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Feed the Farm.
" The Amerlcan'System of Farming."
It is perhats too Into lu tho day to nssert
imii wo American nro a very modest nation,
' Mill it must be allowed tbnt wo exhibit, in re
markable prominence, ono phase of this virtue;
turn is, mo patient loiyranco Willi which we
Of all tho operations connoctfcd wilh Helen
llflo farming, that of providing tlio Boll with,, listen to tho boastings of foroiguers, find the
propo'r manures, or fertilizes, seems to be tho uVml,IU7 wi,lh wbic.h wo bear tho mpttlioM,
f . i i i t i ,iii i n i which nro nlwnys nt our oxpenno of course, be-
lenst understood. ,It in astonishing to find, on , tween IUfcr u,Uts and wny of doing things and
conversing with a largo portion of onr farmers, , ours, - J
what vngue, indeilnlto Ideas they havo about it. i An weeding roadincsB to nckuowlcdgo onr
Many U them seem to regard It ns a kind of H'llZ ?"" ' "ii"'lilt'd Uo1? tL 'wl,lev"
dtrnUrrtsorf, and look doubtfully upon tho Z ,"',,l","t"? ml Hc eucK "' ''''lions are
farm where It Is necessary, or at ficst regard it Tn,Zl ."Wi" Pc,l,lp " tlh
ns only to bo resorlcd to for ocrtiln favored vn- "' ' ,'" r Wu to. Amctlcon fanning, ns
riolles of garden egetables, etc. They will f, "e ,' ,h"l 'otli0,r couutilcB. Our do-
fall tree niter tree from any tract of timber Sn!?fW o itiorn..co or wilful
which limy l.o cm' their land, recognizing fully ""I,V " our h,Mi ?' Jtspoi'lng our invlt-
tho fact that every ono cut down Is Munich ' "J ,(l '? xA. " les,er,.,, ' ''''''""'" d ns
done toward finally exhausting tho source of l"n'of ' ' T'oy point to their hedBc;(.dllcheR
supply, but fall to peioivo they aro pursuing t . . ,1 ?,' f di '." ""i V" "i0",'1 ,,?.."khI
precisely tho same process on ilia farm, from rl't','Jut what we inttud to do without thiir
whence, year after ear, they remove heavy, oiling us, nii.Uwforonaniiiny generations of
luxuriant Vops without making any return 'orerH havo ended their days here as there
for those elements whloh they thus take away. 1,l?lYi '" til0K0 coniitrliM, our farming districts
It lu n plain case of subtraction, so plain that w" coinniiio wilh any thing "at home."
tho veriest sclmol-boy will promptly decide Our adventurous runner goes no tho forest
that, sooner or later, they must gU "nothing," or." "."J ,r,',iril'' ,H'" w,,h,"', ,ah?n " )iUn'
ror nn auswir. And this answer Is only n qtios- hC" "m.1 V!","1' "ith ,ll0.?w ' n yoke, of steers,
lion of lime. On rloh alluvlals, or bottom conmU ' Hupporliiiu farm within five
lands, It wilt Mka homo time, for thoso ob. '" perhnps; overcoming.) Mtnelesniiiluridir.
tain a constant though llmllud supply from R'"'B I'nviUlons wilh in spiri that should so-
neighboring hills or mountains, or from tho enre tuo nppIuiso of the world. Hut, instead
overflow of sulimeut-liiilon strcamsi but on ';r '"In, h is rldeulid and cond.mned because
lands not so favored, those which nro Hat, or , J,"0 con"" ' ''Is estate, is mo far lufeiior to
thorn, frn-n which l... H..,1lmm.t ,.r ,,.!. (!. I tUOsOHeiu III Lliropo, which havo been under
enriches th.lr moid fortnnatn iieiglibors must ""' l''w "'l himmIo for ceiilurles.
come, the irn out" time will nrriw. much .V" !H, H" " "wiiIiik iiiiiu; catching at any
HoiiiHT. Hung within rench; whlln the critical fntiignii
'Hint'
on
Hop-Growing.
The Poles.
Of contso Ihoro Is iii such thing as literally """ "H "'""'"K 0", "rawing iimrleiiilly uniii.
wearing out a farm, any more than there is of J!ri'""t ' ''' ''" "'ay of doing things and
blotting out of cxlstiui-o the sp.c. it occnpiisj ',00 (1 ,'Hslic.1 etutoniH "at homo." He
,,...?.. i. i i.. i ;.i.....' may be conscious of tho weath hidden dconer
"Vft tn. niiiiiii IIIVI1IIIIILC. IIIIIL Wll II ITU IIKI-I1
from the soil eeitalu elen i-iiIn whkh it will ho !l0:v" '". MH "." ' "V" ho has eer cultiyatidi
liecisHurv to restom by proper uiauiiring, be- '"". ,'a, lmH luuimiiiiit of reaching It,
foro epietlng it to rurnish again crops com- i""1 ' U " ctniHolatlon to know that it Is there
posed hugely of then, very elements. , in store r.u- his successors, llo know;s the
. j . t ..'. .. .. vnllln ill ilifitliliHri l.nt mi mint ,,t .in,.! I.Il.i A9
A IlUlll I1IIIHI Ml I til! tllMt UH rCUII IIIIV. lUKt UK 'V'V. . ""V. 'b " J 'i " n
...l f...l .1. . I - . . " .1 '
HUtll.ii nlly iis the laborers nr tennis that work l IM """': 'imi lie woul.l nso mountains
It; and It will reimy the food giwm it lar more ' f ";'"r-lf he JoflMrl it.
