if* w-vL ett of Ohio referred to the process of pre- American dairymen had ascertained that Wight Of Oneida, S. T.MUler of Lewi* a n«m j„ ea . 
iJairij 111 USiSiinUl 1), serving meats introduced by Prof. G. saying they were beginning to successfully compete nm,L of R C ! iaU M “ qua i & ohu w - ton* of ( he- ks ® 3 011 81 « only too familiar with them 
Q a* ~ that he had been informed tliat the process with the English dairymen. We have the Canada We*u N? Owigh^^.P ratlier let ,ne S^e you the remedy, which it 
A. wn.UK,, a. M, editou, ^ *?f !d ^ T**?? "l! a,m ” f xlSn ' M *‘ ° f ch »P >“*; «>V kayo the ad- Sffij £ £“|ffifr fecS'cSt Ti&m.isz Wo 
Op Lim.t f.lu. hsikuhx covL Su-v y L cheese ’ and he would ^ glad to have some vantage of Cheap labor. Cheese ia a concern ' Vi *wnsin if Howard, Michigan; \. w. wftl fi/.i , , . loo,l9li who ° she l 1 c r- 
’ -:- explanation of this process. trated article of food of easy transportation. kGo^e 7 ^L^L%S<J.• v 1 - ,7 r? , m ? U VC ’T litllc pre * 
DATRVMFMd’ mvyrrvTTnv Professor Gamgee, in reply, said that while All things considered, the American dairy- w iP tWM '^ Gftraoor B. Weeks of bj m- . ,' 1 X * JI '‘ ‘f lCP ?* lts llutius and cares; but 
DAIRYMENS—CONVENTION. attending the recent meeting of the Maas, man has an advantage over producers of m, • ■ »hc ha, developed Into a non,!,la housewife, 
Annual Meeting of the American Dairymens’ State Board of Agriculture, at Amherst, he other products in any country on the face of «T. u °mraations wcrG accepted, and the ’ l 'nl among other departures from the beaten 
Association. had some conversation with Mr. Willard the earth. He referred to the establishment , c crs dld )' elected. A vote of thanks was trade she doesn’t waah on Monday. Instead 
tv t. continue our report ol the discussions on this matter, aud at his suggestion had of cheese factories in the Southern States . . cn P a8Sed to Gov. Seymour for the sat- ° toaking everything bend to the claims 
and transactions of this Convention from brought here the carcass of a sheep preserved and said the country all alynr the rausrc of IS ‘ ;U!tor 3’ manner hi which he had dis- ° tao wash tub, the house is thoroughly 
page .o. The topic, “ New features and iip- by the process referred to. He then explain- the Alleghanics is suitable for dairying our- cimr S° d ^ia duty as President of the Associ- SWP Pt and set to rights, closets and storo- 
piovements tlie past season.” elicited no dis- ed the process and said he had no doubt it poses. The ‘Tassos are good and die ranee atI f )n ' w bich called out an eloquent, response, j’ooma looked after, baking done, clothes col- 
eusrion, and the third topic was taken up,viz.: could be successfully applied in preserving of heat was no higher than eighty decrees ® ocretaj, y Weeks and the representatives octed and put to soak, Starch made, blueing 
“ Thc i*"i*ovtRuce Of Systematic Expert- the flavor of cheese, and that the proper ex- Stock there would"reauire feediu- no mnr* fr0m Canada also received a Tote of thanks, ‘ wsolved, preparations made for Tuesday’s 
meats lu Cheese Maitins.” __’_ 1 1 . m woiuu require leeuing no more w i, if ,i. ,i,„ p. n trontlmi n /11 Aiii»nnd (11111101*. A’,/’ .r 
X. A. WILLARD, A. M., EDITOR, 
Of Lrmi Fails, Hskkimkr County, New Yoke. 
DAIRYMEN S* CO NVENTION. 
Annual Meeting of the American Dairymens’ 
Association. 
