Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-08-12
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.

"A whitewash made of quick lime and
wood-ashes will destroy the moss on trees.
A mixture of tallow three parts, tar
one part, applied to the bark while hot,
will protect fruit-trees against mice.
Never let tomatoes lie on the ground,
if possible, as they bear more abundantly,
last longer and are better-havored when
pushed or trellised.
Scratches in horses may be cured by
using wash, twice day, of teaspoon
full OF powdered blue-vitriol dissolved in
half pint of water Keep the feet clean
Prairie Farmer
The Journal Of applied Chemistry
says it is asserted that salad oil, promptly
applied, is an antidote to strychnia The
remedy has not been tried on men, but on
dogs halfpint Of oil is said to be suf-
ficient to prevent fatal results.
TO test the ssundness of piece Of
timber apply the ear to the middle of one
of the ends while another person strikes
upon the opposite extremity If the wood
is sound and Of good quality the blow is
very distinctly heard, however long the
beam may be- II the wood is Disagree
gated by decay or otherwise the sound
TO Make Veal Rolls-Cut thin slices
and spread on them a fine seasoning of
very few crumbs, little chopped bacon
or scraped ham, and a little suet and pars
ley, pepper, salt, and "A small piece of
pounded mace. This stuffing may either
fill up the roll like sausage or be rolled
with the meat. In either case, tie it up
very light and stew it very slowly in gravy.
uyhav off c1, -
nicely
Paper prepared after the following
recipe is said to render the use of the ra-
zor-strop unnecessary. By merely wiping
the razor on the paper TO remove the lather
after shaving keen edge is maintained
without further trouble. The razor must
be well sharpened at the outset First,
procure oxide of iron (by the addition of
carbonate OF soda to Il solution of persul-
phate of from, well wash tie precipitate,
and finally leave it of the consistence of
cream. Spread this over soft paper very
thinly with soft brush Cut the paper in
pieces two inches square, dry, and it is
ready for use.-Sctentifc american.
Amateurs are apt, in reporting plants,
to make the soil too rich, under the i'm
preston that, because the roots are con-
liucu Nltllill ~ sIlltil COlllpiSS, necessarily
the soil must be very fat Such is not the
fact Flowering plants should not have
the soil over-rich. They do better in pure
soil, free from an excessive quantity of
manure. What is used should be the
most thoroughly digested compost. The
successful florist understands that the soil
requires only to be in the normal state to
insure perfect and continuous growth. and
therefore, instead of making the soil in the
pots over rich, he depends upon stimulat-
ing, when wanted, by means of liquid ma
nure. A mistake generally made in shift
ing from one pot to another is the use of
too large pots as the plants increase in size.
In changing use pots only one size larger
than the plant was in before. To do this
in the best manner, put some drainage in
the bAttom of the pots, say half an inch of
broken flower pots for four-nch size, being
careful to close the hole in the bottom by
laying piece thereon; on this place a lit
tie rich compost mixed with one-half its
bulk Of sharp sand. Then place pot one
size less than the one containing the plant
to be moved. Fill in around this with the
same material pretty finely packed. Lift
out the pot and fill with soil, just 50 that
the ball of earth in which the plant is con-
tanned will reach to about half an inch of
the rim of the new pot. Now set the plant
in and cave the earth about it from the
sides, and fill up level with more SOIL
Western. RurdL