The Osceola times., 1875-10-23
FACTS FROM Ar sourcEs.

| upon the soil in the center 6 the piowed
ground. Some freshly dsv-sS cked lime
should then be catered Nv = the heap,
so as to cover it thinly b. "aoiiy. The
loose earth is then to kfLe' ed over 1t
foot in Depth and the W Covered with
boards SO that dogs gsApot get at the
heap and tear it up. lfyhe least smell
isfperccved, more earth should be thrown
upon the heap. III three months tie
heap may be dug iEer or turned over
with the plow, and we'll mixed, The
bones that cannot Hhxy lep@ap should
be taken from the 69S nod tie finc
matter will be wor.k y least $40 per.tgnx
| to use in the hill foIScQff or cotton. The>
larger bones may be broken up and buried
among the roots Of grape vines'or fruit
| trees.
TOP-DRE5sING FOR GRASS
4 correspondent of the Maine Farmer
writes; Mr. Joshua Howard, OF this town,
IT ports Il 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. AZ
ter spreading from the art, a brush was
dragged over il to puyerize 1t as much
as possible. This was piled in August
last year, and it was cared the severe,
drouth during the fallNDuld render the
dressing inoperative, but the increase in
the crop this year was Ipnarkabie, being
double that of last yar on the same
ground. Onone place, vheye foul grasses
had begun to appear. = top-dresslng
had the effect to bring uss;,': thick, stout
growth of timothy ari .ec-top, 10 that
the poor grasses were not seen. Mrs.
Howard is confident til ( the extra qian-e 4
tity of hay harvested IL wear from those
pieces Of ground, pays 4 !; .or all thes
expense Of top-drossing.
DESTROYING COZ ACHES. NZ
For the destruction 10 .he cockroaJ =
Mr. Harris, the late cn.in, nj entonsofo-
gist, recomends mixture ytntaining a
tablespoonful of red ,eaC, the same
amount of Indian mea. with molasses
enough to make thick |. tier Set this
on plate at night in places irequented
by the insects and all that eat of it will
be poisoned Another preparation Is &
composed of one teaspoofilul of arsenic,
with tablespoonful of mashed potato. /.
Cumbe this every night at bedtime
where the insects will find it, and 1t Isl
said tn be an efiectual poison. Great
care should be exercised in the use OF
such dangerous agents. An innocentz
method of destroying cockroaches is tOS
place a bowl or basin containing a little
molasses on the floor at night. a bit OF
wood, resting on one end+ e.ii6 nrr- = =
and the other on the edge of the veselS
serves as a bridge to conduct the inS4t11
TO the sweet deposit tNce in the tiGf{
its slippery sidds preysnt retreat, and
thus cockroachcs maybe caught by tho
thousands Various insect powders sold Z,
at the druggists may be used tor their
determination also.
DECREASE OF WATER IN SPRINGS
The Imperial Academ of Sciences at
Vienna has taken up > restion in which
all Europe may be said % be interested,
the decrease of the quaH<ity of water in
springs, streams, and u =. A circular,
accompanied by an abls7srd instructive
report, has been addres ed to scientific !
societies in other counties, in the hope 4
that they may be pers iated TO under j
take observations; which. in course Of
time, may furnish datl { practical use.
The Academy calls attention to the fact !
that for some years past diminution of
the waters of the Danubs and other great
rivers has been noticed, and especially ]
since tie modern practice of cutting
down forests without regard 10 conse-
quences . has prevailed, The. Austrian Z
Engineers and Arch; cts union have {
also taken the question IN hand, and APP
.frsF. ,
collect facts and prepare report. The
Danube the Elbe, and the Rhine, weraz
each assigned to two members, while,
other two were to examine into the me;
teorology of the subject, and into the int1
huenccs which Glaciers and Alpine torS<'
rents may have on tie general resuik
The committee regard tn, question -
urgent; they recommt I'd tie immedIaI-ss :
adoption Of remedial mAa ares, andy
are unanimous in declaring II
prime cause of the injurious decNU-a
water is the devastation Of forests. &i1e
BoMEEINCRUsTATIoNs.-An Asprs
railway engineer has had the is,a. AN
tecting the boilers of locomoe oe---------
incrustation by means of ch North
The front and back plates 0df ths -
Of the boiler OF an engine were d..
with sheet of copper l-25th Of an fhclfV
in thickness, the misdle plate Of Tire
boiler being left imp stectef The en-
gine was worked for two years ona part
of the line of the state railways where
the water was of very bad quality.
When the tubes were Ken out the in
crustation was foundto be /, of an inch
in thickness on the surface of the iron.
and only from l-l5 " i-9 of an inch thict
on the copper plates. The iron was IL
many places corrodeu to the depth 4
l-20 Of an inch, while tie copper was o.
tiraiy unaffected, and irun plate re!
meath it, when unco' ~ lddked pe1>
tectly new. The par ~, ofincrustafioj &
were larger on the, q jpC IN the ooyz'
said to be from "a e Syy;Gp y; per boiler I7
Austria Another si. ,er. who exaina,
ined and reported q ss,e arrangenienf'z
says that the duraHf f the boilers ~
doubled or tripled by ne application q
the copper plates, whaA atford extradz
dinary security agairss explosion. Tn
incrustation is much1.xusu copper th1
on iron and steel, q fornA ali
/ slightly oXydized a -. X1enti16
yaporation is nsorx "a. "a lind tlleF9
a corresponding Of f.el. In G
/ Con4lruclionuf Il e1}, 10 be lined III