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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19
Household Hints.
TO remove mildew from bronze, use
a rat-tail file.

TO remove mildew from bronze, use
a rat-tail file.
The yelk of an egg mixed with a
little molasses makes rich brown
glaze for the top of rusks and buns.
A thin coat of varnish applied to
straw mating will make it much more
durable, and keep the mating fresh
and new.
Filling lamp while it is lighted is
something that ought never be done.
1t can lie ayoiled by filling in the
morning.
After the dust has been thoroughly
beaten out of carpets and they are
tackled down again, they can he bright
ened very much by scattering corn
meal mixed with coarse salt over them
and then sweeping it all off. Mix the
salt and meal in equal proportions.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

feather will become engorged and the
skin spotted. Don't feed for at least
twelve hours before killing. The car
cass of chicken killed while digestion
is going on will keep but short time
Henry Stewart says that when a
dairyman intends to permanently
pasture his cows he can recommend
the common quick grass as an early
pasture; orchard grass next, then red
top and blue grass, with white clover
mixed in and red clover or lucerne to
help out deficiencies. lie considers
them the most productive milk
materials.
l.. P. Roberts, professor q agricul-
ture, at Cornell, N. Y, has given some
interesting results of experience in
ing ensilage. The cattle were
weighed every day, and from March 10
to May l, one animal had gained 131
pounds, another ia pounds, and a
third 254 pounds. Three heirers being
fed with food prepared with a good
proportion of ensilage, gained in
sixty-six days l4O pounds, 2lO pounds
and l46 pounds.
The Germantown Telegraph says
that it is pretty generally believed that
the rag weed, which is more or less
present on every farm, is the cause of
bitter milk, whenever it appears. 1t
is one of the worst weed pests upon
farm. 1t covers, when it gets a start,
everything. 1t is even believed that
the pollen from the blossom produces
the hay fever, indirectly, if not direct
ly. There is no other way to get rid
of it except to plow it under.
A correspondent of the Country
Gentleman deprecates the practice of,
burning weeds, stubble and vegetable
refuse on the farm, saying that the
soil is being deprived of the very
material absolutely necessary to its
permanent fertility--both plant food
and the capacity for holding moisture
without which the former is COM
paratively useless. Tothis obstruction
of vegetable matter is due the i'm
poverishment of the soil far more than
to exhaustion by the crops, and not
until the destructive custom is stopped
can anything like former fertility be
restored.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19
Water for Cows In the Pasture.

For cows giving milk, it is very ne
cessary, says correspondent, that the
water they have for drink should be
pure; otherwise it taints the milk, and
neither good butter nor cheese can be
made. Neither is such milk accepta-
BILE as food for man, or any culinary
purpose. Where there is not an album
dant supply of clear running Or spring
water, it should be supplied from wells
or cisterns-wells preferably, as els
tern water is sometimes apt to become
impure in warm weather. Water in
standing pools or small ponds is always
more or less foul, Or even unpalatable
at times having so much vegetable
or other matter dissolved or held in
suspension in it, and hence unhcalth-
full In order that cows may have a
good flow of milk and retain it, they
should have what water they will nat
urally drink, at least three times aday;
otherwise they soon shrink so as to be-
come improbable, A running stream
more especially at pasture, where they
can go and drink at pleasure, is still less
trouble than wells. Necessity, howev-
er, often compels the use of wells. A
very unwise course pursued by an oc-
casonal dairyman, is to stimulate his
cows appetite for drink by giving a
small quantity of bran or meal, and
sailing their food unduly. This is one
of the ways of reducing the quality of
the milk without adding water direct
ly to the milk after drawing it from
the cow. 1t is not only detrimental to
the quality of the milk, but it also
tends to the injury of the COWS as milk
producers filling the stomach so much
as to dilute the gastric juices to the in
jury of digestion, causing more or less
Of the food to he voided whole--thus
wasting what otherwise might have
been sec-eted from it. If there is a
gain in milk, which Isdonbt, then a
loss of food follows by stimulating to
an excess Of drink. My experience is
that cows give better milk, and quite
as much by regularly watering them,
morning, noon and night, than by hay
ing them run in pasture where run
ming water is plenty.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19
Receipts.

