The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-06
Farm. GartIcn and Household.

use hnnVingS made OF install, and m nc-
count Of this ue'E invention, which
come, to lis from Paris, hAS been read
before the Society of Arts. The metal
employed is tinfoiI in sheets about six
teen feet long, and from thirty to forty
inches wide, The sheets Rre painted
md dried at high temperature, and
nre then decorated with many different
Patterns, sneh az foliage, flowers,
geometrical figures, imitation Of wood,
or landscapes. Wien decorated, the
sheets are vanished, md again dried,
and are then ready for sale.
A new mode OF washing linen Inns
been introduced and adopted in Ger
many. The operation consists in dis
solving two pounds OF soap in about
three gallons Of Water ms hot Ns tho hand
can bear, and adding to this one table
spoonful Of turpentino and three Of
LIQUID ammonia; the mixture must then
he well stirred and the linen stepped in
il for two or three hours, taking care to
cover mp the vessel which contains them
MS nearly Theoretically MS possible. The
clothes are aitcrwnrd washed ont and
rinsed in tho usual way. Tho soap and
water luay be relocated and used the
second sine, but in that case half n Ia
ble.spoontal of turpcntine and table
spoonful ot ammonia must bc added.
The process is said to cause n great
economy inti.ne, labor, and fuel.
Awriter in the C6mtrg Gentleman
says: 1stecrs / handle and yoke up
si,a first winterbe! Sprc they are year
0a, mid during thu following summer,
10 acSilstoh, them to the yoke, and to
walk siifC ~ aide evenly together. The
second wii2lSYJ put them to Light sled,
and mt snlT tope around the nigh
ones head, not " gAide ihcm by, but
to secure them from raining away from
mo Inv some sudden fright or some
other cnns,, / thep, with light, short
whip nroccca 10 teach them 10 draw,
10 90 forward to a, N, to haw and gee,
use icw words with them, pnd few
motions Of the whip, not try,G . 70 W SSGe,,
them too mnny things at once. ""e''
they arc little older, I teach them u
back by choosing piece Of descending
ground for that purpose, with the empty
sled or curt for load. never try to
plough without driver till steers are
four years old.
An Iowa farmer recommends tho fol-
lowing device for measuring land. Take
two Stats about six feet long, sharpen
one end Of each, lay thom upon floor
like pair OF open compasscs, 80 that
the points shall be exactly five feet six
inches apart; now nail the other two
ends together and n piece across the
middle, 80 thRt it will look like the let
ter A, and the measure is finished. To
measure land place one point ut the
starting place and the other also on tho
ground in straight line for destination;
stand alongside the machine, with ono
hand oil top Of 1t; take one step for
ward, tip up tho point that is behind,
swing it around (from YOU on the other
poiut, and set it in line also. A person
in this manner can measure correctly Ms
fast MS he can walk-.-threc spaces make
rod-.-walk straight without stopping,
count the spaces, divide these by three,
and you have the rods.
Californians lead in tho matter Of
dairy cuteness 50 far MS heard from. A
commission firm in San francisco "late.
ly found that some OF their customers
were exaspcrated about something, and
soon sunlry suspicious and greasy.
looking bouldcrs and bricks were
brought in and deposited on their coun.
tiers by persons who stated TINT they
found them in firkins Of butter they had
bought Of the firm, and these persons
not unnaturally INDUCED in remarks
that they could not be deemed compli,
mentary to the butter dealers. An in.
vGstigatiOn was Mt once made, when il
was discovered TINT consignment con
sisting Of twenty-ciglt firkins Of what
purported to be a choice product OF the
dairy was largely doctorcd" in thi.
substantial manner. Some Of the firkini
contained from ten to fourteen pound.
of rock and brick. Measures were ri
once taken to trace the ingenious yillanJ
to its proper source"
A correspondent of the Pmiri,
Farmer, who has had large experience
with swine, says the following are re-
liable:
Preventive. lone peck wood ashes,
four pounds salt, one pound each Of
black antimony, copperas, and sulphur,
quarter Of pound sAltpetre. Pound,
mix thoroughly and moisten enough to
prevent wastc; put in trough in Il dry
place where the hogs can Mt NIL times
cat as much MS they please of it. have
strictly followed directions and have had
no cholera.
Rcmcdy.---Itis: Sulphur, tive pounds
copperas, two pounds; madden, two
pounds; black anthony, half pound
saltpotre, half pound; arsenic, two
ounces. The quantity is sufficient fol
100 hogs, and is mixed with Blop enough
for few doses all round---R pint t.
each hog. Each time tried this haG
about fifty head, and not ono died thai
WINS able TO walk to the trough and hai
enough life left to drink.
A correspondent Of the Vermont Far
MGR thus describes nm improved poke OF
jumping.stick: First put piece acrosl
the horns Then have piece OF hard
wood board, one-half or three.fourthl
inch thick, and about three feet long
Have n hole inserted in the bar across
the horns in such way TINT when this
hard wood strip is inserted in IL, running
out over the back, as the animal natu
rally carries It's head, the renr end viii
be just free Of the back. Drive three
or four sllingle nails, ground sharp into
this end, letting them come through