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lasts, are accelerated or retarded, according to 
circumstances; sickness and death come without 
warning; the earth on which we stand is con¬ 
stantly though silently changing its profile, and 
its constituent elements are being decomposed 
and recomposed beneath our feet, our bodies are 
being constantly worn out aud replenished, and 
change is written upon everything terrestrial. 
We had better let things run in their natural ir¬ 
regularity, especially to make the best use we 
can of what we cannot foresee or control, submit 
to irregularity as Heaven has ordained. 
The week before last there was a statement in 
a contemporary paper, leading its readers to be¬ 
lieve there was a doubt about Rhubarb being a 
wholesome, healthy food, which, to an English¬ 
man who has eaten it cooked in every conceiv¬ 
able form for sixty years, and who baa witnessed 
its purifying effects on children in particular, 
seems an outrageous slander on this very useful, 
cheap aud palatable esculent. 
The secret of the dislike to it and the desire to 
injure its reputation, is that stingy people be- 
grude the sugar it takes to season it. For there 
are any number of so-called pious people who go 
to church and profess to pray economically, “give 
us this day our daily bread,” or “ give us day 
by day our daily bread,” and who shake their 
beads at the scriptural acconut of the man who 
built a new barn and took so much pains to fill it 
just before his end came : yet these take thought 
morning, noon and night, and toil and scrimp to 
save for that future which never comes in the 
way they expect. 
Tbesearethe men who deny their children, 
themselvos, and their servants this relisliing 
fruit in pies, puddings, or tarts, or as a sauce, 
because it needs sugar, and sugar costs money, 
and money they want to save ! save !! savo!!! 
When these very careful, money-saving crea¬ 
tures come up to tbo bar of final judgment, will 
all tho riches they made out of the sweat of 
their brows and tho sweat of those to whom 
they have said, “ Como along, boyswill their 
money, their bouses, their land, or their wealth 
of other kinds do them any good ? If not, then 
instead of being examples worthy of imitation 
by everybody, don't they look like very great 
fools for their pains ? Oh! yo stingy people, 
why not live and lot live H Why not live for tho 
fan of the thing ? for Nature gives more rejoic¬ 
ing to the dumb creation than stingy pcoplo 
Geoiuie Gardner. 
is generally tho practice in the regions named. 
We cannot answer your question about making 
compost, without knowing something of the na¬ 
ture of the materials of which it is to bo com¬ 
posed. Yes, we always plow or break up our 
land deep, no matter what its character may be, 
light or heavy, poor or rich, wet or dry. If it is 
poor, then deep plowing will give an opportunity 
of mixing iu more manure than wo could do in 
shallow working. If it is wot, then the breaking 
up of the subsoil will permit the superabundance 
of moisture to settle away from the surface and 
pass off. If dry and hard, then deep stirring 
will put it into tho condition of a sponge, enabling 
It to hold more water in suspension lor the use 
of plants, when needed, than if pressed into a 
compact mass, Tske a common brick and soak 
it well with water, and then to the same bulk of 
loose soil apply an equal amount of water, after 
which expose both to the heat of the sun, and 
see which beeomoa dry first. A few experiments 
in deepening soil, even if they are not extended 
beyond a square rod, will show' you the benefits 
likely to follow the operation, 
E. P. Chambers .—The term Dove is applied 
only to a few species and varieties of the genus 
Columba, whereas the word Pigeon designates 
them all. Accordingly all doves are pigeons, 
hut all pigeons are not doves. The turtle-dove, 
C. turUtr, celebrated for its plaintive cooings, is 
the most noted of the birds to which tho name 
is applied. It is extremely shy and retired iu its 
habits, and builds only in deep woods, which re¬ 
sound with its sweot notes. It is found every¬ 
where in tho temperate latitudes of Europe and 
Asia, and is frequently referred to in Horiptural 
writings. Our Carolina <lo\o, Ectopiales Caro * 
Uneuai.it, is, in many respects, an analogous spe¬ 
cies. There are also stock-doves and ring doves. 
Locally, tho term often embraces all kinds ol 
domesticated pigeons. 
plants*, 
RARE AND EXQUISITE 
JAPANESE MAPLES 
AT REDUCES PRICES. 
