oven, until a brown crust is formed over 
them. A French method of cooking is to 
grate a little old cheese over the dish before 
bakin £- A. At. H. 
ntjtcnrc Jjnfornrattott. 
Forcing Lettuce. —If Jettuce is to bo forced, 
the beds may be started ttiis month. Make an 
excavation two and a half to three feet, deep; 
fill to within six inches of the surface of the 
ground with fresh horse manure; set on the 
frame; add six inches of stood, light garden soil, 
and put on the glass. As soon as the tirst rank 
heat is off, which will be in about, thirty-six to 
forty-eight hours, set our. the plant a from t tie cold 
frame. It is better and safer to keep the surface 
of the forcing bed a little helm the ground 
around, or at most even with it. The. bed is less 
liable to bo affected by outside changes of tem¬ 
perature. 
- - - 
( old Frame require daily airing sueli warm 
neat her as the past. week. Vegetable pits should 
also be opened to let off the steam. Such weather 
is more indueivo of decay and mildew than any 
quantity of rain or snow. And too much atten¬ 
tion cannot be paid to vegetables and plants that 
are likely to be affected thereby. Two or three 
days’ neglect may destroy ail last season’s work 
and produce. 
P c f mtjmrir. 
PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE. 
.BY .1. II. OTUSCOM, AX. D. 
111.-GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE 
UUXVIAN BODY. 
1. To understand thoroughly any artificial 
structure, viz., a bouse, n bridge, a steam¬ 
boat, or :m engine, it is necessary to know 
the different, materials of which' it. is com¬ 
posed. For example, before a building can 
be fully understood, the nature of its mate¬ 
rials must be studied, viz., stone, brick, wood, 
mortar, iron, tin, marble, glass, &c,, and the 
different varieties or composition of each 
must also he known. It may then be under- 
stood why certain substances are put in eer- 
lain parts, and not into others: why stone is 
11. Cartilage is a strong dense substance, 
intermediate between membrane and bone; 
in many parts, especially in early life, it sup¬ 
plies the place of bone It possesses a high 
degree of elasticity, eqtjal sometimes to Unit 
of India rubber, and is likewise very flexible. 
It is used principally to cover the ends of the 
bones which form t he joints, where, it serves 
to obviate friction, and, being very durable, 
it preserves these parts. 
-A-*-*-- 
SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS. 
NEW YORK FARMERS’ CLUB. 
■Wn continue our notes upon the communion- 
(tons read before, and the discussions by, this 
organization. 
A New Apple Wauled.—Mr. Bush of Pennsyl- 
\uiHa honored the club by an expression or his 
admiration of It and the glorious work it is doing 
oL AbUNAxjLrJ SUGGESTIONS. Jjrfliecountry,assertedlands. ZIZZZ 
by \ 1 -iiYSiPTiN ot i ennsylvuniu depend for their supply of com- «*moof this Salem soil mid compared it h, a 
BY AjmmciAN. sense upon that disseminated by the Hub, grille,, statement, with soil from the Lpes 
How to get Good Sleep. J tf w* '"T* of ,ho ' v °tuun'» Jf'" 1,ad been subjected to analysis. 
r„ , i , „ Rights ‘lame, aud finally reached I he point aimed Ihesubsollon the Mavis farm was l.^ei-ibnl 
IN Older to procure good and refreshing at graying that the apple is the most important, ^y day of brink-rod color, “htoC in itsnatund 
Hleej* two things are necessary ; the tirst ,rmt Pennsylvania. He desires the Club to condition neither rootanor water ,«n ponelrate, 
being a well-ventilated room which is not tu, n '^attention to apples aud see If a variety 'l l"’Salem soils wore shown to be easily pene- 
tall the product, and weight thereof, of a single 
potato a matter of not the least, consequence 
to our readers. One member, eager to christen 
tlie pretty baby, suggested a stunning name; 
but. President F.r.v impressively exclaimed, 
“ Don’t baptize it until we know more about it;” 
and the child was given the Club’s Potato Pro- 
lessor to nurse and bring up. 