We continue our report of the discussions 
and transactions of this Convention from 
page 75. The topic, “ New features and inp 
AU tilings considered, the American dairy- ^V^Jretumnr-Gutilmr B. Wooksof by™. . T u ,’ u ' ® r 118 tluUes a nd cares; but 
man has an advantage over producers of ™ • • Deliasdewioped intoanotaMo housewife, 
other products in any country on the face of J hC noinma,loua WGrG accepted, and the jnd among Other departures Aram thc beaten 
the earth. He referred to the establishment ?? Cen dul J * Icc * cd ’ A vole of thanks was Jrackahc doesn t wash on Monday. Instead 
of cheese factories in the Southern States G °!’ SKYitotJR for tlie “ “ al “ n S everything bend to the clauns 
and said the country all along the range of T “ ' vb / cb h ® bad dif " wa . sh tub » ^ house is thoroughly 
thc Alleghanics is suitable for dairying onr- char S cd lufl dut T 83 President ot the Associ- 8 we P$ and «ct to rights, closets aud store- 
uii luums us bumiuiu mruainiDg pm- . 4)n wlnVh Ant .. room* looted _, , 
mente ia CUeeso MaUins.” 
-3tr. Farrington of Canada referred to 
his long experience In dairying in Herkimer 
Co.. IS. \. He had been engaged in the 
manufacture of cheese thirty-nine years, and 
therefore could speak from some experience. 
He had experimented with new milk, ex¬ 
periments would be soon made. than three mouths of the year, thc balance 
The Thursday morning session was prin- of the time pastures afforded good feed. 
cipally occupied by Mr. Webu of Incw York 
city, and by Gov. Seymour. 
The Dfimamla of the Cheese Trnile, 
Mr. W esb represents the American branch 
He expressed thc hope that the develop¬ 
ment of tins business South would bo the 
means of restoring good feeling between the 
but to his surprise it was poor in flavor. 
after which thc Convention adjoumod sine d bluer, Ac., Ac. Tuesday morning comes 
__ aud unvexed by boiling, baking and brew- 
How,. Milk Meta,’ <A.._ A oon^ponaont ao^ilttle TroldiS- 0^,1™"''”* 80 ! ,ttta *“• 
of the Maine Fanner writes: “ If 1 have u eow 1 ?• ° of children, and so little 
or heifer which is Inclined to kick, l tako my blscomfort generally, that it is reallydelight- 
siooi aiul sit domi, with my milldug pall between f, il to behold, after the discomforts of tln/old 
my kiiovs, with my left hand hold of one hind way. 
teat, and my right one hold of a fore teat. I r. nnt n ... . 
thpn mmmonno mtlin'n™ n „,i ir _... xa J1 OI/ VOICI tO tjl0 W130 Sllfllrintit 9 
He had experimented with new nulk, ex- Mr. Webb represents the American branch two sections. The system of American my kn^ with my loft hand ed orone hmd way -— mscorniorts ot tho old 
peeting to make a superior quality of chec-se, ot an Lu Sbsli shipping firm. He read an d-irymg is familiarizing our tamers with the teat and my right one hold of a fore teat. I Is not a word tn ti,„ „ ; , _ 
but to his surnrisp it was noor in flavor e bihorate paper giving Ids views in regard to baws ot trade aud political economy. Science, £h Rn wmmeno© mihcing. and if shetrysto kielc, UM , , tJio vise aulhcient? 
