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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-03

am a farmer located near Stony BrooK, one OF the most maIa1ous
districts in this State, and was bothered with malaria for years, at times
so could not work. and was always very constpated as we'll For
years had malaria so bad in the spring, when engaged in blowing,
that could do nothing but shake. must have taken about a barrel
of qunine pills besides dozens of other remedies, but never obtained
any permanent benefit. Last fall in peach time, had a most serious
attack OF chls and then commenced to take Rpans Tabulcs, upon a
friends advice, and the first box made me all right and have never
been without them since. take one Tabule each morning and night
and sometimes when feel more than usually exhausted take three in
a day. They have kept my stomach sweet, my bowels regular and
have not had the least touch of malaria nor splitting headache since
commenced using them. know also that sleep better and wake up
more refreshed than formerly. don't know how many complaints
Ripans Tabules will help, but do know they will cure any one in the
condition was and would not be without them at any price. |
honestly consider them the cheapest-prced medicine in the world, as
they are also the most beneficial and the most convenient TO take.
an twenty-seven years of age and have worked hard all my life. the
same as most farmers, both early and late and in all kinds OF weather,
and have never enjoyed such good health as have since last fall; in
fact, my neighbors have all remarked my improved condition and have
said, "Say, John, what are you doing TO look 81 healthy ?"
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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-12-12
Done Wen with Turkeys.

The farmer who is always decrying
turkeys and the expense of raising
them will be forced to admit that the
turkeys have withstood the drought
better than anything else on the farm,
and the food they have eaten he will
not regard as so much wasted He
will find that the large drove Of tur-
keys his wife has to sell will materially
aid the family when everything else
is SO scarce. Turkeys may be lower
on the market than usual. but
doubt it. The scarcity and consequent
high prices Of other meats probably
will keep up the price of poultry even
If there is a large supply. There is
always the Thanksgiving and Christ
mas demand, and add to this the num-
bers required to grace feasts of differ
ent kinds and you will find the turkey
will be in demand at good prices
Miss Bette G.. Mackey In Reliable
Poultry Journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-12-12

The following suggestions for oper-
ating the Babcock test are sent out
by DIR. j. B. Lindsey and E. B. Hol-
land of the Hatch experiment station,
says American Agriculturist. They
should be followed carefully to secure
accurate results: Milk or cream should
be carefully and thoroughly mixed
never by shaking the sample, but by
gently rotating it and by pouring from
one vessel to another. All cream ad-
herring to the sides and stopper of the
retaining vessel must be incorporated,
and the resulting liquor should show
no solid particles of fat. A small, fine
wire sieve is of great value in detecting
the imperfect Qumpy) condition of
sample and in preparing the same for
pipetting.
Pipette Immediately after preparing
the sample. filliAg the pipette slowly
and taking care to avoid air bubbles.
Hold the pipette in a vertical position
when lowering the liquid to the mark,
and always read with the entire mems
Gus above the line. In transferring
IQllK OF Credlu 10 Lie LcSL DUltleS dfOAo
so far as possible the smearing of the
entire neck with the liquids. Cream
testing above % per cent of fat should
always be weighed, as accurate results
cannot be secured with the pipette.
In adding the acid turn the bottle
so as to work down all milk or cream
adhering to the sides of the neck and
mix at once Rotate the bottle until all
the Jumps of casein are thoroughly dis
solved and the resulting mixture is
black in color. Never slight the mix
ing, and avoid throwing the fat up
into the neck.
Whirl at least five, two and two min
utes. In filling with hot water allow
the water to run down the sides of the
neck and thus avoid stirring up the
contents of the bottle. In reading the
Of fat it is safer to use pair
of diyiders than to trust to the unaided
eye Read the center of the fat column
from the lowest to the highest limit.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-12-12

