, 1864-02-27

Stanu, ana o gutter SnOulQ De formed 50 as
to carry off all liquids. If the floor is
well laid, it will soon become so tight that
liquids will not sink into it. For cows,
four feet is sufficient for the level. If the
floor is of the right descent, and the cutters
are dropped four or five inches, it will tend
much to keep the animals dry and clean.
3 CAHBAeE.-The best method to preserve
cabbage in the winter, is to gather them
early, say about the first of November,
when they are perfectly free from moisture,
aud hang them up, in cool, dry cellar.
The great secret lies in their being kept
dry until needed for use. Another excel
lent way is. to chop them fine, pack in a
stone crock, in good cider vinegar, adding
salt and pepper to suit the taste, and Us
much and as a good sugar as you can af.
ford. Now if you put into preparation a
little bruised horse.radish root, il will keep
sweet and good until "the rebellion Is
crushed" if you do not eat it before, which
you will be pretty sure to do If you know
What is good. E.t.I ris.. h
MAKE A BEGISNiSG,-lf you do not be-
gin you will never como to the end. The
first weed pulled up in the garden, tho first
shilling put in the savings bank, and the
first mile travelled on a journey, are all i'm.
portant things; they make beginning,
andthcreby give hope, q promise, a pledge,
an assurance that you are in earnest. How
many poor, idle, erring, hesitating out
cast Is now creeping his way through the
world, who might have prospered, II, in
stead Of putting off his resolutions Of
amendments and industry, he had made a
beginning. The Popish fable Of St. Denys,
who walked away with his head after de!
capitation, was drawn By Sir Joshua Rey.
nolds with the legend underneath" II Is
but the first step which is difficult"
CANDLEs Take or alum 5 lbs, dissol %
entirely in 10 gallons of water; bring the
solution to the boiling point, and add 20
pounds Of tallow,, boiling the whole an
hour, sklmming constantly, Upon cooling
q little, strain through thick muslin or
flannel /; set asile for a day or two for the
tallow to harden; take IL from the vessel,
lay aside for an hour or 50. Cor the water
to drip from IL; then heat in a elean vessel
sufficiently to mold; when nodded, il you
desire to bleach them, lay upon plank BY
Q window, turning every, two or, three
days, Candles made strictly by tho above
above recipe will burn with . brilliancy
eqpcl to the best adamanline, and fully as
long. uj f.rU ~ eF slII.
CiIEAp SoAp.-Six pounds sal soda, 4
lbs. lime, A gallons Of water; mix thor
oughly heat, but not to boiling, until the
soda is dissolved; then, after the undisl
solved portion Of the lime has settled, draw
of, the clear liquid; to "a lbs. grease, pre-.
vlously heated to melting, add the liquid
by degrees, bringing TO boil up, the first
addition; bringing to o boil up, the first
addition; continue the boiling for Ia hours
then add pint OF common salt, and hoiI
Is minutes; set aside 10 harden. For
complete success with the above, great care
must be observed in drawing the water
from Tho nadissolved lime, as the slightest
quantity Of lime in the soap will render 1t
liable to erumble. oa 81. hN,llaia
ScRArcnEs IN HoRsEs.-C. G. Siewers;
Of Campbell Co., Ohio, gives his experience
as follows: "The best remedy have ever
tried is to walk the horse up and down in
running water two or three times a day,
fof few days; this always cures my horse,
The cause ascribe to filthy stable, as
my horse never gets the scratches unless |
employ certain lazy farm hand in the
ncighborhood for d makeshift-he and the
scratches come together"
To THE FARMERs.-lke Marvel gives the
following advice to farmers; Move on
towards q better life. Make your farm
place your sons and daughters cannot help
loving. Cultivate 1.-THE trees--they are
Gods messengers Don't say you care
nothing for good looks. Youido care, else
why do you build that twostory white
house, with blinds and cupola, into which
you never go2 Or why did you, years
ago, brush your coat and pull up your
shirt collar, when you were starting on
Sunday evenings visit to the good woman
who now shares your home ;,s., 4.
MAKING LARD Cut the fit into pieces
about = inches square Gil vessel holding
about three gallons with the pieces; but in
q pint Of boiled lye, made from oak or
hickory ashes, and strain before using
Ioil gently over slow fire, until the crac :
lings have turned brown; strain and set
aside to cool. by the above process you
will get more lard, better article, and
whittier, than by any other process. gal