Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-12-31
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FAxm AND FIRESIDE.

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/ FARM AND FIRESIDE.
kEEr THE FEET WARM. Many of the
colds which people are said to catch COM
mence at the feet. To keep these extrem-
tiles warm, therefore, is to effect an insu-
rance against the almost interminable list
OF disorders which spring out of q ssslight
cold" First, never be tightly shod.
Boots or. shoes, when fitting closely, press
against the foot, and prevent the free cir
culation of the blood. When, on the con-
trary, they do not embrace the foot too
tightly, the blood gets fair play, and the
spaces left between the leather and stock
ings are filled with comfortable supply
of warm air. The second rule is, never
sit in damp shoes.
PROTECT YoUE TREEs.-A good farm
er. and q good citizen as well--for they
very closely follow-ju called to get some
papers to wrap around his apple trees. He
said: have no borers in my trees aud r
have not lost a single tree by rabbits. In
the spring wash them with soap, lime aud
dour-two-t thirds soft soap to one of lime,
with fl 'ur enough te givs it the consisteu-
cy of thin paste. In the fall 1 wrap the
trees with paper, and can rest perfectly
easy about my orchard, which is really DO
ing fine. fhave my fire guards out and
now, as soon as I get my trees wrapped,
am ready for cold weather.
Docs AND FENCEs.--It does not REQUIRE
us much fence, and is not as costly. to
fence IN our own stock, as it is to fence out
all the stock of the neighborhood. We
should have law in Maryland requiring
everybody to take care of their stock, and
not allow it to run at large to trespass
upon others. They have such law in
Virginia, which allows the counties to
elect whether stock shall run at large.
Some counties have availed themselves of 4
1t; and you may ride for hours and sc
fields undisturbel lying open to the
way-without fences.
To Stop BLEEDING OF THE NosE.-A \
writer in the scientific American" SAYS:
THE best remedy for bleeding at the nose,
as given by DIR. Gleason in one of his lect-
ures, is vigorous motion of this Jaws as
in the act of mastication. H.. Tie case of
a child wad of paper should be placed in
it's mouth and the child instructed to chew
it hard. Of course an adult does not need
the paper. This remedy is so simple that
many will feel inclined to laugh at it, but
it has never been known to fail in single
even in very sever cases.,
CORN VINEGAR.-Boil one pint of
whole, ripe corn until it begins to get soft,
put it in vessel large enough to hold six
quarts or more, and add one pint of molas-
ses and one gallon of soft WATERMAN wa
ter is best. Tie cloth over the vessel
aud keep it in warm place. In two or
three days it will be good beer. In three
Or four weeks pour the vinegar off; add
another pint of M Dlasses and a gallon of
water to the corn for fresh supply. The
same corn will do for six months or more
A SIMPLE INsECT-CATCHING DEVICE.
"A writer to ''Les Mondes" says that he
is enabled to materially reduce the number
Of insects which prey upon the flowers and
fruits OF his garden, by covering the inside
of an old tub with liquid tar, and at twi-
light putting lighted lantern within, lea
n yxvhn oSnrff IT boh ,,rr X
attracted by the light, try to reach the
lantern and are caught and held fast By
the Observation-Disclosures. .fI gsg
A CANDLE TO BURN ALL NIGHT.
When, as in case OF sickness, a dull light
is wished, or when matches are mislaid, 81
put powdered salt on the candle till it
reaches the black part of the wick. In this
way mild and steady light may be kept
through the night by small piece of
candle.
To PRESERVE CLoTHEs-P Clothes
pins boiled a few moments and quickly
dried once or twice month, become more
flexible and durable. Clothes-lines will :
last longer and keep in better order for
wash day service, if occasionally treated
in the same way.
FRENCH PANCAKES.-Taket two ounces
of flour, two ounces of butter, warmed,
two ounces of powdered sugar, two eggs,
and one gill Of milk; heat all together,
lightly, and bake in buttered saucers, half
full, for twenty minutes. Serve imme-
diately.
SMOKY LAMPs.-Coal oil lamps that are
subject to smoking may be improved by
putting from two to three tablespoons of
coarse salt IN them. 1t will make the light
more brilliant and clear. and keep the
wick clean, besides the prevention of
smoke.
To MEND CRACKS IN STovEs.-Take
wood-ashes and salt, equal proportions in
bulk of each, little less of salt; reduce to a
paste with cold water. and fill cracks when
the stove or range is cool. The cement
will soon become perfectly hard.
To CLEANSE THE INSIDE OF JARS
Fill them with hot water and stir in =
spoonful Or more of rearl-ash empty then,
in an hour, and if not perfectly clean, gil
again, and let them stand few hours. For
large vessels lye may be used.
RIBBONS RENEwEp.--Wash in cool