Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-08-17
AGRICULTURAL ITEMS.

soft brick bats, or soft rotten wood thrown
in to them; and a trifling quantity of
birthstone mixed in their food, OCCASION
ally, is an excellent thing. ..rE
No better plan has ever been devised
to keep butter sweet than to put it in
clean jars and cover it with strong brine.
No kind of vessel, cask or tub will an
swer so well as n jar. In this way it can
be kept fresh and sweet for twelve
months.
CURE For WASP AND BEE STINGs.
1t is stated that "a good absorbent will
ease the pain of stings. cone of the best
absorbing substances is lean fresh meat.
This will relieve the pain of Il wasp sting
almost instantly, and has been recon-
mended for the cure of rattlesnake bites.
1t has been used with marked effect in
erysipelas." DR.. Beecher says the best
thing is strong tobacco, made quite moist
and applied to the part.
HooF OINTMENT.-Take of lard, half a
pound, rosin, four ounces, heat them over
slow fire until melted, then pulveize
one ounce verdigris, and take the pot off
the fire, add the virdigris, stir it well or
it will boil over; when partly cool, add
two ounces of turpentine, then strain
through linen cloth, and it is fit for use.
Apply it from the hair down one inch,
merely greasing it. You may work the
horse all the time.
CnURN1NG BUrTER.-At times, from
some peculiar cause, much difficulty is
encountered in churning. The butter
will not come. There sare instances of
persons having churned the whole day to
no purpose, which is certainly very try
ing to the good housewife. AS last re
sort, try table spoonful of soda or pearl
ash, dissolved in pint of warm water !;
pour it into the churn while it is in mo-
ton. and if butter don't form after this
application, the operation may be aban-
doned as hopeless. - 5LH5. - -as-
How TO Cook OLD FowLs.-For the
possible benefit to some other young
housekeepers, l wish to tell them how to
cook, an old chicken. Prepare as for
roasting, then boil three hours In a COW
cred pot, with one quart of water, to
which add two tablespoonfuls of vinegar,
after which put into a pot in hot oven
for about one hour, to brown. The liquor
in the pot to be prepared for gravy :;
should the water boil away too much, more
should be added. The result is, the meat
is as tender as young chicken, and some
think richer and better. ~ 3d..
To CAN HoNEY.--A writer IN the Bee
Keepers Journal says: Ia the first place
it should not in any case be taken from
the hive until it is properly evaporated,
so as to prevent souring. l am well
aware that we cannot get as many pounds,
to let it remain until evaporated, as to
take it as soon as it is deposited by the
bees, but what we do get is much better,
and when 1 put an article into market, /
wish it to stand the test. When ready
to put in cans, it should be pat in a tin
vessel, set in water, and brought nearly
to scalding heat. Put in the cans while
hot and screw on the caps tight.
MAKING CANDLES. MANY of our farm
ers who study economy in their domestic
affairs, find it more economical to make
their own candles than to buy them
Such persons will find that by making
and dipping them in spirits of turpen-
tine, and drying them carefully before
the fire, or in the sunshine, before mould
ing, they will last longer, and afford a
| much clearer and more brilliant light
than those made in the ordinary way. A
small portion of beeswaX, melted with
the tallow, has a tendency to prevent
their ''running," and renders them much
more lasting. ri -s ...H u.t
| CROOKED BREASTS IN FowLs.-These
may be hereditary or arise from quick
growth and narrow perches. Where &
fast growing and consequently veal
bird roosts in a narrow perch, it lack:
the power to support the body by tht
clasp of the feet, and from very lassitudt
the breast rests on the perch, which, a
an early age being only gristle, it take!
the impress of it. This is peculiarly ap
plicable to large birds, such as Brahmas
Cochin -Chlnas, ETC., which should nevel
be allowed to roost at all, certainly no
until they are over six months old
Crooked breasts are always bad sign
and fowls with them should never be uset
as stock birds. ....s. .
REMEDY FOR SICK FowLs.-(The fol
lowing is communicated by a frient
who assures us of its efficacy Edo If th
fowl be overted, or, having eaten some
thing deleterious, take one teaspoontu
powdered rhubarb and mix it with tW,
teaspoonfuls ground fiaXseed; make si1
pills by the addition of little lard O
butter; give two in the morning and tw
in the evening of the first day, and tn
remainder on the morning of the secon,
day. In case of fever, which will b
known by the heated condition of tn
head, one teaspoonful powdered saltpetr
mixed with two teaspoonfuls ground flax
seed, are to be made into six pills, to b
administered like the preceding.
How TO DRIVE A Young HoRsE.-Il
teaching a young horse to drive well, d
not hurry to see how fast he will trot
Keep each pace clear and distinct fro1
the other; that is, in walking make hin
: walk, and do not allow him to trot
While trotting be equally careful that h
keeps steady at his pace, and do not alloI
, him to slack into walk. The reins
while driving, should be kept snug; an
when pushed to the top of his speed, kee
him we'll in hand, that he may learn t
l bear well upon the bit, so that when &C
ing at high rate of speed he can be hel
: at his pace; but do not allow him to pu
too hard, for it is not only unpleasant, br
it makes it often difficult to manag
f him.
DEATH TO BUGs.-The following re
ceipt for destroying bugs on squash an
:. cucumber vines has been successful
: : used for years. 1t is certainly worth
trial:
Dissolve a table spoonful of satpetl
in pailful of water, put one pint OF tn
5 around each hill, shaping the earth s
that it will not spread much, and til
J. thing is done. Use more saltpetre if yo
= can afford tit is good for vegetable
' but death to animal life. The bugs bul
l row in the earth at night, and fail to ris
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