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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-15
Forms of lightning.

A flash of lightning is a very large
spark of electricity, just the same
thing that one sees given by an electric
machine in lecture on natural philos-
ophy, the only difference being that
the best machine will not give a spark
more than a yard long, while some
flashes of lightning are estimated
to be several miles in length. Accord
ing to their appearance various names
have been in these sparks in the sky,
though in reality all the several kinds
are one and the same thing. On a
warm summer evening one often sees
the clouds on the horizon lit up with
the brilliant glow of lightning unac-
companied by any sound Of thunder.
To this appearance the name of cheat
lightning has been given, and the
warm weather is often assigned as its
cause. In point OF fact, the heat light
ming is only that of a thunder shower
so far of that while the observer sees
the flash, no sound of the thunder
reaches him, and the intervening
clouds veil and reflect the flash until
it becomes glow, instead of the sharp
streak usually seen. When the flash,
starting from one point, branches out
and divides into several parts, it has
received the name of "forked light
ming" This is usually seen when the
discharge is near the observer. Sin
gle flashes bearing zigzag of crnkled
aspect are denominated "chain light
ming" probably from their resem-
blance to IA chain thrown loosely on the
ground. Again, when several dis
changes occur from about the same
place at the same time, and are
screened by rain or clouds so as to
light up the heavens with a broad
bright glow, the title of "sheet light
ming is applied, These four comprise
all the common forms. THERE'S, how
ever, one manifestation called "ball
lightning In this phenomena asmall
globe or ball of apparent fire rolls
slowly along the ground, and after a
time suddenly eXplodes, scattering de-
struction around. There are few in
stances of this on record, and no very
satisfactory explanation has ever ac-
counted for the curious appearance.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-15
Birds of Ill.Omen,

The crow, which in the south of
Germany bespeaks good luck, is any
thing but that in France if seen in the
morning. The same with the magpie
--ill-luck if it flies on your left; if, on
the contrary, on your right, you may
be assured that the day will be a for
tunate one. Could anyone suppose the
joyous little songster. the chatlinch, in
the list Of birds of ill-omen? In the
province of Maine and Augoumois, if
he pcrches on the wildow-sill, it indi-
Gates treachery. The Manccaux are
not more indulgent for another pretty
little bird poetized in legend, the robin
red-breast; according to these people
he has an evil eye; make quickly the
sign of cross and turn your head. In
Germany, on the contrary, if he is
killed, the cows will yield red milk.
The wryneck is servant and provider
to the cuckoo. He travels post-haste
before his master, and arrives exactly
twelve days before him. AS to the
cuckoo, his mysterious ways have al
ways given ample food for the rustic
mind. In the canton of Naud his
arrival announces a recrudescence of
cold. If you have money in your
pocket the day you hear the cuckoo for
the first time, it is good omen, and
you will have your pockets well lined
during the year; if, on the contrary,
you have none, try and llaltcr your
friends, for you may be in heed of
their assistance before long. There is
also a process to charm away the fatal
catastrophe Of ali diseases: and this
consists in laying the patient on Il bed
made of the feathers of the wings
of raItridges. The b!ackbild which
crosses your road brings good luck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-15
A Lost Mans Answer to an Owl,

1t was while in the North Woods
that the following is said to have hap
pened: A party were camping at
Cedar Pond. One of them strayed off
by himself in quest of fun and some
thing to shoot at. He became lost, and
as the shades of night began to creep
over the landscape, he began to get
troubled, then scared: and as he was
scared he ever anon would shout,
"Man lost! man lostw And as the
deepening shales of night drew on
he became frantic, and made the wei
kin ring again and again with the
despairing cry of "Man lost man
lost |" Just as day faded into night,
and he shrieked the despairing cry
of the wall of the lost, horned owl,
perched on tree near by, with all the
wisdom of his race, criei.oub;raN.lFo;
who, a who. -Mhoo2o The man stop
ped and started, and then in answer
to the query, answered, "Jim -, of
Rochester, you fool you"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-15

Wild mint is said to keep rats ant
mice out of the house.

