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the cultivator going among them constantly 
from the time they will admit of being 
worked until laid by. The scarcity and 
high price of labor renders it necessary to 
cultivate by horse power wherever possible; 
and the improvement constantly going on 
in the construction of farming implements 
renders the use of the hoe less a necessity 
each year, and it is to be hoped that some 
time in the near future its aid will thereby 
be made almost unnecessary. 
Good Rules for Winter. 
The following rules, published, in Farm 
and Fireside , are worth heeding by those 
who believe that an ounce of prevention is 
worth a pound of cure: 
Never lean with the back upon anything 
that is cold. Never begin a journey until 
the breakfast has been eaten. 
Never take warm drinks and then im¬ 
mediately go out in the cold. 
Keep the back, especially, between the 
shoulder blades, well-covered; also, the 
chest well protected. In sleeping in a cold 
room establish the habit of breathing 
through the nose, and never with the 
mouth open. 
Never go to bed with cold or damp feet. 
Never omit regular bathing, for unless 
the skin is in active condition the cold will 
close the pores and favor congestion or 
other diseases. 
After exercise of any kind never ride in 
an open carriage or near the window of a 
car, for a moment; it is dangerous to 
health and even to life. 
When hoarse, speak as little as possible 
until the hoarseness is recovered from, else 
the voice may be permanently lost or diffi¬ 
culties of the throat be produced. 
Merely warm the back by a fire, and 
never continue keeping the back exposed to 
heat after it has become comfortably warm. 
To do otherwise is debilitating. 
When going from a warm atmosphere 
into a cooler one keep the mouth closed so 
that the air may be warmed by its passage 
through the nose ere it reaches the lungs. 
Never stand still in cold weather, espec¬ 
ially after having taken a slight degree of 
exercise, and always avoid standing on ice 
or snow, or where the person is exposed to 
a cold wind. 
MARIANNA PLUM. 
The Marianna Plum. 
The Marianna Plum is an accidental seed¬ 
ling. Tree a rapid and uniform growers 
straight stem; lower branches nearly hori¬ 
zontal, and becoming more upright to¬ 
wards the top, forming a compact and sym¬ 
metrical head. It is entirely free from the- 
ravages of insects. Fruit round and a little- 
larger than the Wild Goose; rather thick 
skin; a deep cardinal red when fully ripe;; 
stone small and fruit of fine quality, per¬ 
sistent, and not liable to be blown off by 
winds; ripens from two to three week# 
before the Wild Goose, and continues in 
fruit from three to four weeks. This fruife. 
is entirely free from the ravages of the cur- 
culio, and other insects; and bears uniform¬ 
ly heavy crops in all seasons. Does not, 
sucker. 
This variety is sold only by the introdu¬ 
cer, Mr. Chas. N. Eley of Smith’s Pointy 
Galveston Co., Texas, and his authorized! 
agents, and by them only under his regis¬ 
tered trade mark. 
