The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-10-17
THE FARM AND HOUSEHOLD



last almost lifetime. It is stronger,
because slightly elastic, and will seldom
wear off the hair. A horse left uncov.
cred when not in exercise will soon grow
a heavy coat of coarse. hair. This be-
comes hindrance to rapid motion, and
should be prevented by judicious blank.
citing. Your horses shoes will hold on
longer if the clinches arc not weakened
by the file in finishing. Insist that the
file does not touch the end Of the nail
where turned over. Some horses have
. habit Of stepping on one side of their
feet, perhaps to avoid pressure on a
hidden corn. That part of the shoe
exposed to severe wear should be pro-
tected with steel. All carriage shafts
of right construction should allow the
body of the animal perfect freedom, and
only touch at the well-padded saddle,
and full collar. An over-reaching horse
one whose hind feet are frequently
hitting the forward shoes-should wear
heavy shoes forward and light ones be.
hind. The theory is, that the heavier
hoof will be thrown little farther ahead
at each step than the light err ones.
FALL HOUSE CLEANING.
The new York Times gives the fol-
lowing hints as to how to make fall
house cleaning easy. It says:
We must not have all the carpets
taken up at once, and the whole house
in an uProar, but only devote two days
in week to the operation. or, if more
desirable, only one. For instance, take
Thursday as the cleaning day, and COM
mence with the attic. Sweep it thor
oughly, first brushing down all its walls
and destroying all Of the spiders and
wasps' nests that can be found. Wash
the windows with weak tea. having saved
ali the leaves used during the week land
then boiled them for half an hour. This
liquid will cleanse glass and vanished
paint far better than soap suds, as it
gives them bright appearance. If
rats and mice lurk in the attic scatter
copperas about the corners of it, and
put dishes Of it filled up with water
about the room. Copperas is the very
best disinfectant known for bath rooms
and all places that require to be kept
pure, and it will also keep away all
kinds Of vermin. If cellars are infested
with rats and mice liberal coat of lime
wash, made yellow with copperas or
sulphate of IRON, will expel the disa-
greeablc intruders. besides making the
air Of the cellar very pure. If the attic
is cleaned one day the next day can be
given to two or more chambers, and if
the nails are withdrawn from the car
pets the night previous it expedltes the
work the next morning. Before the
| windows arc washed the walls should
be brushed down with feather buster,
or with piece Of white cotton cloth
pinned tightly over the broom, and then
it is used to carefully sweep down every
part of the wall. Let the dust subside
! little then scatter torn up slips Of wet
paper or tea lea7es over the floor and
sweep it up, and mop it with a damp
ened mop. Do not let the floor be
made quite wet, as it takes pine boards
some time to become dry. Wash the
mirrors, vanished furniture, paint, an d
windows with weak tea, applied as warm
as possible. Use flannel cloth for
i furniture and paint, and newspapers for
windows, rubbing them dry with dry
papers. Paper gives a brightness to
glass that cloth can never bestow.
With flannel wrung out in the tea
wipe off the gas fixtures, chandeliers,
and fancy brackets, ETC., then rub them
dry with chamois skin. Take the coars.
est of white thread and draw it through
the opening in the gas burners, to re-
move any particles of dust that have
lodged therein while they were not
used. Ifyou have two pairs Of hands
at work, one can wash windows while
the other cleans paint, etc. A small
stick wrapped in a cloth is Of assistance
in cleaning the corners Of windows.
The spirits Of amonia is also a good
cleansing medium, and tablespoonful
to = two quart pail of weak tea or warm
soap suds is good proportion to use.
It will take spots out Of marble slabs
and mantles, and from carpets and fur
niture coverings. Ifyou do not take
up your carpet, you will need to have
piece Of oil.cloth or drugget to lay
down before the windows and doors as
| you wash them, to keep the drops from
I w. W ACA IuV AOVAAA ~ - WHO'LL 40 uoAANo
can make it. bring in q two.quart pail
Of warm water in which you have dis
solved two tablespoonfuls Of powdered
alum; wiring out piece of flannel in it
and wipe over each breadth of carpet,
rubbing down the way the nap runs.
Wiring out the cloth every few moments
as it takes up much soil, and when the
water becomes dingy prepare some
more. The alum will brighten the COL
OFFS of green, red, yellow, and brown,
but be sure to wiring the cloth so dry it
will not wet, but only dampen, the car.
pet. When it is clean you will be sur.
prised to see how much it is frightened.
Leave the windows all open till it is
perfectly dry.
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