The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-03-27
Jhe Albanp 2rgjster.
SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1869.
AGRICULTURAL.
HOW TO KEEP EGGS FRESH.

As detailed in the Maine Farmer, the
following very simple plan we have never
tried and know nothing practically
whether it be effectual or not. We
found it in the "Farm journal" quoted
from the 'sEnglish Agricultural Gazette"
We pass it over to our readers for their
consideration.
Take halfinch board of any conye-
nient lenth and breadth, and pierce it as
full Of holes (each one and-a-half inches
diameter, as you can. 1 find that board
two feet and six inches in length, and
one foot wide, has five dozen III it, say
twelve rows of five each
Then take four strips two inches broad,
and nail them together into a rectangu-
lar frame. Nail this board upon the
frame, and the work is done, unless you
choose to nail beading around that too.
Put your eggs in this board as they
come from the poultry house, the small
end down, and they will keep good for
six months, if you take the following pre-
cautions: Take care that the eggs do
not get wet, either in the nest or after
wards. (In summer, hens are fond of
laying among the weeds or grass and any
eggs taken from such nests in wet wealth
er should be put away for immediate
use) Keep them in cool room in
summer, and out of the reach of frost in
winter. If two boards be kept, one can
be filing wli,e the other is emptying.
Tie writer accounts for the preserva-
tion of eggs in this way by supposing
that the yclk floats more equally in the
white, and has less tendency to sink
down against the shell, than when the
egg is laid on one side-certainly, if the
yolk touches the she'll it spoils immedi-
ately.
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS.
How to keep hot water always in the
house. Let your wife find out that you
visit another woman, and you will never
afterwards be out Of hot water. This is
infallible.
How to bone turkeys. Get up at 2
o'clock A NJ The darker it is the bet
ter. Climb over your neighbor's fence
and bone the first gobbler you can.
You had better bone two or three while
you are at it, as it saves trouble. You
will find this plan very economical.
TO make hasty pudding. Make your
pudding, and leave it out on the door
step to cool, carefully shutting the door
afterwards. In five minutes return and
you will find it the hastiest pudding
imaginable, it being perhaps five or six
squares off already.
The best beats-Those on which the
policemen have the least trouble Never
have dead beats about your kitchen.
How to obtain calves head jelly
Consult one of the outside butchers, and
question his veracity on the subject of
mutton, and incidentally accompany the
rebuff with an insinuation that he is of
canine extraction You will have calves
head jelly pretty soon.
Pickles-Always be disputing with
your relatives. A very sour pickle will
be the consequence. These pickles are
usually put in family jars.
To clean house.-Get up an alarm of
fire and invite the members of the fire
brigade into your premises. They will
provide bountiful supply of water and
wash the house thoroughly until request
ed to desist.
Irish stew.-This is favorite Wand
variously prepared. The most expedi-
tious method is to attend wake and in
troduce q discussion on the wrongs of
England, through Ireland's ingratitudc.
The recipe is from the works Of ancient
Scald.
CURES FOR FELONS.
As there is much needless suffering
from felons, we deem it duty to give
the following remedies:
Take portion of the bark of sweet
elder, or hops will do, put it with some
sweet cream into cup, and boil short
time; then put in lump of saltpetre
twice as large as pea, let it slowly dry
away to the consistency of salve, which
apply to the felon. The saltpetre is the
cure, but the elder bark and sweet cream
aid in easing the pain. As felons some
times make it necessary to amputate
finger or hand, (if left alone), they should
be attended to Immediately.
Here is another cure: As soon as the
parts begin to swell, wrap the affected