fslthfully than it is pos.ible for thorn lo do. , V "w, " "urlcultnristH have been too willing
I'rtriiiiM In llm Kitst aro lugiiiliing generally to '"ii" .wil1' '" In throwing dirt upon
rucngniii this priniiple; and am ridiiclnglheir ",lr H','"1","' ''","''' 'IhU cm bo parllnlly
farm iil' (n i-nriiiin ,1,'llnil.i r, h,,Hu- Ih iVp., l '"?oi'ted for, when wo consider that our iiurf.
the 'ii.t wn depend too largely upon thusupply
I'liltural joiunals are, many of them, iiudtr tlio
control or thoso whose hearts are "in (ho hluh
rMiMirni nr 11 r an whnun iiaii.iu of., ill.. .. i.inii.
w men naiiirii lias neon lliollHaiiils ol years 111 -", ".. . uibu-
storing up, mid literally want., her generous '"Jly. "f oiowhero tlsoiu hnropo, and who
gilts. In tho Kiht, farming is n cogniid to be , ll"' " Icult to discover anything good com
what It really is, n Minploproblem it? chemistry. "". ou' l0.' Aiuotlcn. lore gu i.grlculturlKts
and the fanner puts the n. ccs-ary el. mints Into J1"'." '""'''K "P "'elf al'odu aiming us are
iti,ilr ...il,' iii.. -.. ii triated wilh so inueh il.feiince that Ihi-v bo
ami .lues -rcci'lvii back just us celtain, di Unite
couiiioiiii.is as llm eliemist wlm mixes Ills aciil
and fiasu lu his, e.iu.p iratiM ly, pvtly laboratory
to git his resulting Milt,
'Ihe ago Is it piogressiviMiue; and our farmers
aro tun lull lligent a class to igu.iin llm plain
principles laid down in Iheitboro. I,U in Imvn
n. ore eoiiiiuou sense lufimed i. .to our farming,
evi ii if is necessary lo ponder over miiiiii or the
drlir ditiiils or rheiuihlry in ohIt to aeciiin.
lllsh itj mill wn will ut in u'o reeugi ie the fait
that our f.uiiiH am far morn liiixhiustllilu
souicfs of wealth than all tint iliirling lodes
and cliambeis of an Ophir or an Aliiiudiu.
Machines to Make People Honest.
Time- was, when nltuont eiry stsgo driver in
come snoiliil. lu a measiiie. and insli-ml of liv
ing to admit llnliisehes lolhelr new hiirroniul
ingS lliey seuii di 1. ruiitieil in auii our tuo
piiainehjNiiiii 10 inoirom patterns, wlien lliey
are nut sttlUd to tho peculiarities of our situa
tion. It will nut In come us to ignore thoexpuitncti
of othcis; hut wn should be enreful that wn do
not sacrillce our imlionalilv, and oven our in
dividuality, in oiircMriMiiKwIlliugiifHs to learn.
Wo an. no doubt Hiiillciently silf-relinut and
hopeful lu our niiile rlaklngs, but wn cirt.iinly
lack thu ih'i p-Kcated, iinwuvtring self-iuspect
eh iracterislio of some of our neighbor.
Fio its inn Siniw' 1I.ith The Marine Do.
iiiirliui'iit of the liiiudon Hoard of Trado hino
liieli making i puiiueiili with tho boats of
CO. HtcrH. n.ld lllul thai, anv nl.l Imnl kiii l.n
New York was known to abstract gteater ir eonu'tUil into an illicit nt hlebo.it by tirini.'
less share of all fare) rccilwil, and his mi- ' casingH tmslile. The M'irino Departmint
plo)erhad,,ore,,,edya,,dnosurn,,.ansof !;
ilet.illtg II... rogue. Hut thanks to ll. Inge- i.ulsi.le the boat by a nellh.gj m. that tho lul
niiily of the iiiWiit.iv, our llniatlmo . lehus hao eau bo iihci! lor an i.r.liuarA boat us long as
been lr.ii.loniied tilo lionef in,.,,. Thevein't w.inled. mid eomeiled inl.i a lifels.at when oo-
Htjiilil hi'i would. I In. palent money bo in ei-iou iitilriH II. Thu niiitiii.il Usui for lliesn
Mil eh In. pass, tiger drops his faie, relle. sthe .jllnders. ami appro. d by thu Marine Depatt
ilrhw from Hit. duty of handling the ntouey, in.nl, is n ooinblnaliou known ni Ulurkson's.
and i'Oi.ciiioi.tly iiuiii. allcks to Ills linger., , It eonsUlsof a lajer of cork, about uinrurUroi
On the Mreet railway ears. II,,. pdrering eon- an inch thick, bolwiet, two layers of strong
'! Z ,',', I ' 'A"" ' 'V ";,"l,r1l,1 '". ""iH ''" "' ''''" fH nf airspace in ,h,JS
e..i.Hl,l..rably iul. rfere. with mid his hieallngs e.vltn.lers will support al out 0 pounds. The
1" i'V' .Vm"".,"' "'." I",,"" "" '""u'''' Oll"ders of this mater al are the el.eape.1. most
' , . . .'' . 7 '" r""' " ''..'.l1' " Mf'' "f ' rt,d,," ,U111 ,,,,,,, ''"f''1'1" HHW )t illlVlll.il
I il 1 ... 1. '!"" lci',,V',,' lUu ,u"1,' wm for "'Hii'k? "Id loat into a lifeboat. .Mr.
