The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-06-08
Farm, Garden and Household.



lied, phosphorized, and fresh vegeta-
bles. or the first, he makes bread and
butter the type, and TO il belong In gem
eral all articles in which starch or -four,
fat aud sugar, predominant they are
the fuel, serving chiefly to sustain the
animal heat by the slow combustion OF
the carbon given OF as carbonic acid
in the net Of rospiration-a kind OF food
which consumptive people should use
in abundance. OF the second class,
roast beetis presented as the type, and,
in general, the flesh and blood OF
quadrupeds, which, when takertin ones
stomach, are rather simply absorbed
than digested because, being already
muscular ingredients, they need NO
elaborate change to be appropriated
into the muscular tissues In order to
supply their waste. This class is con ,
sequently Of great Value to hard-work.
ing people. To the third class belong
oysters and fish, OF well understood
adaptation TO persons given to brain
labor. Lemons and lemon.iuice are by
this writer made the type OF the fourth
class, which is, as lie thinks, good for
everybody, because Of the medicinal
effect OF all freshvegotables and fruits
stimulating the secreting organs,
keeping the system pure, and counter
acting any tendency to scuryy, scrof-
ula, erruptions, Indigestion, constipa-
tion, etc.
John Johnston's maxlms,
There is no great success in farming
without hard work, but IL is the good
thinking that costs, not the plodding
alone. II isSup.hill business to 20
against the common judgment Of all
your neighbors, but II you are sure you
IRE right go ahead, no matter what they
say. The servant is not above his mas.
ter in industry, The farmer must be
able to lead the field and know whether
man is doing good work, and the
workman must know that he knows
what days work is. / said forty years
ago that would use plaster II it cost
mo $40 ton, but clover and plaster
alone will not keep up the fertility OF
grain farms. When Isee q man drain
ing his farm and carting out notable
piles of well.rotted manure l consider
him safe. He can borrow money to
make improvements, and tho sheriff
will not often tie up at his hitching.
post When tho nudge demands an
early harvest, or the ground is so rich
that the straw falls, Ihave almost saved
crop by sowing salt. Farmers miss II
in giving up the old worm.ience. II is
the cheapest in the end. / wire the
stakes together and keep the bottom
rail up. It is awkward looking, but
have sound rails now that wore not new
forty years ago. have burned good
rails in my time, but I did not know as
much then as l do now.
obi, Moths.
A Indy Of large experience writos as
follows: There IL no absolute safety
from moths excepting in tho absolute
exclusion Of the miller. II put away
early in thoseason, before the millers
mako their appearance, furs can DO kept
in their boxes without danger Of any
kind, by simply FASTING thin paper
closely around them. No aperture must
be left for tho entrance OF the miller,
though tho paste need not touch the
boxes. Articles of any kind can be tied
up very tightly npill0w.cases, or sewod
mp in sheets. To'keep dresses, cloahs,
etc., without creasing, suspend them
near the upper edge Of the sheet, then
lay another sheet over, sew the two
sheets together at the edges, then sew
loops at tho upper edge OF this bag,
aud hang 1t up wherever you please.
Be careful that there DO no hole for the
miller TO enter. In order to secure
further safety it is well to beat and
brush the furs and garments well be.
fore putting them away, and il it isany.
thing that can DO heated, II may not be
amiss TO heat 1t enoughto destroy the
eggs that may be already laid.
10 Keep Eggs for setting.
An English agricultural paper says
that eggs intended for setting should
be stored with the large end down, be.
cause the air-bubble does not spread SO
much as when the small end is down
this spreading Of tho air.bubblo being
known to effect the freshness and vital.
ity Of the egg. Eggs stored with the
large end down will keep perfectly good
for Matching for moro than n month,
while tho others cannot be depended on
after two weeks To this the new Eng.
land Farmer adds: A successful poui.
try breeder in Franklin, Mass, has been
experimenting with eggs for setting,
and declares the above statement cor.
rect, and adds that eggs stored on tho
largo end for few weeks before setting
will all hatch at once, instead OF vary.
ing several hours, as is usually the case
with eggs not SO prepared.
Flies on Horses.
The journal Of Chemistry gives the
following simple recipe for the proven
tion OF flies on horses: Take two or
three small handouts OF walnut leaves,
upon which pour two or three quarts OF
cold water let it infuse one night, and
next morning pour the whole into q
kettle and let II boil for a quarter OF an
hour. When cold IL will be ct for use.
No more is required than TO moisten q
sponge, and before the horse goes out
of tho stable, let those parts which are
most irritable be smeared over with the
liquid, namely: between and upon the
ears, the neck, the TANKS, 30. Not
only the gentleman and lady who rides
out for pleasure will be benefited by
this, but the goodman, tho WAGNER,
and all others who use horses during
the hot months,
Insects In the Garden.
We publish below plan for destroy.
ing insects from ono OF our correspond
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