The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-17

buckles. and the like.
When washing the wOoIeus. try a
.uar quantity of bprax m the water
.f s-4 how It will help The work.
Tucture of iodine is good to put on
.rr-r- % relieve the soreness aud to keep
hem from forming il put on in good
-.me
EHace scratches on furniture by rub
bling on some Iinseed oil, and then fol-
lowing with a little shelIac dissolved in
alcohol.
Encourage the district school teacher
90 take an occasional walk with the
children. and give them some practical
botany talks.
1t is said that if little parsley dipped
lu vinegar is eaten after onions, the
nreath will hardly disclose the odor of !
ne onions.
Society is compared to pie There !
is an upper and lower crust. but the /
real strength and substance lie between |
them.
\ bushel of lump lime in the cellar |
will absorb much of its dampness, and
a peck of powdered charcoal in shallow
dishes, much of the bad smell.
The true physiological way of treating
burns and scalds is TO at once exclude
the air, with cotton batting, flour
scTaped potato. or anything that is
haudiest.
Use fresh water. Water that has
stood in an open dish over night should
not be used for cooking OF drinking as
it will have absorbed many foul gases.
Doing, not dreaming, is the secret of
success. Thinking out plans will not
amount to anything unless the thought
be followed by a determined will to ex-
ecute
Mix little carbonate of soda in the
water in which flowers are placed. and
it Will preserve them for fortnight.
Common saItpetre is also a very good
preservative.
a patch Of thistles cut when in full
bloom and just before a rain. was COM
pletely destroyed, according to a writer
in an exchange. The hollow stalks
filed with water and decayed.
Common soda is excellent for scour-
ing tin it will not scratch the tin, and
will make it look like new. Apply
with piece of moistened newspaper
and polish with a dry piece. Wood
ashes are a good substitute.
A successful Canadian dairyman
thinks bran, corn and peas mixed the
best butter producing food for cows.
Cows should be MIXED with dry hands.
Cows should not be MIXED in close
proximity to the dung heap.
a little glue in lime whitewash for
Outbuildings and fences is a good thing,
because it makes the lime adhere, but
il is bad for trees hence whitewash for
trees is better without any such addi-
ton.
The hen product will fall off now, and
all surplus fowls should be fattened
and dressed nicely for table use, either
at home or on the tables of those who
are willing to pay for them. This will
be the most profitable way to dispose oi
the hens.
The idea that sheep at pasture will
live and thrive without water to drink
is a serious and costly delusiOn to many
farmers. By eating when dew is Oh
the grass they can get along with little
water, but that little they require al
absolutely as any other stock, or poo
condition and poor wool will tell The
story of their deprivation.
The value of wheat bran is, we think
sadly underestimate, and that it ma,
be fed with profit to our work and driv
ing horses there can be no doubt
Whatever may be the results Of th
chemical analysis, against that is tn
fact in practice its value is clearly dem
oustrated to be greater than any scien
tifc tests determine. Whether tbi
comes from its effect upon the NOR
solid food elements, by tightening th
mass and so increasing its digesubility
or by IFS own properties, stimulating
more healthy action, the fact is pater
TO all who use it., that, fed in cOnneC
tiOn with corn or corn meal, its effect
are very soon noticed in the appearance
Of the animal. Horses, like men, desiI
a variety of grains, and the system tire
of a steady diet of corn and oats. MOI
than this, there is with the cOntinse
feeding of any one kind of grain,
gradually increasing waste Of food SUI
ply. In tie natural craving for
change, there comes a time when IL
full amount is not digested, and the al
imal is soon pronounced out of cond
tion. The trouble is with the syste
OF feeding. The prime object should
TO convert every ounce of hay al
grain possible, into bone, muscle al
flesh, and in proportion as we reaC
that condition we shall find the trU
economy of breeding Any agen
whether valuable in itself or not, th
will aid in the assimilation of the hea
ier grains, and render a large propo
tiOn digestible, becomes valuable
food. For this reason, il for DO othe
wheat bran has claims upon our atte
tion. y practical test will soon dete
mine its true place and value, whiC
we believe 10 be far greater than us
ally accorded, says the american C1d
yUCT.