The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-05-02
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Furniture needs cleansing as much
as other woodwork. 1t may be washed
with warm soap-suds, quickly wiped
dry aud then rubbed, BithIan oilyIcloth
To polish it rub with rotten stone and
sweet OIL Clean off the oil and polish
with channels skin. II chicago Herdtk
= -WaH-basketsa are made up in, novel
shapes; the oblong form Is especially
fashionable. Such q one can be COW
cred with blue satin, embroidered m q
floral design, the receptacle for papers
having q valance of dark blue velvet
cut in vandyke, tassel depending from
each point.
"A writer says that he has never
failed to cure garget by the. use of
beans. He feeds one pint Of bean meal,
mixed with other meal. for four success
sive days, and has found that quantity
sufficient to cure the worst .cases.,1 He
thinks IL cows were fed with bean meal
several times year they would never
be troubled with gargct-
Many horses are actually killed by
kindness. Letting them stand in the
stable from one weeks end to another
without any exercise OF any kind be-
cause they might hurt themselves II let
run loose, is very injurious: To keep
them in the right condition It IS neces-
ssry that they be exercised every day
~. =. Times.
-Destruotion of Ants: A correspond
ent in the Tropical AgrienltSrdlist says:
Take white china plate and spread q
thin covering Of common lard over it
Place il on the floor or shelf infested by
the troublesome insects, and you win
be pleased with the result. Stirring
them up every morning Is oil that is re-
quired to set the trap again. a'77
The Iova State Register asks and
answers the following question: Why
has England been able to keep up the
fertility of her land for over 8 thousand
years of constant cuitivationP II is be-
cause they keep sheep. England has
nearly one sheep for every acre of ter
ritory, while the United States has only
one for every thirty -four acres
"A great many farmers, says Colo
mel F. ID. Curtis, in the Country Gentle
man, comfort themselves with the no
ton that Il they change seed with some
other farmer they are doing big thing.
This is n mistaken idea. Seed should
be improved and taken from the farm
where it is grown. and to which it has
adapted itself At home is the place
for Improvement. The idea that the
little germ of seed can carry the,good
qualities of a good farm with 1t is ri.
diculous. So. sTraa -tzt ea.,t
While, In degree, the heat of an
animal is produced from its food, and
therefore warm stables and steamed
| food and warmed water seem econom.
| ical; yet it Is doubtless true that ami.
mails are often greatly refreshed by
drinking cold water. The thirsty mar
| does not warm his favorite beverage
even if its effect be recognized in the
saving of food. The human system
seems to require cold drinks at times. !.
| ~. Y. Herald. -
"A correspondent in the Coufstrs
| Gentleman writes: SIT is often neces
sary to haul water for quite q distance
and it is sometimes desirable to haul i
in a barrel that has one head removed
for convenience in dipping it out will
a pail. This may be done without tn.
water stopping out much. if a cover il
made two or three inches smaller il
diameter than the top of the barrel, 81
as to rest on the surface of the watel
and not on the top of the barrel 1 hav,
been obliged to haul water for som,
time pastIfor part of what we use q
the house, and find that but little i
wasted when covered in this manner.