Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-07-25
Farm, Garden and Household.

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COFFEE STAINS. Pour on them a small
stream of boiling water before putting
the article in the wash.
FooD FOR Mich Cows.-In Holland,
which is famous for its butter, rye is the
common food for mich cows. Dairy
COWS fed daily on five pounds of rye meal
and a sufliciency Of good cut straw have
been tested to yield large quantities of
good milk. In our best farming and
grazing districts the patch of rye is con.
sldered one of the most valuable crops
of the place.
CABBAGE FLY.--7Hs RwoI MESSENGER
recommends the following treatment for
the cabbage fly: Take the water in which
salt fish have been soaked over night, and
with brush or broom sprinkle plentifully
over the plants. This is all. One liberal
application, il it is 'fishy" enough, will
clear out the fly entirely, so that not a
corp)ral's guard of them will be left and
the salt will be stimulating to the plants.
WATER Your HORSES During this
excessive warn weal he, horses, espec-
lally those ut work, should not be allow
ed to drink too much water at one time,
but should be given Titles at least every
hour. A wet sponge or Il handful of
grass or green leaves tied to the bride
or headstall between the ears to protect
his brain from the heat of the sun, will
enable the animal to do more work with
less discomfort than it were possible to
do without some such protection from
the heat, Be kind to your horses and
cattle, for through them you have profit,
prosperity and good reward.
PUT UP JAM WHILE HoT.-It is said
that ordinary iam-fruit and sugar which
have heen boiled toge her for some time
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 as cotton wool, it must be as people
suppose. Ii onep pot of jam be allowed to
cool before it is tied down, little germs
Will fall upon it from the air, and they
will retain their vitality, because they
fall upon cool substance they will be
shut in by the paper, and will soon fall
to work decomposing the fruit. If
another pot, perfectly similar be filled
with boiling hot mixture and Immediately
covered over, though, of course, some Of
the outside air must be shut in, any
germs which are floating in it will be
scalded, AMI in all probability destroyed,
so that no decomposition can take place.
How TO SLEEP. We are often asked
for a prescription for preternaturally
wakeful persons. The high pressure ="
principle on which many of our bust.
ness men work their brains and abuse
their bodies, begets an irritable condl-
ton OF the nerves and morbid state of
mind, very antagonistic to quiet and re-
freshing sleep. Such persons will often
go to bed weary and exhausted, but can
not sleep, or sleep alreamily and fitfully,
or lie awake for hours, unable to sleep
at all. We have tried many expedients
to induce sleep with more or less success,
and have read many recipes which prove
better in theory than in practice The
very best method we have yet discovered
is that of counting. Breathe deeply
and slowly without any straining effort,
and with every expiration count one,
two, three, &C., up to a hundred.
Some persons will be asleep before they
can count fifty in this manner. Others
viii count ten, twenty or thirty, and
then forget themselves and cease count
ing. In such cases always commence
again at once. Very few persons can
count hundred and find themselves
awake; but should this happen, repeat
tue dose until cured. Science Of Health
To Boil A HAM. This is ordinarily
deemed so simple Il process that most
housekeepers will esteem such a recipe
superfuous; but in our judgement hall
the bacon eaten is UNDERGONE, and there
fore salty, tough, and, in q word, un
palitable. 1t is always best to wash
ham the evening before the day you
wish to have it cooked, and let it soak il
water all night. Ifyou wish it for two
o'clock dinner, put it on the fire by tiv,
O'Clock in the morning, in an abundance,
VI N"VOl w SONCI u Wei. hCeD IL SHOWN
boiling until you are ready to dish VI
your dinner. You may ascertain if it i
sufficiently done by the readiness will
which the bone on the under side may b.
removed. lift comes out easily, the han
is done. You may remove the outsid
skin or not, as you choose. Some cpl
cures think ham ruined if either skin
ned or cut until perfectly cold, esteemin,
it so desirable to retain all the juices. I
time allows, the prettiest way of servin,
up ham IS to take off the skin after bein,
thoroughly boiled, to CRATE bread
crumbs thickly over the top, and brusl
the whole over with the yolk of eggs
Now put in an oven and brown nicely
Remark If during the process of boil
ing it be found necessary to add NOR
water, be sure that it is boiling, for col,
water will inevitably render the mea
tough,