The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-06
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Corn starch applied dry to the hands
OF those wearing kid gloves in summer is
recommended as preventive of injury to
the gloves.
"A good way to keep birds from fruit
trees and grape-vines is said to be to stuff
Dirds OF prey-hawks especially-and set
them on the trees and in the vines
AS remedy for mosquito bites, keep
q phial of glycerine at hand, and apply
freely to the bites 1t will relieve the irri-
tatlon and swelling at once One applica-
ton is generally sufficient.
Black Currant Jelly-Boil the cur
rants till the juice flows, then strain it
through jelly bag, and set it over the
nre lor twenty minutes, after which add
half pound of sugar to pound of juice,
and boil for about ten minutes.
Apple Fritters-Make batter with
three eggs, five ounces of flour, little
salt; beat the batter smooth, then add, by
degrees, as much milk as will make it ike
stiff cream, peal your apples, and cut them
IN thin slices, take out the core dip them
in the batter, and fry them in lard put
them on sieve to drain; sift sugar over
them.
Il. A. Hine writes to the RuraZit in
behalf of farm laborers. His principal
suggestion is that employers should keen
the laborers in employment throughout
the year He thinks en all farms work
may be found for them to do. There is
no doubt that where good laborer is Sc
cured, it is better for both parties to keep
him permanently than to make frequent
changes.
The Arabs, the most careful of their
horses of all people, do most of their
horse-feeding at night. They say that
fpa6inor in tho of
so much vigor and elasticity to the animal
as night mastication does Their saying
is that barley at night goes to the but
tock-in the morning to the manure"
They afford water, too, very sparingly du-
ring the day time.
"A writer in Gardeners Ctr0nacZe re-
commends the use of wormwood. to keep
Oft bed-bugs, heas, mosquitoes, &c. Put
few drops on handkerchief or piece of
muslin, and put it in the bed haunted by
the enemy. Neither of these tribes can
bear wormwood, and the hint is especially
recommended to travellers who are liable
to fall among the tappers of blood.
To raise watermelons without seeds,
the following plan has been successfully
adopted by a planter in Caddo parish,
Louisiana: After the vine is about two
feet long, cover the vine at point inter
mediate between the top and the root.
After it has taken root where it is covered,
divide the vine between the old and new
root, and the result will be that the mel
Ons will be seedless, without impairing
their quality.
Recipe for Raspberry Vinegar-Take
your berries-say four quarts-put them
in stone or earthen dish and cover (not
DOWN with cold vinegar; let them stand
for twelve or fourteen hours, then mash
them and strain all through jelly bag
To each pint of juice add one pound of
sifted or crushed sugar, boil five minutes,
then bottle cold and cork tightly You
do not renew the raspberries, and the mix
ture is delightful one.-Cor. Germantown
Telegraph.
-Four turkeys were cooped up and fed
with meal, boiled potatoes and oats; four
others of the same brood were treated in
a similar manner in another pen, but with
a pint daily of finely pulverized charcoal
added to the food, and an abundant sup
ply of Jumps of the coal. All eight were
the charcoal were found to weigh pound
and half each more than the others, and
to be of a much better quality.
Preserving Tomatoes for Winter
Ripe, sound tomatoes, cut and stewed
until they can be put through cullender,
to take the skins OUT then, in boiling
state, put them in dry hot bottles or jars,
which may be prepared by setting them
in hot water, and gradually increasing the
heat till the water boils. Fill the bottles
and let them boil few minutes; cork and
seal while hot, cutting the cork even with
the top of the bottle; keep them in dry,
cool place. For sealing wax, take 2 parts
of rosin, 1 of beeswax, and 1 of shellac,
melted together.
To Preserve Hams from Flies-The
best way to preserve hams from flies is, as
soon as they are smoked, to wrap them in
two old newspapers, first with one end and
again with another, and tie the ends of
the paper or paste them down. Let the
string to hang them up by come through
the paper, being very careful that the hole
shall only be large enough to let the string
through. No insect can get through
paper. Woolens and furs can be kept
perfectly in the same way, being careful
that the egg of the moth is not previously
deposited. Exchange.
Presence of Mind.