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grv;- . FOR THE FARM AND HOME, ' ?? l'rcpariiiB Klnuuro. i A barnyard can and should be kept neat. The manure should be stacked in She centre, and the droppings in the other parts of the yard should be thrown j on this stack at least once a day. The jnnuurc stack should be kept lowest in the central part, and if the drainage of She roof bo occnsionn.llv t.nmorl on fViie all the bettor. This mass can bo loadci more easily iiito wagons, and will be louud of greater bulk and strength than allowed to scatter over the yard, exposed to sun and rains. When the ground is settling so manure can be moved to the fields, fortunate is the provident farmer who has turned his manure pile twice, and now has it fine and re- I duced in bulk. It is in condition to be appropriated as plant food, and can be taken to the field with half the labor required had it not been worked over. It can be spread ovenly on the wheat or meadow lands, while the crude manure is thrown off in chunks of forkfuls, to wnothcr plants and be a nuisanco on the meadow or wheat field. There is a class of farmers who have a mania for making munurc. Making manure for the sake of the manuro is a little like paying a dollar or two per cord for it and hauling it sevaral miles to the farm. The Ideal Potato. 3Iy ideal of a perfect potato, writes a correspondent of the Rural New Yorker, is one of medium size, with a clean, white skin (although any kind of color would not be objectionable, provided it possessed all the other qualifications), v "" with very shallow or slightly raised eyes; flesh pure white, oookina- rlrv flrmfw. o ?J ? """*JT ? without any earthy or other decided ' flavor, unless it should be a peculiar utty taste, occasionally found in some sorts when grown under favorable conditions. The plant should be stout, but not rank, and the tops should not be too spreading, while the yield of marketable tubers should bo large, with very few or no small ones. It should be a good keeper, retaining its early good quality nntil late in the season. The tubers should grow compactly in the hill, and fee produced at a shallow depth, without way tendency to grow out of the soil. Moreover, it should be adapted to a wide raugc of country, retaining its size, quality, productiveness, etc., nearly everywhere, on an almost infinite variety of soils. Although wo have hundreds of -varieties, wo have as yet no single potato with all the above qualifications. In order to bring about this dnaiiWl im. provement there is evidently but one way?to save the fruit of sorts most nearly approaching the "ideal" in every * V particular (cross-breeding or hybridizing, if possible,' kinds which together possess all that is desired), and plant the seeds from these fruits until the perfect ideal potato is obtained. 1 Mind in Farming. Tho idea has generally prevailed in the , past, and possibly more by farmers than 1 others, that" for the business of farming ^ fcut little intellectual training was neces- ^ ary. A willingness to work on in the t old routine, that has been transmitted j from the practices of the past, was all j that could be safely relied on for success. This narrow view, born and kept alive ^ liy ignorance only, is a mistaken fallacy ^ of the past, fast dying out, rather than < the sentiment of intelligent, present a thought. Tho agriculture of i<> w - - J not based on manual labor alone. The ducation of the mental faculties, as well as the training of the hand to work skil- ^ fully, is recognized as an essential in fit- ^ ting for the life' work of the farm. Upon these, intelligence and labor combined, lest the hope of progress in agriculture. And yet it may bo questioned if farmers 8 fully appreciate the value to their chil- 8 dren of a home training and education in the work and in the business of the 8 farm. Each year there go out from the farms young men and women to assume the work of managing farms for them- V elves. Are these young men and women ^ as well educated and trained in the work and WiiHtnpon nflf' " .. ui niu litnu as tney, the sons and daughters of farmers, ought, ^ With their opportunities, to be? We fear ^ there is yet too much of indifference in 11 parents in teaching their children the Cl business of farming, not only as a trade, ^ but as a profession. It