Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-28
AGRICULTURAL. A

CURING AND PRESERVING MEAT.-
Kill early, and smoke only in damp
weather. The 1st of March take down
the meat and scald it in boiling water,
by taking hold of the hook end, and dip
ping and turning it about for one minute,
then put in the shade to dry. Get a
wide plank-so wide that the meat will
not touch the sides-nail strips on each
side five inches wide. Get dry leached
or old wood ashes; cover the plank knee
deep in ashes, then rub meal on the flesh
side and put the meat on the ashes SO as
not to touch another piece or the planks
on the sides, and then cover the meat
one inch deep in ashes. All the good
the meal does is to make the ashes fall
off easy.
When you want piece, take it out
and give it lick against some hard
substance, and all the ashes will fall off
and leave nothing but the meal sticking,
which will be easily washed off. I'm
b'eached ashes of new wood will make
the meet too strong.
The above plan was given me by one
of my neighbors, Mrs. -. She says
she has lost no meat by the shippers for
twenty years. have known her six
years, and / have never seen nicer
hams, or those more free from skipper
worms than her are.-Cor. Southern Cul-
tiUdtor.
Burns AND SCALDs.-In the St. Louis
Medical Reporter we find the following
prescription for this painful accident. 1t
is especially useful when the cuticle or
scarf skin has come away to consider
able extent: "Take one drachm of finely
powdered alum and mix thoroughly with
the white of two eggs and one teaspoonful
of fresh lard; spread on cloth, and apply
to theparts burnt. 1t gives almost instant
relief from pain, and by excluding the air,
prevents excessive infammatory action.
The application should be changed at
least once day. While on the subject,
we give another formula for an applica-
tion to burns: In severe cases, clear
creosote may be employed, followed by
a dressing to consist of creosote one
drachm "a teaspoonfuD simple cerate
one ounce, mix thoroughly. The oint-
ment is sufficiently strong for most cases.
On the concurrent testimony of several
physicians, headed by DR.. o. E. Brews-
ter, the suggester of the remedy, it al
most Immediately and completely re-
lieves the pain and smarting.-Ez.
WHISKY FOR RATs.-A correspon-
dent of the arkansas Conservative,
whose house was overrun with rats, says
servant girl who had seen the effect of
whi ky on bipeds, thought she would
try an experiment on rats. According
ly she took small quantity, made it
very sweet with sugar, crumbled in
bread enough for the crowd, and set the
dish in the cellar. A few hours after
she went down, and found several rats
glorlously "fuddled," engaged in throw
ing potato parings and hauling one
another up to drink. These were easily
disposed of; those not killed left the
premises, Immediately, suffering from a
severe headache.
ALL the appointments made by the
Governor of Ohio must be confirmed by
the State Senate before the appointees
can enter upon the duties of their office.
The Radical u. S. Senate confirm no
is a Radical. The Senate of Ohio can
initiate the example of the Radical U. S.
Senate, and not confirm any appoint
ment unless the appointee is a Demo-
crat. No Radical certainly could COM
plain if they do so. We mention this
matter for the benefit and information of
such gentlemen as E. F. Schneider, of
Canton, who wishes to be Adjutant Cen
eral, and hosts of other Radicals who
are mentioned by the Radical press, as
persons that Gen. Hayes will appoint to
office. "What's sauce for one is sauce
for the other"
A MAN named Herman A. Smith was
fatally shot on Fifth street, in Cincin-
natl. He died about an hour afterward.
The assassin, whose name is supposed to
h., Hoovar esranpd