The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-01-31
Agricultural.
Useful Information.


nler8' Gazette says: ''The proportion
of dead to live weight of pigs is gener-
ally three-fourths of the live weight,
when well fattened; but the dead weight
of the improved breeds, when very fat,
is frequently four-ffths of the live
weight
EGGs IN CASE OF TRoUBLE.-The
white of an egg is said to be a specific
for fish bones sticking in the throat. 1t
is to be swallowed raw, and viii carry
down bone easily and certainly.
There is another fact touching eggs
which it viii be well to remember.
When, as sometimes by accident, cor
rosive sublimate is swallowed, the
white of one or two eggs taken viii
neutralize the poison, and change the eff
feet to that of dose of calomel.
IT IS asserted by scientific authority
that in any fireplace not very small,
plate of iron placed upon the bottom of
the CRATE viii halve the consumption of
coal, reduce the smoke, and leave a
cheerful, free-burning fire. Quite suf-
fcient air enters through the bars, no
yoking is necessary. and the fire never
goes out till the coal is consumed
There is no ashes and no dust, every
particle of fuel being consumed. Any
householder can try the experiment,
and reduce his coal bill, say 30 per
cent, at the cost of a shilling.
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persons are feverish and thirsty beyond
what is natural, indicated IN some cases
by a metallic taste in the mouth, one
of the best coolers is a lemon, cut off
the top, sprinkle over it some loaf SUI
gar, working it down into the lemon
with a spoon, and then suck slowly.
Invalids with feverishness may take two
or three lemons a day in this manner
with the most marked benefit, manifest
ed by a sense of GOODNESS, comfort and
| invigoration. A lemon or two thus
taken at tea-time is, for some an entire
substitute for the supper of summer,
and would give many a man a comfOrta-
bic nights sleep and an appetite for
breakfast to which they are strangers
who viii have their cup of tea, or sup
per of relish and cake and berries and
cream.
MEDICAL PROPERTIES OF THE TOMATO.
There may, perhaps, be some fOunda-
ton for an assertion which has been
lately several times repeated, that the
Tomato is an efficient ''deobstruent, %
whatever that may be, and Will be a
useful substitute for calOmeI by reason
of it's gentle action on the liver. 1t is
said to be a useful and harmless rene
dial agent in hillary obstruction, and is
described as ''almost a sovereign remedy
for dyspepsia and digestion obviously
an exaggeratton, perhaps a misstate-
ment. 1t has been tested in cases of
cough and succeeded; so have many
! thousand remedies There is little OF
no positive evidence in its favor; but
enough of positive assertion and pro-
bable virtue to make it worth the atten-
ton of experimental pharmacolOgists
It may be used not only as an article ot
Materia 1fedica, but has the advantage
of being an agreeable item IN the mate
ria manufactured
VACCINATION AND REvACCINATToN.-
The following statistics are probably
the most reliable and instructive of any
of the kind ever published, and are vel
!; worth needing. From an official re
port made on the subject, it appears
that in the army of Bavaria revaecina
J ton has been compulsory since 1S43
and from that date until 1871 period
/ of IA years, not a single case of unmod
flied smallpox occurred, not a singl,
= death from the disease. Of nearly so,
t 900 revaccinatiOns in the Prussian arm
; only about one-third were perfectl,
e successful resembling, that is, the re
suit of primary vaccination so closet,
g as scarcely to be distinguished from it
5; and the remaining two-thirds beinj
!. more or less modified, or failing entire
: ~. In connection with these facts
. the statement is also made that the dis
:, tiEguished English mechanically
Marson, in 10000 vaccinations; D1
" Sveese, in as many more; Sir VIM. Jen
a ner, in the cases of 13, 900 sick chiIdre
and adults in London; and DR.. West c
:; the Children's Hospital, as to $500
h children-al concur by saying tina
!. they have never seen any other diseas
" than that of vaccination communication
:. with the vaccine.
- CoRRECT WAY To SWEEP CARPET.
k There are three ways to sweep a carpe
one right and two wrong ways On
wrong way is to hold the broom nearI
in front of the operator, with the handl
a inclined backward toward him, the
e press down as a forward thrust is give1
" thus heaving the heaviest dirt half wa
a across the room while the light particle
IS are sent whirling about, covering a
they settle, every article of furniture
e Another wrong way to sweep a carpet
s to move the broom forward. with
e heavy drawing stroke, by which tn
IS material to be removed is pressed int
8 the carpet rather than worked gentI
&, along ON the surface. If either of thes
{. wrong ways is adopted the broom wi
, wear out the carpet more than If
worn by the occupants of the dwelling
q When a sweeper collects dust-pan ful
OF the nap of the carpet every time it
? swept, new one viii soon be required
II The right way to sweep is to incline tn
1t handle little forward, then give a IigI
drawing stroke, allowing the broom t
> hardly touch the carpet. Not one-haI
/ the weight of the broom should be a
lowed to press on the carpet as the din