The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-08-10

there is loss to the producer hut the
great staple crop may safely be held
when there is good reason for holding
and no pressing reason fer selling. II
is suggested, we notice, that half OF the
early crops Of Grain-say winter wheat
-be stored. The wisdom OF this ad.
vice, of course, depends upon prospec.
tive denand-upon the old stock on
hand at home and abroad, when the
new crop goes on the market and upon
the amount OF the new crop as compared
with that Of previous years. The means
for determining the policy 10 be pur-
sued are more complete than ever be-
fore. The crop reports TO the Depart
mont OF Agriculture, by commercial
reports to the papers, and the facilities
afforded by more complete organiza.
tion OF farmers than has been before
known in this country, facilitate the
obtaining Of this information, But the
most vicious suggestion we have seen
Is that sit might be good plan for the
wheat grower TO borrow the money rO.
quired for immediate use and ware.
house as much as possible OF his CROP"
This is making the producer specula-
tor ON his own products with ven.
geance. or course it might happen
that the farmer who did this would
make money betting on the price Of his
grain two to six months hence, and pay
ing 10 70 90 per cent. for money to bet
with but again, he might not make
and might lose the money be had put
up. We regard all advice that en-.
courages any one to run in debt,
especially when there is no absolute
need OF 1t, vicious. This advice when
given 70 farmers for speculative pur.
poses, involving as basis Of action q
thorough knowledge Of commercial
wnnts and values, is doubly bad. II
farmer is able to hold his grain for bet
terprices without running in debt, tits
u different matter even then he must
take risk; but he does not go in debt
to take 1t, and that is the main thing We
demonstrating in debt.-Rural
NcO Yorker.
New Remedy for Hay Fever.
DR.. Horace Dobell, Senior Physician
to the Royal Hospital for Diseases OF
the Chest, London, has suggested o
continuance and prescription, by the
combined use OF which immense com.
fort may be given to many sufferers
from hay fever and sneezing.
The prescription is as follows: Ohio.
raj hydrats aud camphor (oi eaeh) 10
grains, carbolic acid 90 grains, pure
morphia - grains, oleie acid enough
to dissolve tho morphia) 20 grains, cas-.
tor oil (the clearest and fnest) 7
drachms. Rub well together to makes
lotion.
The continuance is for the efficient
application Of the above remedy, aud
consists Of miniatm bottle, contained
in little lockwood case so that II can
be carried easily in the pocket. To the
lid OF the Gox Is attached the cork OF
the bottle, and TO the cork, in the same
fashion as the spoon Of cayenne pep.
PEI cruet, is fixed little club.shaped
rod of polished ivory, long enough TO
reach to the bottom OF the bottle. and
also to tue upper extremity OF the nos.
tril. The little bottle Ia kept half full
Of the lotion above prescribed, and the
little rod immersed in IL. Directly the
patient feels the tickle or other signal
OF q coming sneeze, he uncorks his bot.
lie, withdraws the ivory club, wet with
the olcaginous lotion, and pushes it up
the nostril until 1t reaches the seat OF
the sneeze signal; there it should be
gently pressed so rs to apply the lotion
to the part. After this the club is with.
drawn aud returned to It's little bottle
OF fluid, where IL becomes at once
charged for fresh application. As
often rs hosneeze threatens the oper.
alton should DO repeated. Very often
one application will keep OF 0 threat.
ened 1T Of sneezing altogether, even
though its first effect may DO to excite
q Bneeze.
Pork-Raislng.
A correspondent of the Germantown |
Telegraph writes I" My own theory OF |
pork.raising, based upon experience,
observation, and probably q little
philosophy OF things, II written for the
benefit OF others, would DO about rs
follows: Duringt the hot summer months
would feed very little solid feed, such
MS corn in the ear or uncracked. ! |
would keep hogs upon green feed con.
stantly, either grass, oats, or rye, and
feed them at regular intervals, once or
twice dry, upon mashed feed, either
shorts, chopped oats, or rye, buck.
wheat, etc., fed in troughs. When fed
III this way, and allowed access 10
water md shade, hogs will bear crowd.
ing through the hot months-a very
good time, il not tho best, to take on
flesh. This puts them in the best Of
condition for corn feeding, which
sheuld commence about the first OF
September, when the new crop Is still
soft and tender. Treated in this way
hogs become probably as perfect as any
method could make them. Upon tho
whole, 1 believe it is the cheapest and
most economical"
Hay Tea for Calves.
"a young farmer" correspondent Of
the Boston Journal, thinkshe las made
a discoyery in using hny tea for raising
a call. He says Of the calf: at grows
finely, is fiat enough, and seems 10 like
its hay ten, and TO be Just as we'll salts.
fled with full meal OF that Us II would
be II 1t had taken its fill right from the
COW. I never tried hay tea before, and
never saw il made or fed out It is not
Us much trouble to make hay tea as to
make porridge, and the COSTS nothing,
1 cut my hay, the finest and best ] have,
about two inches long. and pour boiling