. . I. I mm i ' .-.."... r..... i,in un imxiili llirillHiit'ti hi null uy iti .Mm I III, ).i.
partuieiit,iiinl is, mi, Ii, lii've, pnpired to blip
lily tiny inttiiter dotuandod. -Mr cmos, to place
iiiM.lo llfeb.mls, iiIm. maile of this nialerial,
tlllVit It. I. ill itl .i.l I...1 ,. I ii. . II . t .
I.. .... ft t' I .i IT. --.-. ii , nniv i'wvii ati(iiivi IU PIMUU II 111" III 111 Plt'llMl
'. ".".'" l'''"l''HiH Iho paper, thu punched., m, and are liiucli l.ref. rr.nl bv the Marino .'.
neiitid. Ihe punch, l.apei and liiouev are re
turned ti tho ylllco by tin. vundilotor iit'llm end
how
of eery trip. Tim dial pointer shows
many tiui.it the punch has been ipcraUd, and
the eoiint of holes in tho i.unur. tl, i,iin,.li...i
2ml 1 U ... ZSlZ:,T lTri ! '""""' 'l',"'. '-".irn'orw,,,,,..
ij ..i . .. . . I . ii . .ii "-V ""' " ,'".' "ro p.acticaiiv in.iisiruciiiii
tieiieu noes not a liH.-t.il l.v uat. an.l ur., ,.ri lli.l.i.
!..... w :,... ' "' -o
Supplying the hop-yard with poles is one
of tho mosrlmportnnt considerations in con
nection with this branch of farming. They
foimnn cxpousive Hem at the cheapest; and
in some uop-growing dlsincts iney aro pro
cured with iiifuculty; and tho cost of Iranspor
tntlou, added to tbnt of cutting, tho value of
tho timber, etc., produces a bill of serious di
mensions. And even wbei the supply is se
cured this item Is at onro transferred to, tho
"wonr nnd tear" column of tho account, for
the best of poles, utuUr tho most favoiable cir
cumstances, Mill only last live or siv years.
Thoy would not rot or wear out in this time,
but a continual breakage. Is una oidable. Somo
will bo brokin in tho course of ordinary hand
ling, but the picking reason is a severe tiinl for
them. When a lot of pickers aro crying
"hops," the pole-puller cannot afford to upend
moro tliau n moment In wrenching the pole from
tlio ground ana placing it across tlio uox. i.vcn
the ownor would rather have him break it dowu
than spend more than the nllottid litno in pull
ing It. It is truo tho breaking is generally at
tho surfaco of tho ground, and tho polo can bo
resnarpeneu nnu useil ngtiltr, nut as iney are
set about two mid n half feet in Iho ground,
nnd as the part lost is the best end of the pole,
a few breakings spoils it. In a country like
California, whero violent winds aro ecarcoly
known, no loss would bo realised by tho blow
ing down of hop-ynrds; but ns nn otl'-ct to this
ndraiitiigo poles wonld probably decay sooner
hero by dry-rot.
The Requisites of a Perfect Hop-Polo
Are few nnd siuii.le: still thev nre rnrolv com-
lilted in Iho timber-growth of any locality,
l'olos should average nbout 10 feet in bight,
wilh as fliniill u butt as it is possible to obtain
in tic.sor siM.lingsof thisgrowth. This slight
taper Is rarely found except in swamps or in
tho donso undcrgroAlh of rich timber-lands.
Our second-growth plncH would not answer tho
purpono; tiny nro too largo at tho butt. Young
cotton-wood trees would do very woll. Ono of
tlio hop-growers of California informs us that
ho finds a very good pole lu tho willow, lu
Wisconsin, iron-uocd Is tho inoi-t reliable;
after Ibis they have the eoltou-wood, or "pop
ple," as It is called Mure, and bass-wood or
linden, with some hickory and elms. In neigh
Loniooits wncru me natural growtli was ex
hausted, thev resorted to snllt notes, untni?
black oak principally; but it Is only whtio the
ouk grows tan anil straigui, ami win "spin
liko a ribbon," as tho choppers say, that split
poles can bu procured.
In New York tho hon-srnwciH deneud almost
exclusively on Hwauip ee.lar. Thoy aro the
lust poles, all things considered, Hint wo have
eir loin. Th.y are tall and Atialght, or uul
fin in si7e, an. ery light and xulllci.iitly strong;
or, nswii hint,, i ai.i.re, u is not ucMrauie to
It tvn n polo that will not bit nk when it cannot
be iiullid readily.
l'olis should bo Macktd, and not piled, ns
thev kn p better in Ibis manner and aro moro
easily handled. Ono of Iho most laborious
pioiessis in the handling is tho
Sharpening of iho Poles.
