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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1896)
FACTS FOR FARMERS. HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AGRICULTURISTS. TO PRERwt TnE HAIR. AVOID tight fitting hats anJ col lars, aUio cluse-nuiug caps, un-k-ws these be of gome mrous ma terial. The two former prevent a due supply of blood to the parts, hence the Lair papillae are pur, as It were, ou bort commons ail the time the hats an J collars are worn. The cap engeuder calorie, which wets up irritation, and ultimately that most utul.lM.rn form of dandruff, namely, pityriasis ti. e., bran ny walext. Note that all the headcear which is not porous should lie ventilat--d at the top and sides to allow a free current of air. Never sit or (stand with the top of the head near a gas light or lamp liirlit. The heat thrown out 1m apt to paralyze the scalp tissues nd dries up the hair itself. Ion't wash the head oftener than o::ce a fortnight, when first rub in the yolk of an epg. and thoroughly rinse out with warm water, into which ha leeu thrown a iinrh of lmrax. Dry carefully and ap ply a little pure olive oil. Beware of the common practice of dipping the tomb iu water when arraugiiitf the hair. It promotes decomposition and rancidity of the natural oil, and no j failed to record ny condition of iwrvi ; tude, or any system of human derada i tion, o brutal, so cruel, and o hojie- Irs as that of feumlc slavery. When I say female slavery I mean all woman kind all. from the palace to the hovel, from the vaulted edilii-e of religion to the echoing halls of revelry and vW; from the recluse in her cloister, imbued with piety, to the felon iu her cell, addle! with crime. All. all have Buf fered from the contaminating touch of slavery, and no woman ever died w 1th out having felt It blight uay. not one. from the (s-tted idol of society, white and chiselled iu the grasp of death, to the neglected creature and victim of our civilization, lying upon a marble slab In the morgue her cross a curse." It is instructive to learn that Mrs. Konsl'it "slavery" has not prevented her from studying and practicing law. Boo', that Our Girls Head. My grge rises at the liooks I hear discussed in modern drawing-rooms. I am told even schoolgirls read these stories, written by women "with a jiur jiose," happily sometimes too well veiled to be perceived by their Inno cent readers. Km who know s. If they are to explore all veins of thought, what our girls will not come to knowing or surmising? No, no. The girl of my imagination, like that of every honest and healthy minded young man. Is tho old -fashioned t'na sitting upon the lion's back passing unsmlrched through the world the girl who loves and trusts and accepts with womanly dig- SKATING COSTUME 'W Mliu$ leads to "rotting." If the hair be nat urally dry, apply a little olive oil oc casionally. If naturally oily, occasion ally wash away the excess of sebaceous secretion by means of a lather or tepid water and soap bark bpiithiya sapona ria). Salt water is most Injurious to the balr, for which reason when sen bathing wear an oil cap. Always treat the scalp as if yon loved it Take to heart Dr. Godfrey's dictum that "Ev ery touch affecting so delicate a texture as the scalp should lie soft and sooth iug, every application bland and mild." Don't use stiff-bristled or wire brushes, and in all cases brush gently. Also, always brush out the hair before at tempting to comb It, and use the comb a little as possible Hare the ends of the hair clipied (,nce a month, If only to prevent them from uplifting. But don't close-crop. A Thrifty Woman. Mrs. Linus I'ond, of Dedham, Me., lias carried on her farm alone since the death of her husband, two years ago. Hhe uses a Hen-ford bull to do the plow ing and hauling, and works him har nessed to a cart .like a horse When he goes to market the bull Is hitched M the wagon, and she Jumps In and litta away, guiding him by ropes run taf to a ring in the Dose. At lata Ctlr held in Dedham she took the tirst prtar for unhitching and hitching up again In the shortest time. Bba Crlea "' Any man who imagines that down trodden and oppressed woman has been placated by the privileges allowed her ttartaf tka laat few years baa 00)7 to vaad tba eMtrttwtion of on Mrs. Kate Kaa Rotat to the Chicago Journal to W oaesMTad. ttowrttaa: "Hlatory, ttar la MetMt or lodara Homo, kaa nlty the lot her Creator has set aside for her. As to some of the advisers of young femininity In these days those who rant and shriek and ferment so ciety without arriving t any result may the Ixird settle with them according totheirdesertsfor the mischief they are doing. From Mrs. Burton Harrison's "A ltfichelor Maid," In Century. Tench the Children That, teasing Is a positive crime. That they must eat bread iiefore cake. That bedtime is not a "movable" hour. That they must sieak resiwctfully to the servants. That bawling over bruises is un worthy sturdy Is-ings. That they should not apjiea! from the decision of one parent to the other. That punishment follows In the wake of prevarication and of hiding more swiftly than It follows active mischief. That It Is In bad taste for thetn to tell nil that they learn of the neighbors' domestic arrangements through playing with the neighbors' children. Children and Health. If I had children. I think I would rather iiave thetn at 16 with vigorous health and fine physiques, though com paratively Ignorant, than graduated at 20 with the highest honors and broken health, useless to the world, sufferers themselves and a burden to their friends. 