The Forrest City times., 1890-07-26


 windpipe. The odor will, as a rule, kill the worm. and the chick can then easily dislodge it English fancicrs recommend corn meal boiled. into which tallow candle has been stirred. then feed cold.
 Farm Notes. Bohemian oats possess no merit over other kinds. and farmers should be cautious before paying extra prices for such seed.
 When hog loses appetite it may be that all he requires is lump of char coal. Charcoal should always be kept where tho hogs can eat 1t at will.
 A market gardener in suburban New York, who devotes his care exclusive ly to raising celery. thyme. parsley. etc, Is said to havo made $7o. 900 in the last ten years.
 Though not considered n remedy, the free use of lime around cabbage plants will assist greatly in keeping the mag got away. Scattered liberally over onions. lime checks the ravages ot tho onion fly.
 The crops grown should bs in ac- cordanco with the demand Of your nearest market. but this rule does not apply where articles can be shipped to other points at low cost Tho markets should ba carefully observed and prices noted.
 Wood ashes nre excellent on all kinds Of vegetables. The stalks and leaves oi potatoes abound largely in potash. So do also tho leaves of beets. Though ashes contain no nitrogen. they supply not only potash but limo and a proportion of phosphoric acid. It is claimed that land plaster is a special fertilizer for cabbages: If this Is true there is no reason for neglect ing such crop. as plaster is as cheap as lime. Plaster is excellent for elov CT and grasses, and it's use has always been beneficial compared with its cost
 In the garden. fl tho plot Is small. saving of labor may be made by tho frequent usc of the rake, which will eifectually destroy young aud tender weeds thus dispensing with the moro laborious use of the hoe later. When tho ground is kept we'll raked the young plants will better endure the lack of rain.
 Never make an expenditure on the ! farm without having an object in view and knowledge of what may be the result All experiments should be mada on small plo. and tho cost noted carefully Whiie some are suc- cesstul in producing extra largo crops, | yet they failed to secure profits be- cause of expenditures injudiciously | made.
 1 It is we'll to remind turkey raisers that It Is not the large turkeys that bring the highest prices, but those of medium size and in good condition. { The large turkeys will excel in weight, but tbe smaller. plump, fat turkeys sell at higher rates per pound The quality and condition ara the prime factors Begin feeding the turkers in the barnyard and give them all the grain they will eat
 Household nints. If one rubs the hands after peelinp onions. on stick of celery, the smell of the onion will be entirely removed.
 Sprained ankle has been cured in an hour by showering 1t with hot water poured from the height of a few feet.
 Watory solutions are difficult te mix with vaseline. but this difficulty can be overcome by means of little castor oil.
 When cutting tablecloth before hemming 1t, always save the pieces, because these dwellings arc the best to darn all napery.
 Silver spoons and forks in daily use may be kept bright by leaving in strong borax water several hours. The water should be boiling when they arc put in.
 Put a tcaspoonful of borax in your rinsing water; 1t will whiten tho clothes. and also remove the yellow cast on garments that have been laid aside for two or three years.
 When making cornstarch pudding. mott lump of butter in the pud- fog kettle before putting the pud- ding into it. There viii be less danger Of the milk becoming scorched.
 For bread that has become chilled or Is slow In rising, wiring towel out of water as hot as the hands can bear, and ,ise it as sub-cover to . dry, warm one, taking care to change it as often as 1t cools.
 Ifanew hroo.n bo immersed in boil Ing WateE untit " ls quttc Cotu, tnen thoroughly dried in the air. 1t will bc far more pleasant to use. and will last much longer. Frequent moistening of tho broom Is conducive to its usefulness. and also saves the carpet To cleanse ribbon. place 1t on fat surface and with small brush apply tepid soapy water to both sides When thoroughly cleansed rinse with the brush. Dry 1t with a towel. Don't rub or Iron. In this way your ribbon l will look nice and now. This Is especially excellent for satin fabric.
 Eggs arc said to become unwhole- some when kept in relrigcratoss; a 1 fnngus forms in them. which is easily found oy the microscope. although it 1 Is not noticeable to the taste. This fungus constitutes danger when wo consider how many eggs arc consumed by all classes of society. and people ot 1 delicate constitutions ought to be particularly careful that they eat fresA and not kept cggA