Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Pci - % I i Tho jin sa e of the Hixth eettn through Ihiltimore. in 1861 is historic. Tho liostility shown towar<l it was uuboiunlel. When the Sixth Massachusetts regiment went through the same city recently, it was received with unmeasured hospitality. The city was gnyly dressed, and the streets were lined with people anxious to make their welcome as warm as ths hostility was thirty-seven years ago. The men were pelted with roses in stead of paving stones, with sweet words of fraternity instead of ritfe* shots. Not from the citizens of their own state did tho volunteers receive so great an ovation. This typifies the new epoch, exclaims ihe New York Independent. The old war is forever dosed, the North and South are one; Baltimore and Boston are not apart in feeling and sympathy. Our glorious country is thoroughly united. The uew war is a demonstration of that great fact. The preparations for imp rinse If*, closed something that should make every bicyclist reflect, ft is reported from Washington that a large majority of the militia volunteers rejected be cause of physical unfitness are wheel men who have used very low handle bars habitually. It is said that their doublo-up posture in tho saddle has produced abnormal oond.tions of the heart and spine which disr|iialify them for the life of soldiers. While the re ported discovery of the examining surgeons conflicts somewhat with the statements of physicians who have investigated the bodily soundness of professional racing wheelmen, it ia by no means a surprise. How can a rider assume the humped, dromedary like position of the scorcher without dangerously affecting his hack and cramping the organs of his chest? Perhaps tho explanation of the health iness of racing wheelmen lies in the mlnot that, in most cases, they were ei- / ^optionally well qualified for the race I tinek betore they entered upon a pro fessional career. The police authori ties of Washington have endeavored lately to reform monkey-backed wheel men by making it unlawful for them to rule with their handle bars more than fonr inches below the centre of the saddle. This ordinance is based on the fact that the scorching attitude ia not only unbecoming, but also pre vents tho rider from/oeiv-g object* ahead of him. f- Oh. vrurt-bjr-north tho strong breeze blows Tiit- ilrires west-by-south; Far ..ut th“ thickening cloud-rack Hows Across the harbor’s mouth; Aloft the rippling bunting plays, TI t* ratlines whistle shrill; And d >wn the sky the gray gulls fly lieyond the darkening hill. TEST V “IE up v y y'V V ’V* ^ W V 11 It was Morton—I mean Montagu Morton, the well-known dealer in pre cious stones —\*ho told me this atorv. I was talking to him in his dingy of fice and was struck by the almost in credibly careless way in which he dealt with some valuable diamonds. Yes, he owned that he was careless. He assured me that he never registered any letter or parcel,however valuable, and yet had never lost anything in the post. He did not keep a light burn ing all night or nse an electric alarm of any kiud or give any special orders to the police. Yet he never lost any thing by burglary. “And yet this [place is perfectly simple —outer door, passage, inner door to clerk’s room, opening into my own office, which in turn opens into the strong room. It’s mind at this moment—you might altogether.” “tleally,” said Mr. Hayvers, was an objection I bad not expec 1. In the last ten years we have not one failure—not one. It’s in all advertisements— ‘Mr. Roynal n fails.’ Now just let me have case you’ve got in your mind, an if we do not succeed no charge shal >e made at all. Just let us show what we can do. ” Mr. Morton walked up and df n his room, meditating. “It’s not fair on yon,” he s d; “you couldn’t do it.” “Try us. What we can’t do in iat way could be writtenon a threep< ny bit.” ^ At last Mr. Morton was persm d ir r t m wonderful that the burglars never try i to put his case: “This morning I / it I suggested that he had used pre cautions of his own—watchmen, pri vate detectives. Montagu Morton smiled. “Ah!” ho said. “Kver hear of Roynal?” I have heard of him. Seeing that Roynal advertised hiadetective agency in every morning paper every day it would have been difficult not to hear of him, and I said so. Montagu Morton unlocked and opened a drawer in his writing table. He took out a leather tray, divided into compartments,and from one of the compartments produced a green stone, which he handed me. “What do you make of that?” “AiHemerald.” “All green stones are emeralds to you,” said Morton. “It is not an emerald. It is an opal—a curious sort of opal — and worth whatever I can get for it. I would give £7 or £8 for it myself, but then I never give what a thing is worth —otherwise I could not live. However, that is not the point; tho point is that if it had not been for Roynal the stone would not have b^en in my possession today. ” And then Montagu Morton told me the story which I here