Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-02-15
Farm, Garden and Household

lively few that succeed in combining
comfort with splendor. Many Of the
most extensively furnished rooms
here are totally destitute OF the for
Incr essential, are surrendered to a
cold, guant finery, exquisitely dcpress-
ing. The most thoroughly comforta
Bile room is half library and half
drawing room. Let there be book
shelves to the height Of five feet round
the room. Cover the tops Of the
book cases with marble, and place
thereon plenty of china, which always
looks cheerful. Let the wall be hung
with pictures and prints. Put vases
Of flowers here and there. Let
small table with judiciously straddle-
ing legs and happy turn for recover
ing its balance when it gets knocks
which will send an ordinary small
table over, be forever in reach Of an
easy chair Let the small table al.
ways carry after dusk an antique sll-
yer candle tick, of Queen AIMS or
George the first's time if possible
modern plate is generally inferior to
that from 1900 to l75O-holding a
huge wax candle. Let every chair be
low, the seat very long-this, for man,
at least, gives rest-and whatever
else you neglect do not omit TO have
the hind legs Of your chair somewhat
shorter than those in front. Have
foot stools lurking IN corners rot
where they will be stumbled over
To the winter let glorious wood fire
blaze upon the hearth. Don't let
your room be to tidy or untidy. a
writing table near a window Good
pens, sharp pen knife, nice paper.
Keep an eye on the thermometer.
Let delightful ingratiating manner
ed dog--who as William Ill said of
Godolphin, is never in the way or
never ont of the way, who never com
mits a breach of canine indecorum,
and is ever ready to reciproeate car.
resses--lie on the soft thick heart rug.
Fill this room with pleasant people as
often as possible. Here are few
hints for the reform Of those chambers
Of ghostly splcndor to which we have
alluded, and which are at present as
cheerful as the long gallery 70 Chest.
ny World.
WHITE SPECKs IN BUTTER.-I
have believed that the white specks
are sometimes so plenty in butter
milk, and the water with the butter is
washed, were particles of casenne or
curd that by the high temperature Of
milk and cream acquired quite firm
consistency. But ] recently met a
young farmer, who with a lot of good
COWS, good milk room and constant
attention has made his dairy very
profitable. In many Cummings the
white specks were very abundant, and
were separated from the buttermiIk
by stranng the first wash water was
strained also and about three quarts
ofthese specks were thus gathered, be.
sides leaving enough in the butter to
show somewhat. Now the question
arose, what are these white specks ?
and it was answered by putting
them IN can and churning them
until a good quantity Of butter was
the result. The conclusion reached |
was that the white specks were dryed |
particles OF cream-dried by an unu-
sual current of wind coming i'll at the
window Of the room, sutliienct to agi-
tate the surface Of the milk, so affect
ing the surface particles of the cream |
that they would not change TO butter
IN n 81 h. II
amount of agitation. Yet continued
churning changes then to butter.
This experimontoT has made over two
hundred pounds of butter from each
of his eight cows, and two loads of
muck pass into and out of his pig
pens each week, showing that the fer.
tility Of the farm is regarded as inn
portant for the manufacturer OF but
ter. Ills milk room is we'll ventilated.
1T is desirable that the air should
come iuto the room below the pans,
and not at the top of the room.
White spccks are not troublesome
when houses are thus ventilated.
CANARY BIRDS, Hang the cage
always where drafts do not strike the
bird. Give healthy birds canary and
rape seed, plenty of fresh water, cut
tie fish bone, and clean gravel on the
bottom of the cage often. Also, give
the birds fresh water to battle in every
day. After they have bathed remove
the dish, which should be rather shall.
low. Never have the room over.
heated. AT night, when the fire has
gone down, if it is very cold, throw
a thin cloth over the cage. A little
pepper occasionally regulates them
Do not give them cake or sugar
When mouting, feed them Oh rape
seed, slightly moistencd. Hard boil
cd egg and cracker grated are excel.
ent. Bad seed will Kill birds. Cab.
bage and sweet apples are good for
them, and nov and then a fg. With
moderate care the little songsters will
repay your attention with sweet notes
of joy.
REARING Tum.EYs.-To be sue.
cessiul in rearing turkeys, they must
either be supplied over night with
their first meal, or tie poulterer must
be up with the lark. There is no bet.
ter tplan than putting the hen and