The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-06-24
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.


IN WATERING FLOWERS I'm Pors Man
* who have the care of window plan,
or seem to think that the operation !
Of watering Is one of the simplest items il
2, cident 70 their care, and will hardl
~ thank us tor advice on this point, an
:, =, yet we may safely hazard the assertio
d That more plants are injured and NOR
ID iaii to reach their greatest perfection
from an improper mode of watering thal
rs from all other cases combined.
'. 10 water the various varieties tina
: their different wants shall be supple,
i and no more, is an art acquired by bu
e few, and the credit which some receiv
e Tor fine collections is often due to tn
e proper observance of this one item.
E. 1t should be kept in mind that tn,
!, duty OF the water is to dissolve and con
J. |. vey to the roots of the plants the foot
= which they need; some plants must hav,
season OF comparative rest, and if such
i, are watered literally during this time
!. they Will keep on growing, and the nee
essary rest is not obtained. When any
;. OF my lady friends tell me that they sue.
: coed very well with certain classes OF
: plants, such as the fuchsia, Gala,
! lobelias, and ivies, and fail with Others
/ at once set them down as being profuse
, waterers, who, by too much water,
inJure or destroy such plants as will not
bear It, On the other hand, there are
those who fail with this class of plants
and succeed well with others, because
their mode of watering does not supply
enough for the want of one class, but ia
about the proper amount for another.
Many plants are permanently injured
by water remaining in the saucer
others often suffer from bad selection
of the soil.
Some OF our amateur florists fail with
q certain class of plants, of which the
begonia may be taken as type, because
they shower the leaves with cold water.
but for this very reason are eminently
successful with another class, of which
the camellia will serve as a type,
AS general rule, from which there
are few variations, the texture of the
leaf may be taken as an index of their
power to resist the application of water.
Plants having porous. open. or fleshv
leaves covered with soft down, should be
seldom, II ever, moistened, while those
having glossy or hard leaves will do all
SAS CSpVOA IL WdCcICu
Our ivies, hOyas, and cobeas seem to
laugh at us after good dashing, but the
begonias, coleus, and plants of the same
class, DO not appear to appreciate it.
NATIONAL TREE CULTURAL bit of
gossip is going the rounds of the press
telling how certain good citizen re-
Gently cut down an immense oak tree on
his premises, because its gigantic size
and wonderful beauty drew SO MANY Wis
itors. The tree had passed its second
century of life and deserved a better
fate. Its fall brought forcibly to mind
the saying of an ancient lover of the
crest, that the man who would wantOnlv
Kill shade tree would STAY one of his
fellow creatures. 1t would be sad to
believe this, however, for the waste of
forest trees in our land has been indis.
criminate and universal. So far has it
gone That IN some parts of New England
anu the Middle States large manufac-
tories are kept in enforced idleness dur
ing part OF the winter months by reason
OF drouth, and the character of the soil
in other sections has undergone change !
Tor the worse. 1t would not be a bad |;
idea If the North should follow the ex- =
ample OF the West in availing itself of 7
The provision made by national legisla- I
'lon Tor the encouragement of tree plant =
ng. In Minnesota, since the act in :
question was passed, fifteen million trees +
lave been planted in about seven thou y
and acres. In addition the number a.
planted on private places, and not en- \
,raced In the Assessors returns and on .
he railroad lines, will bring the total y
or the State up to 20,000,00O. This is n
ust so much solid wealth added to the .,
offers OF the State, and the trouble has a
zen comparatively trifing. In the W
reat decrease of forest trees, the item of h
national system of tree culture is big h
18th the promise of future riches. !,
ABOUT SICK ANIMALs.-Nearlv all b.
ok animals become so by improper $
'eding, in the first place. Nine cases m
ut OF ten the digestion is wrong. Char. al
BAL is the most efficient and rapid cor m
'ctlve. 1t will cure majority of cases, m
properly administered. An example OF
its use: The hired man came in with it.
le intelligence that one of the finest
'ws was very sick, and kind neighbor =
opposed the usual drugs and poisons. tic
ne owner being i'll, and unable to ex- sh
nine the COW, concluded that the
ouble came from overeating, and or wa
red teacupful of pulverized charcoal an
ven in water. 1t was mixed, placed in lie
Junk bottle, the head held upward, and tin
Q water and charcoal poured down. usl
'rd. in five minutes improvement
IS visible, and in few hours the ami
II was in the pasture quietly eating
ass. Another instance of equal suc, h..
v occurred with young heifer which on@
d become badly bloated by eating sor
zen apples after a hard wind. The a
'at was so severe that the sides were Gro
most as hard as barrel. The old oof
nedy, saleratus, was tried for correct 1rs
the acidity. But the attempt to put inf;
Town always caused coughing, and it '1 I
little good. Halfa teacupful of fresh che
vdered charcoal was given. In six tio,
IRIS all appearance of the bloat had self
le, and the heifer was well. Ln
uo,..,,.,. u into
PINT of mustard seed put in barrel a
'lder will preserve it sweet for several n nnel
nths. The
evel
ARE OF Occasionally his
20 In the water small piece of the O
ract OF licoricc, and put between the dea,
es, at one end of the center perch, a wei,
e OF white sugar. The seed boxes cow
aid contain sufficient seed for the day. 1roa
mixture Of canary, rape, and hemp still
is usually given, but hemp seed is it in
fattening. We have always found take
ary and rape the best food, with oc- c.
onally little German millet added. cent
D REMOVE Fly SPECKs FROM PAINT. Wbe,
J. WITHOUT INJURING.-Dip a soft seen
IN finely powdered and we'll sifted cond
lIsh white, and rub the surface of sent
canvas gently with it. This will re- Tn
the smoke, dust, and grease. Then dug
me surface with barely tepid, clean disco
= ~ meahs OF SOIL sponge, and rub of he
o o. a.; IIy py means OF piece of trial
oo'o iea'uer. Inc colors appear cuteC
90" 40 wheh 'he painting was rev. indel