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it any where, where he may have growing 
crops, as it will attract moisture and food from 
the air and from the earth, and like a good nurse, 
dispense it to the growing plants in such pro- 
portions, and at such times, as may be required 
by their wants. 
But while the agricultpr may be providing 
plaster, let him not forget that it always acts 
best where, as we have before premised, the land 
may have been previously limed. — Am. Farm. 
To Clean Looking Glasses. — Take a news- 
paper or a part of one, according to the size of 
the glass. Fold it small, and dip it into a basin 
of clean cold water. When thoroughly wet, 
squeeze it out in your hand as you would a 
sponge, and then rub it hard all over the face of 
the glass, taking care that it is not so wet as to 
run down in streams. In fact, the paper must 
be only completely moistened or damped all 
through. After the glass has been well rubbed 
with the wet paper, let it rest a lew minutes ; 
and then go over it with a fresh diy newspaper 
(folded small in your hand) till it looks clear 
and bright — which it will almost immediately, 
and with no farther trouble. 
This method (simple as it is) is the best and 
most expeditious for cleaning mirrors, and it 
will be found so on trial — giving a clearness 
and polish that can be produced by no other pro- 
cess. It is equally convenient, speedy, and 
effective. The inside of window panes may be 
cleaned in this manner, to look beautifully clear; 
the windows being first washed on the outside. 
Also the glasses of spectacles, &c. The glass 
globe of an astral lamp may be cleaned with 
newspaper in the above manner. 
Dusting Furnituh e.— II a hand-brush is used 
for dusting furniture, it should always be follow- 
ed by a dusting cloth. A brush merely disturbs 
the dust without taking it up or absorbing it; 
and is only useful in dislodging it from crevices. 
Therefore, if the dust is not afterwards wiped up 
in a cloth (which should be frequently shaken 
out of the window) it floats about the room, and 
settles again ; being only removed from one 
place to spread itself on another. A yard of six- 
penny calico will make two small dusters, or 
one large one. They should be hemmed, that 
the servants may not regard them- as mere rags, 
to be tom up, or thrown away when dirty. 
Jifzss Laelic’B Magazine. 
How TO Mesmerise Lice on Plants. — A 
correspondent ol the Macon Telegraph says: — 
“If you think the following is worth any thing, 
you can let your readers see it. I don’t think 
there is any mistake in the matter. I tried it on 
two plants that were cove'^ed with lice, and out 
of the whole number I could not find one live 
one. I have found great difficulty in saving ru- 
tabaga seeds, and this year they were ruined be- 
fore T could find a remedy. After trying a great 
many other things, I thought of the following, 
tried it, and found it effectual. 
Take a little barrel that has but one head, 
and enclose the plant that contains the animals 
to be mesmerised under the barrel, then with a 
pipe, (or in any other way,) fill the bairel with 
tobacco smoke, then draw the dirt carefully 
round the mouth of the barrel, so as to prevent 
the escape of the smoke. Let the barrel contin- 
ue there for twelve hours, (perhaps a less time 
would answer,) and it will be found that the 
animals are one and all completely mesmerized. 
No mistake about this matter. So if plants that 
have been left for seed are treated in this way, 
it will be found that their liceships are com- 
pletely disqualified for doing mischief.” 
A correspondent of the Albany Cultivator 
says — “I have at various times tried several 
expedients to destroy caterpillars, and among 
other things turpentine, sulphur, &c., but have 
invariably tailed, until I discovered that the 
spirits of hartshorn, applied by means ol a 
sponge attached to the end of a pole, and thrust 
into the midst of the web, caused instantaneous 
death to «,U living matter it touched.” 
FEEDING HORSES. 
Various opinions are entertained as to the 
best and most economical mode of feeding hor- 
ses, and many experiments are on record that 
have been instituted to settle the question. The 
result seems to be, that at the ordinary prices ol 
grain and hay, it is cheaper to keep horses on 
grain, than on hay, or on hay and grain. There 
IS another important matter to be considered, 
however, and that is, is feeding entirely with 
grain, as conducive to the health of the animal, 
as a mixture of hay and grain. We do not be- 
lieve it to be; and the general result of the ex- 
periments has been to show that it is not. Our 
own experience too would lead us to speak de- 
cidedly upon this point. We have tried feeding 
horses upon grain alone, and upon grain and 
hay, and found the latter the best for the animals. 
They were not so shrunk up or gaunt, there 
was more muscle and consequently more weight, 
and whatever may be thought of this latter 
quality in a race horse, where nothing but sm- 
ews and bones are required, every farmer 
knows that the road or farm horse is worth but 
little without weight. Feeding horses on grain 
alone, is like keeping a man on wheat bread 
solely; he will live for a time, but will finally 
sink under the experiment. In this case, the 
finer the flour the worse for the man. W e have 
never had horses in better condition for labor, 
than when we have led them with cut wheat 
staw, wet up in a tub with Indian corn meal. — 
It is evident there must be some proportion be- 
tween the bulk and the nutritive power of food, 
and grain alone gives too much nutritive matter 
for the bulk. Oats, perhaps, approach nearer 
the standard than any other grain; but the use 
of these alone, will in a long run be found un- 
advisable. 
