The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-18
INDOORS AND OUT.
The Farm, Orchard. Garden,
and Household.
HINTS AND NOTES FOR ALL.
Grain Bins-StriPping-I
Drought-Weak Colonies-Life
Preserver

with lemon juice.
Well ventilated bed rooms will pre-
vent morning headaches and lassitude
Silks and satins should never be
brushed across thu width. as so DOING
causes them to fray out, and spoils
them for remaking.
While the toad is very useful in the
garden TO destroy slugs and insects. It Is
not a good thing to have near our bee
hives. as il also swallows heavily Laden
honey bees.
A strip of old black broadcloth. four
or FIVE inches wide, rolled up tightly
and sewed to keep the roll ia place. Is
better than a sponge or cloth for cleans
ing black and dark-colored clothes.
Whatever lint comes from il in rubbing
is black, and does not show.
A good potatoe when cut, viii show a
light cream color, and q white froth
will be the result produced by rubbing
the cut surfaces.together. Reject that
variety where drops of water appear
Another ties. is to put potatoes into a
solution of salt; the good will sink, the
poor float.
There is nothing better for cut than
/ .
and put il in an empty, clean pepper
| box with perforated top, then you can
easily sift il out on the cut; put a soft
cloth around the member. and wet 1t
with cold water once in q while. 1t will
prevent Inflammation and soreness.
There is no mystery about making
neatsfoot oil. The only thing necessary
] is TO boil in q kettle as many cattle's
/ To- ha oh nd
skim off the oil until no more rises.
From the four feet of one animal pint
OF oil is generally obtained. and it is
well worth the trihing cost of making
it. SO -r-vsi- -
Many horses have the habit of sleep
ing standing up. 1t Is very injurious
habit, and the horse sho Id be broken
of It. If possible. The narrow stalls in
which horses a e often placed makes a
recumbent position very difficult. 1t is
cruelty to the animal TO place him in
such stall after doing a hard days
work.
In giving any one sick a drink of
water when the draught should be linn
tied, hand him a small glassful. This
will satisfy his thirst. be it ever so little
1t is mistake TO offer a goblet of water
in such a case, and direct how many
swallows must be taken. The patient
will not be satisfied nor his thirst
quenched.
Milk bread should be on every dining
table. For three small loaves of bread
use one quart of milk. Heat about
one-third of It and with il scald half a
pint of -four. When this is cool add the
rest of the milk, cup of hop yeast,
half a tablespoonful of salt and flour to
make stiff dough. Knead the dough
fine and smooth and let it rise over
night.
II is almost impossible TO keep John
son grass from spreading. II any OF IL
| is ever allowed TO mature seed, these
will get scattered and start new planta-
tons. OF course it can &c zone by re-
peated mowings through the season and
/ personal cutting down OF stray stalks
about fences, stumps, ETC., but 1t Will
call for more vigilance than the aver
age human nature possesses.-Er. .aa
1t ought to be generally known that a
mans hat will serve in most cases as
temporary life preserver to those in
/ danger OF drowning. When 8 person
finds himself in the water he should lay
hold of his hat between his hands,
keeping the crown close under the chin,
and the mouth of the hat under the
water. The quality of the air contain
ed in the hat viii keep the head above
water long time-sometimes for sever
al hours.
The HiiSbdndmGn says no grain bin is
complete If unventilated from the bot
tom. One of the best and most simple
yentilators consists of q galvanized iron
cone about six inches across at the base
and foot high, punched full of holes
over the entire surface like a colander.
To construct this continuance saw a
circular hole FIVE inches across in the
bin floor. over which place the cone.
securing il by few nails. This ventil
ator is cheap, convenient and effective.
A strict superintendence of mixers
in dairy herd is always advisable, but
the prsctice Of stripping the cows af-
ter regular mixers cannot be recon-
mended. 1t will surely educate some
cows TO holding up their milk in the ex-
pectancyT of this second milking. Every
practical dairyman will deprecate even
an interruption IN the process of milk
ing for ever so short a time, and this
after stripping must take place in some
instances after considerable time has
elapsed.-EL.
Grain is always less injured by dry
weather than is irst supposed. II the
plant is somewhat pinched up, nature
concentrates her efforts on perfectiag
the seed, thus insuring reproduction.
The straw may be short, but the berry
will often be plumper than when much
moisture, causing excessive growth OF
straw, also induces mildew, rust and
other fungus attacks which feed on the
Juices of the straw that should 90 to
perfect the grain.AE1. Ialf
J Nothing viii keep q stable so free
from bad odors as the use Of dry earth.
and everyone keeping horses or cattle
viii find il pays 10 keep heap of it on
hand, to be used daily. A few shovel
fuls Of earth scattered over the floor
after cleaning viii lender the air of the
: apartments pure and wholesome. The
value Of the seasons manure pile must
be largely increased BY the free use OF
sure absorbents. The strength of the
gases and lIqaids absorbed is retained
: and is the very essence of good manure.
r. Scientific american.
, To handle roll butter successfully and
have il retain some of its FRESHNESS TIL