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I i "agricultural TOPICS OP INTEREST RELATIVE TO FARM AND GARDEN. How to Bleach Beeswax. It is said by the New York Witness that in 1801 the following plan was employed to bleach beeswax, the plan not ( being protected by patent, but the secret ( very carefully kept Mr. Langstroth was the originator: The wax was put into a kettle with water, the water be> ing added to keep the wax from burning. Wax is more inflammable than oil. i The melted wax was put into a tin box ' having holes in the bottom, which al- j j lowed it to fall on a roller that revolved in water. It was then placed on cloths j and exposed to the sun. Three melt-1 I ings were necessary before the operation ', | was complete. It was broken up in the f morning before the sun arose to heat it. j J frtll TT* o for JL no UUl YVUUiU JUIi iULU bUO nobvii i: Preserving Kjcs in Lime. j , The New York Sun's recipe for pre- i, erving eggs in lime and salt is as fol- ! lows: To make the pickle, use stone '] lime and fine salt and water in the pro- ; fiortions here stated: One bushel of ', ime, eight quarts of salt and twenty- !, five ten-quart pails of water. Slake the , lime with a portion of the water, then add the balance of the water and salt; j stir well three or four times at intervals, j and then let it stand until well settled , and cold. Dip off the clear pickle into a cask or vat in which the eggs are to be J preserved. When it is tilled to the depth j of fifteen inches begiu to putin the eggs, I and when they are about one foot deep !, spread over them a little pickle that is ! ( milky in appearance, made so by stirring , up some of the light lime particles that j Bettle last, and continue to do this as 1 each lot of eggs are added. When the eggs are within four inches of the top ( of the cask or vat cover them with j. white muslin, and over this spread two . or three inches of the lime that settled j in making the pickle. I ( Making an Ice House. Ice can be kept quite as well with- j out double -walls by making a good wall of sawdust between the siding" and the ice at the time the house is tilled. One advantage in double walls filled in between with sawdust is that the outside weather boarding may be made of , lighter material, as whatever pressure there may be from within "will come against the inside lining, which will be backed and supported by the studding. The same care, however, must be bad to pack between the lining and the ice as in the case of .single siding, but it need not be so thick. The ice should not be packed against the boards in any case, but should be covered and surV\\r QOTT?/lnof Vnr o rAilnTi Q r? rl cheap single wall ice house, where the appeararce is not regarded, boarding up on the inside of the studding would be better than on the onts:de. as the pressure would all come against the studding. A small and good looking ice house for family u-e may be made by weather boardiDg a light frame of 2x4 inch studding and lining the inside with rough lumber, when the space between them may be filled with sawdust or left as an air chamber. A foot or more of sawdust will then be required between the ice and the inside lining. Drainage and a proper degree of ventilatian are both important.?JVeio Turk World. *A Good Word For Rye. A writer in the Philadelphia Record who knows what he is talkiner about - - - O i ays that rye is a crop that can be made . to render more service to the farmer ] than any other, yet it is more frequently , overlooked and discarded than it should 5 be. It is a plant that not only endures ] the cold of winter and the heat of sum- j mer, but it will grow on the richest soil ] and the poorest sandy land. In some , ections it is really the clover of sandy ^ oils, for without its aid the advantages of green manuring would be unavailable. \ Even the seed is cheap, while the cul- \ nvauon necessary is very little compared ] with other crops. As a profitable grain > crop it is behind oats, wheat, barley and corn, but the straw is more valuable than that of any other crop, for which it is sometimes grown alone. ! Leaving out the value of rye as a grain crop entirely, it still rauks high in more ways than one. The fact that it can be sown in the fall and made to produce a late supply of green food after other grasses have ceased growing, should prompt farmers to devote a space to rye every season, but its usefulness extends further. The sevi re cold of the hardest winters will not injure it, and early in the spring, long before grass begins to grow, rye appears in its green condition to afford a supply of succulent herbage to the stock at a time when it is most , needed. It allows the stock the privilege of