©rrijarb anb ©arbm. 
RENOVATION OF OLD ORCHARDS. 
There are many old and long neglected or¬ 
chards about the country, which by proper 
pruning and cultivation might be made pro¬ 
ductive and profitable. They grow, perhaps, 
in old meadows, seldom or never manured; 
and, if ever grafted, have since been left most¬ 
ly without pruning or care, until their heads 
are masses of stunted branches so crowded as 
to render the production of good fruit impossi¬ 
ble. The trees themselves are not particularly 
unhealthy or decayed—they only show neglect 
and inattention to all right management. In 
the many changes always going on, such or- • 
chards frequently come into new hands, or the 
owners wake up to a sense of their forlorn con¬ 
dition, and ask, “ what course of treatment will 
best renovate and renew my orchard?” 
In answer to this question we reply, “ Prun¬ 
ing, Manuring, Cultivation.” If the fruit is of 
worthless varieties, grafting will be necessary. 
Pruning .—Do not go into the orchard with 
an axe and handsaw, and cut off all the lower 
limbs, careless of large wounds or the symme¬ 
try of the top, but thin out the thick, broken 
and stunted branches—leaving the most healthy 
and vigorous —evenly throughout the whole 
tree. Thin the outside even more than the 
middle, so as to let in the sun and air, and let 
this be your rule except in what you cut away 
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ante %xts, fa. 
CHEAP PAINT. 
6 dj ' ' This is a phrase which we often hear used, 
x'.und the question asked, what is the best "cheap 
LIST OF PATENT CLAIMS P ab J ? ” . 
Issued from the United States Patent Office, e e are inclined to believe that paint made 
For the week ending May 2 ,1864. • 16 best liaseed oil, withsome mineral color- 
_ ” in S uiatter of good substance or body, such as 
Isaac M. Singer, of New York, for improve- th< T P re P ara Hons of lead, zinc, or some of the 
ment in sewing machines. ochres, are the cheapest, notwithstanding the 
Amos Young, of Georgetown, D. C., for im- first cost ma Y be greatest, 
proved method in discharging cargo from canal "Wq have often given recipes for making 
boats. these cheap paints, because they are often 
Nicholas G. Norcross, of Lowell, Mass., tor useful to the farmer, 
improvement in certain devices in tongueing and A writer in the Boston Cultivator, over the 
° r< Mattlfias Lachenmaier. of PhiladolnluV Pn for “ D ? ck ’” week before last, gave 
proved method in discharging cargo from canal e have often given recipes for making 
boats. these cheap paints, because they are often 
Nicholas G. Norcross, of Lowell, Mass., tor useful to the farmer, 
improvement in certain devices in tongueing and A writer in the Boston Cultivator, over the 
° r Matthias Lachenmaier, of Philadelphia Pa for ^ “ Dock,” week before last, gave 
improved device for constructing strap iron rail- 1 H g rec,pe for maklD g cheap paint, 
ing. k P whlch he recommends as good, having used it 
Wm. Mt Storm, of New York, for improve- 011 bis own buddings, 
ment in chargers for fire-arms. ‘ ake sklm milk, six quarts, 24 ounces of 
Mahlon Loomis, of Cambridgeport, Mass., for freshly slacked lime, 18 ounces of linseed oil 
improvement in plates for artificial teeth. 6 ounces of Burgundy pitch, and 9 pounds of 
Martin T. Landfeur, of Manchester, Conn., for Spanish white or whiting. Slake the lime in 
improvement in reed boxes for musical instru- water, expose it to the air, and mix in about 
it i n i r t> ,, • one fourth of the milk, the oil in which the 
Hah or Hahorson, of Boston, Mass., assignor burormrlv nifr-L ,i i- , , , 
to himself and John T. Heard, of same place, Xfwsthp i 7 djssoIved - and 
for improvement in processes for distilling rosin p 1 ^P am ^ white. 
oil. -*• “ 1S ke says is sufficient for ninety square 
Halvor Halvorson, of Boston, Mass., assignor J ards and costs about seventy-five cents. Ifoth- 
to himself and John T. Heard, of same place, ? r colors are wanted, use instead of the Span- 
for improvement in distilling apparatus. ish white, such coloring matter as you desire. 
