The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-04-10
FARM AND HOME.

'lEO ne las Ilahs % "N"s
Mine il simple and no less fair.
Little Of earthly fame have l.:
Little of earthly wealth laid by:
aye; Z loving heart that is true and kind,
7. better than riches and fame combined.
In nv humble home l will remain,
Nor eer Of nay lowly lot complain.
Living and loving are sweeter far
Than all the worlds bright baubles are
The cat wakes up on the kitchen floor,
And the house dog barks outside the door.
Listening the waiting wife can hear
The sound of a well-known footstep near.
The creaking hinge is swung once more,
And ker husband enters the open door.
And never a prince under palace dome,
Fer ne: with a better welcome home.
To AVOID the smell of onions, care
fully sprinkle the room with disinfect-
ing fluid or chloride of lime mixed with
water. Another plan is to leave the
house at once.
To MAKE SODA WATER.-Dissolve a
quarter of a pound of common soda / n
a gallon OF water !; afterward bottle for
use. This is cheaper than that sold at
the shops, and different in flavor.
To THICKEN THE HAIR.-Take two
ounces of molasses, two ounces of glue,
and one ounce of Roman cement.
Mix, and apply before going to bed. 1t
will make the hair very thick. Per
fume to taste.
FOUNDER REMEDY.-A correspondent
of the .~igricuhurist says As o o
as the horse is found to be stiff, swab
the legs and feet with hot water-so hot
that the hand cannot bear to touch it,
but not so hot as to scald. After a
short time the legs should be rubbed
dry and the horse gently exercised. Has
never known this to fail to remedy the
trouble"
To PREVENT WooD FROM CRACKING.
A correspondent of the English Nc
chanic writes "Having a great deal
to do with the seasoning of the harder
and better kinds of wood, I find that
they are all liable to crack badly at the
ends. I generally give them three or
four coats of glue on the ends only,
which I find is a sure preventive, till
the wood is well dry, and then cut on
the quarter"
THINNING OUT ORNAMENTALs.-Trees
in ornamental grounds are often planted
too thick when young, with the inten-
ton of thinning. This must be done in
time, or they will crowd and spoil each
other. Winter is a good time 10 do it.
If not large, the trees may sometimes
be moved to other places, provided a
ball or cake of earth large enough to
hold them stiffiy against the wind is
taken with the roots.
WARM bran-mash is a good thing to
give a horse when he is brought home
hot and exhausted from a long jour
ney. Blanket him at once, and rub his
ears and legs, and then rub his belly
and tanks and such other parts of the
body as can be got at without wholly
removing the blanket. If your man
thinks this too much trouble, and will
not do the work willingly, discharge
him. Better part with a man than
lose a good horse.
How TO GET SHOES THAT FIT.-The
proper method of procuring well-ftted
and comfortable shoes is to have a cast
taken OF the feet from these casts have
lasts made and upon the lasts the shoes,
so that every inequality in the foot
shall be accommodated in the shoe. In
this way very much inconvenience, and
indeed very painful nervous diseases
may be avoided-a distinguished sur
geon Of New York, giving it as his
opinion that obstinate nervous diseases
are often induced by wearing improper
shoes.
A SIMPLE but effective method If pro-
'tecting wood from decay is to immerse
1t IN salt water. In Holland, the ship
builders immerse their timber for some
time il sea water before saving it in the
mill. 1t has also been found that
wooden piles driven in the sand of salt
marshes last for an unlimited time. In
the salt mines of Hungary and Poland
'she galleries are supported by wooden
pillars, which last unimpaired for ages,
In consequence of their having become
saturated with the salt.
ABOUT PLow1sG.-It is folly always
IN hanIn -l