The Placer herald., 1869-11-20
, HOUSE AND FARM.


or is bucked up too tight, so that the traces
s the back-bsnd are raised above direct
line from the hames 10 the whltts tree
When this is The case, the back-band, whe"
tho horse draws, is pressed down with force
oo ths hacki and unless the pad is soft, or
the harness made With patent back,
wound will be made, which will be d tflcult
to heal, SO long as the harness that made
the wound is employed on the animal
When a horse bias a sore back, aud 1t seems
necessary to keep him in barness, let The
back band be removed entirely; or let IT be
lepo,beped. and fastened 3 few inches back
of the wound.
1t will be very easy to determine whether
a back-band is liable to inJure the an'ma's
back by observing when be draws, whether
the portion of the harness directly above
the back ,s drawn down forcibly, or lifted
clear from the back, A wound on the back
Of q horse is frequently irrtated by the
rough harness, that il becomes almost in-
durable, A fresh wouoi, If not kept bleed>
ing by the rubbing Of the harness. will heal
in two or three weeks 10 warm weather
without any other medicine than soapsuds.
But au old wound that has tried to heal
after the scab bas been rubbed Of several
times requires an application OF burnt alum.
pulyerized TO cleanse it of the proud flesh
The best remedy is a preventative. 1he
driver is tbe one on whom the blame should
rest, for allowing horse to have sore
back. If the harness is not right, let it be
made right before a horse is required to
work 10 it, 1t is barbarous 10 work an ami
nal in harness that will gall the flesh.
Better cut an old collar and harness into
fragments, and bury the pieces beneath
grape vine, than 10 continue 10 use such
fixtures, as will wound a faithful beast OF
burden Furthermore, when sore back
has been allowed to ulcerate, frequently
discharging icborous matter, one OF the
most efficacious remedies is, 10 ba,be the
wound for two successive hours in strong
soapsuds every day. and after bathing, wash
the affected parts with solution OF saltpetre
and spirits of turpentlne, prepared as fol-
lows: Put one q arter of pound OF salt
petre and half pint OF turpenllne into
bottle; shake up we'll before using; apply
three times a. day with feather. And
when the wound bas assumed a bealtbfu'
appearance and seems to he healing, this
medicine may be discontinued. american
Stock Journal.
VARNIsH FOR SHOES 1t is a bsd plan,
SAYS Halls Journal of Health, to grease the
upper leather OF shoes tor the purpose OF
Keeping them soft 1t rols the leather and
admits dampness more readily. 1t is better
to max a warn sh thus: Put half pound
ull lace
in quart bottle or g, cover II with alco-
boI cork 1t tight. and put 1t on she'll IN
warm place; shake it well several times
day, then add piece of camphor as large
as a hens egg; shake it again and add one
ounce of lampblack. If the alcohol s good,
it will be all dissolved in three days; then
shake and use. II it gets too think, add
alcohol; pour out two or three teaspoonfuls
in a saucer, and apply it with small pant
brush II the materials are all Good, 1t Will
dry in about five minutes, and vii! be re-
moved only by wearing 1t off, giving gloss
almost equal to patent leather, The advan.
taee Of this preparation over others is, it
does no, strike into the leather and make
it hard, but remains on the surface. and yet
excludes tie water almost perfectly. This
same preparation is admirable for harness,
and does not soil when touched as lampback
preparation do.
PorAroEs FROM Seed Seeding potatoes
may be grown quite as easily as seeding
tomatoes 10 the Fall the 2otao-balls may
be gathered, and the seeds put away in pa
per bags, or The balls may be slightly press.
ed and then dried. but We prefer the former
plan. Early 10 Spring, SOW the seeds thin
" 10 pots, boxes or in a bed, and when
the plants are an inch or two high, trans
plant into small thumb pots, one plant 10
each. and after the weather is sufficiently
warm, turn them out into the open ground
placing them at least two feet apart each
wsv. II the plants are started SO late that
it will do to trsnspla ant directly from he
seed bed into the open air, OF course no
potting is necessary; but TO obtain potatoes
large enough the first season TO judge Of
their quality, the seed should he sowD early
10 February or March. With fair treatment
tubers as large as hens eggs, or even larger,
NAV be obtained the first season from seed.
Hearth and Home
The ORIGIN OF CELERY.-It is said that
an Italian Dobleman, 10 paro&ysm OF pas
sion Slew bis only brother. The Church
condemned him to pass three years IN
monastery in prayer and peuiteuce, and to
eat grass Ike Nebucbadnezzar, or bis food
was to consist of the weeds which grew in
the clois,ered garden. Here be found celery
blanched in the shady beds, and it became
bis favorite food When the time Of bis
confinement had elapsed, be transplaned
the weed into his garden-planled II IN
trenches, to bleach il crisp and tender. tie
stood high among the nobility of the land,
and, at his entertainments produced this
new edible, which became very fash enable,
aud has ever since been esteemed luxury.
ORANGES sRrPENING.-There are num-
Der Of orange trees growing in The door
yards Of our citizens, says The Marysvllle
Appeal aud we notice that The Tult begins
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