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CTJBHANT and gooseberry caterpillar. 
Cm-, 
*gC(/C% 
So numerous and pressing are the inquiries, as -' /jf 
to what can be done to rid the currant and goose- / 4 $ 
Ijgrry bushes of the caterpillars with which they —~Aj| 
are now infested, threatening not only the destruc- ) /\^\ *W~ 
tion of the leaves and the present crop of fruit, but j&fyr . f V" \ ¥ 
the plants themselves, that we devote considerable *f£',&/'/■" V<* / V 
space to this subject, although treated of pretty wSfS&^M/iJ r 1 
fully about one year since. These pests have been C 
rapidly increasing for the past two or three years, xirT^^Z .A T" v I i 
and now in this section, nothing but the most un- » 
tiring vigilance will secure a crop of fruit, or save I 
the plants from ruin. The engraving and descrip- d/7) '/Mff 
tion of the Currant Moth is from Dr. Fitch. 
TIIE CURRANT MOTH. llIPW^T \| 
Soon after the middle of May, when the currant Mm/M/\ / 
bushes have become well clothed with leaves, and J /jM ’y d 
have fully put forth their flowers, a worm appears //// \ ^ 
upon them, feeding upon the leaves. The worm is i 
so small and so much concealed among the foliage, l SZz//Z/j)l\ (\V 
that it is never observed, until it has increased \ L/ 7 a I 111 
considerably in size. In almost all gardens it is 
so abundant during the last week in May, that it 
may readily be found. It is at this time a quarter TI-IE CTTrtl^ 
of an inch or more in length, and about the diame- Fig- L The Male Moth. 2, Female. 3, Lt 
ter of a coarse knitting-needle. It is of a lively, - - ■ ~~ - - 
light-yellow color, and thickly covered with nume- i s infested; and the measure can only be resorted i 
SM--4? 
W Xz= 
ish.~ In 
plants similar to that in animals.” And in the 
American Encyclopedia, now in course of publica¬ 
tion, article “ Botany,” the author argues against 
a downward flow of sap, and shows conclusively 
that, considering the great amount of water given 
off from the leaves of plantsyduring growth, there 
is good reason to conclude that sufficiency of mat¬ 
ter for building up the plant is carried up by the 
sap, even allowing that amount to be little at a 
time. It was supposed that the “crude sap,” as 
it was termed, was not in a state to be assimilated 
by the plant, until it had been exposed to the 
COLORING RECIPES. 
Eds. Rural :—As I take considerable interest in 
action ol sunlight, by being spread out in the leaf, q le co i umu 0 f recipes, I thought I would express 
the carbonic acid gas there decomposed, the oxygen that interest in a way that may perhaps add to the 
given oil, and the carbon deposited as giowth by general satisfaction, — that is, by doing my share 
the downward circulation. But where is the evi 
of the work pertaining thereto. I have some reci- 
THE CTJEBANT MOTH. 
Fig. 1, The Male Moth. 2, Female. 3, Larva—lateral view. 4, Larva—dorsal view. 
rous black dots of different sizes, most of which, to with facility in those gardens where the bushes occasionally from March till October, but in great- 
when closely examined, are discovered to be sym- ar e kept well thinned by pruning. 
