Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-10-16

Ok W ALk N ny NAAhEN
While looking 18th friend Al hand
some bed Of eucumbers in my garden. I ~
marked that dad not snocced IN szlting
down eucurbers for pickles 90 said
he. 3" there isoae little thiag yos omit.
Wet your eucunbers before yoa pack them
in salt and then pickle enough viii form 70
preserve them" ! suppose every one else
knew this little thing about sailing down
eueumbers. but did not. - DO YOU not
find hat the paint wears OF on your Kitchen
fOOrs very quiek9- 1 replied in the
affirmative. - Wen.- said he. e" there Is
Eftle thing worth rvnembering about
PAINTED FLooEs.
just mix varnish With your paint and Il
vii last as long again have since found
IL 50. A FINAL coat Of varnish viii make Il
look hnished. A word more about
CAEBAcEs.
Nv practice has been for many wears %
break of the loose leaves q a cabbage a.
soon a. they begin 70 bead and give them
20 the cows. Young pigs a-e very fond Of
them They vii bead fgn better for IL.
especially Il they Are close together Bot
m ust say n word here about
kEErING AFrIEs.
Many persons complain that their arpics
rOs badly. No wonder. They will barrel
them up, keep then IN an old shed til thsv
are a. cold November can make theul
without freezing them. and then place then
IN the celer where they condcnse al The
moisture. and cal il apple sweating. Then
they win ST the barcris on tll- damp ground
OF door 70 gather moisture al winter.
Perhaps they are barrvlied Up tigh; whieh
vii help them 20 TOT all the sooner.
Nov fora different plan. Barrel them
up IN the orchard. bat rot perfectly
tight; take the advantage Of a warm dav
early IN October. and pat them into the
cellar warm and they val not sweat Place
your barrels on shelves a. high IN The cellar.
a. you can st them. II your cellar a. prop
cry ventilated they vii keep vel. /
preserved a barre OF siuier sweets last wear
into JEne. With sc4rcel y an affected apple
Squashcs should be placed ia tie Sane
position. A shelf in the highest part Of the
cellar all be found much tie best f5r Ia.
purPose. Other methods for kecpi NJ af,-
piles arr valuable. but this course j. recon-
nended for as simplicity and eilieicncv. A
exception nav b. made O. thi. mode whe-c
furnace for warning the house j. KEEP, ia
the cellar
NED OF SUMMIT OK ToMArors.
have tomatoes which bios-oued the
middle. Of June. and set thcy are pcricetls
green the hrstwesk in Scpteu.ber. 20 mseh
vet has fallen and 80 Erle sun Las
shone upon them that they cannot ripen.
While beading them in. one q nv hos
came along and SAID that b. coulI not un-
derstand his lesson. This set me Co. tbilk-
ing low 70 manage
DUIL BOYS.
A boy may be dsI and vet have supe-
nor mind. There i all the diHcrrncc
possible between = dun boy and q
Ounce. TIE latter can never know much /.
on the contrary. dul boy only rcqaires
that the instruction given should D. .Io~i,
communicated. and in greater division ana
Subdivision Many eiever boy Is ruined
oy icing hurried over subjects more rapid
~ Than b. can comprehend. - sat down
with the boy. and taking tomato in nv
hafiu. us,-'i q Or illustration. AMI soon had
tie satisfaction az knowing that nv lecture
vas Just a. good a. ore frou. a .eseusi6c rro
lessor 20 learned Audience.
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