Deep vs. (shallow Plowing. -This topic was 
the special order for discussion. Dr. Smith en¬ 
dorsed and confirmed tho statements of fact made 
ffv Dr. I’niMunuata previous mooting concern¬ 
ing the mode of culture adopted on the Salem 
lands. The Chemist of tho Club h»(l analyzed 
some of this Salem soli and compared it, in a 
written statement, with soil from the Macks 
tan" which had also been subjected to analysis. 
he subsoil on the M ums farm was described asa 
. „ r * (I - ” • VSJ uvuiiu , . ” - -vu,*,*, M UU|.1 L'l’l Mill! 
used lor the foundation anil not for the roof; bllt unfortunately it is not always thou-riit of y,mctlfwum susceptible to atmospheric in- 
why glass is Used for windows and not for time. It may bo secured, howevte, by Smm^th upoh ,he 
walls ; why wood is used lor Hours, doors, opening a window as widely i pottle.’ if S&SSTiSSSl 
at.(l M.ttrs, mid not for li re-placcs or chim- tlio shape of the room and the position of ^Vhsltos of ueosmopo It tan ttpplo of any he 
neys. Likewise in studying the structure, thg windows will admit, it, is well to avoid a gr0 ' V8 * is of mod in qi quality, however. 
neys. Likewise in studying the structure, tb 9 windows will admit, it, is well to avoid a 
shape, and properties of tho animal body, draught upon the bed, though a draught (if 
the materials ot which it is composed should k be a large one) is less hurtful than foul air. 
PROPAGATING VINES BY EYES. 
Wren the proper time arrives for pruning, 
preserve the primings by slicking them in 
the ground, or in a flower-pot tilled with 
rather moist, but not very wet soil. In 
January, or early in February, you may pre¬ 
pare the eyes by making on the back of the 
shoot, opposite the eye, a cut with a Sharp 
knife, bringing the knife out almost three- 
quarters of an inch below the eyp. The 
same proceeding is to be repeated, bringing 
the knife out above the eye, and you have an 
eye with a portion of wood above and below 
it, and slanting from the back to the side on 
which the eye is situated. The eyes, when 
tirst he known, and it may then he seen how 
perfectly each substance is adapted to tho 
place and purpose to which if is assigned. 
2, Tho tirst general division of the animal 
body is into tt/lnfa and Fluids , and of these 
two the whole structure is composed. 
•i. 1 lie fluids constitute much the greater 
As we have before remarked, pure ah* is a 
necessity; and for the sake of procuring it, 
nature will accommodate herself to almost 
any circumstances. There is great danger 
of taking cold from a small draught which 
brings a current of cold air upon a portion 
of the body; but a current which covers the 
stows, i lie fruit is of medium quality, however. 
1’ollng Hops. Waruion Knmusor EAVorces- 
11 ' M 1 IWS - "rites the dub that there are too 
many Imps raised. Criticises some of tho stale- 
farmors jumped at conclusions loo much! if 
there is a book-farmer in a neighborhood they 
watch his experiments vigilantly; if they prove 
wnla\ orable in their results, “ they told him so ” 
aud laugh at him; if favorable, they apply the 
same practice to ull conditions of soil and locality 
without thought orreusou. Some years ago deep 
plowing was urged, In his neighborhood. Some 
one had succeeded thereby. Immediately all the 
portion ot the bulk of tlie body, and arc the whole body is easy to accustom one's self to 
principal means by which most of the func¬ 
tions are performed, aud by which life is sus¬ 
tained. 
d. Most ot the animal fluids consist chiefly 
of water, holding different kinds of solid 
matter in chemical or mechanical solution, 
ami from these the various solids arc deposit¬ 
ed, each in its proper place. 
s - Tbc Proportion of the fluids and solids 
much easier than breathing carbonic acid. 
We have said the room should not be too 
stiade. lie lias tided hop-yards for twenty years 
and now uses only ono polo to a bill, mid trains 
two vines to a polo; and ho gets tin- highest 
price for his product, which is tho true tc.sl of 
success. A bill of vines, trained to one pole, 
wdl weigh on an average live pounds more per 
adt' than if trained on two polos; and tho sumo 
warm, for tho reason that too high a temper- T 01 * 1 ' mol ° IMttr ket. He sends a sample 
attire causes activity of the nervous system “ . pr<a,u . ct ’ whloh is pronounced very ilncly 
and .t mgs restlessness; hut there is no member asserted that, the mo/who cult’ivates 
neaJl bluIucss in sleeping cold, aud so that hops to make money will always use two poles 
the room is thoroughly ventilated, there is no to ," hil1, iriHf,,<ul of 
objection to a fire in it. [n fact, dressintr L1 n " v !‘ c " nl As,u ' H ,- " r Fi-ar Trees.— q-. w. 
