Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-04-26
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.

NEVER burn green wood in COOK
stove, as it requires twice as much woeo,
and three times as much patience, as dry
wood does.
CURE FOR BoTs OR Colo IN HORSES
From one to three tablespoonfuls OF cnio,
reform with from one-half to one pint OF
castor oil, and the combination Will act
like magic. The chlorofOrm not only
DESTROYS or kills the bot, but reiaxes the
system, rendering the castor OIL more
powerful in their expulsion. l have never
known horse or mule to die with coiie
or bots, with this remedy, even If colic
exist independent of their presence, whicn
/ much doubt.-Er.
HOMEMADE SHAwL.-f you have an
old broche shawl, buy piece OF merlno a
little larger than the center OF the snawi
and haste it on the wrong side. Then,
with a pair of scissors, cut carefully
around each of the figures that extend
into the center, leaving seams width OF
the cloth on 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.
To Stop THE RAvAGEs OF MOTHS
Camphor will not stop the ravages OF
moths in carpets, after they have COM
menced eating. Then they pay no re-
gard to the presence of camphOr, cedar or
tobacco. A good way to conquer them
is to take coarse crash towel and wiring
it out of clean water. Spread it smoothly
on the carpet, then iron 1t dry with good
hot iron, repeating the operation on all
suspected places, and those least used. IL
does not injure the pile or the color OF
the carpet i'm the least, as it is not neces'
sary to press hard, heat and steam being
the agents; and they do the work effectu
ally on worms and eggs. Then the cam
phOr will doubtless prevent further dep
relations of the miller.
How TO MEASURE THE HEIGHT OF
TREEs.-Where tree stands so that tht
| length of its shade can be measured, lts
height may be readily ascertained as fol
lows: Set a stick upright, Qet it be per-
pendicular by the plumb line). Measure
the lie. 9Th of the shadow of the stick. Al
the length of its shadow is to the heigh
of the stick, so is the length OF tn
shade of the tree to its height
For instance, if the stick Is foul
feet above the ground, and its shad
ow is six feet in length. and the shadow
of the tree is ninety feet, the height OF tn
tree will be sixty feet; 1874 9O:60.) IL
other words; multiply the length o
the shadow of the tree by the height o
the stick, and divide by the shadow OF tn
stick.
l. WHEN horses become worn out and rul
down by hard work, sometimes liberia
feeding alone will not bring them vi
again to their proper state of health. /!
writer in the Ag1icult,1-ist says his AM
mails were in thai condition Of Iassitud
and weakness, and he sawed barrel i
two, and placed the ends upon the platform
of the pump, to be used for watering tn
horses. Into one of them he put pal
| full of cornmeal, and mixed it with tn
water. The horses at first did not like II
and would only drink little when yer
/ thirsty. After they had drank what the
would, they were allowed pure water.
few days, however, they drank tn
corn-meal soup with relish, and in les
than a week there was a decided chang
for the better in the appearance OF all tf
horses. He did not let them eat the mea
but merely let them drink the milky WI
I ter. There Is no doubt but it is as good fl
: them as a plate of good soup Is for tire
r and hungry man before dinner. 1t seen
! to stimulate the appetite and aid diges
: ion.
: "MIDDY MORGAN" gives an excellel
| recipe for accelerating the growth of ha
D on the names and tails of horses. ST
5 says: Take corrosive sublimate Thy
f bichloride), oxymuriate of mercury, eac
four grains in one ounce of distilled waite
! Wash the parts where the hair is thi
: with warm water and soap, then rub wit
. linen cloth, and Immediately after RI
Z in some of the above liniment. If the ha
!. has been rubb. d off by the animals ON
s endeavors, to allay cutaneous irritatio
: then dress with the following ointmen
e One ounce of fine flour sulphur, one oun
a of pulverized saltpeter, made into a SC
q ointment with fresh butter or fresh re
b dered hogs lard; rub in at night an
e wash out in the morning with warm wat
and soap repeat three or four times.
h the hair Is scant from natural debility
+ the capillary organs, then simply u
e cold water applied with a soft spong
y avoid all combing or brushing, and cle'
n the name and tail as the Arabs do, with
], coarse flannel rubber.