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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
frrlmi’i) anti fctoit. 
SPRING BEAUTIES. 
ELY HONEYSUCKLE.—SNOW BERRY. PRUNING WITH THE LEAVES ON. 
This is a choice beauty among our indigenous The only pruning we hold to be sound, safe 
flowering shrubs, found in the moist, woody and commendable, at this season, is that of the 
locations of our Northern States. It is common- finger and thumb ,—in other words, pinching. It 
ly about four feet high, though it not unfre- is quite inconsistent with good management to 
ft|anic Irte, &c. 
LIST OP PATENTS, 
I a polishing powder of great excellence is the 
result. 
Thus we may perceive how much may be 
wrought apparently from nothing—that sim¬ 
plicity is not the synonym of worthlessness nor 
We have endeavored during the past few quently attains six feet, with slender opposite rear a crop of good shoots at two or three inches * " C lr0r " u,e United state* Patent offlee for the complexity, but another word for value. 
, months to inform our readers of the most choice branches. Its leaves are also in opposite pairs, growth before they attain to woodiness. This week end ing May ao, 1856. 
and suitable ornamental trees and shrubs, so far thin, of an oblong - ovate shape, with slender economizes the force of the tree, and turns it GustavusV. Brecht, St. Louis, impn 
as meagre and imperfect description could aid hairs along the margin, especially in the young into a channel where it will promote instead of ftftfthrTftami c. It n -i 
us. But since the few genial glimpses of sun- state. frustrating the ends we are aimin'* at For in- raent in water closets. 6W 6 ’ 
ny weather have exerted their wonderful influ- From the axils of these leaves hang the flow- stance, if we plant a young tree” and have it Henry E.'cttmS C p P ™ 
ence, the trees and shrubs have donned their ers on pendant footstalks of an inch in length, trimmed with a view to a certain form, and con- Samud Colt, Hartford, ct., improve 
most pleasing robes,;and are now worthy the The germs are tied upon each flower-stalk, trary to our expectations, a shoot breaks out at Vichard'coftn^nd 1 L?V.^Moi 
GustavusV. Brecht, St. Louis, improvement in machines NEW LAND MEASUEING INSTRUMENT. 
imu a cnannei wnere u will promote instead ot E. Rookhout and r tt M v • * <• 
frustrating the ends we are aiming at. For in- in water closets 0 ' “* Hewlett) New York > lmprOTe ' ft 1 <50ns ft of a P a “' of light ornamental 
stance if we plant a voumr tree and have it fi!™™ 5 e n,! e ’ New B , f “,u for,i ’ improved boat frames. M ieeI-s aad frame. Within the hubs is an ec- 
trimmed with a view t/a certain 4m, and con. „ ?™'» ’ 5* ^ •«<* «- 
admiration of the lovers of rural beauty. united at the base, and thence diverging a dis- 
We have often regretted that the season for tance of about three-eights of an inch, each 
planting shrubs did not coincide with that at germ supporting aspreading,tubular,fivelobed 
hollow side pieces, to the registering disks. The 
united at the base, and thence diverging a dis- an unexpected point, and assumes a vigorous 
lance of about three-eights of an inch, each habit, and robs all other parts, it would be evi- 
prOTedarrangpment o^supptemwfta^val^esfb^htrf^Dres- ^ks, chains and fr 
8 Tohn a w. Cooft''Philadelphia f • r tionS ° f the dian ^ter of the measuring wheels, 
piituuiig snruos tua not coincide with that at germ supporting a spreading, tubular, five lobed dently unwise to tolerate this intruder until it ^ e ' v York ^ ‘“P^emenT^fteaTiog Ev f r7 rey ° 1,,tl0n of the wheels moves the disks 
which they expand their profusion of flowers, corolla of a pale straw color, intermingled occa- arrives at full growth and then cut it away.— Bela Gardner, Florence, Mass., improved method of °ft C °ft n 1386 ft® surveyor pushes the in- 
so that the most uninformed could choose for sionally with a pink blush. The base of the Too many trees are thus managed by the neg- ° P ft 0 S . gToZ 11 Smond v a for , , , "ft ft lum over lbe surface of the 