' > H A tAf or Iniini nnlrA.t it in ■ ■ 
paied, an- to lie inserted in pots or pans ()l ,bL ‘ Ionian body is estimated tit, ten parts 
tilled to within an inch with turfy, light of ’ to one part of solid matter. The 
Joam; the eyes being placed cither horizon- proportions, however, vary considerably with 
tally or vertically, about, an inch and a half age, and the state of health. Thus in the 
apart, and covered with half tin inch of fine infant, the fluid matter is more abundant than 
soil, f hey should bo placed in a house or in the youth, more in the youth than in the 
frame where there is a liot,-bed, in which adult, and it decreases gradually towards old 
they should be plunged; the temperature *W- This is one reason of the greater soft- 
icing not more than 1J0 , nor less than 75°. nt ‘ s *. rouncbiesa and fullness of the form of 
1 i mny ,M ‘ fl ’ om 00 10 050 ! ‘t night, tb « young-, and the more rigid, wrinkled, aud 
and ,0 by day, and 80 or 95 with sun-heat. k ’ SH flexible form of the aged. 
I he soil ought to be kept moist, but not wet, (! - The fluids carry nourishment to every 
until the eyes have begun to grow; then pm-t? of the body, and ore also tho chief means 
keep it moist, affording a light syringing b y which the wornout, and useless matters 
morning and evening. When the eyes have are carried out of the body, 
pushed a few inches, they may bo taken up 7. %>th the fluids and solids are derived 
rooms ought, to lie warmed, especially those tw'!! ° f . !° wu ’ , “ k0 ' 1 ‘ ht ’ ( ; lub whloh is tho best 
calculated for the use of children or invalids, coal uahos.imTci 
I he requ irrng 11 child to get up front a warm ,Ic hlld buried about two tons of t in waste about 
bed to dress in a cold room is a piece of bar- llis troos - The Club answered him that coal ashet 
banty wo cannot too strongly condemn. It, " 
was a part ol tho » hardening process," so Y . Cl N. 
much in vogue a few years ago with some term house f but gave no estimate of'iCjlsu 
parents, who seemed to think that children nor ,lis own name, whoixtby information con- 
Avere to be made hardy as steel is tempered. 0< nilaK l( - coul d bo obtained. 
The second requisite for good sleep wu Kee l ,in K Pumtocw. a very intorostlng 
... a wcll-;iire(l tal wl.ld,!., SSCS' ZZaiTl 
not too soil. The first comiition appeal. w> ,*wy of tho »’wcot it,. ,to 3 i l u'„!,Vfh- 
strongly to the sense of cleanliness that it ,liir '‘fctu:o in Its orgnnJzatron and ihut of ih c 
i'(ml ushfjs and cinders from the blacksmith shop, said that the world is 
meats had set haled him, however, that jndi- 
etously done on heavy soils, It paid. Hot. a culti¬ 
vator should know wheu and where to plow deco 
ami how deep to plow. Tho question is, whether 
""dor like circumstances, ton inches,.f K ood soil 
arc prafotable to four inohes, Nogouera! rule 
*"t" be kiven for all soils, locations, oropsond cir¬ 
cumstances. 
Mr. Pbteks accompanied tho comm 1 1 too w hich 
visited the Salem hinds. Shallow culture is with¬ 
out doubt best, for those lands and for Kew 
•tersey lands generally. Cultivators on those 
Itirhl porous soils plow under clover, and all they 
oarc to do into turn up soil onoukli to cover the 
clover; and five Inches is found to ho sufllcient. 
A gentleman of sense, at this point, arose mid 
lie had buried about two tons of tin waste about 
Ins trees. The Club answered him that coal ashes 
were better. 
Farm tlmiac— a gentleman at Clarendon, N. 
. ** lli "* ^’te tho Club dm Wings of n. very lino 
lurm house; but kave no estimate of its cost 
nor his own name, whereby information con¬ 
cerning It could bo obtained. 
