The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-06
AGRICULi'URt,.


HORSE FLESH IN CHEMISTRY. In France,
when horse has reached tho age Of twenty
or thirty, 1t Is destined for a chemical fac.
tory: 1t is first relieved Of Its barr, which
serves TO stuff cushions and saddles then
1t Is slaughtered and skinned the hoofs
serve to make combs. Next the carcass js
placed In a'cylinder and cooked by steam
ut Il pressure Of three atmosphcrcs: cock
Is opened, which allows the steam to Dc
run OF then the remains arc cut up, the
leg bones arc sold TO make knifc.handlcs,
etc, and the cOarscr, the ribs, the head,
etc, are converted into animal black and
glue. The first arc calcincd IN cylinders,
and the vapors when condensed form the
chief source of carbonate Of ammonia,
which constitutes the base Of nearly all
ammoniacnl salts. There is an animal OIL
yielded which makes capital mscctlcidc
and vcrmifugc. TO make glue, the bones
arc dissolved III Inurlatic acid, which takes
away tho phosphate Of lime; the soft resi-
due, returning The shape of the bone, il
dissolved In boiling water, cast into squares
and dried on nets. The phosphate of lime,
acted upon by ulphuric acid and calcincd
with carbon, produces the phosphorus for
lucilcr matches. Tho remaining flesh IS
distilled to obtain the carbonate OF ammo
nia. The resulting mass Is pounded up
with potash, then mixed with old rails
and iron Of every description; tho whole
IL calcncd and yields magnificent yellow
crystas--prssiatc Of potash, with which
tissues arc dyed Prlssian blue, and iron
transformed INTO steel; it also forms the
basis OF cyanide Of potassium and prusslc
acitl-thc Two most terrible poisons known
in chemistry.
BURNING NoxloUs WEEDS. --"rhc most
effective remedy for all noxiolls weeds is
to prevent any growth Of top for one sea-
son. ono years time Is sufficient to kill
any plant, but the work of killing all
growth OF top as soon as IL appears at the
surface OF tho ground must be thoroughly
done. Begin in the spring us soon as the
ground Is dry enough to plough and reverse
tho top nnd harrow it down smooth, Very
soon the thlstlcs will begin to grow. AT
The first appearance of growth go over tho
ground with tomc tool that will cut the
new growth of, and repeat the operation
unth every root Is dead. Various tools
wilt bo useful, such rs cultivators having
sharp teeth, and burrows to pull tho roots
on the surface To dry up and die in the hot
days Of summer. But good sharp plough
and harrow will suffice, III case other i'm.
plcmcnts cannot be had, If they are used
often enough. The roots of Canada this
ties go down into tho ground, often many
iccl; the plough cannot go below these
roots, il can only cut them Off ut tho bot
tom of tho furrow. The portion thus cut
OIL will soon he killed II the cultlvalor il
such ns IL should be, but the roots below
the furrow will throw up new shoots,
which very soon Will appear above ground.
Bnt they should not be allowed to more
than barely reach The surface before an
other ploughing cuts them of as low rs
may be practicable and the new growth
narrowed and brought to the surface and
killed in the snnshnc. This round will
go ON for some time, but by the end Of
tho season Cprrhnps sooncr) the root will
die. as Il tree dies that Is not allowed to
produce leaf in nil the Ycnr."