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THE LANCASTER FARMER. 



having grouted floors, Hie walls being nicely plaster- 

 ed with water-lime cement and the floors made smooth 

 and level with the same, and presenting the appear- 

 ance of an immense block of stone. 



We should not advise butter and milk to be kepi 

 in the same apartment. Abutter cellar should al- 

 ways be kept by itself. It should be properly venti- 

 lated and used for no other purpose than for keeping 

 butter. And so with the milk cellar; it cannot be 

 used for storing vegetables, or for the soap and meat 

 barrels, or for fish and other family provisions. Milk 

 and butter are dainty aristocrats in their nature. 

 They are extremely fastidious about coming in con- 

 tact with filth and anything having an unsavory odor 

 as such contact speedily demoralizes them ; and when 

 they once become tainted, they go on from bad to 

 worse, apparently having no dispo'sition or power lor 

 reformation. So the dairyman should be careful and 

 not introduce them to bad company. — Sural New 

 Yorker. 



[August, 1876. 



Graham Gems. 



The following hints regarding the cooking the pal- 

 atable and healthful Graham gems arc admirable : 



For the baking of these in perfection, the iron gem 

 pans are indispensable, and I take it for granted that 

 all housekeepers have them or will have them. Put 

 one quart of Graham liour in a basin ; add two table- 

 spoons of sugar, a little salt, and two tablespooufuls 

 of baking powder. One little dip more in the baking 

 powder will do no harm, if you want them extra. 

 Beat two eggs very light in a bowl, fill up with cold' 

 water, mixing them well. Stir these quickly into the 

 flour; and let me say to beginners that therein lies 

 the grand success in the using of baking powder. 

 Stir like lightning, and always have plenty of flour. 

 (I suspect that " feather cake " tried to fly away 

 because there was not flour enough in it. It is not 

 safe to trust to receipts entirely in this respect.) But 

 to return to our gems. The batter should be just 

 thick enough to barely pour from the spoon, and more 

 cold water can be added if too thick. The gem pans 

 are supposed to be heating on the stove. Take a bit 

 of butter and a knife and grease them quickly. If 

 they are heated right the butter will "sizzle." Fill 

 half full of the butter, and bake in an oven almost hot 

 enough to burn anything else up. If my oven is not 

 hot enough on the tiottom I put the pan upon the 

 grate. By the time the tea is made, and babe in his 

 chair, with clean face and bib, the muffins are done, 

 and I hope they will be good. They certainly will be 

 if the directions are followed. The pans can be filled 

 if there is any butter left. These are very good cold 

 and are healthful and economical, as no shorteniu ' 

 or milk is required. ' 



Rules for Home Education. 



The following rules arc worthy of being printed in 

 letters of gold and placed in conspicuous places in 

 every household : 



1. From your children's earliest infancy inculcate 

 the necessity of instant obedience. 



2. Unite firmness with gentleness. Let your chil- 

 dren always undeistand you mean what you say. 



.3. Never promise them unless you are quite sure 

 you can give them what you say. 



•4. If you tell a little child to tio something, show 

 him how to do it and see that it is done. 



a. Always punish your children for wilfully diso- 

 beying you, but never punish them in anger. 



0. Never let them perceive that they vex you to 

 make you lose your command. 



7. If they give way to petulance or ill temper wait 

 till they are calm, and then gently reason with them 

 on the impropriety of their conduct. 



8. Reniemher a little present !)unishment when the 

 occasion arises, is much more efiectual than the 

 threatening of a greater punishment should the fault 

 be repeated. 



9. Never give your children anything because thev 

 cry for it. ' 



10. On no account allow them to do at any one 

 time what you have forbidden, under the same cir- 

 cumstances at another. 



11. Teach them that the only way to appear good 

 is to be good. 



12. Accustom them to make their little recitals 

 ■with perfect truth. 



13. Never allow of tale-bearing. 

 U. Teach them self-denial, not self-indulgence, of 



an angry and resentful spirit. • 



How to Get Along. 



Don't stop to tell stories in business hours. 

 If you have a placeof business be found there when 

 w.anted. 



No man can get rich by sitting around stores and 

 saloons. 



Never "fool " in business matters. 



Have order, system, regularity, and also prompt- 

 ness. 



Uo not medillc with business you know uothing of. 



Do not kick every one in your path. 

 • .More miles can be made in a dfiy by going steadilv 

 than by slopping. -^ ■> a a j 



Pay as you go. 



A man of honor respects his word as he does his 

 bond. • 



Help others when you can,but never give what you 

 can not afford to, simply because it is fashionable. 



Learn to say No. No necessity of shappiii"- it out 

 dog-fashion, but say it firmly and respectfully. 



Use your own brains rather than those of others. 



Learn to think and act for j'ourself. 



Keep ahead rather than behind the times. 



Young man, cut this out, and if there be any fal- 

 lacy in the argument let us know. 



