The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-12-05
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.


IRON Projection FOR Trees. An ag-
rfcultural journal speaks of a peach grow
er. who has lost by the ravages of the
worms all his peach trees except three,
aud these three are the most thrifty peach
trees he ever saw, The only cause of
their salvation known is the nails that
were driven into them when they were
about year old. Ten penny nails were
driven in close to the ground. The trees
served in this way were selected al ran
dom, and now they al me survive the raw
ages of the insects. Ii Is supposed that
the salt Of the iron furnished by the nail
Is offensive to the worm, while it is harm
less to the tree. a chemical writer says
that the oxidation Of the iron by the sap
evslyes ammonia, which, rising from the
sap, impre9nates every particle of the
foliage, and is too severe a dose for the
delicate palate Of the insects. This is GER
ta;nly worth trying. A r,ter recommends
driving half dozen nails into the trunk
Accidental experiment confirm this result.
For example, one branch of an apple tree
only bore fruit, and it was found that
around that branch had been fastened
with wire label with the name Of the
variety and the limb had grown over the
wire, thus enclosing and appropriating it
and its usjs
PRIZE HAM, How CURED. AT re-
cent Agricultural Fair in Mon'gomery
county, prize was awarded to Nathan
White for the best ham. This gentleman's
mode of curing is as follows: The polk
should be perfectly old before being cut up
The hams should be sailed with fine salt,
with portion of red pepper; and about
a gill of molasscs TO zach ham. Let them
remain in salt five weeks, then hang them
up and smoke with hickory wood for FIVE
or six weeks. About tie first Of April,
take them dow, and wet them with cpld
water, and let them be we'll rubbed with
uncleancl ashes Let them remain in
bulk for several days, and hang item in
the OF az in fer use.
GRAvA W. L. Gordon furnishes the
Marietta Journal with recipe for ihose
afflicted with the gravel. lie says:
''Take common mullen leaf, boil strong
ca and drink it instead of water, tea or
coffee Let il be your constant drink for
six or eight weeks with dream and sugar
it makes an excellent table tea. | have
been cared of tLc worst spells of gravel
and kidney affections, and have heard Of
many other eases of CUR, by the use Of
mullen leaves.
SALT AND ASHES FeR HoRsEs s.-Th
keeping horses should, twice week, throw
IN handful to each Of salt and ashcs.-
Mix them by putting in three parts of salt
to one of ashes. Horses relish this, and
il will keep their hair soft and fine, 1t
will preFeht bots, colic, etc, A little
ground sulphur with salt and ashes, and
given cRce in two or three weeks, is also
beneficial. All domestic animals will be
thus benefited. Il American Farmer.
SAUsAGE-Housekeepers will Do well
10 preserve tho following first rate recipe
for sausage: To every twelve pounds OF
R1eat thrss tablespoons Of salt, not much
heaped, three tablespoons of pepper, eight
table spoons of sage, and teaspoon halt
full of red pepper. Good sausage is splen-
did with buckwheat cakes in winter, and
/ cot this recipe from friend whose sau,
sage is always good as long as it lasts.
CAsrIE PUDDING.-Beat a quarter Of 4
pound of sugar and a quarter of pound
Of butter ten minutes together two eggs
well beaten then add them to the butter
and sugar. Beat the whole twenty min
utes. Then add, by degrees, quarter Of
aPouud of dried flour After the -four,
beat the whole half an hour Bake in
small tins in moderate oven, and serve
up with brandy sauce.
CoymoH NAILS heated red hot and
dropped into cold water will clinch and
answer the purpose of wrought nails.
IN winter act the handle of your pump
as high as possible al night, or throw a
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