This should bu donu at a season when olh.r
work is not pien-ing. Tho polo should bo in
an upright position when In ing sharpeue I. Tie
tin. tops of three poles together with u ropo or
hop Miie, lea ing tho band low- inougli to en
abln the tons of thu shortuit nol.s In tv,t
against Iho baud while being sharpened.
hpiond tho base of theso tied poles Mltllcieully
In braco and support eaih other. Tho separa
tion of tho tops of I lien, pohs forms n crotch in
which too to, oi mo polo isiiciiiwullu eharpiu
ing thu, bull, llaltig tho block upon which
tho sliarptning la done, lu it spot which allows
n proper position for Iho pole, and hnIng the
Mucus iii iioin tiie siiarpeniit ami uii-.lnrpcncil
poles i-Iiwo at hand, a man eau turn them off
eiy rapl.lly. They should havo a nicely
lap. red, sharp point, as this is essential to
rapid selling,
At thu first sottiui.' of nnlea tlinv ulim.M wt
bu hauled npou tho ground unlit the apring
wur ui un, jam is .nine; men siring tliem
along iiRjou would material for fencing. When
lliey aro once In use they will of course be
stack. d within tho junl, placiug tho stacks at
rt-giilirlntvniili, fo that two rows of hills on
each side of the stack can be supplltd from it.
Qood HKALTH
Typhoid Fever.
Can -a Person
During
The prevalence of this justly-dreaded disease
lu several localities just at present lends us to
offer a few suggestions a to its prevention by
proper hygienic measures. That it may be
be Anesthetized
Sleep?
1 Ar.AA ti iifmnat ntrtt tnotntiPA liv nhoAiitnfl
important niedicq-legnl nmnornreeniitloiis. thfre Is no doubt .it nil
,anauir1 thntloh lint . .. .. ' .. ,.. ... . , .'
All annul mat it nas its origin in uecaying am.
mnl or vegetable matter; probably tho former,
pos'ibly both. This fact was forcibly impressed
ou our mind during a Into trip in the oountry.
This is n
ntlPRtlon. Ami
conclusive!- settled, by Professor Dolbean, in
Iho January number ol the Annalts d'lligune,
Professor Dolbenu performod several expert
verv
is ably discussed, though not
conclusively settled, by
men s, nnd found that sleeping animals wero Iu ft temari50bly healthy neighborhood wo
readily nrotif o by the presence of even sma 1 foullJ ,wo UmttA qulte n distance apart, too,
qunntilles of chloroform in their immediate vl- . , , saeral members down with thli
"J while their immediate neighbors escaped. The
B,fc.,r houses in loth instances wero old nnd decay
laiicuts, i .,., .,. i i, .iii ,i,..i ..ii u..
1UU. IIUU BlUVll lu nuuu fuoiiiuu mat III wilier
quniitllleH of chloroform in tneirimmeuinio vi- both having 8eernl membors down with this
cnity. The cases of three patitus nro also d,gc(lse Ono glance nt tho location ofeaoh,
B LT!?'..S.0-W.y I.81!?.". Ln.?..,I!r".r!S: ". 1T instantly told why they wero thus attacked
no qreht distance from the nostrils. Iu 1
Berlea of einerimeuts made on seven i
. . .. . -
ffr rirnnn nf pm inrntnrm wero nourea on a nun- i". i .. i n , i .
ii M i iii -- 1..V11.. i,-,4t. Milieu ion neor, mm an reiuso iroai lueuouses,
kin folded in four, which was Bradually b ough , a d , l a wcr0 ftbsotoed b
to tho vicinity of tho nir DafsaBes, so that all ..... ,. i.'...n. lr... n .- i.., '
.1. Il.,l -..,l .....uo.t ll T nil lan wo oa .luUHUtuui. "." tuuuiuiu ions
.... ...o,...vu uau "' j, ",V '",", ",T,Vu ot years, perhaps, wero rotting; both paces
.'
g 3 S te,; asattTiSSsa. sua rs
. fn,?mi ?,!; in ,n i, f n?L .,mfT L '" 'or dwelling ought to bo that tllero shall
u"i. 1,1 , n. !5m? i " itn. "ShJlfi sufficient slopo or clovatlou to secure good
is, iu moro tbnn n third, complcto nuesthesin .ii Tru.i.i. .,.niii,, i.B.i
could bo induced without awakening them. .K JLu 'i S ll iTftilSjfci'te
Dexterity iu tho mode of procedure seemed to "' L fj?" V' P f " , ' n ttil?ht
will still bo required In order ,V '" "J?" "Y"",'. "1"" .,T ." .'"Vu
"New rcseurchrs i
to cstnblish tho iutluouco which may bo ex
erted ou the results by the nge of their subjects,
their sex, their prior condition of health, per
sonal habits, etc. The purity of tho chloro
form emp'oyed is also n matter of importance.
Whllo thus appealing to future researches,
your repottor, making certain reserves, (till
tion of grent vnluo is to havo the pit or sink.
which almost every family has for tho reception
of rcfuso matter, so arranged that no foul
vnpors can escape This can bo arranged h
having n doublo elbow in tho pipo lending to
it, so that thcro will bo n constant stratum of
water in tho elbow, to Intercept any nauseous
J"'." . ,'ri" :,."'"',..".:?".""""' r," . or unhealthy cases, ns they escape. Bv allow
positive conclusion. Scientifically it is dim- '"S. n,nlm.ai0r vfiR, abL ,u.ntttrto "?
