The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-09-05
Items for the Ladies.

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PouLTRY-MAx1Ms FOR POULTRY KEEPER
Those who expect to be successful
raising or managing poultry, or hope
q make tia paying part of farm bushes
should obseryea few simple rules whic
j will save them from much disappointment
y and trouble
!, 1t is not advisable to keep large nun
bers Of hens together, or g. into the poultr
business on large scale. It's found in
practicable and Improbable, besides, the
can not be kept in SO healthy conditio
as where but few are together.
| q 1T is impossible to keep hens to ad
! vantage without having properly arrana
ed house. for their accommodation. 1'hi
is as necessary as that a farnershould hay
a stable for his cattle or a dwelling for Iii
/ family.
/ 3. In connection witt, the house, poul
try,yard should be provided, which shonl,
contain a grass-plot, gravel, some quaint
ties Of Stacked lime, and dry ashes.
4. The inside ofthe poultry-house sloul'
be whitewashed twice year, or oftenel
which will seryeto keep it free from yer
min, and the hens will be kept in bette
condition.
5. Pure water, in sufficient quantities
must be provided several times day, il
winter and in summer.
6. Feed should be given at regular peri
DDS. To fatten fowls, they must not be al
lowed to run at large.
These rules are subject to variation I'M
der certain circumstances. A new settler
in the woods would not consi Ter them ap
plicable. 1t would be more profitable te
let his poultry run at large. So it is upon
all farms at some seasons, but there are
but few farmers who would not sometimes
fad it profitable to shut up all his poultry
the gallinaceous portion oft particularly
For his purpose a poultry-yard will be
found always great convenience, if not a
profit. 1t should be so constructed that its
first cost will not be money unproftably
spent. Many persons have found it profit.
able to have a tolerably large inclosure for
poultry, and plant that with plum trees.
It is asserted that curculio insects never
disturb plums upon such trees. It is our
opinion that it would be found very profit
able to have portable poultry house and
yard, which could be conveniently moved
from place to place, keeping it upon one
spot one year, and upon another the next.
By this means some bad brier-patches
would be subdued, and some poor spots
cheaply enriched
If poultry are kept in a yard, the ground
should be often dug. IF the yard is large
enough, it may be plowed. It is good
way to have large yard in two parts, and
plow and SOW grain in one. and when it
gets large enough for the hens to eat, turn
them in and plow and so the other.
Hens that run at large are often very
troublesome, sometimes doing more mis-
chief than their necks are worth"
LADY SUNDERLAND's PUDDINs.-Beat UP
the yolks Of eight eggs with the whites of
three, add to them FIVE spponfnlaof -four,
with half a nutmeg, and put them into a
pint Of cream. Butter the insides OF some
small basins, fill them half full and bake
them an hour. When done, turn them out
of the basins, and pour over them melted
butter mixed with wine aud sugar.
1cISes FOR CAKES, or VARIOUS ARTICLES
IN CoSFEcTIoNARY.-Ta a pound of dou
ble-refned sugar pounded aud sifted fine,
and mix it with the whites Of twenty-four
eggs in an earthen pan. Whisk them we'll
for two or three hours till it looks white
and thick, and then, with broad thin
board, or bunch Of feathers, spread it all
overthe tops and sides of the cake. Set
it at a proper distance before clear fire
and keep turning it continually, that it may
not lose its color; but cool oven is best,
wheresan hour will harden it.
COMPOSITION FOR RESTORING SooacHED
LISES.--The following composition will be
found completely to restore linen which has
been scorched in ironing, or by hanging too
near the fire, etc, accidents that too fire.
quently occur; and, hitherto, without any
effectual remedy: Boil to a good consis-
tency in a half pint ofyinegar, two ounces
oEfullers' earth, an ounce of hens dung,
half an ounce Of cake soap, and the Juice Of
two onions. Spread this composition over
the whole ofthe damaged part and, if the
were not quite thro ugh, and the
threads actually consumed, after suffering
it to dry on, and letting it receive subse.
luent good washing or two, the place will
appear full as white and perfect as any 9th,
er part ofthe linen.
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A GENTLEMAN SHOULD BE REcodN1zED
WHEREVER FousD.--The following is from
she pen Of Gen. D. II. Hill in the August
number OF "The Land we Love-"
We have been asked by a lady friend
how we ought to treat " our late enemies
As her letter is without signature, we
suspect that there may be some tenderness
n the inquiry, and will therefore deal ten
lerly with the subject,
1t is q safe rule to recognize the gentle