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WILLAMETTE FARMER. UsEfdL IflfORpUlJIOrl. Valuk or Castor Oil. A correspondent of the Gerrunntowu Tekqraph writes; "Wo hnvo used neatiifoot oil in its simple form and pre pared In various wnys, nlso tho leather preser vative oils, sold In cans ut tho stores j also nil tho oleaginous, butyrnceoux, nnd other lugu brious substances known to the farni-kitchen, but wo give the preference over them all to cas tor on. vvo unve nan uoots a year out mat we have oiled with it nnd tho leather was soft, smooth nnd water-proof to tho last time they were used. Wo apply it clear, without heat. A little lampblack might boused ouold leather, but it is seldom necessary on now, as the oil itself seems to keep tho blacking on and ren ders tho leather black and of fine appearance. Those who hnvo been nnnoyed with hard, cracked, water-soaked boots, the surfaco of the latter rough without blacking, nnd tho leather shrunken nnd wrinkled so us to chafe, gnll nnd othorwiso punish their feet, will find castor oil well applied to bo every wnv satisfactory. Wo hnvo used it for wagons and buggies, nnd find that it is in every way sapcrior. It will wear longer, lnbricato better and is the lenst objec tionable of mi thing wo know of. Wo use it very littlo nt once, not enough to cnuso it to run oil nud catch dirt nt tho cuds of the hubs." GnEAsiNd Bi-onif8 and Waoovs. Grousing buggies nnd wagons is of more importnuco thnu sorao imagine Many n w heel is ruined by oil ing too plentifully. A well-miulo wheel will enduro constant wenr from ton to twenty yenrs, if enro is taken to use tho right kind nud pro per amount of oil; but if this matter is not at tended to, tho wheel will be used up in tho or six years, or may bo sooner Lard should never bo used on a wagon, for it will penelrato the hub nud work Its way around the tondousof tho spokes nnd spoil tho wheel. Castor oil is n good material for uso ou nn iron nxle: just oil enough should bo applied to n spindle to givo it n light coating; this is better than more, for tho surplus put on will workout ntthe ends nnd bo forced by tho shoulders nnd nut into tho hub nround outside of the boxes. To oil tho nxlctreo, first wipe tho spindles clean with a cloth wet with turpentine, If it won't wipo without it. On n buggy or carriage, wipo nnd clean olT the back nud front ends of tho hubs, nnd then apply n very small quantity of castor oil, or moro especially prepared lubricator uenr the shoulder's point. To cLKtN papcr-haugitigH, tho follow ins is i vory good method: Cut Into eight half-quarter n Male loaf of bread nud with one of these pieces, after having blown oil nil tho dust from tho piper lobe cleaned, by menus of n good pair of tiellows, begin at tho top of tho room, holding tho crust in tho hand, nnd wipe lightly downward with tho crumb, nbout half a j aril nt each stioko, till tho upper put of tho hang ings Is completely cleaned nil nround; tiieu go rouud ngalu with the light sweeping siroke downward, nlvvajs commencing cadi successive stroko n littlo higher than thoupptrstroko had extended, till tho bottom bo finished. This operation, if carefully performed, will frequent ly make old paper look almost equal to new. Great caution must bo usid, nut by any menus to rub tho paper hard, nor to attempt denning it across or horizontally. The dirty pirt of the bread must bo each tlmo cut nway, and the plices renewed ns soon ns nt nil necessary. l'nEshnviNa Chaiiiih) l'Ai'Mis. Mr. E. II. lloskins. of Lowell. Mass.. has sui!i:estcil n very useful nud practical way of preserving mul giving tougimcss mul ueximiiiy to cluirreel p i per, which has proved to bo of much import nuco in the identification nnd copying of valua ble documents, charred by conllagrntions such ns tho recent llostou nud Chicago calamities. Wo hnvo seen specimens of charred papers aud bank notes thus treated, that can bo handled with impunity. Tho printing upon tho charred bank uojei can bo readily discerned. Tho pro serving process consists, we believe, In pouring collodion upon tho surfaco of tho charred pa per. Tho collodion forms n thin, transparent lilni, dries in a few minutes, when