Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-02-17
The farm aua fireside.

we enumerate the following: l. Abraded
breast. 2. Inhamed back from defective sad
die or harness pad. 3. Sore mouth from a
too tight gag rein, severe bit or both. 4.
A sore tail from too tight or lily made crup.
per. 5. An abrasion under the body, caused
by too tight or badly fitted belly-band. 6.
Irritation of the eyes from blinds being strap.
ped too closely together, or, on the other hand,
allowed to swing around. first striking one
eve and then the other T. Ears chafed by
the brow. band being placed too high, or by
metallic rosettes with sharp outer rim, the
base of The ear pressing across this at every
motion. 8. The excessive fatigue of all the
structure of the neck under the Influence Of
the bearing rein. The bearing rsu, if made
taut aud kept so for any considerable length
of time, is source Of great discomfort to all
horses and an insuferable torment to many
A taut rein can be used with entire proprie
ty on horses of fine, easy carriage, especial
lv while in motion, but if the muscles and
bony structure of the neck extend forward
horizontally from all upright shoulder rather
than striking out from slanting shoulder,
then the most intense suffering will be in
Aicted by straining the neck up to an angle
entirely unnatural to the animal, especially
if this strain be long kept up. TO strain a
culprit up by the thumbs till oDly his toes
touch the ground is certainly one of the se-
verest admissible punishments that can be
inflicted upon mortal, and the check rein is
undoubtedly akin to it in its extreme appi-
cation.-N Y. Times. q
LIQUID MANURE-One of the most sue.
cessfu gardeners we know of uses liquid ma
nure largely. He has large tub, discar.
ded whale oil cask or sugar hogshead will do,
holding several barrels, sunk partly in the
earth, near the vegetable garden. He has
cheap trough, made by mailing two four inch
strips together in the shape Of a V to con-
duct the water from his sink spout into the
tub, whenever it is needed. 1t is not far
from the we'll, and extra water is run from
the pump into the tub, whenever it is needed
Into this tub all the slops from the chambers
are emptied during summer. Another line
of cheap troughs conducts the liquid manure
from the tub to any desired part Of the gar.
den. With loug-hauded dipper he stands
at the tub and waters the growing vegetables.
When house is several feet higher than the
garden, the tub pr vat for holding the liquid
manure can be kept wholly above ground
and the water be drawn off by plug at the
bottom of the vat. This will save the labor
of dipping. The results Of using liquid ma.
nure upon growing vegetables are quite as
tonishing. IF the garden is large, and the
waters Of the house are not sufficient, it is
easy to increase its quantity by placing few
pounds Of guano in the vat, and adding water
from the we'll or cistern The water should
have the benefit of one days sun, and be ap-
piled just at evening or very early in the
morning ing.-Americaa Agricuhuralist.
FARM TooLs-Farm tools will rust out
sooner than they will wear out. Many farm
ers will injure their farm implements more
by exposure to the weather than by the use
on the farm. An implement which with
good care would last twenty years, will, when
exposed to the weather, become useless in
five years or even less. A farm carte which
with good usage would last almost a life
would last only few years when exposed
to the weather. The explanation of the reas.
on why farming does not pay with money, is
found in this neglect to take care of the farm
tools. All farm implements are costly, and
the farmer who has to buy three or four times
as many as his neighbor, because he does not
take care of them, of course will not Ahd
much profit in farming. The same careless.
ness in any other kind of business, you'd in.
sure equally as disastrous results.
COOKING VEeErABLEs.-A French cook
gives the following general rules for cooking
all kinds of vegetables. Green vegetables
should be thoroughly washed in cold water,
and then dropped into water which has been
salted and just beginning to boil. There
should be a tablespoonful ofsalt for every two
quarts of water.
If the water boils long time before the
vegetables are put in, it has lost all its gasses,
and the mineral ingredients are deposited on
the bottom and sides of the kettle, so that the
water is fiat and taseless then the vegetables
will not look we'll or have 6ne flavor.
The time for boiling green vegetables de-
pends very much upon the age and how long
they have been gathered. The younger and
more freshly gathered the more quickly they
are cooked.
TO WASH FLANNEL WITHOUT SHRINK
ING.-First have soft water for the whole
process, made arti6cially 80 if necessary, and
next have good soap, or that which does not
contain rosin. Our best soaps are made for
this purpose. You may wash and rinse en-
tirely in cold water if you choose, but if you
wash in warm water you must not rinse in
cold. 1t is decidedly best to use only warm
water all through, the rinsing water warmer
than suds, if there is any difference. 1t is
best to make good, strong, clean suds (and
not wash nice white hanncls in dirty suds
with other clothes that are boiled,) and put
the fannels in it, instead of rubbing soap into
the CLOTH Hand rubbing tends to full and
shrink flannel, as it mats and interlaces the
delicate 6bres.
saS If your clothes catch a6re, with your
own hands press your clothes above the
flames closely, and at the same time lie down
on the floor, and roll over and over as fast
as you can. Any person about should seize
woolen shawl, blanket or carpet, whichever
is in reach, and with it hel p to smother the
fire, but by no means to wet anything thus
used, as the steam will burn as badly as the
fire; water may be thrown on but not smoth.
cred on. | once knew an ignorant fellow to
kill his little sister by first taking the blanket
with which he wrapped her to the we'll to
wet it. The delay, and the steam she inhaled
caused the death which might easily have
been avoided by the use of little common
sense.
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