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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-08-10

THE NAPLES MIRACLE Salverte's
Philosophy of Magic, Prodigies, and Ap-
parent Miracles, translated by Anthony
Todd Thompson, NJ. D., London, gives the
following account of the apparent mira
Gle: A" In the present day, at an annual
public ceremony at Naples, some of the
blood of st. Januarius, collected and
dried centuries ago, becomes spontaneous
ly llquefed, and rises in boiling state
to the top of the phial that encloses it.
These phenomena may be produced by
reddening sulphuric either with orcanette
alkanet root onOsmaa, Linn, and mixing
the tinoture with spermaceti. This pre-,
paration at ten degrees above the freez-
ing point (Centagrade) (F. SO deg. re-
mains condensed, but melts and boils at
twenty F. 68 deg. To raise it to this
temperature it is only necessary to hold
the phial which contains it in the hand
or near lighted lamp for some time.
If a little simple juggIery be combined
with this philosophical experiment, the
apparent miracle is complete" -Loncet.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-08-10

place there are dwellings suited to the
ability of the tenant or the purchaser.
When the rent, the food and the cloth
ing are kept within ones income, the
margin for benevolence, for luxury and
for pleasure may be measured and used.
In these as In other matters Pay as you
go. ~ Y Observer.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06
THE CABBAGE PEST,

The imported cabbage worm has conae tt
stay. His first summer on Long IslanG
showed the natives that he was capable Of
advancing the price of cabbage So, ,OOO, ,OOC
| worth was destroyed in one season in the
suburbs OF New York. He has followed
the tide Of civilization and gone west The
problem now is, what will kill the worm
and not injure the cabbage? We would
suggest that deliverance must come by pre-
venting the moth from laying the eggs on
the cabbage. We have suggested to our
neighbors to try tying newspapers, or sack
ing of any kind, over the cabbage plants,
during the prevalence of the moth when
it disappears the covering to be removed.
Few Of all the remedies SO far named have
given satisfaction. Professor q. " Riley.
always practical and intelligent, suggests
the use of pyrethrum. He first tried it In
1879, but did not recommend it that year.
as he wished to test it further. He has made
tests aud caused tests to be made by agents,
and the general experience has been most
favorable. He unhesitatingly recommends
pyrethrum tor all the different worms which
infest the cabbage plants. Professor A. J.
Cook, of Lansing, Michigan, says he has
tried bi-sulphide of carbon as weapon
against these pests. 1t had been success
cessfully employed in fighting the phyllox-
era In France, which suggested It's use here.
He made small hole close to the plant,
three or four inches deep, and turned into
1t about half teaspoonful of the liquid,
then quickly filed the hole with earth and
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06
RHUBARB.

Rhubarb is the earliest garden pro-
duct for the table, coming even before as
paragus generally, and is best when the
growth is youngest. As it is as easy to
aaise as anything can be, no garden, how
ever limited, should be without IL. Fresh
beds may be set out, and in doing SO the
root must be used with small bit Of the
crown. This will afford crop the ensuing
year. In planting the seed it will REQUIRE a
year longer. A well prepared bed will last
for many yeas. by being covered with ma
nure late In the autumn and forkine it in
the spring. The stalks are kept tender by
removing the seed-sprouts as fast as thew
make their appearance.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06

