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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-15
Potatoes Under Mulch.

At the Colorado state agricultural col
lege, whore potatoes have been grown
under mulch for three seasons, it has been
decided that the best mulch is composed
of either partially decayed materials or of
clean .oat straw. It is reported that the
yield under mulch is ordinarily greater
than without, especially in uncongenial
climes. The shading of the ground fur.
nishes the proper conditions of tempera-
ture and moisture at the root, as well as
assuring the necessary mechanical condi-
ton of the soil so desirable in securing
uniformity and the greatest possible de-
velopment of tuber. A mulch, to be of
any value in a dry climate, should, &C.
cording to thereport in question, be quite
foot thick, using large seed pieces, how
ever, to enable the tops to push through
the cover.
The opinion is expressed that mulch
culture is only practicable on small
scale and in localities, soils and seasons
unfavorable to the potato under ordinary
culture.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-15
Agricultural News.

Farmers can have the bulletins sent out
from their state agricultural experiment
stations forwarded to them free by max
ing written application to the station for
the same.
A peanut trust is reported as having
been formed in Norfolk, Va, and embrac-
ing firms engaged in the peanut trade in
st. Louis, Cincinnati, New York. Norfolk,
Petersburg and Smithville. Va.
The South Carolina department of ag-
riculture has recently issued bulletin on
the resources and industries of that state.
Readers desiring full information on any
point are invited to apply to the commits
sioner of agriculture. Columbia. S. G.
The experiment station at Cornell uni
versity, under the provisions of the Hatch
bill, has been organized, and work will
begin at once.
The Montezuma irrigating tunnel in
southern Colorado, just completed, is
more than a mile. long. It is destined to
convey, with some fifty miles of canal,
the water of the Dolores river over one
of the richest valleys in Colorado. It is
that by this enterprise 200,0
acres of land will be reclaimed.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-15

The one fault of this rose according to
James Wick, the well known seedman at
Rochester, N, Y, is that it is little
tender. In most localities this will not
detract from it's merits. for if properly
protected. as thrifty rose growers of the
north always practice, it will bear north
ern winters unframed. One excellent
characteristic of this rose, according to
Wick, is it's continual blooming habit. 1t
blossoms freely the second time. and so is
true remontant. The flowers are of
medium size, semi globular and full. Our
cut gives an idea of form, though reduced
IN size The color is crimson maroon,
very rich and strong.
Louis Van lloutte was introduced by
the late Francois Lacharme, of Lyons,
France, one of the most celebrated rose
growers of our time. Among other nota-
BILE crimson varieties raised by him are
Alfred Colomb Anne de Diesbach, Charles
Lefebvre, Hippolyte Jamain and Xavier
Olibo The only rose of American origin,
according to Wick, that will compare with
Louis Van Houtte and the varieties above
mentioned. in color and other valuable
qualities, is Marshall P Wilder.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-15
No. 73.-Enigma in Prose-.

l am word of three letters, an animals
name. Add planet to me, and you will dis
cover Sirius Take it away, and replace it
with a flower, and you will discover the ex-
quisite pink tinted wild rose of the hedges
Change it once more and link me to another
order and you will perceive purple scent
less blossom. Substitute fish, and you will
find in me one of the lesser shark tribe. Add me
to the 4th of July and 18th of August inclu-
sive, and shall represent the hottest season.
Add four letters to me, and will recite the
worst of bad verse to you: replace these by
three other letters, and l will show you
stubborn disposition; alter these to two others,
and represent tenet. Set me on fire and
give you an ancient form of CRATE. In my
crude form am the recognized emblem Of
fidelity, and am monumentally represented So
am the guardian of your focks and herds,
and of your threshold, under which guise I
am represented at Pompeii. follow your
steps with pertinacity, am Outlines slain in
your service, and sometimes by your own
hand. I rescue you from fire, water and
snow. I get to the lowest depth of WEAKNESS
i'll your behalf, and yet your gratitude is
evinced by making my name mere byword
of reproach.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-15
THE CURIOSITY SHOP.
Tho KOh-i-nOOr-The Crown Jewel Of
England-Its Antiquity.

