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THE CITIyS PULSE.


Tho Death Rate Of the Observation-Disclosures
Over the SITE Of the Onal Depot.
The Board Of Health met at one O'Clock
yesterday.
The report Of the registrar Of vital statistics
for the week ending March u was presented.
The report showed that the mortality OF the Dis.
trict Tor the week was 81 two less than the pre-.
ceding week, or at the rate Of 1900 per an.
zymotic diseases, 2e.l9 from constitutional 5000
from local, 1911 from developmental, and 2 50
from violence. The rate Of mortality Of the
white population was 1895 per 1000 per an.
population was $4,000 per 1000 per snnum; s.
births were reported, 20 white and 20 colored and
10 marriages, white and 10 oolored.
The frame structure, No. 223 X street north
west, was declared nuisance, and the health
oticer was ordered to abate the same. A mum
beT of applications were received for positions
der tho board.
THE OVAL DEPOT.
There was general discussion on the question
OF the location Of the DIAL depot. Prof Lang.
ston stated that Commissioner Phelps was de.
cidedly opposed to the transportation Of ofals
by water, or the erection Of depot In any other
locality than that where the depot Is At pres
ent situated, and would not consent to II. He
read . communication from tho contractor, Z. n.
Dpaney, stating that by the terms Of the con.
tract he was permitted to transport by water,
and he has based his estimates upon, and made
DR.. Verdi said he did not think the Commits.
sioneTs had right to make Draney purchase the
old depot from Turner Il 90. Besides, the red.
dents In that neighborhood were In arms against
NAMED there he wanted It distinctly understood
that the Commissioners selected the ate, and not
tho Beard Of Health. The committee having
charge OF the matter was continued.
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our Is pants to order are made and finished On
the premises. EIsKMAN BRos-,
Corner Seventh and E
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PREPARED By H. 3. STEVENS,
BOSTON, MASS.

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Thousands Of the WORT cases Of Asthma have
been relieved BY using Jonas whiteoab's remedy.
In no case q parely ssthnatis character has n
failed TO give relief
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DRESS suits to order. s,o. EIsrxAx Bros.

DIAGONAL and Basket doubls brsasted square
froek coats, With vests to match, At -, el0, el1
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avenue.
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RIAL ESTATE SALE
Duncanson Bros, auettcneers, sold yesterday
afternoon for Dorsey Clagstt. trustee, . lot Of
ground In GsorEetovn, On Bridge street, near
Congress, having . front Of 70 test inches with
. depth Of lls feet, to J. W. Frey for sia4 Per
front loot.
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TEGETIyE.

Is THE TEST OF MERIT.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08

TIE e~uce - Eosi manners
a Aul thouehtfnlre-> of Others
The man = lass G Ia he. rd-as7 bon
> hotel Stamping snd tAIku-
through he corridor. >}amu
do,r, and fling - Ills hQyss- .aa
heavily upon tAt 3.-av. i. n4ege.t
hrut4ily selfish lie : not aware
inst he es~ duties rs ether t~*e,'.
phu al. IL csfrs.sd ~ MS con .u..
lie du-- mot thuA that lie vuisI.
aaakeu> some tnc .o = hom .sr
uiI~I-u, hle. sad whom hs ua
right - disturb, lIANtiou petnoe
IL thy man u the chop luu,e sAt
nag for the i3ms>. wh eh h, t eh-
l-,r las held far an hour. aa3
evidently hcut upon holding anil
H. has read al. the advertisements.
~ au illustration ~ th, ,.=mmnu
>elh>huc>-. Use talk aud ,ua8u.,
ia the ears ary generally s.u- ~
vanity or IA morbid -aIEeau,esaa
ness.
i wrll bred man keep, hs tooth
aches and h> headache go hsm- (
and does not a>sum, tina, stranger
are Interested III bt> digestion 4
Well bred woman keeps heF children
quiet. aud docs not assume that 4lI
her fellow travellers must ~har, hrr
fondnc~> for them. II Nrs. T..
with a Vivid sens, of MIR. p I
/ rnlIlrlfts> AM af i,r fine ss.8F.4s,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08
Daiw Hints

