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The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17

A contributor to Harpsrs B,,aar gives the
following account Of the spider:
I'VE do Uot believe there is much human
affection wasted upon the spider; neyerthc-
less it is very useful creature, and should
not be dcspised. Its specific Office is to pre-
vent the dangerous multiplication of winged
insects. En,raping flies is It's forte, and it has
been remarked that if spiders should strike,
and for a single month IN summer refuse 10
set their traps, we could hardly defend our
selves against armies Of n0xiouS insects that
would take possession of our dwellings.
Nevertheless lhcrc may be such a thing as
100 many spiders in the world-a possibility
against which nature has provided. When
spiders are thickest and busiest catching
flies, large peculiar looking fly appears
upon the stage Of action, and adroltly Seizcs
the spiders wherever they are found. These
spiders are stowed away in secret cells 10 be
food Tor the young flies. Thus there is com.
peGsaiiun All around"
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17
Value of Cabbage Leaves.

The Regue dc Ia Werarcutique enumerates
some of the uses in which cabbage leaves
have proved Of special value in disease
Among the uses thus specified, prominece is
given to the property this leaf possesses of
exciting and augmcnting suppuration of tho
secretion OF .ulcers, u!cerations, vesicles and
pustulcs. 1t has the same action on the in
teguments affected by inflammation from
erysipclas or boils and removes tissues IN a
morbid condition. The augmentation Of
suppura'iOn is constantly followed by an
amclioration and often by curc-it is the
condition necessary to the result, and the
property of the leaf which determines this
result is an indirectly curative property. But
this property according to the Rfrue, does
not consist IN any principle which the leaf
yields for absorption, but rather in an affinity
which the leaf has for the vitated secretions
The leaf exercises this affinity on open ulcers,
or on ulcers covered by thick or thin scab
or crust, and also on the thiCkencd epIdcrmis,
or where it is converted into thiCkcned rind-
like membranes. The cure OF an ulcer by
these leaves, however widespread and long
standing it may be-, is without danger, and
relapse is very rare.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17
The Cure of the Craving for stlmuIants.

DR.. Brunton has been writing letters to the
british messenger on the temptation to drunk.
eDness caused by the craving for stmulants
felt by some people. He furnishes, says the
Wedicdl Press and Circular, prescriptions
which he believes will overcome this craving
and which, we presume are to be obtained by
his readers at the nearest chemist. Here are
two Of them:
81. Put a quarter of an ounce of sulphate
OF iron and half an ounce of magnesia i'll an
ordinary quart bottle, and fill it up with
peppermint water. A wine glassful to be taken
three or four times day. Instead of the
peppermint water an infusion of dried pep
ermint may be used. 1t may be made
stronger or weaker according to the taste of
the patient, and should be allowed to cool
before ii is added to the sulphatc of iron and
magnesia. A little gum.arabic or gum
tragacanth added to the mixture will keep
the magneSia better suspended, but this may
perfectly well be omitted, The bottle should
be shaken before the dose is poured out. 2.
Take an ounce Of quassia chips and pour over
them as much cold water as will ill three
quart bottles Let them stand an hour and
then strain Add to the strained liquid 915
fluid drachms Of the solution of iron, sold
under the name of Liquor Ferr Perchloridi."
Two tableSpoOniuls or half Il wineglasstul to
be taken three or four times a day The iron
solution may be measured oVt with IA teaspoon
one teaspoontul being equal to one fluid
drachm; but teaspoons vary in size, and it is
therefore better to use glass measure, which
may be bought at any chemists" No doubt
there are many cases in which Chalybcatc is
indicated, but it may be questioned fit would
not be wiser of those who wish to try the plan
to ask medical man first. The value of such
advice is indicated by the following remarks
appcndedby DR.. Brunton to the receipts we
have quoted: "Whcn persons tongue is
pale, tabby, and marked with the teeth at the
edges, the second prescription may be found
more useful than the first. When there
is any tendency to flatucnce the first should
be taken quarter of an hour before meals;
and il either Of them causes uneaSress when
taken on an empty stomach, they should be
used Immediately after meals. In the pres,
cnCe Of a robust habit or florid complexion
the following prescription, which owe to the
kindncs of John Groom, Of Hampstead may
be found more scrviCeablc than either Of the
preceding. Add one ounce of bruised gentian
root to one quart Of boiling water. Let this
stand four hours; then strain off the liquor,
and add two draChms Of carbonate of
ammonia \ wineglassful may be taken two
or three times day when the craving comes
on. This prescription was used by Mr. Fox
Now of BrightOn) when surgeon of Bedford
Jail. Though I have recommended it in
certain cases in preference to the other pre-
Scrption, it may be used by all who are
addicted to intoxicating drinks
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17
FAR M AND GARDEN.


