Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-01
House, Farm and Garden.


butter.
To REMOVE INK sPoTs, put the article stained
over a warm hat-irOn, stretch it well then
S1ueeze few drops of lemon juice on it, II the
spot viii disappear at once. Wash immediately
an COldwater. That'sOne way. Another method
which fails is to take pair OF scissors and
cut themOut-
To DRIVE RED ANTS PROM THE HOUSE
Drop some Guiek-lime on the mouth OF their
nest and wash il with boiling water; or Dissolve
some CamphOr in spirits OF wine, then mix water,
which has been found effectuaL They are
averse % strong scent. Camphor viii prevent
their inesting cupboard, OF a sponge saturated
with cTeDsOte.
LEMON CAKE-One cup Of butter, warmed,
three Of powdered sugar; five eggs, yOlks and
whites beaten separately; one teaspOOnful OF
ssleratus dissolved in one cup OF milk; four cups
of siftsd -four; grated peel of one lemon. Add
the juice just before putting the cakes into pans.
PROJECTION AGAINST MOTHs.-A CORES
pondent of the Cabinet Maker gives the follow
ing recipe IS one which has Kept the moths out
of furniture warehouse for 10 years past: FiOur
OF hops, drachm; Scotch snuff, 2 ozs.; gum
camphgr, OF /; black pepper, 1 o.; Ceier saw
dust, 4Ozs- Mix thoroughly, and strew, or put
in papers, among the goods
To MAKE 4 COOP wHIrEwAsH. select a large
clear lump OF lime, and in Stacking il use only
boiling water. Turn the water on slowly, and
when fEily Stacked dissolve in water and add q
small quantity Of sulPhate Of zinc and q little
salt This causes the wash to harden. The sui
phateOt zinc should be used in all wash intended
for outside work, but may be omitted-if salt be
used-n that for interior walls.
RABBIT BREEDING Is carried on upon a large
scalem LOnGon, Canada, where there is a war
rem Of five acres, surrounded by a board fence
ten feet high, and contains at present two thOuS-
andrsbbits. The cost of feeding and caring for
these twenty-five cents apiece annually and the
net profits from the whole warren i've thousand
dollars year. The annual increase is an aver
age brood of Is to each pair.
NAVY YOKE ORCHARDS that are growing
WHERE the soil is thin. having compact SubStra-
finn hanparh- ont -r1r-lr ned In
rious injury when the ground is plOughed.
Young fruit trees seldom have sny roots to part
With. Consequently every rootlet that tie piow
Sewers tends 10 retard the growth of the tree.
But where tie soil il 50 porous that most of the
rOOtsstTike deep and spread out below the range
OF the p4ow, that implement may be employed
for working the soil.
LETTUCE DREssING-For family OF six. boil
three eggs fCG ten minutes. throw them into cold
water for a minute, peel of the Shells cut and
mash them fine, and mix them with two table
SpOOnfuls OF melted butter OF sweet Oil. two tea
spOOHfuls of mustard prepared as for meats. n
dashcf pepper, and little salt. Cut the lettuce
fine. pour over il vinegar, and sprinkle sugar .
taste, then mix with il the prepared egg. This
dish IS as appetiZing rs IL is nutritious and d.
Eghtul-L0n6OR Food Journal.
WATERING TEAMS OFTES.-H0rsas and oxen
al work need water often. The plowman carries
his Jug OF water, or leaves his team to rest while
he goes to the house for n drink. But the team
works harder than the driver, and probably
needs drink as often; yet many teams are taken
" 7.
exeeptin the drivers ing. and worked five or
siXhOuTs before they can get a drop. l. it any
wonder that they are injured by drinking to-
much when they are led 10 the spring at noon or
evening?
ToAATo TKELLIsEs.-The cheapest and most
Convenient treiiIs for tomatoes is. 10 make a
toIr-square frame for every hill OF four pieces
OfhaTd wood, two feet long and one inch square
1r the four corner posts. Let three pieces of
18th. each one foot long, be nailed on each sida
SGch trellises viii cost only few cents each
ard will Sfaatv
value OF tomatoes. Let such trellis be placed
over each hill, before the plant has begun to
lsnd sideways; then the fruit viii all be kept o Il
lie ground.
yrain-grOwing farmer better than t. raise peas
Dr pigs. No matter how buggy the peas NAV
be, the bugs or beetles remain in the peas until
ABOUT the LIST OF November; and when the peas
are fed cut before this time the pigs will eat peas
and bugs together. and there viii be little loss.
