The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-04-04
FARM AND GARDEN.


er be washed with anything but salt
and water-a pint of salt to half pail
full of soft water, moderately warm.
Dry quickly with soft cloth. Twice
during the season will probably be suf-
fcient washing for bedroom, but q
room much used will require it some
what oftener. Oil-cloth is ruined by
the application of I've soap, as the I've
eats the cloth, and after being washed,
it should be wiped perfectly dry, or the
dampness will soon retit. If laid down
where the sun will shine on it much, it
will be apt to stick fast to the floor, UNI
less paper is laid under it.
WAR AS PROMOTER OF AGRICUL-
TURE.-The invasion of France by the
Germans has had curious influence on
the fora of the former country. A large
number of foreign plants, chiefly from
the South of Europe, the seeds of which
were brought by the invading army
along with forage and by other means,
having sprung up in the neighborhood
of Paris, and established themselves
either temporarily or permanently.
Two French botanists have published a
''Florula Obsidionalis," or fora of the
two sieges, inclgding 100 species hith-
erto unknown to the district Nearly
the whole of them belongs to families
of plants employed for forage or other
commissariat purposes.
HAVE SCRAP BooK.-Every farmer
should have book in which to paste
agricultural scraps. Every one, in
reading paper, viii see a number of
things which he will wish to remember.
He will perhaps see suggestions, the
value of which he will desire to test, or
hints which he viii want to be govern
ed by in future operations. And yet,
after reading the paper he will throw
it down and probably never see it again.
In such case all the. valuable articles
will be lost. To prevent such a loss,
every reader should clip from the pa
pers such articles as he desires to pre-
serve and remember, and paste them in
scrap book Such book, at the end
of a year or two, would be very interest
ing and valuable.
THE Position OF A HoUsE.-Houses
on streets running nearly north and
south are far preferable to those locat-
ed on going east and west in a sanitary
estimate. In the first, here at the north
of the equator, the sun shines brilliant
" in the forenoon on the front, and
with nearly equal force in the after
noon on the rear. Thus dampness is
expelled and the whole edifice is dry
and the air far purer for its solar expo
sure. If house is on and east and
west street, those fronting north are de-
cidedIy the best for residence, because
the suns action on the yard, the kitch-
en-, and usual regions of neglected ac-
cumulatiOns, purifes and mOdifies the
humid atmosphere that is sure to pre-
dominate in yards and back side of
houses whose rear is north of the street
Thus circumstanced, the back rooms
are Dever so pleasant, cheerful or eco
nomically warm in winter or ventilated
in summer. as when on the south side.
Opening on the street, the front of such
gets both light and air by reason of the
frequent swing of the front door.
EARLY VEGETABLEs.-Ifs seeds are to
be purchased it will be well to send for
them some time before needed, so that
no delay may occur. Have a box of
proper size with a good cover, where
they may be securely kept, and each
package labeled. A hot-bed is easily
made, and the advantage of having a
supply of early lettuce, radishes, toma-
toes, etc, amply repays for all trouble.
But it may not always be possible to
make and care for one or more of these,
and should only few early plants be
wanted, cheap substitute for hot-bed
can be had by making box long enough
to reach across the window, and about
four inches deep, the width being de-
termined by the place. Fill with rich
garden soil, when it will be ready to re-
ceive the seed. Seeds of annual flow
ers may be planted in the same way,
and, when the proper time arrives,
transferred to the garden. In this way
flowers may be obtained much earlier
in the season than with the usual mode
of planting the seed in the flower beds.
FISH FOR MANURE.-Having used fish
scraps as manure, and knowing some
thing of its manufacture, have become
convinced that, at 500 ton, after it has |
gone through the maggot and heating |
state, it is the cheapest special fertilizer |
that can be had. One hundred and |
twenty-five pounds should fill a barrel, |
and one that has got either too much |
water or sand in it. Air dried scraps,
suitable for packing, contain about 80 |
per cent of water, yet some is sold that |
contains more than so, besides sand. |
Ny experience is, that at $50 a ton,
counting 125 pounds to the barrel, it |
will pay to use in the market garden; [ |
don't think it would enfield crops 1t |
appears to be available at a lower tenn
perature than guano or phosphate: |
hence its value in raising a crop where |
a weeks time makes the difference be- |
tween a large profit and a small one. |
Once ] tried it on early potatoes, a |
small handful in the hill, at planting; |
it spoilt them; [ shall try it again, SOW
ing on the row, after covering, for [ |
think they got too much of it.-BOstOn |
How TO WASH WOoLENs.-Cold. soft |
water, well lathered with hard soap,
and also rub soap on the fannels as |
they are being washed in the two first |
waters, but do not rub any soap on |
them in the third, which is also the last |
water; but have the water well lather- |
ed, the same as the two first; wiring the |
fannels well, then shake them from all |
four sides; then hang them out to dry |
in the sun; but if the weather is cloudy |
or stormy, dry them in doors BY !
adopting this mode of washing t1annels |
they VIII be soft, white, and retain |
their primeval shape. Colored wooden |
goods, such as dresses, etc, pick them
to pieces, then wash them in the same |
way as white fannels are washed, but |
in one water only, that must be clean,
and only one dress washed in the same |
water; then wiring it out dry; take |
clean and dry sheet, and spread out the |
dress in the sheet, then fold it all up,
and let it remain two or three hours; by |
that time the dress will be dry enough |
to be ironed; it must be ironed on the |
wrong side; if washed and ironed in this |
way, the best cashmere will look as good |
as new.
Hopping the Flour Barrel.
Putting a hoop on the family -four
barrel is an operation that will hardly |
bear an encore The woman generally !
attempts it before the man comes home !
to dinner. She sets the hoop upon the |
end of the slaves, takes deliberate aim |