The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
HOUSE AND FARM.
farmers BreVittes.

HOUSE AND FARM.
farmers Brevittes. ,jsys. 49,. ....
! Buckwheat and buckwheat waste are
Door foods for milk. They produce an
abundant secretion of milk, but give very
| inferior flavor, light color, and greasy tex
ture to the butter. - ,o;.,
| The cut- leavetl weeping birch is deli.
| cate and handsome lawn tree, but its best
place is in the rear OF a clulnp or mass of
low evergreens. The upper },a-t only, with
its light, open foliage and white stem
should be seen, and this matches with
everereene very admirably. This birch
should be planted aingly.
Sprains should be treated by cold water
applications until the Inflammation aud sore-
ness are removed and then by rubbing with
tiucture of Spanish fly diluted considerably
with alcohol or common whisky aro the
most effective. Rest is absolutely ueces.
sary. The iniments should be we'll rub
bed in three times day.
Crude petroleum is very. useful al an M.
p]ioation to preserve farm buildings, fences,
tools, or implements. 1t requires no pre-
paration, but is applied with common
paint or white wash brush. 1t soakes into
the wood very quickly, and a second coat
may be given. Its penetrating nature pre-
vents any color being used with it, az this
! is left on the surface when the oil is alb
sorbed and 1t rubs off. It has the effect
! Of dsrkening tho wood.
A constant running of the nose in q horse
is m evidence of nasal catarrh, and il
there is cough it indicates the existence
OF bronchial catarrh as we'll. Tho treat
| nlent should consist of daily doses Of one
ounce of hyposulphite Of soda continued
for three or four weeks, with teaspoonful
OF pure pine tar placed on the back of the
tongue so that it can be swallowed. Warm
bran mashes at night.
The cause of cooked ankle is weakness of
the tendons resulting from sprains of the
joint. Tho Joint kuuckles over and re-
mains out ct line. By continuation the
back einues become shortened and get
set, 80 to speak, which holds the Joint in
it's unnatural position. Frequent friction
With salt water, the use Of liniments, rest,
and supporting bandages will be found use
ful in overcoming the effects of this trOu-
bic.
When California was admitted to the
Union it was. an independent state and not
nterritory Of the United States. The same
IS true Of Texas. Therefore tho United
States never owned any land in those
states, and the homestead law does not ap-
ply to them. The states, however, them
selves, possess a large quantity Of public
lands, which are subject to the state laws
regarding settlement. These vacant lands
can be pre- empted and purchased very
chea ly and on favorable terms. For in-
formstion about them people should write
to tho land commissioner OF the state at his
Office at the capital.
A correspondent of the New England
Homestead tells the readers Of that paper
that eastern farmers cannot compete with
the west in growing pigs, because ito make
lOO pounds of pork takes 5CU pounds Of
corn. Now it cos!s 20 cents to ship 100
pounds froml Illinois to New York: 80 500
pounds OF cora put into pig cess 20 cents.
to ship; but If we ship the corn and grow
tho pig here it costs tiye times as much for
freight, VIZ: LOO cents, Cr Oh u lot. in one
case, $50, in the other, 800, which, YOU
sis quite a difference among u.s."
Spavins ere generally the resnN Of
sprains. which cause inflammation Of the
tendons about the joints, and this soon
spreads to the membranes covering tho
bones. Then . hony deposit occurs which
produces lameness. A recent sprain should
be treated by cold water applications, ani
atter~ard by active stimulating lnimenis,
turpentine being very useful. 4 blister is
frequently useful.
Tor and About Women.
The latest style OF glove worn with
| black ball or dancing dress is Of black kid,
| almost yard long, reaching fur above the
! elb0. 1t Is buttOnless, except 1T the Wrist,
where two buttons fusten the slit.
Women have sphere fer higher than
politics. Their empire is the home. The
home is the unit Of republican government,
and it is for the sake of homo that govern
ments exist. To keep that safe, secure and
free, men toll, and watch and fight, ,f need
be. The homo influence of women acts u
noble, though Indirect. way upon gov
| ernments, institutions and laws, u!,on ec,u-
cation, manners and social life. This in
direct influence is far more potent thar any
direct influence, and woman abiiicatcs
her throne when she Sights the
home to cultivate diplomacy or politics, the
lobby or the court.--Baltimore Commercial
He was country young fellow, a little
! awkward and bashful, but OF sterling worth
of character. She was e Cincinnati belle
and had sense enough. 70 appreciate i is
worth, despite his awkwardness and
bashfulness, and was his 1iancee. On
gloomy Sunday evening last winter they
were standing in front of the willow in
the parlor of her home on East Walnut
Hills watching the snowaases rapidly fall
ing outside. He was not up in society
small talk; and being hard up for somo-
| thing to say, remarked IS he watched tho
snow falling: "This will be hnrd on the
old mans calves ard sheep" Never
mind. DEAR" said she. slipping her arm
around him. Il will take care of ono Of
them.- Cincinnati Commercial
Amongstho latest devices of The fckIe
ruler, Fashion, is that Of long kid gloves of
flaming red color for ladies. The gener-
al effect of this style on lovely female
as sac enters reception or ball is over
powering. Her hands pres ent most san
culinary anu, indeed, murdercus appearance,
and every movement Of these members
leads one. to believe that the impulses Of
the owner aro bloody, starved aud raven
GUS. You might imagine yourself at a
bull fight, and that this was the red flag
waved for the purpose of urging on tho in
furiated animal. Another pleasing feature
Of this article Is that it makes the hand Of
tho wearer look to be about twice its orig
inal size, so that the effect on female
who wears number eight glove can be
| AA4t<SAACNs "Otucl " AO dIo Etlly cuCtSil VI
adopt these mons:rosities in attire had bet
ter join some congenial tribe of "redskins" I"
at ouce. and 50 complete the Indian pic
ture; some "Flathehd" tribe, for instance,
world be quite appropriate.
Two handsome dresses ready for trans-
mission to Washington from New York give
an idea of the beauty and elegance of the
reception robes worn this season. Tie first,
a dress Of white brocaded satin, has long
trained skirt, trimmed around the bottom
with ON exceedingly full ftinged out ruch-
ing, under which shows dainty balayeuso
If white lace. The skirt is trimmed across
the front with wide scarf of Venetian lace
which is carried to tie back and held by q
large cluster Of white acacia. The bodice
Is low and peaked. and is laced behind.
The second ls a robe of laurel pink satin,
shading to pale gold, combined with deep,
wine colored velvet. The Camargo bo,!ic;
and psnier tunic are Of the volvet, The lat
:er opening. in front, revealing the satir,
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