Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-10-29
USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.

atEO oWuLO Va VIC aihOaAV pAOJ AOS0i III II
the quantity Of cheese, to say nothing
Of the quality, BY not taking care 81 |
their milk. It would astonishi many of !
themsif they were informed that they; !
sustained q loss of g to 70 per cent. in
quantityy by their own carelessness or
Ignorance, which they might save by a
littlemo moreeare, and thus add the amount
they lose in price per pound by not hav-
ing prime article, which, in many in
stances, exceeds TO, and often 20 Fer
cent, and it will be readily seen that
the loss thus sustained would do good
deal toward banishing hard times, which
30 many ase complaining of at present.
Rupnsa' ghMRsT. There are several
kinds of India rubber cement. The
best known is marine glue.n a cheap.
or cement, and one that is highly recon-.
mended, is made by cnttiugI IaI quantity,
of pure India rubber, in its natural
state, into small pieces, putting them
in a widesmonthed bottle, and filling it.
about half Iuii Of the purest benzi1e; !;
the rubber will swell up, almost imme.
diately, and if we'll shaken will in q few
day assume the Consistency Of honey.
III tho rubber does not dissolve, add
more. .benzine. ! I If, when dissolved, the
cehentlis too thin, add more gum. "a
lieoe at rubber one inch in diameter
will make pint of cement. This dries
IN few, minutes, and is.yery useful in
uniting pieces OF leather, ais &c lis both
elastic and dnrable. lss, ,,, 4f,a .tt....,,.
VALUE OF WHEAT MEAn.-The Lon
don Diatetc Reforner shows by scien.
tito data, that whea; meal. Which ia
cheaper than boltd neal OF fine fiour
contiins oneithird more nutriment than
-four does from which the bran has beer.
sifted!id Fine -four, according to this,
Jourpal; ;sis not food at all, in the proper
sense Of the terms the elements of the
grain that are separated in the process
OF boiting. being essential to perfect
nutrition, those who use fine -four! are
obllgsdI Itoy subsist mainly on, other
things, or lose their health; that no one.
therefore, who makes bakers bread a
principal article Of diet can long main
tain health, while those who use wheat
meal lbread. !. unfermented and unadnl-,
terated, can maintain their health with
very smsltRdditionpf other rSfooa,g
OLD Ro9AToFs. 4 2 AN eastern exchange
gives this advice Potatoes, to be good,
should psyertbs exposed Ito the light,
put be Kept IN as dark place rs posi-
oie: ,-Atter ,theyibegin to ,sprout in tile
spring, they should be taken up from
the bins op heaps and kept in boxes or
barrels. IF you have, q few barrels
saved ont for your family use, instead
OF Rlckpg them over md spreading
them every few weeks, put t6em into,
enough parcels so that you can easily
turn them from one to another. Have
one extra barrel, and once eyery week
turn ttiem all out from one to ,another.s
Inns keeps them moving SO often that
the sprouts cannot grow enough TO do
much harm. The sprouts which come
outfron1 the potato use up the nourish,,
ment it contains, =. and leave it soft.
watery end insipid. By treating them
as proposed above they may be kept in
condition for the table several weeks
longer than by 81 ronting them, and at
as Iheasafhe !, ns { time save a great deal Of
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THEaTMhNT OF Horse ID D1srEsIprn II
Ste@art's American Farmers Horse
Book says; The treatment in its zen,
eral features resembles that, for CLAN
ders. q Bleed in the neck vein, TAKING
abont1hree pints of blood !; then take.
and thoroughly mix together one table.
spoonful Of gunpowder, one of lard,
oneofl soft soap, two Of tar, and one Of
pulveriHsd gum myrrh.. Tablespoonful
Of thiSs down the horses throat as; far as
you can with paddle or spoon. %
this twice q day. AT the same time
maketat atstrong decoction Of tobacco, as
hotas the horse can bear it, with. which
wash his neck two or three times u day.
In connection with the above give, the
animal as much sulphur and resin as he
can7be induced: to eat-a quarter of a