Wild mint is said to keep rats and
mice out Of the house.
Kerosene oil will soften leather
hardened by water, and make it pliable
as new.
TO remove tar from the hands, rub
with the outside of fresh orange and
lemon peels and wipe dry Immediately.
The secret Of successful frying, says
the London Courier consists in having
the fat boiled before putting the food
into it.
A very pretty mantel-cover for Il
sitting-room may be made of crash
fringed about four inches and worked
in simple outline figures. This en-
broidery is very easily done, and its
effect is pleasing The crash as it is
washable, is better than felt or monte
CLOTH
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-15

Mr.. NORMAN Hunt, of No. 1863 Chestnut st.,
Springfield, Mass, writes April 10, 1888, say
ing; Having the allliction caused by kidney
and liver diseases and after enduring the
aches, pains, weakness and depression Incl
dent thereto until body AMI soul were nearly
distracted, Isought for relief and cure from
my trouble, and was told by a friend who had
been cured by it himself that the best and
only sure cure was Hunts Remedy, and upon
his recommendation commenced taking it,
and the first few doses improved my condi-
ton in very marked manner, and con-
tinuance of It's use has justified all tia. my
friends claimed for it--that it was sure and
permanent cure for all diseases of the kidneys
and liver. Several of my friends in Spring
field have used it with the most gratifying
results, aud | feel it my dpty as well as
pleasure to me to recommend Hunts Remedy
In the highest possible terms"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-15
Delicate and Feeble Ladies.

Ttos, languid, tiresono sensations, causing you to
feel scarcely able to be your feet that const mt dram
that is taking from your system all it, former elasticity
driving the bio m from your cheeks; that continua,
strain upon your vital forces, rendering you irritable
and iretul, easily be removed by the use OF that
marvellous remedy Hop Bitters Irregularities and
distractions of your system relieved at once while
the special cause Of periodical pain permlnsatly
removed None receive so much benefit. and none are
so profoundly grateful and chow such interest in
recommending Hop BItters as womeM
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-15
Farm and Garden Notes.

In dry weather the cucumber beds
in bearing should be watered.
Scald the chicken feed and see if
you do not have fewer cases of gapes
A farmer says that little red pep
per mixed with plaster or fine coal
ashes will keep off striped bugs
Put clover early and as close to the
ground as the stones will allow, if you
would have vigorous second growth
and good crop of seed.
The leaves from early cabbages may
be fed to cows and chickens. They
should be given to cows directly after
milking, about peck at a time.
1t is said that coal tar smeared
about rat holes so that the rats cannot
pass without getting it on their fur,
will very soon cause them to desert
the place
An old sod will rot more quickly if
plowed shallow, provided the work is
well done In the bottom of deep
furrow, especially in early spring, the
sod is too cold to decompose rapidly
a New Jersey peach grower says he
cares nothing for the yellows. Give
the peach trees good dose of potash
all over the ground where the roots
feed, and wash the bodies each spring
with I've, and the yellows can not only
be prevented, but cured.
A correspondent of the Ne'o Eng
land Farmer thinks that liberal
dressing ofphosphorc acid, potash and
lime will prevent the ravages of black
knot in plum and cherry trees, saying
this disease is unknown where land is
new and rich in mineral elements.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-15

Mr.. II. W. PAYNE, manufacturer of harness,
saddlery trunks valises, etc., No. AIT Main
Street, Springfield, Mass, writes us under
date of April 10, 1888;
Gentiomen-I have used Hunts Remedy,
the best medicine for diseases of The kidneys,
liver bladder and urinary organs, and have
received great benefit to my heath from it's
use, and | find that it will do just what is
claimed for it, twill cure d sease and restore
health. | therefore pronounce it the best
medicine that have ever used"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-15