himself with the certainty of being suited.- corolla is adorned by an obtuse or saccate spur, lect of summer pruning, or entire lopping off or centre table. «.? ’ leh “ ond - for oracular wheel or giound and when a given point has been 
The next best thing, however, is for those who The five stamens are opposite the divisions of cutting of limbs of considerable size may be coforingcom^nrift Y ° rk ’ im P royeinent in artificial de- bached, the disks will indicate correctly the 
desire to make a selection of ornamental trees the corolla, and with the pistil in the centre are judicious and safe. For instance, in the case of Joh !> Gunner, Jr -, New Y ork, improved swing bolt for picclse d f tance tray eled. The use of the 
•and shrubs for their unfinished country res i- considerably exserted, which adds not a little, neglected orchard trees, in a luxuriant state, ft^Hock, Newark, ^improvement in gas retort fasten ftwu ft ' lts tedlo ftess, halts and starts, 
dence, to visit the grounds of their neighbors to the grace of the flower. It is an early bloom- with dense heads, in which the fruit is deprived ft, , ws,'-irft " 1 a fts and adjustments, is avoided, much 
iind note whatever is beautiful and appropriate er, and seen in its native haunts is decidedly of air and light. In such cases the branches chfnft 6< ey> 1 e ma ’ 1 ' ” ni,proved Bbin S ,e ra a- 1 “ e sa ft’ errors prevented, <fec. Above the 
during the growing and blooming season. In beautiful. may be thinned out and cift • the surface heals n° r" ^ en ‘, lerR0 “> E ! mi ™, for improved horse shoo. wheels there is a wicket framing or basket, in 
the vicinity of this city especially, where the It is placed in the genus Xylostcum, and be- even more rapidly and smoothly than at any Morgan S. .Johnson, Palatine,111., improved Ine theft f ft-ft* vaG(n 's suiveying instruments and other 
l° n g s to the natural order Caprifoliacew which other time. But it i, imzafe to produce auj "SKE N. Y„ fi** b ‘ 
nc calculated to suit the locality, who contains many beautiful and fragrant plants, very sensible diminution of foliage, as it arrests Harry Lull, Hoboken, improvement in feathering paddle U1 ie spected cotemporary endorses, in the 
won < neglect the rich treat that blooming shrubs and vines, natives generally of the the growth of the tree. ^NatharpB^ Marsh rincimmti , . a bove, a very unscientific and inaccurate instru- 
spnng now presents to the lover of plants and Northern temperate regions. All pruning in the growing season tends to Augustin Miller, Grafton, Va.’, improved hydraulTcen- ment > a ad one which will never answer as a 
°ft 18 ' Among these is the Symphoria or Snow arrest growth. Nurserymen know that a slight 8 ' Janies M. Miller, New York, improvement in surface J aad measuver - It is perfectly well understood 
annealing 
) IDG. ° A r AiWTu in V/ 
John Henderson, Elmira, for improved horse shoe wheels there is a wicket framing or basket, in 
Mo^ra^s.^./ohnson^Pala.'tine'^ii^^m^rt'ri'irtS^^Iit^Hi^ft wbich various instruments and other 
wheels. 
Nathan B. Marsh, Cincinnati, improved water meter. 
Augustin Miller, Grafton, Va., improved hydraulic en¬ 
gine. 
James if. Miller, New York, improvement in surface 
Spiraeas may be seen in dense masses of Berry, now becoming common in yards and pruning of stocks before budding will so arrest c ft pn - s ft,T steam engines. 
above, a very unscientific and inaccurate instru¬ 
ment, and one which will never answer as a 
land measurer. It is perfectly well understood 
b Y ev ery person having any knowledge of the 
but deficient in purity. Following these, and and blossoming in July and August. The in- greater or less activity of growth. Late spring 
now in full bloom, there is the pretty chamadri- florescence is that kind commonly called race- pruning is often resorted to as a means of sub- 
fnlin nr Gopm«irloi.Jo«»«J a~:_ _ i • __ - i-,.i * , . . _ , . . 