the process is complete Schnlljte Amtriain. Removal or Glass Stoitkiw. It may not hnvo occurred to every ono nt nil tonts it Is not noticed iu any of our treatises ou practical pharmacy that tho easiest way to take out u stopper which lias becomo fixed in tho neck of u bottle is to reverse tho motion givjn to it when putting it in, that is to knock tho stop per from right to lift. Iu most instnuci s when n stopper is fixed, without tho intervention of an mllusive subntuueo, It is by turning it ns ono would dri tiu screw. Thu direction is almost invariably from lift to right, and thus a threid is formed, which it is easier to follow backwards than to broule. Tho trouble with which the re moval of Mopptrs is usually nthndtd must form nn apology for introdmiug a suggestion of so littlo app iretitimportuuoo. t'uiuiil. Muir. Jour. Ai.nncui. Likvsy. This is prepared on n largo scale by grinding to powder (0 parts of charcoal obtained from son-wteds, previously treated with dilute sulphuiio ncid mid dritil, aud mixing it with ten parts of liquid glue, thu of gutU-percha, and two nudn half of india rubber, c.iro having been taken to mix the two latter substances with coal-oil tar to render them gelatinous; then ten parts of coal-tar, tivof pulverized sulphur, two of pulverized alum, and the of powdered resin are added, and the mixture heated to 'MO l'ahr. After having been cooled, n substance is obtained which is equal In muny respects to genuine ebony wood, but far less expulsive, and capa ble of receiving a liner polish. Tht CMntt .V.iJUr. Pai.isian Wood Valsimi. To prepare u good varuiBh for fancy woods, dissolve one part of good shellac iu turco or four parts of alcohol of l2 per cent, in a water bath, nud cautiously add distilled water until a curdy mass separates out, which is collected nnd pressed betweou linen; the liquid is Altered through paper, nil the alcohol removed by distillation from the water bath, and the resin removed and dried ut 1003 Centigrade until it censes to loo weight; it is then dissolved iu double its weight of al cohol of at least 9C per cent., and the solution perfumed with lavender oil. l'ltESERVATioN or Wood. Mueller employs for this turposo tho phosphate of bar in formed within the fibre. The wood Is first steeped in a solution of the phosphate ot soda, containing seven per cent, of the salt. When dry, tho wood is again treated with solution of chloride of barium, contumiug thirte-eii per cent. The wood thus prepared resists damp well. ToTTMtr Vaumbii. Coatings of lead oxide and salts are apt to dissolve off in acid liquids, thereby threatening the health of those who use them. Several successive coatings with a solu tion of sodiu silicates aud then exposure to a bright rtd heut in a furnace, prevent any Buch solution from taking place when the vessels are meet. Himoval orNiTuc Acid Stains rr-ou thi Hands. It is said that a mixture of solutions of caustic potash and sulphate of ammonia will effect this object. It may be presumed that the skin will be removed at tho same time of the stain, AnAcif.ntfob Kemovinh Haih. Professor Boettger recommends sulphvdrale of sodium for rtmoviug hair from hides'. The reagent is prepared by mixing one part by weight of crvs talliue snlph.vdrato of sodium, 'with three parts by weight of fine chnlk. It can bo kept In closely stoppered vessels any length of time. When required for use, moMen n small quan tity and apply it to the hide; in n few tuluute the thickest hair is attacked, nud cm bo re moved by water. Too long contact would soon iujnro the hide. Fastening Lkathfu cros Metal. One part of crushed nntgalls is digested six hours with eight parts distilled water, and straiued. Glue Is macerated iu Its own weight of water .for twenty-four hours, and then dissolved. The warm infusion of galls is spread upon the leather, the glue solution upon the roughened surfaco of the warm metal; the moist leather is pressed upon it and then dried, when it ad heres so tint it cannot be removed without tearing. An excellent marking Ink can bo obtained from tho nuncardium nut v. orientate). The iulce, it appears, contains mi oil v matter which becomes black on