Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-18

IoI iS" ohaioo. iils stove saves hal
the fuel" said the dealer to Pat Doe
it, indade? then give me two, and 7 viii
| be after saving the whole Of it."
RAW BEEF FOR CHILDREN.-Taka holt
pound OF juicy beef, free from anv fat
mince it up very finely; then rub if into
| a smooth pulp either in mortar or viii,
an ordinary potato masher. Spread lit.
| tie out upon plate and sprinkle over i
some SALT Or some sugar, if the child
prefers it, Give it with teasnoon 90
upon IA buttered slice Of stale bread Il
makes an excellent food for children with
| dysentery.-W Western Rural
ALL over the world it has been observed
that very few things will grow under the
shade OF beech trees, and this has given
rise to suggestion that the beech roots
excrete some matter injurious to other
vegetation. But the true explanation
probably is that the great tendency of the
beech to root near the surface, and the
great number Of these surface roots 50
dries the ground and eXhausts the soil
that there is not enough food or moisture
for most plants.
THE Joatrnal de Lyon suggests that the
wearing Of silk shirts will ward off the
cholera. 1t states that the Chinese who
are well enough off to afford these gar
mcnts protect themselves absolutely from
all cpidemics by wearing them. The
JOurnat recommends the manufacture Of
a silk fabric for the purpose which shall
be SO cheap as to place it within the reach
Of all This publication, however, is the
organ Of the silk interests, and its sanitary
suggestion may be merely in business
way, you know.
AMONG the plant puzzles, Where did
apple originate? has been one of the best
discussed of questions. A few years ago,
when the remains Of the lake-dwellers-a
people who lived in houses made on piles
driven into the mud Of the lakes-were
discovered, and apples were found in the
mud beneath, il was thought we had got
nearer the origin of the apple; but when
they found wheat, flax, and other things
also in the mud, and which certainly were
not indigenous to Switzerland, it was felt
that the great apple secret was as far away
as ever.
on. THE JOINTs.-Thanks to the sew
ing-machine, there is in almost every
household convenient little can for dis
tributing oil. Many hOusekeepers never
consider that it can be used upon any
thing but the sewing-machine, while
hinges creak and keys turn with difficulty
in their rusty locks II one has not this
little can, trifie Of oil in cup and
feather will answer the purpose. Heavy
articles Of furniture provided with casters,
are sometimes more difficult to move than
if they were without them. 4 drop or
two Of oil will often do more than a large
application Of strength.
A VERY important circumstance always
enters into the question Of bank accom-
mOdations. This refers to the amount and
character Of the securities, notes, bonds
or other exchangcable values which Dor
rowers can offer as the guaranty for their
loans. Banks, not being traders dealing
in merchandise, always demand in ex-
change for their loans, and as the security
thereof, something that is not only equiya-
lent to the money lent, but readily con
yertible into money. They can lend only
on the most neg0table kind Of property
Hence. in a commercial crisis that shakes
credit and makes almost all kinds of
property unuegotiable borrowers find a
dificu! ' in procuring loans from banks
because they cannot easily supply the
requisite basis in the way Of guarantees.
Only the very best class Of borrowers can
secure accommodation at such times, and
even they often fail.
DIR. HERMAN MEYFR, If Zurich, asserts
that i shoemaker ought not only to pro
duce shoe that does not pinch, Tut a
shoe so constructed that it viii give to 4
foot distorted by the pinehing it has borne
already, fair chance Of a return TO lis
right shape, and full possession of its
power as means Of carrying the body
onward. He says that, in measuring a
foot for a shoe or boot, the first thing to
be considered is the place of the great toe.
Upon this toe, in walking, the weight Of
the whole body turns at every step; in d
natural foot, therefore, it is in a straight
line with the heel. \ central straight
line drawn from the point of the great toe
to the middle Of its root, if continued
would pass very exactly to the middle Of
the heel But, by the misftting boot
usually worm the point Of the toe ispress-
ed inWards, the root DutWards. No last,
or model Of foot already injured by
wearing ill-fitting boots or shoes, should
ever be made of the exact sizeof such a
foot.