The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-09-20
YOU CAN HAVE A PRETTY HOME
IF YOU CAN'T HAVE A
FINE ONE.

The Progressive Farmer
Perhaps you can't have "a fine
house" to live in, but you can have a
pretty one.
To begin with, we suspect you can
paint it, even if you do think you cant
afford" to do so. And a painted farm
house will give you new distinction
in your neighborhood, and will be a
mark of progress your other neighbors
may follow.
Then, arrange to plant some shrubs
and some bulbs of old-fashioned flow
ers this fall and such new trees as you
Ineed. The poisoning Grape myrtle,
with its profusion of beauty, is now
adding glory to many Dixie home
stead, and the fragrant mimosa is
iscenting the air with perfume as rich
las that which marks the breezes that
blow soft over Ceylon's isle" Why
do not more of our Southern farmers
plant these beautiful shrubs around
Their homes? Farmers in colder eli
mates would pay heavily to have them.
but our farmers too often neglect them
| because perhaps they cannot be had
lin the neighborhood Order them from
a nursery.
| There is indeed no excuse for any
body not having pretty home, no
matter how humble it is. We have
seen negro cabins so beautifully kept
las to be more attractive to the eye
than some 100000 homes we have
4 seen. The simple morning-glory and
4 plenty of cheap whitewash will make
, any place look beautiful if the grounds
and walks are well kept. In this con-
Injection, we reprint again the famous
Government recipe" for whitewash
and would suggest that every reader
, lieut. it out and put it away in his Bible
. lfor reference right between the Ole
land New Testaments where it can BIZ
Ieasily located.
FL But before putting it there, why no
8 get busy with it and whitewash all TIT
r loutbuildings ON your place and If yol
4 lcan't paint your house, why, whitewasl
8 it also? Now that you have laid b,
# your crops, the best work you can d
# lis to. beautify your home. The white
n wash recipe follows.
,fl "To make the so-called 'Governmen
j. whitewash,' sIake half bushel of linn
% with boiling water Cover during tn
IS operation to keep in the steam. Strai
a. the liquid through fine Seiye OF clot
g strainer and add to it peck OF sal
Of (which has previously been dissolved
20 warm water. Then dissolve one poun
re lof clean glue by soaking 1t well or hea
ling in Doubt kettle, and add to Il
If whitewash,> together with three pount
of Iof rice, pounded fine and boiled to
to paste, and a half pound OF SPANS
he whiting. Then place the compound
a small kettle, place this Kettle into
a larger one containing water and bril-
an to a boil. When the substance begi
So to bubble, remove it from the fire al
is Iadd five gallons of boiling water Gov
90 it up and let stand for few da.
he When wished for use, reheat and apr
pa while hot.
ley "Coloring can be added in the prop
x. proportions to secure the desir
put shade Venetian red can be used I
of cream color, add yellow ocher;
ce, lpearl or lead, add lamp black or ivt
NC black; for fawn, add proportional
The four pounds of lumber to one pound
lec- lbIack; for stone color, four pounds
pa lumber to two pounds Of lamp biz
will give desired results"