a to ClHZi JnM X milkZ; seTel ' fl l points touching the make of cl,** meckaaira « d He law. of wJa arc now > *o *l>« tea* nn,l aeepoo ... Wiatoeed U,on ,tat I multiply them? Hit 
ueua lesuits weie ontamea witii miiiv tuat . .. . =• , l . „ can neither hurt mo, tho pall nor heraolf. nor 8 oem good unto vou nvuMliv inntmno 
had been allowed to cool slowly and attain b ^ ou,ltr - v aad Europe, and the de- g studied by our dairy-fannera as they prevent mo from milking, I keep on milking' Mollie’s examifla and malm vm,r i 
more are. lie thought milk should be ™mid 3 of the trade. lie said this year stocks were never before, and this study ia exceed- until l/jet through. By thus ponwreringa few holds lmrmv make yorn house- 
411 a.,a .3,.__ _*_III iJvllJpy, jp 
cooled in hot weather to a lower tempera¬ 
ture than that of the atmosphere. Cheese 
making can not be classed as one of the ex¬ 
act sciences. It Is rather an art which must 
be learned by experience. Milk varies in 
quality; hence the different qualities of 
cheese supposed to be manufactured exactly 
alike. The defect In the keeping quality of 
American cheese is to he attributed in a 
great measure to the incipient decay that 
takes place in the milk while being carted to 
the factory. He had found milk slightly 
aeid as soon as drawn from the cow. It 
was in a bad condition before it, left the 
cow’s udder, aud lie suspected this might be 
thc cause of floating curds. We need ex¬ 
periments in different, temperatures of salt¬ 
ing and putting to press. These experiments 
should be made under the same conditions, 
and one point taken up at a time. In nu- 
were light and thc market firm, while last bigly valuable to our people, 
year the season wound up with heavy stocks He did not believe there would be an ex- 
of American aud English cheese and M'itli cess of cheese production; the markets of 
considerable losses to shipper-. The July Europe were extensive, anti if we improved 
make of cheese tins year was universally of the character of our goods thc markets would 
American cheese made in August and Sep- I value and extent of this interest. Our home 
teraber was the best that our factories had market with 37 , 000,000 of people consumed 
ever produced; it was almost faultless. This less cheese than the English with a population 
fine quality wag at once recognized in tlie 
English markets; the result was a steadily 
increasing price and a recognition of the 
superiority ol’ American cheese. The Cana¬ 
dian cheese was also very poor early in 
of only 80,000,000. Cheese ought to be more 
| generally used in this count,ry for food than it 
; ig. It is the cheapest article of food, and our 
people ought to understand thnt its use is 
economical. It Ls more nutritious than beef 
the season, and up to August, when the or pork; it requires no cooking, and there is 
quality there also improved. No country suf- scarcely any waste. Cheese lmd been used 
fered from the drouth of lust summer more in all the world’s history. The American 
than Holland. Scotland felt tho dry wealli- people lost the habit of eating it during the 
uuui i get turougli. By thus persevering a few 
timee, she will see she can do uo harm, and will 
abandon the Idea of kicking'. 
-- 
fmvV Sore Tents. — A correspondent of the 
New England Fanner says tlie best preventive 
is to Wash tlie teats thoroughly in cold water ns 
soon as tlie milking is performed; the beet rein- 
edy is a mixture of far and lard, melted and 
stirred together in such proportions as not to be 
very stickey, and applicdonooor twice oacli day. 
xmustk (£t0namn- 
CONDUCTED BY MARY A. E. WAGER. 
DUMB WAITER. 
There is a contrivance called a Dumb 
Waiter, that, when used, saves considerable 
hard labor. Perhaps many never heard the 
name, much less understand its use. It. is 
used to convey articles from cellar to kitchen 
holds happy. F 
-4-*->--- 
Pn*te.—permy, in the Rurai. for Jan. 9 th, 
asks for a recipe for paste with which to paste 
scraps Into a book. There is nothing better for 
the purpose than flour pasta when properly 
(undo; but as that docs not keep very well, lot 
Feiirv try tlm following plan and ho will lie en¬ 
tirely satisfied with the result:-Tuko awido- 
moutbod via!, capable of hoteling three or four 
ounces, (they can bo bought at any druggist’s,) 
lit a cork to it, and through tho corlc puss a IJttlo 
brush with n handle long enough to reach uturly 
to the bottom of the via!. Then make u paste 
according to either qf tho following recipes, and 
put It. luto tho vial. Tho brush will net got still 
if, when it ia put uway, it Is allowed to dip bo- 
low tlie surface of the mucilage: 
1 . Take of gum ambic (best) one ounce; boil¬ 
ing water, two fluid ounces; glycerine, two fluid 
drachms. Dissolve tho gum la the water and 
add tho glycorf uo. 