E. Price, Waterproof, La , improved elevator for cotton, 
sugar cane, &c. 
chain, it is always kept in a horizontal position, 
and the length of any side of a field of irregu- 
r T ; - muu cummoniy cauea race- pi umng is ouen resorieu to as a means ot sub- Napoleon B. Proctor, Burlington, Yt., improved floating i„,. ‘ ?:-— v.mcgu- 
folia, 01 G<ei mander-leaved Spirma, producing mose,—each little flower being supported, by a duing a super-abundant vigor, and it has the drftwbrid «e. ° 1 suilace is consequently no greater than if it 
its flowers in spike-like racemes, so profuse footstalk springing from the axil of a bract along same effect as root pruning to a certain extent- meftpipeft'thgutuftcft 8 -’ improvement in we re a perfect plane. 
that we are at a loss to distinguish in this re- a geneial peduncle. 
spect between it and prunifolia ; it is surpassed The flower is a pretty one, small, bell shaped, 
by the double flowers of the latter, of much of a rosy hue, and densely bearded within. In 
Ilorticulturht. 
purer white, tart, is also now'in b4om <ta. tinr'c th^Ml'ojr.74^e berrtes'appei," greater willbe its registered dimensioT’ W, 
-a VGl’V OftSirn.blA srwinioo r_I , 1 ° J John Tafrtynrt RnYluirv Vloca ;_i WOlllrl il’b fn coo Uiio wv __j. 
John Robinson, New Brighton, Pa., improved method Kut tJlc Boove machine takes in the entire line 
of hanging reciprocating saws. of surface, whether reo-nlir nr ;wnr™lov . .1 
James D. Sarven, Columbia, Tenn, improved carriage J ^ , legular or megular ; and 
Shaft coupling. b consequently, the more broken the land, the 
o j ’ Vvi ■ 1 . - ivmuBiijg ci iciucuy lur severiu years, ana 
a veiy dcsirab e species and a great favorite increasing in size, and, as they approach matu- it never has failed when faithfully attended to 
w,th many planters. ^ rity, their snow-white clusters stand out in As soon as the fruit becomes of the size of a 
John Taggart, Roxbury, Mass., improvement in excavat- like to see this measuring machine at- 
Sinensis has large, distinct trusses of pure beautiful relief upon the deep green ground, 
white flowers, and differs much in habit from May we not “ make the application,” and en 
common pea, shake fine ashes, plaster, or lime 
over it, from some convenient thing. We use a 
mg scoops. 
Samuel H. and Mathew C. Walker, Lancaster, Pa., im- 
provement in gas retort cleaners. 
Thos. Ward. Birmingham. Pa., improved music rack. 
Edward S. Watson, Chenango Forks, improved saw set. 
tempt to score off a paralellogram conlaining a 
few hundred acres of New Hampshire, or even 
of New Y’ork land. One of two things would 
those already noticed. By far the most distinct, deavor so to cultivate our minds, that, like the “corn ’popper,” fastened on a pole of any do- Saftskftohftft^ inevitably result, viz., either the corners would 
howevei, among this very extensive family of Snow Berry, the fruits of old age shall be more sired leno-th and nrefer air slarkpd lim» fr> yw r ft Dutcb ® r - T r°L signor (by intermediate trans- not be right angles, or the sides “ wouldn’t jine." 
choice .trubs „ shrubby, compact charming aud more prized tha°u the ^“sof L .. A ” ^ «r rather 
£]jy C d'i,dmil Wmrn 1 « Sl0 ,7 f °'T’ ° Ur yOUth * * *■ W. shower, or when it is covered with dew.’ ' *3 SS'ISJU' 1 'SfK,','“ 7‘ ° f * scorer, has long been 
tally dissimilar from all the others. It pro- --- . . weighing cart. , aioresam, improved inusemmappiugcounties,wherepositiveac- 
duces its flowers in dense racemes, branching INQUIRIES ETC ow, gentlemen, and ladies too, if you will John Magee Lawrence, Mass., assignor to himself and curacy is not essential. The operator wheels it 
out from the main stems nnf] _ send to the Farmer office one-tenth of the fruit ^■.f:T°' Tne , Newton, Mass., improvement in ventilating nlnmr tho rmhlip LIn-1.vt.nvo . ... . 
duces its flowers in dense racemes, branching INQUIRIES ETC ow, gentlemen, and ladies too, if you will John Magee Lawrenc 
out from the main stems, and is quite a striking -’ ' scud to the office one-tenth of the fruit He public highways, noting the nuglcs 
addition to the genus. A new species, the Eds - Kukal :—Is Chip Manure injurious to U 1Ea Y bc ftft thls chea P and simple Melton Roberts, Belfast, Me., assignor to himself, Isaac and distances as he goes; and how such an in¬ 
name of which is not clearly ascertained, is also fruit trees ? I this spring placed a lot around W ° S ft* be COntCIlfc wiUl . 0ur share of turning irregTrftms?’ impr ° Ved lathe attachment for strument, founded on an old and well known 
achineiyTor making^’ropIanVcoJdSe"’ iraprovementin An apparatus similar to the above, or rather 
James W. Martin, Burlington, N. J., assignor to Lewis a sor f of a wheel-barrow scorer, has long been 
nherwell ftnd Jumes ^V. Alurtin. fttorcsiiid imnrnvpH 1 „ • • . • . .. 
