National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-16
Farm, Garden and IiOl sehOld.

Frost BITES. Dissolve one handful O
copperas in a pail half full of warm water
soak tho feet well il il, set aside and re
peat until it is all drawn out. Often on,
application will answer, according tC
extent of disease.
PREPARING Cons FOR SEED. An Hi
nois correspondent says -" Soak doubt
full seed corn in chloride of lime and il
will come. II you soak seed corn in tan
water in which little copperas has
been dissolved. the gophers and crows
will give it n wide berth
The BENEFIT OF Cooling MILK RAPID
LY.-An Orange County dairyman said
that in his county n pound of butter re-
quired ordinarily twelve quarts of milk
to produce it, but when the milk was
cooled by setting the pans in current
ofcold water, a less quantity of milk was
required.
LEMON FOR A CoUGH. Roast the lemon
very carefully without burning it; when
it is thoroughly hot, cut and squeeze
into cup upon three ounces Of sugar
finely powdered Take spoonful when
ever yonr cough troubles you. IT is
good and agreeable to the taste. Rarely
has it been known to fail of giving relief
CURE FOR DPTHERIA. A simple and
successful treatment Of diptheria may be
found in the use Of lemon Juice Gargle
the throat freely with it, at the same
time swallowing a portion, so as to
reach all the affected parts. A French
physician claims that he saved his own
life with this pleasant remedy.
RYE BREAD. Make rather stiff mush
OF corn meal, as you would for the table,
but boil it long and well salt to taste
when mlk-warm stir III yeast, either
bakers or home made, in just the pro-
portion for wheat sponge. In cool
weather this must be done overnight !;
and in the morning, when light work
in as much rye -four with the hands as
the sponge will hold. Do not get it too
stiff, for it will adhere to the hands even
when stiff enough, and, unlike wheat
dough, its sickness is not sign of
the need of more -four. Let the dough
rise, and do not attemr to mould it, but
scrape out into well-f eased round TINS.
making too sweeping assertion to say
that all the medicine advertised for do
nestle animals are humbugs but it is
safe to declare that most of them are,
and to look with suspicion on every new
panacea that is heralded. As the vices
OF mankind prepare the way for the adj
vertisers OF nostrums innumerable, so
the keeping of artificial breeds of fowls
in close quarters and under other I'M
natural conditions gives rise to epidemics
and patent medicines. Even if the latter
were as eflicacous MS their vendors claim,
we should say, do not keep fowls under
any management that requires drugs
Wild birds are so uniformly healthy that
one appearing otherwise is rarely pro-
.nred, yet we are glad to say they take
no pills and powders.
How TO MANAGE SMALL MANURE
PILE are asked for directions how
to manage the accumulating of manure
from stable of two horses, COW, and
the refuse of house. 70 make this
material ready for the garden or the field
IN the spring, it must be kept from
freezing. To do this, it is necessary to
turn it two or three times, and mix the
rough matter or litter equally with the
finer material from the horse stable. A
square pile is the best shape in which to
keepit. The refuse from the house
should be cast on the top, which should
be made hollow, to retain the liquid,
which will prevent fanging or the dry
rot. When the heat is reduced com
mence at one end and turn the heap, and
intermix the unrot.sd outside material
with the center HeayM amt Home.