The distinction between winter and spring
wheat is difference in the time Of sowing
and not in variety Any spring wheat can be
changed into winter, or winter into spring,
merely by gradually changing the time when
either is to be sown. BY gradually sowing
spring wheat earlier every season, in II few
years it can be sown IN the fall and become
winter wheat. Or just before the close OF
winter, SOW winter, and let 1t germlnate
slightly, then let it freeze up till spring, and
AeXt year it car be successfully sown in the
spring. And as it is universally conceded that
winter is butter than spring wheat, it is a
natural conclusion that the sooner wheat can
be safely sown in the spring the nearer it will
sttaln to the quality OF winter wheat The
difference between red and white wheat is not
in variety, but is owing chiefly to the variety
Of soil on which it is grown. 1t is said that
the hard wheats are all natives of warm elm
ates, such as Italy, Sicily and Barbary. The
soft wheatS are from more northern climates,
such as Eng landt .suSsia, Belgium, Denmark
and Sweden. There is, however, one exccp-
tion to this general rule, as the celebrated
Polish wheat is hard, and for this reason it
has been claimed that it was not a native of
Poland, but was introduced there from some
mldcr climate. The English climate is 50
humid that ii is impossible to riuen any wheat
aard, but IN many cases it requires artificial
beat to harden it before it can be ground into
Sour. Different soils and climates materially
change the nature and variety of wheat
AGrtcu!tndt Department Rep2N
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17

Some curious statements have recently been
published in regard to the extent of which
termination of seeds can be facilitated by
chemical agencies, especially by ammonia
and oxalic acid. BY placing them in solu-
ton of the latter substance, they will begin to
serminate in one or two days, even after hav-
ing been kept for forty years, and then are to
be planted out in the usual way.
Coffee seeds, which are provcrbialIy hard
TO start, are best forwarded by placing in Il
covered vessel containing equal parts of
water and sal-ammoniac, at the ordinary
temperature. At the end Of twelve hours
roots will be found to have started, and even
young leaves can be discovered by careful in.
specti0n. In 1894 wheat was exhibited to the
German Scientific Association, raised from
the seed found in an Egyptian tomb, 1000 to
$500 years old. This had been soaked for a
considerable time i'll fatty oil before planting.
-Hor'icYi'arls'.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17

Professor Maurice Perkins, Union Uni
tsrsity Schenectady furnishes the following
I'D the C0u1tyy GeHttlmdn:
Very often in the spring | have noticed
hat Che peas, beans, &c, for sale in the stores
Tor sescyl were worm-eaten. In many cases
the seeds were 80 eaten as to be useless for
seed The worm and even the egg, may be
easily destroyed by the bisulphid of carbon,
a coIorlcss, volatile liquid having an odor
Ike that of rotten eggs. If the barrel con
tanning the seed is not quite full, moisten a
piece Of clo'4 with the liquid, lay it on the
seeds, and cover the barrel with an Old horse
blanket. The vapOr ofthe bisulphid will sink
down among the seeds and destroy
all animal life. The seeds themselves will
not he injured Two or three ounces will be
enough for half dozen barrels This liquid
4, used in Europe to destroy the wecvil in
wheat.
Il have u0t seen the above mentioned in any
agricultural paper, and thought that it might
prove useful 10 some ot your readers
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17