John AY. Adams, of Thompsonville, Conn., for The same writer recommends the following 
n. y„ f „ r im . X£ tdbe 056,1 i0S,6ad of 04 for ci 
CP lhe C “ Upli “ gS ° f en< " C!S Chain of soft brook water, heat it, 
John Allender, of New London, Conn., for im- and wl ule boiling, add four ounces of pear!- 
proyementin operating catches in tool holders. , ’ or ei £ b t ounces of saleratus, and wh n dis- 
Wm. Ballard, of New \ork, for improvement solved add one pound of good shellac, boil 
in making ships’ knees. about five minutes, stirring while boiling 
Wm. H. Churchman, of Philadelphia, for im- If it separates while cooling add morepearl- 
provements in hydraulic-heaters. ash, this would be owing to the nearlaih or 
John Crabtree, of Philadelphia, Pa., for im- saleraturs not being good. It wilf then mix 
%«:ZZl2* djU8ting tbG paCking ° f pfet0DS wdh oil, and I should recommend to use one 
CALANDRINIA SPECIOSA. 
I"T ntal SPeClCS , bCl0nging t0 lhC AN ^f LLE f T Pi L AN T Growixo Cccum- provem^tfirThn^draulic-heatenc 
tms oe your ruie except m wnat you cut away ^nno a,/, i • • , . T.v ,-uwnwu vutua- 
, . .1 7 tp 4-1 4 . i i &Gnus IsUlandrinw, are mostly natives of South BERS *—lake a large barrel, or hogshead: saw 
01 „ _ pr °' lG sia P e - . 10 trees arG t0 be America, and like the Mignonette are shrubby ]t in tw0 in the mi ddle, and bury each half in 
grafted keep shapeliness in view, as well as the plants there, though with us, and also in Eu the ground even with the top. Then take a m steam engines. & ° hal/ oil — Maine F,,-J 600 
health of the future tree and its necessary cut- r nnp tW nm i. ’ J small keg and bore a small hole in the bottom; . Henry W. Farley, o£ East Boston, Mass., for “ ‘ w lalne Farmer. 
ting and trimming. Some recommend grafting n / ’ < ■ a , C< lLS annua s. le name place the keg in the centre of the barrel, the im Pf 0Ved means of adjusting the valves of loco- ' ” ' • ' ^ 
but one-third of the tree be«nnnin«r at the too was S lven to this genus in honor top even with the ground, and fill in the barrel ra, f f i y e n e !' gl, , les ; . w _ . , . , ANOTHER IHONST 
. ’ °e c inmn 0 at the top, 0 f L. Calaxdrini. an Italian hnfainiat around the kea- with rich eart.L s „it n hlo for John Gallagher, of New York, for improved _ 
each year and where they are very largo, this flowera hare a more strik!nseKict , ha „ the m . growth of cucumbers. Plant your seed mfd- ““ITr,” G TdS,T]."ZbZh Ohio for im . * “f «- •«« of great enterprises.- }! 
would be the wisest couree. tie Calanirima speciota, (of which the accom between the edges and the keg, and make proved machine for making be5 pins, ’ There seems to be no limit to the ambition of i ! 
Manuring.— Poor, exhausted soils will not panvino . enfiTavi - no . , . f kind ol ar b°‘' a foot or two high for the vines Robert Hodgin, of Barnesville, Ohio, for im- sbip-builders. They aim to outdo, nav, eclipse 
produce good apples, however fine the trees <• \ t 1 ^ ° 0 re P iesen t a * to run on. M hen the ground becomes drv, provement in straw cutters. each other in the gigantic proportions speed \i[ 
may have been orminallv Orchards need ma- ll0n ’{ Wlth lts bnIhant dark crimson flowers pour water in the keg in the eveumg — it will Archibald C. Ketchum, of New York, for im- and splendor of their vessela The late English f 
. ,, , ‘ peeping out from its thick and beautiful bed pass out at the bottom of the keg into the bar- P r<) vement in car trucks, with adjustable axles, papers bring accounts of a gigantic shin about 
During annually. Bum-yard manure, w.tk oc- ofleaves . The „ owera in lhe mora -“ rel and rise up to the roots of the vines, irnd ^ to™' to be constructed for the E^eru12Navi ' 
casional appheauons ol lime and ashes are m- ” keep them moist and green. Cucumbers cul- P^etuentsm trunk-lock hasps. , gallon Company, to carrv passengers and V 
dispcnsably neeessa^. Give the whole sur- ^ ««« WM" » g™t size, as betweL figland'! 
andrini, an Italian botanist Few around the keg with rich earth, suitable for the cutter fo^eteUio bara^nd rods k * for im P roved 
ANOTHER MONSTER SHIP. 