exposure) to 'the nlr. nud is proof ngiinst nil known detergents aud decol orlzers, ncids nnd nlknlles, cvauldo of potas sium, and chlorine. Ifliuen'be marked with this natural ink, and then moistened with a littlo ammonia, the black becomes very in tense aud is perfectly permanent. Zing Sions Tht Jnnueie'fiirer umj Hulhler gives tho following rteip'o for lettering zino labels: Two parts acetate of coppt r verdigris), two parts chloride of ammonium (sal annuo lilac),' one part lamp-black, twentv parts water; mix well iu a glass-stoppered bottle, and shako before usiug. Tor tine lettering, von may up ply it by means of a blunt-poiuto.l steel pen. l'ltisntvivo GiiiNiwTONts. A grindstone should not be exposed to the weather, as it not only injures tho wood-work, but the sun's rays harden the stone so much as, in time-, to ren der it useless Neither should it stand in the water iu which it runs, as the part remaining in water softens so much th itit wears unequal ly, nud this is n common e mse of grindstones becoming "out of true." Ilt.ONlNO VNll VvllMslllMI l'LASTKIt l'lell'liK. These should be hiid first, mid painted with color according to theeollored broue requited, as reel, white, green, jellow, black, etc. lie fore tho cedors are thotouglily dry, that Is, when they feel "tack-." tho preimiueiit pirts should be brouictl with bronze powder, applied by a plwe of chamois leather. Varnish afte r wards with some epiicl: drjing varnish. Qood S-(eA.lTH- The Teeth. Dr. Hayes, an eminent snrgeoii-dentlst re siding In London, gives tho following useful hints about tho caro of tho teeth. They are simple, timely, and descrvo attention: "In tho first place, tho teeth should be fairly usetl. Ity this I mean, not maun to perform the duties of crackers for nuts, experimented ou to ascertain their strensth, or by ladies to rival scissors in cutting thread; feir rest as sured in t very case, more particularly thu last the party hav ing re-course to such practice will surely some day ruo them; tho Itith so unwittingly injured being nlwajs the first to part company from their fellows, 'lho-.o who indiilco iu such or similar habits mav trulv h called tho dentist's friends. Cleanliness is ab solutely essential for tho preservation of tho teeth, and they should be well brushed at h ast morningnuii evening, mat any iccuience vviucli may bo attached to them, either during sleep from tho stomach, or by day from meals, may not bo nllowed permanently tondhcre, causing, firstly, discoloration, thou tartar, nnd subso. sequently, if I may so express myself, undermining tho constitution of ono or moro, ns from their position they may be more or less liable to corrosion. In order that tho teeth should look natural that is, retain their natural colo n eh'iitifricn fret from the smallest particle of acid should bo use el nt the matin hour, nud tho mouth ringed with tepid water, for extremes of heat and mid aro most highly prejudicial, not only to their color, but also to their durability; nud I know uo uiethed so simple of converting a really uso fill aud oruameiit.il set Into one of pain and subsc qent extinction, thnu tho uso of washing iu either ono or tho other. Tho person who hab ituates him or herself, to any extent, to hot soup, tea, or other drinks, assuredly rivals the friend to tho dentist just named, finishes for the teeth should be of medium substaiico of bristle, nnd those made on what is called the penetrating principle nra best, 1 would alsei ahservo that children at an early ago should be instructed in the uso of tho toothbrush, ami taught the value and importance of tho teeth, in order to inculcate habits of cleanliness ami a due appreciation of the ornaments of tho mouth A brush properly stlected (not too hard) liiny bo used by children of five e-ars of ago, every morning; and by being part ami par eel of the gem nil ablution, and thus directing hibltllal attention to the teeth, a list till uuel cleanly habit will be cngeude-rtil which will iusiitu for them proper care through life." Study Beneficial to Health. The Lonilon Globe editorially pre sents tho following: True study is an eminently It istire ly process, thu great condition