The bee., 1884-01-26
Charcoal f0r Fowls.


The following experiment, given in
the American Ciltirator, Wal bring fresh
to mind what many know rs to the value
OF charcoal, not only when fattening
turkeys but other fowls. 1t will also be
found good correctiue when used occa,
sionally in winter when the fowls are
confined to their quarters.
-Four turkeys were confined in pen,
and fed on meal, boiled potatoes and
oats. Four others of the same brood
we're also at the same time confined in
another pen, and fed daily on the same
articles. but with q pint of very finely
pulverized charcoal mixed with their
food. They also had a plentiful supply
of broken charcoal in their pen. The
eight were killed on the same day, and
there was difference of q pound and a
half each in favor of the fowls which
had been supplied with charcoal, they
being much the fattest, and the meat
being greatly superior in point of flavor
End tenderness.
IdleneSs.
Many young people think that al idle
life must be pleasant cne; but there
are none who enjoy so little, and are
such burdens to themselves, as those
who have nothing to do. Those who are
obliged to work hard all day enjoy their
short periods of rest and recreation so
much that they are apt to think if their
whole lives were spent in rest and re-
creation, it would be the most pleasant
of all. But this is sad mistake, as they
would soon find out if they made a trial
Of life they think so agreeable. One who
is never busy can never enjoy rest; for
It implies a relief from previous labor:
and if our whole time were spent in
ourselves, we should find it
more wearisome than the hardest days
work. Recreation is only valuable as is
lnbends US the idle can know nothing
If it. Many people leave off business
md settle down to life of enjoyment;
,ut they generally find that they are not |
learly so happy as they were before
nd they are often glad to return to |
heir old occupation to escape the mis-
ries of Incidence.
An Important Date for EngIishmen.
A story comes to us, says the Boston
of an incident in Il school in
England, some years ago.
'he boys were being examined In the
history of England, and the answers
important in the history of the British
umpire. Among the pupils was son
f an American sea-captain, bright
pecimen of young America. Being ques-
Ioned concerning dates in English his
Dry, he manifested an ignorance border
ng on stupidity. The teacher whose
atience was exhausted, exclaimed:
What! Don't you remember single
ate that marks an important event in
he history of England" "Why, yes,
ir," answered the boy, II do know one"
Well, out with it," said the teache-..
The Fourth of July, 1776.'
Some UnthOught Of Statistics. 1
The Boston Transcript thus groaps to
ether some statistics of the kind which
lmost everybody might know if anyone
,ok time to think of them.
Allowing two square feet TO each per
)n, the entire population of Boston could
and on the public garden, with good
cal of room to spare. The entire popu-
Ition of the United States could stand {
l Boston proper, mot including Brigh-
IN, Dorchester and West Roxbury.) !
he entire population of the world (now
at 400 0,OO0,OOO) could stand on
le island of Martha's Vineyard, or in
le space occupied by the towns Of Boa-
m, Brookline, Newton, Needham, Dod-
,m, Hyde Park and Milton. The state I
Massachusetts would in this way &C
nriufn II
opulatlOn of the world. The entire
opulation of the world, placed side by
de, and allowing two feet to each psr-
IN, would encircle the earth twenty
mes. The states of Maine, New Hamp-
ire and Vermont, taken together, arc
large as England. Any one of the
ates OF Georgia, Illinois, Iowa and
orth Carolina is as large as England.
ansss is as large as England and Scot
nd together. Ireland is about the sise I
Maine. France is more than twice an {
rye as England, Wales and Scotland 9
gether. Texas is thirty-fve times as I
rye as Massachusetts, or as large as
aine, Newhampshire Vermont Massa- Q
4lsetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New I
ork, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Della
are, Maryland, Ohio and Indiana COM
ned The entire population of the
nited States could be provided for 7
the state of Texas, allowing each man,
oman and child four acres of land. :
le entire population Of the world could
} provided for in the United States, al
wing each person one and half acres
land.
A lady who has been spending the {
miner at Lake Chautauqua says that +
one of the steamers that pass Fair n
lint, at the time when the great Sab O
.th-school convention was In progress, C
ere three women, rather gaudily | 4
essed and wearing diamonds enough O
indicate they had plenty of money. 3
leir conversation was carried on in v
I'D voice, and attracted considerable at d
ntion. In front of Fair Point stands a T
atue Of Faith. "See that piece of stat c
wary" said number one. "I wonder I
no it is 1t must be Jupiter" 'No" r
id number two, at looks more like 3
enus.' "Well," said number three, S
nyway it's one of those people in the
ble."
Bo-ax water will instantly remove all ?
lis and stains from the hands, and
al all scratches and chafes To make !
put some crude borax into large bot !
:, and fill with water. When the boz :
K is dissolved, add more to the water, !
It'll at last the water can absorb 40 T.
ore and residuum remains at the .
'ttom Of the bottle. 70 she water in