Agricultural And Domestic

I love W Hit wii'i-o gay birds flit, (!■ nu ín kodíí fuocrre me, Wbere brown bees hum and wood-flowerabloom, And frionas are near that lovo me. Here nature apeaks, from buds and bcalie, The lessoii God has taught her ; The bounty wrlln the hilís and dells, And spreads o'er laúd and water. Tlirmitíh pean of praKs the inowers pass, And bend to tasks of duty ; Ou every bush tlic berries bluah, Red as the lipa of beauty. If birds can think, the boboliíik, Perched there above the clover, ís full uf praise theso polden days, And swectly bubbles over. The cloud that brinca the rain has wíngs That' gleam through rifted placee; Could we sec through the ffütdowi blue, We might seeheavenly faces. Ifrre hope will be green aa the tree That iiods npon the niountain, Antl prjice will flow like atreauis thatglow ín Himlight írom thc fountain. Among theae hilte where ddflodils Grow close to rural rose?, Thy hly fair, witli flaxen huir, ín peaecful sleep reposes. - Georgc W. Bitugay. Aronnd the Farm. Buckwheat -whcn given us fodder bas been observcd to produce vcrtiro, alike j in cattle, sheep, and pigs ; in the case of the latter, furious delirium ensues, with difficulty to keep on the lega, and ultimately tinishing by a long sleep. Inflamation of tho head, red and staring oyes, are the characteristics when sheep are attacked. It is only from the flowers that the malady is produeed. Bees are even said to fall off the flowers in a state of stupor, after alighting sometime thereon. Compost and Wibe Worms. - A Pennsylvanian writes to the Germantown Telcgraph : " A noighbor of large experience, in planting his corn last spring, put a handful of compost (lime and hen-manure), in each hül before dropping the seed. But a storm coming up he thought he would hurry up matters a little and finish before it came. So he set the two hands to planting who were previously dropping compost. When the corn came up, he began with his compost where he had left "off, and put it on instead of in the hills. The rcsult was the wire worms nearly destroyed the last part, and scarcely touched the flrst." The San Diego (Cal.) Union thus describes a monster grapevine growing 18 miles southeast of San Diego, four miles beyond the boundary line, in Lower California, on the rancho of J. Machada : The vine is of the old Mission or California variety of grapes, 12 years old, and is trained over a trellis supported by seven-toot posts, covering a space of 4,275 square f eet. The main trunk 4J feet above the ground is 32 inches in circumference. One of the branches, 30 feet from the trunk, is 6i inches in circumference, extending 50 feot. Another one is 9 inches at a distance of 20 feet from the trunk. Tuis enormous vine is now hcalthy, vigorous, ! and productive. The last soason it yielded 100 gallons of wine, and this year 2,058 bunelies of grapes, one of ■which weighed 12 pounds ; and yot it is crowded for roorn by olive, lig, and other fruit trees, planted all around it in elose fSroximity. lts trunk measures five iuches more than that of the oelebratcd Hampdcn Court vino, making it we believe, next to the one near Santa Barbara, the second in size of all the large vines of which we havo any record. Sex of Eggs. - A correspondent of the Lonclon Fanoiers' Gazettc writes as follows : " Having noticed that one of my hens (Houdau) sometimes laid a round ogg and sometimes a long egg, I was rather inchncd to believo that the shape might in someway indícate the sex, sinco it had been so oonstantly affirmed that it did. On further examination, I found that the round oggs usually had the bubble on ono side, and the long ones usually had the bubble in the center, though this was by no means ahvitys the case. Accordingly, I selceted a few that combined the two pullet-producing indications, viz., boing both round and having the bubblc at the side. These (five in number) I set March 29üi. I have reared from them three chickens, two of which are cockerels. As the eggs were from the same hen, and as others from her had opposite features, via., long in shapc and having the air bubble in the center of the largest end, I am quite satisfied that at least these two tests are worthless. How to Ouke Spmt Hoor. - I had a horse that had both hoofs split from top to bottom. Ho could not walk without ds feoting spreading apart. I kept him ror three months on straw ono foot deep n the