402 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 May, 1902. 
Castratine Cramp, witn Kytre.—Classes 36, 81—(2 Figures)—6030 - 
Edgar Hale, of Kereru, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, station hand. “Improved 
Appliances for use in Castrating Lambs and other Animals.” Dated 25th 
May, 1901. (Drawings, 7s. 6d.; specification, 4s. 6d.) A pair of metal 
serrated jaws are used, one fixed ina metal frame and the other movable in ~ 
slides operated by lever and toggle link; the frame is attached to a handle so 
that by pressing the link against handle the jaws are closed. A knife-blade: 
fixed to one end of the handle may be folded into a slit when not in use. (4 
claims.) 
Percussion Bag-sHaker.—Class 58—(3 Figures)—6166: The Cotton 
Seed Company, Limited, of 37 Old Jewry, London, England (Assignees of John 
Charles William Stanley). “Improvements in or relating to Bagging Apparatus.’” 
Dated 16th August, 1901. (Drawings, 10s.; specification, 4s.) Improvements. 
on Specification No. 6050. The four posts may be adjusted to suit various bags. 
by being placed in different holes in the platform; the guide-sockets have 
enlarged bottoms to prevent jamming with dust; the elastic pads are placed 
at the four corners on the guide-sockets instead of at the centre. (4 claims.) 
Axe-HEAD AND Hanpie.—Class 72—(5 Figures)—6178: Robert Henry 
Carter, of Kimbolton, New Zealand, farmer. ‘‘ An Improved Axe-head and 
Handle therefor, and for other analogous Implements.” Dated 24th August, 
1901. (Drawings, 7s. 6d.; specification, 4s. 6d.) The axe-head is formed solid, 
and in place of the eye is a projecting tapered tongue which fits in a slit in the 
handle; a tapered ferrule is driven over the handle and a lock-bolt passed. 
through all three parts. A rubber layer is put at the upper edge of the handle 
under the ferrule. (5 claims.) 
NATURE’S REMEDIES. 
There seems no excuse for the continual use of drugs if the same remedial 
effects are to be found in the more palatable form of vegetables and fruits. 
Does the system demand sulphur? We find it in turnips, onions, cabbage, 
cauliflower, watercress, and horse-radish. The much-maligned potato is rich in 
salts of potash. French beans and lentils yive iron. Watercress contains a. 
sulpho-nitrogenous essential oil, iodine, iron, phosphate, and other salts, and 
spinach salts of potassium and iron in such quantities that the French term it 
“the broom of the stomach,” and food specialists rate it as the most precious of 
vegetables, says an exchange. 
In cases of anemia, cabbage, cauliflower, and spinach prove distinctly 
beneficial. ‘ Love apples,’ our modern tomato, stimulate the healthy action 
of the liver. Asparagus is beneficial in kiduey troubles. Celery is said to be 
a cure for rheumatism and neuralgia. The carrot forms blood, and adds to the 
beauty of the skin. Beets and turnips keep the blood pure, and improve the 
appetite. 
Watercress, like asparagus, is good for the kidneys, and is a stimulant to 
mind and body. 
Lettuce is extremely beneficial for tired nerves, and the lassitude peculiar 
to spring. 
Parsley proves an excellent tonic, and also clears the complexion, while the 
whole array of “ greens””—mustard, cowslip, horse-radish, dock, dandelions, 
young beet tops, and even stalks of the milk weed—are religiously added to the 
spring-time bill of fare, to clear the blood, regulate the system, and remove: 
that tired feeling so closely associated with the vernal season. 
