The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-12-09
ABOUT HOUSE PLANTS.

Some complain of their plants growing
spindling and weak. and giving no bloom
Oae fault is too high temperature. with
too much water portion Of the time. dur
ing the day. aud too .Ou one at night.
When this is the case they grow sickly and
diseased and We hear the often repeated
complaint can't keep plants. they don't
do well What do you do to youn?-You
want strong yet grOwthy plants to secure
bloom and beauty. Every day when I
vater. turn my plants. and thus keep
them even and sEapely, BY allowing every
side the advantage Of the sun. A slip will
grow during the winter and become large
Towering plant IN four inch pot. IL jndiei.
ously vatered and cared for. When q
plant takes up is allowance Of moisture
daily from the saucer. il i doing well aud
growing rapidly. Coarse earihen put-.
without glazing. are the best 10 use. a.
they are persus. snd absorb ans superhuou-
moisture. which olh~rwi.r would renier
the earth Sudden. aid such will suck nj
their every day watering II the plaEts con.
tanned therein be healthy. Never pour
sater on the surface: il hardens the soil
and makes II tight or bound about the stem
and il should be loose aud light. A gentle
sprinkling IL beneficial The dregs of the
tea urn are good placed on the snrfaee.
spread ihinly about; they help 10 rstair
The moisture and enrich the soil II the same
time BY slow decay. have growing at
this q rose geranium slip, rntted last Sep
tember. which hss this winter put out
Eve branches from the main stalk tao inches
from the ground.
The three longest Of these measure. from
The body Of Tie plant 10 the lac, unfolding
leaf. each twenty inches IN length; the
other too are respectively eleven and thir.
teen inches long. The whole Is grown IN
. svs inch POI. With but little more than
. quart Of sol. --it Is exceedingly thrifty.
with large beautiful leaves. q q dark.
bright green. which gives forths fDe per-
fume after gentle shower. .sfti6cislly sp-
piled. like rose. that perradss ,hs whole
room and flls il with fragrance.
Country Gentleman.
SAT- Water for the Eyes. --Nany persons
are suffering pain from weakness offhe eyes.
This sometimes proceeds from local inaam-
nation aud sometimes from other eauses.
Several persons who haze been thus al eied
inform Us that they have derived sImOsi
isnmediste aud, in SINE cases. permanent
relief from the appahaiirf n ssls sstsr -
. bath !: and where he psiB I.ss bern aggrs.
vsted. from q sonprss saturated With
sslt and. wa,sr laid Oh the eyes. aud renew.
cd % frequent intervals. Opening the
eyes aod subrerEna them n slesn salt
~atsr hss been fyssvf bv~>6sisl 70 those
shoss syesight bsTins 10 fsa
SALT BRINE FoF LfCE.
IN sBswer 10 saasy ibqsirissfsv . rem
sdy Tor lice. the Raral World states ina,
90 application Of brine. % strong 90 csn
he made. 70 q certain remedy. u I'll!
hill fbs Nee outright. but not slssys The
nite hsncs second or third spplicaiion
10 required 10 be eHectusl. lIogs are
greatly tro1bled 9Th lice. and they should
Be Destroyed. Watch the colts and cslSs.
carefully. and II you see any falling. look
ouf fyr lies. A closs inrpeetiep will re-.
veal hundreds Of them feeding upon ne
poor animal. spplisssion.l % > wsrR
dsy. ~ brine ~ill bring great relief A
decociicn Of tobacco applied vill also rid
tie snimal q The pests. A thorough
ersssine u also remedy. Deo't lsstb
poor animal suaer. These applications are
a. gped fs hsnss bsipr . fes Lfu'c.