The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-21

II around south. aid the crnt-
grant wagon tire takes It wav,-Gau-
cord san.
The husk of wheat contains as much
a. SIX per cent. Of oil, whereas I'm.
flour contains scarcely more thar one
per ccnt.
One hundred parts OF wool arr
chemically composed of 81. 10 carbon.
t.o3 hydrogen, l11l nitrogen, and
24.6l parts oxygen and sulphur.
There are no less than l54 religious
sects in England. and the +" .chism
shops are still bues. there having
been six additions during the past
ear.
Frozen plants Will sometimes revive
If placed III an apartment where the
temperature is Just abovethe freezing
point. They will thaw gradually.
Never put frozen plants in a warm
room.
Some bread issued TO the Russian
troops III Bulgaria having beer ana
lyZed, turns out ~ per cent. Of saw
dust, and II per cent. of sand. That.
then, IS where the Cossack soldiers arc
expected TO get their grit.
They have a novel method of dis
tributing portions Of scripture IN
France. \ carriage is driven through
the central towns, specially fitted up
with ~convenIences for eating and
sleeping. and capable OF holding 30. 90
little books.
One acre devoted to vegetables. that
can be planted and cultivated. samea.
80 - a-i
will be of more real value 10 the fanlI-
" than several acres in cotton. Each
acre SO planted viii save buying "A
barrel Of Ohio pork.
Every man engaged IN the culture
of the earth can find time to adorn
and embellish his premises with plants
and trees. shrubs and vines. while his
family VIII be educated to a love Of
the beautiful in nature, and cling with
fond attachment 10 the paternal roof.
A bar Of iron worth -. made into
horse shoes, Il worth so made into
needles. ii IL worth $3.50 made into
penknife blades, 1t is worth 81, 2s4
made into balance-springs of watches
it j. worth $50, 900. Such il the pow
CT of industrious labor over raw ma
t|erial.
Our capitalists arc like a heavy
growth Of timber good for nothing
to the world at large until cut down
and made useful ~ division. Better
be running vines and bramble, OF
small fruits yielding yearly good than
these stately trees, strong individually,
but valuable onlv after death.
The matter OF closing the public
lar,u.u - Ir.l.,I 49,, N..lu. -
been brought 10 the attention Of the
British government again. 4 petition
to this effect signed by ten thousand
people has been laid before the chief
secretary Of ireland. All classes OF
people are included among the signerp.
4 similar petition - ia circulation IN
Wales.
A roll IF papyrus. one hundred anil
thirty-nine feet long and sixteen and
a half inches broad. discovered in an
old Theban tomb some twenty wear.
ago and covered with inscriptions. has
been d~eciphered, and II Il found that
they afford a complete account Of the
life aud works Of kameses Ill. and OF
the condition Of Thebes 1900 years
agO.
From eight To ten sheep may - kept
Or the food required for a COW. though
il depends much upon the breed -
sheep, some being twice as large az
others In 1870. according 10 the cen
sns. there were about 10, 1000 Of
sheep in the United States, and the
production Of wool amounted 10 100
00o. 90 pounds. or four pounds per
head. worth about thIrty-three cents
per pound, on the average, a. the
farm.
The Eucalyptus OF Australian gum
tree. which has been extensively plant
ed in California on account u It's
negativing the effects Of malarias and
miasmas. has been found 10 possess
the additional property Of being cur
for rheumatism. \ number 81 cares
are reported where the leaves moi.ten-
ed and bound upon the afflicted parts.
have effected a cure. and a San Fran
cisco doctor has gathered and prepared
half a ton OF them for shipment 10
the East.