The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-16
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD
To Remove Rust.

To Remove Rust.
By carelessness in exposure to rains,
the bright or polished iron or steel parts
of plows, caltivators and other farm in-
plements become partly or entirely COW
cred with rust, which not only eats away
the metal but renders it more difficult
to use-that is, more power is required
to move it through the soil when rusty
than when in bright condition. Be-
sides the work performed with q rusty
instrument is not as clean, smooth and
satisfactory az when in its best condi-
tion. Rust is easily removed by a mix
ture of sulphuric acid and water, but
the acid Is a dangerous chemical and
needs the utmost caution in handling;
hence in its stead use kerosene oil, which
is found in every home, and is cheap and
comparatively safe. Pour half pint in
basin, or any other dish, then with an
old paint brush, swab or rag smear the
parts affected by rust. In an hour or
two wipe off the oil and loose rust and
apply another coat OF oil, and after the
usual time proceed as before, repeating
three times. II badly rusted, after ap-
plying the oil several times rub with
fine sandpaper, or even with piece OF
broken brick. It always best to make
rusty plow or other implement as
bright, smooth and clean as possible be-
fore taking to the field and there bother
ing with them, to say nothing of the door
work accomplished and patience tried
during the polishing process.
Packing Apples with salioylie Acid.
There are few greater treats during
the winter and early spring seasons
says the London Magazine of Pharmacy
than the magnificent apples which are
imported from America to find theil
places on the dessert table in England
Considerable numbers, however, arrive
here in a bruised condition from the
effects of careless packing; a certain
amount of fermentation is set up, and
unless they are consumed without delay
they are lost to the dessert table. This
is more frequently the case when barrels
full of so-cailed "Newtown pippins,
and others, have been exported by
private individuals to their friends in
England, than when they are packed by
the regular tradesmen. There is nc
reason why this splendid fruit should
not be imported here almost as fresh
and blooming as when it is gathered
from the tree. A common but soft kind
of tissue paper should envelop each
apple before it is placed in the cask. and
this tissue paper should have been
soaked in a solution OF salicylic acid
and dried before it is used. Tie best
preparation of salicylic acid for this
purpose is the alcoholic solution, made
with the strongest spirit, and then
diluted with as much water as it will
bear without precipitating the acid, so
as to make the solution 90 rs far as pos
sible. Each apple should be enveloped
in at least four folds of the salicylated
paper. and every possible precaution
should he taken to prevent brulsing
when loading into the casks or cases.
Well packed apples should not move at
all during the voyage, and the shaking OF
a railway train should have little effect
upon them. Nevertheless, a certain
amount of confusion is inevitable, and
to avoid the ulterior results of this, the
salicylated paper is indispensable. As
to the cost it would be a mere trifle
when we consider the result gained,
and the splendid condition of the fruit
when it enters the London market.
Besides. it is very probable that the
salicylic acid paper used for packing the
apples in America, might be used over
again, or applied here in England to
similar artiseptic purpose, and an allow
ance made for it accordingly.
Notice tho Sheep Daily.
One reason we are 80 taken abaek once
in while by our sheep suddenly dying
and doing badly is that we have not
carefully noticed them every day. and
they have gotten badly out of whack
before we saw ANYTHING was amiss:
They need to be watched every day to
see how each one eats, drinks and gets
up and goes off in the morning. I think
more time and sheep can be saved by a
few minutes notice early in the morn
ing than any other time in the day.
Often sheep will come in the evening
full to bursting and seem to be all right,
but in the morning there is changed
appearance altogether. The ears hang
down, the eyes are watery and the gen.
eral appearance is languid and dropping.
1t is a sure indication Of going amlss.
Their health demands attention at
once. Lambs are sure to show by a
cough and grating of their teeth, and q
sick appearance. the appearance OF
which we call worms and that is so
much to be dreaded in the fall after q
wet season.
Notice the sheep every chance you get.
Learn the individual habits Of each
sheep. Some of them have individu:
atty strongly marked in them, and
some of them are like other folks, no.
bodies in the flock. Notice the dainty
eaters, and if they have poor chance
at the grain and hay, put them off from
the strong ones so they can go slow II
they want to. Notice the ewes at lamb
ing time. Some always have milk for
their lambs to begin with, and some
don't. Some always have vigorous
lambs and some don't. Some never
raise lambs that amount to anything:
These you want to find out sure. and
sell 10 the butcher. Notice the sheep
that are success in raising lambs and
shearing heavy feeces. and being vigor
Gus and healthy. imparting the same to
their progeny, and the sheep that make
YOU q success. And notice the feeble,
imbecile sheep in your flock that raise
few or no lambs, and sheer light, dry
fleece that cost you each year a little
more than they bring in to you, and
actually make you poorer. 1t don't pay
to raise feeble or deformed lamb: 1t
don't pay to keep old sheep. 1t don't
pay to sell the tops off Of your focks.
It don't pay to buy the tail end OF some
body's flock. 1t don't pay to keep
scalawag end to your own flock. Notice
what pays and what DON'T RuraI
World.
To prevent flies from injuring
picture frames, glasses, etc., boil
three or four onions in pint OF
water; then with a gliding brush 60
over your glasses and frames, and the
flies will not alight on the article 80
washed, This may be used without ap-
prebension, as it will not do the least
nj ury to the frames.
All sorts of vessels and utensils may
be purified from long retained smells OF
eyery kind in the easiest and most per-
feet manner by rinsing them out well
with charcoal powder after the grosser
impurities have been secured off with
sand and water.
A lump of bread about the size of
billiard ball, tied up in linen bag and
placed in the pot in which green's are
boiling will absorb the gases which
oftentimes send such an unpleasant odor
to the regions above.