Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-14
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

l. kNERClSE FoR Sr0cN All kinds OF
stock will be the better for moderate ex-
ercise. This advice applies especial
ly to animals which are kept in stables.
Cows and horses should be let ont for a
part Of each day, unless the weather is
exceedingly severe or stormy.
LIZ SAIvEs.-l) One gill sweet oil,
! one ounce white wax, three-quarterS Of
an touuce spermaceu. Dissolve them
over the fire and stir till cool. (al Oil
of sweet almonds, eight ounces; white
WAX three ounces; spermaceti. three
oances: rhodium, fifty drops, and white
sugar candy form I'M excellent lip salve.
GET ur Woop-RgrAIR IMlIEMKNrS. -
During the sleighing time the farmer
is getting up wood, drawing logs to mill,
marketing produce. visiting friends etc.
The drag teeth are sharpened, the
ploughS repaired, the mower pu; in
order, the wagon and buggy taken to
town TO be painted and put in iirst-rate
order. He will not neglect to store ice
! for the summer.
| LINE lNCRUSrArtoN IN kFrrLES. III
When there is much lime in the iron
tea-kettle, set it on the stove or on the
fire without amy water in it, and let ii
stay there until red-hot; then take Off
and set ii on the ground to cool, when
the lime may be taken out easily. (2)
To remove lime from tea.kettles where
hard water is used, set the kettle out
| doors and let il freeze over night. In
the morning thaw and rap off, (S) Boil
clahber i'll the kettle two or three times;
If il will not Scrape off let it stand II
while. ~ The deposit of the crust in
kettles may be prevented by placing an
oyster shell in the kettle. The parti-
Giles of lime will adhere to the shell.
CLEANING CoRSErs. Tho directions
i given by the correspondents of our on
changes for cleaning corsots are note
worthy for their variety. We reprint
two of them:(D Take out the steels ut
front and sides, then scrub thoroughly
with tepid or Geld lather of CASTLE soap,
using small serubbing brush; do not
lay them m water, When quite clean
let cold water rum ON them freely from
II spigot to rinse out the soap thorough
| ly. Dry, without ironing latter pulling
| lengthwise until they are straight and
shapely), in n cool place. (2) Remove
the steols from your corsotS and wash
them on Il board with stiff brush III
water in which boraX is dissoived do
not boil them; rinse thoroughly and dry
in the sun.
! VISIT FRIENDS AND TAKE NOTICE.
Every enterprising farmer who intends
to progress i'll keeping accounts with
/ " dana ri m Of In,
| Each of his fields is charged with the
work, seed and part Of the manure put
on it, and credited with what came off.
He keeps Il dairy, not writing for the
sake of writing, but to make note of
any new idea which he wishes to use
during the next year. lie sees new
gate latch, a sheep rack, II manger,
something desirable about some farm
implement, us he makes note of every
thing of the kind by word or drawing.
These notes are looked over every little
while during the year. There are many
advantages in visiting good farmers.
Look about you for men who raise SUI
perior wheat, corn, potatoes and other
crops. and live stock. lfthey are ahead
of yon, buy some Of the extra seed or
stock and enter into Il healthy competi-
ton with the best of them.
| Books AND PAPERS farmer has
selected his list of agricultural papers,
and they arc now coming regularly with
all their improvements. He has added
TO his library n few of the best and most
recent books on his speeiaties. We
hear less of book-farming than former
| ly. Books on agriculture are better
than they were. People never expect
to use all the advice gwen on any topic
even by the most practical and success
| full man, but this is no reason why they
should not consult the best men who
are engaged in the same business with
themselves. The same rule NAV be
applied to books. We should be able
! to pick out from books some valuable
hints applicable to our own wants. One
book has picture Of wheat stack
about two-thirds done. The stack is
cylindrical and flat or dishing at the top.
That is no way to build stack, and
every farmer knows it; but after all
every farmer might read the book with
profit.
i ~ II LIN - "a bpbl IhiiTA Nh Ism II i !.
The disease is a standing "conundrum"
TO medical men, but DR.. julius Pollock
thinks that he has Mt last cleared the
subject Of some confusion that sur
rounded it.. He says the term rheuma-
tism is applied to several different dis
eases which are essentially distinct, al
though they have certain features in
common. The two chief forms are ar
ticular and muscular rheumatism. The
former is 4 disease Of early adult life,
more or less acute in character, with a
tendency TO get well in about six weeks.
Articular rheumatism, when at all Sc
we're, is called rheumatic fever. 1t at
tacks the synovial membranes and also
the similar Serious membranes, especial
ly Of the heart There il n distinct pre-
disposition to this disease in certain per-
sons, which is sometimes inherited. The
immediate exciting cause is exposure
TO cold or taking chill" 1t never at
tacks the muscles. Muscular rheuma-
tism is disease Of middle and advanced
life, is commonly chronic, and will con-
tinue indefinitely If not treated. II at