3. Powdered gum arablo and powdored gum 
tiugacanth, ct each half an ounce; water, (soft 
is best,) a fluid ounce and a half; acetic acid, 
twenty drops. Mix I hem and allow thorn to dis¬ 
solve. Wheu age tic acid cannot be procured, 
good strong vinegar may bo substituted In ubout 
and one point taken up at a time. In nu- . WWUJiUU u:il ury weaui- pcopm lost uic nauu o; canny it during the ,i:uu ««wr. reruapB many never heard tho ! is bast,) a fluid ounce ami a half; acetic add 
mt-rouu instances where ho had examined LT ta 90m e extent, but m:ule n fair quantity early settlement of the country. They lost name, much less understand its use. It is I twenty drops. Mix I hem and allow thorn to dis- 
July milk by the lactometer, he had found c iae3C ‘ progress was to be reported l bo skill of making it when tiiev first came Us(id t0 eonvoy articles from cellar to kitchen t 8olv ®’ u beu agctlc add cannot be procured, 
wlmt he knew to be pure milk to Indicate a , ^veden. The Swedish cheese this year, to the country; and as pork and other ani- or kitchen to dining room, or vice versa. Souhio Thlf b c^b ; uKutc<i in about 
presence of one-tliird water, He suggested 1 lon Sh uot deficient in butter, was of very mal food could then be easily produced the Much time is thus saved by delivering directly those who have not u <l uggist’s'inousuro at 
an experimental dry-house, to be made of a dav01 ’> aml a commissioner had been habit ol eating cheese was hist. He regarded into the dining room, in a convenient place, hand, we may say i hat a huge sized tablespoon 
wood with non-conducting walls This he sent 0VG1 ’ t0 England with a view of learning cheese as a cheap necessity, not a cheap lux- articles you now carry in a circuitous route, h°khi about half a fluid bunco, and iui ordinary 
believed would do much to improve the hmv 1° obvin if the troublG - Thecompeti- my for our people. He hoped steps would «P a pair of stairs, flicnco to tabic, often imioh 
flavor of American cheese. , tKm for i be .? n = ll!,b therefore, lies be taken to impress poor people with the im- necessitating your return to the collar from and win noumm tm.7m»HH>relSriy 
In the evening the annual address was de¬ 
livered by Prof Gamgee of London, Eng. 
The Hall was densely packed with an atten¬ 
tive audience. His topic was: 
The Diseases of Cattle and tlielr Influence 
on iliilk.” 
We have no space even lor a synopsis of 
thia interesting and able lecture. We may 
refer to it more fully in a separate article. 
The leading diseases dwelt upon were the 
tion for the English market, therefore, lies betaken to impress poor people with the 1m- necessitating your return to tlie cellar from 
between English and American dairymen. portance of using cheese as an economical tlirctJ to six times, when, by the use of tho 
Coloring Choose. article of food. Pork was distrusted, and dumb waiter, it may all be done at once. 
