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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04
The Model Sick Room.

The following is al extract from Professor
A. b. Crosby's excellent lecture on Common
Sense in the Sick Room :"
The room which is selected for q sick
room should be as far removed as possible
from those ordinarily occupied by the family,
in order that the patient may have the BEN
eft of perfect quiet. It. should be large,
airy, well lighted, and, if possible, have a
sunny exposure.
The wall of the sick-room is a pretty i'm
p%ortsnt matter to the patient. If it is COW
cred with one OF those ~dreAdfOlly varisgated
papers, which are regarded as ornamental,
it will be found, especially if tho patient
is suffering from any disease in which there
is abnormal exaltation of tho brain, that it
is a source of great annoyance, aud may even
be positively injurious. For as his eyes run
over those pictures, he will fancy that he
sees images Of various kinds, such as angels
and demons alternating indeed these figures
will assume every conceivable form, and he
becomes thoroughly worried in the attempt
ts disentangle the confusion.
The paper covering the wall should have
a uniform, neutral tint, such as a light green,
a delicate buff, or a very delicate slate color
a light green, perhaps, is as agreeable to the
eyes as any color that can be selected, aud IL
rests the eyes with a refreshing monOtony.
Such a uniform tint tends to "healthy stu
pidity," and this leads to repose.
TIE model sick-room should never be
carpeted, but ordinarily should have a hard
wood floor, and this should be oiled and var
nished. Upon such a floor may be spread
as many pieces Of carpeting, rugs and mats
as desirable. These may be placed 10 front
of the bed, over the parts which the nurse
trayerses while performing his or her duties,
at the doors, &c. Each morning these eau
be quietly slid along the floor, taken out,
and thoroughly shaken and aired. After
they are removed, the floor can be wiped of
with a damp cloth or soft brush, and when
it IL dry, the rugs, 10, may be replaced.
If the floor is managed in this manner, what
was known among the old writers as the
materies mor6i certainly is not likely to ac-
cumulate, aud that is an essential item Of
consideration in the management of the sick
room.
The windows should be so arranged as to
admit abundance Of light. Light is a normal
stimulus to the human body, aud we have
no good health without it; you can not grow
healthy cabbages in a dark cellar, nor can
you any more easily cure invalids without
the influence of sunlight. There are some
acute diseases, during the progress of which
it may be necessary to temper the light, but
it should never be entirely shut out, for if it
is you remove from the body one Of its i'm
portant natural stimuli.
The windows never should be surrounded
by tapestry or decorations Of any kind that
are made of wooden stuff. A plain white
shade is all that is requisite 10 temper the
light and cut off outside objects from the
patients view, aud the window-irame should
be free from lambrequins, hangings, &C.,
which may become impregnated with the
germs of disease.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04
For the VERMONT FARMER.
The Other Side,

There has been so much said about the
duties Of women as regards making home
happy, and so little about what the men
my opinion in regard to it. Now it seems
to be the prevailing idea that if the home is
not happy that the wife is all to blame, but
| cannot see why the husband ought not to
have as much responsibility as the wife.
For how is a woman to make a home happy
if the husband persists in finding fault, aud
making himself and every one else miserable.
And how, | would like to know, is a woman
always to wear a smiling face if she has not
anything to make her smile. | would like
to have one of these model wives that | read
about, that always succeed in making their
nome a second paradise and their husbands
willing servants, have men to live with that
| have seen. For | am sure if they did not
have patience exceeding even that of Job,
they would sometimes retaliate. | know
some men who seem to think that they can.
not show their authority at home if they do
not succeed in making their family both
dread and fear them. They are always cross
and out of sorts when at home, never speak
ing without it is to find fault aud when asked
a question, if they answer it at all, it is with
a snap. If anything goes wrong with them
out of doors, they seem to deem it their duty
to scold about it in the house. In short,
they act as though they thought their wives
were made expressly to scold at. How, |
would like to know, is a home to be made
happy with such a man as this for an in-
mate? You may think, dear friends, that this
is pictured from fancy. Not so it is a faithful
portrait of many lives. ERyAINE.
mo home can be happy with a cross per-
son in it whether it is a man or a woman
but retaliation will not help the matter at
ALT will only "add fuel to the fame"
We think the best way to reform a cross
man would be to take advantage Of some
time when he is in a pleasant mood, aud tell
him how irotted and grieved you are, and
how disagreeable he makes himself in the
eyes of everybody, yourself in particular,
when no INDUCES in his fits Of crossness.
When you have come to a perfect under
standing upon this point if he gets cross and
ScoLds, let him do all tie talking, and the
echo of his own words will shame him into
d~scency. 1t may take a long time, but have
patience and keep your own temper. 1t is
better to be "sinned against than SHINING"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04
For the VERMONT FARMER.
What is Life2

