The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-05-29
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD
Farm and Garden Notes.

Farm and Garden Notes.
Pruning wounds should be covered as
soon as the sap ceases flowing. Grating
wax applied hot, will make good COW
ering, and will avoid further serious
trouble.
Poultry roosts should never be allowed
in horse or COW stables. Hen lice are
very apt to attach themselves to the ami
mails, to their serious detriment. Moth
ing is more surely calculated to destroy
their appetite and prevent them from
taking on flesh.
A simple remedy to prevent the pres
ence of moles and mice in and around
hot-beds, was told to us few days
since, viz. Stick pieces of green elder
bushes into the ground iii the premises
infested, and these troublesome crea-
lures will give it a wide berth.
A gardener in England removes green
algal and confervoid growth from damp
wal Is, and keeps it down year or longer
by painting with a solution of chloride
of lime. The same application is made
to gravel walks with watering-pot,
with equally satisfactory results.
Hen manure should be mixed with
earth. Seeds are lost by planting them
where too much hen manure has been
dropped. Plaster is good to mix with
it; but better way to use hen manure,
especially for the garden, is to put it in
barrels, half filing them, and then pour
in soft water until full. Take the liquid
after the manure is we'll soaked and ap-
ply it when needed. Be sure to use
soft water; rain water is best. st.-Fdrnaer'S s
Friend.
A lady of Michigan has been very sue
cessful in obtaining two flowers instead
of one from every Towering sheath of
the Gala lily. Her method is as follows:
As soon as the Joint flower is cut, or be-
gins co wither, pull the stalk down
through the open sheath clear to the
bottom. At the bottom will be found
standing, close to the stalk, another
bud, inciosed in delicate covering.
Out the old stalk away as close as possi-
BILE without injuring the bud, and if it
has not been kept back too long, it will
grow up very quickly.
Coal Tar for Flesh Wounds.
1 have made discovery in the heal
ing aft which will give to the readers
of the Tribune, provided they will agree
to practice it, and do missionary work
by trying to enforce the Bible injunc-
! tion that I" a merciful man is merciful to
his beast" It is now the common GUS
tom among farmers, whenever they cas-
trate any animal, unless it be horse or
a large bull, to apply either salt, ashes,
or the spirits of turpentine to the raw
flesh. All of these applications are but
so much torture, and if any one don't
believe it, apply either of them to your
own raw flesh, and if you don't hop and
dance and cry out with the pain, then /
am mistaken. L have seen young pigs
run around and squeal piteously on ac-
count of the pain these cruel things
caused. Now promise me never to let
any person put either of these things
on any animal of yours, and also promise
me to preach apd pray against their use
everywhere, and will tell you the best
application for any and all fesh-cuts
and raw sores. It is gas coal-tar, which
may be had at any gas works where gas
is made from coal. A barrel of it, cost
ing 50, has been in use at the Kirby
Homestead for ten years and is not half
gone yet. Coal-tar, when applied to a
fesh-cut, shuts out the air and thus
stops the smarting; it will also keep off
the flies; it is very healing, and it is
Rntiseptic, that is, cleansing, and will
prevent the growth of proud-hesh. 1t
is the cheapest, most healing snd best
application we have ever used, and
eBery farmer ought to have it at hand to
use on all castrated animals. When a
lambs tail is cut off, put it on. 1t will
stick the wool together on the end and
make a complete protection. An ami
NAL may be castrated in "fy-time, and
with two or three applications of coal
tar, maggots will be prevented. / have
tested this remedy for several years on
all sorts of cuts and sores with the most
gratifying and successful results. 1t
was an experiment at first, but now it is
a necessity. 1t is an excellent paint for
trees where a limb has been broken of
or where the bark has been peeled. -
f. ID. Curtis, Charlton, ~. y.
Health Hints.
Buttermilk is drunk by many dyspep-
tics.
Oil of eucalyptus is said to be an ex.
cellent local an@sthetic. A drop placed
on cotton or wool and inserted in the
cavity will relieve the toothache.
Substitute lemonade, strawberries and
the like fruits in their season, for salts,
sulphur, sassafras tea, and the like pop
ular physic, to purify the blood. Par
take of fruits without stint, and throw
physic to the dogs" "
A house too closely shaded by trees
will be apt to suffer from dampness. In
building let the living and sleeping
rooms, as far as possible, face towards
the south, and thus gain the advantage
of the sunshine. The sun is a great
preserver of health.
The virus or transmissible principle OF
scarlet fever is destroyed when sub
jected to temperament of 203 Fahr. foI
two hours. A French physician, who