The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-29
NOTES FOR THE FARM and HOME.
Household Miscellany

Another significant statement is tina
] about the great increase of mortalit
from consumption among the Menome
; Indians of Wisconsin since they bega
living in houses. Nevertheless it is II
easy matter to provide for the constan
, change of air and the free circulation o
fresh air in rooms even in the coldes
weather-even most in the coolest, an(
without unpleasant and dangerous
draughts.
The craze for useless brio -brac and
insane decoration has had its day
Sensible people do not care to live il
china shops or museums, or in apart
ments so crowded with furniture and sc
loaded with ornament that a life in
them is burden, that enthusiasm is
crushed under repletion and appetite
destroyed by safety. A few wellse-
lected decorations are ample proof OF
the taste of the owner and may be so
disposed as not to be in the way and
hinder the labors that go on about
them.
Want of exercise and too constant ex-
posure to one condition of dry heat are
common causes of liability to colds, and
so of i'll health. The pores of the skin
become clogged and inactive. Physical
stir, exertion, labor, as well as mental
storm is necessary to complete develop
ment of human life-to its long con-
tinuance and its usefulness. Let us
thankfully meet our physical as well as
other hardshIps and brayely bear them,
and surmount them if there is any pos
sibility at all of doing SO. They are
ordered specially to incite Us to such
exertion.
The best soil for the chrysanthemum
is loose, friable loan, we'll enriched
with thoroughly decayed manure, and
the plants when growing should receive
an occasional dose of weak liquid
manure. AS the pots become filled
with roots-which may be ascertained
by carefully turning out the ball-they
must receive larger size, not forgetting
to ram the soil gently all around the
edges, or, as gardeners say, firm" it.
Use plenty of drainage, for, notwith-
standing this plant loves plenty of
moisture, it will not thrive with old
stagnant water in the soil.
EPSON SALTs.-"This admirable but |
unsavory drug may, according to Bar
tholow's Materia Medica and my own
be made almost palatable
by boiling one ounce of the salt with
two tablespoonful of ground coffee in a
pint of water in an earthen dish for two
then setting aside to draw for
a few minutes and straining. The laxa-
live dose would be about half a tumbler-
ful. Coffee aids this action tea binders
t. Would that this harmless but very
efficient medicine might in a measure
the thousand and one pro-
orietary preparations which often by
heir use create their necessity"
The American Garden makes this
Tery practical suggestion: Sand is very
essential to window gardening, and it
S well to have box of it placed in the
ellar where supply can be obtained
When needed. Warm it in the oven so
s not to chill the plants, and whenever
he surface soil seems heavy, or green
nold forms, dig it into the soil with
arge hairpin, and mellow the soil. A
arge hairpin is an excellent implement
n house gardening, as it stirs up the
oil in the pots so easily without throw
ng it out. {
Among the beautiful bedroom furni-
ure now in use by our better classes.
hose wealth permits their indulgence
d such luxuries, not the least conspic-
GUS are the latest style of gorgeous
used for ornamenting 7
eds during the daytime, with pillow /
hams to match These articles are f
ade of pale tints of cream, blue and t
ilegreen Saline, upon which are either b
nbroidered or painted rose vines and g
,her floral decorations. The prettiest V
and pillow-shams of this t
md were those presented by school d
ate to Commodore Garrison's grand a
aughter on the occasion of her mar g.
age to Count de Brialles. They were N
imposed of rose-pink ottoman silk, b
caring exquisitely-painted clusters of O
ll-blown Marguerites and edged with h
eamy oriental lace set on to simulate
~ cascades. Il