This is truly the age of great enterprises.— 
There seems to be no limit to the ambition of 
ship-builders. They aim to outdo, nay, eclipse 
each other in the gigantic proportion^, speed 
face a good dressing, and apply a special 
mulch of straw, tail-bark, or half-decayed chips 
around the base of each tree. This will assist 
in keeping down the weeds, as preventing the 
effects of long continued dry weather—often 
very injurious to the value of our orchard crops. 
way will grow to a great size, as f r. raget 
inrfoJLw pf 1;.’ K for improvement in harr 
oonrad L.iebriefi, of Philadelphia, Pa., for im- to be constructed for the Eastern Steam Nav- 
ovements in trunk-lock hasps. igation Company, to carrv passengers and 
'ImproSlfi.rSZ bt ° ne E, ' ,dSe ’ T be f t T»“ d K 4 Indi “- TSh 
G. M. Patten, of Bath, Me., for improved ar- f be Ot J 3 ’ 0 °° f 0ns burthen and composed 
deserves to be generally cultivated, as nothing 
can exceed the rich velvety look of the flowers. 
It is quite hardy, a true annual, and ripens its 
__ _ Q __ Pa., for improvement in flexible harrows. 
Wm. Robinson, Jr., of Warsaw, N. Y., for 
ITow to Enlarge Vegetables.—A vast in- improvement in machinery for making rope. 
■finsp of food moir ko U.._ • SsUTV'fjll zvf NT^vrr 1 n _ A_‘ 
Cultivation .—Many of our best fruit grow- 
, n f . . . b , seeds in great abundance, 
ers have found it to their advantage to plow 
their orchards every year, and harrow or culti¬ 
vate every month of the season—keeping the 
ground a bare fallow. In this way the largest 
crops of fruit have been produced. But where 
the trees do not shade the ground too much, 
hoed crops, other than corn, may be taken 
from the soil without detriment to the orchard 
The crops will not be as large as on the open 
ground, but the field will be more likely to get 
the requisite cultivation. 
All orchards, at this season of the year, need 
a thorough scrubbing with lye or potash water. 
One pound of potash to four gallons of water, 
gives the proper strength, we believe. This 
ot iron. She will have a pair of side wheels 
propelled by a set of marine engines of 1,700 
horse power; she will also have a screw pro¬ 
peller at the stern, driven by another set of en¬ 
gines of 1,300 horse power. The total power 
of her engines will be 3000 horse, and she is 
Y .1 , r, . # IliVJJjJICS VI 1IIL I LtisC. laKe 
A ortnern California, whence its seeds were for instance, a pea. Plant it in a very rich 
conf In mjn i t-x _ __i n i J 
Sewall Short, of New London, Conn., for im- expected lo run 18 miles per hour We Im¬ 
provement in violins. IlnLa „ ok! 1 . ; * , VVe De 
Philander Shaw, of East Abington, Mass., for bas never been constructed on this 
improvement in air engines. p i n of u.>ing a double driving apparatus. 
LeGrand C. St. John, of Buffalo- N V fnr 
eGrand C. St. John, of Buffalo, N. Y., for 
roved hydrodynamic engine. 
An M. Weare, of Say brook, N. H., for milk- 
uie largest the tollowmg year, and Elbridge Webber, of Gardiner, Me., for im 
, , -pod: again select the largest, and proved rotary planing knife. 
it was a not, dry bank. It requires Very little the next year the sort will by this time have Asa Weeks, of South Boston, Mass., for im- 
water, and flourishes best in weather when tr ebled its size and weight. Ever afterwards P roved expansive bit. 
most other plants are burnt un It is well sow tbe largest seed, and by these means vou Par l ey , Wiliams, '2d, of Barre, Mass., for ira- 
.„k„*roi A. , t. V eU will get neas or anvthiru. else A f « b«it proved slotting machine. 
lumestic ©cumnnu. 
adapted for rock-work. It may be sown two 
or three times during the season, and at any 
time from April to July.” 
will get peas or anything else, of a bulk of 
which we at present have no conception. 
