American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-11-28
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

There is no profit in keeping hogs in
an open lot and feeding corn during the
| cold storms of November Either sell
| hogs or protect them.
An old pork raiser says the price of
corn and the price of hogs should com
mence with the same figure. That is,
when corn is 80 cents hogs should be
$500 per cwt., and when the former is
60 cents the latter should be 5000, etc.
Recipe for Glue for Ready L se.-To
any quantity of glue use common whisky
instead of water. Put both together in IL
bottle; cork tight, and set it away for
| three or four days. 1t will then be fit for
use without the application of heat 1t
will be found a useful and handy article
| in every household.
To Cure Sleepiessness.-Let the full
meal come in the middle of the day.
Two hours after it has been taken walk
three or four miles or ride twice that
number Eat a light, easily -digestcd sup
per and pass the succeeding hours till
bed time in an agreeable but not excIt-
| ing manner. Avoid causes of worry,
sleep in a fresh bed and well-ventilated
apartment.
A correspondent writes to the !Scien-
| titic american that the worst toOthache, or
| neuralgia coming from the teeth, may
| be speedily and delightfully."- ended by
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cotton saturated in strong solution of
| ammonia to the defective tooth. Some
times the late sufferer is prompted to
momentary nervous laughter by the APP
piication, but the pain has disappeared.
The perniciOus habit of breathing
through the mouth while sleeping or
waking is very hurtful. There are many
persons who sleep with the mouth open
and do not know it. They may go to
sleep with it closed and awake with it
closed; but if the mouth is dry and
parched on waking it is sign that the
mouth has been open during sleep. SnOr-
ing is certain sign. This habit should
be overcome. AT all times, except when
eating, drinking or speaking, keep the
mouth firmly closed, and breathe through
the nostrils, and retire with firm deter
mination to conquer. The nostrils are
the proper breathing apparatus-not the
mouth. A man may inhale poisonous
gases through the mouth without being
aware of it, but not through the nose
Science Of Health.
Shelter for Tools.-The Farmers
Union says: "Now that harvesting is
over, take care of the tools. A harvester
that costs two hundred dollars is too eX
pensive piece of machinery to lie out
in the weather exposed to wind, sun and
rain. One of our correspondents some
time since made the startling announce
ment that on an average they did not do
over two months work before they were
worn Understanding that two weeks
labor was got out of them each year,
and that in four years they were used
up. Now this ought not SO to be, and
yet it is on a par with much of the farm
ing in the West. Build shelter, be it
ever SO cheap, and store your machinery
in it the first thing after getting your
grain in the stack. Take out the sickle,
oil it, and lay it away for safe keeping
in your house. Clean thoroughly all the
metal work and rub it over with tallow
to save rusting, for this not only de-
stroys your machine, but causes friction,
which will rack it to pieces when it is
next needed for use; and as soon as you
can paint it over. Paint preserves your
wood and keeps it from sun cracks and
rot. If 1t is sheltered and painted, and
kept from rusting, and the nuts properly
screwed up when in use, a good harvester
will last dozen years with occasional
renewal of the sickle"