The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-12-20
Dried Grasses.

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Dried grasses, pressed ferns and au.
tumn leaves brighton up tho winter
sitting-room wonderfully and III q
measure supply THO placo of tho bloss--3.
SONS OF the summer time. When the
t~hermometer registers thirty Negroes
below zsro., and T s,StiseS SALTS sre'sdiiss
Punished to the{cellar,, We&wisll that waE
had gathered some Of Sthelight, feathery;
grasses that grew about us in the sum-
NOR. Perhaps we did gather a few, and
hung them up in the garnet to dry: butt
when wo looked ut them, theyiwcret tied
in n little bunch, md were SO hard and
straight that they looked anything but
pretty. Atleast, that is the way { did
until l learned q better way.
Now / procure n box of dried sand.
and sct it in dry, dark place; then as
fast as | gather the grasses, I stick the
stems into tho sand, which holds thcm
firmly, and they dry in their natural
position, and are far more light and
graceful than those that are dried with
the heads hanging downward. IF they
nre picked Just before they are ripe,
they wall keep their color better than
mature.
When they arc all dried, if You wish
to color them, use tho "Diamond"dyes,
Mix the dye rs directed on tho package.
and lay the grasses in it.; when they are
tho right color, lift them out, .letafhom$
drain, then shake them out SNintiIs sttheyi
arc dry.
If you wish to crystalizo tlSem,&Inake
q strong solution of alum md Water.
and hang them in 1t, being careful not
to disturb it after the grass is IN, until
the crystals have formed on the heads;
then take out, and dry. A Quicker wny
is to dipt hends in mucilage, and roll
thom In diamond dust, and SGT them
away to dry.
When making up your bouquets, mr.
range your grasses and leaves FIRST, and
then place your flowers among them.
II your flower stems are too short. place
q little hot glue on the back Of the
flower, and stick it to the grasses.
Many seed pods make quite q show
when mixed with the leaves and grasses.
Goldenrod, if picked Just, before the
buds opon, and dried in tho dark, will
keep its color and the buds$wiu Open as
it dries.
a hanging basket, ina sunny vim
dow, filled with grasses and autumn
leaves, isa thing Of bcauty and helps Is
brighten npthe long winter.
II we gather q few leaves and grasses
each time we take o walk, VIC Will have
enough for ourselves, and SINE to st5ara
for Y loss Fortunate friends. 8
Mlrrors for Nervous Diseases.
T.. DR.. Allen McLmno Hamilton haa
brought from Paris q now device fori
tho treatment Of nervous diseases. If
Is o little cherry box, about Ave ilches5
square, above which project two shafts.
one within tho other, sleeve and ann
fashion. On each shaft is balaiiooasa
black bnr nine inches long, an incIIS
wide and q quarter inch thick, odgeMn.
BY clock work in the box these ebony
arms or bars are made 10 f8yolye mo-
posito directions. Six ELECTROMAGNETIC
rors arc placed on c0ch sideof each bar.s
Tho patont is placedA in d chair III aS
dark room, facing&tle machine. An
electric light, OF my bright ligiit, is
concentrated on2$theS black nrms 6fd lie
machine by d convex mirror placed besa
hind tho patient, md thenIthe nra
get awhirling. The patient Watches
them Wlirl. The motionEands thodlaslfsI
ing lights operate on the nerves thToiaif3
the Dyes DR.. Hamilton Ynid heS& had
pattiente put to sleep hy$tlhIs adhieaans AZ
kgome, Acknowledgements accomplislieas
The explanation Of tho effect to, thee
Whirling arms and SHashinglight istlatg
they change the habitof tho Tintat
effect is analogous to that pt0ducea@b
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