The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-02-01
fAitM GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


earmers. Unlike village people fran the
,hSVure OF their calling, they are more. or
'ess isolated, so If one would enjoy so.
clal converse, he must go where it Is,
AUD Just now comes in the bane of CON
vefsation without thought, of allowing
'e .p very soul to become entrameled in
slio everyday drudgery OF life, I've
ihnown men to spend two hours in remark
nS upon the various points of a pair of
steers We will say, 1 have two neigh
"ors, each the owner of q good farm. SO
ohe day tired, exhausted with lifes trials,
:ts wheels drag heavily, and with a feel
ing OF want to see somebody" go
over TO neighbor number one, he tells
me OF his trials with not many sunny
spots; tho cows don't do well, wool is
'oW, the land is rocky, hard and Sorn
out, and although he has pleasant
thnlly, Il nice house finely furnished,
"id seemingly surrounded by all one
needs, he draws such dark picture that
one feels chilly, and could scarce endure
1t, IT he did not also tell of the elysian
helds of the West. The good is at dis
tance with him.
L return home feeling little bluer
than when [ went away, for one instinc-
lively catches the spirit of the company
he is in. Its effect upon my own mind
IS obvious. Note its effect upon my
neighbor! Some may say that while
one indulgcs iii such thoughts and "talks
Tor the sake Of talking" it need not have
aAy effect upon his farm management.
Not 50. We come to believe in thing
by its repetition. BY always looking
upon the dark side, the object, however
fair, becomes hideous. If man be-
heves his farm poor one, it will not
take him many years to make it so really.
He neglects to till it properly, the walls
and fences tumble down, and are not
repaired, and everything indicates that
the owner has no care over it. He thinks
it poor, and it is; and so long rs he re-
mains of that mind it will improve back
ward fast, likewise himself also. But
well visit our other neighbor and verify
the skies have changed, and we have to
take "A long breath to realize where we
are, for q different atmosphere per-
vades. There is glow of enthusiasm in
the man as he tells you about his farm
ing, and TO all your structures he has n
rea ly answer. He sees only the bright
and CHEEKY side
g. happy man is Farmer John.
Oh rich and happy man is he"'
Yes, rich in purse, rich in cattle. rich in
golden grain, rich in his family. rich III
himself, and this is mainly to be as
cribed to his habits of thought and con-
versation, and from such men comes all
the agricultural progress OF the day.
They diffuse Il light around them, and
their own light is none the less for
Tightening that of their neighbors. The
Importance of right thought in farming
as well as i'll morals, is apparent. And
the sooner the farmer becomes contented
with his lot, and learns to prize his
privileges, to look on its bright side, to
make an effort TO control his circum-
stances and not to bo drifted by them,
and learns to choose worthy subjects of
talk, the better for his own veal and the
good of society VcrnOpt Jo"r ndi
Baked Beans.
One who knows says that the only
secret about baked beans is "to have
them just right" You want to soak them
over night, or parboil them in two OF
three waters until they are at the crack
ing point. If your appetite is not robust
enough to eat pork and you have the art
to cook them without it, all that is re-
quirel is to season the dish to the fine
point of half a pinch of salt, a single
shake Of the pepper box, and n lump of
butter neither too large nor too small
and have apiece of fresh spare rib roasted
separately to serve with them. The beam
must also be OF "iust the right consist
ency when put into the dish for baking. "
If you have stamina enough for pork put
the sweet cris-crossel piece of seasoning
meat, with its possibilities of crisp rinds,
i'll the center OF the dish, with slices or
namenting the sides. All you need of
the oven is to have it "neither too hot
nor too slow" The beans must then
simmer until they are "iust done" To
secure the exact shade of brown ever the
top, and the precise degree Of heat and
moisture inside needed to bring each in
dividilal bean TO the very point Of cracking
and conlescing with its ighbor-without
directions entirely doing it that is all
the one needs astO baking. If it isn't clear
You must learn as the boy learns to swim
And, then as to serving. Assert your in
dependence, and preserve the integrity
Of your result by placing them upon the
table in the dish III which they were
cooked.
Farm Nctcs.
ii farmers world keep a slate hanging
up in barn or workshop, with a pencil
attached by a string, SO rs to note down
work to be done on stormy days, it
would be found to be OF great advan-
tage.
FoR PACKING IcE.-New sawlust
should be procured, if possible, but old
sawdust will do very well if it is dry
and not rotted. If it is rotted it should
not be used as it will soon be saturated
with water and lose its non-conductabili-
ty,
If you have barrel of choice and
perfect apples which you wish to save
until spring, don't keep picking them
over. When once they are in a good
place in the cellar and well headed up,
let them alone until you want to use
them.
Cattle during the winter while kept in
the barn most of the time should receive
Il thorough brushing daily. Cattle that
have their heads tied get very dirty
about the head and neck unless they re-
ceive careful grooming. Cleanliness is
very essential to their health.
A farmer measured the water con-
sumed daily by lot of cattle one hot
summer. As it had to be pumped for