The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-10-23
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ganese and sixty parts Of common salt,
and may be distributed on plates.
In ANY apartment capable of being
closed, which has been infected by dis
charges or emanations from the sick,
alter thorough cleansing and white
washing, fumigation by burning
few ounces of Hnlphur, or by nitrous
acid from two or three ounces Of nitric
acid poured upon an ounce Of copper
filings, viii be efectual in disinfecting
them Or the rooms may be disinfeoted
with bromine. Before the Immigration
all cbimneys and openings should be
closed and remain so for twenty-four
hours. After this, open all doors and
windows, and keep them open for seve-
raj days and nights. Personal cleanli-
nees and ventilation should in all cases
be attended to.
To MAKE TOMATO FIas.-Pour boil
ing water over the tomatoes in order TO
remove the skins then weigh them and
place them in a stone Jar, with as much
sugar ns you have tomatoes, and let
them stand two days then pour off the
syrup and boil and skim 1T until no
scum rises then pour Il over the toma-
toes and let them stand two day. as be-
fore then boil and skim again. After
q third time they are ft to dry if the
weather is good; if not let them stand
in the syrup until drying weather.
Then place on large earthen plates or
dishes, and put them in the sun to dry,
which will take about week, after
which pack them down in small wooden
boxes, with fine white sugar between
each layer. Tomatoes prepared in this
way will keep for years.
Mr. chickens are never sick, conse.
quently / have no doctoring to do.
Think sickness among fowls is more the
result Of bad management than anv
thing else; and that doctcring does
more harm than good. Remove the
cause and the effect win remove itself.
/ have on several occasions. when
chicken cholera was bad in my neigh
borhood, given, mixed In the food of
my fowls, small proportions of pow
dered charcoal, oxide of iron and aour
OF sulphur. Never had 9 true case of
ohoierA, but do not pretend to hold that
the drugs administered shouId have
credit for it. Rather think that keep
ing the houses clean and their floors
well covered with fresh earth has been
the medicine that saved my chiokens.-
Aa.v O. West.
FALL FmEs.-The necessity of keep
ing warm naturally suggests fires. And
why can not we have them earlier in the
fall What is there about fire that
we should shrink from It until its
warmth becomes a necessity? Cost of
fuel has much TO do with the late
advent of warm hearth-stones, but there
are other luxuries which do not brighten
MS that are much more costly and not
nearly so we'll worth the money that is
paid for them. Apart from its health
fulness, of which so much could be said
that we will say nothing, a FIRE in the
fall Is a luxury. Not only because in
the mornings and evenings it softens
the indoor air, as the sun softens the
air out of doors ct noon, but suggests
the joys of winter at a time when it's
hRrdships are not yet known it gives
MS the rose without the thorn. And if
we are 50 conditioned as to be able TO
command wood hre-never 30 suitable
As In the mildly cold days of October
and November-how can we reconcile It
to our conscience to deny it to our
selves
SAoHErs OR SCENT BAas.--A CORE
spOndent Of the Country Gentleman
writes Various powders, etc., placed
In silk bags or ornamented envelopes
are agreeable to smell of, and also econ
omical for imparting a pleasing odor
TO linen and clothes as they are packed
away in drawers, for they prevent
moths. For heliotrope powder take
half pound Of orris root, one quarter
pound of ground rose leaves, two
ounces powdered tonquin bean, one
ounce vanilla bean, one-half draehm
grain musk, two drops otto Of almonds;
mix it all by sitting through q coarse
sieve. This is one of the best sachets
ever made, and perfumes table-oloths,
sheets, pillow. cases aud towels delici-
ously.
For lavender powder, take one pound
Of powdered lavender, one-quarter
pound of gum benEoin, and one-quarSer
of an ounce of otto of lavender.
For patchouli, use one-half pound
of Patohouli ground fine, and very
little of otto patohouli. This herb is
often sold in its natural state as i'm
ported, and is tied mp in half-pound
bundles.
Sandal wood satchet powder is good,
and consists of the wood ground fine.
Cedar wood, when ground. forms a
body for other satohet powders, and
will keep moths at a distance. Dried
fennel, when ground. is also used for
sCent-bags, and ground nutmeg is liked
for this purpose.
DRIVING HoRsEs.-Feed at least one
hour before hitching up a driving
horse; never harness in hurry IL You
can avoid it. Start out on q walk for =
quarter or half mile; increase the
speed gradually and quietly; never use
a whip. A horse that requires the whip
is only bt for hard work. he does not
know enough or else has not pride
enough for pleasure horse. Never
strike q mare for any thing except to
urge her on. Whipping her never
makes her better, but decidedly worse,
If a horse baulks, or is contrary, or toe
nervous, or has any uncomfortable
habit, keep him in harness ali day
(every day sxcept Sunday, except
when he is eating his dinner. Whez
on the road give water % often as acon
venient. Never allow horse 10 drinl
more than three gallons of water at
time unless you are going where yov
cannot get it for long time Most O
the hard work Of men. and horses il