Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1904 — Spraying Nozzles. [ARTICLE]

Spraying Nozzles.

The importance of a good nozzle for spraying is emphasized by Professor H. H. Larnson in a recent bulletin of the New Hampshire experiment station. A nozzle should break the stream of liquid into fine particles and should be so constructed that it does not readily clog. It should also be provided with some device for clearing In case clogging occurs. Not enough hose is furnished by pump manufacturers. Fifteen or twenty feet is the least that can be used with convenience in spraying potatoes and fruit trees, and a fifty foot length is recommended.—American Agriculturist The Brahma* Funeral Pyre. After the body of a Brahman has been anointed with sesamum oil the two toes are bound together and the two thumbs. It is then lashed to a litter made of two long parallel poles, to which are fastened seven transverse pieces of wood. The shroud is very simple, a large piece of cloth wrapped round the body and bound with ropes of straw. If the dead Brahman leaves a will his face is not covered; otherwise the shroud is brought up over the head. The burning ground, or ghat, is usually near a river, that those who have taken part tn the ceremonies may purify themselves as quickly and as easily as possible. Before erecting the funeral pyre a shallow pit is dpg and partially filled with dry wood, the body is covered with splinters of dry wood and sprinkled with panchagarla, an inflammable liquid, and placed on the pyre and covered with branches and roots, like a hut. The nearest relative or heir then takes a lighted taper and sets fire to the four corners of the pile and leaves at once to perform the ceremony of purification. The carriers, being of the lowest caste, remain until the body is entirely consumed.