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  2. FRUIT FLOWERS

    The homemade pit depicted in the cut was originally described by a correspondent of Popular Gardening. This pit, as the illustration shows, is sunk ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 211 words
  3. HOW TO TEST COINS.

    "Here's the way we test coins in the treasury," and the expert swiftly poised the dollar piece horizontally on the tips of his forefinger, holding the thumb a ...

    Article : 425 words
  4. A REMARKABLE SURGICAL OPERATION UNDER HYPNOTISM.

    A singularly interesting operation, the of its kind, we believe, in Adelaide, was performed on Sunday afternoon. The actual operation was ...

    Article : 413 words
  5. Notable Chrysanthemums.

    At the late New York chrysanthemum show were exhibited many fine varieties of this popular flower named after persons of distinction, in illustration of ...

    Article : 237 words
  6. How to Silver Ivory.

    Immerse in a weak solution of nitrate of silver and let it remain until it has required a deep yellow color. Take out and put in clear water and expose it in ...

    Article : 58 words
  7. How to Treat Delirnin Tremens.

    After quieting the patient somewhat by giving him liquor in moderate doses give a strong purgative like castor oil If this does not act quickly give an emetic ...

    Article : 112 words
  8. How to Treat Tired Eyes.

    Eyes that are tired from loss of sleep, oversea or traveling can be refreshed by being covered half an hour with a linen cloth lifted cut of water as hot as can be ...

    Article : 44 words
  9. Camellia Japonica.

    A well known and general favorite is the Camellia Japonica. The plant does not need heat, thriving best in a temperature a little above freezing point, but it ...

    Article : 133 words
  10. How to Change the Color of Canaries.

    Canaries when fed with cayenne pepper gradually change their color, passing from yellow to red. Cayenne pepper contains a tinctorial substance, an irritative ...

    Article : 73 words
  11. How to Test a Thermometer.

    Bring water to the active boiling point; Farm the thermometer gradually in the team and then plunge it into the water. If it indicates a temperature of 212 degs. ...

    Article : 35 words
  12. Covering Strawberry Plants.

    Mr. Augur told at a Massachusetts horticultural meeting that he likes to cover the plants pretty well during the winter, and uses from two to three tons ...

    Article : 124 words
  13. How to Remove Stains from the Hands.

    Berry stains or stains caused by acid fruit on the hands may be easily removed in the following manner: Wash the hands in cold water until they are as ...

    Article : 73 words
  14. How to Protect Fruit from Birds.

    Take a ban of brown thread and fasten the end to one of the twigs of the tree and then cross the thread from branch to branch in a dozen different directions. ...

    Article : 36 words
  15. The Cranberry Crop.

    As the Christmas season draws near every one becomes more or less interested in cranberries. A large part of the cranberries grown in the United ...

    Article : 162 words
  16. How to Clean Chamols Leather.

    Bub plenty of soft soap into the leather and put it to soak in a solution of weak soda and warm water for two [?] then rub until it is clean. Rinse ...

    Article : 64 words
  17. How to Melt Brass.

    Put it into a sand crucible with a lit[?] placing the crucible well down in the fire. ...

    Article : 20 words
  18. How to Retain the Creamy Look in Thin Curtains.

    Cheesecloth, scrim or yellowish lace [?] will retain their creamy hus[?] washing if a small amount of [?] tea is put into the rinsing water. ...

    Article : 30 words
  19. How to Prevent Steel Rusting.

    Dust freely with powdered quicklime ...

    Article : 12 words
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