_ ^ Strawberries. —We ought to say a word 
ibis season about strawberries—a fruit that 
SIIORTENING-IN PEACH TREES. everybody, who owns or occupies a patch of j 
land, ought to cultivate. The strawberry is a 
Ens. Rural: —Tn No. 6 of this volume, you hardy plant and very easily cultivated.' We 
Asa Weeks, ot feouth Boston, Mass., for im- To polish Mahogany Furniture—R ub it 
of Barre, Mass, for im - ^ f ™ f - V*** ™*>‘- 
oved slotting machine. L n ° ~T a C j Gan dl 7 clotb > alter wiping the 
Seth Whalen, of West Milton, N. Y., for im- 01 , tre m the furniture. Do this once a 
provement in hay-knives. week and your mahogany tables will be so fiue- 
___ - c _ __ ty polished that hot water would not injure 
ffRTf’li fKTFPY^ tk i ein ' 1 he reason is this, linseed oil hardens 
blUl.lt 11MbKiYo. when exposed to the air; and when it has filled 
r n „ o.,..,. ru v P r ,.... . . . aH the pores of the wood the surface becomes 
Eds. Rural. —Oh. lv., ot Chili, inquires in hard and smooth like glass. 
your April 8th number, “ Whether a cistern 
removes the moss, dislodges and destroys in- give an article from Mr. Hildreth on this are persuaded, that a great mistake is made in P aved with brick and two coats of water-lime, To Cure Boils.— The leaven of gingerbread 
sects, and promotes the health of the bark subject, in which he says, “this shortening-in J nanm ’ m o to ° much. Give it a fair chance; is as expedient as one of stone in the same way.” placed on the boil, and left there untiUt bursts 
generally. has a tendency to keep the brandies upright d °' V j tb ® weeds; and keep it well moist- If your correspondent’s inquiry refers only to Jlf 3 been iou!ld to be a good remedy. When 
generally. has a tendency to keep the brandies unnVht „ S V ’ ancl Kee P 11 wel1 m °ist- it your correspondent’s inquiry refers only to ttn I0 . uua t0 be a good remedy. When 
Trees necessarily planted in meadows or and cause an excess of leaves to grow while you will be lire ^get^ without tbe b ott om (paved) of the cistern l would cer- 0Q G Srparl^TnAi^anr^ ^Sr 
lawns should be manured and mulched around the trees are young,” and also that it hindres a superfluity of vines. hira _ that he may just as well dispense with mode, is the application of the rough side of 
the roots. This will aid their growth—and in- their bearing in this latitude, though it might Tanners’ Bark is now understood to be cap- botb brick and stone ’ and s P read bis mortar on the nettle-geranium leaf to draw the boil, and 
deed fine apples have been produced on well be beneficial in the South. ° itally adapted to the strawberry; spread it Hie earth, provided he has a dry bottom. If tb e smooth side to be applied to heal it. 
cared for trees in such situations. The Apple This is contrary to the general experience. p 0I R p l Gte ^ ° 1 ' e , r *be soil: it will keep the he means the wall or sides of the cistern, stones *"*♦•* ---- 
is a hardy tree, patient of ill treatment and Many who have tried it say that it causes the mulchin^Vor'the strawberrv" 1S tbC trU6 are I jreferable to brick, unless he can procure Etmek Shaker — Queen's Bread.— Slice as 
neglect,—but it is also a grateful one, returning bead of the tree to become rounded like that ___ “' of the hardest kind. Almost any kind of ® 0 ] f £ eacb sliee » ^ 
largely for every extra attention. There is no of an apple tree, the centre filled in with live P ~_ n . ~ ' stone w511 a «swer as well, and as a general rule quickly fried wUMard^ir'butte^mnkP f 
need of so many miserable orchards disfiguring a » d productive branches, instead of naked and plenty o7sunshhm ^nd ^i^ with a comreiYl ^ cheaper thau brick; but to build of stone s . vru P of loaf sugar and water, and pourff oveJ 
the face of the country; we should have better dead limbs, as-is generally the case. Of course soil, its beauty will be perfect, and the pruniiit wlU re 1 uire more water-lime than brick. the bread whilst hot; grate nutmeg over it.— 
ones or none at all.— b. the number of peaches, or of peach blossoms, knife should never touch it What can add to Another equally good and still cheaper i bis will be found simple and delicious.— 
—- > ♦-- will be diminished by as many as are cut away, tbe Sff an deur of a tree standing alone in a yard method of building a cistern, is to dispense with ° Vt u 11 lst - 
THE DAHLIA WORM—A REMEDY WANTED, but the weight of ripe, good fruit is almost in- onnornlnitv^n^tv^n^^^^ i- ha f- hat ! both brick and stone altogether. Thismethod ~T - 
