The Aiken recorder. [volume] (Aiken, S.C.) 1881-1910, June 19, 1891, Image 5
MAKING GLOVES.
How the World is Ransacked for
Suitable Material
Many “Kid” Gloves Are Really
Made of Goatskin.
FOB FIRM AXD GARDEN.
“Many of the giovea that are sold
ia this country under the comprehen-
aiye title of ‘kid,’ ’’said a glove manu
facturer, “are really made ot goat-
akin. There is hardly a country in
the world that does not supply some
sort of materials which are made up
into gloves, and many of which pass
for kid in the retail stores. The supply
of kidskins of the finest quality is
naturally limited. The greater part is
absorbed in the manufacture of wo
men’s gloves. Men’s gloves, therefore,
are frequently mideof fine lambskins,
Which is better than the second-rate
The genuine, fine kidskins are
mainly of French origin, and those
obtained from mountain slopes of
southern France arc world famed for
their excellence. All the best condi
tions of climate, air, and diet appear
to unite in exactly the degree required
to secure perfection in this district.
Nowhere else are the conditions equally
favorable, although kidskins of great
excellence are produced throughout
the mountain ranges of southern Eu
rope. Their production is the princi
pal industry among the mountaineers.
“G^reat pains must be taken to se
cure the softness and delicacy of tex
ture and freedom from blemish which
form the value of the kid skins. The
diet is the most important factor, and
mother’s milk is required to keep the
kid in perfect condition. If the ani
mal is allowed to eat grass, its value
declines, as the skin in mediately be
gins to grow harder and coarser in
texture. To keep the skin in perfect
condition the young kid is kept closely
penned and carefully guarded against
injury from scratches, bruises, and so
on. As soon as the kids have reached
the age at winch their skins are in the
best condition for the glover, they are
killed, and the skins are sold to travel
ing peddlers, who bear them to the
great centres of the tanirng industry
at Grenoble, Annonay, Milhau and
Paris.
‘‘Fine lambskins are rasied in great
• quantities in southern Europe and
throughout Hungary, Servia, Bulgaria I
and Roumauia. The American glove-
makers buy most cf their lambskins at
Vienna or Muhlbur
for all i
WHOLE VS. GROUND CORN.
No domestic animals except sheep
and poultry will digest whole corn so
that some grains will not appear lu
the droppings. Yet it is believed by
many practical feeders that whole
corn keeps the digestion so much bet
ter that in a long time of feeding it is
preferable to corn meal, which com
pacts and heais in the stomach- It is
for this reason that grinding corn and
cob together sometimes gives better
results than either whole corn or corn
meal fed alone. In the corn and cob
meal all is digested with little waste
snd without injury to digestion.
TO INTEREST THE YOUNG FOLKS.
There are a good many farmers
who would like to get their boys and
girls interested in farm affairs, but
who are at a loss to know how to do
•o. In some cases the desired result
might be attained by gettingthe young
folks some eggs of pure bred fowls,
and letting them raise some chicken
for themselves. The cost would not
be great, and it is highly probable
that the method indicated would not
only give the boys and girls a good
deal of pleasure, but would also yield
them something in the way of profit.
Tims the young folks and their pa
rents would both be benefited.—
[American Dairyman.
THE VALUE OF CORN STALKS.
At a recent meeting of fanners in
Pikesville, Md., Prof. II. V. Alvord,
the director of the Maryland Experi
ment Station, read a most instructive
paper on corn stalks. In the course
of his remarks he took occasion to
strongly condemn the wasteful method
of harvesting the corn crop so preva
lent throughout the country, and
which we have so frequently de
nounced. The stripping of the blades
and cutting of the tops and then leav
ing the butts to rot in the field pracii-
cally amounts to wasting a large pro
portion of the crop,besides being other
wise economically unsound, as the
cost of labor is out of all proportion
to the value of the product saved.
By analysis the professor showed
that two pounds of stalk butts con
tained as much nutriment as one pound
of corn and cob meal, and that two
and a half pounds of stalks were
equivalent as food to one pound of
good corn meal. He further esti
mated that there is generally half a ton
of butts left in the field after strip
ping the fodder and cutting the tops,
which is equivalent to an absolute
of 400 pounds of corn meal or
from hot sun. In a hot summer, if
this is not done, bark is often killed
in spots on south or southwest side.
Spraying trees in the evening during
a dry time will often save them.—
[New York World.
PROTECTION OF TIMBER FROM THE TE
REDO.
Naturally, where the damage possi
ble to be inflicted by the teredo is so
great, every art has from time to time
been employed m attempts to counter
act the effects. The old method of
coppering the vessel’s bottom has been
long in vogue, and is, of course, suc
cessful. It was found impracticable,
that is, too costly, to use this method of
preserving piling and wharves. It was
thought that the timber could be poi
soned, and many rank poisons, such
as arsenic, strychnine, corrosive subli
mate, etc., were tried but the teredo
-eemed to thrive as well upon timber
so treated as in unprepared timber.
