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Scold it in, mold it in, 



All that they can swallow; 

 Fold it in, hold it in. 



Still there's more to follow. 

 Faces pinched, sad and pale, 

 Tell the same undying tale — 

 Tell of moments robbed from sleep, 

 Meals untasted. studies deep. 

 Those who've passed the furnace through, 

 With aching brow, will tell you 

 How the teacher crammed it in, 

 Rammed it in, jammed it in. 

 Crunched it in, punched it in, 

 Rubbed it in, clubbed it in, 

 Pressed it in, caressed it in, 

 Rapped it in, and slapped it in. 

 When their heads were hollow. — Puck. 



EVAPORATING. 



HOW TO SULPHUR FRUIT. 



Concerning the best methods for drying fruit by the sulphuring pro- 

 cess, the following information, said by the California Fruit Groiver 

 to have been derived from successful experience, is of interest. 



The sulphuring box or closet must be tight jointed all around, with 

 the door well battened at the sides, top and bottom, the only opening 

 being a vent hole about six inches in diameter in the center of the roof. 

 Without the vent there is no current of air, and consequently no even 

 distribution of the sulphur fumes, A slide to regulate the draft should 



H. R. — 2^. 