1t is a question SO deep, so comprehensive,
so far beyond the mind Of man that the
largest capacity cannot fully comprehend its
meaning. Yes what ia life, but to prepare
for an endless existence beyond, in the count
less ages of eternity. And what then is
eternity, if we caunot comprehend what life
isl This world is but a field of labor, a
vineyard where each must put forth great
effort to accomplish good, must bear and
forbear, must pass through hourly and daily
trials. This world is a great school, and we
are all pupils, advancing or retrograding-no
standing still we have either to conquer or
be conquered We have either to brave the
storms Of life or we must sink under them
and let the huge pillows Of trouble roll over
our heads.
1t is hard TO conquer an evil passion the
first time the second is easier, the third
much more so aud 30 on. Aud 80 with a
sin, if once done, though it seemed hard to
do it at first but the second and third time
conscience, our inward monitor, our moral
guide, spoke in lower tones Gf it spoke at
alD. Yes after one has fallen, it is easier
to 90 down lower 10 the scales of degrade.
tion and misery. o, how very, very careful
We ought TO DO not to take the first wrong
step, but rather step up the latter instead OF
down! If we are fitting ourselves here for
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04
The Time TO be Pleasant.


"Mother's cross !" said Maggie coming out
into the kitchen with a pout on her lips.
Her aunt was busy ironing, but she looked
up and answered Maggie.
"Then il is the very time for you TO be
pleasant and helpful. Mother was awake a
great deal In the night with the poor baby"
Maggie made no reply. She put on her
hat aud walked into the garden. But a new
idea went with her. "Thc very time to be
helpful and pleasant is when other people are
cross. Sure enough" thought she, "thAt would
be the time when it would do the most cool.
| remember when | was sick last year, l was
so nervous that if anybody spoke TO me l
could hardly help being cross; aud mother
never got angry or out Of patience, but was
Just as gentle with me! | ought to pay it
back now and | will. And she sprang up from
the grass where she had thrown herself, and
turned a face full Of cheerful resolution TO.
ward the room where her mother sat tending
a f%retful, teething baby. Maggie brought
out the pretty ivory balls and began to jim
gle them for the little one. He stopped
fretting and smile dimpled the corners Of
his lips. "Couldn't take him out to ride
in his carriage, mother, it is such a nice
morning." she asked.
III should be SO glad if you would !" said
her mother.
The little hat and sack we're brought, aud
the baby was soon ready for his ride.
an keep him as hong as he is good" said
Maggie "and you must lie on the sofa and
get a nap when | am gone. You look dread
fully tired"
The kind words and the kiss that accom-.
panied them were almost too much for the
mother. The tears rose to her eyes, and her
voice trembled as she answered, Thank you
dearie, il will do me a world Of good If you
can keep him out an hour, aud the air will do
him good, too. My head aches badly this
morning"
What a happy heart beat in Maggie's
bosom as she trundled the little carriage up
aud down the walk ? She had done real good.
She had given back a little of the help and
forbearance that had so often been bestowed
upon her. She had made her mother hap
pier and given her time to rest. She re-
solved always to remember aud act upon her
aunt's good word. "Thc very time to be
helpful and pleasant is when everybody is
tired and cross."-The Vel Spring.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04