A Model Dairy. 



The Commissioner of Agriculture, in his recent re- 

 port gives the dairy farm of Darlington Bros., at Dar- 

 lington Station, Delaware county, on the W. C. &. P. 

 R. R., a very complimentary mention. It 'says ': 

 ' The farm consists of o.50 acres, and the dairy herd 

 of SO to 100 cows, (now 12o cows), mostly of native 

 stock, selected for their butter qualities. There are 

 two large spring houses; one of them 32 feet by 46 

 feet, IVi stories high, and built of stone, contains a 

 never-failing spring, which delivers about 8 gallons 

 of cool water per minute. The milk room is about 

 34 feet by 2S feet, and the milk is set in large pans, 

 the largest containing .500 quarts. The churning is 

 done twice a week, each churning returning an aver- 

 age of «.50 pounds of butter, destined for regular cus- 

 tomers in Philadelphia and New York. Prices dur- 

 ing 187.5 varied from (15 cents to $1 per pound. The 

 buttermilk and skim milk are fed to the hogs, num- 

 bering from 60 to 70." 



Dish Washing Without Soap. 

 Have your dishwater hot, anil add a very little 

 milk, as this softens the water, gives the dishes a nice 

 gloss, and preserves the hands. It removes the 

 grease, even that from beef, and yet no grease is ever 

 found floating on the water as when soap is used. 

 The stone vessels should be set on a stove with a 

 little water in them when the victuals are taken from 

 them ; thus, they are hot when one is ready to wash 

 them and the grease is easily removed. Tinware 

 keeps bright longer cleansed in this way than by 

 using soap or by scouring. The habit so many have 

 acquired of scouring tins is a wasteful policy, as the 

 present style of tinware will not bear it. 



Keeping Eggs. 

 I saw in a late number a request for a receipt to 

 preserve eggs. My plan is to take the fresh eggs 

 when they are plenty and cheap, and coat them with 

 lard or other clean grease. I prefer lard. I put a 

 lump in a saucer or anything convenient to melt; (not 

 boil,) then with a small rag grease each egg ; it will 

 take but vcrv little grease. I pack in a box or in a 

 kegof wheat bran, or chatr, small end down. Any- 

 thing like chatr or cut straw will answer. 1 prefer 

 bran. I have kept eggs 12 months as good as when 

 put away, and have no doubt they can be kept any 

 length o{ time.—C'ouHtry Gentleman. 



very soft to handle, and not like that dyed with vitriol, 

 ihe shades of color obtained are from bright to dark 

 brown. The husks mtiy be simply kept dried till 

 used, or packed moist in tubs, by which means their 

 colonng power is further increased. 



My attention was drawn to notice the amount 

 ol corncobs that arc thrown away daily, from feed 

 ing one pair of horses. The cobs looked so clean and 

 nice It does seem as though they were made to do a 

 farmer more good than to add to the bulk of the 

 manure heap. Being of rather a speculative turn of 

 mmd I tried a little experiment with a few cobs bv 

 pouring over them a small amount of coal oil 'and 

 then put them in the cook-stove to see what the effect 

 would be. I was entirely satisfied that I had pro- 

 duced an excellent fuel. They furnish a kindlino- 



!irHc!r^^n" ??"""f ^' -5°™'' "''^° the patented 

 article sold in the cities and towns. Farmers who 

 have to haul wood long distances, and then prepare 

 It lor use in the busy seasons of the year, will find 

 this hint of value. I think it would be better to let 

 the cobs ay awhile, after pouring the oil over them 

 before using.— Cor. rrairie Farmer. . ' 



WnEUE all other means have failed to exterminate 

 bedbugs, sulphurous acid gas has succeeded Tak» 

 everything out of the infested room, plu<r up all the 

 windows tightly, close all chimneys, aid e^mpty about 

 one ounce of powdered sulphur on a pan of hot coals 

 placed m the middle of the floor. Shut the doors and 

 coyer a^I craks ; let the sulphur burn as long asTt 

 will. When the room is large it is a good plan to 

 fasten a hit of tin tube to the bottom of the pan, and 

 to this connect enough small rubber pipe to lead out 



nfn wi?r/r',''?,°'"- ^^ '''°"''"- '"'° 'he end of the 

 pipe with the bellows, the sulphur will be caused to 

 burn more quickly by the draft created and to give a 

 denser smoke. After the sulphur has burned out, 

 paint all the cracks in the floor and around the mop- 

 board with a strong solution of corrosive sublimate 

 and treat the furniture to the same before replacing 

 It We have seen a room frightfully infested com- 

 pletely freed by this ^\3.u.Seientiftc Ameriean. 



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LITERARY NOTICES. 



Remember This. 

