The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-05-30
HINTS ABOUT WORK.

prevent disease than to cure it. The
character Of our farming is undergo,
ing great changes. We are using
moro machinery, keeping better
stock, raising better varieties of fruit
grains, potatoes, roots, and grasses.
are buying more or making better
manure. Now, all this requires brains,
We are aware that there is great deal
of nonsense written on this subject.
But is undoubtedly a fact that Il man
canaot long use his brains rs an it,
teIIigent, enterprising American
farmer is nov compelled to do, and
work and worry ut the same time,
without an abundance Of nutritious
food. If he undertakes to do it on
fat pork, potatoes, bread, and cake,
his health will certainly give way
The American farmer Of to day
needs and mus have more fre,h
meat. Better patromze the butcher
than the doctor; better sell fewer
eggs and buy less medicine. We
have heard farmers say, GOOD that
is good enough for my men is good
enough or Inc He may have been
Iir ht. But he farmer who thinks,
and works to, needs better food
than he who merely works with his
hands.
DoN'r TAKE Down THE Sroyrs.-
Keep a fine in tie living room night
and morning. If you have Il good
od-tashioued hearth, 50 much the
better. Keep Il good fire on it. No.
thing is more pleasant or healthy
But DO MT think that because you
have Il hire you must shut the doors
In most localities, until the land is
better drained, people will suffer
more or less from malaria. Hard
work before breakfast should he
avoided as much rs possible,
MmcH Cows.-At this season the
grass is often too succulcnt. There
rs not mutriment enough in it in pro-
portion to the bulk; AID it will GEN
orally pay to give cows in the yard
'0Io my 20 cav curing 'he hLl8ht,
"t'" " ii'2't ''' io'"-Sly one peek
dlings-tho first thing in the morn
,Has zoo" cow "' inns season
I'VE generous NO." oi milk INC
IN =, ''oS "i'"'so 10 supply her Wlt4
~ 'oo'' sue c"" "lSoSU'
Do Not WoRK TIE BOYS TOO HARD.
Ever since boys were, men have
been inclined to abu.e them. And
the better the boy, the worse the
man, and the more likely the boy to
be "put upon" The poorest tools
are given to him and the most djsa-
grceablo work. Did you evor see an nv
erage man who selected the hardest
cows to milk and gave the bow the
easiest? Did you ever know a man
who would 20 for water and LEFT the
boys sit down and rest in the field
while he was cone?
T,u s,, mn
o, ,,I'o4, "lllln''l8 on The
'"ili' i'oe" oAIr'' care ana attention,
other work, they are very 70 be ne
elected, Roc,lloct' that II farmers
success depends very much on the
judgment with which he manages,
ms 1--we stock. Almost any farmer
has the qualities necessary to raise
corn and potatoes, but not one in ten
has the Judgment necessary to
manage horses, cows, sheep, and pig.
to the best advantage. 1t requires
good Judgment, n kind disposition,
promptnes9, systematic regularity, Il
keen eye to detect the first signs of
Iamencs9, Indigestion, want of appe-
When one Animal |" i. nSoi, e'c.
should be takrn f,r u,,mtoI tLat
a general rule. tbrrc Is somo 'n Ja}o"t
OF hrS'o'I IN the lood or manage
"'1",} no ""'y OF Tins one, but Of
"i VIC ol'IorS, ~ any rate, the
"n''er S'loold' at once, be lnyesti-
''o'
IypGpsrIov--Tn nina ooooa ont 81
ten. e~.nncinlIy with Lnraaa ,j J'.' VI
in animals il consaI hr nH,oato"
Wuut of oroominn. ,Eriu r",Ii
ted s,nbleg st,rra anl
o~yer-recdinn the nnv1. not INV ne
ut the roouIr TINA ,yh,n ~ hn'
and then o;r;nn hoo r,noh ano
when tbe horses ara ovtona, hn
fasting and hard lobo,. ";rina
much food ot noon and 3a 2ttI'
time to eat il. frodi'~ ;n'mal""
Grain and m1stv Loy9 th,nn "ro
AMONG the cnu.og Of ;m1iooef;nn u"
SnEEr.-Do not turn out to grass
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