NEw MODE OF WAsmNG.-The i'll effects Of
soda on linen have given rise to a new method
Of washing, which has been extensively
adopted in Germany, and introduced into
Belgium, The operation consists in dissolv-
ing two pounds ofsoap in about three gallons
Of water as hot as the hand can bear, and
adding to this one tablespoonful of turpeutiue
AMI three of liquid ammonia tho mixture
must then be well stirred, and the linen
stepped in it for two or three hours, taking
care to cover up the vessel containing them
as nearly Theoretically as possible. The
clothes are aiterwarl washed out and rinscd
in the usual way. The soap and water may
be relocated aud used n second time, but in
that case half a tablespoonful Of turpentine
aud a tablespoonful of ammonia must be
added, The process is said to cause a great
economy Of time, labor aud fuel. The linen
scarcely suffers at all, ms there is little ne.
cessity for rubbing, and its cleanliness and
color are perfect. The ammonia and turpen.
tine, although their defensive action is great,
have no. injurious effect upon the linen; and
while the former evapora;es Immediately,
the smell Of the latter is said to disappear
entirely during the drying of the clothes.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04
Keep the Work Beforehand.

The heusekesper who really gets the good
out Of life as she goes along, is the one who
is beforehanded with her work. 1t is such a
comfort to keep things even and finished up,
but il is a luxury known to but few of us.
II is this worry to "catch up" that tears
down the system, and brings the crow.feet Of
care to the eyes long before age would do it.
When summer is drawing near what a COM
fort it is to a busy mother to throw open her
wardrobe or clothespress, and see a bright
row Of pretty prints aud muslins all ready
for the little wearers, as soon as the warm
weather comes. One can easily imagine u
mother going occasionally to such a closet to
take a peep at her handiwork, and refresh
her eyes by the sight.
Now this happy state of affairs does not
often occur 10 households where the mother
is ever on the look out for every new within
Of fashion. So much remodelling and uu.
making goes on there, that something is al.
ways on hand, and usually wanted fright
away" by somebody. The fore-handei home
mother is satisfied when a garment is well
made to let it remain SO until she has got
some service out Of it. When it is made
over, it is because it has begun to bear the
marks of age, and she desires to renew its
youth. She chooses for patterns those that
are not in the extreme of any style, but
carefully selects what .he leading fashion
houses call the permanent styles There
are some sorts of sacques, basques and even
overskirts, that never look questionable,
though worn for several successive seasons.
If you wish to avoid hurry aud get the good
Of an article, choose these styles in making
up your outfit.
Make it q law of your house to avoid
needless work. Neither do it yourself nor
require it of a domestic. Never scrub a
floor or wash your windows, when they are
not soiled, Just because the regular day for
it has come around. This is a folly of many
housekeepers who are more nice than wise,
and who fail utterly in appreciatiug the
great end of existence here. What a grow
elting view Of life it must be to regard its
chief good to be found in scrubbing Neat
ness and comfort are rarely found in these
homes which are forever under water"
II you would not have your work your
task-master, simplify your sewing. Do not
put on tiresome rufies which must be elab-
oIa'eIJ fOheu MY tlmes d year, WHEN u
neat plain hem or bias fold, or any fat trim
ming would answer as we'll. The time saved
in this simple trimming is no trifle, when the
whole year is taken into account. Simplify
your cooking, also, and perfect a few simple
dishes, rather than elaborate many difficult
ones that are not half so wholesome. Your
family will be the gamers, and you will find
the time saved sufficient to help forward
many other needful pieces of work.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04
CENTAuR LINIMENTS!

60 nearly perfect are the receipts Of these wonder.
- full pain soothing and healing Centaur Linlments
that we can confidently SAY they will alleviate any
pain arising from flesh, bone or muscle derangemtnts.
We do not pretend they will mend a broken log or
exterminate boils, but even In such cases they will
reduce the Inflammation and stop the pain. Nor can
wo guarantee the proper results where tho body is
poisoned by whiskey. Temperance is as necessary 10
a proper physical, as mental condition.
The White Centaur Eminent is particularly adapted
to all cases Of rheumatism, ~lumbargo, neuralgia, cry
sipelas, itch, sprains, chilblains. cuts, bruises, stings,
poisons, scalds, %sciatica, weak back, pains In the side,
wounds, weeping sinews, burns, frosted feet, palsy,
earache, toothacho, headache, ulcers, old sores, broken
breasts, sore nipples, sore throat, Group, diphtheria,
etc. The most Of these complaints the Centaur Linl-
ment will curej all Of them II will benefit. II will
extract the poison from bites and stings, and will cure
burns and scalds without a scar. The following is but
q sample offs thousand similar testimonials,
"ASrtoou, H., Dec I, 1876.
My wife has for a long time been a terrible sufferer
from rheumatism. She has tried many physicians and
many remedies. The only thing which has given her
relief is Centaur Liniment. am rejolced to say this
has cured her.
W. II. RING, Postmaster
1t is an undisputable fact that tho Centaur Lini
ments are performing cures never before effected by
any preparation in existence, like Chronic Rhouma-
tsm Of thirty years standing, Strengthening fingers
and joints which had b0en stiG for six years, taking
the soreness from burns, otc.
One dollar, or even fifty cents, invested in Centaui
Llniruent will be within reach when an accident occur
and will do more good than any amount Of money paid
for medical attendance. When physicians are called
they frequently use the Liniment, and Of course charg,
several prices for II.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04
For the VERMONT FARnAR.
NOTHING LowLY.
BY J. W. LANG.

