The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-11-28
FARM, GARpES nd AND nOrsEHOLD.
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To PREyEST PoTAroEs FROM ROr.-
Dust over the floor Of the bin With lime,
and put in about six or seven inches Of
potatoes, then dust with lime as before,
then more potatoes, using about one
bushel of lime ID, forty bushels Of 'pota-
toes. The lime improves the favor Of
the potatoes, and effectuAlly kills the
fungi which causes the rot. ....
To RExoyATE BLACK CLOTH.
the cloth from grease and dirt with the
following mixture, thoroughly dissolved
Aqua ammonia, two ounces soft water,
one quart saltpetTe, one teaspounful {;
shaving soap in shavings, one ounce.
Then, when dry, make a strong decoc-
.tion of logwood by boiling the extract in
a gallon of soft water strain, and when
cool add two ounces of pulverizea gun,
arabic; apply evenly with a sponge over
the surface. and hang it in the shade u;
when thoroughly dry, brush the nap of
the cloth down smooth, and it will look
as good as new. Keep the liquid tightly
corked in bottle.
SUGGESTIONS ABOUT HOUSE PLANTS
The Gala lily blooms at three years.
Take an ordinary earthen jar, without
hole in the bottom, put the lily in, and
fill the jar three-quarters full OF rich
earth fill with warm water in which
you have put few drops. of ammonia
keep in warm room give as much
light and sun as possible, and plenty of
water. 'H. -. ...'t JON ~i...
The English ivy, if put in bottle of
water, will grow, and can be trained to
run where you like. ..r ..'. r...s
Hyacinth bulbs can be planted at any
time between this and December. For
house bloom, plant in pots, or place in
water in hyacinth glasses. Set in
dark, dry place for two or three weeks,
then give them plenty of light and warm
water, and they will soon bloom. Tulips,
narcissus and crocus can be treated in
the same way. '
To WASH FLANNEL SnRT.-A Han
mel skirt, embroidered with blue Tor
other colors), to set the color, should be
soaked for ten minutes in pail of cold
water containing a teaspoonful OF sugar
of lead. Then wash it in tepid water
made soft with borax. Use very little
soap-it hardens the wool. Rinse well,
shake we'll, and hang where it will dry
quickly.
How 10 Tell the Age of Horses.
The age Of horses is usually deter
| but, as with uIosu UuII7r Iui'R, lhN-ta"th
occasional exceptions in the formation OF
| the teeth which battle the most knowing
| expert, 1t also requires some study
and practice to enable a man to read
| the signs in the mouth Of q horse.
Some of our best authorities in these
matters tabulate the signs as follows
There are two sets of teeth, the milk
teeth, which appear the first year, and
the permanent teeth, which appear soon
after the former fall out. The teeth
which are mainly depended upon for
determining the age of the animal are
the ineisors, aud those on the lower
law are usually referred to. OF these
nippers or incisors there are six, and the
| furthest from the centre or outside are
/ called 'scorner teeth. u" The milk teeth
i give place to the permanent teeth as
follows :: The middle nippers at two
and q half or three years the next paAr
at three and q half or four years the
corner teeth at four and half to five
years. These periods are sometimes
8 hastened by pulling out the milk teeth.
4 At five wears the corner teeth are up
even with the others, and the mark
seen in the young teeth is entirely worn
out of the middle nippers. AT SIX years
the mark is almost gone from the second
pair, and at seven it is entirely obliter-
ated and the edges of the corner teeth
worn somewhat fiat. At eight years the
teeth in the lower jaw are worn entirely
|, fiat the mark having disappeared from
! all of them. At nine years the middle
nippers are rounded on the inner side,
and the oval form of the others becomes
broader. From this time forward the
, change in the form of the teeth Is mere
ly slight variation in the enamel, and
, it is so light that few horsemen pretend
: to be able to tell the age Of the animal
, | from them, whence the jockey phrase
) that "no horse ever gets older than nint
5 years. Some, however, pretend tt
2 read the signs of age on the teeth up tt
twenty years or over, and description
t Of the changes in form are given n
8 some Of our manuals on the horse. ~