THE PROPER WHARF.-The Santa Rosa
Cal) Democrat contains the following: Mr.
Hutchinson, formerly of Sutter county, now a
resident of Sonoma, gives history Of the
Proper wheat, now pronounced by Mr.. starr,
af the Vallejo mills, and other experienced
millers, rs the best variety in the state. n
farmer in Suttcr county, some years ago,
purchased Il lot of seed barley from Chilli
When harvesting it the following year he
noticed u few heads of wheat of a variety that
he had not before seen lie carefully pre-,
served them. Soon after he sold his farm to
Il. Proper, and turned over to him the pro.
duct OF these heads of grain. Three years
afterwards Mr.. Hutchinson thrcshcd fifty
bushels Of wheat for Proper, since which time
it has been extensively cultivated in Sutter
county. 1t is remarkably whiteln color, pro
ducng more wheat and less otlal than any
other variety. Mr.. Hutchinson soWed last
season one ton at his place on the Gulicos
Ranch and harvested 167 sacks, averaging 134
pounds each The season was unfayorablc.
1t produced more than the Smith wheat sown
st the same time on the same class Of land.
The Proper wheat where known, brings ten
cents a hundred more for milling purposes
than other varieties.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17

An exchange says; In these days when
diseases of the throat prevail, and particu.
larly dry hacking cough, which is not only
distressing TO ourselves, but to those with
whom we are brought IN business contact,
those thus afflicted may be benefited by trying
the following remedy: Last fall we were
induced to try what virtue there was in com
mon salt We commenced by using it three
times day, morning, noon and night; we
dissolved large tcaspooulul of common salt
in about half tumbIcr Of cold water, and
with this we garglcd the throat most
eAtc;Ually, just before meal time The result
has been that during the winter we were not
only free from the usual coughs and colds 70
which, as far as our memory extends, we have
always been subject, but the dry hacking
cough has entirely disappeared; we attribute
it entirely to the salt garglc, and most cor
daily recommend It to those of or readers
who are subject to disease of the throat
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17
JACk-Ik-THE-PULP!T

IL TO be permanent feature OF tue Magazine; JACK Will
tell some OF the most curious things ever heard ana make
himself generally entertaining.
We undertaken to make ,hr beat Magazine possible
for the Little Folks well those who older. Every
number st. ~ ola. VIII contain good reading
matter for boys and rs OF all ages besides great deal OF
hearty and innocent uH.
Christmas comes hut once year, but s~t. Si"ho-
the Magazine for Girls ana Boys, comes every
month already the hearts OF the young folks
and the lu;ic children are crying for ST. Nicholas.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17

70 KEEP CGDER.--The following has been
recommended: Take pint OF pulycrlSed
charcoal and put 1t i'll small cotton bag,
then drop It into barrel ot new CIDER ana
the cider will never ferment, never contain
any intoxicating quality, and the longer i, is
trnt the more palatablc il will become.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17

The editor of the Louisiana, Mo, Prcss,.in
relating what he knows about farming, touches
up the hog question in this style ITO make
Berkshire pigs out OF your hazel splittcrs,
select cool day, stand them on their hams
led to "A sapling, and drive their noses back
into their shoulders leaving about an inch
pro,ruding. Ifyou look at the agricultural
papers you will see that all Llooded hogs are
liked in that way. If you have any whose
noses are longer than The body, better sell
,hcm to an aricsian well company for drills
- you cannot drive the nose back without
tclIscoping the whole hog. When you cutup
hoes, leave tic hams square; leave some hair
loo, salt cycrIaslingly, and they will be worth
several cents less per pound than when trim
med and cmcd 50 that a Christian can eat
lhCm'
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17

EIN Al. Sf:'rI'IEME;NT T.-Esr.TE OF
RvsIBRooK FAssETr, DECp.-Notice Ia hereby given
TO all persons interested In said estate, that William Sly
administrator OF the estate OF kushorook Fassett, de.
ceased, VIII appear before the County Court OF the
county OF La sale state Of Illinois, At the Court House
In ottawa said county Monday the 6th day OF Feb
ruary A. D. 1874 Tor the purpose OF rendering an
Of his proceedings in The administration OF said estate for
Eatcd st ottawa this Goth day Of December 1873.
ian3-iw H. A MCCALEB, CLERK
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17
All these Stories will be SpIeuddIy Illustrated,
JIMMY JOHN STORIES"
Rv Mrs. ABBY MORTON DTAz,

