AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OP INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
Dislocation of the Hip Joint.
In cases of dislocation of the hip joint
the first thing to be done is to restore
the limb to its proper position, which
can eral'men usually be done very quickly if sev¬
take hold of the limb and pull
it out so that the joint can be replaced
by a sudden movement and pressure on
the thigh bones. Then give the animal
rest, using a sling if necessary to relieve
the weight on the injured leg. Then
proceed to foment the hip with thick
rugs or any thick cloth,and after the in¬
flammation has subsided apply a blister
or some liniment containing ammonia or
chloroform. The animal will need a
long period of rest to effect a permanent
cure. The hip snould be rubbed daily
even after you have ceased to apply lini¬
ments, in order to prevent the wasting
away of the flesh over the injured joint.
The rubbing causes an increase in the
circulation of the blood in affected parts.
—iVeio York bun.
Save the Plums.
A “Veteran Fruitgrower” says in the
New York Tri’une : “The curculio, so
destructive of the smooth-stone fruit
(And in jurious to early apples and pears)
is a small insect a fourth of an inch long,
hempsecd. resembling in size and appearance a ripe
As soon as the flowers drop
from the plum and apricot, it begins its
work, by making a small crescent-shaped
puncture in the young fiuit, now no
larger thrusts than a pea. Into this puncture it
its egg, which soon hatches, and
the young larva enters the fruit, eats and
grows, and destroys its value. The
smaller plums and those first attacked
fall to the ground. The remedy (which
is better than all the many others ever
prop sed and tested, and which is based
on fifty years of successful experience)
consists of killing the insects before they
have done much harm, by jarring down
on white sheets, and pinching them be¬
tween thumb and finger. To make the
jarring effectual, insert an iron plug as
laterally long as one’s finger into a hole bored
in the trunk at the centre of the
head, or if the tree be large, into each
main branch, and strike with a heavy
hammer on the plug. The heavy jar
loosens the hold of every curculio, audit
falis on the sheet below, is easily seen on
the white surface and is quickly dis¬
patched. The best form of the sheet is
a stretched piece about two yards wide and long,
the operator’s on a light left frame, with to be the carried ham¬
on arm
mer in his right hand. He holds the
sheet first under one side, then under
the other, with a sharp blow of the ham¬
mer each time, followed with the finish¬
ing pinch of thumb and finger.
As soon as the blossoms drop and the
plums are as large as small peas, the
crescent marks will be seen, and the
work must be begun, going over every
tree early in the morning, without inter¬
mission, for about three weeks. Some¬
times when the insects are most abun¬
dant, ten or fifteen may be found at a
time on a single tree, but by the contin¬
ued jarring day after day, they will
gradually Orchards diminish containing to one or two or none.
the which forty or fifty plum
trees, crops of were so nearly
ruined by this inset that not a peck of
good pletely fruit remained, have been so com¬
protected by this process that
after the destruction of several hundred
insects, the trees were afterward seen
loaded and bending under their heavy
crops of purple and golden fruit, the cost
of defending which did not amount to
more than six cents a years for each tree.
—The common mistakes made in de¬
stroying the curculio are: 1. Striking the
limbs with a mallet which has been
padded with cotton to prevent bruising
the bark. The blow is thus softened,
and but few of the insects fall; on the
inserted iron plug, one sharp blow brings
down every one. 2. Spreading sheets
on the wet ground, with boys to carry
them from tree to tree. With light rods
to stretch one largo sheet, and a central
cross rod for the operator to carry on his
left arm, he needs no help and keeps the
sheet dry and clean. 8. Beginning the
work too late in the season, after most
of the plums have been punctured, inter¬
mitting it, and stopping too soon.
Farm and Garden Notes.
Cut the asparagus bed only very lightly'
the second year.
Begin the to weed well the started. garden crops as soon
as rows are
Ig Summer succulent food is the best
because the cow needs more water during
warm weather. But if fed entirely on
green food in Winter, the cow may be
obliged food. to take too much water in her
A. W. Cheever claims that grass can
be grown much more economically in
rotation with other crops than if the
attempt is made to grow it continuously
on the same land lor a long term of
years.
Endive is a kind of lettuce grown for
fall use, and when nicely bleached,
makes a pleasant salad. Spinach is a
crop that can be had all summer, by fre¬
quent spring sowing, and fall. but is more in season in
The director of the Massachusetts Ex¬
periment Station favors spreading out
barnyard manure on the surface of the
soil as soon as possible. It does not gain
in value by being kept, and it is un¬
healthy for stock to have it stored under
them.
A vast deal of trouble can be saved if
the battle with the insects is waged at
the outset. The little silvery network
that spreads itself at the junction of two
bare limbs looks harmless enousrh now,
but when the skeleton hands of leaves
stripped themselves of in all their greenness extend
pleading to be rid of the
hungry worms that cling to them in an
attempt to draw the last drop of life, it
is a serious state of things. Then it is
too late to arouse to the conception of
the work to be done.
That there is such a disease of the
peach tree as yellows is unfortunately
too well attested. Still, much that
passes for yellows is due to other causes
—poverty of soil and Winter killing of
the previous year's growth. In any
kind of tree the withering or dying out
of dead branches will in time affect its
hardier vitality. and The apple is a great deal
stronger tree than the peach,
but even on this a dead limb is, if not
speedily until removed, soon followed by
others, the tree dies. In many
cases other causes of peach trees dying
are ascribed to yellows; not infrequently
the cause will be found near the root in
an attack from the bo: er.
