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hang in airy sheds secure from rains, and where there 
will be a free circulation of air. If exposed to the wind, 
they will he broken, and the tobacco is better fornotob'y- 
ing too quick. It needs to cure slowly and uniformly.— 
See our pamphlet on Tobacco Culture, and an article on 
Joseph Reader's method in the Agriculturist for March, 
1864, in regard to the most approved ways of hanging to¬ 
bacco in the drying sheds. 
SSas can Uiiivea*sifcies 
and Hospitals. —We have frequent inquiries about 
the concern that advertises itself as the New York Medi¬ 
cal University, and here is a letter from one who has 
been swindled by an “Examining Agent’’ of the “Union 
Combination Hospital,” and asking if there is such a 
hospital in New York. New York hospitals do not send 
out “examining,” or any other agents, and New York Uni¬ 
versities do not advertise cures or medicines. We might 
print in large letters on every page that every one who 
advertises medicines to cure this or that disease, or prom¬ 
ises a cure in any case, is a quack and a humbug; and 
yet there would be some who would write to ask if such 
a one was not an exception. Have nothing to do with 
the whole crew. The more they pretend as to their 
abilities the more dangerous they arc. We do not know 
that, there is any law to prevent one man calling himself 
a “University,” a “Hospital,” or a funeral. As to 
this “New York Medical University,” it is difficult to 
see how any one can read its advertisements and suppose 
for a moment that it was a University in any proper or 
legitimate sense of the term. 
Harper’s Yffa^aziae. — This standard 
monthly not only keeps up with its former reputation— 
but is has introduced some new features, the most not¬ 
able of which is the “ Editor’s Scientific Record." The 
attempts at giving scientific items in popular papers are 
generally ridiculous failures. This in Harper’s is a 
marked exception, and is evidently made up by some one 
who understands what he is about. 
Tinned KoofW.— W. A. Staples, Amherst 
Co., Va. You can buy tinned nails with which to fasten 
the tin upon your roof, and they will be much better 
than copper—which, indeed, would be the worst you 
could use. Any tinman can tin them for you in case 
they are not to be had ready covered. 
“ Upland Ci’iniberry.” —-Seth Gordon, 
Gurnsey Co., 0. We have many times stated that there 
is not, to our knowledge, any variety of cranberry that 
can be planted npon dry soil with any probability of suc¬ 
cess. We know that some dealers advertise the plants, 
but we will go a long journey to see an acre, or even a 
square rod in profitable bearing. Who will show it to us ? 
Aiders smd Caraway. — “F. E. D.,” 
St. Johns, N. B. Alders are best cut when in their fullest 
vigor, but we doubt if one cutting at any particular time 
will kill them. Caraway is an unusual weed in pastures. 
It is a biennial, and if not allowed to go to seed, would 
die out, if no more seed were brought upon the land. 
Grass lor Florida.— G. Carlton. The 
Bermuda Grass— Cynodon dactylon , will succeed on 
“ poor and sandy soils." It does not grow from seed, 
but from sets. TheLespedezaor “Japan Pea,” is worth 
trying as a pasture plant. 
!5;irloUouse.— I). S. Prescott. The speci¬ 
men sent is the Oyster-shell Bark-louse, which we have 
often described. The reason you did not recognize it is 
because it is in its young state. The insects have re¬ 
cently fixed themselves, and the scale is just beginning 
to grow upon them. Eggs will appear later in the season. 
Raw Towiatoes.—Mrs. “W. A. B.,” writes: 
"Tomatoes to be eaten raw, are much nicer if peeled 
without scalding; if properly ripened, that can be ac¬ 
complished with very lfttle trouble. As an accompani¬ 
ment for bread and butter, nothing can be nicer than to¬ 
matoes served like strawberries, with white sugar and 
sweet cream, without pepper, salt, or vinegar ; have the 
tomatoes fresh and cool, and nicely peeled and sliced." 
5*lan.ts Gained.— Mrs. S. L. Bowman, the 
Gingko, Salisburia adiantifolia , a fine ornamental tree 
from Japan... .Mrs. “ A. C. W.,” Milwaukee, Wis. An 
old greenhouse shrub, formerly called Achania Malvavis- 
cus , but properly is Malvaviscus arborea _K. S. Wright. 
