WILLAMETTE FARMER. Qood HBV-TH The Human Frame. No. 6 The Larnyx. The larnyx is one of the most delicate and beautiful organs of the body. It is, in fact, an admirably constructed musical instrument bo placed as to utilize the currents of air, passing in and out of the lungs, for the pro duction of sound. It is & piano, flute and cla rionet all in one; and all compressed within the space of a cubical inch. Tho lungs aro the bellows which supply the air; the trachea is the tube which concentrates and conducts it to the music box, while the "vocal chords" sup ply the place of the numerous wires which cause the differout tones to be producod in the piano. But, while there are dozens and doz ens of these wires required in the piano, this tiny, but unrivaled lustrament has but two, ana these, like the eyes and ears, are perfect duplicates. Yet, theso two "chords" of yellow clastic tissue are capablo of producing n far greater vnrlety of sounds than tho boasted Chickerlng with its seven or eight octaves. True, tho human voice, except in rare cases, does not execod two or two and a-halt octaves, but the instrument of art only has a single half tone between each note, whilo tho voicoln this respect is almost unlimited Jenny Lind, it is said, being capable of producing one hundred appreciable tones between any two mojor in tervals in the scale. Besides this, when we consider tho endless variety of expression the voico is capablo of, compared with the puny "stops" of other instruments, it becomes uso less to draw comparisons further. But perhaps it may bo desired to know some thing more of tho mechanism by moans of which theso wonderful results are accomplish ed. Well, this box, placed just below the bise of tbo tongue, and tho forepart of which con stitutes the woll-known Adam's apple, is tri angular in form, with the apex pointing out ward, and Is constructed out of niuo "boards," or pieces of cartilage; theso being bound togeth er by eight muscles and about n dozen liga ments. Two of tUoso cartilages havo little horn like terminations which project upwards into tho cavity of this box, and at the ends of theso are attached one extremity of each vocal chord, the other boing attached on tho opposite side. These cartilages art movablo by means of mus cles which cause them to partially rotate; thus putting tho chords on tho stretch or othorwise, Theso muscles are undertho controlof tho will; and, just as tho violin string civos a shriller sound when drawn tighter, so tbo owner has only to telegraph down, and these cartilages aro "yanked" around in a twinkling, tho vocal chords put upon oxtreme tension, aud "Como out of that, John lleuryl" is uttered with a shrillnoss that makes the little culprit fairly jump out of his boots. These chords aro, as we havo said, composed of elastic, yellow fibrous tissue, and covered by an extremely dclicato mucous motnbrauo, tho thickening of which, by colds or othorwise, causes that huskiness of voico so often observed. Another curiosity connected with tho voico, is a "sounding box," hollowed out of tho fron. tal bones, known as tho "frontal shun," and whlch'communicates with the fossa of tho noso by means of tiny apertures. Thoso often be come also 'closed through tho thickening of the mucous membrane from colds, etc, and hence occasion that peculiar, Hat tono of voice known as "talking through tho noso." When the cold passes away the aqueducts aro reopen ed, resonance restored, and tho nasal tono ceases. Rural Prtsi. TnB "OrKN Tmutmeut" or Woonds. Tho principal maxims followed by Prof. Hose in tho treatment of wounds aro to secure absoluto rest after arrest of bleeding, and to provide for per fect freedom of discharge and scrupulous cleanliness. Another principlo is to interfore with the healing process of wottuds only when special indications are afforded, aud tocousi.lor stitches and bandages of all kluds as inter ferences to bo so avoided. Tho air to which the wounds are freely exposed in the open treatment must, of course, bo pure, and the system accordingly includes the uso of oner getio ventilation. In the hospital, ventilatlou is obtained only by constant opening of tho doors and windows, a proceeding which, it is true, renders the heating arrangements oftcu insufficient in winter. The advantages claim ed for this method are : There is no pressure or constriction by dressings. An irritation of the wounds