Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-02-16
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| turned loose together, tnan Wnen cOllHHeu Ill
stalls it is the protection from rain and sun,
the abundant use of litter, and its thorough
incorporation with the eXcrements, and the
exclusion of air by compact treading, which
90 to make the superior manure; all these
features of the method work against the loss
| of valuable plant food. Nor does box feeding
and constant accumulation of the manure un-
der the feet of the animals necessarily imply
offensive stalls. Mr.. Lawrence, above quoted,
said that everybody noticed the general sweet
ness of his stalls it is only essential that
enough litter be used to absorb all liquid and
this absorption is more effectual if the straw
is cut up.
One method or the other, box feeding or
covered yards, should be adopted by every
farmer who lives where manure is worth
saving, and who finds himself compelled to
supplement his stable manure with CONNER
cial fertilizers. Stable manure must not he
lost sight of. in this increasing interest in
these concentrated fertilizers, for we cannot
produce our crops and have enough for our
selves and others without it's aid !; and there
is nothing in all the list of commercial mix
lures which gives so good an average return for
the money invested in it, us well-made stable
manure.-Prgf. Caldwell, in Anerican Iyri-
! CultuTdltst.
CARE OF TIE EAR.--People who are i'll
clined to deafness should live apart from the
loud noises of railroads, factories, iron mills,
etc. They should avoid, with great care eN-
posure to cold and damp, and especially, should
not wear thin shoes in walking on damp
ground or saturated brick pavements. Chill
dren ought never to he struck on the head with
the palm of the hand, even in sport; sudden
deafness results sometimes from boxing the
ears, as we'll as the rupture of the tympanum.
Often the sudden jar or shock with the con-
cussion of air or the ear drives in the Stapes
or inner bone, destroying it's function and di-
minishing the sensibility Of the nerves. "A
snow ball thrown with force on the ear, or al
accidental blow with a ball or bat, may easily
cause deafness. AS cold increases deafness, it
should be avoided if possible. Delicate per-
sons should avoid draughts on the ears, sitting
in wet clothes, sudden changes from the heat
ed atmosphere OF crowded rooms to cold Winds
and other similar exposures.
SULPHUR FOR PIGs.-It is surprising to
those not acquainted with the fact to see how
much crude sulphur pigs will eat when fatten-
ing 1t should I've given to them every few
days or, what is better yet, be kept in the
pens where they can help themselves to it.
When pigs are fed large amount OF hearty
food their StOlnacllS become diSOrdcred and
they need sulphur and charcoal to neutrallze
the acidity and to correct the condition OF
their stomachs. When it is given to them
pentifully they will eat better, digest more
and are freer from bowel disorders. These
correctives help to keep the blood pure and the
skin free from affections. When hogs have
these correctives their flesh must be healthier
We have had hundreds of hogs and never a
case of cholera, which we attribute to the
healthful effects of plenty of charcoal and sui
phur together with the succulent feed. A
long-continued corn diet will invariably pro-
duce fever and more or less inflammation OF
the stomach and bowels.
KEEP THE HEAD CLEAN.-A distinguished
physician, who has spent much time at quar-
antine, said that person whose head was
thoroughly washed every day rarely took con-
tagious diseases, but where the hair was al
lowed to become dirty and matted it was hard
ly possible to escape infection. Many persons
find speedy relief for nervous headache by
washing the part thoroughly in weak soda
water. / have known severe cases almost
wholly cured by this simple remedy. A friend
finds it the greatest relief in cases of ''rare
cold," the cold symptoms entirely leaving
the eyes and nose after one thorough wash
ing of the hair. The head should be thorough
ly dried afterward, and not exposed to draughts
of air for little while.
BOILING CoFFEE.-A large teacupful of
unground coffee viii be sufficient for six per-
sons, unless they take it very strong (Which is
injurious to healthy grind it and put it in the
tin pot, with half a teacup cold water, and the
white of half an egg; shake it till it is mixed {;
then pour boiling water upon it, and let it
stand close to the fire, and just come to boil :;
let it keep at boiling heat five minutes; then
take it from the fire, and put in half teacup-
full of water to settle it ; let it stand five
off lyaay, hu no fro
till it goes to the table. If you boil coffee too
long, the aromatic flavor flies off,
VALUE OF EARTH WoRMs-WormS are
among the best friends of the farmer; they
are great borers. They go down into the
earth and the holes they make enable the air
containing carbonic acid to penetrate down to
the mineral matter below the surface, by which
the fertilizing qualities are changed and fitted
for the nourishment of plants The worms,
by opening and casting up the soil, do for the
farmer what he does for himself by plowing.
The farmer is indebted to the worm for pro-
ducing plant food, and to the plant we are in
debted for producing our own food.
APPLES AS FOOD.-It is asserted that the
nutritiousness of apples has never been prop
erly appreciated, and that they are far more
FnouriSlling than potatoes. Cornish wOrkmen
than on potatoes. There is dish in Cornwall
called squab-pie, made of mutton with slices
of potato, apple and onion, and strange us it
may seem to many, it is excellent. Cornwall
is the country for meat pies, as the miners car
ry their dinners with them in that form.
To CURE CoRNs.-Soak the feet for one
half-hour in solution of soda, and pare the
corns us closely as possible; then apply plas-
ter of the following ingredients Take OF purl-
fed ammonia and yellow wax each two ounces,
and acetate of "copper" six drachmS; melt the first
two ingredients together, and after removing
them from the fire add the acetate OF copper
just as they grow cold spread the ointment
on piece of soft leather or linen, and place it
on the corn, removing it in two weeks
~" The 1mericdr, Chemist says that a Wes-
tern farmer discovered, many years ago, that
wood could be made to last longer than
iron in the ground. Time and weather, he
says, seem to have no effect on it. The posts
can be prepared for less than two cents apiece.
This is the recipe: Take boiled linseed oil and
stir it in pulverized charcoal to the consistency
of paint. Put coat of this over the timber,
and he adds, there is not a MAN who will live
to see it rot
TIE COST OF FENCEs.-The seemingly i'll
credible statement that the cost OF fences III
the United States amounts ta considerably
more than the national debt, is given color by
the bureau of statistics of Indiana, which say
that the fences of that State if extended i'll a
single line, would go around the world nearly
fourteen times. Their aggregate length is put
down at over 344 600 miles, and their total cost
not less than $500, 900.