SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
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Loafing. — There is no sight so repulsive as an habitual 
loafer, forever hanging around drinking saloons, and 
wearing away the golden hours of life in meaningless 
phantasy, without a thought for anything except the 
gratification of a beastly appetite. It is strange that 
men will thus sacrifice home, reputation, friends and all, 
for that which stultifies them and makes life only a dark 
and hideous dream. 
A Genial Heart. — There are flowers of the gayest 
hues and rarest beauty, which bloom under the eternal 
snows of the Alps, and there are some natures so genial, 
that they wreathe an atmosphere of love around them, 
in which they rejoice and flourish, unconscious that these 
vital influences are self-emanating. Arthur's Home 
Magazine,. 
^^Home is the residence not merely of the body, but 
of the heart. It is a place for the affections to unfold and 
develop themselves ; for children to live and learn and 
play in j for husband and wife to toil smilingly together, 
and make life a blessing. The object of all ambition 
should be to be happy there ; we cannot be happy else- 
where. It is the best proof of the virtues of a family circle 
to see a happy fireside. 
!]^“When I think of my loved dead at night in the 
thick darkness, my thoughts dwell perforce on the gloom 
of the grave, where their bodies lie; but in the morning, 
there are sure to come to me, with the triumphant dawn, 
bright thoughts of that morning-land where their souls 
are dwelling. And so it happens that those whom I 
v^eej) for at night I rejoice with in the morning. 
An extensive Grape cultivator, near Cincinnati, 
says, the prospect of an abundant crop was never better. 
He promised a few of his friends, some years ago, to give 
them a ball whenever he made 5,000 gallons of wine from 
his vineyard, and he has given them notice to prepare 
their dancing shoes. 
Iflintstic (Bcanaimj Enit ^Rtdijw. 
To Clear a Room of Mosquitoes. — The following, it 
is said, “works like a charm — Take of gum camphor a 
piece about one-third the size of an egg, and evaporate it 
by placing it in a tin vessel and holding it over lamp or 
candle, taking care that it does not ignite. The smoke 
will scon fill the room and expel the mosquitoes, 
Hollow Tail! — A Remedy !— A friend writing us 
from Mason county, says that a stock raiser, residing in 
his neighborhood, observing several head of his cattle 
looking very badly, eut off about six inches of the tail of 
the sick animals and found it perfectly hollow. In a few 
days afterwards the cattle were restored to health. — 
Texas State Gazette. 
Sore Eyes — A gentleman of large experience and 
close observation assures us that the following is the best 
remedy he has ever seen tried for sore eyes : — Take 6 
grains of white vitriol, and 18 grains of fine salt, dissolve 
in half a pint of rain or distilled water, filter through pa- 
per, and drop a small portion Ip the eyes several times a 
day. If too strong, dilute with same kind of water. — 
Nashville Uninv. 
Vine Bug. — I preserved my vines last year from the 
ravages of this little pest by placing little wads of cotton 
saturated with spirits of turpentine among the vines near 
the roots, using care to have them touch the vines. The 
turpentine should be renewed from time to time. — Gevesee 
Farmer. 
Solid Ink. — M Deonhardi, of Dresden, has invented 
an ink which he can form into cakes, for the conveyance 
of transport. The inventor takes forty-two parts of 
Allepo galls, and three parts of Dutch madder, and in- 
fuses them in a sufficient quantity of hot water. The solu- 
tion is filtered, and five and a half parts of sulphate of 
iron are dissolved in it, after which two parts of acetate of 
iron and one and one-fifth part of sulphate of indigo are 
added. The whole is then evaporated to dryness, and the 
residuum moulded into cakes. One part of the dry 
ink dissolved into six of hot water gives an ink of first- 
rate quality ; but one of good quality may be obtained by 
adding only fifteen parts of hot water. 
Fleas on Dogs. — The use of arsenic, mercurial oint- 
ment, &c., is effectual, but dangerous. A correspondent 
of i\it London Field fSdiys: “I have tried many experi- 
ments myself, and have found out one perfectly satisfac- 
tory— as my groom informs me to-day, on inquiry, there 
ha^ never been a flea on the dog since. It is yard dog, I 
allude to. I had a new wooden kennel made, and it 
thoroughly painted with gas-tar boiling hot and when 
well dried, placed the dog there without any bed ; the 
consequence was, the fleas all left. The dog is now clean 
and healthy. This took place early in the spring.” 
To Preserve Herbs.— All kinds of herbs should be 
gathered on a dry day, just before or while in blossom. 
Tie them in bundles, and suspend them in a dry, airy 
place, with the blossoms downwards. When perfectly 
dry, wrap the medicinal ones in -paper and keep them 
from the air. Pick off the leaves of those which are to be 
used in cooking, pound and sift them fine, and keep the 
powder in bottles, corked up tight. Dr. Page, of Wash- 
ington, D. C., says that herbs should be bruised or crush- 
ed while in the green state, and then dried. When so « 
treated, they retain their color for a great length of time. 
— Germantown Telegro^ph. 
Neutralizing Poison.— A “general reader” sends the 
following prescription to the Pittsburgh Gazette A. 
poison of any conceivable description and degree of po- 
tency, which has been intentionally or accidentally swal- 
lowed, may be rendered almost instantly harmless by 
simply swallowing two gills of sweet oil. An individual 
with a very strong constitution should take nearly twice 
the quantity. This oil will most positively neutralize 
every form of vegetable, animal, or mineral poison with 
which physicians and chemists are acquainted.” 
Fever and Ague. — This complaint is quite prevalent 
in the city at this time. The Mexicans claim tkat they 
have a certin cure for it. They take a small bag of salt 
and place it directly at the pit of the stomach. The salt, 
after a day or two, turns perfectly yellow, and the patient 
is cured. Several white persons have tried it, as they as- 
sure us, with the same effect. The remedy is certainly 
ly simple enough and cheap. — N. Y. Times. 
To Destroy Insects on Trees. — A solution of whale 
oil soap will destroy the numerous insects that infest trees 
and shrubbery at this season of the year. Dissolve the 
soap in warm water, making “suds” of medium strength, 
and sprinkle the leaves with a syringe. This specific 
is sure death to the caterpillar, miller, and the army of 
ravagers that destroy the foliage. Now is the time for its 
application — Neiu York Evening Post. 
|^*To take out pitch, tar, resin, paint, &c, pour a 
little alcohol on the place, and let it soak in about a half 
an h iur. Then rub it gently, and you will find the alco- 
hol has soaked out the glutinous quality, so that it will 
easily crumble out. 
