The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01
USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.

a BOLUIION VI DOIhA NUN boV' y"
and vegetable prOtOplasm, and preserves
meat from pntrcraGtion. II arrests ro'
tation in vegetable cells, and soon kills
rOtifers, GltomOstraea, and infusorih. II
also prevents fermentation.
A SUBSTITUTE for ink has been Dc
yised by DR.. jacobsen, Of Berlin, which
consists Of points, like the leads OF or
binary pencils, that can be lifted lhto
holders. The writing at first very mucl
resembles leadpencil marks, but wheh
moistoned Immediately assumeH u Vl0ie'
tint, and then adhores TO the paper me
ink. As many rs ak good copies cah w
taken from it by means Of an ordinary
copying press.
AGcoRpryu TO an English patent,
fresh meat, fish, vegetables, etc', NV
preserved by immcrsing them IN II NOR
or less concentrated solution OF NV '"'u
of ammonia. and allowing them 70 uly
in the air. If the articles ARE 10 oc pro-,
served for months or ycnis, 1hot "o ~
packed IN casks or cans niicu WIT
solution Of the suit. The BOILING, i'""J
ing, etc, readily eXpcIH the "ceta'o, ,hn
the articles are said to be free from we
sgcetish taste whica acetate OF SOU"
imparts. 1onor,
I,noro IL great danger III turning stoch
nm q mag, field on which plaster mas
been recently eown, or until the Pi.aS'cr
Inns been taken up either by, RAN VI
Lnnyv dcws. At Roanoke, virginia
soma stock turned upon II field on thc
en,oe day ON which it was plastcred all
died in n few hours. There were no
Indications Of "hovcn," the STOCK pc
inc in rood condition, and the Bndneh
drnth was believed to be solely tHe
effect Of the suIphate OF lime.
FmG FAYGED MAScnE.-Mr' bryi'n
T,son, Washington, d. g., SENDS the
World the following upon the 'DoY1
.uhiact "Th 4 is stable or barn yard
manure that has heated IN bulk uh'lI u
Lng turned to II white moldy color
being very light. In that condition ~
IL srlrcely worth cnrting TO d ilcId, the
ammonia, which constitutes thc p'ihci,
pal strength, having been driven on
into the air by the heat. once tcSted
this muttcr by mannring a row OF sweet
p%,tatoos with firc-farRed manure, put
linz about n quart TO II hill, ana II row
beside il with the same quantity OF
manure that never heated. The I'M
heatrd doubled the yield. The IRE,
fanged made no pcrcept'ble increase
lr IL reported that an Italian pro
fcgsor haa discovered that perfumes
from flowers have II chemical elect on
the atmosphere, converting lts oxygen
into ozone. and Thus increasing its
health imparting flowers. AS the result
Of his researches, he states that the
essence Of cherry, laurel, lavender,
mint, juniper, melons, fcunel and Dor
gamot are among those which develop
the largest quantities Of ozone, while
aulgc and thyme develop in n less de
pree, Flowers destitute OF perfume
have no such effect. He recommends
that jewellers in mnrshy localities and
| places infected with animal emanntlohs,
| should surround their homes wiih Il
| %proGusion OF the most OdOrIfcrouS How
ers.
RrcKrnoRS FOR HEDGES. The editor
Of the Country Gentleman says III nm
swcr 10 a question concerning the buck
thorn for hedging that Vt IL easily grow
and transpluut,d, aud forms n hedg'
row With less training and cutting ,hol
most plants, 'bul having no real thornS
and not growing to II very sll1 tree, TN
II, dee does not become II really iormld
able barrier, although making II linz
compnct screen. TO make it strong fo
IL hrdm, the soil shorld be rich, and
,ttip Of land, @tcycrNI feet wide, KEEP
well cultivated, and entirely free iron
", eds and dry knobs would probably
not be rich enough t. give 1t II strong
growth, and wet had would be unde'
aIrnble. OF Into years the buckthOrn
| has been mostly superseded Mt the north
| by the money locust, and in favorable
localities and IN we'll drained Ian by
the Usage orange.
How LIMRUEGER CHEESE ~ MADE
rhr primary steps to the manufacture
of Limbcrger cheese are similar to those
cmpioycd with ordicary cheese, except
that the cnrd i, taken up III n monster
state, more whey being permitted to re-
main, and the mass il hra OF to II dil'cr'
cnt degree Of temperature, thus pre-
| serving all the richness which otherwise
would be lost. 1t is then taken from
the vat and put IN perforated moldS 1--WE
inches square Wy seven inches IN depth,
which are placed on the draining table,
where it is allowed TO remain T r II short
time. 1t ia then taken in the hcesc
...II.. l-1.u, Ala, ,,,,,,ul mad ,,pI an iIf
pressing tables, whore it remains about
II hours before it goes to the salting
table. After four or five days it If
ready for shelves, where il is placed on
tiers, and changed and rubbed daily for
about fOur to six we ks before it IL
packed. The packing process ~ done
by rolling it. in heavy Iapcr and
covering it with tin foil, when ii is ready
for market.
KEEPING POULTRY IN ORCHARDS
Some farmers make i II practlyo to keep
their poultry in their orchards from
carly spring until cold weather sets in
md the find that it pays them for 30
doing. A picket fence should be built
around the orchard, high enough to
prevent their flying over, with n suitable
"Ousc or shed il one corner OF the yarl
to she ter them at night. Thus stu
utcd, the poultry will thrive and pros
per, keeping themselves in good condi.
ton, and the increase in eggs will be
Greatly augmented and their usefulness
aud value enhanced To their owners mt
least, ON account of the thousand myri,
ads Of insects aud worms which they
destroy, and which will more than repay
the cost and labor Of building the fence.
BY keeping them iuclosed in this man.
ncr n large number of fowls may be re
tanned in an orchard and the continual
scratching which il done by them will
prove advantageous both to the soil and