The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-08-29
Farm and Household Column

Farm and Household Column
A Bee-keeper gives this rlan 70
prevent swarm Of bees from getting
away from the hive; with the state
,ncnt that after ten years. experience
he has never known it to fail Int
once: AZ soon as thcy show the first
symptoms of swarming stop up some
OF the outlets to the hive So as to
force them to a considerable time
coming out. The swarm being made
!, p IN part of young bees, many of
them unable to fly well, and, as the
swarm can do nothing until all are
ont and flying about in the air, Ly
prolonging their exit the feeble ones
u become tired, and, finding their plans
frustrated, they alight to arrange
theit journey: lf,tlley can leave the
ola hive at once they care; very little
about alightine.
THE GRASeERs.-We learn from,
the energetic Deputy for this Parish,
and Vernon, Mr.. Joseph II. Hynson:
flat he has within the list few weeks
organized t'td more Oranges on the
North side Of He'd River. This il
right and we Ore ouly sorry that the
nn@ocr t. two, instead Of twenty u
week. This side Of the river seems
t2 be slow about getting up their lists.
We have. heard Of several, however:
IN the process Of preliminary orgsni.
sation over here and have no doubt
6ut that they will spring up briskly
this Fall, when money gets q little
more plentiful than it now is among
our planters. We would like to Gee
every planter in the Parish belong to
the order and then they could control
the labor question as it ought to be
controlled BY them.-Caucasian.
From six to ten drops Of the con-
centratetl solution Of chloride Of sud-,
in a wineglassfal Of pure spring wa.
ter, taken Immediately after ablu-
tons OF tho morning ate completed;
will sweeten the breath by d,sinfect-
ing the stomach, which, fur from lx,.
ing injured, will be benefited by tho
medicine. If necessary, this may bo
repeated In the middle Of the tlav,
In some eases the odor from cario9s
teeth is combined with that Of the
stomach. II the month is we'll rims.
ed with a teaspoonfal of the Solution
OF the chloride in a tumbler Of water.
the bad ordor Of the teeth will bo re-,
moved.
"A correspondent Of, the New York
Tribune gives the following IA q sure
preventive against byirophobia:
One and o half ounces Of clecam.
pane root (green preferable, if oh.
tainable), boiled 10 a pint Of milk
until reduced to half a pint. Take in
the morning, fasting, and do not
breakfast until 4 o'clock In the after.
noon. 1ntermit another day, ami
then take Same dose a. last. Thia
will be efectual If taken at any time
before the paroxysns COME on"
Hot alum water 10 4 recent sncees.
ton as an iDsecticidH. It will ies.
troy red and black ants, cockroaches.
spiders, chinch:bugs, and ali tIo
crawling pests which infsst our hons.
%. Take two pounds Of alum and
dissolve it in three or four quarts Of
boiling water; let it stand on the fro
till the alum disappears; then apply
IL With i brush while nearly boilinr
hot to . very joint and crevice In ,your
closets, l,edsteads, pantry shelves.
and the like. Brush the crevices in
the floor Of the skirting or mop. boards,
if You suspect that they harbor ver.
min. II, In whitewashing q ceiling.
plenty Of alum IL added t. the lime,
it will also serve to keep insects at 1,
distance. C0ckroacllcs will flee tlla
paint which, has been washed in cool
alum water. Sugar. barrels and box
cs can be freed from ants BY drawing
q chalk mark Just around the edge Of
the top Of them. The mark must be
unbroken, or they will creep over It;
but d continuous chalk mark half an
inch In WIDTH will Get their depre;la.
tions at naught. Powdered alum or
borax will keep the cl,inch. bugs at 4
respectable distance, and travellers
should always carry package in
their handbags to scatter oyof and
under their pillows in places whcro
they have reasot tO suspect the pres.
ence of such bed-fellows. ,aH3
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY. 49,
"Wood lice" in frames or pots NAV
be trapped with . piece Of apple or
potato a. bait loosely incased In div
m0sss / ~ = aHus 81 .a
Most Of the shadows tl,at cross our
path through life are caused by our
standing In out own light. Is.
I'll Is estimated that there arc one
million bushels Of wheat along tho
line and tributary to the Dakota
Southern Railroad in Nebraska aud
"0 S"ig, r,q4 tal.5 o. a.p3,54.
The Oranges in Whiteside county,
Illinois, have resolved to 60 into thu