The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-01-20
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FARMERS COLU1IN.

IL cure warts On IgINEe d3t SAtasCr taAE
small quantity Of blue vitsiol, pulgcrise il
and add enough water TO make itiat" paste;
rub the warts over with this once or twice
which will remove them.
BLANKETISG H0RsEs IL WIST-g 1t Is
doubtless true, that blaukellEg keeps the
Coat OF horse smoother IL Alater; hence,
fine carriage and saddle horses vii continue
to be bIanketed But where horses are
KEEP, more for service than aho8 they had
better dispense With blankets keeping
them constantly covered makes them tender
and liable to fake cod. When standing
outdoors in cold weather long, they should
have blankets.
GATE PosTs a correspondent of an
Eastern paper suggests the following plan,
TO prevent the sagglng OF gate posts: Set
the hanging post three and hat feet In
the ground, tramp well az tile bottom, on
the side opposite the gate; then dig j
trench six irches deep from one post 10 the
other; in this put three by-tour s:anrlug,
or piece OF white oak, black mulberry, or
some other lasting timber, scclDg that it
just fills the space between the twO gate
posts and cover With earth and the gate
will stand as you hang It ultii the posts rot
off, y
n
SLEEp.-Said one OF the oldest aud most
successful farmers in this State, Il 10 rot
care to have my men gel up before five or
half past five IL the morning, aud If they
go to bed early and can steep soundy, they
will do more work than i they got up at
four or hall past four. We DO Dot he
ileve in the cigh t-hour law, tut ncverthe-
less, are inclined to think that, a. a gencr,
81 rule, we>work too many hours on the
farm. The best man We ever had 10 Dig
bitches seldom worked, when digging Nv
the rod, more than nine hours day. Aud
1t is so IN chopping wood By the cord the
men who accomplish the most work the
tewest hours They bring all their brains
and muscle into exercise, AMI make every
blow tell. A slow, podding Dutchmau
may turn a grlndstone Or a tanning mill
better than an energetic Yankee, but thi,
kind Of work Is now mostly done By horse
power, and the !4rmer ueeds, above all else,
q clear head, with all his faculties Of mind
and muscle light and active, aud under
complete control. Much, Of course, depend
on temperament, but rule, such men
need sound sleep and plenty Of II. " hen
boy on the farm, We were told that Ma
poleon needed only four hours Sleep, and
the old non.en.e of five hours for : man.
SIX for woman, AMI seven Tor fool, was
often quoted. Bur the truth Is that Ma
boieon was enabled, in a great measure. 70
accomplish what he did from the faculty Of
sleeping soundb-of Sleeping when he slept
and working when he worked. We have
sat IN one Of his tarorite travelling carriages
and 1t was 50 arranged that he could he
down at full length, aud waen dasalng
through the country as fist as eight horses,
frequently changed, could carry him, lie
Sept Soundiy, and when he arrived at Iii,
destination was q. fresh ~ i H. had risen
from bed If down. TT farmers ara ~
pcciallv farmers lar., have ptaDty 10 ear
nothing u drunk and al he >.gep they
can take -tafriclu .Iqrcalugit.
REPAIEs oE E-f@ EARN These orlin
aliy toat ni9fe 1u4h mast farmers Wonli be
vi ~, - s',al', and 10 many eases three
tunes - mnch as thrr need Q, tJr the rea
sin that the t#a'.i is stopped, and hand
trnt % n.ethanc, several a.i,rs away, t.
get some lrti" 'ah done that any farmer of
osd.uafy Ingenuity cod ~ u half h- .Iuc
the meS~c"9. gone 70 tue ID thaalc $, It.
IL had te@ tools, ana a lgtg!c OF the prop
CT KIM g. material
The thrifty .arHer Will ALWAYS lay ASIDE
pieces OF umlcr OF different kinds, to be
used for !tra3rs. These he often find, in
W { 2
auy time Hc will also have a i,x of
screws Of different sizs,,vi Il -oati sore
driver aud three or four ain'cis The
first ard l&st OF al carpenters tools for the
farmer, a drawing knife, will h. a. hand
also box Of different sizes Of bolts aith
nuts and washers to match; a brace ana
good set OF augcr bits from ) to : S, and
three augers. Que inch. one inch aul-a half
and two inch These, with a hand saw.
make up a very rcsgcct4ble kit for a f4rm
er, and If he he's any skill at all in using
them, he will sometimes save much more
thar The cost Of them n > few ptonfii,
Let any farmer vi., ta, teen accustomed
n run II the sbsp for every mile r..,air
snr,ty himself vish >nel, I,ip.,s.,s ~ ~.
named am, do his ova rep.irfpr All n.
will be agrgeabiy sunni I'll az The n FIR.
q nee in hIs mechanics bH.
Then here are tile hsrres Ifth. far
mer uses several Of them H. can saw, s.y
eral dollars IN the course Of the YEAR IT,
having on hand Two or thee avis. a shoe