The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-05-29

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18th brick finely pulverixed, and soap,
,tA!oft soap is best) and scour thoroughly,
wash with hot water, dry, and finish with
sxpiece Of newspaper and it will look
f,3arly as Aice as new.
i N-lf your clothing catches fire don't
:tan; especially don't run outdoors, but
!il4 down and roll. Roll towards some
| taing that you can catch hold of and
/; &4ap yourself up in, unless you want
r. be bur1ed to death.
!. I-Whet you have a painted or oiled
4 eSor keep soap and soapsuds from it, for
ia8ey spoik the brightness of the color.
!; All THAT lie necessary is to take clean
/ Ahrm wa4er and a long handled mop;
7lt3b the tf2or all over and then wipe it,
I t'ting ciesn water.
\ %-Tke --latest swindling dodge: Two
Strangers, apparently, meet at q farmers
StSiuse, mSnage to stay over night if they
Esgsn, and make a trade before they leave
aJ{ the morning, in which the farmers
sasme is wanted as a witness to the con-
Hact, WITCH afterwards turns up as .
R'omissehy note fixed up in q sum salts
sSry to tie sharpers.
q
fElds and meadows, if gathered in their
/ afst-bhoai tied up in bundles, and hung
! NJ in tbuhches in dark closet to dry,
) fad downward, will retain their natural
Slor, and make lovely addition to your
Mintef bouquets. Indeed, think no
+ fammer vase or bouquet complete with
/ tsht their airy, fair grace, and daily gather
Elem to sdorn our surroundings.
: SoUNn FARMING.-When the Southern
@lrmer raises his own grain and meat, he
,nill be independent and in way to make
His farming operations pay with some de-
gree of certainty, but not until then.
sThe larger the crop of cotton the lower
! the price the smaller the crop of grain
i,the higher the price 80 that while he il
y producer Of the one and not of the other,
he suffers in both ways Charlotte O6.
. ;sreer.
l., KEEP Your PRoMIsE.-There is no
! necessity of breaking your word. In the
first phacs, never promise anything unless
you know it to bein your power to fulfill;
| 6nd in the second place, make up your
{ taind before you promise, that whatever
you do promise you will fulfil. By so do
ing, yon: will gain and enjoy the conf
Hence Of those around you. When such
IA character is established, it will be of
more vAlAe than ermine, gold or princAy
j etiadems.
tsii Some boiled vegetables, as potatoes,
leets, tufpips, cabbages, ETC., are good for
44he chicks. and take the place of grass.
H these are not to be had, some oats may
,Fse planted in pots or boxes, and kept in
. 20
blades of the oats may be clipped off with
n pair Of shears and cut up fine and mixed
,in.o the other food once a day, or some
rice. fine hay may be cut into short bits
and steeped in warm water until it is soft,
and then mixed with the other food. It
R important that chickens should have
green food of some sort.
The TREATMENT OF BULRs-An ounce
E5of nitrate of soda dissolved in four gallons
ct water is said to be a quick and good
.$timulant for bulbs, to he applied twice
week after the pots are filed with roots
$nd the flower spikes are fairly visible.
a large handful of SCOT, or about a pint,
lied up in piece of old canvass and i'm
inersed in the same quantity Of water for
> day Or Two will give you safe and ex-
kelleDt stimulant also good and safe is a
quartet df pound of fresh cow-dung
mixed IN "a large garden pot of water and
used as required. Amy of these stimu-
lants Will do good, as the whole of them
applied alternately will benefit bulbs that
peed more sustenance than the soil af-
kords.
{ How can young man who desires
30 buy farm, with small capital, and
can pay only one-third down, pay for it
best? Reply-Get an economical and
robust wife; none the worse if her pa be
rich (but not very rich, or you viii get
aazy). Say to your hired folks: ''Come,
boys" not ego boys;" work hard and
keep awHy from taverns be economical
yourself, at least until the mortgage is
paid off: do not scout around the coun-
try much; be careful about endorsing
notes beyond your ability to pay, if you
have it to do; make your land little
more fertile each year; harrow your
ground we'll plant fruit trees; start a
big truck patch, to feed your work people
from all, the yesr round; love your wife
and children better than you do yourself;
he neighborly keep your conscience
clear, ycue feet warm and your liver in
good order.