Nothing makee frmer or better pork and lard
than peas; and the manure from pea-fed pig is
exceedingly rich. A heavy crop Of peas, too i,
winter wheat.
MANAGEMENT OF OLD ROSE BUsuEs.-No~er
give up choice but a decaying rose bush tiIj
You have tried watering il two or three times q
week with SOOt tea. Take SCOT from a chimney
or stove IN which wood is burned and MAKE tea
OF II. When cold, water the rose with Il. When
all Is used, pOur boiling water a second time on
the SCOT. The shrub will quickly send ont thrifty
shoots, the leave. will become large and thick,
ana the blossom. viii be larger and more richly
tinted than before. To keep plants clear of
insects, syringe them with quassia tea. Quas5ia
can be obtained at any apothecary's.
BEANS WITHOUT PoRK--The usual wav reo-
PIE cook beans IL to psrboIl them; put them In a
fettle or pan, and set them in the oven with a
chunck OF fat pOrA in them. The grease bakes
out INTO the besns, making most unwhcleScne
and indigestible mess, destroying all the good
flavor OF the beans. Now, a method for cooking
them recommended by a correspondent of the
Rural New Yorker IL as follows: ParboiI -
Ill mi taSr rtar,
put them in pan and set in the oven TO bake
putting IN piece OF good, sweet butter. Bake
until tender and nicely Drowned over on top.
Beans are very nutritious; and cooked in this
way are palatable, digestible, and can DO eaten
by any ore.
SEAsOSABLE HINTS ABOUT CLoTHIyG.-
Many persons lose their life every year BIZ an
ln-udieious change of clothing, and the princi-
Pies involved need repetition every wear II
Clothing Is to be diminished it should be done In
The morning when hrst dressing. Additional
clothing may be safely put ON at am tim. In
Tie northern states, the under garments should
not be changed for those less heavy sooner than
The middle Of May, for even in June fire is
very comfortable sometimes in New York
parlor. Half the diseases in humanity would be
swept from existence if the human body were
kept comfortably warm all the time. Tie lis
comfort Of cold feet or Of a chilly room Inauy
have experienced to their sorrow, they make the
mind peeyish and fretful, while they expose the
body TO colds and Inflammation, which often De
HediG.
How TO MAKE Coon COFFEE-Twentv
years age, purchased in Paris small fitrating
coIee-pCt. For long time 1 used the coffee
ground as coarsely az u Is usually sold in the
shops Although procuring the best berries
possible, did not uniformly succeed in obtain
Ing at The breakfast table a frst-rate BEVERAGE
consulted many wiseacres, some OF whom said
that the water used should be hotter, others that
The coffee should be first soaked in cold water
eec- BY mere accident one day happened 10
Gaye the coffee regrOund 10 the fneness OF snuff
HEREIN lay the mystery. 1 have never since
1alled TO obtain strong, full-flavOred beverage,
and that, too, without using 80 large a quantity
pi conee-A PhysicI0n IN Journal Of CSepsistry.
CEDAR BRUsH AN ASTIDoTE FOR WORKS AND
BUGs:-Air. Richard Drop communicates 10
ne Rome N. W Sentinel the result of his
DbscrVatlon and experience for some years. He
says nothing is 80 efectual in keeping worms
and bugs from all kinds OF trees, shrubs and
bushes a. green cedar brush cut in small pieces
anu sprnkled under the currant and other
1usneS, anc 10 keep bugs and worms from fruit
,Iees ne recommends fruit growers 10 tie oadar
Slusn around the trunks OF the trees There is
sometlnS offensive about cedar 10 an h,gS ana
worms, and they do not approach n. Tfe r.
marks that he has never yetdiscoyered n vrorrn,s
nest on cedar brush, and that cedar hrnsh ia -
efectual in warning OF mosquitoes and a.
a horse may be rubbed with the brush IN tno