FERNS IN THE HOUSE.
They Thrive Ina Light, Fresh Air and
a Chilly Temperature.
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They Thrive Ina Light, Fresh Air and
Chilly Temperature.
An erroneous idea often prevails that
ferns are essentially dollhouse plants
and therefore should be kept in very
warm room. forgetting the fact that a
vast multitude of ferns grow naturally
in sheltered valleys up among the
mountains and that some of the hand
soonest tree ferns of Tasmania some
times have their lovely fronds weight
ed down with covering of snow, and,
as a matter Of fact, the various species
of ferns that florists suggest for house
culture are usually those that thrive
in a night temperature of 55 to 60 de-
to be a rather chilly temperature for a
living room. Therefore a position near
a window where the ferns will have
plenty of light, though not necessarily
full sunshine, and where they may en-
joy certain amount of fresh air is ra-
tional treatment.
Now, a word or two as to some of
the kinds of ferns that are adapted for
our purpose, and first on the list comes
the well known Boston fern, decidedly
the most popular and most useful of
the sword fern family, its graceful
fronds forming mass of greenery
that is not only charming in color and
outline, but also very enduring under
the trying conditions found in the av-
erage dwelling. AS is well known,
there is more or less dust continually
floating about in the atmosphere of our
houses, and this dust is detrimental to
plants, closing up the pores of the
leaves. 1t is therefore a good practice
to give our Boston fern a bath occa-
sionally by rinsing the foliage in tub
of water.
But the true Boston fern Is not the
only valuable member of it's family.
and for those whose space is more linn
tied there is another sword fern, which
may be called the compact sword fern,
or dwarf Boston fern, if you will. This
fern has shorter and more upright
fronds of darker green than its prom
inent relative and forms very attrac-
tive specimen in quite small pot.
Still another sword fern that is well
adapted for the decoration of the dwell
ing is the handsome crested variety, a
strong growing and admirable plant
for this purpose -Nephrolepis daval-
lioideS plumoSa.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-12-12
Hint ON oornhuskine.

Use a horse to pull over your corn
shocks. Take rope about eighteen
feet long, attach one end to the single
tree, carry the other end around the
shock and fasten TO singletree also. See
that the rope is around the shock about
twenty inches from the ground. A
slight pull of the horse will bring over
the shock. With a boy to lead the
horse and handy hitch to the rope
you can average a shock a minute and
have it in much better shape for husk.
ing than when torn down by hand
You can in this way pull over days
husking while the dew is on, and the
fodder will be damper for husking
than if left standing till wanted. II
will be another advantage to you ii
you are careful to pull over your
shocks so that you can face the wind
while husking. letting the wind blow
the fodder to you and not away, says
an Ohio Farmer writer.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-12-12
RoPY MILK AND CREAM.
ats Nature, Most Common Cause ans
MEASURES For Prevention.