dence that sunlight does decompose carbonic acid pes tliat are excellent for coloring old white bonnet 
gas ? My reading ot chemistry is not very exten- s ijk S) lining and ribbons, so that the children’s 
sive, but I have observed but little to support such bonne t s and hoods can be remodeled and made to 
a conclusion, while electricity is well known to be i 00 k a i mos t a s “good as new. ” 
able to release oxygen from its compounds with PlNK OR Rose-Color.— Tie up a thimbleful of 
facility. The author in the Encyclopedia considers cochineal in a piece of strong cloth, then take two 
electricity as playing an important part in the teacups, bowls, or larger dishes, according to the 
growth of vegetable matter, and had he considered quantity of ribbons you wish to color,—put a little 
it as the principal agent in decomposing carbonic pu l ve rized alum into one dish, a very little good 
acid gas, he would, I think, have come nearer the cream 0 f tartar and the bag of cochineal into the 
true theory, buulight we know is important in other, pour boiling water in each sufficient to give 
growth ; it gives the green color to vegetables, and the articles plenty of room, put them (previously 
may, in connection with electricity, aid in prepar- cleaned) into the alum water, rub out the cochineal 
ing matter for growth, but as the decomposition of w jth a spoon or fingers, until your dye is good 
carbonic gas is mainly performed while the sap color, then take the articles from the alum water, 
is carrying it upward, it must be done without the and pu t them in the dye. Let them remain until 
aid of direct sunlight, principally, at least. Light rose-color, or bright pink, as you prefer. The dye 
and electricity are so similar in some of their sbo uld bc kept hot, and judgment should regulate 
effects, as to be difficult to discriminate between the quantity of cream of tartar. If there be too 
them. Electricity has been employed in increasing much, it will not color well, if too little, the dye 
the product of vegetables, by raising poles in fields w ill be of a crimson or purple color. The bag 
with wires extended above them, and then con- should be preserved for future use, unless you 
. .i ducting these wires beneath growing vegetables, color a very large quantity of silks, sufficient to 
■ „ r _ t lin ^ V i. _ i ._ A I and thus causing a large increase ot growth and pro- extract its strength. 
ductiveness. This increase was doubtless caused Straw-Color. —Smartweed, boiled in brass, and 
ductiveness. This increase was doubtless caused 
est numbers in June. Sometimes they severely at- by the increaS e d facility of the decomposition of set with alum, will color a fine straw-color. 
loTntlase !S°^uTl'I! 7 * “? Aug 7 ’ *7 the gas, as the electricity added nothing to the soil. 
of the insect. It continues to feed, and to increase of our moth in badly infested gardens, it strikes 
in size, until near the middle of June, when being me j s so feasible that some may be disposed to test 
fully grown, it is almost or quite seven-eighths of an its efficacy by giving it a trial. As already stated, 
inch long, and one-eighth of an inch in diameter, the worms having completed their growth, bury 
Bloodroot, boiled in brass, and set 
denuding the bushes of their foliage, they descend Jt is a web known law of electricity that when a w itli alum, will color an orange color that is not 
in o le eai i, spinning t u mse ves a ye owis i co body p0 sitively charged with it, comes in contact easily faded. Old silk that is not very fair, will 
coon of an elliptical form, and remain in their pupa 
state till the following spring. Those of the early 
with another body in an opposite state, it always do just as well for this color. 
il,vu --®. vuv nviuio Having wm^iu-cu giVYTi,u, uui; suue uu me iouowing spring, inoseoi xne eany arv oa on omolihrlnm ho T \ T x« . , r i j j u i 
It moves by arching its back upwards, and spaa- themselves slightly in the ground under the bushes, summer brood descend in like manner but in the f ° Iwo v !'/ H T C’ 
ning off a particular space at each step. It is where they lie several days in their pupa state, course of three weeks, or less, undergo their trans- WCe “ th<} 7 ’2 /1Z l boil sage in iron and set the dye with a little cop- 
rather sluggish and inactive during the day time, and then the winged moths come from these pupte formation, and again appear as perfect flies. * eC0 “ P ° Sltl 7 e t0 the ° thC ’ *7 ^ PJ88 peras - Be careful and atir the S oods often - else 
,3 - _.. b ... . J r .„ ’ the former whenever a contact takes place. The they will spot. 
if undisturbed; and if obliged to migrate from one an( j make their way out of the ground. Now if 
bush to another m pursuit of a more abundant sup- the surface of the earth beneath currant and goose- the catefpilfars until the folh-e is well wetted and an and thc e “ are ofte “ p0&1 e d eg 
ply of food, the journey appears to be performed by bcrry bushe8 be leveled and made smooth with a ! untl lf he folia *? 18 " 6 W e ted) a d each other. Changes in the amount of electricity 
V., * ncuy uusnes neieveiea anamaaesmootn yyuna then dusting them all over with powdered caustic i n the atmosphere are continually taking place. 
Like other geometrician larvae, this may fre- 
rake, it will be but a slight labor, when the worms lime> is effective. The operation should be per- 
in the atmosphere are continually taking place. 
