The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-07-04
Farm Column,

give another colony without injnrjr.
itself; indeed. it is really better, b
cause it exchanges in swarming. i
old for a new queen. The capital il
vested in the hive is thus ,lhubl,
every season, giving one hundred p,
cent on the money, whether the biz,
I've worth five dollars or twenty
five. In average seasons, from tllirt!
TO fifty ponrds of honey may be oh,
tanned also from both the old and new
colonies. When tha number incrtas,
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it is preferred to have less increase
and more surplus honey, they may be
easily managed to secure that end.
Does anything pay better than this .
In almost every country village in
the land, to say nothing of the cities,
honey is high priced luxury, while
at the same time, rich honey harvcsts
all around are unappropriated. This
should not be. While we do not ad-
wise any one to 60 to bee keeping on
a large scale unless sure they possess
an aptitude for the business, we would
urge every dweller in the country,
and many in the towns and suburbs
Of the cities, to keep bees enough to
furnish honey. Only one rule is nee
ossary to he observed to insure sue
cess, whether you have few hives or
many. Keep every colony always
strong in numbers. When in this
condition they are prepared to win
ter well, to rear brood to keep their
numbers good, and if adverse sea-
sons come, wait, without injury un-
til better times.
ARTIFICIAL llONEY.-lO pounds
sugar; 3 pounds water; 40 grains
Cream Tarter; 10 drops Essence Pep
permint; 3 pounds strained Honey.
lst dissolve the sugar in the water,
and take off the scum; then dissolve
the cream tarter in a little warm wa
ter, which you will add with somo
little stirring then add the honey
heat to a boiling point, stir for a few
minutes.
For CoLoRED GOODS THAT "WoN'r
WAsH.'-To set blue: Take one tea
spoonful of powdered sugar of lead.
pour on enough boiling water to dis
solve it, add this to one gallon luke
warm water, stir it up, and take care
that no sugar of lead settles around
the edges or bottom; put the fabric
in for half an hour, wiring out and
dry before washing. 70 set green
Use alum in same way, taking caro-
that the fabric does not lie upon the
bottom of the vessel, while it is soak
ing, as the alum is very apt to settle,
and if it comes in direct contact with
the fabric will injure it.
A FREQuENfTRoU WITH HERO
sENE LAMrs.-Thc light often is I'M
satisfactory while all is apparently in
good order. 1t should be borne in
mind that, though the wick is but
very gradually burned, it is constant
ly becoming less able to conduct the
oil. During several weeks some
quartso of oil are slowly filtered through
the wick, which stops every particle
of dust or other matter that will with
utmost care he in the best kinds of
oil. The result is that the wick,
though it is of sufficient length and
looks as ever, has its conducting pow
er greatly impaired, as its pores so to
speak, or the minute channels by
which the oil reaches the place to DO
burned, becomes gradually obstruct-
ed. 1t is often economy to substi.
tute a new wick for an old one, even
if that be plenty long enough to serve
for some time to come. -Agriculturist.
A contemporary says: The exc|u-
sion Of damp from brick-work has
long been an important problem with
builders. 1t is stated that one of the
most effective methods of accomplish
ing this object is the following:
Three-quarts of notified soap are dis
solved in one gallon of boiling water,
and the hot solution spread steadily
with a fiat brush over the outer sur
face of the brick-work, care taken
that it does not lather; this is allow
ed to dry for twenty-four hours, when
a solution, formed of a quarter of a
pound of alum dissolved III two gal
| Ions of water is applied in a similar
manner over the coating Of soap.
The soap and alum form an insolu-
bic varnisl, winch the rain is unable
to penetrate, and this cause of damp
ness is thus said to be etfectually re-
moved. The operation should be per-
formed in dry, settled weather.
Another method is to use eight
parts of linseed oil and one part Of
sulpher, heated together to 27o0 III
an iron vessel.
TO REMOVE LICE FROM SHEEP. "A
correspondent of the New England
Farmer says he keeps a trouglfin his
pasture and once in about four weeks
he puts in it two or three pounds OF
sui phur Che don't say for how many
Sheep, and puts salt on top. He
knows it will clean sheep of ticks and
thinks it will office; besides he thinks
it healthful for the sheep, whether
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