The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-28
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
The Dairy Interest.


From the address of Mr.. J. Reall, of
New York, before the annual convention
of the American Dairymen's g Association,
trasted the prosperity of the dairy in
dustry with other branches of farming,
business and manufacturing which had |
outrivaled all. Cheese and butter were |
| now bringing relatively higher prices |
than ever before. The export last year
to Great Britain, our chief customer, had
amounted to 10,000,000 pounds worth
over $13, 900, 900, large increase over
the past, and susceptible of still greater
enlargement, Butter had also been ex
ported, to the amount of $4,000, 900
pounds. It was known fact that the
home consumption is not commensurate
with the foreign demand for cheese, but
it is because the best grades were sent
abroad and the poorest quality forced
upon our own people. If the American
consumer were given fine full cream
cheese instead of an article SKINNED to
death, it would become popular as O
wholesome and nutritious food. 1t was
the skinned cheese which naturally lies
like a grindstone on the stomach, and
give our people the opinion that cheese
was indigestible. A mild rich kind
was demanded by the home trade and
wo Id be appreciated as highly here as
in England. In reference to butter
stale article, however fine, was no longer
wanted The public taste had become
30 we'll cultivated that fresh favored
butter was demanded at all seasons of
the year. To meet this demand the sys-
tenn of winter dairying, so successfully
practiced in Illinois where the finest
stock is made at all seasons of the year,
must be extended. Creameries or the
associated plan of butter making must
take the place of private dairies, because
much higher price is realized for the
product and much waste and labor is
saved the dairyman. Besides, all classes
should have the opportunity to enjoy
fine butter, at reasonable prices, as well
as all other articles of food.
Dairying gives its followers both
physical and intellectual food. No class
think more or discuss more. This was
attested by their conventions which
should continue to be encouraged. They
had been of vast benefit not only to their
members but to the entire dairy COM
munity.
An important feature of the dairy in
dustry has been the successful estab-
lishment of two distinct dairy fairs the
past year. One at Meadville, Pa, and
the other at Chicago, the results of which
would be of lasting benefit. Dairy fairs
were of long establishment in England,
where two had''also been held within the
year. In that country the leading men
, of the nation took pride in participa-
tion in meetings of dairymen. At the
fairs, dukes and lords and members of
Parliament officiated. The Prince of
Wales prides himself on having the
finest dairy in England.
Medical Hints.
For INvALIDs coffee is an ex-
+ cellent substitute for tea and coffee;
, brown the crusts in the oven, pour hot
= water on, and let it stand for an hour on
: the back of the range; use milk same as
Y for other coffee.
:. For DYSPEPSIA. Burn alum until the
moisture in it is evaporated then take
rs much as you can put on dime
about half an hour before eating. Three
or four days probably will answer; bu
!. take it until cured.
l. DIPHTHERIA- A--Sulphur used as gar
g gle is said to be sure cure for diph
/ liberia. This disease is only an accumu
/, lation of fungus in the throat, ant
II sulphur is specific for every species o
a fungus. If the patient cannot gargle
y put the sulphur on q live coal and let j
n burn under his nose.
=. BLEEDING AT THE NOSE. - To stol
9 bleeding at the nose, says an exchange
J exercise the jaws as if in the act of mas
u u tication. In the case of child give
IL something to ehew-a piece of paper
u u for instance. The motion of the jay
" will soon stop the flow of blood. 1t is
Il sure remedy, simple as it seems.
.e CURE FOR INcIp1ENT CONSUMPTION =
e. Live temperately, avoid liquor, take
" daily sponge bath, wear flannel next til
It skin, and take every morning one-hal
st pint of fresh milk from the COW, mike
le with wineglass of the expressed juic
e. of green horehound. A person who ha
,g tried this remedy says: Four weeks
ne use of the horehound and milk, relieve
ic the pains of my breast, and gave m
le the ability to breathe deep, long an
Id free, strengthened and harmonized m
50 voice, and restored me to a better stat
le of health than l had enjoyed for years
in The remedy to be effective must be cor
h. tinued for some time.
ct To Clean Black Thread Lace Wells.
=, Many person has spoiled compars
n ~ lively good black thread lace veil in try
VI " ing to clean it. Such a veil can be mad
a, almost as good as new if you mix bu
lL te locks gall with sufficient hot water t
W " make it as warm as you can bear you
" hand in, and pass the veil through i
1t must be squeezed, not rubbed; and
will be we'll to perfume the gall with
little musk. Rinse the veil through tw
cold waters, tinging the last with
q little blue. After drying, put it int
he some stiffening made by pouring boilin
rd water on very small piece of glu
to squeeze it out, stretch it, and clap
i'd Afterward pin it out on linen cloth
dry, laying it very straight and ever
rd taking care to pin the edge very NIGEL,
nd When dry iron it ON the wrong sid
having laid linen-cloth over the irol
n. ing blanket. Any article of black la,
'at may be washed in this manner. Son
an people prefer to use spirits of ammoni
a., "a. and it cleans very well.