The Colfax chronicle., 1888-11-17
FARM AND FlRESlDE.

Fresh lard is recommended as q
remedy for warts on horses. Three
applications. il is claimed, will cure
any case.
"A lot of guinea fowls are as good
as watch dog. The appearance of q
prowler about the premises sets the
whole brood to chattering, and
thereby the family are reused to the
tact that something unusual is going on.
Nothing better aids economy than
keeping an exact account of the ex-
penditure. 1t is surprising how really
well it is possible to dress on small
amount, provided the little things are
looked after, and nothing is bought
unless paid for at the time.
TO disgust rats and mice away
from a building make strong solution
of oxalic acid and soak newspapers in
it until they are in a pulpy condition;
cram this into the holes through which
the rats or mice pass, and they will get
such sore mouths and feet that they
will give the holes wide berth.
Pans of water placed in fruit and
berry patches will keep birds from eat
ing the fruit. An English naturalist
claims that the reason birds eat cher
ries and strawberries is because in the
blazing heat they getdreadfully thirsty.
If the birds can easily get at water
they soon leave off taking the fruit.
An easy way to prevent horses
from jumping fences is to put a strap
with ring on it around the near fore
leg, above the knee, and surcingle or
belt, with ring, around the body.
Then by short strap or piece of rope
attach the two rings so as to make a
harmless yet perfectly effective hobble.
The successful farmer must be
good business man. There is as much
in the selling of farm products as in
the raising, so far as the profit is con-
cerned, and, in order to sell well, the
farmer must understand value, and be
reasonably well posted in business
matters. Home. Farm and Field.
Many a good apple orchard has
been injured because a few worthless
wild cherry trees were permitted to
grow and provide headquarters for the
caterpillar. In.every community where
the authorities have enterprise enough
to demand the destruction of weeds,
the roadmaster should be made to de-
stroy all wild cherry trees.
There is nothing more highly
relished by hogs than charcoal. They
will help themselves to it, and it will
prevent disorders of the bowels. The
best mode of giving it is when it is
fresh, and if placed in a fire and heated
occasionally il will be more servicea-
BILE. 1t corrects the acidity Of the
stomach, and as it is cheap a supply
should be kept constantly in each PEN.
-Potted Ham: Take one-haf pound
of lean ham, one-half pound of fresh
butter, pinch Of ground nutmeg, a
little cayenne pepper and a pinch of
white pepper. Pound the ham smooth
in mortar, add the pepper and nut
meg, rubbing them well into the ham,
then add the butter, rubbingthem well
together. Next place in the jar and
run melted butter over the top and
seal.
The small moth millers appear in
May and later, and fly about seeking a
place to deposit eggs. The eggs soon
hatch, and during the summer the
Larvae feed upon the wooden fabric or
furs on which eggs are laid. In the
fall they go into the pupa state, from
which they emerge as moths in due
time. Some very particular house.
keepers whip carpets both spring and
fall. But in rooms little used one beat
ing, or a careful examination and use
of preventives around the edges. should
suffice.