Mr. Webb took strong ground in favor of justly too, ae unhealthy. The attention of 
coloring cheeso designed for the English our Government should be cnlled to the If illlll™ iBHj 
market. A light straw color was most de- value of our cheese as food for our armies. ] 1 B 
sirable. Some of the American cheese had They could be more easily supplied with j j| !|lll ||j!!li | 'Ml 
faded in color after arri ving in England ; this cheese than with pork. It wi.i u condensed 
was a black mark against the factories. He article of food, could be easily carried on 
spoke of a lot of 10,000 chooses from Amor- horseback, and military men agreed that no 
ican factories which lie hud soon in England food would be more valuable for men rnarch- 
duriug his recent visit there, and they were 5| ig from one point to another, as it was 
pronounced by English dealers equal to the eat % carried, required no cooking and 
finest made in England. Late advices re- would keep. If cheese could be introduced 
ported that some of this cheeso had not only in the rations for ihe army it would create a 
faded in color, but depreciated in flavor. He new market. He suggested that some reso- 
t ho light much remained for the manufactu- lotions be passed by tlie association bringing 
rers to accomplish in producing a cheese this matter to the notice of the Government 
that would retain its good qualities for a and to the authorities in cities where the 
foot and mouth disease, Pleuro-pneumonia during his recent visit there, and they were 
or lung disease, and abortion. Of the lung 
plague the following brief paragraphs from 
the address will not be without interest to 
the dairy farmers: 
The members of this Association will be 
interested in knowing that in this and in 
other countries Lhe lung plague always finds that would retain its good qualities for a 
more frequent opportunities of introduction reasonable length of time. 
pronounced by English dealers equal to the 
finest made in England. Late advices re¬ 
ported that some of this cheeso had not only 
faded in color, but depreciated in flavor. He 
in dairy farms and in the sheds of town 
dairymen than elsewhere. You are the first 
people to suffer, and to suffer most severely, 
so that it is to your dearest interest to stimu¬ 
late Inquiry and energetic action. Congress 
should be moved and funds provided for the 
working of a national commission, which 
Brief remarks were made by several 
speakers in regard to coloring cheese, the 
most important of which were those pre¬ 
sented by Mr. Farrington of C anada. He 
took ground against Mr. Webb, saying there 
was no abstract advantage in colored cheese, 
and thc practice was wrong and a cheat 
should labor to insure the co-operation of upon consumers. He referred to the adulte- 
the several States at present implicated, aud ration of annotto, and to the fact that cheese 
should continue to work until there is noth- had been poisoned by the use of impure ail¬ 
ing really left for it to do. notio. He thought it was the duty of Araer- 
The lung plague not on only harrasses ican factories to change public opinion in 
the dairy fanner and checks the supplies of regard to this question of color We should 
poor are to be provided for at public expense. 
He concluded by paying a handsome com¬ 
pliment. to the American Dairymen’s Asso¬ 
ciation for the vety important work which 
it had accomplished. 
The following resolution, offered by T. C. 
Peters, was adopted: 
Resfili'cd , That the Government be requested 
to introduce cheeso in the armvaud navy ra¬ 
tions. I 
limb waiter, it may nil be done at once. Coloring Recipe.—To color black uso one nud 
—a halt ounces of extract of logwood! one ounce 
, 1 ' ^fil °» vitriol to four ounces of extinet,—thla is for 
R . H one P°‘md of woolen goods,--tliaaolvo tho vitriol 
r, -ill w<!l1 ’ thon P*»t lu tlie goods and leave them la 
II liii!|| pi'i -B 0M0 ,10ur * sfc,l ‘ owwloually to keep from spot- 
! III!!" a 11 EM t,u a'; have Uo water quite hot; then bavo your 
- 1 PffjPyL extract wiiil iIjssoIvih! Jh plenty nf waror tri 
H hv °° Vfir u, ° **** w*H. Take out of the vitriol 
W water, put it in your dye, rtir ami air it well tor 
1 * ‘ ontl h( »w. Theu take out aud mid ono piut of 
S' j j 3 8,1 'lt aud ouo piut of soft soap, to tho ooze; put 
buck your floods, lot it corns to a scald. This 
j L—will sot tho color ho it will not crook. Wash 
well in cold water, aud hang out to dry.— e. a. n. 
; M | !i To Moke Olyccrlno s»oaj>—Ono pound of soap, 
M 1 __7~ ' (soap containing oil vo oil;) ouo pound of glycer- 
A 3 r P luo; ouo pint of alcohol; ono pint of water. 
