Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-03
NO47.
AGRICULTURAL.

oAeAS " L. OhAL,
A good freckle lotion for face, hands and
forehead is the following; Lemon iu;ce
one ounce; powdered borax, one-fourth
drachm; sugar a half drachm. Mix we'll
and keep tightly corked.
BE sure, when purchasing an animal,
that II is free from any disease, and that it
does not come from section where dis
ease has prevailed. 1t is an easy matter
To bring disease into flock or herd.
When you have to drive your horse Q
long distance, begin quietly and let him
work gradually into his pace, and when
nearing home, or the end of your drive,
slack up and let your horse take IL easy
for two or three miles or more, that he NAV
come in cool and AVOID some some OF tbe
dangers of catching cold.
REMOVING A CINDBR PROM THE EYE.
The proper way to get cinder out of
the eye is to draw the upper lid down over
the lower, utilizing the lashes of the lowor
as broom, that it may sweep the surface
of the former and thus get rid of the in
truder. Or, gently drawing the lid away
from the globe, pass clean csmers hair
brush-or fold of soft silk handkerchief
two or three times between them. This
procedure will, in nearly all cases, suffice;
when it does not, the services of q physician
are necessary. 1t is a remarkable fact that
a very Minute body will give rise to intense
pain, and even after it has been extracted,
the sensation remains for an hour or more.
After the intruder is out, gently battle the
lids every fifteen minutes in iced water till
the feeling subsidies Ladies Home Jour
nal
EFFBCTs OF INBREEDfNG.
Take flock of common hens, of all
colors, shapes and sizes, so as to conduct
an experiment Place with them a pure
bred Plymouth Rock cock, and the chicks
will become uniform and so near like
Plymouth Rocks that it will be difficult to
distinguish them from pure-bred. To con-
tinue the experiment, the next season use
a cock of the last seasons production, with
pullets of the same bloom. That is, keep
one of the half bred Plymouth Rocks and
mate him with few Of the half-bred
pullets. The result will be that chicks
hatched from the eggs laid by the half
bred pullets will revert to their grandams,
and instead of being uniform, like the
cross from the pure Plymouth Rocks, will
come of all colofs, shapes and sizes (when
larger. BY inbreeding the uniformity is
destroyed, because the parents are not
pure-bred. Hence, always use q pure
male in the flock, no matter of what breed
it may be not only uniform, but superior
to those of the previous season. The same
rule applies to the breeding of cattle, sheep,
and to all domestic animals-American
Agricultwist.
WHEN TO CUT TIMBER.
The best time to cut timber is when the
tree is filled with the gum and oil that
have formed after the sap has ceased flow
ing and when the natural forces of the tree
are at rest This term may be said to be
between the lst of September and the 1st
of February, according to climate and To-
cality. December and January are favor
ite months in many sections. Trees when
felled in the winter have less sap to be
evaporated by seasoning, whether used for
lumber or fire wood and are sooner brought
into the right conditi on for use. For dur
ability timber should have sufficient age,
and its strength as well as its lasting quail
tiles depend not only on its maturity, but
also on the part Of the tree from which it
is taken. The least durable and the weak
est part of tree is the sap wood next the
bark. Young trees have an excess Of sap
wood, and timber from such will not be
durable, especially in exposed positions, as
the wood of mature tress. The strength
Of wood is much increased by the process
Of seasoning While this is going on
warping should be guarded against; other
wise its value for most purposes will be
greatly impaired.
IMPORTANT POINTS IN HoRsBsHoEIEd.
The KontacLy Stock Farm is authority
for the following: The farrier too often
uuhtH % hoi6o AlS patitds iOh AAto W ANNA
cssly cutting way the elastic cushion
called the frog, which IL natures natural
support for the great ilexor tendon. This
cushion il natures provision to support the
centre of the horses hoof, 10 take of the
strain from the sensitive lamin@ with
which the hoof is connected with the foot,
20 prevent the extreme depression and con-
sequent strain on the flexor tendon, and to
break the conclusion caused by the horses
great weight coming so rapidly to the
ground. When once severely cut away
the frog never entirely RECEIVERS its original
efficiency, and il will be very long time
before il will be moderately useful.
At the same time tho enamel, like the
enamel covering our finger nails, which
covers the whole of the outside of the colts
hoof, and effcctually retains its moisture
and suppleness, is raspcd away to make
his foot fit the shoe and to give 1t round
and uniform shape Thus two Of natures
most important provisions to secure an
elastic tread are ruthlessly destroyed and
the horse compelled henceforth TO stump
and jar away with his sensitive loot ana
loaded sinews resting entirely on the dried
anu unyelding crust of his hoof made
still more unyielding by being nailed to an
iron ring.
TAMwoRTH SWINE.
English breeders have for some years
past been giving increased attention to the
Tamworth breed, In the belief that this va
riety of pig is unequaled for the production
of lean meat While the Tamworth hogs
produce good salcable bacon, other pure
breeds, taking them collectively. produce
too much fat for the majority Of consum-
ers.
--For headaches, biliousness, consupa-
ton, dizziness, sleeplessness, the oiueS'
scrofula. the blood and all skin eruptions
DIR. Fenner's Blood and Liver hemeoy ana
Nerve Tonic never fails. warranted 10
satisfy or money refunded.
An exchange says that on the average,
in frame dwellings building hardware,
porches, and piaxzas should last 20 years;
outside mint 8 and inside years; shingles