The action OF acids will convert, both
starch and sugar Into glucose by increasing
the per cent. of oxygen and hydrogen, and
relatively reducing that of carbon. This in
crease is furnished from the elements OF
water, which must always be present But
sugar is converted into glucose in the sugar
maple, when the buds swell I'M the spring.
even without al acid. If sugar be boiled
with cranberries, gooseberries, currants. or
other strongly acid fruits, it is converted
into glucose and loses half its sweetenino
power. In the process of mailing grains
starch Is converted into glucose by the
terminating process. 1t is estimated that
$4,000 bushels of corn are consumed in the
ohlted States daily, in the manufacture OF
glucose, and this must result in the produce
ton OF not less than million pounds of
this pesudo-sugar every day. AT the ordi-
nary price OF grain this can be put upon the
market at retail price of five cents per
pound with fair margin of profit; and,
counting its sweetening power, at SO per
cent, 1t will DC on level with cane sugar,
] WEat we earnestly object to is the use to
Which glucose is put. It's light color fits it
for adulterating even the middle grades of
sugar, and the fraud is not easily detected,
except ny chemical tests But observation
has convinced us that not ten per cent. of
the glucose made is used for adulteratnp
sugar, 1t is extensively used in Europe for
manufacturing ''tine wines,' and in distill-
ing brandies. In this country very large
amount of glucose is used both in brewing
and distilling. ltgives the brewer the op-
portunity of making his beer as alcoholic as
he chooses, up to ISper cent, at which point
the alcohol itself arrests further fermenta-
ton. But glucose is all convertible into al |
cohoi by proper dilution, and it can be af-
terwards separated by distillation. on.-Iadiana
Farmer.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06
GLUCOSE.

IL is reported, on what appears to be good
authority, that there are twenty large glucose
factories In active operation in the United
States, at the present time. There is no
concealment about the manufacture of elu
cosc. Thousands of tons are made openly
every month, and yet none of 1t is found in
commerce. Nobody sells or buys glucose.
We do not object to the manufacture OF clu-
cose, 1t is, perhaps, as good purpose as
any that our surplus corn can serve. But
let il De made and sold as glucose, and not
as true sugar. In the publications about the
adulteration of food, an impression has been
maze on the public mind that sugar mixed
with glucose is unwholsome food. This is
false In its properties glucose differs FROM
cane sugar in but two particulars 1t fer
ments more readily and has hardly half the
sWeetening power, but for ordinary pur-
poses, by doubling the quantity, glucose
Nus all the requirements of true sugar.
lhere is group OF proximatc elements, of
vegetable origin, which differ from each
other quite widely in their physical proper
ties, and yet are very closely related in their
chemical composition, These are starch.
sugar and glucose. They consist of three
elementary substances, to wit: Carbon
hydrogen and oxygen. For the sake of
those who do not read chemical formulas
we give the composition per cent. as near as
it can be given in whole numbers:
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06
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a FARM -GABDRN
ny SYLVIA A. MOSS.

N, ny SYLVIA A. MOSS.
Eis, .s'n-sarden is complete without q
s's OF small fruits. First, there should
l esnt. h VI e''rrant bsshes directly through
4 ao "''i VI the garden. Don't wait until
i ,"u hn., get e. a whole row at once, but have
4 a Ousn II you are able to own no more.
l. ,sfy year cut q slip or two from Il and
4 "a, ss'n push as they continue to increase
H. ,uOs' oelore You know it you will
|ps.s' S'o" across your garden. | know Of
kiDn sulaa' ~ who from few bushes has,
/, ~. sAe past twenty years. obtained two
], - sAoSs MS garden, and thev are not
Sua ba rows, either. The slip taken
b. aess :, ~ ieast year old, and should be
Hh4 - 'he bottom of the bush. Set it
j., sns s,Iula :. Tight where you want it to
1t VIII grow. The cid dutch
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06

EGGS are an article of cheap and nutr-
tious food, which we do not tind on our ta-
bles III the quantity economy demands.
Ihey are very convenient to take to market
and this is the disposition which too many
farmers make of them. They probably do.
not fully comprehend how valuable eggs
are as food; that, like milk, an egg is q
complete food in itself, containing every
thing necessary for the development of a
perfect animal, as is manifest from the fact,
that chick is formed from it.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06
Gghe 1onSehnld.