by changing the position and ex ternal applications is avoided. There in no danger of infoctiug the wounds by impure ar ticles. The danger of retention of matter is small. Tho stato of tho wounds may be con trolled at any time by simply lifting tbo cov erlets. As healing by tho first intention is given up, as many ligatures may be applied as are desirable, and thus secondary hemorr hage may bo better avoided. Tho air of the wards is not infected by emanations from tho dressings, as in tbo case of other methods, except Lister's. There is less need for mate rials for dressings, therefore less expense. Tjunsfcsion or Ulood. In manv cases. particularly those in which exhaustion had taken placo from hemorrhage, transfusion has been attended with remarkable success. In cases where organic disease previously existed, failure have been frequent. Dr. Flint states that while normally a patient should have from fourteen to eighteen-pounds of blood in the system to properly sustain the functions of the body, thp injection of from four to seven ounces of blood into the circulation of a person apparently dying has been known to com pletely restore the patient to life. The intro duction of portions of blood without the red blood-globules has been unattended with good results. Theso blood-corpuscles are the oxy gen carriers. It is Dr. Flint's opinion that this operation is perfectly practicable, anil that it should not only be employed in those des perate cases where favorablo results aro scar cely expected, but should be resorted to be fore patients have fallen into such a desperate condition. Lcnisivnox xsvt HroirsK. The various lessons given us by Nature as to the possibility of checking or preventing disease have culmin ated in the fact that the State uses its moral power and material resources toward preserv ing the health of its citizens. A to how far the State may thus exercise authority, there is a difference of opinion; but the neglect of a city government to provide proper sewerage and the course of a common drunkard, both tending to disturb the publio peace and the comfort of individuals, are alike crimes and should be considered as such in law, Th ex istence of vile deposits which overwhelm the ' inhabitants with a tainted atmosphere, or the spread of the habit which strikes at the root of tne pnysicai, morn ana iniciieciuai neaiin oi the people, are both producer of disease to the community, which should be as sedulously guarded against as the visitation of a fever to the individual, and the means used to defend the people from their ravages are striking ex amples of pure preventative medicine. 5c Am. Taking Cold. The secret of avoiding the unpleasant con- sequence, thought to , .prtng wholly from tho - p , , , p , . . fc R rf rf , ih action of cold upon tho body has very little de- r . . I U pendence npon exposure, but a great doal upon JUOgmOflt 01 Horses. an impure and weak condition of all the vital n j, w.n.kn0wn thfct mon of nrge experience processes. In other words, with an average or , In the jurtgment nnd goieotlon of horses are tho lTVt Mni!l"ftn' ? lAZ ' n W n flwt to dic ''" ' conformation and un vanco of all the luws of health, men and women i , , , .,,., could not take cold if they wanted to; they soundness, whether tho infirmity is In an in might be exposed to the action of cold to a do- ciplent state or moro fully developed. One gree equal to the boast of the field, aud with glance at the legs or fott is generally sufficient like Impunity. But in the case of persons with t0 detect malformation or fntlrmlty, and any feeble constitutions, nnd who disregard know- 8etiona deficiency in this part determines the lugly or otherwise and most frequently other- usefulness, aud consequently the valuo, of tho wlso-the conditions of healthy existence, no . animal submitted for tho oxauiluation of a com degrco of care will provent the taking of cold, petont judge A good body will wear out two ftslt is termed. They may livo in houses regu- Beta of poor limbs; and this point should al. lated with all the precision of a hot-houso ways bo kept in viow in tho selection of horses thoy may cover themselves with the most high- (or auy purpose whatover. A good hoad is a ly protective clothing the market provh os.nnd very material feature in all sorts of horses usod yet they will take cold. The consumptive per- for hunting, hack, or harness