First get the best cows-not of
EiiUse RACES which have been bIed
with reference to making butchers
meau-but OF AyrsnIres or Jerseys,
which have been bred especially
for milk and butter. Gross thor
oughbred bulls of, these upon ma
tive COWS, noted for giving good
milk and lots of it, and save the
heifers that bear the marks of
good milkers-b.oad hips, deep
TANKS, fine hair, good escutcheon,
yellow skin Especially IN the ear
etc. Next, feed well.
A COW should be in good cOndi-
ton when she calves, that her first
flow of milk should be abundant,
and it should never be checked, it
is rarely recovered again with the
same calf. Before calving, good
grass with a little meal, say two
quarts per day, or good hay with
the same amount of meal, will keep
"a cow in most excellent condition.
A few days before calvlng, substl-
tute peas for meal, and her bag
will not be SO liable to injury after
calving. During the milking pc
riod, let her rations be peas and
meal, two parts of the former to
one of the latter, or two of bran to
one of meal, and plenty of good
grass or hay. The peas and bran
may be alternated with decided adj
vantage. A COW is at her best
when she is from SIX to twelve
yeals old.-Indiana Farmer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08
Pigs and Snakes.

A farmer, living on the Ohio
River, In walking about his farm.
discovered a nest of rattlesnakes in
the hollow bark of an old tree.
about which several large pieces of
rock lay scattered. Having heard
that pigs were hostile 10 snakes Of all
kinds and not caring to attack the
nest himself, he thought he could
try the experiment and see a fight.
He drove several pigs IN the vicinity
of the nest and watched the result.
The pigs soon seem to scent the
reptiles, and commenced roofing
eagerly about the spot. In an in
slant half ii dozen of the vicious
serpents emerged from their hiding
place to attack the intruders, who
manifested a Jealous disposition to
give battle. A snake would rear
himself to the height of the back of
thepig, shake his r~attles, and plunge
his fangs into the animal with
lightning-like CELEBRITY, and then
dart away, pursued by the pig,
who d~extrouslv received the sting
upon the feshy part of the jaw.
Over and owe again this would be
repeated, until the pig got his fore
foot upon the snake, when he
would deliberately rip the animal
in twain and then devour him.
This slaughter continued until all
the snakes were disposed of, when
the pigs grunted contentedly, and
without any signs of being disturb
ed, waddled off in search of other
p%rovender. The eyewitness to this
singular contest which was not
without its exciting features, de-
clares himself convinced that a
pig is impervious to the poisonous
bite of any kind of serpent.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08
Eggs as Food.

If an egg weighs two ounces 1t
Will contain about two hundred
grains of solid substance, as each
ounce represents about one hum
dred grains of solid matter. In
choosing eggs get fresh ones which
are transparent. Bad eggs Will
float IN pure water. Good eggs
sink in water in which ten parts by
weight Of salt is dissolved.
Aside from the water. of which
eggs contain less than meat, the for
mer is almost pure nutrIment. An
EGG is really more nutritious than
meat. There i really no waste II
bone, rind and tough pieces. \
wealthy friend once told me that for
his small family it took about
three pounds Of meat per day for
each person. but this was because
there was SO much waste in tie.1-
Flesh * the most expensive of foods.
eggs the cheapest animal food.
There is nothing artistic about
meat. but good eggs are clean and
handsome. After eating them the
plate is not covered with waste
pieces. fit only for dogs and cats. |
think eggs. considering the nutrl-
ment they contain. compared with
beet. are at least four times cheaper.
They are easily cooked. To cook
a pound Of shoat requires consider
able wood and time: to cook a
pound Of eggs little Of either. Inc
English yegetarlans eat 20 flesh.
They are on the average long hEe@.
much longer than other people: they
use Z 2 moderately.
The way to cook an egg, accor-
ding - ny notion, Il to put IL into
water OF 2 temperature Of $50 de-
grees and let ii stand five minutes.
The inside or volk Will be hard
and the white Of the 2 Will
not be hard, but focculent like
curd, and easy Of digestion. \
little skill will teach n one how
to do this. The eggs are then de-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08
A New Food for Horses.