Keeping Swot A very interesting 
eommunicutlon was read from F. ( !. (,’ARicv of 
Buckeye Kami, Butler Do., O., upon the physi- 
morning and evening. When the eyes luivo arc carried out of the body, 
pushed a few inches, they may bo taken up 7. %>tli the fluids and solids are derived 
carefully, and potted off singly; and if kept entirely from the food that is eaten. The 
in a hot-bed, aud a moist, atmosphere is pro- character of the food must therefore he vn 
should not, need to lie enforced by any other llH , " xtul ''' l»different, it is, un- 
argument, but thc second is in conflict, with 
I lie ideas ot comfort enter I tuned, though eiutly broken and the milk exudes quickly nml 
erroneously, by most people; it, fg not true te-ofusoty. a low fcmpemtm'e or a sudden 
t hat a very soft bed is the most comfortable < l 1 .‘. 1 " 1 . 1 ’ br( ' alcs »ho tissues and rot follows speedily. 
,mj- more tin 111 il fcarm, that a very hard bad is »tor<d 
to III! pte.fem.al. Many people, however, are the greater the bulk tho better ami kept in u 
incapable of drawing the distinction between temperature of forty-live to llfty degrees, never 
leathers on the one hand and boards on tho * lllow,ri «' tempemture to go below thirty- 
olta; Tho host be, U one which s h„n ho ?%*SZS£'i°2£gg£ 
) tiding enough to afford rest to the tired US well n» warm. They should be dug before 
muscles, and yet firm enough not to envelop Ulc sob freezes on tho surface, although tho 
the. figure us does a feather or down bed. W^kcteng of tho vines by froat does nol nocea- 
The reason of this is that the feathers, being “!!’,f H ku 'l n a l * he " jljt ‘ r u ° r affoot keeping 
ic n-comlufloi-H m the. most perfect sense of I 11 bulk wlicn? they aro In tendon to be kepta and 
tee word, do not allow that ventilation of bundled as lit tie as possible. After the bulk hag 
Lite surface of the body, which is an absolute ‘ ,011,plo ‘ fod 11,0 sweating process, throw over 
necessity for health. By over heating the f a “^'t amount of ,lry i U um. luthefiouth 
ileep, and, in many Cases, disease. Tho ventilation behig left for a time, which are 
covering for the lied should be suifleient in c * OHOd who " Dtey have ceased sweating. n y 
unount to keep the sleeper comfortably k ," P ' as u ' c ' [| ^ t,UJ Ir,Hh i 
vtu-m without over-heating him. ian he 
hleep to bcrelre.shllig must bring profound by putting in barrels ami setting the Iwr- 
served for a time, they will grow freely. 
The young vines thus produced must, be re¬ 
potted as often as t he pots become filled with 
roots. Give them their last shift about 
June .—Journal of Horticulture, 
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HOW TO GRAFT GRAPE VINES. 
A correspondent of the Asheville, N. U, 
News and Farmer says that the proper way 
to graft the grape vine is to cut the cions 
between the first of December and tho last 
of January, and pack away in a box, bedded 
in wet sand, and keep them in a cellar until 
I he leaves of the vines to he grafted tire half 
grown, then dig down below the collar, or 
the point where the roofs of the vine radi- 
ato, and search for tho largest and most 
thrifty, cutting them loose from the collar, 
and with pegs bringing them to a horizontal 
position. Cut oil’ the end smoothly and 
graft just as you would an apple tree, leav¬ 
ing at least two buds or eyes, and then place 
a largo hill around it, reaching to the top of 
the graft, covering the upper buds an inch 
with loose dirt, free from clods, and then if 
the graft fails lo grow, it, is because t he cions 
had lost their vitality before the work was 
done. If Um roots are thrifty and in rich 
ground, the vines will grow eight to sixteen 
feet in length the first year, and will grow a 
crop of grapes tho second year. 
lied, and accommodated to the age and con¬ 
dition of each person. 
Jlluxtration. — Thu only appropriate food 
for tlie infant, is its mother's milk. As it 
grows older and stronger, and takes more ex- 
eieise, more solid food is required to main¬ 
tain the strength and supply the wastes of 
the body. The adult can only satisfy his un- 
peitie and the demands of nature by food of non-conductors in the most perfect sense of 
which a large portion is solid. the word, do not allow that ventilation of 
which a large portion is solid. 
