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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-02
BEWARE OF THE DOG.

Among Andersen's peculiarities was a
mortal fear Of dogs. lie once wrote to
an intimate friend residing in Geneva
that he meant to come to pay him visit,
and would arrive on certain day. The
family possessed large but perfectly
gentle and very intelligent Newfound-
land dog, which in anticipation of tho po-
cts visit was carefully chained up. The
day appointed for his arrival came, but no
Andersen made his appearance. Days
and weeks succeeded and still he did not
come. At last the family received a let
ter from him post.marked Nice. "Dear
friends he wrote, II arrived at your
house on the day I stated, but when I
got to the gate saw such big dog in
the yard that did not dare go in and so
[ took the first train to Italy,"
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-02
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

At this season the Gala will be grow
ing vigorously, and will need water more
abundantly. A saucer of water under
the Gala is relished by this plant. It is
sub'aquatic in its nature. Other plants
have saucers under them in order to
keep the water from dripping on tn
floor, but the water should not be al
lowed to stand in them. The flower is
liable to the attacks Of green fly, as in.
deed arc many plants which grow in win
dows. There are many remedies which
gardeners use in greenhouses inapplica-
bic in rooms. The best thing for the
room gardner is to take the pots to a
back kitchen, or, if not frosty. to the
open air, lay the pots on their sides and
syringe with warm soap suds.
A woman who raised. a large family
recommends housekeepars to take q good
quality of unbleached cotton, run up the
breadths for top and lining Of quilt, and
then color it with any cheap domestic
dye, such as japonica, annatto, white oak
bark, or any. such thing. Quilt them
coarse'y, and put more cotton batting in
than would be needed for ordinary bed
quilts. They will wear years longer
than ordinary new calico, and are espec-
tally to be desired in large families of
boys. If desired, outside spreads may be
made of more fanciful materials.
The cause Of streaked butter is the i'm
perfect working of the butter after it is
sailed. Salt in butter sets the color, or
deepens and brightens it.; so if the salt is
worked into the butter and not so fully
work ed as to salt every part, then the
fresh butter retains the color it had
when it came from the churn, and the
sa!ted butter grows so much darker that
it is decidedly streaked. The remedy is
to work the streaked butter more thor
oughly. 3 $*s..
The best receipt for CLOSED shirt bos-
oms is: Take two ounces of fine gumar-
able powder, pour on pint or more of
water, and then, having covered it, let it
stand all night. In the morning pour it
carefully from the dregs into clean bot.
tie, and cork it for use. Add teaspoon.
tul Of this gum water to pint of starch
made in the usual way.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-02
From the Missouri Republican est. Louis).
A Remarkable Professional Success

A Remarkable Professional Success.
Among the notable professional men of this
country who have achieved extraordinary sue
cess is DR.. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y. The
prominence which he has attained has been
reached through strictly legitimate means, and,
so far, therefore. he deserves the enviable rep.
utation which he enjoys. This large measure
OF success is the result of thorough and care
full preparation for his calling, and extensive
reading during a long and unuasully large prac-
tice, which have enabled him to gain high
commentator, even from his professional,
brethern. Devoting his attention to certain
srecialties ofthe science he has so carefully in
vestigeted, he has been rewarded in re-
markable degree. In these specialties, he has
become recognized leader. Not few ofthe
remedies prescribed by him have, it is said,
been adopted and prescribed by physicians in
their private practice. His phaaphlets
and larger works have been received as use
full contributions to medical knowledge. He
has recently added another, and perhaps more
important work, because of more general ap-
Rlication, to the list OF his published writings
The book entitled, "The Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser" is designed to enter
into general circulation. DR.. Pierce has re-
ceived Acknowledgements and honors from
many sources, and especially scientific degrees
from two OF the first medical institutions in the
land.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-02
PAINTING GRASSES.

