The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-01-06
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HOUSE, FARM AND PRESIDE.
FARMERS AND THEIR HEALTH.-On
going to bed change the clothes, and
il those taken off are to be worn the
next day, turn them SO that they may
air dry thoroughly. In eating es-
pecially in warm weather, ego slow"
Do not come in hot from work and at
once sit down at the table, but take
time to cool off and at meals eat slow
ly. Many look upon the time spent
at meals as wasted, while it is really
Of the greatest Importance. Eat slow
ly and chew well. If you can pro
long the time at meals by pleasant
conversation, do so. Do not be in a
hurry to resume work after meals in
hot weather. Take long incoming.
Better spirits and increased vigor
and strength, will far more than
make up the time taken to rest.
A general fault of our sleeping
rooms is lack of ventilation. One
reason for this is the attempt to keep
out flies and mosquitoes, by closing
the rooms during the day. Frames
upon which wire-cloth, or the cheaper
mosquito netting is stretched, will
keep out insects and allow of needed
ventilation.
Farmers who work all day, are not
often troubled with sleeplessness, in
somnia, as it is called; yet it is in
some cases a disease, and the more
fatigued one may be, the less he is
inclined to sleep. A brisk walk be-
fore bed time, and sponging and
rubbing Of the whole body, with a
wet towel around the head, will often
break up the very unpleasant habit.
Farmers are very apt to neglect
their teeth. Every one should have
a tooth brush, not too hard, and
brush the teeth, using water freely,
on going to bed and again on rising.
EooNoMIzING LABOR AND SPACE
There are few people who are more
generally economical than the Ger
mans, and an instance of their ability
to make much out of little has re-
Gently come under my notice which
seems worthy of attention.
One of my friends has her garden
worked on shares by a German. Ear
~ in the spring he put out a quantity
of cabbage plants, giving little more
space between the roots than is
usually allowed. The cabbages were
easily worked with a horse. Later,
when the time for setting celery
plants had come, he planted double
rows of celery between the cabbages.
The celery rows are not over eight
inches apart, and in the same
trench, so that when banked not more
than half the work will be required to
prepare them for bleaching that
would he necessary if the plants were
set in the usual way.
Every part of this garden is utiliz-
ed. When the early potatoes were
ripe they were dug and turnips were
sown ON the land. Vacant spaces in
other parts of the garden were filled
with superfuous plants from the beet
bed.
Where space is somewhat limited
it richly repays the labor to fill the
ground and keep something growing
everywhere. The ground will need
thorough fertilization when tits crop
ped so persistently; and when one
does not keep pig to eat up the re-
fuse from vegetables, dishwater, ETC.,
it is good plan to have compost
heap where such articles nlay be
turned to account. All the weeds
(which should never be allowed to
ripen seed) from the garden, fine
chips, if wood is used, roots and fine
brash, leaves and clippings from the
lawn, should go into the compost
heap. These, with an occasional
sprinkling of dry earth to prevent
unpleasant odors. will absorb the
slops from the house, and prove a
valuable fertilizer at slight expense
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over once or twice during the season
to insure decomposition and it should
not be placed too near the house.
Bones, old boots and shoes, broken
utensils and the like should be burn
ed, and their ashes spread around the
peach trees. Should there be clay
spot in the garden, that is the place
for the fire. Coal ashes seem to b,
of no use except for garden walks
and carriage drives; but wood ashes
benefit almost any kind ofvegetation
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERs.-A biz
for keeping potatoes may be made 0.
narrow strips, with space between
them, and having legs to raise it above
the cellar bottom. 1t may be made O.
any desired length, and cross-br ard.
may be put in to separate varieties i
preferred. An arrangement of this
kind will prevent injury from dampnes
and provide thorough ventilation