ought to be kept ^ constantly in view that the training and s* education needed by the farmer can 111 largely be learned at home, and that the practical knowledge thus gained will bo 01 af inestimable value; so much capital with which to begin the business of farm- e: ing.?Maine Farmer. ^ o< Kaiilati Lettuce. ai Among tho common salads there is st one in such general demand for the tt table as lettuce. It is an easy grower si and yet it needs for its best development 01 m. (ia? 1 * w ^w\? m/ii uuu wmciui culture* JUOttUCG ill fii too often treated as a subsidiary crop, 01 and is sowa too thickly in seed-beds and b< grown too thickly together. The lettuce w bed should always, where possible, be set cl i apart from the rest of the garden in some si tray so that it may be cultivated freely lo without disturbing other vegetables, vi Hot only should the soil bo mellow, deep fc and highly cnriched with manure, but it tt dhould havo full exposure to the air, ti with pprfc^t graining. In the opinion of ol Mr. William Barley, an authority on* the vi kitchen garden, those who would secure a fine growth of lettuco should give their chief attention to its culturo in tho early summer or in the autumn months. The ucuc ana aridity of moderately dry summers too generally hurry its growth into llowering and the seed form. To secure the autumn crop, a sowing should bo made during tho sccond or third week in July, choosing cloudy or rainy weather if possible. For main crop the seed is usually sown by market gardeners in the open ground about the middlo of September, and transplanted to cold frames as soon as largo enough to handle, being wintered over in the same manner as early cabbage. Plants have been known to come out in the spring perfectly fresh, from seed sown in the open ground in the middle of September. Lettuce is a plant of comparatively tender growth, and unless care is taken to promptly destroy all weeds, it may be quickly choked up so as to be worthless. Tho kinds best to use are those known as Black Seeded Simpson and Salamander; tho ono is a curled leaf variety; tho other is plain or smooth leaved, and forms a solid head. Seed* mid Weed*. " How long a seed will retain its vitality is a question which can never be settled, because people cannot live long enough to decide it. The past season an old fence row dividing a garden from a field, which neighbors say has not been disturbed for at least a century, was spaded up, and produced a thick growth of wild mustard. This is a common weed in my neighborhood, and comes up whenever any new land is cleared or old meadow or garden is plowed or spaded deeply, or wherever the earth is thrown out from newly dug cellars. It is said that the heaps of earth which have been left around old European mines undisturbed since the ancient Romans left them became covered with the common weeds of the country as soon as they are turned over. I have recently seen newly cleared forest land springing up thickly with red top grass, and this is the common natural herbage over extensive areas, and on the tops of the mountains in the Blue Ridge country from West Virginia to Alabama. Every backwoods farmer knows how the common . fire weed springs up on newly cleared , and burned timber land. All these well known facts tend to show that seeds of many varieties of plants are practically indestructible by any natural causes in 1 the soil. Hence the greatest caution is ' to be observed in keeping seeds of weeds out of manure and from the soil. There are few things which arc impos- ( sible when one determines to do them, and the clearing of a farm or garden of 1 weeds is quite easily possible. The way ' to do this is to never let a weed seed. In ( time the stock will be exhausted. The ] usual "how-not-to-do-it" plan is to spend 1 a great deal of labor with the cultivator and the hoe in rooting out weeds while a 1 crop is young, and then when the very ? tvorat time?the seeding time?arrives, 1 the crop is "laid by" as it is called, and 8 ihe weeds arc left to ripen, and scatter t ;heir seeds on the soil to mnke work for c mother year. If a farmer is asked what c 8 the greatest drawback to his success g le will tell you it is the nuisance of to vceds, but the Northern farmer has a t rery faint idea of them as compared with t he Southern farmers, and yet these Southern farmers are the most careless of my in this respect.?New York Times. The Care of Horses, v A leading veterinary surgeon In con- tl 'ersation with a reporter for the Mail r) nd Express today, said: "Want of or- ^ liniirv ? ~r " ...