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POLING TOMATOES. 
A corres vondent of the Ohio !■ annex - 
says>Iy custom for a long time has been 
to pole my tomatoes as I would a hill ot 
beans, only I select poles a little heavier, and 
not more than four or live leet loug. I set 
a pole to each vine, snd as the plant grows, 
I fasten it to its support, as need requires, 
with heavy wool twine. All lateral, flowei- 
less branches I nip off, and if the growth is 
ivnk, I head hack the top. My tomatoes do 
not. rot; they arc clean and of fine quality. 
The loose lyings do not seem to injure the 
plants at all, the fruit has air and light, and 
still seems to he sufficiently shaded. By this 
mode the ground is left clean between the 
plants, so that the weeds can be kept cut, 
and in dry weather be often stirred, so as to 
prevent in a good measure the effects 
drouth.” 
of 
HIGHLAND MARY CUCUMBER. 
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the bark down to the ground. A friend states 
that the same method is good, if tried in the 
month of May, to destroy the Ailuuthus tree.— x. 
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Apple Blight.—J. IX. G.» Cbntfiald, Minn.—The 
twig you send us iudicates apple blight a disease 
about which there are many t heories and \oi> 
little exact knowledge. We know no remedy 
other than to plant two new trees for every one 
destroyed by blight. 
is withdrawn, the flowing metal tills the 
mold, and the statue is completed. This 
process is somewhat hazardous, seeing that 
any - defect in tho casting would completely 
destroy the long labor of the artist.” 
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GLYCERINE, 
For Preserving N*itiiriil C olor?* Blariuc 
Auininlfft 
§rirnttfic anb fistful. 
lingtrrac i|[nfonmxtio it. 
RESTORATION FROM DROWNING. 
To Restore I'crsons Apparently Bend. 
CARBOLIC ACID. 
Thomas Wills, superin¬ 
tendent of the Akron Ceme¬ 
tery, Akron, Ohio, has this 
season grown one hill of 
three vines of the High¬ 
land Mary Cucumber, from 
which he has already gath¬ 
ered over one hundred fruit, 
varying from eighteen to 
twenty-one inches each in 
length, and averaging two 
and one-half to t hree inches 
in diameter. 
The fruit is quite smooth, 
very few spines, light green 
in color, and very solid, bav¬ 
in"' few seeds. It is said 
by those who have eaten 
it to lie very tender, crisp 
and excellent. Mr. Wills’ 
vines are yet green and 
vigorous, filled with flowers 
and young fruit, giving no 
exhibit of being in any way 
exhausted, but, promising 
supply for a long time to 
come, 'flic accompanying 
sketch is upon a scale of one 
to four inches. Audi. 
It 
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Protecting \ lues from Bug.*. tSilll 
—If your correspondent, tiCO. 
Waicem aIm, will sprinkle some 
lime whitewash, (a little thin¬ 
ner tlmn used for Walls,) 
thereby creating' on enamel 
on the leaves of the vines, ho i SM 
will bo easily rifl of any in¬ 
jury from the striped yellow 
bug. Wo use a whitewash 
brush to apply it, and it hasau 
advantage over all other rem¬ 
edies, need not be repeated at every 
A Parts correspondent of 1 lie Rural W orld 
says A disinfectant, which, from tho new¬ 
ness of its employment may he called a fresh 
discovery, is rapidly coming into favor, to 
the exclusion of chloride of lime, fids new 
agent is carbolic, acid—or impure phonic 
acid. Chloride, of lime not only has an in¬ 
supportable odor, but rapidly absorbs Hie 
humidity of the atmosphere, losing thereby 
part of its efficacy—nay, more, it provokes 
coughing, and reacts on the respireioij 
organs. " In well-ventilated out,-offices, tho. 