of success In It be ing deliberation, and though it nlwnxs suffi ciently interests the student to keep his facul ties lively, it seldom excites him to any danger ous degree. Hence I believe that genuine study Is much less Injurious to health than is often supposeel certaiuly much less injurious than many things that are scarcely repute el in jurious at all Tho processes of genuine) nuel well directed study positively saves the brain by their rational uud orderly sequences by tho safe ndvnuco from step to step. Study of this kind is like n well-built staircase, by whieh you cau climb to n great height with n minimum of fatigue, never lifting the body more than a few inches nt a time. lint as there might be cuch a thing ns racing up n staircase, so when wo study ngiiust time, there is a strain in tho moru spetd. however good may bo the system we are following. There may also bo a strain on the faculties in tho direction of them toward a kind of study which is uot ndtpted to our natural gifts. If we learn what nature qualified us to learn, nnd learn it step by step, without hurry, wo incur a minimum of cerebral fatigue and guin a nntxi mum of acquirement Study of this Kind gen tly stimulates and does uot fatigue, miles pro longed for an unreasonable length of time. It is pos.tively favorable to health, be-cause) it is favorable to cheerfulness, it uiitkts life pleas- anter aud more interesting, nnd so far from lin ing injurious to the uervous svsttni, gives it tone and vigor exactly as manly txerci.es give tone and viL'or to the muscular svste-m. 'I here can be no doubt that men were iutendtd to bear intelltctural labor without injur to tht ir health; we are constituted to think aud leuru, jint as. a fish is constituted to swim or a bird to tlv Sumv Infants cannot sleep too long; it is well when they can enjoy n calm nuel long continued rest, of which they should by no means be deprived, as this is tho greatest sup port granted them by nature, A child lives comparatively much faster than nn adult; its blood Mows more rapidly, nud sleep promotes moro uniform circulation, aud facilitates diges tion while a horizontal position Is favonvblo to growth and development. Still, sleep should be proportioned to the age. After six months, the time of sleep can bo regulated. An infant should nlwnjs sleep tho whole night in prefer ence to tho day, ami as it grows older, a few hours morning aud afternoon; nud, nfter n while1, to sleep nfter dinner will be sufllcient. After a child is four or five tars old, iUs time of sleep may be shortened ono hour every sue- evening jeitr, so euni n cuiui oi seven win noi require to sleep more than eight or nine hours. Domestic EcofJotMy. HousK-CLKiMVei In cleaulugn room, the carpet should coiuo up first, not only bcceiuso of the dust, but to givo the tloor nil diy to dry, not leaving it to bo scrubbed! last, us vvo have seen some bad managers: do, and p ly for it by liilluenzis. Where tho walls aro papered, they should next bo swept with n clean towel pinned firmly round a broom, If there is uot a brush ke pt for tho purpose. The ceilings of cham bers nre usually whitewashed; this is the next proceeding; and the walls scrubbed, if painteel or hard finished. '1 lion come windows and wood-work, iu all things being careful to use as littlo slop as will thoroughly answer the pur pose. Iu cleaning wood-work, two little soap, but plenty of clean water, which will prevent discoloration. If dirty spots and patches are wiped olTtho year round, faithfully, there will be lunch less need of scrubbing tlio'boirds bare in " houso cleaning." Oak, or el irk woods, now so much the fashion, need uot be touched, with good care, moro than once n year; fro Huent dry rubbing will answer every purpose. pots of greiase may bo removed from imp tint ed tloor by soaking nud rubbing them witli tur pentine, nud afterward washing itotV with soap or peiirlash, If they nro inveterate, make a paste of n epinrtcr of n pound of potter's cl ly, uud the sime ejiinutlty of pearlash, stirred into a epiart of boiling water; spread n thick coat ou tho tloor, and leave it ton or twelve hours. To Ci.kvn LooKisti-Gi.Assts. Take a news