Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-03-21
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

The assets OF the Washington Life are
of the most solid character-Cash, Gov
ernment Securities, Real Estate Securi-
ties.
For STRENGTHENING THE HAIR.-Half
pound beef marrow, thoroughly soaked,
melted and strained; tincture of canthar-
ides, one ounce; oil of bergamont, twelve
drops.
THE american Bee Journal suggests give
crime in addition to sugar syrup, as bee
food, to prevent candying, having found
it satisfactory on trial, adding from one
half to one ounce to a pint of syrup
while yet warm, thaugh larger proper
tion might be used if cheap enough.
APPLE PLANT LoUsE.-We know of no
other way to destroy this little insect ex-
cept to drench the trees with soap-suds
or tobacco-water. If the trees are small
the branches may be bent down and Dip
ped in either of these liquids. They have
many natural enemies, and though they
appear in great numbers and doubtless
retard the growth of the tree they do not
seem to infiict any permanent INJURY
Hearth and Home
AN English writer says that agriculture
is the immediate source of human provi-
sion; that trade conduces to the produc-
tion of provision only as it supports ag-
riculture; that the whole system of com
merce, vast and various as it is, has no
public importance save its subserviency
to that end. 1t has peculiar significance
in a country like this, where agriculture
is, and always will be, of prime imror-
tance.
STEwED CELERY-Cut six or seven
nice roots to the length of the dish in
which they are to be served. Remove all
the coarse leaves, and also the green tops.
Trim the root ends neatly, and wash the
celery in several waters, until it is as clean
as can be. Then boil it till tender with
pinch of salt and bit of butter in
just water enough to cover it. Drain it
well, and lay it in a hot dish, and pour a
thick bechamel over it. Another way is
to stew it in broth, and serve it with
rich thickened brown gravy Western
Rurdl.
| DYEING BLACK SILK.-A German au-
thority forwards to the Scientific american
the following directions for dyeing black
silk piece goods: Clean the silk in the
usual way with soda, wash off the fluid,
and pass the fabrics through tepId bath
containing little tumeric and vitriol.
Wash them once more, and leave them
during one night in bath of a solution
of nitrate of iron of the strength of 6o
B. On taking out, wash them well, and
put them in bath containing fustic and
logwood, increasing the heat by degrees.
If the silks be overdyed by the last pro.
cess (this will be detected by its brown
color, put them through q slightly acid
bath. If not, put them in a lukewarm
bath, containing soda and the double
muriate of tin in the proportion of two
parts to three; leave them in this bath till
the requisite shade is produced.
TANNING LANES PELTs-An Ohio
farmer contributes the following to al
exchange: To remove the wool, take
equal parts of ashes and new lime, make
them into thin paste, and if you wisl
to preserve the wool, apply to the flesl
side, letting it remain until the wool viii
come off easily. Then clean the pelt will
a dull knife, remove all fat and flesl
from it and put it in a strong solution o
alum water ; let it remain from twenty
four to forty-eight hours, according t
size, when remove and wash in sof
water. Hang in the smoke-house an,
smoke for day, than remove and worl
until dry. To tan with the wool on, TAX
equal parts of alum and common salt
sprinkle the flesh side Gf dry, soak witt
soft water; thoroughly fold up and la,
away for a few days, then smoke ant
work until dry.
ToADs AS INSECT DEsTRoYERs-Th
English are thoroughly alive to the i'm
pOrtance of toads, and even reptiles, a
insect destroYers. Toads are now reg
ular article of commerce between tha
|, country and France. A toad of goo
size and in fair condition will fetch
shilling twenty-five cents in the Londo
! market, and dozen of extra quality ar
, worth 81 sterling ($5.) You may see thes
imported toads in all the market garden
, where the soil is moist, and the owners O
those gardens even prepare shelter fo
|, them. Many grave persons have shake
. their heads when they heard of this ney
, whim of the English; but those laug
! best who laugh the last. This time tn
: English are in the right. The toad
! very helpful to the husbandman as a dt
. stroyer of injurious insects, upon whic
it chiefly feeds, and every farmer shoul
protect them. Even snakes should b
protected, except those having poisonou
! fangs. All the slender land or CARTE
snakes are harmless, and live almost Ell
o tirely on insects; and it is high tim
J we should give up the old superstition
> that snake should be destroyed becaus
it is a snake, or that a toad should b
, killed to get the jewel which its head wa
J: supposed to contain.-Eachange.