National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-01-12
Farm, Garden and Household.

ToR CuAPPrD HANDS. Three drachms
camphor gum, three do. white hceswax,
three do. spcrmaceti, two ounces olive
oil Nit slowly upon the stove. 1t
will form n while ointment when cool.
HOME MADE CHLORIDE OF L'ME.--An
excellent di~inf' Giant Is readily Obtained
Nv dissnlving bushrl of salt IN blrrel
OF water. and with the salt water lack =
barrel of line, which should be wet
enough TO form n hind OF paste. For
the purpose of Ills 'nfcctnut, this home
"a that purchase d at the shops and drug
stores.
Ca,cKrD HooF IN HoRsrs. In Rw1l
Ner Yorker of Nov. til. somebody asks
for cure for a crnc ! hoof. Having
some experience WI cracked hools l
give the following II sure rene ~ :
Shoe the foot with new, heavy shoe,
with h, avy har nc - the heel. Tn"
horse can be workc' every day. it viii
operate equally as well on quarter
crack rs split hoof.
HARVESTING CARROTS, by Warren Gale,
n hoe. p'owS letwecn the rows with n
snbsoil l,low, which looscns the roots so
that with potato-hook or dung-fork they
NAV he very easily gathered. The tops,
rs well M al other root tops, if put in
layers If foot thick between rails. AMI
mode into pile OF five or SIX feet thick,
WI keep for n long time.
How To Boil Fresh FISH -A"traveled
g,ntlem al" say, the onlv proper way to
boil fresh fish is, after eviscer ting it, to
sew it up in linen cloth and plunge il
into hot water containing little salt.
When done, take ont, and "a ting the
threads Of the cloth down the hack o tie
fish, cut the skin OF the fish. So that in
taking oc the CLOTH, the skin comes of
with il. leaving The fish ''jn,t delicinu'."
Seal ne the fish before cooking it, he re-
gards rs very bal economy.
EFrrcrN OF r. VAcc'NATIov. 1T j.
stated il the EdnIbureb Media .Iomnri
that Mt a recent meeting OF the Glasgow
Me,ico- Chirurpical So 'ie'y, "not tnc
member was able to adj luce one sin4le
instance of Il re-vacci nat" | person hav-
inc taken the smallpox" 1t wns main
tanned that when smallpox prevails,
every.individual above five Years Of age,
in an Infected locality. ought to he re-
vaccipafed. We believe this is the UNI
vcrsal convection IF impartial M deal
Observer in ali parts Of the word.
BAKED PUDpINa The following is
said t. he one of the best pudding- that
ever was rscd in the Metropolitan Hotel
of New York; Five tablespoonful of
corn starch 10 one quart Of milk dis
solve the starch in part Of the milk,
heat The rem aind,r of the milk to nearly
boiling, having snlted 1t a little. then add
the dissolved s arch to the m Tx, boil
three minutes. stirring biSkly nllow it
to cool, aud then thoroughly mix with
IT three eggs, swell beaten. with three
tablespoonfu'ls OF sugar flavor to your
taste, AID bake it half an hour.
WATERING House PLANTS. -" How Of
ten should house plants be watercd ?" is
question frequently asked lv those VIII"
have had little or no experience in their
culture. There certainly cannot be any
particular rule given III regard to time,
for some species require more water than
others, aud plants in large pots will need
it less frequently than those in small ones
The temperature Of the room has also n
powerful effect upon the evaporation Of
moisture if very warm, the plants will
require more than If it is cool There
are, however, two very essential thins :
relating to house culture of GIANTS which
should not he overlooked First, Never
apply cold water {. ON cisterD or wei +,
hut let it be som where about the tenn
peraturc of the air in wi ich the plants
are grown. Very cold water is sure to
check the growth of the plants Second
When the plants are watrrel, give the
Roll in the pots good soaking, AMI then
omit n aring again uu'il the soil show,
that i /, nerded. A little at time, and
very oft n. is too generally the practice
with the novice -RmR Me- YORKER.