papei.orpart ot one, according to the size of the glass, i'old it small, nud dip it into a basin of clean, cold water; when thoroughly wet, sepice-70 it out iu our hand, as von would a sponge, nnd then rub it h.ird all over the face of the glass, taking care that It is not so wet ns to run down In streams. Iu fact, tho paper must only bo completely moistened, or elanipi'il all through. After tho glass has been well rubbed with wet paper, let It rest n few min utes, uud then go over it with a fresh, dry newspaper (folded small In jour hand), till it looks clear nud bright which it will almost immoiliHtcly, nnd with no further trouble. This method, simple us it Is, is the best and most expeditious for cleaning mirrors, nud it will bo found so on trial giving u oh'iirniss and polish that can bo produced by no other process. It is eipially convenient, speed) and etVectivc. The inside of window fr line h maybe' eleaned iu this niauuiT to look beautifiillj e'lear; the windows being first waslieel from the outside; also the glasses of spectacles, e'lo. llio glass gloliei eii mi iistrnl lamp may lie cleaned with a newspiper iu the nhovo maimer. ltoAsT Ovkti us. There is no pleasaiiter frolic for mi nutiimu evening, in the regions whore oj stirs nro plentiful, than ait impromptu "roast" iu the kitchen. There the eijsters are 1 astily thrown into the fire by the peck. Vou may consider that your fastidious tustn is mar vellously respected if they are washed first. A bushel basket Is Hit tei receive the empty shells, and the click of the oyster-knives forms a e'oii stunt uecoiup mini tut to the music of laughing voices. Nor are roast oysters amiss upon jour own epiiet slippt r-tuhlo, when the "good mini" come s iu ou a wet night, tired ami hungry, and wants "something heartening." Wash and wipe tin1 shell oysters, and lay them iu the oven, if it is ipiuk; upon the tnpeif the stove1, if It is not. When they open, they are done. 1'ile In a large) dish anil send to table, ltemove the upper shell liyii ilexternus wrench tif the knife, season tho eijster on tho low or, with pep pt r-s nice- and butter, or pepper, salt ami v in) gar iu lieu of thu sauce, iiml vou have the verv mount of this pearl of bivalves, pure and un ite Uleel. lUl'lli Pioki.inii ok 11k at. Tho following is mi lhiglish recipe: Hull the moat iu u mixture of in o. salt, y, ti.. snltptter, ami 1 oz. sugar, so that all parts may be complete ly salted, the u wiap close ly In it pic to oi toltoii clolli previ ously well scalded mid dried, and place lun porcelain or oilier vessel, lliuclotli istssen tial with small pieces, to retain the brine form ed in contact with tho meat. After about 1(S hours, however. Homo brine will drain oil" into tho Iwttoin of thu vessel, and it will I mi neces sary then to turn the meat, still wrappeel un, daily A pitio of six isjiinds, tnateil in this way for six elajs. then liuwrappiil and boiled, will uo toiinil quite pulalalilo ami hiilUcltntlv Pic ickled. l'or lurgir quantities tho cloth mav bo dispense led with, since thu brine formed will bo sutilcieiit to cover the mass, provided the pieces are close ly pucKnl, nuel any unnvolela tile cavities filltst with stones. St tt.ieii'Hi Ovstkrs. Crush and roll several haiiilfuls of llostou or other friable crackers, Put a lave r iu the bottom of a butte red pudding lls.li. Wit this with a mixture' of tint oyster liquor uud milk, slightly warmed. Next have a lajcr of oysters, Sprinkle with salt mid pepper, mid lay small bus of butte r upon them, then auot he r lnjtr of uiolsti noil crumbs, and so on until thu illsh is full. Let tho top layer bo of irumbs, thicker than the rest, and boat an egg into the milk jeiu pour over them. Stick bits of butter thickly over it, cover the dish, stt it in tho oven, bake half an hour; if tho dish is large, remove tho cover, aud brown by setting it upon tho upper grating of oven, or by holding a hot shovel over it. Osk ounce of fresh qulck-llmo dissolves! in water, will soften two barrels of ordinary hard water, and render it fit for washing purieon S. iMir-srnucTiiiD. Purrr. lloil I pounds brown umber iu 7 pounds linseed oil for two hours; stir in 2 ouuees