable remedy [
IT neighboring woman who had for te
e years very bad ulcer on her ankle. ST.
N had paid our best physicians over fifl
e dollars for treatment, without any relic
st She applied the dry clay, almost constan
ly, for about six months, and a perfe
n cure has resulted. The first effect
Is the operation was to oveinfiammatiC
IT and relieve pain, and now she says the
it is no scar remaining, and her limb, whiC
1t was stiff and lame, is as elastic as wht
l. she was girl. The woman is a vel
e large, fleshy person, about forty years
d age. / considered the test very seve
one, and the result very satisfactor
'g About a gallon of pulverized clay W
% used.