The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-04-10
Nome. Farm and Garden.

Home. Farm ana Gar0en.
Piece. of ho-seradsh a dded to the vine
gar in pickles improves their favor, and
prevents mold.
A teaspoonful CT spirits ammonia added
tsthe rinse water VIII make rusty black
goods look as good as new.
The Seckel pear, according to CORES
pondent of the Gc.oeay IS Acathty, at
suspension Bridge, Ny. is "wonderiu'ly
imp owed" By applying ashes. Fine and
bones, in autumn. and PR ling and thin
ming out the thick branches ca ~ in the
spring.
A French farmer has discovered simple
and effective preventive against po,ato-dis-
ease. He introduces small opan.itv Of
crashed tan-bark INTO each hole on planting
the or, and by t., method has, for tn;
last three years, been com,,lete'v successful
in e,erving his fields free from tie dis
ease
/ 4 good plan to cle27 mustv or foul
casks is to nnt ID quantity of unslIc>e,
lime. and thin por' in boiling water until
the same is sl.cked. Put N sle bdng and
shake until The water a1l lime have come
in contact with every port Ct the barrel.
Let 1t stand SIX or ,i~ht boris empty, and
smell the cask, and if not clean ;epeat the
ope. AEON otter having again empted out
the l:me, bu- 5. ip of c'oth Opt in mel
ted birthstone in the cask, fastening it by
the bnnr and cask must be fonl indeed
that c. mot be purified BY this process.
A hsrg rg garden of sponge is one of
the latest novelties N gardening. Take
awhile sponge Of large size, end sow it
full of rice, oats or wheat. Ten place it
for a week or ten DAYS in shallow dish, in
which a little water is consta atty kept, and
as the sponge VII absorb, the seeds will
be,i1 to sprout before manv DAYS. When
this was ia.lv taken place, TIE snonge may
be srspeDded by cords from a hook in the
window where a l'tt'a sun will encer. 1t
VII thus become Ike a mass of green, and
can be kept wet BY merely immeTsing it in
n bowl of water.
Sure cure for Neural,;a. A fierd Of
ours who suffered horrible pains from nsu-
ra'.ia, hea ing of a noted physician in Ger
mGnv who invariably cured the disease.
crossed the ocean and visited Germany for
treatment. He was permanently cured af-
ter sho"t so,ourn. and the dor.0r freely
was nothr, but poult:ce and tea made
f,om DER common field thistle. The leaves
ere maccrated and used on the pa is afii c.
tel as porltce, while small quantity
Of the leaves are boiled dowa To 4 PINT,
and small wine Lass of the decOct'ou
drank before e.ch meal. Our friend says
he has never known It 10 fail Of giving re-
l,.r VILE in almost cv""v case it has e.
fccted IA ctre-Eych0.J,.
A correspondent of thc' Prcc.:cal Foy-
me-. saws: | Rave known many men and
woman too, Who, f,om various causes had
become so much affected with nervousness
that when they s,rctcbed ont their hands
they shook Ike aspen leaves on wIn.ly
DAYS; and bv daily, moderate use of cele
~ leaves as salad, they becatue is strong
and steady in l;mb, as other people. |
Rave Ennwa Others 50 ve-y nervous t',at the
le st ANNOYANCE put them in 6 state OF agi
t:t'or, who were in almost constant per-
nlex::v and fear, who Were effec,ionallv
cured bv dalv moderate use Of launched
cele a. salad at M Il time have kaown
oilers erred by using celery for palpt ton
Of the hca :.
A. meas o. pr cmotinS the gcrmInition
Of ru't and ouher seeds, a German hJrii-
colt alestr, commcnds the following simple
nrcpc At'on, as tested by his own expert
entc. S"c,'s Of apples, pears, etc., are
rlaced IN a tum1cr or glass i"", with .
s1;ficient quantity of rain water o cover
them, and kept = Il room at Il temperature
9" from G3 and Gj de, 'ccS Fahrenheit the
W.. n to be .cicwr d when it; olor inli-
G .; 40 n 30 t Il ~ .;nt
e, -; nHc . Nicn.,'1 - - s'ouiu
De -. ~ -, - >p.e u g u?on cot
tyr o. woo'lr clo,', ? III p 81 iwmc-
':,.elv. loco Sc : All one i,tN =
90 so,ns = e,up"v belei,eG by such
so ,',,.
Don't fov,et TO IN you" In ow over your
Wheat lie lat Of M ch or tie f It of
Ao.I. Il oma b,o,l c., i ow w;th
the IL ItM'" pei ~ bat l,,ie md Will
be e'.ual to a hoe csa =. Fit
We =; &C with o." cor e>po 'cnt in re-
gard 70 tie valce of h9 row. :; IA the
Spr'",. We rdoptel the plaza last
yea, apd f 81 terilcnt t'rat we added
one III !, ~ lea TO me amount of our
c-cr ' do .; So We T. owed one WY
" "a ,,c \ IN row, All IN CO, bar
roNed with Thoina, h. row. We left
a few rol, 4 re lr"I.'e OF ne fell with
out Ire t ll 20" y" a. an eXnc"'mcnt
and toe d tat his plrcc s. Gee, for The
NEGLECT al he season. No,:weatnrd Fer
az.
ABSURDITIES OF FASHION. \ cores
rondert o: London ladies newspaper, the
Lodics' TreoS",y, lays, "The latest no.
vclries which are spoken of fer spring ia
shiols are the Yc;d, .oduction of the First
Empire stvls OF dress-tbas is, shprt waists
RI 1T unde' the afmots. Skirts al>o are
10 be made pc, feci'y PLATO with just few
g,,he 5 ~ The Drck: 20 lat I'll the old
,ic,N es, VIII their vi post boyile>s dresses
anu long scanty *; :, may serve as fash
ion Plies for tie cor x season. Sle=-
de-, ,ape 'ng wais:s no. to ne cen -
We, u We :; doom u 20 cr. to re-