Connecticut western news., 1872-09-20
Farm. Garden and Household.

To MovE BALKY HoRsE.-A Texar once told us that he knew of no simpler and surer way to move Q balky horse, than to place the hand over the nose of tLe animal and shut off his wind until he wants to go, then let him go.
 THE Foor AND MOUTH DISEASE among cattle. sheep and swine in England does not abate, but from last accounts seems to be on the increase, both as to the number of animals attacked, and in re- spect to virulence. Pleuro-pneumonia has also appeared Ill localities, and seems to be spreading.
 CoLD SLAw-Cut the cabbage rather fine into basin or large bowl sprinkle a little salt over then with Q potato masher thoroughly bruise the cabbage 1; then take three tablespoonfuls sugar !; half pint best sweet cream four table spoonfuls vinegar; stir we'll together and mix through the cabbage. The cabbage must not be too green. Many persons do not know the value of cream in cooking it is far preferable to butter in great many things.
 To PRESERVE C1rRoN.-Tako three pounds of sugar to fourteen pounds of citron cut in as large pieces as convent ent. Put the sugar in a preserving kettle w1th little water boil and skim {; add cloves, cinnamon, mace, and COT. lander seed, Put in as much of the citron as the sirup will cover, and cook until you can run straw through then place upon plates to dry. A little citron thus nre"ared is very nice for mince pies or cake.
 RrppYNn Epr,r ,,, o,,n Doo,,, T. should be chary of keeping ripe fruit in our sitting rooms and especially beware Of laying it about 8 sick chamber for an length of time. The complaint which some people make about faint sensation In the presence of fruit is not fanciful- they may be really affected by it; for two continental chemists have shown that rom the moment of plucking, apples cherries, entrants and other fruits are sub ject to incessant transformation. At first they absorb oxygen, thus robbing the sur rounding air of it's vital clements. Then they evolve carbonic acid, and this in far greater volume than the pure gas is ab- sorbed. so that we have poison given us in the place of pure air, with compound interest. Temperature affects the rate of chances, warmth ascelerating it.-Gooa HeGlth.
 How TO HOLD THE FISH You HooK.- A friend of the Pitchard Brothers. the noted fy'makers, sends to Wilkes Spiyit the following. He says; "T have actual ly taken twenty-five trout in one week. varying in weight from three and a-halt pounds to eight pounds, each by the un aforementioned method and never found it to fail. have long, stiff rod, accom- panied by reel line and gut in com parson and two or three dozen blue bottle flies. such as you will find in butcher shop used to pay half-penny q dozen for them. Bait with a good sized perch hook. Place couple of these flies back te back, lengthwise. with about three quarters of yard of gut from the rod i; put yonr bait in hole in the leaf of tree and let it sail down to the spot where you have the trout feeding, or where you have seen or heard one rise. At tue same time you must be careful not to disturb the fish, as, like the hare in her form, once disturbed they will not return Again, if fishing in boat, gather pock- etfull of leaves of the alder-tree, per. forate them, and drop one or two from the top of the rod, and then put the flies in the hole of the leaf. making them appear to be alive by shaking the rod. When hooked, play with confidence, but no, with force, or else you will lose your tack 1e eten