The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-14
Farm and Household.

There is no rule of health more impor-
tant than keep the feet dry and warm
and the head COOL"
A folded newspaper placed over the
chest in raw Spring weather, constitutes
an excellent protector for the lungs.
Carbolic acid, combined with glycer-
inc or linseed-oil, in the proportion of
one to twenty, is good application to
wounds of horses.
A tablespoonful of nitre (per gallon
of milk dissolved in as much water as
it will take. and put in the pail before
milking, will Lessen the taste Of turnips or
other vegetables in the milk.
Save the SCOT that falls from the
chimneys when the latter are cleaned.
Twelve quarts of SCOT to a hogshead of
water makes good liquid manure to be
applied to the roots of plants.
Mr.. Kirk, of Pennsylvania, says it
pays to grind hay for stock. Machines
have been made for this purpose. When
ground, it resembles ground oats,
and weighs thirty-two pounds to the bush
ell.
The statistician of the Agricultural Blu
reau reports that in September last there
were fully twenty-four per cent. less
hogs then fattening for market than were
reported at the same date in the year pre-
ceding.
An old gun loaded with heavy charge
of powder and hung near the rafters, in
barn, or in any dangerous locality
about the house, makes an excellent fire
alarm. The explosion is caused by the
heat.
Don't plant year after year the same
kind of seed that has been handed down
from your grandfather. There is a
pleasure as well as a profit in sometimes
getting out Of beaten tracks and trying
new ones.
Flent says: "Whoever has limestone
land has blue grass; whoever has blue grass
has the basis of an agricultural prosperi-
ty and still man, if he has not the finest
horses, cattle and sheep, has no no one to
blame but himself"
To remove clinkers from stoves and
ranges, mix few oyster shells with the
coal or put them upon the Goals while
the fire is burning freely. An OCCASION
al application OF this kind will keep the
CRATE free and the cook good-natured.
The termination of seeds can be
watched at every stage of its progress, by
laying the seeds between moist towels
and placing the latter between plates.
The towels can be lifted without damage
to the tender sprouts.
The simplest, and perhaps best, paint
to prevent buried wood from decaying is
made of boiled linseed-oil, into which
charcoal is stirred until the whole is of
proper consistence. Apply with an or
binary paint brush.
Do not allow grindstone to stand in
water when not in use. Clean off all
grease from tools before sharpening, as
grease or oil destroys the grit. When
you get stone that suits your purpose
send sample to the dealer to select by;
half-ounce sample is enough, and can
be sent by mail.
Two thicknesses of paper is better
than a pair of blankets, and much light
er for those who dislike heavy bed
clothes. A spread made of double law
ers of papers tackled together, between a
covering of chintz or calico, is really a
desirable household article. Soft paper
is the best, but newspapers will answer.
An excellent, well recommended pickle
for curing hams, is made of II pounds
OF salt, ounce of sugar, ounce of salt
petre, and. ounce of potash. Boil all
together till the dirt from the sugar has
risen to the top and is skinned. Pour
1T over the meat and leave the latter In
the solution for four or five weeks.
The elevation of temperature produced
by the friction of journal is sometimes
used as an experimental test of the quail
Ity OF unguents. When the velocity of
rubbing is about four or five feet per
second, the elevation of temperature
with good fatty and soapy unguents is
400 to so Fahrenheit, with good min
eral unguents 800
Sex OF EGGs.-In regard to the means
or possibility of deciding the sex of eggs.
much difference of opinion exists. M.
Genin, in communication to the French
Academy of Sciences, states that often
having investigated the subject thorough
ly for several years, he is able to saw
that all eggs containing the germ of
males, have wrinkles on their smaller end,
while the female egg is smooth at the ex-
tremities.
CRACKS IN STovEs, Erc.-Good
wood ashes are to be sifted through a
hne sieve I; to them is to be added an
equal quantity of clay, finely pulyerised
together with a little salt. The mixture
Is 70 De moistened with water enough to
make ma q paste, and the cracks of the stove
nareu with II. The cement does not peel
u q break away and assumes a degree
- hardness after being heated. The
I've must DC cool when the application
= maze. The same substance may Be
used IN setting in the plates Of stove -
IA hitting stove-pipes, serving to render ali
the joints perfectly tight.