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THE LANCASTER FAEMER. 



[July, 1875. 



self oil tlie followinfr day. This remedy will ward off 

 an attack of the chills and fever if used promptly. 



Git.Mi.iM FLOtTH PufFS: One quart of tweet milk, 

 three well-beaten cgffs, two and a half cups of oat- 

 meal, one and a half cups of Graham flour, and a lit- 

 tle salt. Use a medium sized cup. Heat and oil the 

 gem irons and bake in a quick oven. 



Indian C.vkes without Eggs. — One pound of In- 

 dian meal, one jjint of cold milk poured over it twelve 

 hours before usin;;. Just before baking; add one pint 

 of milk, pinch of salt, a small teas|X)0n of soda. 

 Then add wheat flour enoujrh to make it a proper 

 coiisisteney for bakiup; on griddle. 



Raspberry Custards: One pint of cream; three- 

 quartersof a pint of raspberry juice, and half a pound 

 of white sugar. Boil the cream ; dissolve the sugar 

 in the raspberry juice ; mix it with the boiling cream, 

 stirring it till quite thick, and serve in custard glasses. 



LITERARY NOTICES. 



The Book of the Season^ We have received a 

 rojjy of the first number of an illustrated publication, 

 which is being issued by ^llen. Lane & Scott and J. 

 W. Lauderbaeh, No. 3:K South Fifth street, Philadel- 

 phia. The title of the work is " A Century After," 

 anil its object is to convey, in an entertaining and 

 agreealile maimer, by means of superb illustrations, 

 aided by charming and piquant literary matter, an 

 idea of the wonderful progress of Philadelphia and 

 its sister cities of the State in civilization and the at- 

 tendant arts and sciences, whi(;h has marked the 

 growth of the nation in its flrst century of existence. 

 On glancing over the pages, we confess to a sense of 

 pleasuralile surprise at the beauty and artistic merit 

 of the illustrations which adorn this elegant and sea- 

 sonable book. There is that in it which will amply 

 rci>ay the time devoted to an examination of its pic- 

 torial treasures, and the trifling expenditure necessary 

 to the owiicrshi]) of a work of intrinsic beauty and 

 value. Here is something that possession will not 

 tire of — an inexhaustible fund of refined enjoyment. 

 From the foretaste which is here given us, we hazard 

 the opinion that the future numbers will be eagerly 

 looked for in advauce of publication, and that, when 

 completed, it will be not only a remarkable book, but 

 a dclighttul souvenir of the Centennial of American 

 Independence. The original contributions by Dar- 

 ley, Moran, Bensell, Schell, Hamilton, Wood- 

 ward, aud other well known artists, will con- 

 sist of character sketches -and picturesque views 

 of scenery (much of it associated with incidents of 

 romance, possessing a local and national interest), 

 taken from [xiints in Philadelphia and vicinity and 

 throughout the State. The whole work, as announced 

 by the publisiiers, is intended to be a Monument of 

 American Art, Skill and Thoroughness. It is excel- 

 lently printed on a toned paper of superfine quality, 

 the .size of the page being about 10x12 inches, and 

 will be published in fifteen semi-monthly parts, at 

 fil'ty cents each, and sold only to subscribers. 



PoiLTKY AND Pet Organs : The poultry trade is 

 Buriirising in its growth and importance, if we may 

 judge by the number and excellence of the journals 

 devoted to that interest. First on our list is the 

 J'aiieiers' Journal and Poultry Exchange, a weekly 

 magazine, beautifully printed and artistically illus- 

 trated, published by Joseph M. Wade, Philadelphia, 

 at >;:3..5t) a year. It is now in the middle of its second 

 year, and one of its most marked interesting features 

 is the great variety of its poultry and small pet ad- 

 vert i,><ing, which aptly illustrates the magnitude of 



the interest to wliicli it is devoted The Atnerican 



Juiiic'urs'' Ga-.eUc is a new candidate for the favor of 

 ))uultry fanciers, just started in Philadelphia, by W. 

 Atlee Burkee and W. II. Merry. It is a inonthly of 

 sixteen pages, SI a year, and its list of contributors 

 contains the names of quite a number of able writers 



and skillful fanciers The Punltry iVaHon, another 



handsome monthly, devoted to poultry and pet stock 

 in all their branches, is published liy the Poultry Na- 

 tion Company, at Birmingham, Ohio, W. H. Todd, 



editor, at the low price of 00 cents a year Here 



also is the Ponltnj Oi-fjun of Central New York, pub- 

 lished at Ithica, by Charles G. Day, at $1 a year, 

 which is conducted with ability, and has reached its 

 sixth number. There arc quite a number of other 

 jMiblicalioiis devoted to this interest, which are not 

 on our exchange list, but whose existeuee and general 

 prosperity indicate the growing interest in the im- 

 portant and profitable industry of gallinoculture. As 

 we intend to devote some attention to the subject in 

 The Farmer, we shall be pleased to make their ac- 

 quaintance. 



