The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-12

The kiss that II awkward and neat:
The kies that's given the one we steal,
The kiss that awakes AZ all through,
But the sweetest kies that lips can feel
IL the kiss Of the wife that's true. |
There's the kiss Of youth and the kiss Of years,
And the kiss we lay in the grave;
The kiss we press In he sunshine and tears
The kiss for the brow Of the brave;
But the kiss that 10 the kiss Of life.
To him wh3 the gamut runs through
That brings eurceaee to anguish and strife,
lie the kiss Of the wife thats true.
-Syas Kay Martin.
BEES IN AUGUST.
The flow Of Rosewood honey being over, the
princila 81 supply 10 now from buckwheAt. Hon
ey from this source Is dark-colored, and has .
peculiar flavor, which causes 1t to be rejected by
| some, while others esteem It on this account.
Golden-rod, or SOiiddg0s, are vlry abundant Ut
this season, and are conspicuous everywhere for
their clusters Of bright-yellow flowers. Some
species grow in the most sterile soils, while 9TH
ers abound in marshes. The golden-rods yield
very ine colored honey, and one Of excellent
flavor.
In Operating upon Hives.-If the hive Il OPEN
ed to ASCERTAIN the condition Of the queen. or
for any other purpose, II IL liable to be visited
by r0bber-bees In large Members. To guard
against this, az well ~ TO add to the comfort Of
the operator, 1t is well to provide tent made Of
sticks and strings. Under the protection Of
| euch tent, all needed changes can be made,
since the operator IL proof from the attacks Of
robber bees. A tent Of this kind was illustrated
/ In August. 1884. Hives should be examined to
ascertain the presence OF fertile queen, and,i
necessary, supply one. The movable comb hive
allows Of artificial swarming.
In Packing Honey for Market, the greatest
neatness should be observed. The boxes should
be thoroughly cleaned OF any propolis. that may
adhere to them. Section boxes should have the
/ glasses added to them. In sending honey to
market il should be properly graded; clover
i honey, and that from bass-w00d and buckwheat,
being distinguished by proper labele. Extract
ed honey IL sent to market in such glass jars %
are used for preserving fruit. Twelve quart
jars In . care.
SUMNER CLOTHING.
The objection often made to the use Of wool
en- undertaking in summer on the ground that
sit it too heavy" simply means that the object
or has used too heavy garments, for, - : matter
OF fact. properly made wooden undergarments
for summer are lighter than those made from
1 other substances.
s.Woolen" does not necessarily mean ..fsnnel,'
/ ~ some suppose: there are fine, thin. soft
4 mefino stufs which are neither heavy nor
irritating. Next to wooden Q desirable ms
terial for underclothing Gomez silk, but neither
In winter nor In summer 10 silk to be preferred
/ to wool
The great value Of wooden underwear IL that
/ II prevents or lessons the bad effects which re-
cult from the rapid changes OF hea. which occur
in our climate, both from variations In the te m
perature and movements Of the mir, and from
differences in the body % regards exertion and
| rest.
During exercise in warm weather man with
wooden underclothinR will Ut first feel warmer than
the man who has linen or cotton next to his skin,
because the wool IL not 30 good conductor, and
does not permit OF the rapid evaporation Of per-
! SEPARATION ~ soon ~ 1t IL formed; but after .
little time the difference In THE respect will be
| email. and when the exertion ceases the man
/ with the wooden underclOthing will be much less
/ likely to catch cold and experience discomfort.
/ The only valid objection to be urged against
/ wearing wooden next to the skin In warm wealth
er is that men are less likely to change it as FREE
quently AZ lie desirable, because 1t does not show
dirt rs quickly ~ nen.-Sanitarv Engineer.
INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.
/ A recent scientific work gives the following
novel experiment, which settles . question Of
some importance in philosophy. Two hundred
pounds OF earth was dried in an oven, and after
/ wards put in an earthen vessel. The earth was
then moistened with rain water, and willow
| tree, weighing five pounds, was placed therein.
/ Dur ug five years the earth was watered with
| rain or pure water: the willow grew finely all
the time. To prevent mixing with other earth
4
. metal plate, perforated to admit air only.
After growing for five years the tree was re-
moved, dried and weighed. was found TO have
/ lost only about two ounces Of It's original weight
| Thus 1874 pounds OF woody fibre, bark and roots
were certainly produced, but from what source
| unless from the air?
NO TINE TO STUDY NATURE.
.Ah" said the GUNNER tourist, leaning over
the fence and addressing the farmer, 'may
make bold to inquire what that great quantity Of
green vegetation growing over there is2''
..Cert'nly, mister: that's corn
..Ah, thanks. And those large animals over
beyond the fence, they are, er-''
.'Cows, my friend, every one Of 'em cows.
Say, You don't seem to be very vel. posted on
these ere things
..Perhaps not The fact il, my business hss
kept me SO closely confined that this is the first
chance I've had to get out in the country
Running bank or something like that?''
..No, sir 4 am editor Of an agricultural paper
| have held that position for thirty years"
-Estelline (Dak.) Belt.
WEIGHT OF NAILS
Many persons are puzzled to understand
what the terms fourpenny, sixpenny. tenpenny,
mean, as applied to nails. FourI emmy meane
four pounds TO the thousand nails, sixpenny
six pounds to the thousand nails and 90 on. Il
, il m old English term. meaning at drst ten.
pound nails 1.-THE thousand being understood),
but the old English-man clipped It to tenpenny,
and from that 1t deRenerated until penny WA
, substituted for pound. So when you ask FOL
fourpenny nowadays you want those which viii
weigh four pounds, When thous and naili
weigh less than . pound they are ca He'd tackl
ETC., and are reckoned BY ounces.
} Peal and then mash through colander peach
! es enough to make one quart Of pulp: add K
this the whites Of three eggs, enc cup Of water
, and sugar euficient to make 1t very sweet u
3 some of its sweetness is lost In freezing; theI
put 1t into the freezer and freeze like any othe
. | ice cream.
Z GALLONS TO BUsHEL.
= A great many people think eight gallonl
: make . bushel, but nine gallons fall short Of ,
!, bushel BY about seventy-nine cubic inches
: The trouble arises from the difference In the
> size Of quarts. The dry-measare quarts Il
> larger than the liquid-measure quart. Sever
) men out OF ten and among them seven physi
cians-think that there are $50 grains Of QUINN,
] In An ounce bottle, whereas close scrutiny o
! only 4s7 i grains. These are both lessons .
|. an eminently practical character, but tn
ordinary methods are too dreamy to reacl
= anything practical.
POTATO SALAD.
b Boil the potatoes with the skins ON till the.
are just done, not till they fall to pieces. Pee
OF the skins while hot and slice the potatoe
thin. for every quart Of eliced potato allow
one tablespoonful Of oil or melted butter ant
two Of vinegar, salt and pepper to tasts, SINAI
o onion chopped very nne and good.sized applt
chopped nne. Nix together carefully % - no
}, to break the slices Of potato. II you do no
n wish the onion leave It ont
n IMPERIAL CAKE.
+ Rub thrse.quarters Of pound Of butter to
r cream; add tie yolks Of ten eggs, and one poun
Of sugar. stirring until It il very light and foamy
q then gradually add one pound Of houf, half
i pound OF blanched and finely powdered almonds
A half pound Of citron cut into small pieces, on
: pound Of stoned raisins, and one wine glass Q
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