8. 1 he minute mechanical si ructure of the 
various solids is called their timie, the nature 
of which varies in different structures. 
[Hum' rut'hm ,— '1 he tissue of ti cotton hand¬ 
kerchief differs from that, of a silk one. The 
t issue of a pen is different from that of a pen¬ 
holder. The tissue of a cloth coat, a leather 
shoe, a straw lint, and other articles of doth- 
ing are all widely different, aud equal differ¬ 
ence exists with the several structures of the 
body. For example, bone has a neenliar 
“T 4 " mr - world is generally nml stupidly 
obi unrated by tho tendency ol’ individuals to 
project ( Iteorfcw. Experiments In different k.tnl- 
i ties might not. bo at all minted. To be ol any 
vvorth as showing: the relat ive value of deep anil 
shallow plowing:, they should bo Instit uted on 
the same land and kind of soil and cover a petiod 
ol at least three years. 
HiustmUnk the advantages whloh hud resulted 
to one nmn front deep plowing: a sanguiuo ken- 
t eman said ho knew a man who, a few yours 
since, hired out to a fanner at, el«ht dollars per 
month ; lie finally thought bo earned twelve und 
asked for higher wages; but his employer would 
not give il. and lie struck, hired four acres of 
ground and went, to working if. He laid always 
plowed as deep as ho could put the plow down 
and is now worth * 100 , 000 . When asked how 
• loop this *100,000 man put the plow down this 
damp breaks tho tissues and rot follows speedily. Wl "‘ rul, » ! irentloman could not, ted]; nor Could ho 
Il the sweet potato is carefully gathered mid 8ay Ki "‘ l " f *"‘l In- put it down in! 
incapable of drawing the distinction between 
leathers on the one hand and hoards on the 
other. This best bed is one which shall be 
yielding enough to afford rest to the tired 
muscles, and yet firm enough not to envelop 
the. figure its does ii feather or down bed. 
The reason of this is that the feathers, being 
the surface of the body, which is an absolute 
necessity for health. By over heating the 
spine, t hey cause troubled and dream-haunted 
sleep, and, in many cases, disease. The 
covering for the bed should be suifleient in 
amount to keep tlie sleeper comfortably 
warm without over-heating him, 
Sleep to be refreshing must bring profound 
rest, to tlie whole body, and especially to tbc TOl8a * ew Inches above the floor in a dry, warm 
brain and nervous .systems, the great centers r In th0 ol ' tho ''arrets holes wore 
, - . ’ bored for ventilation. Dr. TnonuJB bad seen 
1 min, me teem, uiui an n-meuy, arm warmth the herald ol returning 
other parts have also their peculiar organiza- vitality. A person stupefied by disease or 
Dons or tissues.. opiates may often lie aroused to conscious- 
■ • Ail the solid substances employed in the n °ss by the heat induced by applying some 
construction of the body may bo reduced to stimulant, like mustard, to the spine. lu- 
Primary Tfokuto. 1st. The meinbmn- deed, physiologists are now pretty well 
agreed that the ‘‘■vital principle" and heat 
oux tissue, as tin* lining of the mouth, 2d. 
Tite carlilaalnou* iLmm wimnmni., i,_ 
and Delaware plow shallow for this crop (ll 
order to secure tho most marketable product 
and greatest profit. 
Till. Mercer Potaio.-President Er.y presented 
the (’till) With samples of tho Mercer potato fur¬ 
nished him by N.C. Jessui* of West. Hampton 
Luna- island, who k ot the original seed from’ 
which they were grown in Maine four years ago. 
He had cultivated them upon the barren sands 
A No w Orleans gentleman. Into from England, 
i'-iterated (.ho novel doctrine that the depth of 
plowing should be regulated by flu- character 
and condition of (tie soli and the crop to he pro- 
uuacul. 4 
A nmn named Swn<*r, with great audacity as¬ 
serted that tho people get sadly sold and deceived 
by the utterances of this ( tub. u 0 was ovt- 
dently ln.-sli from the country and not an ini¬ 
tiated member of the Mutual Admiration 
Society. 
