The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-09-29
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

GINGER SNAPS. - One pint of mOlasses
and one cup Of butter boiled together
when cold add one third of a cup of
ginger, one tablespoonful OF soda, -four
enough to roll. Roll thin and bake.
CARBoLINE is said to destroy sll insects,
and, in a wesk solution of water, will
prevent flies from teasing horses, if they
are washed with it, care being taken not
10 get it into the eyes. Penl Yroyal,
stepped in water, used as Wash, will
produce similar effect.
WHRN horse refuses to cat, he should
not be inside to do any more service that
day, for It may be known that he is tired
out or sick. 1t is barbarous to compel q
horse to perform labor when in such a
condition that he refuses grain, yet it is
often done, and by men, too, who think
they are merciful.
PEARL BARLEY PUDDING.-BOil one
and half cups Of pearl harley in an
earthern pipkin or hominy boiler, five
or six hours or until very soft, To three
cups OF this Boiled barley. add two oups
chopped apple, one cupraisiDs previously
stewed for half an hOnrl, and one half cup
of currants, the Juice Of one lemon. q, i
one cup sugar. Mix thoroughly, put into
moderate oven one and half hours.
A COOP Word FOR THE CROw.-A cor.
respondent OF an English paper, advOcat-
ing the protection of the crow, states that
having shot Crows IN corn field, he open
ed their stoInacbs, expecting TO find them
full of wheat. On the contrary, he d!s-
covered that they contained large num-
Ger Of caterpillers, whose ravsges upon
the crop were quite evident. Before
farmers become perfectly ruthless in their
obstruction OF birds round their farms, it
might be well for them to repeat this ex-
pertinent and ascertain which are their
friends and which their enemies.
ASSERTING PoTAToEs.-T proper
time to ssscrt potatoes Is just ss soon as
they are dug, and while scattered over the
field. At this time every tuter can be
plainly seen, ard no extra handling is re-
CURED III asserting the large from the
small, as will be necessary ifall are picked
up together. The boys viii want to be
II school next winter, and asserting DO.
tatOes in a cold cellar, either evenings or
on vacation days is not the most ayreea-
Die recreation We hope they viii insist
On saving themselves from this dieagrees-
bic task by having the potatoes assorted NJ
the proper time and IL the proper place.
Hearth and Home.
SWOLLEN UDDER-The Toronto CJobe
says: Swollen bag, or inflammation ofthe
udder, is usually treated best by cold aD-
pllcatiOns. Apply q broad web Of cloth
around the COW, and cut holes III it to
keep out the teats, then place some tow
between the cloth and the udde-, and
keep it constantly moist with cold water.
Give good dose Of purgative medicine,
as three quarters of pound of EPSON
salts, dissolved in three quarts Of water.
When the swelling subsidies, hand.rub the
udder several tines day, and give inter
naliy one dracbm of the iOdide Of potas-
SUM daily for eight or ten days. The
Gov should be kept in s. cool box or stall,
and not exposed to the hot sun.
DESTROYING WEEDs.-In many fields.
the fence corners are tull Of rank, coarse
weeds. The potato and corn fields on
some farms are no better, and il is not
economy to allow this mass to fell dow n
and rot on the same SPOT where it has
grown, but it should either be gathered
together and burned or placed in the
rot-heap. We prefer burning, as the
seeds will then be destroyed, and manure
made from weeds is seldom of much value
1t only requires little forethourht OF
calculation on TIE part of the farmer to
lind time tor attending to these little mat
tiers at the proper season. There are
farmers who always manage TO keep every
thing in order, and do not work nearly as
hard to do 1t as others, whose places are
IN the widest confusion, the difference
being the result Of calculation.-Heart1
and Home
MnDEw ON ROsEs.-A correspondent
OF the Cottage Gardener gives the follow
ing cure for miliew ON roses: Grub
down in gallon Of soft water one pound
OF soft soap, with the solution syringe
the upper and under surface of the foil
age, and the mildew will disappear as i
by magic. Mr.. Rivers recommends q
cure IN SCOT Perhaps soap is more clean
ly; it is, am sure, "a effectual-though
l do not FOX a moment doubt the efficacy
OF scotland an outlay of one shilling
will clean One hundred plants from every
yestige of the disease, if properly applied
ind 1t useful to syringe the trees with
clear water, next day, to rid them of the
wbitish deposits y Inch fixes on the adges
OF the leaves after the application of the
solution. There is no necessity to cut of
the blossoms; the solution could only
damage these in proportion to The force
with which ii hit them, and as contac;
with the mildew is all that is REQUIRED, nc
| force Is necessary"