The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-05-30
Home and Farm.


Home and Farm.
To MAKE a monkey wrench, feed |
him on the first green apples.
You can't plant cats too early, nor is
it possible to get too many in hill.
ARTIcHoKEs are good for rheuma-
tism, and hearty jokes for dyspepsia.
GONE swallow does not make
spring" Thar depends on how hot
the coffee is.
THE difference between landlord
and tenant is that one tries to raise the
rent, and the other tries to raise the
wind.
farm ''Focus Farm, because it's where
the sons raise meat, and it's Loco
Foco" institution.
STOVES set away for the summer
should be we'll rubbed with kerosene,
and unless in very dry place it will
be best to wrap some CARPET or thick
paper around them.
METAL POLISH. Mix stove black
ing with benzine, and scour zinc with
kerosene and Bristol brick; wash with
hot soapsuds and polish with whiting.
Scour tins the same way, or use pow
| dered lime instead of Bristol brick.
To DANISH RATS. Rats can be
bsnished by covering the floor near the
rat hole with Q thin layer of moist
caustic potash. When the rats walk
on this, it makes their feet sore, and
then they lick their feet, and that
makes their mouths sore. The result
is that they not only shun the locality,
but appear to tell all the neighboring
rats about it, and the house is eventual.
ly entirely abandoned by them.
SPRINKLE powdered borax close to
the wall on all closet shelves and leave
it beneath the papers; also place it
thickly on the floor around the water
pipes, if you should be fortunate
enough to have them and their accom-
panying croton huge. Borax will sure
" rid the house of cockrosches and
similar nuisances, and osmphor will
keep black ants from sugar. Wrap
the gum in papers and lay it is places
frequented by these pests.
FURNITURE PoLIsH.-Au excellent
furniture polish is made by mixing two
parts of linseed oil with one of turpen
tine; this must be well rubbed in and
wiped dry, aud is, of course, to be
used only on oiled furniture that which
has been vanished may be washed
with benzine to remove the grease,
then treated to fresh coat of varnish.
Dissolve powdered alum in boiling wa
ter until it will take no more, then ap-
ply it with brush to every crack and
crevlce which may be infested with
vermin.
THE NETTLE.-Some interesting ex-
periments have recently been made in
Germany with the common nettle,
which Did fair to make tnat modest
weed an article of considerable i'm
portance. They consisted in working
it in the sane manner as hemp, and
the fibres obtained were as fine as silk,
while they yield nothing to hemp fl
bres as regards durability. A consId
cradle area has now been planted with
nettles in that locality. Now let's
have the cookie burrs utilized for COM
merclal purposes, and they, the loath-
some weed, will become difficult to
produce.
CAMPHoR FOR GAPEs. AS soon as
we discover any symptoms of gapes
among our chickens, we know that
there are worms-very small red worms
in their windpipes, and we give them
csmphor, in their drinking vessels,
strong enough to make quite taste of
the camphor. Then, if any get the
disease quite badly before we discover
it, we force a pill of gum camphor
down the throat about the siz4 of 9
small pea, and the fumes of that dose
will kill the worms. No kind of worms
can live in camphor, hence, camphor
must be powerful vermifuge.
sLEEPLEss Enthusiastically, who
seems to have tried it, says: 1.-THE
last method we have heard of for cur.
ing cases of pure sleeplessness, when
unaccompanied by pain or disease, il
the following. Get out of bed and
take linen bandage, although hand
! kerchief neatly folded longwise will d.
as well, perhaps better. Dip one-hal
of the handkerchief into water; pas,
the wet portion around the wrist; owe
, this lay the dry half and tuck in tn,
ends so as to make all secure. Ii,
! down again. The wet bandage will b
found to exercise q most soothing in.
fluence on the pulse; this will soon ex
tend all over the nervous system, and
calm, refreshing sleep will be the re-
suit"
The Use OF VERBENA IL SPAIE.-Ii
England, the fine lady plucks a spril
. and scents her hand with it; so doe
, the Spanish lady, but she knows wei
, its value, and treasures and dries fo
: winter use every leaf of it. It is her
well known as one of the finest cordial
and stomachics in the world. It car
be taken in two ways, either made int
q decoction, with hot water and sugar
and drank cold as refresco and tonic
or better still, with the morning snc
evening cup of tea, thus-put spril
of lemon verbena, say five or six leaves
into the teacup and pour the tea upoI
it; you will never suffer from fatu
. lence, never be made nervous and old
maidish, never have cholera, diarrhea
! or loss If appetite. Besides the fiavo
is simply delicious; no one who ha
, once drank their Pekoe with, will eve
drink it without, sprig OF lemon yer.
bena.
WATERING HoRsEs.-In re Zard Il
watering horses after . full feed O.
! grain, 9 writer In the Stock JotuRa
7 save: ''The first effect of this is Il
: largely distend the stomach; and th.
/ result may be IS serious as if the mate
rial were masticated grain and saliva
But, should this danger be avoided
matters are not necessarily left in bet
; ter state. The sudden and excessive
! influx of water 10 likely to wash OF
. much of the contents Of the stomach
i into the intestines before the nitrogen
, Gus principles have been digested, snC
; fermentation, extrication of gases
over distensions. colics and inhamma
: tons result. Even this is not all. Thl
application of al excess of cold waite.
on the mucuous membrane Of the stom
! sch and intestines causes vascular con
eestion and violent muscular contrac-
tionz. 20 that all tend TO digestive dis
order of . dangerous nature" Here
you have the result in Q nutshell, and
70 avoid laundering horse be should
never be wstered beyond few quarts
when heated. In fact, il 10 not safe e