American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-11-20
, Various Sgggestions.i

MEN 36uHcKS nn&nG DC 1nuuCoo W |
dept if occasionally reminded of them. I
,mSnE thdm We give the following;
Copper wire and copper straps are
item very conYegislsff and of much use
l repairj.<ng tools, doors, CRATES and
a1fts of buildings: Copper wire is
is more unyielding and durable. Its
flexibilitY gives il great advantage over
iron VIII IA ~ does NOT rust. Cop
per straS II kaili4g arr better than
leather d Gle hand and hoop iron on
the othes. "copper" tacks are good for
mendil8 "a harness. al yhey are easily
Provide Boxes or shelves with apart
ments, and place in appropriate divis-
ions, distinctly markell . all lreftise
screws, nails, bolts, rivets, staples,
tacks. etc.. andorepaenish them as
needed by purchases at hardware
stores, procuring all the kinds and
sizes you ever want. Such things al
ways at hand. costing perhaps but a
few cents, may save you dollars in time
whe4repair is peeded at q busy time
Ind Mborers ARD waiting.
Teach every person in Your employ.
as well as yourself, always to put every
tool back in its place as soon as done
X
may be in. Better spare half a minute
now in doing SO, than for you to hunt
half an hour with a team or man wait
ing. We know men who waste whole
days in the aggregate, in hunting for
misplaced tools, and in asking eight OF
ten different persons on the place
where they are.
Keep your cellar properly and well
drained; allow no decaying matter in
it; prohibit the throwing of slops in
puddles at the back door, and never
allow sink pipes to become choked OF
to emit foul air. Much of the sickness
70 the. country 1iss caused by such bad
air.
Keep all the hinges and latches about
the house oiled, to prevent wear and
squepkings Go over them once q week
WIN oil and leather; make regular
work of it. Keep gates properly
creased at latch and hinges, and see
that they do not sag. The labor OF
dragging a sagging gate is as hard as IL
useless.
Use coal ashes or wood dust, or botk
in all your vaults daily. This will pre-
vent all bad odor, rendering the clean
ing as easy as shoveling sand, and will
prevent all danger OF wells becoming
poisoned by, the Drainage, va
Give pure water to animals. Cows
are sometime watered from wells in the
manure yard containing impurities, and
the milk is thus more or less defiled
and poisoned, the butter tainted, and
the owner wonders why his family suf-
fers SO much from sickness. If you ex-
pect good healthy pigs and wholesome
pork, let them have pure water. pure
food and constantly clean quarters.
We have actually seen the careless and
.dirty character Of some farmers photo
graphed in their filthy pig-pens.
Use petroleum as preservative of all
exposed woodwork and tools. 1t is
very cheap, and penetrates the pores.
1t is good for all wood buildings, good
for gates, farm wagons, rakes and
forks, and for all rustic work exposed
10 weather. It will pay its cost back
again at least one thousand per cent.
- On rainy days, examine your mowers
and reapers, and all other machinery of
a similar character; clear off all the
grease On the axles which has been
hardened with dust. and put all in good
running order. Kerosene applied to
such parts will enable you to Clean
them easily.
When any tool, harness, wagon, or
anything else, breaks. do not wait till
you need it for use before repairing it,
but get it mended at once. If a horse
leseS a shoe, do not wait till he becomes
lame, bat have 1t Set mediatefy.-
Country Gentleman.