2 -Ur 8l >avo tho Boap flue, put thc nloohol and water 
■ [ j L_— 111 a kotfl °over t!io tiro, add tho soap, and when 
/ ; dissolved end a greater part of tho alcohol has 
boon ovapomtod «<ld tho fllyoertue. Continue 
CELLAR BOTTOM. atlrrlufl for two or throe minutes, and when 
I have endeavored to illustrate clearlv its lM ”' rly c ° o1 fUiy porfmuo yon like, Tho 
, II I f null r«, til .> a *> ... 
CELLAR D0TT0N 
use, and constmction in the accompanying 
engraving. B is a box two feet high, two 
long, and one and a half wide inside meas¬ 
urement,. 8, 8, are standards one and a half 
inches square, extending from cellar bottom 
at-ovo makes tho nicest kind of fllycerlus soap. 
Will some one ft!vo me a recipo for making 
ollvn oil or paim oil 3onp?—ilns. 6. L MUrdouk, 
Danis alky A, l r . 
- — w ckii.ii/ Li a > y tip- 4 | v, , 
Uons. to top ol box, I> t ouo being firmly nailed in 
Mr. Williams of Oneida, offered the fol- each cornGr tb e same platform. K ancO/ 
lowing, which were-adopted: are connected together by eight pieces of 
milk, but it largely contributes to encourage 
the traffic in diseased animals and diseased 
not cater to prejudice. 
lublie onininn Tliatthe recent extension of the con- 
3UUIU, opinion ill taflious lung' disease among cattle demands ln- 
Dlor. We should Riant action on tho part, of graziera nmi tlm 
rp, „ . .. L' gtelamiyeof tho several Stales in winch the 
I he coloimg of disease is found. 
inches square, extending from cellar bottom mSn*. mo^hJt wTriiS S’^toriuTififS 
to top ot box, B, ouo being firmly nailed in ft permanent?— a ijmwctUBBii, Durham. N. Y. 
each corner of the same platform K ancO/ Al,tl ,Hwur or ‘bohrseos In largo proportion to 
are connected together by ci>ht pieces of "“I'f ;,jak bt *toro 
wood or.., „„rl oi,.„ f V*™*? ■ °u. This will be found gouorally v.TccV 
animal produce. The flesh of cattle dying turers, but losses were often entailed on ac- 
of this disease « innutritions, if not abso- count of color partly fading out. We should 
lutely poisonous, and in all probability forms not bow down to these wrongs, which were 
+L a /J /VT*a1 S\ vs n... A #,1' 11 i . 1 . • ft 1 . 
cheese was not only expensive to manufac- That the Amoi ioan Dairymens’A'<so- 
turere, but tees were often entr.ikd on «c- 
the development of holla and carbuncles on 
thoae who partake of it. The milk is much 
diminished in quantity, has an acid reaction, 
is thick and curdled. When the cream is re¬ 
moved the milk is thin and blue. Analysis 
of the milk has shown that it contains about 
seventy-five pms of water, ten of butter, ten 
of casein and insoluble salts to nine-hun¬ 
dredths of sugar and soluble salts to the one 
hundred parts. This analysis does not, how¬ 
ever, indicate the properties which undoubt- 
forced upon U 3 by the prejudices of English 
consumers. 
A man by tlie name of Ellison did not 
believe there was anything poisonous in an¬ 
notto. He had offered to eat a pound of it if 
any one would furnish an accompaniment 
of crackers. 
Mr. Farrington thought this speaker 
had not patronized a boarding-house lately. 
.7 Ul 'k& 0n Cona;r<-*s to furnish 
such (till to the Department oi Acrlcuitwe ns 
may secure the respUar publication of informa¬ 
tion recarfliUfl tlispases of animals, and the adop¬ 
tion or means for the prevention or such 
diseases. 
