Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-12-25
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CARE OF CELLARs.-A great m's'ase
IL sometimes made in ventilating Gel
lars and milk-houscs. The object OF
ventilating is to keep the cellars cool ana
dry, bu. this object often fails OF being
accomplished by a common mistake, ana
instead, the cellar Is made both warm
and damp. A cool place should never
be ventilated, unless the air admitted Is
cooler than the air within, or is at least
as cool as that, or "a very little warmer.
The warmer the air, the more moisture
il holds in suspension. Necessarily,
the cooler the air, the more this mois-
ture is condensed and precipitated.
When a cool cellar is aired on warm
day. the entering air being in motion
annears cool: but as it fills the cellar
the cooler air with which it becomes
mixed chills it, the moisture is con-
densed, the dew is deposited on the cold
walls. and may often be seen running
down them in streams. Then the cell
lar is damp, and soon becomes mouidy.
To avoid this the windows should only
be opened at night, and late-the last
thing before retiring. There is noneed
TO fear that the night air is unhealthful
it is rs pure as the air of midday, and
is really drier. The cool air enters the
apartment during the night, and eircu-
lates through il. The windows should
be closed before sunrise in the morning
and kept closed and shaded through the
day. Ifthe air of the cellar is damp, 1t
may be thoroughly dried by placing In
it peck of fresh lime in an open box.
A peck of lime will absorb about seven
pounds, or more than three quarts OF
water, and in this way a cellar or milk
room may soon be dried even in the hot
test weather. A bushel of line absorhs
twenty-seven pounds of water, and still
appears as a dry powder. In this con-
dition it will be very useful to spread
over the garden or lawn, or around fruit
trees. or it may be used for whitewash.
This preeaution is Often necessary In
the dairy, because of the prevaisnce,
where air is damp, of mildews, aud the
various forms of mould. The orange
and red kinds of mould especially, which
sometimes form upon the cream have
most Injurious effect upon the butter.
POULTRY HINrs.-The comb is a good
Indication of fowls health, says the
Poultry Monthly. If she is in good
healthy condition her comb will be a
bright red if otherwise her comb will
be OF pale color. Give variety of food,
warm breakfast, meat quite often, with
wheat screenings and the like, cayenne
pepper mixed with the soft food is eX-
cellent. Do not feed too much corn TO
laving fowls, as it is very faItening.
Look over your flock of chicks and pick
out the culls, keep only the best birds
for breeding, select your finest cock
erels now and market the rest. "A little
wheat should be spared daily for the
growing chicks. Nothing will bring
the pullets to early laying better than
wheat. Feed generously. Do not for
get to feed the chicks plenty of ground
bone, oyster shells and an occasional
feed of meat. Boil the small potatoes
or other vegetables mixed with brand,
adding a dash of red pepper. and salt
every few days. Ginger and sulphur
may be fed in soft feed occasionally.
Milk in some form is necessity for lit
tie chicks. Keep the poultry house
and every place about it thoroughly
clean. Above all things be Kind to your
fowls. Do not allow them to be afraid
OF you. Cultivate their acquaintance.
Ii your chicks five and six months old
are dropping apd dying from no appar-
ent cause, they are probably suffering
from distemper, which generally occurs
between the twentieth and twenty
, sixth week ofiife in the different breeds.
Put bromide of potassium in the drink
ing water in the proportion of two
grains per head, adjusting the quantity
, of water so that all win be drunk'in one
day. Do this every alternate three
days until twelve days have elapsed and
you will probably find the trouble has!
disappeared.
FLOATING IsLAND.-Beat the syelks
of three eggs until very light; ,sweeten
and flavor to taste stir2into quart of
boiling milk cook till sit thickenS !.