eating off the early growth, and when ] the grass appears and the rye is no , longer requiie'i, it will grow out again < and make a crop of grain. It can then, ( in early spring, if preferred by the i farmer, be plowed under instead of be- i ing allowed to seed, and it will provide , an excellent manure for the corn supply. ] In one respect rye is a cheap crop because it requires nc land for its growth, ! to a certain extent. That is, if the seed is sown in the fall on land intended for I corn in the spring, and the rye turned i in before planting corn, the rye simply 5 holds the land that would otherwise be unoccupied during the winter. It is i also excellent on the land intended for I potatoes, and, as it assists in keeping i down weeds, it saves much labor in that, respect. A8 rye can be pastured at nearly all ^ stages of growth, and can be turned under as a green manurial agent at any !. time, the farmer who fails to sow it will ' deprive himself and his stock of a most 1 valuable plant, and, as it can be seeded down at any time at this season, the land for that purpose should be prepared i without delay. Of course it thrives best j on rich land, but even the poorest soil should be shown to rye rather than leave it unoccupied. Preserving Seed Corn. After seed com is dried clear through ' to the center of "he cob care is still required in keeping it until ready for use. Many leave it hanging in a dry pl&'-e in whi h it was cured, which is unobjec- j tionable if always protected from dampness, frost and vermin?the great requisites in keeping the seed properly j after it is cured. Corn in tiaees may well be stripped of its husks and dried on a floor oet'ore packing away, to be j sure all moisture in the butts is dried out. ! A well dried ear will suap like a dry tick when broken. If it is properly dry, many good farmers prefer to leave the seed on the ear until about ready to ' plant, believing that thi3 guards against the sweating process whi h it passes through when stored in any quantity, ff the ears are packed in barrels, avoid using salt barrels. Others prefer shelling aud sacking (sacks are ;sot so retentive of heat or moisture us bo\cs or barrels), small bags not over one bushel in capacity being better than larger ones. Careful shelling by hand, rather than by machine, bo ). ! - as not to crack the grains or injure the germ, is a good practice. This shelling may not be done until midwinter or later, but many advocate doing it as soon as the corn is well dried, to secure it against dampness caused by warm spells in winter. Too much care cannot be taken to keep the cured seeds dry and away from frost. N. M. Luiton stores it in the cellar in boxes or sacks cn supi orts nailed to the joists of the first floor, where it is always dry and warm, especially if there is a furnace in the cellar. E. J. Heat puts the seed in slatted boxes hung under the joists of the second story of his workshop, the lower story having a fire in it in cold weather. That frost will not injure the germ of well cured seed is believed by some, but the most careful growers keep the seed away from the frost the year around. Farmers who carefully follow the above method with seed corn will not littVC tu rupilllll/| CVCU 1U uumvuinuiu seasons. From ninety-five to ninetynine per cent, of 6uch seed will germinate in practice. This last statement is based on long cxperien. e by many careful observers; it is not theory. It is poor vitality, not cold or wet, that causes so much seed corn to rot in the ground. !ohn Gould proved this by germinating ane hundred per cent, of good seed in mud at a temperature of forty-five decrees, although it took twenty days. A.bove all, such seed will steadily improve the yield and ripen the crop within ninety to one hundred days in average seasons.?American Agriculturist. Frnit in Cellars. A correspondent ot the New England Farmer has the following advice to offer an the subject of the storage of fruit in cellars: AN hen the lute apples and pears ire first gathered they are hard and inedible, but soon alter they are stored away important changes take place in them. They becon.e mellow and juicy, the change taking place slowly or rapidly, iccording to the temperature of the place where the fruit is kept. For the sake of the fruit it is desirable that the change should take place slowly, for the fruit thus ripened always proves superior to that whose maturity has been forced by a warmer temperature. The warmer the room the fasier the apples ind pears ripen, and for th:s reason it is iesirable that the temperature should be kept at only a few degrees above the freezing point. As the fruit ripens one of the most important changes that will take place is ;he absorption of oxygen fram the air ind the giving out of carbonic acid gas. rhis change is so important and so detrimental to the health of those living in ihc same house, that if allowed to go on it .will in time very likely cause severo illness. If a room is used only for the storage of apples, and the place kept perfectly closed, the carbonic" acid gas that will be given out in a short time will be sufficient to extinguish the flame jf a lamp when carried into the room, md if a person should breathe the air ong enough death would inevitably result. The gas taken in large quantities, is a poison, and even in partly closed rooms where fr it is stored, severe headaches and other nnpleasant feeliugs are produced by breathing the impure air. It is a common practice to store large quantities of fruit iu the cellar of the dwelling house, and a great deal of dis- J :omfort and unpleasantness are caused theieby, the source of which is not suspected. I armers who make a scientific md intelligent study of their surroundings have detached cellars, or those un- I 3er some out-building, where the fruit is itored. "Where large quantities are kept, i nit ia r^iicr in pnrth hftlow tlip frost < ? f/AV -- ? line, and some of the later pears and ipp'.es buried there with straw until | February or March. This is a gcod practice with those who can afTord the space and time lor the work; but many lave to keep the fruit in the house cellar, if they keep it at all. To them a few lints may be the means of preventing nuch discomfort and even sickness in ihe family. During the month of February stored, fruit ripens more rapidly than earlier in the year, and more of the poisonous carbonic acid gas is given off as a result, rhis gas must not be allowed to permeite the dwelling house: it must be turned off in some other channel. If there is no chance to communicate the cellar -with the chimney and a flue thus spenea, trie poisonous exnaiauon must be c arried away by thorough ventilatioD. [f the flue can be opened a current of iir can be kept in motion at all times, ind the poison will be readily removed from the building; but if this is impossible the door and windows of the cellar should be opened on every mild day. A thermometer should be kept hanging in the store-room or cellar, and when the mercury is four or five degrees above the freezing point, ventilate freely, taking care to shut up before the temperature falls. To do all this will require considerable watchfulness and labor, but when we consider that it is a question of health )r unhealthfulness there can be but little 3oubt th^ few will object to doing it. Wherever possible fruit should be stored in cellars away irom tne uweumg uuusc, is it wa= never meant to be kept in the latter place. Farm and Garden Notes. Horses need plenty of bedding. I)o not let plants bear seed unless you seed it. It requires two persons to set out a tree properly. If the soil is not naturally di7, let it be well drained. Pure-bred stock can be raised almost is chcaply as mongrels. "Breed from the best." The soil around newly set tree-; should be kept mellow?this by stirring or mulching. Keep your young chicks out of the wet guiss if you wish to have them thrive and do well. Sentiment does not replace the money expended to winter the broken down, useless farm horse. Do not forget that the best place for hot soapsuds on washing day is the cucumber and melon patch. Which is the cheaper to keep a pound of flesh on the animal during the winter or replace it in the spring? "When you notice a caterpillar nest on the roadside or field, destroy it. If neglected, your o: chard will suffer. It is said ihat "butter-making, as now practiced on many farms, is an absolute waste of valuable raw material." Sound feet and limbs, a level head and rapid walk, are points to be preferred in a draft horse, regardless of breed. Imperfect compacting of the soil around the seed, in which is included undue hardeniu: of the surface by ruins, is the chief cause of failure in seed germination. If the warts are of a large size and have a well-defined neck, they may be safely removed by tying a thread tightly about the neck, and this will prevent the circulation of blood in them, and in a few days they will die, after which remove with a sharp knife. >xV- '.s.-ji,-:: _ HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. 