Baked Tomatoes. Skin the toma-
toes; put into baking dish a layer of
rolled crackers and small pieces of but
ter, then layer of tomatoes sliced add
another layer of crackers and butter,
with pepper and salt to the taste; then
layer of green corn cut from the cob;
repeat until the dish is filled. Bake
three-quarters of an hour.
Apple Woat-Boil and mash six
apples; sweeten to taste, then beat with
a silver fork or an egg-beater until
very light and smooth. Beat the
whites of two eggs to strong froth,
and gradually beat in the apples.
Flavor to taste with vanilla, lemon,
nutmeg or anything else preferred.
Partly fill glass bowl with rich
boiled custard, and put the float on the
top. The float and custard should
both be very cold.
Street Pickled PearS-To seven and
a half pounds fruit three and half
pounds sugar, one and half pint vine
gar, one ounce cloves and cinnamon
each. If the pears are hard boil till
nearly done in water, and then put in
the boiling syrup to cook till done;
but if they are the SICKLE or any ripe
pear, boil in syrup till a silver fork
penetrates them easily. Take out and
boil the syrup half an hour or less if it
gets too thick. Pour over pears while
hot. When cold tie up.
S,ciss Pudding--For a quart pie
dish cut up two pounds Of apples, put
them into a saucepan, add quarter of
pint of cold water and brown sugar
to taste, also any tlavoring liked. Lem
on rind is very good with it. Simmer
until the fruit is quite soft. Butter a
pie dish very well, line it with bread
crumbs about an inch thick at the bot
tom, and as many as will adhere to the
sides. Beat the apple mixture until
thoroughly light, adding one egg, beat
en- separately. Put this into the dish,
cover with layer of bread crumbs.
Put few small pieces of butter on
the top and bake twenty minutes, or
until the crumbs are nicely Drowned.
Turn out on a dish and sift with
white sugar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-15
Insect Powders.

In recent bulletin of the New
York state experiment station DR..
Sturtevant remarks:
We have found strong tobacco water
a satisfactory remedy for the cabbage
flea beetle, ho1tic0 StiiOlata. This is
is the spry little black bug, or flea,
which is so destructive to the young
plants Of cabbage, radish and turnips.
We found that unless the tobacco wa
ter is made as strong as it can be made
by soaking tobacco leaves in cold wa
ter, it will not avail. We also found
that by sleeping the tobacco in warm
water we obtained a stronger decoc-
ton.
Our experiments with the striped
bug, or cucumber beetle, Galeruco cit-
tatu. indicate that tobacco water is of
little avail with this insect. We also
tried placing corn cobs dipped in coal
tar among the vines. AS will appear
from the results noted, this noXious
substance apparently drove away the
greater part of the beetles. Thus, we
found twenty-eight beetles on twenty
nine plants of squash, on which no
preventive had been used, while on
forty-two plants about which cobs dip
ped in coal tar had been placed, we
could find but sixteen beetles. Tur-
pentine and kerosene oil used in the
same way as the coal tar gave about
parallel results.
Last season we destroyed the nests
of the tent caterpillar, Clisiocampa
americana, by rubbing them with a
swab wetted in turpentine. This IL
quid destroys the worms as soon as it
touches them, and it is usually not diff
ficult to reach thene5ts by using a pole
of moderate length.
The aphides, which appeared upon
the trees in the spring. and which
threatened the entire destruction of
the crop, were destroyed by timely
rain. These insects can be killed by
the application of a strong solution of
tobacco, and when they appear in abun-
dance the orchardist must endure the
expense and inconvenience of sprink,
ling his trees if he would check their
ravages. The protection of insect.
eating birds should be considered
duty by all, but whatever course may
be adopted, and whatever remedies
may be applied, the farmer must ever
remember that in dealing with most in
sects eternal vigilance is the only
safety.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-15
CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS.