 If a man faints away, instead of yellnig out like a 

 savage, or running to him to lift him up, lay him at 

 full length on his back on the floor, loose the clothing, 

 push the crowd away so as to let the air reach him' 

 and let him alone. Dashing water over a person in 

 a simple fainting fit is a barbarity. The philosophy 

 of a fainting fit is that the heart fails to send the 

 proper supply of blood to the brain. If the per-sou is 

 erect, that blood has to be thrown up hill ; but if 

 lying down, it has to be projected horizontally, which 

 requires less power, is apparent.— OHc/'ricuiZ. 



One Egg Cake. 



One and one-third cup of flour, one-third cup of 

 sweet milk, one cup of sugar, one teaspoonful of 

 melted bulter,'oue egg and two teaspoonfuls of baking- 

 powder. 



Coffee has a much finer flavor when it does not 

 boil. It should be steeped as tea to retain its flavor. 

 Grind only sufficient for a meal at once. 



Palatable Graham udead can be made by mak- 

 ing a sponge of white flour at night, in the morning 

 add two tablespooufuls of mola.sses for each loaf 

 and make it as thick with Graham flour as you eaii 

 stir it with a spoon. Fill vour pans half full ; let 

 them rise till full ; have the oven pretty hot at first, 

 and cool it olf after the crust has set. A great deal 

 of Graham bread is baked to death. 



The editok of the Rural World, and who is good 

 authority on such subjects, says : A corn is a bruise 

 of the sole of the foot, producing extravasation of 

 blood, and in a majority of cases is the result of 

 laulty or neglected shoeing. The treatment consists 

 in removing all pressure of the shoe from off the seat 

 ol the corn and its contiguous parts. A bar shoe an- 

 swers the purpose best when properly adjusted. 



The (iKEE.v outeh iiisks of walnuts contain a 

 yellow brown and remarkably fast dye, which is well 

 suited for dyeing woolen or cotton materials, staining 

 wood, etc. Wool thus dyed requires no mordant, is 



"EiGUTH Annual Report of the Noxious 

 Beneficial, ano otdek Lnsects of the State op 

 Missouri. By Cuarles V. Kilet, State Ento- 

 mologist." A royal octavo volume of 195 pao-es in- 

 cluding title page and index, in paper covers. " ' 



" Made to the State Board of Agriculture' pursu 

 ant to an appropriation for this purpose by the Leo-is- 

 lature of the State." .Jefferson city, 1.S76. Mai7ilv 

 devoted to the histories of the Colerado Potato-Beetle 

 the Canker-worm, the Army-worm, the Rocky Moun- 

 tain Locust, and the Grape Phylloxera. Fifty-five 

 characteristic illustrations, including many fic^ures 

 printed on fine calendered paper, and in fair'' type' 

 The work is statistically authenticated by the con- 

 densation of a large mass of correspondence between 

 Prof. Riley and various intelligent sources in Missouri 

 and the neighboring States, and is written in the au- 

 thor's usual comprehensive and lucid style 



Missouri has, at least, conferred the title of State 

 Entomologist on one of her citizens, and for eight 

 years has been making appropriations to her State 

 Board of Agriculture, for the purpose of enablin-' it 

 to publish annual reports of that officer's labors" to 

 the people of the State. Whether it affords any .addi- 

 tional compensation or not, this may be regarded 

 as a recognition of the importance of this species of 

 knowledge to the fanning interests of the St.ate if it 

 does nothing more. Is is true, that this may not 

 secure a state against the incursions of noxious in- 

 sects, but it may enable its citizens to know the nature 

 of the mtestation, how it generated, how continued 

 and how it may be mitigated or abated. Whatever 

 may he the final results of entomological knowledo-e 

 the subject cannot be practically or succcssfuTly 

 pursued without patient research and great labor, 

 therefore, if in any sense "the laborer is worthy 

 of his hire," we happen to know, from lono- 

 experience, that he is eminently so in this field of 

 operation. When we reflect that the farmers of 

 twenty-six counties in Missouri suffered a loss of |15 - 

 000,000 in the summer of 1875 from the depredations 

 of the Rocky Mountain Locusts alone, we cannot re- 

 gard the matter as unimportant, whether future in- 

 cursions may be prevented by the dissemination of 

 entomological knowledge or not— either wholly or 

 in part. Such knowledge is valuable if it "does 

 nothing more than to infuse a just and intelligent 

 comprehension of the nature and extent of an in- 

 vasion of noxious insects, for without knowledge 

 of some kind on the subject, the people may become 

 the victims of those misapprehensions and fears which 

 only aggravate a calamitous state of thi!i<>-s instead 

 of mitigating it. When will Pennsylvania see the 

 necessity of making an appropriation'for similar pur- 

 poses to her "State Agricultural Society?" After she 

 is overrun by some devastating horde of insects, or 

 before ? 



Parties desiring Trees, Plants, or Bulbs, are re- 

 ferred to Ellwancieh ife Barry's advertisement, 

 now appearing in our columns. Their establishment 

 is recognized as one of the largest and most reliable 

 in the United States. 