A lady says IN the Floral Cabinet: I
begin gathering the grasses as soon as
mature, which is at different seasons. In
June, blue grass, wheat, oats, and other
grain and grasses, are in. right condition,
and then all along until frost. As
gather the grasses and grain have an
old pan, pail, or box Of sand in dark
place, and stick the stcms--a few in a
place--in an upright position in the sand.
In this way they do not dry too fast, re-.
tain their color better, are more pl;able
and graceful than when dried any other
way. I leave them until want the
room to place more; then remove them
to vases or some place, keeping their
heads up. When ready for painting,
procure tive cents worth each of chrome
green, Paris green, Chinese or California
vermilion, and yellow ochre. Mix equal
parts linseed oil and turpentine, say one
gill each, in wide-mouthed vessel. l then
make little sieve Of two thicknesses of
tarieton sewed on piece Of wire bent in
q circular form, a little loose or bagging
the middle. Take one or two pieces Of
grass, lay the tops or parts to be painted
on an old plate or piece of tin. Gently
brush with the oil and turpentine with a
clean paint and varnish brush. Be care
full not to get too much on, but touch it
all. Then with the little sieve sift OH the
desired color. Lay it on paper for the
busting the color on, so as to catch all
the dry paint and prevent waste, as it can
be sifted on the next piece until used up.
Have the sand ready again to stick the
painted grasses in until dry, being care
full not to let the different colo1s touch
until dry; then arrange to suit the taste,
mixing in good deal Of crystalized
grasses and grain, and if you do not
think them beautiful, write and let me
know. They are as pliable as when in
their natural state, and retain their color
for years. I sent and bought fifty cents
worth Of everlastings and immortellcs and
feather grass, and made several bou-
quets which sold for SIS pair would
sell for more in large cities.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-02
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
H0W 70 BREATHE PROPERLY:

Most people breAthe properly, often
more by accident or instinct than by de-
sign; but on the other hand, hundreds Of
thousands do not breathe properly,
while many thousands at this present
moment are suffering from more Or less
severe affections Of the lungs or throat,
owing to = faulty mode of respiration
IN other words, because they breathe
through the mouth instead Of through
the nostrils. The mouth has its own
functions to perform in connection with
eating, drinking and speaking; and the
nostrils have theirs, viz, smelling and
breathing. In summer time the error of
respiring through tho mouth is not so
evident as at the present season, when it
is undoubtedly fraught with danger to
the person who commits this mistake. If
any one breathes through the natural
channel. the nostrils, tho air passing over
the mucous membrane lining the various
= chambers of the nose, becomes warmed to
the temperature of the body before reach.
ing the lungs; but if he takes in air be-
tween the lips and through the mouth,
the cold air comes in contact with the
delicate lining membrane of the throat
and lungs. and gives rise to local chill,
frequently ending in Inflammation. Many
persons, without knowing the reason
why they are benefited, wear respirators
to 60 out OF doors. By doing this they
diminish the amount of air which enters
between the lips, and virtually compel
themselves to breathe through the nos.
trils. But they could attain just the
same result by keeping the lips closed, a
habit which is easily acquired, and con.
duces to the proper and natural way Of
breathing. We believe that if people
would only adopt this simple habit in
other words, if they would take for the
rule in breathing, ''Shut your mouth
there would be an immense diminution in
the two classes of affections, viz, those of
the lungs and throat, which count many
thousands of victims in this country in
the course of single year. Man is the
only animal which has acquired the per.
neicious and Of tent atal habit of breathing
through the mouth. 1t commences in
childhood, and becomes confirmed in
adult life, often engendering consumption,
chronic bronchitis, relaxed sore throat,
or some other disease of the lungs or
throat, which is set down, usually, to a
different cause altogether. In concluding
this short article, we venture to ask our
readers to Judge for themselves. When
they step out in the morning into the
fresh, but cold, air, let them try the diff.
ference of feeling arising from the two
modes Of breathing through the nostrils
and between the lips. In the former
case they will find that they can breathe
easily and freely, yet with comfort, while
the fresh air, warmed to the temperature
Of the body by its contact with the nasal
mucous membrane, is agreeable to the
lungs; in the other case, if they draw in
a few inspirations between the parted
lips, the cold air rushing in direct to the
lungs, creates feeling of GOODNESS and
discomfort, and an attack of coughing
often comes on.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-02
I SMALL POTS FOR HOUSE PLANTS.

