The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-15

tail end OF the hog, while the middle
pole is turned back, and put them be-
tween the hind legs aud under the gam.
brel stick, running them through until
they come to where you can hitch the
gambrel stick on the hooks, then
spread the feet OF the poles as far apart
as you will wish them TO stand firm,
then raise the top ends Of the ploes so
that you can use the middle pole just
as you would a pike pole in raising q
bent OF building, keeping the foot end
OF the pole on the ground. 10 this way
one man can raise hog OF even 400
pounds with perfect ease, and be will
be disposed to sincerity thank the Yam.
kee who first invented the simple ap-
pliapce have endeavored to describe.
HOUSING TIE CARRIAGE.
There is q common aud very vexati.
GUS complaint from parties who store
their carriage in the same building with
their borsee, or in damp carriage houses,
OF poor varnish. This will happen,
even after the very best material and
varnish have been used. for no varnish
can stand the action OF steam rising in
stable where horses are kept. When
a vanished carriage is exposed to an
atmosphere OF ammonia arising from
manure or decayed vegetable matter,
the alkali unites with the oil OF the
varnish, forming az almost impercepti-
BILE filament OF soap, which, when the
carriage is washed, dissolves in the
water and ia removed. leaving fresh
surface to be again acted on by the
ammonia, SO that the oil is gradually
removed from the yarnish. leaving the
brittle gun to look like rosin aud crum-
bic away. Therefore, dry, clean car
riage house, entirely separated from the
stable or stable manure, is the first
thing required. and, secondly, TO have
it re-varnisbed when it is required,
which is as often as once year if tie
carriage ia in continual use.
HARNESS REFORM
A letter in the Public Opinion states
that there seems to be general desire
to put down all unnecessary cruelty to
animals. Taking advantage OF this
commendable feeling, l should like to
appeal to the public on be-
half of the abolition OF blink
ers aud cruppers-two useless
pieces of harness-whict l think can
be easily shown to be both painful
and inconvenient to the horses. The
Midland Railway Company, probably
one OF the largest employers OF horses
in the Kingdom, has for some time ems
tirely dispensed with the use Of bl,nkers,
and cruppers / am glad to see, are
gradually going ont OF fashion, partlCas
larry with draft horses. The cruppcr
ireis and i.ritates the animal, and hsr-
ness makers ;cil me there would be no
mechanical difficulty in coutriving sub.
stitute for il: \ horses eye is the most
beautiful ies,ure, fn!l Of tenderness,
fidelity, and intelligence. With the
free use Of his eyes the animal can
readily Interpret the wish OF It's driver,
and make the frequent use OF the whip
unnecessary. BlInkers often tease and
distress an animal for long time be-
fore it gets habtuatad TO their use; for
the eye looks sideways, rather than
forward, and the effect Of the b!inker
is to force the eye out OF lis natural poe
sition.
PRESERVATION CD MILK.
We are indebted to the american
artisan for the following account of
new process, the invention OF Mr.. l.. +
Kirchofer, for the preservation ofmilk.
The object OF this invention (patented)
i. to subject milk to such q treat
meut that, without altering its
elements or taste, and without the
addition Of any foreign substance,
it may be preserved in its natural state
for several months without change, ex.
cept the rising OF cream, whether it be
kept in state OF rest or subject to con-
etant movement, as in sea voyages. II
this object be accomplished, the inven-
ton is q most important one, 80 con
densed milk is not in favor with most
people when used directly as an article
of food, although it is excellent used in
cookery or Tor tea and coffee. Ia Mr..
Kirchofers process the milk, fresh
drawn from the COW, is placed in cans
or bottles, which are filled as nearly full
as possible, and Immediately corkcd
tightly or Theoretically sealed.
The cans or bottles are then placed
in bath OF water, heated to the same
temperature as the milk, in such g.
manner as TO allow a teee circulation OF
water beneath and around, but not over
them The temperature OF the water
bath is then slowly raised to between
l60 and ITO degrees Fahsenheit. The
water is kept at this temperature for a
greater or less time, according to the
period during which it is desired to pre-
serve the milk. One hour will, it l.
claimed, Ireserve the milk four or five
weeks. Five hours heating is enough
for eight months or a year.
The fire is then Withdrawn and the
bath allowed to cool down slowly, after
which the cans are withdrawn and the
operation is completed An essential
condition OF success in this process is
that the vessels designed to contain the
milk should be perfectly clean and
sweet. and the milk itself pure and un-
adultersted. II the temperature be
raised above the degree Indicated, the
milk acquires cooked taste.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
lightning rods, as usually erected, do
not afford much protection. The con.
Quoting power Of lightning rods is pro.
portionel to their tolid contents. and
not 10 their surfaces. Insulstors are
of no use in any case. The rod must
be attached directly to The building,
the closer the better. Sharp points Tor
the upper termination OF rods are nee
| nssory. rods ave of lint little value