- variably increased. A friend in New England Could svmmetiw and Lnliim, h! dl ^ ctl0ns - may be adopted to advantage where perpen- b kmext.—M ake a pailful of 
• Ens - H^eae:—O ne year ago I planted out says he not only shortened-iir his trees? but plete? Let the man P who has a pass?oii°for' dicular walls are not a prerequsite, and where of brewn si“ anXee^ poMTo^fii^s'Jt 0 ^ 
in my garden eight promising dahlias. 1 hey thinned out one-half of the fruit,—that which trimming and spoiUng trees, study these mod- th ere is ample room, and no pressure from one pound of alum. Mix them thorouo-hk — 
all grew well for a time, and several budded remained—a good crop, by the way,—was un- ^be limbs are none too many, nor too water. In this case excavate the earth sloping This cement may be used on fences the roofs 
quite early. One of these, though not the ear- usually large and fine. The next year intend- ^ and hang none too low, notwithstanding outwards, in the form of a cauldron kettle, of houses, around fire-places, &c., as’ a protec- 
tot. bloomed beautifully in the latter part of ing to remove the tree, it was m.touched, re- of mortar at intervals of «“ •***““ 
June, and through the remaining part of the tabling all its branches and all its fruit. The__ " * ‘ from four to six days between each. Put on ,, * *■ ' *--- 
ones or none at all.- 
the matter is removed, place some more leaven 
on the part. Another, and perhaps easier 
are preferable to brick, unless he can procure Etmek Shaker—Queen's Bread.— Slice as 
of the hardest kind. Almost any kind of , muc b-bread as is needed; soak each slice, first 
n -i , in milk and then in eo*o* well beaten • hnua if 
stone will answer as well, and as a general rule nm VL-K- - t v , , 7° “ U1 ’ i1cl \ e . “ 
i , quickly tTied with lard or butter;make a thick 
are cheaper thau brick; but to build of stone syrup of loaf sugar and water, and pour it over 
will require more water-lime thau brick. the bread whilst hot; grate nutmeg over it._ 
Another equally good and still cheaper will be found simple and delicious.— 
ill be perfect, and the pruning wiU recplire more water-lime thau brick. the bread whilst hot; grate nutmeg over it— 
2 r touch it. What can add to Another equally good and still cheaper * llls wlU be found simple and delicious— 
i tree standing alone in a yard method of building a cistern, is to dispense with ° vt er ,l • / ^S r ^ cu ^ ur ist. 
the roadside, vyhere it has had both brick and stone altogether. Thismethod ' T -- 
tne ope it.'-elfin all directions? may be adopted to advantage where perpen- Eire-Proof Cement. —Make a pailful of 
r p xis b a e ;s,x f 
season. The buds on the others would one by tree was filled with fruit, loaded down to the 
one reach the size ol from that of a pea to that ground, but not one peach remained on till rino 
Dr\ Land for Pear Trees. — No fruit 
one reacn tne size ol from that ot a pea to that ground, but not one peach remained on till ripe. > spread * In aI1 C: 
of a hickory nut, when they wouid become The teudeucy of the peach «o pash oat nl | inTZa’blv mX aX y^ SaXaS W ^ ^ 
from four to six days between each. Put on 
your covering before the last coat of mortar is 
spread. In all cases put your cistern top be- 
Lronciiitis. A receipt gives the following 
as a cure for bronchitis:—Take honey in the 
comb, squeeze it out and dilute in a little water. 
stunted, parts of the buds turn black, and branches at the extremity of the limbs only and bushes and willows grow" better on side hills “ a broken cistern that can hold no water.” 
finally perish, and the whole plant be checked at the expense of all below, needs some check than near s . ta S aa »t water. ' Webster, May l, 1864. r. ken 
in its growth, short and stocky, with a super- 0 r the tree will soon be bare and leafless in the ♦ J" m pe . 0ple tbeir ap P le * - 
abundance r>f slim-t t.Lick.Hot. leavpa After- n — t _...i • i . , 7 - me of their low inten al lands. Ihev A Nf\V t BriPU -On TllABitocrr lncf o mrm 
:V cistern allowed to freeze is occasionally moistening the lips and mouth 
abundance of short thick-set leaves. After a centre, while the outside is over-loaded with 
time the dahlias would take a new start, send leaves and fruit. This check is found in short- 
out new shoots, and more buds would appear, ening-in as explained and recommended in a 
to go through the same phases and suffer the recent article in your paper. But like all oth- 
same fate as the others. Is ot a dahlia blossom e r operations about fruit trees, it must be per- 
did I have save what grew on the one first formed thoughtfully and carefully — with an 
mentioned. . • • , ... 
