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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03
Row to Detect Adultera,ed Coffee.

Ground coffee affords field for adulteraton
and for this purpose chicory carrots caramel
date seeds, etc, are the substances most com
monty used.
Take a little of the coffee and press it be
tween the fingers, or give it a squeeze in the
paper in which it is bought; if genuine 1t will
not form q coherent mass, as coffee grains are
hard and do not readily adhere to each other
but If the grains stick to each other and form
q sort of" CAKE" we may be pretty sure OF
adulera,ion IN the shape of chicory, for the
grains of chicory are softer and more open
and adhere without difficulty when squeezed
Again, If we place few grains In saucer
and molsten them with little cold water, chic
DRY will very quickly become soft like bread
crumbs, while coffee will take long time to
soften.
A third test take a wine glass or tumbler
full of water and gently drop pinch of ground
coffee on the surface of the water without stir.
ring or agltatIng; genuine coffee will float for
some time, while chcory or any other soft roo,
will soon sink, and chcory or caramel Will
cause a yellowsh or brownlsh color to diffuse
rapidly through the water, while pure coffee
will give no sensible tint under such circum.
stances for considerable length of time
"COftee mixtures" or" coffee Inprovers''
should be avoided. They seldom consist OF
anything but chicory and caramel.-Santtdri.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03
Cider Preseryative,

As the cder.maklng season will soon be
here, and rs many persons would like to keep
cider sweet, so as to use ii for various purposes
at times convenient to them, copy the follow.
ing communication from f. ID. SIocum, pub.
lished III the Medical and Surgical Reporter
of Philadelphia: About year ago analy zed
q sample of Il cider preservatlve that was being
sold here at the rate of two dollars per ounce
it was simply salicylic acid. 1t has been ex.
sensively used here, and samples OF sweet cider
that have been kept from six m on,hs to a year
still have the peculiar flavor OF sweet cider, and
ore sweet cider One ounce is sufficient tor a
barrel of thrtytwo gallons Put the acid IN
the cider and mix 1t WE'LL then bung up. 1t
will not ferment"
The salicyllc acid is quite cheap, an ounce
costing but trit1e at the apothecsry's; while
the packages sold as "clder preservatlvcs"
we're two dollars each. The difficulty of pre-.
serving cider free from fermentation has pre-.
vented its use, save for few days after being
made. 1t isa valuble drink-used with judge.
ment 1t IS really more valuble to many dyspep
tics and weak people than many of the highly
esteemed, greatly .lauded aperient waters of
Saratoga aud other places, though nearly all
Of those waters are useful to many invallds-
Cor. Germantown Telegraph.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03

by passage through the can; or good results
can he obtained by irrigating with soapy wash
water without fertilizers. Fifty well.nourished
plants will furnish II family with many messes
of berries, and three or iOur barrels covered
with plants would be equal to good sized
strawberry bed, The plants should be set out
In the fail. and might be covered for protection
during the winter.
This simple contrivance is sand to have been
tried with complete success BY boring mum.
Der Of holes around the middle Of the barrel
one of them large enough to admit the nose of
n watering poland filling the barrel half full
of stones, and then to the top with good, rich,
fine earth, II Is alledged that cucumbers, mel.
0ns, tomatoes. &c, may be grown in perfection
The barrels must be kept filled with water up
TO the holes. Cucumbers and tomatoes may
hang over the sides, cutting them off when they
reach the bottom. Melons may be tied to the
wall or fence.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03
A Cure for SmAll.POx.

A Paris physician says: II herewith append
recipe which has been used to my knowledge
in hundreds of cases II will prevent or cuie
the smallpox though the pittings are filling.
When Jenner discovered cOw-pox In England,
the world of science hurled an avalanche of
fame upon his head, but when the most scIen.
titic school Of medicine in the world-that of
Paris--published this recipe as a panacea for
small. pox, it passed unheeded. 1t is as unfail.
ing rs fate, and conquers IN every instance
1t is harmless when taken by well person. 1t
Will also cure scarlet fever. Here is the rccil
as have used 1t, and cured my children OF
scarlet fever; here it is as have used it to
cure the smallpox; when learned physicians
said the patient must die, it cured. Sulphate
OF zinc, one grain; foxglove (dlgitaIis), one
grain half teaspoonful of sugar. mix with
two tablespoonful Of water. When thorough.
ly mixed, add four ounces of water. Take u
spoonful every hour. Either disease will dis.
appear IN twelve hours. For child, smaller
Doses according to age. If counties would
compel their physicians to use this there would
be no need of pesl-houses. If you value ad-
vice and experience, use this for that terrible
disease"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03
A Cura for Smnkera

