The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-04-02
USEFUL KNOWLEDaE.

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tive influence of vaccination become
impaired during the period between in
fancy and maturity" In order TO main
tain the protective influence during life
1t is essential to repeat the vaccination
after the individual reaches maturity.
Durable STovE-BLACKINd.-By ad
ding n teaspoonful Of pulvcri2ed alur
to half n package Of good stove-polish
wet up with n little water, much tim
and laboa will be saved, as n stove pol
ished with this mixture will remail
bright n long time. 1t should be ap
piled when the stove is nearly cold, an,
with a dry brush rubbed until it il DIR,
and shining.
LUNAR Solitude 1t is argued b,
Prof. Proctor and other eminent astron
omcrs that the moon is uninhnbitnbl'
because II has no atmosphere TO sustain
human or brute life; and that it has NJ
atmosphere because it's valleys, rs scel
through the telescope, are absolutely
dark when the mountains shade then
from the sun, instead Of being Lighted
like ours by atmospheric refraction, ant
because stars becomes invisible upoI
reaching the planets apparent disk.
TO KEEP POrATOE8 FROM SpRoUTING
To prevent the gcrmination Of pOtn
toes in winter stores, it is recommended
to expose them to the vapor Of sulphu.
rous acid, which is simply the fumes o.
burning sulphur. II not entirely effect.
nal in accomplishing the object, it viii,
Mt least rctard or modify the sproutiuf
to such m extent as 10 render the inju'
ny cauqed thereby very slight. The la-
vOr Of the potato is not affected III the
least by this treatment, nor is its vltalI'
ty diminished, the action being simply
to relard or prevent the formation and
growth Of the eyes.
How TO Boil Zoos. Put tho required
number Of eggs into II saucepan, con
tanning boiling water sufficient 10 cover
them, and put it in IL place IN the range
where il will keep boiling hot, but not
boil. Int them stand seven minutes.
When taken up they will bo found
thickly and dcliciously ieIlicd through.
out, ind perfectly diRostibIc. 1t IL II
much better and NOR certain way than
boiling thom. Another method is, to
let them boil gently for thirty minutes.
This il IN excellent plan for persons
like hard bottled eggs, or for inyaIids,
n eggs cooked for this length of time
can be easiIy digestod by the most deli
cate stOmnchs.
CrnRAYra. The old red dutch md
white dutch are good sorts, and under
the best culture and proper pruning,
will be five times IN large as when grow
ing neglected in grass. a fine appear
anco IL mudc on the table with cherry
aud white Grape curranta mixed, the
cherry being often half an inch in
diameter 1--WE have measured the berries
fiyr.ciEhthsJ, and the white Hrapo
nearly as largo. The Versailles closely
resembles the cherry, and both possess
tho desirably quality Of hanging long
ON the bush, during which time the
flavor improves and they become less
acid. Victoria and Prince Albert are
valuable for their IAtcncss. Any good
garden soil is suitable for currauta,
which should be- kept clean and cult
waited, and old wood pruncd out and
thrifty shoots left.
RAT POIsoN. -Tho following method
OF preparing poison for rats il said to be
more CiicCtunl than ~muistcnlnp Rruln
with II solution Of s%trychnlne Make II
clear solution of a%rscnito of potash, by
boiling in n large iron kettle Il part of
white arsenic, one of carbonate of pot
ash, and twenty-five Of water, stirring
the whole WI together add % pnrts
Of water, and introduce, while warm, 80
parts Of barley, wheat or oats, stirring
frequently during % to 3G hours then
heat the graiu and stir it with II paddle
until 1t appears dry externally For
use in the house it may be advisable to
color the grain by adding l,50O parts of
liquid fuchsin. Glenn the kettle after
uso by securing with limo. In most
cities, however, the arscnito of potash
can be obtained ready made, and thus
the trouble and danger Of preparation
IL saved.
PERMANENT GRAss meadows
are amongst the most productive of per.
manent grass lands. But the manage
mcnt of water meadows IL very FREE
quently iniudicious. No cattle should
be allowed upon an irrigated meadow,
nor should the watcrbe permitted to run
continually over one spot. A meadow
thus treated very sOOn becomes II mo.
rass, and is then spoiled. A dressing
of bone-dnst is remarkably beneficial
to water meadows, greatly thickcning
the grass and improving the quality of
the hay. An application of plaster the
next year still further improves the
meadow. AS soon M the hay becomes
inforior in quality and decreases in
III quantity it il restored by n repetition
of this treatment. The opportunities
for making water meadows nre frequent,
and as their value becomes appreciated
they will become much moro common
than they now ARE.
DRIED BLOOD As FERTILIZER The
process Of RranulntinG the blood Of
hogs, to be used ns II fertilizer, is b.
coming Il business Of considerable. i'm
pOrtancG in connection with the pork
packing establishments of the west. II
IL cooked and dried TO Il black powder,
and is in fine grains. Tho blood of II
hog is worth for this purpose about
three cents before it is prepared. One
establishment i'll Wisconsin, which uses
up five thousand swine per day, receives
for the blood alone ono hundred and
fifty dollars. The income for the en-
tire season must equal a handsome for
1t il gratifying to learn that
waste substances, which were formerly
suffered 10 become IL nuisance, aro now
mndc to yield II revenue, instead of be-
allowed to spread disease and suf-
over n community. We have
never used any commercial fertilizer
which left its mark 80 plainly written
~ fresh blood from n hog slaughtered
a moving field.
Raising FRUIT IN THE SHADF.-A