A driving, heavy fog has been known to exhibit 
have mostly left the bushes and buried themselves, i ms i t,™ m t; mM 3 “ , , .. , 
quently be observed with its hind feet firmly to closely cover the ground beneath and around d e 7 n^ electricity almost as strongly as a heavy thunder- uULURirm KJSLiFL, ubauusu. rus, «c. 
attached to a branch, and its body extended stiffly the bushes with boards, or pave it with bricks, ^ t ’7 l done the better. storm _ Indeed> most of the atmospheric changes —--- 
outwards, sometimes in one posture, sometimes in shou , d these be at hand allowing this covering to W frmg with lune-water has much the same effect ma y be fairly ascribed to its influence. Eds. Rural:-As others of your readers are 
'mother It thus often presents a most irrotesaue - I ’ ! J , g . K and covering the ground under the bushes with Here, then, we have a law of nature, fitted for contributing “ good things” to the “ Domestio 
r ,1 ,T h9W1 ?r'r^ fresl ' ta " nor ’ s b “ rk is dso The lhe purpose exactly in the portion to hare the Economy,” here ie our mitet 
"and motionless as though it was a withering twig / } miDg 7 heir P upa shells > would probab > most radical cure, however, is to remove the soil ffect and suitcd to ever y variety of growth.— Cracker PiE.-Six small crackers, broken into 
ana motionless, as mougii it was a wnuenpg twig then be unable to make their way into the air, and lin rlor ttm imdioa tn tim . „ , „ / , . ,, . ... , . ,, . i„ „«■ 
dotted over with lichens, or some other natural W ould neHsh in thSir confinement The effieaev , the bushes to the depth of three mches, and Every sprig, every point of a leaf, is a conductor of two cups of cold water, with two tablespoonfuls of 
These recipes are all for silk, and would not color 
cotton or wool, unless, perhaps, we except the 
straw-color. Yankee Ette. 
COLORING RECIPE, CRACKER PEE, &c. 
Eds. Rural: —As others of your readers are 
dotted over with lichens, or some other natural wuum men- connnemem, me emcacv ■ . . <=- - * - , 
annendaffe of the plant oiuu pensu rneir connnemem ei icacy to dig pits two feet deep and bury the soil in them, electricity from the air to the earth, and vice versa, sour boiled cider, little salt and a few lumps of but- 
Though the chief supply of food for this insect mTthsTihe «“ b »“*“• . Fh.vor with.l. htyonple.se Stir together- 
is furnished by the currant bushes, it with equal surface of the ground beneath them. as been removed. Watei heated to 140 degrees, passcg throug h these conductors, and having a put into the crust and cover with another. This 
avidity devours the leaves ®f the gooseberry wlier- ronwnHRfiV q \\v pry apphedb L the rin S# r 8 ard e n engine, has strong affinity for the water of the sap in plants, it recipe is sufficient for a square tin, and is best 
ever these occur within its reach. And it not only _ . GOOSEBERRY SAW FLA been found destructive tot £ caterpillars, while the> here Ilieets the carbon ic acid gas in the sap exactly when just cold. 
consumes the leaves of these shrubs but it nibbles It 18 0n,y two year9 8ince our attentl0n was foliage has sustained no injury. The practice of w here the carbon is needed for growth. No neces- Jenny Lind Punnixo.-Slice dry cake and steam 
the peduncles or stems which bear the fruit wound- first attracted to this insect. How long ago striking the stem of the bush suddenly with a mal- sity fo r sending the matter for growth to the leaf it. Make a sauce of butter and sugar, and a little 
in"- them to such a degree that they perish and the B was drs * 8een tb ' S courdr ^’ 01 w l Je ^ ,er H' s a so as 1° cause the caterpillars to fall to the be vitalized. This roundabout way of produc- flour. Pour on hot water and season. Stir them 
fruit withers whilst it is vet but half matured. native °. r an cmigrant; wc cannot sa J‘ But of the ground, where they may be bruised to death with ing au cffect; isnot fo accordance with the simplic- together, and pour over your dish of cake. 