Also, a full collection of 
Hardy Trees A 8hrubs. 
Specialties made of Rhodo¬ 
dendrons, Roses. Uordy and 
Greenhouse Azaleas, Mag¬ 
nolias. Print Trues, Ferns, 
and all the heat novelties. 
Cl, I alliums Free, and 
visits in uni Nurseries at 
IUsaenu solicited. 
S. B. PARSONS & SONS, 
Flushing, L. l. 
NURSERIES 
REMEDIES FOR PHOSPHORUS ACID 
meal (Estate 
Phosphorus is nRed so extensively everywhere 
nowadays, and the evil effects of carelessly hand¬ 
ling it are so serious, that some moans of neu¬ 
tralizing these should be known to all. Hence 
the importance of the following suggestions 
made in a California paper, which says: 
80 great is the use made of phosphorus in tho 
different industries of this coast that wo have 
thought a list of remedies, in case anyone should 
take tbo poison into his system, would be valu 
able for all to preserve for reference. Tho Doc¬ 
tor says: The treatment of cases of phosphorus- 
poisoning is not vory satisfactory. Tho stomach 
should bo thoroughly evacuated. Tho best 
emetic appears to bo sulphate of copper, inas¬ 
much as Enlenberg, Gultmann, aud Bamberger 
have shown that phosphorus quickly combines 
with tho copper to form tho less active phos¬ 
phides. The minute particles of phosphorus 
adhere vory closely to tho mucous membrane, 
and can only ho dislodged by chemical means. 
Hydrated magnesia, lime-water, liquor chlori, 
and chloride of lime have been recommended as 
oxidizers, but their action is too slow to be of any 
use. Turpentine appears to bo the best antidote. 
It unites with tho phosphorus to form a sper¬ 
maceti-tike, crystalline mass, which is soluble in 
ether, alcohol, and alkaline solutions, and can 
be eliminated unchanged by tho kidneys, without 
injuring thorn. Perhaps it also promotes tho 
oxidation of a portion. 
It seems that tho common commercial turpen¬ 
tine is tho most effective, probably because it is 
richest, in ozone from having been exposed to 
tho air. Turpentine appears also to prevent 
fatty degeneration of the tissues. To repair the 
damage to tho blood, Jurgensen has employed 
with success transfusion, aud Dr. Roussel’s im¬ 
proved apparatus makes this operation more 
available than before. Kchousohard and Dyb- 
lcowsky attribute the poisonous effects or phos¬ 
phorus to its depriving the tissues of oxygen by 
being converted into phosphoretted hydrogen, 
and this into phosphoric acid at the expense of 
the blood, and then tho tissues it feeds. Thu 
readiness with which phosphorus combines with 
all fatty matters renders it imperative that ani¬ 
mal fats should be wholly excluded from tho 
food of patients recovering from poisoning by 
solid phosphorus. 
■ ■■ iiaii Want a FARM or HOME, with 
Ih V Bill Independence and plenty Iu your 
II I UU old. age, 
THE RUST TBIINfi IN THE WEST 
Vt TilK 
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R. R. 
LANDS I NT KANSAS. 
Circulars, with map, giving full Information, free. 
Address A.a. Johnson, Act ft Land CoinT.TopeMi.Ks, 
L. 11. Nutting, Gou’l Au't, Sty nroadway, New York. 
CADUC In best part of Mary laud.at panic prices, 
I An If!O Good society, schools, chinches, K. It., 
nay., iiudsalt, water tuxurlc.M. For catalogue und price 
list, address MANCUA A GlUSON, OonlrUvtlle, Md. 
J. F. MANCHA, 
Dover, Del. 
FARMS 
N r o natlnn* or catarrh here, 
Maps ami cataloguee free. 
or WATERTOWN, N. V. 
Insures only Farm Property and Private Residences. 
Capital. 8300,000 00 
Surpln.... . .. . S'lll.lii'J 70 
Ner Assets, Jnn I, 1N77. 1,030,833 70 
Net Surplus over Capital and 
Reserve...,... ISO,315 OJ 
Total Ain’t, paid by ibis Com- 
puny lor Losses. 3.0S!>,013 09 
John 0. Cooper, l’res’t. Isa ac Munson, Sec’y. 