"a few years ago | was most inveterate
smoker said Judge Tyner, the First Assls.
tant Postmaster General, as he strolled along
the beach at Atlantic City. AT that time
thought it nothing to get through ten cigars a
day, and often exceeded that number. The
practice played the mischief with my health,
but, do what could, the habit stuck to me,
AID decided that 1t was no good trying to
be virtnons where tobacco was concerned
well, cured myself by a mere accident
One day, while crossing the ocean, had Sc.
we're spell OF seasckness. | went up on deck
in hope that the fresh air would act as a revir.
er. Mechanically, as was my habit, | took
out a cigar and Int it. Before it WAS half con.
sumed the sickness came on again Ugh! 1t
makes me pale to think of it even now. Any
how overheard went the cigar, and from that
day to this couple Of whitfs are enough to
turn me upsidedown Ifyou happen to know
anybody who wants to let up on the habit, Just
advise him to take weed and dose of sea.
sickness together, and l warrant you he will
be an anti tobacco man ever afterward "-FHik
1delphid Record
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03
A Novel Strawberry Bed.

A strawberry patch that requires only few
feet of space, and yet will yield plentiful sup.
ply of that luscious fruit, is thus described in
one Of our exchanges:
Bore fifty holes in barrel with an inch
suger, and sink the bottom of thebarrel an inch
or two in the ground. Fill the barrel with
rich loan to the level OF the first row of holes
then insert the strawberry plants, taking care
the roots are well secured. The row com.
pleted. Ill up the barrel to the second row of
holes. and set out another row of plants, and so
on till the barrel is full. For watering and fer
tilizing, set into the top Of the barrel an old
tin can with perforated bottom, filing the
can with proper fertilizers. The barrel of
plants can be kept irrigated by water enriched
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03

To keep up the fertility flour soil, says Pro.
lessor w. j. Beal, we must restore To II phos-
phOric acid, potash, nitrogen and other sub.
stances found In farm crops. or the three val.
ube substances named, nitrogen is the most
precious and costly 10 Obtain and the cheap.
est and readest way Of supplying 1t to the soil
thus far discovered seems TO be by ploughing
under crop of clover, With regard to the
use of clover rs a fertilizer, Professor Beal
quotes the following remarks by DIR. Voelcker
IN the journal Of the Roydl Society Of Eng.
land:
l. There is fully three times as much nitro
gen IN q crop of clover as in the average pro.
duce of the grain and straw Of wheat per acre.
2. Clover is an excellent preparatory crop
for wheat.
B. during the growth Of clover, a large
amount OF heterogeneous matter accumulates in
the soil
t. This accumulation, which Is greatest in
the surface soil, is due to decaying leaves
dropped during the growth of clover, and to
an abundance of roots, when dry, from one
and half to two per cent Of nitrogeR.
s. The clover roots are stronger and more
numerous, and more leaves fall on the ground,
when clover is grown for seed than when It is
mown for hay; IN consequence, more nitrogen
Is left after cloverseed than after hay.
6. This crop causes q large accumulation Of
heterogeneous matters, which are gradually
changed In the soil TO nltrates.
Z. Glover not only provides an abundance Of
heterogeneous food, but delivers this food in a
readily available form (as nitrates) more grad.
ually and continuously, and with more certainty
of good result, than if such food be applied
TO tho land in the shape of heterogeneous spring
tOp-dressings.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03
A Salt Cure.