/ nap, bird of mash for horses Is
now coming into use. Il is thus
described by the California Farmer:
1t is composed of 2quarts of oats, l
of bran and IA half a pint of flax
seed. The oats are first placed IN
the stable bucket, over which is
placed the linseed, add boiling wa
ter, then the bran, covering the
mixture with an old rug and allow
ing it thus to rest for five hours /;
then stir the mass up well. The
bran absorbs, while retaining the
vapor and the linseed binds the oats
and bran together; a greater guam
titv of flax seed would make the
preparation too oily and less rel
ished. One feed per day is suffi-
cient ]; it is easily digested and is
especially adapted to young animals,
adding to their volume rather than
to their height, giving substance to
the frame. Prof. Samson reminds us
not to overlook food, IN connection
with the amelioration Of stock. He
considers oats, so generally given
sheep, as Objectionable and APP
preaching the Improbable ; rams
generally received l pound of oats
daily ewes half the quantity. Oats
forming an exciting food, are es-
pecially suited to rams during the
season they are to serve, but for
fastening the development of young
sheep they only build up the bones
not the flesh.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08
TOadS and Insects.

Not only are toads harmless,
they are absolutely and directly
useful to us, perambulating our
fields and gardens at night, and de-
vourlng vast quantities of injurious
insects which could never be des-
troyed by the hand of man. The
mode IN which a toad takes his
prey Is very curious. The singu-
larry beautiful eve of the toad is as
quick as it is bright, and if within
the range of its vision an insect
or a grub should happen to move,
the toad is sure to see it, and near
ly certain to catch it. First, the
toad holds its head as high as pos
sible, SO us to make sure OF It's prey.
and then crawls slowly towards it,
preferring to get under it if possible.
When it is nearly within reach,
it gazes intently at the inse0, its
mouth being gradually brought
nearer and nearer; something pink
then flashes from its mouth, and
the insect vanishes as if bv magic.
The pink flash is the tongue of
the toad. which if formed in a
rather curious way. The base of
the tongue is fixed close to the
front of the lower jaw, and is long
and tapering. the tip pointing down
the throat when it is at rest.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08

a Goln.au forest keeper, uoL
wishing to carry to the grave
with hin all important secret, has
published in the Leipzig Journal
a receipt he has used for fifty wears,
and which, he says, has saved sew
eral men and a great number of an
imals from a horrible death by by
drophobia. The bite must be bath
ed as soon as possible with warm
vinegar and water, and when this
has dried, a few drops of muriatic
acid poured upon the wound, will
destroy the poison of the saliva and
relieve the patient from all present
and future danger.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08
When, however. IL

When, however. it is used for
catching prey. it Is thrown out
with a sort Of flick" and the IT'D,
which Is covered with a glutinons
secretion. adhercs 10 the insect.
and CONVEYS il down the toad's
throat before the prev has time to
make an effort for escape. When
the toad swallows its prey it does it
with a mighty effort. during which
the eyes almost disappear, the size
OF the sect having little to do with
the vehemence of the demonstra-
ton. Sometimes. when a large
beetle is swallowed. it does struggle
may be eel through the thin and
rbless sides Of It's capturer, the
toad sitting the while in perfect
composure, not in the least affec-
ted by the scratchings and kick
lngs that are going on Its interior.
Tile Lancet.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08
The Horses Back.