-J V??a V *y* KOU 1 UIU3 9UI11U OX IX1C . DCSt torses. Even those people employed to ake charge of the animals often neglect ome of the simplest things. Every horse hould be reshod at least once a month. ai Jter each day's work the animal's feet hould be carefully examined, to ascersun that the shoes are in good order and ravel or stones removed. Twice each reek the feet should be carefully looked ot til t, broken nails replaced, loose shoes istened and projecting clinches reduced. ^ ?nce a week the feet should be stuffed rith flaxseed meal or wet clay. Any un- * ealthy condition of the hoof ought to be ^ nmediately attended to. Horses require ireful grooming and should bo rubbed gn ry when used; not allowed to stand ithout rubbing when heated. Occasional ^ longing of the nostrils with a weak jj lixture of vinegar and water is also jr eneficial. The practice o? using a hose jn r stream of cold water on a horse when ^ oated is very injurious. Care should be kivuigu iu see taut ino iced is kept free ^ om dust, foreign substances and bad ior. Small quantities fed frequently ftE e best for the animals. Bran mash g.( lould be given once a week, never of- m iner than twice, exeept when it is de- ^ raple as a purge. Glauber ^alts given ce ace a week will help to keep the horse t-( calthy. Watering a horse while warm ^ r immediately after eating is bad; but sfore eating it is not objectionable, or ^ hile at work. Stables should be kept ^ eon, well ventilated and free from nells. The feed-boxes should be scrupu>usly clean 'and washed once a week with inegar and water. Those animals af- Lt cted with glanders or discharge from uj nostrils should be isolated and kept ed. Man and beast are both in danger f infection therefrom. In places and th cmity where an infected animal if thus lij tied tho wood and iron work should bo ' cleansed with hot water and soap, and covercd with a wash of freshly-mixed quicklime, which should bo scrapcd oil and removed within two days. All harness, horse-cloths, saddle-cloths and blankets used by a glandercd liorso should be destroyed. Corns on horses' feet are bruises of the sensitive sole, and mostly occur in tho foro feet. Theso should bo carefully attended to, and if treated in time will soon disappear; otherwise the horse may be permanently Inmcd. Trotting on a hard road will often produce corns, and like human beings, they arise many times from bad shoes. Attention to theso simple things will often save valuable horses from being ruined." ?New York Mail and Express. Household Illnts. Seal the juicc left from canning fruits in small bottles and keep for making fruit pudding sauce. If gilt frames, when new, are covercd with a coat of white varnish, all spccks can then be washed off with water without harm. Strong brine may be used to advantage in washing bedsteads. Hot alum water is also good for this purpose. If the wall about the stove has been smoked by the stove, cover the black patches with gum-shellac, and they will not strike through either paint or kalsomine. A teaspoonful of borax put in the last water in which clothes are rinsed will whiten them wondcriully. Pound the borax so it will dissolve easily. This is especially good to remove the yellow that time gives to white garments that have been laid awav two or three vnnrs H?clpea. Fresh Herrings.?Wash and drain; put in a baking pan; add salt, pepper, two or three chopped onions, parsley and thyme; cover with equal parts of vinegar and water, and hake one hour in a slow oven. Raised Doughnuts.?In the morning take one pint of warm milk, one cup of 9ugar, one-half teacup of yeast, a little salt, and set a sponge, making it rather thick. At night add one cup of sugar, one-half cup of lard, and two eggs, knead up and let it stand till morning. Then roll out thin, cut round, and let it stand on the molding board till light. Fried Potatoes.?Peel them and boil j in salted water; do not let them boil until they are soft. Beat one egg, and tiavc ready some fine cracker crumbs; roll ;he potato in the egg, and then the cracker, and fry in butter until a light jrown, turning