cult, but often possible, to render persons in- nroml tho house, nnd by k.eping tho ground
sensible by menus of chloroform who nro inn lJ1y,ror d,r,rtl ni,Re' T,'h "ucl lu little
state of Latur.il sleep. Certain precautions, J '' V? Vff m I".111""
tho emi.lovmont of a verv i.ura'artlcle. and P 'uo ordinary thuking mind, this dreaded,
great rncllco arc conditions Ttl at favor tho sue- WW? W i WIMe ""8"1 n"UC8t bi
cess of thonttempt. It is probnblo that cer- baul8bcti '""" "" ''""'-
tain kllbiects aru absolutely lefrnctorv. that is. -
it is impossible to ntusthelizo them, iu spito of Usk of Swfkt Oil as a Djikssino roa
ovorv precaution tbnt cnu bo taken. Others, Wounds. Dr. Jos. W. IIowo has recently in-
on tho contrary, nndospocially young children, troduced nt this hospital ordinary sweet oil for
easily undergo anesthesia without being aroused tho treatment of nil kinds of wounds. It has
from their sleep by tho irritation which tho 8evornlndnntages over nny of tho other dress-
aucsthetio produces iu tho air passaccs. Under lugs in use, nnd apparently yields better re-
Ihe criminal nspect it is certain that chloro- suits. Tho advantages aru, that it keeps tho
form administered lb sleeping persons may fa- air from tho wound, andnt tho samo timo is a
cilitito tho perpetration of certain crimes, grateful dressing to tho patient. Itnlsopro
It is, however, probnblo that tho conditions motes healthy granulations. Tho modo of ap
fnvoiable for anesthesia will bo rarely combined plication varies with tho variety of wounds for
ou the occasion of criminal attempt. Hut be- which it was intended. In necrosis, nftcr the
foro tho liibunals tho expert should declare sequestrum Is removed, tho cavity is filled
that it is posslulu, ir nol easy, to render n sleep- with tho oil, nnd ti lint tent introduced. Every
iug person sufficiently iuseuslblo by chloro- day tho oil is renewed. In ono enso of necro-
form to allow his bt com in a tho victim of a sis or tho lower law this nroeeil.irn urno l.n.i ,.
criminal attempt." J'litl. J.if. litiwkr. conrso to, nnd, shortly nftor, tho patient was
1 nttacKca with facial crysipolns, but, straugo to
Longevity Of Man. MJ't 'u0 B'(' ' tuo faco which had been oper-
" ft ( nil r ivnu tint n(i'.irtln,1 T.. t...t.1 ..... 1.
u.m ui nun uwi. uuiiitAi U JUVlEtrU wuuuua.
The erent pl?slolo8Ist, Flourln, conclude,, S,ett Sffij' B,,d ,W ,B
thnt tho natural extreme ngo of man is 100
yenrs, nnd his conclusions havo been adopted
bv laraday nud all other
piiyioiogists. The
TVlrt tmiftll 1nmMt tiling If 1a1a t. a.. ..ul.
" w 'fl PVllPP"6" nna o"":h might do harm, but it would bo slight.
duration ul llfo is mens- Taken after tho food is iu tho stomach there
is at unci, hln.wii. lint this
i in; aimniriii...urposi. ( ili-tfction, lseailkO
the .iindiioti.r may tnl.i, fares and not work tin,
jmiich, t-Npifinlly in it crowd, without btiug
Ul"ll I tl
Cl.MII.H10N 01' AS iMMKNnK Sm - .Mr.
rimldi. Iho Well know u Hul-HsIi iiia.uifiu-l..i. r
The money box plan is apparently the mil est ' "-di ". has recently completed, for tlio (hnem
Therr Is n ehancu foi soiini iiigeuiou4 iierson to ,m'"1 ' Ui'"'"h Aynw, nn iron isl'i of gigautlo
l,......t .....I....... I... 6 . .. . I ... ill....t.ul.i..d .l....l....u.l ... ....... t.?.. .1. . .,.. 1 1
... ..ni, j. milium mi mr I'liiiiiiiciors, wlilcli ' l " """ '""' K"r" iirrivr nil. iiiiutiicus
will iHipiiiiiiotlvu of tin Ir integrity ill iruwdid ll1"' 1''i1H.-k nf tlio Depurlinent nf l'ublio
cars.
Ono ol thu laleU dodges in thin lino .-omen in
us frum Cuiiht iiuiiioplc Thu dri,r or .-an-iluctorol
tho .-ur giis to u,,rv passunger it
prUo ticket Ixurinu a number wlilcli is n curd
id nn llHH-iiinpatiy's books. A diawlng lakes
placiiiiuiilhl, lliuiviiip.iuy pioil.Un,. ,t cer
tain imiiibirnf iines We read ul oiioimsucn
ger whu lately drew a pt,i of Jlou u Has wnv
Iho liopu of drawing u prUo ni.ileu thu passeh
ger careful to send in his tick. Is; and, il ihe
money i. tin ns of the driM-r or ootiiluctnr aru
imi i-ipiai 10 tin, number of tickets returned,
tlnri isithhi.wlugof ilishuneKH, nud tlio par-
Credit. Is ih a parelleloninid form.. I liv iilutes
.d hea, Iron, Htrougl i..h1 at the edges.
