Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-08-14
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SUMNER BLANKETS FOR HORsEs.-
Blanketing horses in summer has now
become an acknowledged necessity,
and light blankets are now an irnpor-
tant portion of the harness-maker's
stock. The materials used for these
are brown and bleached linen, scrims,
flannel and light cotton cloth. Muslin
sheets are also used, but these, as well
as those made of duck, are not popular.
Linen and flannel are the favorite
goods; they cost more, but are durable
and look well; twilled braid is used for
binding and joining, and some of the
finer qualities have monOgrams or the
name of the horse worked on with
very narrow braid of the same shade
as the binding. Scrims is used more
as protection against flies than for
any other purpose, and being very
light and loosely woven, requires to be
well bound and secured at the seams;
a strip of leather should be stitched on
under the braid, either on the back of
the scrims or between it and the braid;
the edge of the scrims must be turned
In so that the outer row of stitches will
pass through two thicknesses; if this is
not done it will ravel, and the binding
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FIRE PLACES FOR VENTILATION
A writer in an exchange is opposed to
the practice of most housewives, who,
if they have open fire places in their
rooms, choke them uptight all through
the summer, as they dread the sInuts
on the carpet. These fiues, however,
are good means of ventilation, and
should be allowed to remain open, as
the chimney may be easily cleaned out
by bundle of burning straw. Proper
ventilation is easily secured, and only
requires an intelligent understanding
of its principles and their proper appli-
cation. Health is matter of personal
care, and if we do not follow the laws
of nature, We are sure to suffer for
their infringement. The use of the
fresh air of heaven and cleanliness of
house and person, with temperate liv-
ing, are our best and surest safeguards.
PRESERVING EGGs.-Delhi Mills,
Michigan, writes to Poultry World:
SIN answer to ascorrespondent in the
June number about preserving eggs,
would say that I think the following
plan will keep them, and without CIV
ing them any unnatural flavor. Dip
them in boiling hot water, taking out
Immediately, then lay them in fresh
salt, separate from each other, small
end down. To my certain knowledge,
eggs that were packed after this plan
last summer, were as fresh, apparently,
when used in April last, as when laid.
l know one woman who sold four hun
dred dozen at one time during the win
ter when they were high, that were
put down during the summer, i'm this
ways hVy WOIC all SOOu.
THE YELLOW-LEGGED Fowls are
best, and why do not farmers stock up
with such? d? Fowls which grow quick
est are the most profitable. Farmers
ought to know that the sale Of eggs is
less profitable than the sale of hens;
therefore, Houden hens, that do not
like to sit, are not the best. Onions
chopped fine ana mixed with meal,
constitute cure for hen diseases.
DESTRUCTION OF INSECTS IN POULTRY
HoUsEs.-Fumigating poultry houses
with sulphur, thrown on glowing Goals
in an earthen vessel, keeping the house
closed for several hours, is said to be a
perfect remedy for insects of all kinds.
The poultry of course must be removed
before the experiment.
ASH BATH FOR FOwLs.--An English
poultry journal says: "Wood ashes are
excellent and make the best bath a
fowl can have, but coal ashes cause
them much suffering and discomfort"