Corn Dodgers. Mix five tablespoon
fuls of Indian meal and one of white
flour. Mix overnight with enough
boiling water to cover the meal. In
the morning add one egg, one tea
spoonful of milk, little sugar and
salt. Bake in muffin rings.
Potato Soup.-Put two ounces of
butter into saucepan, cut two large
onions into slices and fry nice brown
in the butter; add three pinrs of milk,
and mix smoothly with it one pint of
mashed potatoes, pepper and salt to
taste; heat it almost to boiling point,
and serve with dried herbs.
Sauce for Meat.--NIince an onion;
fryit yellow color with butter in a
stew-pan; pour on gill of vinegar; let
it remain on the fire until a third of it
is boiled away, then add pint of gra-
Wy or stock, a bunch of parsley, two
vr three cloves, pepper and salt; let it
boil minute; thickcn it with little
flour and butter; strain it and remove
any particles of fat.
Cabbage Pickle. Red cabbage mixed
with white makes an excellent
pickle. Slice the cabbage very fine;
for three heads of cabbage scald two
quarts of vinegar Of medium strength,
add two tablespoonful of sugar; put
into bag one Tablespoonful each of
cloves and cinnamon, and half tea
spoonful of black pepper; put the little
bag of spices into the vinegar when
you scald it, and let it remain in the
pan whenyou pour the vinegar in over
the cabbage; press the cabbage down
with plate with weight on it, so
that the cabbage will b. under the vim
egar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19
Advance Step In Dentistry.

HAVANA, CUBA.-The most popular dem
fist of this city, DR.. d. Francisco Garcia,
member of the Royal University, states that
in all cases of troublesome neuralgia, arising
from the teeth his patrons are recommended
to use st. Jacobs Oil, and the most satisfac-
tory cures have followed 1t is a specific
tor toothache, earache, bodily pains, and
proof against household accidents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

An English journal, in publishing
statistics as to the immense quantities
of land held by English noblemen and
others in the United States, reports
that Sir L. j. Reed, NJ. p, owns no less
than 100000 acres of ranch land the
Duke Of Sutherland, 100000 ditto; the
Earl of Dunmore, 100000 ditto; and the
Earl of Dunraven, 100000 acres ditto;
Messrs. Phillips, Marshall & Co. own
100000 ditto; the heirs of COL Muir
ply 100000 acres ditto; II. Diston
& Co., 100000 acres Florida swamp
land; and the Standard Oil Company,
100000 acres. 1t appears that nine
men own territory equal to that of
New Hampshire, Massachusetts and
Rhode Island combined. Then there
are the great railroad corporations
whose free gifts of land from lavish
Congresses amount to upwards of 2OO,-
100000 acres. Eleven of these corpo-
rations only have received l20,000,000
acres. The Northern Pacific road had
grants amounting to 100000 acres,
and other grants made have ranged
from 100000 acres upwards. Nearly
all this land Except the Diston swamp
land grant in Florda) is situated on
the great plains in what is called the
american Desert" and is used for
cattle-grazing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19
Very Xell Phi.

Why do you defer till toll morrow what we should
do to-day' Why do we neglect cough till /,
throws us into consumption. and consumption
brings us to the grave? DR.. Vim, Halls Balsam is
suro to cure if taken in season. 1t has never been
known to fail Use 1t thoroughly according to direc
tons Persevere till the disease is conquered as
is certain to be, EVENT. it should require dozen
bottles. There is no better medicine for Pulmonary
disorders. Sold everywhere.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