How often do we hear the complaint !:
81 don't know why my plants do not
bloom in winter; they all seem to be
thriving, but produce no flowers The
reason that such complaints are so COM
mon is simply this: They grow their
plants in pots that are too large for them
and whel the time comes that they
should bloom we find the substance that
should 60 to the formation of buds and
flowers taken up in the luxuriant growth
of foliage with which the plant is clothed.
But this, although important, is not
the only advantage to be gained by the
use of small pots. They are so much
handler in transferring from one place to
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-02

scHRScK's Pu1xox1c SYRUP, SEA WEED Ton
&c AND MANDRAKE PIILs.-These deservidly
celebrate and popular medicines have Affect
ed revolution in the healing art, and proved
the tallacy of several maxims which have for
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-02

another, occupy so little room, and are in
every way 50 much mere desirable than
the large ones, that we would give them
the preference even if they did not en-.
hancc the blooming qualities Of the plants
which were grown in them.
Of course, small pots are not to be
recommended for all kinds of plants, for
there are certain plants that will do no
good unless the roots have an abundance
of room in which to expand and receive
nourishment. But for such plants as
fuschias, geraniums, ADDITIONS, cupnes,
and others upon which we depend for
flowers in winter, they will prove OK
tremely valuable. Foliage plants, and
others ofwhich we do not expect flowers,
but want q luxuriant growth Of leaves,
should be grown in large pots.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-02
Soldiers Additional Land Claim
wRnfe1

According to Act Of Congress-, June sth.
1872, and the amendatory acts thereto. ali
honorable discharged soldiers who have serv-
ed 80 days or more in the Union army. and
have homesteaded 40, 80, or 100 acres Of GOV
eminent sn9 land prior y June %, 1874, and made
maj proof thereof, DE now entitled to an i'd.
dltlona! ~, 80, or 100 acres enough when ad-
ded to the original entry to make 100 acres
without residue thereon. The undersigned
will pay the highest cash price for these
claims. Address, z. T. Hedges, Springfield,
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-02

many years DISTRACTED the progress of med.
ical science. The false superstition that econ
sumption is incu:able' deferred physicians
from attempting to find remedies for that d.
sease, aud patients afflicted with it reconciled
themselves to death without making an effort
to escape from = doom which they supposed
to be unavoidable. 1t now proved, however.
that Consumption can b. cured, and that it has
been cured in very great number Of cases
(some of them apparently desperate ones) bV
Schenck's Palnionic Syrup alone; and in
connection with Schenk's Sea Weed Tonic
and Mandrake pills, one or both, acc"-ding to
the requirements of the case.
Dr.. Schenck himself, who enjoyed uninter-
rupted good health for more than forty years
was supposed, at one time to be at the ver1
gate Of death, his physicians having proneunc
ed bis case hopeless, and abandoned him to
his fate. He was cured by the Aforesaid medi-
cines, and, since his recovery, many thous.
snds similarly Affected have used Dr..
schenck's preparations with the same remark.
able success.
Full directions accompany each, making it
not ABSOLUTELY necessary to personally see DR..
Schenck unless patients wish their lungs ex-
amined, and for this purpose be is profession
ally at his principal Office, Corner Sixth and
Arch Sts, Philadelphia, every Monday, WHERE
all letters for advice must be addressed
Schenck's medicines are seld by all druggists
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-02

Chapped hands, face, pimples, ringworm,
saltrheum, and other cutaneous affections cured,
and rough skin made soft and smooth, BY
using Juniper Tar Soap. BE careful to get on.
York, as there are many limitations made with
common tar, all of which are worthless
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-02
ROUuH LARD.

Rough lard is often found, says the
Ohto Farmer, emitting very unpleasant
flavor, owing to the fact of being improp-
erly rendered. Such lard can be made
sweet and pure, entirely free from any
unpleasant smell, so that it may bestme
q wholesome article to be used in the
pastry line. In the first place care must
be exercised in gathering the fat, keeping
it free from all filth. Gather from the
stomach and smaller intestines first, drop
ping the fat into vessel filed with salt
water.
Fat gathered from the larger intestines
should be soaked by itself. So soon as
the fat Is all gathered it should receive
several washings in different waters,
pouring on and turning off until the an.
imal smell is somewhat modified, then fill
the vessels containing the fat with a new
supply Of salt and water, letting it stand
an hour or two before changing the
waters.
Put one painful of hardwood ashes to
soak in a pailful of water. When the
fat is soaked sufficiently (which it will be
in twelve hours, provided the water has
been changed four or five times), put it
over the fire to dry, adding one gill of
white lye to each kettle of fat: let it dry
slowly until ready to strain off. Lard
rendered in this manner will be sweet and
wholesome as leaf lard: persons using
the same will not be obliged to turn up
their noses in disgust ever its fragrant
perfume. And if the housekecper should
happen to fry batch of cakes, she may
rest assured the cakes will tell no tales
out Of school.
away in pioneer times-how we'll do
we remember how certain dinner pals
used to be perfumed, and their unfortu-
nate owners had to bear the jeering of
their schoolfellows in consequence there.
Of
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-02

SEND to the Boston One Price Clothing Store.
Minneapolis, for rules of self measurement
Great reduction on all winter goods.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-02
DISEASES OF HORSES.