One of the most carefully conducted experi- 
ments we have noticed, was the one made by 
Mr. Brotherton, near Liverpool; and he came 
to the conclusion that horses cannot be kept in 
a condition fit lor work, if fed on grain alone. 
For nine years, Mr. Brotherton allowed eight 
horses three Winchester bushels of oats and 
one of beans, but no hay or chaff During this 
period he annually lost more or less horses, 
which he attributed to the quantity of grain be- 
ing greater than the stomach could digest. This 
induced him to adopt feeding hay with his grain 
in the following proportion: — To eight horses 
he allowed one bushel of oats, one bushel of 
beans, and three bushels of cut hay, straw or 
clover; and he found them better able to do their 
work than before, and for several years after 
adopting the plan, lost but one horse from dis- 
ease. Farmers, we are confident, have much 
to learn on the subject of leeding animals, and 
the health and good condition ol the latter will, 
we doubt not, be found compatible with greater 
degrees of economy than has generally been 
practiced. — Albany CultivcUor. 
Wire Worms. — A friend has given us an ac- 
count ol an experiment made the past summer 
to prevent the depredations of the wire worms. 
A farmer had the previous year applied to a part 
ol his corn, manure from the hog pen in which 
there was an abundance of cobs, and where this 
manure was used no injury was done by wire 
worms, while other parts were much inj ured by 
them where other manure was. 
Supposing that the protection was owing to 
the cobs, he made an experiment the past season 
by putting two or three cobs into each hill, 
among the manure which was not from the hog- 
pen, on a part of the piece, and the rest of the 
piece was manured in the same manner, ex- 
cepting the cobs- 
Wherethe cobs were the corn succeeded well, 
and was not injured in the least by worms; 
while on that part where no cobs were used the 
wire worms did much damage. On taking up 
the cobs and examining them it was found that 
the pith was full of wire worms. 
From the result of this experiment' it seems 
that the worms prefer the pith ot the cob to the 
corn, and that nature has wisely provided for 
the protection of corn, when the ears to the 
ground, and the corn grows spontaneously, as 
the worms will find their lavorite fcou in the 
pith of the cob, which allows the corn to escape 
their depredations . — Farmefs Jaurnal. 
Corns. — The common bean leaf, bruis. d and 
applied upon corns every night on go mg to bed 
for about a week, is, it is said, a certain ren.edy 
for these troublesome excrescences. 
Whitewash that will not Rub off. — Mix 
half a pail of lime and water ready to put on the 
wall; then take a gill of wheat flour, mix up 
well in a very little cold water, then pour boiling 
water over it till it thickens. Pour it into the 
the white- wash while hot, and stir the whole to- 
gether. 
Destroying Insects. — The Gardener’s Ga- 
zette recommends, as one means of destroying 
inesets that are injurious to fruit trees . nd vine- 
yards, to light piles of bru.sh-wood when they 
are about depositing their eggq, attracted by the 
light, they will fly to it by myriads, and thus 
perish in the blaze. 
AUGUSTA MARKET. 
Tuesday p. m., July 5. 
CoUon — The stock of cotton in our market 
and Hamburg was, on the 1st instant, 12,540 
bales, and we presume that not more tnan one 
half the quantity is on planters’ account. Our 
market for the past fortnight has been rather 
dull, not ove.' 1000 bales, and at prices about | 
® ^ cent less than our highest rate. We quote 
4i- r® 6j cents as extremes of the market — prin- 
cipal sales 5J i® 5| cents. 
iWorrey— Exchange on New York, Charleston 
and Savannah remains at par. Central Bank 
notes sell from 10 ® 12 cent discount. State 
6 cent Bonds are in demand and will readily 
bring 65 cents. 
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
PAGE. 
Marl 
Cure for the Bots; Cultivation of the Grass- 
es; to Remove Fruit Stains; Cure for 
Wounds and Bruises on Horses; N. York 
Agricultural Society. 
American Manufactured Silks; Preserving 
Eggs; Preserving Scythes, &c. from Rust 
Judge O’Neall’s Address 
Bummer’s Manure; Root Culture 
Marl; to Stop Bleeding at the Nose; Cotton 
Bagging; Criterion for Judging Stock; 
Plaster 
To Clean Looking Glasses; Dusting Furni- 
ture; How to Mesmeiise Lice on Plants; 
to destroy Caterpillars; Feeding Hoi ses; 
Wire Worm; Remedy for Corns; W hite- 
wash that will not rub off; Destroying 
Insects; Augusta Market 
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