Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1875-10-23
FACTS FROM ALL SOURCES.
pIsposrNG OF DEAD ANIMALS.

ground a few rods square should then be
deeply, and the carcass thrown
upon the soil in the center of the plowed
ground. Some freshly dry-slacked lime
should then be scattered upon the heap,
as to cover it thinly but wholly. The
loose earth is then to be heaped over it a
foot in depth, and the pile covered with
boards, so that dogs cannot get at the
heap and tear it up. If the least smell
is perceived, more earth should be thrown
upon the heap. In three months the
heap may be dug over or turned over
with the pillow, and well mixed. The
bones that cannot be broken up should
be taken from the heap, and the. fine
matter will be worth at least $40 per ton
TO use in the hill for corn or cotton. The
larger bones may be broken up and buried
among the roots of grape vines or fruit
trees.
ToP-DREssING FOR GRASS.
\ correspondent of the Maine Farmer
writes; Mr.. Joshua Howard, of this town,
reports a very successful experiment in
top-dressing moving lands. He spread
about three cords per acre of horse and
OK manure composted with muck and
chip dirt, and worked over by hogs. AT
ter spreading from the cart, a brush was
dragged over it 10 pulverlze it as much
as possible. This was applied in August
last wear, and it was feared the severe,
drouth during the fall would render the
dressing imperative, but the increase in
the crop this year was remarkable, being
double that of last year on the same
ground. On one place, where foul grasses
had begun to appear, the Iop-dressing
had the effect to bring up athick, stotft
c0wth OF timothy anu &d-top, SO that
the poor grasses were not seen. Mr..
Howard is confident that the extra guam
tity of hay harvested this year from those
pieces of ground, pays him for all the
expense of top-dressing.
DESTROYING COCKROACHES.
For the destruction of the cockrOach
Mr.. Harris, the late eminent entOmolo-
gist, recommends a mixture containing a
tablespoonful of red lead, the same
amount of Indian meal with molasses
enough to make a thick batter. Set this
on a plate at night in places frequented
by the insects and all that eat of it will
be poisoned. Another preparation is
composed of one t%easpooniul of arsenic,
with a tablespoonful of mashed potato
Crumble this every night at bedtime
where the insects will find it, and it is
said to be an effectual poison. Great
| care should be exercised in the use Of
such dangerous agents. An innocent
method of destroying cockroaches is tC
place a bowl or basin containing a little
molasses on the floor at night. a bit o.
wood, resting on one end on the tiool
and the other on the edge of the vessel
serves as a bridge to conduct the insects
to the sweet deposit. Once in the traI
its slippery sidds prevent retreat, ant
thus c~ockroaches may be caught by the
thousands. Various insect powders sole
at the druggists may be used for thei
determination also.
DECREASE OF WATER IN SPRINGS
The Imperial Academy of Sciences a
Vienna has taken up a question i'll which
all Europe may be said to be interested
the decrease of the quantity of water Il
springs, streams, and rivers. \ circular
accompanied by an able and instructiv
report, has been addressed to ~scientiti
societies in other countries, in the hop
that they may be persuaded to under
ldhC ODSCl NdlIOIlS, hlllIH, Ill OOuloS I
time, may furnish data for practical ust
The Academy calls attention to the fac
that for some years past a diminution {
the waters of the Danube and other grea
rivers has been noticed, and especial
since the modern practice of cuttin
down forests without regard to cons
quences has prevailed. The Austria
Engineers and Architects union hay
also taken the question in hand, and al
pointed a 'hydrotechnic committee"
collect facts and prepare a report. III
Danube, the Elbe, and the Rhine, we
each assigned to two members, viii
| other two were to examine into the m
%teorOlogy Of the subject, and into the i
l f1uences which glaciers and Alpine to
, rents may have on the general resul
The committee regard the question
? urgent; they recommend the immedia
I adoption of remedial measures, and the
are unanimous in declaring that Il
prime cause of the injurious decrease
5 water is the devastation of forests.
BOILER NCRUsTATIONs.-An Austri;
railway engineer has had the idea of pr
: tecting the boilers of locomotives again
incrustation by means of copper plat,
The front and back plates of the botto
: of the boiler of an engine were cover
a with a sheet of copper 1-25th of an in
d in thickness, the middle plate of t
I boiler being left unprotected. The e
l CINE was worked for two years on a pa
of the line of the state railways whe
. the water was of very bad qualit
, When the tubes were taken out the j
: crustation was found to be | of an in
in thickness on the surface of the ire
!, and only from 1-15 to 10 of an inch thi
u on the copper plates. The iron was
l. many places corroded to the depth
u 1-20 of an inch, while the copper was c
tirely unaffected, and the iron plate
meath it, when uncovered, looked pt
{ fectly new. The particles ofincrustati
, were larger on the iron than on the &C
II per. The cost of the copper covering
said to be from $50 to $50 per boiler
y Austria. Another engineer, who exal
ined and reported on the arrangemel
q says that the duration of the boilers
i doubled or tripled by the application
: the copper plates. which afford extraC
binary security against explosion. T
incrustatiOn is much less on copper tn
vi IloH anu Stccl, WHICH Is pOluo d
Z slightly oxydized and consequently t
vaporation is more complete, and there
a corresponding saving of fuel. In t
construction of a boiler to be lined wi
d copper the iron plates may be of Il
z thickness without risk; the weight of t
q boiler is thus considerably reduced, al
lastly, the expense forrepairs isdecided
4 d A London journal co
ments thus upon the above facts: TT
combination of copper and iron in ir
u ships has been found very injurious
y account of the galvanic action betwe
J the two metals, and we would need me
satisfactory experiments with water
different qualities, and particularly wi
the acid water common in coal min
= before placing much value on this i
u provement.
No Time for Anything.
lie The great difficulty in this country
NJ that we have no time for anything. 7
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