gingerbread. Mix together three pounds
OF Hour, one pound sugar, and two ounces
ground ginger. Melt one pound of butter
ana one pound Of molasses and add. Make
stiff dough. Bakein moderate oven.
10 take the brown discoloration off of
cups in which custaras are baked, rub with
damp nannel dipped in best whiting. Scour-
ing sand or sand soap will answer the pur-
pose.
i>0fted fssh.-Cuta fish into four pieces.
ana after they are thoroughly creaned put
them into stone pot; take layer of fish
ana cover with little salt, spices, Chilli
peppers and bay leaves; then another layer
and SO on till the pot is full fill the BOT
with vinegar and close it tightly; put in
the oven for three hours; don't let it drv.
and add more vinegar if required.
71'out Cooking. The trout is a pecu,iar
hsh; 1t requires great nicety in cooking ORG
its flavor is lost. The flavor of the brook
trout is exceedingly delicate, and must be
dealt with IN gentle manner. Brook trout
should never be placed in boiling water.
~ 'eA "A0ahi oolliig III In water SOddens
it and takes away its flavor. When steam
ing it put into the water some pepper corns
ana very little salt. A second way of cook
ing troutls to melt piece of fresh butter,
stir into it some water and place the trout
IN II, adding pepper corns and a little salt.
Place round several slices Of lemon and
cover up very close. Stew like this twenty
minutes. Take out and strain the gravy
over the trout.-Fsod end Rea2tb.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06

i"eeli'" Dut thlt 5Oou credit has ruined
many man. In place of running in debt.
II we would make il a point to live within
our income and keep good surplus in bank.
failure OF one or two crops would not be
felt; but it is very natural when circuu-
stances are favorable for us to contract ex-
traVagant habits, SO that when hard times
condition to meet them. The Homestead
says:
/ we want to write a few words of caution
IN these times Of general prosperity. We
nave had year Or more Of "good times"
crops were unusually good last year, prices
were good. and every branch Of business
| telt the effects Of the sale of an immense
surplus of grain, live stock and fruit at
good prices paid in good money. When
farmers are prosperous and making money.
they purchase literally, pay their debts,
ana give wonderful impetus to almost
every other Industry in the country A few
years ago western farmers are deeply in debt.
and it is perhaps safe to say that one-half
the improved proved farms IN Iowa were
mortgaged. Loan and trust companies and
loan agents were reaping a rich harvest in
we commission they were drawing out of
the farmers for kindly aiding them to mort
gage their homes. Thousands of farm homes
IN the west have been lost to the owners as
time passed on. Crops failed or prices were
low, Or extravagant Indulgence in buying
more acres, or other needless luxury, with
the never failing annual interest to nav.
slowly, but surely, absorbed the savings of
long years of toll, and the farm finally pass-
into The hands OF strangers. We want to
warn our farmer friends, now while times
are good and money plenty, to avoid the
danger ahead. If there is mortgage on
the farm, provide now for means to nav it
promptly whea due.
EcohoMiZc, work, plan, and save every
surplus dollar to emancipate the farm from
the mortgage. In good times like the pres
ent, debt does not alarm you. But remem-
Der that the country is now irdulging in q
mania tor speculation. Stock and grain
specuations, railroad schemes and mining
companies are absorbing hundreds of mil |
lions of money, holding out to the people |
who are seeking to make money without
earning it the hope Of large profits and per-
haps large fortunes. These times will not
last The great majority of glittering
schemes will fail. The crop prospect is un-
promising in this country generally, and
quite promising in the Old World, which
means small surplus for our farmers to
sell, and perhaps lower prices. Let us pre-
pare for this change which is likely to come.
II need not bring financial disaster if we
prepare to meet it. If out OF debt be sure
to keep out. If in debt economize in every
direction and pay the debts. Then if less
or even hard times come along,
to such as are out Of debt their ia nothing
to fear.
-A---ssS |
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06

OF all farm stocks, hens are the most cas-
lily taught. The educati on OF hens can be
commenced at any age; but best while
young. They should be housed and shut in
every night, and not allowed to roost on
sheds, well sweeps or trees; even neglect
to shut the doors on them one night will
cause the tlmid ones to seek higher roost
the next night, and they can be found only
out Of doors,
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06
QNIte Anttlhv Uard