J. A. Bukhman, V. Bros. 11. M. Stevens, Ass’tbcc, 
Hiram DEWEY, General Agent. 
ever experience 
gmpltmttttt Mil Ittafltinety 
1876. PHILADELPHIA. 1877 
Wilber’s Direct Draft 
REGULAR HABITS, 
cut,9! ‘Wanted 
S*M a day sure to all. Write us 
&IMPSON A SMITH, N. Y. City, 
AGENTS, 
Wint SALESMEN on i regular salary of 
a mouth aud o*jpen*Ob, toaoll our 
A *" OLAU.UM. it ample* FlUfik. 
I jjvO S#mJ *Ja vUunpto miure »n*wcr. 
c_ l uiuniio a. rusl'tu a co. Cinstwuiil. o. W Wf W 
WANTED.-A >IAN IN EVERY STATE, 
Yi to litre anti triiin ugonts to eel) my bonks. Ad¬ 
dress, giving rue, oxpeilnnoe and Miliary wanted. 
W. J. HOLLAND. SpringdalCl, Mass. 
(OOSA A MONTH.-Agents wanted. 00 best 
Hulling articles In tbo world. One sam¬ 
ple troe. Address JAY BR0N30N, Detroit, Mich. 
a Work tn Agents. $10 t/utHt Free. 
P. Cl. VICKERY, Augustu, Maine, 
lies I ihiuic lor Alienist. 
J. Luthwm A Co., Boston, 
ii f A WANTED TO OBTAIN 
fol 9 Jh Subscriber* forthe beat Agrl- 
i™ ■ xr cultural ami Family Weekly 
RURAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, 
Duune bt.. New York City. 
At the G-ciit Field Trial at Philadelphia, June 26, 
27, 28, 29, lH.’G, the Eureka Mower was awarded 
First l’i f ml mu, Grand Mt .lal and fHphj- 
iim . The following Is the report 
Pjui.aiiKmmiia Nov. 15. 1876. 
PRODUCT. Wilber's Direct Draft Eureka Mower. 
—The undersigned having examined the product 
herein described, runpeetl'ullv recommend to the 
United States Centennial Commission, for award. 
for the following reason*, visj: 
First—For tile Introduction of uu entirely new 
principle by that of direct draft. 
secotul —The horses are attached to the center of 
the maohluu: the rut grass Is not trodden at all. 
Third Owing to the presence of double clearer- 
within tho cover, comprised of light Iron rods, the. 
Oni»n is left rtiixeii up nnd so Unlit that, curing follows 
without the aid of tedders. Ac. 
Fourl.hr For the groat advantage of being aide to 
work t,ho land in any direction, and thus attack illf- 
ucnIt. crops in the best way. 
Fifth— FOr the excellent arrangement by which 
flexibility ot the knife U secured. 
Sixth For I he LIGHTNESS OF DRAFT. 
Seventh FDR ITS GREAT CAPACITY FOR 
RAPID WORK. 
JOHN COLEMAN. Chairman. 
E.OLDENDDKF, JAMES BRUCE, 1KEDA KENZO, 
PEDRO PA EH LLLN.B, JAMES S. 0K1NNELL. 
The United States Ceutenulal Commission Inis ex¬ 
amined the report of the Judges and accepted the 
above, and decreed an award in conformity there¬ 
with. FRANCIS A. WALKER, 
Chief id the Bur, an ol' Awaids. 
Given by authority of the l nited States Centennial 
Commission. A. T. GO8H0RN. Director General. 
J. L. CAMPBELL, See J. It. HAWLEY, Pres. 
COirespondejice solicited. Ueaoriuuvo Circular scut 
on application. 
To WANDA EUREKA MOWER CO., 
T'oxvuuda, Pa. 
Address 
Box 3318. 
|Ui^rfUuucau,oi 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS, 
0. C’.—The so-called “ Pampas Rico ” is only 
a variety of the common Sorghum (S. vulgare)— 
not a new thing by any means, but advertised 
under a new name, which is but a polite way of 
pushing a swindle. The plant ia all right as a 
fodder crop, but to call it Rico and send it out as 
something new, are tho points to which wo object. 
F. J. P .—We do not behove that you could 
make Silk-worm culture profitable in Wyoming 
County, N. Y., or elsewhere in the United Staton. 
