The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-06-13
lIskrU1. SUGGESTIONS.

thence, as dry wood does.
CURE FOR BoTs OR COLO IN HoR-
sEs.-From one to three tablespoon
fuls of chl0roform with from one-hali
to one pint of castor oil, and the COM
bination will act like magic. The
chloroform not only destroys or kills
the bot, but relaxes the system. render
Ling the castor oil more powerful in
their expulsion. have never known
a horse or mule to die with collie or
bots, with this remedy, even If collie
exist Independent Of their presence,
which | much doubt. --Er.
A HOMEMADE SHAwL.--It you
have an old brocle shawl. buy a piece
of merino a little larger than the center
of the shawl and baste it on the wrong
side. Then, with a pair of scissors.
cut carefully around each of the fig
ures that extend into the center, leav-
ing a seams width of the cloth Oh the
| figures. Turn this in and fell neatly
to the merino; then, with fine silk, run
| the merino around the edges, and you
have shawl far handsomer than the
real article, the yellow-hued. fashion,
able Paisley shawl,
| TOSTOPTHE RAvAGEs on MOTHS
Camphor will not stop the ravages Of
moths In carpets, after they have COM
menced eating. Then they pay no re-
garl to the presence ofcamphor, cedar
| or tobacco. A good way to conquer
them l. to take coarse crash towel
and wiring it out of clean water.
Spread il smoothly on the carpet, then
iron it dry with good hot iron. re-
peating the operation on all suspected
places, and those least used. 1t does
not injure the pile or the color OF the
carpet In the least. as 1t is not neces-
Sary to press hard. heat and steam
being the agents; aud they do the work
effectually on worms and eggs. Then
the camphor will doubtless prevent
further depredations Of the miller.
How TO MEASURE THE HEIGHT OF
TREES. Where tree stands so that
the length Of its shade can be meas
ured. its height may be readily aScer-
tanned as follows: Set stick upright,
,let it be perpendicular by the plumb
line). Measure the length Of the shad-
ow Of the stick. As the length of its
shadow is to the height OF the stick, so
is the length of the Shade OF the tree to
its height. For instance, If the stick
is four feet above the ground, and its
shadow is six feet In length, and the
shadow of the tree is ninety feet, the
height of the tree will be sixty feet;
| (6:4: :90:60.) In other words. multiply
the length OF the shadow Of the tree by
the height OF the stick, aud divide by
the shadow of the stick.
WHEN horses become worn out and
run down by hard work, sometimes
liberal feeding alone will not bring
them up again to their proper state Of
health. A writer in the AgicaitwiSt
says his animals were IN that condition
of lassitutle and weakness, and he
sawed a barrel in two, and placed the
ends upon the platform Of the pump.
to be used for watering thu horses.
Into one Of them he put a pailful OF
corn-neal, and mixed it with the water.
The horses at first did not like it and
would only drink q little when very
| thirsty. After they had drank what
they would, they were allowed pure
water. In few days, however, they
drank this corn-meal soup with Q rel
ish. and in less than week there was
a decided change for the better in the
appearance Of all the horses. He did
not LET them eat the meal, but merely
let them drink the milky water. There
is no doubt but IL is as good for them
as q plate of good soup Is for a tired
and hungry man before dinner. 1t
seems to stimulate the appetite and
aid digestion.
"MrDDY MORGAN" gives an excel
lent receipt for accelerating the growth
| OF hair on the names and tails Of horses.
| She says: Take corrosive sublimate
(hyd. biehlOride), oxymuriate of mercu-
ry. each four grains, In olie ounce of
distilled water. Wash the parts where
| the hair Is thin, with warm water and
soap. then rub with linen cloth. and
Immediately after rub in some Of the
above liiIiment. Ii the hair has been
rubbed of By the animals own EN-
deavors to allay cutaneous irritation.
then dress with the following Oint-
nent: One ounce Of fine flour sulphur,
one ounce of pulverized saltpeter,
made into a soft Ointlnent with fresh
butter or fresh rendered hogs lard;
rub In at night and wash out in the
morning with warm water and soap;
repeat three or four times. lfthe hair
Is scant from natural debility Of the
capillary organs, then simply use cold
water applied with soft sponge;
avoid all combing or brushing, and
clean the name and tail as the Arabs
| do, with a coarse flannel rubber.
4 Within two weeks ten murders have
been committed Ia Virginia. Anegro
at Brunswick was the last.