Connecticut western news., 1872-08-02
Farm, Garden and Household.

Farm, Garden and Household.
 COFFEE STAINS. Pour on them a small stre1m of boiling water before putting the article in the wash.
 FooD FOR MnoH Cows.-In Holland, which is famous for it's butter, rye is the common food for milch COWS. Dairy COWS fed daily on five pounds of rye meal and suf6ciency of gooa cut straw have been tested to yield large quantities of good milk. In our best farming and grazing districts the pttch of rye is cen. si,lered one of the most valuable crops of the place.
 CABBAGE FLY.-The Rrm Messenger recommends the following treatment for the cabbage fly: Take the water in which salt Ash have been soaked over night, and with brush or broom sprinkle Dlentifully over the plants. This is all. One liberal application, if it is ''fiShy'' enough, will clear out the fly entirely, SO that not a corp )ral's guaId of them will be left and the salt will be stimulating to the plants.
 WATER YoUR HORSES During this excessive warm weather, horses, espec- A6ily buoSC dG "OIh, uOb DO diNDW- ed to driuk too much water at one time, but should be given little at least every hour. A wet sponge or a handful of grass or green leaves tied 10 the bride or headstall between the ears to protect his brain from the heat of the sun. wi enable the animal to do more W ork with less discomfort than it were possible to do without some snch protection from tho heat. Be kind to your horses and cattle, for through them ynu have profit, prosperity aud good reward.
 PUT UP JAM WHILE Hor.-Tt i. said that ordinary j;tm-fruit aud sugar which have teen boiled together for some tim a -keeps better if the pots into which it is poured are tied up while hot. If the paper can act as strainer, in the same way a. cotton wool, i5 must he as people suppose. T. one pot of jam be allo we'd to ceol before it is tied down, little germs will fall upon it from the air, and they will reta'n their vitality, because they fall upon cool substance they will b . shut in by the paper. and will soon fall to work decompo~iug the fruit. If another pot, perfectly similar, be filled with boiling hot mixture aud immed 'ately cover. d over, though. of course, some of the outside air must be shut in, any germs which are foati g in it will be scalded, an7 iu all probability destroyed, so that no decomposition can take place.
 How TO SLEEP. are often asked for 8 prescription for preternatlirally wakeful persons. The "high pressure D principle On which many of our bnsi. ness men work tn. ir brains and abuse their bodies, begets an irritable coudl- ton of the nerves and morbid state of mind, very antag nistic to quiet and re- freshing sleep. Such persons vii, often go to bed weary an l exhausted, but can- not s.eep, or sleep areamily and fitfully, or lie awake for hours, unable to sleep at all. We have tried mlny exp-dients to induce sleep with more or less success, and have read many recipes which prove hetter in theory than in practice. The very best m athod we have yet discovered is that of counting. Breathe deepl, and slowly (without any str;lining effprt) md with every expiration count one two, three, &c., up to hundred Some persons will be asleep befor. the, can count fifty in this manner. Other. wlll count ten, twenty or thirty, anc then forget themselves and cease count ing. In snch cases always commenc, again at once. Very few persons cal count hundred ani find themselve e awake; but should this happen, repea the dose until cured.-Science of HeaLth
 To BOIL A HAM.-This is or,linali il deemed so simple process that mos housekeepers will esteem such recip superhuous but in our judgement hal the bacon eaten Is underdone, and there fore salty, tough, and, in word, un palitable. It is always best to wash
 ham the evening before the day yo wish to have it cooked, and let it soak i water all ight. If you wish it for two o'clock dinner, put it on the fire by fiv o'clock in the morning. in an abundauc of wnter to cover it well. Keep it slpwI boiling until you are ready to dish II your dinner. You may ascertain if it sufficiently done by the readiness wit winch the bone on the under side may | removed. Hit comes out easily, the hal is done. You may remove the outsid skin or not, as you choose. Some ep cures think a ham ruined if either skll ned or cut until perfectly cold. esteemin it so desirable to retain all the juices.
 time allows, the prettiest way of serviu up ham IS to take off the skin after bein thoroughly boiled, to grate breat crumbs th:ckly over the top, and brus the whole over with the yolk of egg Now put in an oven and brown nicely. Remark If during the process of boi ing 1t be found necessary to add mo-
 water, be sure that it is boiling, for co water will inevitably render the me tough.