The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-01

RIcE WAFFTEs. Take three giis oi
cold boiled rice, warm il With a pint OF
milk, mix il smooth then take It from
the fre, and stir IN pint OF cold milk,
and teasr oonful Of salt Beat four
eggs, and stir i'm with -four enough 60
make stiff batter. Cook ON y agriddle.
THR Usr OF rHE M.KIrExrRAcroR, -
Alta convention of bee-keepers, Rev. Mr.,
Iancsthroth stated that he had been
dceply interested in the subject ot ex.
tracting honey from the comb and then
using the comb for fresh supplies By
this process; twice the ,usaal amount oi
honey could be obtained from the bees,
Some means ought 10 be taken 10 con,
vince the public that the cxtrseted no,
ncy was not manufactured article.
DRor BISCUITS. Warm your pan,
then put in one pound Of powdered
leaf sugar, aud eight eggs beat il with
whiSk till il becomes milk.warm, ther
beat il till il is cold stir In pound
and two ounces OF fine sifted honr
with about half an ounce of oarraway
seeds have bladder and pipe to put
your batter in. then drop IL ON water
paper, about the size Of anutmeg: ther
sift sugar over them, and bake them in
quick oven.
CLEANSING BLANKETS. lit Is quite as
important to have the blankets ON oul
beds clean, aS the sheets pure and white.
The Boston JosrRai " Chemistry gives
the following method of cleansing blan'
ketS "Put two large teaspccnfals oi
borax and pint bowl of soft soap into
tub Of cold water When dissolved,
put in pair of blankets, and let them
remain over night Next day rub and
drain them out, and rinse thoroughly In
two waters. and hang them out to dry.
DO not wiring them
To CURE CoInS.-To cure colds and
slight catarrhal affections, drink freely
of hot composition tea, ON retiring.
which should be made as follows Add
one-half teaSpoonfnl OF composition 10
one pint Of boiling water, and cream
and sugar 10 suit the taste 10 be drunk
while hot IL the cold is IN the head, a
teaSpoonfnl of pine tar should be poured
upon some hot Goals. and the smoke
allowed to remain in the sleeping room,
and inhaled during the night. A repeti-
ton Of this treatment for one or two
nights is usually effectnal.
BEEF TRA. CR0asbey,s Journal thinks
ii is mistake to suppose that beef tea
is nourishing and strengthening for fee
bic persons. II says "a Some few practi-
TONERS and chemists have long been aware
Of the fact, and now their view is con
hrmed hy DIR. Marcel, There is no
nouriShment in beef tea Mixed with
solid food, il imparts relish which pro-
NOTES digestion and the best solld
food that can be mixed herewith. IS The
beef from which il was made reduced TO
powder. In two, at least, Of the Lon
don hospitals, the mixing OF powdered
beef with the best tea has long been
pEactised and there the patients get
strong on beef-tea diet
HoRsEs RuRsrxG THEIR TAr1s IN THE
SrABLE--A correspondent Of the RArol
Nesr Yorker writes that be has broken
many young horses of this practice, by
washing the dock with warm water and
good yellow hari soap then thoroughly
dry the part with a clean, coarse cloth,
keeping up the rubbing till the dock "
not only dry but warmed by the friction.
Then a liniment of new lwarml milk,
(eight ounces) and spirits of turpentine
lone ouneel is applied. Mix the hni-
ment In q bottle, pour it into the palm
Of the hand and rub the dock thoroughly
with it; avoid rubbing the tail on the
under side as much as possible. Con-
tInue the application OF the hniment
daily until the horse ceases rubbing.
RYE FOE Mich Cows BEFoRE CALy-
rxG.-George c. Kirkland. writes the
Rrral Nsss Yorker, recommending that
toT each COW 20 ealYe, the herlsman
should procure a half bushelof rye; grind
1t IL convenient, and commence two
weeks before calving, to feed a single
handful OF meal, upon @rhieh n gallon
or more OF boiling water has been pour-
ed. Feed when cold, increasing the
amount both of meal and water, so as
that the COW shall have consumed the
half bushel of rye about the time ct
calvlng. III the rye Is not ground. boil
1t until the grains viii mash easily be-
tween the thumb and finger. Mr.. Kirt-
land has practiced the above treatment
for about fifteen years, and has had no
Ills to cure IN his cows after calving.
FARsrrS0 AS BUSINESS who
II not smart enough to run q store, is
not smart enough 20 run farm. Farm
ers are not TO be made ont of xhat is
lett after lawyers, doctors, ministers. and
merchants are sorted and picked ont
And If man fails on farm, he is not
likely to succeed in a store. for il re-
quires more tRlent TO be q thriving
farmer than an average merchant. Tie
one great failure il the disproportion
between mans farm and his capital.
a farmers capital is skill, labor, and his
money. iii he has little cash, he must
have no more land than. he. can thor
oughly manage by his personal 1ai,oy.
Every acre beyond that Is an incuni-
brance. One acre well worked is more
profitable than twenty acres skinned
over. 1t Is this greed OF land. hy farmers.
that have not the capital to work II
that keeps SO many poor. Small farmers
are better than large ones, simply be-
cause they are better suited 10 the capitaI
OF common farmers. --Fagmcr and a4yfi--
can.
PREPARING MEAL ZOE FoEnss DOUGH
for poultry is conmoRly made too thin.
Many young chickens that might live isI
fed nationally, die because Obliged To
swallow more water with their grain than
they need. In case of grown fowls.
giving meal too wet viii not, OF course.
prove fatal, but they win thrive better
If it is mixed so stiff as to crumhle. THE
food Is moistened and partly nareratad
while In the crop by secretions from
glands. 1t passes next, alittle at Eme. |
into the pTorentSIcalas, a pouch formed
by the expansion of the passage between |
the crop and gizzard In this organ
additional digestive juices are se1reted. 1
as well as IN the 4gizzard and stiIl further |
on Now. when the grain. contains TOO
much water before it is fed, the solreuta
prepared by the digestive organs are. .ai-i
iuted and impaired. In all animals, I
when healthy, thirst INV regulated with |
wonderful nicely by the needs Of the
system. Hence, IL constantly supplied /
with water separate from their food |
they win drink only what il necessary
and In mixing dough 1t ia better 10 be ors
the safe side. arr
SPUEKY GTRLs.-The GnlcsburQ
Illinois) Register is responsible for the
following: Four of our Galesburo
ladies have been among our farmers coll
lecting for the Chicago sufferers. mi
their travels they came upon farmer
who told them that he had q lot of pota-