MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES. 439 



on this subject, prohibiting the sale of poisonous vinegar: for instance, 

 that with sulphuric acid in it. The law does not, however, interfere 

 with the manufacture of any legitimate vinegar, provided it is sold under 

 its own name. This is a matter of interest not merely to the orchardist 

 and cider-vinegar maker, but par excellence to the consumer. In clos- 

 ing, Mr. Bryant urged the society to take some action in the line sug- 

 gested. His request was heartily complied with in the passage of a 

 motion requesting the Illinois Legislature to pass a suitable law — an 

 operative one to protect consumers and producers. 



WHEN TRUE CIVILIZATION COMES. 



I write in answer to your favor asking an expression of my opinion 

 as to fences. It is, in brief, that now I am compelled to fence all my 

 ground, in order to keep my neighbor's stray cattle out of my grounds. 

 My neighbor ought to fence in his own stray cattle, and leave me free 

 to build a fence or not, as I please. In fact, if every man took care of 

 his own cows, his own sheep, his own chickens, there would be no need 

 of other fences except for boundary purposes, and stones at the cor- 

 ners of the plot make both a cheaper and a more durable boundary. 

 In a truly civilized community no fences will be needed to protect one's 

 property from incursion of trespassers or estrays. There will then be 



left, 



Fences for enclosures of cattle, 



Hedges for ornament and seclusion, 



Stones for landmarks and boundaries. 



— Lyman Abbott in American Gardener. 



A MAIL PACKAGE FOR FRUITS. 



The American Agriculturist calls attention to a mail package for 

 green fruits, such as a single specimen of an apple, pear, lemon or 

 orange. We recollect receiving a pear from the Idaho Pear company 

 in the same kind of a package. 



Melt out one end of an old fruit can which is large enough to re- 

 ceive the fruit, or cut the can down if it is too long. Then cut the open 

 end of the can in slits half an inch wide and about as deep. Insert the 

 fruit in proper packing and bend down every other one of the narrow 

 tongues of tin. Then cut a paste-board top to tit the can, place it on, 

 and fold down the remaining tongues to hold it firmly in place. Wrap 

 the whole in paper and you have a solid and convenient package. — 

 Santa Clara Valley. 



