Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-05-28
USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.

CASTOR OIL is recommended for chicken
cholera. Dose-a dessert-spoonful to a
tablespoonful twice day.
VEAL OdELET-2 pounds veal, eggs,
8 crackers, grated spoonful sage, rubbed
fine; spoonful pepper, do. salt, teacup
milk, Il teacup butter mix well ans bake
IL hours.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Country Gen.
Keman advises American farmers to adopt
the rule of many English farmers, that Is,
as wheat, oats, barley and rye, to follow
each other.
CABBAGE. FLEAs. A correspondent
writes to ask If we cannot suggest some
thing which will destroy "the flies" that
have eaten off nearly all the leaves of his
cabbages Just set out. The insects COM
planned OF are without doubt cabbage-heas,
and if the leaves are busted with ashes or
Scotch snuff in the morning, when the
dew is on them, these pests will be des-
troyed. Hearth and Home.
To ENTRAP ANTs.-Peter Henderson, in
his Practical Horticulture, says: AL
though these are not generally to be found
in the greenhouse or flower garden, yet
We have occasionally suffered by them,
and have found the simplest way to des-
troy them to be TO lay fresh bones around
their haunts They will leave everythin G
else to attack these. When thus accumu-
lated, they can easily be destroyed by dip
ping in hot water.
MIR. j. CRANE, one of the veteran fruit
growers of New Jersey, says that the best
medicine for sick or delicate children is
strawberries. AT late meeting of the
Fruit Growers Club, he remarked, that
whenever any Of his children were taken
sick in winter or early spring, he tried to
keep them along with as little medicine as
possible until strawberries began to ripen;
then they were let loose in the patch, and
all other medicine was Immediately laid
aside as useless. II is to be hoped that
every man that lives In the country has a
straw berry. large enough TO allow
his children full supply Of this healthy
and delicious fruiL-Hedrth and Home.
LAST year an experienced fruit-grower,
| the owner of fine orchard near Niagara
River, Western New York, wrote US that
| in the care of his trees he had practised
one simple method with eminent success
He takes lye from leached ashes, mixes 9
little grease with it, heates quite warm
and with a syringe throws 1t up into al
parts of the trees, branches and trunk. Il
will efiectually kill all kinds of caterpillars
and all kinds of worms that are either in
Testing the trees in nests or running ovel
the bark. Trees treated in this mannel
were exceedingly healthy, beautiful ant
vigorous in appearance, possessing 1
smooth, glossy bark, and bore the bes
apples in the country. The remedy i
easy and cheap.-HortieUlturist.
THE subjoined recipe for yeast, adapted
10 hct weather or not climates, is given il
MorgdR's Trade Journal boil tive
ounces Of the best hops in four quarts o
water for half an hour strain 1t, and le
the liquor cool down to q new-mill
warmth. Then put in small handful of sal
and half pound of sugar (brownG bea
up one pound Of the best -four with SOM
OF the liquor, and mix all well together
The third day add three pounds of pota
toes, boiled and mashed, and let it stanC
until the neat day. Then strain, and IL I
ready for use. Stir frequently while max
ing, and keep near hre. Il will keel
two or three months in . cool place.
kept this two months in the cellar, wher
the thermometer ranged between 90 an
104 degrees This yeast is very strong
half the usual quantity necessary for
baking is sufficient"
AS SOON after six o'clock in the mornin
IS is is compatible with the habits Of th