1 do not depreciate learning, but I do believe In health. J. B. Gough. Flask for Travallaa;. One often needs tba contents of sev eral small bottlea ou a Journey, but the packing of then, so that they will not break, nor leak, la a nuisance. An old glore with a finger tightly stretched ortT the cork will help one out. Varlooa Mytca of Protected Drain Ontlcta An laeiprnaive tshelter for the ric Valae of Giaieag an a Crop -.Convenient Milk titooL Protecting Tile Outlet. l"ule apevial tare iu taken to pro- ' tect the outlet of a tile drain, there Is danger of its being more or bus injur ed. If it is in the juture, mock trauii ln about it are liable to crowd the tile out of place or break them. Where j laud washes very easily, heavy rains j will frequently displace them. It is 11 Ixi some times desirable to no close I the opening in the drain that wuskrat. J rabbits ami other vermin cannot enter it during a dry time and build au ole strui tion. Several such devb-es are il lustrated in the cut. utlet D Is particularly suited to a tile which has its ii-iiing iu the bank of a creek or ditch some dlstam-e from the Uittoui. It is merely a wall of ntoue or brick laid in cement. This protection prevents the washing away of earth from alsmt the outlet or a displacement of tile or earth by freez ing. Where stone is abundant, this style of au outlet is as practical as any and more sulistaiitiai than many others. Outlet C consists of a wooden box made of I'-iucb hard wood, ojx-n at one end, which Is siipjied over the end of the drain. At the outer end a door, hinged at the top. Is ho arranged that the water can readily flow out, but noth- peas. Where then are given no extra Uine will be Deede! and none will 1st eaten. Corn Is very deficient In lime, and If fed exclusively the egg shells will be thin and fowls will get In tba habit of eating their eggs. Bwidea. corn is too concentrated food, and does not g!v bulk enough in proportion to its nutrition. Clover is rlb In lime, and if cut in fine pieces it will 1 eaten by fowls in considerable quantities, It also aids the digetttion of less bulky food. Maklng- the l'i Comfortable. (Hi many farms the hogs are kept In I-ns Iu one eud of a large shed, or other bnildliig that Is likely to be cold In win ter, even though the walls may t se cure against the entrance of wlud. Growth cannot U expected when an animal Is suffering from the cold. If lXExrKXMVK tnti.Tr.il ron rios. VAKlOt S STTI.KS OF IlBAIN OfTI.KTS. ing can go up the tile. A similar lwx outlet, K. Is square at the outer end. over which iron rods are secured or a piece of strong wire netting Is fasten ed. Outlet V Is simply a tile with holes In the top and bottom through which iron rods are passed. Trapdoor outlet A is a tile to the opening of which a circular piece of galvanized sheet iron Is so attached that the water can p;iss out, but the en trance of any foreign matter is prevented. Outlet H is simi lar with a square tile for the end Farm and Jlome. A Chlneae sacred Root. Ginseng is the fli-shy root of a per ennial herb, native to the middle and northern Cnlted States and Canada, but found far south on mountains. It grows In rich soil and shady situations, Its root being from four to nine Inches long nud bearing a simple stem about a foot high, carrying three live -dlvlsioned leaves and terminating In an nmtie! of Inconspicuous greenish white flowers which arc succeeded by a small berry-like red fruit. It has n peculiar and rather pleasant smell and a sweet, somewhat pungent, aromatic t:iste. Kuropeim and American doctors con Rider it almost worthless ns a remedy, but the Chinese regard it as a general anacen, so much so that its use will doubtless greatly Increase with the largiT supply and lower prices. It abounds back of Kingston, out., whole- the hogpen cannot lie made warm, one may at least build such a place as Is suggested In the accompanying sketch. In one earner of the pen is built a small box-like affair, Just large enough for the pigs to get Into and He down. A swinging door Is provided, and In this small enclosure the heat from the ani mals' tsslies will keep the air very comfortable. This plan has been tried iu a cob building with great success. 