The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-07-15
Farm, Garden and Household.

the whole mixed thoroughly with enough
Of flour to roll ont and cut into cards.
Bake at once in quick oven.
LOBSTER RAGour. Remove all the
meat Of boiled lobster from the shell,
and cut il in small pieces. Pound the
spawn to a smooth paste, with two ounces
Of butter, salt, pepper, and u little mace
Put one gill Of water in saucepan,
thicken with two eggs well beaten add
the spawn, and stir il over the fire brisk.
ly for ten minutes. Add the pieces Of
lobster; boil up once, and serve very
hot
Strawberries. Another commuuica.
ton in the journal last quoted describes
what the writer calls new method Of
making n strawberry bed The plot
covers about square rod, aud between
every rod is laid board about sixteen
inches in width. The boards remain till
the vines cease yielding for the season,
when they are removed aud coat OF
fine dressing well spadcd in. where the
boards had laid, and the surface smooth.
ed down. The runners OF the vines soon
root over the dressed space, and in the
Fall the boards are placed over the old
vines BY this method new vines are
had every alternate year, and much time
is saved in wedding,
Cows TAus AND HEELS. "A correspun.
dent tells The Maine FTmer how he
manages these sometimes unnly mem
bers l bowed my kicking COW up in Il
horse STALL fixed n piece Of hard.wOod
plank across the stall, so that it rested
about six inches from the floor, and two
inches forward Of her hind feet. She
soon found the sharp edge Of the plank
was injured less than her shins, and
after few trials abandoned her bad
habit Of kicking, had another COW which
kept continual switching Of her tail
while being MIXED. | placed n small
pole across the top Of the stall, bored n
hole in u board near the end, placed n
wire ring through it, slipped the pole
through the ring, so That the board hung
about two feet from the floor, Mt the side
Of the cows near hind leg. She can
pound the board with her caudal appcn.
dage all she plcases without inconven.
fence to her mixer. The ring slides on
the pole, and the board can be showed
aside when not needed
HEALTH IN HARVEST. tune
brings not only the hardest work but the
most inclemcnt weather Of the season.
During the excessive heats of midsum.
mcr, the work Of the farm is hurried
through without stop, or barely time for
rest The excessive labor, mental ex.
element, and often very unwise Gx
posure, result not uncnmmonly in
nervous or physical prostration, and
sometimes in sunstroke and other fatal
diseases. There is no reason why mere
exposure to heat or severe labor should
necessarily produce such effects, but
there are substantial reasons why impru.
dence and neglect should do this. Moth
ing is more injurious than the habit of
drinking spirituous liquors in any, even
the smallest quantity, or Of drinking
water to excess while exposed to cxces.
sive heat. Habits Of drinking are formed
without necessity, and are fed and in.
creased by indulgence. PrOiuse drinking
produces profuse pcrspirntion. and this
again produces thirst. II the first desire
is resisted, it is yanquishcd, and there is
no need Of any greater supply OF liquid
to the system than under ordinary cir.
cumstnnccs aud at other times. II drink
is absolutely needed, and desire arises
that cannot be resisted, il is better to
Quench the thirst with cold ten or toast
water than plain cold water. II reireshes
and invigorates, while water emily tenn
porarily Stakes the thirst and relaxes aud
wonktns the system. II is dangerous to
drink very cold liquids at all, and it will
he found that cup Of warm tea will
have more effect in cooling the heated
body than ice-cold water. When in a
heated condition with violent exercise.
cold water poured for n minute on the
inner part Of the wrists will cool the
blood gradually but rapidly, and with
safety, A handful of grass or grape
leaves placed within the hat will keep the
head cool, and n piece Of linen lining
from the back Of the hat, and covering
the neck, will give complete protection
to the back Of the head. When the days
work is done, n bath shonld never he
omitted not n partial bath, hut the
whole body should he spOngcd with soap
and winter, and brislly rubbed with n
coarse towel. This will prevent slccpless,
mess, relieve fatigue, and, above all
things, remove the accumulated dis
charge from the poresspf the skin, aud
will permit on the following day the
escape oitheinscnsblc perspiration. the
Stoppage Of which tends to produce
congo ton Of the system, and often re-
suits in fatal sunstrOke, All the hired
help SHOULD be provided with facilities
for making these evcring ablutions and
encouraged to perform them. Next to
perfect cleanliness, Diet is important.
Severe work should moi be performed
while the stomach is empty nor immc-
diately after eating. The food should he
of the most easily digestcd and cooling
character, mud free from salt. Salt pork
should be avoided and the egg basket or
the chicken roost should be taxed for
supplies MS far ms possible. Bread, milk,
vegetables, rice, cheese, aud mutton
should be the farmers food, and bacon
and buckwhcat cakes, and pork aud
beans should be postponed to the Win.
ter Nothing is better thnn, half nm
hour before retiring at night II the up.
petite desires it, TO take pint Of fresh
milk and a slice Of bread broken up in
it, eaten cold. Milk taken by itself cur.
dies in n mass in the stomach and is not
easily digcstible, but mixed with bread
Is very easily digested because II cannot
become q solid mass and is easily re.
dnced Such diet, with pure skin,
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