The Butterflies of North America : ByW.H. 

 Edwards. A quarto work, published in quarterly 

 parts at ¥3. .50 each, containing five full-page plates to 

 each part. Hurd & Houghton, publishers. No. IS 

 Astor Place, Nmv York. This is the second series of 

 Mr. K<lwariis' work, and will be a companion volume 

 to the first series, which now sells at -JJO.OO. Taking 

 it lor *' all in all," no work of a similar character has 

 ever issued from either an American or a foreign 

 press tliat excels this one. All the subjects are liie 

 size, liiiely illustrated, and colored by hand in the 

 highest style of art. The paper and letter-press are 



superb, and the matter, in historic detail, more elab- 

 orate than any scientific work on Butterflies that has 

 ever preceded it. We write experimentally on this 

 subject, for we have given it some study, were one of 

 the subscribers to the flrst series, and would not he 

 without the second for twice the subscription price. 

 Part tliird has just been received, and is rather above 

 the standard of tliose which have preceded it, con- 

 tainiug/o)-/j/-/o?()- beautifully colored figures, includ- 

 ing the ujiper and lower sides of males and females, 

 and in some instances of the larva, pupa and cfig. 



" A TuoRouonLT American Enterfrise :" Cir- 

 cular and specimen pages of a new and popular Pic- 

 torial HiSTOKV OF the United States. Johnson, 

 Wilson & Co., jiropose to publish an entirely original 

 work, embracing a complete history of the United 

 States from the discovery of America down to the first 

 Centennial period of theKcpublie in 1870, written by 

 Benson J. Lossing, LL. D., whose great reputation as 

 a historical writer ought to be a sufficient guarantee 

 of the merits of the work to make it sell I'reely with- 

 out a perad venture. The work will bear the title, ex- 

 pressive of its scope and aim, of Our Country ; o 

 Honschohl HMory for all Readers. Royal octavo in 

 form, fair type, tinted paper, and finely and elator- 

 ately illustrated. If the " specimen pages" areatrue 

 criterion of the entire work, both in " mind and mat- 

 ter," we think there is a place for it in our historical 

 literature that has never yet been supplied, and that 

 ought to be at this time. 



Kansas and Colorado Gazette : A medium 

 folio of twelve pages, published "occasionally" at 

 Kansas City, under the auspices of the Kansas-Paci- 

 fic Railway, for free distribution. Vol. I, No. 2, 

 for May, 187.5, is on our table, full of reading matter 

 the most entertaining to emigrants, travelers, inva- 

 lids, or occasional and transient visitors ; embellished 

 with tifteen scenic views of the most rare beauty and 

 artistic execution, besides a series of facetious and 

 characteristic illustrations of " life upon the plains." 

 There is perhaps no part of our country that possesses 

 greater climatic advantages than the high and pure 

 aired portions of Colorado, and before many years it 

 may become the Mecca of those whose condition has 

 become physically and financially enervated or disor- 

 ganized, and this journal contains all the necessary 

 information to that end. 



The American Grocer, "The Champion of the 

 Retail Dealer," is a weekly commercial journal ex- 

 pressly for country merchants, conducted with marked 

 ability. It is a large quorto of twenty-four pages, 

 and enters upon its fourteenth volume with the cur- 

 rent issue. It seems to us to be indispensable to any 

 one engaged in the retail grocery trade, while its 

 " Home Department " is filled with just such useful 

 and entertaining matter as should be in every family. 

 It is also the uncompromising foe of all kinds of 

 frauds and swindles. Its constant and standing ad- 

 vice to its subscribers is, to "count, measure, weigh 

 and gauge every thing you buy," and almost every 

 week its columns expose some of the various methods 

 of swindling made use of by unprincipled tradesmen. 

 Published by the American Grocer Publishing Com- 

 pany, 141 Chambers street. New York, at $4 a year. 