Here is a SIMPLE thing that is worthy Of at
tention. 1t may be the means OF doing much
good, and at any rate, could do no harm:
John Bland, an Englishman, writes to the
New York Herald OF a discovery he claims tO
have made in disease and its prevention. The
letter treats of the theory of disease germs,
their development, and new treatment for
their destruction. The germ theory OF disease
admitted, common salt Is the universal pana.
cea and antldote of germ poison Salt kills both
vegetable and animal germs, and vegetables
and animals, too, administered in quantities
large enough Farmers sometimes steep their
seed grain in brine to kill the vegetable germs
which would destroy Its growth the sailing
process of fish and meat performs the same Of.
dee for their preservation. People who eat
little salt are more liable to contract and de.
velope disease than those who take mans al.
l0tted three.quarters Of an ounce daily portion
Of the chloride of sodium. BANDS conviction
II that sat-eatlng IL the thing to kill the germs
Of cholera, yellow.fever, smallpox or any 9th.
er infections or contagious diseases, when ep.
idemics are around. Salt is cheap aud Access
sible. Two or three ounces day IN times OF
danger from disease germs will not injure any
body even if it does no good
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03

QUEER FIsH.-Two well known Fulton
Market employees Captain Jack Sullivan and
Andrew Flynn, captured a strange monster of
the deep yesterday afternoon, which the cog.
nicenti of the market pronounced to be sun.
fish. The men at about two o'clock saw what
they took to be shark disporting himself IN
front of Martins Stores, Brooklyn. They got
a boat and, baitnga stout steel hook, pursued
the supposed man-eater They soon got bite,
but when after a terrific struggle they man.
aged to land their prize, they found 10 their
utter establishment that 1t was not a shark at
all, but sea monster such as their eyes had
never before gazed upon. As a reporter saw
the uncanny thing last evening it seemed not
unlike an enormous sheepshead. It's oval in
outline, weighs, it is said, about eight hundred
pounds, and has head bearing a strong re-
semblance to that of an elephant save that the
trunk is absent and the eyes are large and full.
II has only two fms. one on the back and one
on the belly, long, tapping attachments, and
the tail Is unlike tina. of any other fish, being
thick at the end and not apparently designed
either for steering or as an AID TO locomotIon
Later in the day the same men captured Re.
male shark, about SIX feet IN length, at about
The same spot. Both fish are on view to-day
at pier % North Rlver-N. \. Herald
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03
What Troubles MIR. Blaine.

The main trouble on Mr.. Baine's mind,
however, just at this moment IS Secretary WIN.
dom. While the Secretary of State and the
Postmaster General have been posturing at the
White House, Dir. Window has been steadily
at work on his own hook, and It is rumored
here that he has managed to make one or two
''seven.le league" strides toward the succession.
MIR. Winuom would be in very good position
to offer himself as compromise to the Stall
wart faction IN 1884, for he has taken 20 ID
care to let them know, during the recent figh,
In New York, that his sympathies were really
with Mr.. Conkling and his friends. 1t is no
torlous that he IS ready to do all in his power
to prevent the New York Custom House from
being used as political engine az .ins the Sial.
warts, ard before the President received his
wound. Secretary Window gave out semi.of.
fclally that no DISCRIMINATION would he made
against Mr.. Conkllng's friends and supporters
MIR. Windows financial policy, deservedly or
undeservedy, has won popularity tor him. and
II Is popularity that is likely 10 last him un.
til the clo'e of the present Presidential term.
from the Hour.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03
Patches of Red SNOW,