tell again. When a grocer hmAhis silk umbrella ed nt rd on en ed ed iu- a bis tentiftl swear you for j, faih- g lady, in tones “what do you mean! when I passed throush tbe ball late last night,” answered the old mae. “that he had two beads his shoulder*-''- Clibwsn News. stolen by a tramp hi lice. When an i] lends a pearl uecklao) law Ami tho sister-jf witjt the four prinf moled and excellent ij countess f ars saved^ tc goes to the po- giish countess to her sister-in- i-law returns it ipal pearls re- litations substi- [oes to Roynal. ^yts mnch as' p f - my clerk to my bank in Lorn street. In his absence I bad ou the table in my office a tray contai ug 20 opals. One of these was curio of no particular size, but of an i green color, looking to the uniniti almost like an emerald. I happ to go into the strong room for a ute. I was not there more th minute, and I heard no sound in room to make me suspicious,yet x icn I returned the green opal was gon “The other 19 remained intactTof course you see what happened. The thief, whoever he or she was cam* in from the street and into my clerk’* of fice, probably with some pretext rtady if tho clerk hud been there and r^lly intending to examine the place with a view to burglary. Finding the clerk’s room empty he peered into mine. That was empty, and the opals were on the table. It was the work of a moment to snatch that opal and get out into the street again. I want that opal back—but I am perfectly certain uo one will ever get it for me.” “Is that your difficult case?” uid Mr. Hayvers, smiling. “It is the merest child’s play. Yon may con sider the opal back in that tray again. Let me first of all dispose of your own theory. A thief who was intending to burglarize your place would not spoil his chanced by first committing a comparatively trifiiug theft “Sudden temptation,” snggi Morton. 4 ‘Then he xdpald have tak opals, not one] The fact thi stone was not am ordinary opal the case easy, f The fact tha ia propermaatorepre* Your keep his he does Sign*.—The Christian should signs burnished and *• •* ihat not mlarepresr nt bin religion to the world. If the heart Is full of the life and love of Jesus. It cannot be his. —Itev. J. Montgomery. PreubjrteV.un, Cincinnati. Ohio. BELIEF FROM PAIS. Women Everywhere Express their * Gratitude to Mrs. Pink ham. n». T. A. WALDEN. Gibson. Oa., write*! “Dear Mbs. I’tskham:—Before tak ing vour medicine, life was & burden to lie. I never saw a well day. At my monthly period I suffered untold ,j ie bands of Mr, mivrv. and a great deal of the time 1 | . na’ue of Mr. was troubled with n severe pam in mj side. Before finishing the first bottle of your Vegetable Compound I could tell it was doing roc good. I continued its u.-iO, al so used the Liver lids and Hanative Wash, and have Wen greatly helped. I would like to have you use my letter for the benefit of others." ity and scandaL pa these pearls, caliifc 1 on Morton for some information, wki<< i Morton gavsl.::u with his ens- tomAry good natnm As he talked, Roynal saw an opplktunity for exten sion of business. fHe mostly divided his time between tf>mplaining he had too mnch to do ^nd endeavoring to get still more. Ha rarely worked on a case himself; he had any amount of assistants.clever naturally and trained by himself to do the actnal work. It was only a case of exceptional difficulty and importauce that would secure Roy- ual s personal attention. It having become quite obvious to Roynal that Montagu Mortou must be frequently and urgently in need of a detective agency to take care of him, he took especial rains not to mention the fact at the time. But ou the fol lowing day he instructed an emissary and despatched him. The emissary was very fashionably dressed and in face was a little like Napoleon. And the card he sent in to Mr. Mortou, by Morton’s clerk, bore Mi. hao^Hayvers and Don*! at the field of inini that,* ,*lrs. FLORENCE A. WOLFE, S'S Hutbwry St., Lancaster, OUio, writes t “Dear Mas. Pixk.uami—For two venrs I was troubled with what the local physicians told me was inflamma tion of the womb. Every month I suf fered terribly. I had taken enough medicine from the doctors to cure any one, but obtained relief fc* a short time only. At last l concluded to write to you in regard to my ease, and can say that by following your advice I am now pefectly well.” Hr*. W. R. BATES, rtanrileld. La., write* I “Before writing to you I suffered dreadfully from painful menstrua tion, leucorrhoen and sore feeling in the lower part of the bowels. Nowmy friends want to know what makes me look so well. I do not hesitate one min ute In telling them what has brought about this great change. I «annot praise Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound enough. It is the greatest remedy of the age. DR. MOFFETl’S Ikbthixa (TEETHING POWDER-)’9 not a Patent Medicine but a legitimate remedy that many dietlnpulshed PhrMclans who Uaro u*ed anti seen its go d re»'ult< recommend, and why will you delay givlnait when ft will save the life of yom teething babe? ikctbina act*-promptly in Aiding 0lKe*tlon. Regulat ng th* Bowel* and rrstorTn making teething easy Mm. Wlnalow’eBoothlngSyrupforehlldrea «« thing, aofteue the gums, reducing inflame' uob,»fi*Ta paln.curea wind colic, me. a bottW loan risx restoring baby to health and strength, and [teeth! in the left-hand corner r ‘Mr. Roynal’s Detective Agency.” Introduced into the presence of Mr. Morton, Mr. Hay- vers began hesitatingly. He was sure that Mr. Morton would be gla l to hear that the real pearls had been recovered and that Mr. Roynal was taking them to the countess that morning. Mr. Roynal had desired Mr. Hayvers to thank Mr. Morton very warmly for the valuable informa tion which he ha l «.