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  2. FARM AND GARDEN.

    It used to be commonly thought that the top-dressing usually given to asparagus beds was partly for the purpose of protecting the crowns of the plants, but asparagus is ...

    Article : 117 words
  3. SCIENCE.

    Mr. Edison is always in search of something new, and what is more, he generally finds it. He now believes that he has found a means to make the blind see by the use of ...

    Article : 92 words
  4. RED NOSES.

    This annoyance is experienced by many young folks who have by no means earned such an embellishment by a too close application to the bottle. It is frequently due to ...

    Article : 194 words
  5. EXHAUSTED VEGETABLES.

    All exhausted vegetables should be cleared off and the ground trenched thoroughly. Heavy land may be manured, and the manure need not be used in a fresher ...

    Article : 79 words
  6. A GOOD LAYING RECORD.

    'I have been reading in a book that ten fowls should lay 700 eggs in a season, and brown Leghorns have been known to lay 115 eggs in a year. My first experience of ...

    Article : 91 words
  7. BLACK CHAIRS AND FURNITURE.

    Where the varnish and black stain have worn off, the first thing to be done is to wash the chair or other piece of furniture, well with hot water, in which plenty of ...

    Article : 214 words
  8. MODERN BEEKEEPING.

    The subject of apiculture is a large one. It is a subject with many sides, and there are so many who require a little enlightenment upon the many different parts of ...

    Article : 1,370 words
  9. VARIETIES.

    In 1833 the Record Commissioners issued circular questions to the municipal corporations of England and Wales, requesting various information. Among such questions ...

    Article : 114 words
  10. FOOD.

    The quantity of food a person requires will depend, like the quality of his or her diet, on be circumstances of life. A large number of experiments have been made from time to ...

    Article : 1,186 words
  11. GELATINE FOR MOUNTING PHOTOS.

    (1) Swell eight grains of gelatine in the least passible quantity of water. Then boil with two ounces of alcohol, agitating with a stirring rod all the time. To use, let it ...

    Article : 393 words
  12. DO DIAMONDS BREED?

    One of the queerest of the old-time superstitions was the one that is responsible for the notion that pearls and diamonds 'breed' as animals do. Rues says : 'As for ...

    Article : 160 words
  13. HOW TO CARVE.

    The carving-knife must be very sharp, not heavy, and should be held firmly in the hand. The dish should not be too far from the carver, who should always accustom ...

    Article : 154 words
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