The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-08-22


.er which results from the u-e of cucum- d
,ers at the table, is owing to the fact that a
,eople in a normal state Of health, using O
he liquid Juice which flows 40 ahun iantly 5
rom the plant, administer To themselves in 1
Iarge doses the most potent remedy for ,
lropsical complaints known to medical
science.
TPeasme0s ~ Sc0mr's
ICor. Prairie Farmer, I1,I
Some time ago a steer belonging to =
neighbor OF min. was troubled with scOurs,
Idiarrhea) Upon examination it was
Iound that il Came on at n certain hour
each day or night, it appeariug the lore
part of feach night. The matter was call,d 4
to the attention of physician visiting in
the neighborhooi, with a description OF
the case. He saw the steer aud se~rncd To
make a point about the time Of the attack.
He then separated MIN from the herd aud
began course of treatment, giving the
steer in bran and salt sulPhate oi c'nchoni-
dia. He began this with 5-grain doses, and
increased il until % grains, three times
day. were given. The last dose lie gave
was about GO grains. Much to the sur
prise of ali, the sccurs were completely
stopped and the steer began Ic pick up at
once. aud is now doing we'll, although up
10 this he had done No good. 1t WAS also
tried ON a calf with periodical discharges,
with the same result The theory is that
the cause was malaria. 1t was new to US,
and the two cases in question have excited
much comment with those who knew the
We think it worthy of a
trial in districts where ague aboands.
A Valuable Passc.
ICor ST Louis Post.l
IL dissolved a piece OF alum the size OF
walnut in a pint of boiling water; To this
add couple of tablespoonfuls OF flour,
IN sde smooth in little cold water, and !
lew drops of oil of cloves, letting the whole |
come 10 a boil. This paste will Keep |
months. l put it in glass jars used ior
canning, or well-cleaned blackins-bortles |
| use a half-inch bristle brush, which costs !
but a fex pennies. This paste is handy,
too. Tor domestic purposes. My children
have many toys that come in wuodsn box
e.. but these will break al the corners, and
soon come TO pieces When a box besi .
to give out, / take piece Of cambric or
calico. and with the brush and paste cover
the box 20 that il will besr constant usage
for months. Then if the cover gives out, l
pull it of and put on another one. Again,
| a dolls arm or leg will come off; but II
piece OF muslin and bit OF paste restores
| the article, so that il Is as good as II Was
| before.
Makinx and Packing Butter.
Churning should be attended to while
the cream Is sweet; and after freed OF all
buttermilk and properly salted it should
be carefully packed in stone Jars, or irkins
and tubs IN ade Tor the purpose. Do not Sc
/ ,a.Ea,a N Ia
| The best is the cheapest. White oak is an
excellent material Tor butter Packages, but
should be thoroughly seasoned before using.
Ash. spruce and pine are extensively used
| in some sections, but are more objeclona-
BILE than oak, on account OF imparting in
some degree a disagreeable flavor To the
| butter.
In preparing frkins for Use, boiling water
should be- polred into them, to soak Tor
for twenty-fuur hours. Then I'LL with
strong b ine for two or three days, after
which rinse with p Ire cold water, and rub
the sides of the tub with fine salt. You
cannot be too particular in these regards,
and when YOU have performed the work
we'll up TO this poin only one thing fur-
ther need be done, and that is a clean, sell
ventilated cellar Tor your butter, to be used
for nothing else, il possible.
Peach NNrnaladc.
Prairie Farmer, L..
When pealing peaches for coming or pre-
serving. discard all unsound portions and
save the balance Of the peeliDgs, also the
pits. Crack lew OF the latter; cover all
with cold water and boil for an hour or two,
then strain throggh a colander, being care
full not to press too closely. Boil the liquid
4 L ,n,1 fh.. Ia
pirate Tor the peaches that are to be made
into narmaIade. Use the broken bits and
inferior portions; weigh them snd allow
three quarters OF pound OF sugar to each
pound Of fruit Boil all together with the
peach water, for an hour CT two longer, and
stir ,Jnently TO prevent burning. When
cold -nCuld be quite hard and viii keep
in lis, or glasses, by covering with
branay papers aid Pa-ting the top with
paper dipped in the white OF an egsss.
The HnyIng season.
| Kansas -armer, IL
The farmers of Kansas have commenced
their haying in earnest, and thousands Cl
tons OF mature prairie grass are cut and
stacked daily. The farmer and stOckman
drives his moving machine out to some Sc
lect SPOT of prairie where the gras' Is lin, Il
and the quality for hay the best, and start.
in this boundless hay field, cuts down as
much as he thinks will supply him, rake,
hauls and stacks it. lie has no trouble
and expense i'll keeping up NOV held-,
fenced off from cattle, oil |oSiag grass seed
and worrying because the grass fails TO
.make a good c., h." Tnis state OF feiicI-
ty is in store for the future farmer, howev-
er, who tills the fertile plains OF Kansas,
ard those having fine farms should lie
shaping their business with an eye 10 the
system Of tame grass cultivation. Miliet
i raised TO considerable extent by Kansas
farmers, bat like all ANIMALS or small grain
! crops. il is "hard on the land" The cult
vatlon Of clover, timothy and the blue
grasses, play an important part 10 the iu-
lure agriculture on these wide prairies.
Better than Money saved.
New YORK Times.l
A well-ordered farm well-chOsen stock
comfortable buildings, neatly-kept gar
den, roadway or entrance-way gates
well hung, fences well kept, shade trees, or
namental shrubbery, paint without and
whitewash within-all these are worth
more to farmer in money value tn n a
, few hundred dollars carefully scraped to-
pether and iealously boarded and loaned
to needy nelghbOrs at interest. No invest
men; pays SO well as money ludiciously
spent in farm improvements. Draining
wet land will pay 80 to 100 per cent. on it
cost every year; good stock will pay equal
: Iy we'll good roads will return their Coz
every year; a gate will save its cost in ;
short time; a good fence l.ay save it
whole cost in one night; we'll kept gar
: Den, neat lawn, orchard and shade trees
, which need not cost 300, have added tel
times that amount to the value OF a farm
, and the comfort and self-respect gained
through the outlay for these and iron
= their possession are worth more than th'
cost.
The Care OF HoHn= Orchards.
kansas Firmer.l
We sometimes see young orchards tina
: stand year after year but make no progress
: There is a little growth but it is not health,
{ and the trees look scrubby and dwarfed
and after a while, il they do not die on
entirely, whatever Of fruit is borne will b'
correspondingly imperfect What is tn
trouble? Why, the trees have had no care
: they were not properly set out in the frs
place, and then they were left to shit fol
themselves Weeds were allowed to grow
up around the trees so thick that the genia
rays OF the sun could not penetrate tn
earth and start the roots to growing; storm
> came and washed the earth from the roots
suckers or sprouts started up and absorbe'
the life-giving substance that should hav
gone into the tree; limbs were broken off b,
8 cattle; the trees we're bent over; destructive
insects took up their abode in the orchard