Tho KOh-i-nOOr-The Crown Jewel Of
England-Its Antiquity.
The Koh-i-noor, or mountain of light, was
first publicly exhibited In England at the
Crystal Palace In 1851. Its history Ia init
mately associated with India for many cen
turtles, Originally found In Golconda, the
Hindoos fond Of high numbers say that II
was In the possession Of Kama, king Of Auga,
8,00l years ago. Coming to more recent
times, 1t Mas said to have been stolen from
one Of the native kings by Mininzola, and
presented by him to Shah Jehan, father Of
Aurungzebe, in 1910. It was then much
larger than at present; in fact, 1t had the
reputation of being the largest diamond ever
known Shah Jehan employed Venetian
diamond worker called Hortensio Barges,
who cut away one-half of it and left it so
very imperfect that instead Of. rewarding
him Shah Jehan fined him $4,000 Early in
the present century 1t was the property Of
the king of CabuL The rajah of Lahore,
Runjeet Singh, hearing marvellous stories Of
its great size and inestimable value,
determined to get hold of it. Consequently
he invited the khan to his court, and
when he had him in his power demanded it's
surrender. The khan, anticipating this, had
caused to be made fictitious kohinoor, ex.
actly initiating the real diamond; and this,
after a show Of resistance, he at length
handed over to his host Runjeet's delight
was extreme, but Of short duration, as the
lapidary to whom he gave orders to mount
it acquainted him with the deception. His
modification and rage were unbounded. He
gave orders for the residence of the khan to
be invested and searched from the top to the
bottom; but all was in vain, no kohinoor
could be found, until slave revealed the
secret-it was hid in heap Of ashes. Run
jeet then caused 1t to be set in an armlet be-
tween two other diamonds, each of which
was the size of a sparrow's egg After his
death it passed into the hands of his success
sors, and when the Punjaub was annexed to
the Indian possessions of England it was sent
as present to Queen Victoria by the East
India company. When examined by Euro
pean diamond merchants it was pronounced
to be badly cut; hence it was sent to be re-
cut work which occupied thirty-eight days
Of twelve hours each.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-15
How to Train Animals.

Boys often ask how to train animals The
following answer is given to this query in
Harper's Young People: Whether it be an ele-
plant, a lion, a seal, pig, horse, or a dog,
the answer is always the same-patience,
kindness, firmness, good temper and good
judgment If your pupil makes mistake,
correct it gently but firmly; if he does wrong
willfully, punish him severely, but without
anger. That is the way all the animals at
Barnum's are trained, and it is the only sue
cessful way to teach anything, whether it be
a canary bird or an elephant, q monkey Or
shall we say a boya
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-15

The ashes OF very old wood do not con-
tain so much potash as that of younger
growth Ashes generally pay we'll on all
ordinary crops. but are specially adapted
to the wants Of fruit trees. grapevines
and all kinds Of vines. clover and peas
Perhaps the very best use that can be
made of them is to- apply them to sweet
and Irish potatoes. also specially good for
peanuts But they are also good for both
cotton and corn. especially In old and
sandy soils, and may be applied in the
drill as any other fertilizer, or dropped by
the side of the cotton or corn at first plow-
ing We can suggest no reason for your
apparent failure to derive any benefit from
the application to corn Do not mix them
with acid phosphate. as the potash and
lime in the ashes would cause the phos
phoric acid to revert as soon as moistened
Southern Cultivator
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-15
PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE.
Medicine for the Imagination--The Turkish
Bath Tonic to Mind and Body.