sighing cart. ’ atoiesaiu > lra P r °ved ln use m map p 1U g counties, where positive ac- 
now in bloom, which is not at all inferior to the m Y young pear and cherry trees, aud a friend 
best of those noticed above 
of mine told me I bad taken the right way to 
Many additional gems, all members of the kill them. An answer through the Rural 
Spiraja lamily, have yet to expaod their beau- would be gratefully received by H. J. B., 
ties ; but we have thus warned our readers that Black Creek, C. IF., 1856. 
snch things are, and hope they will see for Remarks.-Wc do not believe that our friend ^ -^ure. Aueroseis a very ncH feeder The utility of the pre_ ^ pu , 1U g r 
themselves, s. in his app ii catioil of cbjp manure f nd ln P«or soils in this country, but few of the the triteness of that ancient ism, “nothing is , paper and barrels of mucilage are 
ft T1VT _ --scaled or delivered” the death-warrant of his best P^petua 1 or^ monfoy kmds will grow lost.” As the proportions of our sphere of nat- ft "ft 1W C1J evel y, moatl ‘ 111 ft 1Eaaa - 
HINTS FOR JUNE. fruit trees . On clayey soils, or those of a tena- ft T 5Ug ? l ° fl ° W6r m01 ' C tban once ’ or but ural phenomena enlarge, bow many substances ftft ° f 80 ^significant and unpre- 
Should that fieklp ' H +1 n cious character, chip manure is of decided ben P oorl T after the first Aowenng is over. In mak- heretofore considered valueless become suddenly en n S 38 let, e r envelopes. Four firms are 
Should that fickle jade, the weather, array efifc _ thoge f ; ftL nnh " f , , , EG w plantations the thing is easy enough; imbued with new being, and spring up into ar- Gngage ln th ® bllslness 011 a lai 'g e scale ’ aad 
herself in summer garb, banish to polar regions ^ blvorable ‘ resultg Th e "nlv oh t T the gl '° Und should be du S dee P> ei S htGGa inches tides of beauty and usefulness Pre eminent SeVe '' al ° tbei ' S in & SmaU Way> 11 is estimated 
her frigidity and wear a beaming, sunshiny { . 1 furnishes a b ub J f at leaSt ’ and tborou S bl y ^tted manure worked among these stands the bone. that tbeEa mber of envelopes made in this city 
countenance, constant attention to growing crops s use is, lthat:it fumsbes a baibor for mice in abundantly before planting a h r . , . , every week, is at least 40,000,000. Out of New 
will be a necessity on the part of the ftbft duri ng c ° ld winters,and this can be avoided by _ y oe.oii planting. _Among the earlier uses to wh,eh roW L™. „ / . - ■ — 
during the uresent month TLn intermixing it with the earth—E ds. ~ was put, was the format! 
the blessings of Pomona the coming season.— 
Granite Farmer. 
Rose Culture.— If you wish to see your roses 
do finely, you must, if the soil is poor, use plen¬ 
ty of manure. The rose is a very rich feeder 
HINTS FOR JUNE. 
;? acc “ rat ? ,oell, » <1 of "easoremeot. could nm 
_the gauntlet of the Patent Office, is a mystery 
For Moore's Rural New-Yorker. 118 ' BIO¬ 
MECHANICAL VALUE OF BONES _ __ _- 
_ MAKING LETTER ENVELOPES. 
The utility of the present age is fast proving m f , , , 
ii , .. » .. . . ° 1 b Tuns of Tinner nnd Lnrrelo ef miw. Lno 
will be a necessity on the part of the gardener 
during the present month. The time to “lay 
dowu the shovel and the hoe” will be past, and 
engaged in the business on a large scale, and 
several others in a small way. It is estimated 
that the number of envelopes made in this city 
every week, is at least 40,000,000. Out of New 
labor, steady and unceasing, become the order n ■ ft , THE Grape ftE—A gentleman of | 
of the season. While on the subject of imple- !* ft ^ & trelhs of Isabella Gra P es ' 
ments, we would remind those usimr t.Lpm Fw b , b b ®. aSSUreS tbe wnter are beln g ^ined, 
jErjitDiuy. 