or it may be an injury instead of a because in his absence, beset only nine trees in j weather, and is not liable to break by those tea-spoonful of cold water a few drops of oil 
r. n. y. a day. The farmer set out the remaining ! sudde » jerks which so frequently lead'to the of vitriol; touch the spot with a feather dii>- 
_.hi i . . o i/u« hi. Tiro i i :_i_ • • v 
I afterwards found in the stalks of. each of Tf X f"* ^ 
the seven, one W move wovms vvhi.lv had ooten ^ ^ 
their way from the root to the point from ___ m _ _ninety-one of the hundred himself the next daw 
which the flower stalks branch, and after cut- T ' T’he result was that the nine bore more fruit 
ting off the tep, destroying the worn,, and rf£ »eanng than all the other, 
plugging the cavity made, with Scotch snuff trees. Orchards in which several hives of bees n 7 *- 
in a few weeks found new worms in the same are ke PL always produce more fruit than others ,-,V RUS . H the Ga .pillars in the egg, and you 
plants. The worm is one or one-half inches n , 1 wb T? b Hw're are none. In the provinces on lare-eTcron^nf ^ 1! b Ur7 ’ and sccure a 
1 -- 1 V , .... the Rhine the fruits arp mnra oVvi,nrlow+ o.,a 111 o'- 1 tro P 01 iruit. 
bushes and willows grow' better on side hills “ a broken cistern that can hold no water.” with it It has never been known to fail in 
than near stagnant water. Webster, May i, 1S54. p. kent. cases even where children had throats so swol- 
In old times many people set their apple-- Em as to be unable to swallow. 
f° me of the ^ Ewinterval lands. They A New Rope— On Tuesday last, a number „ -*- 
set ned to suppose that it would be difficult to of gentlemen connected with railways attended 10 Remove Superfluous Hair— Lime, two- 
make them live m dry soil. But such orchards at the Yauxhall station at Birmingham to oun i ces ? carbonate of potash, four ounces; char- 
haye never produced enough to pay the cost of test the strength of a new rope recently pat- coal P owde r, two drachms. Make up into 
setting. It is now a general practice to set ented bv Messrs. John and Edwin Wright of p f tG Wlth warm water > 1111(1 a PP ! y to the part, 
pear and apple trees on high land— Massa- that town. The rope is constructed of the whlcb must be previously shaved close. When 
c 1 use s oughman. best hemp and galvanized wire spun together com P le tely dry, wash it off with warm water. 
-- *•••♦•-* -—• in the ordinary way by machinery, and "is cal---—» • ■» • --- 
A Farmer, (says Cole,) dismissed a hand cula ted to resist the effect of exposure to To Take Ink out of Mahogany. —Mix in a 
ninety-one of the hundred himself the next daw I loss of life - / p he rope is 4i inches in circum P ed iu Hie liquid. 
The result was that the nine bore more friut ; f erenee » and lfc carried along a train of coals of ^ i - »-■»■« - 
the first year of bearing thau all the others, j tons with P erfe ct security, while a com- To Boil Potatoes Meai.v.—W hen the wa- 
-- - ^ , _ | I110n hemp rope of nine inches circumference ter nearly boils, pour it out and put in cold 
Crush the eaWrfiiL.rc | snapped asunder like thread with a train of salted water: it makes them mealy without 
225 tons .—London Chronicle. 
cracking them. 
long, spotted, and about one-quarter inch in P , lime . tbe trui , t 1 s are nior ® abundant and 
j. ° ’ .... .. . finer than in any other part of Germany and 
diameter. My object m writing is to get an there it is the custom to keen lanro nnnn’tihV, 
To Mend Iron Pots.— Mix finely sifted lime f .! 0 clean Pictures. — Dust them lightly 
with some white of egg till a thin kiud of paste j W1 lb cotton wool, ot with a feather brush, 
is formed; then add some iron filings. Apply -- • » - 
antidote for these depredators. 
West Bloomfield, N. Y. 
_to keep large quantities It is an error to plant seeds from States fur- 
of tAn-rvliial, W . -- ™ pom, occua uwm oiuies 1 UC IS lormea; men aaa some iron mines. Apply 
better in the nmVlib wL i f i - Us ' 1M > t inve ther south. In a cold season, only the seed of i this to the fracture, and the vessel will be found 
butter in the neighborhood of hives. a colder climate will npen well. I re La „ on ,i. ^ ™ 
to be nearly as sound as ever. 
Acids combined with water condense it and 
produce heat. 