of wax; take from tho fire and mix in o pounds chalk and 11 pounds whit had, ami incorporate) thoroughly. The latter operation is quite essential, wool is very objectionable as favoring rotting, anil ut all events the wool spins badly, ami will not elve well. A chromium or alum uud tartar bath Is tho best to Use for sodden wool. To remove iitains from marble, take two parts i common soda, ono part of pumice, stone, and 1 ono put of finely-powdered chalk, pass these through a sieve ami mix with water Hub the I marble with this mixture and wash ot! clean, fdlSCELLfjEOdS. Wind and Water as Motors. A IK as writer in the A'iiwjhiih Mall, dlscuss- the subject of wind nnd wnter motors, stjs: Iu the case of n ship, there nro two things to bo considered. The pressure of the wind Is of two Muds: 1. That upon the sails, which could bo applled to machinery, nnd of which n certain proportion could bo converted Into energy, nnd Applied to . ., , ,, tuoviug tho vessel. 'J. That upon tho hull, .!.,..!.,., . II,., t.,i.l ,.,.,,.., nf wtttMi o,1,1.1 "hh'"h' ! " "" " - v.-. to tno tnerenscet presuro ny any supposed nil vaucol must be deducted from that available for conversion, Mr. Schucht gives his ma chine what Archime'dcsis said to have reipiired iu order to remove the world, n jxiinf ifeinpui outside of it, lie hud much better set about making n model which would realize some act ual conditions, aud tell us whether It has worked its vvaj across a pond against thowiud. When ho can make such n statement, the mat ter will he worth inquiry as a mere interesting appHc ilion of principals, Till then discussion is simply waste of time, because although the conditions are ditloreiit from the usual perpet ual motion nonsense (us it is not perfect! clear how largo a proportion of the wind pressure could bo applied to the machinery), je t it is pel fee tit c'i ii.ilu that no practical benefit what ever could bo obtained, and that such machin ery would simply be mi enormous outlay, made fortho puiposoof doing less advantageously what can be done already In a much simpler iniiuiit r by moans of sails. Of course, when a ship is working to windward, the pressure of the wind Is really so applied as to overcome it self, and giv ten surplus energy; anil this is effect-e-elhv means of the friction of the vviiterniid the hull'. Mr. Schucht might attach his windmill to n truck, substituting for the screw mi axle mid gearing to the wheels; he would then see whether the apparatus hud power to drive it self up iu the face of the wiuil upon n plunk or rails, l'vcuthis, however, would givee'ondi tiotis much more favorable than those of n ship, bevause with thevvhtels locked, us would be the case, nt least itho sails acting as a lrnkc the wind would not double to drlvethe truck backward except In iv strong breee, w bile it sh p would levvo uo such bite upon its sup. porting waicr, out wnuiei eiriu ireeiy. ivig n windvvill, tbe title eil wlitcli should lie support ed by a spring bihince, which would measure the pressure of the wind when the stils were llxcil, mid also when free to rovt.lvo. Atlh gearing which would raise a weight, mid metis tire the wind pressure with varjing weights and , velocities. Such etperlments, freepieiilly re ptiitetl in steady wiiiels, would soon show how much of the wind pressure could bo converted I into work available. With a vertically tnotiiiteil windmill, the nils would hnvo to bo mounted on a bridle, eir fitted witli two bilaueert to sup port it against thopicssure. Atmospheric Telegraph at Paris. The Milne1, Parisian Atmospherlo Telegraph Compiii, is somewhat n misnomer. Hy ttlo graphing we understand the' transmission over wires of messages by nn mis of oloetrlc.il sig nals. I he Hjslein vvo are nbout to describe brittle la exactly similar to that which him been 111 successful operation for senile tliuo III Loudon, fur the elistributioti of mails to and from the ditrt rent post eilll vs. It consists iu llio propulsion through tubt-sof small carriages containing within thoui messages, e to. TIicho tubesareof small dimensions, mid iaid elowu be side the gas mul water-pipes. The sv stem Is com posed of sixteen tube's, each o( w hie Ii is about l,:HMIvards in length. These sixteen tubes, placid end to end, are separated by sixteen telegraph otllceH, the ellstieliee between each of which is traverseel iu rather less than it minute, 'llio tariiagcs might bo suit more rapidly, but the speed mentioned is quite siifilcient. Tho oldest part ot llio won: was construe n ii miring the time of the Ihupire, ami consistH of six tubes forming mi almost rigular htxagoii. 