The Utah Pomologist and Gardener : "Devo- 

 ted to the Orchard, Vineyard, Farm, Garden aud 

 Household." This is a inonthly demi-folio, published 

 by J. E. Johnson, at St. George, in the Territory of 

 Utah, at ?1 a year. Small, but very compact, and 

 has the rare faculty of judicious coudensation, so that 

 its readers get only the solid wheat of the literature 

 to whicli its columns are devoted. We feel sure it 

 occupies a place that could not be filled by any other 

 journal, anil hope "its shadow may nei'cr grow less." 



Field and Forest, devoted to general natural 

 history — Bulletin of the Poloinac-aide Naturalists' 

 Club; edited by C. R. Dodge ; $l.m a year; Wash- 

 ington, D. C. An octavo magazine of 8 pages. The 

 first number, which is now before us, is admirably 

 gotten up, in tinted paper, fine typographical execu- 

 tion, aud excellent reading matter, and will be a great 

 help to those who take any interest in natural history. 



Black Hills Bulletin, a tinted paper quarto of 

 10 pages, and map illustrations. Boston, Mass. Price, 

 10 cents a number. Published " occasionally." This 

 journal being in the interest of the " Black Hill Spec- 

 ulation," of course gives a glowing account of every- 

 thing that relates to that far off El Dorado, whicii, 

 nevertheless, it would be well to consult before 

 making a departure for that region. 



Meal Feeding and Animal Digestion : A text- 

 book for all who feed condensed food, by Linus W. 

 Miller, of Stockton, New York, published liy re- 

 quest of the American Dairymen's Association, before 

 whom it was delivered March 14, 187.5. Price, 35 

 cents. This is a 12 mo. of 48 pages, neatly printed, on 

 a subject that is eliciting an unusual interest at this 

 time all over the country. 



The ToHACco Leaf : " Organ of the tobacco trade 

 of the United States ; the largest special trade paper 

 in thcworld." A royal folioof eight pages, published 

 weekly by the "Tobacco Leaf Publishing Company" 

 at $4.00 a year, wliolly HUed with tobacco advertise- 

 ments, tobacco statistii'S, and tobacco literature, iu 

 general and particular. No. 142 Fultou street, New 

 York. 



THE PROGRESS OF INVENTION. 



Official List of Patents. 



Relating to the Farm, the Dairy', Apiakt, &c. 



For the month ending July 3, 187.5.* 



Butter Packages ; H. W. Campbell, Montgomery, Vt. 

 Swivel-Plows ; J. Hapgood, Shrewsbury, Mass. 

 Grain Tallies ; S. A. Hazleton, Bethany, N. Y. 

 Wheel-Plow ; J. Keys, Coultersville, III. 

 Hog-Trajis; H. Ogborn, Richmond, Ind. 

 Butter Coloring Compound ; J. C. Korick, Waubeon, 



Ohio. 

 Milk Strainers; J. W. Bray, Laharp, III. 

 Farm Fences; D. L. Hoffman, AuUville, Mo. 

 Feed Mills; O. B. Knapp, Brandon, Wis. 

 Berry-Cups ; D. W. Knitfin, Marlborough, N. T. 

 Sliding Gates ; J. P. Me.Murray, Oregon, Mo. 

 Machine for Mixing Wool ; S. R. Parkhurst, Mt. 



Clare. 

 Fence Posts ; E. Cowell, Delaware, O. 

 Farm Gates ; W. H. Pratt, Prattsvillc, Mieh. 

 Row-Gages for Plows ; W. Edward, Montezuma, Ga. 

 Harvester Rakes; C. Wheeler, Auburn, N. Y. 

 Mowing Machines ; C. Wheeler, Auburn, N. Y. 

 Potato and Seed Planters ; W. II. Whitney, Scranton. 

 Straw Cutters ; D. Belcher, Chicopce Falls, Mass. 

 Harrows; C. Buswell, Etna, Maine. 

 Milking Tubes ; S. A. Smith, Muscatine co., Iowa. 

 Grain Binders; J. H. Whitney, St. Louis. 

 Rakes lor Harvesters; J. H. Mears, Oshkosh, Wis. 

 Plow Irons; Gilpin Moore and Geo. Curkendall, 

 Moline, 111., assignors to Deere & Co., same place. 

 Corn-Harrows ; J. McCormick, Peoria, Ills. 

 WhilUetree Hooks and Clips ; Isaac N.Pyle, Decatur, 



Ind. 

 Band-Cutters for Thrashing-Machines ; Evan L. 



Beard, Thorntown, Ind. 

 Plows ; Holcom Olson, Mount Pleasant, Iowa. 

 Harrows ; Ayres Ross, Victor, Iowa. 