would perish in their confinement. The efficacy 
of this measure would be indicated, on removing 
avidity devours the leaves «f the gooseberry wher¬ 
ever these occur within its l each. And it not only 
consumes the leaves of these shrubs, but it nibbles 
the peduncles or stems which bear the fruit, woimd- 
* fact of its having taken almost entire possession the back of the spade or trodden under foot, is i ty 0 f nature’s operations, she always wdrks in the 
Having completed its growth the worm descends our Gooseberry and Currant bushes, and of its sometimes attended with much injury to the stem a : mn w manner nossible 
to the ground, and burying itself slightly under ....u,..«... - ,- J , simplest manner possible. 
the surface, changes to a pupa of a shining black oP Europe, there can be no doubt. It first attacks 
color, about thrice as long as it is broad, and gooseberry, but when these leaves become 
very close resemblance to the Gooseberry Saw Fly and bark of the tree. If the insects are not too 
of Europe, there can be no doubt. It first attacks numerous a good deal can be done by hand-pick- 
r of nature’s operations, she always works in the To Color Silk Salmon Color. —To a quart of 
mplest manner possible. rain water, put two teaspoonfuls of soda. Tie some 
I claim no credit for any discovery in this matter, annatto in a cloth, and rub into the water enough 
the Prince of Hcftnbug on “Terra Culture,” to get the required scald. When hot, put in your 
about thrice as long as it is r°aa ana the gooseberry, but when these leaves become ing. But, at whatever cost, these insects must be i ate ly among us, does in his theory. I only present silk and let scald, then rinse in strong bluein 
hi ,-e ma S befound irabundance^n the earth SCarCC th ° Se ° f the CUITant are greedily devoured - subdued or we shall have to give up the culture of the views of oth ers, but they accord so well with water, (I used Bristol’s Blueing Fluid,) - final! 
pup.o may e ouiK in j . The flies emerge from their winter quarters in the most valuable ot all our small fruits. my own observations, and so completely remove rinse in gum Arabic water and iron wet. 
,'iec - yuntcl ie ea C .; 3 C “ r !’ an n'mi^ 00 6 ^ the ground the latter part of April or early in May, -- the difficulties that existed in my own mind relat- Can any of your readers inform me where the 
bushes, about the middle of June. 1 hey are not , ,, ,, J . , r . , , ., , , „ . J ,. , T ,, , , , J 
. .. and soon after the female begins to deposit her CIRCULATION OF THE SAP in" to the downward flow of sap, which I could see best knitting machines are manufactured? The 
enclosed in cocoons, nor surrounded with any other .. , .. „ , 1 , , onwiiuauiufl ux xxixi oajt. .... 
.... , , - , , ,, ,, eggs on the under side of the newly expanded - no fact to support, that I at once gave in to the old-fashtoned ones have been in use so long, we 
covering, but lie naked, in contact with the earth. J 1 ,, „ „ , 11 A _ J L . L ,, , , , 
,. , . e , , ,, leaves, choosing the sides ot the veins or nervures Messrs. Editors:—A s one of my sons takes the theory. I do not wish one individual to accept of want an improvement, — one that can take more 
In this state it continues but a few days, when the „... , „ , „ . . . y , J .. 
as a htting place. With the saw-like appendage, Rural, I peruse its instructive columns, and occa- this theory because I consider it the true one; let than one stitch at a time. Aelle. 
for which the family is remarkable, the female com- sionally meet with an article that seems to me not us individually examine into the laws of nature for “ Cottage Hill,” N. Y., 1859. 
mences cutting into the leaves, and in the opening to be founded on true philosophy. One such article ourselves; truth never suffers by examination, * 
CIRCULATION OF THE SAP. 
, , „ , , , ’ „ , as a fitting place. With the saw-like appendage 
hard outer shell cracks asunder, and the perfect . , . , ° . , ,, ,, . 1 , 
. . ... , for which the family is remarkable, the female com 
insect crawls from it and readily works its way out ... . / .. , . . ,, 
.... , ... ...... . . . mencescuttingintotheleaves,andintheopen)n!j 
of the loose loamy soil in which it is buried. . ... . 
m . . , ,, , , ... - .. deposits her egg. I he larva is hatched in about t 
lhe winged moth may be met with from the mul- 1 
“ Cottage Hill,” N. Y., 1859. 