Few persons are aware to what eX-
tent sweet herbs are used in this
country. We recently gave some ac-
count, says the New York Times, of a
noted English herb and flower farms
the products of which are used for the
manufacture of various fragrant essen
tial oils and essences. Since then,
believing that this culture might be
made source of profit to many of
those members of farmers families
who are willing and anxious to devote
spare time to such work as they may
be capable of, we have made some in
quiries in regard to the use of these
flowers and herbs. And it is rather
surprising to find that there is con-
siderable consumption of them here,
but all are imported, with the except
ion of the oil produced from pepper
mint, and of that a considerable guam
tity is exported. Of this kind of oils
the following are staple articles of sale
and consumption by perfumers, drug
gists, artists, and others; the present
market values are attached to the arti-
Giles: Anise, SL75 per pound; berga-
mot, 50; native chronicle, 65 cents,
(this is the common, sweet-scented-
yellow-howered currant, commonly
called chronology American cummin,
$3.50; fennel, 1925; rose geranium,
SO; lavender, 90 cents. lemon, 81;
orange flower, (neroli,) $50 to $40;
sweet orange, $l.75; bitter orange,
1913; peppermint, S2.65 to 50; penny
royal, $40; spearmint, 50; tansy,
$3.50; thyme, 81; wintergreen, 81;
wormwood, 81 to 50.
OF flowers dried the following are
used in regular commerce: American
calendula, "a cents per pound; chamo-
mile, 80 cents; elder, IA cents; laven.
der, cents; mullen, 70 cents; Ameri-
can saffron, 30 cents, and Spanish $40
to $l2, all per pound. OF leaves we
have already given sufficient informa-
ton, but we may add that large
quantity is used in the preparation of
smoking tobacco in some of which the
odors and havors are easily recognized.
OF lavender flowers $4,000 pounds are
imported yearly from Germany for
this use, while coriander anise, fennel,
cummin, and caraway seeds, and
laurel, sweet clover, dill, and rosemary
leaves are also used in large quanti-
ties for making what are known as
tlavors for the tobacco manufacturers
In passing it might be said that some
other substances not so agreeable or in.
nocent are also used. Americans, as a
people, are too much disposed to
despise small economies; but it might
possibly be the case that in time we
may change orr disposition in this re,
spect and discover the desirability of
adding to our incomes by the cultiva-
tion of trihes like these which in the
aggregate might put good many
thousand dollars into hands where the
money may do great deal Of good"
| ~ heard Won kissed the nrattiaat
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

The insurance companies place the
average length of life at forty years
But the average length of life in Great
Britain for 1881 appeared to be on the
increase. During that year there were
twenty-five men and sixty-six women
who lived beyond 100 years One
stout Norfolk yeOman reached 1l2
wears
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

1t is entirely different from all others. 1t is
as clear as water and as its name indicates is
a perfect Vegetable Hair Restorer. 1t will i'm
mcdiately free the head from all dandrulf, re-
store gray hair to its natural color and produce
new growth where it has fallen off. 1t does
not in any manner affect the health, which
sulphur, sugar Of lead and nitrate Of silver
preparations have done. 1t will change light
or faded hair in few days to beautiful glossy
brown. Ask your druggist for it. Each bottle
is warranted. q. c. GOODWIN & Co Whole
sale Agents, Boston, Mass and G. n. CRIT
rENTON- Now York
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

Mr.. II. BARSY, basgagemaster on Eastern Railroad.
Boston, says:
"Ih have used Hunts Remedy, the great kidney and
liver medicine in my family for months. twas recon-
mended by friends in Portsmouth who have been cured
Of kidney troubles and find 1t just represented and
worth its weight in gold, Ny wife is using 1t for dys
pepsia, and has improved so rapidly that cheerfuy
indorse 1t as family medicine OF real merit and
would not be without it,"
hprl
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19
A SPRING MEDICINE

lake Hoods Sarsapara, that will stir up your slow
blood. rouse your liver, start your digestion, and LIT
the fog from your brain.
CAPT. j. p. THOMPSON. Of Lowell. Reg. Of Deeds,
says: 'fhave never found anything that hit my wOnts
as Hoods Sarsaparilla it puriaes my blood. sharpens
my appetite and makes over"
Hoods sarsAparilla has worked wonders in the case
of my wife, who was troubled with sick headache and
biousness for years. She is now free from them. ~
HOMER Is. NASH. Pittsfeld, Mass.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cured me. | can eat anything
without that awful distress. and have tremendous
appetite. PARK PATTEN. Gardiner, Me.
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Advice to COnsumDtiyes,

on the appearance Of the first symptonls---as
general debility, loss ofappetite, palior chilly
sensations, followed by night.sweats and cough
prompt measures Tor relief should be taken
Consumption is scrolulous disease of the lungs;
therefore use the great anti scroiula, or
blood purifier and strength restorer, - DR..
Perce's Golden Medical Discovery" Supe-
ror to Cod liver oil as nutrtive, and unsur.
passed as pectoral For weak lungs, splitting
of blood, and kindred affections, it has no
equal. Sold by druggists the world over. For
DIR. Pierce's pamphlet on Consumption, send
two stamps to Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

