Connecticut western news., 1876-12-08
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Keeping Poultry.

After the fowls are domiciled comes the new and what ought to be pleasant | work of caring for them. Unless a | person takes 8 pleasure in making his | stock comfortable, attending to all their | wants, he should not keep them. If l they are confined to the house and run, they must be supplied with every re. quisite inside the inclosure. A box of | broken oyster shells must be always &C., cessible. I have often noticed fowls, when confined during the fore part of l the day and let out toward evening, run | first for the broken shells lying on the | road and afterward for green and other dainties.
 A box of fine gravel to each run is required as we'll as oyster shells. It | helps to grind up the shell for lime to | make egg shell, besides helping to di- gest it's food. No fowl remains long in | health without it, as it's digestion would | not be in its natural working order.
 Another shing, the dust box must be | alvsysa at hand and dry, as parasites will always overrun any house and fowls that l are not thoroughly cleansed. Many Q l fancier calms his conscience on this mat ter by not making good use of their eyes, there being a greater number of these pests than most people have any idea of, and wide field awaits the pa tient observer 10 discover and bring | them out. Tho several varieties differ | very much in habit and appearance. Some live on the feathers, others on the body, others on chicks heads, while | some keep in the perches, nests and woodwork of the house.
 When confined, their food must be more varied than that of fowls running at large. Ground beef scraps are very good. they contain many small patches of bone. They will keep through the hottest weather, if they are kept dry. Poultry are very fond of this kind of food, and prefer it to pork scraps. When this is not furnished, give them some ground bone at times, or, what is better, hang up small hopper on the wall, a little distance from the floor, that they may take what they like.
 Always keep on hand sulphur, disin- fectant powder or carbolate of lime, and such things as will be used at any time, so that when occasion requires, or you have little time to spare, you may not have to wait for them.
 Most fowls know enough to go in themselves but there is, and always will be, of fowls Gas of other two legged creatures), some SO simple as not to know how to take care of themselves.-l Rural Nea0 Yorker.
 Medical Notes.
 IMPLANTED GUMS A drop or two of camphorated spirit rubbed on the gums will allay inflammation.
 HAIR FALLING OFF.-The following we'll tried recipe is highly recommend ed: Glycerino and tincture of capsicum each two ounces, oil of bergamot one drachm mixture and perfume to suit. This is to be the only dressing for the hair. Wash the hair occasionally with soft water and fine soap.
 A Coop DENT1pR1cE-Diss two ounces of bora1 in three pints of boiling water before quite cold, add one table spoonful of tincture of myrrh, and one tablespoonful of spirits of camphor. Bottle the mixture for use. Add one wineglassful of the solution to half pint of water and use it daily. Itpre- serves and beautifes the teeth, and ar- rests decay.
 CHuB1AINs These painful infamma- tory swe Kings generally attack the toes. heels and fingers, and are attended with an intolerable degree of itching. In common cases, the following treatment should be pursued As soon as any part becomes affected, rub 1t with spirits of rosemary, or aromatic camphorated cream afterward apply pieces of soft linen, moistened with camphorated spirits, soap liniment, camphor liniment, etc. When the swellings break or ulcerate, apply poultices and emollient ointment for few days. Equal quanti- ties of sweet oil, lime water, and proof spirits form an excellent application for chilblains.
 Enemies of Bees.
 An enemy of bees is thus described by Prof. o. V. Riley: The large two winged flies which you have observed only with in the last two years and which have the pernicious habit of killing bees, belong to an order of Diptera or two winged flies, properly known as robber flies, or Asilus flies. They may be readily r. cognized by the stout throax. narro !, strongly nerved wings, bristly haired flee and legs, and mora especially by the long, slender abdomen tapering pos tsrily to more or less of point. There are several species, all of which are, in the perfect state, fercs cannibals. Among these the Nebraska bee killer which derives it's popular name from the State in which it was first captured occurs vesy generally over the United States, proving in many localities very destructive to tn honey bee. This fly is about one and half inches in length, of 2 yellowish brown or yellowish gray color, with the head, thorax and legs trNkt ta1 II, ls { most exclusively upon the honey bee, poaucing upon the latter in the air with ightning-like rapidity, and, alighting with it's prize upon a leaf or upon the ground, pierces the throax with it's strong proboscis and proceeds to suck out the vital juices.
 Hens sn Winter.
 zIn order to keep hens laying througl the winter they must be furnished witt warm house and warm diet. Man, hocks of hens consume, during the win ter, most of the profits of the summer as they eat and make no return of eggs They are not to blame for this. If W, wish our hens to lay in winter, the, must have nitrogenous food, such a eggs are made of. They pick this up il the summer in the form of worms an( insects, but in winter grasshoppers an( angleworms do not abound, and tn, hens must have pork or beef scraps liver, or some cheap meat diet, as tn raw material from which to manu facture eggs. If to this be added som warm mush and potatoes, and fe, fresh cabbage leaves out up fine, tn hens will lay with gratitude, and cackl
 with thanksgiving. Some fine bon
 meal added to corn meal will make
 mush that will tickle the palate of hens
 redden their combs, and make ther
 sing for joy. F's