Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-02
Farm, Garden and Household.

RULE FOR SEASONING SAUsAaEs. For
fifty pounds of meat use one quart of
sage, one pint OF salt, one half pint of
pepper.
To CLEAN CARPETS. Salt sprinkled
upon the carpet before sweeping will
make it look bright and clean. This is
also good preventive against moths.
FRENCH BREAD.--Two quarts of flour,
seald one pint of it butter half the
size Of an egg mix with cold water ;
twothirda cup OF yeast when mixed,
knead fifteen minutes, using as little
additional flour as possible rise twelve
hours cut and work with u knife ten
minutes before putting into the pan to
bake.
For A SPRAIN. Wet the injured part
with flannel dipped in hot water, or, if
the sprain be very painful wet the fan-
mel with laudanum and cover the whole
with dry cloth. Then, with the arm
in n sling il it be the wrist that is sprain-
ed, OF the leg in horizontal position if
1t be tho ankle, whit and see if it will be
necessary to send for the doctor,
In CASE OF PorsoNs. Make your pa
tient vomit by giving a tumbler of warm
water with tenspocnful of mustard in
it, and then send for the doctor. IF it
be necessary to act without the doctor,
and the poison Is arsenic, give large
quantities OF mill; and raw eggs, or flour
and water. If the poison is an acid,
give magncsia and water, or chalk and
water, and plenty Of warm water besides.
If it is an alkali, like potash, give vine
gar and water, lemon-juice, or some 9TH
err safe acid, Always remember the
emetic first, Ii it be laudanum, strong
coffee is a good thing to give until the
doctor comes. Keep the patient awake.
S. P. CLARKE wanted to know if kid
ney-wolms were hereditary in hogs. DIR.
Dodge replied that these parasites, like
bots in horses, were natural to the ami
NAL and did no harm. Mr.. Smith thought
it might as we'll be said that trichipm
were natural, but it could not be said
that they were harmless neither were
hdney-worms. DR.. Crowell thought
pork, on account of these parasites,
should be eschewed altogether. DR..
Wells agreed with DR.. Crowell. Mr..
Smith asked what then should be substi-
tuted, as pork furnished the bulk of the
food of our laborcrs. If diseased Wis
cera was to be test by which we should
abandon animal food, then beef and
mutton would have to go with pork, for
the kidneys and livers OF the majority
of animals were affected more or less
The proper method would be to feed the
hog and keep him in q more clearly
manner, and he would be less subject to
these repulsiye diseases. Pork fed on
clover pasture, with milk and grain and
roots furnished TO him, would produce
as wholesome food, or more so, than
Texan beef.
KEEPING BEES IN CITIES. Many per-
sons who live in villages and cities are
deferred from keeping bees from the
fear of being stung. Row, be it known
that bees never sting if care is taken to
handle them gently in the various mauip-
ulations that may be necessary. It is
rough handling that finally gets them
into the habit of flying at every one that
comes near. They should never be
disturbed until you have caused them to
fill themselves with honey then they
may be handled with impunity, if care
is used not to hurt them. We know
gentlemen who keep bees successfully
in the closely built lots of the city Of
Chicago and there are no better forage
grounds than city and village gardens,
with their profusion of flowers, and the
out lots covered with various wild flower
ing plants. Any one who has place
where the bees may be shaded in sum-
mer, may keep bees ; indeed, some vii,
layers keep swarms by scores, and reap
profit thereby, Once accustomed to
them, any lady may handle them with
out fear, and nice plate of comb honey
now and then is by no means to be
despised, and is positively enjoyable
when it is produced under our own care.
-RWal.