American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-06

Are quickly cured by washing
several times a day with mixture
of the yolks of eggs and spirits of
turpcntine,
How Many Chicken. Tor One Hen.
In winter, set nine eggs; in spring,
thirteen; in summer, fifteen, under
the same hen. She will give if well
cooped, two thirds the number, with
good protection and after first 10
June, if the coops are brought under
a dry shed during cold storms, the
chicks of most varieties of fowls will
not suffer if a hen matches as many
eggs rs she can cover.
To Make CnerI-err~
| have succeeded, beyond measure,
in raising cucumbers, by gadoptnJ
this plan: Dig trench or ditch,
two feet wide, two feet long and
eighteen inches deep. Fill the ditch
half full of rotten shucks and some
other manure, and cover it with
the top soil taken out until level with
packing the earth on it. The earth
will settle and leave a low spot OF
itself. Empty all the soap suds on
the ditch until time to plant. Make
two rows of cucumbers and plant the
seed one foot apart in the row. The
cucumbers will grow luxuriantly
and will furnish enough for the table
and to pickle for two large families
To Clean Kid GIovr.
Have little new milk in one saucer
and piece of brown soap in another
and a clean cloth or towel folded
two or three times. On the clotl
spread out the gloves smooth anC
neat. Take piece of flannel, dip i
in the milk, then rub off a goot
quantity of soap on the wetted fan
mel, and commence to rub the GLOW
toward the fingers, holding it tirml
with the left hand. Continue thi
process until the glove, if white
looks of dingy yellow, tho clean;
colOred, till it looks dry and spoiled
Lay it to dry, and the operator wi
soon be gratiiied to see that the oil
glove looks nearly new. 1t will b
soft, glossy, smooth and elastic.
vinegar from Ir-insscs.
In common barrel, three-fourtl
full of rain water, mix four gallons
molasses and bucket of strong vii
egar or a gallon of whisky. Expos
to the sun, or keep in warm celia
and shake frequently. This is pun
and good preparation, and the mo
common in market, except chemic
preparations, which exercise as del
terious influence over health as dru
ged whisky. There is a vinegi
plant which turns sweetened wat
TO vinegar rapidly. 1t is valuab
for table use, but not for keepiI
pickles. Persons who cannot obta
pure cider vinegar may always mall
for immediate use, on any scale, /
mixing one pound of sugar with fol
gallons of rain water, and adding
taste ascetic acid or white wine win
gar, such as German importers usus
ly keep; one pound of acid or OF
quart of vinegar will usually make
strong enough article for table us
In the manufacture of all vinega
where we have not good vinegar al
"mother" to start on, we use yeas
We dip some strips of brown pap
into good yeast of any kind, and DIR,
them in the barrel.-RuraL World
How to Bea,i Pig.
To have it in fine order it shou
be from four to five weeks old, n
older, and should be killed al
dressed the day before roastin
Make a stuffing of bread cruml
dry, and two or three large siz
onions, chopped fine, and about tv
tablespoonful of finely powder
sage, well seasoned with salt al
pepper. Allow no water in the pa
bake whole in a good oven, and r
often with a little bag of butt,
When done, the fat should be
poured from the pan, little wat
added to the brown gravy, boiled u
and either poured over the pig
served in tureen. 1t should
served with hot plates; apple saul
hot, and very nice onion sauce. Z
onion sauce is made in the fOllowi
way, and is excellent with roast |
of mutton, boiled mutton, or roast
pork: Peel six or seven gOod-siz
onions, and boil in water. VIII
tender, drain and chop fine. Set
to boil little over pint of milk
water will do if you have no mi
but it will require more butt
Take tablespoonful of flour, BILE
with a small piece of butter, and $
into the milk. When boiling, put
the onions and serve hot.