Fair play., 1886-01-16
THE FAIR PLAY.
FARM ARD HOUSEHOLD.

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sail TO contain 100000 worth Of plants.
/, is sad. and well proved, that the
.nore quiet sheep are kept the more
quickly they will fatten.
TO remove ink spots from linen.
melt little fat, and dip the stained
,,or,iol Of the linen into 1t. When the
article is washed. the stain will disap-
pear.
Tote,l good eggs, put them into
water: if the butt ends turn up they
are not fresh. This is said 10 be a GER
tain test.
Give Tie hens all the skim milk and
butter milk that you can. They will
repay you for II fully as well a. vii.
the pig.
All the unhealthy. all the bird. long
to mature. however brilliant should be
their qualities, should be discarded ">
breeders.
To make maiden cream. beat some
raw e."S in fruih. put them III
sauccilan with milk anu sugar. and Il
little cinnamon 10 flavor il and bake
il.
Remember. it i the appearance oi
good. liiat :, -- i'n'- Nice. la
white drc,-..3 90. ..,y>. ducks. chickens
or geese at..ts lag outside prices.
Tire wo". G.. :. 80 ..I"ntaDa this year
is e-timaIcu 81. s..I 100000 pounds.
Since June i. ...,pni l.250,G00 pounds
were shipped q, sort i;enton.
Turn the rEr,.. cat into the air and
to water ears, Hu he morning, so a> To
let their quartz get thoroughly aired
out: then. if ...r. W aather is bad, pu,
them back again. but let them have
fresh air and water.
a ton of bran ted with two tons of
hay is worth as much as tcur tons Of
hay fed alone to either horses, cattle
or sheep. The relative price of bran
compared with hay, must bc taken into
consideration, however, rs to the econ
cmv OF feeding bran.
Grease on carpet. if not OF long
standing. can be readii, disposed Ofby
washing the spot with hot sOapsuds
and borax-half All ounce bOraX to a
gallon of water. Use clean cloth to
wash it with, rinse in water, and wipe
dry.
Artificial animals and insects made
OF cotton wool have been expected
from KyOtO, Japan, TO the United
States. Lately manufacturer of
these articles in Kyoto received an
order from an American merchant for
100000 small monkeys.
Kerosene will soften boots and shoes
which have been hardened by water,
and render them Us pilable as ..H,r.
new. II will also make tin kettles as
bright as when new. Saiuratc a wool
en- rag and rub with it. Stains may
aiso be removed from clear vanished
furniture with kerosene.
Many persons do not know that 50
simple a thing as Il piece of newspaper
folded and laid next TO the undergar-
ment. across the chest aud aci oss the
shoulders, will often prevent cold up
on the lungs. The close tissue OF the
paper makes it an excellent nOn-cOn-
ductor. 1t answers the same purpose
as chamois skin, and is always at hand
Ii is related that n shepherd, to ties
his dog which was lying before the
fire, said in the middle Of a sentence
about something else: Il am thinking
the cow is in the potatoes Though
he purposcly laid no stress OH these
words. and said them in quiet. un.
concerned tone of voice, the dog. who
appeared to be asleep, Immediately
jumped up, and leapiDg through al
open window, satisfied himself tha,
the cow was in the barnyard. The
shepherd repeated the test, with the
same result, hur the third time the dog
simply aroused, wagged his tail inter
rogaiiuely. and lald down with re.
proachtul look. rs much as to say. hi.
MASTER ought not to tool him.
Ii manure is to be used in the or
chard, Il should never be fresh. or sucl
as will quickly ferment. That whiol
has been thorough composted, or wei
decomposc.i. is best. Wood mold
MIXED with lime and ashes. has beer
found excellent, and the better tn,
manure in fineness of condition ant
freedom from decomposing matter th'
less liability of the trees to disease.
The United States Dai.yman say.
that it is provision Of nature that :
COW looks out for herself before sh,
does for he- stupid owner. and so wiI
not give rich mis < until after she ha:
rccuperat"d from ne effects of semi
starvation She wants some meat o.,
her bones before sae will put much i.
the pail. The farmer had better tak,
the fat "ut Of his granary than keep i