The Arizona sentinel., 1889-01-05
HOME AND FARM.
The greatest truths are the sim- plest, and so are the greatest men.

plest, and so are the greatest men.
 -Turpentine mixed with carbolic acid and kept in open vessels about .oom will, it is said, greatly lessen the risk of contagion in scarlet fever, 1iptheria and kindred diseases.
 A stone heap under tree often causes it's death. It obliges the tree roots to feed near the surface, and then freezing. Against this the stones offer no protection, which is the cause of the injury.
 Now and then we hear of horse being injured by coming into contact with barbed wire. This can be avoided by leading the horse up to the fence and pricking its nose against the barbs when it is first turned into the en- closure.
 Every lost or broken or worn-out screw bolt should be replaced with new one before the implement is stored in the tool-house or barn, so that when spring comes every thing will be ready for work.
 Crowned Turnips: Pare, slice and cut them in dice an inch square, boil till nearly done in as little water as possible, and to one quart turnip add tablespoon of sugar, and salt to taste; when boiled as dry as possible without burning, add two or three spoons of cream. a beaten egg, and serve.
 To keep lamp chimneys from breaking put cloth in the bottom of a large pan, fill the latter with cold water and place the new chimney in it; cover the pan and let its contents boil one hour; then take from the fire and let the chimney remain in the water until it is cold.
 Fall is the time to manure the rhubarb plant. Cover it's crown lib erally with stable manure. Then toward spring draw the manure away, cover the crown with barrel open at both ends, and draw the manure around it. You will be surprised at the difference this simple treatment will make in it's growth.
 Attention given to the study of animal lifetime has evoked this for muIa from Flemish folk lore, g. town" or enclosure being supposed to last three years: A town lives three years. a dog lives three towns, @ horse lives three dogs, man lives three horses, an ass lives three men, wild goose lives three asses, 8 crow lives threo wild geese, a stag lives three crows, a raven lives three stags, and the bird phenix lives three ravens.
 Marsh Mallows: Dissolve one-half of pound of gum arabic in one pint of water, strain, add One-half of pound of sugar; place over the fire and stir constantly till Ghe sirup becomes of the consistency of honey; then, add grad ually the whites of four eggs well beat en, stir till the mixture will not adhere to the fingers, have 8 pan dusted with starch at hand, pour into this, and when cool enough divide into forms usually seen. Marsh mallows are de- Ightful if they are placed when little stale in the stove and slightly Drowned Good Housekeeping.
 A horse appreciates comfortable fitting harness as much as he does properly fitted shoe. The latter, when set too tight, or with nail driven in- to or near the sensitive tissues, pro- duces a positive lameness. Under this condition of things he is promptly taken to the shop for relief. But he may suffer nearly or quite as much from the chafng of badly-ftted col lar. or narrow belly-band drawn too tight, or from check-rein shortened up so as to form of itself one of the se- verest punishments. Either of these conditions produce restiveness in the dullest brute, and in the case of an animal of nervous temperament and having thin. sensitive skin, he is lia- ble to become frantic, the obtuse own CT or driver seldom appreciating the origin of the difficulty.