The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-15
FARM AND PRESIDE.

lent dressing for leather. repdar- 49, !.
vermin proof. 1t should be miv,5 1
say half and half. with tallow or -
oil. Neither rats, reaches. nor ~
vermin will attack leather so pren,,-5
To REMOVE the iron taste fror, =.
kettlee, boil a handful of hay in ~. -.F
and repeat the process if necsss.-.-
Haywater is a great sweetener NJ :.
wooden and iron ware In Irish ~
les everything used for milk Is Sc.
ed with water in which hay has -
stepped.
CHAR the ends of your posts b.s.
putting them into the holes M
will last much longer. They m,r
charred little higher than tie grc-,5 i
although that is likely to make H.
little unslightly. There are far
who even after charring make an - -
plication of thin tar.
THE highly-injurious caus6c e..
of lime accidentally introduca5 Il
the eye, as frequently occurs to -.
engaged in building, may be emf
neutralized by the use of cold sr,-.
water, owing to tue formation Of -
pound of the lime and sugar vI-r
is without any action upon the az,
MANY persons dislike Iettuea e.
salad. They may not be aware H..
when boiled, minced, and prom. .lv -
pared with butter, salt, and nenrs,
is a very pleasant addition to fba a.
ner table, and finer than cabbs--
which are a great deal more exnans7-
A tlial will convince the most s..
cal of this fact.
A FARMER who has had ten vs,-
experience in Colorado claims N h.
found n sure remedy for the po,,,
! bug scourge. His plan is sinply
plant one or two seeds in each bih Il
potatoes. He says that the bugs
shun il every time and for ten va--
he has thus been successful in rais-
potatoes while others have failed.
BY simply soaking oats in t
water a saving may be effected
their consumption. By this net
the rations for each animal nav BE-
duced one third. Horses whose b
have seen their best davs masf.
the grain in its ordinary condition
sufficiently, and younger animals
their greed often swallow much o.
whole. All this may be obvia:ei
the remedy suggested.
In fattening ANIMALS the most
Homical plan is TO fatten rs quickly
/ possible, because the less amour.
! food expanded by respiration
! more will 90 to the formation Of
Inexperimenting with q pig, Mr L.H
found that 500 pounds Of bz-
=. meal, given as freely as it conli
+; eaten, increases his weight from
!: to 200 lbs in Il weeks. Had .-
: er time been taken in the consuur
(: of the food, it is conclusive tr
good portion of il would have be-
pended in the maintenance OF tt-r.
mails existence and not nearly
amount Of fat produced.
= CURE FOR CHOLERA, DIARRHEl
= No one who has this bv hin
takes it in time, will ever have
cholera. We commend it TO al
friends Even when no Ch0leE
ticipated, it is an excellent rs-
for ordinary summer complaints
T, diarrhea, dysenteTy, etc: Takaa
4! parts Of tincture of Cayenne F
t:ncTure of opium, tincture of r-
F" essence of peppermint, and s7-
camphor. Mix well. Dose, l5G
drops in a little cold water, acc-
2 to age and violence of symp.0-
= peated every fifteen or twenty NJ
until relief is obtained.
WHEN TO Cur Fence POsTs-
Peuencc teaches" 1t is diff
prove by argument why fence p
timber cut for other purposes z
gust, will be more durable thG
at any other season. But !.
> known to many who are expers
, timber business that POWDER
= the destruction by larvae of E-
+. ing beetles, never occurs in hic5
" oak cut in August; and that E
logs cut in the summer will b.
after being left several years
- woods, when those cut in the
\ will often be seriously rotted
farmers aver, as their exper.G. I
fence posts cut in August viii
Il, by many years others that ST.
, ! in the winter or in the spring
we may not be sble to explain
. son from any difference in the cl-
of the sap or the condition ota
u" itself at the two seasons it maT
to accept the fact as shown ly e
/ ence, and get out the fence p
possible, in the month Of Augls