Within this is a Mi-mid box as strongly con
struct, d as tho find, and separated by an air
space. In this interior safe thu vnlunbln prop
erty is pl.iei.1 Tho interior Ullliiglsinniluwitli
a conip.isition whoso character is at promt a
secret, but which appears to lnnu n eirlain
iiiautily of ilium in it. I lie dimensions of tlio
sain aru, bight, 11 f..t nix iiich.s, length, 11
feit nine inehes, iluplh, the feet. Thu plates
nru threo-.pi.il ters of nu linh in thiokii.ss, ami
at tin. comers the total thickii. ss ul the pi ites
nun nracus is nearly llu inelii'S. Two .lotus,
tlcuUr culprits may l. dulivlnl b ooininifiiig l"", IH1' "'n'-'l'i "ter inch thick, gio iuvim to
Ihe tiliiiu tickets with Ihe r.vords'of ihuticktts ''' inlurior. They aru iiia.lu of steel and iron,
issue.ltothuHeieraliH.u.luctors. .Sci .linrrjoin n"1' ''i""1 eoinparluieiitH tilled with iioii-ihiu-
ii.iiiiiig in iiuriain. int. Haieiy-iockH aru at
. Twc Hul.Joit of fno.1, lis prosenation ud ,acU .'l"iiiig each a charge of gunpowder
adulteiallon. has nttructrd moru atte.it io tha MPM.u.f flriiiK II projectiles in all , irrclions.
li.riuerly. 11. Saco pn.H..es to in acelatu of K",1" l0CS'f " "llerout form. Thu ?ife.
hod., for pr.ervi..g,..,.al,Ui,oth.r sub. an... "V"'0' ' W".'1 ,15 Uu"'- ' W'" H!1,il,lH'a '"
suggeled is n miuuro of boraccio acid a co, ,. ,'' C0?' '"", '" '" l.K, 'mt ,T,,S,,r n! iU ,'M,IW'
...on nluu., while l.u.durrois h is found that on.. , ?, TlKf,T "woi""'k'' A! wn'l-
per oeut. of luaunrj will meserw. ..,.. fr l" it for that pnrp.w...-V.Mir of t ln..
....... I il. . i - . . '
ac 1W.UJ has . tT ,i " ",' , 'V M"' Nkw A'luxi's rou ltr.usruaM, thk Dtliie-
H.lwV.i'l Cl f i . i U 'iU'",iol",10' tion ok OUH-M.-M. do Parillo pr..poMs for
nl)ll-l chei lists there to he slu.y of Iho this purpo.u a ImanUon.o 111 iiuAie long by
present adulterations in tea nru atlmct ug so. a ,nii.ro of uuitolisliHl oIiks ui,u-l .m...,.ii..
much attentlou hat it lsery ,.roUwil,.l dl1des'u,u ,1 a SSS'tt!
I k ?!.. r.T,l-i,U ' M,,ra TUl M'".k" handsldui.f thu latter is oover.xl with" ml"
?.V Uy ,r0' ,''"" "I', T1' uVM,ru wir.onthoriKlit I a bh.et of p.per. As the
u L-n.,h." lk',!'., '"I"'" 'y 'N' ,u '.; clouds ps hVh.vu the l.oriwutal'glsss. they aru
lUiium aUM.diug the um of lu.puro w. er, nnd ttt., rvtlectudj nd nt theMu.u time the olssurrer
wonaufri...ll....ti.ti, indicated thu U-st see- their irungesou thu -rwt.oal'ghus prSsl
iwlbud iof le.tl..g poUlJu waters, nud of purl on the paper? It is only m-.vssary to trace
lying those that rrquir It. tlu.lr dir.c.lou on tho Utter with a pencil. Ou
,. ,. "",, .... . the minor is engra.sl a compa.s eiinl. which
.i , i i !itU ,lBV,'"!,'r lUo ,"'" !' wproducHl on the aper, nu.U Hiuall
kiudof paper is thu cUss known us wove, nut magnetic niodlu is uiti.l,y arranged so ns to
laid wper, A xuruUhul formed of Causdiau adjust tho apparatus,
lutlsaui disiohud iu turpentine supplies mi ex-
celleut iu.au of makiug par trausiwreut. Phvskiivation or Ymktaui.1,' Powuvm.
iho uiodo by which we sueowdod best was t-j Mohr's method of preserving vegetable drues
upply pretty thiu i-oatlng of this varuUh to consisted in placing lu the drawers with them
the paper, so ii to permate it thoioughly, au.l preforated tin boxes couUlniiig quick lime.
ilKUgiiitgood i-ontiug on both ides with i.ouls Cornells, pharmacist nt liWt. proinists
a much thicker aaiupU. hwp thu r warm ' n modlflcatlou of this plau, which is esixviallv
i.viiiiii,iuH u iiviniiuu w.u.ro uu. urv, ailaptiHl to tlio priHiervatlou ol powdered druus,
,. ( ' .
Il'1
or een a fouith eoatlug The bottles ill which the dmga are kept are nV
until the texture of tho paper is ii to merge te.1 with large hollow stoppers, which nro tilled
Uitu tt homoineo Iramducenoy. Paper pre- with fragmentk of quick llmu. The largo onin
naresl iu this way has come ueurer thau unv ii. it,r..n,.h i,tk tk u.. t ri tl- .
other to our ideal of perfection iu trauspareut cured by i lug over it doublo thickuee of
paper. UrMth Jouriul f l'l,ito.jrihy iutf a altering pajier.
Agricultural Fairs Premiums, Lists, Etc.
(From tlio l'm-llle lliirnt Prim.)