8 Ornamental Sponges. t A charming novelty for rooms or con- c servatoriea can be formed of large white spoDge. The sponge should be sown ^ full nf fftnarv. hemn. prass.or other r * ** v* **vv> " "j ' rT o -? - such seeds. It should then be placed a in a somewhat shallow dish, containing a small quanity of water, which the r sponge will absorb, and which will cause the seeds to sprout. When the | seeds have sprouted into growth, the E sponge should be suspended in a window, or in some position in which it is exposed to a little sunlight. It should ' then be watered daily, so that the ' sponge is always kept moist, and it will a then exhibit a mass of delicate green 11 foliage.?New York World. ? ft f Chicken Pie. * > Cut a chicken into small pieces, place ? in a kettle and cover with water, and r boil or rather simmer very slowly until tender, seasoning toward the last with pepper, salt ana a good lump of butter. Remove from the fire and let it stand s until cold. Put three cups of flour, p through which you Have siitea two c slightly heaping teaspoonfuls of baking t powder, into a cake bowl; add four well-beaten eggs, three tablespoonfuls of I melted butter and a little salt to a quart s of milk; make a hole in the flour and c pour this in slowly. When you have a ? smooth batter, put a layer of chicken in a large pudding dish, pour over one- a third of the batter, lay in more chicken, t pour on batter, and so on, keeping one- e third of the batter for the upper crust, g Unless your dish is a very wide one you ( had better divide the batter into four f portions. Bake in a moderate oven an hour, and test the batter to see if it is b done all through by running in a broom a splint. Skim all the fat from the gravy,. 1 and if there is more than a pint, reduce 1< it by boiling to that ouantity. Thicken r wi|th a tablespoonful of butter cut in ii bits and ro.'led in flour: boil up once, a season with chopped parsely, pepper and p salt. a Game Fowls For the Table. g The Farmera' Magazine holds that the tl game fowl is superior to all others for v the table. Being a strictly thorough- t< bred fowl, it has consequently bred true t for more than 100 years, and, as it has v been used for the pit. the object sought d by breeders to fit it for such a purpose K.ion +Vio Pont a nf its siinr?rinritv for a the table. Hard, compact, but light r< bone was required, and therefore the of- p fal is lessened. Strong muscular deve- fi lopnient became prominent, and the bones c were thus heavily covered with flesh of a o very rich, juicy character, the thighs be- h ing particularly so, and the breast full, fi There is an old proverb that "the game ii possesses more meat for its weight than fi any other fowl," which is true. Those f< who have used the coarse-graiued fowls, c no matter how fat they were, will at once fi distinguish the flesh of a game fowl, if a h comparison could be made. The games n grow slowly, b*t they are solid and tirm, p for it seems as if nature intended to pack every ounce of flesh on them into the n smallest space. For market they are v perhaps not as profitable as some other v kinds, but in places where the chicken 1 must supply the place of the turkey the h game comes nearer the desideratum than t anything else. f s Puddings and Pies. d When boiling puddings be sure that v the pudding bag is perfectly clean. Dip v it iu hot water then dredge it well with o flour. If a bread pudding tie it loose; t; if a batter pudding tie it nearly close; p . fruit puddings should be tied quite dose, o ; When you make a batter pudding first r I mix the flour well with milk and stir in t , the other ingredients by degrees; you c I will then have it smooth and quite free t j from lumps. Another good uay ia to h I strain it through acoaree hair sieve. o J Be sure the water Dons wnen you put * ! your pudding in and that it keeps boil- n | ing all the time. Keep it well covered fi with water and move it about several c times or it may stick to the kettle, n "When you take it out dip immediately a in cold water,which will prevent it from v adhering to the bag: If you boil the e j puddiDg in a dish or basin, butter the inside before putting it in; the same A should be done for a baked pudding or pie. The quality of pie crust depends a a great deal on the baking. If the oven n be too hot, paste, besides being burned, v j will fall; if too cool.it will be soddened, j I and of course heavy, taste should be t made on a cool, smooth board or piece t of marble, with a light, cool hand. f. Some cooks mix it with a steel knife, f Great nicety is required in wcttiug the ! a paste; IOO lime muisture maivua ib uiy o and crumbly, while too mucli makes it a heavy and tough. ' ractice alone can <] tell the required amouut to use. j h Before commencing to make paste for | p puddings or p.es it is neccssary to place j y near at hand everything likely to be | 4 needed, to inspect all the utensils, to ! D prepare all the ingredients and most ira- c portant of all to wash the hand and : p nails perfectly clean. Always use good, 1 sweet butter, drippings or lard for paste. | E Some persons think that butter, which 1 r . ^ ...? ? 