BY J. w. LANG.
The murky sky is hanging low,
Above the distant hills;
The rising blasts will ftful blow
Unrest my bosom fills.
Some hearts with nature sympathiIs,
And are mereurial made;
They feel the glow Of summer skies
Or the elects Of shade.
Across the waters Of the soul,
AS ever Summer lake,
The breeze may curl or tempests roll,
Or skies a mirror make;
Beyond the present every day
A aisht is often given
That stretches far and far away
Into the depths Of heaven.
1t goeth out to seek for rest,
And for companionship,
And meets response in kindred breasts,
There to sweet pleasures sip.
Two lives we live and move within;
Two ways so opposite
Their semblanoe seemeth not akin,
Or to the other at.
An ideal world, poetic filled,
All full OF birds and flowers;
Love-lighted and with culture titled,
And blissful, sunny hours.
The other is the every day
The world about us ever,
From which we fee, but cannot stay,
Or may escape 1t never.
These two are ours forevermore,
And haunt US as we rove;
They speed their feasts or letters sore
To win and lose our love.
They for wise purposes are sent,
By a tender Fathers hand.
Their times and seasons are but lent
Heed we'll their wise demand.
rocks, Maine.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04
The Yellow CGntaaT LilimGnt

is adapted to the tough skin, muscles and flesh Of tho
animal creation. Its effects upon severe cases Of
spawn, sweeny, w~ind-gall, big-head aud poll-oyil are
little less than marvellous.
hossrs ]. Mcclure & Co, Druggists, cor. Elm and
Front streets, Cincinnati, o., say.
"ln our neighborhood a number Of tcamsters are
using the Centaur Liniment. They pronounce 1t
superior 10 anything they have ever used. We sell as
high as four to Ave dozen bottles per month to owners
Of horses aud mules.'
We have volumes Of testimonials describing cures OF
sprains, kicks, gals, poll-oyil, ~big-head, aud even
founders, which are little less than marvels. No owner
Of an animal can Afford to DO without a bottle Of Gen.
taur Liniment, witch any day may prove worth
twenty times its cost.
Sold everywhere, but prepared only at the Labora-
tory Of 5. b. ROSE & CO.,
&c Dey-st, New York.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04

Ladies', and gentlemen also, are invited TO contribute ari-
cles for this department, upon subjects which will be Of lnter-
est 10 Inc general r~eader-such a. the home, the garden,
health, diet, dress, culture Of fruits and flowers, education,
and anything which will tend to instruct and elevate human.
iy.
Good poetry will be very acceptable.
II you use q nom de plume, write your true name under
u, with a line between.
For the convenience Of compositors please write plainly,
In g0od, black ink, and on one side Of the paper only.
Articles may be directed tothe Eiitress, or 10 1.-THE Farmer, y
and must be received az soon rs Wednesday TO claim an In
sertion the next week amer.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04

WINTER FLowERs.-Hyacinths intended
for winter Towering should be placed in the
cellar until the roots are well formed. Ohrys.
anthcmums will flower if placed in pots in
doors. No ornament adds more to the at
tractlvcness Of Il sitting room than a few
house plants. The care required to keep
them in excellent condition is very trivial
indeed. We advise all who have not already
done so to invest a few dimes or dollars in
plants. They will repay both principal and
interest in u short time.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04