The flower is Gilia coronopifolia. Standing Cypress, or 
Cypress Gilia; the leaf is that of Saxifrage, sarmentosa , 
popularly known as Wandering Jew, Strawberry Gera¬ 
nium, etc_II. Steel, Port Deposit, Mu. Not a thistle, 
but something worse—the “Horse-nettle,” Solarium, 
Carolinense. It is one of the vilest weeds that ever grew, 
and the only way is to keep cutting it off as fast as it 
sprouts_F. D. Hunter, Poughkeepsie. The Double 
Sneezewort, Achillea Ptarmica , an excellent white flow¬ 
er, but it will spread so !.. .. Mrs. “ E. C. H.” The Vir¬ 
ginia Creeper, Ampelopsis quinquefolia, and not at all 
poisonous. The leaf has five divisions, while those of 
the Poison Ivy, for which it was mistaken, have three .... 
L. Ballou, Wineherdou, Mass. Fumitory, Fumaria offi¬ 
cinalis , and found as a weed in old gardens all over the 
world. It was formerly cultivated as a medicinal plant, 
but is just now out of fashion, .. .S. Carlton, Slatersville, 
R. I., No. 1, Bastard Toad-flax, Crmandra umbellate — 
No. 2, Dwarf Ginseng, Aralia quinquefolia. No. 3, New 
Jersey Tea, Ceanothus Americanus. No. 4, American Hel¬ 
lebore, Veratrumviride. No. 5, Enchanter’s Nightshade, 
Circcea Lutetiana. No. 0, Water Pennywort, Ilydrocotyle 
Americana. No. 7, apparently the leaves of Gill, Nepeta 
Glechoma. _Box sent by J. E. Haller crushed in the 
mail and plants lost. 
SumaeBi.—Several inquire about preparing 
Sumach for market. We have nothing to add to what 
has already been published. The leaves and leaf-stalks, 
and not the berries, are used. They are gathered at any 
time from July until frost, thoroughly cured under cover, 
and ground and bolted for market. We will thank any 
one familiar with the process to give us a detailed ac¬ 
count of the manner of grinding and packing. 
CaniiisaSweet Cor-bi.—W e have fre¬ 
quently stated that there were difficulties in the way of 
canning sweet corn in families, but inquiries continue to 
come in relation to it. Green corn is put up in large 
quantities by the Oneida Community; their process as 
published in the “ Circular ” last year is essentially as fol¬ 
lows: The corn is boiled for 20 minutes; it is then cut 
from the cob and placed in tin cans. A boiling-hot syrup, 
made of one pound each of sugar and salt to eight gallons 
of water, is poured into the cans to completely fill all the 
interstices among the corn. The cans are then soldered 
up and are ready for boiling in a solution of chloride of 
calcium, a vast product of the salt works. The chloride 
of calcium bath is used because its boiling point is much 
higher than that of water. It is used of a strength that 
boils at 240”. The sealed cans are placed upon a rack 
and lowered into the solution ; high pressure steam is let 
into a coiled tube at the bottom of the kettle and the 
cans are kept at a temperature of 2-10° for 45 minutes. 
The cans, when removed, are washed off and when cool¬ 
ed are ready to label and pack. 
Crimson doves*—Tetcli. — “ W. C. B.,” 
New Hope, Bucks Co., Pa., writes : “I see in the August 
Agriculturist an account of the Crimson Clover. Will it 
make good hay the first year ? Does it grow strong, stiff 
stalks ? I want something to sow on corn stubbles next 
spring in place of oats, to get some bay off next year.” 
Arts. — \Ye do not think the Crimson Clover would prove 
satisfactory. If the land is rich, Vetch or Tares would 
do well either alone or mixed with oats and make capi¬ 
tal hay. The seed is to be had of our large seedsmen. 
Green Co rm. —Norali V. says, cut from the 
cob and boil in so little water as to be dry when done ; 
add a cupful of sweet cream and a lump of butter. 
