The Newtown bee., 1879-02-18
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD
Winter Reading for Farmers.

bno nope OI glVlnS ulrecblOH to young farmers who wish to pursue thorough and systematic course of reading in reference to their business, we give be- low lists of such books as will be of great assistance to them. This list has no reference to books which should form the basis of or be found in the farmers family library, as such-it relates en- tirely to those technical works which pertain wholly to the profession of farm ing in it's different branches. It must be understood that a course of agricul- tural reading or study will depend much upon the tastes of the individual farmer and upon that particular speciality in farming which he designs to follow: l List of Books for an Elementary Course of General Agricultural Reading -Pendleton's :" Scientific Agriculture, Warnings 's Handy Book of Husbandry, |" Aliens s'New American Farm Book, |" Johnson's "How Crops Feed" John sons "How Crops Grow" Norton's Scientific Agriculture, Harris ''Talks on Manures," French's "Farm Drain ago." Hyde's "Lowell Institute Lee lures on Agriculture, Loring's sFarm Yard Club of Jotham."
 l Course in Stock Raising-Miles' "Stock Breeding" Goodale's Princi- pies of Breeding" Aliens "American Cattle." Stonehenge's "The Horse in the Stable and Field, Herbert's ''Hints to Horse Keepers" Randalps ssPracti- cal Shepherd" Wright's Practical Poultry Keeper, " Harris on the Pig, i" Cooks s' Manual of the Apiary,". Gam gees '' Our Domestic Animals in Health and Disease, Laws Farmers Yeteri- nary Adviser" Mayhew's "Horse Doctor" Thompson's "Food of Ami mals."
 | Course of Fruit Growing and Garden ing-Downing's "Fruits and Fruit Trees of America" Thomas e Fruit Oulturist," Fields "Pear Culture, :" Fuller's Grape. Culturist," Fuller's "Small Fruit Culturist," Henderson's s Practical Horticulture, Henderson's B Gardening for Profit" Whites Cranberry Culture," Burr's Field and Garden Vegetables of America, D Watson's American Home Garden" Course in Dairy Farming-Sturte- wants "The Dairy Cow," Hazzard' s "The Jersey, Attorney and Guernsey Cow," Warnings s' Essay on Jersey Cat tle," Aliens (" History of Southern Cat tle," Arnold's "American Dairying," !" Willard's Practical Dairy Husbandry,' D Willard's '' Practical Butter. Book" 5....
 Miscellaneous Works of Great Value to the Farmer-Gray's "School and Field Book of Botany" Browns Trees of America" Darlington's "Weeds and Useful Plants," Harris Insects Injurious to Vegetation, '' Samuel's "Birds of New England, ' Todd's American Wheat Culturist, ' Todd's "Young Farmers Manual, ' Youman's Household Science, ' Downing's Landscape Gardening and Rural Architecture, Gardner's st Homes and How to Make Them," Mitchell's "My Farm of Edgewood," Flint's "Grasses and Forage Plants," Birds Protection Against Fire"
 Works of Reference = Merton's Cyclop@dia of Agriculture" Thomas Rural Affairs" eight volumes, Web ster's or Worcester's Dictionary, and Goodholme's Domestic Cyclop@dia. D
 Health Hints.
 To CURE SoFT CokNs. of an ounce of powdered camphor, and half an ounce of soft soap; mix them we'll to- gether, and when used, spread small quantity on little rag.
 CURE FOR A GATHERING ON THE ToE.- Boil half poppy head, and pour it's juice over oatmeal, of which make 8 poultice. Scrape the top of the nail, and cover the toe with the poultice. l SORE THRoAT.-A gargle of salt and vinegar, with little cayenne pepper, will do more to disperse soreness of the throat than any other remedy of which we have heard. It stimulates the glands, promotes free secretion, and will some times cure in few hours.
 To CURE STIFF NEcK.-Apply over the place affected piece of black oil cloth, with the right side to the skin; | UAOu uR WILL a GAlOA ndAoACAOu1CAs In short time the part will grow moist; and, by leaving it thus twelve hours, the pain will be removed.
 ONIONS. = Haly Journal of Eealth in- sists that we would be healthier if we ate more onions. Dried onions contain from twenty five to thirty per cent. of gluten, and ranks in this respect with the nutritious pea and grain. Experi- ence has long proved, that like cheese, it helps to sustain strength beyond what it's bulk would suggest.
 KEEPING THE HEAD CLEAN.-A dis tinguished physician who had spent much time at quarantine, said that a per- son whose head was thoroughly washed every day rarely took contagious dis. eases, but where the hair was allowed to become dirty and matted is was hardly possible to escape infection. Many per- } sons find speedy relief for nervous head ache by washing the hair thoroughly in weak soda water. I have known severe 5 cases almost wholly cured in ten minutes : by this simple remedy. A friend finds 5 it the greatest relief in cases of .'rare : cold, " the cold symptoms entirely leav- E ing the eyes and nose after one thorough ] washing of the hair. The head should 3 be thoroughly dried afterward, and : avoid draughts of air for little while Eggs from Different Breeds.
 :. A correspondent of the Ohio Favnse, says: After repeated experimentl