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  2. The Composition of Farmyard Manures.

    It is, of course, well known that far-ivud manure is by no means a substance hav;Lg a uniform, composition, and, apart from the method in which it is stored and preserved, ...

    Article : 1,690 words
  3. AGRICULTURAL COLUMN.

    A cunous point is orougnt xo xumcg ay Bond, in his article on " Some Aspectn of Milk and it* Products from a Dietetic Point of View, ’ inthe Journal' of 'the British Dairy Formers ...

    Article : 808 words
  4. WIT AND HUMOUR

    Often dances the can-can—A milk cart on rough road. When is literary work like smoke?when it comss in volumes. ...

    Article : 995 words
  5. THE LADIES'GOLUMN.

    Where lies the scent of the rcee? In the heart of it. ’Tie a secret the butterfiy knows, And a part of it ...

    Article : 157 words
  6. POPULAR SCIENCE.

    Cason M‘Coli quotes, is the " Spectator,” a remarkable case ' related to him ty a physician who had lees a pupil oi Sir Charles Bell, the eminent author of ...

    Article : 181 words
  7. VON MOLTKE.

    From the Memoirs of Von Moltke, lately published,- we extract the following "THE.CHEAT SILENT OSE." Fraulein Marie Ballhorn, daugh' Ar of a ...

    Article : 1,119 words
  8. A NEW INDUSTRY.

    brom. the “ Croagtngergealcng Gazette.) It ia with feelings of district pride in [?]oagingergoalong and personal admiration or Sir Paddy Goriek that we record a new ...

    Article : 1,210 words
  9. Gardening Ants.

    Many curious things are told about ants which seem to relate their doings Yery closely to those of humanity. They fight, they make slayeB of the captured, they keep cows (or aph ...

    Article : 124 words
  10. Ladies' Gossip, WHY DO WOMEN WORK?

    Says Mr Walter Ecsant—why do women work? There are six principal reasons: 1. Because their intellectual activity will not allow them to rest at home. Such a ...

    Article : 235 words
  11. Meteoric Stone,

    A remarkably fine specimen of meteoric iron (which, according to Professor Xahermel’s views, is simply a piece of ore _ projected through volcanic agency from the face of the ...

    Article : 113 words
  12. A Natural Barometer.

    A curious stone is said to be found in Finland, where it occurs in many places. It is a natural barometer, and actually forrells probable changes in the weather. It is called ...

    Article : 135 words
  13. COSTUMES IN THE SAVOY OPERA

    In the merry battle waged between fact and fancy on the boards of the Savoy Theatre, it were hard to say which side should be credited with the palm for ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,198 words
  14. Earth Waves.

    Dr. E. Von. Itobeur-Paschwitz, in No. 3177 of the “ Astronomische Nachrichten, publishes some interesting curves traced by a horizontal pendulum during the prevalence of certain ...

    Article : 117 words
  15. Green Manuring-.

    Waldo Brown, in the “ Miami Valley Farmer,” says one method of maintaining fertility "green manuring.” For some reasons this is the most important to farmers of the ...

    Article : 610 words
  16. Healthiness of Water.

    However much sympathy the existence of the workers iu coal pits may’ evoke from us, yet the actual result of the life on the physical welfare of the miners is by no means such at to ...

    Article : 160 words
  17. Pure Water.

    With the approach of the hot season increased attention is being given to the importance of a pure water supply. Dr GreSBwell has declared that there is scarcely a town ...

    Article : 315 words
  18. Three Little Mice.

    Said the first little mouse, “ "We’ve no cheese Said the second, “ Oh, what shall we do?” Said the third, “ I’ll creep up atairs and see If the hole in the cupboard is through. ...

    Article : 256 words
  19. A Cardinal on Socialism.

    Cardinal Vaughan, in the course of a recent address, alluded to the social question:— There was a cheap literature, which was communistic, athiesiic and anarchical, and it ...

    Article : 400 words
  20. Mesmerising Horses.

    At a Royal Aquarium, says the “ The Farm,” Signor Peyrani, an animal mesmerist never previously seen in London, gives a marvellously good show by experimenting without cruelty, ...

    Article : 388 words
  21. Why Fruit is Dear,

    It ib a pity, writes the “ London Horticultural Timee,” in spite of the prolifieness of the present fruit season, that neither the producer nor consumer reap much, if any henclit, ...

    Article : 442 words
  22. He Was the Editor.

    Sach a thing rarely happens, but when one misguided literary worker doos begin to lie to another he generally puts in his best licks. During one of the recent ...

    Article : 279 words
  23. Home and Fireside,

    Cornflower. — The following is a tested recipe tor rainbow cake Beat [?] [?]b of batter to a cream; add [?] 4b of sugir and 3 eggs separately (not beaten. [?] a cup of milk, ...

    Article : 490 words
  24. Preserving Fruit by Lime.

    Monsieur Monclair, of Manual's, France, lias discovered that common lime is a rare preservative of fruit and vegetables. His first experiment was made by layering a lot of potatoes ...

    Article : 287 words
  25. Absent-minded.

    Professor Monijoyeux of the College do France is the most absent-minded man in The story goes that one day when he was still young and poor and unacquainted ...

    Article : 186 words
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