Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-08-19

oil 1niS tTouOie. fdTHtIS, as a general
rule, who properly manage their affairs,
keep enough for themselves, before they
make any attempts to sell. which is dis
crete, right and just. But after butter
has begun to show the least possible
signs of change from bad to worse,
they likewise begin to salt, work, and
doctor it sufficiently to be showed off up
on the unwary buyer in the city. Why,
l have seen this mode practiced SO gen.
orally, that after a time it was said, and
by many was firmly believed, that farm
ers in the vicinity of that town were not
capable of producing wholesome butter;
and the matter went on considerable
length of time in this shape, until the
market was utterly destroyed, and the
production of that community could
barely be disposed Of above a nominal
price unless assured of its good quality
by actual taste, and then, doubts would
arise as to its cleanliness.
Now, it may be said by some that l
have drawn terrible state of affairs,
and something which is likely never to
happen with our neighbors, our commun-
deplorable state of affairs, I confess, yet
it is true to the very letter. There is
nothing SO telling in the world in the
transactions of the citizens of city, or
even town, as when they have com
pletely lost all confidence in the farm
ing communicable class that are con-
coded by all on every hand to be the
most upright, patient, and straightfor-
ward working people of the land.-W.
Fl. K. an american Farm Journal.
RooFINa Material w. L. asks
for information for material suited to
put over shingles to make durable and
tight roof" l presume he thinks there
is some kind of a compound which can
be spread over shingles to make leaky
roofs tight, but assure him he will look
in vain. L will tell him in as few words
as | can, what "know" on that subject.
Some ten or twelve years ago Judge LOOM
is, of Little Falls, Herkimer County, q
hope he will pardon me for using his
name without authority,) finding his
house leaking badly, and being afraid Of
rain while shingling, resorted to another
expedient. He ordered the requisite
quantity of roofing slate from the Mid.
die Granville Slate Co., in Washington
County, and laid them on top of the
shingles. His neighbors predicted q
failure, but he persisted, and finished W
the job the same as if he laid on tn,
roof boards. | took occasion from time
to time to inquire how the experiment
worked. and hearing no complaint.
caused slate roof to be laid in the sam,
manner on the Episcopal church in Hol
land Patent, Oneida Co., in plain sigh
from the cars on the Utica & Black Riv
er Railroad. This roof is full six year
old, and is tight and shows for itself
Two years ago | caused another roof t
be laid also on old shingles, and it work
well. To novice or to one who doe
not stop to think of causes and effect,
few words by way of instruction. Stat
are indestructable this is one requisit
, sought by J. w. L., and if we'll laid vii
be tight; this is all he asks. Then lie
him procure sixpenny, or better still
, if he can find them. an eightpenny STA,
mail-that is large headed nail. Th
extra length is needed to reach throug
the old shingles into the roof board
$ If nail should happen to strike crac
: or open space so as not to hold we'll, h
f must punch new hole through the slat
q This is all, but he had best employ
q regular slater to do the work, and the
4 l will warrant him durable and tight
q roof, but his roof boards must be SCUM
n enough to hold the nails. Cor. Cuont,
. Gentleman.