The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-04-24
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

e which one may have for sale. This is espec.
tally true upon the farm, and we will ven
ture to say that the farmer who attends to
the exterior of things in general, such as
clean stables and animals, clean yards and
7 buildings, and fences in good repair, will OBJ
tain five or ten per cent, more for the pro-
ducts ofhis farm than one who neglects such
simple matters. If any one doubts the ex-
t-rnal appearance upon values in market or
: elsewhere, let him try sending butter to mar
ket in an old weather beaten firkin, no mat.
ter how good the butter or clean the vessel
may be inside. If this does not satisfy, try
some stained OR dirty eggs, or poultry half
pueked. Producing good article is one
thing and selling it to advantage is another,
and the good salesman generally makes the
most money Of the two. The Importance of
fair exterior can hardly be overestimated.
This principle is potent in any branch of
trade and in every grade of society; there
fore it is too important to be overlooked or
Ipassed UNDECIDED.
WHAT BEES TO KEEP III it is not posi-
Die, or even convenient, to obtain Italians at
the start begin with the common black bees,
and, later, procure one or two pure Italian
queens with which to Italianize the stocks.
1t is now almost universally conceded-al-
most, for there are still some practical bee.
keepers who prefer the black bees-that un-
der similar circumstances the Italians are the
most profitable. Professor Cook in his man
ual OF the Apiary, enumerates no less than
eleven points in favor of the Italian over the
black bees. Some of these points may not
weigh heavily in the scales, but Others are OF
pine Importance. The main ones are LIST,
that they have longer tongues, and can
therefore gather from many flowers from
which the black bees can not. I'd. They
are more active, and, with the same OPP
portunittes, gather more honey. 3rd. The
queens are more prolific. 4th. The yellow
abdomen makes her majesty more con-
| spicuous, and she can therefore be readi-
ly found when looked for. 9th, The bee moth
does not easily gain foothold among the Ital-
ans. Sixth they are more amiable.
| CoNSUM PTIoN.-As cure for incipient
consumption, says writer in exchange, '.live
temporarily, avoid liquor, take daily sponge
| bath, wear flannel next the skin, and take
every morning one-half pint of fresh milk
from the COW, mixed with wineglass of the
expressed juice of green hoar>hound. The
| remedy. to be effective, must be continued
for some time" A writer to the London
Lancet cautions physicians against the adj
ministration of brandy or other stimulants
to consumptive patients when faint from
excessive hemorrhage. Such hemorrhage is
often due he says, to the rupture of blood
tumer in the lung, and the resulting faint
| spell promotes the formation of clot, which
offers the only hope of preventing speedy
| fatal result. Ergot and turpentine, have
been found, at the Brompton Hospital for
Consumptives, the most useful remedies for
checking the hemorrhage.
TOBACCO SALvEs.-O One ounce plug
| tobacco stepped in pint of good cider Vine
gar; when stepped sufficiently to get the
strength from the tobacco, strain it, then add
to the vinegar three ounces beeswax, three
ounces rosin. and three ounces of lard sim
mer all together until the vinegar is all boil
ed out, then drain it carefully in cup to
cool, and it is ready for use. ~ Take of to-
bacce, in fine powder, half a troy ounce; lard,
eight troy ounces; water, a sufficient quanti-
| ty. Moisten the tobacco with a little water:
Introduce 1t into conical glass percolator,
and, having pressed it firmly, pour water
|
nave passed. Evaporate this to the consist
ency of soft extract, and mix thoroughly
with the lard ~ Trask's Magnetic Oint-
ment: Take OF lard, fine-cut tobacco, and
raisins cut in pieces equal weights; simmer
well together and strain clear of dregs.
RESTORING VELvET-Q) To restore vel
vet, steam on the right side until heated
through. II very badly crushed, wet on the
wr'ng side, let an assistant hold hot iron
bottom upward, and then pass the wet side
If the velvet slowly over the flat surface-a
sort Of upside down ironing. When the
steam rises thickly through to the right side,
it will raise the pile with it. Dry without
handling. ~ To restore its original soft
| HSoSs ~ 'HuSe W tnUiOuSuly udtupcUcu OH
the wrong side, and then held over very
hot iron, care being taken not to let it touch
the latter. In short time the velvet be-
comes, as it were, new again. The theory
If this is very simple. The heat OF the iron
+vaporstes the water through the tissue, and
forces the vapor out at the other side, this
vapor. passing between the different flores,
separates those which adhere together in
hard punches.
Buy no fertilizers without knowing pre-
cisely what they consistof. Peruvian guano,
and other reliable fertilizers, when genuine,
always have brand upon their bags, with
Il statement of their analysis. Special ma
nures are sold by responsible dealers, ac>
cording to known formulas, which should be
studied by the purchaser, that he may know
what he is getting and how to use it.
Make your farm so valuable by constan
Improvement, skillful culture, good fruit,
ornamental shrubbery, and pleasant sur
roundngs that no money will tempt you to
cave it. We think it should be the settled
purpose of every young man to put down
his stakes for life, TO make permanent.
home which he will never wish to part with
till he is called to the better land.
Barn-yard manure must remain, for many
years at least, the backbone of profitable
farming, hence it should be guarded with
special care. Manures should invariably be
under cover, and in absence of proper shell
ter they should be protected by thick coat
of dry earth, road scrapings Of sods and
mold. Do not permit Jour most valuable
aid to increased profits to blow off with
every wind, or wash away with every rain.
MUSTARD PLAsTERs.-O Mustard for
plasters should be mixed with the white of
an egg, and it will not raise blister. (2)
Take teaspoonful of molassas, more or less
as desired; stir thick with mustard and hav-
ing spread it on cloth, apply it directly to
tho skin IT. will not hl;etar ovoy, 10 Eopt ~,