Author Of "The william Henry Letters" "wlliam Henry
and hs Friends and Lucy Maria (who has the rnre and
happy gift of knowing how to delight Young peope w.
daring There will also be Snorter stories
Papers Science and history Natural history ldSpor
and Adventures Sketches of Travel Fairy Tales Poems
Puzzles Charades .nglcs, Fun and Fancy INSTRUCTION
Entertainment md Delight Something for al, from Faith
or md Mothc IL, the Rauy The Illustrations will be the
best thai the Artists OF two continents can supply and Wild
be printed with the greatest care.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17

WoolY AruIs-Thc C0a0try GRtlcnaa
,lys that in France apple trees suffering from
American blight or woody aphis, are treated
in the following manner: The earth is re,
moved from about the roots, on which a
quantity of Stacked lime Is deposited, after
his the earth is replaced. The remedy is
said ~ he quite successful
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17

How TO MAKE A MUSTARD PLASTER -
How many people are there who really know
how to make II mustard plaster? Not one in a
hundred, and yet physicians prescribe their
application, never telling anybody how to
make them for the simple reason that the
doctors themselves do not know, US a rule
The ordinary way Is to mix the mustard with
water tcmpering it with u little flour, but
such a plaster as that makes is simply
abomnablc. Before it has half done its'work
il begins to blister the patient, and leaves him
finally with painful, tlaycd spot, after hay
ing produced far lc S effect in beneficial
way than was in,cnded. Now mustard
plaster should never make blister at all
When you make a mustard plaster, then, use
no water, but mix the mustard with the
white Of an egg and the result will be u
plaster whlch will draw" perfectly, but will
not produce a blister even upon the skin of
an infant, no matter how long It IS allowed TO
remain upon the part
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17

EINAL SETTLEM len NT.--EsrArn OF
RICHARD SuAPLaND, DRCD.-Notice Is hereby given
all persons Interested In said estate that Phil Watts
eSecntor oithc last viii and testament OF Richard
decd Will appear before the County Court OF the county
La Sale and state OF illinois, the Court House In Ottawa
IN said county Monday the 18th day OF February D.
1914 for tie purpose OF rendering account his pro.
ceedngs IN the administration OF said estate for the hnsl
Dated at Ottawa this ?6th day OF December 1873.
jin3-iw II. A. MCCALEB Clerk.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17

DRISKING HARD WATER.-Hard water has
sometimes been thought unhealthy, and
people have taken great pains TO build
cisterns in their houses, where rain water
purified might be had for the table But
nature rarely makes mistakes, and spring
water is almost uniformly hard. II IL touud,
on extensive and careful inquiry, that hard
water is more healthy than soft The body
needs some of the sails held in solution in
hard water, and suffers if they are not sup.
piled in some way. In England, The counties
where hard water abound, are more healthy
than those where soft wafer IS used. The
same fact appear, in cities, where the mortal
ity is less in the section supplied with hard
water. Contrary to the general impression
soft water acts on lead pipes more powerfully
than hard, and induces danger. Those who
have buIlt rain-water c'stcrns thinking them
more healthy than wells, will need to study
the wiser methods OF nature.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17

