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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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dies." We i - «k strongly on Ihis subject from 
ict, that when the editor ot the Agriculturist return- 
• ; I) nm hi tbors with Hie Sanitary Coram 1 8s! on, hla 
health continued to fall, and tall in*' usual rentedtoi and 
the skill oi physicians seamed 16 avail nothing. Prof. 
Aionzo Clark. M.D., one of the, most auccwsful physi- 
cians in tho city of New Vork, « : '" se il fur In consuf 
, , ■ . ,i the simple de motion "i Blackberry 
i oli with a diet of beel '■ ;l undcream. The" result In 
allocking the disease vm ronnuiahie. Within tin- past 
few weeks we have known the Blackberry I p>e- 
L In verj numerous Instanci - ol bowel complain! . 
the drouth, and it has not Hi lied in a 
q instance We therefore head this Item 'Mrrrporfr 
■..ml hope to call the attention of physicians and 
■ \ to the sit ject. - There has beef) a 
great call for "blackberries for soldiers." We suggest to 
each regimental surgeon a few pounds of the 
root, with this item, to call his attention to the subject. 
A Self-Painted Portrait. It any one 
can be taken in by a letter similar to the following, which 
was received by one of our subscribers, perhaps he is 
silly beyond saving. Ii was proceeded, of oourse,'by 
Ticket " 1649," or some other. We h ivc little fear that our 
readers can be sodupeJ, but «ill just pin this specimen 
of a humbug to the wall, for examination by the curious: 
" Private and Confidential. 
No. SO Exchange St., Jan. 6th, 1864. 
A] r. . Dear Sir:— Your ticket drew a prize of 
$200. but as you have not paid for a certificate you can 
obtain it by writing me a letter dated on the day of 
drawing and enclose Sio, ihe price of ticket. When re- 
i ,1 shall go to the Managers' office and open the 
letter In their presence, savin?. This letter was mislaid 
in the post-office, but the date and money are correct. 
They do not know the No, of your ticket and will take 
the money and send you a certificate which secures y.m 
the prize, — I will aid you to do this if you will assist me 
to sell tickets by informing your neighbors you'Have re- 
ceived the prize monev and whom to apply to for tickets. 
Write immediately. Yours truly, Titos. G. Browne." 
There you are. Mr. Browne, in your, proper colors, 
ed by yourself, as a swindling cheat How do you 
like your portrait? The readers of t lie American Agricul- 
turist, thousand of whom have received similar letters 
from you and others, know well enough that you would 
cheat them instead of the pretended lottery managers, 
Should they forward you the $10. 
Au Astounding Publication. " Tin.' 
Philosophic and Scientific Ultimatum, Written in the 
Constitu:i<tn and Laws of the Universe, by the omnipotent 
hand of Divine Intelligence, and spread before all man- 
kind in the universal language of organic Mind and 
Matter, Cause and Effect, for Hie Guide of Nations and 
the promotion of Human Happiness," and so on for a 
pagO. "is the title of a work now inpres^.*' "Every dollar 
received for the work is strictly pledged to objects of 
charity and benevolence." Send your money, $2.50, to a 
certain Post Office box In New York, and— further this 
deponent saith not. only that probably the publisher of 
this tremendous tome must have exhausted himself in 
getting up a title, and we should fear the balance of the 
book would not be forthcoming. 
Xo Iftalce Hard-cider into Vinegar. 
— H. N. Heff, Pa. Give air free access and summer tem- 
perature. Some old vinegar or " mother " accelerates it. 
Vinegar from Peaches.-" C. B.," St. 
Joseph. Mich., says that good vinegar may be made from 
peaches, and advises peai'h growers to put their over ripe 
and waste fruit into barrels containing water. When the 
water is strongly impregnated with the juice of the fruit, 
it may be drawn off into other barrels to- ferment. 
Rifle Clubs.— The rifle is a strange tiling to 
loo many of our young men. When they went to the 
w:ir, multitudes of the men had never pulled a trigger in 
their lives, and of course it took them some time to 
gain a confidence in themselves and in their weapons. 
Now that many having honorably served their time, are 
returning to peaceful pursuits, it is gratifying to know- 
that rifle clubs are forming in various parts of the 
country. These should receive legislative encourage- 
ment, and wealthy citizens may well afford to offer cups, 
and sums of money, fine rifles and similar premiums for 
snecific feats, or general excellence of marksmanship. 
There are three ways in which these clubs are organized, 
and all work « ell— the purely military, the purely 
civil tike a farmers' club or village Lyceum), and the 
mixed civil and military. As a guide in the selection 
and use of the rifle we think Cleveland's hints to Riflemen, 
will be found very good. It is in our book list. 
