The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-01-09
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
God Bless the Farm.

God Bless the Farm.
God bless the farm-the dear old farm!
God bless its every rood,
Where willing hearts and sturdy arms
Can earn an honest livelihood
Can from the coarse and fertile soil
Win back recompense for toll
God bless each meadow, field and nook,
Begemmed with fairest flowers,
And every leaf that's gently shook
BY evening breeze or morning showers;
God bless them all each leafs gem
In natures gorgeous diadem-
The orchards that in early spring,
Blush rich in fragrant flowers,
And with each autumn surely bring
Their wealth Of fruits in golden showers
Like pomegranates on Aarons rod,
A miracle from Natures God.
And may he bless the farmers home,
Where peace and plenty reign;
No happier spot meath heavens high dome
Doth this broad, bounteous earth contain,
Than where, secure from care and strife,
The farmer leads his peaceful life.
Unve1ed by toll and tricks for gain,
BE turns the fertile mold;
Then scatters on the golden grain.
And reaps reward hundred fold;
He dwells where grace and beauty charm,
For God hath blessed his home and farm.
Medical Hints.
ENLARGED JOINTS. the sufferer
from sore and enlarged joints in the feet
will bathe the parts with iodide OF am
monia he will be speedily relieved.
FoR RHEuMAT1sM.-Tak small doses
of Rochelle salts at intervals (every
morning before breakfast is besD; rub
the part with camphorated oil or with
spirits of hartshorn; not leaving it on.
For WHooP1Na CoUaH.-Two-thirds
castor-oil, one-third syrup of ipecac.
Dose Half teaspoonful from two to
six hours apart. Shake the mixture
well before using. It is almost infalli-
BILE.
To CURE BILIOUS HEADAoHE.-Drink
the Juice of two oranges, or OF one
lemon, about half an hour before break
fast every morning.
To CURE CoRNs.-Corns may be
cured with greater certainty and
rapidity than in any other way by
simply applying, morning and evening,
drop of perchlorate of iron by means
of bit of straw. This treatment, con-
tinued for fifteen days, will, in most
cases, effect cure without involving
any pain.
FROSTED FEEr.-For frosted feet take
pure hax-seed oil, bathe your feet web
and heat the oil we'll before going to
bed; wrap some old clothes around the
feet to keep the oil from rubbing off,
and bathe again in the morning. A few
applications will remove NIL soreness
and itching.
DRINK IN SICKNESS In cases Of sick
ness, when ardent thirst prevails, plain
toast and water is most simple and ac-
ceptable. Place thin slices OF bread,
well toasted or Drowned, in dish and
cover with boiling water, and when
cold let the infusion be strained from
the bread.
Saving Winter Roots.
It is an erroneous opinion, although
usually considered otherwise, that
roots for winter keeping, as beets,
t,lrnips, parsnips, carrots, satisfy, ETC.,
are better for having the crowns and a
portion of the leaves left adhering. In
Just proportion as these are left, will the
juices of the bulbs or roots be dissipat-
ed. As they begin to grow, which they
will under ordinary conditions in the
winter, the succulence Of the root will
be impaired, until at last they become
pithy, and utterly worthless for house
bold use. To obviate this, the crowns
should be severed as closely as possible.
In preparing beets for pitting, in the
manufacture of sugar, the entire crown
is cut away below the leaves, since this
portion contains no saccharine, and the
growth of leaves from the dormant eyes
changes the saccharine juice of the
beets, thus impairing the yield of sugar.
Nevertheless the beets so cut, are pre-
served intact, a callus quickly forming
over the cut surface. From this an i'm.
portant lesson is taught the farmer and
gardener. Bulbs and roots intended tor
long keeping, should be cut below the
crown. In the case of fiat turnips the
eyes may be scooped out. Then If
packed in dry sand or road dust, and
kept nearly at the freezing point, they
remain intact until late in the season,
even we'll into May. Of course this is
not practicable when large quantities
are kept for market use. Gardeners
have either means that answer the pur-
pose measurably. For family use, how
ever, it will be found to succeed admira-
bly,, and is comparatively little trouble.