The winged moth may be met with from the mid- dc l ,osits her e SS- The larva is hatched in about a appeared in the Rural, by L. Bartlett, on the and it is hardly to be supposed that we are yet 
die of June till after the middle of Julv. During week > and commences feeding on the leaf, increas- circulation of the sap! A reply to this, by H. H. folly posted up in our knowledge of Nature’s laws, 
the daytime with its win"s folly spread' itremains ing in si * G and fret t uentl L changing its skin, till it Barrett, was published on the lGth ult. This re- I may again express my satisfaction with the 
is about three-quarters of an inch in length. It is ply is well written, and appears to me, with one " ’ " ’ rr ” - r aL --’■ 
at rest, concealed among the foliage of the slnub- r , .. . ... t-wpn trotri mv -* srmn hook r aKe a verv 
bery and vegetables of the garden and its confines. of * <1 “ 11 «« <»'. ** Horace exception, to accord with sound philosophy and commented on, and have reason to believe, that if "J Mailfn waior and stVinto 
As dusk approaches, it commences Hitting about, “ gme "‘ bc,nB ‘ "T yC f 1 ' 1 '"" "' 1 ' b , oll, 8 lhl! la ' ,s of vegetable growth, os now understood, he will lay aside all previous theory on the subject, J ' j becomes a 
and is most active in the evening. It suddenly ri»o of the same color; the feet, tad and head are The power of “capillary attraction” is considered and bring facts, and the latest experiments of ‘ " ° to T" .“ ! “ IhThJ- 
takes wing, Hies rapidly a few yards, and then and- bladl - and Cach ?°“ Cd b “ Ct a ‘ S °’ S0 , mC Sl ' ffiCiel,t *° f0, ' C ° th ° 5ai> ‘° ‘ be » f tbe pkilosopby, to bear on the case, he will come into . P “ °' „g P ,f “ "v ’ „ e 
.i_it I,.. _ _ ..-j _ having as many as twenty-four spots arranged in tallest trees, and in the case of those irfoantic ones t.fie view here presented. Wishing only to ad- tulea ea 8 es > ana SWCh - lnem w S euiel - 
HOW TO MEND BROKEN CHINA, &c. 
folly posted up in our knowledge of Nature’s laws. „ T ^ „ 
I may again express my satisfaction with the Messrs ' Eds ‘ ; - Iu a late 1S8ue °^ he Rural 13 
article of H. H. Barrett, except the paragraph an inquiry for a recipe for mending China. I give 
commented on, and have reason to believe, that if one tab en from my Scrap Book. Take a very 
denlv drops amid the grass or foliage and disap¬ 
pears from view. Like many other moths, it is 
attracted by the light of a candle, and hence fre- 
having as many as twenty-four spots arranged in tallest trees, and in the case of those gigantic ones the view here presented. Wishing only to ad- . . 
lines down the back, while those on the sides are 0 f California, would seem to require a power equal van cc truth is my excuse for this essay. da J rs the article cannot be broken in the same 
more irregular, with one large one at the base of to ten atmospheres, or 150 pounds to the square Loudon County, Va., 1S59. Yardley Taylor. P lace - The whiteness of the cement renders it 
inch. Enormous as this seems to be, there is evi- *** doubly \ aluable. 