> kindlv given. Mr. Morton said politely that he was happy to have Iveeu of any nse. It has since struck Mr. Roynal that his «le ec'ivc agency w ould be of constant use to you, Mr. Morton, in your business." “Yes? And in what way?” “In tracing the history of any gem when yon tin light that necessary. In finding out the financial position of any purchaser far more quiokly.snrely and delicately than from the usnal methods. In exercising the cdosest supervision over any workman en trusted with the entting or setting of valuable gems. In representing you at auctions and manipulating the auc tion in your favor—in a thousand ways that would save you time,trouble and expense." There are only two objections. Firstly, yonr terms are known to be very high.” “When we take up a single difficult case for a member of the aristocracy our terms are very high. When we work regularly for a man of business —much of the work being the merest routine—our charges are verv moder ate, exceptionally moderate.” “My second objection is’ that I am by uo means sure that you can take care of me as well as I can take care of myself, lou might bungle. In a case of real difficulty—r V e one on my piece of in! going to the Earl’s that night At the exhibition a fair-haired stranger got into conversation with Smith. The stranger did most of the conversation,while Smith drank whis key and sodautthe stranger’s expense. In a burst of confidence the stranger owned that he was a collector of pre cious stones, had just bought a couple and would like Smith to look at them. Smith looked and said “Good night” and incontinently went up the Great Wheel. On the following day, while Smith was at Morton’s office, a fair-haired stranger called at Smith’s lodgings to correct the gas meter. “ ’E did a deal of pokin’ about,” said the land lady. “Ah!” said Smith. Then n week elapsed, during which the wqrkings of Mr. Roynal’s agents were wrapped in darkness. At the end of that time Mr. Hayvers called for a list of Morton’s customers (ladies especially) who were in the habit of buying opals. “You have a clew?” asked 'Morton. “We are drawing the nets closer. Patience for a day or two,’’ and Mr. Hayvers, who seemed very busy, left hurriedly. Mr. Morton exercised patience for a day or two. A month passed without any news of the green opal. One’s patience cannot last forever, and Mor ton wrote a short, sharp letter to Roy nal, ordering him to relinquish the case, saying that he would hand it on to the police and greatly regretting that he had not done so at first. The letter promptly produced an apologetic reply. The case had suddenly devel oped features of exceptional difficulty, but Mr. Roynal was now giving it bis personal attention, and it had so far ’ progressed that a satisfactory termina tion could be guaranteed iu 24 hours. Early on the following morning Morton received a telegram, “Opal recovered. Please call at your con venience. Roynal.” Morton found it convenient to call at once and was shown into Roynal’s private room. “Your case was the most difficult I have had, to deal with for three years,” said Mr. Roynal, “though the difficulty did not lie in the direction you imagined. You cannot prosecute, and I will not give you the name of the thief. But you wanted your opal—and here it is.” “If you don’t tell me how you got it,I don’t see how I’m to be quite sure it’s mine.” “It answers your description, and —but wait a minute.” Roynal wrote hastily on a sheet of notepaper and handed it to Morton. “There is my guarantee that if your legal claim to that stone is disputed I will pay you £50. Is that satisfactory?” Morton put the opal in his waist coat pocket with the guarantee; “It is very kind of you,” he aaid. “I have had your bill made out,” Roynal'went on, “and I have also had it receipted. I take this as a test case charge.” FOR FARM AMD GARDEN^ ▼▼▼▼ Irtc you see is narrowed d< \T hadn’t thought of Morton, rather humbly. “Very natural. Bnt in onr p: siou we have to think of snch t and we do think of them.” “I felt so sure that the case wasldes perate,” Morton owned, “that ] had quite decided not to apply to th i po lice.” “Well,” said Mr. Hayvers,gen ally, “chey might have found it for you. They’re very painstaking. I’m l <j no means one of those who