Prospectors returning from the Holy Cross
country, and especially from the head of Cross
creek, report that the ground IS covered with
red snow. In the almost inaccessible defiles
of Mount Shasta, IN California, Is the only 9th
er known place in the United States where this
Is seen. In Polar regions II is familiar sight.
and no extensive traveller there returns with
out a description of 1t. The broad fields of
everlasting snow that flank the northern coast
OF Greenland are faxed with the strange blood
red and further toward the poles miles of II
stretch as far as the naked eye can reach The
phenomenon il due to the presence of minute
red anlmalculg IN the snow. A microscope
detects It's presence, but how it got there is a
difficult question and one that has never been
quite satisfactorily answered. The red snow
in this region 10 first seen at the head OF Cross
creek, where 1t may be observed in patches of
intense carEine, varying IN area from as large
as mans hat to twenty feet in diameter. TAX.
en- IN the hand and closely examined, nothing
can be detected that gives it color, and 1t melts
into clear red water, leaving no stain. Fur
Their on, IN some Of the steep gulches with
which the country abounds, the bottoms are
entirely covered with the strange substance.
In some places the color is vivid IN the ex.
treme, while in Others II fades to faint PINK,
producing an effect not readily described IN
words. Old prospectors, who penetrated the
region two years ago, say that there was no
snow of this description then, and its fall can
scarcely have antedated this year. Still high.
er. and at the very foot of the mountaln, the
red snow disappears and nothing save the pure
white coverlet greets the eye. How the same
tiny insects that sent the Boreal can find their
way to the inaccessible Holy Cross is thing
beyond human ken, and will be problem for
the scientists Of the future to ponder over
L<adpile Chronicle.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03

From one of our exchanges we clip the fol
lowing" Miss Flora Gultcau, hafsister of
Charles j. Guiteau, is a graduate of Caz nova
Seminary, n. Y. While there she made an
excellent record for scholarship, and was es
pecially noted for her musical attachments
Her mother, before her marriage, was for some
time mllllner in the village of Cazenovla"
We can add that there is not in Freeport
young lady more highly respected, or one who
is more generally admired, than Miss GuIteau
All Of Charles j. Guiteau's relations 81 far
as We know are in every way most respectable
and honorable people. There never was vii
er dead-beat or blaoker hearted william than
Charles j. G1iteau-but he alone Is RESPONSE.
ole, no relative he has on earth is in the least
manner TO blame for that.-Freep0rt Budget
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03
A Great Chicago Enterprise.

The Laboratory for the manufacture Of Electric
Buffers Is one OF ChicagO's greatest enterprises
giving employment to large number of hands
The extensive sale already attained for this won
derful remedy is astonishing. Wherever once
introduced and becomes known. it is almost i'm
possible to supply the demand, because OF their
true merit-curing where all others fail and at
a reasonable price (hfty cents. -E1ch. Sold by
L. Y, Griggs. (3)
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03

FALL PAsrURING.-The dalryman who pas
lures ordinary meadows IN the fall rObs his
next crop to an extent that he does not realize.
The writer was conversant with case where
seveniy.fve acres averaged regularly about 1870
tons OF excellent hay when no pasturing was
allowed; and the owner having a tenant who
had been rather unfortunate allowed him to
pasture some twenty-five cows upon the after
math of these meadows for a single fall and
the consequence was a reduction OF the yield
from 1870 tons down 10 go tons the next season,
and the yield was never recovered until re.
seeding. 1t was estimated that the whole
value Of the 25 cows IN the 'all was not equal
to the injury Of the next crop on the 70 acres
of meadow. THIS practice Of pasturing mead.
ows is one Of the most ruinous of the mistakes
among dairymen, and causes them often to be
90 short of hay as to injure the yield of their
herds IN the spring Good feeding through
the winter lays the foundation for a good yield
Of milk the following season, with good cows.
Good meadows are very essential to success IN
dairying, and therefore this question should
be most carefully considered National Lire
Stock Journal.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03
RuckIen's Arnica Salye.

The Best SALvE in the world 10, Cuts, Bruises
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever Sores, Tetier,
Chapped HaHds, Chib!aius, Corns, aud al Skin
Eruptions and positively cures Piles. II guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price % cents per tox. For sale by E.
Y. Griggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03

There Is no use of having any more discus
sion on the subject of an election tins fall for
county officers, for Mr. p. C. Hayes has spok-
en-. In column and a.half at his paper this
week he rehashes all that has been said in fav-
or OF an election, and winds up by profoundly
declaring that the interest OF republican gov
eminent and the rights of the people" demand
that an election should I've held. Does p. G..
want to run tor County Judge, or What other
little office does he want?-Ld Sale Press
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03

The proprietors Of Trask's Magnetic Ointment
are OF such high standing In the commercial
world that We think our readers could not do
better, when necessary, than TO try its merits.
See Advertisement
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03
NeW advertisements.
MORGAN Park Military Academy.

