American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-05-07

Oh ulluc. Wu1ie Inc HlstSter WHO WA
kind to the birds had been so kind tc
made promise to Him that He has lei
me be able to keep, for | ask Him again
every night and every morning. Don't
you think it's true, Jim, wha. mother
says, that the more we love the things
He loves, the more we love Him?
That's all It's quite ten minutes, isn't
itp Are you going to take your nest
AGAIN."
lyon might have told a cheerfuler
tale. Ned. Tell another. There's no
hurry about taking that nest again just
yet. Hilary Cecil Hay, in Harper s
Young People.
SCOT i'm Horticulture.
SCOT is despised thing, at which
everyone lifts up his or her hands
in horror. Yet it is one of our scot
most valuable fertilizers, and for boost
ing insects it stands very high. The SCOT
from soft GOAL is the best, and any one
who wastes it wastes wealth; for we
need every ounce in the gardens and
fields of the country. This is no whim
or theory; its uses are, well known to
every practical gardener. Our cabbage
fields and gardens are all visited with
the common ,whitish-yellow butterflies
each year, yet this insect is easily driven
to seek its food in some other place if
SCOT is sprinkled over the plants on
mornings, or when they are wet. Tho
writer had once charge Of a garden
where it had been unfortunate in the
production of any of the cabbage family,
from cauliiowers to Brussel sprouts.
SCOT solved the problem. The opera
tions were to first scatter a. thin coat of
SCOT on the soil, where the seed had 10
be sown. This was worked in so as not
to touch the seed. either with n rake or
fork, for it is fatal to seed if touched
when terminating, but after the roots
begin to spread they like it, The wire
worm that makes all the cabbage tribe
form club-shape at the bottom of the
stem and stops them from forming
proper roots rarely ever does this mis-
chief. Our professors have been try,
ing to make "club root in the cabbage
tribe disease, but if SCOT is used as de-
scribed the disease is seldom or never
seen. After cabbage plants of any kind
are raised and ready to plant out for
heading, if their roots and stems, right
up to the leaves. are dipped in paint
made of SCOT. soil, and water just thick
enough to stick to them. few ground
insects will attack them. Land where
carrots, turnips, or onions have to be
sown is always benefited if a good dress
ing of SCOT isapplied. The turnip crop
is an important one in England. and
were it not for free use Of SCOT it
could not be grown, nor could wheat;
and it is a common thing to see train
of SCOT leaving the large towns for the
market gardening and farming districts.
Here is new source of employment
for American citizens, and if it were
collected as in Eng land it would sell.
If rose bushes were dressed about the
first week in May with SCOT. when
they are moist we should not see those |
bad-looking roses or bushes that we SO
often see now, that look, in fact, as if |
they had been burned when the little |
has feasted on them few |
days. The caterpillar that goes by the |
name of roller-fly, because it rolls itself |
up in the leaves froses and other things |
and eats into the buds of roses. when
is driver away by SCOT sprinkled
over the bushes freely about the latter
end of April or beginning of May, as it
is about that time that the eggs begin
to hatch that have been laid on the
bushes, and it is well to repeat the dose
about week before the roses are likely
70 open. The SCOT will generally be
pretty well off before the roses are fit
20 gather, and ladies will not be an
1oyed by finding big, ugly grub inside
heir handsome flowers; the smell of
he SCOT is soon gone. when it is ex-
posed to the atmosphere, as its smell is
chiefly ammonia, which is very volatile
SCOT increases the color of the leaves
md flowers OF most plants, and gives a
rigorous growth.
A gentleman ut indianapolis, who
to use SCOT to drive insects
rom his plants. reports that his wife
bought that he had killed her pets. and
lfter few days he thought the plants
rev so fast that tie insects could not
,atch them, and now he gets a barrel
If SCOT from round-house to use on
lis garden. every week.
The pretty, yell stripped bug that
ttacks our squgshes and cucumbers
las no affinity for SCOT or ashes,
nd soon leaves for other places, where
don't get such seasoning at its
meals.
Apply SCOT whenever the leaves of
'lants arc moist. and four or five dress
ngs in year are not too much. SCOT
nd flour of sulphur in equal parts
mixed in thin flour paste make n
aint for all kinds of trees that does not
njure them, but makes them grow as
, washes off, and will keep insects and
abbits, mice, or other vermin from
hen. if applied to the stems three or
our times year; and mildew will
eldom be seen when this mixture is
used on vines or other things
ubject to it.-Cor. Chicago Times.
Drinks made from fresh or pre-
ervcd fruits are sometimes useful in
,vers. Rhubarb tea is very refresh
lg spring beverage Slice about two
ounds of rhubarb, and boil for a quar-
n of an hour in Il quart of water; strain I
he liquor into jug, adding small
uantity of lemon peel. and some sugar {
} taste; when cold it is tit for use.
pple water may be made in the same
tanner. The apples should be peeled
nd cored. Sugar should not be added {
, either of the above until after tho t
quor is removed from the fire. In the
bsence of fresh fruit. pleasant bever- /
ge may be prepared by stirring sutli- t
lent raspberry jam or currant jelly I
ito the required squantity of water, v
raining the liquor before giving it to s
ie patient.