Medicine for the Imaginat iOn--The Turkish
Bath Tonic to Mind and Body.
A number Of instances of functional dis
turbances and of cures, produced simply by
an idea persistently dwelt upon, are discussed
by Drs. Binet and Fere in Popular Science,
and these suggest the question why 'medicine
for the Imagination the importance Of
which has been intimated by many medical
writers, should not become q recognized
agent in the treatment of numerous cases.
The most important Of the organic dis
turbances produced by an idea is an expert
ment on vesication, performed by Focachon,
a chemist at Charmes He applied some pos
tage stamps to hypnotized subject, keeping
them in their place with some strips Of
diachylon and a compress; at the same time
he suggested to the subject that he had
applied blister. The subject was watched,
and when twenty hours had elapsed, the
dressing, which had remained untouched,
was removed. The epidernis to which it
had been applied was thickened and dead,
and of yellowsh white color; and this
region of the skin was puffy, and surrounded
by an intensely red zone
1t was in 1869 that Russell Reynolds first
noted the existence Of motor and sensory dis
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an idea. These consisted sometimes in
spasms, and more frequently in paralysis, to
which the name of "imaginative paraplegia"
has been given The type Of this paralysis is
afforded by Reynolds first observation,
which concerned young woman who was
affected by paraplegia under the following
circumstances: She lived alone with her
father, who had undergone a reverse of
fortune, and who became paralytic in conse-
quence of protracted anxiety. She supported
the household by giving lessons, which in
volved long walks about the town. In
fuenced by the fatigue caused by so much
walking, it occurred TO her that she might
herself become paralyzed, and that their
situation would then be terrible Haunted
by this idea, she felt growing weakness in
her limbs, and after while was quite unable
to walk. The pathology Of the affection was
understood by Reynolds, who prescribed
purely moral treatment. He finally con-
WINGED his patient that she was able to walk;
and, in fact, she resumed the practice.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-15
Remedy for Apple Tree bOrers.

The entomologist of the Ohio expert
ment station advises one and the same
remedy for both the round headed and fiat
headed borers and bark lice that so in.
juriously affect the trunks of apple trees
The remedy is a wash made by mixing one
quart of soft soap. or one pound of hard
soap with two gallons of boiling hot
water and then adding pint of crude
carbolic acid. This mixture should be ap-
piled late in May and again three weeks
later with scrub brush to the trunk and
larger branches of the tree. If the bark
is rough it ought to be scraped before the
wash is applied. No cracks in the bark at
the base Of the trunk where the insects
can enter should be missed in the epplica
ton, as the sole object is to prevent the
laying of the eggs from which the grubs
are Matched.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-15
cAlNcA sves.
Remedies and Preventives for This seri.
~ Gus Pest.

ssuNOWsOs euu uGGvoutvSb OU bugb BUTT
~" Gus Pest.
Remedies and preventives recommended
by Professor Riley, and found to be eff
fective on trial In the determination OF
that serious pest. the chinch bug, are
briefly as follows Irrigation. burning,
rolling, tramplng. manuring, early SOW
Ing. mixing seed. or protecting one plant
by another, preventing the migration
from one field to another by upright
boards or plowed burrows or bitches and
abstaining from cultivation of grains
upon which the insect feeds With noiu
sect more than the chinch bug is there
greater necessity for clean cultivation.
Numbered with other summer remedies
Is irrigation where it can be practiced. In
addition to winter burning the remedy can
be used to good effect in other cases, as
where the attack Of the bugs appears to
be confined to a definite portion of the
straw and burned, If not too large. The
prevention of migration by means of
bitches or tarred boards has been EN-
ployed with good effect in some localities.
Sowing strips of plants distasteful to the
bugs, such as flax. hemp or buckwheat,
around the fields to be protected Is re,
hand. sowing strips of favored food
around the fields to be protected is prac
ticed, as strip Of timothy, Hungarian
grass or millet. The bugs lay their eggs
by preference in this protective strip and
then are destroyed by the blowing and
burning.
A new, and, under certain circumstan
ces, efficacious remedy is that of kerosene
emulsion. Applications made by Profes
sor Forbes and reported upon by L. O
Howard all proved efficacious The time
of application was just after the wheat
harvest, when help is abundant Expert
ments made with kerosene emulsions by
Professor Osborn, of Ames, Ia, and re.
ported to the chronological department
at'Washington, make the emulsion appear
of value when directed against the bugs
that are messing on Germ. This resulted
in the destruction of great numbers. In
this application the cyclone nozzle was
found exceedingly satisfactory.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-15
The Turkish Bath.