Among the earlier usee to which refuse bone York , tberc ' is „ 4 ’ in ‘ Wmceshs u 
was put was the formation of the exposed por- whicb ra0 „„ factm . es , 0 a large exlent , an(l thcre ’ 
tions of destructive weapons. Arrows, clubs, 
spears, and all the paraphernalia of savage war- 
isone doing a moderate business in Philadelphia. 
The process of manufacture may be briefly 
ments, we would remind those using them, that 
poor tools are dear though they cost nothing._ 
The hoe, by so many supposed to be an instru¬ 
ment. in tbe construction of which little me¬ 
chanical skill or ingenuity is needed, should be 
properly made, justly proportioned, neither too 
at least for this year s production, by a vora¬ 
cious green bug, which is eatrng out the young 
RECIPES FOR COLORING. 
For Light Yellow—F or five pounds of cot 
fare, received m the finishing process the casing ,i„ a y , , ft 
- , . S described. A ream of paper, or about 500 
and ornamenting of bone. The spinous bone in i f • ■, i , , c , 
fllo T , r. j, „ . '. , sbeets,isplacedunderakmfeofasbapecor- 
the back, fins and tails of various fishes, and the r . , 
, , , , . . ’ , lue responding with an envelope when entirely 
senated teeth of sharks, furnish examples of „ j , • , . , , , 1 , . , 
,, .... H Opened, which IS forced flown hv n. nn-werfnl 
giapes in the bud; while he is compelled to ton cloth, dissolve one and one-half pounds ^ be manner i n which rude nations avail them- 
stand by powerless, not knowing how to arrest sugar of lead in hot water, dissolve in like quan- selyes for th e fabrication of offensive material, 
the ravages of the depredator. Will S., who tity of cold water 12 ounces chrome or bi-chro- Tbe male econorai sts of tbe culinary depart- 
• , • . J . ' . " opened, which is lorced down by a powerful 
e manner in winch rude nations avail them- * _ , , , , .7 , 1 
]rni , f f , • .. . „ . screw press, worked by a hand lever. The 
Ives foi the fabrication of offensive material • , ,. , ,, J ... , 
m, iviol . , . ,, .. , ' pieces cut out, slightly adhering at the edges, 
lhe male economists of the culinary depart- r ^ *■ b ,, ° 
, , , f , J from the action of the knife, resemble a solid 
, i j -, j—j uumci uoo Tvvitoa fp... tj i• ,, , , “ -. i , r f i nom me action oi me nniie, resemDie a solid 
light nor too heavy. This is the more impor- other intaluft^ H columns, or some mate of potash ; put your cloth first in the lead merxt ft ld ft Pft that the removal of the block of wood until broken up . The flap is af- 
tant as you are to follow it through the day,-it m<m some b<J geUlle ‘ W&ter ’ MnSe Up and d ° Wa 6everal times > tbeu T T b ° J01 ! “ftft tbe bone forms terwards stamped by a similar process, a boy 
is to be lifted a thousand or more times, and tLn lan som e Jiglit upon this subject ? j. q. ring out and put it in the other, then back again tbe nucleus > was but the first step in gastro- + moon ft 
into tbe lead 
nomic science. They tell us that compounds as 6 . , - r 1 . 
j . ... , 1 uuutSll& manner, taking one, two or t 
delicate and nutritious can be charmed as i 6 . - ’ , , 
, ,i . . , each movement of the hand 
readily fiom that seemingly worthless ossifica- (.v.. i,_ 1() n - t t . 