The best Boys Boarding School In the West Prepares
for College scientific School or business location atirsc
tive and elevated Session begins sept 49, 1881 Send for
catalogue to Capt. I'D. \. XIX tAlNUrf, Principal,
Morgan Park, Cook county. III. auglS2nOs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03

To get the better Of hoofrot in cattle. the
part affected must be thoroughly ceansed,
There are many sores on cattle which if kept
constantly washed clean with cold water and
kept free from dirt would heal of themselves
A MARYLAND practice of curing hoofrot is to
thoroughly cleanse the affected parts with
warm water and soap, and then apply warm
tar between the hoofs. In very bad cases there
will very large core come out-remove 1t
carefully with the thumb and finger; cleanse
the cavity as above with soap and water, and
then fill IL with warm tar. Keep the parts
thoroughly tarred, even if necessary to use a
bandage. Keep the animal in clean, dry
pasture. IL 10 no more liable TO affect the
whole system than any other ulcer. When
once cured there Is no danger Of its appearing
again unless from the same cause.-Christian
At Work.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03
HOUSEHOLD AND FARM.

Caiarrh, or nasal glcet, Is contagious, and
may he communicated from one horse 10 an.
other. 1t consists Of purulent Inflammation
OF The nasal membranes, and may degenerate
into CHAMBERS through poisoning of the blood
by absorption of the purulent discharge. No
horse should be permitted to remain subject
TO tins disease for months or years without an
attempt TO cure it. The treatment proper FOR
this disease is to spray carholic acid, diluted
with forty times its bulk in water, into the
nosirls. and tn give an ounce of hyposulpha'c
of soda daily for some weeks. The nose should
be spone,d With clean water and carhoic soap
twice daY-N. Y. Times.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03

n - wAtchea Som wisdsrs - white metal HanAs Case
u. Imitation gold s. solid soidSia Cheapest AID bess
~ for speculative psIosss Valuable cat
va AsEse free THOMPSON co., 133 Nassau S New York
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-21

other'one disease except constipation.
Authority--Drs. Roberts and Thomp-
son
SEcoND-The disease has no certain
symptoms Of its own, revealing itself
through disorders in other organs
Roberts, Thompson and Johnson.
THIRD-"While the medical frater-
nifty is 10th to acknowledge itself bafned,
it cannot be denied that with the ex-
ception Of n proprietary medicine,
there is no known surs Of Bright's dis
ease.-ICraiN.
What that remedy is has been fully
explained in this article, and in COM
mending it to our readers, we appeal
not to their credulity, but to their judg-
ment and common sense. 1t is not only
pure and vegetable in its nature, but it
has proven so effective that 1t 10 used
more extensively than any other known
remedy now before the people. 1t has
cured even the most pronounced cases
of Bright's disease, and it is an absolute
specific for all kidney difficulties which
are the drst stages Of this most terrible
complaint. These arc facts which
every one of forethought can appre-
ciate, and by the observance of which
all can avoid the misery Of ''afatal neg
lect.n
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-21
The Generous Young Man.

A generous young man, having taken
bundle of clothing to the relief rooms
saturday afternoon. asked if they
wanted help. for. having q little leisure
lie WIS willing to lend a hand. They
Welcomed him gladly. So he of with
lis coat and worked like a major until
lusk. Then, looking around for his
,oat. it could nowhere be found.
What did you do with that coat;
Iafne stuff as my breeches and yestP''
he asked.
why" said one of the packers. 81
thought it was a contribution and pack
ed it up with the other things"
where is itP' asked the young ma
In great excitement.
"Up the river" was the reply.
up tho river! What in blank Is it
doing up the ~riyerp"
'-0n its way to the sufferers. Was it
q nice coatp'.
"a nice coati I should say it was a
nice coat. 1 put it on brand new last
Sunday. There was s21 in my pocket
book in the inside pocket, and three
new silk handkerchiefs 1 bought this
afternoon"
The young man had to wear home
one of the "burnt-out's" garments, and
some sufferer up the lake will be lost
In admiration at the benevoience of
the Detroit people when he 'goes
through" that coat.-Free Press.