Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-08-17
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.
MATERIAL FOR Ice HoUsEs.-It is
said that one of the best materials for ice
houses is peat; but the genuine moss peat
must be employed, and it ought to be cut
in pieces fourteen inches long and five to
six inches wide and thick When it is
thoroughly dried it proves to be poor
conductor of heat, and when laid up
around ice houses above the ground, is
preferred by many persons to saw dust,
tan bark, and the like
A PHILADELPHIA physician writes to
the Post to correct an impression that
blackberries are useful or harmless in
cases where children are convalescing
from diarrh9a or cholera infantum. He
says that from close observation during
several years, meantime enjoying a large
practice, he is forced to believe that there
is no other cause so fatal to life in these
complaints as eating blackterries.
BoRERs IN APPLE TREEs.-A citizen of
Oswego, N. Y, writes the mural NeD
Yorker that he has prevented the attacks
of apple-tree borers by putting bushel of
tanbark around the stem of each tree.
The tanbark answers the double purpose
of keeping out the borers and as a mulch.
No weeds grow through il, and he says
he has never known tree to be attacked
around which heap of tanbark was con-
stantly kept. QuiI trees treated in the
same way thrive admirably, and are free
from borers.
EFFECTS OF MIXING CREAM.-That the
cream of different cows when mixed does
not produce butter at the same time, with
the same amount of churning, has been
| fairly illustrated in the family of Mark
HnnhpS Of West Grnvp Pa ntlU
They had an Alderney heifer in good flow
| of milk, and an old COW, a stripper their
cream, worked together, it was observed
| that they did not make butter enough for
| the bulk of the cream. The buttermilk
also looked rich and seemed to collect a
cream upon it. They put the buttermilk
! in the churn again, after having the butter
| first to C, me and make about five pounds
They churned again for few minutes, and
found from two to three pounds more but.
ter in the churn, showing that the heifer's
cream had made butter first, and that the
cream of the old COW needed several
minutes more churning.
PUTTY AND PAINT.-However much
these two articles may be used to hide de
ficiencies and cover up faults by dishonest
tradesmen, in the farmers hands they may
be made to do excellent service. Possibly
been in active employment during the
summer, have had their seams or cracks
opened by the suns heat Now is the
time to stop those cracks or seams with
putty and touch of paint, before The fall
rains soak in and commence to rot the
wood. Repeated swelling and shrinking
do serious injury 10 all wooden implements
and now, while they are well shrunk, is
the time to look after them and prevent
the swelling which will occur if damp o.
wet is allowed to penetrate. Forks, shoyels
axes, and all tools with wooden handles
should be rubbed with linseed oil while
dry. They will have their elasticity pre-
served and their durability and appearance
improved thereby.-Amaericdn AgrtcuI
turist.
WASHING SHEEP-In Australia sheel
washing is very generally practiced, anC
an apparatus is much used there which i
said to perfectly cleanse the wool, and ren
der it suitable to go at once to the manu-
} facturer. A portable engine or othe
power is employed to throw water into
tank, whence it may receive eight feet fall
several spOuts are then provided, whicl
throw into the living wool thin films c
water two and one-half feet wide by one
eighth of an inch thick. This searche
well into the wool and deterges it perfect
ly for the shearer. A modification of thi
. system has more recently been introduced
.. whereby the sheep, after being first sui
, jected to showers or jets of moderate
cool water, by which considerable poi
, ton of the earth, sand, etc, is removed
are subsequently placed under jets
water, warmed to temperature of 1l0 :
!, F., whereby all the dirt remaining fror
,, the first washing, as well as the "yolk," c
grease, is removed. t.
A CORRESPONDENT writes to the Ne,
York Sun that the readiest and most ust
full remedy for scalds and burns is an en-
f brocation of lime water and hnseed oi
These simple agents combined form
: thick, cream like substance, which effectl
y ally excludes the air from the iniure
r parts, and allays the inf 1immation almo'
Q instantly. He mentions a case where
child fell backward into bath tub of boi
: ing water, and was nearly flayed from ht
+ neck to below her hips. Her agonies wei
/. indescribable; but her clothing bein
v gently removed, and the lime and o
/ preparation thickly spread over the il
2 jured surface, she was sound asleep in fiy
/ minutes. Subsequently the parts wei
q carefully washed with warm milk an
water three times day, the oil dressir
y renewed, and the little patient rapidly +
covered. Though all the scalded ski
/ came off, she did not have a scar. TIL
' remedy leaves no hard coat to dry on IL
\ sores, but softens the parts, and aids n
. ture to repair the injury in the readie
I and most expeditions manner. The mi
' ture may be procured in the drug stores
but if not thus accessible, slack lum
of quicklime in water, and as soon as IL
- wat is clear, mix it with the oil and shall
we'll If the case is urgent, use boilir
!. water over the lime, and it will becon
= clear in five minutes. The preparatic
Il may be kept ready bottled in the hous
d and it will be as good when six mont
old as when first made