Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-11

Let any enc drive over most American
nit,. and see " hat unchecked destruction j,
at work->treams are running IN the tracks
tina; the removal Of the sod would turn into
the drains holes are living full of water
until MAY or June. being worked into brick
ella, by weary teams, TO be worked into lava
beds by .he sun; stones coming up by frost
and living 10 combat every passing wheel
until they are actual, worn out. a. are the
wagons that bump over them. And al this
i, in tie midst Of men with libraries Ia ihe.r
houses. modern iool- in their barns Keen
brain, IN their head. aud horses Of value
eating their heads or waiting for the roads
10 dry up so they can dance out after a long
res, and lame ihrmselve, on the first rol"d
stone II was wise discover, Of the late
John Wilkinson, in his maEag cement Of one
Of the first railways in the State. that II on
the track vas worth - in the shop and II
will be the era Of better day, IN roads when
it is understood that SIPS in a days work,
at the proper time. on the road, will save
many times that sum in wear and damage
that only high-prieed mechanics can re-
pair.
But the road makers are not alone at
fault. Our ordinary wagons made to
destroy roads, wi;h ound narrow tires and
uniform track, the Latter the best possible
arrangement for putting all travel IN line
and making ruis. Ii roads were railroad
tracks. an even width of track would Of
course be the thing. but for roads il is just
as far from saving as any possible inyen-
ton. Buying once trap" in England, as
light rigs" are called, the writer asked if il
had the ordinary width of track. The honest
maker scratched his puzzled head and con-
1 fessed he did not know any such thing
when it was made plain TO him, he said
there was no rule Of the kind, and just here
I is the secret of the small wear and tear of
I foreign roads-the wheel tread is all over
I the road.
/ Unless the roads are very favorably sit
uated with regard to good travel, all that
are subject TO large amount of travel must
I in time be made Of broken stone. This has
/ been the result in all older countries, and
time and growing demand for good roads
will force the practice upon US, and it need
not be costly process, if done gradually
and with system. 1t is not worth W lille in
ordinary work of the kind 10 dig out the
roadway. when one exists. If it is hard, it
| is well let alone; if soft, coarse stone can
/ be pushed down from above, in the spring.
until it holds firm, and any soft material
that is crowded up can be removed when
wet Country Gentleman.
/ NERMIN on SwINE.-If thus troubled
| the animal will show it by continually rub
bling or scratching itself. In such cases the
4 body should be washed with saleratus water
rather weak, or with I've of wood ashes,
afterwards applying an infusion of lobelia
over the skin, and mixing a teaspoonful of
sulphur in the food Of each animal daily
BABIES. When quiet cannot be secured,
and baby is worried out and can't 60 TO
sleep, and nobody knows what is the mat
ter, soft napkin or fine towel, wet in
warmish water and folded over the top of
its head, eyes and ears. will often act like
charm, and i; will drop of into refresh
ing sleep in few minutes.