I.iiitobs Pukss: It is my Intention lo show
a few bend of cattle at Ihe coming fairs, and 1
desire to niakuas .xteushu and cteditablu an
uxh.b.tiou as my small herd will" permit. At
tho Rnmo time 1 do not wish to bn" put to tin.
eipeiiso t. ijiooinin.', stalling and feeding any
moru than I hmuoills for to .xhibit. Under
thrsu citeiiiiibtniireM, I would request otir in
lliienco with tuo agricultural societies to Ii.tt.ton
thu issue of tlieir nrious pr.inuuu lists. Cau
,ou not now publish tho dales on which the
.lifter. nt fiirs will bu heldi" or if not all, say
those nf Suornmento, Holano, Sail Joiquiu,
Sonoma, Bail Francisco nud Bautn Clara
1 am anxious also to know whether the soci
elies will adopt tho recommendations of the
Ontll.i llrei ders Association, iisoxnr.SMil iu the
resolulioiis pamed at th.ir meetings of the 'Jd
iust , and publlahoil iu j our issue of the Dili
nisi
All of tlio r.nolutions passed aru cry much
to the point, but that which roquir.s "reliable
nedigtees of nil cattloVomp.tinguslhorouKh
br.ds to bellied wilh tho Seeritary of thu So
net." seems to mo particularly good. It is
into that some few parti. s will sutler by it. it
carried out, vas it should be,) as their cattle,
which aru as good as uuxlod's, excepting that
thu fornur aro without p. digress, will have lo
Ih. ruled out. Hettcr far, howeur, that, those
lew should bu denied tho privilege nnd pleasure
of exhibiting, than llint the whole country
should bo overrun with a lot of cattle, Mild to
l thoroughbreds, but w hich may or maynot
l such, and which it is impossible to keep
track nf, owing to the lack of podignu.
l'l.Msu request the Secretary ol thu Cattle
ltreeders' Association to keep us Hsted through,
your valuable journal, of thu doiugs of the soci
ety, audof suoh comniuuiciliuus as he may re
ceive from ngricnltnrnl societies.
Would it uot be a good idea for the different
breeders to send j ou uotts about their herds,
stating thu deaths nud increase which mav
occur, so ns to avoid uptakes, and perhaps
frauds, iu ihe future? Solano.
Think is couiderahld brush laud in Oregon,
and Clackamas county has its lull share. A
fanner from that couuty, saxs the Wr.J, gles
us n description of his sucves in cleanng nnd
working crops on such land, which is of inter
est to all farmers. He says ho slashes and
bums oil the laud at tho proper easou. and
tho thicker the brush is the better tho experi
ment works. After burned over cleau, wheat
is sown and brushed into the ashes, and the
result is 23 bushels to the aer. which generally
pay all expense of clearing and fencing with
tho first crop. It costs from $10 to 1'J to cut
the brush, bum it, and fence the laud. Of
course, stumps and rooU are somewhat In the
way, audit takes time to have thttai rot and
disapiiear. Tho second er, ryo cau be sown
to advantage; after that, grass can be sowu,
anil sheep rind excellent pasture, until the roots
aro rotted and the laud ready tor steadv culti-vatiou.
would bo no objection to il on this ground
J3EWEY .te CO.,
American & Foreign Patent Agents,
OFFICE. U) MO.NTGOMKIIV STItHUT, S. F.
tired by thu limo of orowth. When onco tho
bones nnd epiphjscsnro united, tho body glows
no more, and it is at twenty years that this
union Is iffectcd lu man. In the cimcl it takes
place at eiuht. in tho horse nt live, iu tho Hon
at four, in tho dog at two, in the rabbit nt oue.
The nnltiral t.rtulnntion of life is live r.moves
ironi tlioi-o sceinl points. Man being twonty
years in growing, lives live times twenty year's
that is to say ono hundred yenrs; tho camel
is eigni years in growing, ines llo times eight ,, .
yenrs that is to say forty years; tho horso is J-hobcst, speediest, nnd surest method for you
live jears iu crowing, iiu'd lives twenlv-flvo obtain patents, fllo caveats, or transact
u..a, uiiiui iMijfvimiiti uuBiui-Bs wiin iuo x aieui
OlUco nt Washington, or with foreign coun
tries, is through tho ngency of DEWEY ,t
CO., PUULlSlIEItS OF THE MININt,
AND SOIENTTFIO PKES8, SAN FHAN
CISCO, nn nblo, responsible, nnd long-ostnb-lished
linn, nnd tho principal ngeuts on this
side of tho continent. Thoy referto tho thous
niuls of inventors who hnvo patronized them,
and to nil prominent business men of tho
Pneiflo Const, who nro moro or less familiar
with their reputation us straightforward jour
nalists nud pntent solicitors nud counsellors.
Wo not ouly moro readily apprehend tho points
nud secure much moro fully and quickly tho
patents for our homo inventors, but with tho
lutlueuco of our carefully read and extensively
circulated journals, .wo nro enabled to illus
trnto tho iutrlusio merits of good patents, and
Hecuro n duo reward to tho inventor, besides
serving tho publio who nro moro ready to give
n fair trial, and adopt n good thing, upon
tho recommendation of holiest nud iutslligeut
publishers.
years: au.i so wit u oilier minimis. Tl.o man
who does not dlo of sickucss, lives eerywhero
from eighty lo om hiiudr.d years. Providence
hns given imiu n century of life, but ho does
uot alt .in It, becauso ho inherits disease, eats
uiiwholoouio food, gives liceuso to passious,
nud petiuits vexation to disturb his healthy
.quipoiso; ho dees not nlw-.isdio fiom ngo,
but kills himself. Professor l'lourln divides
human life into iufaucy, youth, virility nnd
nge. Infancy extends to tho twentieth yenr;
youth to Ihu fiftieth, becniino it is during this
piriod Unit tho tli-snes Lecomu tirm; virility
Irom llfty to seveuty-llvu, .lining which Ihe or
ganism remains complete; ami nt eeventy-rtvo
old age commences.