Medicating Trees. — Some months ago 
we gave the statement of a contributor who claimed that 
he had successfully cleared trees of insects by the intro- 
duction of medicinal Hubstances Into thai] circulation. 
Since thi il others have lesulied (n the same thing. There 
Is now upon our Exhibition Tablet ■> dl h ol na One 
plums as one could wish, and without n curcullo sting 
upon them, UK 8. ' loopei . ol Stuten island, who brought 
thorn, ascribes his sneers-, to the use ol sulphur. A K 
meh hole was bored Into the k, flllod with sulphury 
.mil plugged up. Before doing this he could ralaeno 
plums ; Ms neighbors frull Is all spoiled, whlla his trees 
are loaded. Here Is a stab tnenl made in good fidtb, and 
we h-ive had similar opes claiming that ottiei In eel be 
sides Iho cure u tin have been repelled by the same treat- 
ment. But we nre'nol prepared to believe that the sul- 
phur had anything to do with saving the plums. UN a 
great pity that we have not sbmo Horticultural Society ( 
with experimental grounds where this and all similar 
questions could be definitely M*tllod, 
Two Crops of Leaves.— ' W. A. F.," 
Raysville, End. When the more prominent buds are 
killed by frost, but the vitality of the tree Is still uninjured, 
dormant huds, Which would not otherwise have devel- 
oped, will push and thus a covering of foliage be secured. 
Root Ci rait in;;-.— Will A. W. C, 6end a 
drawing and description of his instrument for the roots? 
Planting- Acorns. — "G. J. K.", Wauscka 
Co., Wis., gives the following as his method of planting 
acorns: "Mark your ground as for corn, except make 
the rows 8 ft. instead of *1, and take out one hoe full of 
earth for each hill. Go to the woods where hogs have 
not been permitted to run, scrape the leaves and l£ inch 
of the soil, either with shovel, spade, or hoc, and fill your 
wagon box. In planting, if acorns are plenty, you need 
but about 2 quails of leaves to each hill, put on sufficient 
soil to keep them in place. Plant anytime from the 
falling of the acorns to the first of May. It is hut little 
work to gather the leaf mould, and if any is left it is the 
best mulch for grapes, strawberries, etc., you can use." 
Oak-apples.— Mife U S. A. S.", Rockford, 
Wis. These are excrescences caused by the presence of 
a grub. An egg is deposited in a puncture made in the 
leaf and a diseased growth or tumor is found around the 
young grub, in which it lives, and upon the substance of 
which it feeds. The grub turns to chrysalis in autumn 
when the '* apple" falls from the tree; it remains in that 
state until spring, when it corned out as a small fly, Cy- 
nips conflucnSy black and brown color, about \{ inch long. 
Gardening* in California. — "J. B. B." 
Blair Co., Pa. Any plants that succeed with you will 
do well in California, and many others that we at the 
East cannot grow at all, flourish there. See article on 
strawberries in July No. Bee keeping is profitable there. 
The Garden Plea.— Mr. B. F. Miller, 
Jackson Co., Oregon, finds that dry corn meal sprinkled 
around the plants will save them from the attack of this 
insect. It is renewed after a rain or heavy dew. We 
have had the same recommended for the striped bug. 
Mildew. — E. Jeffries. This is a microscopic 
plant which lives on the leaves of grapes, etc. Sulphur 
is the best remedy yet found. Doubtful if anything will 
help the Catawba when it rots. Get a hardier sort. 
Grapes tor Iowa. — J. Zings:, Henry Co., 
Iowa. The Delaware is a hardy grape, and so are Con- 
cord and CHnton. — All, nurserymen now have them. 
Exhibition of Grapes and Wines. — 
An association at Cleveland, (Ohio, we suppose, but there 
is no State mentioned on the Circular,) offer liberal pre- 
miums, open to all, to be awarded at an exhibition to be 
held in that city from Sept. 17th to 30th. The prize list is 
signed by F. R. Elliott, Sec'y. 
Linnaeus Rhubarb.-" T. P. R." Lock- 
haven. Penn. We know of no hook upon the culture of 
this, and making "wine" from it. It is cultivated just 
like any othei variety. The ground can hardly be too 
rich as it is a great feeder. All nurserymen have it, as 
it is one of the best if not the very best for pies, etc 
ST>essicated Potatoes.— D. Williamson, 
Putnam Co., III. These are made in large manufactories 
by cooking the potatoes, peeling them, and then rubbing 
them through a coarse grater, which leaves them in 
large grains. The material is spread on cloth stretched 
on frames, and placed in a room heated by steam-pipes, 
to dry. With a little ingenuity this process might be im- 
itated In the family, grating or chopping the potatoes, and 
then drying them on pans in a moderately heated oven. 
