Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-06-10
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.


THE best brand Of snuff for weak lungs
Is fresh air.
FRENCH LoAF.-Three eggs, two cups
of sugar, two of sour cream, one. half cup
Of butter, one pound of rasins, one tea
spoonful of rasins, one tea spoonful Of soda
and two of cream of tartar. Flour In suf-
ficient quantity.
To WHITEN STRAW HATs.-Scrape
stick sulphur with knife, mix the pow
der to mush with water, plaster IL thick
ly over the straw, and place in the hot
sun for several hours brush off when
dry.
WILLIAM LIE BARREN, State omolo-
gist of Illinois, recommends Paris green
mixed in the proportion of one part OF
the green to six parts of flour, as q pres.
ervatve of potatoes from the ravages Of
the Colorado beetle, or potato bug.
Paris green is very deadly poison, and
if applied with the hand, a glove should
invariably be worn.
WASHINGTON CAKE.-One and one
fourth pounds sugar, three fourths of a
pound of butter, one and three fourths OF
! flour, one pint of milk, one glass of brandy
four eggs, one tablespoon saleratus, one
! table spoon each of cinnamon, cloves and
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rants,
GRAIN IN ORCHARDS The Horticul-
tural editor of the Canada Farmer calls
especial attention to the experience of
two correspondents as strongly corrob.
Grating his often expressed views that
| growing grain or weeds injure orchard
trees, and that the true way to grow an
orchard is to devote the ground to the sole
! - he ahar pA nn har
crops out. Mulchlng he considers the
true way 10 retain the moisture about the
roots of trees
To BLANoH LETTUoB!-To produce let
tuce with large heads, the usual way is to
tie up the heads week or two before the
time for cutting. Select dry day, gather
the leaves in the hand in close, rounded
form; the inside being clear of dirt. Pass
narrow strip of bass mating several
times around the ball, making it close at
the top. to exclude rain and prevent rot
ting Draw little earth around the base
as a support in place of the spreading
leaves. In ten days, more or less, they
will be sufficiently blanched for use.-
Exchange.
CARE OF WAGONS The Canada
Farmer gives this advice When you
leave wagon heavily loaded to stand a
number of hours, put a support under the
axletree. The strength of wood cannot
be estimated by whist it will support tor q
short time. 1t will bear up third more
l weight for few minutes than will be re-
quired to break IL by continued pressure
Wagons are abused very generally, by
overlooking. If the axletrees do moi
break they are sprung, and the wheels
warped, which causes the vehicle to ruT
hard, and shortens its existence,
HENs.-Keep a good hind. Let then
have the run of the premises. 1t will sur
prise you to find how much hunting anC
running about is saved if nests are place.
where the hens most congregate. 1t i
strange how readily the hens accept thes,
nests. Let them have access to wooC
ashes and lime, or powdered chalk, and, j
possible fresh meat The little chicks ar
hardy. After they have been batched
day, contiAe the hen in coop and lie
the chickens run out and in. This is yer,
decidedly better than letting the hen rul
about with the chicks. Meal and waite
mixed to dough is the feed Brchdng,
A CONTRIBUTOR to the Country Gentle
man recommends the raising of sorghum
for soiling He says: Sorghum is muc
by sowing early, two crops can be raise
on the same ground and from the sam
roots Sow thickly, broadcast, one and
half or two bushels of seed per acre, 0
drill in rows not more than two and hal
or three inches apart. When the plant
three and half or four feet hign, mo'
it, and cure for fodder or feed to stock
The first crop is little slow in starting
but the second springs up from the Gu
stalks very rapidly. 1t requires dry, fin
weather to cure"
, FELoN ON THE FINGER-Many PEI
I sons are liable to extreme suffering fror
, felons on the finger. These Affections ar
{ not only very painful, but not untr'
. quently occasion permanent Gripping {
the members affected The followin
simple prescription is recommended as
I cure for the distressing ailment TAX
common rock salt, such as is used for sal
: ing down pork or beef, dry it in an ovel
= then pound it fine, and mix with spirits
. turpentine in equal parts Put iton a "a
! and wrap around the part affected, and {
! it gets dry, put on more, and in twenty
four hours you are cured-the felon wi
be dead. 1t will do no harm to try it,
Z Journal of agriculture.
. A GOoD GARDEN.-No work pays be
: ter than work in the garden. 1t pays
r money, it pays in comfort, and it pays
!. health, 1t should have little attentio
:. leisure half hour, every day, and, tt
!. more taste in its layout, and the larg
e the variety of its products, the more i
terest there will be in it, and general
the more profit from it. 1t should
% made before the fields are touched, so tn
= = whatever is planted in it may be early,
u we'll as abundant and good. ThorouG
trenching, or its substitute, plowing, wi
% an abundance of barn.yard manure
= = other enriching substance, is essentii
a The lay. out is smatter of taste, but shou
= be Of such character as will give Il
4, finest outlook when the crops are gro'
~ ~ ing-the lowest vegetables near the patti
Il and the taller ones in the backgroun
Put brain into the garden as well as tu
E. nip-seed and green corn, and it will he
le source of delight the summer through.
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