work. Coarse or sou doesnot live, nor evor will live, oven If kept heavy hoads ore soldom seen on really good in o temperature absolutely uniform, and horses; but big, lean aud well-shaped heads clothed In a wholly faultless manner, in whom re not objectionable", if they aro not out of the well known signs of one cold aftor another proportion to tho strength of tho neck and the will not be apparent. But, on the other baud, 8iZ0 0f tho horeo. Short, sharp aud lively there are those who, like the lato Sir Henry looking ears; clear, but not very prominent Holland, of good constitutions niui living in eyes, with plenty of width between them across accordance with tho laws of health, may travol tho foroheod, aro points of excellence. A as ho did from tho tropics to tho, orctios og.In small muzzle and good opon nostrils, with and again, clad only in an ordinary dress coat, pionly of width between the jaws, are ele aud yet scarcely kuow what it is to havo a cold, ulCuts of beauty always appreciated. A clean or sickness of any kind. Tho truth is, ' gnllet-wlthout a lloshy appearance or flabby that in order to avoid taking cold from ordl-, looking skin at tho juncture of tho head to nary, or oven extraordinary oxposure, tho tho neck must always bo looked for when vital procossos of tho body must bo made perfection of form is wished. An arched made strong enough to rlsoabovo the untoward Ueck is not at nil desirable, nnd a straight Influence of external conditions. If tho bodv " i,Mr i,n,,u i. ,t,nr.UA ..,... i.i..... is not thus snporior, If it is so woak that it can only act harmoniously uuder tho most favora- bio conditions, a continued stato of health is not nruouc the possibilities. No more will a weak body maintain itself without harm amid great external disturbance than will the weak machiuory of a steam vessel maintaiu itaolf without injury nmldasovore storm. Tho avoid ance of elemental disturbances aro not possible in tho one case any more thou in the other, jot it is precisely what porsons by tbo ten thousand aro to-day seok ug to accomplish in tho pro- servatiou of their health. Tho study is not how to make their blood purer, their bodios atroncor. but how to dodge the ugly weather. The conclusion from all lbs is, that neglect- ing tho conditions upon which strength of con- stitutiou and purity of blood depend, and then striving to avoid in a sedulously carotul man ner tho evil influences of colds upon tho body, is liko ncglectinc the Hnbstanco for tho shadow of hoalth; or moro properly, it is like ono who starves his body, uud tlicn strives tokecp quiet in order that his strength shall not be exhausted. Lot food be taken, and the oxbaustlou from ox erciso will not ensue; let all tho conditions of health bo observed, nud then tho natural chaugos of tho weather will fall harmlessly on tho healthy fuuctlons of tho body. StitiUiiriuii. r-jorVpcdLjdnE. How to Grow the Oleander. Tbo oloauder is n very ornamental plant when properly grown, but we seldom soo fluo specimens. There is scarcely ouo of my read ers who has uot soon dozens of tall, straggly plants.' I proposo to give a few directions by which flue plants may be grown. Take a healthy cutting, placo it in a bottlo of water, uud let it remain thoro till roots ap pear; then pot it, shifting it iuto larger sized pots as its roots require more room. Do not try to have it branch until it blooms. It will then have a long, straight stalk a good foun dation for the plant you desire. After bloom ing, three shoots will start; allow those to grow, us those aro tbo flower shoots, but after thoso havo bloomod, cut back all tho shoots to within four or tiro inches of tho former branching place. Do this each timo tho plant blooms. Two years ago we had a plant given uh which was four years old nud sovcrnl feot high. In the autumn my husband remorselosslv cut it down to within five inches of tbo first branch, ing, but after starting tbo following spring it grow rapidly. Tho oloandor has many good qualities. It will bloom well for its owner nil summer, nnd then, nfter cutting down in tho fall, may be put in a dry cellar for the winter, doing better during tho following summer for its long rest. While growing it requires an uuumianco oi water, it would ue a good plan to nlldw It to sbtud in paus constantly full of water mi alter uiooming, wueu water snouid do gradually wlthold till cut in, nnd then it