The diseases to which the horse is
liable, are very numerous, but ninety in
every hundred are caused by neglect, and
are, therefore, readily prevented by CIV
ing. the animals proper care. As the cold,
rainy season approaches in the. Northern
States, we shall begin to hear Of ''greasy
heel" disease caused by neglect in re-.
moving mud and snow from the logs and
feet when the animal is returned to the
stable after driving, or permitting it to
stand in his own filth. No horse ever
had what is termed '.grease," or sore
heels, that was properly groomed and
given dry, clean stall. The same may
be said of that loathsome disease known
as ':thrush," for it is merely decay of
frog and hoof through standing in wet
soil or in animal excrement. Mango and
other diseases Of tho skin usually or
iginate in filthy stables, and although
they may be transmitted to animals we'll
cared for, still there is little danger of it
except through actual contact. Ring
bone, SPAWN, and diseases of the limbs
arc usually caused by strains, hard driv-
ing, or by accident. Founder, heaves,
roaring, and similar diseases are pro-
duced by hard driving, feeding, or water
ing when the animal is very warm, or by
giving musty, poor food when in tho
stable.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-02
USE OF SALT IN PACKING MEATS


The Massachusetts, Ploughman pub.
fishes the following interesting and val.
liable facts about the uses of salt and the
kinds Of salt to use in packing meats.
The meat.packer does not aim ut mere
preservation Of his beef and pork-his
main object will always be to secure the
keeping Of his meat in the most palatable
condition, and as much as possible of its
natural color. Chloride of sodium, or
what means here about the same, a good
commercial salt, answers both ends sat.
isfactorilv. if properly applied. 1t does
not necessarily change the color of the
You'd reasonable limits. 1t is also good
antiseptic, for it prevents, if present in a
sufficient quantity, the development of
organisms of lower order which in their
growth, as a patural consequence, will
hasten the disintegration of the meat
mass, and thus it's final putrefaction.
Practice recommends the use of the
coarse and hard qualities of salt for meat
packing, for the following reasons: They
dissolve gradually, and contract the meat
by degrees to desirable compactness;
they keep the salt pickle within certain
moderate concentration they cannot
enter mechanically into the meat, and
thus overcharge it, and may therefore be
applied in sufficient excess so as to
compensate for the losses of pickle by
leakage, etc., without endangering the
tenderness and the flavor too prema-
turely.
The common fine salt answers for
short period of keeping very we'll, and is
consequently used in the packing of meat
for immediate family consumption. Fifty
to fifty.six pounds of coarse salt are
usually taken for the sailing down of one
barrel of meat; the bottom and top of
the barrel a;c always carefully covered
with layer of coarse salt. The coarse
qualities Of salt which are used in our
country are either manufactured from
brines or from sea water. The purer the
salt the nicer is the flavor of the meat.
A salt which contains large quantities of
foreign saline admix lures, particularly
of chloride of calcium and Of chloride of
magnesium lmparts pungent and dis.
agreeable taste, and Injuries also the color
Of the meat.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1876-04-14
Sage8z Neuigfciten.

