Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-07-04
Fan m and Home.

never keep horses SnOd Wnen work
ing on the farm.
The farmer who will keep his
pillow running in his corn fields, wet
or dry, will be rewarded in the au-
tumn by a good yield of corn.
Stock farm according to its pro-
auctions. Have stock enough to
consume all rough food, but not
enough to become rough without
food.
New and waxy potatoes are said to
be less digestable than those which
are old and mealy, but the time re-
quired for digestion may be regarded
as nearly the same as for bread, or
from two-and- a-half to ree-and- a.
half hours.
There is no occupation which Is so
sure OF return for labor as agricul-
ture. The risk Of manufacturers and
middlemen is three-fold that OF farm
ers, but their enterprise is 80 great
that they seldom succumb to pressure
till it becomes crushing.
As to the proper time for cutting
wheat and other grain writer says:
AS soon as the upper portions of the
straw Of the cereals become yellow no
further increase takes place in the
weight Of the seed. II the grain be
not cut down soon after the appear
ance OF this sign its quality deterior-
ates and its weight diminishes."
A Frenchman roasts coffee, grinds
1t to flour, moistens it very little,
mixes it in twice its weight OF pow
dered sugar, and then presses it into
tablets, One of these tablets can be
dissolved at any time in hot or cold
water, making at once the very per-
lection of coffee; and it Is claimed
that pound OF the berry will go
much farther by this preparation.
II you want to keep your hogs,
horses, cattle and sheep healthy give
them salt regularly. There is no
better vermifuge than salt. Much Of
the so-called hog cholera is due to
intestinal worms. Plenty OF salt
would prevent the accumulation of
these worms, All animals desire salt,
showing that it is want Of their ma
ture, and undoubtedly for wise pur-
poses.
A few drops OF hartshorn put into
a little water will clean a hair brush
better than anything else, and does
the brush no harm. If very dirty,
rub little soap on the brush. After
cleaning, rinse in clear water, and
hang the brush up by the window to
dry. Do not let the bristles rest on
any hard substance while wet. 1t is
better to tie a string round the ham
die and hang up.
To remove a mote from the eye,
take a horsehair and double 1t, leav-
ing loop. II the mote can be seen,
lay the loop over it, close the eye,
and the mote will come out as the
hair il withdrawn. If 1t cannot be
seen, raise the lid of the eye as far as
possible, and place the loop In it as
far as you can, close the eye and roll
the ball a few times, then draw out
80 much pain will be sure to come
with it.
An exchange says: "The best way
to keep hams through Is to put them
In thick paper sacks such as millers
use to put -four in, made OF thick
Manila paper; wrap the ham in sew
eral thicknesses Of old paper Of any
kind to keep the moisture from
striking through; tie up tightly, first
twisting the top around well, and
then hang up anywhere. The fly will
not find its way into the ham. The
paper is strong enough to bear the
weight Of the ham.
The Kalamazoo CMich) Telegraph
states that a mode of destroying cat
er-pillars was discovered there acct
dentally, which certainly is well
worth trying. A piece of wooden rag
had been blown by the wind into
currant bush, and when taken out
was found to be covered with these
leaf-devouring insects. Pieces Of
wooden cloth were Immediately placed
on every bush in the garden, and the
next day the caterpillars had univer-
sally taken to them for shelter. In
this way thousands are discovered
every morning.
A Canada farmer whose barn was
so infested with rats four years ago
that he had great fear Of having his
whole grain crop destroyed by them
after it was housed, headed the "var-
mints" In this wise: Having two
acres Of wild peppermint that grew
In field of wheat after the wheat
had been harvested, the mint was cut
and bound with it and drove the rats
from my premises. have not been
troubled with one since, nor am at
present, while my neighbors have |
any number OF them. / feel conf
dent that any person who is troubled
with these pests could easily get rid
of them by gathering good supply |
of mint and placing it around the
walls or base OF his barn.
A curious incident of the centenni-
Il oolobrot;oca NTH which Nau Tor