should be put iu the cellar nnd no more water given it till tho following snrinii. It is well to ru-not tho plants every throe yoars (just boforo starting them in the spring). If you do uot wish them in larger pots, pare tho ball of roots with a sharp knife on the sides and bottom, ro-pot In strong, rich loam, and sot in a shnded placo, aud In a fow weoks the root wlll form anew. Kilty Clovtrjn Floral Cabbitt. Uses of the Cherry Tree. At the Michigan Fomologicnl meeting, Mr. II. S. Chubb paid a tributo to the cherry tree, which, in every position, contributes iu somo way to tbo comfort nnd service of man. "F.von the gum which exudes from its wounds is pre cious for medicinal purposes and makes an ex cellent mucilage;" its fruit is handsome; Is un doubtedly the best that is canned or preserved; for drying, it has "no equal iu the wholo realm of commerce." its curative properties nro uni versally conceded, and its rich color is tho nc knowledged standard of beauty on tho lips of the most charming of women. Nor is this all. Its timber ranks high; "the household furniture next best to black walnut and mahogany Is made of Michigan cherry, and thence transported to all parts of tho world; the best printer's furni- ture is manufactured from Michigan cherry, and distributed from thence whcrover.civlllza- tion has carried the printing press. Cherry, grown wild in the woods of Michigan, is Hought for by the manufacturers of school furniture, as the best wood thoy can find for their pur- puss, no casuj wuuru, receives a kuuii iui- ish; has a delightful lively color, aud, in con - trast with maple and walnut, gives a pleasing variety to decorative cabinet and carpentry work, which of late years have introduced a new charm to dwelling, office, store, railroad i steamed and mellow, and have lost none of its car, steamboat, and private carriage. The good qualities, lleiuewber each hen has u oer wood Is hard without being coarse or knotty, tain amount of animal forco to be expended and its grain, though not prominent, is fine every day in some direction, and the less she and beautiful." Thankful ought we to be, and baa to give to digesting her food, tbo more sho proud, that we live in a land and enjoy a cli-1 will have to be expended in egg-producing, mate where this fruit and timber ran be grown. The advantages of the warm food in winter, ' when inuoh food goes toward producing animal CnBTSiKTiiiMrjM will remain in bloom a heat to withstand tbo cold, are two-fold from great while longer if taken up and put in boxes the direct action of the warmth and the slower just at the buds are opening than If left in the action of the food itself, to aay nothing of the ground, no matter how favorable the weather fact that the content produced by nourishing my be out of doors. Moving does not injure food will result in more eggs, for a hen tbor them in the least if the work is done well; but ougbly at home will lay many moro eggs than the transplanting tends to retard the develop- a discontented one. We have performed the ment of the bads, and keeps tbem in a partially , experiment ourselves and know that feeding dormant condition, but not enough so to Pre- boiled corn does pay, and it is as a result of ex vent them from coming to perfection. Ohio perience that we offer this plan to onr friends. Farmer. t Live Slock Jvunuil, TrjE HorSC. tlounblo feature. From tho "poll" of tho head to the withers there should bo a slight Innllno. mid th Innotli nf tlin nook liniiM tin .iut.M,iin,l iiai ul..l.i ... .,.,ui,.,r i,,,-. long nor too short. It should, howover, bo cloan and muscular, without lumber or heavi ness on tho crest, nnd tho wiud-pipo should be clearly defined from its juncture with tho throat to tho crest. Lengthy and obliquely placed shouldors nro essential in the formation 0f all horses used undor saddle, or tho ridor wlll not bo carried with safety or pleasure, win, iiM, Hhouhlor m those, allied tn Inno nn.i mninr r,iirmi ii.n.n ,.ii.ii,..i Vme. short and strong cannon bouos. with tho back Biuows clearly dellued; clean, well-formed fotlocks, and pasterns neither short, stilly, nor too slack, on sound, well-formed feet, a horse can hardly fail to rido pleasantly aud llrmly In his lino hand. A wido chest is objectionable, for tho reason that it causes a rolling gait, and a narrow ono will place tho fore lrgs so nearly togethor that he is always in dangorof "speed ing out;" that is, striking the lusldo of ouo leg with tho foot of tho other. When standing in front of a horse, n good judge will tako partio ill tr notice of tho manner in whloh his feet are placed on tho ground. If his toes nro turned tnwaiw, hu is termed "pigeon-toed," and is moro objectionable than if ho turned them out. Vet, in tho search for that rarity a per fect horeo both theso faults will result In his rejection. A short back is always stronger th m a long ono, though not quite ho easy to the rider. Nlcoly-nrohod nud muscular loins, wide hips, nud well-rounded quarters, with strong and muscular thighs, aro nlso most desirable points. Tho hind legs should not bo stralghtly formed, and tho hock bolng ono of tho most important joints in tho frame of a horse should bo especially well formed, and freo from ovory sign of bono or blood, spavin, curb, thorough- pin, or coarseness of any description, Tho hind legs should bo placod far enough Apart to prevent thointerforenco of tho hocks or fetlocks with o.ich other, otherwise there will be that unsightly appoaranco known as "out hams;" but they should not bo so wido asunder ns to iuduco uneven or iiuperfi'ctly.bulancod action. London Farmer. Lkt thk IIorkk ltou,. Horses that are kept In tbo stnblo during Hummer, should bo given dntly the luxury of n roll on tho earth. Boil ing is tho means given by nature for tho animal to rid Itself of vermin and skin diseases, and it tends to mako the animal healthy. Some owners object to allowing a horse to roll on tho luro earth, becauso it gets dirt iuto tho hair uud makes extra work to keep tho animal clean, but tho extra work pays, if rightly un derstood. Wo allow our horso to roll in the dirt when ha is nut moist with porsplratiou, and then stand an hour or two with his coat full of dust before bolng cluauod up. OMo h'armtr. Conic ron llnirri.it Fkkt. Wnsh tbo horso'i feet clean when dry, apply with n brush, to tho """' btoiiir ui mn mmum; run uu, purt; vegotablo tar, ono part; oil of tar, ono-elghtu part, l PoJlthy Yrd' Boiled Corn for Poultry. In tho breeding of poultry as in all other pur suits, a little euro aud forethought invariably return an apparently disproportionate result. In tho rearing of poultry, whoro the nipeudi turo on each fowl is small aud tho materiuljpro viilod comparatively inexpensive, wo nro apt to overlook the small wastes which occur iu tho transformation of tho different grains Into poultry, but which aggregate quite n rospocta Lie sum, Tho opinion that com Ih very nourishing food for fowls is so uuivorsal, that no further thought is given tho matter. It any one should suggest that corn would Iw easier of digestion ll soaked or uouoii, no would very nicely receive the answer that corn was nothing hard todige.t for birds, which swallow stones nnd other hard substances without dotriment. A moment's thought, however, will convince that the mill- stones und the grist are very different things, nnd feeding hard grain, although not exuotly liko feeding the millstones with pebbles, bear a cerlnln likeness to it. The trouble attendant on the preparation of food. If it is to becookod, may indeed seem very disproportionate to the advauUgo to be derived from such treatment. but, in reality, little timo noed be spent, as ueiore going ine rounds oi mo uesis a nine uoi . water may be poured over the grain, a tight cover put on the kettle, and the whole placed , over the stove, where, by the timo your rounds are completed, the corn will hare become Why High Priced Eggs do not Hatch. High priced eggs do not always hatch, for wo bnvo tried them and know, We set two dozen uuder orthodox hens of amiable. disposition, that know how to stick to the nest, and did It for tweuty-threo cousocutive days. It wasn't the fault of the expressman, for thoy did not como by express. Thoy were not old. We know tho yard wnere they wore laid, nud they were fresh eggs. Thero was a twelve pound rooster, with tho hens that laid them. And tho result of the hatching was one thorough bred Buff Cochin chick. Now, thero are 20 reasons why thoy did not hatch beginning with this, that the hons were kept confined in two small yards. Wo do not know what phy siological laws are vlolatod that hens kept in closo confinement do not breed well. Perhaps it is becauso they are fowls of tho air, nnd need a good deal of that nrticlo and plenty of tuothor earth to make