matter is not serious, but in buildings, where 
animals are “ cabin’d, eribb’d, conlin’d” the 
use of eh loride of lime becomes grave. Car¬ 
bolic acid, on the contrary, presents none of 
these objections, and it is cheaper; it, may be 
combined with lime, and used cither in the 
form of a powder, or as white-wash—the lat¬ 
ter is the best, and has Mi© peculiar effect of 
chasing away insects. A good way to pre¬ 
pare it is, to add to twenty pounds of quick 
lime about three pounds of the acid—which 
costs about twelve sous a pound—when ft 
pale, rose-colored powder results. To make 
the white-wash it is best to add a pint of 
water, immediately after employing the acid, 
pouring more water till the necessary con¬ 
sistency be attained. I may remark that 
this acid forms a “ perfect cure” for t he bites 
of venomous animals. Dissolve it in double 
its weight of spirits of wine, and add one 
hundred parts of water. 
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TURNING APPARATUS. 
Affix firmly to Hie ceiling of a shop one 
end of a long strip of lough, springy wood, 
leaving the other end iVce to sping up and 
down. To the spring end attach a stout 
WntiiE collecting on the coast ot Maine 
last summer, I made numerous experiments 
with glycerine, most ot which were entirely 
satisfactory. At the present time I have a 
large lot ot specimens which have the colors 
perleclly preserved and nearly as brilliant as 
in life. Among these are many kinds ot 
Crustacea, such as shrimp and prawns, am- 
phipods, and entomostracea; also many 
species of starfishes, worms, sea anemones. 
The starfishes and Crustacea are particularly 
satisfactory. The internal parts are as well 
preserved as the colors, and in these animals 
the form is not injured by contraction, as it 
is apt to be in soft-bodied animals, either by 
alcohol or glycerine. The only precaution 
taken was to use very heavy glycerine, and 
to keep up the strength by transferring the 
specimens to new as soon as they had given 
out water enough to weaken it much, re¬ 
peating the transfer two or three tunes, ac- 
eording to the size or number ol the speci¬ 
mens, or until the water was all removed. 
The old can be used again for the first, bath. 
In many eases the specimens, especially 
Crustacea, were killed by immersing them 
for a few minutes in strong alcohol, which 
adds greatly in the extraction of water, but 
usually turns the delicate kinds to an opaque, 
dull white color, but this opacity disappears 
when they are put in glycerine, and the real 
colors again appear. Many colors, however, 
quickly fade or turn red in alcohol, so that 
such specimens must be put at, once into 
glycerine. Green shades usually turn red al¬ 
most instantly in alcohol. Specimens of 
various lepidopterous lame were also well 
preserved ur this milliner. 
The expense is usually regarded as an ob¬ 
jection to the use of glycerine. The. best and 
strongest can he bought at about one dollar 
per pound, but recently 1 have been aide to 
obtain a very dense and colorless article at 
forty-two cents per pound, which is entirely 
satisfactory. As there is no loss by evapora¬ 
tion, the specimens will keep when once 
Loss of life from drowning is almost daily 
reported. Believing that any information 
which may tend to lessen such fatalities 
should be widely circulated, wo present, the 
following rules, aud the illustrations herewith 
given. The method of treatment is Ihal. of 
Prof. Benjamin Howard, of New York 
City, as taught, under the auspices of the 
Metropolitan Board of Health of said city, 
and is obtained by us from advance sheets of 
“ Our Home Physician,” a new medical and 
hygienic compilation for the family, by Dr. 
blankets only. Put him in bed in a room 
comfortably warm, but with a free circula¬ 
tion of fresh air, and except lor the adminis¬ 
tration of intenlal treatment, let him have 
perfect rest. 
Internal /!/.—Give a little hot brandy and 
water, or other stimulant at hand, every tea 
or fifteen minutes for the first hour, and as 
often thereafter as may seem expedient. 
PliiloKiiphr of the Treatment. 
The philosophy of this treatment is very 
simple. It is based on the fact that the 
breath, is the life. Let it, he shut, out from 
the chest and death ensues. To avert, death, 
then, a little stimulus, or “something re¬ 
viving,” is not, what is needed, but breath. 
