Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1874 — The Greatest Farmer in the West. [ARTICLE]

The Greatest Farmer in the West.

Jolm Wentworth, Chicago, wishes those desiring improved cattle, horses, sheep, hogs, fowls, mules, etc., to write to him for his circular. Harness Polish. —Take of mutton suet, two ounces: beeswax, six ounces; powdered sugar, six ounces; lamp-black, one ounce; green or yellow soap, two ounces; -water, one-half pint; spirits of turpentine, one-half pint. Dissolve the soap in the water, add the other solid ingredients, mix well, and add the turpentine. Lay it on harness with a sponge, and polish off with a brush. The same blacking ought to answer as well for boots and shoes.— Journal of Applied Chemistry. Don’t Tamper with a Cold. —Perhaps in the whole category of diseases to which humanityis susceptible,, the. cough is most neglected iu its early stage. A simple cough is generally regarded as a temporary affliction — unpleasant, and nothing more; but to those who have paid dearly for experience, it is the signal for attack for the most fearful of all diseases—Consumption. A cough will lead to consumption—if not checked —so sure as the rivulet leads to the river, yet it is an easy enemy to thwart, if met by the proper remedy. Allen's Lung Balsam is the great cough remedy of the age, and it has earned its reputation by merit alone. Sold by all good druggists. Six Millions. —About two years ago, Dr. J. Walker, an old and prominent physician of California, discovered, by actual experience upon his own system, a medicine which may honestly be termed “a boon to suffering humanity.” Being a combination of herbalistic extracts, pungent and sour to the taste, and yet possessed of gentle stimulative characteristics—although entirely free from alcohol —he named it Vinegar BitterSj and despite the prejudice existing among his profession against all patented medicines, he determined to brave the jeers of his brother practitioners, 'and give to suffer,' ing humanity the benefit of his accidental discovery. He did so, and the benefits from its use became known. The demand increased, and immense quantities were sold, at a merely nominal price. Its merit is told in thejwcf that “in two years over six millions of bottles have been sold;” and still the demand increases. Surely such a man should be ranked among the benefactors of the human race 29