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90 T HE STATE AGRICULTUR AL, J OURN AL. The Bible and the Flowers . On a fine summer (lav, an unex pected shower drove two or three little parties- into a cottage for temporary shelter. A bible and a bouquet of flowers lay upon the tahlejp. A shrewd-looking man, one of the company Approached the table. lie opened the Bible, then closed 'it. again with a smile that was mingled witjli derision. He took up the bouqil suits -me best," said he ) et. "This vith an ex lilting air for it has no mystery ; I can understand it. Its colors are fair and its scent delightful. Say ing this, lie pulled a flower from the bouquet and stuck it in his bosom. A -muse succeeded : but it was soon broken by 4n old gen tl email whose meek f ml mercy loving face was grate fill to look upon, and whose gray hair entitled him to respect. He had lieard the observation of the infidel, and felt anxious to counteract itt influence. .Advancing -to ..the tablejhe took up i j the boujpiet. "How beauteous in His gifts,7' said he, -."is the Fathc of mercies! How delicately formcc are these beautiful -flowers ! How rich are their varied tints, anc how sweet is the fragrance they c.Mi.iic- ; am Mian we joy of inhaling their jforcgo the fragrance, and the delight of gazing upon their beauty, beeause: we cannot explain the" hidden mysteries of their existence ? "We know not - i how the dry, husky, unsightly seed Avhen set in the" ground, could .start up in such glorious cannot tell how it is that from the same soil such different stems should spring, and on j the same flower such varied tints appear ; nor know ; we why some of the fairest and sweetest of flowers should be thickly pointed with thorns. These things jare mys teries ; but if we wait till Ave can comprehend them, the flowers iwill fade away, for their life is short. "And Why should we, not?" con tinued he, putting do wii the bou quet and taking up tjie JBible, "why should we not use the work of God in the same way! Mys teries it has, which its Almighty Author alone can explain. ' But shall we waste our short lives in .( - - oodmg over them, and the part his quite plain, and I II C li- . - - . . ; overlook "MtO'ri TnpiYMPH it. nrOfrrrc f rr our accv , 0 T v , t hrin oil 7 ,feries both of nature and tsrowth ni it fc!u please I to unravel u 1 , Got -ct I i . ulu ywi UUUfl- putuuing ; ana intiu. ueantime, let us wliile rejoicing works and word both H ow that lie is "the wonderful," gratefully place the glowing beauties of the bouquet in our bosoms, and the gracious consolations of the Bible in our hearts Advance in Photograpiiv. In a review of recent discov eries in photography, Meldola states that'-since the year 1842, when Becquerel photographed the whole solar spectrum, and Dr, Draper the violet blue, and ultra red, no successful attempts have been made to photograph the red end of 'the" spectrum. Beequerel's result was obtained bv a film " of silver iodide first exposed to dif fused .light, and then to the action of the spectrum, by which pro cesses he was able to photograph the entire spectrum from the ultra violet to the ultra red. During the past year Dr. Vogel has demon strated that, by varnishing the or dinary bromide of silver plates with a dye of coralline, we get the maximum of photographic action in the indigo and the yellow; and by using aniline green the max imum' of activity in the indigo and red. Again, Becquerel has dissolv ed coralline in the iodized collo dion film, and obtained similar re sults. The most remarkable action was observed in 'the case of chloro phyll, by the use of which a spec truni image' of great length was obtained from the ultra violet to to the green, with a weaker im pression from the green to the red. Continuing these observations in connection with what has more re cently been published byLockyer, we find every reason to announce, as a probable law, that the optical observation of the bands of any chemical show the active rays for for that chemical; and that, there fore, by a proper selection of dyes, a sensitive plate may be prepared especially adapted to any or to all operations on the spectrum. j . . . - . 