The relation of fresh air to the burning of a 
lire is precisely what it is to the reviving and 
continuance of life. To rekindle a dying 
fire you do not at once put a quantity of 
Artificial Respiration.— Fig. 1 
Beard, soon to be published by E. B 
Treat & Co.: 
Jink 1.— Unless in danger of freezing, 
never move the patient from the spot where 
first rescued, nor allow bystanders In screen 
oir the fresh air, but instant!// wipe clean the 
mouth and nostrils, rip and remove all cloth¬ 
ing to a little below the waist, rapidly rub 
dry the exposed part, and give two quick, 
smarting slaps on the stomach with your 
open hand. 
If this does not succeed immediately, pro¬ 
ceed to perform artificial breathing according 
to the following directions: 
Jink, 2.—Turn the patient on his face, as 
seen in Pig'll t‘C l, a large bundle of tightly 
BEAM 
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HEDGE GROWING. 
lx answer to an inquiry in the Rural, 
July 31st, from “A Beginner in Hedge 
Growing,” let me say that I have had more 
or less experience in the raising and training 
of hedges for the last t welve years ; that his 
soil is good for hedge. Plow about six fur¬ 
rows, and make a cleaning-up furrow where 
you want the hedge to stand. Plow as early 
this fall as convenient, mid back-furrow next 
spring, slightly ridghlg up. Have your hedge 
at least four feet from the brow of the hill. 
You can sow the seed where you want 
the hedge to stand ; hut l would not recom¬ 
mend that course. I should prefer planting 
in drills in the garden, on good ground, and 
reset in hedge row at one year’s growth. 
It would lake about one and one-lialf lbs. 
of seed to be sure of getting enough plants. 
At the present low price of plants, l would 
advise you to buy your plant:? and set them 
in your hedge row next spring; you will 
thereby gain one year; and seed, unless 
properly treated, often fails to grow. I 
presume that seed can be had of most seed 
dealers. 
The price of seed last spring was about 
one dollar per pound, sent pre-paid by mail. 
Keep your plants well cared for, a tier setting 
out, for some three years, and you will have 
the best and cheapest fence you ever built. 
Xenia, O. A. Thornton. 
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Treatment of Delicti Trees. —Your correspond¬ 
ent, Mu, ton H. Wolf, Is advised to let his peach 
trees remain till the sup gets out of them tin's 
winter, and then trim off all bat one or two of 
the straighrostand most promising sprouts; and 
to straighten these with a stake so that tlte.v will 
grow erect, There is not. much danger of trim¬ 
ming- peaoil frees too elosely, as they will bear 
heavier pruning than most trees.—H. 
twine, which is to reach down to the treadle, 
after passing once around the piece to he 
turned, as shown in the sketch. Then with 
the foot on the treadle, produce a rapid up 
and down motion, the revolutions enabling 
a skillful workman to turn out good work. 
As simple and rude as this contrivance 
seems, [ enjoyed, when a hoy, Ihe use of 
nicely turned tops made with such an ap¬ 
paratus, by one whose business was that of 
a wheelwright, making spinning wheels, 
Ac., requiring nice work. The ends of the 
block turned are to be “ chucked,” or piv¬ 
oted as in a lathe. w• H. 
New York, 1809. 
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HOW BRONZE STATUES ARE CAST. 
A leading process of bronze casting is 
known, says the Engineer, as the rim perdue, 
or wax process. A structure of iron bars, 
forming the skeleton of the statue, sustains 
the core. Thi-. rough angular outline stands 
on a kind of platform, having a fire-hole be¬ 
neath for the purpose of melting Ihe wax 
when tlic statue is completed. A mixture 
of clay, pounded brick and other material, 
capable of being very easily worked w hen 
moist, and very solid when dry, is then used 
for building up the skeleton, ho ns to present 
the general contour of the figure, hut less 
than the proposed statue by just the thick¬ 
ness of the metal to he employed. Over all 
this is placed an equal layer of wax, on which 
all the details are expressed by the sculptor. 