Aside from pure pleasure as personal in
diligence, the tonic qualities of the Turkish
bath cannot be estimated, affirms Mrs. Annie
Jenness Miller, Of dress reform fame. The
skin is quickened into health and the nerves
are relaxed and subdued by the heating
process, while kneading, rubbing and anoint-
ing harden the flesh and give elasticity to the
muscles The half hour of repose. and per-
haps sleep, on a soft couch prepares the
stomach for the digestion of substantial
meal; and if followed, when the processes of
digestion are well under way, by half hour
of gentle exercise in the gymnasium, or at
home in systematic course of muscular ex-
ercise, with current of pure air circulating
through the rooms, the effect would be per-
feet.
: In beginning the bath Mrs Miller advises
reason and moderation. One must not rush
headlong into the indiscretion Of too great
exposure For the first bath q few moments
only should be spent in the hot room, else the
benefits may be lost IN the reaction. It il
well to remember that the change from the
mild manner of sponging and sopping the
skin dry, which has before been designated
taking a BATH" is a very different affair
from the operation which proposes nothing
less than divesting one of portion of the
scarf skin itself. In coming out of the sham
pooling room there is no cause to stand and
shrek at the approach of the cold spray; one
should rather invite it and aid the good al
ready done by manipulating the different
members as the grateful and refreshing
shower falls upon them.
The result of SO much publication and in
vigoration will show itself in bright eyes
and glowing skin, while deeper sympathy
with deeds of worth and charity, purer
good will toward ones fellow creatures will
animate the mind and stimulate fresh interest
in promulgating the truths of cleanliness as
taught within the walls of any thoroughly
equipped Turkish or Russian bath.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-15
An Exclamation.

What is this ''nervOuS trouble with
which so many seem now to be afflicted ?
If you will remember few years ago the
word Malaria was comparatively unknown.
to-day it is as common as any word in the
English language, yet this word covers on
ly the meaning of another word used by
our forefathers i'm times past. So it is with
nervous diseases, as they and Malaria are
intended to cover what our grandfathers
called BiliOuSness. and all are caused BY
troubles that arise from diseased condi-
ton of the Liver which in performing its
functions finding it cannot dispose of the
bile through the ordinary channel is COM
PEELED to pass 1t off through the system.
causing nervous troubles, Malaria. Bilious
Fever, etc. You who are suffering can well
appreciate cure. We recommend Green's
August Flower rs cures are marvellous,
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-15
Honey Plants.

All flowers, whether wild or cultivated,
are visited by the Industrious bee for
honey and it is not easy to say from
what species it derives the most of it's
sweets. Orchards in full bloom are me-
lodious with their hum, and later on the
fields of buckwheat are extraordinarily
attractive, so much so, indeed, that honey
made principally from this plant is readily
distinguished from that made earlier from
fruit blossoms, white clover, etc, which
is more highly esteemed on account of its
finer color and quality.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-15
Strange Articles of Food.

n Ants are eaten by various nations. In
Brazil they are served with resinous sauce,
Ind in Africa they are stewed with grease
Dr. butter The East Indians catch them in
its and carefully wash them in handfuls, like
faisins. In Siam a curry of ant eggs is a
costly luxury.
The French will eat frogs, snails and the
diseased liver of geese, but draw the line at
Alligators.
After they have wound the silk from the
cocoon the Chinese eat the chrysalis of the
silk worm.
In Mexico parrots are eaten, but they are
rather tough.
Spiders roasted are sort of dessert with
the New Caledonians.
In the Pacific islands and West Indies
lizard eggs are eaten with gusto.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-15