them thrifty. Tho fact is pretty well established iu tho experience of poultry men. There is no troublo of this kiud with hens running at large. Thoy steal thoir nosts in hay mows, uuder tho barn, uuder tho shed, in tho woods, in out-of-the-way places with no protection at all, and nearly every egg hatches until frost comes. But with tho faucy breeds, as they nro called, como small yards, that several varieties may bo kept upon tho same placo, nnd hero tronble begins. All sorts of causes aro alleged for tho failure of tho eggs to hatch. Tho expressman Is roundly abused. Tho breeder is dishonest. Ho may be only Ignorant, and ovor-anxlons to tell eggs at six dollars n dozen. If small yards are not a good reason for Infertile eggs, wo will bring forward tho other nineteen. Tho mom! is: It is safer to buy high priced eggs after seeing the fowls. Jit. Salt in Poultuy Dikt. Halt is necessary for human diet, and is found In small quanti ties in tho bones of all animals. To pigeons, a species somewhat allied to hens, it is very ben eficial. It is almost certain death to fowls if thrown out In largo quantities, as when meat or fish barrels nro emptied In their way. Halt fish or salt bcof hns been known to cause their death. But a little salt mixed with tho chicken dough is beneficial; rather loss should bo given than persons generally uso iu their own food. SrEE fD Wool. Rules For Shearing. Wo havo been asked for directions as to how to shear sheep. Ilowoverat homo wo may foel In tho sheep barn, or on tho shearing floor, wo confess to being wuuowhat nt sea when trying to impart information at ko long range. Shearing a sheep Is ouo of tho things that need to bo seen to be appreciated. There is no mys tery about It; but it is, nevertheless, a trade that has to bo burned by practice Tho novice that lias determined to become u good tdtocp shearer, should provide himself with, 1 A good pair of sbeara (avoiding choup ones). '2. A splendid stock of patience. :). A pair of over alls, i. A smooth cutting whetstone. If wo were required to udd to tho above, wn would say, n little more patience; for it is tho ner vousness nud Impatience of tho workman that, iu liiua casos out of ten, leads to tho cramping and crowding of sheep, which beglu Htruggllug for relief, thus adding to the contusion and to diousness of tho operation of shearing. Kven among accomplished workmen, there aro dift'oront prnotlcos In the operation of shear ing. Kome commence work on tho briskot, oth ers on tho neck, somo nt the top of tho bead, and still others lay bare tlio belly first laying tho sheep down ou the left Hide, keeping its hond down by drawing its right foot across tho neck, and holding it with the left hand. Home shoarorH uso a bench or table, fourteen or eighteen Inches high, upon which tho sheep is placed, though a majority prefer to keep tbo animals on the floor during tho operation. Wo recommend tho latter, as it Is equally us easily learned, is no more tiresome, and tbn table or bench is uot always ho easily improvised, Tbo mail who learns without it Is always ready for work; tun one who learns to use It is nllen at a disadvantage. A'jr. SiiKKr-iuisiso re Vkstiiiia.-Hhccp-ralMng is nt present nue of tho most important inter- ests of Ventura enmity, uud it will doubtless remain ns Hitch until tbo development of tho country chucs nut tho various ranges, whloh will probably Ihi many years yet. Fur several seasons past tho business has been steadily in creasing, proving lucrative to thoso engaged in it, and bringing largo Hums of money into this section. Tho pr sent number of common Hheup in th county is about 125,000, nnd wu learn from Mr. Kennody, one of tho most extensive shotip-ruisors of the rnuuty, that tho average yield of wool for tho season, including tho full clip, will bo about three nud n half pounds per head. Ordinarily this would not bo regardod as a very heavy yield, but tho wool this Heason Is of a superior quality, uud being very fluo nnd cloiiu, weighs loss than the rlip of lust year. Of this spring's clip thero havo been Hhlppod from this port up to date, 1,-172 bales, averaging about 'MO pounds, nud about, half that amount from Iluonomo, which Includes nearly the nntlro clip. The uluoiiut Hhlppod from this pott, wo aro told, is almost equal to tho entire shipments of wool from hero last year. '1 hero uron number of excellent sheep ranges iu the