frequently that the color nay be uniform; or the potatoes may be Iropped into hot lard. In this case, a :loth should be laid over a plate and the sotatocs should be drained for a moment n this before sending them to the table. Tomato Catsup.?Skin the tomatoes ind cook them well. Press them through i sieve, and to each five pints add three jints of good cider vinegar. Boil slowly tlong (about two hours) until it begins o thicken; then add one tablespoonful >f ground cloves, one of allspice, one of innamon, one of pepper and three ;rated nutmegs. Boil till very thick, letween six and eight hours, and add 1 wo tablespoonfuls of line salt. "When horoughly cold bottle, cork and seal it^ Carious Action of Mind on Mind. ' Talking of these tests recently with a ' riend, who has been a Professor until rithin a short time in an important insti- ' ution, he described a trial made at his *sidence by a company of acquaintances ( rho were spending an evening with his ( imfly. At his suggestion, and as an ' scperiment which might afford amuse- ( lent and instruction, a lady was chosen, ' as blindfolded and seated on a chair, 1 txd was furnished with a pencil and pa- t er. The Professor left the room and in * le hall drew a zigzag, ponderous figure t n a paper he held. Returning and I ending behind the lady on the chair, 1 id fastening his mind intently on his 8 rawinsr. she betran in * f?w mnmnnfi. r raw slowly the irregular lines he had i at on his paper. To test the matter I ill further, he again left the room and t rew as perfect a circle as he could on a 1 esh paper. Returning, and under the f me conditions, the lady drew a similar t rele, then hesitated a moment, and i icn, to the surprise of*all, drew a straight t ae from above the circle down into it. s l a moment he remembered that on go- t g out the second time his first intention I id been to draw as perfect a rectangle u , he could, and that he had carried out 4 Lis intention so far as to draw the per- 4 mdicular lino or one side of the figure t a id inadvertently left this line on the ' 3e of the paper when he changed his g md in favor of the circle. The lady si id followed a reversed order of the pro- sses of his mind,' and, the first mtcn)n being indistinct in him, had in a isitating way repeated the straight line ^ id carried it into the circle instead of rcpiug it oucsiao 01 it.?Uhristian InUigenw. 1 ii o Took His Degree. w "Are you a member of the Knights of ibor?" p "No, but I had one last week." n "Had one? What do you mean?" w "Had a night of labor. My baby had t< e colic from nine o'clock until day- i< fht."?Graphic. < /' / y* v . ? A ! LADIES DEPARTMENT. Breakfast, Dinner and T??. "What do I want for breakfast, dear? My wants aro all in my mind quito clear; You?with your cheerful morning smile, And a pretty dress, my thoughts to beguile Into thinking of flowers; an earnest word That will all through my busy day be hoar And make mo suro that my morning light Beams strongly true, e'en while dancii Ul'IgUC, Bo cortain to givo mo tlicso, nil these, And anything elso you can or plenso. But dinner?what will I have for that? Well, doar, when I outer, do IT my hat, And turn to tho table, I want to sou you, Standing, just as you always do. To make me lose all tho forenoon's fret, And cheer for tho nfternoon's work to got; Tell mo all your news, and I'll toll mino, And with lovo and joy and peace we'll dino. 3e cortain to give mo these, ull theso, And anything else that you can or pleaso. And what for tea? Have I any choice? Yes, dear, tho sound of your own swot voice, And your gontlo presence. 1 always feel The cares of tho (lay, liko shadows, steal Away from your soul light; and ovening res Como just in tho way I lovo the l>ost. So, when you aro planning our twilight ton With a special thought in your heart for m< Bo certain to givo mo theso, all those. And anything elso that you can or please. ?Juniata Stafford, in Good Housekeeping llairdrcssing. Some of the latest Pari3 styles of hair dressing arc exceedingly graceful. Th hair is waved and is arranged on the to] of the head. Tight locks caress the fore head below the wavy masses of hair, ar ranged pompadour fashion, and adornct with jeweled fleur-de-lis. One or tw< long loose curls stray down the back o the neck, as was the fashion ten yeari ago. Another style has