Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-09-27
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

THE Washington is purely mutual, and
divides its profits amongits policy holders
only.
A GERMAN psychologist asserts that ami
mails which are being fattened, partlcu-
larry oxen, should not be encouraged 10
drink much water, for the reason that, as
has been found by experiment the alb
sorption of water generates carbonlc acld
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 adj
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 it? 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 protuse,
and the animal becomes hide-bound,
emaciated, and feeble.
A CORRESPONDENT has been made salts
fed by experiment, that Ito destroy
Canada thistles, you must not pillow in the
fall or early spring, but wait until the
thistles are in bloom, and then pillow as
roughly as possible, and never harrow
until after the second blowing, thus keep
ing the land in condition to admit OF the
greatest quantity of surface exposure to
the sun and dry wind"
AN exchange gives the following as a
sure way to drive bed bugs from old
beds: Take green tomato vines, put them
in basin or tray, pound them to pieces
as fine as possible, then stain the bed
stead which they inhabit with the juice,
fill the crevices with pieces Of vines, and
lay leaves under the ends of the Stats. If
this is practiced twice a year not bug
will remain in the bedstead.
SoAP-sUDs should never be wasted. 1t
is well to have grapevines planted so that
the waste liquids from the house can be
used to fertiliZe them. If there is any
food the vine especially loves, it is the
soapy liquids which accumulate on wash
ing days in families. Vines drenched
every week with these liquids will flourish
astonishingly, and extend themselves so
as to cover large buildings, every branch
bearing fruit.
THE availability of corn cobs as a
source of supply for potash has been
suggested Analysis has shown that
these contain over ~ parts in 1000 of
carbonate Of, potash, or twice as much as
the best kind of wood. In consideration
of the average production of corn in the
United States, it is estimated that nearly
81, 900 tons of carbonate Of potassia may
be annually obtained from this source, to
say nothing of considerable quantity of
chloride Of potassium.
COLONEL CoLMAN, of the RurGl World,
who thinks if there were no passionate
men there would be no balky horses, adj
vises that the young colt be given over to
little boy of good temper; let the child
play with him; hang around him; lead him
with halter; as soon as he is strong
enough, get upon him and let him walk
about at willard that horse will need no
breaking, DuG Will come 10 his WOrh
like rational creature as he is. But
when he is suffered to run perfectly wild
until he has attained his growth and
strength, and then approached with
halter, saddle and bride, he is terrified
unmanageable, and frequently the ebreak-
ing" results in breaking his spirit, his
constitution or his neck; or he refuses to
be subdued, and only yields obedience to
force, remaining always balky and vic
iOus.
1 DRIED and pulverized some clay, says
writer in the Country Gentleman, and
recommended it as valuable remedy to
neighboring woman who had for ten
years very bad ulcer on her ankle. She
had paid our best physicians over fifty
dollars for treatment, without any relief.
She applied the dry clay, almost constant
ly, for about six months, and perfect
cure has resulted. The first effect of
the operation was to inflammation
and relieve pain, and now she says there
is no scar remaining, and her limb, which
was stiff and lame, is as elastic as when
she was girl. The woman is very
large, fleshy person, about forty years Of
age I considered the test very severe
one, and the result very satisfactory
About gallon of pulyerized clay was
used.