Dem @r.Srieg8 g8ninllter Selfnap tperoen
piel bUie 9 adj en- no dgeiagt t, unb
menn uur Der sehnte She'll uon Dem mabr
lit, mas bis ieet 9egeu i'm norliegt, Dann
pirb es ibm faum lemals 9eiiu9en, itd IN Der
quten @eielihaft rpieocr Su rebabiltirer.
9Qs Naerqemeinlte erS6blt Der @r &ielltenant
BeaboSD Don tbn. Gr ia9t, er babe butd
Ternittluug Der gSablngtoner MoOitin
fSrau @arnaur @mpfeblungen bon Srau
Selfnap oil ben @eneral~ YOitmeiiter un0 aui
bic GmpiebllnQ bin bon bieIem cine Stelle
erbalterl. SpGter babe 6rau @arnaur ibm
cine Jted}uung bon $500 fir MoSemaaren,
meldle Die Srau Selfnap erbalten babe, prGs
ientirt; er babe lid) gemei9ert, bieielbe 81 be.
sahlea; barGuf lel er sum &rie9smlniIter 9e=
rufeu mor0eu, uu0 oiCicr babe i'm auigcfor.
bert, Die 0e6uuug 81 be5ablen; al8 er Dies
abaelebnt, babe man ibh I'M @eneralpofamtt
entlaIIen. Sb bieie 9eld)td,te, bic 70 I'LL.
alaublitb fliugt, mabr 1T, 9leies muB bas
3euaniB Der 6rau @arnaur bartbuH. 4ea.
bobn Ielbit uerolert Dor Der panO felnen @lall.
ben. ,umal ibm na9gewleien ipOr6en 1T, oat
er Iid perlhieOener Sd)pinOeleien in Der 4r
NEE l!no I'm @eneralponamte ihul0lg 9eradt
bat unO lpe9en Der 2ebtereH entlafeH nor
ben 1T.
Die .R.@O. Snn" iugt, baB es nur einen
repubitaRiideu 8rGiipent t d. 8
9tiptrauten gebe, BON oem man 3te
form Grparten fDnne - Seuj. $. SrtItom
sur 3eit S6atamtsefretGr. Blaine, @onf
| lima, ROrtor, papes &C. ieieu ale potitii6t
Bialertreter, innt9 NIT Der gegenwdrtigen
corrunen @epalt tbenttfijirt unO fir Dos
| bote Amt untauglif.
Die neue BrimaSonna M'lle. anna b,
SeIGcca, Der Elm ausge3ei6nster &uf Dor
ansaebt, lit am Samla9e in yfsp- gOrt eiu
gehDfieI.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1876-04-14
Die &teSeraufnabnte oer SiIbers
2QIfl1tRQ&

8rdfibent @rant ntrb ipabrI6einltd beutC
6aS bon beioen 5GuIern 6es @onareIIes pal.
fIrte @eiet sur @ieoeranfnabme Der Silber.
3ahlung, iomeit es Die @tnl6Iung Der Bruf].
seoten anbetrifft, nit ieiner unterld)rift Der.
ieben. Gae Seriuhe, baS Silberg6lb 5u cinsm
9eleblidcn 3ablungSultttel illegal Tender
fiir b6bere Summen, alS bisber porgedries
ben, 81 MAIDEN, murOen bonn lluterbaule per1
eltelt. ylah Dem 9eiebe fam man beliebig
fir Bru6nOten 10, 20, 25 uno so @ts.z zStiide
I'M SunDe5i1akalate unb in ben agennren
oes EebIeren erbalten. 3mangsmeie 3uritf.
5lebung Der 9toten crfolgt nidbt. 2Ser ite be.
balten wil, mag 9ieies thun. Obne 3peifeI
rperoen MIR tueuige @o6cn oariiber bingebeH,
unb pos 9ano tplrp iid iiber ben Mau8el al
tletnem Stlbergelre - es liegen II - Is
DILL. IN Der 2anOesfaiie - nibt 5n beiame~
rem baben.
Sn Se3ugnabme auf Sie Siobspcf, baB in
guglano Der Q8ertb oes Silbers mierer auf
54P. pro hinge gcitie9en 1T, iaat oieo St85tg.":
nGS ut Elm itbleS Omen fir oas @eltngeH oeS
SerludeS, unlcr Sleinpapier9els bird Gill
Der Utiin5en SIT erieten, baB in oemielben
Nu9enblife, in oem Der Gon9reB paS betrefz
tenOe @eieb in elmer bur6auS annebmbartn
6orm ougenOmmen bat, Der Breis pes Oil
berS i'm eurcpaiid,en @tartte mieber itetgt.
9elpiB bat bteies Steigen nit Der 2Iunabmc
oeS 9eeees gtldlts Su tbun, tommt u1eImebr
anf 8eAnung elmer proiettirten 2lnletbe Der
inoiiden 0tegierung. 2lbcr es miro uuS oa-
oHrd Die S6mierl9tcit bieier MaBregel be-
lonoers Dor 2ugen geriidt. Ntan brauf)t tltz
oeB an oeren 9eltn9en 9auS nno gar nidlt 81
per5ioeifeIn, tpeun man iih nnr gIeldBerttg
gu elmer geiunOen Rolitit Der Rnftebr sur
9olSmabrna9 enti6lleBen mill. &but man
Dies niAt, unD tommt Die 9eiabr zines Stei-
gems oes @olOagiUs 81 Der bes Steigtns rca
StIbetpreiies, 10 itebt paS Experiment Guers
olngs ani iehr idmadlen 6iiken."