Anecdotes of Lincoln and Salt Use Discussed
The April Scribner feature by Noah Brooks presents Lincoln anecdotes including a Tennessee horse trading tale with a Yankee, a setter horse that bites into water and scent, and a Rural New Yorker note on the value of salt as a fertilizer in certain regions and applies to spring plowed lands.
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Diphtheria Cured by Sulphur Method Alleged
A Victorian account recalls Dr Field’s rounds in England where he claimed sulfur and brimstone powder could cure diphtheria. The regimen involved gargling a sulfur solution or inhaling brimstone fumes, with dramatic claims of universal patient recovery and no fatalities.
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Origin of soils and weathering processes in climates
Prof W H Brewer notes rocks decay like wood with faster weathering in hot moist regions. Water rich in carbonic acid dissolves limestone and granite. frost shatters rocks, exposing surfaces. He cites fall plowing benefits and contrasts sea and land sand. A pair of literary ladies on trial make a quip about age and hearsay.
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Sheffield Scientific School
Brazil
Salt as a Fertilizer Question Reviewed by Agricultural Press
The article notes there is no established public value for salt as fertilizer and questions its efficacy. It surveys twenty five years of agricultural writings to assess whether salt serves any fertilizer role and what conclusions have emerged.
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G. Mortis
Higgin's Eureka Salt Praised by Dairymen in Claims
Letters from dairymen and creamery operators across New York Ohio Illinois Wisconsin and Massachusetts praise Higgin's Prize Medal and Eureka Salt as superior for butter and cheese production. Endorsers include Ford Perry Briggs Davenport Gates Freer Mann Sherwin Boies Co J P Rockborough D E Wood Co Booth Bros Darrah Cheesebrougil Braman Horr Warner and others asserting quality purity and reduced need for sifting.
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Subscription terms for the Journal announced
The Journal outlines Shugle Subscription rates per annum and two subscriptions options. New subscribers receive the remainder of 1877 free.
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