 Farm Fences ; W. E. Carey, Bloomfield, Iowa. 

 Apparatus for Manufacturing Iron and Steel ; John 



B. Pearse, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Horse Rakes ; J. Pennypacker, Ridley Park, Pa. 

 Reversible Plows; J. MeCabe, Woodbury, Tenn. 

 Harvesters ; Sidney S. Stultz, Cedar Blurts, Neb. 

 Hoes ; Daniel Moore and Edwin Moore, Brooklyn, E. 

 D., assignors to themselves and Richard D. AUiger, 

 New York. 

 Horse-Rakes; R. Brown, Dayton, Ohio. 

 Earth-Augers ; S. H. Horn, Bloomfield, Iowa. 

 Machine for Bunching Asparagus; I. A. Ireland, 



Bakersville, N. J. 

 Corn Harvesters ; G. A. Schwartz, Orangeville, Ills. 

 Plows ; B. C. Bradley, Chicago, His. 

 Churn Dashers ; W. C. Chamberlain, Dubuque, Iowa. 

 Cultivators ; B. C. Cox, Cooper's Hill, Mo. 

 Grain Drills; J. C. Daman, Elk Point, Dakota. 

 Seed Sowers ; R. Furnas, Decatur, Ind. 

 Thrashing Machines ; A. Johnston, Loekport, N. Y. 



Barbed Fence Wires ; C. Kennedy, Hinckley, 111. 



Mowing Machines; A. L. Little, Sheboygan Falls, 



Wis. 

 Plows ; J. B. Norris, Richmond, Va. 



Rotary Churn Dashers ; J. J. Robinson, Gibson, 111. 



Feed Cutters ; R. Seelig, Chicago, Ills. 



Horse-Power Equalizers; A. A. Sheets, Maumee 

 City, Ohio. 



Corn Markers ; M. A. Throckmorton, Andersonville, 

 Ohio. 



Potato-Diggers; E. Vanderveer, Manolapon, N. J. 



Horse Rakes, CM. Clinton, Ithica, N. Y. 



Farm Fences ; Wni. A. Ellasou, Statesville, N. C. 



Farm Gates ; J. Golden, Bradford, Vt. 



Rotary Churns ; Jas. Goodman, Pittsburg, Pa. 



Horse-Powers ; L. Stewart, Camp Hill, Pa. 



Portable Fences ; C. Van De Mark, Hillsdale, Mieh. 



Horse-Powers ; Z. D. Waters, Brookville, Md. 



Horse Hay-Rakes; R. Wilson, Ithica, N. Y. 



Cultivators; W. L. Hopper, .Moumouth, 111. 



Automatic Gates; R. A. Haruiug, Sterling, 111. 



Machine for destroying Potato Bugs ; T. Job, Scliuyl- 

 kill CO., Pa. 



Rotary Churns ; V. M. Merrick, Chillieothe, 111. 



Cultivators ; J. H. Coombe, Des Moines, Iowa. 



Harvester Cutters; K. Duttou, Yonkers, N. Y. 



Fertilizers ; W. McE. Dye, Cairo, Egypt. 



Rakes ; F. W. Hawkins, Ypsilanti, Mich. 



Plows ; Ch. Myers, Maryville, Cal. 



Fences ; S. Olmstead, Brooks, Ind. 



Hay Presses; VV. U. Penuiston, Fox, Mo. 



Milk Coolers ; P. Reed, Haineshurg, Vt. 



Grain Drills ; H. Rucheller, Belleville, 111. 



Harrows ; Jos. Kioth, .Mt. Sterling, 111. 



Churn Dashers ; W. H. Silver, St. Louis, Mo. 



Portable Fences; J. L. Welchaus, Aulville, Mo. 



Fertilizer Distributors ; C. Bailey, Kinston, N. C. 



Barrel Churns ; J. H. Dunbar, Philadelphia. 



Wire Fences ; J. Haish, DeKalb, III. 



Wire Fencss ; L. Merrill, Turkey River, Iowa. 



Farm Gales ; T. Schneider, Fort Worth, Texas. 



Hay Presses , W. H. Tappey, Petersburg, Va. 



Corn Planters ; L. K. Wilter, Chicago. 



'Prt-iiared expressly tor The Lancasteh Fabmeh by 

 Louis Itatlger & Co., Soliciloi-B of Puteiits, WasUio^ilon, D. 

 (J., from wiioiu complete uoi.ieaol' tae Puleuta aud Drawiuga 

 may be obtaiiied. 



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