sneer at the police detectives. Of course, they cannot get the best talent—that’s bought up. Mr. Roynal can (very well afford to outbid anybody eUe for the best men. Bnt to come to busi ness"—here Mr. Hayvers produced his pocketbook—“let me take down tbe particulars.” Mortou had uo note of the size and weight of the opal. However, he made a rough sketch aud gave Mr. Hayvers the weight approximately and a minute description; he also banded him a piece of tinted glass to guide him as to the color. “That will do perfectly,’’said Hayvers. “I should know the stone now if I saw it.” He obtained also a great deal of informa tion about the clerk; Mr. Hayvers seemed particularly curious about the clerk. Now, then.” said Hayvers, “we will begin with a little precautionary measure. A man will come from us this afternoon, ostensibly to examine the electric lighting,in reality to make sure that the stone is not still in the office.” Mr. Morton objected. “My clerk knows something of the electrio busi ness; be will find out that your man’s a sham. ” “But oar man won’t be a sbxao. He will really be a practical electrician. We have assistants in all trades and all ranks of life. I may tell you, Mr. Morton, confidentially, that *• have two duchesses in our pay at this mo ment.” When Mr. Hayvers had gone, Mor ton touched his bell, aud hi* clerk, Smith, came in. Then Mr. Morton did what may seem au indiscreet thing. • “Smith,” he said, “you art going to be suspected of having stolen sn opul.” ♦‘Certainly, sir/’ said Smith. “That will b? all at present. * Smith could not write shorthand or work a typewriter. He spoke no lan- rruage but his own, and of that he was remarkably economical. Perhaps was for this economy, coupod with one or \wo other qualities, that Mor ton valued him. He must have ml ned him, for he paid him • salary of £200 a yew. I The electrician came, examined and exhausted himself in his effiort* to make Smith talk. He recered an All I ask—and expect—is that you will employ ns regularly in the fu ture. ” And then over Morton’s fat and usually solemn face there came an un holy grin. “I shall never employ you again, Mr. Roynal, because you have failed in this case. The story that I told yonr Mr. Hayvers was a fabrication from beginning to end. I have never had au opal stolen. The whole thing was au effort of the imagination, a test for you. Aud you have failed.” “I could never have believed,” said Mr. Roynal, warmly, “that you could uve acted iu snch bad faith.” Mr. Roynal, of what use to me would a private detective be who failed to suspect where suspicion was justi fied? And what am I to think of a private detective who undertakes to find a certain stone, fails and procures a substitute which he attempts to palm off ou his client? It must have cost you much time and money to find au opal exactly answering to that descrip tion.” You will return that atone,” Mr. Roynal said,sharply. “I think nut. I have yonr guaran tee in my pocket Good morning,Mr. Roynal.”—The Boston Guardian and Lincolnshire ludecendenL Land Planter on Potatoc*. Although land plaster does not pro duce so great au effect on potatoes as it does on the clover crop, yet it will always pay to apply some during the growing season. When tbe potato beetle first came, those who mixed Paris green with plaster for the de struction of the pests said that the ef fect of the plaster in keeping the vines green longer more than offset the cost of the poison. Gypsum ou the leaves, by drawing and holding moisture, made the potato beetles less likely to lay their eggs on the hills thus treated.—Boston Cultivator. Plant Inc Begonia Seed*. Begonia seeds should not be cov ered. Merely sprinkle them over the surface of the ground,xvith a teaspoon- fnl of silver sand mixed with them from a perforated tin. These are di rections for starting seeds indoors, in a box, which should be covered with a piece of glass, and over this brown paper, as seeds germinate best in the dark. The glass must be turned over daily or wiped, and the seedlings must have more light when up, the brown paper being changed for white, so as to give this gradually. When large enough to handle the baby begonias may be picked out with a match cut into a tiny fork and planted iu a roxv in a box of leaf rtrold, turfy mold, soot and sand, each little plaut by itself. To stand the box of plants in a tray of lime will keep away wood lice. Keeping Old Cow*. One of the small compensations for the great injury done to farmers by the tuberculosis scare is that it has led to a weeding out of the old cows. These are always most subject to be come diseased, as the cow after long milking usually has her health im paired, aud at some one of these pe riods, if there are any tuberculous germs in the air, the coxv is very li able to take them. Young, vigorous cows, not pampered, can resist the germs, even if they do get some into their systems. It is curious that the commission pleading for its life tells of the increased knowledge that the farmers have on this subject than they had before the commission began its labors. It is true, they do know more than they did, and so we may add do the veterinarians. It has been knowl edge very dearly paid for, and at the cow owners’ expense exclusively.