Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-09-28
milked. 10 there anything to which
black-knotted plum tree can be grated
that will not black-knot?


recommend the grating Of such trunks with any
thing, ~ We should expect the scions, no matter
what they were, 10 be affected: The bess Pre-;
iertiiisation and early spraying with bordeaux
mixture 10 kin the winter sporcs. The best
remedy In the psc Of the knife, cutting away all
she wounds with sheilac, vsrnish. liquid grating
wax or paint.
| BoI.srER's MrLLs-In regard to the
conveniences Of the home, there 10 much
to be said, and each one can only give
his opinion. I think house should be
built high from the ground to let light
aud sun into the basement and thus st
cure good ventilation, and prevent that
musty, mouldy, and damp condition incl
dent to most cellars. Running water
should always be provided, II possible,
and cspacious tanks be placed In con-
veuient positions. The kitchen should
be large and roomy, with pantries and
sinks as near as possible to stoves.
Clothes racks, ironing boards, cooking
tables, and cooking dishes should be
provided In abundance. Care should be
taken to secure sunlight as much OF the
day as possible. No matter II the car
pets do fade, let the sun into the rooms.
Plenty OF sunlight and pure air will
save many doctors bills. Never having
any experience In steam heat, sm In
favor of hot air, as l know that, proper
ly constructed and properly managed, II
Is almost perfection In heating. After
all the happiness Of the home depends
much more on whom than what II con-
tains, and We should each try and see
how near we can make one ideal man or
woman and then We may be reasonably
sure Of happy home.
n. c. PINKHAN.
OXFORD COUNTY.
HIRAM-No more important subject
could have been chosen than the one
named for your coming Bulletin. For,
~ Il has been truly written. home Is not
merely roof and room. II needs some
thing To endear II, but home Is where the
heprt can warm, where there's some
good look to cheer II, and when We con-
template the condition OF many OF the
sixty-four thousand (more or less)
homes OF the farmers Of this state, what
they are and what they might be, we
don't wonder that the farms are being
deserted. Now the first thing In i'm
portancc should be good supply OF
pure water, easy Of access; next, plenty
Of dry wood near the kitchen, for, rs the
wife and daughters have to prepare one
thousand and ninety-five meals 10 q year,
the Importance OF good supply Of
wood and water will ut once be seen.
The house should be furnished with all
the common conveniences, such as
good clothes dryer and platform 80 that
the clothes can be hung up out OF the
way from dust aud dirt, thereby saving
the good wife many heartache, a good
wash bench, clothes basket, plenty OF
tubs, wringer, etc. The priyies and hog
pens should be kept clean, and as free as
possible from bad odors by the use OF
dry earth, air slaked lime, copperas
water, sawdust, or anything else thst
will absorb those poisonous gases that
gather around such places. In passing
let me say TO the fair readers OF this
bulletin. always set your table out from
the wall when you prepare your meals.
for II there Is any one thing that looks
gloomy It Is to see the family eating
their meals with the table set against the
wall. Now / am great admirer OF
flowers around home and firmly believe
that there should be lots Of these silent
educators around every home. I am a
rough old specimen Of the genus homo,
but take pleasure in looking at the
dory OF flowers that sets In front OF the
house at "Sunnyslde."
A. X. =. GooGISs.
DENMARK-I consider the sanitary
condition OF the home Of first impor-
tance, and all things In and about home
should contribute to that first; and
neatness and convenience next. would
have the living room well lighted, well
aired, and II possible, heated by an open
fire, the best ventilator ever In house.
would have kitchen, pantry, ETC.,
planned to suit the woman who does the
work, as no general plan would suit all.
Now as for water, consider pure water
and pure air two first essentials to q
healthy and therefore happy home, and
water should be brought and kept in q
way that q man may be willing to drink
water that his cattle drink.
CHAs. B. SMITH.
YORK COUNTY.
BIppEFoRp-If I were to build set
Of farm buildings would select loca-
ton on high land, 90 as to have good
drainage and q dry doorysrd. would
build on the north side Of the highway
so AS to have my buildings face the
south and TO have a. much sunshine as
possible. should want to locate twenty
rods from the highway. i would have
the buildings all connected SO as to pass
from one to the other without going out
Of doors. would have water brought
into the buildings and carried into every
room In the house where water Is need
ed, and 10 front OF the stock in the barn,
SO they could drink at any time they
wished. ! would have plenty Of large
windows In the tie-up, so that my stock
could get plenty Of sun without going
out-Of-doors for Il. would have barn
cellar as the saving to the manure would
more than pay the expense and Its con-
venience could not be over-estimated.
would have my barn forty-two feet wide,
and long enough to give each animal q
stall four feet wide, with sufficient room
for hay and other fodder. Would have
the tie-up wide and well ventilated, and
the cows and horses In the same tie-up,
putting the horse manure 10 the trench
behind the cows every morning to ab-
sorb all the liquid, believing that this
would greatly add to the value OF the
dressing. would have my wife do the
planning for the house, especially the
arrangement OF the kitchen, pantry, etc..
knowing that she could do 1t much bet.
ter than could. ASA l.. Kicker.
Il FRANKLIN COUNTY.
i FARMNGTON-Pure spring water al
house and barn Is one Of the greatest
blessings one can have. Well do re
member when came Ia from the field
tired and hungry, how would dread
meeting that empty water pail at tht
, door, then going to the well and draw
. ing q pail Of water from well thirty
seven feet deep. For the last fifteer
!, years all have to do IL to open fauce
!, at house or barn. pump my wstel
with q wind mill, from . spring, 7O(
feet distant, and l50 feet rise, into ,
reservoir built under ground higher thar
my buildings. B. n. TrTCoMB.
PHILLIPs-The worldwide difference
. between the real and the ideal In thi
matter Of household arrangements, th'
question Of how to obtain money Il
change the real into the ideal, the com
ments of neighb0rs who read thesi