Drying Sw«ci Corn.— *' Toting House- 
keeper". The ears should be no riper than If for the 
tab - I Doh < n mgh to harden the milk In the grain, slice 
from ii i dii mi -.1 n sharp 
'" oeaj hi love. Borne prefer in cul the com from the 
cob while raw, then Bel the pan con h nlng it in a . 
oT boiling water until it i> scalded. T p end on , 
and drj In the itove oven, leaving itii 
loomoeh heat. In either wav n will ■ i more 
" tough/' than fresh corn. When Urti I < ■ ed, II 
should be soaked In water over night In b warn ; 
I.ioss of* Wheat Seed. -B. & Scbonck, 
Chamhersburg. Pa., writes that he had red red many or- 
ders, some of them prepaid, for Bough ton White Wheat 
seed, ail of which were destroyed by the burning of his 
house during the late rebel raid at that pine. He 
wishes through the A griadturUt to Inform parties Inte- 
rested that he hopes to mi • T all 1 1 igementi .( he can 
lenro their address, amount of orders, etc. 
Cauliflower Seed.— C. Mollo, Joliet, III. 
Plants are sown in autumn, and wintered in frames, and 
those which form the best heads in spring are allowed to 
go to seed. Most seed sold in this country is Imported. 
IflaUing Bulbs.— < W. T. <;.", Equality, 
111. Take up when the leaves begin to wither, dry and 
pack in dry moss, tie the parcel, mark it "plants by 
mail," and pay postage at the rate of 2 cents for 4 ounces. 
Inquiries for I>ucl<s. — The 
Rouen Ducks which appeared in the lasl R 
rtcuUuri.it, leads tc 
pure breed may be 
notice of 
of ihe Ag- 
nsiderable Inquiry as to where the 
btained. This item will inform our 
correspondents that we know of no one who has them 
for sale, and at the same time broadly hint lo those who 
have pure Rouens for sale to advertise them. It would 
be a very profitable speculation, we doubt not. fur some 
one to breed Wood Ducks to supply them to gentlemen 
having ornamental bodies of water fu their grounds. 
Grain Hinder. — "More than one" of our 
subscribers inquire if there is any such thing as a ma- 
chine for binding grain which does good work and is 
practically useful. We should be glad to know, also. 
UTew York State Wool Growers' 
Convention. — Just as we go to press we feceive thp 
numerously signed call for this convention fr«»m Mr. H. 
S. Randall. The call is as follows — 
The Wool Growers of the State of New York, and 
other persons interested, are requested In meel al the 
City Hall, {Court House,) in the City of Roc 
Wednesday, the 21st day of Sepieml"-! next, al ten 
o'clock A.M.. for the. purpose of organizing a State Wool 
Growers' Association, and adopting such other measures 
as may be deemed expedient. 
Among the signers will be noticed 15 Presidents of 
the State Agricultural Society, with other equally promi- 
nent agriculturists. If properly carried out, this move- 
ment will result in good, and though we miss from the 
list of signers several names we expected to see, we 
hope the movement will enlist the co-oper:iHon of a't 
interested, that in the Society formed there maybe no- 
thing cliquish, but unity for the general good. 
Xlie SelfrSewer advertised in our columns 
is a contrivance for guiding the work under the needle of 
a sewing-machine, which it does admirably. It is a 
great relief to the eyes and from the c^ampe l position 
usually necessary, to have the work led straight to its 
place by means of this simple appliance. Even- owner 
of a sewing-machine should be supplied with one. 
Sunday School Question Book.— 
Price Changed.— The price of the S. S. Question 
Book is now 12 cents each, and the following prices, if 
sent by mail, will be charged—allowing 3 cents encti 
for postage on any number over 10 copies. 
1 copy, lfi cents. 1 4 copies, fin cent*?. | 7 copies l ot CPUts 
2 copies, 32 cents. 5 copies, 7fi cents, ft con'*--, I 2 - 
3 copies, 48 cents. | 6 copies, 92 cente. | 9 copies, I &> 
Mr. Judd Still Absent.— To the many 
kind inquiries in regard to Mr. Judd, we would replv I liar 
he is still confined to his room. The hopes of a spec ly 
recovery, expressed last month, were not realized. a= 1, 
suffered a severe relapse. The excessive h^at. addc ! In 
the exhausted condition of his system, protracted hi- ill- 
ness, which at one time wore a vcrv serious aspect. At 
the present time (Aug. 16th.) he Is gradually, but decided- 
ly improving, and we confidentlv expect he will be 
with us early in September. Those who havlp written 
upon matters requiring his personal attention will under- 
stand why their favors have not been answered. 
Associate Editobs. 