HOUSEHOLDS HINTs.-Lamps become in.
crusted inside with settings from the oil,
and ordinary washing will not remove it.
Take soap suds aud ill the lamp about one.
third full then put ia a little sharp sand,
and shake vigorously, A few minutes will
remove every particle.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04
For the VERMONT FARMER.
TwILIGHT.-TO A FRIEND.
BY GRACE

BY GRACE ATHERToS.
Do the glintings Of the twilight
Fade the same across the wavei
DO they mingle gold and azure,
Ere they find their nameless gravsl
Do the purple and the silver
Stray across the oval arch
Do they mingle and commingls,
As they take their onward march
Does the crimson Of the unset
Wave across the azure maze,
purpling all with gorgeous ~splendor,
As 1t fits before the gazei
DO the cloudlets gently open,
AS they mingle fold on fold.
With their edge Of shining silver,
While they deepen into goldi
DO they sink behind the mountains,
Down beyond the western gladet
DO they pale upon the vision
As they deepen into shsdei
De the stars when irst they're peering
From the azure-vaulted dome,
With their light 80 bright revealing,
Ever give you thoughts Of homei
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04

PLANT LIcE.-To free plants from lice,
or other small insects, syringe thoroughly
with a solution composed Of a tablespoonful
Of alcohol, halfa teaspoOnlul Of carbolic acid,
aud a pint Of water.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04
Napoleon and Josephine.

Napoleon married Josephine in 1896, she
being then thirty-three years old aud he
tw~enty.seven. The marriage was a fortunate
one for him, as his own words testify. "The
circumstance Of my marriage with Madame
dc Beauharnais," he says, "placed me Oh u
proper footing with the party necessary to
my plan of fusion, one Of the first principles
Of my administration Without my
wife | should never have established any
natural relation with that class" Another
declaration of his agrees perfectly with this
idea 81 win only battles-J oscphine wins
me all hearts" 1t was a proud boast Of
Josephine's that she never kept any one
waiting half a minute where punctuality dc.
pended upon herself but this quality Of re.
fined breeding was signally wanting in Ma
poleon. When the established hour for din.
ner at Malmaison was six o'clock, and though
etiquette forbade any one to approach the
table before the announcement of the head
Of the house, he often failed to appear before
seven, eight, or even ten O'Clock. A chicken,
or some other article was placed on the spit
every fifteen minutes, by order Of the cook,
who knew well the habits OF the emperor.
The table manners of Napoleon may have
been those of the hero they we're certainly
anything but those of the gentleman. He
completed the process Of cramming-it could
scarcely be called eating-in six or seven
minutes, as u rule. Ignoring the use OF
knives and forks as regarded his own plate,
he did not stop there, but "helpei himself
with his fingers from the dishes nearest him,
and dipped his bread in the gravy" Know
ing the time necessary for the emperor to
dine, the sArewder ones took care to dine 10
advance. Josephine once confessed this at
the diDner-table, much to the amusement of
the emperor. The empress always quilted the
table with Napoleon but, with her never
failing consideration for the comfort Of others
she commanded the rest, by a gesture, as
she rose, to remain.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04

An auctioueer exclaimed, "Why, really,
ladies and gentlemen, | am giving these
things away" "Are you?" said an old lady
present. "Well, I'll thank you for that sill.
YER pitcher you have ia your hand"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04
For the VERMONT FARnER.
ny A n. BEAN.

ny MAY y. BEAN.
Softly iall the snowhakes
From the leaden sky;
Lightly floating downward,
Looking pure and shy,
Clothing hill and valley
All in snowy white;
Falling 'mong the evergreens,
Hiding out Of sight
Falling on the naples,
Now so bare and gray
Clinging to the branches
In a loving way.
Falling where last summer
Daisies were in bloom,
Making for the flowers
An emblematie tomb.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04

GRAHAM GEMs,-One cup sweet milk /;
one cup sour milk one cup flour; two cups
wheat graham one egg; one third cup of
sugar, aud a small teaspoon soda.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04

Two teaspooniuls of finely powdered char.
coal, drank in half a tumbler of water, will
often give relief to the sick headache when
caused, as in most cases it is, by a super.
abundance of acid on the stomach.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04

Never go to bed with cold feet. The
quickest way to warm them is to rub them
back aud forth briskly on the carpet. 1t
starts tho circulation at once.