Chinese law prohibits intermarriagc
between persons of the same surname.
Blue, Green and Gray are the names
of three merchants doing business in
the Bowery, New York, within block
of each other
A youth of nineteen years at Big
Creek Gap, East Tennessee, Daniel
Burkett by name, weighs only thirty
pounds, and is but eighteen inches
high.
In Paducah, KY, two English spar
rows tried to drown each other in a
street gutter The struggle was a long
and desperate one, and finally one got
the head of the other under water and
kept it there until life was extinct.
Charles G. Leland says that one Of
the bitterest curses which he heard in
Egypt was, "NIay God make you wear
a CHIMNEY pot) hat" The Moham-
mcdan sees in the brim of this article
a hindrance to touching the forehead
to the ground in prayer.
The Warrenton Virginian has been
shown pair of sleeve buttons exquis-
itively carved by a convict of the Vir-
glnia penitentiary. The design is a
bird in the act Of leaving its nest. 1t
is cut on mother of pearl, and is equal
to any of the. delicate articles often
brought from Switzerland.
The Bodie, Cal, Free Press, says the
surface of Mono Lake is now nearly
covered over with flies that lay the
eggs that produce the worms the In
dams eat with so much relish, and in
another month "kitchavy" will be
plentiful and the Piute happy. A great
many Indians are now at the lake
gathering food for the winter.
A novel fishing experience was that
of Captain d. F. Overton of Norfolk,
Va, who is in the menhaden trade. AT
Great Wjcomico he had about 10000
fish in his seine, when, without warn
ing, a whale at least thirty-fve feet
long rose between the purse boats,
and, throwing the fish in every direc-
ton, carried away the entire center of
the net. The whale then rose several
times within ten feet of the crew and
stupeied them by blowing water into
their faces.
A correspondent describes the fol-
lowing street scene in Brazil: 81 no.
ticed a gay young dandy driving a
smart English dog cart, while his ne
gro servant sat beside him smoking a
cigar. Astonished at such sight,
turned to one of the bystanders for an
explanation, when | was still more as
tonished to hear that the negro, whom
| had taken for the servant, was the
master, and that the white dandy was
a cockney driver imported from Lon
don expressly to mark the wealth,
fashion and importance of his sable
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-15
FOR THE FARM AND HOME.
About Pigs.

An exchange answers some ques-
tions about pigs as follows: "Oat straw
is not injurious to young pigs; on the
contrary, being soft, it makes q better
bedding for them than any other kind
of straw. 1t is, however, too valua-
BILE as fodder for cattle or horses to be
used for bedding when earth, sand,
leaves or any other dry absorbent can
be procured. To decide which is the
most profitable breed of hogs for a
farmer to keep is more than one per-
son can do. The whole swine breed
ers' convention failed to decide this
question, either for themselves or 9TH
ers. Any good pig is profitable ami
NAL to keep, and there arc good pigs
of all the established breeds. A farm
er should procure thoroughbred boar
of the breed he most fancies and then
raise half-bred pigs from the common
est sows he can find. 1t does not pay
a farmer to keep all thoroughbreds for
the most profit. He should raise
grades, and feed and keep them well.
The Essex pigs are entirely black.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-15

The quantity Of milk that a COW
gives depends much upon the mode,
time and regularity OF milking. Cows
do best that have one regular mixer,
and the time of milking should be
carefully attended to, and not be sub.
jected to variation from day to day.
Plow and cultivate frequently. Don't
be stlngy with the pillow and cultiva-
tor. When this sort of work is done
late in the evening Or at night, the soil
gets the benefit Of the dew, and dew
holds valuable fertilizing agents that
become absorbed when the soil is pre-
pared to receive it.
To obtain the largest yield of pick
les they have to be picked as soon as
they are OF proper size, and none
should DO allowed to 60 to seed. If
seed is to be saved, few vines from
which no pickles are to be picked
should be reserved for this purpose. A
single vine produces only one or two
seed cucumbers.
1t is usually quite as well to have
cows calve in the fall, particularly
where milk and butter are more impor-
tant than the calf. With ensilage feed
ing, winter will prove the best time for
butter-making, and the silo system
will probably be so slow in coming
into general use that the price of but
ter may be high for many years to
come. The worst season of all to have
a COW calve is in late spring or early
summer. The first flow of milk then
comes at time when it is least valu-
able, and costs more trouble and labor
to make into butter
In planning system of farm drain
age 1t Is not generally best to COM
mence in the wettest places, because
these require most labor and yield the
smallest proportionate return. The
work of thoroughly renovating one
acre of marsh will often require
enough labor and tile to make dry five
or ten acres of upland that is just
little too wet for profitable cultiva-
ton. To'make any work go farthest,
it should be put where least is needed,
which would leave the most difficult
places for the last to be reclaimed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-15
The Anglers FayOrite Bird.

