Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1895 — Pure and Wholesome Quality [ARTICLE]

Pure and Wholesome Quality

Commends to public approval the California liquid laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs. It is pleasant to the taste, and hy acting gently on the kidneys, liver and bowels to cleanse the system effectually; it promotes the health and comfort of all who use it, and with millions it is the best and only remedy. Severe pruning of the peach tree only lessens the amount of fruit, thus avoiding trimming, but permits of making new growth, The peach tree seems to thrive best when the old wood is cut away and new buds permitted to grow. Some growers cut away one-third of the top each jear, thus having one-third of the tree bearing, one-third producing wood for next year, and one-third In buds for the future top. Hothouse strawberries occasionally sell now at $3 per box or basket, and, while there is no large demand for them, they find purchasers. This demonstrates that it pays to give labor to a crop, and that the greatest profit is in producing something that is scarce It is not difficult to secure parly strawberries if the proper arrangements for growing them are provided. If you are not ready to make the hotbed, save the fresh manure in order to have a supply. It must be free from litter of any kind. Jason says, speaking of school discipline. the hardest thing to keep in order it a cooking school is your stomach.