the hair wavec over the head, with loosely twined coil: of hair covering the back of the head. Mnle Escort* Unnecessnry. Number of matrons of high social position in "Washington have for some years been in the habit of going to the theatre and elsewhere with young ladies unattended by gentlemen. Last spring one party for the opera was composed entirely of ladies, a married lady and several young girls, and the opera occurring at a theatre where a request is made regularly on the programme that the audience promenade between the acts, the young girls in couplos walked about during the entr'actes. The wife of the late Senator Charles Sumner, during the time she was married to him, used to take one or more other ladies with her to the theatre and have no male escort at such times. Twenty years ago Mrs. John Sherman, wife of Senator Sherman, expressed surprise when a widow from Louisville, Ky., told her that she and her daughter had not attended a party to which. Mrs. Sherman had invited t.hem WniKn ? L11V.J 11UU 11U escort, and Mrs. Sherman said she never thought of waiting for her husband to escort her and her niece (an elderly sister of Mrs. Don Cameron, now the wife of Gen Miles), anywhere, because ho was generally too busy to do so, so she and Miss Sherman went everywhere alone together.? Washington Letter. What A Lady I?. The definition of a simple idea is the groat difficulty of lexicographers and others. To judge from dictionaries and treatises on ethics it is almost, or, according to some, quite impossible. But jome very complicated ideas arc almost squally incapable of exact definition. Five hundred years ago Mmc. Barnes of Sop well Priory, or the writer of the "Book of St. Albans," whoever she was, mdeavored, with singular want of success, to tell "how gentlemen should be known from ungentlemen." The virtues >f chivalry are enumerated without givng us a very distinct idea of knighthood, ind then we come to the nine articles of jentleness, which are these: That a genleman should be lordly of countenance, ;rcatable in language, wise in his answer, perfect in goverance, chccrful to faithful- j less; that he should use few oaths in wearing, be "buxom to Goddis bydling," knowing his own birth and bcarng and dreading to offend his sovereign. >Ta <1 AllVlf ??? 1 - * ,iv uv/uuv ifix^ou aiu mi iimrKS oi genleness, but most inquirers will want a ittle more. Dr. Johnson is not more exilicit. According to him, breeding is he chief thing. A gentleman, he says, s "a man of birth, a man of extraction, hough not noble," but he allows, as a ocondary meaning, "a man raised above he vulgar by his character or post." )amc Julians avoids any attempt to tell 8 4'what is a lady," although in her 'Process of Hawking" she teaches us that 'there is a merlyon, and that hawk is for Mady." and informs us, moreover, that 'gentlemen and honest persons have reat delight in hawking" Johnson lys a lady is "a woman of high rank.'' -Saturday Review. Xlelptul Wives* An English writer says that when lings are going wrong, women show to io best advantage. He illustrates his imark by the touching story of the wife f John R. Green, the historian, who as cut off in the zenith of his fame. What Mrs. Green said of her husband's ersistency at work during his fatal illess, was told in the Companion last eek. She did not tell what part Jiic >ok in the heroic work. Yet she tendi him with such skillful care as to promghiif life; and she was more than a V-v * : ' * i nurso. She was his amanuensis, writing at his dictation; his private secretary, consulting authorities and examining oh ' scure points, thus doing for him work which he could not do. It was by her sympathetic and intelligent help that the book was prepared, d, lie could not work more than two hours a day, and often weeks passed when lit ltr 1-1 - - - uuum not no tne slightest mental labor. In those day3 of enforced idleness, she was busy getting ready matter for him to work over when the propitious hours should come. Sir "William Napier, the historian of tho Peninsular War, was effectively helped by his wife in the preparation oi his great work. A great mass of documents, some of them in cipher, had to bo translated and epitomized. Lady Napiei did it all. The historian's handwriting ^ was almost illegible?he himself could hardly read it after it had been written twenty-four hours. She took the rough, interlined sheets ?t and made a copy of them for the printer. She did all, reading, deciphering, epi ' tomising, and copying, without for a day neglecting the citre and education of a large family. When Wellington heard of her skill in deciphering the contents of King Joseph Bonaparte's portfolios, and tho correspondence captured at Yittoria, he c said: P "I would have given twenty thousand pounds to any person who could liavo done this for me in the Peninsula."