Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-12-11
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

FARM AND FlRESiDE.
BLEEDING, Ar THE NosE.-There are two
little arteries which supply the whole face
with blood one on each side; these branch
off from the main arteries on each side the
windpipe, and running upward toward the
ewes. pass over the outside of the jaw-bone
about two-thirds of the way back from the
chin to the angle of the jaw, under the car
Each Of these arteries, of course, supplies
lust one half the face. the nose being the di-
vidipg line: the left nostril being supplied
with blood from the left artery, and the right
nostril by blood from the right artery. Now
surprising your nose blceds by the right
nostril with the end of the fore-fngei feel
along the outer edge Of the right jaw until
YOU feel the beating of the artery directly
under your finger, the same as the pulse III
your wrist then press the finger hard upol,
it, thus getting the little fellow ina tight
place between your finger and the jawbone;
the result will be that not a drop of blood
goes into the side of your face while the
pressure continues, and hence the nose in
stantly stops bleeding for want of blood to
flow Continue the pressure for five or ten
minutes and the ruptured vessel in the nose
will by that time probably contract so that
when you let the blood into them they will
not leak Bleeding from cut or wound
anywhere about the face may be stopped in
the same way
ASHES FOR WnEAT.-RUsT-A cores
pondent of the Rural Gentleman, in Della
ware, writes strongly in favor of ashes to
prevent rust in wheat; and from experience
has found them of great value. AS to the
effects of ashes, he says they have, like
Shakspeare's ''sherry SACK ''threefold
operation y
l. The ashes operate as manure upon
the wheat, even in the limited quantity Of
eigh. bushels per acre. 2. They push the
wheat forward several days, and in time to
escape the hot, sultry days which often pre-
vail about the time of the heading OUT Of
the wheat And 8. They strengthen the
stem, giving the substance and solidity.
may add one or two more properties Of
the ashes, They afford just that kind of
pabulum or food which is best for the devel-
opment and perfection of the grain, and will,
in my opinion, also prevent the ravages OF
the fly in the wheat. | would here venture
the remark, that whoever once tries this
experiment will thereafter spread his wood
ashes upon his wheat, as above indicated !;
and in so doing he will efeetually guard
against and prevent ''the rust In his wheat
TRANSFORMING IN THE NIGHr.-A gen.
tleman anxious to ascertain the effect of trans
planting at night, instead of in the day,
made an experiment with the following re-
suits:
He transplanted ten cherry trees while in
bloom, commencing at o'clock in the af-
ternoon, and tsansplanted one each hour,
until o'clock in the morning. Those trans
planted during daylight shed their blossoms
producing little or no fruit: while those
planted during the darker portions main
tanned their condition fully, He did the
same with ten dwarf pear trees; after the
fruit is onc-third grown. Those transplant
ed during the day she'd their fruit, their crop,
and showed no injury after having been re-
moved. With each of these trees he removed
some earth with the roots. The incident is
fully vouched for, and, if a few more SINH
lar experiments produce the same results, it
will De a strong argument to horticulturists,
gardeners and fruit growers to do such work
entirely at night.
GREASE ON CARPETS. There is nothing
that annoys tidy housekeeper so much as
to have her carpet spotted with lamp oil Or
how 10 F>,
their benefit, the following recipe for ex-
tracing oil or grease spots from carpets Or
clothes. Cover the grease spot with whit
ing, and let it remain until it becomes sat
urated with the grease; then serape it of,
and cover with another coat of whiting, and
if this does not entirely remove the grease
repeat the application. Three coats of
whiting will, in most eases, remove the spot,
when it should be brushed off with a clothes
brush
A DISH OF CHEsTNurs 81. T. B."
Falls Church, Va, gives the following ex-
periment Il remove the shell from quart
Of chestnuts, and parboiled them. | then
| took off the thin under-skin, and put them
back into the saucepan with quart of milk
salt, nutmeG,, and two big teaspoonfuls of
-four stirred with water for thickening /
stewed until the chestnuts were soft, taking
care not to break them in stirring. This
makes a rich and excellent dish" This is
worth trying. -Ameeicaa Agricuzturist.
| CLEANSING TAINTED OR MUsTY BARRELS.
| ga. NJ" Lindley, Mo-, writes II have
practiced the following plan for the last thirty
years with complete success. Soak the bar
rel thoroughly with water, pour out the wa
ter and while still wet fill the barrel with
clean, dry sand or loan, but sand is the
more easily removed. Let it stand few
| days, turn out the sand Or earth. and it will
| be as free FROM taint Or must as when new =
american Agricultmfst.
| KEEPING SAUSAGE MEAT.-Jane Butonr
writes Cook fresh sausage as for the table
without Touring it; then put it 10 layers in
sweet carthen or stone pot with gravy from
running hot lard over each layer. 1t will
| be as good az when first made, as we are eat
ing it now in Qetober.with good relish, and
it is delightful. "-1merican Agr5cultuyist
10 REMOVE FREcKLEs Cosmetics sold
to remove freckles are often dangerous. The
best plan is to make a lotion of a teacupful
of sour milk and small quantity of horse
radish; let this stand from six to twelve
hours, then use it to wash the freckles two
times day.
SURE CURE FOR WARTS. Take three cents
worth of sal ammoniac, dissolve it in a gill