being able to prepare 50,000 per day in this 
manner, taking one, two or three envelopes at 
each movement of the hand. They are then 
taken by 100 girls seated at long tables, by 
is to be lifted a thousand or more times, and tbe RocUe8ter J J ' Q ‘ 1 ft ft f nd put lL ln tbe otbcr ' tbea ba «k a gain ? lucieus > Was ft ft ste P ln g a ^o- being able to epare 50 000 per day in this 
ounce too much in the morning will attain the ^ mto the lead. nomic science. They tell us that compounds as mau ft taking P J e> two ’ r t J ce en / elopes at 
dimensions and influence of a pound ere night. What is the best method of protecting cu- F ° R 0aA ^E—After tbe above dip it in boil- . a ’ft,ft' aS each movement of the hand. They are then 
“ Carrying too much weight” has distanced many cumbers, squashes and pumpkins from the rav- 1Bg bot llme ‘ water; P re pare your lime as for ‘ f 10 "\. ia SGem i D gly worthless ossifica- taken by 100 girls Beated at long tables, by 
clever fellows, and your row will fall behind if ages of the squash bug ?_A Subscriber Nunda wbitewashin S> settle P our off the top. reduce ft ft ft St JOiat tbat ever § raced the whom they are folded and gummed. A single 
you assume too great responsibility in this N. Y. ’ it and apply as before ; wash after it is dry. of tb ® g0u ft aDd - , So ft and i*™** girl will apply the gum to 60,000 or 70,000 in a 
lespect. —- For Blue.— Two ounces of copperas to five ftft t e ° U ° ft 6 , !° m ° neS ft subjecting day, and from 5,000 to 7,000 may be folded in 
s t ie season is backward, much can be done Fruit and Flower Culture. —The increasin'* P°nnds of cloth, one ounce of prussiate of pot- ftftft 1 ea » n ° on y isso vin g the the same time. In these processes, the girls 
ft ai 1 s ltlvln g a full supply of vegetables, by interest taken in pomological, and floricultural asb ’ one tablespoonful of oil of vitriol; soak tbe n ° <H \ ^ CI , ° W ft 1 ^ ft ai e acquire great celerity and skill, being stimula¬ 
te exercise of judicious forethought in the se- matters in this country, is a hopeful sign The clotb two hours in the copperas water boilin- ft? C0I ftft ed > bufc the bones themselves. The 
leclions of such varieties of seed as — : - — J c _- - - b & fact that they contain this lmmidionl- .mrl tl, u 
w J * ■■ VUUIOO 11 u 1 ' J Tl " TT OOU 
nest at maturity. I Ins action must, however, and beautiful flowers, and the nurseries and the kettle, then put water enough to cover the 
receive the aid of clean and careful culture, hot-beds of those who make gardening a busi- clotP > and put in the potash, keep it scalding 
1 he weeds must be kept down — tbe insect en- ness, have greatly improved. Train the vines bot two hours, then take out and add the oil oi - 
enues exterminated, and nourishment for the upon the sunny side of your house—dig un the yilr iol, stir it well, then put in the cloth, stir it 
■nliint.s siiTMTltaB _i ,, .. ° 1 „ . . 
plants supplied bountifully and at all times little patches by your door—rear the trees and 
when needed. Should the weather to come vegetables, and nurse tbe flowers. Their fra- 
exinbit any of the peculiarities of the “heated grance will be at your windows, the birds will 
term, it is advisable to apply this food in the come aud sing to you, and the melon, the plum, 
iquid form. the pear, and the apple will be in their season! 
arrive ear- I gardens of the wealthy, filled with choice fruits bot ’ l h en throw away the copperas water, wash * aCt fti tb ft GOntaiu tllis higiedient, and the 
‘ ‘ ' urseries and tb « kettle, then put water enough to cover the ^ ^ ^ 18 e ftftft d wben tbe boae 
ming a busi- cloth, and put in the potash, keep it scald nF 18 ° r sc ft ed ’ bas ^ to the employ- 
J. L Tine, “ touzs, then tako out aud Idd the oil of “'“j ° ‘7 ""T , ^ th ° 
-digup tS vitriol, stir it well, then put iu tho cloth, stir 1 P'»“™ of m ™»lacturcd art,cles. These scrap. 
he trees and "P « fc- minutes, then rinse in cold water. "«* P "* T 4 V the 
Tireir f“ Sk.ne.t.I.., N. T. j. Sam P“ l 'T f P«mthe preparation of jolly. 
HOW TO CHOOSE PTJKHITUKE. 
licets sown this month will ripen by winter. 
They will be found more tender and less stringy 
than those planted earlier. If there are vacan¬ 
cies in the rows already up transplant or deposit 
fresh seed. 
