The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-10

| 4 FEW SUhhER BDARDERS, BY APPL1-
N ing Esrly, may md delightful accommodations
and all the comforts of s city home at Wild Rose
Knoll. in the Detachable Mountains. Magnificent
mountain and lake views, fresh fruits and country
cream. bathrooms, good fishing and boating.
beautiful lawn AID shade trees, ten minutes from
railway station. horses and carriages for guests,
lawn tennis, crolGet and srchery. No malaria or
mosquitoes. Terms reasonable.
TIE TOURISTS CID
ANT. 4 lively insect, found only in
| The country, where it exists in a state OF
! excited uncertainty, whether its home is
ia the sugar-bowl, the old stump or the
pantaloons of the gentleman from town.
Not down on the bill of fare, because it
is a matter Of course, Ike the salt.
Ass. The man who believes all that
| he reads in the advertisement.
BATH Room. A wood-shed, with a
pail of well water and a cedar wash-tub
in it. The spiders are not mentioned in
the advertisement, because they go with
| the wood-shed.
Brook. slough that trickles through
the meadow in April and dries up in the
summer; any stream o. water to small to
hold fish ard large enough to nurture
frogs.
BUTTER. A substance manufactured
from animal fat, with a little milk and
| some chemical ingredients The genuine
is supplied only from the city. An imi-
tation article is sometimes made from
cream, but it is easily distinguished by
its strong flavor of garlic, and IS seldom
| used in the country.
BERRIES. Small fruits. from three to
ten days old; supplied from the city mar
| kets.
BUGs. An insect of the genus Efmer
order Henaipterd, having a beaked or
sucking mouth; also provided with N
thing to make a noise with aud several
things to bite with. See woodshed; also
couch.
BoATING. A summer sport very popu
lar on the Schuylkill, Hudson, and other
rivers contiguous to the great cities; in
the mountains, polling across a duck pond
on two slabs and a panel of fence.
CREAM. A pale blue fluid, composed
| of aqua pura. protoxide of hydrogen and
| some other substances. Used to astonish
| berries and brighten rebellious coffee.
CRoQUET. Three wooden balls, a mall
let with a hickory handle. and from three
to ten wire wickets, according to the age
of the set. Usually three. I1
CHICKEN. A feathered fowl, that
runs wild about the barn-yard and under
the house; remarkable for rapid longevity
sometimes attaining the age of seventeen
years in a single spring. Not available
for human food until after the seventh
year.
DAIRY. A place on the next farm,
for storing real butter, cream, mix and
cheese. Obsolete. See pump.
DRIVE, BEAUTIFUL. A dusty lane,
nine miles long, over a level stretch of
fiat, ~treeless plain, devoted to the culture
Of the dog-fennell and l~ance-weed. Also,
a wood read down the side of a mountain,
with a rut for one wheel and a boulder for
the other.
DADDY-LoNGLEGs. See milk.
DAISY. The girl from Germantown,
who sits mex you at the table.
DYSPEPSIA. See the doctor.
EGGs. A spherodial body. containing
the germ of a new individual of its spec
les, In a stage of greater or lesser devel-
opment, as the case may be and sometimes
Is.
EPICURE. The boarder who wants
crushed sugar on his Strawberries.
FAMINE. The second table az a New
York boarding house. See, also, lunch
CON-.
FLUTE. Instrument OF torture breath
ed upon by aSthmatic young man on third
floor back.
FLASK. See vial.
FLEA. PuIer ir7atdns. See-but that's
the trouble; you can't see it.
FEVERNAGER. A pleasant summer
recreation, designed to supply the place
OF the evcr-absent malaria. She qninine
ct sp'ritus frualenh opttnus; quaint. sur.
FIsHING. Holding 4 line In a mill
pond five hours and going home with Two
boots full OF water and leeches and a bas-
ket containing one dozen beer bottles,
not balf so full as the boots.
Fly. See currant cake.
HEARSE. See hack.
HACK. See hearse.
HARNESS. A collection of straps,
ropes and buckles used to conceal the
horse when any of the guests desire to
drive.
HAIR. See butter.
HAMMOCK. Ingenious invention for
teaching people to stand on their heads
The only device known to lovely woman
by which she can enjoy the masculine
luxury of lying down in perfect comfort,
with her feet on a level with her eyes. 1t
is made of numerous lozenge-shaped
holes, with Irvine around them.
HAWK. The only thing about the
farm that gets any youno chicken to eat.
Won't have any other kind, in fac:.
I,GsN. q hard. Sometimes also
spelled ~s.inyun." 1Vium cepa. a plant
highly esteemed as food By people who
always have something confidential to
tell you and frequently wan to kiss you.
A powerful disinfectant, that destroys all
other doors with which it comes in con-
tact. Used in Missouri as a dessert.
JAR. An earthenware utensil, two
feet high and eight inches in diameter,
used for holding the toilet soap manufac-
tured al home for the use of guests. Also
utilized in the fall as a receptacle for
storing doughnuts.
JULEP. A preventive ofsunstroke and
a powerful antidote in case of malarial
poisoning. A well known sedative in
cases Of extreme thirst.
Joe. The ~favorite and only gait of
the swift footed steed furnished the
guests for their summer drives and trips
to the p~ostofice.
KEY. A hasp and staple, BY means
whereof you can fasten your bel room
door on the outside and then climb in
through the window.
KNIFE. A thing to eat pie with.
KICK. See mule. IF you can't see it,
You will feel it. which will convey the
full meaning of the word quite as we'll.
LAWN. Ten feet of grass and plant
an between the front door and a public
road. . 8G 1...
LIGHT. See lamp.
LAMP. See candle. You'd better take
a lamp along to see IL with, unless. you
want to pick it up iu the dark ana burn
your fingers.