Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-09-15

INDUSTRIAL BREVITIES.

"A MANITOBA papcr tells OF an lngen-
lous method of securing a stock of hens
practiced by bachelor who lives in
secluded corner of the hills. distant
from neighbors. Discovering the nest
of a wild duck near his shanty he re-
moved the eggs and placed an equal
number of hens eggs in the nest In
due time the wild duck found that she
was the bewildered mother of flock
of chickens; she did not know what
they were. The bills were not right,
the feet were all wrong, and they
were of every color; they could not
swim and could not understand. A
more astonished wild duck was not to
be found in all Manitoba. The bache-
lor placed his misgotten chickens in u
basket and took care of them, while
the old duck returned to neighbor-
ing pond feeling she had in some way
been shamefully imposed upon.
Analysis Of artichokes shows them
to contain more fattening power than
potatoes. They can not be kept out of
the ground over winter, but should be
left undisturbed till the ground thaws
in spring. Hogs, after living all win
ter on dry feed, can be turned on them
to dig for themselves till after corn
planting. Then turn the hogs off; har-
row down smooth and mellow, and
the plants will come thick. Cultivate
in rows rs before, and the same
ground can be kept in artichokes for
years with no replanting. Cultivate
the same as potatoes. A common
yield is five hundred to one thousand
| M hn rYit tnp nl inns
to have had two thousand bushels.
They are excellent for brood-sowS
in spring, rs also for poor. run
down shoats, to give them start in
growing.
According to Mr.. Nichard, different
oXidizers can be used for the purpose
of bleaching hOrse-hair, etc, such rs
permanganatc of potash, nitro-sulphUr-
ic acid (miXture of nitric and sulphuric
acid), chlorine, hypochlorite, and es-
pecially oXygenated water, (hydroXyl
or peroxide OF hydrogen). The horse
hair or hogs bristes are first cleansed
from the substances by ordinary
means, then immersed in the solution
of the oXidiZer, perfectly oXygenated
water slightly acidulated, the opera
tion being performed at ordinary tenn
perature; after this the materials arc
treated with concentrated muriatiC
acid, and finally thoroughly washed
Sponges can be bleached III the sam,
way, only the muriatc acid bath is sup
pressed.
A pool of all the cattle-men holding
between the Cimarron and Canadian
rivers in Oklahoma has been formed
1t is composed of seven outfits, anC
will contain, when stocked up to tn,
limits, 30, 900 cattle under its control
The ranchmen turn all their stock int
the pool in their own brands, and thel
put the pool brand. on in addition
thereto. The pool pays all expenses b,
assessment pro rata with the numbe
of cattle held by each member. To l,
900 cattle one man and eight horses ar
turned in. The annual payroll and eX
pense bill on the pool plan will be Gu
down over - per cent, as under tn
pool plan twenty-five men and ID
horses will do the work that it no,
takes over scventy-five men and 30
p horses to accomplish.
Oh of peppermint is used in med
cine, confectionery, and for perfum
cry, and is diluted with alcohol an
water TO make essence of peppermint
1t is also largely used by sanitary cr
gineers for testing joints and traps,
few drops poured in "A wash-bowl {
closet making its presence sensible
smell at any imperfect joints in Il pip
leading therefrom. its pungent ode
not being apparently at all affected b
t the sewer gases. Peppermint is to
considerable extent adulteratcd wit
= cnstor oil. oil of hlrnentine. and oil