The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1870-03-31
VOL. 65.--.WHOLE No. 1851.
HOUSE AND FaRn.

able time to one kind of food, is more
liable to disease than when his regimen
Is varied. The disease common among
sailors on long voyages isanilIustration
of this. Now, what is true of man, is
true of various species of iomesticated
/ animals. When confined for an undue
period of time to one kind of feed they
sicken and die. For cattle, nature has
furnished variety. In summer the
/ different kinds of grasses, with their
rich jucies tempt their taste and i'm
| prove their flesh. Yet even then, we
| obtain an argument for a variety Of
feed, from the fact that cattle, feed
with grain or other vegetables, put on
flesh more rapidly then when they
are kept on grass alone. But in the
winter our ordinary dry food is not
conductive to growth as are summer
! grasses.
Fodder" as it is termed, has lost
much of its original properties in cur.
Ing. The defect. in part, may be sup
piled by roots of various kinds. A
mong these, turnips, carrots, beets,
and the like, have their value. But
these, or something of the kind, should
be provided as a variety 10 winter
stock. Farmers should look TO this,
and see If the best cattle, and the best
folds of sheep, are not those which are
furnished with variety offeed during
winter confinement. Would you have
good stock then have variety Of
winter feed.-Bostoa CUltirdtoT.
An Experiment Uih Potatoes.
Country GentIeman's Magazine (Lon-
dom gives details of several expert
ments made by II. H. Gilliod:s of the
administrative Council of France, to
test the influence of Towering upon
the yield of potatoes, the results of
which have been so significant and con-
elusive, that he has come to the deter
mination 10 ''hold up the floral organs
in the potatoe." Heconcludes that the
buds should be removed as soon aR
possible, in order to prevent the fixing
of the nourishing principles necessary
to the complete formation of the floral
organs, and that the removal should
| be done by hand rather than with any
sickle or other sharp implement, as
the latter would be liable TO injure the
vines or tops of the potato.
Lime for Pun, Trees.-A correspond.
ent of the Rural Near Yorker, says:
Having some plum trees that blossom
ed every year for several years, but did
not bear; year last fall put quart
or so of lime on the ground around all
except two, which l left on purpose to
see if they would bear as well. These
two were at the end of the rows. The
soil graveliy, with soft water quite
near, and l inferred that the soil did
not contain enough lime to form the
pit of the plum. Result--all the trees
with lime around them, bore good
crop Of plums, while the others bios
somed but as usual bore no fruit.
What is more distressing than to
a roasted fowl coming to the table
flying" with outspread wings, and
legs and looking as though the
bird had been kicked before the
fire. A turning OF the wings, and
a bit of string around the legs, would
have converted the ridiculous looking
object into respectfully dressed fowl
Even so simple thing as mutton
chops may be neatly served or other
wise. Compare dish of chops thrown
into the plate "higgiedy-piggledy,"
with one in which the small ends are
laid one way, with the broad portions
slightly overlapping, and the difference
will be manifest at once.
Such matters may seem trivial 10
some, but much of our comfort is due
to the observance OF trifies.
Toast and Cheese.-Cut a slice OF
bread half an inch thick pare off the
crust, and toast it very slightly on one
side. Cut slice of cheese quarter of
an inch thick, not so big as the bread
by half an inch on each side; pare off
the rind, lay it on the toasted bread,
place on fiat tin plate, and put in the
oven for Ten minutes or so. Mix 8
quarter of a teaspoonful of salt and
mustard and sprinkle of pepper; stir
1t into the cheese, and you will have
| delicious luncheon.
Lemon pie.-Grate one small or half
large lemon, mix with the yolks of
two eggs, four tablespoonfuls of brown
| sugar; stir In one and half table.
spoonfuls of -four into half teacup of
water; beat the white of two eggs to a
stiff fFoth; stir into it two tablespoon
fuls of white sugar, put 1t over the
pie crust after it is baked, and place it
in an oven and brown nicely; be very
careful, as it bro wns very easily. You
will find it superior pie.
Bread custard.-Take two or three
slices of bread cut them In little cube
shaped :pieces. In quart of sweet
milk put some loaf sugar and ground
cinnamon in this soak the bread un-
| til it has absorbed as much of the milk
as it is capable Of. Then take the
bread cut. Into the remainder of the
milk stir from four to six eggs, raisins,
currants, sugar and nutmeg; butter
tin basin, put in the bread, pour over
! the custari and bake.
Welcome CIko.-Stir cup and half
of sugar and half cup of butter to-
gether with three we'll beaten eggs; sift