__ , , , . , .. - i'mipwij* uu. wm oe (ouuo itenoraii v enoel 
wood one and a halt inches wide, one-half ual. A manufacturer of sticking pht-itor, who:; 
inch thick and two feet long; they are shown ' iM rolls were apt to ho v t.wu<y, told us that rub- 
nailed to the platform, one on each side of b,nfif tl *o tin with old carpet was a perfect vom- 
tta St! „„,„rd S as snides, S, S. Dotted Un«, SX. ’° “* 
O, By represent cords secured t.o edge of plat- ___ 
form, M, passing upwards to t he dining room Chemical Wjuh.-Tako of white vitriol tbirty- 
Diiritig the afternoon session there was a 
lengthy discussion on tlie cause of floating 
curds and their management, but nothing 
particularly new was elicited. 
Lieut. Gov. Alvord of Syracuse submit¬ 
ted the following resolutions, addressing the 
Convention eloquently in their behalf: 
WUercm, Tlie subject of abortion In cows lias 
floor over a pulley, thence in any direction to two Paris und ot imrut oopperaa ouo part until 
the cellar wall, over another pulley to the y° u Hda tuhlrepoonful; then add one quart of 
ground, the object being to have the weighted flt T for U1 ' e ' , Th !'! 
4 . . WU5 P ls be3t tolnjr for a burn I over usod. It 
end entirely out of the way. 
Articles desired in the dining room arc 
placed upon platform, K, when it is raised 
upwards, until the articles are within a few 
inches of top of box, B; by raising the lid of 
said box the platform, K , is raised to a level 
ia also excellent for bruises, frosted foot aud 
sore eyes. 
For tho eyes tako several folds of liuon, wet 
it well with tho wash reduced one-half, and bind 
it on.— k. a. n. 
------- - 
Cure for thc Itch,-Tako fresh butter, one 
------- ----- ■ - — X v-v w» k* P/L/luULUk'UUl SC 1-.1I #* 1V . _ ' A - -“«v«vwu in v i •, Y lias 
hundred parts. This analysis does not, how- He then gave a very thorough exposition of tion! and! coosidcratiou at Convcu- 
ever, indicate the properties which undonbt- the annotto question, showing it was often v, The malady in question is one that 
edly render It improper food for Infants and filthy, and aMUraUd mth redkud and otter 
children, whoso main article of sustenance poisonous compounds Itctnlw.L That t his Association refer this mice- 
_ -1 1.1 • n a 1 TiVin frt the. V. k «V *1. . /. m , J 
should always be of the purest and healthiest 
description. 
In regard to abortion, the Professor is in¬ 
clined to favor the idea that ergot bed grasses 
is the main cause of the disease as it now ex¬ 
ists in thc central counties of Mew York and 
Pennsylvania. He remarks that ergot dif- 
fors greatly in strength according to its con¬ 
dition and the period of its growth. When 
first sprouting it is harmless, but is specially 
poisonous When attaining maturity. Should 
it theu ferment its power Ls comparatively 
lost. This he says accounts for contradictory 
observations regarding the action of ergot. 
PiCBorvius the Flavor of Cheese. 
At the conclusion of the address Mr. Bart- 
vast importance. It had served to bring the 
producer and consumer in close relationship. 
Tho malady in question ia one tb«t ^ return them to the cellar. By having 
has lonjr devastated the herds of America, and Jl table, J, near the waiter, upon which to set 
is one upon which larger information j, needed, xviielect will i.n <v,, ln .i 1 ™ 
ReunlvetL That t l.ig Association refer thu qurs- '‘ U ! C ff* vuU be ound beneficial. Place 
tlon to tbeir .1 docs of the Cornell Uidvoi ,u , weights upon the platform, J /, so that it will 
carai ui and 1 thoreufli M Inv4i l i>ration of the mal- bcdance the weights attached to cords, O, P, 
P, r< >t«ibl© cause - lu prevention or «>r so that the waiter will stand in anv 
Of (’»;.>sJid Uoi\vr.itv to'furrflsb (o'th*"Asiocia- I’ osition ? pounds weight will be none 
,0 ° hoavy - Xot)liu - unusual Ls discovered 
Dr Wrmrr of r>netd« .,1 ' I,,,, , . . m the dining room; the box may be used for 
J I V!- ° mtroduced a many purposes, except at meal time 
senes of resolutions asking a change in the 7 Q ’. 