1'each Culture in Cold Climates. Webb Doiincll stated recently that "it is not the severe cold of winter which Injures jx-nch trees so much as freezing after the sap has ls-guu to stir in the spring." I lelleve, say's It. l Ferris, In the Agriculturist, if this were the case Southern Missouri trees would 1k as liable to injury as those from Northern Iowa. If Dot, why not? All fruit trees in Missouri have to pass through us much freezing as those in Iowa, and there is as much or more thawing and ft.wr.ing following a mild winter as there is after a severe one. Still, our fruit trees are In better con dition after a mild winter than after a cold one. Iowa is now raising many peaches, not liecauso we have had les severe changes during late years, but ts-cause varieties hae been produced which will stand more severe cold weather, ami further Ix-cnum of late our winters have U-eu mild. Sunscnld may be mused by a sudden cold snap after the sup has started, and I think this is the case. Hut black-hearted trees are cmiMil by low temperatures In mid winter. A Harirly Milk HtcMil. The scat of the stool shown In the ac companying Illustration Is made of a one inch lioard twelve Inches wide and sixteen indies long. The two front (Mb Mtl.K STOOL. legs are made of inch boards; the other Is a round piece of wood. A hoop on the front end holds the pail in jxmltlon, wlille a projection on one of the front legs prevents it from slipping down. A (.INSK.NQ PLANT. sating at $1 per liound and retailing at $.'. A practical floriculturist says that If the trade is to be preserved, care will have to be taken to prepare the root pros?rly and not dig It up Indiscrimin ately, as the root does not reach any great size 111 one season, but takes years to develop. It should be dug In the fall when the roots are heaviest and command the licnt price. riecond Growth Timber. The scattering trees that grow up by roadside and In fence comers are ns ually much tougher wood than trees of the same variety that grew up In the original fontd. Kxpostiro to sunlight and severe winds Is what toughens the fibers of such trees. Oh ks and hickories that have grown up In this way are es pecially valuable, as they are moetly valued for their toughness. It will pay fanners w ho have such timber to make inquiries, and with a little trouble they can probably lind a good market for It. Alaike Hay. Alslke clover has generally a more spindling growth than the common red variety. It is therefore lietter hay for sheep and young stink, which will sometimes rejin-t the conrae sterna of clover that has grown too rank and ha fallen to the ground. The Alslke clover Is little likely to do this. Hut the plants grow so closely together that the stems make nearly, or quite as much feed, and generally of lietter quality. Cows in Winter. Cows need but little exercise In win ter. If the weather Is pleasant they can In- turned out every day, but whenever It Is so cold that they will stand and shiver when turned out, the best place for them Is in the stables, where It Is reasonably comfortable, says the Ohio Farmer. If care is taken to keep the stables clean and to supply plenty of bedding, with good feed and water, the cows may Is? kept under shelter all through the winter without detriment, and. In nearly nil cases, will give mors milk than If turned out and exposed to the cold and storms. But either let the cows go dry and winter them large ly on hay or good roughage, or else ar range to mak them comfortable, and feed sufficiently liberal to maintain a good flow of milk during the winter, aa half feeding a milch row la never profitable. Lima In Food for Fowln. laying hen requlra lime to produce the shell, but It la not alwaa boat to feed tba Una separate!. Rome kinda of food are rich In lime, aa wheat aid Dlgeatlhllity of Apples. There Is great difference la the digesti bility of different kinds of apples. Point are very rich with hard and solid pulp, while others are Juicy and digest easily. The Spltzenls-rg apple Las a very Ann flavor, but It cannot be eaten by some who can eat at will of varieties like the Fameuse. Most of the sweet apples are hard to digest. Kven when cooked they are tough and do not break dowr as sour apples will. Kosea. When cold weather conies bind the trunks of rose bushes with straw and mulch around them also. They will re sHnd next season with more than the usual number of roses. The Marquis of Ten Ing, Ambasador of China to France, accompanied by bis little daughter, attenda 0 o'clock mass every Sunday morning In the Church of St. Honors d'Eylau, in Far Is. Tba rrlnoraaea of tba Engllah royal family havt, on tba average, married at the age of 22; tba pHncaa at 28, Met ra Matt predict that la a centur's time there will ba.no dlaeaae that la not cnrabJe. tcMlin4 wtih a I ilk. Tba Xornefian steamer Jamaica, rom Philadelphia, bound to Vera Cruz, ame in collision with a bin fiVi in the !ulf,40 miles south of Mobile, recently, "lis propeller lost one of iu fUiu'H, nd the vessel sprang a leak in the tun tel shaft and made wter so rapidly hat the crew bad to work hard at t'e lumps to kep her atloat. Mis mde srt and mill be docked. The colli on j irred the vessel as if she had truck arock Hmt iu In rt Un it Is ssid that Von Moltka was mmI in seven languages." 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