4 A TVorking Table. An old housekeeper says: "I have a table in my kitchen, 25 inches high. I can sit while I iron, bake, and do a variety of other work which I could not do standing, on account of a lame back. I know many others thus afflicted, who, while doing these chores, stand in mi sery; if they had a low table their burdens would be much eased. i - i . Cider Cake. One cup of but; ter, three cups of sugar, three eggs, one cup of cider, five cups of flour, one-half cup of milk, one-half tea spoonful of sodft. - Nntmcg, cinna mon and cloves to suit the taste. V cup of chopped raisins improves. To Save Money. Save all the mammal productions of the farm. This may be considered a trite theme by some of our readers; but the best .agriculturists and horti culturists of the country agree in advising all who cultivate the soil to use every means possible to save stimulants, no flatter how much of natural fertility there is in it. Xo pound of manure should ever be suffered to wash away in waste from the stable, hog pen, hen roost, or even from the back door of the kitchen. Every farmer who is not more fastidious than wise, will spread the waste matter from the -kitchen door which so often makes the back yard a damp, unsightly place, frequently form ing a nidus for the propagation of miasma. Friends, if you want your homes healthful and pleasant ones, and also to increase your re ceipts, give this your attention, and remember whatever increase of production you secure, is so htnuch clear gain1, because it will cost you no more to cultivate noi to harvest the .same than it does without. Put what the' house pro duces on the garden, and wiiat tne stable and hog pen produce on the farm. - Keep Up the Interest Xow. Do not neglect your Grange meet ingnow. It is the busy season, ramy weather has kept the ploughs idle, the corn is weedy and harvest is coming on apace, time is short and work pressing. If there was ever an excuse for neglect it is not now, but even neglect is not he part of wisdom. To maintain the Grange in its highest efficiency requires the prompt attendance of the members, attendance without fail, attendance that can be relied on. Another suggestion: Let the work of the Grange begin prompt ly at the hour, even though the attendance be small. Prompt and sure attendance of a few members will enliven all the rest, and the Grange become what it should be come an embodiment of the united strength and wisdom of all its own members and a live mem ber of the whole great Order. Patrols Helper. Appli5 Fritters. Make a bat ter, not very stiff, with one quart of milk, three eggs and flour to bring it to & right consistency. Pare and core a dozen apples, and cook them to about the size of small peas, and mix them well in the batter. Fry them in lard, as you would doughnuts. For trim mings u)5e powdered white sugar. How to Succeed. If your seat is too hard to sit on, stand up. If a rock rises up before you, roll it away or climb over it. If you ever want any money, you must earn it. If you wish for confidence, prove yourself worthy of it. ; . It takes longer to skin an ele pliant than a mouse, but the skin is worth something. Do not be content with doing what another has done; surpass it. Deserve success, and it will surely come. The baby was not born a man. The sun does not shine like nV rocket or a bullet fired from a gun; slowly 1 - but . surely it m ak'es its round and never is tired. It is as .easy to be a leader as a wheel-horse. ' If the job be long the pay will be greater. . ' Tf o. tnslv bn TinrrT- t.lio mnrn competeHit-you must be to do it. 4tt . Frexch; Method in ExnRAy- ixoj ox Wood. A French method consists in first covering the block , with a layer of gelatin (0.39 grams to 31 grams of water) by means of a soft brush. When this cbatinsr is dry it is covered, in the dark, with a solution prepared of (1.) red prnssiate of . potash, 7.80 grams; water, 62.20 grams; (2.) ammonio-citrate of iron, 9.10 grams in 62.20 grams. water. These solu tions are mixed and filtered, and the. mixture is kept in the dark. After the layer is dry it is ex posed under a negative from 10 to 12 minutes, and washed with a soft sponge, when a blue image appears. If thus prepared the coat ing do,es not shell off under the graver. Eggs in Case of Trouble The white of an egg is said to be a specific for fish bones sticking in the throat. It is to be swallowed raw, and will carry down a bone easily and certainly. There isr an other fact touching eggs, which it will be well to remember. , When, as sometimes by accident, corrosive sublimate is swallowed, the white of one or two eggs taken will neu tralize the poison, and chancre the effect to that of a dose of calomel. Wood Asiies. -To the question about wood ashes being beneficial to land possessing an excess of al kali, we say, emphatically, no. If you have on your place any land of the opposite character, that is, if it is clayey, stiff and heavy, you can use a large amount of ashes upon it to advantage, both imme diate and permanent; even coal ashes may be turned to good ac count there. Rural Press.
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