Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-19

House Farm and Garden.
PRnrRvE TIE BnRlNos.-A tree trans
planted should be set IN the same position in
which it stood before taking up. That is, the
side of the tree that faced the north before il
was taken up, should be placed TO tie n5rth
when It is reset.
To REMOVE STAINS ra1U BRlADCL0TH.-
Take one ounce of PIPE clay tina. has been
ground fine. and mi it with twelve drops of
alcohol, and the sane quantity Of spirits Of
turpentine. Whenever you wish to remove
any stains from clo:h, noisten little of this
mixture aad rub it on the spots. Let itrc-
main till dry, then rub it OF with a wooden
cloth, and the spots viii disappear.
DARKNESS N TIE TREATMENT Oh SMALL Po1.
If patient, in the beginning Of the attack,
be put 10 a room from which absolutely all
light is excluded save that Of a candle, the
effect is to arrest the disease in the popular
or vascular stage; the skin between the
vesicles is never inlamei n0r swollen; the
large scabs Of matter never form over the
face there Is no intense pain, and only
trifing itching, and the smell Is either 7cly
slight or altogether wanting.-L0EaoH Lam
ct.
NERVOUS OR SICK HADACAE-can general
" be cured, if taken in time, by the use of
bromide of potassium. When the attack is
felt to be coming on, take twenty grains Of
the bromide dissolved in }water 60 70 bed
aud sleep two or three hours and You aic
cured. Sometimes it may be necessary to
repeat the dose, which may be done in Two
or three hours The bromide is perfectly
harmless, unless taken in very large doses
There will be no danger in taking twenty
grains every two hours, until you have taken
three dosez But most cases, If taken IN
hand carly, viii need only one or az most
two doses.
Roors ARE or GREAT NaLUE TO CATTLE
in win ter, and are necessary 70 keep them in
a healthy condition. Ne farmer should
ever undertake to winter herd Of cattle
without a supply. Never allow your cattle
to % without a chance to obtain water twice
each day, since none Of our domestic animals
arc constituted 70 stand thirst for any great
period of time. When they do not get
chance to drink but once day, their christ
is 50 intense that they are led % drink morc
than is healthy for then 70 take at once, and
by taking 50 large an amount Of water they
become chilled and their systems tcrange4.
Regularity is of as great Importance in The
care Of cattle as it Is IN supplying our own
wants.
CURE FOX BuRNs.-Scalia and burns which
are not much more than SKIN deep alc IL
stantly relieved Of pain By using an applic--
ton made cf oil and lime water. Pour wat-
er on lump of unslaeked lime as soon as
1t If clear, stir in sweet oil until it Is as thick
as thick cream, by Stacking. and apply 1t
freely at the time, and subsequently as often
as any discomfort arises. Il boiling water
is poured on the lime rock, it will clear iu 81
few minutes. Good druggists always keep
lime water on hand. Families would do
well to keep a bottle Of the mixture always
on hand it will keep year, and can be
taken ana used AT moments notice. tue
natural skin growing again without scar,
and without the Inco1venient hard caklng
Of -four.
LAWS SAyD.-Land AID Haier speaks in
terms Of high praise of a substance sold as
.'lawn sand or '.weed-destr0ycr, the
most important fact respecting which is that
while it destroys the weeds, it has an excel
lent effect upon the hne grasses which con-
stitute good lawn. Daisies, dandelons
plantains and other weeds are said 70 be
quickly eradicated by the application Of
about a tea-spoonful TO the crown Of each in
warm, moist weather, the result being that
the weeds disappear in the course OF q few
days, while crop of fine grass shows Itself
Although the grass at first turns somewhat
brown, 1t soon RECEIVERS, and is very hcauti-
full. The precise nature Of the lawn sand is
not mentioned, though we presume it can be
readily ascertained.
How TO MANAGE A SMALL MANURE PILE.-
We are asked for directions how to manage
the accommodating of manure from a stable Of
two horses. 4 COW, and the refuse Of "a house.
To make this material ready FOR the garden
or the field in tic spring, it must be kept
from freezing. To DO this, 1t is necessary TO
turn it two or three times, and mix the rough
matter or litter equally with the finer mater
ial from the horse stable. \ square pile is
the best shape in which to keep 1t. The re
fuse from the house should be cast On the
top, which should be made hollow, 10 retain
the liquid, which will prevent ianging OF
the dry-rot. When the heat is reduced, com
mence at one end and turn the heap, and
intermix the unrotted outside material with
the center.-He0'th and Home.
ALSlkE ALOh LE.--4Ae lut ZINC Oh eihAtE
clover seed approaches, it may be well to call
the attention Of ou@ readers to the rarity
known as Alsike. Many and various state
ments have been made Of Its value. As
crass-pcrennial rather than biennial, Of its
great growth, sweetness, value as a feeder Of
bees. etc. We have grown it, more or less,
in small patches of a rod or 50 square, and,
while we feel like advising It's trial, we
should hesitate TO seed down five acres with
it looking to crop fer our stocks support.
The following from How to Make the Farm
Pay it way be well for all u read We
believe upon a fair trial Alsike clover will
recommend itself fayorably to the farmer,
and VIII be preferred 10 the red, whenever it
can be adyantageously grown. This year it
has been cut six feet four inches in length
and the average length On one acre was four
feet. Our stock prefers tito all other olovers,
and the aftcrswath does not saliyate our
horses and cattle. 1t should be sown with
timothy or stiff grasses, to hold It's fine
growth up. 1t viii stay green until after
harvest, when it will be as green as the
timothy, and not turn black, as cur red
clover, when cut late as timothy is, after
being left standing until after harvest. Ii
can also be threshed with timothy, and the
seed easily separated, and it also acts as 4
flavor TO threshed timothy, and all can be
fed up without waste Alsike luxuriates in
damp soils, and Will not freeze out. as the
red clover, and can also be used well as a
fertilizer, as 1t yields heavy succuleat mat
ter to plow under. Ii also has three times
the amount CT roots that red clover has
A system of feeding cattle has been en-
ployed by some Of the farmers Of Worcester
county. by which II l. claimed that g saving
of one-third is effected in the amount Of fod-
der consumed. 1t is called the Barre mode
of feeding, and is thus described in the New
England, Farmer All feelings are regulated
by a clock placed in the barn for the guild
ance of the person having the cattle in charge.
At about 80 a. III. the first foddering is
given, which consists Of the usual amount Of
hay gwen at time. As soon as the cattle
have eaten this, a second loddering is gwen,
and then q third this completes the amount
for the morning feeding The cattle are
then watered, and returned 70 barn. Roots
or meal can now be fed. but the mistake
should never be made of feeding these before
watering, as the roots would considerably
Diminish that thirst for water which is neces-
sary for the health of the cattle. while many
would refuse to drink altogether Nothing
more should be given until halfpast . in the
afternoon, that the cattle NAV have time
during this interval to digest their morning
meal, and get q little rest for their digestive