pternnnn dAnintAU !.....—x.— _ . fi. D. (Snook. 
with the same, when articles thereon may be P° un,J * i ,ut hia a skillet, boll all the pickle out, 
removed, refilling tho waiter when it is de- !i dm U , we11 ’ thcu !ldd l' uu oulloCl Vonlcc turpen- 
Birod tnrnfnrn d,mn ,. tl,lc ’ and one ounce of rod precipitate; stir till 
JtctnliietL That 1 Ids Association refer this mir>»- 
tlini to the mi tecs of the Cornell I idveraltv, 
bovernor Seymour tjsiEaks, anrl resp^otfally request them to Institute'a 
At tlMis nnite .. carolul and thoroitflfi invesMiration of tin-Jital- 
At this point of the proceedings Goan ady, lta prob«ible cause its prevemioa or 
SEYMOUR rose and spoke at "Teat lenn-tl. eyre; ahso, that we ilkewise request the truslc «*8 
, . , , Ut, t-itat JLngin, of 1 he said Cnlvcn ity to furnish to the Aiam-ln- 
making an eloquent and interesting address. tlun 11,11 information rcsinjotina' the chemical 
He attributed to the factory system the de- pr0pertie * of ^ atl ' J ot rennet, 
velopment of facts, in connection with the *? r ’ ^" I0UT of> Oneida also introduced a 
agricultural resources of this countrv of seri( ' s ol solutions asking a change in the 
revenue decision imposing a tax on cheese 
sales. 1 he decision is evidently unjust,and 
cool or the precipitate will sottlo to tho bottom. 
This will cure lhe seven year Itch, I think, if 
persevered in a short time. It has not the dls- 
airrocable smell of propurutloaa made with sul¬ 
phur.— B. A. N. 
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To Color Odd Looking Ktodilng Yarn.—Tie a 
couple of knots in a skein of red yarn, then put 
in black dye. This is very pretty for ohildren’a 
Stockings.-E. A. N., Sand// Creek , Fa. 
Black dyed goods are much improved by be¬ 
ing washed In a weak lye. It deepens tho color 
und prevents crocking. 
The cheese makers are the only class of '" " K1 nave occasion to speak of it in a 
farmers that deal directly with the conaum- sc P arate llrli ' de - 
BLUE MONDAY. 
ers and avail themselves of the great laws of 
trade. Gatherings, such as this, had been 
quite unusual, and these conventions were the 
most remarkable of any that had ever been 
held in tills country. By the discussions 
separate article. A friend who imitates the renowned IlcTOimrET Paring (-young 
The Election of Officers SrLAS Wegc, inasmuch as he “takes a pow- Wash four whitewashed wall with hot brine, 
for the ensuing year being now in order erful s ‘k rIit o1 ’ notice,” says that he believes f, 1 ’ a solatiGU of vi ; i «« ai ' to water, after sweeping 
The Committee on Nominations reported in ore sin is committed upon Monday than ‘Ute both or7thc w[u and paptlf br °° m ‘ PUt 
the following names: upon any other day in the seven. __ 
PrexidcTit— Horatio Seymour of Oneida -Vice- I havn’t the courage to enter upon a recital To Blue.—How can I color silk or 
/students T. G. Alvord oi' Onondaga, L. L of'the woes that washing day brings—doubt- goods'?—H ousbkeew-u fo ue anduotinjiue the 
Whitewashed Walla.—Can you or some ol' 
your correspondents Inform me how to pre¬ 
pare whitewashed walls for papering ?—Young 
Housekeeper. 
Wash your whitewashed wall with hot brine, 
or a solution of vinegar in water, after sweeping 
.the wall thoroughly with a stiff broom. Put 
paste both on tlie wall and paper. 
Onondaga, L. L I of the woes that washing day brings - 
