The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-05-20
USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.

TIE total number of strings in a !
piano, when properly stretched to pro- |
duce the right tones, exert 8 pull of |
over ten tons this explains why good
pianos must be durably and heavily
built.
DANGER OF UsINe CARBoLIo ACID. -
The veterinarian of the London Field,
in q long article on this subject, very
properly holds that all accidents result
ing from the use of carboIic acid in any
form are to be attributed entirely to
carlessness in the preparation of the
acid In the various mixtures made for
the purpose of destroying parasitic in
sects. The acid IL its pure form is. no
doubt, poisonous, but the various prep
arations recommended by veterinarians
are harmless if made and used accord
ing to directions. Farmers, as class,
are inclined to the use of strong RENE
dies, and if a preparation of one fiftieth
part caTbOlic does good, they are
tempted 10, and often DO, try one tenth
or more of the acid.
ACCORDING to a French journal, straw
! possesses certain properties which give
to it a positive value as a conductor Of
| lightning. It had been observed that
straw had the quality of discharging
| Leyden jars without spark or explosion,
and some one in the neighbOrhood of
| Tarbes conceived the idea of construct
| ing lightning conductors by fastening a
wisp or rope of straw to deal stick by
means of brass wire, and capping the
conductor with a copper point. It is
asserted that the experiment has been
! tried on a large scale around Tarbes,
eighteen communes having been pro-
vided with such straw conductors, only
| OnH hairo oroaAaI for axaFv GiYfu
pents, or seven hundred and fifty acres,
and that the whole region has thus
been preserved from the effects not only
! of lightning, but of hail also.
| In England and Wales, between 1861
and 1871, the number of males married
at the age of Is was, according to the
official statement, 35, BOG; of females,
104, 998. There were more marriages
at 20 than any other age-the number
of males at that age being 554, 124, and
of females, 569, ,317-to these being
ado ed 3,57S and 5,136 women married
a second time at that age. There were
II cases in which the women were 40
years older than their husbands, and 80
cases in which the difference reached 60
years. The cases in which women have
married men very much older than
themselves were more numerous than
the converse. To every 100 English
married women between Is and 55 there
are born annually % children. In 1871
the number of marriages contracted was
100, 112; ten years before the number
was 163, 7O6 The average duration of
married life is stated as 25 years.
WHAT THE NATION DRINKS. i'm
ported brandies, wines, cordials, gin
and other spirits for the year ending
June 80, 1874, had a value, duty in
cluded, of 6,300,000. They amounted,
in all, to nearly 2, ZOO, 900 gallons. The
domestic distilleries furnished in the
same year 5000, 600 gallons to the
trade. The brewers added 5000, coo
barrels or go, coo, 900 gallons of malt
liquors. The imported liquors cost the
consumer about S12, 900, 600; the native
LIQUORS cost him about 5000, 900, 600,
and the malt liquors 5000, 600, 900 more,
a total of a littlemore than $400, 600, 600,
or SO to the head of the population.
Bot as the number of those who drink is
probably not more than 100000, the
amount for each is $50 per annum, $1.5O
a week, 25 cents a day as the average.
The sum looks large, but ''nation of
drunkards" can not be made on 25 cents
a day. Consequently some drinkers
must get more than their share.
PLANTING FOREST TREES In answer
/ to an inquiry concerning the planting
sf forest trees-a subject which should
. have attention now, before the demand
becomes imperative, as it surely will
in the early future-the Country Gentle
man makes these suggestions: oval
nuts, hickory nuts, and acOrDs should
be planted as soon as gathered to insure
perfect success in making them grow.
.. If a small plat of mellow ground is
. prepared early, the nuts can be sown
; when gathered, in drills four feet apart
and at least six inches apart in the row.
They must be kept free from weeds foI
the first two years, when they should he
large enough to transplant. If no stock
is allowed to run at large, the strips OF
land where they are to grow can be
fitted and the nuts planted where they
are to remain. In this case they should
be planted much thinner, ana potatoes
can be grown on the strips for two ol
three years. Walnut and hickory trees
are rather difficult to transplant witt
success, especially if more than four o.
: five feet high. If the roots are not to'
= badly cut, and are not allowed to be ex
posed to the sun and wind, small tree
can be made to grow if care is takel
that no interstices are allowed among
> the roots when replanted.