“ When,” says Mr. Aitkin, “ the work is 
satisfactory from every point of view, ascend¬ 
ing rods of wax representing channels, by 
which air is to find exit on the metal enter¬ 
ing the molds, are placed wherever required. 
Viewed in this state, the model and its ac¬ 
companiments strongly suggest the venous 
and arterial system of the human body, as 
shown in anatomical works, with the differ¬ 
ence that the wax rods are external to the 
model of the body, which is visible through 
the intervening mesh-work. The whole 
model and rods are then painted over with 
fine loam in a liquid state, tin: process being 
repeated until the crust is strong enough 1o 
sustain a thick loam plaster. It is then 
bound with iron hoops, and u fire is light . I 
beneath the platform, The outer coating 
of wax, exactly representing the metal to be 
preserved, if merely covered by it. The ex¬ 
pense for small and medium sized specimens 
is not much more than for alcohol.— Prof. 
. 1 , e, VerriU, Yale College. 
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USEFUL AND SCIENTIFIC ITEMS. 
Marine Vegetation .—In the Atlantic Ocean 
a little to the west of the Azores, there exists 
a space seven times larger than all Germany 
according to Humboldt, completely covem 
with a dense mass of marine vegetation 
Monsieur Jules Laviniere has proposed to the 
Societe d’Agriculture to make these floating 
meadows, as they arc called by Aviedo 
subservient to the purposes of agriculture 
His suggestion is that the ships occupied 
during the summer in cod fishing should in 
other seasons lie employed in conveying this 
abundant manure to the Azores, where an 
entrepot could be established, the weeds 
pressed and dried, and the mineral salts they 
contain extracted. He calculates that these 
floating meadows produce annually sufficient 
vegetable matter to manure 900,000,000 bee 
tares, a hectare being about an aero and a 
half 
Kerosene r lest .—The Scientific American 
gives the following mode of testing kerosene: 
“ Fill a cup with warm water, the tempera¬ 
ture of which is to be brought to one hun¬ 
dred degrees Fahrenheit, pour the oil on the 
water; apply flame to the floating oil by 
match or otherwise. If the oil is unsafe it 
oiled clothing being placed beneath his 
stomach, and press heavily over it upon the 
spine for half a minute. 
Rale 3.—'Turn the patient quickly again 
mi his back, as seen in Figure 2, the roll of 
lot king being so placed beneath as to make 
the short ribs bulge prominently forward, 
and raise them a little higher than Lite level 
of the moiUli. Let some bystander hold the 
tip of the tongue out of one corner of the 
mouth with a dry handkerchief, as shown, 
to keep it from falling back into the throat 
rnd blocking up the air - passages to the 
chest, and hold both hands of the patient to¬ 
gether, the arms being stretched forcibly 
above the head. 
Rule 4,—Kneel astride the patient’s hips, 
and with your hands resting on his stomach 
spread out your fingers so that you can 
grasp the waist about tbe short ribs. Now 
throw all your weight steadily forward upon 
your hands, while you at the same time 
squeeze the ribs deeply, as if you wished to 
force everything in the uhc-stupwards out ol 
the mouth. Continue this while you can 
slowly count— am ,— two ,— three ; then sud¬ 
den/)/'M go, with a final push, which springs 
you back to your first kneeling position. 
Remain erect, upon your knees while ymi 
can count — am, — ta'o; then throw your 
weight forward again us before, repeating 
the entire motions—at first about lour or live 
times a minute, increasing the. rate gradually 
to about fifteen times a minute, and contin¬ 
uing with the same regularity of time and 
motion as is observed in the natural breath¬ 
ing which you are imitating. 
coals upon it; but you open the damper, and 
set a current of air in motion through the 
stove, and in a case of emergency add a few 
gentle, steady puffs from the bellows. And 
this process is duplicated in rekindling life 
in a case of asphyxia. 
Tn death from suffocation, by any cause, 
tho machinery ol ,lic human system is in no 
part damaged or broken; the engine has only 
ceased moving, the fires of life being put. tint. 
