The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-05-26
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

THE Rural Nep Yorker says the nutri-
tive value of broom corn seed is usually
esteemed to be about the same as that of
oats.
CABBAGE seed should never be grown
from stumps, but from SprOut issuing
from the centre of a perfectly developed
head.
Hon. GEORGE GEDDEs says undrained
clay lands are never worn out, and that
draining is the first thing to be done with
such lands; next, thorough cultivation,
and then manure.
CHEAP RAIsIN CAKE.-One cup new
milk, one tea-spoonful saleratus, one cup
sugar, two eggs, three cups flour, one-haif
cup of melted butter, one cup raisins, one
half teaspoon cinnamon, one-half tea
| spoon Ofspice.
SUNLIGHT men who have lived in the
sun, are sturdier than men who are de-
prived of the sunlight. Statistics show
tina: among men in unsunned quarters OF
barracks or hospitals, there is some twenty
per cent more mortality than in quarters
where the sun rests the greater portion OF
the day. The best medicine in the world
is sunlight. Exchange.
! GERMAN MUsTARD.--TO half poundof
! ground mustard add two ounces of sugar,
and mOisten with boiling vinegar stir Tor
half an hour with a wooden spoon, and
! set it aside, we'll covered, for an hour.
| Finally, add as much vinegar as may be
necessary to thin it. Keep it well COW
Ell ii ia stone or glass jar.-Anlericdra
! Agriculturist
FALL AND SPRING PLANTING.-D. w.
| Adams WaukOn, Iowa, writes the Journal
/ Hof f.1I y@lontincr Of .r.a
| is failure. as a rule, throughout Iowa,
Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, DacOtah,
and Nebraska Spring planting he thinks
is now nearly the universal rule. His
reasons why this should be so, apply to
trees planted in early autumn, when fine
roots are thrown out at the expense of the
nutriment previously stored in the tree.
BEDDING FOR HoGs.-At late meeting
of the Lexington (Ky.) Farmers Club,
DR.. Spur said he had noticed recently
that his hogs were getting sick, and from
circumstances, he is convinced that their
sickness was caused by sleeping in wet
! straw. He divided the herd, placing
some of them in distant lot, where they
could make beds in dry ricks of straw,
and they are now healthy and vigorous
Dry dust and chaf about the stables are
about as injurious to hogs as is the wet
straw.
To Color SCARLET.-Take soft water
enough to cover the cloth; bring nearly
TO boil in brass then add one half ounce
OF cream tartar for every pound OF cloth (;
boil minute or two; add two ounces of
powdered lac, one-half ounce qHercitrOn
) and three ounces of madden compound ;
the lac, QueroitrOn and madden compound
must be previously mixed in an earthern
bowl. Boil five minutes; wet the cloth
IN warm water and wiring it; then put
into the dye. Boil nearly one hour ; take
out and rinse in clear water.
THINK the judgments formed at night
are never so solid and fresh as judgments
, formed in the morning. If in the morn
ing man is without charity, if he is des-
pendent, if he is dull, if he is unnerved
you may be sure that he is living wrong
For the order of nature is that a man
should rise from his bed in the morning
, as birds rise, singing, and in perfect
health. 1 would say to every young per
son whom it concerns-form, if it is pos
sible thing, the habit of doing your duty
in the day time, and reserve your nights
for lighter tasks, and keep early hours
with your bed.-Beecter.
MAKING HARD WATER SOFIA lady
W4itNc w tit Ut tolQ wait
to about four quarts of good hard Woo
ashes, and bring to boil, then add more
cold water and let it settle; pour this off anC
add still more cold water To the ashes the
result should be about a pail OF good I'VE
which strain and pour into barrel OF
, water; let it stand over night, when there
will be found deposit in the bottom 0
the barrel, which should not be disturbed
in dipping off the water. This water will
!, be found TO make suds as readily as rail
y water (if it does not, there is not sufficen
: lye) and does not iDjure the clothes il
: the least; if the I've is too strong, it ma,
make the hands sore, but that will be tn
only evil result"
POT CULTURE OF CRANBERRIEs-Th
i common cranberry OF our swamps is
very attractive plant when cultivated il
= pots. The plants are ever green, and viii
grow in any ordinary living room withOu
;, extra care, and the fruit will remain OF
- the plants until the flowers appear for th
= next crop. We would advise our lad
readers who are at this time looking abou
Is for choice window plants to try few pot
: OF cranbcrries, and, unless we are great
mistaken, they will thank us for this sua
II gestiOn. There are scores of small bu
:, ~ beautiful native plants that are well worth
oi pace III our CONSTRUCTORS, Dut III
! idea that only rare things ale valuable 70
such "A purpose is far too prevalent anon
l. our people.-Hearth and Home.
- STRAwBERRIEs-It does not seem to b
= generally understood that strawberr
- plants must have seasons growth belor
- they will bear Plants are best set
q spring, the earlier the better, unless on
. strikes layers in pots, in which case the
may be set at any time. Where the bee
IL have been covered with straw, this
a. parted over the plants, and left on unit
~ after iruiting. What weeds make the
u way through the straw may be pulle,
- Beds that have not been mulched shoul
~ be thoroughly hOed over, and a mule
l. put on before the fruit attains much siz
II Liquid manure and wash from the hou,
u will increase the size of the fruit.-K
.e change.