ets Nature, Most Common Cause ana
Measures For Prevention.
Ropy milk or cream is Objectionable
on account of its unwholesome appear
ance rather than because of any known
harmful effect caused by it's consump-
ton. The Shiny, viscid condition of
the milk is exceedingly disgusting to
the consumer, and its occurrence con-
stitutes serious menace to the success
of a milk route. This fault in milk is
one of financial rather than of hygienic
Importance.
Much of the adherence of ropy milk
is induced by the mistaken belief that
it is in some way caused by disease
of the cows udder commonly called
garget. The udder of COW affected
with garget may contain yellowish,
thick, viscld, purulent liquid. which is
obviously unwholesome at the time ii
is drawn from the udder. Unfortu-
nately farmers frequently speak OF
this unwholesome fluid as ''ropy" or
''stringy'' milk. The milk fault refer
red to in a bulletin by Professor A. r,
Ward of the Cornell On. " station is
entirely different and bears no relation
to the health of the cow.
The kind of ropiness occurring In
milk from a healthy udder appears on
ly after the milk has been drawn from
the cow at least twelve hours. Profess
or Ward arrives at the following con-
illusions in regard to it:
Ropy milk contains bacteria that are
responsible for its viscid condition
These bacteria live naturally in water
Measures for the prevention of the
trouble must be directed toward pre-
venting the bacteria from getting into
milk. Following are some of the more
important measures that should be
taken to stop the trouble and to pre-
vent it's recurrence.
after milking at night the milk pals
and strainer cloth should be washed
and scalded before using In the morn
ing, or a second set thoroughly clean
and scalded should be used in the
morning. The practice of merely rims
ing pals and strainers in cold water al
the barn at night offers an opportunity
for the Introduction of the bacteria
into milk directly from the water.
If the cows wade in mud and smear
the udders with dirt and filth, put 8
stop to it. By this means many objec
tionable bacteria get into milk by fall
ing into the milk pail
The floors of all rooms where ropy
milk has been kept should be disinfect
ed with a mixture of five parts OF
crude sulphuric acid to ninety-five
parts of water.
All milk utensils should be scalded
most thoroughly daily. Never let cold
water come in contact with utensils
unless they are scalded before using
for milk again.
Exercise the greatest care to prevent
even a drop of water from the cooling
tank getting into the milk. That oc-
currence is probably the most common
cause of trouble from ropy milk. If
water must spatter about, the cans
standing in ice water should be Gov
cred.
Utensils after washing and scalding
should stand upside down to prevent
the accumulation Of dust on the inside
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-12-12
Holding Up the MIX.

A fresh COW that holds up her milk
nearly always provokes thereby an at
tack of garget and future loss of milk
all through the season, so that the dali
ryman or owner of family cow should
be on the watch to avert the trouble,
says Farm and Home. When the calf
is habitually taken from the cow be-
fore it has had time to suck. the COW
will come to her milk naturally and
without resistance, and this practice
cannot be too strongly recommended
as a constant rule in the dairy. When,
however, the trouble has occurred and
a remedy is sought, we find how pow
erless we are to strive with the natural
instincts of an animal excited to stub
born resistance. Soothing measures
and perseverance or the use Of the
milking tubes is the only effective rem
edy
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-12-12
RESISTANCE TO FROST.
A study In sfrawberries-Nines Strong
Vn iaf

A Study In Sfrawberries--Nine Strong
Varieties.
Throughout a large proportion OF the
strawberry growing localities light
frosts often occur in the late spring,
killing a variable percentage of the
flowers and recently set fruit of the
strawberry. The injury from such
frosts appears first in the blackening
Of the pistils, which occurs within
few hours after the frost. Fruit upon
which the pistils have been injured by
frost either fails to develop or produces
small berry of irregular form.
On the grounds of the Montana sta
ton it was observed that a consider
able variation prevailed in the resist
ant power of different strawberries to
frost.
In general it was found that injury
to such fruits was confined to the
achenes or seeds of the strawberry
The pulpy mass or receptacle was in
no case injured, and the surface of the
pulp did not become blackened or show
any other changes which would indi-
cate injury from the frost. The seeds
in varieties which suffered injury were
killed by the frost and rapidly showed
discoloration and a decomposition of
their tissues.
Upon studying thin sections of in
jured and uninjured strawberries of
different varieties at the same imma-
ture stages of development it was
found that in those varieties which did
not suffer from frost the seeds were
more deeply Embedded in the substance
of the pulp than was the case in those
varieties which were injured. In those
varieties in which the seeds were so
deeply imbedded in the pulp that they
were protected from the frost by a lay
er of tissue the protruding styles or
tips of the pistils were killed by the
frost, as in the case of varieties where
the seeds were also killed. 1t was
noted however, that, although the sur
face of the berry at first exhibited the
blackened tips of styles. the fruit pro-
ceeded with it's development, and ulti-
mately all trace of the injury disap-
| peared.
In the varieties which were most
damaged by the frost the seeds were
most exposed upon the surface, and
they were least exposed in those varie-
ties which suffered least In general it
| was found that somewhat regular Sc
ries of gradations prevailed extending
from varieties which were uninjured
| to those which were most damaged.
| It was found during this study that
nine varieties of strawberries had es-
capped all injury from the frost. These
varieties were Bisel. Crescent. General
Putnam, Princeton Chief, Parker
Earle, Robinson, Stevens, Shuster
Gem and Warfeld all of which have
the seeds deeply imbedded in the pulp.
Varieties with short fruit stalks and
long leaf stalks are less liable to injury
from late spring frosts from the fact
| that their flowers are to some extent
protected by the foliage.
1t may be found upon further investi-
| cation that the conditions reported for
| Montana do not prevail in all localities.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-12-12
M,Izinr Cows Continuous1y,

