The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-05-29

fall others are planted IN their places. AS
the market for good fruit is extending every
year, and foreign customers are seeking sup
plies, the business Of growing fruit cannot
fail to be profitable and permanent. No
other business pays better than this for the
most skillful attention and management; in
deed, without these, it is vain to expect
crop that will sell in the market for remu-
nerative price. Good fruit sells itself, and
the grower is soon sought for by the purchas
ers. Those who desire to take lesson in
things appertaining to the business, and to
prove the truth of these facts, may well
study the ways and methods of Mr.. McKin-
stry and his orchard.-Rural Home.
CURE FOR HORSE CoLIc.-Here is cure
for collie, says correspondent Of the Massa-
chusetts Ploacman, Which may be applied to
horses and cattle, and when applied as fol-
lows have never known it to fail to relieve
the animal at once. Treatment:-Spread a
teacupful or more OF fine salt on the back OF
the animal over the loins and keep it satura-
ted with warm water for twenty or thirty
minutes, or longer if necessary. If the at
tack is severe, drench with salt water. |
have a valuable bull, weighing nineteen or
twenty hundred, which had severe attack
of collie year ago last summer. | applied
salt to his back. as above. and it being diff
cult to drench, we put wooden bit in his
mouth, keeping it open about two inches, and
spread salt upon his tongue, which, togeth-
er with the salt upon his back, relieved him
at once, and within very short time equi-
librium appeared fully restored. 1 have for
several years past successfully applied this
treatment to other animals in my herd
REMEDIES FOR THE CABBAGE WORMS.
i have tried most of these that have been
given in the papers, but have found none of
them both efficient and easy of application
have had the best success with hot water
but it requires come care to have the water
hot enough to kill the worms and net hurt
the cabbage. I have found one hundred and
sixty degrees Of the thermometer efficient
and safe if rightly applied, through a
sprinkling waterproof, and not continued too
long, nor so as to have the hot water lodge
in the heart of the plant. If it is cooler
than one hundred and sixty many of the
older larvae will not mind it-as their skin
sheds water like a ducks back. have tried
adding to the water little coal oil, also car
bolic acid, salt, etc., but none were quite eff
fective owing to the difficulty of wetting
the skins of the pests. Occasionally I have
found them moist with dew, SO that the
powdered heilebore ur black pepper busted
over them would stop their mischief. Who
has found remedy (?
WARM UP THE CHIMNEY MANY per.
sons have often noticed the difficulty of
starting fire in a stove on still, damp
morning. The stove at first won't draw,
and when it does start it is with sort OF
explosion or outward rush of air which fills
thereon with smoke and gas, oftentimes puff
fing the unpleasant fumes into the face of
the operator. This trouble is caused by the
long column Of cold air in the pipe or Chin
ney. and may be remedied by simply put
ting few shavings or bits of dry paper on
the top of the wood or coal and first light
ing that; it Immediately bursts into blaze,
because the air has free access to it from all
sides, the heated air forces its way into the
chimney and establishes an upward current
The matches can then be applied to the kim
ding under the fuel, which will readily light,
and if dry, burst into brisk blaze.
To REMOVE INK FROM CARPETs.-When
freshly spilled, it can be removed from car
pets by wetting in milk. Take cotton bat
ting and soak up all the Ink that it will re-
ceive, being careful not to let it spread
Then take fresh cotton, wet in milk, and sop
itup carefully. Repeat this operation, chang
ing the cotton and milk each time. After
most of the ink has been taken up in this
way, with fresh and clean cotton rub the
spot. Continue until all disappears then
wash the spots in clean, warm water, and
little soap rinse in clear water, and rub I'M
til nearly dry. For ink spots on marble,
wood or paper, apply ammonia clear; just
wetting the spot repeatedly till the ink dis
appears.
WASH FOR GRAPEvINEs.-It is the be-
lief Of observing ones that the seeds or
mildew exists during the winter and spring
on the bark and buds OF vines, ready to veg
etate anew when suitable weather occurs in
summer. AS a possible check to this, am
| about to wash most of my vines-before the
buds open, with carbolic soap suds. I think it
will also tend to lessen the mischieyous work
of the steel beetle on the buds.-H. b. b.,
IN the Ohio Farme.
BoILs.-An English physician prescribes
the following treatment for boils ssNIix one
teaspoonful powdered saltpetre two tea
spoonfuls powdered charcoal +; two teaspoon
fuls milk of sulphur: enough treacle or
syrup to form suitable medium. Take a
teaspoonful OF the mixture for three morn
ings fasting, wait three days, and if needful
repeat; apply a poultice or soft wet rag to
the boil, which will afford relief.'' A salye
recommended by another authority is made
thus 'sMelt together, in equal parts, the
white rosin that exudes from the common
pine tree, and mutton suet. This makes q
good plaster for the boil, both before and
i after It Breaks