The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-08-20
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

All other conditions being the same
the viger and richness Of vegetation are
proortionate 10 the quantity OF light and
heat received.
The excursions Of the bees TO collect
honey are ~variously estimated at nom
one 10 three miles each, and they are
supposed to make each about ten trips a
day.
"A correspondent of the G~sfrndntoson
Telegraph, who lost seventy chickens by
gapes last year, now Says that fresh water
daily, with a lump Of roll birthstone kept
In II, will be found q certain preventive.
Steamed Brown Bread.--Two cups of
Indian meal, one and a half cups OF rye,
half q cup of -four, half a cup OF molas-
ses, two cups Of sour milk, one cup of
sweet milk or water, one heaping tea
spoonful Of saleratus, a little sail: steam
four hours.
--Whortleberry Pudding.-slx cups Of
-four, in which two t~easpoonsful of baking
powder have been sifted, two cups Of
milk, three eggs stirred well together I;
then add three pints Of berries, and boil
in q Toured cloth or bag two hours aud a
half. Serve with rich, sweet sauce,
TO Take Grease from Paper -Gently
warm the parts containing the grease, and
apply blotting paper, 80 as 10 extract ne
mach as possible. Boil some clear essen
tial oil of turpentine and apply II 10 the
warm paper with q sofl, clean brush. A
little rectitied spirits Of wine should DO
put over afterwsrd.
Hot Ham Sandwiches --Makes batter
of flour, eggs and milk, and pour some
into a frying pan Of hot fat, rs for pan
cakes; let 1t be very thin, and when II
has fried for a minute or two, lay very
thin slices OF cold boiled ham on II, and
cover them again with ONE more butter +;
when brown on the other side cut II into
quarters and turn them 10 brown on the
other side.
Alum Is recommended for chicken
cholera. A writer says: when | notice
the hens begin TO droop and look aleepy,
/ give them three or four, tee spoonfuls OF
strong alum watAr, and repeat the next
day. / also mix the feed (say corr meal)
with strong slui1 water, feeding twice 3
day for two or th1ee days; sfterward once
q week. Since I Nave practiced the above
have not lost any"
In steaming food for cattle, II Ia not
proper TO use galvanized from pipe, from
the fact that the zinc coating Is liable TO
shell off speedily after being once broken,
and entering the food would be pernicious
in is effect. This zinc coating, says the
Arts, almost always contains some free
acid, and will be 90 introduced into the
system Of the animal, which 10 by no
means desirable.
"A correspondent Of the Eouthsry Ota-
Acdtor imputcs rust 10 excessive moisture
In the soil, as he has ' known II 70
occur on wheat on side hills or on that
grown on clay lands well underdrained.
Il is observed thaf wheat, bordered BY Q
forest on the south side OF . field, and
thus m~easurably excluded from tho rayi
Of the sun, shows Z strip Of rusted wheat,
while that on the north side Of the same
field ID exempt from II.
Rural Pudding.-Put n quart 81
sour apples, pared Ind cored, Into Q round
pudding dish; pbur over them . batter
made Of one and 9 half cups OF 0 y milk,
one half cup Of sour cream, one small tea,
spoon Of salt, n large teaspoon soda
stir stiff with -four. Instead OF apples
dried berries or fruits may be stirred into
the batter, If preferred. Steam two hours
Eat with cream and sugar, or such pud
ding sauce a. you choose.
Paste for Labels.-Take linseed oil
yarnish and turpentine each halfan ounce
an &c Of glue, and one pound OF ryt
-four; make q paste of the rye flour In the
usual way, then dissolve the glue and pu'
1t in. When the paste ID for ordinary
uses, II may be made by taking tws
ounces Of gfue, ten Of water, four Of rocl
candy. and and q half OF gumarabic
This makes most Of the mucilage used OF
most Of our envelopes.
To Preserve Tomaloes.-The mos
economical mode for family purposes i
to nut them into wide-mouthed jars
holding two, three Or more quarts, &C
cordjng TO the size OF the family. TIL
tomatoes, previous 70 their going int
winter ouarters, are merely cooked with
ont reasoning Of any tort, and put, whili
hot. into the Jars, which should DO file
; full. and the corks driven home Tight.
and tieddown. Preserved In this man
: nei, they will keel fresh almost q
when first picked YARN Rurd1.
The following MAR statement wa
!, made a. q late meeting Of the America
! Institute Farmers Club, New York II
prevent sieers from jumping fences, Gil
2 Of the eyelashcs Of tho under lids with
pair OF scissors, and the ability or dispt
: sition 10 Jump IL as effectually deetroyed :
sarnpson's power was by the loss Of b
locks. The animal will not attempt q fent
. until the lashcs are grown again. Ofthisw
are informed by Samuel Thorne, the gre'