— Boston Cultivator. Hint* for Flower Grower*. This is a splendid season for repot ting palms unless they have already started a strong growth. Slugs, leaf-rollers and other pests will now have a great feast on the rose foliage, unless they are prevented by IVu-j CTMI .. hpll.h™. the former applied by spraying and the latter either by spraying or dust ing on the foliage wbiie damp. Neglect in protecting planted-out tender seedlings from tbe first scorch ing rays of the sun and dry parching ’■rinds results disastrously. V Use no natural fertilizers on il they jave become thoroughly rottevL Young saplings transplanted from the wood to the open lawn should have a protection of burlap about the trunk during the summer, until they become used to the sun. Old shoes, bones and other objec tionable sights in the ordinary alley, and even dead rats, do great service when planted at the base of grape vines or small trees. One of the grand est grapevines in Eugland is planted where a large number of horses which had died from some epidemic disease had been buried years and years be fore.—Woman’s Home Companion. Statialir* of th* Blind ia Ennypn, A Russia medical journal has just published a series of ttatiitkal arti cles showing the number of blind per sons iu Europe. Frem-h scientists, while not doubting tbe truth of the figures, consider them somewhat re markable ; of tbe 302,000 totally blind persons in Europe, 192,000 are in Russia—that is to say, one oat of every 500 subjects of the Czar is blind. It is believed that this unfortunate proportion is equaled by no other country in the world. The propor tion in France, England, Germany, Italy and Spain is recorded as a little less than one to every 1000 of popula tion. The Russian physicians who compiled the statistics attribute the great number of blind persous in Russia to the had hygienic state of peasant life, to the intense cold, and to the glare of the sun on the snow, which the Russian rustic takes pride in facing. It is reported that the total number of blind persons in the world is 2,000,000. An Aitw Eight Feet Tall. Professor Moorhead, the archroolo- gist, who has been exploring an Aztec ruin three miles west of Ph enix.Ariz., has discovered portions of the skele ton of the human being whose stature he computes to have been about eight feet. He has also some well-preserved and other utensils used by tho 1 pottery early d’ early dwellers iu the valley and which he found in the ruins. The professor is working in the interest of an eastern museum.—Cleveland Leader. foods taken by the cow, that the flesh of hogs led on fish or horse meat con tracts a fishy or horsey taste, that the eggs and flesh of poultry have a far from appetizing flavor if the birds have eaten decaying matter. Hence it is seen that flavor may be controlled through the food to a considerable ex tent. Tbe reputation for superior flavor of English bacon is due at least in part, to the care taken that the ani mals have only elean, wholesome food. Recent experiments at Cornell uni versity, Ithaca, N. Y., have shown that there is serious danger to the health of hogs in dishwater, from the soap and other alkalies it contains; as the contents of the swill barrel is largely dishwater, here is another reason for its abolishmeut. Let us disabuse ourselves of the idea that anything is good enough for the hog. Feed dishwater to the fruit trees, it will do them good; allow uo accumu lations of kitchen or dairy xvastes.but feed out while at their freshest. Burn or bury away from water supply all animals that sicken aud die on the farm, also decayed fruit and vege tables. By so doing, we may among other benefits, produce bacon that will equal in flavor aud price that of the mother country.—New York Tribune. The Real Farm. The real farm combines home and business and is as independent as pos sible of all other interests. It is a factory where most of the necessaries of comfortable living are produced and the minimum amount of supplies is purchased. Specialism is the bane of the farmer, for it is & mistake for him to buy anything he can produce him self. Many of the unsatisfactory re sults of modern agriculture come from buying too much from the store. With $1.50 wheat, 50 cont corn. 25 cent wool and 15 cent cotton, condi tions were different, but even then tbe principle was the same. Now, with beef, pork, mutton, eggs, -pota toes, rice, beans and grains at dis tressingly low prices, the necessity is brought directly home. Better cultivation, a restricted acre age, more attention at hoine to the construction of labor saving devices— in fact, less of profitless crops and more to eat and wear of home-pro duced material will mark an era of improvement xvith the farrntr. To me