? * Youth's Companion. i t lTaslilon Notes. s Black tulle tabliers embroidered with I colored beads appear. 5 Net beaded with dull pearls is exceeding soft and beautiful. Beaded gloves arc a novelty which are promised us for street wear, i Triangular -jets are very stylish foi > trimming all sorts of head gear. The Austrian colors, black and yellow, predominate in millinery aud parasols. White chenille embroidery and Roman pearls are the trimmings of bridal gowns. I Butterflies and blossoms of chenille are ! sold ready to be applied to net or tulle. Crimson guipure lace, forty inches wide, has narrow edging to correspond. Chenille and beads are worked in effectively together on the new flouncing laces. If the hair is worn high a bonnet must be small to form the apex to the monument. Black silks arc loaded down with jet, and are a glittering, jingling mass of J beads. I .Tflnnnosp nmnn r\f J J. u.uj/v ui Ull^llb UU1UIS IS USCU for vesta for black- grenadine or silk dresses. This snmnicr is to be a parasol season, and the stereotyped styles of frames have quite gone by. Hats have peculiar shapes this season; one resembles the paper bag in common use with the grocers. Silk skirts of every hue, fascinating with their different trimmings of lace are shown to cover the maillots. Tlmililctnd ~r J ? 4 J.IV.1V<_L3 Ul JJllllU wool in shades of ecru or brown are worn with black or colored dresses. Plain silk skirts will be worn with polonaises of cambric or sateen with pompadour or foulard designs. Single flat and raised designs in silk passementerie are very effective in trimming the flat panels tabliers now so much used. The irrepressible jersey is protean in its forms. It is hardly to be rscognizcd, so elaborate is it in design and "enrichment." Silk cashmere comes in many of tho pretty new shades. Stripes or spots in chenille appear on almost all of tho nov city dress goods. A bright ribbon, a guaze scarf, 01 trimming with lace, transforms last year's costume into a new one to all intents and purposes. Canvas goods are shown in variety of designs amounting to a craze, and if tho people follow the bent of the manufacturer the streets must be well canvassed. Black lace and jet will be used to trim foulard or India silks in the new shades of bronze, yellow-green, poppy ( red and electric blue. The sashes of . these costumcs arc usually of black and moire antique. Crazy cloth appears this year in extra- j ordinary variety. It is easily put in or* ( dcr when soiled, as it requires no iron- ( ing, owing to its crape-like surface. I| j is to be had in every shado of plai$ t color without figure, and also witt I ( cream-white around covpiWI I o V4V4A ( cato designs. ( x Limit of Hearing. It has been found by Dr. Tait that the B ear in women can perceive higher notes? c that is, sounds with a greater number ol a vibrations per second?than the ear in f men. The highest limit of human hear- ^ ing is 8omewlicro between 41,000 and e 42,000 vibrations per second. Few persons have equal sensibility to acute sounds a in both ears, the right ear usually hearing a higher note than the left. Tho lowest continuous sounds have about six* b teen Titrations per second. 