South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-02-23
xs,nser and House Kssper.


BOAnr MxAsrRx.-To ascertain tAs
contents iboni measprel OF boards.
scahtliug md plank : kals-M altiply
Fths brea0skf ID Inches sey sh6 e1i~isReSA
Ia iaAlSsr. and that by the length IN feet.
and divide the product by twclvs. and
the quotient will be the cCnSepts.
CHICKEN CuoLEaA.-rccd your pouf.
try with raw onions chopped finc. wolf
mixed with other food, about twice
week. II 10 better than q dozen cures
for chicken cholera.
How TO FArrEN STocK.-An old far.
mer thus relates his experience In fat
tsning beef and feeding cows Zoe milk.
Ny practice In fattcning beef and swine.
~ we'll AZ feeding cows for milk has
been 70 pour boiling water on ~ much
meal n would not mako tho animals
bowels move too freely at night, and In
the morning when tho mash IL cool give
IL to the cow or pigs. In covering the
meal with boiling water In this way the
starch o: ITO area. Is Distorted. and the
latent nutritive properties extracted.
and the animal receives tho entire nutri.
ment Of the grain. have for two years
past fattened two ordinary sized COWS.
hundred pounds each OF the former. and
each yielded upward OF forty pounds Of
rough tallcw. Salt Was given once
week and occasionally tablespoonful
Of wood ashes. In my experience ono
hundred pounds scalied and fed IA a
bovc is equal to two hundred pounds
fed dry.
A CnEAr HARD SoAr.-AfAny house
keepers in the country know how diff.
cult it is to obtain good article OF bar
soap. The yellow soap sold at stores
cuts soft as cheese. and rubs away a.
easily, and unless the housewife orders
box OF soap ut q time. and piles IL up
in stacks i'm the attic, or some dry place,
the yearly record will show COOL sum
paid out for soap purchased Ivy tho bar.
The following recipe will prove desir.
able item Of economy:
Fonr large bars OF yellow soap. two
lbs. OF sal soda. three or, borax, one or.
liqnid amonia. shave the soap in thin
slices, put it into eight quarts OF soft
water (rain water IL the best.) When
the soap is nearly dissolved. add the
borax and soda stir till all Is melted.
Ponr it into large tub or shallow pan;
when nearly cool add the amonia slowly,
mixing IL we'll. Let it stand day or
two, then cut il into cakes or bars, and
dry in warm place. No better soap
can be made to wash white clothes. cali
Goes and fiannels, and it is excellent for.
all household purposes. IL cost but
three cents per pound, and is made In
less than half all hoar. This recipe has
been sold for five dollars. and will be OF
service TO every family.-HearM and
Home.
WHEN TO UsE SpEcTAcLEs.--The
simplest rules for ascertaininy the need
Of eyeglasses arc. firstly, to note II you
are obliged to remove small print or
objects further than usual from your eyes
in order 10 see them distinctly second
ly, IL you find Yourself inyountarily
moving nearer to the light than was
usual with you in order to read letter
or book; thirdly, IL very small objects
appear TO be confused after you have
looked at them for any length OF time
fourthly, II the eyes, after little close
attention TO anything, become so IA.
tgued that you are Obliged to turn aside
10 gire the1e Se'axa:ion and ..z.st..S, If
the sight on FIRST waking is very weak,
and does not recover its customary de-
gree of force until some time after. AS
for the choice Of glasses. here are
few general rules TO begin with: "In the
first place. good glasses ought never to
magnify the objects very much, but
merely to show them 10 us clear. simple
and exactly such as they are. Even in
the exceptional cases where rather strong
magnifiers are needed. the proof when
they are TOO strong will be when You
are obliged to bring the object much
closer TO the eye than sound sight re-
quires'--in brief. every person ought,
generally speaking. TO be able 10 read
conveniently with his spectaeles at The
same distance he was accustomed 90
whiie mis- visual powers were perfect"
--Frasey's Magazine.
WASH THE FEET DAILY The hands
are washed many times day. why
not wash the feet at least onees The
majority Of the people pay little atten.
tio1 70 the cleanliness Of the feet, yet n
square inch OF the sole Of the foot de.
mands perfect o'ea0iibess more than any
square foot OF the surface Of the body.
as far as health is concerned, because
the pores arc much larger there than
anywhere else, so large indeed that they
may be called "slnices'' for CARRYING
away the impurities Of the system
Hence the bottom OF the feet shonId DO
we'll rubbed every day. the skin will be-
come much more healthy and less tender.
especially between the toes. Many per.
sons cherish the idea that frequent wash
ing OF the feet will render them moro
tender and susceptible 10 the influences
OF cold and heat. But such is not the
case. After the feet are washed wipe
them dry, chen hold them near tho fire
or in The oryou vofff g.. Il -