The first thing to observe in
Judging Of a horse, 90 far as his
back is concerned. is the length Of
it. A long back is IA weak back
the world over, and in every in
stance. By superior excellence of
structure in other respects, the
weakness of the back may be, in
some measure made up; but the
horse can never be the horse he
would have been had his back been
a shorter one. We do not care how
short a horses back is, for it is a
sure evidence that he can carry or
drag Il heavy weight IA great dis
lance, and not tire; neither, If he
be speedy, will two or three sea-
sons of turf experience break him
down, Is is the case with so many
OF our speedy, long-backed horses.
Old Morrill, and Flora Temple
are instances IN the past; and the
famous grandson of Old Morrill,,
Fearnaught, and Taggart's Abdal-
Eh, are good illustrations among
later horses. This conformation
OF the back was, in our opinion, a
grave objection against Young
Morrill, and Rysdyk's Hambleto-
MAN. In spite of all their excel
lence. both Of them would have
been decidedly better horses had
they been coupled shorter and more
strongly on the back. If Young
morrill, had had the back of his sire
one OF the most marvellous specl-
mems Of perfect bone structure and
muscular power eve bred-he
would not have gotten so many
sway-backed colts as now stand to
ms charge. The same was the case
III even greater measure with Rvs
dyks Hambletonian. We know
what he did IN the stud. We know
chat, crossed On mares of a certain
pattern and blood, especially Oh
the daughters of American Star, the
SON Of the great Henry, he gave us
trotters Of the highest speed, and
second to none in endurance. But
all this was true in spite of bis
pack, not because of it: and where
ne sired one colt closely ard strong.
~ coupled up in the back and loin:
las every colt should be,) he sen.
forth five or ten without this ad
mlrable construction-nay, repre-
Il sentativeS of the other form.
II One may attend the fairs of tn
country, and eight out of every tel
! of the Hambletonian stations eX
hibited will present to the eye thu
unfortunate popularity. In reply
will be urged that these long-back
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08

In answer to the question: Why
are farmers so liable to rheumatism:
the Science of Health says: BE
cause they wear wet clothing, heat
and suddenly chill the body, ver
eat after very hard work, and be-
cause they do not keep the skin in
a clean and healthy condition. If
farmers would avoid suddenly
cooling the body after great exer-
ton. if they would be careful not
to 90 with wet clothing and wet
feet, and if they would not over
eat when in an exhausted condition.
and battle daily, using much fric-
ton they would have less rheuma-
tism than they do"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08
Cabbage Pickle.

Cut four cabbages into quarters
boil until tender enough to pass a
broom straw through it, throw over
them salt, and when it has pene-
trated, squeeze the cabbage through
a towel. Dressing to be poured
ver it. One pint of chopped on
ions, one box of mustard, one pint
OF sweet-oil a tablespoonful of tn
merle, and a gallon of vinegar boil
ed with a half pint of celery seed.
do mustard, cloves and ginger, a
pound of brown sugar to be thrown
boiling hot. over the cabbage. When
cool tie up and in a few days 1t Is
ready for the table.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08
Small Things

Every farmer should have a small
room, tight and warm. which he
a lock and where he can keep his
small tools Then he wants a good.
solid workbench. with an iron vice
on n side, and a wooden one on
the other. For iron working he
wants a solid piece of iron for an
anvil. a seven-pound steel hammer.
a rlyeting hammer. one large and
small coal chisel. two or three punchs
from one-fourth To three-elghts
inch. a trimmer and countersink. 10
be used with bit stock. q Z plate
that VIII cut a screw from one
fourth 10 three-eighthe2nch: then.
with round iron Of the various
sizes, and readvmade nuts. he can
make any bolt he wishes. Forcar-
penter work. he wants a square. a
shaving horse, drawing knife. i set
Of planes, anger from onc-half 10
two inches. q fine hand saw. with
coarse cross-cut and rip saw. large
cross-cut saw for logs, and a grind
stone.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08