dence that it is capable of such performance. In The Curculio.— I give your readers a “ Saver- Allow me to say a few words about Scrap 
mill-stone and marble quarries, the former one of eign Remedy” for the Curculio, which if any doubt Books. The cost is ut a 11 ®, (se\ eid J ve 
the hardest of rocks,the workmen drillholes where it, just try and report. Plums can be raised, that s cents will pay oi a goo one,) an it ene s aie 
they wish to split them, and then drive seasoned certain. It is one ot the easy things to do, viz.: man). Mine as moie t lau p.u ™ e a ° zen imes 
liard-wood wedges in these holes firmly, and then, Just calculate to have a brood of chickens come this spiing. une an o C1 » ai ox W1 1 a C0y ® 1 > 
by saturating these wedges with water, they rend along with about two or three week s growth, so as into which I put my sciaps un i an oppoi u 
these rocks with great nicety and precision. Here to have the old hen in a small coop, or tied, accord- nity ofleis to paste t em in - are aRraRge 
is practical evidence of the power of capillary at- ing to the circumstances of the case, near or under under diffeient ltac s. e a ” n ’ ar 
traction alqne, of tremendous force. This is a the plum tree as soon as the fruit begins to form, till den, Household, htoc', c. an .' an in 
beautiful law of the Great Creator of matter, that the hardening of the stone, and the plum is beyond valuable “item” is thereby saved for future refer- 
enables water to enter even rocks and other sub- harm. The little “ Turk ” will not have many eD Q ®^ eg0 Falls N Y May 1S59 
stances, and under atmospheric influences to cause marks, especially if the chickens are called, and the ’ - ] - ’ - 
their destruction, and thus form soils by which tree is every morning or tw r o jarred, and a few How to Do Up Shirt-Bosoms. —Having seen a 
organic life is supported. crumbs of food sprinkled around under the tree Cftll for the best way to up g ue shirts, I take 
The objection to this article is in the paragraph wbb Bl ° f aP * n 8 oP t be insects on janing the tiee. ^ be jj ber t y to say that the first step to the perfect 
on “ the downward flow of the sap;” ofthislhave ord L "' b ^ b * 3 P cs ^ become iei) scaice, ut Zoning of a sbirt bosom is to have it so made that 
no evidence whatever that it does exist. I am also all troublesome insects and worms throughout [ 3 possible to iron it smooth. As shirts are gen- 
aware that I am opposing old theories—theories the garden, helping the gardener muc moiet an erally made, it is an impossibility to get more than 
proclaimed in the infancy of science, w'hen the all the damage unless on beds, ’ll) it. . • - •> a f ew inches smooth, (by smoothing, pulling 
ODerations of nature where but little understood: Sandusky, Ohio, May, 1359. both wavs, and rubbins the wrinkles up and down,) 
quently enters the opened windows of dwellings each foot - They have six pectoral > sbarp > horn L inch. Enormous as this seems to be, there is evi- 
in the evening. The exact situation in which it feet; the fourth se S ment a PP eal 's destitute of feet, den ce that it is capable of such performance. In 
The Curculio.—I give your readers a “ Sover- 
deposits its eggs, I have not yet discovered. These but tbe , S1X fol!o ' yin g ai ' e each furnished with a mill-stone and marble quarries, the former one of eign Remedy for the Curculio, which if any doubt ^ ™. S ;" b x t 
remain, it is probable, during the autumn and win- P« r of legs, which assist them 111 walking; they the hardest of rocks,the workmen drill holes where it, just try and report. Plums can be raised, that s moio foan pai 
ter, to hatch and produce another generation of havC also a pair of feet at the extremit F of tb ^ they wish to split them, and then drive seasoned certain. It is one ot the easy things to do, viz.:- many Um* bM more p 
r .. 0 loci urnnuif 1_1_J_1_ • 11. . 1__1 . a _i_ ... J II ... T..O+ »„lnnlo ( 0 Vioxxo n hpnnrl of chickens COKlfi tUlS SPllIff. 1 ILlVe all 01 U Clg .1 
worms the following May. 
This insect is so closely related to the Goose¬ 
berry Moth of Europe, that we may confidently 
infer that those measures only which have been 
found efficacious for checking the ravages of that 
species, can be of material avail against this. Nu¬ 
merous remedies have there been resorted to; such 
as sifting the fine dust of soot, of ashes, &c., repeat¬ 
edly over the bushes; sprinkling with lime-water, 
or with decoctions of tobacco, of fox-glove, of alder, 
<kc.; by successive shakes of the bushes, causing 
all the worms to descend to the ground, and then 
tying cabbage leaves around the base of the stalks, 
over which it was reported the worms would not 
crawl to re-ascend. But none of these remedies 
have established themselves in public favor; and 
the only measure which is recommended with con¬ 
fidence, by all the more intelligent writers, is that 
of “ hand-picking,” as it is termed. This, though 
tedious, is said to be, in the end, the most economi¬ 
cal of any measure known, and the only one on 
which full reliance can be placed. It is commonly 
accomplished by suddenly jarring tbe bush, and 
then with a forked stick or some similar imple¬ 
ment, gathering those worms that have let them¬ 
selves down by threads, and crushing them beneath 
the foot. This process requires to be repeated 
three or more times to free a bush from the worms, 
last segment 
How to Do Up Shirt-Bosoms. —Having seen a 
operations of nature where but little understood; 
but now, when facts are required to support theo¬ 
ries, it is found that facts do not support this. 
