Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-24
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

THE Herald Of Heaith declares that sleep
minutes doze before eating is the thing.
In you wish to increase the size and
prominence Of your eyes, just keep an nc
count of the money you spend ioolishly,
and add il up at the end Of the year.
IT is certainly curious chemical fact
that the substances required TO form com
mon table salt are both of them poisonous
chlorine and sodium No one can use
either of these articles separately with
safety and yet combine them. and they form
"A substance necessary 10 health, and one
found upon every table.
DANDY PUDDING--Be four eggs sep
arately To the yolks add two table
spoonfuls of -four and one quart Of milk
bring this To a boil. Swecten and flavor
10 the tastc-put four teaspoontuls Of
sugar and flavor To the whites--bcat very
stiff; drop over the custard and brown.
Eat cold without sauce.
CIpER-Iearh and Home says the best
way 10 keep new cider sweet IL, after the
fermentation has ceased, to rack the cider
off into clean barrels, and keep them full
and in cool place. Cider cannot well be
kept upon draught and remain sweet unless
used up very rapidly. A partly filled bar
rel has IA large surface of the liquid exposed
To the air, and II will sour or become
:" hard In short time. The best way IL
to bottle the cider
PAY SMALL DEBTS. Small bills should
be promptly paid. The men to whom they
are due generally need the money The
little bills are the ones that make number
less gaps in the world of business. How
much comfort TO families, cheer TO de
spending business men, and encourage
ment generally, would be given by the inn
mediate discharge Of all little, and perhaps
half forgotten obligations! Pay small
debts, and do 1t at once.
APPLE JELLY FOR TARTs.-Cut and
core apples without pairing, cover them
with water, and let them cook slowly In
an earthcn dish until the apples look red I;
then pour into bag and gently squeeze
out all the liquid that will flow freely.
Boil the liquid again about half an hour,
then add half pound Of sugar to IA pint
OF juice, and boil quickly for fifteen min
utcs. 1t will prove a firm nice jelly, and
requires but half the usual quantity Of
sugar
TEACHING Houses TO WALK.--For
every day use the most economical gait for
horse Is fast walk and yet not half the
thought is given 10 this essential that there
Is TO other things that secure to horse a
name rather than intrinsic value. Colts
can he taught to walk fast by following
them for half day together (some one
leading) with small switch, starting them
when inclined to go slow, into quicker
pace. After they are harnessed, keep fast
walking in mind, and when on level
ground, or going up hill with light
load, urge them To their utmost until four
miles an hour becomes q habit.-LLe0rtA
and Home.
PUDDING WITHOUT MILK OR EGGs.--
Soak dry bread In MS little water as posi-.
bic, and squeeze out all the water. Add
sufficient sugar to sweeten, and for small
pudding, half teacupful of chopped suet
or butter, and dried fruit which had been
soaked over night, or canned or fresh
fruit. Mix we'll together, adding little
allspice. The pudding Is put into Q creased
tin pail, Q cloth placed over and the cover
pat on. The pall Ii set In kettle contain
Ing SUFFICIENT water to come half way up
the pail boil for two hours or more Tor .
large pudding. TO b eaten with sauce.,