The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-12-19
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sIl, we glean from, the "A GRIND taYisi Of tho
present month and will be found Of inler.
est: ~ "a
Killing Hogs. This ID the month for
bu.chering, and although /, is a job Of
hard. disag reeable labor, farmers gener.
tnllv c6ntrive to makea day of pleasure
of il, yinpiting some ncighbor 10 come
and help, By way ota i"chansing works"
This lis all right. II promotes harmony
sand good feeling; provided that old.faslI-.
,ionel ccan,pa panilnent of butchering day
SIS clllsd Az you love pence, Danish
silie old bluck rum jug--don't scald your
throat instead ct the hogs. The best way
10 scald hogs, s,snot to heat tho water in
kettles, M we used TO DO, over the old
Kitchen fire: and then carry il gu, in pals,
10 fhe great danger of every body around.
Provide a irongi shout ten feet long, aud
wide and deep enoughto receive the body
Ia large. hog; flliit hal full Of cold wa
Ter; have u dozen stones, weighing ten 10
twenty pounds each, heated in convent
3ent fire; take Them out with q shovel Iii
will not iaiiire d barn shoyeD; put them
iS3ihto one end of The trough, and The water
gwill soon be hot enough; then re.hcat the
stones iorthe next hog Water may be
s5leotcd in, % TUDOR barrel, ,lbut it is nottso
convenient. You will find this the bes,
|. season forakilling hogs, and you should
see That they are. well fed, and reudy to be
.killed the first cold spell. We never wait
. torspork 10 cool before sailing. Gu, up
1 qnd salt at once. See That every part is
thorough ii t5t;;ss 5;;ss viii; tino sal. With.
slglia5 week, overhaul and rub ugain; in ten
q days more, repeat the operation. When.
Z ever the sneai has completely absorbed
Z six Po.rlas Of good rock salt 70 I,e hun.
3 drcd weight. and laid about twenty tlays.
twill be- found TO be cured enough ! 10
smoke. This should be done in a cool,
wei ll,yeniilated room. The bes, way is
10 have a fire OFT doors, aud conduct the
smoke through q Hue; but never build the
fire in the same room in which the men,
is 10 be cured. 3 3E
~ FIRE sEttPREcAUTIoNS.- y arc few
/ tires that might no, have been prevented
gbys I the4exercise ofprudence, and q yas,
4 number which have been cnused b.. nerli
llsAience, arising from sheer nziness. The
practice of reading in bed, for instance, is
{ q common cause of fires, which cannot be
@too highly ,censured. II The following
precautions are strictly observed, ncci :.
dents by fire viii rarely occur, ciher in
countfy or town.
rs L. Avoid leaving your light burning at
the side ofsyonr bed, but place it on a tabl !.
stnnosor'ihe floor, alta proper distance
ttrontany !inhammable subs,nnee.a I9u
sts q Never set1asitle u buckets cask, nor
box containing lIot ashes, or cintle rs, e,I.
or IN q. closet ORA cellar. .,, 5ss ,irl,s
g. Never suffer a piece ofighctl pa.
Per, cigar, gar, nor other ignited substance 10
Sra,s remain on the floor without immediately
sS,inguishing itby treading on il, or 9th.
reitWise. snl51 aiiRS'f.si
Mover cnterid barn or stable, nor
other, r,room containing inAammable sub.
atnrces, with n naked light. A close Ian.
tern should always be used. 1!.l
5.itNeyer blow out gas lights, bu, al.
ways extinsguish them by turning, off The
supply. Should The smell Of gas be
strong, timmediuteiyc close The cock at The
mstsf, and avoid carrying ligh, inlo tile
apartment where the eschpc has luken
place, before lie gus has been removed
I Ebysyeniilation. 's't.'tt n.
i56- Have your chimneys kept clean by
frequent sweeping.i b fl.V u
WASHING MADE EasY,-Make suds
as usual, then add about tea spoonful OF
spirits OF, turpeniine TO each bucket Of wa.
Ter, sir j; up, putin the, clothes, and ct
them soak an hour and half, aud, then
boil Them MS. usual. !, Unless very dirly.
ilieyWill need no rubbing, the ,urpen,inlc
having the effect, 10 loosen tho dirt. "Our
Wife says tits Invaluable. m
sa'Ehc greats National Monument at
Washngtonfhas now reached aiheigh, Of
fifty feel, and begins to develop itself TO
the eye in all the beauty Of its majestic
proportions. A5stcam engine OF seventy
horses power has been erected and pu, in
operation, by means Of which blocks of
several tons Weight, are raised 10. The ,op
OF the work in a minute and o, liuIf a
derrick connected with The engine affords
taciliiest for hosting at four different
points zatihc samo.tire. Several OF the
States have already brough, tolI,e ground
heir3oficrinss ofs,one, and 1t is 10 he
hoped that Q like action will speedily be (,
had onjilie part ofai the members of the
Gontqdcracy. The position allotted 10
these, stones IS nj each landing Of Tie great
stairway, in the wall fronting the ascent.
Ihcrre will be moro than fifty Of these
landings, and ii. has been suggested ,Im,
recessrs should be left in which, upon
grand occasion, tote hereafter specified,
the blocks of slonol shullall lie deposited
wlthaPpropSiated ceremonies, preserving
the historical ordcr4of The States from
Which they came. s.. s
Oi'eniag Ahc, Oyster- Our readers are
all no doubt faniliar. with the anecdole in
law lay. proceedings that the lawyers aud