A friend asks my experience in milk
ing cows continuously. 1 have some
cows that insist on not going dry.
like to have them dry about month
before freshening, both for the vigor
of the calf and for the recuperation of
the cow, says W. F. McSparran in Ma
tional Stockman. But / am not sure
the cow or calf either needs this If the
COW is properly fed, and that is a very
difficult thing to come at, so | prefer
the period of rest If can persuade the
cow to take it. Whether she milks
better during the lactation after fresh
ening because she rested or not / can't
say. Some well informed cow men
say it makes no difference in her peri
cd yield except in the flush after calv-
ing, with a rest before. 1t is hard to
estimate. / have never known cows
to do each year alike, so it is impossi-
BILE to tell what the cow might have
done
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-12-12

The undertaker's bunch of Grape is
out of date. Nowadays flowers are
used to mark the house of mourning
Gardening.
The suggestion is made that every
school department throughout the land
plant Mckinley memorial tree"
The Azores now send US Easter lily
bulbs which are said to equal those Of
Bermuda.
A Georgia paper reports that peach
craze is ON in northern Georgia. 1t is
believed that the exceptional profits
realized for this years crop have had
much to do with it. Many thousands
of trees will be planted.
Injurious spotting of apples by sui
phur fumes, which were used to pre-
vent decay, is reported in Rural New
Yorker
The winter muskmelon Is again a
topic of interest.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-12-12
HOW TO KEEP WELL.
Medical Properties That Are Found
In Common VeCetahIes

Medical Properties That Are Found
In Common Vegetables.
There seems no excuse for the contin-
ual use of drugs if the same remedial
effects are to be found in the more
palatable form of vegetables and fruits.
Does the system demand sulphur? We
find it in turnips, onions, cabbage, eau
liflower, watereress and horseradish.
The much maligned potato is rich in
salts of potash. French beans and len
ills give iron. Watercress contains a
sulpho heterogeneous essential oil, iodine,
iron, phosphate and other salts, and
spinach salts of potassium and iron in
such quantities that the French term
it "the broom of the stomach" and food
specialists rate it as the most precious
of vegetables.
In case of an@mia cabbage, caulifow-
er and spinach proved distinctly bene-
fetal. Love apples" our modern to-
mato, stimulated the healthy action of
the liver. Asparagus was beneficial in
kidney troubles. Celery was sure
cure for rheumatism and neuralgia.
The carrot formed blood and added to
the beauty of the skin. Beets and tur-
nips kept the blood pure and improved
the appetite. Water cress, like aspara-
gus, was good for the kidneys and was
a stimulant to mind and body. Lettuce
was extremely beneficial for tired
nerves and the lassitude peculiar to
spring.
Parsley proved an excellent tonic and
also cleared the complexion, while the
whole array of greens" mustard, cow
slip, horseradish, dock, dandelions,
young beet tops and even stalks of the
milkweed were religiously added to the
springtime bill of fare, to clear the
blood, regulate the system and remove
that tired feeling so closely associated
with the vernal season.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-12-12
WINTER For Dairy Cattle.

