Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-08-07
FARM AND HOUsEHOLD.

II
FARM AND IsOUsEHOLD.
ANArroNAL INDUsTRY.-Among the
recent industries of rapid growth In
this country. bee-culture stands prom'-
nent. or course, as a homely art, bee
keeplng Is no modern industry, being
rs old as history; but In Its scientihc
development 1t is of recent growth. In
these times, when science is properly
taking its place at the helm In all de-
partments of human industry and ac-
tivity, it Is not strange that 1t Is prompt
~ assuming the guidance of bee culture
This Is s utilitarian as well as a scien-
tiflc age; aud this is why bee culture Is
being 90 rapidly developed, for its ex'
traordinary growth Is only In the ratio
of its utility. Though known to COM
merce for twenty-five hundred years,
hitherto 1t has been followed and known,
In this country at least, principally as
ocafindustry. But bee culture, from
the soundest economic considerations,
ought to become national industry
fostered and protected by the State.
Apiary culture Is naturally part Of,
aid closely allied with, agriculture, In
asmuch as the nectar gathered by the
one is Immediately derived from the
same fields and forests that yield the
abundant ingathering Of the other. In
deed, the bulk of the honey crop Of this
country (Which is in round numbers,
about 100, 000.O 900 pounds annually,
comes from the Bookkeeping which is in
connection, more or less, with farming.
Popular Science.
COMPENSATED DRINKING WATER
Demorest's Magazine contains the fol.
lowing pertinent remarks on drink wa
ter "Contaminated drinking water Is
the cause of so much sickness that ey-
cry man anu woman grown should
know good water when they see il, and
have the means Of testing it. Water
may to all appearance be clear and
sparkling and yet contain the germs OF
foul disease. The presence Of chlorine
tells the story. This substance Is never
found in the soil, anG when discovered
i'm water must have come from the HUI
man system. In our daily food We use
salt-the chloride Of sodium. After pass
ing from the human body it becomes
separated, and chlorine makes its APP
pearance in the contaminated water. AS
much as thirty or forty grains to the
gallon is often found i'm water drawn
from wells near where people live. Let
1t be understandable more chlorine in
the water the more danger, and, also,
that no water is really fit to drink which
has any of this foreign substance. This
Is not pleasant subject TO discuss, but
people who are too dainty to pay atten-
ton to 1t endanger their health aud that
of the community they live in" .
PREVENTION Is BETTER THAN CURE
Nine-tenths of the misery suffered by
the domestic animals are preventable.
Horses suffer from the mistakes of their
owners. The feet suffer most from dis
ease, the eyes next, the lungs after the
eyes; and the feeding produces most OF
the intestinal disorders. Bad shoeing
causes almost every prevalent lameness
even spavins and ring-bones are due to
bad shOeing and the use of calks, which
throw the foot out of proper level, and
cause straining of the joints and liga-
ments. The cutting away Of the frog
exposes the tender interior of the foot
to bruises, and causes disease. Foul
stables with pugnant odors, which cause
the harness to rot, and destroy the var
nish upon carriages, may well be ex.
pected to injure the eyes and the lung,
and air passages; and over feeding, OF
irregular feeding and watering, produce
indigestion and collie, and encourage the
multiplication Of worms. 1t is of far
greater Importance to avoid ell these
causes of trouble than to seek remedies
for them.
BREAKFAST BALLs.-A little cold beef
or mutton, or both, slice of ham or salt
pork, small quantity of bread crumbs,
. little parsley-if you have it--a little
sage; chop all together, and add season.
ing to taste, little melted butter, and
an egg well-beaten. Take tablespoon.
full Of the mixture, dredge it in -four
and make into ball, which fry quick
brown. This is good way Of getting
rid Of cold meat, aud nice breakfast
dish.
STUFFED ToMAToEs.-After cutting
the tops from nine or ten tomatoes, good
size, remove the inside and put it into a
pan with one-fourth pound finely mine.
ed ham, two ounces butter, half ounce
chopped parsley, four ounces bread