To somo persons it may appear that to ex
loud virility to seventy-llvo v ears and let old
ago commeuco then, is rather extending tho
numbers too high; but we sugg.st that all per
miiih deceudlng from a heaUhy stock of family,
and who havo lived wisely, havo certainly not
spent tin ir virility before the ngo of seventy
live; who is then-who has not often had oc
casion to ruluiiro somu venerable white-haired
men oi annul mat nge, who aro fully cquar lu
To Obtain a Patent,
oouii ueiiitu, nuil especially In m.ntnl vigor, A well-constructed model isgenerally ilrst need
t-it, it tuo in eutton can v ell bo thus illustrated
tothohuwhohaveliv.il oiilv half tlmt ,.,in,l
of timo.
I'suallv tho vitality runs down nultn rnnl.lle
at nbout that period; life then lasts n shorter
or longer timo ns thu diminution of reserved
lorcu is uasteneil or retarded either by thu then
It must not exceed 12 inches iu length or
mum. " uru piaeiicui'ie, ii smaller moileliu
oven more desirable. Paint or ougrave the
uauio of tho article, nnd tho name of the
inventor, nun nis mtaress npou it.
existing conditions surrounding the individual Bend the model tly exviress or other reliable
or by thu impressions which his system has re- conveyance), plainly addressed, to "Diswir
ceiv.,1 by his previous nuuuer of life, or ex. & Co.. Miniso and Scikntifio Pkess Omce
p. rieuces uudercotie
It is evideut that only thoso for whom every
tning nas conspired in their favor cm attain
the limit of ono hundred years; and this
shows at onco why these cases nre so rare; man
Six Fiuxctrco." At tho snmotimo, sond a
full description, embodviuc all tho i,Wa n,,,l
claims of tha inventor respecting tho im
provement describing tho various parts nud
is ho complex n be iig and tho onuses of de- Also send $15 currency, amount of first fee of
rangement so multifold, that it is rather to bo tho Government. The case will be placed I on
wondered at why many who bv no means live our regular fllo, tho drawings executed, and
w isely do not tlio sooner. ,Th is actually tho tho documents mado up, amfsoon sent to the
case; but a naturally strong constitution often inventor for signing.
ovcrcomes.lbe results of the most pernicious As soon as signed and returned to us with the
Slf V,e dr 1k "8 ' ft,couo1; MeMslM 'e thfU lue ' wll "o sen? straightway
to tne rateut umce nt wnshugton.
Vheu tlw iuventiou consists of a new article of
manufacture, a medicine, or n new composi
tion, snmplea of the separated ingredients,
sufficient to mako tho experiment (unless
they are of a common nnd well-known char
ncter), and also of the manufactured article
itself.must bo furnished, with full description
of the entire preparation.
For Processes, frequently no model or drawings
nre necessary. In such case, the applicant
uiw ouiy io senu us au exact description, and
what is desirable to claim.
Dunli-
eru,.Hvl.
tious and other papers should bo made up
with care and accuraev. Tn uim.inii... r.
design patenta two photographs, with the
smoking, etc., which very soou destroy the
weak, who act very foolishly, wheu they trv to
follow tho example of thoso who survive iu
X,?, ot tlle,, follies. JAiiiiiicfarer ami
Annncur,Fi;intQ or CitaniiES. Nurslug
by the mother is the only natural feeding, nnd
il can not be substituted bv any other with
safety to tho health of either tho mother or
cuini. vv et nursing is only to be reorted to
when tho mother's milk i not suitable, aud
when a proper wet nurse can bu obtained. The
mi cauco, --prepareil rooJi,"
advertisements and testln
spurious, and acoouinauled.
by tho picture of a wouderfnl Uiby "brought
up eulirely on this and no other food" all of
these origuute in a desire to meet the wants of
i-uiiuren uepmeil or motlier
Stand iu the wavof a mother
ine country Is flooded with them. Somo aro
Uannless, many dangerous, aud a few useful.
Ihe thoughtless iudorsemeut of physicians is
sadly to be deplored. A perfect substitute for
mother's milk has not yet Wen made, and it
is doubtful whether it over will be. .n exact
analogy in solid and fluid constituents cau not
tike the place of human milk, with Itsinhereut
uuexplalnable, l.fe-giviu,,' principle. jiiK,i'
. her fod-'-an o Ycareandaccur4cy- InsomoiATu
"r:r.l.'?a alloi desiim uatenta two r.hotntrT.,),a .
am Ik nud often v "T1?' an?wer wf U iait dw ngs.
's d ty o" nuw uc lo.'iurth '"formation, send a stamp for ou:
them. Sor .Si " circular, containing a digest of Pa
xiofs Laws, 112 illustrated mechanical move
ments, ana uints ana Isstbdotions regarding
tho wauls and pnrrtLKOEa of inventor and
patentees, which will bo furnished post paid
Also a copy of NEW PATENT LAW of 1370.
AJJrtM JJEMUn.- Ai CO.,
PCBLUHKU, PATZXT AoiXT AUD HSOEATIU,.
So. S3S Montgomery tret, 9. r.