1 j ?: 11 ! . cannot De eaten ou ure.iu, wm uu ?cijr ; i well for cooking purposes, which is a ! j great mistake, as the balung or boiling j v of rancid fat increases the bad llavor. | y Make two or three holes in the cover of ; ^ the pies that the steam may escape. To j a make good puT paste rub a quarter of a c pound of butter with a half a quart of ; j flour very fine: make it into a light paste ! e with cold water; roll out a quarter of an 1 a inch thick, put a layer of butter all over, i sprinkle on a little flour, donble it up r and roll it out again, repeating four or t five times, using in all a half pound of i butter.?Qrap.. ic. i I Household Hints. I The covers of the range should never s be allowed to get red hot. a Apples that are not properly looked after will decay in the ba:rels very fast. I Indian meal .ihould be purchased in small quantities and kept well covered, a Washing in cold water when over- 1 heated is a frequent cause of disfiguring I pimples. s Put a little common salt into your t lamps-the oil will burn more brightly, ? and last longer. T Dusting should be done with a cloth j or soft duster?wiped up?not switched t off to settle over the carpet ngain. f l or canker sore month, one table- v spoonful of borax dissolved in half a ! I pint of water is excellent used as a j I wash. 11 A neat, clean, fresh-aired, sweet and e well-managed house exercises a moral 1 i as well as a physical intluence over its a inmates. c In polishing shoes, if the blacking is ^ moistoned with a little milk instead of E water, they will polish with less time c and ?Tort. v By using hot, moderately strong soda Q water to clean them, the bristles of hair j brushes will remain white and sti.f for a - g. long time. j g For a sore throat there is nothing i t better than the white of an egg beaten j ? stiii with all the sugar it will hold and ' y I the clear juice of a lemon. j h \ The air of a sick chamber should Jways be kept so fresh that there will >e no perceptible difference upon the :om:ng into it from the outer air. If one has to be much in the kitchen, voolen dresses should not be worn here. They hold the odors and smoke, ,nd soon become grimy and shabby. Stains on the hands, can generally be emoved by rubbing with lemon juice or tumice stone. You should not use soap o your hands until the stains are re Qoved. "When ebony becomes dissolved, wash <rith a strong decoction of nut-gall to rhich a quantity of iron filings has been dded. Its natural blackneB3 becomes aore intense. Vapor baths will clear the skin, 'owdercd charcoal, taken on fiist rising n the morning, is good. Sometimes a ;ood medicine for biliousness is the emedy required. The First Locomotive Cab. "Who built the first locomotive is a ubject of as much discussion as the >roblem of who built the first steam?oat," said a New York Central engineer o a New York 'Telegram, reporter. "Americans have always believed that \obert Fulton made the tirst practical teamboat, but the Scotch engineers delared that he stole all his ideas from a Scotch engineer. "There is a good deal of controversy bout the first locomotive, but I know o a certainty who built the first cab ver put on a locomotive. This para;raph about it from the New Haven axon. id true. It was written by a riend of mine. "I'.ncle Dan Fisher lives at Old Sayirook. When about seventeen years of ge he was a fireman on the New York, CamiiAl Hah rrV? Of t"T7 +Vl Q first jUglUWUl l aUiUUl I/VUqUvi %.J y vuv ocoraotive ever run over the Harlem oad. For five months he shoved wood ato the furnace of that locomotive, and t the end of that time he wa9 as comietent to assume chargc of a iocomotive s any person on the roud. At that time Minerva, the fourth en;ine put on that road, the second and bird being the York Will and Harlem, ras purchased. It weighed about ten cms, had an eight-inch cylinder and wenty-mch stroke, and four driving wheels, four and one-half feet in iameter. Engineers were scarce in those days, nd John Wiggin, Superintendent of the aad, made a diligent search for a cometcnt man. but without avail. He was nally informed of Fireman's Fisher's ompetency, and, calling him to the tlice one day, informed the youth that e wished him to run the Minerva on its 1st tiip. At the end of the trip, durig which the Superintendent acted aa reman, he announced that he was perT.flv satisfied that "Lucie Dan" waa apable of handliog a locomotive, and Dr several ypars the youthful engineer eld the throttle of the minerature locolotive?as compared with those of the resent?on its daily trip. To "Uncle Dan" is due the honor of laking an improvement on