Water must certainly be regarded as
a food, for it makes up over two-thirds
Of the body weight and must be con-
stantly ingested to keep up the normal
body, writes DIR. George T. Palmer in
Hoard's Dairyman. The water for the
cow must never come from ponds or
pools and should not be taken even
from running streams If there is any
chance that the stream may have been
contaminated by sewage. In thickly
populated country, like our middle and
western states, the chances In favor of
contamination of country streams are
very strong. The water given cows in
a high grade dairy farm should be
from good wells and springs and should
be supplied in troughs capable of easy
cleansing. The lining of the trough
should be of such material as to permit
thorough securing.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-12-12
CARE OF THE TEETH.
How to Beautify and Preserve The
From Decay.

How to Beautify and Preserve Them
From Decay.
Without good teeth there cannot be
good mastication.
Without thorough mastication there
cannot be perfect digestion, and poor
health results.
Hence the paramount Importance OF
sound teeth.
Clean teeth do not decay.
The Importance of a sound first sci
OF teeth is as great to the child as q
sound second set is to the adult.
Children should be taught to use the
toothbrush early.
Food left on the teeth ferments, and
the acid formed produces decay.
Decay leads in time to pain and the
total destruction of the tooth.
The substance of the following rules
should therefore be impressed upon al
children:
The teeth should be cleansed at least
once daily.
The best time to clean the teeth il
after the last meal
A small toothbrush with stiff bristle:
should be used, brushing up and dow
and across and inside and outside an(
in between the teeth.
A simple tooth powder or little soal
and some precipitated chalk taken VI
on the brush may be used if the teetl
are dirty or stained.
TT ia good Draefica to rinse th,
mouth out after every meal
All rough usage of the teeth, such al
cracking nuts. biting thread, etc.
should be avoided, but the proper us
of the teeth in chewing is good TO
them.
When decay occurs, it should be al
tended to long before any pain results
1t is stopping of small cavity that ]
Of the greatest service.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-12-12

to the bloSsoming stage owing to the
abnormal season. Last year the Black
Renovator matured seed on this same
ground. The grower says:
"Cowpeas have come to stay at this
farm. 1t was formerly claimed that
this plant was of doubtful value this
far north latitude of Cleveland, o.,
but our experience has proved the err
ror of such claims. We have grown
chiefly the Early Black, but have also
tried other varieties, notably Warren's
Early and Renovation. On the whole,
the Early Black gives as good growth
of vines as any. Besides, the seed Is
much cheaper to buy and much easier
to shell If we save our OVID seed.
With US all the varieties mentioned
matured seed in 1900.
"Our favorite method in the future
will be to NOW portion of our mead
ow land. say, during the fore part Of
June, Immediately fit the soil and seed
to cowpeas, using small quantity of
chemicals. AS soon as the vines are
frosted plow under and seed to rye,
using lime, the rye to be turned under
the next spring for potatoes. Soy beans
have promise with US. We shall try
sowing a mixture of cowpeas and soy
beans next season"
A Massachusetts man writes: "June
%, 1896, | sowed cowpeas in worn
out pasture-light, sandy soil. In Octo-
Der, after several severe frosts, / plow-
ed the peas-a light crop-snd sowed
rye. In the following spring the rye
was plowed in and corn planted, with
no manure to speak of. The result
was a crop Of corn which was sur
prise, considering the soil, due to the
peas. These were the Black. Since
then have sown cowpeas every year
for green manuring and fodder with
good results, using the Whippoorwill,
which is smaller, earlier and makes a
better growth than the Black. This
variety readily natures a crop here in
central Massachusetts"
A northern New York correspondent
considers cowpeas a grand thing in
light, sandy soil and would as soon
have good growth of cowpeas to turn
under as the general ruu of manure,
and they are great deal cheaper.
In New Hampshire. in latitude 43,
they made a fine growth and opened
seed.
A Long Islander sends The Rural
New Yorker a picture of corn on his
place 10 feet inches to IS feet in