South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-11-24
Farmer and House Keeper,


To CLEAN CEILINGS that
look rough and manifest tendency 10
peel, should DO gone over with solu.
tion OF OF. OF alum to quart OF water.
This will moro the supcranous lime and
render tho ceiling white.
To take out tar. paint, rosin, etc.,
from either linen or wooden. pour liz.
tie alcohol on the place, and let IL soak
half am hour. then rub gently.
Boiling hot water should not bc pour
cd on china or other dishes. as Il cracks
the enamel, aud in timo will surely
break them.
Never use soda or limo in washing
clothes They are certain TO rot them
in time. Borax is tho only safe article.
Stove lustrc, when mixed with tur.
pcntine. and applied In the usual man
ner, is blacker, moro glossy and dura.
BILE than when mixed with any other H.
quid. The turpcntne prevents rust, and
when applied to on old rusty stove will
make it look like now.
Keep soft.soap three months before
using. Bar.soap should be kept in a
dry place several weeks before using.
1t will last much longer.
FARM INPLENENTs.-N that sacd.
time is over and the various farm pro-
dues are all securely housed, equal caro-
should be taken TO clean and put away
the various implements used in their
production. They are mortal Mt best,
and, like individuals, often die before
their time comes. Rust. bad weather
and exposure add yearly thousands OF
dollars TO farm expenditures by the in
jury they do to farming utensils when
left scattered here and there over the
farm. Besides this direct loss of money
the example set the boys and hired
hands by such gross neglect and care.
lessness soon begess in them slovenly
way Of doing things. totally inconsistent
with good farming and ruinous TO all
concerned. We have seen plowmen in
the commencement of the blowing sea-
son down on t.eir knees, with sandstone
and water, scrubbing for life to remove
the rust from the plows before they
could be made TO turn n smooth furrow,
and thus much time is frequently lost
which little timely attention would
have saved. What 10 true of the pillow
is equally true Of every implement used
on the farm, and shows the necessity Of
keeping such things always in ORDER
-Baitin,orc Weeky Sun.
LICE on CoLTs.-Lice may accumu-
late in great numbers before they arc
discovered. Sometimes they are diffus.
oil Ill 4 -
are confined to the name, the tail and
parts adjacent. The horse is frequently
rubbing himself, and often the hair falls
out in large patches. There are many
lotions, powders and ointments for de.
stroying lice. Mercurial ointments, To-
tions OF corrosive sublim.te. and decoc-
tions of tobacco, are so dangerous that
they never should be used. Refuse oil
or lard, rubbed on lousy beast OF all
kind, Immediately destroys the yermin.
and there is no danger to be apprchcnd-
ed from this application. IL merely oc-
casions the hair being earlier in the
spring, and requires little extra atten-
ton in housing such animals as have
been affected. Vinegar mixed with
three times its bulk OF water. is also n
good application, and not dangerous.
IL is most irritating. but the irritation
does not sic!sen the horses tobacco OF.
ten will. Next day the skin should BIO
examined, and wherever there is any
sign OF living vermin, another applica.
ton should be made. Two days after
wards the horse should be washed with
soapy water, warm, and applied with
brush that will reach tho skin without
irritating it.-G0tien Rule.
BEE ENEMINEs.-Ncyer put a swarm
OF bees in an old hive, as there will al.
most certainly be the eggs of the honey
moth deposited in the crevices OF the
hive, which will hatch out and probably
destroy the swarm. Nothing is more TO
be dreaded by the bee keeper than tile
moth, and when they once gain an en-
trance 10 the hive the bees appear rs III
powerless TO expel them, although they
will seize them sayagcly at the entrance.
When moths have once established
themselves in hive. and the maggots
begin TO cat their way through the combs.
the sooner the bees are fHmigated and
put into another hive the better, as for
them TO remain with the moth maggot
will be certain destruction TO them
Moths as we'll rs the large slugs may
be taken in great numbers, late on sum-
mer evenings, by spreading n mixture
Of sugar, homemade wine and rum on
the walls or the stems OF the trees.
How TIE LEGISLATIVE HALfs or
SOUTu CAROLINA CoIE TO BE WITB-