The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-04-30
HOME AND FARM.

~-Arat-proof corn-bin may Be- mad
81 lining the inside Of an ordinary biz
with No. wire.-EzchdRqe.
A London medical man says: ssBs
careful in your dealings with horse.
rsdish. It irritates the stomach far
more than spice, and an overdose will
bring on an unpleasant sensation for
days."
When we feel unusually s.torpid''
and heavy after meals, we may rest a..
sured there is indigestion somewhere.
a teaspoonful Of lime-water, taken in
half tumbler of clear, moderately cold
wxter, directly after meals. gives almost
Instant relief. A few drops of the clear
juice Of lemon is also very effective
1bEedo Blade.
1T is surprising that many farmers
think SO much of size in buying mich
COWS. Yield of milk and butter should
be primary consideration. A COW is
never used for beef but once, and il she
is good as cow that use is put off till
the cow is past the age for making good
beef, whatever may be i1er size.-Clere.
land Leader.
There is one advantage in keeping
guinea fowls with other poultry, as
heir loud noise frightens away hawks
and other enemieA Guinea fowl. meat
is dark, but has gamey flavor liked by
those who have fancy for game. As
egg producers guinea fowls are excel
lent, though their habit of roaming
causes many of their eggs to be lost
Boston Journal.
To mark tools, first cover the arti.
Gle to be marked with thin coating Of
tallow or beeswax, then with sharp
instrument write the name in the tallow.
Clear with leather; fill the place writ
ten,; the letters, with nitric acid: let II
remain from one to ten minutes, then
dip in water and rub of. and the marks
win be etched into the steel or from
Gascago Times.
D-To Danish bed-bugs after they have
got into the walls and ceilings of 3
house, close all doors and windows and
burn birthstone by throwing it upon
red hot Goals in an iron kettle set
in the middle of the room. IF posi-.
Bile have the room closed for twenty-four
hours. This is wholesale remedy that
will be of much value in some places
Toledo Blade.
Ny you have let your. work horses
unfortunately get thin during the vim
Ter lose no time in feeding up. The
full strength of the animals will be re-
quired in blowing and seeding time.
4 is poor economy to stint animals
upon which SO much depends in sue
cessfully prosecuting the labors of the
farm 1t is, in fact, poor economy to |
let any farm animal get thin.-N Y.
Times.
Cure for worms: IF pinworms'
Try injection as warm as can be /
used, OF molasses and water very
gweet. If any other kind of worms, !
nre cure IS this: First ask your butcher
10 get you fresh beef's gall (costing
Ten or fifteen cents), and it will keep
lresh three or four weeks in cold |
weather. Give your little girl two I
1rops in milk four or five times a
1ays It her stomach is not too weak
% hear it. Should it be. give twice and
Eatch results. Boston Budget. /
The front of an old bureau which hss.
,oc0me scratched and defaced can be
'oncealed and adorned by a pair of
Iuftains of cretonne, felt, canton fan.
~ or any other of the pretty materials
aat come for such purposes. The
lender rods supporting them must
= placed under the projecting ledge
{ the bureau top, and the rings should
= irge enough to slip back and forth
e6ly. Care should be taken to have
= rod Of sufficient length to permit
Il curtains to be pushed so far aside
- they may not interfere with the
fening and shutting Of the drawers.-
Toronto Mall. +