"A WRITER in the Scientific Farmer esti-
mates that the value OF one pound of eggs,
as food for sustaining the active forces of the
body is to the value OF one pound OF lean
beef as 1854 to 900. AS a flesh producer,
one pound of eggs is about equal to one and
half pounds of beef.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06
'H ooAfaof SPRINGS MONTANA TERRITORY 1881

packed it by stepping on it.. The same ex-
pertinent was tried for the squash horer, and
with gratifying success. He thinks the BIZ
sulphide of carbon would prove effective in
fighting the peach tree borer and the radsh
and onion maggots.-Rural World.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06

10 increase egg production, mark those
mems IN your flock rcmar Sable for the size
or the number of their eggs, and hatch these
IN preference for laying stock. Choose
breeds which do not sit. Do net over feed
or fatten, but keep laying hens in an active
hungry state. DO not, however. run into
extremes and underfeed them. They must
nave plenty, and yet always be ready for
FOOD. Do not keep old hens; two years is
Ehe outside limit Birds hatnhed, say in
March, 1880, should on an egg farm, be kill
ed for the table on the tirst signs of moult
In autumn, 1881. They are then reasonably
young, bring good price, and will not be
so valuable in 1882 Laying hens should
not have too much soft, fattening food.
Sound grain in variety is the best diet, and
plenty OF green food, and also supply of
oyster shells or mortar rubbish.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06

Do'hp the root-house go that frost will
su'ef 1t the coolest weather, but provide
ss'u's OF ventilation. 1t would be a good
!" y u keep thermometer in it, and try
'esulate the temperature to 40 or 45.
s'"sles ) are much sweeter and better,
] a. are on'mpaired by age if kept sufficient
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06

IHERE are several varieties of combs.
rose comb is a double comb, full of potsts,
IKE that of the Hamburg; a peacomb is, as
IL wefe' made up of three single combs
pressed into one, that in the center being
the highest and having on each side the i'm
preston or projecting outline OF the comb
united to it by pressure. The cup-cob is
opr'sht and single in front; it then divides:
each side bows out in the center and unites
at the back, forming a cup. This comb is
serrated al around.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06

iAk aggregate value of grain exports
su' ''e United States in July, 1881,
poaLIed 70 $lo,s7sl, 1892. The value OF
\ |,tas .u and wheat -four reported was $l3,-
EEo'"o' corn and meal, $5. .229, ,32a; rye,
','V8'' OATS $N ,9l3, and sef barley, $3,-
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06

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name of the post-otlice to which has previously
|ka sen otherwise we may be unable o comp y
with his request
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06

,,a pocXy MOUNTAIN HUsEANpMAN is designed
BE- ss the name indicates, a husbandlnan Ii every
',o ,s the term, embracing in its columns every
,,s,,,meot of Agriculture, Stock raiBil.g, Horti-
r.ro Sorial and Domestic Economy
ADVERTISING RATES.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06
KEEP OUT OF DEBT.

The following very sensible article we
clip from the Iowa Homestead. There Is no
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06

DON'T forget to water the fields Of fall
wheat thoroughly before the bitches freeze
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06

lHE farmers of Southern Kansas have
pnder cultivation in cotton 10000 acres,
post of which is reported in good condi-
lDn and promising well.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06

The farmer is busy, working day in and
and day oat, early and late.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06

PREPARING for the cold blasts Of winter.
---t ---aaag -
IT will beunsafe TO risk roots in the ground
much longer.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06

Iris reported that Russia will export Co.
FONVl bushels OF wheat of the crop of
s&l,
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06

"h estimated that 3,s45,0O0 quarts Of
Gr"Haefrles n We're shipped from Southern
FFAno's the past season, most of which, of
Euf%' 'ound market at st. Louis and
(Gcago. ...
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06

VABBAGE and turnips should be kept ab-
a0uely cold to prevent their spelling. If
Fe root-house is allowed to get warm,
EaOsase will rot and turnips become pithy.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-10-06

FILLING the granaries.
tsEa- 6s--<ss1 ---~
GATHERING and housing the root crop.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05
Boiling Water and Melting Lead in
Paper.---.aa-srs