stable, but áll did no good. At ast I went to the blacksmith shop and lad heavy shocs made which spread widc at the heels. ïo these heavy shoes iherc was welded at the outside of each ïeel a piece made of shoo nail iron. These picces were made to fit well irouiul the foot about an inch below the lair. I let the pieces como together withiu half an inch each and tumed up about three-fourths of an inch. Iu the urned up part a hole was made to receive a bolt an inch long with a square ïead and screw and nut on the other end. On nailing the shoes on and puting the bolt in and scrowing on the rat the foot was brought together. In ;his way I was enabled to work him every day if I wished. Previous to this ny horse had not walked one mile in hree months. Next day after 1 had the hoes put on I drove him in a cariage twonty miles, and I have used him ight along. - Cor. Cineinnati Gazelte. Ahoii! tilo HoHKC If boots are kept well oiled once a month with castor oil and a small quantity of lamp black, they will be both drier and warmer. The latter stops up the pores in the leather and excludes wind as well as rain. Young cliildren ure sometimes very restless at night, and it is generally oving either to eramming them with a heavy supper, tight night clothes, or being overheated by too many blankets; or it may residt from putting them to sleep too early. It is right to offer them drink on going to bed, but they should never be forced to receive it. The simpler and lighter the food of children, the more they will thrive. Nover give them spirits or any drug to make them sleep. Sometimos giving them a bath just before putting them to bed will make them sleep soundly. To washvarnished paint trythis recipe: Have the tea le aves for a few dftys, then steep them in a tin pail or pan fot half au hour, strain through a sieve, and use the liquid to wash the paint. It requires very little " elbow polish," as the tea acts as a strong detergent, cleansing the paint from a 11 impurities, and making the j vsrnish equal to new. It cleans sashes and oil-cloths ; indeed, any vnrnished surfaee is improved by its applieiition. It washes window-panes and niirrors nauch better thau water, and is excellent forcleansing black waltrat lookmg-glass frames. It willnot do to wash uuvarnishcd paint with the liquid. It is worth whilo to know how to ston bloeding irom tho non whoii it becomes excessive. If the iiugor is pressed iirmly upon the little artery that supplies the blood to the sido of tho face afleeted, the result is accomplished. The two small arteries branchlng up from the maiu arteries on each side of tlio Doek, and passing over the oitfsido of the juwbone, supply the face with blood. If the nose bleeds from the rightnostril, for oxample, pasa the lh)p;er alongtheodgeof tlicright .nv till the beating of the artery is feit. Press hard upon it, and tho bleoding will oeaae. Continuo tho pressure ftve minutes, until the raptured vessels in the nose have time to contract. English CnnisTMAS Tudding.- One pound suet chopped flne; one pound silted flour; bakor's roll, softencd in warm milk; ono pound currants; one potmd raisins stoned; half -pound citrón and caudied lemon peel; one pound granulated sugar; two nutmegs; tcaspoonful salt; eight eggs, well beaten: make into as stiif a batter as can be poured iuto tho pudding cloth, which I must be of thick cotton dipped into ! boiling water. Tho pudding must be beaten for a full half hour before beiüg put into the cloth; leave room to swelL Put a píate in the bottom of the pot; keep filled up with boiling water, and boil four houis. To be served with sweet sauce. The moat convenient way to prevent loóse window-sashes ' rom ratth'ng unpleasantly when the wind blows, is to I niake four one-sided buttons of wood aud ! serew them to the beading whieh is nailed to the casings of the window, inaking each button of proper length to press the I side oi' the sash ontward when the end of the button ia turned down horizouj tally. The buttons opérate like a cam. By having them of tho correst length to crowd the stiles of the sash outward agaiust the outei stop of the windowframe, the sash will not only be held so firmly that it cannot ratte, but the crack which adniits dust and a current of cold air will be closed so tightly that no window strip will be required. The buttons i should be placed about half way between the upper and lower end of each sash.