The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-22

The keeping of fowls in an orchard
has q good influence in securing 9
fair crop of fruit, and as q oonse-
quenoe tends to givf ahealth and vigor
to the trees. The insects of various
kinds-indeed multitudinous in mum.
ber-have more to do with weaken
ing the trees and emssculatiug the
fruit than many have the least idea
OF. just think of the havoc the little
red spider makes upon stalwart ever
green's as we'll as the plants in the
greenhouse. and some estimate NAV
be formed of the effects of the MANY
insects that infest the apple tree and
its fruit. All these insects more or
less inhabit the ground, and hence in
all stages they are subjected to the
searching eyes of the fowls and are
thus destroyed before they are capable
of attacking the trees.
The Farm, Field and Fireside
Journal says: Weeds do more damage
to corn By depriving it OF moisture
than by robbing it of nutriment.
When dry weather sets in the culti-
vator. by loosening the earth, per-
mits the absorption OF moisture from
the atmosphere, and also induces an
upward capillary attraction from
below. Every weed or bunch OF grass
requires moisture as we'll as the corn.
and takes i. away from the desired
crop as completely as il the supply
to the corn was cut of entirely.
Thus. In our warfare against weeds
We assist the corn to obtain the mois.
ture. admit free circulation Of air
to the roots by cultivation; render the
particles OF earth fine, thereby enabl-
ing the plants to derive greater nour.
ishment, and prevent the seeding OF
the land with obnoxious weeds which
interfere with the operations OF the
following season.
We recently wrote hrief item on
the advantage OF sun bath; and here
is what @. 81. Allen, III. D writes to
the Western Rural on the same cub.
ject: As matter Of observation We
must insist that shaded houses are
unhealthy. that every dwelling in
which the young and growing live
should have sunlight pouring into
some OF its rooms during every hour
OF the day. The importance of adj.
mitting the sunny rays In dwellings
cannot be too highly estimated.
These rays promote health and
strength. We are apt to feel that
good health depends on pure air more
than the influence OF the sun. They
both have so great an influence on
life and growth that they should be
allowed to fill every room occupied by
animals or plants. Light may be so
direct and brilliant as to be injurious
to the eyes, then let its penetrating
rays be softened, but let them enter
in such q way as to do good and no
harm. Much has been said in recent
times about she value OF sun bath.
No doubt it does produce and retain q
healthy condition OF the body. 1t
costs nothing but the means of ex-
posing the nude body to the SUMS
rays in such way as to exclude pry-
ing eyes. A few aged persons, We
have known, who built a small room
upon the top of their dwelling in such
way as to admit freely the sun q
rays but exclude all eyes but His who
lives in the space far above. These
men lived to see their ninetieth year
and more. They did not hesitate to
proclaim the great influence of sun
light upon health and life. Others
will find, if they search, that sunlight
is worth more than gold-and pure
water, fresh air. proper food we'll
digested, and sunny houses, always
dry, will secure health and strength.
And any one who has eyes and uses
them may ses that those who live in
the open air and under the sunny
rays are healthier and stronger than
those whose days are chiefly spent in
the shade. The feeble should seek
the sunny rays; many become feeble
by excluding from their home the
life giving sun. They do all they can
to exclude the source of all strength
and health. Let all pale, sickly
women court the sunny rays, and
become robust and strong.
THE ART OF DRINKING MILK.
Milk should not be taken in copi-
Gus draughts like beer or any other
fluids which differ from it chemical.
ly. II we consider the use of milk
| in infancy. the physiological inges-
ton, ths! IL, of food provided for it,
each small mouthful is secured by
effort and slowly presented to the
gastric mucous furface for tho primal
digestive stages. It is thus regularly
and gradually reduced to curd, and
the stomach is not oppi essed with
lump OF half coagulated milk. The
same principle should be regarded in
case OF the adult. Milk should be
slowly taken in mouthfuls. at short
intervals, and thus it is rightly dealt
with by the gastric juice. II milk be
taken after other food, it is almost
sure to burden the stomach and carse
discomfort and Indigestion, and this
for the obvious reason that there is
not sufficient digestive agency to dis
pose OF it. and the better the quality