The National tribune., 1895-01-03
OUR RURAL TOPICS.
Some Practical Suggestions for Our
Agricultural Readers
oieomargarlns IndicssfibIs.

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Of oleomargarine that it is Just as digestibls
and wholesome as butter. This is not true,
| and in the nature Of things cannot be true
First as to its digestibility. Butter melts
| IN the human stomach at 50. 50 to 81. 49o, aud
| passes readily into pancreatic emulsion and
digestion. As will be seen, this is at q point
below the natural heat of the human body.
There is no gastric or nervous strain neces-
sary TO expel it from the stomach for il is
substance designated by nature for food in it's
own unchanged state. Oleomargarine melts
at 1050 to los. 800. The heat of the human
body is not sufficient to emulsify il, and it
remains a dead, inert substance, and causes
severe nervous tension and forced gastric
action to expel it from the stomach. This
fact alone viii show that it is not as digesti-
bic as butter. Besides, it is not as wholesome.
Invariably butter adyertises it's own con-
dltIon. No man or woman need be deceived
thereby. Any admixture of deleteriOus eIe-
ments is told at once in loss of flavor It
Is composed of what are known as the basic
fats, stearine, oleine, palmatine, and a num-
Der of other delicate fiavoring oils, all highly
conducive to digestion. OleOmargarine is
composed of stearine and palmatine mainly;
and in a condition unfit for digestion. 1t is
rendered at a low temperature, not above 1902
F., and any man ought to know that this is
not enough to destroy any germs Of disease
or infection which quite naturally might
come to it from its slaugh erhouse surround
Ings. We admOnish people to cook their
ham and pork most thoroughly, to avoid the
danger Of trichina and other diseases. Such
cooking subjects the meat to from 2I2o to $500
of heat; yet we are told that Oleomargarine
is wholesome, coming from the same deriva-
tion and rendered at temperature that lit
tie more than warns it.-HOard's DairymaR.
Winter window Gardening
1t is possible to grow plants to perfection in
windows if these two following rules were
observed:
The windows must be protected from all
drafts Of the cold outside air, that are so
quick TO find their way through every crack
and Granny.
Not only does an astonishing amount Of
frost creep in at these tiny openings, but the
draft created makes the chill atmosphere
act NOSE quickly on the tender leaves and
buds of house plants Unless the floor is air
Highland it rarely is-the carpet or oilcIoth
under the plant should be turned back. and
layer Of newspapers six or eight deep placed
beneath. The carpet when replaced will be
as smooth as ever, if the papers have been
spread evenly.
Next the window sash and woodwork need
attention. Apertures of any considerable size
can be stopped, either by the patent rubber
weather strips or by common newspapers that
have been pressed into longitudinal folds the
width of a knife blade, and made thick enough
to fit snugly into the space
Very small cracks and chinks are best man.
aged by FASTING strips of thick paper over
them. All this means labor, but it is work
that pays, for, according to thermometer
hanging outside, the plants in asnug, draftless
window will stand several degrees more cold
without injury than those in windows with
loose sash and woodwork.
In severe weather cover plants at night.
To do this take down all the pots from window
shelves and brackets, and make room for
them on the plant stand, which, if on casters,
IAN he pulled out little from the window.
Always remember to place the flowers most
to cold on the top round, and the
oushiest specimens at the corners of the
'tand they will better sustain the weight Of
heir protection. Always use newspapers for
he first course of covering, and the larger
md broader the papers the better.
Paper Is more ImpeTvlouS TO the air than
10th, and if properly distribute will scarcely
bend a leaf of the plants beneath them. The
anne papers can be used again and again,
md except in the coolest weather are all the
needed.
In exceedingly low temperature sheets or
blankets should be pinned around the stand,
irst making sure that the inner covering of
newspapers is unusually thick, or the plants
will be crushed by the weight of the blankets.
Do not uncover in the morning until the room
las become genially warm.
The writer has carried coleus, heliOtFope,
egonias and other plants as tender as these
afely through the hardest Winters. Ii is
ertainly troublesome to put ones floral
hildren to bed each night and get them up
gain each morning, but one is well repaid
y possession of bud and bloom that make
the dreariest Winter Boston
lobe.
Farm Notes.
If the old wood of the raspberry bushes
as not already been cut out, leaving only
Ioat urO,vfh 4 obop1d h. 1oxa