Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1876 — Page 7

Processionary Caterpillars.

The last »#>£•! §§«rr/f»*s, Bcieim-G->*»ip tin BtimniMod some observations of a species of Proeessionarv Moth which inhabits the southern part of Europe. The notes refer to the lam or oalerplllaia rs ilic^ which tracted by something by the roadside S e tOJJ tojo WsiKt middle a little distance from the others, and we found his place soon tilled up; but he crawled I'jjjk to and, from the way they from side to side, a seemed to be going dL, vtadhapwaMWcd their original leader was not fit to lead, and they chose another make his way into tlie^KMHßfr ■o«hJ A little farther on w<pvEpKjJHmmMml wft<W%T>€lH wwppeff wnenTlreT Triet7 “m- - m> tuam- a lw^li catcrpil lap of * th£ ProccssioosrwMoth sects iwttM 5 “ It uSnot diVwed into ghambers, but. consists of one la4a&haU4Sofiiy. 'th/UY necessary that HMTOUrtHd lreVnore^erf-'

nrougCTvTfrom theimto ux deep- The processionals always zaamsmunga gRHJwPM' bv a species or social caterpillar which aemißßM’ preceding; wortlw.of nowwdißßiiiltav ion might be advantageously manufactured. Their nests consist of more chambers than one, but are furnished with a main entrance, tjMKhj*hifiHtfc»coio> nists conduct tlicipMK'a<Ajb (ipaclibkj*B>’ When the cifpiMlllleMli seacMb of food, they spin guide-lines. aw SMkJStfftUtettllltf ed further states: “It is remarkable that, however far they may ramble from their nest, they J|Mp jjJnrdT.pp great' shrewdness to discover liow &ey enect silk—no individual nroving an inch without such a pathway, both for the use of his companions and to facilitate his own therefore, (%£| f first chance traveler liaa marked out with his habits of the species feeding upon the oak, gives the following history of his observations:

I hromdiL, mi ryT k mi*riumh covered !, mf "g W I could mC|taLiOi%#e olUfcSk regularity of their march than ,1 couid gras :*,w« them for many days. I hung the branch on which I had brought them against one of my window-shutters. When the leaves mgS&E&gip vimwfMMMß()etMwrasc\«Vre. One set himself in motion, a second %)k .MWhfwnHn 1 march _un simitar. .tJESEIoMBu If first., Tha. single file, was throughout agmitaimm near the ones wnich preceaealhem us those Alp r;JBlaaK& puit^ < 2yftisftoiS e lfi^&Sii t s i was led Ty lie fi^BuTCTaltfSlffiSe “ißmw :WM7'. opening which is at the toßfwhioirwvaid hardly afford spaqe for two Am |cdme out abreast. As soon as it has emerged from SffK ttm vaßna from the nest it „ miikA, a ndpaev during which those fjStftt n ftldQest com tinue to come out* they fall into.their the otheip follow-bmw That which go« s time; Figroer states that, in 1865, these caterpillars were so abumlgafeifeitiMl Mom §e Boulogne that a ■jM > i77lf Jhft'«dlejs were closed to the ptfiSQMwaMlnunfinJ The haim which grow in tufts upon the SSfcHW^ftSS-lISIiSKji The larva of the beautiful blue-green beetle, called Galoaoma sycophants, is a deadly enemy of the Proccssionary Caterpillar. Insttnet teaches it where to find

r without finding from one to a half dozen i*rjibß|t the beetle. Each grub wllLde Kouri-fleral large caterpillars in a any; fcmjft the htoonja Utah they work in a community is mqst destructive. Their victims are defenseless, and as they can neither üb*mdpn the .nest por expsl the ra,agertTtni-lr rapidly dcthem food. . aiK. M«iM><aikMa. Sul WW f "‘S' » '% 1

Soft Water for Family Use-How to Make a Cistern .