1 p tjV Tv3' v'vL"4 -(-'i"'*? vjjna^B ' V1'-)"* : CHILDREN'S COLUMN* A Cup of Tea. A very old dame, In a very small cot, Mado tea in a blue and whifco china teapot; She drank it so black I'm sure you would think, Twas tho very worst thing an old lady could drink. She never drank vvator, Nor cotFeo, no wine; But said her black tea was excoodingly flue. She'd draw it at morn, And at night drank it up, i prom an old-fashioned bluo and white china toacup. Ami sho lived long ago, Yet I have heard say, She's making and drinking her tea to thi3 day. ?Our Little Ones. Ilaby Snal*. If tlic following account of the manner in which young seals arc taught to swim is true, says Youth's Companion, it is not very much unlike the way in which children are instructed in the same art by Pacific Islanders. The babies are simply thrown into the water, but their fathers stand by to rescue them if they should be ! in danger. A seal mother gives a curious display of maternal solicitude in teaching her calf to s.vim. First taking hold of it by the flipper and for a while supporting it above water, with a shove she sends the youngster adrift, leaving it to shift for itself. In a short time the little creature bccomes exhausted, when she takes a fresh grip on its flipper, and again supports it till it has recovered breath, after which there is another push-oil, followed by a new attempt to swim, the same process being several times repeated to the end of the lesson. Birds ami Pens. Between forty and fifty years ago quill pens were in general use in the schools, and the pupils who could make or mend a pen were considered quite accomplished. The quills most commonly used for pens are those of the goose. Swan quills are considered better, but they are expensive. Other quills, such as turkey, eagle, and others, have also been used more or less, while crow and raven quills have been used for drawing purposes, and for making fine lines. Only the five outer wing feathers of the goose arc used for quills, the second and third being the best, white those of the left wing are preferred to those of the right wing, from the fact of their curving outward from the writer using them. Quills plucked from living birds in the spring arc the best, those from dead, and especially fattened birds, being useless. Quills have to be prepared for use by heating in a sand bath (from 130 to 180 degrees F.), and afterwards scraping away the outer fatty membrane. AiVr coqling tlie^quills are elastic, somewhat brittle, and are then cut to suit. Ihe Maelstrom. When I was a boy, twenty-five or thirty years ago, I used to read in my geography, with a kind of a shudder, of an awful whirlpool, called the Maelstrom, off the coast of Norway, which sucked in vessels that came auywhere in its neighborhood, and out of whose mysterious centre nothing could escape alive. What is the reality on which this story was v <3 founded. Dr. C. C. Tiffany takes pains to tell us in a recent account of a trip to Tromso, this: "It is the one humbug of Norway. It is simply a dangerous current at the south end of the Laffoden Islands, between the islands of Mn.ik?n. aes and Vteroe. When the wiud blows from certain quarters, particularly from northwest, and meets the returning tide in th<? strait, the whole sea between Moskenaes and Vueroc is thrown in such agitation that no ship could live in it. In calm weather, however, it is crossed in safety three-quarters of an hour before flood tide. "What gives it the name and appearance of a whirlpool is that the set of the tide is changed at its different stages by the narrow limits in which it acts. Its movement is at first toward the r southeast; then, after flood tide, it turns from south toward the southwest, and finallv toward the northwest; so that it x takes twelve hours to complete the circle . of its movement. Rather slow motion for such a fast character as a whirlpool. ?Harper''a Yowuj People. Bad Effect of Pickles. The influence of acids in retarding or arresting salivary digestion is further of importance in the dietectic use of pickles, vinegar, salads and acid fruits. In the :asc of vinegar it was fcund that one part in 5000 sensibly retarded this process, a proportion of one in 1,000 rendejrjd it very slow, and onfc in 500 arrested t completely; so that when acid salads 4 iro taken together with bread tho effect >f tho acid is to prcvcRt any salivary ingestion of the bread, a matter of little nomcnt to a person with a vigorous di- ^ restion, but to a feeble dyspeptic one of ome importance. There is a very wide preau belief that drinking vinegar is an fficacious means of avoiding getting fat, ,nd this popular belief would appear rom these experimental observations to >e well founded. If the vinegar bo takn at the same time as farinaccous food b will greatly interfere with its digestion nd assimilation.?Nineteenth Century. In Stuttgart, Germany, tfie tricycle ha* ecn adopted by the Government for the ostal service.