Solutions of metals, such as zinc, cop
per, and iron, were also infused in
the wood, but proved of no value for
the purpose of defense against the
moilusk. Some of the properties of
coal tar have been found eftective, but
in the pure state are so soluble in
water as to quickly wash out. It was
found by experiment that, when com
bined with creosote oil—which is a
colorless fluid of strong antiseptic
qualities, distilled from wood—the
properties of coal tar were practically
i isolttble in water, and that the oil re
mains in timber after years of sub
mersion as strong as when first inject-
d. This result seems to be the per
fection of prevention, for creosoted
idles and timber which have been ex
posed to the teredo for as many as
forty years show no evidence of hav
ing at any time been attacked, and are
as good as when first placed in the
water.
It is impossible to say what there is
in creosote oil which makes it destruc
tive to animals of cold blood. It seems
to those who have studied the matter
that, aside from being obnoxious in
itself, the creosote oil so changes the
appearance and smell of the wood that
the teredo fails to recognize it as such.
— [Northwestern Lumberman.
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
Plant fruit trees and vines; they
will grow while you are sleeping.
Every bushel of necessary grain
withheld is equivalent to two bushels
thrown away.
Keep the brood mare doing light
work. Exercise, if not too severe,
will be beneficial to her.
A little salt will be found beneficial
LADIES’ DEP.IRTSAxt.
IN VARIED OCCUPAT ; .T<jN9.
Among the unique doingsfof women
j in America which find their way to
the press one reads of Miss Lizzie
Regan of Birmingham, Conti. f the first
woman member of a fire department;
of two deaf mute sisters in 'exas who
edit a newspaper; Miss h te Chute
the first travelling saleswo
shoo house; Miss Cora Y
corder of deeds for Log
Ala., and Miss II. S. Goul
gia, one of the main hist iments in
the creation of the CovingT®i & Macon
Railroad. — [Chicago Post.
lan for a
[)iehl, re-
i county,
of Geor-
A GERMAN AMATO’
The German army has just lost its
“Parole-Dame,” in the death) of Frau-
lein Adelheid Malm. The ftAuleiu had
acquired the name of the i^Soldaten-
Mutter.” For many years she was
attached to the Ninetieth Fusileer
Regiment, in garrison at Iflostok, and
was never absent from paraUo call or
any other roll of the druin of the
whole of the battalions ofl' ie regi
ment. She was a faisuliar^Biaro with
the regiment, and receiveuMlbe place
of honor among the supcriA officers.
Many honors were paid to 9? at her
death. — [Boston Transcrip
CHINESE FASHIONS ARE FIC
An idea has prevailed tha
woman had at least never
herself over changes in the
her dress, which, it seems,
erroneous. A Hongkong be
her styles longer than her
or Parisian sister, but every
a novelty is introduced. Ju
sleeves of her dress are wide
but a few seasons ago they
tight. The length of the
or tunic also varies at differ
for the moment being quite
the flowery pattern of the s
which her gowns are made
perhaps once in five years. A
woman has, however, one gre
pensation. The men’s and
fashions are practically the sa
her lord has exactly the same
that she has—when she bus
[New York Times.
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A SAFETY PURSE FOR WOMEN S 1 USE.
An English woman has inv united a
new purse-guard, the object of which
is to secure immunity from tV ft
whilst carrying a purse in the hand —
z reprehensible practice, be<Ause
dangerous. Brst, since dressmakers
insist on putting our pockets in uhe
places, carryingl in
iore convenient for
dicates eternal night. Rabelais says:
“Black is the sign of mourning be
cause it is the color of darkness,
which is melancholy and the opposite
of white, which is the color of light,
of joy and of happiness.’’—[New
York Herald.
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LEARN A DRESSMAKING SYSTEM.
It is a good plan for anyone who fits
her own dresses to learn “a system,”
so that she can do it properly. In
that case her dresses will not have that
crude look which the dressmaking or
millinery efforts of one who is merely
an amateur are apt to have. Study
also the best fashion plates and notice
the changes in the cut and seams of
the new bodice and the general “hang”
of the skirt. The present effort of the
dressmaker is to give a tapering effect
to the waist and a slender, willowy
effect to the figure, in direct contrast
to the bouffant fashions of a few weeks
ago. In order to do this the side
seams of the back of the bodice are
made straighter than they were, but
tapering in at the waist till the middle
forms are very narrow. It is quite a
common thing to bring the seam of
the side forms to the shoulder. The
darts are also tapered in and brought
very near together iu front. Sleeves
remain large and high on the shoulder,
but are closer to the forearm than they
were. They are very long. In elab
orate dresses they fall over the hand,
but this extreme length is not yet worn
iu the street. — [New York World.
FASHION NOTES.
The moonstone is a favorite for
scarf-pins.
m
* Drapery for mantle shelves has gone
oiU of fashion.
The f uchia has made its appearance
on hats and bonnets.
A feature of the season is its special
ly beautiful ginghams.
Gray or pale green are the popular
shades for tennis gowns.
Twenty-four inches is the average
size of a woman’s waist.
There is a fancy for Mecklin and
Limerick designs in laces.
For evening wear, skirts have a
slight demi-train at the back.
Braiding in silver upon cloth gowns
is exceedingly tony just now.
New stationery is embossed with
flowers, but is rather loud for refined
people.
Bamboo plays a more and more con
spicuous part iu the furnishing of the
country house.
Never presume to sit down on a
gilded chair in the drawing room. It
is only ornamental.
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