The transplanting of cabbages, cauliflowers, 
tomatoes, etc., can now be performed quite read¬ 
ily. It will be found advantageous to dip their 
roots in mud as soon as they are moved, — the 
moisture thus obtained enabling them to better 
withstand heat. Tbe ground in which all veg- 
- the ease with which it can be kept—no deterio- 
There should be a correspondence in the ration of quality being perceptible through age. 
furniture of a room. People who have never So long, however, as nations maintain a tolera- 
„ , _ , ft In acquire great celerity and skill, being stimula- 
part composed, but the bones themselves. Tbe + ft J? Z , T • , b , , n 
,, . ,, ...... e ted by the-wages offered, which vary from 12 
fact that they contain this ingredient, and the ^ on . f , , non mi , 
, ... to cents for each 1,000. The envelopes are 
ease with which it is extracted when the bone * f j i , , , . , c P 
, , , . , , ^ next counted, banded and packed. Some va- 
is powdered or scraped, has led to the employ- • +• , , A • , a , 
, „ , , , i j neties are embossed, or otherwise decorated, 
ment of the merest shavings resulting from the •• n r iik mi t . 
■ nr f , . °. , requiring additional labor. The establishment 
product of manufactured articles. These scrap- f l • , , . 
, . , , F of wbieli we are now speaking, consumes not 
ings, shavings and sawdust are used by the r e , , . e * 6 
n • • m x- /. far from twelve tuns of paper per month, m the 
pastry cooks of Paris in the preparation of ell y. • , .. , f i m,- 
rn „„ , Lf • j ,.7, , , J J single article of envelopes. This quantity of 
This can be obtained equal to the best “ calfs- < m * i iaA™, 
f u , . „ paper, at 10 cents per pound, would cost S2,400. 
foot, and has, as argument in favor of its use, \ T v risn 
,, ... , . , , , ’ iv. Y. Journal of Commerce. 
the ease with which it can be kept—no deterio- 
Water-Proof Garments. — M. Payen, tbe 
Forwarding Cucumber and Other Vines— thmift If tl,ll l C l ^ •”T ftv ft vcl ftAi" 6 ’ uiauiwuu a wwera- celebrated chemist, in one of his lecturesf&n 
n i , i vines— tfiought of this, would be surprised at the beau- ble degree of prosperity, we do not think that «nu ■ r a ► nr t * «■ 
Cucumbers may be fora-arded some weeks, tiful effect of harmony in color that can be lhe great advantages ck.imed for the systems" “ O^Mtry.ia applied o “anufctures gives 
simply by planting them in the open soil, pla- secured by proper attention. They arc pleased, P apix, Boyle and D’Arcet will be recognized foll » wll, S simple method of rendering 
cmg around them, when up, four bricks laid but they do not know wW t.W ft il_ _ bv t.lm «„ m i any species of tissue water-proof without tbe as- 
flatways, and laying over them a Dane of plass T well ropfiiinnt ti, J J ' i t, 1 sistance of caoutchouc or gutta percha. Dissolve 
ft” " itu uuw UG psr'Drmeci quite reaa- The glass may be removed durin 2 the ( ,ft d ‘ . , ft piession made upon my Bone is used as a substitute for wood and two pounds and a half of alum in four gallons 
Uy. It will be found advantageous to dip their rep ft ced at ^ ht The bS win a Z list^ ^ ftft beiB g bard « r than the first and less brit- ^f wlter , dissolve also, in a separate vessel, tbe 
roots in mud as soon as they are moved, - the portion of the beat absorbed during the day was nail ted e Ti W °/ k ft tbaQ tbe latter- For ^namenul purposes same weight of acetate of lead in the same 
moisture thus obtained enabling them to better time, and this, acting in favorable con unction sotall fi “uFe In ffT ? ft ^ pap ° r was ofa th ® ft er kiuds ’ such as tb « teeth of the nai- quantity of water. When both are thoroughly 
withstand heat The ground in which all veg- with the exclusion of the night air Jill tend in the room ’ The chair tad T ft™ 1 "ft W&b ’ Wab ' US ’ tusks ° f the ele P hant aud bi PP°- dissolved mix the solutions together, and when 
etables are to be replanted, should receive a powerfully to accelerate the development and frames ftd Jft badraallogaii y- c<,lored potamus, have been employed to almost an un- tbe sulphate of lead resulting from this mixture 
thorough stirring, provided it is dry enough to produce /^ons aclion of Zr ll ftd f J 7? V ft° U8 hmited extent - has been precipitated to the bottom of the ves- 