T , " without an abundance of soft water is not ep§ily acmmtxsstisasat clouds so frequently let fall copsousshowy ers of pure soft water upon thtefal/ ghd why they continually the eawes of CMfKAEgS TUSKS ffista-HfiaiS Keeping them continually saturated by im/m/m a problem squally" difficult' of Wuticirrwhen it tattjt te, tunted Lrttr a cistenraUHnade of So mucli neglect to put up the troughs is not as PMM#4fcth MP pf%(‘ rv, allow themselves L^J^EOToffiW 1011 an abundance walir "uring a lifetime, it :flSto-iM9»w{.fMICT stamial cistern is mUdr less that o£ Ettnaftßft&mra water-if made large enough, and it ia aiwavfAMpJUhjMfve WIJ (Oerj(fcj many bf'lne surface wells tnrougnout uiie is the most need of water, and often rejaraEMHtf while Wbisllft llpes swap pip portion to theuixea from which it is gathered, and of the soap, by combining with the fat

nUUalmffM, vMiHijWiiilisae tA I SWAP without difficulty. Hard waters heifeWilWrl Ot^MtWISBS^S posited unpn the interior of the boiler, bor and soap in the laundry and in«th*i wtSiM and chapping of flje skin, when exposed to the cold, gdry wi&dAwhidb bresotfrer quent in thi#Vf>mifrf." *ute * fit the large amount of soap required in the ordifflVwWWvhtSF lip ybenf me pores of the opposite Jv the aliove are ner! Dig near the kitchen, so that the ommm excavation about ten feet in deptli. and as KPBN3T ■ito vantemth -down the fc'ftlls 'Wifljir* r 'nHe circular form insures a* sfro*ger wail .than a,|W Surface. Wall witb Wckbats, as these will make a smoother wall than wholes brkk. and lay them in cement, fMortai- made of common lime will answer for this purpose, 4 however. 'Pf* wall should 'be'; gradually cfcpw* hs toward the surface of the ground until an *NjNarfure is i6ft large'ehough to admit the workman, and then should be (extended kbqhtjn|swo f abdVe sS As topliiit 4f!“ fllß*g in. A frame shouffi then he placed around it, fljlod in with dirt,, aruL a plat, form piabed over the white. 5 * & i.» Assuming that a supply of clean, sharp WaOMand a - barrel jbf' water IJtne have 'beMfairovLded; mix in small quantities at h time, as the mortar wftl smin a few tiQb& w sussunta on wcoat of mortar, let stand twentv-four hburs M and-adcl anothcri.i Do apt Jettbl dAyf but kedpUie clstern-oov* ered a day or two until tlie mortar hardens jiiiA let. m water ip if DoTtoiTtnprevent niefalling of tnl water fSGaKWWITT-IWMfJ Where bricks are scirce the plastering flg& bpsdone 1 - directly on the earth with ; but it' is; bettor to have td arch Averthetop With, by <?omtiiii^'at^v^icli^^iu^ 1 !" distance of a masou and the job may "! * * jFI ™ T • urn ETtiSr**-.!

A Model Farm Account.

I- fft A fM<Mt%UM**ft>l oft 'dbloJht for a farm in Ireland was. seceatl* given to UMEMHmUEUP iSSklaiM Ulmi Imm-™. acret, ending April, l->75. Rotation principally fB amount of valuation, April. 1874.... MEIBB 18 8 f wte aas^gaspswi An omit for now lmpleMente ana > »mith'f»cc ufit tJk .....—) *7O 10 7 Amoim for mi4teil&'.:eot*Bfex?enMS.'.. 96 4 0 Befit of farM. v ••• - i <*lo 8 Profit r : I£s 15 7 ft Jim CBEDITOB. Br amounLrec ived for straw m -84 S 8 ByetnoimureceWed for • ate. # .k *<■*.»," 888 12 0 Byamonn? aoelvai/or barloyAAA** £» 00 By aaa nut eceived Tor ruot cropal... 56 8 0 Miscellaneous receipt5...............A 18 8 8 Valaa ton,'April, 18.5 ....» y 845, 8 6 . Total £1.684 1 7 Imuit orwvKßvntT or valuation. HwnSksfctrai u« Moores (8 10 il il 10 0 Implement*.... 145 2 0 178 16 5 Faijnanont ifiiprovenaekta.. 164 2 8 151 {1 7. Total..- .. ■■.£B3B 18 8 £845 0 6 Trade dollars are jetting dose tc^par MB**

HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Jardin des Plantes, Paris. RiOfietne hands after washing in Clear €a|fe.-—One and apd||upß sugar, three-fourths cup sour milk, oneiuuf cup butter, rone egg. one-half tcasfcoOuttLwlaa Jteu’i. mii vqqf jtiflL Jx —Raisin Cake.—One cup sugar, oneVKursriS

ter f Ittto 6£ sugar, one of sour milk, the -vrtfifcaif ofAhree eggs, the whole of one,' Bof soda, tpu of cream of ter-i cup of ifluryS 4# Jboiimg point shake in a WrtUedkmr, Neve|r allow it to bail up, as Hoiljng hardens the meat. 'Seme with nice ■^ 0 jjgfcW’ V aTt.. t BWdiMiaiu —Em’s Oinger Cookies.—Two and onehalf cups molasses, onrfJWjl WjiV&MtiiA two cups shortening, (iiajaa cup sour milk, three Spoonfuls soda, two sr,!t%m» to mix them much. Just get ib4i t ¥T r f' dients mixed, and enough fl(Sr|J JlletifcJ get them rolled out and in tfMranfl/U ■ one large tablespoonful of lard, two tablespoonfuls of yeast; mix with oiApfenM flour; mix them at night, place vtiiif place tq sise; iruthe morning roll oirL cut bfeJSltiMnnmuf mtfflwww in cold water, dry first in Kn-kMgUkN handkerchief, and then rub wivkATOciArr chamois skin. Their freshness and brilliancy when thus cleaned ettityfif passed by any compound uiuriUg'M'wli srs .-mChriatian Union. * . . ts . m- . f 1 Wn dS A. A f fl k«> iw>

! -xb^ibA.nn9ißoiULi^93? pweetenwiAp urh^tbe (fine; or the me .whites of two eggs tyftfft*f en with one Bugar, spread it over tnejjie, place It hpsf )flyy • f yf jpoilr oxW it 'enough vfnegkr aha watery (equal parts of each, to make a very thin baste; add a pinch of salt and a bit of lealamm -root not larger (torn set it on the stove/iml whFeal f)I3JH In a tablespoonfui'flf fen * ful of honey. When coak. putit in bot-, arffheUaerD Bob wheat flour and milk, a little salt, one Jiot gem pans, fnien omw-, iareAkv LuUrte pot out, them open, lay in a-4eep platter,, apd’pdttf strawberries, Jrasp]|#fijpkj blackberries, or nice stewed apples, or any fruit well seasoned w?W tySVj rich cream This* is much nicer tnari’ordinary short-cake, and neede uo sqda or T . r% 8 ’a fv

The Way to Husk Indian Corn.

| Iri ofder to husk com rapraljT.be hirekef nfuid’HOt only strip etf tie? husks with a. quiOT fittotion of ids Bawls; but'fie rtiM“ isamsa BLiagifflß! H Eien the husker stands while husking, l is obliged to stoop and pick up qne at a time, he will spend much of the Itime in picking Up tha unhuskef eKt« plaeed in stooks of course _the husker jfts MIfIGS*WK3PWA husker. We haver juiskaL. corn-frpm early boyhood, and. Mve husked side by 9ide^fiii# re ra^ ‘flatl^ntiieground, while we siiqn alow stool close to one side the butts of the stalks bein& at the right -hand mid the basket sitting at thebutts. Now, snatch up an ear, always wDdlbV left hand, then thrust the point “ liuskingneg” through the husks atlhe to the MlßCtnfl st*J*£ithe e»|* iTh(i left ffilefidoT the ear so a# to remaamell the silk, whnn vrsiaoHa'iiaia stem and the ear is broken right hand is disposing of tjm. husked ear the left hantamu jmaJMiug w tab another ear to be |/|nlit wlwsc perceived that every ear is nusked a»i a few husks op one aide of the ear, then a )fev more on tIW dther aide (as. a cliild airways husks corn), changing hands several jtimes from ear to husks ana from husks to (the ear, he will make slow progress husking com. If the husker prefers to bieato bn the ear over the right haffthf Mfagbui the husking peg on the oth«ihimn. ? aim" let it be kept in mind that in. order m husk fast ah the busts on one aide of tie ear must beWibped down to the biittUt Semnsbff&SHsleisurely on his la*y stnoh picking ofi? one husk Am time, then throws the ear in an opposite direction frqpa the place indicated for the basket, andwatches evefyear until make slot* progress at huakiijg com. Husking corn Is not laborious work. To present the hand oven which the-.earn are broken off tbe sterna from becoming tender, let An old leather mitten or leather glove be worn, after the fingers pf ibei glove or the end of the mitten is cut off.

If a slow hunker wlff practice tTmTSFega? lag m»ni]iulaU«»s wlitM husking he will be able ito hunk moiw tlian twice the quantitv4( earn lb a giWn time. Let him avoid the practice of making three or four motions with one hand to do wha) should be performed by only one quick move-ihent-AT. 7. Herald.

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