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■water aliould bo nsed hot, and tlio mixture covered np closely tmtil the limo 

 is slaked. Then add a pound of salt, and the wash heated to boiling when 

 nsed. It is not an expensive preparation. It can be prepared by any 

 person wishing to use a good wash, and is highly satisfactory. Brother 

 farmers, try it. 



Signs of a Prosperous Farmer— When lights are seen burning in his 

 house before the break of day, in winter especially, it shows that the day 

 will never break on the breaking in of the winter of adversity. 



When you see him drive his work instead of his work driving him,, it 

 shows that he will never be driven from good resolutions, and that he will 

 certainly work his way to prosperity. 



When he has a house separate from the main building purposely for 

 ashes, and an iron or tin vessel to transport them, it shows that he never 

 built his dwelling for a funeral pyre for his famil}% arid perhaps himself. 



When his hog-pen is boarded outside and in, it shows that he is " going 

 th« whole hog or none," in keeping plenty inside his house and poverty out. 



When his sled is safely hoiised in summer, and hia farming implements 

 covered both winter and summer, it plainly shows that ho will have a good 

 house over hia head in the summer of early life and the winter of old age. 



When his cattle are properly shielded and fed in winter it evinces that he 

 is acting according to Scripture, which says that " a merciful man is merciful 

 to his beast." 



When he ia seen subscribing for a newspaper and paying for it in advance, 

 it shows that he is speaking like a book respecting the latest movements in 

 agriculture, and that he will never get his walking papers to the land of 

 poverty. 



To Clean an Old Roof— Those wisliing to know the best means of re- 

 moving moss and earth accumulations from an old shingle roof, are advised 

 to sprinkle lime freely along the comb of the roof, and let the rains dissolve 

 and carry it over the shingles. Every particle of dirt and moss will be re- 

 moved by it. If kept clean, shingles will last much longer. This method 

 is as good and cheaper than any direct application to the shingles. 



Paint for Farmers — Farmers will find the following profitable for 

 house or fence paint: Skim milk, two quarts; fresh slaked limo, eight ounces; 

 linseed oil, six ounces; white burgundy pitch, two ounces; Spanish white, 

 three pounds. The lime is to be slaked in water, exposed to the air and 

 then mixed with about one-fourth of the milk; the oil in which the pitch la 

 dissolved to bo added a little at a time, then the rest of the milk, and after- 

 ward the Spanish white. This is sufticient for twenty-seven yards, two coats. 

 This is for white paint. If desirable, any other color may bo produced; 

 thus, if cream color is desired, in place of the part of Spanish white use the 

 other alone. 



To Prevent a Carriage from Spotting — A nowly-varnished carriage 

 is liable to spot. To prevent this some wash the carriage two or three timos 

 in clean cold water applied with a sponge instead of using a hose; this will 

 help harden the surface, and prevent it to some extent from bemg injured by 

 the nmd or water getting splashed on the job. Never let mud dry on tho 

 surface, and then wash off expecting to see no spots on tho varnish. You 

 will certainly be disappointed, and tho only way to remedy this evil will lie 

 to have it rovarnisUcd. Soft water ia better than hard water for tho washing 