Mr. Quinn told the Club and tho country ho 
had not yet. married u rich widow . With genu- 
mo emotion, bom of his great modesty and 
lender .Youthfulness, he ascribed his great mk- 
cwwand fame, us a, farmer, lo the labor of his 
muscles, the sweat of his brow, imder<irafnag<- 
"•avy manuring, and deep and thorough cit It uro 
Ins Load ol such Investments In matrimonial lot¬ 
tery enterprises. Eleven years ago he com¬ 
menced farming 1‘our hundred and fifty dollars 
worse than nothing. By the means,stated nbov 
he could now |iuy *30,000 cash for a farm and 
hvo enough left to stock it, well. ll,. hud had 
us little ups and downs; but he still loved in toll 
the aloof bis great success, and expected lo bo 
worth more, money sometime to ull of whirl. 
.w/r 1 ’n ty Wkl ° WS " nd bl,4sh1 "* maidens present 
dutifully responded, “Amen!” at I the happy 
and fortunate youth took his seat amid groat 
applause. “ 
The Pouito Prol’esaor urged the import..nee to 
the country hat the Club define its position dis¬ 
tinctly on tho subject of Deep vs. Shallow Plow¬ 
ing. lie suggested the following formula ; 
llghtly U<fl>t SOil8 ’ WitH P0r0U8 Subsoils, ’plow 
Here a gentleman of some well founded fame 
as a horticulturist stated that he objected H i.me 
he had light soils and a porous subsoil; and la- 
lULfl 111 f ill'll It Id Ull id'.,,,,, M.^ll .1 
Grape Sales (.orrectnm. " No w and Titen” all the hones Am Th 
sends us UmloBowingcomctlon,andaddithmal n , d|1 , - ' 
information on the sale of grapes in the New 8b ’ ,,th ' riw ««**P 
tork market: —“In my article on grapes (in 1 b,i xrreetm tissue, the I 
Rukai, of Jan. 9.) 1 notice that, your primer has mill nerves. 7th The 
3«=S3Ks.2r,rxirc ? .!■, - 
pound; it should have boon fourteen to fifteen ° 100 8 ancl ll0l ’hS of 
cents per pound. Again, the total amount of 1,1 addition to tJiesc t 
pounds IS given as 28K,$ei. or u trifle less thmione another substance whic 
t l :.n^° d T* W " Cl ' eiW ifc * ho,lUi l >avo been a a tissue and which s tl 
tiillc less than one hundred and twenty tons .. 
“Thinking that your readers might bo inter- . ’ ftH 10111 d :i11 th<! otl ' 
estcl to know tho result In the closing of the i ; 7/u Blood, a fluid tisst 
Zlf, f0 n the 1 Sf!n ' 1 ^em to you: -Sold 10. The merubranoux t 
|,rimar . 
weighing a few pounds over one hundred and 1 a Very lar S° P ro P ()1 
thirty-one tons.” the botlv. It is tlie hash 
»««. upon ini: uarreu sands .. .. nna no 
, and the past, season had realized i\ prevent .il lm‘n!u° do °P in order 
hundred and twenty-live bush els away °“ th ° 8Url ' ucc ' 'caching 
them—or at that rate. Thovhnd , . 
din the. old sorts had. Tlii sum- Tim ,^te dy HS »^ H ’ h ° waK from New Jersey, 
cd to an eminent potato Chlturist ask.-d'd' X.-w teX^’ ' ' '' ' vaK ,h . eu h'^Jontiy 
trl, upon the coming season. The mi... was on tri«l before this Club. 
, .in mi .uii, spinal marrow, transmuted to the Dram, which straightway tecs were namicd to an eminent potato eulturist, 
i. The capillary tissue, or conjures up a thousand troublesome fancies • “ nd ]’ e,)0 ri. ttpon the coming souson. The 
•e tdso included the nails, or one goes to bed, immediately alter a hearty the Efforts oTpoteteiteSt^ i^tho'wayo} 
ns ol the lower animals. supper, und the stomach, as if indignant at improvement,seemed to be directed tooexclu- 
thc hoofs ancl boras of the lower animals. 
In addition to these solid tissues, there is 
another substance which may be also called 
a tissue, and which is the most important of 
all, as from it ull the others are formed; this 
is 7 he Jilood y a fluid tissue. 
