The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-06-13
AGRICULTURE.

HORSES TEETH.-It is now ascertained
that hollow teeth in the horse can be
plugged with the same advantage and re-
lief to the animal as in the human race.
Two cases are given of success in reliev-
ing suffering animals.
STRIKEs-The Manufactarer's Record
says: 1t seems to be about settled that
there is to be a great strike among the
lron-workers of Pittsburg and other West
ern cities, thus throwing out of employ
ment, according to general estimates,
fully 10000 men in and around Pittsburg
alone. The South has never vet been
troubled with these strikes, and we hope
she never will. To prevent them, wages
must be in proportion to the profits of
investment. In other words, labor must
be regarded and treated on the basis
that it is as valuable as capital"
BRIDGET," said the mistress to her
servant, "put little nutmeg in the GUS
tard this afternoon" And Bridget
picked out the smallest nutmeg she could
find and threw it in the custard, where il
was found entire at the evening meal.
REMEDIEs.-For hiccoughs, take a
pinch of about 30 grains of table salt.
For rheumatic gout, take lemon juice in
warm water three times day For ner-
vOus headache, wash the head in weak
soda water. For laudanum poisons, take
strong coffee as rapidly as possible in
small draughts. To keep off diseases,
tieas and red-bugs, put teaspoonful of
sulphur in each stocking For colds, eat
raw or cooked onions, or three drops of
camphor in gill of cold water.
THE following good advice was given
by the president of an agricultural society
on presenting a silver cup to a young
man who had won the first prize at a
plowing match: "Take this cup, my
young friend" said he, "and remember
always to plow deep and drink shallow .
JAMES NICK.-The lovers of flowers
throughout America will be panied to
hear of the death of the foremost man
in the world in the cultivation and Gstri-
button of flowers. They should inaugu-
rate a society to construct over him a
floral monument. Nickle contributions
would do it. James Wick, printer him
self, and author of the neatest illustrated
catalogues and monthly ever printed,
was a most liberal patron of the press,
and generous donor of seeds to editors
for nearly 20 years.
SOME years ago gardener asked Mr.
Saunders how he could improve the Lima
bean. He was told to find, if possible, a
pod having at least fcur beans the next
season to plant the one, the largest and
best of these the next season to select as
before one bean, the one which not only
seemed to the eye the largest and best,
but the one that could weigh the most,
and then to pursue this method for sew
eral years. The result we all know is
really great improvement of that deli
cious vegetable.
JUNE PLANTING.-Don't forget that
you may plant corn, beans, okra, beets,
collards, tomatoes, squashes, cucum-
bers, watermelons, &C., for succession
in June. Keep planting as long as posi-
BILE, live on the articles that will not keep
for winter, that you may have the larger
store of those that will. Gather hay and
store, plant for corn fodder and cure it
well, remembering that you will need it
during the winter for milk and butter.
Don't put off saving supplies of any kind,
summer will not wait for your conve-
nience, while you are waiting she will
be gone and the opportunity lost.
SWEET PoTAToEs.-June is the best
month, in this climate, to put out sweet
potato vines, because they can be grown
from this season with much less labor.
Turn under your oat stubble land, or any
other, covering thoroughly the grass !;
make beds, not ridges, and plant your
vines. They will make with one sweep
ing ten days after planting.
BERMUDA GRAss.-This is the best
grass for the South yet discovered, be-
cause it makes excellent pasturage, fine
hay, stops the land from washing away,
fills the earth a foot deep with roots to
form vegetable matter or soil humus, and
cannot be exterminated except by great
diligence and determination.
JUTE FOR INsRcTs.-It is now claimed
that belt of jute planted around cot
ton field will protect it against cater
pillars that they will not pass the belt
because of the odor of the plant.
UNsHoD HORsEs.-W Why should it need
argument to convince anybody that shoes
on horses are unnatural and therefore
cumbrous to the animal? Shoes are re-
sorted to by sensible men only when the
animal is to be used roughly on very
rough ground. Generally, the horse does
not need them, is more active, thrives bet
ter and lasts longer without them if
properly used.
INDICATIONS FOR THE USE OF THE BATH.
90 think a bath would be beneficial in