pulvenze freely through the agency of the spade. 0 ut. Melons,squashes, and othe/vines of a sfm- covered with h,w J- 1 Fft e ' boxes ’ combustion of bones in close vessels sel under the form of a powder, pour off the solu- 
Cucumber and melon vines need care and Bar’ calTcf C “ Cal P fftft are obtai “ft* Ammonia re- tion, and jrlunge into it the tissue to be render¬ 
watering lest the bugs foreclose, and these lux- very simple and economtcTprocess Broken « ceed ft^ b ® a «^ suits from tbe hydrogen and nitrogen contained. e d water-proof Wash and rub it well during 
uries take the form of invisibility. At tbe close glass from the shops, which will cost nothing mation of aln ft °° m • -ft" ft" ' U CX< ! a ’ " ben tbe ot her gaseous elements are evolved a few minutes, and hang it in the air to dry.— 
of the month the plants will need hoeing and or at most, a mere" trifle, win answer foSs tfto colors^ ftl'l ^ ft' is ™ aaimal charcoal-that Twenty thousand tunics, added M. Payenfare 
thinning ; if the ground is rich, three or four are purpose as well as new, and will last for years various shades of them browJft I '® le ft eie tom boiie taking the name of “ bone black”— now being prepared in this manner for thg 
sufficient for the hill. Watering frequently and copiously if Te ft from ivory, - ivory black.” The latter is a pig- French army by order of Government. ' 
Look over the orchards and destroy the worm weather be dry, with soap suds, or diluted admirably ment, and is used by artists for coloring; tbe - 
Melonftauaslftftnftn J f ^ other ^ ni;ide °f«°ap-boxes and shoe-boxes, By combustion of bones in close vessels 
lescriDti’on may he »d Vftft S1 “‘ C °r red with brown and buff stri P ed ^rniture chemical products are obtained. Ammonia re! 
si mole and ecoft bj ft "ft® Call ®° - Th ® effect was exceedingly beautiful. suits from tbe hydrogen and nitrogen contained, 
from the shoos, whift ‘‘77 apre ft room ^is is!” was the excla- When the other gaseous elements are evolved 
c us, ueen employe a to almost an un- the sulphate of lead resulting from this mixture 
nited extent. has been precipitated to the bottom of tbe ves- 
By combustion of bones in close vessels sel under the form of a powder, pour off tbe solu- 
emical products are obtained. Ammonia re- tion, and plunge into it the tissue to be render- 
lts ftom tbe hydrogen and nitrogen contained, ed water-proof. Wash and rub it well during 
lien the other gaseous elements are evolved a few minutes, and bang it in the air to dry._ 
sufficient for tbe hill. Watering frequently and copiously, if the afforded an agreeableftntfttftft L -ft from 1V01 7> “ iyor y black.” The latter is a pig- French army by order of Government, 
Look over the orchards and destroy the worm weather be dry, with soap suds, or diluted admirably together —American AqriZturiZ J nent ’ and 1SE s edb y artists for coloring; the--- 
nests,— eradicate the grass and weeds that may urine, as a stimulant, will be found sineularlv ’_ ' former is an ingredient in the material used for London has now 1,907 miles of gas r 
-, g.cwsaukk wonus uat may urine, as a stimulant, will be found singularly 
be growing around tbe roots of young trees and adv; ntageous. Gypsum and pulverized char- 
former is an ingredient in the material used for London has now 1,907 miles of gas pipes, and 
clarifying sugar. The ash -when everything the same length of water-pipes. The intro- 
^ o — -»u. r u U6 »i W oauu auv.mdgeuus, uypsum anci pulverized char- Pmi Mih’h f.vr n , ,, , ° - -- - j —“6 — -narei-pipw. rue mrro- 
your reward shall be “fruit in due season.”- coal should be frequently sprinkled over the ft UP Sllgar ’ half CU P else is extracted-has also its purposes of utili- iluction of .gas cost £3,000,000. There are 
Watchfulness is required until the fruit ripens, vines as soon as they are up.— Ger. Telegraph tomakeaftooFi ZnZZ’fZ ^ 77 7°^ ^ Groundto P owd ^ cupels, for assaying, are 300,000 burners in the city, which consume 
i 9 p • to make a good batter, half teaspoonful saleratus. constructed from it; when washed and cleaned every night 13,000,000 cubic feet of gas. 