Take piece Of paper and fold it up.
as schoolboys do. into square box
without lid. Hang this up 10 walk
ing-stick by four threads and support
the stick upon books or other conve-
nient props. Then lamp or taper
must be placed under this dainty cal
dron. In few minutes the water will
boil. The only fear is lest the threads
should catch fire and let the water spill
into the lamp and over the. table. The
flame must therefore not be too large.
The paper does not burn, because 1T is
wet; and even if it resisted the wet it
would not burn through. because the
heat impaired to it on one side by the
flame would be very rapidly conducted
away by the water on the other.
Another experiment of a similar ma
ture. but perhaps even more striking. is
as follows: Twist up the edges of a
common playing card or other bit. of
cardboard SO as to fashion it into a light
tray. On this tray place a layer of
small shots or bits of lead and heat it
over the flame of lamp, The lead
will melt, but the Card will not burn.
It may be charred little round the
edges, but Immediately below the lead
it will not. be burned, for here again
the lead conducts off the heat on one
side as fast as it is supplied on the 9th
er.-Nature.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05
The splint in the Horse.

1t is well known to all owners of
horses that there is what may be called
a tumor, which at first is callous. and
afterwards becomes bony, which some
times grows upon the horses leg, the
base resting upon the line of union Of
the shank-bone and the splint- bone,
which frequently causes the horse to &C
Iame-indeed almo st Invariably when il
invades the knee-joint. and which is
frequently beyond the reach of the far
rier to cure or remove. A short time
ago, however, farmer, who appeared
to be familiar with the ailment of the
horse, informed us that he used reme-
dy for it which was completely success
full with him; and having obtained the
ingredients in the belief that the ONT
ment might be of service in similar
eases, we append them as follows: Oil
of amber, oil of spike, spirits of turpen-
tine. Mix we'll and apply twice day.
and grease with a little fresh OF unsalt-
ed lard; or, what is better, the maroon
from an uncooked beef-bone. 1t will
make the parts sore and it will rum
a little, but each one must be his own
Judge in the frequency of the applica-
tion after it becomes somewhat sore
GerniantoWn Telegraph.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05
Houses Warm and Cheap.

Having erected balloon frame and
adjusted the studding for the reception
of the door and window frames, with a
firm foundation. nail boards to the foot
of the studs outside and in, not driving
the nails SO that they cannot be readily
drawn, and fill in between the boards
with mixture of one part lime to six
teen parts of coarse gravel-the mortar
containing, of course, no stones of
larger diameter than the width.of the
studs or the space between the boards
nailed to them--and SO continue to do.
mailing on boards and filing in till
night. The next morning the nails
may be drawn, and the boards raised
and nailed on again if the weather has
been warm and dry, as the mortar by
that time will have set. SO rs not to
need their support; if the weather has
been damp longer time will be re-
quired. Continue in this way until a
height has been reached equal at least
to that of the first story. Next nail
strips of lath to the studs on the out
side, insert the door and window
frames, and proceed to side up the
house. A cheap. warm and durable
siding may be made from first quality
fencing, matched and nailed on with
the tongues up.
having SlueO Inc mousse, pllSler,
without 1athing, upon the wall, which
by this time will have become a solid
stone. We now have a house with
space of about one-third of an inch be-
tween the stone and the siding (too
narrow for micc), filed with dead air
The heat of the room during the day,
of course, warns stone walls. about
four inches thick, and the warmth is
retained during the night, the dead
air between the wall and siding pre-
venting the escape of the heat. L have
tested the above, in the house in which
now live, for about ten years. during
which we have kept no fires nights, and
have found no frost gathered upon the
wall, even in the coolest weather, ex-
cept white specks upon the heads of
nails driven into the base or mop-board.
AS the mortar can be mixed and filled
in by the cheapest kind of help. the
extra cost above that of an ordinary
balloon frame house will not much ex-
coed what is saved in the expense of
Iathing. and this is richly repaid by the
increased comfort of the occupants of
such house. ~ y. tribune.