It Is this which allows a hope ol resuscita¬ 
tion we cannot cherish in death from other 
causes. In some of these eases, so long does 
the vital spark linger after all signs of life 
have ceased, tlial, recoveries are recorded 
from a few minutes to two or three hours 
alter the patient, but for artificial respirat ion, 
would have been abandoned for burial. 
Since a few familiar lectures on Ihe subject 
of resuscitation were given to some of the 
policemen of New York, the resuscitation of 
drowned persons by them has been frequent¬ 
ly reported. 
By an hour’s practice Upon a friend, any 
reader nifty acquire as much skill for such 
emergencies as u physician need possess, and 
at this small cost may perhaps obtain the 
life-long satisfaction of having restored, one 
or more valuable lives otherwise lost. 
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DIARRHEA. 
This is a common disease in summer-time. 
Cholera is nothing more than exaggerated 
diarrhea. When a man lias died of diarrhea, 
he has died of cholera, ill reality. It maybe 
well for travelers to know, that the first, the 
most important, and the most indispensable 
item in the arrest, and cure of looseness of 
the bowels, is absolute quietude on a bed , 
nature herself always prompts this by disin¬ 
clining us to locomotion. The next thing is, 
j to eat nothing but common rice, parched 
like coffee, ami then boiled, and taken with 
$ pii|e salt and butter. Drink little or no 
liquid of any kind. Bits ot ice max be cab n 
and swallowed at. will. Every step taken in 
diarrhea, every spoonful of liquid, only 
aggravates the disease. If locomotion is 
compulsory, t he misfortune of the necessity 
may bo lessened by having a stout piece of 
woolen flannel bound tightly round the 
abdomen, so as to he doubled in front, and 
kept well in its place. In the practice of 
Artificial RKfciYRJ.no>.— Fig. 
Rule 5. — Continue this treatment, though 
apparently unsuccessful, for two hours, until 
the patient begins to breathe; and for a 
while after this help hliu by well-timed pres¬ 
sure to deepen his first gasps into lull, deep 
many years, wt 
have never failed to notice a 
To Destroy Swamp Willow*.— A successful 
plan for effectually destroying those trees which 
so often baffle the mattock aud the ax, is to cut 
armnul them several feet (two or three) from 
the ground in the mout h of August, aud strip 
will take fire, and its use in the lamp is dan- 
gerous, for it is liable to explode. But if j breaths; while the friction ol the limits, 
cist,ismelted offi! and 'ihe mold is hUcnselv | the oil is safe and good.it will not take fire.” which should if possible have been kept up 
heated until dry enough to receive t he molten j Minute Fossil lhrse, - Prof. Marsh has | during the entire process, is now hutliei 
metal from a reverberatory furnace adjacent, 
to the mold. Jets are made for the introduc¬ 
tion of the metal, and the apertures left by 
the melting of wax rods afford a ready mode 
of exit for the air. The phi 
g ol' the furnace 
discovered, in the tertiary deposits of Ne¬ 
braska, the minutest, fossil home yet obtained. 
It is only two feet high, although fully grown. 
This makes the seventeenth species discov¬ 
ered on this continent. 
creased. 
A Iter-Treat meat 
Externally .—As soon as the breathing has 
become perfectly natural, strip the patient 
rapidly and completely Enwrap him in 
"ratifying result to follow these observances. 
Z- /fall's Journal of Health. 
To slop Weeding. —A correspondent of the 
Ohio Farmer revives tills old ami excellent rem- 
<-dy : I have noticed various ways for stopping 1 
blood. The article you will find Inclosed is as 
easy and sure a remedy as I ever saw tried. It 
is called punk, and is found In old tree*. It can 
he obtained b> splitting Uw wood that has it In, 
and peal it off with the fingers- If has to he rub- 
t„.,l up with the hand, and applied to the wound 
Without any other preparation* it will stick it¬ 
self to tho wound, and stop the blood immedi- 
i alejy, without palu or irritation. 
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