The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-07-15

GREEK DREAM Demonstrating
aside the imagery Of the Greek poets
and the opinions of their merely specu-
lative philosophers, we find that dreams
were considered Of such Importance in
tho common life of the Greeks that one
OF the learned professions was that of
Oneirocritics, or interpreters of dreams.
A Greek would probably consult one of
these men as naturally as he would
lawyer or doctor, and no doubt oftener;
for the Oneirocritics were very badly
paid at Athens, and there was no heavy
fee "to open the eyes, of the dreamer.
Thus we are told Of man who dreamed
that he saw an egg hanging from the
tester of his bed. Being sorely exer-
cised at the unwonted vision, he re-
paired to the Oneirocritic, who informed
him, as wise and ready interpreter,
that there was treasure under his bed.
He Immediately set about digging, and
to his great joy found some gold set
round with silver. He gave the Oneiro-
critic some silver in payment for his in
formation, but the sage asked: "Was
there no gold? If not, what meant the
yelk of the eggP'' Artemidorus, an
other Ephesian, seems to have spent
the best of his days in reducing dreams
to the obedience OF exact rules, but
with little success. He said that all
true dreams foretold some good or evil.
Temple Bar.
A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Tribune says: s. 1t is asserted, and l
have no doubt truly, that timber cut
fysNv EA % tn hn Ia
of August lasts much longer, especially
when exposed to the weather as rails or
the end buried in the ground like posts.
Still, if cut in the other months of the
year, the bark peeled off and the tim
Der laid up on supports two feet or so
from the ground, and permitted to sea-
son well before using it, would the diff
ference of endurance be 50 much9
Many years ago had white cedar
fence posts cut in the winter, and as
soon as the frost was out of the ground
in the spring set them. In from seven
to eleven years the ends which were in
the ground had mostly rotted, while the
parts out of it kept sound. then took
them out, and as the bark had peeled
off itself on the other end, and the posts
were still long enough for the purpose,
reversed them, and set these wel1-sea-
soned ends in the ground. They have
been thus used for several years, and
as yet see no tendency to rot, though
I suppose they will not endure so long
as if the timber had been cut in the
summer and then well seasoned before
setting the posts. Rails cut in the win
ter, though laid up high and dry in a
fence where they can season well, often
rot rather rapidly"
HUNGARIAN grass will grow on any
soil of sufficient richness to raise good
corn and potatoes, the richer the bet
ter, provided the manure has been APP
piled to previous crops. Sow when the
ground is warm and dry, or Immediate
" after corn planting. If portions of
the field are sown with few days in
terval between, it will not be ready to
cut all at once, which may prove con-
venience in large field. The ground
before sowing should be thoroughly
pulverized by narrowing, and made
smooth and level, so that the small
seed may not be buried too deep.
Three pecks broadcast are enough for
an acre. Cahoon's sower is Well adapt
ed to doing the work evenly. Cover
the seed with fine or smoothing har-
row and then roll the surface. In two
months the heads will appear, at which
time, if intended for hay, it should be
cut with moving machine. Two or
three days may be required for thor
ough curing, including turning or shak-
Ing up before raking, and opening the
cocks. Good land, we'll managed, will
give two or three tons of good hay per
acre. 1t is best as a fodder for cows.
The crop is too dense in growth to SOW
clover or grass seed with it.
EXPERIENCE has demonstrated that
grass lands want reseeding at least
once in six years. The clover and
herdsgrass give place to a finer, shorter
kind, which, though excellent feed for
COWS, is not profitably raised, for the
quantity that may be grown per acre is
much less than where it grows rank and
tall, as for few years after reseeding.
It is right here that much manure is
wasted In top-dressing land which has
not been plowed for years. The same
quantity Of manure used in reseeding
land will make more of show. We
have used this method with very salts
factory results: We turn over the turf
in August, and thoroughly narrowed in
q good coat of manure, and then SOW on
grass seed. The labor is a little more
than to top-dress the grass, but by the
operation we have heavy grass insured
for two or three years. Exchange.