The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-08-16
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.

TURPENT1NE Is an antidote for phosphe-
rus when taken into the system.
If an edge tool is so hard as to crunble,
grind it on dry stone until the edge
turns blue; it will then cease to break :,
and the temper will generally prove to be
about right. Scythes and axes are some
times too hard at the edge, but if treated
in this way will give no further trouble.
AN English gardener is authority for
the statement that it is an admirable plan
in horseradish culture to place common
round drain-tile about two inches In the
ground, fill it with fine soil and plant a
set near the top of the tile and ten inches
for the product is thus avoided, and fine
clean stem is the result.
Mr.. WALL, in an address to the farmers
of New Jersey, alluded to the fact that in
England, in less than century, the pro-
duction Of wheat had risen from IL, O0O,-
600 to O,000, 600 bushels. This enor-
NOUS increase he attributes to systematic
attention to all the requirements of good
farming; to the skill and exactness with
which all the operations are performed :;
to their careful selection of the best vari-
cites Of seed, and to the extensive and
XOOu Use VI lnCll UhIAYAIu ue&uuAVs
Nothing is left to casualty or chance.
TEST FOR PURE WATER.-The PAarma-
cesticaI Journal recommends the follow
ing test for ascertaining the purity or i'm
pul ity of drinking water, VIZ: eff half
a pint of the water be placed in aperfectly
clean, colorless, glass-stoppered bottle, a
few grains of the best white sugar added,
and the bottle freely exposed to the light
in the window of warm room. the solu.
ton should remain clear even after ten
days exposure, if the water is pure. If
the water becomes tur5d, it is open to
grave suspicion of contamination with
sewage matter"
CoLoR1NG WITH WALNUT BARK.-Peel
the bark when the sap is up; put in a
kettle, cover with water and let stand till
it sours then boil an hour, throw out
the bark and put in the yarn (woolen wet
in soapsuds), cover it over with the bark
and weight down in the dye. Let stand
for day, then wiring it and hang it out
in the air for half day. If it is not dark
enough reheat the dye, put back the yarn
and let it stand as long again. It will be
nice brown that won't fade with wash
ing. Black walnut colors the darkest.
FLOWERS FOR W1NTER.--Those who
wish for good supply of window flow
ers next winter, should commence pre-
partitions about the end Of July. The
chinese Primrose, Cineraria, MignoEette,
Alyssumand other desirable plants should
be sown in pots, and kept in cool frame
until they grow. Most people fail with
these beautiful plants by sowing too late.
The Wallfower is nice old-faslioned
window Tower, and cuttings Of the double
kinds should be struck at once. Cuttings
of Geraniums and other things for next
winters blooming may still be put in.
A CORRESPONDENT Of the Maine Farmer,
who frequently gets poisoned during hay
ing by ivy which grows on his place. re-
commends the blowing treatment Take
four ounces of sugar of lead pulverize it,
then dissolve it in one quart of cold water.
Apply it to the poisoned parts whenever
they begin itching or burning. In case
the poisoned parts are badly infamed and
swelled put on bread and milk poultice,
till the Inflammation is out, then take half
cup of sweet cream, put in teaspoon
full of sugar Of leao and beat it up until a
salve is made of it; then apply it three
or four times day. 1t will also be well
to take little physic each day.