ed horses have an enormous
stride" Wegrant that they do stride
a great distance, but we also no.
tice that their feet stay under the
suIky a long time. The power to
..twitch their feet out from under
the wagon, as an old driver once
expressed it, does not belong to
them. One never finds it in con-
nection with a long back. We
wish to breed colts with an .senor-
nous stride as earnestly as anv
one: but we wish that these colts
blessed with an enormous stride"
should have the knack also of gath
ering quickly.
But, IN respect to the length of
the stride, we have this to say: that
it is not IN any way the result of the
length Of the back, but the position
of the pasterns, the slope Of the
shoulders. and the position of the
great bones of the hind legs. There
must be length somewhere, of
course. or else the horse cannot
stride far; orif he attempts it, will be
forever-reaching." or Forging
asthe phrase goes. But where should
the length be located? That is the
question to- be answered: and we
say the length should be located
below. and not above. The length
should be put inbetween the shout
der Joint and the hams of the horse.
There is where it was put III Flora
Temple. and which gave her so
tremendous "a stride for so small an
animal: and there, too, Is where
YOU find 1t in Dexter, Fearnaught,
and Taggart's Abdallah, whose
stride on ii sandy tract we have
measured and found to be twenty
feet. If that is not an "enormou
stride" enough to satisfy any one,
we should be pleased to know what
is: and vet Abdallah had a short,
muscular. Morgan-Iike back, as hi:
sire, Farmers Beauty, and HI;
grandsire, Clifford Morgan, had
before him.
There never was II falser theory
or one calculated to beget NOR
mischief among breeders, than thu:
that we must breed long-backeC
colts in order to get length OF stride
We have always noticed that TIN
horses long in the back, and %loosel,
coupled at the hips, are the horse
that always come to the Judges
stand padded and swathed will
pads" and ''shields," and "pro
tectors" enough to stock a small
sized horse-clothing establishment
The reason is, because there is to-
little strength in the back and loin
to deliver their strokes IN astraigh
line, or to ''catch' quickly am
handilv when they ''break."
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08
Farming will pay even IN these

Farming will pay even in these
hard times, with industry and per-
severance. Seven years ago a par
ty bought a farm in Worcester Co.,
Of 40 acres, for the sum of So
900. which he mortgaged to a rela-
tive for the whole purchase money,
retaining his entire capital of So
900 for the purchase of stock and
tools. also for the building Of 5000
barn. With no assistance. except
the services of his son. now nineteen
years of age, and seven weeks hire
of a man annually. to assist IN har-
veSting. the farmer has paid the
mortgage. owns his farm free from
debt, besides having one horse, one
yoke of oxen, twenty cows, SIX hogs
and quite a quantity of personal
property. Is not this a far better
record than most merchants and
manufacturs can exhibit:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08
Vbe FARM.
Prickly COmfrey.

s Ems COUNTRY GENTLESAS:-
e. reply to J. y. Bethune's inquiry
n maze 632 as to the mode OF cul-
a. OF prickly comfrey by when |
IA, able to produce at one cut'Iho
a the rate Of over - tons To 'h9
acre. | would say first that the sou
i naturally "a deep rich loahl' anu
fhat the plants are over TWO Year.
IL from the time Of setting out.
] he only trouble in his ease wa
hat he cut from his sets TOO soon,
IS they ought t be one year Ola
a. Ion, before any good yield could
T. "rnectcd Of them. This should
boyc been told him by the party
mnnlvine the sets, together with
c]eprraI rules for planting, culture,
g. Prickly comfrey being a pc
ANIMAL. should have at least a year
hom the time of planting the sets
IN establish IL strong and vigorous
rrowth of roots, stems, and leaves,
~ when this is attained no fear
need be entertained that 1t Will not
3, able to keep up Il strong yield OF
I8bdder for many years. Mr.. Beth
'nnc has evidently given some OF his
plants a severe trial, as he says he
chi from them twice within about
four months from the time of plant
m. Now no one would think of
booking for Il return from a newly
made rhubarb or asparagus bed
tlree months after the young sets
on crowns had been planted out.
H. Will find it very valuable as
qreen fodder early in spring fol
Horses in the stable, brood mares,
BOWS with calf. brood Ows &c, Us
ii is ready to cut long before yetches,
clover. corn fodder. or any OF the
green crops SO needful to the health
oil stall fed animals III spring.
From New-Durham, Canada
comes. the first note of disapproba
bon Of prickIy comfrey drom B. }
p. page 6G5). He likens it to The
Nanada thistle and quack grass, anC
hts at its being Il valueless weed
and saws that his stock will not ea
it III the pasture. | doubt if b. }
p. has the true article. His l
probably Symphytum oHcinale, o
common comfrey, and not ). aspei
rimum, of which Prof. Asa Ora,
makes no mention. 1t is Il natlv
OF Caucasia and imported into TIN
country from ENGLAND, and Is re-
aished b. II stock, whether cut an
SfelAerao= t -G like urnr
whhe rowing. or cut and cure.
and ID dry. y. A. Il.
SIcybr00k,p. u. q.