Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-11-14

Work makes US cheerful and happy,
Makes us both active strong;
Play we enjoy all the better
When we have labored so long,
Gladly we help our kind parents,
Quickly we come to their call;
Children should love to be busy,
There is much work for us all,
Helping papa and mamma.
CURING BAcoN.-There are few families in
Virginia who do not understand this art quite
we'll, though many fail to get good hams.
As general rule, there is too much smoking.
This is more necessary in the large meat,
as it serves to dry the meat of, and the creo-
sote engendered by the smoking process is an
tiseptic and preservative. The Western meat
(and the Virginia meat when smoked too
much) retain this smoked, disagreeable taste.
In England and France smoking is not used
at all, and this is an evidence it is smoked
too much here, or more than necessary. The
Hanover county hams are famously good,
and the best of them ever saw we're smoked
only four times. An important matter is that
the animal heat should be out before sailing,
and this may be accomplished in the, same
day if the hogs are killed by "day.break" and
the weather is tolerably cold. In no event per-
nit the pork to freeze We have frequently
seen hogs killed very early and salted late in
the same day and this is our practice, unless
the weather is warm. Many modes have
been adopted for curing hams, and after re-
repeated trials we think there is none better
than the following: For twelve moderate size
hams, take twelve pounds of salt, one pound
of saltpetre, and enough molasses to rub
them together, producing the consistence and
appearance of damp brown sugar. Rub this
in we'll, lay the hams separate on boards, with
the skin side down. Repeat the application
every week for four weeks. Then hang and
smoke on damp days with hickory chips, if
procurable not to be smoked more than four
or five times. Towards the last of February
enclose the hams in canvas, painted, or what
answers as we'll in cur experience, large pa
per bags, securing we'll around the hook.
This keeps out shippers and other insects.
Immediately before doing this, rub some
black pepper on the meat side. If this plan
is accurately followed, we will insure frst'rate
hams.-DR. POLLARD, on the Hog.
No HoRsESHoEs.- slipping of horses
on the asphalt pavement in London, has given
rise to some discussion as to TIE proper form
for shoes, whereupon writer in the Times
comes forward with tie recommendation that
no horse.sboes at all be used. He says he has
constantly dispensed with them since 1852,
adding:
II have owned over two hundred animals
at one time, dedicated to all manner of pur
poses, draught, saddle and pack, and not one
of them shod. Some one will say that they
worked over grass or sand. They did not
but over the roughest roads imaginable, in
places excessively bad, and in others as disa
greeably soft and heavy" He gives bis ex-
perience in Brazil, where pack horses, without
being shod, travel journeys of over eight hun.
dred miles. Unshod horses are also used in
Brazilian cities without slipping on the pave
ment. Of course, says the writer, if an own
er were to pull off bis horses shoes and at once
ride him long distance, he would find bis
horse 20 tender on all his feet; but were be
to use him gently for fortnight, and gradu.
ally let him feel his feet, keeping the edges of
the hoof slightly rounded of with rasp, to
prevent the raveling up of the edges of hoof,
for the first time since colthood brought naked
to the ground, he would be agreeably sur
prised. Occasional pairing will always be
needed, but the frog should not be cut. The
writer thus anticipates an objection which
will occur to many readers "Some one will
be likely to say that draught horses have to
dig their toes into the ground to start a load.
Of course they have when they are shod. But
the unshod horse starts with the fiat of his
foot, which affords him much larger and
more holding surface, more holding because
it is tougher and rougher than bright shoe y
FARMERS CREED.-We believe in small
farms and thorough cultivation; and also be.
lieve-
That the soil loves to eat as well as the
owner, and ought, therefore, to be we'll ma
nured;
In going to the bottom of things, and,
therefore, in deep ploughing and enough of it.
All the better if it be subsoil plough;
In large crops which leave land better than
they found it, making both the farm and the
farmer rich at once;
That every farm should own good farmer;
That the fertilizer of any soil is spirit of
industry, enterprise and MISREPRESENTATION
these, lime, gypsum and guano will be of little
use;
In good fences, good farm-houses, good Or
chards, and children enough to gather the
fruit;
In clean kitchen, neat wife in it, a clean
cupboard, clean dairy, and q clear con-
science;
That to ask mans advice is not STOPPING,
but of much benefit;
That to keep place, and everything in its
place, saves many step and is pretty sure to
lead to good tools and to keep them in order;
That kindness to stock, like good shelter,
is a saving of fodder;
That it is a good thing to keep an eye on
experiments, and note all-good and bad;
That it is good rule to sell your grain
when it is ready;
That it is good thing to grow into farming,
not jump into it;
That all of farming is summed up in the
manure heap on the farm;
In enriching the soil according to its wants.
HINTS FOR SLEEP1NG.-Grown persons gen.
orally require seven hours sleep in summer,
and eight in winter; few, indeed, except in
valids will fail to sleep we'll who 60 to bed at
a regular early hour, on light supper, in
large room, and clean, comfortable bed' if
there is no sleeping in the day time, and not
more than seven hours in any twenty. four are
passed in bed. One weeks faithful trial will
prove this. Children, and all persons at
school or engaged at hard study, should take
all the sleep they can get, and should never
be walked up in the morning after having
gone to bed at regular hour. Every humane
parent will make it a religious duty to ar
range that every child shall 60 to bed in an
affectionate, loving and glad spirit If wake