U>. The vwmbranou* tissue is tlie most ex¬ 
tensive ol all the primary tissues, and consti¬ 
tutes a very large proportion of the bulk of 
the body. It, is tlie basis Upon which all the 
other tissues are deposited, and gives them 
form and firmness. It forms the e.mnic ..nd 
being obliged to work out of time, telegraphs HivL,| v to originating now varieties; they neg- 
tho brain und the nightmare i trotted out in 
full panoply. 
An English physician states in the Lancet 
that, lie has been able to secure sleep to his 
patients, when other means had failed, by 
applying ice to tlie spine. However this may 
tenting lo perpetuate the old and good varieties 
in thr-ir original perfection. There Is no better 
potato than tho Mercer if we could grow it 
profitably—free from rot and in paying quanti¬ 
fies. W hothor this seed from Mr. Jkssui* will 
degenerate or not remains to be seen. Degener¬ 
acy Is not, as h<? had proved, the result of plant¬ 
ing small potatoes. And he had found that the 
i . « - unit Hit: 
be, wo know that overheating t he same region oh&mrtofr of sued from one locality to another 
Pruning Vine*.—Grape vines should bo trim- form and firmness 11 forms the'em 1 l f tn “V". 
med now if not already done. Cut out all dead sheaths and I , r n L ( ,malsaQd fortably, ventilate your room ; do not COYer 
and all umtpo wood, and shorten the new wood ' ,,, ‘ , . 1 tbo 8o]l<1 "Otters, yourself too warmly; sleep as much as pos- 
m o one or two bud,, except when growing “ nd 1 t le ub< ‘ 4 for holding and transmitting sibltt on the side that position securin-r the 
t er ,T Vm , df<>rin8 lnoS ^ P er * ec t ventilation loathe sphin Cleave 
may get larger fruit, from it. Tor a few years, but bones is (lenn' ira'l* Nt" ( * u 1 hy ‘"utter of the the luxury (?) of feather betls to the heroes 
the liio of tho vine Is shortened and the health . '. ,, 1 s ’ enters into the com- and heroines of novels, who are privileged 
gone We have concord vines with canes twen- P^dion of the muscles, the nerves, the heart, to violate all natural laws • and finally 
* “m. r BOre ,0nB ‘ h v !'Th’i "V ! 7 M ’ a "“ to to heel 
evuy othei oigan of the body. an cmpty stomacll . 
will produce wakefldness. 
Ijet. us recapitulate then: — To sleep com- 
rosultsdifferently under di Ifore-nt circumstances 
—sometimes In an Improvement and ut others 
quite the reverse. One fact he regarded set¬ 
tled that potato seed raised on heavy soils 
will produce hotter results when planted on 
light Boils t han seed grown on light soils This 
faet is well established. Every fanner should 
take an interest, in this matter of rescuing the 
old and valued varieties from degeneracy. 
Another iterate Seedling. An ambitious gen¬ 
tleman in Stafford, N. Y„ sends the Club a 
diminutive potato—a seedling of he don't know 
what variety—that it may be named by this 
Head Center of potato wisdom. He gave in de- 
The Potato Professor t hen resumed his for- 
mulai-HDff soils should be mteUiaUu deepened. 
hubooUtui-ncl up two or three inches at «mec 
destroyed the crop for two years. The spring is 
not the best time t«. plow deep. Lnnds should bo 
1 do wed deep in the fall an inch or t wo deeper 
each succeeding year, and then the spring plow¬ 
ing should not be us deep as the fall plowing. 
Mueli had been his practice on it st iff soil. 
Hie importance of gradually deepening stiff 
soils by trench plowing in the full was i/p-ed. 
But ft. does not follow that trench plowing is tho 
best for stiff soils; on the contrary, subsoil plow- 
t'g is, as a rule, bet ter. And the fall is the pre¬ 
term! t ime for doing this, though we have seen 
good result , from spring subsollhig. 
A Nou-K x].lu«lvt) La,,,,,. A mail with a f]||1| 
ax took the stand und proceeded to inform the 
world that ho had a lamp which ooidSte- 
piode ho defied any one to explode it. It was 
ret erred lo an exjiloditig committee to test 
At. L.,d«r«tte„ Stock t o. ,v saintly looking 
chap begged tho indulgence of the Club white 
he introduced himself and bis scheme fororgan- 
zii.g u stock eompuuy to purchase lands in some 
ot the Southern States, and colonize thereon 
But tlie considerate Club squelched him by in’ 
continently adjourning. y n 
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