Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-10-20
The farm1 aud firesiae,
POSITION IN SLEEPING.

the contents are aided in passing out by grav-
itation. If one goes to sleep on the left side,
the operation Of emptying the stomach of its
contents is more like drawing water from
WELL After going to sleep, the body takes
its own position. Ii you sleep on your back,
especially soon after a hearty meal, the
weight of the disgestive organs and that of
the food, resting on the great vein of the
body, near the back bone, congresses it, and
arrests the flow of the blood, more or less If
the arrest is partial, the sleep is disturbed,
and there are unpleasant dreams. If the
meal has been recent or hearty, the arrest Is
mora decided, and the various sensations,
such as falling over precipice, or the pur'
suit of wild beast, or other impending dan
ger, and the desperate effort to get rid it,
arouses US, and sends on the stagnating blood
and we wake in the fright, or trembling, or
perspiration or feeling of exhaustion, accord
ing to the degree Of stagnaton and the length
and strength of the effort made to escape
the danger.
But when we are not able to escape the
danger when we do fall over the precipice,
when the tumbling building crushes US, what
then? That is death that is the death OF
those of whom it is said, when found lifeless
in their bed in the morning: "That they were
as well as they ever were the day before =
common! This last, as a frequent cause of
death to those who have gone to bed to wake
no more, we give merel ly as private opinion.
The possibility of its truth is enough to deter
any rational man from late and hearty
meal This we do know, with certainty, that
waking up in the night, with painful dlar-
rhe, or cholera, or bilious collie, ending IN
death in very short time, is properly tracea:
bile to late large meal. The trul y wise will
take the safe side. For persons who eat
three times day, it is amply sufficient to
make the last meal of cold bread and buttef
and a cup of some warm drink. No one
can starve on it, while perseverance, in the
habit soon begets vigorous appetite for
breakfast, so promising of day OF comfort
CHANGING THE CRoP.-The advantages Of
rotation either regular or irregular, result
from a number Of considerations, some of the
more important of which are as follows: :
"First, different crops require food element IN
different proportions-thus, potatoes require
much more potash than wheat, and this crop
grown for succession of years, would ex-
haust the natural supply much more rapidly
than when grown with number of other
crops between, not demanding large amount
of potash. In the second place, rotation,
when managed properly, enables one crop to
prepare food for another. Clover sends long
tap.roots into the subsoil which act ss pumps
to bring up food elements that may be used
by the surface. feeding crops that follow.
Thirdly, as different methods of cultivation.
the rotation can be so arranged that there
will be constant supply of labor distributed
throughout the whole season. For the same
reason, the variety of crops permits of bet,
ter cultivation and improvement of the soil,
the destruction Of weeds, etc.
ANTIDoTE FOR STRYCHNINE.--Mr. j. Z.
Leavitt, of Rockville, Connecticut, in rela-
ton to the use of coffee in neutralizing the
deadly effects of strychnine, says: A friend
of his had valuable dog, which was poison
ed by strychnine, and was fast sinking under
its influence being unable to stand-when
Mr.. Leavitt saw him, and being informed of
the cause, he suggested that a strong decoc'
ton of coffee be given to the animal. About
half a pint was administered, and it soon be
gan to get better, and ultimately recovered
entirely. We recommend this to the atten'
ton of Psychologists, who may experiment
upon animals for the purpose of discovering
an antidote Let some experiments be made
with coffee. 1t has been said that lard
is an antidote for strychnine; but this has
been denied by persons who have tried it.
Strychnine is sometimes made into pills with
lard for poisoning foxes and wolves.
ABOUT EGGs.-We have seen dyspeptics
who suffered untold torments with almost ev-
cry kind of food no liquid could be ia ken
without suffering; bread became burning
acid meat and milk were solid liquid fires
and we have seen their torments pass away
and their hunger relieved by living on the
whites of eggs which had been boiled in
bubblng water for thirty minutes. At the
end of week we have given the half yolk
of the egg with the white, and upon this diet
alone without fluid of any kind we have seen
them begin to gain flesh and strength, and
quiet, refreshing sleep. After weeks Of this
treatment they have been able, with care, to
begin upon other food. And all this without
taking medicine. Hard boiled eggs are not
half so bad as half-boiled ones, and ten times
as easy to digest as raw eggs even in egg-nog.
Eay- The best way to clean house is to keep
it clean by daily attention to small things,
and not allow it to get in such a state OF dirt
iuess and disorder as to require great and pc,
riodical cleanings. Some mistresses, and also
some servants, seem to have an idea that
house should undergo Irregular cleaniugs," or
great washing and scrubbing matches, once
every three or six mouths, Oh which occasions
the house is turned almost inside out, and
made most uncomfortable. All this is bad
economy, and indicates general slovenliness
of habits.
pss- Cheap walks from the house to the sta
BILE and other outhouses, may be made by lay
ing saplng trees, say six inches in diameter,
parallel with each other and one or two feet
apart, according to the width desired. Bind
them firmly in place by pinning occasional
ties across. Fill in tue middle with sand,
gravel, saw-dust, pine straw, or any similar
material but such as we have described are
very good and cost nothing.
ea~ Never water horse directly after feed
ing him, especially if he is fed on corn.
Thirst should be allayed before the feed is
given, and if any water is allowed after it
should be merely & mouthiul until the lapse
of several hours time has been had for gastric
digestion. Many valuable animals have been
lost by allowing them to drink freely after