county, but tho Hlml and Las I'osas aro tho most extotislvo and Important. C'or. Huh tos' Mercury. Khkki Diskask in New Mexico. A corres pondent In Huutu Fo county, Now Mexico, sends tho Agricultural Department the follow ing: I would llkn to call the attention of the department to n disrate among lambs, reported to me by Mr. E. W. Katon, ono of my assistant correspondents. Mr. Katon says: I would )i to call youraAteutlonto a disease that destroyed about six hundred of my lambs, aud in the same proportion, Hay two-thirds of all the lambs dropped In soveral other casts, and, If possible, got Home Information from tho de partment of its cause aud euro, It is iu the mouth nnd on tho lips, having tho appearance of Hyphilitia warts in the mouth, and growing to entirely cover the teeth. So far, I could sou It did not affect the tongue,. tho lips growing to three or four times their natural size, I used spirits of turpentine; this seemed to partially check the disvasu for a time, but did uot en tirely euro. A couUKsi-oNUKNT of tho .liKriaiii Fanner proposes that Southern farmers davote a fow acres to ruta bagas, for sheep food, arguing thut, iu order to raise early lambs, the ewes must have succulent food to produce milk, Whilo his neighbors were losing lambs one winter through feeding dry corn and hay, he avoided this by giving piesty of cabbages, which be happened to have on hand, Ccuk ron Hukkp-Kilunu Dogs. The JcuraJ Sun recommends suspending the dog from the top of a pen, so that his fore-feet will ba about four inches from the floor, and then letting the oldest buck in the flock exerolse his butting propensities on him. It is said to bo an effect ual cure. Good Honey Localities. Individual instances are not rare, of good yields of honey in almost every Southern State, but they are neither as numerous nor constant as In higher latltudos. Wo believe two principal causes can be assigned for this: The backward state of beo culture, nud greater extremes of climate. Bees will not do well in too wet sea sons, nor the opposite and it is well known that the Southern States are muoh more liable to thoso extremes than tho Northorn States. Somo of the oxtreme Western. States aro worse, perhaps, than the Sonthcru in this rospoct, and thero bees will not do woll. Tho South hns been lauded, frequently, as "the homo of the honey beo," but wo.thlnk tho advantages of pasture aro with somo northern localities. Only In ono thing does tho South havo the advan tage, aud that is in mild winters. Tho short ness of tho winters may not bo any particular advantage, as the prolonged season of work, vory early and very lato, does not afford vory much substantial aid the stooks consuming moro than thoy gather. Qulot Iu wintor quar ters, ns all beo-ktopers know, is bettor than activity when it is useless. Tho South abounds iu flowers, but many of them do uot yield honey. Thero is no uoctar iu tho thousand aud ono swamp flowers of tho South. Still, nsido from thoso thoro aro natu ral sources sufficient to mako most of tho Southern SlateH good honey districts, if they nro not subject to drouth. Theso dry spells usually occur in tho latter part of tho summor and in tho early full, during which timo no honey is gathorcd, nnd accumulated stores nro eaten up. In such localities, If nlslko is culti vated vory extonsively, and has tho advantage of irrigation, which is easily secured in most localities, nil tho troublo is avoided, and tho climate is ono of the most desirable. Another drawback to Southern boo-outturo, and a serious ono in my opinion, is tho moth. Many will say " pshaw 1" but that won't altor my opinion. Tho climate and long warm sea hoii of tho South is favorablo to tho development of theso pests to tho highest degree. Thoy breed In vast numbers nud grow with astonish ing rapidity, and destroy with unrelenting per sistency. Of course, this can nil bo overcome. but bco-cnlturo in the South is not fnr enough along yet to do tins. The greatest drawback to bec-cultnro in tho South, however, Is tho want of enterprise, nnd tho lack of interest iu tho suhloct. On this pait of tho subject wo shall not enlarge at tho present, leaving mat lor liiluro article, Wo closo with tho ussortlou that almost any locality In tho United States cau bo made good for bees by tho cultivation of thoso useful grasses and grains that produco honey largoly. r7-Jtrri-en' Maijatlne. Hkmkpiks