locomotives i'hich engineers are very thankful for in piuter and duiing storms in summer, "he locomotives in those long past times tad no cabs, it being thought that anyhing that would protect the engineer rom the weather would also tend to obtruct the view of the track. One day luring his first winter on the Minerva, irhich locomotive is still in existence, a iolent hail storm swept along the line f the road. It was impossible to mainain a watch on the track, as the huge article of ice, driven against the faces f the engineer and fireman by the fuious winds had made several gashes and iruises; so the two men on the engine huliiud tKo Arid trusted 1 VUV.UV/U UUUlUVi VMV vvstv* ??? ? ? o Providence to prevent accidents. On .is return l'rom this trip "Uncle Dan" btained several long strips of wood, rhich he steamed and bowed over the arrow space occupied by him and his reman on the engine. This frame he overedwith canvas. At the front he ailed several boards, leaving a space for large pane of glass on either side of the thistle dome. This was the first cab ver placed on a locomotive. iicient Gallcv Compared With a Cnnarder. In an article on modern orean steamers n Knglish authority says in the Fortiffhtli/ lie iew: Compare a galley, a essel propelled by oars, with the modern Ltlantic liner; and first let us aisume hat piime movers are non existent and bat this vessel is to be propelled galley ashion. Take her length as some GOO eet, and assume that place be found for s many as 400 oars on each side, each ar worked by three men, or 2400 meand allow that six men undfer these conitions could develop work equal to one iorse power, we should have 400-horse >ower. Double the number of men, and ?e should have fcOU-horse power, with b00 men at work, and at least the same lumber in reserve if the ^ourney is to be arried on continuously. Contrast the luny result thus obtained with 11),500lorse power given forth by a large prime aover of the present day, such a power equiring, on the above mode of calculaion, IlijOUOmenat work and 117,000 a reserve, and these to be carried in a essel less than liilO feet in leDgch. To irbat aud to whom are these meritorious >rime movers due? I answer: To the .pplication of science, and to the labors if the civil engineer, using that term in ts lull and proper sense as embracing all ngineering other than military. 1 am, 3 you know, a civil engineer, and I lesire to laud my profession aod to nagnify mine o-fhce; and I know of no >etter means of doing this than by quotng to you the detiuit on of "civil engileering," given in the charter of the nstitution of Civil hng'neers, namely, hat it is "the art of di.ecting the great ources of power in nature for the use ,nd convenience of man." Inmnn Voices in the Phonograph. Now that the phonograph has become n assuied commercial success, obseives he Detroit Free Presc, it may be well to ?oint out one great advantage it posesses and that ha3 heretofore escaped he notice of newspaper men. It is a urious lact that no person recognizes lis own voice when it is given back by he phonograph. His friends re: ogniz'e t; but it sounds strange and weitd to he sjica er. The new machine, thereore, establishes this curioua and hitherto mUnown truth, that no man has yet icard liis own voire as others hear it. s'ow there is in this and all other eoulines a da s of individuals who persist, ivery time they get a chance, in speakng in public, or in reciting or singing, ,s the case may be. .No one has the outage to tell a person of this kind that lis efforts are atrocious, aud even if a qhu bold enough to do f>o existed, the hances are that the amateur performer rould not believe him. He wou d jerel.v get angry and say that it was the ther fellow's jealousy. j\ow this can II be remedied, to the great relief of a uttering public. Let every amateur peaker, reciter or singer be persuaded o speak, recite or sing to the phonoraph and then listen to the result. It rill be a frightful disillusion to him, but e will never offend again. .