The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
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The following remarks from the Yer
mont Farmer will be read with interest,
as they nearly concern a large majority
of farmers who, once in their lives, at
least, if not oftener are called upon to
exercise their ingenuity in building them
selves home:
"A house should be 50 arranged as to
make that most dreadful day of all the
DAYS, (MOnday), but a sweet return of
Il day when cleanliness shall characterize
the entire household. 1t should be sup
piled with washing machine and wringer
Of the most improved patterns, with
hard and soft water handy, and plenty of
good soap, so that instead of singing that
sad lamention of "Thump, thump, scold,
scold; thump, thump way we may hear
our wives and daughters all joining in
the chorus of that familiar song, Home,
sweet home; there is no place like home,
The cook-room, which is one of the
utmost Importance, should be one of great
convenience, large enough to hold the
flour, the meal, the rye, the graham, the
butter, lard cream, salt, spices, &c, with
all the utensils necessary to perform the
work Of cookery with the greatest ease
and satisfaction, so that Bridget need not
be called from her accustomed work to 90
up stairs for the flour, out in the back
room for the meal, down cellar for the
lard, out in the milk room for the cream,
and somewhere else for the butter. Every
ingredient should be directly before the
cook, each occupying its proper place, so
that she has only to put forth her hand
and help herself to whatever she likes.
Running water should be an indoor COM
modify, saving many steps in the course
of the year. Woodshed should be handy,
we'll protected from wind and snow. Milk
room, if convenient, should be attached
to the house in some cool apartment,
where it may have, if needed, good ven
tilation, and the utmost care should be
taken to have pure air and perfect clean
illness throughout nothing should be
kept in said room but milk and dairy
utensils 1t is conceded by the best
Judges that milk is the most sensitive of
all farm products, and it has been proved
to a demonstration that where the air be-
comes impure from any nuisance about
the building near where the milk is kept,
or from any vegetable matter kept i'll the
room with the milk, it will faint the milk
and impart an unpalatable flavor to the
butter. Such butter not only finds I'M
favorable reception in all our markets,
but Il falling off in price from the better
quality The above facts present no new
theory, one should be regarded with
favor by all interested.
Another thought suggests itself, in re-
gard to the house, worthy of consideration.
There are many men whose means are
somewhat limited, who think it strict
economy to invest as few dollars in build
ing house possible. Thus the material
furnished and the help employed are of
the poorest quality The foundation, for
instance, is laid by an inexperienced
man, who can be hired for one-third less
than an experienced and scientific hand
The result is, after a few years time the
walls have caved in, and are to be relaid
with greater difficulty than before To
save expense it is apt to be the case that
no cellar is put under the l. part of the
house, the underpining being laid on the
ground for Jack Frost to display his
strength from Winter to Winter, until
he has nearly separated the main build
ing from the l.. Finally, the whole
structure is of the cheapest or poorest
material, rendering the whole house
cold, uncomfortable habitation, and is to
every close reckoner or candid man
matter of the poorest economy. The ex-
ira fuel it would cost to wsrm such a
house, to say nothing Of the uncomforta-
BILE and inconvenient part Of it, would in
few years pay the extra expense that a
thOrough-built house would cost, while the
latter during all these years would be far
more enjoyable by all concerned. Too
much like manufacturing garments from
poor and cheap material costing lust as
much for thread, buttons and labor as
for the more substantial and higherspriced
goods, and in which there is no economy
to rich or poor. sLoa
| like the plan of building house that
is proof against vermine, which is easily
done without much extra expense. In
stead of frame, as is the common Gus
tom, have your lumber sawed into Stats
one and half by four or five inches,
which may be of cheap material, answer
ing every purpose in this case. After
placing stills on foundation, begin to lay
on Stats as above mentioned, breaking
joints each time, and the same with the
POI tiIioAS " ti1A LuS IOOmS, udlluS Luen
sufficiently strong until high enough for
your overlays. After they are all laid in
their proper place continue to slat between |
them, and so on above until completed, |
making one of the most substantial and |
comfortable houses that our farmers can
have, and always free from those pests
that annoy so many dwellings among the
farming community generally. One of
the houses on my own farm is built after
The above plan, and has ever been free
from rats and mice until this day, while
n the other house we have suffered great
annoyance and damage.
In connection with the house, the ice
rouse, though thought by some to be of
minor importance, is in many instances of
,aluable consequence, and may be safely
eckoned among dairy product. No