The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-11-18
Various Suggestions.

There are number of good practices
which farmers might be induced to
adopt if occasionally reminded of them.
Among them we give the following:
Copper wire and copper straps are
often very convenient and of much use
in repairing tools, doors, CRATES and
parts of buildings. Copper wire is
about as easily handled as Irvine, and
is more unyielding and durable. Its
tlexibility gives it great advantage over
iron wire, and it does not rust. Cop
per straps for mailing are better than
leather on one hand, and hoop iron on
the other. Copper tacks are good for
mending old harness, as they are easily
clinched.
Provide boxes or shelves with apart
ments, and place in appropriate divis-
ions, distinctly marked, all refuse
screws, nails, bolts, rivets, staples,
tacks. etc., and replenish 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
few cents. may save you dollars in time
when repair is needed at a busy time
and laborers are waiting.
Teach every person in your employ,
as well as yourself, always to put every
tool back in its place as soon as done
with, no matter how great hurry he
may be in. Better spare half minute
now in doing SO, than for you to hunt
half an hour with team or man wait
ing. We know men who waste whole
days in the aggregate in hunting for
misplaced tools, and in asking eight or
ten different persons on the place
where thew 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 or
to emit foul air. Much of the sickness
in the country is caused by such bad
air.
Keep all the hinges and latches about
the house oiled, to prevent wear and
squeaking. Go over them once week
with oil and feather; 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 it
useless.
Use coal ashes or wood dust, or both,
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.
Give pure water to animals. Cow
are sometime watered from wells in the
manure yard containing impurities, and
the milk is thus more or less defifed
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-p
Use petroleum as preventative of all
exposed woodwork and tools. It is
very cheap, and penetrates the pores.
1t is good for all wood buildings, god
for gates, farm wagons, rakes and
forks, and for all rustic work exposed
to weather. 1t win pay its cost back
again at least one thousand per cent.
On rainy days, examine your mowers
and reapers, and all other machinery of
q similar character; clear Oft 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 horse
loses q shoe, do not wait till he becomes
lame, but have it set immediately
Country Gentleman.
Grated Ham Sandwiches. Crate
finely as much well cooked ham as you
are likely to require, flavor it with a very
little cayenne and some nutmeg. Roll
out some good puff paste very thinly, cut
it into two perfectly even portions, prick
in one Or two places TO preyent it rising
too highly, and bake in q quick oven
till of golden brown. Then take out
and let it stand until cool, when spread
a little fresh butter lightly over the
whole. This should not be- done till
the paste is perfectly cool. Now spread
the grated ham evenly over the paste,
lay the second piece of puff paste
over it, and with q very sharp Knife
cut into small-sized sandwiches. This
is charming supper-dish. ei3 s is.
3 MARY PYArA selected John X. Ar
nold's offers of marriage for long time,
at Kimberly, Pa.Ybut he was persistent,
and at length she consentS ID Thsrs
was great wedding. and the couple