The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-01-22
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FARM AND HOUSE

J OIdDit IdIul6T VIII ul5putC lIiG iii pOI-
tance of having workshop upon his
premises, and especially those who
have boys to bring up. Boys will be
busy, and if opportunity is not given
for full employment of their time,
either with work or sport at home,
they will seek diversion abroad, which
will not usually result proftably. A
farmer gives his experience and opin-
ion upon the matter in the subjoined
sensible talk:
How many farmers do we find that
have not the ingenuity to repair a
rake, or other small farm implement.
Were they brought up on a farm p
Yes. Well, then, why is it? Some
may say they are Of that unfortunate
| class of mortals that are not gifted
with their share of ingenuity. This is
a great mistake. If you will take the
trouble to inquire Of them what they
/ spent their time at when young, they
will tell you farming. Was their faith
er a farmer? Yes, the best in the
neighborhood, they may say. Well
what did he employ himself and boys
at rainy days? 80 nothing when it
rained too hard to work we generally
spent our time at the village, in the
stores and tavern. You know that
| boys want rest some times" Very
true, but is there no other enjoyment
| for boys than at the tavern and stores
Had the father had workshop, with
| a select lot Of tools, would not those
boys have had some job for a rainy
day; such as littlecart, sleigh, wagon,
or boat to make or repair? There are
very few boys who do not have such
things to make. Thus by having a
small workshop, boys sooh acquire a
taste to handle tools, and tinker up
many little playthings of their own.
When older, the knowledge gained
/ will be of great service TO them in max
! ing and repairing implements on the
farm. But there are habits which
they acquire in spending their leisure
time at the village, which is the ruin
of many promising boy, for where do
/ we find a village now, in which there
/ is not one of the taverns, where the
| temptation appears to be strong judg-
| ing from the numbers we generally
find in them getting spirituoas liquors
/ to drink?
/ When will farmers learn to make
/ their homes attractive for their boys
and themselves? a few good books,
one or more good agricultural papers,
and last, but not least, Workshop
/ Ohio Farmer.
| Il Home Of Your Otoa.-An exchange
very appropriately remarks that every
/ poor laboring man should buy himself
! work to add the necessary improve
! ments-a little here and little there
will in due time produce you q home
of your own, and place you outside of
the landlords grasp. Remember that
$50 year saved in rent will in very
few years pay for your own home and
the money it costs you to move and
shift about, will without any loss of
furniture and of time, pay the interest
of five hundred dollar Judgment
against your property until you can
gradually reduce it to nothing. You
can all buy in that way-why do you
not risk it? If you fail you are no
worse off-if you succeed, as any careful
man is sure to do, you have made a
home and established a credit equal to
| another which will start you in busi-
ness. Poor men, take our advice, buy
one of the lots now offered for sale and
see how much better it will be for you
and your family five years after this.
card The C0WS.-One would think
that any kind-hearted man, when he
sees how grateful this operation is to
a COW, would be willing to spend a few
moments in carding her. 1t pays as
we'll to clean a COW as a horse. All
who have fairly tried it find great
benefit from the operation. And not
one farmer in a hundred makes it a
practice to use the card or curry comb
in the constable. We know stupid
men who laugh at the idea as a mere
notion of some fancy farmer. But, in
point of fact, no cow can give the best
results at the pail unless this matter is
attended to, especially in winter.
Salf0Wer Seed-It is said that small
quantities of sunfowe: seed mixed
with the food of horse will impart a
fine gloss to his hair, while it is a sure
cure for founder, if given Immediately
after the ailment is discovered. In
the latter case, about a pint of seed
should be mingled with the oats or
chopped feed, when a cure will be eff
fected.
For young man who is thoroughly
in earnest, farming offers grand field
for effort but the man who is only III
earnest, who thinks that snowy sur
roundings are the great object of at
tainment, will find that the results of
his farming operations are not very en-
couraging.
Honey Cuke.-Three quarts of honey;
halfa pound of fine loaf sugar; quar-
ter of pound of citron a halfounce of
orange peel, cut small ; of cinnaman and
ginger, each half an ounce; four well
beaten eggs, and pound ofsifted -four.
Melt the sugar with the honey and
mix. Roll out the cakes, and cut in
any form.
Sponge Gngerbread.-A pint of mo-
lasses, a teacupful of sour milk or but