81 heard you kissed the prettiest
girl in the room at the party last
night" observed a youth in blue glas-
goggles to, his companion. -"Well,
did for fact. What of it?" ooh,
nothing; but I'd like to know how you
felt during the sweet OSCILLATION. ""Felt
like beefsteak." Like a beefsteak ?"
Eyes. smothered in onions"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19
THE FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Wood Ashes.

The best results from wood ashes
are secured by adding a small proper
ton of common salt. Ashes contain
all the mineral elements of the plant,
and they exert good influence in I'M
locking fertility that would not be
otherwise available. In burning any
thing, the chlorine 1t contains is car
ried off with the smoke, and salt, chic
ride OF sodium, supplies the deficiency.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

CATARRH AND HAY FEvER.-For twenty
years was n sufferer from Caarrh of the head
and throat in very aggravated form, and dur
ing the summer with Hay Fever. / procured
n bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm and after few
applications received decided beneiit-was
cured by one bottle. Have had no return of
the complaint. Charlotte Parker, Waverly,
n Y (prira 40 rnnis nor hnttlnA
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

Never drink water about which there is any
doubt, until it has been boiled, to kill the dan
gerous germs it may contain.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

Dakota territory is four times as big
as Ohio, and Alaska is four times as
big as Dakota, and the rest of the
United States is four times as big as
Alaska.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

TERRIBLE KIDNEY DISEASE.
Mr. Hodges says cannot toe highly praise Kidney
IN cured my terrible kidney disease, Ny wife had 10
turn me over in the bed. before using IT.
SEVERE KIDNEY DISEASE.
kidney disease by using Kidney Wort"
COULD NOT WORK BEFORE.
tyS S1 n' nfs " e" BY sdB BS,
o., Springfield, Mass, II couldn't WORK before using
it, 80 great we're my kidney difficulties"
KIDNEY AND LIVER TROUBLES.
City, Penn, but Kidney Wort cured ny kidney and
liver troubles of two years standing"
KIDNEY COMPLAINT AND DIABETES.
IL ys FHFnsS1 Sns1 dnG%RsS1 ss Si
diabetes Kldneyw has entirely cured mo"
1T HAS DONE WONDERS.
81 can yecSSmmsnd Kidney;.Wor 70 all the world,"
Wonders for me and many Others troubled with kidney
and liver disorders
Constipation, Piles aud Rheumatism.
have found in my practice that constipation and
readily to Kidney. Wort. Philip q. Balou, ~ d..
PILES SIXTEEN YEARS.
"Kdney.Wort is medicine OF priceless value. |
lad piles for sixteen eonsscave years. 1t cured me-"
Nelson Fairchilds. st. Adams, VT.
GRAVEL, PERMANENT RELIEF.
JAS Reed dd Xstn for Nans
permanent retJ."
TWENTY YEARS KIDNEY DISEASE.
had kidney disease for twenty years, writes
could DO no work. idevoutly thank God that Kidney
Wort has entirely cured me-"
A GREAT BLESSING for RHEUMATISM.
It's thanks to kind Providence, a great temporal
The gentleman referred to KidneyW Wort and its magi.
ea curative properties, in cases Of rheumatism and
RHEUMATIsM ON THE BENCH.
bury, w., fays nKidney.Wort cured my Rheumatism.
Nothing 'i'' would do PILES FILES.
From Nantucket. Mass. M VIM. II. Chadwick
writes ".Kdney.Wort rorks promptly and efficiently
in Of piles we'll az kidney troubles It's most
excellent medicine"
LADIES' TROUBLES.
NO medicine helped my three years peculiar
troubles" s,ys Mrs 4. Lamoreau1, OF Isle La Motto.
w., "s5eep' kidney.wOrs' 1t cured me, and many of
my friends, too"
OVER THIRTY YEARS.
had kidney and other troubles over thirty years."
writes Mrs j. Galloway ELK Flat, Oregon. Nothing
helped me but Kidney.wort. u'H cgeeta permansS:
A Physicians Wife's Troubles.
domestic remedies and prescriptions by myself "a
practlcng physcian and other doctors. only paateo
the bladder. kidneyW however cured her," These
ar extracts from letter OF DR.. e. d. Summerlin OF
Sun lliI Washington Co., Ga.
SETTLED CONSTIPATION.
have hid kidney disease for thirty years." writes
kidney. Wort has al'nyed all my a and CURED my
sett Q / constipation"
LADY DISCHARGES TWO SERVANTS.
~ have not been able to do my housswork for many
R ' T n1 s M n MFT Ten Il h hybe
charging my two and doing their work Kinney.
Wort was the cause, heurefms, aud Tn, strong"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