$iki Relies or William Penu. There is in possession of the Heitshue family of Lancaster, Penn., an edition of the Bible in three folio volumes, on the lid of the first volume of which, in large gilt letters, is this inscription: : THE GIFT : : of : ; ? The Rt. Hon'ble : LADY JULIANA PENN : : to ! : THE JULIANA LIBRARY, : At Lancaster. ; Juliana Penn was the wife of Thomas Penn, William I-enn's sod, who was one of the proprietors of Pennsylvania in 1770, the date of the publication of the Bible. The Juliana Library was the third public library to be founded in America, it having been chartered in 17U3. It was named in honor of Lady Penn, who was a daughter of the Earl of Pomfret, and she recognized the fact by presenting the Bible to the library. The volumes are 11 inches by 17? inches in size. As specimens of the binder's art these books are magnificent. They are bouud in fa 1 Russia leather, and are adorned by elaborate hand-tooling on the backs and outside and inner margins of the covers. The edition was printed in London, and contains the famous Commentaries by William Dodd, LL.D., "Prebendary of Brecon and Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majestry," who was executed for forgery in 1777. The books and property of the Juliana Library were sold by auction in 1848 to Batisfy claims against it, and the three volumes were purchased by William Heitshue. Among other valuable relics of this ancient library is the copperplate of Thomas Penn, engraved in 1751 by Martin, one of the pioneer copperplate engravers of this country, the drawing of the portrait being by an artist Damed I Davis. This plate is in the possession I of John P. gchaum, who refuses all ofi fers to permit impressions to be taken ! from it. fearing that it may be lost or 1 injured.?Ne.o York Sun. | What Makes a Boiled Lobster Red! The answer to the question, what causes a lobster's shell to turn red when boiled? says the Scientific Ameri an% in general terms is that the salts which go to make the color in the shell undergo a chemical change by being subjected to the action of hot water. This answer can hardly be a satisfactory one to a person seeking specific information on the sub ecfc. It is, however, the only answer that can be given at present. The matter is one which has apparently excited more popular than scientific curiosity, for whereas the question has oiten oeen asKea, 11 nas not as yei reI ceived a satisfactory?that is, a specific i ?answer. It is a question for the chemist rather than for the naturalist, and that, probably, is the reason why it has not received more attention. It is not only the lobster, but all crustaceans that undergo this change of color on being bo:led. Salt water crustaceans become redder in the process than fresh water crustaceans. The addition of common table salt to the water in which the creaturc is boiled will conduce to greater redness. Whether it is the sodium or the chlorine in the salt that helps to this result I do not know. The creature itself has nothing to do with the change in it* shell, for if the shell be taken from the living crustacean and then boiled, the result will be exactly the same. It has been suggested that red may be the basic color of the shell, and that the chemical change which takes place is merely the elimination of the other colors. The objection is that there is no evidence of removal of color shown in the water. The objection is not vital, however. The Need For Salt. The importance of salt a? an art'cle of diet, according to a scientific writer, is overrated. A continued use of large quantities of salt produces sourvy. The popular belief that an appetite for salt is universal among the lower animals is without foundation in fact Dogs, cats I and other carniveorous animals show no I fondness for it, and the same is true of the fruit eating animals. Even herbivorous animals do not eat salt regularly with their food, but only at long intervals, which suggests the thought that perhaps they take it as a vermi uge. In certain | arts of the world where salt is unknown, antelopes abound in countless numbers, and in parts of Africa where salt is abundant, tne antelopes show no foundness for it. There are many instances in which flocks of sheep and herds of cattle have been reared successfully without salt. In certain parts of Central America salt is more scarce than gold, and to say that a certain man eats salt is to say that he is very rich. Yet I wAA*.1A Uninr* ik/trA VtnrrA nviof/ir? fnr tuc pcupic 11V1U^ liicio uoyc g^ioivu av?* ages and have enjoyed the best of barbarous health, without a taste of salt from I infancy to old age. Salt is not in use in Siberia as a common constituent of food, I and the same was true of the North American Indians previous to the discovery of the continent by Europeans and for many years after, and is still true ol the Pampas Ind ans of South America.? Good Uouaikeeping. German Army Marriage Regulations. Dr.. A. C. Bernays, Jr., relates in the St. Louis Star-Hayings a feature of | German army life which may be new to J many people in this country. A young i lady whom be met in Berlin informed him that she was engaged to an officer in the army of the rank of Major, He expressed the hope that the happy day was near at hand, when she sighed and said in effect that it micrht be for years, and it might be forever. 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