TLVs&RisactioaR* oi” fiEse A. A. NS a?e 
Agricultural Society for 1808. — With a mod¬ 
eration which becomes a dignified body, the N. Y. State 
Society presents a record of what it did two years ago, 
which will probably be interesting to antiquarians. For 
the rest, it contains a Report on “New American Grapes,.” 
which the Society never should have printed, two articles 
from the Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society (Eng¬ 
land 1), and a paper on Salt by Hon. Geo. Geddes, which 
if we mistake not, has already appeared elsewhere. We 
hope that the Society will incubate three years over its 
report for 1S69, and we may then have the volume quite 
made up of foreign articles. 
ALamp Screw —“3. J. W.”a6ks 
how he shall replace a screw that has become detached 
from his lamp. The screw caps are cemented on by 
means of plaster of Paris (calcined plaster). Mix the 
plaster with water to the consistence of thick cream, and 
cement on the cap. It will set in a few minutes, and 
when dry will be firmly fixed. Both the cap and the lamp 
should be free from grease. 
Encaly ptus. —“A Subscriber,” Puinam Co., 
Fla. We know of no one who has these trees at the 
East. They have been planted to a considerable extent 
in California, and had you signed your name to your let¬ 
ter—as every person who writes should—we should have 
answered by mail. 
E’niuing Evergreen 35e«lg'es. — J. 
Freck. Prune this fall, before hard frosts. 
Tlae AiUliDMi Fressj is a moutkly journal 
devoted to literature and the fine arts. In point of me¬ 
chanical execution, paper, type and engravings, it is mag¬ 
nificent. Those who are interested in the progress of 
wood engraving will find some remarkable examples in 
this journal. It has recently presented its readers with 
several illustrations from the American Agriculturist , as 
specimens of excellence in the art of engraving. The 
paper and printing that we are obliged to use upon our 
large edition and at our cheap rates, and especially the 
rapid rate at which we must print the immense number 
of copies, on power presses, does notallow the real beauty 
of our engravings to be shown ; but on the thick tinted 
paper, and with the exquisite printing of the Aldine Press, 
they come out in all their true excellence. We have men¬ 
tioned only the mechanical portion of the journal, the 
literary portion is by some of the best writers of the day. 
&oaei<la*y .IS5iml»0is*s.—To give an idea of 
the extent of the operations of swindlers, as well as to 
furnish a record for ready reference by our readers, we give 
below a list of a portion of the names referred to in the 
present volume of this paper. It will be understood from 
our previous remarks, that a large number of these names 
are assumed by a small number of operators. As fast as 
old names become odious or sufficiently known to the 
P. O. Authorities or others to have their letters stopped, 
or when exposed in these columns, they take up new 
names, sometimes using their old circulars with a change 
of address, and sometimes adopting a new scheme. So, 
also, one' man often runs several schemes, or the same 
scheme under many names. We add to each name a 
figure showing what number of this volume contains the 
name, as 1 for Jan., 2 for Feb., 3 for March, etc. Here is 
the partial list: Armstrong, 3; The Adder, 3 ; Arnold, 
4,6; Ames, 4 ; Andrews, 5; Alvord, 6; Banks, 4th St., 
2; Banking House. Broadway, 6 ; Baby advertised for, 4 ; 
Badeau, 5; J. M. Blake, 6; C. O. D., 7 ; Clinton, 1; Cle¬ 
ment, 1, 2 ; Children’s Aid Soc., 6 ; Churches, 3; Clifford 
& Righton, 3 ; Crandell, 5 ; Colgate, 5, 7 ; Carter & Co., 
6; Cancer Doctors, 0 ; Collins, 7 ; California Library Lot¬ 
tery, 7 ; Douglas, 6 ; Dollar Sales, 1 ; Doctors, 2, 3, 5, 0. 
8: Daily & Co., 4, 6, 7; Dodd & Co., 4; Dexter, 7; J. A. 
Dodge, 9; Electrical Doctors, 5; Envelope Game, 5 : 
Elmore, 5 ; Ellerton, 6, 7; Employment, 6, 7 ; Express 
Parcel Swindle, 8 ; S. Fox, 8; J. Fuller, S ; Ferguson, 8, 9 ; 
Fire Arms, Guns, Pistols, etc., 3, 5 ; Gift Enterprise, 4. 
