Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-06-23
FARM AND FIRESIDE.
ADVERTISING RATES.

says:
ssPigs well fed should gain from one to
one and a half pounds a day, and weigh
from $50 to 400 pounds when from eight to
nine months, it making them the cheapest
pork farmer can raise" 10 make pigs
weigh over $50 pounds at eight months
old, it not only requires the best of varied
feeding, with plenty of skinned milk to
commence with, but the pig must be OF the
best breed from very thrifty sow, that has
been we'll kept all through the year, and
beautifully fed after she has farrowed. 80
says Harris, in his very instructive book on
the pig; that even the Chester Whites or
the Cheshires may be SO deter orated by
neglect OR short feeding as not to breed
true and the pigs Of SOW that has been
starved half the year, and half-fed during
CESSATION, will be puny, slow growing pigs
with the best OF subsequent feeding The
writer well says: Spring pigs should not
be fed through, the summer on corn meal,
but on a mixture of ground grain, pea meal
and shorts, with the Stops of the house and
sour milk, vegetables aud weeds, and never
feed them more than they will eat up clean
Boiled corn meal from old corn, is the most
economical fattener, but when fed in surn-
mer it not only clogs, but often produces
liberated livers. He says that the fattening
is at best diseased pcocess, and as soon as
the proper amount of fat is laid on, the ami
NAL should be at once slaug htered.-S. w.
in american Farmer.
How TO MAKE SPRUCE BEER.-As the
season is at hand when pleasant summer
drinks, free from alcoholic influence, are
frequently brewed by the housewife or the
well-brought up daughters. who ought to
be taught little Of everything in the way
Of household duties-We append the follow
ing recipe, which is claimed to be excel
lent: Take three gallons of water of blood
warmth, three half-pints of molasses, ia
blespoonful Of essence of spruce, and the
like quantity of ginger; mix we'll together
with gill of yeast; let it stand over
night, and bottle in the morning. 1t will
be in good condition to drink in twenty four
hours. It is palatable, wholesome bever
age.
From six to ten drops of the concentra-
ted solution of chloride of soda, in wine
glass of pure spring water, taken immedi-
ately after the additions Of the morning are
completed, will sweeten the breath by dis
injecting the stomach, which far from be-
ing injured will be benefited by the medi-
cine. If necessary, gthis may be repeated in
the middle Of the day. In some cases odor
arising from carious teeth is combined with
that of the stomach. If the mouth is we'll
rinsed with teaspoonful of the solution of
the chloride in tumbler of water, the bad
odor of the teeth will be removed.
CURE FOR FELoN.-Many persons are
liable to extreme suffering from felons on
the finger The following prescription is
! recommended as a sure cure for the distress
ing ailment: Take common rock salt, such
as is used for sailing down pork or beef, dry
it in an oven, pound it fine and mix with
spirits of turpentine in equal parts. Put
it in rag and wrap around the part affect
ed, and as it gets dry put on more, and in
twenty-four hours you are cured the lelon
is dead 1t will do no harm to try it.
SNOWFLAKE CAKE.-Half cup of but
ter, two cups of sugar, four of flour, one of
sweet milk, three eggs, we'll beaten, one
tablespoonful of cream of tartar, half tea
spoonful of soda-or if yeu use prepared
-four, use no soda or cream of tartar. Bake
the cake in shallow jelly cake pans; while
baking, CRATE two fresh cocoanuts carefully,
and spread over each cake, as it comes from
the oven, thin frosting, and then sprinkle
thickly with the grated nut Three layers
of cake make one cake This receipt will
make two loaves
To WASH SILK.-Half pint of gin, four
ounces of soft soap, and two ounces of hon
ey we'll shaken. Wet sponge with this
mixture, and rub the silk, which should be
spread upon the table. Then wash it thro'
two waters, in which put two or three spoon
fuls of OK gall, which will brighten the
colors and prevent their running, Do not
wiring the silk, but hang it up to dry, and
while damp iron it. The lady who furnishes
this recipe says she has washed green
silk dress by it, and it looks as good as
new.
To REMOVE ACID STAINS AND RESTORE
CoLoR.-When color on fabric has been
accidentally or otheawise destroyed by acid,
ammonia is applied to neutralize the same,
after which an application of chloroform
will in almost all cases restore the original
color. The application of ammonia is COM
mon, but that of chloroform is but little
known. Chloroform will also remove paint
from garment Or elsewhere, when benzole
Or bisulphide of carbon fails.
VEGETABLES In cooking vegetables, re-
member that soft water should be used If
hard water only can be had, teaspoonful
of carbonate of potash may be added. They
should always be boiled by themselves, and
kept closely covered. Throw in little salt
with the vegetables. For potatoes, only
water sufficient to cook then done is neces-
sary. Vegetables of the medium size are
preferable. Onions need to be thoroughly
cooked until tender.
PICKED TOMATOES. one peck of
green tomatoes, add eight onions and six
green peppers cut them in slices, and
sprinkle thoroughly with salt let them re-
main over night. In the morning drain
off the juice, cover with vinegar, boil five
minutes, again drain off the liquid to pre-
vent fermentation, add one cup of sugar
| with mustard seed and spices, place in a
stone jar, and cover with strong vinegar.
I SNOWFALL CAKE.-One cup of sugar,
| hale oun of buttor balf o,,,o &C -I