Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-08
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN

E-Cream Muffins.-One pint Of o.o.
three eggs, a pinch of salt, flour enoa al
to make thick batter usA
If potatoes are stored in the oou.
! for winter use, it is very necessary to n a
| clude the light, as this causes them ~ "a "a
come strong, and often really poisonous
Where cows are kept for mill !.
winter, they should have plenty Of sda ~
! food of some sort Bran and middIno3
or corn meal mixed and softened vi
warm water is excellent, when plenty ~
roots are not at hand-and warm sbs,. VI
is indispensable.
! In cooking corned beef, it shou,d ho
put into polling water when put on ~
! cook, and when it is done it shoud ="
main in the pot until cold. This is ths
whole secret of having corned beef iunr
and full-havored, instead of the coptraryy
"A physician, in very sensible ar,icl.
upon bathing, says: "For the wind in tbs
stomach children are thought to have f.,
their tiresome crying, and for the res,
| lessness and worrying at night with which
they are afflicted, if the warm bath were
resorted to oftener, and the dosing NJ
soothing syrups and worse nostrums less
it would be better for the children"
Half a day now Is not of so much i'm.
portance as one hour when the heat of tbe
summer solstice is driving vegetation
good and bad, at the rate of three miles =
minute, OF less. Then loose spoke .
broken tooth, rotten whiffietree
cracked pillow handle, give the weeds the
| advantage Of an armistice, and on that
start the fate of the summer campaim
may turn.
For Group, the following simple rem.
edy is recommended by an exchange, and
in localities where physicians are not near
at hand it would be well to bear it in mind.
Take the white of an egg, stir it thor.
oughly into a small quantity of sweetened
water, and give it in repeated doses until
cure is effected. If one egg is not sufi-
cient, second, or even third one should
be used
"A correspondent of the Country Cen
henaan says: when | purchase animals
and find them infested with lice soon
rid the animals of them by giving thema
small tablespoonful of sulphur every other
day for week, and at the same time take
very dry wood ashes and dust them all
over once. After this Gf the vermin have
disappeared) | give them what they need
by adding about two tablespoonful Of
sulphur to quart of salt"
"A method adopted in Portugal for
preserving fish consists in removing the
viscera and sprinkling sugar over the in
terror, keeping the fish in horizontal po-
sition, so that the sugar may penetrate as
much as possible. 1t is said that fish pre-
pared in this way can be kept completely
fresh for long time, the SAVIOR being as
perfect as as if recently caught. Salmon
possesses much more agreeable taste,
tablespoonful of sugar being sufficient for
a five pound fish.
"A paper was recently published by
Koppen, upon the relative conditions Of
heat to the phenomena of growth in plants.
The general conclusion arrived at was
that variations of temperature were In all
cases prejudicial to the growth OF the
germ, even when amounting to but few
degrees, and these within limits favorable
to energetic growth. That is to say, germ
ination proceeds more rapidly at low tenn
perature of uniform degree, than higher,
where subjected to more or less variation.
From that we derive the inference that
nearly uniform spring temperature IS
more favorable to the rapid development
of vegetation than the alienation OF hot
| days and cool nights, it being, OF course,
| understood that the mean temperature IN
| each case is about the same
Hens cannot produce eggs unless then
| feed contains the elements of which the
egg is composed. The kind of feed that
is offered to hens must be determined by
the object to be attained in feeding them.
Hens intended for the market should DC
fed that kind of grain which is known 10
contain large percentage of the fatty OF
oily substances But hens kept as layers
should be fed on that kind of grain when
contains larger share of the albumlnolas
or reproducing elements. In addition
to the essential quantity OF albumen
required in the organism of the fowl tnt
laying hen requires an extra amount lol
ovation-the white of the hens egg being
about twelve per cent. of albumen-anu
this must be furnished in her feed. 10y
referring to chemical analysis OF INC
different cereals, it will be seen that COTE
contains the greatest amount OF ia'Iy
substances, while wheat contains largs;'
amount of albumen than any other cere%
To fatten hens, therefore, feed corn.
procure eggs, feed wheat. Meat once ].
day, in winter, will prove benehciai v
laying hens. / allow my hens to nav
free access to troughs always kept WEI sl
filled with wheat screenings from VI.
mill. If allowed to choose their own tlnlt
for eating hens will eat ol.en
and but little at time :,
never too much. Chickens should y "
! furnished with plenty of limestone grase.
Some say pure water is essential 10 iayins
hens prefer to give them milk, as .la
fluid not only serves to moisten u =,
food, but also contributes albunen, WIFI :
goes to the formation of the egg.-H~"
ing Farmer.
The case of Charles Burns, roDye'
and sneak thief, was disposed OF IN ~.
New York General Sessions recently,
with rapidity that astonished even w.
Recorder. The prisoner had robbed I !"
rick Drew of silver watch ana cnaia
When the evidence had been concluuei;,
the Hon. Abe Hummel said, ~ suphnr'
the case to the jury without rema,n.
District Attorney Fellows do the sal ,,Or
Recorder Hackett Ito the jury)-u ~
believe the evidence you'll find the prs, aSt
ner guilty. The jurymen nodded 70 q, ear -
other, the foreman arose, and IN rePy ~. ),
the clerk, said Guilty" Recorder ~
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