fore, to know how to prune. what to prune
and when to prune.
A horticulturist in Country Gentleman
calls attention to fact often ignored,
viz, that pinching back growing shoot
or pruning growing branch weakens the
same. This fact must be borne in mind
when one is endeavoring to make tree
shapely or get q uniform growth of vine
In the Old World use is made of this
principle in training fruit and other trees
into various forms. Some fruit trees are
trained so as to make perfect trellises,
fiat as pale fence; these are called
espalier. Others are erect, round and
shoot up like Lombardy poplars, column
mar trees. Appended is an illustration of
columnar pear tree.
To make this tree, explains the horti
culturist quoted from, the grower has to
pinch back all the strong growing shoots
toward the upper portion Of the tree, as
the season progresses, and any shoot that
seems stronger than the rest, anywhere.
In the fall and winter, when the finishing
time for pruning arrives, the upper part
of the tree is still severely pruned, as
shown in the illustration.
Attention has been called to this form
of tree simply to illustrate the general
principle that pruning or pinching back
a strong shoot weakens it, and that the
weaker ones profit by what to the strong
ones has been denied. In conclusion adds
this horticultist: If the shoots on grow
ing vine are all weakish at the bottom,
and few strong ones are pushing at the
top we should pinch these strong ones
back and take out the growing point soon
after skArtHs~o as soon as 1t occurs to
us that % foVer branches need strength
ening. II it be an evergreen thut we
would thicken at the bottom, pinch out
the growing points of the stronger
branches. but let alone the weaker ones.
If it be pear tree that we would train to
any special form. keep back the stronger
branches and let the weaker ones grow.
Only in this way can we get branches
where we need them
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-15
The Tools of Great Men.

A pan Of water and two Thermometers
were the tools by which DR.. Black discovered
latent heat; and prism, lens and sheet
of cardboard enabled Newton to unfold the
origin of light and the composition of color.
Stothard learned the art of combining
colors by closely studying butterflies wings.
He would often say that no one knew what
he owed to these tiny insects
Franklin first robbed the thunder cloud Of
its lightning by means of kite made of two
cross sticks and a silk handkerchief
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-15
Tom Bowling.


"Tom Bowling" by Charles Dibdin, ha
oeen asked for We give it below:
Here sheer hulk, lies poor Tom Bowling,
The darling of our crew;
No more he'll hear the tempest bowling
For death has broach'd him to.
His form was of the manifest beauty,
His heart was kind and soft;
Faithful below he did his duty,
But now he's gone aloft
Tom never from his word departed
His virtues were so rare;
His friends were many and true hearted,
His Poll was kind and fair
And then hed sing so blthe and Jolly
All. manys the tune and oft,
But mrth is turned to melancholy,
For Tom is gone aloft.
Yet shall poor Tom find pleasant weather,
When he who all commands
Shall give, to call life's crew together,
The word to pipe all hands
Thus death, who kings and tars dispatches,
In vain Toms life has doff'd;
For, though his body's under matches,
His soul has gone aloft.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-15
THE BIRTHPLACE OF DANTE.

This house, where Dante first saw the
light, some two centuries later became a
tavern, to which resorted Michael Angelo,
Benvenuto Cellini and other illustrious art
lists. Many such there were, for Florence
was the home Of Cimabue and Giotto, of Fra
Filippo Lippi and Fra Angelica, of Leonardo
da Vinci, Andrea del Sarto, Carlo Dolce and
a host Of Others. When the 600th birthday
of the great poet was celebrated in 1865. an
inscription was placed on the dwelling: "In
this house was born the divine poet Alig-
hieri.n
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-06-15
A Fraud in Chess,

machine that excited the intense wonder
ment of all who beheld it's workings until the
secret was discovered A small crippled
Russian officer, who was an expert at the
game, was concealed within the figure, which
is said to have been constructed to effect the
officers escape from Russia, where his life
was forfeited 1t succeeded in winning
almost every contest, but after the discovery
of the mystery it passed into the hands of
other persons who were less skillful and lost
many games by it.