The kingfisher is specially dear to
the wandering Ay-fsher in the "shires."
says Belgrdria. In the most lonely
spots on his stream, from bush to dis
tant brake, this bird flashes by him like
a streak of emerald light. He follows,
and in quarter of an hour or so it
darts past him back again. Thus it is
identified with grassy meadows, scat.
tered hawthorne bushes, willow hollis,
and other abodes of peace on the
anglers beat. Itself well answers to
its name; a friend has seen it dive
through thin covering of ice for its
prey and once shot one which fell on
the other side of the stream, and had q
stickelback an inch and quarter long,
and still alive, in its mouth on his
crossing to gain his prize. He gave
the little fish its liberty, and it swan
off as if nothing had happened. The
French legend accounts for the king
fishers brilliant coloring, and its habit
of darting along the water courses, by
the following scrap of folklore: When
Noah sent the dove out of the ark,
knowing the kingtisher's fondness for
water, he let it out also. 1t flew so
high for gladness that the sky turned
its back blue, and the sun scorched the
lower part of its body to the rusty red
it bears at present. When it returned
the ark had disappeared. and ever since
it has been seeking it with plaintive
cries along the streams and rivers, The
angler ittls,that his favorite Bird in
creases in interest as he thus gamers
up any scrap of old-world lore connect
ed with them, and many gilly and
ancient water-watcher can be COM
municative on these subjectsif proper
ly questioned.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-08-15
A QUEER RACE.
People Who Had Six Fingers and Six
TOes-Recent Discoveries in Sonora.


TOes-Reccnt Discoveries in Sonora.
Ancient ruins have recently been
discovered in Sonora, which, if reports
are true, surpass anything of the kind
yet found on the continent. Sonora is
the northwestern state of Mexico, and!is
bordered by Arizona on the north and
the Gulf of California on the west.
The ruins are said to be four leagues
southeast of Magdalena. There is one
pyramid which has base of 1850 feet,
and rises to the height of $50 feet;
there is winding roadway from the
bottom leading up an easy grade to the
top, wide enough for carriages to pass
over, which is said to be % miles in
length; the outer walls of the roadway
are laid in solid masonry from huge
blocks of granite in rubble work, and
the circles are as uniform and the
grade as regular as they could be made
at this date by our best engineers.
The wall, however, is occasionally ex-
posed, being covered over with debris
and earth, and in many places the
sahuaro and other indigenous plants
and trees have grown up, giving the
pyramid the appearance of ii noun
tain. To the east of the pyramid a
short distance is a small mountain
about the same size, which rises to
about the same height, and, if reports
are true, will prove more interesting to
the archpolOgist than the pyramid.
There seems to be heavy layer of a
species Of gypsum about half way up
the mountain, which is as white as
snow, and may be cut into any con-
ceivable shape, yet sufficiently hard to
retain its shape after being cut. In
this layer of stone people of an I'm.
known age have cut hundreds upon
hundreds of rooms, from 6x30 to 16 or
IL feet square. These rooms are cut
out of the solid stone, and SO even and
true are the walls, floor and ceiling to
plumb and level as to defy variation.
There are no windows in the rooms
and but one entrance, which is always
from the top. The rooms are about
eight feet high from floor to ceiling;
the stone is so white that it seems
almost transparent and the rooms are
not at all dark. On the walls of these
rooms are numerous hieroglyphics and
representations of human forms, with
hands and feet of human beings cut
in the stone in different places. But,
strange to say, all the hands have five
fingers and one thumb and the feet
have six toes. Charcoal is found on
the floors of many of the rooms, which
would indicate that they built fires in
their houses. Stone implements of
every description are to be found in
great numbers in and about the rooms.
The houses or rooms are one above the
other to three or more stories high;
but between each story there is a jog
or recess the full width of the room
below, so that they present the appear
ance of large steps leading up the
mountain. Who these people were,
and what age they lived in, are prob
lens. Some say they were the ances-
tors of the Mayos, a race of Indians
who still inhabit Southern Sonora,
who have blue eyes, fair skin, and
light hair, and are said to be a moral,
Industrious and frugal race of people,
who have a written language and
know something of mathematics,