ron Bkk Stinus. - Among tho various euros recommended for boo stings, and to bo applied to the part, aro liquor potassiu, ollvo oil, vitriol, laudanum, vinegar, honoy, salaralus nnd wator, salt nnd wator, Hoft soap nud salt, raw onion, tobacco juice, a pastoof clay or flour, tho expressed jtiico of nny greon leaf, or of tho ripo berries of the coral honeysuckle. As animal poisons deoxydl.u tho blood, their antidotes will bo anything that contain muoh oxygen, Tho poison of a beo being acid, nu alkali must bo employed to neutralize it. If, therefore, wo wcro selecting for trial any of tho above so-called romodles, wo would choose either Hoft soap or ammonia. But It tho indi vidual stung is not very nervous, cold water npplied to tho wound will be tiulto Hutnclent, and it should not bo rubbed. Ono great essen tial Is. if heated, to got cooled just ns soon as possible, and In avoid becoming boated again for nt least two days. Nothing is so apt to make tho poison active as heat, nnd nothing favors its activity less tbau cold. Let tho body bo kept cool nnd at rust, and tho activity of tho poison will bo reduced to it minimum. Any activo exertion, whereby tho circulation is quickened, will increase both pain aud swelling. Jit. Iktiuihul'INii Qukkss, Upon leleaslug a Mlluli queen to tho bees, I was anxious to bo Hiiro that sho be well received, ho I removed it comb from the hive and let tho queen go out on It among tho bees, und was at ouco satisfied nil was right. I introduced u second Milan queen in tho same way, nnd others since. lioiug ut a neigmior h niilnry, wueu no was about releasing a queen, I suggested tho samo way, with llkn results. If ono has a valuable queen I recommend this way of releasing, as should tho bees puck on bor tuoy can bo scraped off Iu a tmslu of water, when tho workers will scatter und tbo queen bo recsged. This plan of scraping it wad of bees Into water was sug gested to mo by my neighbor. I think it first rate, us there is groat danger of losing the qiieim by trying to pull off tho Iru-h. Ft, Tiik most ooiiiploto oheck upon robbing bees is to place it buiioh of grass or wet liny over tho entrance tn the hlvn, Tho bees will Hud their way to tho entrance to their own hivu, tho rohtxira will bo caught by tho sentinels iu pass ing through the grass, uud soon cease their pilfering. YniiNii bees como to maturity from two to four days sooner in California than iu Pennsyl vania. iirM.ioii, Anhtiikii Cai-uui.atinii Maciiink. A useful contrivance is tho "computing telegraph" in troduced by J. K. Fuller, of Boston, who first riroduced it Home !l() years ago, uud who since hat time has been continually improving it, so that at the present moment It Is a most com plete instrument. It onnslttHof a square board made of old tarred rope, a, material which is not given to expansion or warping; upon this is posted an engraved card, whloh has it gra duated drain of tbo diameter of it1, iu. Within this circle there Is un inner circle, which re volves, aud is graduated in the samo manner as tbo outer circle, The divisions are from 0 to 10, completing tho circle, nnd are tho samu fnr both; the divisions are similar to those of tho ordinary slide rule, nnd decrease in a per fectly regular loguritbmlo order. In fact, tho Instrument is it ctroular slido rule. It pos senses a great advantage over tho ordinary straight slide rule, in consequence of Its length (tbo actual length of the rule being 20,7 in.); this udvautuge Is further increased from the circular urrangemeut bfing endless, only one soale of 0 to 10 is required, whilst in the or dinary rule, one wants 0 to 10 and 10 to 100. The instrument forms a slido rule of a very perfect character, and enables one to work out tho Himpltst aud most complicated arithmetical questions. In calculations where the same factor has to bo used many times, the saving of time is enormous. For engineers of whatover kind, such a calculating machine must prove useful. Combined Bah, and Dbii roa Boats. This invention consists Iu a novo) construction of draft or drag-sheet, which not only baa an im proved hold upon the water to keep the boat's or oiner vessel a neau to tne sea, or act aa a floating anchor to a llfo raft, as the ease may be, but which is readily convertible into a aail when its use as a drag is unnecessary, and may otherwise be used to advautage In saving Ufa and property. r a m a t. r- 10 m