Nasal and Auricular Notions.
If large noses were thought a sign of
genius, it is not usually the case with
long ears, characteristic of the donkey,
says the St. Louis Globe-Demo:rat. In
China, however, we are told by a French
missionary, they are thought indications
of wisdom, and common people think
the Emperor has very largo ears.
The itching of the ear is also ominous.
This is a very old superstition, for
Pliny says: “When our ears do glow
and tingle, some do talk of us in our
absence.” Molin eus, an ancient writer,
says: .“If his ear tingle, ’tis a sign that
others speak of him.” In “Much Ado
About Nothing” we read (iii. 1):
What fire is in mine ears?
Herrick alludes to the same belief:
One ear tingles; some there be
That are snarling now at me.
An earlier writer (1598) says: “If theii
ears tingle enemies they say abroad it is that a sign doe they have
some or are
about to speak evil of them.”
Sometimes, however, it depended writer upon
which ear tingled. An old “When says h :
of the superstitious he man; cheerful, but s
right ear tingles, will be sad.”
if it is his left he will be
The Scotch ask; “Bight lug, left lug,
which lug lows?” So in Hull, talked England, about
it is said that slander is
you if the left ear burns, but. if the
right men speak well of you. In Lan¬
cashire this is reversed. The Dutch say
that some one is praising you if the
right ear itches, but if the left he calls
you names. In the latter case bite your
little finger and the evil speaker’s this tongue
will suffer accordingly. In country,
it is said that people talk well of you if
the right ear tingles, but evil if the left.
In popular weather lore, when the ears
ring at night a chance of wind is at
hand. Foster, an old meteorologist,
says: “Singing in the ears portends a
change of weather.” hieroglyph of
The ear was in Egypt a
obedience. The saying “Wails have
ears” is very old. Chaucer says: “The
fields hath eyes, and the wood hath
ears.” The phrase “to set people by the
ears” had its origin in a pothouse custom
of stringing pots by the handle or cars
them. and clashing them together in carrying
It seems formerly to have been a form
of endearment to bits one’s ear. We
read in “Romeo and Juliet:”
"I will bite thee by the ear for that jest.”
110,000 J. F, Irwin, for Bible. of Oswego, N. Y., paid
a
A Rnsineiis-liltc ClFcr.
For many years the manufacturers of Dr.
Sage’s faith, Catarrh Remedy have offered, in good
they $500 for a case o Nasal Catarrh which
cannot cure. The Remedy is sold bv
( ruggists at only 50 cents, 'i his wonderful
remedy tation. has fairly attained a world-wide repu¬
If you have dull, heavy headache, ob¬
struction of t .e na al passages, discharges
falling times from the head into the throat, some¬
thick, profuse, watery, and acrid, at others,
putrid, tenacious, if the mucous, purulent, bloody and
flamed; eye > are weak, watery and in¬
if there is rim ing in the ears, deaf¬
ness, hacking or coughing to clear the throat,
expectoration with of offensive matte)-, together
scabs from ulcers; the voice being
changed offensive; and has a nasal twang; the breath
smell and taste impaired; sensation
of dizziness, with mental depression, a hack¬
ing ing cough and gene al debilit y, you are suffer¬
from nasal catarrh. The more complicated
your versity disease, the greater the number and di¬
of symptoms. Thousands of cases an¬
nually, without manifesting i alf of the above
symptoms, the result No in consumption, and end in
grave. disease is so common, more de¬
ceptive and dangerous, or less und .rstood, or
more unsuccessfully treated by physicians.
The income of Andrew Carnegie, the iron
manufacturer, is said to be $15,000 a day.
Conventional “ Monon ” Resolutions.
Whereas , The M non Route (L. N. A. <fe P.
Ry at large Co.) riesres that to make it known to the world
it forms the double connecting
hnk of Pullman tourist travel between the
winter cities of Florida a cl the summer re¬
sorts of the Northwest; and
Whereas , Its “rapid transit” system is nn
surpa’ sed, its elegant Pullman Buffet Sleeper
and Chair cat* service between Chicago and
Louisville, Indianapolis and Cincinnati un¬
equalled; th^b^t’ and
rates are as l°was the lowest;
Resolved , That in the event of starting on a
trip it is good pollen to con-ult with K. 0. Mc¬
Cormick, Gen'] Pass. Agent Monon Route, 185
Dearborn St.. Chicago, for full particulars. (In
any event send for a Tourist Guide, enclose 4c.
postage.)
acid Newspapers soaked in a solution of carbolic
make a good plug for rat holes.
A Summer
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Summer’s heat debilitates both
nerves and body, and Head¬
ache, Sleeplessness, Ner¬
vous Prostration, and an
“all-played-out” sensation prove
that Paine’s Celery Compound
should be used now. This medi¬
cine restores health to Nerves,
Kidneys, Liver, and Bow¬
els, and imparts life and energy
to the heat prostrated system.
Vacations or no vacations, Paine’s
Celery Compound is the medi¬
cine for this season. It is a scien¬
tific combination of the best
tonics, and those who use it begin
the hot summer days with clear
heads, strong: nerves, and
general good health. Paine’s
Celery Compound is sold by all
druggists, $I a bottle. Six for $5.
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