The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-16
The Republican.
Farm and Home.

f0rm ana HOmes
The kind OF glue we have always
used for our wood is made by
dissolvine one pourd Of good brown
or white glue according to object in
one pint OF water, placed within an
outer vessel filed with boiling water.
When entirely dissolved, and while
cooling, we add, gradually, three
ounces of nitric acid, and when cold
bottle and keep closely corked. 1t
never hardens until exposed TO the
surface in small quantities, and the
white may be used in any case where
gum arabic mucilage is necessary,
while the brown is strong and dura-
BILE for all purposes.-Hon,e Arts.
A lady who speaks from experience
says that probably nine children out
Of ten who die OF Group might be
saved by the timely application Of
roast onions, mashed, laid upon a
folded napkin and goose oil, sweet
oil, or even lard poured on and APP
piled as warm as can be borne COM
fert2bly, to the throat and upper part
Of the chest, and to the feet and
bands.
Te lid your house of rats, cover the
hoor Rear the rat hole with layer OF
most esustic potassa. When the rats
walk on this ii makes their feet sore;
these they lick with their tongues
which makes their mouths sore, and
the result is bhat they shun the local.
ity not aloEe. hat appear to tell all
the rats In the neighborhood about II,
and eventually the house Is entirely
abandoned by tbem, notwithstanding
the houses around are full OF rats.
Last fall We visited an orchard In
which fowls were bept the owner OF
which told US that before the fowls
were confined In 1t, the trees made
little or no growth, and only cor
responding amount OF fruit was OBJ
tanned. But what a change was evil
dent now. The grass was kept down.
the weeds killed. and the trees pre-
sehted an appearance OK thrift. which
the most enthusiastic horticultural
could not but admire sad envy. The
growth OF the trees was most vigor-
GUS, and the foliage rexafkabty lux
'uriant; the fruit was sbundant, OF
large Size and free from worms and
other iiilpeffections. This excellence
was asc0unted for by the proprietor.
who remarked that the ~hens ate all
the WORMS and cureRho in their
reach, even the canker-worm. He
found less trouble with their roosting
in trees than he expected, and that a
ipicket-fence SIX feet high kept them
within bonds. His orchard was di-
'vided into three sections, and the
fowls were changed froal one TO an
'other, as the condition OF the fowls or
tie orchard sections seemed to re-
.quire.-PotSltry JFor-fd.
IpITHERIA.
The following paragraph is from an
article in the Springfield Republican,
on the nature and treatment OF diph-
liberia: 4Diphtheria is disease
which springs from the growth of
real fungus on some OF the mucous
surfaces OF the system. more gener-
ally OF the throat 1t may spread by
contact Of the mucous surfaces of a
diseased with those OF healthy per-
son, as in kissing, and Is, to a limited
degree, epidemic. From the local
parts affected IL spreads to the whole
body, ff,cting the muscular and
nervous systema, Whaling the lymph
and nutrient fluids. and producing
paralysis. As soon as the bacterium
or fungus appears on the white
patches on the throat, it should no
more be neglected than bleeding
cash or broken arm, and there Is
almost as little need or fatal termin-
alton OF one incident as Of the other
IT has been found by actuI expert
ment both In and out OF the human
system, that this bacterium Is killed
by several drugs. the safest aud most
certain OF which is chlorine water, di-
lutej with the addition of from lwo
to four times the volume of water. |
This wash Is harmless. when swat
lowed. and is pretty certain to arrest
the disease. A well known physician
In Springfield, who has pursued this
treatment for fifteen years, has found
it effective, almost without exception.
and has In that period almost broken
mp the disease in localities where 1t
has ragged violently and defied treat
ment. To keep the patient well
housed and warm, with additional
clothing. IL necessary. and to keep
the system we'll nourished and the
bowels open. are matters OF nursing
often neglected.; but. with care ia
these respects, and early application
OF the remedies suggested, there is no
need OF the disease proceeding to q
fatal termination. or even to the de-
bilitating Illness and painful cauteri
cations which go together 10 Its later
stages"