THE CUBA REVIEW. 



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AGRICULTURAL MATTERS. 



Uses of the Lemon. 



Two or three sHces of a lemon in a 

 cup of strong tea will cure a nervous 

 headache. 



A tablespoonful of juice in a small 

 cup of black coffee will relieve a bilious 

 headache. 



The juice of half a lemon in a cup of 

 hot water on awakening in the morn- 

 ing is an excellent liver corrective and 

 successful substitute for calomel and 

 other alterative drugs. 



A dash of lemon juice in plain water 

 makes a cleansing tooth wash, removing 

 the tartar. 



Lemon juice with olive oil is far supe- 

 rior to vinegar for a salad dressing — 

 equal parts being used for blending. 



Lemon juice and loaf sugar is good 

 for hoarseness. 



Outward application of the juice al- 

 lays irritation caused by insect bites. 



If when boiling sago or rice a tea- 

 spoonful of lemon juice is added the 

 kernels will be whiter and a delicate 

 flavor imparted. 



Salt and lemon juice will remove rust 

 stains from white goods. 



After the juice is extracted, the rind 

 dipped in salt cleanses brass beautifully 

 and conveniently. It also removes un- 

 sightly stains from the hands. 



Tough meat can be made tender by 

 adding a teaspoonful of lemon juice to 

 the water in which it is boiled. — Califor- 

 nia Fruit Grower, Los Angeles, Cal. 



The 1910 Exposition. 



The Secretary of Agriculture, Com- 

 merce and Labor, Senor Ortelio Foyo, 

 will issue a circular to the public an- 

 nouncing the appropriation of $25,000 for 

 an exposition to be held early in 1910. 

 Palatino Park, the site of last year's 

 fair, will in all probability be again 

 selected. 



The circular will call upon all agricul- 

 turists, horticulturists, stockmen, manu- 

 facturers, artists and women to contrib- 

 ute their support to the exposition by 

 sending exhibits to it. 



A New Mango. 



The Peters mango from Trinidad is 

 being tested by the U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture. It is described as a 

 promising specimen and the finest flav- 

 ored. It is green-skinned, rosy purple 

 blush and mottled with small yellow dots" 

 Skin thick, flesh pulpy, juicy and high 

 flavored. Tree is medium in size. Weight 

 of fruit 12 to 16 ounces, Sj^a by 3;^. 



La Gloria and Nuevitas Transportation. 



With the combined motor and sailboat 

 now running, the famous Zanja or Sa- 

 binal channel is traversed in from 22 to 

 30 minutes, and the insects are no long- 

 er a terror there. With a fair wind the 

 sails alone often enable the voyage to 

 be made between La Gloria and Nuevitas 

 in six hours. — James M. Adams, in the 

 Havana Post. 



Fisherman's wharf in Nuevitas harbor, with nets 

 on drying frame. This harbor is one of the fin- 

 est for fishing along the north coast. Tarpon 

 abound and also the finest of other game fish, red- 

 snapper, etc. 



_MuelIe de los Pescadores en Nuevitar. Ob- 

 servese la conveniente disposicion de los secaderos 

 de redes. 



A report from Thomas Nash, fruit 

 importer, Plymouth, states that there 

 should be a ready sale for limes in Eng- 

 land during September and October if 

 the weather is hot. Satisfactory prices 

 for oranges can be obtained until Janu- 

 ary, when the market is depressed by the 

 arrival of Spanish produce. Pineapples 

 and bananas are now selling at 14s. to 

 15s. per cwt., green. ■ — Barbados News, 

 Sept. 4, 1909. 



The Poland-China is an almost perfect 

 meat-making machine. It is not ex- 

 celled by any breed of any kind of live 

 stock for converting feed into flesh. It 

 has a voracious appetite, a good diges- 

 tion, and is lazy, not using much of its 

 energy in travel or excitement. It will 

 stand heavy feeding and considerable 

 neglect. — From "Raising Hogs in Colo- 

 rado." 