it is a sad commentary on farm life to find a man with good land and a large herd of cattle depending on others for nearly all he eats and wears. The same conditions exist xvith the fruit grower, the cotton planter and the grain specialist. It is wrong econ omically and has been a prominent factor in reducing independent coun try people to a condition little better than those who live iu towns. To quit farming and go to live in cities is no cure. It may be jumping from the frying pan into the fire. Bet ter go back to first principles and make the farm so far as possible pro duce all the necessities and comforts well pattern after our German neigh bors, and also remember that it was upon this principle that the great prosperity of tho Mormons was founded. Hold no more land than can be properly handled and thor oughly cultivated.—-Charles Depew in American Agriculturist. Hoc Cholera Inc arable. Those who have raised large num here of hogs are no doubt familiar with the many remedies offered for that dreaded disease in swine, the cholera. The best authorities now agree that there is no known remedy that may be properly termed a care, although many of the formulas have much merrit as preventives. At least one of these remedies has proven almost or quite infallible as a preventive when tt-sed in conjunction with the obser vance of proper sanitary conditions, and it also has merit as a remedy, but not to trie extent of being a positive cure. No medicine will act as a good preventive unless the hogs are kept reas- iiabty clean, and the quarters, yards, pens and troughs cleaned thor oughly. Filthy qnartera are breeding places of hog cholera, and all the rem edies and preventives iu the world ore useless unless the farmer gives proper care to the surroundings of the animals. The assertion may be safely made that if every filthy hog pen and yard in the country could be destroyed, aud every hog now unmistakably sick with the cholera killed, the dread dis ease would be reduced to a minimum in a year and completely stamped out iu three years.—Atlanta (Ga.) Jour nal. Feeding for Flavor and Health. Some farm animals, notably hogs, seem to Relight in eating garbage. This objectionable taste 'is probably fostered by the swill barrel, as com monly kept—a fermenting mass of animal and vegetable matter. There is little doubt that the swill barrel, along with impure drinking ing water, may be held responsible for much of the measly, trichinous pork and hog cholera. In feeding and breeding for fat, muscle, form and color has flavor and health been sufficiently considered? It is well known that milk may have a disagreeable flavor from certain Cooling and Aerating Milk. Scientists tell us that the milk com ing from a healthy cow, fed pure food is virtually free from germs, but prac tice teaches us that it is impossible to secure the milk in that condition. Even if the milk comes from a per fectly clean stable, where the cows and everything else are kept clean, the immediate aeration and cooling of the milk is of iucalcnlable value, pro viding always that it is done in a room where the air is clean. Thongh no scientific explanation can be given ns as to tbe reason xvhy aera tion improves the milk, yet it seems to be possible that it may be caused by the fact that many of the bacteria causing taint develop best where the air is excluded. That aeration eliminates many odors caused by gases is acknowledged by all That cooling the milk at once after milking is an enormous help in pre serving it is easily understood, when we know that the development of all spores aud bacteria is retarded exactly in proportion to the reduction of tem perature. This is best understood by the bacteriological experiments,xvhich showed that milk containing originally 975 bacteria,kept at fifty-nine degrees multiplied iu three hours 1.06 times; in six hours, 2.5 times; and in nine hours, five times; whereas at ninety- five degrees they multiplied in three hours, four times, in six hours, 1290, and inline hours, 3794 times. On the other hand, if kept at forty-five degrees, having been cooled to that temperature at once after milking, there is hardly auy increase at all. It is thus evident that, combiniug aeration with cooling as soon as pos sible after milking, we gain a double effect, and that is best obtained by letting tbe milk flow over a surface of tin or tinned copper, which is cooled by water or ice. In view of some practical experi ments made by me, I cannot urge the aerating aud cooling of milk too strongly, not only for direct consump tion, but for creameries and cheese factories. I do not fear being accnsed of ex aggeration if I claim that if all milk brought to our factories was thus treated, it would improve the quality of.our butter at least one-fourth cent and onr cheese one-half cent pel pound, and this would virtually be as increased annual value of these prod ucts aggregating over one million dollars.—A prize essay by J. H- Mon rad in Farm. Field and Fireside.