lmpotency of mind, limb or vital function,
nervous weakness, sexual debility, etc., cured
by Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
Buffalo, N. Y. Address, with two stamps for
pamphlet
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

MARION, 'Mass.Dr. N. s. Ruggles says: e!
recommend Browns Iron Bitters as valued
tonic for enriching the blood and removing
all dyspeptic SYMPTOMS
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

DR.. Perce's "Favorlte Prescription" ia every
where acknowledged to be the standard remedy
for female complaints and weakness. It's sold
by druggists
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19
Bakers Pain Pnnacea

Is one of the best Lniments put up 1t is real
pain killer and destroys pain, whether internal OF
external, whenever used. 1t has been a standard
remedy for the past thirty or forty wears.
For SrEcALRATEs for advertising in this paper apply
TO the publisher. N IS
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

Mrs Cole OF Windham, n. H., declares that
her life was saved by Hoods Sarsnparilla. She
had 81 terrible scrolulous sores.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19


WOman's Friend.
Having been troubled for many years with kidney
iisease with severe pains In my back and limbs-my
ankles were at times very badly swollen-l was advised
to go to the hospital for treatment, which did on the
advice of friend but found relief at least only OF
temporary nature and had given up all hope Of cure
until my husband was advised to use Hunts Remedy by
friend that had used ii and been cured Of severe case
of dropsy and kidney trouble. procured bottle, and
had not used onehalf Of the bottle before began to DO
better no pain In the back, and the swelling OF my
limbs commenced to go down, and my appetite was
much better for had become so bad that all ate dis
tressed me very much. 1t really dyspepsia, COM
bined with the other troubles, and have used four
bottles and am able to do my work and attend to
household duties. which before had been burden TO
me. And can only thank Hunts Remedy for the
health and happiness which now enjoy, and esteem 1t
great privilege and duty to give you this letter In
behalf of my many suffering lady friends in Boston and
the country; and only say In conclusion that II you
once try II you will be convinced as was, even against
my own will. that Hunts Remedy is indeed womnn's
friend You at liberty to this for their benefit
II you so choose. Respectfully yours,
MRS. WIN. GRAY,
Hotel Goldsmith, l4l6 fremont Street. Boston.
April %, 1888.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

1t Is stated that Senator Edmunds
will, at the next session of Congress,
Introduce a government postal tele-
graph bill, and ask for its immediate
consideration. The object will be the
establishment of system of govern
ment telegraph lines for the transmits
sion of private messages at much re-
duced rates, as compared with those
now charged.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

The best cure for diseases Of the nerves
bla ain and muscles, is Browns Iron Bitters.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

True bravery is shown by performing with
ont witness what one might he capable of doing
before all the world.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

Oil of white birch bark dissolved in alcohol,
when applied to fabrics renders them proof
against water and insects.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

Arab Bey, the banshed Egyptian, gives one
evidence Of being a Chrstian,-he loves the
English.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19
Mother swans Worm Syrup.
Iniallible ,tastelcss, harmless, cathartic ;feye


DR.. Sites, Brooklyn, N. Y, was cured by
DR.. Elmore's MISUNDERSTANDING of very
severe rheumatism and kidney disease of sew
enl years standing, after trying everything
else without benefit.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-19

Connecticut devotes 10000 acres to
the cultivation Of the oyster.
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.

The immense crematory in Rome is
in almost daily USE Cremation is dali
ly becoming more popular, and bids
fair soon to dispose of more corpses in
the Italian capital than old-fashioned
burial.