SIAI'i4r>E L. ILLINOIS, LA SALIECo.-ss
- C1t7tH tOOt beIeor, 10 JRupvV Term A. n. lSiI.
Charles stone rs. William B. Burns.
Public notice Is hereby given TO the said william p. Burns
That writ CI attachment Issued out OF .he O,e OF the
clerk OF the La sale county Circuit Court dated the I'm
day oil November A lH3 At the suit Of the said Charles
Stone. and against the estate OF Win an H. Burns Tor the
sum OF four huHdredt weny two and 2olD dollars direct
ed TO the sheriff Of La Sale county which said writ hss
been returned executed.
Now. therefore. unless you tie said Willsm Il. Burps
snail personally be aud appear before the said La Sale
County Circuit CORr oil before the first day of the
term thereof be holden ut the Court House in the city
OF OTTAWA. on the third Monday OF Jsnua'y 1874 give
special bail and plead TO the said plantis action ldg
ment will be entered against and In favor OF the said
Charles stone and much OF the property attached
may sufc SC satisfy the said Judgment and costs
viii be sold to satisfy the same.
ELDRsDGE LRwIs. Attorneys ianslv
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17
FOR VERY LITTLE FOLKS.

Our pages IN big type and easy words tor he Youngest
readers which nave been ~ hit" trOa the rat viii be
tnucd. The children viii be glad know, also that hc
Ia fpf
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We WaSt 100000 Children and Youth Made Happy
BY ST NICHOLAS At TIE HOLIDAYS.

at. NichoIn-, as enlarged, contsIns onrthrd more
matter than our Young Foik~ thus giving great variety
for ALL VITA ia Literary and Pictorial attractions
and tS beautiful Printing, t Will be tpand 20 be the thcsl
est Magazine In lhe word.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17

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The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17

Late Editor OF "OER YOUNG FDLES" which begins in h
present number. Other Eminent Writers well known e
the readers of Our Oung FoES have been engaged. We
are thus enabled TO present to the public Mngrzne io
Children and Youth superior In every respect any
before pUoshed.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-01-17

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Sew advertisements.
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The publishers of ST. NICIIoIIA@. Serb
nCrs Illustrated Magazine for Girls and Boys take pleasure
in announcing that by arrangement with MesaTs. j. II
Osgood Il Co., their popular Magazine
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d" FAST FRIENDS"


one Of N popular writers for young folks IN America
Readers Of Jack Hazard" ~ Chance for Hpself and
Doing his Best, VII understand what capital treat Is In
store iCr them III Mr.. TrowbrIdge's new story.
The daily gazette., 1874-11-23
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SPECIAL. NOTICES.
r. r. KunkeI's Bitter Wine Of Iron.

E.F. Kunkels celebrated Bitter Wine OF
Iron will effectually cure liver complaint.
ianndice, dyspepsia, chronic or nervous de
hiIity. chronic diarrhoea. disease OF the KID
news and ali diseases arising from DISORDER
ed liver. stomach or intestiDes; such US con-
stipatim. fla, ulsnce, inward plies. fullness OF
blood to the head, acidity OF the stomach,
nausea heartburn, disgust Tor food, lullbess or
weigh. In the stomach, sore eructatlons' SINK
ing Or Auttering Mt the pit Of The stomach.
swimming of the head, hurried or dmcutt
brentnihg, futtcring of the heart. choking OF
suffocatinx sensations when in u lying postnre.
dIrnnesS Of vision, dots or webs before Tue
siaht. dull pain in the head. dehciancy OF per-
spiration, yellowness OF the SKIN ana eyes'
psin i'm the side. back, chest, limbs &c. SUD
den fushes Of heat: burning IN tne hesn, ,;an con,
slant imaginings Of evil and great depression
ofrpirits. ,.t ,,a sr.a e,om
r,cbobolic stimulent ami all Injurious ,ngre-
d;ent "a. and are leasant in taste and smell
sn;id in ,heir operations, Will remove lmpo-
rites from the body and give health ana Vis-
or to the frame. rho ,on,;,o is
sold only in 81 bottles. ,....
SoId Nv Druggists and dealeIs eveIywnere,
EE' TUNKEL, Proprietor, No. zo9 Nortn
Ninth st., Philadelphia. Pa.
No. $50. Tape Worm No. "oe
Entire Ely removed with purely yeseta6I'
medicine. psssing from the system awe. ~
foe unissi the head passes; Come and reLe
To nntiept, treated. Dr.. u. II i UNkEL, no
sSe N. Ninth Street. Philadelphia. Advlc
free. Seat. Pin and Stomach Worms also re
moved. - NV -