Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-30

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late that every man shall be both sensible
and honest-NeW York Tribune.
HOME, Farm AND GARDEN.
Good Health remarks that what people
call "bile" il generally Holsters, clans, or
some indigestible food.
Tomato Jam.-Peel and seed the toma-
toes. For every pound of fruit allow .
pound of sugar and two lemons. Inc
lemons should be boiled till soft, the seeds
removed, the skin and pulp mashed fine
and added to the tomatoes. Stir con-
stsntly while boiling, until the jam is per
fectly smooth and quite black, then put in
jelly glasses or jars.
-Peeling Peachee--Fil az ex-mazzle
with peaches, and then immense them for
q moment in scalding I've, then in cold
water wipe them on towel and the skin
will peel off smoothly. Then drop them
into fresh cool water until you are ready
to can them. This mode of peelihg does
not affect their flavor in the least.
TO improve blackberry and raspberry
plants, mix equal parts Of sawdust and
stable manure, and place around the
roots every fall before the snow comes.
1t tends not only TO keep the roots warm
during the winter, but the sawdust, by
partially accompanying, furnishes Q guam
tity Of potash, which y very requisite
food TO the growing plant Grapevinss
may be treated IN the same manner.
Pot Pie.-Take . chicken, piece Of
bcef, veal, mutton or pork, cut 1t into
several pieces, boil done, put in salt, .
small piece Of red pepper, have 1t In .
large kettle and considerable water. Peel
% many potatoes us you want, mix dump
lings with buttermilk and saleratus only,
and eat a. biscuit. Have the water boil
ing, drop In the potatoes and dumplingst
cover the kettle and keep II covered and
boiling fOrty-fve minutes. Take 1t on
from the fire and eat quickly, or the
damplings may get heavy.
meat or vegetables from cooking, conse-
quently 1t should be added just in time 70
thoroughly mix when cooking victuals
that require much time. When meat is
put into hot water it stops the pores and
the sweet juices arc kept In the meat.
When put into cold water the heat Is grad
usl and the juices escape into the water.
When the water boils the flavor OF meats
when sinsnserin0, 30 the latter way IL the
best.
"A Pennsylvania correspondent ofthe
choked cattle, that he once killed vAlua-
down its throat with whipstock, ruptur-
gests better method, a. follows: Put
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head up to tree or some suitable high
place; hold the mouth open, fill It with
water from . suitable vessel, close imme.
firmly till the animal struggles; then take
the hands suddenly from the nose and
mouth. and the conclusion Of air will
move the object"
Now, 40 An act OF kindness TO the
horses and oxen that serve man 30 faith
fally, and, - . matter of economy, we
recommend that In eli cases where the
water u not In or very near the field In
which the team II ct work, tub or bar
rel be furnished and filed with water g
regularly Is the plowman's jug. ThiA
with . bucket, may easily be ret In the
wagon and taken TO the field, and the team
should be permitted 70 drink once, ct
least, every half day, and oftener II the
weather q warm. II every one would
adopt this plan, we should hear no more
Of water founder !" the teams would be
more vigorous and hardy, and perform
more labor for their owners.-Journal ef
AgrioultuTs.
-Cleanliness. neat clean, fresh
aired, sweet, cheerful wellarTanged
house exerts moral influence over it, In.
mates, and makes the members Of . fami.
" peaceable, and confederate Of each 9TH
sr's feelings and happinesa The connec-
ton II obvious between the state OF mind
thus produced, and respect Tor others,
and for those Of higher duties and
obligations which no laws can en-
5orce. On the contrary, . filthy, squAlid,
nOUCu1 dWe1lipG, II which mono Of the
decsnciss of III are observed, contributes
70 make the inhabitants selfish, sensual,
and regardless Of the feelings OF others;
and the constAnt indulgence Of such pas
sions renders them reckless and brutal
"A New Way TO Dry Peaches. DIR.
Joseph Trest, Of Vineland, N. j., gave
last season the following, and, ~ h aya
pew directions Tor pairing peaches for dry
Ing: Never pare peaches 70 dry. Let
them eee mellow enough % b q good
eata1g oondid0a, put them n boiling
wataf for moment Or two, and IL GktnS