It has been tried hundreds of times, with uni¬ 
form results in regard to profits. There is no 
difficulty whatever about raising Mulberry-trees, 
upon the leaves of which the worms are fed, 
neither is there much trouble experienced in 
raising tho worms ; but the point upon which 
tho success of sericulture rests, in tins country, 
is the price of labor. When wa can get strong, 
healthy women anil girls to work ten or twelve 
hours a day gathering loaves and feeding silk¬ 
worms, and doing other necessary labor, for 
twelve to fifteen cents, then we may be able to 
compete with foreign nations in raising silk 
When you have raised one or two hundred 
pounds of raw silk and kept an account of the 
time required and the amount of food consumed 
by the worms, yon will bo enabled to understand 
why those who formerly wont into the business, 
went out as soon as possible. 
<?. H. If .—The small yellow aud white eight- 
rowed varieties of Corn aru generally valued in 
the Northern States on account of their earli- 
nose, because the large Dent or Horse-tooth 
sorts arc too late for cold climates. At the 
South, and throughout the Middle and some 
portions of the Western StateB, the Dent vari¬ 
eties are preferred, as the grains are larger and 
softer than those of the Flint sorts, and are, 
therefore, better for feeding to stock whole, as 
METALLIC BURIAL CASES & CASKETS 
Am air-tight. Indestructible, preserving the body for 
age*, and preluding It from vermin. roptlloH or body- 
siialeluiig. In ail sizes, Iroiu cheapest to most ex¬ 
pensive. Kept,Or min he procured, uy undertakers or 
sexton*. Special attention to order* hy telegraph. 
lte< omruOnded by Boards of Health for tunerulsof 
eoulugloua ill scares. 
W. H. RAYMOND MF’« C«„ 
No 466 Pearl bt., and No. 12 Now Bowery, New York. 
Fim- Curds, Repp, Damask, Ac., with iittmu 
on all, Flo. Clinton Bros., Ollntonvllle, Ct. 
FANCY CAR DM, ALL STYLES, with 
name, lflc.j 2.i .Morning Glory turd*, with name, 
20c.; 20 Fancy Scroll Cards, all th lea, no name, 
10c., post-paid. J. B. IIUSI ED, 
Nassau, Rciuih. Co., N. Y. 
MIXED CA KD8 .with name, for 10c. nnd stump, 
Ais’ts Outllt 10c. Down A Co.. Bristol, Cunu. 
M I X ED cards, with nemo. 111 cts Samples for 
3c. stump. J. MINK LICK A CO., Nassau, N. Y. 
FISH GUANO. sS 
percent. Bone Fhosphateof Lime. Mall-Dry Fish 
Mcrup. wood quality, Also .'superphosphate, arm 
PRICES LOW. 
QIINNIPIAC FERTILIZER GO., 
180 State St.. New Haven, Uonn. 
PATENT 
POCKET COIN DETECTOR. 
Size of a silver dollar. Tt tests 
size, Kuuue and Weight. United 
States Mint standard. No coun¬ 
terfeit cun be made It will not de¬ 
tect. Price 80c., by mall. Agents 
wanted; liberal dlsoovnts. 
J. W. SUTTON. 
95 Liberty St., New York. 
mul guuUty 
EGGS FOR HATCHING 
from the following varieties of pure-bred stock, of 
the highest strains, most of tlmm Grst prize birds 
Silver Gray Dorkings, Brown Leghorns, Btack- 
Breaated Red Game Bantams, $3 per dozen. 
Pekin Docks, Aylesbury Ducks and White Lex- 
horns, $2 per doz. 
tiT To any one nendlii# an order for two dozeu 
eggs of the first three varieties named, I will send 
the Bubal New-Yorker for one year, free: and 
to those ordering two dozen of the Duck and Leg¬ 
horn eggs.at the price named, I will send the Rural 
lor six months, HENRY HALES, 
Ridgewood, Bergen Co. N. J. 
Warranted 7 Tears, in any climate. 
Centennial Hi unrated Terms and Prices sent free, 
Ware rooms, 82 State St, Kochester, N. Y, 
Act as Agent !—Header, If there is no agent lor 
tho Rural in your locality please become one by 
forming a club. ItwlUpnu. 
