Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-04-16
G69 Stauldon Dinonatorl
FARM AND FIRESIDE.


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FRENCH SYSTEM OF FEEDING Fowls. The
God of their poultry is very carefully regard
d by the French breeders. For the first
week, after being hatched, Cand in winter for
or much longer time) the chickens are fed
IN barleymeal mixed with milk, stale bread
soaked in water, and green food finely chop.
bed. Very few instances. can be found
where poultry are fed on whole grain, as it
is believed that whole grain would be too ex-
pensive, produce fewer eggs, too much, fat.
and cause more disease when fowls are fed
nd libituns SO as to completely fill their crops,
which renders digestion difficult. The food
is mostly composed of about one-half bran
and one-half buckwheat, barley or oatmeal,
made into stiff PASTE, with which the fowls
are fed twice day, namely, at sunrise and
sunset, This diet is given indiscriminately
to old and young In some cases where the
fowls have not the run of meadows, they are
provided with certain amount of animal
and green food, The waste of the butcher
shops is boiled, the fat SKINNED of, and
when coagulated, Thoroughly mixed with the
meal food. Cabbages and other vegetables
are supplied in some cases. being either fed
raw or boiled and mixed with other food.
Buckwheat is considered preferable to all
other grain as a stimulant to egg laying, and
in winter certain amount is given whole.
INFLUENCE OF FORESTS ON CLIMATE.
influence of forests on the climate of a coun-
try is now an admitted fact. 1t is so uni.
versally believed in France that the people
have pctitioned Government to engage in the
workso planting trees all over the country
in the hope of retaining from barrenness
the land which has become almost desert bv
the lack Of rain. It is Thought that the En-
peror will accede to the request and add an
other to the list of public improvements
during his reign. The almost undisputed
fact upon which this action is based is one
Of the most remarkable admonitions of Ma
ture against too great density Of population
showing as it does that the effect of an ex-
cess of what is called .'improvement'''tois to
render the country less habitable for even a
smaller, number. It is the common way in
this country to cut down forests and float
in mills situated on some of the falls below.a
On this theory this practice is really im-
proyident, since it diminishes the volume of
water available for more complicated but
equally necessary manufactures that follow
upon the exhaustion of the lumber supply.
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q To CLEAN SILK. White silk. is the best
cleaned by dlssolving curd-soap in water as
hot as the hand can bear, aud. passing the
silk through, and through, handling it gent
ly, and rubbing any spots till they disap-
pear. The silk should then be rinsed in
lukewarm water, and stretched by pins to
dry. Flowered white silk is best cleaned
by bread crumbs rubbed on by the hands
Black silk is best cleaned by some OK gali
put into boiling water. The silk should be
laid out on a table, and both sides sponged
with the gall-liquor, then rinsed with clear
water. A very little gum arabic Or gelatine
may be dissolved in water, and passed over
the wrong side of the silk, which should
then be stretched out on pins to dry. Col
ored silks are cleaned with 50 much risk
that it is better to send them to a scourer
The GAME Fowl Tho flesh of the game
fowl is beautifully white as well as tender,
delicate and highly favored. The hens are
excellent layers, and, although the eggs are
somewhat under the average size, they are
not to be surpassed in excellence of flavor. +
Ii a stock ofpoultry is tagging or degen-
Grating, the owner hardly knows why the
admission of q good game cock will soon set
all to right. His very look. and air inspire
health and eheerfulness into the dispirited
hens. He fertilizes the eggs of every vari-
ETY. of domestic fowls, from the little Bantam
to the portly Brahma The issue of such
crosses does not always resemble either
parent, but is sure to be something pretty,
useful and thrifty. r ,...,.a.
SHIPPING PouLrRY A Philadelphia COM
mission house issues the following instruc-
tions to persons desiring to dress and ship
poultry To dress poultry properly, it
should first be killed by opening vein in
the mouth OF neck cutting of the head in
jures the sale; it should be then held by
the legs and dipped up and down two or
three times in water, manipulating hot, afi
ter which the feathers are easily separated.
When picked, it should again be dipped in
to cold water. 1t should not on any account
be drawn it should be packed in medium
sized boxes, say shoe boxes, breast down,
in layers, with nice clean straw between the
layers, being filed so that the contents can
not shake about -'''.
AaUE AND FEvER. The following IS said
to be a certain cure for fever and ague
Take one tablespoonful of common chalk.
pulverized and add one wineglass of vinegar.
Stir briskly and drink while in a efferves-
cence, when the first effect Of the chill is
felt. Get into bed and wrap we'll in fam
nels. When the patient perspires freely the
cure is effected, = .,.... ss.1-,-, - -,
WAFER PANCAKES. Beat four eggs well
with two spoonfuls of fine -four two SPOON
fuls of cream, one ounce of, fne white sugar,
and half a nutmeg (gratsd J Rub your pan
well with little old butter. and pour in
your batter as thin as wafer; fryi only
one side. Put the pancakes ON a dish and
CRATE sugar between each Of them.b Serve
them hot, ) a,e;fsJ % 3oa TIA alal5 + 7
ExcELLENT BLUE FOR CEILINGS. Boil
slowly, for three hours, of blue lib. of blue
vitriol and ] lb Of best whiting in 8 quarts
of water; stir it frequently while boiling,
and also on taking it off the fire when cold
pour off the blue LIQUOR; then mix the cake