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\ FARM, GARDEN .l,l,i 1ls1,7iHl,o AND HOUSEHOLD
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FARM, GARDEN l,E A,,1,7Ho AND + HogsEHoID iS'lE
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Pruning wounds should; be covered as
soon as the sap ceases flowing. Grating
wax applied hot, will make q good cow
'erine, and will avoid further serieus
trouble. - : 'S''' .. '''i ~ - - 81, :.
.. Poultry roosts should never be aloYed
in horse or. COW, stables =. Hen lice are
very apt to attach, themselves to the AMI
mails. to their serious detriment. Moth
ing is more surely calculated to destroy
their appetite and prevent them from,
taking on flesh. -: :Rl3ug.Iia, -
a simple remedy to prevent the pres;
ence OF moless and mice in and around
hot-beds, was told to- us a few days
since, viz. !: Stick pieces Of green elder
bushes into the ground III the premises
infested, and these troublesome crea-
lures will giveit'a wide berth. ~ ~.
"A gardener in England removes green
algal and conferyoid growth from damp
wal g, and keeps it down year or longer
by painting with q solution Of chloride
Of lime. The same application is made
to gravel walks with d watering-po
with equally satisfactory ry-results. s. -,
3rHen manure should be mixed with
earth. Seeds are lost by planting them
where too much hen manure has been
dropped. Plaster is good to mix with
it; but better way to use hen manure,
especially for the garden, is to put it in
barrels &haf filling them, and then pour
in soft water until full. Take the liquid
after the manure is well soaked and ap-
ply. it when needed. BE. sure to use
soft water; rain water is best.-Fa,nser's
Friend. ''''f"i ,.' y 's'.'' ''- s''f .gls
c "A lady Of Michigan has been very suo,
oessful in obtaining two flowers instead
of one, from every Towering sheath OF
the Gala lily, Her method is as follows:
As soon as the joint flower is, ,cpt, Or be-
gins 60 wither, pull, the stalk down
through the open sheath clear to the
bottom. At the bottom win be found
standing, close ITO the stalk, another
bud, inclosed. in q delicate covering.
Gut the old stalk away as close as posi-.
BILE without ininring the bud, and it it
bas not been Kept back too long, it will
grow up very quickly. go ain;
..,.,,.s ConI Tar for Flesh Wounds. -.
I have made a discovery in the heal
ing art which I will give to the readers
of the Tribune, provided they will agree
to Practice it, and do; q missionary work
by trying to enforce the Bible injpnc-,
tion that ga merciful man is merciful to
his beast" tits now the common Gus:
tom among farmers, whenever they cas-
trate any animal, unless it be horse or
a large bull, to apply either salt, ashee,3
or the spirits of turpentine to the raw
flesh. All of these applications are bnt
SO much. torture, and if any sonel don
believe it, apply either Of them to your
own raw flesh, and if you don't hop and
dance and cry out with the pain, then L
am mistaken. I have seen young pigs
run around and squeal piteously on &C.
count OF the pain these cruel things
caused. Now promise me never to let
any person put either of these things
on any animal Of yours, and also promise
me to preach and pray; against their useI
everywhere. and I will tell You the best
application for any and all flesh -euts
and raw sores, It is gas coal:tar, which
may be had at any gas works where gas
is made from coal. : a barrel Of it, cost:
ing 80, has been iri use at the Kirby
Homestead for ten years and1is not half
gone yet. Coal-tar, when applied to a
flesh cut, shuts out the. air and thus
stops the smarting; it will also keep of
the flies; it is very healing, and it is.
antiseptic, that is. cleansing, and will,
prevent the growth Of proud-hesh. It
is the cheapest, most healing and best
application we have ever used, and
every farmer ought'to have it at hand to
use on all castrated animals. When q
lambs tail is cut of, put it on" twill
stick the wool together on the end and
make O complete protection. :! An ami
NAL may be castrated in "fy-tme, and
with two or three applications of coal
tar, maggots will be prevented have
tested this remedy for several years on
all sorts of cuts and sores with the most
gratifying and successful results. It
was an experiment at fir1t, but now it is
a necessity. 1t is an excellent paint for
trees where limb has been broken off
or where tha bark has been peeled
T. D. Curtis, Charlton, ~ Y ...a-: e.,
Health Hints. i..
Buttermilk is drunk by. many dyspep-
tics. '. .r'. J."
Oil of eucalyptus is said to be an ex..
cellent local an@sthetic. A drop placed
on cotton or wool and inserted IN the
cavity will relieve the toothache. = >. .,,.
Substitute lemonade, strawberries and
the like fruits in their season, for salts,
sulphur, sassafras tea, and the like pop
ular physic, to purify the blood. Par
take of fruits without stint, and throw
physic to the dogs, 90. >.,H 81 "','! =.
A house too closely shaded by trees
will be apt to suffer from dampness: In
building let the living and sleeping
rooms, as far as possible, face towards
the south, and thus gain the advantage
of the sunshine. The sun is great
preserver of health. .'-', n -.
The virus or transmissible principle OF
scarlet fever is destroyed when sub
iected to temperament of 203 Fair. tor
two hours. A French physician, who
has been experimenting on the subject,
took the underclothing worn by four
children while sick with the scarlet
fever, and after heating them, {, as stated,
caused four of his own children to wear
them for several days. None OF the
children contracted the disease. oVac-
cine matter and presumably smallpox
virus are destroyed by temperature of
14O degrees; the contagious principle of
yellow fever and plague is destroyed by
a heat Of 2l2 degrees, the boiling point
OF water. :: 80 .l...--i- - : = ...'....
-.~..-. Elizabeth of Russia.
The Empress Elizabeth Of Russia,
daughter of Peter the Great, has been
STYLED "the humane Elizabeth, because
she made VOW, upon her accession, to
infict no capital punishment during her
ro;on. on3 che ia said to have shed tears