Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-03-14
FARM AND FIREsIDE.

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| BEST Protection AGAINST RUST
! Fer farm implements of all kinds. having
metal surfaces exposed, for knives and
| forks, and other household apparatus, IN
deed for all metals likely to be injured by
| oxidasion Or ''rusting,'' We know OF 10
| simpler, more effective, application than
| that furnished to the american Agricul-
| turist'' by the late Prof Olmsted. author
of Olmsted's Natural Philosophy, etc. He
us it on air-pumps, telescopes and vari-
Gus other apparatus. Take any quantity
of good lard, and to every half pound CT SO
add of common resin (''fosin'') an amount
about equal to half the size Of an egg or
| less-a little more or less is Of no conse-
quence. Melt them slowly together, stir
ring as they cool. Apply this with cloth
or otherwise, just enough give thin coat
ing to the metal surface to be protected.
1t can be wiped off nearly clean from sur
faces where it will be undesirable, as in
the case Of knives and forks, etc. The
resin prevents rancidity, and the mixture
excludes the ready access of air and moist
| ture. A fresh application may be needed
when the coating is washed off by the
friction of beating storms or otherwise.
This single recipe will be worth many dol
lars to any one in the long rum. r-,
DOING UP MEMS LINEN. "A husband
complained that his shirt bosoms and col
lars were badly done up, and, the case was
referred to knowing shirt-maker, and his
answer was well worthy the attention Of
housekeepers .4a~ys-.
''Yes,'' said the man, 1.-THE fault is with
your laundress. While doing up your
collars. she stretches them the wrong way.
Damp linen is very pliable, and a goodpall
will alter fourteen-inch into fifteen inch
collar in the twinkling of an eye. She
ought to stretch them crosswise, and not
lengthwise- Then in Strengthening out
your shirt bosom she makes another mis-
take of the same sort. They also ought to
be pulled crossWise instead Of lengthwise,
particularly in the neighborhood of the
neck. A lengthwise pull will draw the
front of the neckband somewhat under
and of course it spoIls the set of your coll
lar. With the front Of your neckband an
inch too high, and your collar an inch too
long, you have most undesirable combi-
nation.n rrrrs9 v--
The necessary changes were made in the
methods of the Laundry, and all was right
with shirts and collars.
Too MUCH LAND.-We know a farmer
who, ten years ago, owned one hundred
and fifty acres, and was doing well; he now
owns five hundred, and is worse off than
before. And why?-Because. this large
farm is bill of great expense to him; he
cannot afford to keep it up in good condi-
ton, and it hangs a milestone of care
about his neck. His wife and children,
both sons and daughters, are obliged to
work hard to keep the great machine run
ming. We presumed his boys declare they
will leave home as soon as they are cid
enough; and the girls say they will die be-
fore they will marry farmers. Neither
sons nor daughters are educated as they
deserve to be. They cannot be spared for
this from work on the big farm. Now,
we declare that such farm is a.curse to its
possessor and his family, and an injury to
the whole agricultural interest. If that
man wants to save himself and his house
hold. he should sell at least one half of his
land, improve the remainder to make it
more productive, release his children from
bondage. and try to make his home COM
fort. He will live longer, lay up as gooda
propertey, and will train up a more intel
ligent and happier family. so
A few years ago a farmer had a dozen
very large trees that were bearing heavy
crop OF apples every other year, so he took
a long pole and gave them a heavy beating
just as the fruit was about the size of hick-
DRY nuts, knocking off all the fruit on the
southside of the trees. The result vas, as
was seen for several years, that the trees
bore heavy crops on one side, one year, and
the next year large crop on the other
side, so that for many years he had plenty
Of apples for home use. His trees stood
in a rich soil that was annually cultivated
in grass seed to cover the roots. err
AN EXPERIENCED doctor in the West
says his bills are cut down in fami-
lies in proportion as they eat fresh
fruit. Strawberries, currants and toma-
toes are better than medicine, than calo-
mel Or jalap, and rather better to take.
Apples freely eaten do the work of vermi-
fuge or lozenges. Every fruit or berry has
mission TO man hidden away within it,
HoMINY CAKEs.-Take one pint, after
it has been cooked, add two eggs, the yelks
and whites beaten separately and salt to
taste, drop in spoonsfuls On well buttered
plates and bake to a nice brown.
RoUeH AND READY RUG.-Take your
"Hubbie's'' old clothes and cut in pieces
one inch square string them through the
center on linen thread, sew these in the
shape of a coil OF oblong on piece of some
heavy material.
BEEsWAN and salt will make your rusty
fiat-lrons as clean and smooth as glass.
Tie lump Of wax in rag and keep it for
the purpose. When the irons are hot, rub
them first with the wax rag, then scour
with paper or cloth sprinkled with salt.
BLUE ointment and kerosene mixed in
equal proportion and applied to bed
steads, is an anfailing bug remedy, and
that coat of whitewash. is ditto for the