'I hose tubes nro traversed eve ry llftteii minutes by (ruins of small carriage's or 1 mhos which move with the sun. On this central Hjstcm are grafltd two branch sjste ins ami three single Unix Count ing stoppages, the trains travel ut the rate of mole thai, u inllo in five minutes. It is said that, win u properly delivernl, a mi'ssugo should not take longer than w lmn sent in a nh lev n siieeiid nn Hseiicer. Tho imbu urn propeilod by atmospheric pressure, which Is obtained by moans of an ordinary air-pump piston. Tho elespiitth nud riceptitin of 1 rains is ctiiiimiiuicated from station to station by nice trio telegraph signals. 'I he simplieiiy eif the operations is niauife steel by tin fact that three men siifilee for the work of the central station, one eif whom is also eniploved eieea- sioimlly us messenger. The principal work of tho sjstciii, ns uiiij he gallon el Iroiii Its Hume, is the distribution through Paris of tele grams from thu provinces. Cnwuli'in J'nUnt ujlir llotn tl. A N'l.w Pulsus. There has Intel beell ells- cove reel a poison i ailed bio'i, which is sail! to be liiore subtle tliitli illgitulllie. It is obtiiilieel by ressiire from the si'i'ds of iilriiiilninlliin AboileiK, an apni- mice mis plant, found iu Giilsjon, nuel from oiperinii iiIh mado with sum pits of it, taken froui arrows upon which the natives placed it, it uppeirs that it aelM moro powerfully than digitalino or mitiiiriue, mul epuckl panel) ices tho he art. Three milligrams kill a Irog, it sparrow or a dog, though thu re sistance of several animals vinos. A snail, for Instance, rueiuires fivu milligrams; a mouse has withstood tlireu milligrams of tho extract (obtained by macerating thu seeds Iu alcohol), while tho fatter dose kills a dog nearly a thousand times heavier than a mouse. The heart come h to a complete standstill after a few ir"-gular Llforts. PorAsn is Plants, --A corrosponiliint of the Country titiMtmuit elves thu following table, showing the amount nf potash contained iu l.OW lbs. of ashes made by burning ilillnrent kinds of wood, pine, lb.; poplar, ,','lb.; beech. lKlb,, maple, lib., wheat straw, 111 corn-stalks, 17 lb ; oak-leaves, -lib,; stems of potatoes, le'lli.; wormwood, 721b.; sunltowitr stalks, 1'Jlb., oak, 'J' lb.; beach bark, ilb. Thu remaining portion of tho ash, consisting of carbonate ami prosphrato of lime, iron, miiiig'iutso, alumina, ami silica, is an excellent fertiliser. Aiumc.ni. Gi.yomtk Crmle or, bettor, dlsillleel hjdrolluorle acid is taken containing fj pi-r cent of itlihjdrous aelel and half satura ted witli jiuru alumina A solution of sodium chloride is then added until thu mixture con tains three tepiivalents of soda for ono of ul timinu. The preeipitatu is artlfici tl crollto, Cmsiiui. llrniuTK ahas ANTlsri-ra Jacob- sen finds that chloral hydrate his uutlstptiu properties, JJ ot one per cent ttddud to a ton ceutruted solution of albumen (ceiual parts elry albumen and water) preventing tit composition for a long time Tho Mining & Scioutific Press, 8trty In 18C0, let one ot tli olrfent weekly Jnurnsli now I'Ul'lUliM In Sun FkiwIko. It lire Itii esiniluctiil I'jr Its (irciM nt proprietors fer ten yrsrs, eliirlliie w hloh I period it li Iwn rvpeMeitlj- itiUritut slid coneetsntly Improveil Tleo mtlvei suet slrsetlast effortsof Its pub lisher lisvc KKincM tier Its eoiiiliict nn amount eef practl csl exjHrlciue Krister tliau an) ether piitilinrrs hire acYimmUttsl on tills rnnst, ot a weekh jourtml. The mini pM ti n for t!i Wot rdltorUI tslent oU Ulnalile for cmr specUl class Joeiriml; foreiitfntvlnRS, tor liitort sling news ami corn spointciii-o, ami for print, lag a larKe-slzotl, lianilnonwaliert. 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