5 ; Godfrey, 4 ; Gambling Cards, 7; Harris & Co., 1, 2, 7 : 
Havana Lottery, 2, 9; Harriot, 4; Geo. R. Hart, 9 : 
Hitchcock, 4, 6; Hammond, 6; Howard Association, 7, 
8 : R. II. Holland, 8 ; Inman, 3 ; J. I. Hamilton, 8 ; Jones, 
4. 6, 8; Jeweler’s Association, 5; P. Jackson, 8; Knit¬ 
ting Machine, 7; Lotz & Co., 1.2; Lands, Cheap, 5; 
Lottery Prizes, 2, 5, 7, 9 ; Life Insurance, 7 ; W. B. Logan, 
8; Michelin & Co., 5; Mocking Bird, 4; Music Boxes, 
1, 3, 5 ; Meredith, Halstead & Co., 3 ; Martine, 4, 5 ; Mor¬ 
gan, 4 ; Morrow, 6 ; W. H. Morris, 8, 9 ; W. D. Miles, 9 ; 
Newspaper Subscribers, 4 ; Oils, cheap, 2, 4, 0,7 : Ogden, 
3; Oroide Watches, etc., 5, 6; Porter & Co., 1 ; F. Porter, 
3 : Photographs, 2, 4, 5, 7; Post-masters, 2; Private Dis¬ 
eases, 2, 3, 5 ; Purchasing Agency, 3; Pistols, 3, 5 ; C. C. 
Perry, 7; T. W. Pierce, 8; Palmer, 8; “Receivers,” 1. 
2, 3, 4, 5, $< Reid & Co., 4; Recipe Sellers, 5, 7, 9 ; “ Re¬ 
generator,” 8 ; Steam Engines, 2, 3 ; Sewing Machines, 
cheap, 3, 4, 6 ; I. W. Smith & Co., 5 : Seeley, M. D., 5 : 
Silver Plating, 6: Stockton, 7, 8; D. B. Stack, 7 ; Taylor, 
2; Trivelio, 3; A. Smith, 8 ; II. Stewart, 8; Vinegar 
Recipe, 5, 9 : Wogan & Co., 1, and in many other papers; 
Waters <fc Co., 1, 2; Wiggins, 1, 8: Weston, Graff & Co., 
2 ; Rev. Edward Wilson, 3 ; Mrs. Williams, 5 ; Watch¬ 
es, Oroide, 5 ; Watch Indicators, 5, 7; Webb &Co.,0: 
Wagner, 7 ; R. S. Wood, 8; R. F. Wood, 7 ; W. n. Wood, 
7,8; etc., etc. The above partial list contains references 
to some 170 swindlers and swindling operations, and 
indicates the wide extent of the nuisance we are com¬ 
batting. Those receiving circulars, or having them on 
hand, can, by examining the above list, judge whether 
any scheme is a new one, and whether it is necessary to 
send it to us.. ..Our “Humbug Parcel” this month 
contains many of the schemes indicated above as having 
been already shown up by us. Here is the “manner” 
of one: J. A. Dodge writes, on manifold paper, to a large 
number of persons, that be has possession of the original 
plates stolen from the U. S. Treasury, from which he is 
printing 1, 2, and 5 dollar hills, which are absolutely per¬ 
fect, etc., and says he has flooded this city, and wishes 
now to circulate them elsewhere. He offers to sell $200 
worth for $20—$10 C. O. D„ etc., and so on with a lot of 
plausible stuff. He gives his address 088 Broadway, and 
encloses a Bill-head of “ W. H. Morris & Co., Importers 
and Manufacturers of Laces, White Goods, Notions, etc., 
Clifton Buildings, Broadway, New York,” as a blind. 
In the Philadelphia “ Public Ledger ,” of July 26th, and 
on other days, appears an advertisement thus: 
66 A DAY CAN BE MADE BY 
1 PARTIES that are up to snuff with¬ 
out interferin'^ with their other business. Address W. D. 
MILES, 688 Broadway, New York.” lt§ 