Where is any evidence that the “ flow of the sap 
is forced out of the substances of the leaf by the 
the garden, helping tne garaener rnucu mun man era jj y made> jt fo all impossibility to get more than 
all the damage unless on beds. Iryit. J. 1 . M., a pgw j ncbes sm ooth, (by smoothing, pulling 
Sandusky, Ohio, May, 1S59. bo th ways, and rubbing the wrinkles up and down,) 
. in the front of the bosom so that when the vest is 
Oyster Shell Lime for Grapes, &o.—Will you, or e , . , 
some of your subscribers, please inform me Whether on > ab looks n S 1 • . 0 n0 pl ° es c 
nvster shell lime is (rood for erape vines or fruit trees, cr of shirt ironing, as it is a knack that can on y 
IX Y> ; V " Ilere an L evidence mai me how oi me sap oyster shell 1|me i9 good for grape vines or fruit trees, er ot shin ironing, as u is a vnac* 
is forced out of the substances of the leaf by the 0 ’r, as some suggest, whether it is injurious ? I want be learned by practice. A mere child can be put 
{ upward motion,” and that thus a “ circuit ” is car- the information from some one who has used the same, in practice as soon as tall enough to reach the 
^ ried out and matter “ finds its way to every part of The lime has beeu used in manufacturing gas.—O. F. work, and will soon outdo the mother, if father or 
V.A' \\ the surface of the tree, where it forms wood.” A Adams, Macon, Georgia, 1859. brothers will only praise them a little when they 
V little reflection, it seems to me, should convince Lime, whether made from oyster shells or stone, do their best. All cloth should be washed and 
gooseberry saw fi y anyone that a power with force enough to drive is good on any soil where this mineral is deficient, boiled thoroughly (in order to shrink it) before 
the sap upward to the leaf, and then drive it down Lime from gas-works is injurious to vegetation if making into shirts that are to have bosoms in 
Grub, Cocoon and 1 erfect Insect. again to the root against the upward flow, occupy- applied fresh, but after laying exposed to the them. Great care should be taken in sewing on 
In the fly state it assumes an ochreous color; the ing as that does every pore of the wood and bark, atmosphere from six months to a year it loses its the bosoms so that they will iron smooth—they 
as but part of them let themselves down on the first body is orange, sometimes bright; the wings are would burst every leaf of the tree, even if made ot injurious properties. This is our experience, and should not be too long, as that is the chief cause 
agitation. 
This remedy should be resorted to with our in- 
iridescent, and, when expanded, are about two- material strong as India rubber. we believe it is sustained by the best European 0 f their shoving up by stooping. I think the best 
thirds of an inch in length; the antennae areal- It was easy to infer, after the theory of the authorities, though our work in the garden is now way is to have the bosoms in a dickey, and wear 
most as long as the body, bristly, brownish above, circulation of the blood in the animal economy too pressin" to admit of our hunting them up. over a plain shirt.—A Farmer’s Wife. 
sect, as soon as the young worms are discovered most as long as the body, bristly, brownish above, circulation of the blood in the animal economy too pressing to admit of our hunting them up. over a plain shirt.—A Farmer’s Wife. 
upon the bushes, and if perseveringly followed up, and nine-jointed; the crown of the head and eyes became known, that a similar circulation of the -•*-*-*•- "* 
"ill, no doubt, be effectual. Tbe task, however, are black, as are also three large confluent spots in sap took place in vegetables. This, however, is We are so busy in the garden, fighting caterpil- Cream Cake. — Two cups sugar; 2 do. cream; 
"ill be a formidable one, to thus free a garden of the center of the trunk, and also a large patch on now seen not to be the fact. Gray, in his Botan- lars, coaxing melons, &c., that some correspondence 3 d o. flour; 3 eggs, 1 teaspoon saleratus. To be 
the countless numbers of these larvae by which it the breast or sternum. ical Text Book, says “there is no circulation in awaits attention. Next week we will make all right, eaten warm.— Edwards, Skaneateles, N. I., 1859. 
