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  2. The Farmer. A Little Good Blood Better than None.

    EXTRAVAGANT claims in behalf of any breed of animals or in behalf-of improved stock in general we believe. do much harm. There are some statements which are often seen in ...

    Article : 414 words
  3. Ladies' Col[?]. Irohing for Amateurs.

    IT is a frequent difficulty with amateurs to obtain the fine gloss on linen collsrs and cuffs which is stich a distinctive mark of a good ironer. There is an article sold in the ...

    Article : 494 words
  4. A Steam-Magnet.

    A GEBMAN chemist has recently constructed an electro-magnet of a soft iron core surrounded by a helix of copper piping, through which steam was forced at a high pressure ...

    Article : 54 words
  5. A Sunlight Battery.

    HERR SAUER, a German electrioian, has devised a voltaic battery which, only operates under the influence of sunlight, the power being furnished by the chemical rays of the ...

    Article : 183 words
  6. The Mail Under the Bed.

    VERY funny things have happened with children in plays, but the worst occurred to a star. I think it was Ada Gray, who was going to play "East Lynne" in Richmond. ...

    Article : 222 words
  7. Soil-Heatign.

    Tins plan of forcing vegetation by heating the soil itself directly by means hot-pipes, not indirectly by means of heated air, is likely to become general. French vine-dressers are ...

    Article : 166 words
  8. Smoking vineyards—Bearing Vines.

    AT the meeting of the Napa Grape Growers' Asspciation, President Estee said:"I see in a French periodical that as much attention is paid to smoking vineyards in France as to ...

    Article : 291 words
  9. Miscellaneous. Balzac's First Book.

    WHEN Balzac wag at the beginning of his career, and known only to the few who had chanced upon his brilliant sketches in the Paris newspapers, it so happened that one of ...

    Article : 289 words
  10. Hints for the Sick Room.

    THE closing lecture of one of the many courses of many lectures on "First Aid to the Injured "was given at the rooms of the society. Dr. Woodbridge said that ...

    Article : 274 words
  11. Universal Buoys.

    THE Corporation of Trinity House are bringing into use a new system of buoyage which, it is hoped, will be adopted universally. Formerly, color was the distinguishing mark of ...

    Article : 147 words
  12. She Knew She Was Right.

    "Is the gentleman of the house in? he asked. "yes sir;he air." "Can I see him a moment?" ...

    Article : 303 words
  13. Neatness Around Stables and Barns.

    NEATNESS in the precincts, as well as the surrounding, of the barns and [?]bles is commendable at all seasons of the year, particularly in the winter time. The stock of all ...

    Article : 256 words
  14. Dyeing Cut Flowers.

    MR. NESBIT, a well-known botanist, has discovered that by soaking the stems of out flowers in a weak dye, their color can be altered without altering their scent or ...

    Article : 92 words
  15. RECIPES.

    DROP. CAKES.—Mix wheatmeal with pure water, and drop, with a,large spoon,.on tin pan, plate, of sheet-iron or frying-pan, greasing enough to prevent sticking; then ...

    Article : 1,215 words
  16. Sunken Irish Cities.

    THERE are numerous legends of sunken cities scattered throughout Ireland, some of which are of a moat romantic origin. Thus the space now covered by the lake of Inchiguis is ...

    Article : 327 words
  17. Recucing Matals by Gases.

    AN interesting series of experiments has been made by Dr. G. Gore, F.R.S., in order to test the effect of various gases and liquids in reducing metals from their solutions. The ...

    Article : 183 words
  18. Brother Gardner's Codfish Resolution.

    "I WOULD announce," said Brother Gardner, at the meeting of the Lime Kiln Club, dat I has a communicashun from Baltimore setting fo'th de fack dat Brudder Participation White, ...

    Article : 219 words
  19. Potato Raising.

    EXPERIMENTER," in the last number of the Gardener's Monthly, states that for a few years past he has succeeded in raising potatoes in a shorter time by first inducing ...

    Article : 177 words
  20. Skecher.

    WE have been witnessing strange phenomena in this region. The blue sun which shone upon us when we were voyaging between Honolulu and Auckland seems to correspond ...

    Article : 3,308 words
  21. humor.

    THERE IS a tailor on Montgomery-street named J. Wisluzil. At the risk of giving him a gratis advertisement we will tell him what an unintentional but effectual disturber of ...

    Article : 712 words
  22. Poppy Fields of India.

    As we got further southward we came upon the great poppy fields, cultivated for opium, which formed a remarkable feature in the landscape. They were scarlet in color,mingled ...

    Article : 225 words
  23. fun.

    DOCTOR, advising young lady to have her clothing suspended from her shoulde[?]s, instead of from her waist. To illustrate he said:"See how men are supported— "Yes," retorted ...

    Article : 197 words
  24. Science. Gelm Signal Lights.

    MR. EVELYN LIARDET has devised a plan for enabling a ship's mast-head light to indicate the position of the helm. These lights are electrical, and consist of a [?]ed, a green, and a ...

    Article : 125 words
  25. A Piano Recital.

    "So you've got a piano, Mrs. Binten? "said one lady to another. "Yea; we've had it for three months." "How did you get it?" ...

    Article : 79 words
  26. A Novel Bridge.

    A TEMPORARY bridge of a novel kind has been erected across the river Spey, at its widest part, near Garmouth, to accommdate the workmen angaged on a new railway on the ...

    Article : 161 words
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